Chapter 285(1/2)
Beauty is in trouble
Wangjiang County is a very small county town, belonging to Tong'an County. The city of Fengcheng is not far upstream, down the river, and you can reach Liyang in half a day.
(Shangcheng: It was called Chaisang in the Han Dynasty, and the capital of Jiujiang County, which is the place where Ren Shaoming died. The previous text has been changed)
There are not many ships docking in this city on weekdays, but today they welcome all the passers-by in the city.
When Huang Lin and others' ships returned to Wangjiang, the pier was already full, so they had to dock the passenger ships on the riverside and walk into the city.
Yuelai Inn in the south of the city hung a full sign early. After inquiring all the way, he found the last unique courtyard at Yaozu Inn in the east of the city.
The main reason is that the price is much more expensive than usual, otherwise the yard would not be left now.
Along the way, they also figured out what happened in the upper reaches of the Yangtze River.
The main reason for this matter is also related to Huang Lin.
At the end of last month, the Evil Sword Immortal killed the first young master of the Iron Cavalry Association in Fengcheng, and even the Jiujiang County had no leader. The surrounding forces were extremely envious of this vacant land, and finally obtained it by Lin Shihong a few days ago.
This morning, the Yangtze River Shuangjun of the Dajianghui brought more than 30 large and small warships from the upper reaches to attack Hewenhu, hoping to forcibly occupy the city of Shu, but Lin Shihong was prepared and rushed out of Poyang Lake and blocked the Yangtze River.
One is a gang of the martial arts world, and the other is a rebel, with each side having its own advantages and disadvantages.
Dajiang has few ships, but most of them are medium-sized warships and occupy the upper reaches.
Although Lin Shihong has to have many more ships in his hand, not only are they all small boats, but they are still in the lower reaches of the Yangtze River, so the two sides are currently in a stalemate.
In theory, as the rebel army, Lin Shihong was much stronger, but because of this, he could not fight against Dajianghui with all his strength.
After all, Poyang County and Linchuan County were still under the jurisdiction of Sui Generals, and even Yuzhang County only occupied the part of Jiujiang County to the north.
If it weren't for the fact that the meat was coming to the forefront, in terms of the current situation, Lin Shihong's strategic goal should be to first follow Yuzhang and then go east to Poyang.
But Qingjiao Ren Shaoming died unexpectedly, and Jiujiang County was stripped clean and thrown in front of him. How could he not be moved?
But what Lin Shihong never expected was that he had sent someone to take over the city of Fengcheng for only two days before Dajiang came to kill him.
Therefore, Huang Lin and the others were blocked in Wangjiang County.
From here, the straight-line distance from Pegasus Ranch is more than a thousand miles, not to mention that you have to cross the mountains and rivers, which makes Huang Lin miss the days when Xiao Jin is around him very much.
Time comes day by day.
In a blink of an eye, Huang Lin and others had been in Wangjiang County for three days. There were more and more people in the county town, and there was finally a definite news in the town.
Dajianghui has entered the city!
At first, Huang Lin was very surprised. A rebel army could not defeat a Jianghu gang?
As the news became more and more detailed, he learned that there was a Sui general in Yongxiu County in the southern part of Jiujiang County, and he was also bribed by Pei Yue, the leader of the Dajiang Association, "Dragon Lord"!
For Lin Shihong's current city, it can only be regarded as an enclave, so the exit of his warships in and out of the Yangtze River is Poyang Lake, not Hewen Lake. With the pressure from the Sui generals in Yongxiu County, Lin Shihong had to fight on both sides, and the supply route on the Yangtze River was longer.
Under multiple factors, Lin Shihong made a quick decision and transferred most of the warships on the Yangtze River Front back, went to Poyang Lake to improve the water, concentrated his troops to capture Yongxiu City, and entered Jiujiang County.
Although Fengcheng was lost because of this, in Huang Lin's opinion, Fengcheng was sooner or later Lin Shihong's possession.
Compared with the power of the rebel army, the Jianghu gangs are born with some shortcomings. What's more, Huang Lin remembers that Lin Shihong is from the Yinkui Sect, a disciple of the Yunyu Dual Cultivation Pi Shouxuan, and is the same generation as Zhu Yuyan.
At the end of the war, the Yangtze River channel was restored to smooth flow. When the four of them returned to the passenger ships against the current, thousands of sails competed on the river.
At the bow of the boat, Huang Lin was enjoying the rare magnificent scenery, and Kou Zhong's voice came from behind:
"Master Li, who are Pei Yue and Lin Shihong? It sounds even better than Peng Xiaocai, Li Hongzhi and the others."
"Who are the two you are talking about?"
Huang Lin was stunned for a moment. He had never heard of these two people.
Kou Zhong touched his head and asked with a puzzled look:
"When Xiaoling and I were in Yangzhou, we often heard that they were the most powerful rebels now, with hundreds of people under our command."
Huang Lin: A rebel army of hundreds of people, aren’t you teasing me?
He glanced at Kou Zhong and didn't want to answer, but he looked up with his head and looked expectant. After thinking about it, he spoke:
"The two people you mentioned may be a little famous near Yangzhou. Hundreds of people are just ordinary bandits and river bandits, and they are incomparable to those like Pei Yue and Lin Shihong."
"Ah? Where are Hu Liu Miao, Wang Deren, Yang Gongqing and the others?"
