After the Dragon Boat Festival, Shen Zegao planned to escort Zhao Jia and the two thousand captives into Jingzhao, along with Ying Nantu and Shen Ning and others.

The day before departure, the Shaoxian County Government also held a happy event: Shen Zegao's eldest daughter Shen Jing got married. In the county office, the festive atmosphere has not yet dissipated, and the tense atmosphere of the prisoners has already permeated.

The 1,000 elite soldiers borrowed from Lingnan Wei had already come to the Shaoxian County Government in advance, and they were nervously alert.

These thousand soldiers, although they are not the most elite soldiers of Lingnan Wei, are much more powerful than the soldiers of Zhichong Mansion and Shaoxian. The thousand soldiers stood in front of the county office, without making a sound, but exuding a powerful momentum. This is a kind of momentum tempered by blood, and it is impossible for a soldier who has not been on the battlefield to kill the enemy.

In front of these thousand elite soldiers, the soldiers of Shaoxian County lowered their heads and opened their eyes.

Yuan Huan is a person of the upper way, he received a book as heavy as the Shen family, and what he sent was a Lingnan guard soldier with enough weight. - Shen Zegao was very satisfied with these thousand soldiers, and added five points of favor to Yuan Huan, the general of Lingnan Wei.

With these thousands of elite soldiers, as well as the big ship building of the City Ship Division, he had a little more confidence in this trip to prisoners.

At three o'clock, more than 2,000 South Vietnamese prisoners imprisoned in the county jail of Shaoxian County were successively taken to the front of the county government by the soldiers of Shaoxian County, and after that, the 1,000 elite soldiers of Lingnan Wei were responsible for guarding the more than 2,000 prisoners until they were successfully delivered to Jingzhao.

More than 2,000 captives, after more than a month of detention, their spiritual energy has been extremely depleted, and they no longer have the courage of the raid. They were heavily shackled on their hands and feet, and with each step they made, the shackles made a dull thumping sound.

When the two thousand people walked around one after another, the knocking sound was like muffled thunder, which shook the hearts of both Shen Zejing and Ying Nantu.

No matter how much confidence they had in their previous assumptions, their brows furrowed when they saw the more than 2,000 people who were unable to move. It is not easy to escort such more than 2,000 people to Jingzhao, and they have to guard against possible sniping and danger on the road, which makes it difficult for them.

Next to Shen Zegao and Ying Nantu, the Lingnan Wei general Shan Po was standing, he was Yuan Huan's personal guard, and he was in charge of this prisoner mission. When he saw more than 2,000 captives appear, his eyes narrowed and his expression tightened.

Zhao Jia was the last to be escorted out. Like these captives, his hands and feet were heavily shackled. His shackles, still specially made of fine iron, looked nothing on the surface, but they were heavier and stronger than those of these captives.

More than a month in prison can destroy the minds of most people, but there are some people, no matter how they are imprisoned, the aura inside is unchanged, and Zhao Jia seems to be like this.

His appearance has changed a lot, the original handsome, now has a sloppy beard, and his body can still ask for a stinking face. It's just that his eyes stared at Shen Zegao, and he slowly spoke: "Lord Shen...... Long time no see. His voice seemed to be rolling sand, rough and low.

The two thousand captives, who were originally lifeless, immediately raised their heads after hearing Zhao Jia's words, and some even wanted to move towards Zhao Jia's side, but the shackles on their feet made another sound of collision, and there was a commotion in front of the county yamen.

Shen Zegao and Ying Nantu glanced at each other, and they both saw the prudence in each other's eyes. They also forgot that in addition to preventing possible attacks on the road, they also had to prevent these captives from escaping! The road to Jingzhao seems to be more difficult.

However, such concerns and prudence cannot be expressed. Listening to Zhao Jia's words, Shen Zegao smiled slightly: "Yes, I haven't seen you for a long time." Presumably, after arriving in Jingzhao, it will be even more difficult to meet. ”

After saying that, Shen Zegao looked at the shackles on Zhao Jia's feet, and the meaning in his words was clear. Now that he is an official and Zhao Jia is a prisoner, even if Zhao Jia is unwilling, he must accept this. What Shen Zegao had to do was to send Zhao Jia and the two thousand captives to Jingzhao smoothly, and that's it.

"Let's go. Listen to the command, get up! Shan Po on the side ignored the undercurrent between Shen Zegao and Zhao Jia, shouted loudly, and then let out a clarion call, and after the thousand elite soldiers heard the order, they quickly took action.

The iron rods in their hands struck heavily on the captives' sides, driving them forward, and the knives on their bodies also thumped because of the blow.

Equipped with a knife on his body and an iron rod in his hand, this is the standard equipment for Sergeant Dayong to escort prisoners. Shan Po had taken prisoners of war in the thousand-mile march, and he was very familiar with this set of procedures.

It is a long way from Lingnan Road to Jingzhao, and the task of taking prisoners is very heavy, but as long as the procedures are strictly followed, there will be no problems.

This was what Shan Po thought when he left the Shaoxian County Government, but what happened afterwards made him laugh at himself, it was really too simple!

Shen Zegao, Ying Nantu and Shan Po soon took the soldiers and prisoners to the Beijiang Ferry, where the building ship leased from the Guangzhou Bosi was moored.

