"As long as the other party does not dare to sneak attack tonight, then the two teams A and B can get rest, recuperate, and cope with the changes in the cloudy day. Then the other party's goal of frustrating our sharp spirit by attacking and harassing cannot be achieved, and under the advantage of one and the other, our numerical advantage is still a mountain that the other party does not dare to overcome. ”

"Also, did you bring an hourglass or a drip with you on this trip?" Hu Li hesitated for a moment and then asked Qi Zheng and the others: "Because the following arrangements are closely related to time, I wonder if you have such items?" ”

Hearing Hu Li's question, Qi Zheng looked at Hu Li like a second mentally handicapped person and said: "Master Hu, don't be kidding, the hourglass is expensive and abnormal, and the children of non-family families can't afford it. How can we carry this with us when we are away from home? And dripping, we wait in the outside boat, sometimes there are bumps, with this thing is the most taboo bumps, so we do not have these two things. ”

Hu Lili asked in surprise, "Then how do you wait for the time?" The weather is fine, you can watch the sun to determine the time; What about rainy weather? Or do you wait outside and don't care about the hour? ”

Qi Zheng said naturally: "There are three kinds of incense burning, the first one is a day and night when you burn a plate; The second type burns out a plate for a day or a night; The third kind burns out one in an hour; The corresponding hour is calculated based on the length of the burning. Due to the difference between day and night and other reasons, we generally use all three of them together, reflecting each other. ”

Hearing Qi Zheng say this, Hu Li continued: "Then how long is it until dawn?" ”

Qi Zheng asked the person behind him and replied after a while: "At present, the ugly hour (1 a.m. to 1:15 a.m.) has not yet arrived, and now the rain has just passed, and the sting has not yet arrived, the sunrise time should be around 7 o'clock (6:30 to 6:45), so the dawn should be at 6 o'clock (6:15 to 6:30), and there are still a little more than two hours from now." ”

After Qi Zheng finished speaking, Hu Li continued: "Since this is the case, then now the two teams A and B will all go down to rest, and if it is not a large-scale attack by the other party, they must not be disturbed." From now until three o'clock, the whole team of the C team will step up patrols, and be sure to create the illusion that everyone is on duty, and at the same time, it must pay attention to the river surface to prevent thieves from destroying the big boat. After three o'clock (half-past three to three-forty-five), the frequency of patrols decreased, and the remaining men began to bury the pot and prepare two meals; At six o'clock (four-fifteen and four-thirty-past four), the bonfires which had been put together before began to be reduced, and all the boats were parked on the shore; At seven quarters (half-past four to four-forty-five), the bonfire continues to be reduced; Team C patrols as before, with all members patrolling; Wake up the two teams A and B, after the two teams wake up, quickly move the valuables to the small boat, and the non-essential items can be dropped as much as possible, all the members of the A team are evenly dispersed to all the small boats ready to evacuate at any time, and all the members of the B team go to the big boat and start to anchor, and be sure to ensure that they can set off as soon as the time comes; Be careful to keep quiet in case the person on the other side sees the clues; At eight o'clock (4:45 to 5 o'clock), Team C planted the torch a little far away from the camp, and then gathered by the river, and all the personnel must evacuate to the small boat quickly, completely, and at one time. ”

"After all the evacuations to the big ship, Team A does not need to get on the boat, and continues to drive the small boat to patrol around the big ship, and under the condition of ensuring the safety of the big ship, the warning range is as wide as possible, so that the other party loses the distance of the sneak attack. After Team C boarded the boat, everyone ate first, and then rested. Team B set sail as soon as all of Team C boarded the boat. All this had to be controlled before the hour of midnight (five to seven o'clock). After that, Team B must go all out and leave the place quickly, and Team A must step up patrols and not let the thieves take advantage of it. After the sky is cloudy, the two teams must take turns to eat. When you're done eating, drive away with all your might. When the time arrives (9 o'clock to 11 o'clock), wake up Team C and take turns to replace the people of Team A and Team B, so that the people of Team A and Team B can take turns to rest and have lunch. When we enter the populated area, it will be considered safe, and then the sea will be wide and the sky will be high for the birds to fly. ”

After speaking, Hu Li glanced at Qi Zheng, and when he saw that the other party was hesitant, he said to Huang Shuo: "This is the case in the next clumsy plan, if Huang Gongzi thinks it is feasible, please immediately order it to be implemented, after all, the time is urgent." ”

Huang Yueying, after hearing this, thought for a while and said: "Although I don't know why, I naturally have an inexplicable sense of trust in Brother Hu, and everything is according to what Brother Hu said." Then he said to Qi Zheng: "Uncle Qi, please give me orders." ”

Qi Zheng struggled slightly, but still asked Hu Li: "Master Hu, don't blame me if you take the liberty of saying a word." Although Your Excellency's arrangement is very proper, there are still some things that are not in the dark, and I hope that Hu Gongzi can solve his doubts. ”

