The Qing River originates in the Mangcang Forest, and the river flows through the entire territory of the Qinghui Empire from west to east, absorbing countless tributaries along the way, and the wider the water surface is the more east it is, and the water flow is gentler and gentle. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

Three days before the opening of the barracks, the military department ordered the Qinghe River to be suspended indefinitely on the grounds that the transportation of materials was busy, and the merchant ships of all sizes docked at the wharf lifted anchor one after another in the midst of scolding, leaving Kyoto in the west or east, and the fleet returning to the East China Sea was in a particularly hurry.

Dozens of imperial naval warships sailed eastward, a multi-masted ship hoisted the battle flag of the broken army, the fleet rode the wind and waves down the river during the day, anchored and camped in the river at night, and the government was ordered to replenish all kinds of materials along the way.

Sailing with the wind, the warship can easily travel 500 miles a day, and when the wind is headwinded, it can only go with the current, the journey is less than 100 miles, and the broken barracks have not sailed into the water surface of Qili County for more than ten days. After receiving the information sent back by the secret agents, the generals of the naval division sent by the coalition forces to block the river spent far more time on the shore than on the boat, and there were still more than ten days before the broken military camp arrived, even if they arrived, what could they do, when it came to the water war, the imperial naval division had no choice but to send the East China Sea army, and they came to send them to death.

"General, today's harvest is good, there are several large caravans eager to return to the East China Sea, hehe. The commander of the navy sneered and put a thick stack of silver tickets on the table.

"Have you checked it?"

"The general is strict in governing the army, how dare he relax his duties, personally led people to check a few ships, and even the beauties that were shipped to Kyoto were not sold, but it's a pity, why don't you leave a few?"

The general took out a few of the silver tickets and threw them over, although he knew that his cronies would intercept them, but the reward had to be given, otherwise how could people die and die.

"Can you afford to provoke a big caravan? I really think that selling beautiful women to make money, don't be stupid, money and beautiful women are mostly used to open the way to buy convenience, in case the head does not light up and leaves a person chosen by the palace, it will not be far from death." ”

The East China Sea Army went against the water, and the Imperial Navy Division used the downstream to resist, and the Qili Navy was almost wiped out, and most of the water surface of the Qing River passed through Qili County was controlled by the coalition army, but the East China Sea Army was also damaged, and they did not dare to break west, for fear of losing the cavalry on the shore.

On the river, more than a dozen large merchant ships sailed eastward with the wind and water, the sound of sailors' trumpets and scolding came from afar, dozens of guards on the deck lay in a mess on the cargo, and from time to time a few young women ran up from the cabin, dressed up one by one, their dresses fluttering in the wind and leaking a few spring light, and the laughter of the guards and sailors startled countless water birds.

"Captain, it's almost time to barrage the river. ”

In the cabin, Mei Ruoxue's white dress and red face were powdered, and she sat in the main seat timidly, and the Gao Yuan guards dressed up and sat beside her.

"If you want to call your name, be careful, don't let people see through it. Gao Yuan told again, Mei Ruoxue's face was slightly angry, and she retorted in a low voice: "I don't go out of the cabin again, pretending to be Miss Wangfu and say a few words, how can people see through it, but it is difficult for the sisters who are dealing with it above." ”

"How many times have I said it, there is no way to make this decision, or the navy will check it boat by boat-"

"Hmph, beauty tricks, unscrupulous means to win, the slogan of the Lingbo standard camp, don't lie to me. Mei Ruoxue lowered her head when she said, and lowered her voice: "If Yanhou is here, will you let her pretend?" Gao Yuan replied without thinking much: "If she is here, I don't need to command the beauty plan." Mei Ruoxue stood up with joy in her heart, and was about to walk out, but Gao Yuan stopped her with a spread of her hand: "Whose young lady will go on the boat to blow the wind with the sailor guards, and then go out in the evening to breathe." ”

When Gao Yuan entered the city, he left the dark clouds in the county lord's mansion, broke the military camp and pulled out the camp at night, and did not lead a single war horse to the boat, and after taking the naval warship for the first few days, after creating a false impression for the officials along the way, he changed to a merchant ship late one night, and went down the river day and night, and coped with the past few inspections without danger, and entered the water surface of Donghai County tomorrow.

