On Xiao Rui's side on the south bank, after waiting for a few days without news from Li Daozong and Li Junxian, Xiao Rui has no patience, the advantage is in the Jingxiang Water Division, one more day of delay, and the Dongting Water Village will be in danger for one more day.

On a moonlit night with sparse stars, Xiao Rui used a flat boat to quietly sail into Dongting Lake, Xiao Changle, Fang Yiai, plus the boatman, Xiao Rui, all four of them changed into gray linen clothes, after entering Dongting Lake, it seemed to be integrated with the entire lake, and it was difficult to find such a small boat in the distance.

"Brother-in-law, if you go into the water at night, if there is no light to guide you, how can you find the direction of Dongting Water Village on this vast lake?" Xiao Changle was very puzzled.

Xiao Rui smiled, flipped his right hand, as if he was juggling, and conjured a small Sinan.

"Just rely on it!"

Sinan?

Several people on the boat were very puzzled, although Sinan can point out the direction, but this thing will always guide, if we can't determine the direction of Dongting Water Village, in case of yaw, even if it is half a minute, we may go more than ten miles wrong.

Xiao Rui smiled confidently: "Don't worry, my bereaved love and I have lived in Dongting Water Village for a few days, and I have carefully observed the location of Water Village, which is good." ”

As he spoke, Xiao Rui embedded Sinan on the bow of the boat, and then carved an arrow symbol on the bow of the boat, which could be seen by the moonlight, and the arrow coincided with the direction of Sinan's bucket handle at this time.

patting the capable boatman, Xiao Rui said: "Okay, concentrate on rowing, just keep Sinan and the arrow together." ”

The boatman exclaimed: "This method is exquisite, worthy of the Hou Ye, we also know this Sinan, but we never thought that it could be used on the ship." ”

"Hehe, you are our own person from the Xiao Family Chamber of Commerce, so I won't hide it from you. This errand is done, I will leave this face Sinan to you as a souvenir, and it will be indispensable to use it in the future. Xiao Rui's words made the boatman's excited body tremble, and his shaking hands sped up by three points.

Half an hour later, the black-pressed warship could be seen from a distance, and Xiao Rui motioned to the boatman to stop and observe from a distance.

Xiao Changle was puzzled: "How do you feel that this island in the middle of the lake is bigger?" ”

Burst......

Fang Er almost fell into the water with a smile, "It's not that the island in the middle of the lake has become bigger, and it can't be seen clearly at night, and the black shadows in the distance are all warships." You can't improve your eyesight, so you can't see colors at night. ”

All warships? Oh, my God! Xiao Changle's mouth opened wide.

Xiao Rui said with a gloomy face: "What an iron wall!" This Jingxiang Sailor is really generous, and he actually spent a huge price to surround the island in the middle of Dongting Lake, this is to trap them. ”

Fang Er said worriedly: "Brother Xiao, what should I do?" The island in the middle of the lake is surrounded by clusters, and we can't get close at all, let alone sneak in to help, is there any way to break the siege? ”

After pondering for a long time, Xiao Rui shook his head, "Let's go, row back, there is no chance tonight, go back and find a way." ”

Fortunately, they chose to turn back, otherwise they would have really missed it with Li Junxian.

The next morning, Li Junxian, who was looking for him across the river, was seen by the people of the Xiao Family Chamber of Commerce, and then quietly led him to see Xiao Rui.

"Childe, I've found you."

"Fifth brother, I thought you crossed the river to chase Uncle Huang, but I didn't expect you to come back. Originally, I was worried about how to break the game this time, but it will be much easier for you to come back. Compared with Li Junxian, Xiao Rui was obviously more surprised.

Li Junxian solemnly gave a military salute, "The last general is fortunate not to be dishonored, and successfully crossed the river to catch up with the prince, and now the prince is leading three thousand soldiers and horses to be stationed on the other side of the river, please give the Hou Ye's orders!" ”

"Okay, so we have more power at our disposal. Tell me about the journey. Xiao Rui pulled Li Junxian to sit down.

The two of them have a pair of intelligence, and they are basically inseparable.

