Chapter Ninety-Four: The First Arrow
Yan Silang followed the man to the meeting hall, and saw that Dou Buyi was already sitting in the hall. When he boarded, Yan Silang felt full of embarrassment, and he hesitated in front of Dou Buyin's house for a long time, until it became his own one-man show. After Yan Silang came to the seat next to Dou Buyan and sat down, he turned his head sideways and said to Dou Buyan: "Brother Dou, don't take what I said yesterday to heart, it's just an expedient measure." ”
Dou Buyi smiled nonchalantly when he heard this: "I know that I was too rash yesterday. ”
Hearing Dou Budian say this, Yan Silang was relieved. At this moment, a middle-aged man with a black cloth wrapped around his forehead walked into the lobby. As soon as he entered, everyone in the hall immediately stood up and greeted him.
The middle-aged man smiled and nodded, "Okay, brothers don't have to be formal, please sit down." With that, the middle-aged man stepped forward and sat down on the huge wooden chair facing the door. As soon as he sat down, he said: "The purpose of inviting you brothers to come today, I think everyone knows it, what do you think about the government's initiative to send troops to Longyin Island?"
As soon as he finished speaking, a strong white-bearded old man stood up and said, "Great boss, although we have all recuperated and recuperated over the years, we have done a lot less to rob houses and rob houses. But we have always borne a bandit, and we are also a thorn in the side of the army. In my opinion, this time the government should be serious about sending troops to the Long family.
Although our Yan family does not have much contact with the Long family, if the Long family is destroyed by the government, we will not be able to make any gains. So in my opinion, we should send troops to help the Long family. ”
The middle-aged man stroked his beard and smiled: "Third uncle, please take a seat, what you said is indeed reasonable." Although we have some forces in Qiandao Mansion now, if we really fight with the government, we still can't fight. If we want to survive, we need to help each other out. But Si Lang told me yesterday what she saw and heard in the Lei family, and I had a different opinion. ”
Hearing this, Yan Silang stood up and said, "Back to your uncles, Silang went to Lei's house yesterday, but Long Zhengfeng suddenly killed him halfway. Long Zhengfeng said that it was not the Lei family who attacked Sijun Island the night before yesterday, but someone pretended to pretend to provoke the relationship between Xiao Yan and the Lei family. And their Long family was also framed, and on the same night that Sijun Island was attacked, a team of people disguised as the Long family attacked the garrison of Longyin Island.
And today, the government sent troops to the Long family, thinking that it should be to retaliate against the Long family's provocation. In my opinion, the day of the decisive battle between the two military bandits has not yet come, and the government will never rashly launch a crackdown on us. So I think that this time, our Yan family is still better to sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight. Inevitably, get into trouble. ”
Yan Silang said, and the lame middle-aged man on crutches said lightly: "If our Yan family stands by and watches, in case the army really destroys the Long family." Then next, will it break through a few of us one by one?"
Yan Silang immediately replied: "Fifth uncle, if the Long family is suppressed by the government so easily, then I think it is better for us to surrender early." The most important thing in our action now is to find out who is behind it. If we don't find out the person who is pretending to be a ghost, we will act at will, and we will surely mess up our own situation and give others an opportunity to take advantage of it. ”
"Silang, then in your opinion, who is most likely to make trouble behind the scenes?"
"Back to the big boss, now we are still in the thick fog, and the four waves have no clue, so we don't dare to speculate. ”
The middle-aged man smiled when he heard this: "Yes, random speculation can only increase our suspicion of several other families and lose trust in each other." In this way, for the Long family, we will wait and see what happens, if the Long family really can't hold on, then it's not too late for us to send troops to help. Speaking of this, the middle-aged man paused for a moment, then looked at Yan Silang and said, "Silang, although you are a woman, I have never seen you as a girl." You have a heart, a plan, an abacus, and you can take on big things. So, I appoint you today to investigate the twists and turns behind it. The people on the island are at your disposal. But within three days, you'll have to give me an explanation. ”
Yan Silang hugged his fists and said, "My subordinates take orders." ”
Yan Silang said, and everyone in the hall had different faces, but most of them were full of disdain.
