This is a very ordinary cargo ship no matter how you look at it, not big, the head and tail are not more than three feet, about many years of use, the cargo compartment is very old, but it is very clean, and it looks comfortable.

Out of the warehouse came a young man in a black robe, in his twenties, eyebrows and a long figure, he looked around at the bow of the ship for a moment, and said to the people who had been guarding the bow: "When Huang Chao captured Yunzhou, there were also a lot of looting of the Yellow River cargo ships?"

"The stray soldiers originally made a living by looting, whether it was Wang Xianzhi or Huang Chao, they were like locusts crossing the border everywhere they went. At the beginning of the year, Huang Chao led his troops to capture Yunzhou, and most of the cargo ships nearly 100 miles up and down Yunzhou were looted. ”

The one who spoke was a woman with clear eyebrows, about the same age as the man in the robe, wearing a navy blue suit, and her energetic figure was vividly outlined, this was not a woman with a charming appearance, but her temperament was quiet, and she looked like a small jasper.

She continued: "The Changhe Gang only infiltrated the lower reaches of the Yellow River last year, and the scale of its power is still very small, so the losses suffered are limited...... The closest big stronghold of the Changhe Gang to here is still in Bianzhou. ”

The young man in the Xuanpao nodded, looked at the river and said: "Over the years, Wang Xianzhi and Huangchao have rebellious soldiers, mainly concentrated between the Yellow River and the Huai River. ”

The woman thought for a while, and her face was worried: "The connection between Pinglu and the Central Plains, the convenience of the river accounts for a large part, and the chaotic soldiers flowing between the two rivers are indeed not conducive to His Highness's plans." Not to mention anything else, it is difficult for the materials given by the imperial court to arrive safely. ”

The young man in the Xuanpao smiled and disagreed: "It's okay, they won't stay here for long, and they are about to go south." ”

"Go south?" the woman will be skeptical.

The man in the black robe nodded firmly.

The man in the robe is naturally Li Ye, he is on his way to Pinglu to take office, the woman is Liu Zhiyan, the leader of the Changhe Gang, her Changhe Gang has long controlled the Weishui Basin, and now through the Yellow River waterway, it has penetrated eastward into the Central Plains.

Li Ye did not explain Liu Zhiyan's question, he remembered very well that Wang Xianzhi was about to die in battle, and then Huang Chao would move to the Yangtze River Valley, and go south all the way to the Pearl River Valley. After two years, he will recuperate in the south, and he will go north again, and that is the time for him to go straight to Chang'an.

Li Ye served as the envoy of Pinglu Jiedu, sitting east of Mount Tai, saying that he came to attack Huangchao, in fact, after he left the customs this time, Huangchao's department had already evacuated Yunzhou and went south to attack Songzhou, the hinterland of the Central Plains, and had no intention of marching to Ziqing.

Wandering soldiers, once they lose their will and mobility, they will be surrounded and annihilated by the officers and soldiers, Huang Chao understands this truth very well, so he doesn't stay in one place more. The stray army attacked the city, but it was just to plunder the wealth, capture the strong men, and strengthen themselves.

Li Ye came to pounce, but he didn't feel regretful, on the contrary, this was part of his plan.

A large group of arrogant soldiers and fierce generals of the Pinglu Army have always refused to obey the control, and the degree of violance is only slightly worse than that of the three towns in Hebei, and the expulsion of the Jiedu envoys has not been less; secondly, because the Penglai Daomen is here, the power of the rivers and lakes in the jurisdiction has risen greatly in recent years, and they have united with the powerful families of the prefectures and counties to develop a large number of Daomen disciples, and there are faint signs of uncontrol.

Wang Xianzhi and Huangchao troubled the Central Plains, and the imperial court ordered the Central Plains and nearby towns to participate in the war, but Pinglu was not subject to the edict.

Li Ye came to sit in Pinglu, if he wanted to sit in a stable position, he must first solve these problems, otherwise, in a hurry, he took the Pinglu army to the expedition, don't say that they don't listen to orders, and when they really get to the battlefield, Li Ye doesn't play himself to death.

Although Pinglu is chaotic, the place is good, and it can be called the land of foundation. In the case that the three towns of Hebei cannot be moved, and the terrain of Huainan towns is poor, if Li Ye does not sit in Guanzhong, Pinglu is the best choice.