Xu Ziling also left the cabin at some point, glared at Kou Zhong and asked.
The people they said were all the news that Kou Zhong eavesdropped in Chunfeng Tower on weekdays. They were planning to find a rebel army to surrender.
"Hehe, except for the name Yang Gongqing, the other people I have never heard of. I think they are just some insignificant people."
After hearing this, Kou Zhong was not only not disappointed, but instead hugged Xu Ziling with laughter and said:
"Xiaoling, even Master Li has heard of Yang Gongqing's name, am I right?"
Xu Ziling looked at him without any good looks and said lightly:
"We have selected seven or eight people. Master Li has only heard of this one, and he doesn't think he is a powerful person."
"Master Li, how about you saying that Yang Gongqing is compared to Pei Yue, Lin Shihong?"
Kou Zhong first smiled and bowed to Xu Ziling, then asked Huang Lin.
"What? Yang Gongqing is your friend?"
Looking at the ships with the flags of the Dajianghui on the river in the distance, Huang Lin casually perfunctorily treated Kou Zhong, thinking about those ships.
He found that more than 30 ships of various types of ships from the Dajianghui seemed to be blocking the river and robbing.
For some ordinary merchants and civilian boats, they would send people to approach each other and spring up the board, then smiled and carried their bags back to their own boats, and then there would be a small flag on the boat that was covered with the river.
But some people were also robbed of the ship and replaced by the Dajianghui flag, and transformed into joining the robbery ranks.
If a ship of a certain force is hung, they will let it go after saying hello.
Seeing that the Dajianghui ships were getting closer, Huang Lin said lightly:
"You two go into the cabin, don't come out if you have nothing to do."
Although the Zhuhua Gang's flag was hung on the ship, the Zhuhua Gang's power was mainly in Jiangdu County and its surrounding areas. It is not known whether the Dajiang River will give face.
Kou and Xu entered the cabin with a wink, and Wei Zhenzhen never came out from the house from beginning to end. This was also what Huang Lin told him. After all, many disputes in the world arose because of beauty.
Not long after, a passenger ship with the flag of the Dajianghui came over. More than 20 people on the ship were all holding bows and crossbows.
There were seven or eight big men standing at the bow of the boat, one of them shouted:
"A certain family meets Sun Qing in Dajiang. According to the order of Longjun, they investigate and do a detailed job. Where are you coming from? Where are you going?"
Huang Lin carried his hands on his back, and didn't even look at him. The boss of the boat replied quickly:
"Master Sun, the young old man Hu, this boat is from Yangzhou to Jiangxia. The old man knows the rules, so please send someone to collect the wine money."
Huang Lin was not surprised by this. The same was true when he came on Xu Bo's passenger ship. Generally speaking, with the banners of major gangs, the tolls will be much less.
Sun Qing on the opposite boat didn't say much. After looking at Huang Lin, he waved to someone to put on the board and sent someone to go directly to the stern of Huang Lin's boat and asked Lao Hu to collect the money.
Lao Hu handed over a string of copper coins and hung the small flag that Dajianghui gave to the roof. In this way, no one will come to rob and charge fees until Jiangxia.
Both sides had finished their silver goods, and Shuanglong and Wei Zhenzhen in the cabin also breathed a sigh of relief.
When someone returned to the boat to collect the board, Sun Qing waved his hand and the ship left Huang Lin's car to find another target.
Perhaps Huang Lin's charm was too unique, Sun Qing looked back.
By chance, a gust of wind blew by, and the curtains in the cabin were blown up, revealing Wei Zhenzhen.
Wei Zhenzhen had delicate facial features. After all the time, Huang Lin had delicious food and drink, and her face became a little rosy. Now she has changed into a new fit, and her temperament is graceful and delicate, which makes Sun Qing stunned.
He was just an ordinary leader of the Dajiang Society. He had never seen such a woman of temperament. He looked blankly at Wei Zhenzhen who appeared and disappeared. It was not until the gust of wind stopped and the curtains stopped floating that he came to his senses.
Sun Qing wanted to snatch the woman from the bow of the boat opposite, but the man on the other side was obviously a man from the world, and there was a banner of the Zhuhua Gang. If this matter was a big deal, he, a small leader, could not resist it.
With a tangled face, a person next to him leaned over and whispered:
"Brother Sun, do you fall in love with that beautiful lady?"
This person is Sun Qing's deputy, named Li You. The two have worked together for several years and have gotten along very well.
"So what if you like it? Although it's just an ordinary passenger ship on the other side, the flag of the Zhuhua Gang is also the eighth Gang and the tenth Gang. If things get bigger, you and me will not be able to withstand it."
Although Sun Qing was coveting Wei Zhenzhen's beauty, his head was not dizzy yet. He knew where to do it and what could not be done.
"Brother Sun hasn't entered the city these days, you don't know anything about it."
"Oh? What's the news?"
Sun Qing has been fighting in the river these days, and he has not yet entered the city, so he is a little surprised when he hears this.
Then he heard Li You say:
"After entering the city yesterday, the second head of the army collected Luo Meise in Fengcheng. This woman looked the best. If we could present her, Brother Sun would at least get the position of incense master."
"really?"
Sun Qing was very moved. Although he was coveting Wei Zhenzhen, it was not worth mentioning compared to promotion.
Seeing that Sun Qing was already quite moved, Li You hurriedly said:
To be continued...