"The iron cable bars the river, hehe, the imperial sailors are upstream, and this method can be called a clever plan to stop the warships going down the river, and the iron cable can stop it. ”

In the evening, the fleet anchored, and Li Changgong saw Qiyu coming in a small boat. Entering the waterway controlled by the coalition forces, there were more large and small merchant ships in the river, and more than a dozen merchant ships traveled in groups, which was not surprising in Donghai County, where the long-distance fleets of several large chambers of commerce often sent dozens of ships to sea, and Qinghe would also be sent when the business was busy.

"The thick iron rings at the mouth of the bowl form a rope, and the three are separated by a hundred zhang, Li Longbow, you go to cut the iron cable, and the East China Sea army will shout and cheer on the side? ”

Li Changgong smiled disappreciatively: "Don't talk nonsense, how will you pass tomorrow? Mei Ruoxue glared at him but didn't reprimand, he had to adapt to his new identity after getting on the boat, and Li Changgong was even more forgetful: "Customs clearance has to go through three inspections, there will always be people who don't know how to pity the fragrance and cherish the jade, hehe, or move crooked thoughts into the cabin, yes, I won't say it." ”

"Okay, I'll admit defeat, so I have to trouble you to go ashore, hehe. ”

"I won't go to death, resist the military order, and cut off the head according to military law is just a knife, so that I will be regarded as a spy who spies on the military intelligence, and I have to suffer a living crime before I die. ”

Gao Yuan took out a stack of silver tickets from his arms, threw them over without counting, and scolded with a smile: "The money specially approved by the military department to buy roads, hehe, good brothers are half of each person." Li Changgong took it into his arms and grinned at Mei Ruoxue: "Captain Mei, the captain of the broken military academy is openly corrupt, so you don't say a word?" Mei Ruoxue stretched out her hand and smiled with a smile on her face: "Those who see it have a share." ”

"Let's get down to business, send me someone to buy the road, the master loves money and doesn't want to die, so he let it go. ”

Gao Yuan glanced at Mei Ruoxue, she pushed open the hatch and sent the guards on duty to the distance, half leaning on the door frame to be on guard.

"The king of the East China Sea rebelled, the standard camps in the territory were all controlled, a few saw the wind and made the rudder take refuge, and the other standard camps let the defenders be trapped in the camp, and the boy battalions in various cities were the same, not to kill or let go. ”

"What about Fang Zhenhai?" Li Changgong asked about his acquaintances, Fang Zhenhai asked Mei Ying to be promoted to captain in the grassland, and after the war, he returned to the East China Sea to be the head of the standard camp, and he was really afraid that he would let the king of the East China Sea get rid of him.

"The strange thing is here, Captain Fang took refuge in the East China Sea King, of course, he will not be reused, the intelligence said that after the East China Sea Army went west, he didn't care about the iron cable blocking the river, hehe, to be honest, there is no iron cable, it is really useless to the East China Sea King, and the East China Sea Army has no opponent in the empire. ”

"Master understands, hehe, Captain Fang is leading the troops to guard the iron cable, right?"

Gao Yuan nodded with a smile, and gave him another slap in the face when Li Changgong's expression relaxed: "Buy the road, I can send whoever I want, you have to let Captain Fang personally lead someone to inspect the fleet, whether we can survive in the future depends on whether I can see him." ”

"Don't scare the master, I'm leaving, so I'll take a female soldier ashore, there are too many people to arouse suspicion. ”

"You'd better be honest with others, and you can't mess around until the war is over, hehe. ”

Li Changgong scolded a few times in protest, and left the cabin to carry out the mission, Mei Ruoxue closed the hatch, and her tone was worried: "Is Li Biaochang reliable? ”

"Captain Fang doesn't know you, he won't be gullible when it comes to life, it is estimated that the King of the East China Sea has not tested him less. Li Changgong, hehe, the Ministry of Civil Affairs has used torture tools all over the time, but they haven't sold me. ”

"I don't doubt his loyalty, but I'm worried that the oil cavity will be slippery. ”

Gao Yuan was silent, the first pass is also the saddest hurdle, I hope Dugu Ying's game of chess did not make a stink, he originally wanted to stop the boat and dock to bypass the iron cable, but when he learned that Fang Zhenhai left the grassland, he was ordered to take refuge, so he changed his original intention and readjusted his tactics.