The middle-aged man took in everyone's expressions, and he said in his heart: "Over the years, Silang has made great contributions to my Yan family, and it is impossible to overpromote. But because of you guys who rely on the old and sell the old, you obstructed it in every possible way, and you insisted on transferring Silang to the outer river. This time I finally have a chance to get the four waves back, and it's time to move your bones. After thinking about it, the middle-aged man smiled again: "Uncles, don't worry, this world is always four waves of them." We're not too young, and we're going to leave these fights and killings to a group of young people. I heard that Dali's Anchawang is going to shoot a few treasures these days, and I have prepared silver for your uncles, and this time I will be able to buy all the treasures treasured by Anchawang. ”
The middle-aged man spoke, and the whole hall began to whisper. Taking advantage of this, Yan Silang walked out with Dou Buyi.
Yan Silang looked back and saw that he had completely lost his sense of urgency, and the elders with red faces couldn't help but shake their heads. Dou Budian on the side asked softly: "Silang, since the big boss has arranged this errand for you, how are you going to investigate?"
Yan Silang smiled and said, "Then the four families of Long, Yan, Xiao, and Lei will be excluded first." Let's start with the remaining Yan, Feng, and Wang. I heard that the day after tomorrow, the old Yan family will hold a banquet of two hundred tables in order to celebrate the housewarming, and I think that on that day, in addition to the Long family, several other families will send people to congratulate, and we can also take this opportunity to explore the truth and reality. ”
Dou Bu smiled and said, "Then I'll go and give you a hand." ”
Yan Silang shook his head and said, "Brother Dou, you have an injury on your arm, it's better to stay on the island to recuperate, I'll take a few of them to Daqu." ”
Dou Buyan said with a straight face: "I will only help you, and I can't hold you back." Besides, in our Dou family's army, no one will easily go into battle because of this slight injury. ”
Yan Silang was speechless when she heard this, and she secretly said in her heart: "Now in the Qiandao Mansion, except for you Brother Dou, I'm afraid that no one wants to claim to be the Dou family's army." ”
Immediately, Yan Silang smiled and said, "Then you can go with me, but if you drag us back, then I really don't care about you." ”
"Naturally. ”
Let's say that at this time, Yangyuan Island.
Long Zhengfeng smiled nonchalantly at the fleet of ships sailing in the distance, while the young man with a longbow beside him had a serious face. The young man said, "Back then, the army attacked, how should we deal with it?"
Long Zhengfeng waved his hand and said, "What are you doing in such a panic, the people in the army are nothing special." Go down at my command, and let all your brothers hide in the trees with bows and crossbows. If the enemy does not come ashore, then you do not need to pay attention. But if they attack in any way, then you will stop them with a rain of arrows. But remember, all the brothers are not allowed to show their heads or go into the water, just stop them. On our Yangyuan Island, the most important thing is wood, and they can't consume ours. ”
"Yes, then I'll go and inform my brothers. As soon as the young man spoke, his figure flashed and he hid in the dense forest.
Long Zhengfeng smiled and said to himself: "What are the other ones doing now?"
Let's say that on the warship that can carry 100 people, Zhang Zelan will be dressed neatly. He looked at the many soldiers in front of him and shouted: "Brothers, this time we came to Yangyuan Island, we are guests after all." So I have to talk about some etiquette, so this time I only besieged and did not attack. If anyone breaks this etiquette, then don't blame Ben for being unkind!"
Zhang Zelan said, and all the soldiers spoke in unison and responded. After Zhang Zelan nodded with satisfaction, he said to the few generals standing in front of him: "You go to each small boat and convey my order again, don't leave anything out." ”
Immediately the people dispersed.
At the end of the fleet, there was only eight people on board, seven of the eight were rowing hard, and only one was basking in the sun with his head up. And this person is Lin Sanchuan who went out with the army, and suddenly, Lin Sanchuan stared at him and said: "Brothers, sell more strength, and when the war starts, I will naturally cover you." As long as you follow me, I promise that each of you will win a piece of military merit. ”
Lin Sanchuan said, and everyone used more strength. And when Lin Sanchuan was about to fall asleep leisurely, he felt that the boat stopped when he boarded. Lin Sanchuan hurriedly opened his eyes
, turned over and did it.