"Childe, in the past two days, we have crossed the river several times under the pretext of looking for people, and the defense on the river has actually increased, obviously they have gradually become suspicious, and sent people to monitor the prince's soldiers and horses. What should we do next, please give Childe's order. ”

Xiao Rui groaned: "If you want to solve the siege of Dongting, Uncle Huang's 3,000 soldiers and horses can be used as a containment, and at the critical moment, they are forced to transfer troops to help, so that the pressure on Dongting Lake can be reduced, so that the Lai brothers who are besieged in the lake will have a chance to break through." ”

Li Junxian nodded, "In that case, we should directly turn our faces against them, and take advantage of the emptiness of their water village to surprise the water village and force the Jingxiang water division to come back to help." ”

Xiao Rui shook his head and said, "No, it's not okay, Wei Xiang is still in their hands." According to reliable information, Wei Xiang was placed under house arrest in Xiangyang City, and suppressed bandits under the banner of Wei Xiangqincha, and the people in Jingxiang were kept in the dark. Even the people in Dongting Water Village will have a misunderstanding, thinking that I asked the court to come over to suppress the bandits. ”

Li Junxian was surprised: "No, the Lai brothers don't seem to be fools, and they don't believe in Jing Xiangshui's discord plan so easily." ”

Xiao Rui smiled, "Of course it won't be just a discordant plan, but they use Wei Xiang as a cover, everyone knows that Prime Minister Wei Xuancheng is my Xiao Rui's father-in-law." ”

Hiss......

What a vicious mind.

Xiao Rui's eyes were sharp and said: "For today's plan, our first step should be to rescue Wei Xiang quietly, and then expose the conspiracy of Jingxiang Shuishi, as long as they unload their lies to cover the sky with one hand, without the order of the imperial court, if Jingxiang Shuishi continues to besiege and make chaos, then it is not a sailor of the imperial court, and it will be a rebellion in the blink of an eye." ”

"A mere sailor? On the shore, even the miscellaneous soldiers are not as good, our 3,000 soldiers and horses take their camp, and then in the name of the imperial court, kill the first evil, quell the chaos and hoe rape, then the siege of Dongting will naturally be lifted. ”

Li Junxian praised: "Wonderful! Childe's words, the outline is leading, and the enemy should be so broken at this time. Then let's go to Xiangyang to save people now? ”

Xiao Rui shook his head and said: "No, I don't worry about Dongting Lake Island, now that the Jingxiang Water Division's army is besieging, once the Lake Island is lost, even if we destroy the Jingxiang Water Division, it will be useless." So you have to prepare with both hands, you go to Xiangyang to save people, and I and my bereaved love stay here, and beware of accidents at any time. ”

"By the way, you bring Changle with you, this girl is known as the number one poisoner in the world, and with her with you, it is easy to rescue people quietly."

Li Junxian persuaded: "Son, please forgive the last general. Although the Dongting Water Bandits are of great use, but the most important thing is your safety, with you, even if there are no Dongting Water Bandits, you can build a strong navy for Datang. ”

"Now that the river is blocked, your identity cannot be revealed, water warfare is different from land, and without warships, we are almost useless. So it's better for you to come with me to save people, rescue Wei Xiang, we raise the order of the imperial court, and we are not afraid of Jingxiang Water Master making trouble. ”

"If you stay here and meddle in the war, what if you have a ...... How will the last general explain to His Majesty and the princess? ”

Xiao Rui smiled, "Hehe, although I have lost all my martial arts, I am not powerless. Just Jing Xiangshui Master, I don't care about it yet. Fifth brother, don't worry to save people, after saving people, go to meet the emperor's uncle, 3,000 soldiers and horses temporarily act as Wei Xiang's guards, and also lead the law enforcement power, let Wei Xiang raise the flag to quell the rebellion. ”

"In addition, I have already sent someone to Luoyang to ask for help, I believe that in a few days, the Luoyang guards will go south to support. Zhang Liang, the governor of Luoyang, and General Cheng, who is in charge of the Luoyang cavalry camp this year, will bring people over, so you don't have to worry about my safety at all. ”

"There are more than 20,000 regular soldiers in Jingxiang Water Division, but they are not thieves, they are all the people of my Tang Dynasty, so if you can, you can not kill them, and you can destroy the first evil."

"Talents are rare, and I stayed not only for the Dongting water bandits, but also for the ordinary soldiers of the Jingxiang Water Division."

"Go on, fifth brother, if you rescue people early, there will be no danger on my side."

Li Junxian couldn't help it, so he could only nod with tears, and when he was leaving, he repeatedly told Fang Er that he must protect the Hou Ye.

Xiao Changle also reluctantly said goodbye to Xiao Rui, and threatened: Wait for this matter, our agreement continues, Jingxiang still has a long way to go from Chang'an.