Chapter 25: Fishing with all your might
Han Shizhong made an analysis based on Fu Tianpeng's account, and he believed that the Jin soldiers would soon gather ships to seize Zhenjiang, the fortress of the Yangtze River, and use this as a basis to attack Jingchu. In order to stop the footsteps of the Jin soldiers going south, Han Shizhong thought of a strategy to fish with all his might. The main content of the strategy is to move all the people around Pingjiang Prefecture out, and at the same time take away the necessities of production and life, such as timber, copper and iron, grain, and livestock. Fortified piles and barbed wire were then laid on important waterway arteries to prevent Jin warships and sailors from sneaking over.
After making a plan, Fu Tianpeng and Zhao Xueqing asked Han Shizhong what they needed to do now? Han Shizhong told the two knights that the Jin soldiers had occupied Pingjiang Mansion, and the outside world had no way of knowing what the situation was in the city. It is best to sneak into the city, firstly, to communicate with each other and keep abreast of the movements of the Jin soldiers, and secondly, to contact the military and civilians in the city to resist.
As soon as Han Shizhong's words fell, Fu Tianpeng agreed without thinking, and he told the marshal that he was willing to infiltrate Pingjiang Mansion and be responsible for liaison with the outside world. After hearing Fu Tianpeng's words, Han Shizhong began to frown and think intently. After a while, he said to Fu Tianpeng: "Fu Shaoxia, you just came out of Pingjiang Mansion not long ago, and many people there have seen your face, and there may be Wu Xi's minions hidden in the city, don't you know that there are tigers in the mountains when you enter Pingjiang Mansion now, and you prefer to go to Tiger Mountain?" This is too dangerous. ”
Hearing Han Shizhong's words of concern, Fu Tianpeng felt a warm current surging through his body. He hugged his fists and thanked Marshal Han Shizhong for his kindness, and then Fu Tianpeng also said the reason why he wanted to go to Pingjiang Mansion. He told Han Shizhong that he was the only candidate to go to Pingjiang Mansion in public and private.
Han Shizhong knew that although Fu Tianpeng was still young, he knew things and understood righteousness, and from the perspective of devoting himself to serving the country, he should give this hot-blooded chivalrous man a chance. However, what he said was selfish, and Han Shizhong was puzzled in his heart. He hurriedly asked Fu Tianpeng for the specific reason.
Fu Tianpeng said to Han Shizhong: "Marshal, I hit it off at first sight with General Li's brothers, and we participated in the action of eliminating traitors and rebelling against rebellion. Now that there is no news of the two generals, Li Haogu and Li Haoyi, I am very worried. I implore the marshal to send me to infiltrate Binh Giang this time. ”
Fu Tianpeng's straightforward words made Han Shizhong very happy, and he praised Fu Tianpeng again and again for being affectionate and righteous. Therefore, he immediately ordered Fu Tianpeng and Zhao Xueqing to sneak back to Pingjiang Mansion, and after inquiring about the movements of Jin Bing, they would report to him at any time.
After Han Shizhong looked at Fu Tianpeng's chivalrous outfit, he pondered for a moment and said, "No, do you have a specific strategy for entering Pingjiang Mansion this time?" Fu Tianpeng had a smart brain, and he immediately replied to Han Shizhong. Fu Tianpeng said: "Marshal, after the plan of exhausting the land and fishing is carried out, the Jin soldiers will definitely worry about the food and grass materials, at this moment we disguise ourselves as a husband and wife who sell wine, send some wine to the Jin soldiers, and slowly establish a relationship with them, and then it will be easy to carry out operations in the city." ”
After Han Shizhong nodded, he immediately sent the secretary to prepare a cart for Fu Tianpeng, on which were equipped with three hundred jars of centennial spring wine, one hundred jars of Zhenjiang rice vinegar and a few ordinary people's clothes. After the clerk counted the items in the car, he asked Han Shizhong to check them.
