Chapter 433: Abandoning Ship
The boat continued to move, Li Yong stood by the railing and quietly looked at the flowing river, Liu Renyuan came to Li Yong's side and asked.
"Master Hou really has the right to transfer troops?"
Li Yong nodded.
"The sage did give me the will to transfer troops, but, until I had to do so, I didn't plan to transfer troops, I don't trust the soldiers in the south, in case the soldiers were transferred, but the water was reversed, and we were cleaned up but blamed on the people of the rivers and lakes, it would be too unjust!"
Li Yong is very trusting of Liu Renyuan, the generals who came out of the West Mountain, so he calmly told him everything, Liu Renyuan couldn't help but nod when he heard it, if there is no will to transfer troops, it is a big crime for the government soldiers to go out without authorization, but if they are recruited by the will, then there is a lot of room for manipulation, the government soldiers in the south are different from the north, and it is difficult to say how many Zhichong mansions have been infiltrated by the family family, since the family family has issued a reward of 10,000 taels of gold, then it will not be stingy to buy the government soldiers.
"What Master Hou said is that we should be on guard against the government soldiers in Jiangnan!"
Liu Ren agreed, and Li Yong asked with a smile.
"Liu Renyuan, we only have 300 infantry and 200 cavalry, do you have confidence in the face of thousands of Jianghu people?"
Liu Renyuan said confidently.
"Master Hou, our Xishan Black Army is the first army in the world, who have you been afraid of? No matter how many people come to the rivers and lakes, it's useless, it's just a group of rabble! ”
What is the use of being strong in martial arts? Is he Liu Renyuan not strong in martial arts? In the face of the lethal rifle shooting, he could only drink hatred, Li Yong couldn't help laughing when he heard it, and he didn't know how many of those Jianghu people were on horseback, if they rushed up on foot, it would be a live target, Liu Ren was willing to groan.
"Master Hou, the difficulty is how to lure them out of the hole."
Li Yong asked with a smile.
"Do you think those three Jianghu people can be trusted?"
Liu Renyuan groaned.
"That Luo Nuxia's admiration for Hou Ye doesn't seem to be fake, she really admires and admires Hou Ye very much, and it is normal for Hou Ye's talents and achievements to be admired and admired by the world."
Li Yong said with a smile.
"What about Zhao Cheng?"
Liu Renyuan was surprised.
"Zhao Cheng? He and Luo Nuxia are together. ”
Li Yong shook his head slowly.
"I don't think this man can be trusted!"
Liu Renyuan was surprised.
"Zhao Cheng is not credible?"
Li Yong groaned.
"I'll test it again, if he can't be trusted, then he will definitely think of passing on the news that I can transfer troops, then let's get off the boat in Huiji County and find an open place to set up a position, those Jianghu people think that we suddenly abandoned the ship to transfer troops, so they will definitely take the initiative to find it, let's wait for work!"
Liu Renyuan almost didn't shoot the case when he heard it, no wonder Hou Ye suddenly revealed the secret that he could transfer troops, it turned out to be to lure the snake out of the hole.
"Master Hou is a good plan!"
Liu Ren was willing to praise, and Li Yong smiled.
"So, if that Zhao Cheng has bad intentions, it will be a good thing for us!"
Liu Renyuan couldn't help but nod when he heard this, a person in the rivers and lakes can't make any waves on the boat, because Hou Ye is not an ordinary scholar, but a master whose force is no less than him, even if it is placed on the rivers and lakes, with Li Yong's force value, it is enough to shock the north and south of the river, seeing Lin Ruoxi walking out and looking at the official ship curiously, Li Yong paced over, Lin Ruoxi smiled.
"Your official ship is indeed quite magnificent!"
Li Yong said with a smile.
"It's not my ship, it's the ship that the palace uses to go down to the south of the Yangtze River to buy. Although I know the names of your master and uncle, I don't know much about the rivers and lakes, so you must be famous in the rivers and lakes, right? ”
Lin Ruoxi listened with a proud look on his face.
"Of course, my master is cold and arrogant, and he is good at using swords, so people give him the nickname Cold Frost Sword, and who doesn't know the name of Cold Frost Sword?"
Talking and talking, Lin Ruoxi couldn't help but feel a little weak-hearted, the master is indeed famous in the rivers and lakes, she is not weak-hearted, but the master is cold and arrogant, this is a little weak in front of Li Yong, because just now the master had a little cold and arrogant appearance in front of Li Yong, Li Yong asked with a smile.
"What about your uncle? Your uncle and your master are childhood sweethearts, the couple are deeply in love, and they are also famous heroes in the rivers and lakes, right? ”
Lin Ruoxi heard this and hurriedly waved his hand.
"No, no, no, my uncle is indeed a famous hero, but my master and my uncle are not husband and wife!"
