Chapter 21: The Chase on the Canal

Coming out of Feiyun Village, I have been walking along the canal for three days in a row, and I have not encountered any interception and pursuit. Zhao Chengtie's dark face slowly relaxed, thinking that there shouldn't be any chaos. The worries in my heart have also been relieved a lot.

On the evening of the fourth day, the boat walked slowly, and Zhao Cheng sat in the cabin, drinking alone, a sip of wine, a mouthful of food, which was also a kind of enjoyment. Suddenly, there was a gust of wind behind his ears, and he turned to the right side to avoid the hidden weapon that passed by, and did not look at the hidden weapon, but with a little feet, he soared into the air and closed the hatch with both hands. He crawled on the top floor like a gecko, and after a while, he jumped off it. Slowly opened the cabin window, stole a little gap, observed, did not find the person who launched the hidden weapon, only then opened the cabin window, and jumped out of the cabin, squatted under the guardrail on the side of the cabin, moved slowly, did not find any suspicious personnel, and then jumped back into the cabin. Looking at the arrows nailed to the wall of the ship, the arrows are common arrows in the army, and they are better than the long distance, the rate of fire is fast, and the hit is high. The shaft of the arrow was tied with an oil-sealed strap, apparently for waterproofing. Zhao Cheng slowly opened the bag, and inside was a map of the deployment of King Yan blocking their Suzhou to Yangzhou. Zhao Cheng was frightened for a while, his heart was a little weak, and he hurriedly came to the cabin of Xiao Ruoshui and the princess, opened the plan and drew the map, and the two of them turned blue and looked at the plan and the map.

"We're going to get off the boat in the nearest town, there is a town in front of us where to replenish food and fresh water, we take the opportunity to slip off the boat in the name of eating, after going to the town, buy three horses, the most important thing is to avoid these sentry posts and ambush points, the road we choose is estimated to be more difficult to walk, but it is also difficult to ensure that there is no interception, so if we fight, the princess and Xiao Jiu must go together first, I will stay behind, I will give you a detailed meeting point after the breakup, probably to the total meeting point in Yangzhou, you remember the place of the breakup, and then meet at the next meeting point, we are on the way, Xiao Jiu must take good care of the princess。 Zhao Cheng looked at Xiao Ruoshui, his eyes were a little melancholy, and he slowly stretched out his hand and patted Xiao Ruoshui's shoulder.

"Brother Qi, don't worry, I'm here in the princess, the princess is here. Xiao Ruoshui said firmly.

"On this road, Brother Wang doesn't know when Lu Dao will catch up with us, now we will make preparations, pack our things, and stop in the front town before leaving. Zhao Cheng said slowly.

"Bang", the boat shook twice and stopped, the three of them quietly followed the short-distance passengers off the boat, no one found it, the door was also buckled by Zhao Cheng from the inside, and then jumped out of the window, slowly closing the mountain window, most people will think that people are sleeping inside, no one will care about them.

The boat drove away without exception, Zhao Cheng, Xiao Ruoshui and the princess watched the big boat go down the river with a little reluctance, and this beautiful and exciting water journey ended like this. It's true that traveling on water is the most comfortable way, but there is no way, take a carriage and go. Xiao Ruoshui put on a three-horse cart and acted as a groom in front of the car, Zhao Cheng sat next to him and chatted with him, the carriage was very comfortable, but it was a little bumpy, and the road was indeed a little difficult to walk. The official road is not very peaceful, and it seems that corruption is indispensable in every dynasty and every generation.

Walking on the road of Anhui, it is to circle around the mountains, one by one winding mountain roads, around the valley is a small village, and then go around again, the general government people are not in the mountainous areas, they are just in the city to deploy, they are not far from tired themselves, after all, life is the official's family, life is their own.

There seems to be no end to the road around the mountains and rivers around the village, but they are not too tired in the midst of the dense fog and shisha scenery. Before you know it, you are about to step out of Anhui.

From Anhui to Jiangsu, you have to pass through a pass, Tieliang Pass, where is a small post station, and there are about twenty or thirty officers and soldiers guarding it. The main task in ordinary times is to scare the common people, so that they do not run around, and save other things from running, so as not to cause chaos to the region.