After Han Shizhong asked Fu Tianpeng and Zhao Xueqing to come out of the tent with him, he came to the cart. Han Shizhong stroked his long beard and smiled at the two of them: "Fu Shaoxia, daughter, look at it, these things I prepared, you are still satisfied." If you are not satisfied, I will prepare a generous gift on your big day in the future. ”
When Fu Tianpeng saw these satisfactory things, he admired Han Shizhong's meticulous thinking very much. At this time, Zhao Xueqing was because of Han Shizhong's joke just now, and Wu Yan Shengxue's pretty face showed a peach-like shyness.
Then Han Shizhong coughed lightly again, and after a while, a man with a height of nine feet and a broad body and round shoulders walked out of a nearby armory. This person has wide eyebrows, big eyes, a round face, and a full beard, and speaks like a bell.
After the strong man came to Fu Tianpeng's face, he clasped his fists at him and Zhao Xueqing. After Fu Tianpeng returned the salute, he looked back at Han Shizhong. Han Shizhong said to Fu Tianpeng: "Shaoxia, this person is the pioneer of my account, General Hu Yantong, he is brave and skilled in wood, he can help you better win the trust of Jin Bing." ”
After Fu Tianpeng thanked Han Shizhong, the three of them went straight to Pingjiang Mansion together. After they arrived at a dense forest in the far reaches of Pingjiang Mansion, Fu Tianpeng said to Hu Yantong: "General, now let's wait for the marshal to transfer the people in the nearby area first, and then it is not too late to enter the city." In addition, in order to make Jin Bing believe in us more, everyone tried to dress up as much as possible and look tired. ”
Hu Yantong laughed and said, "Brother Fu, I'm just a rough man." He has been fighting with Marshal Han all year round, so he naturally looks like he is full of dust. But you still need to dress up, as if you are disguised as a husband and wife, and you have to be more careful. ”
Fu Tianpeng was busy laughing at how hard Hu Yantong was, but Hu Yantong just blindly smirked. Zhao Xueqing knew that he had something to say, and stared at him with a pair of beautiful autumn eyes with a red face, but this made Hu Yantong feel more interesting.
The three of them hid in the dense forest, and only came out when the sun was already set in the mountains and the night began. Hu Yantong was very strong, and he didn't feel tired at all when he pushed the Qianjun trolley. He also knew the meaning of the marshal's sent, so the Lord took on the heavy responsibility of all kinds of chores.
When he arrived at the gate of Pingjiang Mansion, a golden general who was wandering on a horse greeted him. The golden general has a skeletal face and a sharp stubble beard. After rounding his horse in front of the three of them, King reined in the reins and stood in front of the cart. Then he glared at a pair of big bull-like eyes, pointed to the cart and asked the three men, "What is on this cart, and where did you three come from?" ”
As soon as General Jin's words fell, Hu Yantong rolled up his arms, rolled up his sleeves, and strode over. He grinned widely and said to Jin with a grin: "General, we came here from Changsha to sell wine. ”
After listening to Hu Yantong's words, Jin turned his eyes straight, and he tilted his head to squint at Hu Yantong.
Hu Yantong saw that Jin Jiang was glaring at him, and his eyes were full of doubt. He was still giggling, and his expression did not show the slightest fear. After a while, General Jin turned to Fu Tianpeng and Zhao Xueqing again.
Fu Tianpeng stretched out his arm to wrap his arms around Zhao Xueqing's shoulders and said to General Jin: "General, our husband and wife are wine sellers who go south and north. After Fu Tianpeng finished speaking, General Jin glared at him fiercely, and then shouted with spit and stars: "Nonsense, you say that you go south and north, why can't I see the vicissitudes on your face at all?" ”
Hu Yantong on the side heard it very clearly, and he thought to himself: "This Jin general is very cunning, and his words of inquiry are also straight to the point. These two knights were fair-skinned and green-faced, like a trader who had endured hard work. Thinking of this, Hu Yantong secretly took out the short knife from his sleeve, and waited for General Jin to see through Fu Tianpeng's plan, and then stepped forward to kill him.