Huang Chao's southward movement gave Li Ye the opportunity to rectify Pinglu. He must keep Pinglu firmly in his hands before Huang Chao goes north, so that he can only perform when Huang Chao breaks through Chang'an and the king of Qin, the world domain.

"Your Highness, the battle in Yunzhou is not peaceful, we have so many cargo ships going east, it is too ostentatious, I am afraid that it is not safe. Liu Zhiyan said suddenly.

The river under their feet is called Jishui, the flow of water is large and stable, connecting Pinglu and the hinterland of the Central Plains, flowing parallel to the east with the Yellow River, only separated by a distance of about 100 miles (the distance between each section is large and small), and finally it also flows into the Bohai Sea, but the lower reaches of the Yellow River do not pass through Pinglu, so the connection between Pinglu and the Central Plains and the transportation of materials mainly rely on Jishui.

Li Ye smiled calmly: "It's not too peaceful, it's not too peaceful." Don't forget, what did I ask you to bring the Changhe Gang over this time? ”

Liu Zhiyan blinked, looked at Li Ye curiously, and looked puzzled: "Control the Jishui River." ”

Li Ye said: "We have already passed Dayozawa, and then we will enter the boundary of Qizhou, if there are large-scale river bandits in Jishui, it can only be the power of Qizhou." ”

Qizhou, later called Jinan, is now under Pinglu.

Li Ye looked into the distance with his hand in his hand and did not say anything more.

The subjugation of Pinglu began with the subjugation of the Jianghu forces in Pinglu.

A line of more than 10 cargo ships, loaded with valuable commercial goods, sailed to Qizhou. There are more than ten cargo ships, except for the boatman, and there are only more than 20 guards with knives, no matter how you look at it, they are all fat fish.

Li Ye and others took the bait.

On the morning of this day, the river was covered with thick fog, and Li Ye sat in the cabin playing chess with Li Zhen. His chess skills were not very good, and he was abused by the latter, and when he was frowning and pondering, Liu Zhiyan lifted the curtain and came in, and said to Li Ye: "Your Highness, someone has robbed the Dao." ”

"There are also people robbing the road in the river?" Li Zhen was stunned.

Li Ye was overjoyed, and got up as soon as he lost the chess piece, almost dancing with his eyebrows: "Why not, how convenient it is to rob the road in the river, because you can't change the route, this is much stronger than on the ground." ”

Along the way, there was nothing to do, it was really boring, and his hands were already itchy.

When he came to the bow of the ship, Li Ye saw that a huge beast-like shadow was revealed in the dense fog, and he used the power of cultivation, and he soon saw that it was several modified cargo ships, lying across the river, blocking the way forward of the Changhe Gang, which was very domineering.

An eight-foot man with an eye patch, only a short coat, revealing strong muscles like a mountain, carrying a big knife like a door panel, surrounded by a group of minions, stood majestically at the bow of the boat, raising his chin and watching Li Ye and others appear on the bow of the boat.

"I built this river, I opened this road, if you want to cross it from here, leave it to buy road money!"

The eight-foot strong man opened his throat and roared, the sound was like thunder, the momentum was boundless, and when he spoke, he also waved the machete in a circle, slashing at the surface of the river, and suddenly a white knife qi fell, hitting a water spring on the surface of the river, showing the absolute deterrent power of the magician.

"Okay, good! This line is pronounced well, just like the script. Li Ye's eyes lit up, and when he saw sporadic splashes of water splashing on the bow of the boat, he couldn't help but applaud, "This role is also well chosen, mighty and domineering!"

Liu Zhiyan couldn't help laughing, glanced at Li Ye strangely, and said in her heart that His Royal Highness has not always been so high, and it is fun to have such a childlike heart.

"Your Highness, what should I do?" Liu Zhiyan tilted his head slightly and asked in a low voice.

"Don't call Your Highness, expose your identity, call Childe. Li Ye smiled and said, "You are the leader of the Changhe Gang, and there is only one principle for you to negotiate with them." ”

"What principle?"

"Be scared!"

Liu Zhiyan silently rolled her eyes in her heart, coughed twice, cleared her throat, took two steps forward and hugged her fists, and said thoughtfully: "In ...... In Xiaxiaohe, the big boss Liu Xiaoxiao, who is the best one ahead...... Hero, please sign up!"

Li Ye glanced at Liu Zhiyan, what kind of broken name did this little girl get, and the Xiaohe Gang, is there still a gang with such a non-domineering name in the world?