At the junction of provincial borders, there are usually checkpoints on official roads, the purpose of which is simple, to prevent the flow of people, and to reduce the chance of disaster. The checkpoint is two city walls, firmly stuck between the mountain and the road, blocking the way. In fact, the roads are washed by the currents, and they are slowly formed along the river and along the mountains. The road is next to the mountains and water, so building two walls is equivalent to a small fortress, and everyone has to pass through the level. Otherwise, you have to go over the mountain, which is a shadowless thing, and no one will do that.

Speaking of the other side, it is said that the passenger ship on the canal was blocked on the canal after two days of swaying leisurely, and the boats of the Eighteen Water Village surrounded the passenger boat up and down.

Small boats and large boats surrounded together, and underwater water ghosts followed, so as not to escape from underwater. The captain slowly leaned the boat forward, put on a wooden plank, and the people on the boat swarmed in, rushing straight to Zhao Cheng, Xiao Ruoshui, and the princess's room.

A group of people kept knocking on the door.

The captain watched expressionlessly as they smashed Xiao Ruoshui's room, muttering in his heart.

Xiao Er next to him was already sweating nervously, and he knew that if Xiao Ruoshui and them were taken away, he would also give them excessive money and deceive them, so he would definitely not be able to escape the relationship.

"Xiao Er, why are you sweating so much, is there something wrong? It's too late to talk about it now, otherwise people will be arrested in a while, and it won't be useful for you to talk about it again." Zhou Bo keenly observed Xiao Er's abnormality, and he wanted to knock something out of this Xiao Er.

The captain greeted him with a smile, "The guy from a small place, I haven't seen so many big people, I'm scared." ”

"Really, what is the relationship between you and the guests in these rooms, captain, are you very familiar?" Zhou Bo said with a smile.

"My lord, you're joking, I come to Luoyang Yangzhou every year to run dozens of times, just to pull a guest to eat, which one comes up is my food and clothing parents, don't you have to be careful to serve, that person is familiar, and I am not familiar with it. Do you say yes, sir?" the captain is an old man, and until the last moment, there is no definite evidence to get out of his mouth, and it is estimated that it is more difficult than ascending to the sky. If you don't have a strict mouth, you can't eat, and this captain understands it very well.

Zhou Bo looked at the captain, laughed and said loudly

"Don't open the door, smash it open for me, captain, don't you feel distressed, smash your door, don't you care?" Zhou Bo stared at the captain,

"My lord said jokingly, what are the two doors, can help my lordship, and it won't matter if you want my ship?" said the captain righteously. Here are a few rings he heard

"Bang," the door fell, and a group of people rushed in.

"Nobody, my lord. "A group of people came out again.

"Search me and see if there's anything missing. Zhou Bo shouted angrily.

After a while, chickens and dogs jumped, but nothing was found.

Zhou Bo looked at the captain and shouted angrily: "Where are the people, you say." ”

"My lord, this is a passenger ship, and there are so many people on and off every day, I can't remember everyone. The captain said with a smile.

"Do you believe that I detained your ship?" Zhou Bo said angrily.

"Believe, but this ship belongs to King Fu, if you detain it, King Fu will be unhappy." The captain said with a smile.

"Let's go, we'll settle accounts later. Zhou Bo viciously left a sentence and took people away.

"Adults go slowly, don't send it. Xiao Er is ready to sail, and we will go to Yangzhou. The captain glared at Xiao Er and said.

The ship started, and the captain returned to the cabin, where on his bed, Du Mu rested on a pillow, and beside him lay a blue calf.

The captain looked at Du Mu and the cyan calf and smiled.

Yes, only those who can help friends solve troubles will have a long-term foothold in the rivers and lakes if they don't make trouble for their friends.

He picked up the calf and wondered where they would go, and wished them to escape.

Many people are concerned about them, can they escape? Tieliang Pass is their first test, the first test to enter Jiangsu, can they do it? No, they can't, because they have no way out, if they can't, they can only fight with their lives and go to Bo a road.