However, Fu Tianpeng's next answer finally made Hu Yantong's hanging heart finally fall to the ground. Fu Tianpeng smiled and said to General Jin: "General, haven't you heard that one side of the water and soil raises the other side. The wind and sun in the south of the Yangtze River are beautiful, and the scenery is pleasant. Living here, of course, the complexion is better. As long as the general stays here for a long time, he will understand that what the villain said is not a lie. ”
"Well, when I came to the Southern Dynasty, I did hear this sentence a lot. You're telling the truth. After General Jin finished speaking, his hostility towards Fu Tianpeng eased slightly. Fu Tianpeng was knowledgeable and interested, and hurriedly took this opportunity to dredge the joint with Jin Jiang. He said to General Jin: "General, we plan to sell wine in Pingjiang Mansion, and we will rely on the general for all future business dealings." There are 200 jars of shochu spring wine plus 50 jars of Zhenjiang rice vinegar on this car, please take it away, and the rest of the business to be small will open up the situation, and naturally you can't forget the benefits of the general. ”
After listening to Fu Tianpeng's words, General Jin immediately laughed. He said to Fu Tianpeng: "Well, you are a good brute, but you are quite good at talking. I sent someone to take the things, and I will tell the soldiers here about anything in the future.
Fu Tianpeng smiled, took over and said, "Dare to ask the general's surname, if I have anything, it is better to ask you directly, which is more convenient." After Fu Tianpeng finished speaking, he quietly walked in front of the Jin general and handed the silver ticket to his sleeve.
After Jin Jiang smiled, he said to Fu Tianpeng: "My name is Tongyali." Whatever happens here, just come to me. Fu Tianpeng clasped his fists and saluted, and said to Tong Yali: "General, I have written down your words. ”
After the soldiers moved the wine back to the camp, he said to Fu Tianpeng and the others: "Although I can take care of you, there is a place here that you can't go in and out casually, and you can't look inside. ”
Fu Tianpeng knew that Tongyali was afraid that others would treat Fu Tianpeng and the three of them as fine works sent by the Great Song Dynasty, which would cause harm to himself. So when Tong Yali said the words of warning, Fu Tianpeng immediately understood what he meant.
Fu Tianpeng said to Tong Yali: "General, please rest assured, we will not embarrass you." The village in this camp is an important place, and we know it if you don't say it. So you can always come to us in the city in the future. Because we need to find a place to buy a house and settle down. ”
Tongya laughed and said to Fu Tianpeng: "You kid is really smart, you don't need me to say more." Since you have the heart to open a store here, I will work hard to find a store for you to accumulate money. ”
Fu Tianpeng hugged his fists again and saluted again, and once again expressed his gratitude to Tong Yali. Brass Tooth waved his hand and told the three of them to go to a nearby inn first, and then he would come to them tomorrow. The three nodded, and Bronze Tooth immediately turned off the horse's head and left.
After Tongyali left, Fu Tianpeng and the three of them found an inn at random, because there were golden soldiers everywhere, and it was easy for Tongyali to find them. After Zhao Xueqing fell asleep, Fu Tianpeng closed the door and came to find Hu Yantong.
Hu Yantong was sitting at the table at this time, pouring himself a drink. Seeing Fu Tianpeng come in, Hu Yantong hurriedly invited him to sit down, handed over a wine glass, and poured him full of wine. Hu Yantong said to Fu Tianpeng: "Brother Fu, you don't know anything. I was upset, I don't know how to complete the task given to me by the marshal? ”
Fu Tianpeng knew that Hu Yantong wanted to infiltrate the camp of the Jin soldiers, so that it would be convenient to spy on the news. He smiled and said to Hu Yantong: "Brother Hu, don't worry." It won't be long before someone will take us into the camp. ”
After Hu Yantong listened to Fu Tianpeng's words, he felt a little foggy. He hurriedly asked Fu Tianpeng to explain the reason. Fu Tianpeng told Hu Yantong that Tongyali is a greedy person, and this time he proposed to find a store for us to open, and he must have wanted to make a lot of money from it. As long as we satisfy his greed, he will not be driven by us at that time?
Hu Yantong was very happy to hear it, but then he was afraid that Tong Yali would turn his face and not admit it. Fu Tianpeng told Hu Yantong that if Tong Yali did not cooperate with us at that time, he would have his own way to deal with him. Hu Yantong saw that Fu Tianpeng looked confident, so he didn't ask any more.