When the eight-foot man saw that it was Liu Zhiyan who answered, it was like seeing a joke, he immediately laughed, pointed at Liu Zhiyan and said with a smile: "Why is it a woman? You Xiaohe Gang have no man, let you be a girl in charge?

The minions behind him couldn't stop laughing.

Liu Zhiyan's eyes sank slightly when she heard this.

The eight-foot man waved his hand, picked up the machete again, slammed his chest, and said in a humorous tone: "Uncle, I am the leader of the Dahe Gang, Boss Wu, you little girl, if you know each other, obediently stay and buy the road......

He just wanted to say that he would stay and buy road money, but when he saw that there were only more than 20 guards with knives on the side of the Changhe Gang, there were only more than 20 guards with knives on more than a dozen boats, and the head of the house was still a weak woman, his eyes rolled, and he immediately laughed: "Leave your boat, get out of here, if you are one step slower, don't blame the uncle for not recognizing people with this big knife!"

Speaking of this, the eight-foot man stared at the big eyes like copper bells, revealing a hideous expression that he thought was extremely vicious, and said intimidatingly: "To tell you the truth, this big knife of the uncle, but it is a second-order magic weapon, and it is infinitely powerful, and you have to drink blood every day, otherwise you will be restless, and the heroes of the rivers and lakes who died under the big knife of the uncle cannot be counted! The uncle also told you that the uncle's big knife happened to have not drunk blood for three days, and he was already hungry and thirsty!" Uncle finally told you that the big knife of the uncle likes to drink the blood of women with fine skin and tender flesh the most, and it can suck you dry in one go...... Turns you into a dry corpse, ugly ......"

"Wu Ye is mighty!"

"Wu Ye is domineering!"

The minions cheered loudly, and they were all very excited.

The eight-foot man spat and splattered, and he forgot about himself, and in the end, even Li Ye was shocked by this guy's eloquence, and said in his heart that this big river and lake is really not lacking in the best.

Liu Zhiyan clenched his silver teeth, turned his head to Li Ye and said, "This reckless man is too pretentious, son, I can't help it!"

Li Ye was in high spirits and quipped, "Are you angry?"

Liu Zhiyan clenched the short knife and said word for word: "Generally, don't be angry, unless you can't help it!"

Li Ye snorted, "Since you can't help it, then you don't have to endure it, go and cut him!"

"Thank you, Childe!"

When Liu Zhiyan said the last word, the person was already in mid-air, and a pair of short knives were unsheathed at his waist and slashed at the head of the eight-foot man.

"This temper tantrum. Li Ye sighed twice, "The woman who mixes the rivers and lakes can't afford to provoke her!"

The eight-foot man was very surprised to see Liu Zhiyan take the initiative to make a move, his eloquence performance was not over, and he had to stop now, but Liu Zhiyan's small body was really difficult to make him feel jealous, he laughed twice: "Originally, I only wanted your goods, since you sent them to the door, the uncle will accept you, and ......enjoy them later."

The huge machete was punched in his hand, and the white mangs flickered, like swinging a hammer, and swung towards Liu Zhiyan with a thunderous momentum, and the whirring wind was particularly harsh: "Get down for the uncle!"

"Wu Ye lightly, don't break the beauty!"

"Wu Ye is amazing, this knife is simply earth-shattering!"

The minions laughed loudly.

But in the next moment, the minions seemed to be choked by the neck, and the laughter stopped abruptly, and one by one their eyes widened, looking ahead in disbelief, dumbfounded.

The two short knives hit the machete, which was negligible, but at that moment, the arrogant expression of the big man who had always looked like Lao Tzu's number one in the world was frozen on his face, replaced by a strong horror.

As a sorcerer, Dahan was surprised and shocked to find that this seemingly weak woman suddenly burst out with the ferocious strength of the second layer of Qi training!

With a bang, the second-order magic weapon in the mouth of the eight-foot man was directly cut off by the double knives and flew out, Liu Zhiyan took advantage of the situation and volleyed, turned around and swung his legs, and swept it on the big man's face.

The body of the eight-foot man, who was more than 200 pounds, let out a terrible scream in this dull loud noise, flew out of the big boat directly, and fell into the river with a pop!

Liu Zhiyan landed on the side of the boat steadily, staring at everyone with cold eyes: "Who do you let you do lightly?"