Mei Ruoxue saw that Gao Yuan fell into meditation again, gently pushed open the hatch and exited, and whispered to the guards, no one is allowed to enter and disturb, she carried the skirt and got on the boat, the wind blew, so that the long skirt that her feet stepped on was like a bulging sail on the mast during the day, the spring light has not leaked, and the windward side is exquisitely curved, adding infinite temptation from the side.

Dozens of female guards came up, leaned on the side of the ship to blow the wind, and stayed in the cabin for a day, everyone felt depressed, and the sailors and guards consciously gathered to the stern, and the evening belonged to the time of the female soldiers, and it was a blessing to be able to watch it from a distance. When the female soldiers of the archer standard were blowing, not a single male soldier on the boat was allowed to stay, and the captain Li Changgong personally stood at the mouth of the boat ladder as a flower messenger, so that Gao Yuan found out and scolded him, and no one would enjoy this blessing in the future.

The night covered the river, the red lantern was hung high on the boat, reminding the night sailing ships that there was a boat moored here, and laughter came from the side of the boat from time to time, most of the male soldiers jumped into the river, and vented their exuberant energy to the fullest, and did not go ashore for more than ten days, and the people were crowded in the cabin during the day, if they did not take advantage of this to relax, they were about to suffocate people.

In the dead of night, the female soldiers quietly slipped onto the boat, leaving the sentry man, and slid down the rope next to the side of the boat, and there were hundreds of mermaids in the water of the Qinghe River.

Next to the thick iron cable at the mouth of the bowl, several human heads emerged from the water, and the dim starlight shone on his face, Gao Yuan took a breath and smiled: "The two cultivators are really exquisite. An old low laugh came from the side: "Hehe, it's still not as fast as you, it's old, and the water is not as good as before, so it's okay to hold your breath." ”

"Blow, don't compare again. ”

Dugu Ying sent two martial arts sects to accompany him, Gao Yuan did not refuse, there was no master around him when he went deep into the enemy territory, and there would be a lot of inconvenience in acting, the three of them talked about martial arts in their spare time, Gao Yuan gained a lot of knowledge, and the two old men benefited a lot, and learned that Gao Yuan had been ordered by the martial arts, and he was so jealous that he wanted to join forces to beat him.

After a few jokes, the three of them dived into the water again, and after a while, they came out one after another, feeling the iron rope and gathered together again.

"You don't have to try, the iron pile is buried too deep, and you can't rely on manpower, and it's even more difficult to exert force in the water. ”

The old man found a flaw, and in order to facilitate the release of the boat in the river, the iron chain was locked in several places with iron locks, and if there was a key, it could be passed. ”

Gao Yuan learned from Dugu Ying's mouth that the two Wu Sects accompanying him were both masters of the royal secret guard, and they should not have the slightest doubt about loyalty, so they did not have much reservation in talking about martial arts with the two.

"Forget it, there are three big iron locks at the joint, and the key will not be kept by one person, I tried it with a knife, and it is estimated that it will take several days to saw. ”

There was a sound of oars in the distance, the three of them sank into the water, several small boats rowed by the iron cable, the people on the boat scolded again and again, it is not a good errand to inspect the iron cable in the middle of the night, it is better in spring and winter, the iron cable is exposed to the water, the river rises in summer and autumn, the iron cable is hidden in the water, and after a while, you have to send someone to go into the water, and it is tiring enough to inspect a trip.

"Go back, you can't break in, tomorrow I will lead the boat to test first, I really can't go ashore and detour. ”

The military plane must not be leaked lightly, and the two martial arts sects Gao Yuan are still secret, military operations are different from personal interactions, trust is one thing, and enforcing military discipline is another, just like Li Changgong and Mei Ruoxue still don't know the destination, Li Zihui asked a few times and didn't hear the way to break the iron cable.