Out of Tongguan and then more than ten miles to the north, is a wharf, the wharf is nameless, but because it is closest to Tongguan, it is called Tongguan Wharf by the world.

Tongguan Wharf is said to be a wharf, but in fact it is similar to a small town, there are dozens of families living in peacetime, and they live a fairly comfortable life by running inns and making boat handles. But now life is not peaceful, the original dozens of families have moved to only a dozen or so, and they can only rely on fishing and boat ferries to earn a living.

However, in the past few days, this Tongguan Wharf seems to have returned to the bustle of peacetime, and there are more people walking in the town, and the empty houses that were originally uninhabited are once again populated. If you ignore the fierce temperament of these people, it really looks like a prosperous dock that has not been disturbed by the troubled times.

"Boss! There are ships coming to the west again, and we estimate that it is still less than five miles away! ”

On the pier bridge, a stocky man with a green scarf was squinting and enjoying the river breeze, and a man dressed as a boatman came to his side and hurriedly reported.

"Is it official or merchant?"

"It looks like a businessman, it should be a big family who escaped from Guanzhong."

In the past few days, all kinds of ships have come and gone, and the boatman has seen a lot, and he can now judge the reality of the ships coming and going, even if he is not a hundred shots, he can still mix eight or nine.

"Big Family......"

The man with the green scarf licked his lips, he looked at the minions around him, several of them had a tacit smile on their faces, and one of them took out the horn he carried with him and blew it, and one long and one short echoed on the dock.

At the sound of the trumpet, the whole dock town came alive in an instant, and the people who had been wandering around the streets immediately returned to their respective positions, the good-faced ones became the shopkeepers who solicited customers, and the able-bodied ones became the laborers who loaded and unloaded the goods, and even the leading man who played the trumpet carried a wooden box and became one of the many laborers.

Soon, a shadowy shadow appeared on the river, the boat was sailing in the middle of the river, but it seemed to be attracted by the hustle and bustle of the dock, it gradually turned towards the riverbank, and the sails were retracted.

The boat slowed all the way to a halt at the approaching trestle, and then threw a few hemp ropes from it, and several shirtless men jumped into the water to pick up the ropes, and then under their tugging, the boat slowly came to shore.

"This guest officer, you want to ......"

The man who had reported the boatman's disguise hurried up to the disembarker, and he smiled flatteringly, like an innkeeper soliciting customers on the docks.

"Three good rooms, plus some food supplies for the ship."

The man who disembarked first seemed to be a butler, and the turbulent wind and waves on the boat did not seem to diminish his pretentious momentum. Stepping on the land, he stepped on the ground and felt the stability, and then hurriedly turned back to greet him, a noble old man with black hair was getting off the boat with the support of the family guards, and behind the old man, there were several family members who were also noble.

It's a big fish.

The boatman, disguised as the innkeeper, flashed a hint of cunning and smugness in his eyes, and he quietly looked at the laborers who were carrying the goods, exchanged glances, and hurriedly shouted.

"Are you all deaf?! Can't you hear this master's orders, hurry up and move your things up! Don't let me whip you! ”

After shouting at the laborers, he turned his head again and put on a flattering smile.

"A few masters, let's go this way."

"Hmm."

Snorting from his nostrils, the butler nodded, and the noble old man behind him also showed a satisfied look on his face, and followed the back of the boatman.

The military disaster in Guanzhong came suddenly, and they have been holding their tails for a long time, and now they are being treated so warmly, so that they finally feel the noble status that they have not seen for a long time, and for those laborers who are on the ship, they are only regarded as a means to rob guests, although rude, but also excusable, do not worry too much.

Of course, if they knew that the boxes that the laborers were carrying on the ship were not food and grass, but long guns and short clubs, they would not have thought so.

……

"That's pretty much it."

A mile away from this pier, in an inconspicuous grove, Han Ji vividly depicted the scene that had happened on the pier before.

"Hmm...... You've done a good job of spying this time. ”

After listening to Han Ji's description, Zhou Ping nodded, and did not forget to praise Han Ji.

"It seems that this gang of bandits is not strong, but they also have some brains."

Zhou Ping thought about it, and then made his own evaluation.

Indeed, if it is an ordinary water bandit, it is good to use a brisk boat to stop it, and then take over the board to slash and plunder, and those with a thicker family background may also make a few iron cables across the river, so that the other party will completely lose the opportunity to escape. At present, this gang of bandits first disguised themselves as ordinary dock workers to lure the other party into taking the bait, and after the other party relaxed their vigilance, they succeeded in a surprise attack.

Although this kind of disguise takes a lot of twists and turns compared to ordinary methods, it does reduce the number of fights and avoid the possibility of misses. However, it also proves from another side that the strength of this gang of bandits is not strong, although there are many people, there should be no generals and strategists.

"What about us?"

After listening to Han Ji's description, Dong Bai also thought about it for a while, and after having a little bottom in her heart, she asked Zhou Ping.

"According to the original plan, when it is late at night, we will steal a boat and go directly."

"Don't you care about that group?"

It was Han Ji who asked the question, she frowned slightly, not that she felt compassion for the Hao Gentry's family, but after all, she spent a lot of energy to spy, and now she doesn't do anything, she always feels a little regretful.

“…… Let them go. ”

If Zhou Ping didn't have the dark energy left by Sima Shi in his body, he still had the intention of saving that group of gentry, but now he had to try to avoid making a move when he was forced to do so, and that group of gentry was obviously not enough to achieve the so-called "last resort".

“…… All right. ”

Han Ji's mood was a little low, but she also knew that now was not the time to be willful, so the matter could be regarded as an end.

And at this moment, on the other side of this dock town, far from the riverbank, a shout of killing suddenly broke out.

“？！”

Everyone hiding in the bushes was startled, and they all looked at the place where the shouting was screaming, although there was some distance and the shadow of the tree was also obscured, but they still recognized the two sides of the battle.

Needless to say, one side is naturally a gang of bandits occupying this dock town, while on the other side, it can be seen from the armor system that it is Li Dao Guo Yan's subordinates, the defenders of Tongguan.

"The plan has changed, for now, let's take advantage of the chaos and rush over!"