Hu Li didn't wait for Qi Zheng to ask the doubts in his heart, and immediately replied: "Qi is in charge, it's not a stingy mouth, it's really a time to explain." What's more, you still need to be in command during the cloudy day, and if you act according to the plan below, in case of accidents, you must also be in the middle of the staff, and now you and I are really not suitable to stay up late. Since you and I need to be in the center of the staff command on a cloudy day, your Excellency has a question, and you should know everything and say everything when you make up your mind. For now, it's better to go down and rest first. ”

Qi Zheng is not the kind of mother-in-law and mother-in-law, and when he heard this, he immediately went down to give orders, and Hu Li and Huang Yueying went down to rest. When Qi Zheng, who went down to give orders, came back, three minutes had passed, but he couldn't sleep peacefully, so he quietly walked to Huang Yueying's bonfire, found a big tree, held his own saber in his arms, and leaned against the big tree to sleep. During this period, Qi Zheng also got up twice and participated in the patrol of Team C.

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It was about five o'clock in the morning (four to four fifteen in the morning), and the carp, who had only been drinking and had not eaten much last night, was awakened by a burst of fragrance. At this time, Team C had already started to cook, so Hu Carp stopped sleeping, so he got up, looked at Huang Shuo who was sleeping and Qi Zheng who was snoring, didn't make a sound, and quietly walked towards the shore, Hu Carp planned to wash up and sober up.

At this moment, it came to six o'clock (four-fifteen to four-thirty), and the people of the two teams A and B, who were still sleeping before, had already gotten up. Seeing this, Hu Li didn't say much, but after approaching, he told them that they must be quiet, so as not to alarm the people on the other side.

Despite the order, the movement here is getting louder and louder, and it is no longer as quiet as before. Fortunately, the person on the other side has not been alarmed, of course, no one here can know whether it has been alarmed or not, so he can only pray that the other side has not been alarmed. However, I don't know if the other side was alarmed, but Huang Yueying and Qi Zheng here were really awakened.

After the two walked towards Hu Li, Qi Zheng greeted him: "Hu Gongzi got up early." ”

Seeing this, Hu Li replied: "I can't rest assured, so I got up and took a look, did Steward Qi sleep well?" It's about to be in charge of the steward. ”

Qi Zheng was embarrassed when he heard this: "I was bored and didn't plan to sleep, but I didn't expect to fall asleep, but it made Hu Gongzi smile." ”

Hu Li immediately said: "It's okay, just sleep." It's just that after the troublesome Qi steward sits in the back, he goes to the big boat with Team B first, and then the actions of Team A and Team C are troublesome Qi in charge. Just be careful, do it quietly, don't alarm the other side. ”

Qi Zheng replied: "Then how to make a rough person under the bottom, there are many inconsistencies in the subtleties." is still in the next with Team B to go through the water first, and the rear is still bothered by Hu Gongzi's command. ”

Hearing this, Hu Li no longer shirked, and everything went according to plan. When Hu Li, Huang Yueying, and the people of Team C all boarded the big ship, the hour happened to be at the end of eight o'clock, and there was still a little time before the end of the day.

Hu Li's eyes were dark all around, and under the faint starlight, people could only see the distance around them, and it was impossible to see clearly. Immediately said to Qi Zheng: "Qi is in charge, things have changed, tell everyone in Team B, don't speed up now." Visibility is too low to prevent stranding or running aground. Let Team A send three or five small boats to pilot in front of our large fleet. ”

Qi Zheng did as he said, and after a while, the time came to the end of the third quarter of the hour, and was about to enter the fourth quarter of the hour (five forty-five), and the fleet groped its way forward for nearly two miles in the dark. At this time, the sky was gradually beginning to glow, and although I still couldn't see the surrounding scene, I could already vaguely see the general outline of the two sides of the river. So Hu Li asked Qi Zheng: "Is there anyone who is very familiar with this waterway on this trip?" ”

"I am very familiar with it below, so I can become the leader of this trip." Qi Zheng replied when he heard this.

When Hu Li heard this, he said: "Since you are so tired, you will go to the bow of the ship to guide the helmsman, and at the same time order Team B to do everything you can, and be sure to stay away from this place quickly." ”

After the arrangements were ready, I saw more than 10 large and small ships in the Huang fleet, and more than 20 boats, rushing towards the front like arrows off the string......

At this moment, a fleet of boats from the upstream, taking advantage of the cover of night, slowly headed downstream. And at present, they have arrived at Fang Cai, Huang Yueying, and they camped about ten miles upstream.

At this moment, a small boat blocked them in the middle of the river from the shore. When the boats on both sides came to a standstill, a middle-aged man walked out of the boat and shouted at the big boat: "I don't know why Master Wen came here this time?" Have you forgotten what my master told you before? ”

Hearing this, an angry voice immediately came from the ship: "You don't scare me with Cai Mao!" We have agreed that we will intercept the passing merchant ships for you, and we will be rewarded heavily, and the merchant ships that sank in the river should be used as a deposit. But how do you do it? The ships had nothing but corn and salt, and no gold or silver or cloth. How? Are we fooled? ”