The building ship, as the name suggests, is a big ship like a building. The building ship that appeared in front of them now had three floors above the deck, and two floors of cabins below the deck, no wonder it could accommodate more than 3,000 people.

The building ships of the City Ship Division were originally the warships of the Dayong Sergeant, and after the Dayong Navy was reduced, these building ships had no practical role for a long time, and they were later transported to the City Ship Division and used for the transfer of goods and commodities. The navy is not only small, but these building ships are gradually decreasing, and now the entire Dayong, Quanzhou, Mingzhou, and Guangzhou cities still have such building ships.

Fortunately, this is also the case, otherwise Shen Zegao really doesn't know how to escort these two thousand captives to Jingzhao. With this building boat, you can go up the Beijiang River and go straight to the canal, and you can reach the canal on the outskirts of Beijing, which will save two-thirds of the time compared with the land route.

Similarly, the danger is also reduced by two-thirds, which is the reason why Shen Zegao must borrow the building ship. Of course, the money paid to borrow this building ship is painful. Presumably, at this moment, the officials of the City Ship Division are secretly cooling-looking at the river rolling below the deck, Shen Zegao thought so.

It has been several days since they left Shaoxian. After leaving the mouth of the Beijiang River, the building boat moved forward at a constant speed and headed for Jingzhao. On the ship, 1,000 elite soldiers escorted 2,000 captives, and the road was very peaceful.

These elite soldiers all had iron rods in their hands, and if the captives made the slightest move, the iron rods would hit them hard. The thunderous technique of the soldiers made the captives very obedient.

Besides, the building ship is moving, and there is a vast river around them, so even if they want to escape, where can they flee to? These captives live deep in the mountains of Nanling, and are not very familiar with water.

It's peace and tranquility. Perhaps everyone is waiting for the building ship to anchor in the suburbs of Beijing. Hidden beneath this calm and tranquility is incomparable prudence and a faint uneasiness.

This kind of caution and uneasiness becomes more obvious the closer we get to the outskirts of Beijing.

In the cabin, Shen Ning and Ying Nantu were talking. The maids such as Chun Shi and Qiu Ge around Shen Ning all followed Shen Ning back to Jingzhao, and Qiu Wu and Chen Cheng and other entourages were also in the ship of this building, but they were not waiting here at the moment.

"After the building ship docked, you took Qiu Ge and the others and followed Qiu Wu and Chen Cheng. The house by the canal can go directly to the farmhouse outside Jingzhao City, you can enter from there, Chen Cheng and Qiu Wu know the place. "What Ying Nantu said is the arrangement after the ship docks in the building.

When Hu Zhaochang was searched for that year, the house of the three princes by the canal inspired Chen Cheng and Qiu Wu and others. They also bought a house by the canal, and secretly dug a tunnel with their hands to lead from the house to the gate of Jingzhao City, thus bypassing the foothills of Bishan Mountain, which must be passed from the suburbs of Beijing to Jingzhao Inner City.

Shen Ning also knew about this before, but he didn't expect that this tunnel would be used so soon. Now hearing Ying Nantu's arrangement, Shen Ning nodded and held back the sourness in his eyes.

Ying Nantu didn't plan to go from the tunnel with them, he had already made up his mind that he must follow Shen Zegao to escort Zhao Jia. In the past two years, Ying Nantu has improved by leaps and bounds in martial arts, and if he is there, Shen Zegao will have a much greater chance of winning.

Even if you know that there is a huge danger ahead, you still have to move forward straight, which is a responsibility and a responsibility.

Shen Ning knew this, so he didn't stop it, and only said, "Let Chen Cheng follow you." Since Qiu Wu knows the place, he can take us there. I'll take care of myself, and you have to take care too, I'm waiting for you in Jingzhao. ”

Take care of yourself so that he doesn't worry, this is what Shen Ning should do. After giving the suggestion of borrowing troops and boats, what Shen Ning had to do in the matter of taking prisoners had been completed, and the rest was the matter of Ying Nantu and the 1,000 elite soldiers.

Unable to help it, Shen Ning held Ying Nantu's hand, rubbed his calluses from practicing swords, and said again: "I'm waiting for you to come back in Jingzhao." ”

Ying Nantu held her hand, there was still a gentle smile in his eyes, but his voice was a little hoarse: "I will definitely go back." When you get back to Jingzhao, you're going to have to give me a baby. ”

Emperor Changtai collapsed, and the people also had to keep filial piety for three months, and now it has long passed. What has been delayed before, Ying Nantu can finally revisit.

Hearing him say this, Shen Ning's face turned red, and the worry in his heart unconsciously lightened a little.

In the other cabin, after listening to Shen Zegao's reply, Shan Po's thick eyebrows twisted into a word, and asked again and again, "Is Lord Shen serious?" ”

After seeing Shen Zegao nodding again, Shan Po's heart involuntarily raised, but he didn't expect that after the building ship docked, it was the focus of their escort mission!

Seeing that he was getting closer and closer to Jingzhao, Shan Po found that Shen Zegao's behavior was getting more and more nervous, and the people who followed him were becoming more and more cautious, which made Shan Po feel strange.

Getting closer and closer to Jingzhao means that the escort mission is about to end, and it should be easy and comfortable, why does Shen Zegao have such an expression?

Could something else be happening?

Shan Po found Shen Zegao and asked him this question, but Shen Zegao's answer surprised him.

Someone will ambush and snipe these captives? How can it be?