He could only see that a bearded man in armor was standing on the bow of the boat, glancing at everyone proudly.
Lin Sanchuan hurriedly picked up the oar on the side and shook it, he smiled and said, "Hey, why did General Wu have time to come to us for inspection?" Although Lin Sanchuan had a smile on his face, he had already scolded his mother in his heart, and this mustache surnamed Wu was meritorious. Although his military rank is not large, he is very strong, and it is only a moment of work on the ship, and this martial arts has made it difficult for him.
After Wu Degong glanced at Lin Sanchuan lightly, he said in a male duck voice: "Lin Sanchuan, I heard that you are Dong Shenjun's subordinate, and you have some skills. So General Zhang told me that when I arrived at Yangyuan Island in a while, the first arrow would be up to you. ”
Lin Sanchuan smiled when he heard this: "That's a good feeling, I'm just waiting for this stubble!"
Wu Degong nodded and said: "You can go out with the army, it is completely for the sake of Dong Senjun's face, don't lose people to Dong Senjun." ”
Lin Sanchuan said in his heart: "Your mustache is very noisy, I want you to see my ability in a while!"
Let's say that after Zhang Zelan entered the cabin, he saw Tian Zhu explaining something to a man with a thick figure and a curly beard.
When the honest man heard this, he patted his chest and said, "Lao Tian, you can rest assured! I am very good at sneak attacking." ”
Zhang Zelan smiled when he heard this: "Since General Hong has this confidence, then the general will be relieved." But this time you have to suffer a little grievance, and you will really not be able to go. ”
The man said with a smile: "General Zhang, what are you saying at this time, I don't know how many times I have squatted in that water prison, this time I will all go home!"
Tian Zhu smiled: "If this thing can be done, then maybe we can leave here earlier, to be honest, this place is very humid, I really don't feel comfortable." ”
Zhang Zelan said lightly: "Whether you can go or not, it all depends on a few people, as long as nothing goes wrong, I don't think it's a big deal to take down these water bandits." ”
Tian Zhu smiled and said: "What we have to rely on is Lord Zhang, who doesn't know that Lord Zhang has led twenty-three battles without defeat in the past few years." ”
Zhang Zelan waved his hand and said: "General Tian, don't kill the general, it is luck to be undefeated, and it is also the will of God to be defeated." Ben will never be dragged down by past results, and for Ben general, every battle must be cautious and go all out. I hope General Tian can do the same. ”
Hong Qiaozhe on the side heard the sarcasm in Zhang Zelan's words, so he smiled and made a thin mud: "It's too early to leave the war, otherwise how about we have a drink?"
Zhang Zelan smiled when he heard this: "General Hong, drinking is free, and when the battle is over, we will have time to drink and drink, and now at this moment, we still have to be careful in everything." With that, Zhang Zelan turned around and walked out again.
"General Zhang, you are still as arrogant as ever. Hong Qiozhe sighed.
Tian Zhu laughed loudly when he heard this: "General Hong is much calmer than when we met last time, and now he has the style of a general!"
Hong Qiaozhe hurriedly waved his hand and said: "General Tian is serious, people always make trouble in one thing, no matter how stupid a person is, he will have a longer memory, right?"
Tian Zhu nodded and said, "But this time, General Hong wants to show the recklessness of the past!"
Hong Qiaozhe patted his chest and said: "That's nature, there is another good saying, is it easy to change the nature of the country and the mountains are difficult to change!" After saying that, the two laughed out loud.
Zhang Zelan held on to the railing and looked out. When he was about a hundred feet away from Nayangyuan Island, he ordered the sails to be collected and let the fleet hold up.
As soon as Lin Sanchuan saw that the boat had stopped, he looked at the island with wide eyes, and looked carefully for a while. Lin Sanchuan said with a smile: "Damn, it's hidden enough!" After that, he picked up the strong bow leaning against the wall of the boat and said: "Brothers, you can take a look, look at how I took you to military merits!"
Immediately, Lin Sanchuan pulled the bowstring full.
