The fleet arrived in Xuzhou and stopped on the south bank of the Yellow River. The cage that imprisoned Hong Chengchou was carried off the ship by the Jinyiwei and placed it on a cart.

On the dock, there were a large group of Jinyiwei waiting for a long time. The leader of Jinyiwei, wearing a wingless black gauze hat and a purple flying fish suit, walked up to the Jinyiwei who was escorting Hong Chengchou.

Hong Chengchou knew that among the official uniforms, purple is the most noble. Because there were no chemical dyes in ancient times, they were all natural dyes. Purple dyes are the most rare and the most expensive. In ancient China, purple came from purple grass, but clothes dyed with purple grass are prone to fade, so some expensive natural dyes such as berries should be added to the dye to stabilize the color, so the price is very expensive.

The person wearing a purple flying fish suit was Zhao Peng. He came to Xuzhou from Nanjing. After all, the Falcon Special Operations Team was carrying out this mission for the first time, and Zhao Peng was worried, so he arrived in Xuzhou in person to direct and coordinate the operation.

Wang Quan and the others were able to escort Hong Chengchou from Luoyang to Kaifeng, because Zhao Peng used the inside relationship between the Jinyiwei in the Qing army in the Green Camp, ensuring that the ship escort Hong Chengchou could only be unobstructed from Luoyang to Kaifeng. However, the price was not small. Many insiders involved in this matter were forced to evacuate, and many intelligence stations along the way were also exposed and forced to retreat, which reduced the Jinyiwei operating in the Qing army-controlled area, and some even paid the price of their lives for this matter.

After receiving Zhao Peng's command, Zhang Huangyan's navy rushed to Kaifeng to pick up the Falcons' return. Although the river surface west of Guide was controlled by the Qing army, if the Ming navy tried its best, the Qing army would not be able to stop Zhang Huangyan at all.

Zhao Peng walked up. Wang Quan and a group of Jinyiwei quickly knelt on one knee and saluted: "I am aware of my mission and will eventually capture the old thief Hong Chengchou! I'll pay my life!"

Zhao Peng said with a smile: "Everyone is a hero of my Ming Dynasty! This thief Hong Chengchou is more harmful to China than Fan Wencheng. Ning Wan and other Han thieves. Although Fan Wencheng is evil, he has no talent and does not fall into the eyes of Benbo at all! As for Ning Wan, I was sent to Nanjing, but the thief was embroidered pillows and straw-packed belly. He killed him and dirty our swords! Therefore, he was given a lesson and put it back! Only this thief is a major concern for me, the Han people in China, and I have to get rid of it!"

Wang Quan said modestly: "It's all Bo Ye who has good arrangements. After going all the way, the Jinyiwei Intelligence Station of the Tartars controlled by the area, and when passing Heyin, Xingyang, Zhengzhou, Kaifeng and other places, they all have internal help. After passing Kaifeng, Mr. Zhang Cangshui's navy came to pick him up, so our Falcons were smooth sailing and returned to the Ming Dynasty smoothly."

There were only twenty members of the Falcons that captured Hong Chengchou, but there were thousands of people behind them! Nearly a thousand people were serving the Jinyiwei intelligence personnel hiding behind enemy lines in the Qing army controlled area, and secretly supported them. Finally, when passing Kaifeng, Zhao Peng mobilized more than 10,000 Zhang Huangyan's navy, went upstream along the Yellow River, and headed to Kaifeng to pick up the Falcons Guiming.

In order to capture Hong Chengchou and return to the Ming Dynasty for trial, Zhao Peng used all the power that could be used, with the purpose of allowing Hong Chengchou, Han Jong, which is the most harmful to China, to receive the punishment he deserves. Otherwise, if he killed him with one gun, it would be too cheap. Of course, if he could not be escorted back to the Ming Dynasty, he would have to kill him and throw him into the Yellow River.

Hong Chengchou quickly defended himself and said, "Brother, the offender Hong Chengchou was struggling to wait for help back the country, but the reinforcements had not arrived for a long time. Hong also advised the emperor not to go out rashly, but the emperor refused to listen. Song Jin's defeat was not the crime of Hong."