In fact, Li Yong had long noticed that the two did not look like husband and wife, Li Yong touched his chin and asked.
"Not a couple? I saw that your master and your uncle were standing together, and they were both brothers and sisters, so I thought ...... It turned out that I misunderstood! ”
"Actually, my master and uncle are both single, and I think they are a good match, but unfortunately, my master probably likes my master very much, but my master is ......"
Lin Ruoxi sighed lightly, Li Yong couldn't help but move in his heart when he heard it, and sure enough, as he thought, when Luo Fengxiang praised his exploits with great admiration, he saw that although Zhao Cheng had a smile on his face, there was no trace of a smile in his eyes, no, I'm afraid it's not as simple as not having a smile, Luo Fengxiang and Lin Ruoxi should really want to help him, but this Zhao Cheng may not be!
"In any case, with your help, we will definitely wipe out these people who forget their righteousness!"
Li Yong said with a smile, the sunset was slanting westward, two official ships went down the river, Wu Cao, Princess Zhenzhu and a few maids and women were preparing dinner, Luo Fengxiang and Lin Ruoxi also joined in, and talked very happily, Wu Cao They were very curious about the rivers and lakes, and after getting acquainted, they began to inquire about the things on the rivers and lakes, especially Princess Zhenzhu kept asking, after listening to Li Yong's poem, she yearned for the rivers and lakes even more, Luo Fengxiang and Lin Ruoxi have been wandering the rivers and lakes since they were children, and they have seen and heard many novel things about the rivers and lakes. Li Yong, Liu Renyuan, and Zhao Cheng sat next to them drinking tea and waiting for a sumptuous dinner, chatting with each other, Zhao Cheng looked at the patrol infantry on his shoulders and looked at the muskets, and couldn't help but be surprised, how could the soldiers in the army use iron rods as weapons? In the army, there are either spears, bows and arrows, or knives, how can iron rods be used as weapons? And this iron rod looks so strange!
"Is the weapon used by the Marquis of Hua Ting's command an iron rod?"
Zhao Cheng asked curiously.
"This is not an iron rod, but it is actually a weapon, just like blowing arrows, of course, when the iron rod is talked about, it is okay to beat people."
Li Yong explained with a smile, Zhao Cheng almost didn't laugh when he heard it, blow the arrow? Blowing arrows are a weapon that even the people in the rivers and lakes rarely use, because the power is really not very good, only those little thieves in the rivers and lakes will use blow arrows, I never expected that the commands of the dignified court Hua Tinghou would use blow arrows! Blowing arrows on people, it is difficult to cause any damage to people, unless it is smeared with poison, but the poison itself can be encountered and cannot be sought, so he thinks that Li Yong's use of this weapon for his subordinates is simply like a joke, Zhao Cheng praised with a smile.
"Huatinghou is really whimsical and admirable."
Li Yong smiled and said nothing, Liu Renyuan's eyes flashed when he heard it, and he felt more and more that this Zhao Cheng was very suspicious, and the official boat went down the river and gradually approached Suzhou. Cheng Chuliang, who was accompanying him along the coast, also began to send cavalry to investigate the news, and when he arrived at Huiji County, the two official ships slowly stopped on the shore, and in the room, Li Yong gently instructed.
"Stay on board! There should be no danger on board, and I will leave the guards to you. ”
Wu Cao said firmly.
"I want to live and die with you!"
Xiangxue also nodded firmly, the atmosphere was unprecedentedly solemn, and Li Yong laughed.
"What is living and dying together, it is so serious, I will go to kill all directions, and I will not take risks, there will be no danger, I don't bring you because I am afraid that the knife and gun will have no eyes, and I don't want you to see blood."
Princess Zhenzhu said.
"Since there is no danger, why don't you take us with you? How could we miss such a lively event? ”
They knew that Suzhou had gathered thousands of people from the rivers and lakes, and they were inevitably worried, Li Yong smiled helplessly.
"There is really no danger, they don't want to assassinate me, but to capture me alive, even if they really can't beat those Jianghu people, I have Xiaohong! Xiaohong is the world's No. 1 BMW, and if she runs, they will definitely not even be able to see a shadow. ”
Wu Cao and the others couldn't help but be shocked when they heard this, yes, they forgot Xiaohong, even the emperor's white hoof Wu couldn't outrun Xiaohong, the white hoof Wu was known as the world's first BMW before, a BMW is hard to find, how can there be a BMW in the rivers and lakes? How could it be possible to catch up with Hou Ye's Xiaohong? Hearing this sentence, Wu Cao and the others were finally completely relieved, even if they couldn't beat those Jianghu people, then Hou Ye could escape calmly, if they followed, it would drag Hou Ye down, Wu Cao nodded.