Then, listening to the sound of "collapse", the sharp arrow cut through the lake waves and galloped towards the Yangyuan Island.
Long Zhengfeng was explaining the battle matters with several small leaders under his command when he suddenly heard the sound of a heavy object falling to the ground not far away. Then, I heard a man shouting: "The head of the family, a brother has been shot!"
When Long Zhengfeng heard this, he looked at the fleet moored in the distance, and he said in his heart: "At such a distance, the person who can shoot me seems to be a good crossbow on the opposite side." After thinking about it, Long Zhengfeng shouted: "Release the arrow!"
In an instant, the overwhelming array of arrows rained down on the fleet like a storm. Seeing this, Zhang Zelan's eyes narrowed slightly, and he shouted loudly with the power of his true qi: "Resist the shield!" In just a moment, the fleet had already set up a shield wall.
There was a distance of 100 zhang between Yangyuan Island and the fleet, and most of the overwhelming arrows fell into the water halfway through, and the rest of the arrows that flew a little farther landed on the shield, and they lost much strength.
Long Zhengfeng smiled: "Yes, that's all." Every half an hour, he shoots an arrow to appease their temper. ”
After a while, Zhang Zelan found that there was no movement on the other side, so he shouted again: "Collect the shield!" Immediately, Zhang Zelan paced around the deck with a cold gaze. Suddenly, he stopped and said, "Ben will shoot an arrow from your side just now, who shot it?"
Lin Sanchuan patted his chest and said, "General Huiyu, it's me, Lin Sanchuan!
After hearing this, Zhang Zelan suddenly laughed and said, "Yes, if you come on this boat, you will have something to say to you." ”
When Lin Sanchuan heard this, he put down his longbow, took a few steps, and stepped on a few small boats to cross the big boat. Zhang Zelan looked Lin Sanchuan up and down and said lightly: "Last time you came to Whale Swallowing Island with Dong joined the army, I would have seen you, yes, you are a man." ”
Lin Sanchuan said with a smile: "The general praised it falsely. ”
"Get down on your knees. ”
Lin Sanchuan's expression stiffened when he heard this, and he was puzzled: "General Zhang, what does this mean?"
Zhang Zelan said lightly: "The general's words are military orders, and you have been a soldier for a few years, don't you know the end of this disobedience to military orders?"
Lin Sanchuan sneered and said: "The general is wrong in what he said, if you give an order on the march and fighting, no matter what it is, then I, Lin Sanchuan, will definitely not say a word! But if you want to humiliate the military orders of your subordinates like this, you will never obey your orders." ”
Zhang Zelan smiled when he heard this: "Good, good, good." With your words, the general will have confidence in his heart. Since you said that you can obey military orders, why don't you obey the orders that the general just gave you?"
"General Zhang, you're a bit of a tease. Just now you asked General Wu to tell me that I wanted to shoot the first arrow after stopping the ship. I also shot this arrow, and the person on the other side also died, so how did I become a disobedient military order?" Lin Sanchuan said helplessly.
"I see, I'm going to blame you. Zhang Zelan muttered a sentence and then said coldly: "General Wu, come and see me quickly!"
As soon as Zhang Zelan's words fell, Na Wu Degong walked over with the rest of the generals.
As soon as Wu Degong came, he hugged his fist at Zhang Zelan and said, "I don't know what General Zhang's instructions are for summoning his subordinates?"
Zhang Zelan put her hands behind her back and said with a smile: "The order that the general gave just now was obviously to besiege but not attack, why did you give Lin Sanchuan an order to stop the boat and shoot arrows?"
Wu Degong's face changed, he glanced at Lin Sanchuan and said, "Lin Sanchuan, when did I pass this on to you?"
Lin Sanchuan looked at Wu Degong, and he saw that in addition to Wu Degong, the eyes of several other generals looking at him were also full of undeleted.
Lin Sanchuan's heart was cold, and he said secretly: "These old boys, they are going to rectify me today! This Zhang Zelan doesn't look like a good thing, if you want to mix in this camp in the future, you can only admit it today." ”
After thinking about it, Lin Sanchuan said: "General Yuzhang, I made a mistake below, General Wu didn't pass this on to me. ”