"Okay, then we'll wait for you back on the boat, and you can take all the guards with you! This is an official ship, who would dare to go wild on the official ship? ”
Li Yong shook his head and said.
"No, the guards who protect us can't be allowed in the battle array, and they won't play much role, so I'd better leave it to you!"
Princess Zhenzhu said suddenly.
"I'll follow you, your Xiaohong is the first BMW in the world, my Xiaohua is the second BMW in the world, and they can't catch up with me!"
"You'd better stay and protect them!"
Li Yong persuaded.
"There's no danger in staying on board! The target of those Jianghu people is you, and there are guards left, so I'd better protect you! Li Yong, I beg you, you just let me follow! I have also followed my brother to the battlefield, and my martial arts are really good, not only will I not hold you back, but I can also help you! ”
Princess Zhenzhu is really full of curiosity about those people in the rivers and lakes, and she is full of expectations for the upcoming war, Wu Cao said with a smile.
"Or you can take her with you, and you can be with those two heroines!"
In fact, Wu Cao was still a little wary of the three Jianghu people in his heart, if Princess Zhenzhu followed and could also stare at the two heroines if there was any change, those two heroines were two women after all, Li Yong and Liu Renyuan were both men, it was inconvenient to stare at them, Li Yong nodded helplessly.
"Alright! Then follow along! But you have to be careful. ”
Princess Zhenzhu almost jumped up with joy when she heard this, Li Yong walked out of the room, Cheng Chuliang on the shore had already come with two hundred cavalry, as well as the accompanying war horses and the carriage temporarily requisitioned from the government, Liu Renyuan commanded the infantry to carry the materials and disembarked in an orderly manner, Zhao Cheng asked in surprise.
"Hua Tinghou, what is this for? Why are you all disembarking? ”
Li Yong said with a smile.
"Since I have arrived in Huiji County, I will not take the waterway and take the dry road instead."
Zhao Cheng couldn't help but be moved when he heard this, why did Li Yong suddenly give up the waterway and take the dry road instead? It must be to transfer troops, mobilize soldiers and horses, and then kill Suzhou together, not only Zhao Cheng thought of this, Luo Fengxiang also thought of it, she asked in surprise.
"Is Huatinghou going to transfer troops?"
Li Yong said with a smile.
"Don't be in a hurry to go to Suzhou first, stop temporarily in Huiji County and make some preparations!"
Lin Ruoxi said excitedly.
"Yes, first gather thousands of troops, and then kill to Suzhou and surprise them! Can't scare them to death! ”
Zhao Cheng arched his hand with a smile on his face.
"Huating Hou has a good plan!"
"Let's go! Let's get off board! ”
Li Yong said with a smile, the group walked off the boat, and Cheng Chuliang dismounted and saluted Li Yong and said.
"See Master Hou!"
"Is there any movement of the Jianghu people?"
Li Yong asked, and Cheng said respectfully.
"The last general has encountered the Jianghu people, but there is no sign of the Jianghu people in the brigade."
Luo Fengxiang looked at Zhao Cheng and asked.
"Senior brother, do you have any news from the two nephews?"
Zhao Cheng shook his head and said.
"There is no news coming, it is a mess to come to Suzhou, and those Jianghu people are still scattered waiting for Huating Hou to go south to Suzhou to act again!"
Luo Fengxiang couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief when he heard this, since those people in the rivers and lakes had not moved, then waiting for Hua Tinghou to gather the army, then he would be invincible, Cheng Chuliang stepped forward and came over and said in a low voice.
"Ten miles to the south and twenty or thirty miles to the north here is an open and flat terrain, which is conducive to the deployment of cavalry, although the last general has not detected the movement of a large number of Jianghu people for the time being, but the last general has learned from an interrogation of a captured Jianghu people that many Jianghu people in Suzhou have gone north."
Li Yong couldn't help but move in his heart when he heard this, sure enough, Zhao Cheng had a problem, Liu Renyuan also noticed that Zhao Cheng seemed to have secretly thrown something into the canal, if the Jianghu people in Suzhou suddenly went north, it must be because they knew the news that he could transfer troops, and it could only be Zhao Cheng who leaked the news.
"Get out of the way, set up camp there!"
Li Yong commanded, the cavalry opened the road, the infantry also got on the horse, some drove the carriage, the carriage pulled supplies, the long procession, left the canal and marched on the road, the weather was very good, the speed of the team was not slow, the morale of the soldiers was very high, everyone knew that since they had gone south, they could encounter the Jianghu people at any time, so everyone was high-spirited, ready to do a big job, Luo Fengxiang was also full of confidence, the future was good, as long as the army was gathered, the general situation would be set, Lin Ruoxi has been looking at this cavalry with great interest, marching with the army, it is really a novel experience for her, Zhao Cheng also smiled, as if he was full of hope for the future.