Zhao Peng sneered: "Old Hong Hong, Song Jin's defeat is not yours. But after the defeat, you did not sacrifice your country to repay the court, but instead surrendered to the enemy, treason and surrendered to Jiannu! Even if you surrender to Jiannu, it is understandable. For example, Zu Dashou, although he joined Jiannu, he did not work hard for Jiannu, and he could still forgive him. However, you were willing to serve Jiannu. He shaved a rat tail for money to survive, but tried to help Jiannu seize the world, so that all the Han people in the world would shave their hair and change their clothes. Do you think that no one would scold you? You are so vicious, how can I forgive you!"

After Zhao Peng told his thoughts, Hong Chengchou was speechless, his old face turned red, and he lowered his head.

Wang Quan said with a look of shame: "Boye, although the humble official has fulfilled his mission, he has captured the old thief Hong, but it is a pity that he cannot capture Wu Sangui and Sanshun King."

Zhao Peng snorted: "You really dare to think about it! Wu Sangui, Sanshun and the others are different from the old thief Hong. These four are all fierce generals in a camp of tens of thousands of people. If you have the ability to capture Wu Sangui and Sanshun alive, I will not ask you to take Hong Chengchou. How great is it to go directly to the capital to capture Dorgon and the Tartar Emperor?"

The prison car that imprisoned Hong Chengchou got off the Yellow River embankment and came to the edge of the canal wharf. The Jinyiwei carried the cage out of the car and brought it onto the boat.

Hong Chengchou, who knew that he would definitely die, began to go on a hunger strike. Anyway, he died at all times. Instead of being sent to Nanjing to taste all kinds of tortures from the Jinyiwei and then being executed by Lingchi, it would be better to go on a hunger strike to death, which would save a lot of pain.

After boarding the boat in Xuzhou, Hong Chengchou began to take a hunger strike and did not even drink a sip of water.

If a person does not eat, he can live at least seven days. Ordinary people can live for two weeks on hunger strikes, and those with a little fatter can live for more than one month. However, if they are even unable to eat water, it will not work for three days, and at most, they can live for seven days.

"Old thief Hong has taken a hunger strike, it seems he is pretending again! He fell into Jiannu's hands before, not pretending to go on a hunger strike? In the end, he had surrendered to Jiannu!" Wang Quan reported this to Zhao Peng.

Zhao Peng shook his head and said, "No, this old thief must be not doing it this time. This time, the old thief is definitely on a hunger strike with the will of death!"

Wang Quan asked, "Boye, I don't think it's too stuck, right? This thief is greedy for life and afraid of death, how could he want to die?"

Zhao Peng said: "This thief knows his fate. Anyway, he will die a few days later. If he dies a few days later, he will die a lot of pain. So he simply went on a hunger strike and wanted to escape the punishment of justice! Humph! How can we let this old thief get his wish!"

"Brother, what should I do?" asked a Jinyiwei.

"As long as we order the fleet to hurry up and dare to return to Nanjing as soon as possible. As long as we return to Nanjing, even if this thief takes a hunger strike, I will definitely have a way to let him eat the food!" Zhao Peng said.

If a person does not drink water, his life will be in danger in three days. Therefore, Zhao Peng ordered the Jinyiwei's canal fleet to travel day and night, speed up the speed toward Nanjing, and strive to arrive in Nanjing within three days. As long as he arrives in Nanjing, there will be a way to force-feed Hong Chengchou to survive until the Third Division's trial until the day of execution.

The fleet went from Xuzhou to Yangzhou. It took only two days and two nights to escort Hong Chengchou's Jinyiwei fleet to Guazhou ship lock. The fleet successfully drove into the Yangtze River through Guazhou ship lock, and after another night of sailing, it finally arrived in Nanjing.

When the Jinyiwei fleet arrived at the Xiaguan Wharf in Nanjing, the dock was already full of gentry and people coming to watch.

When Hong Chengchou, wearing a red tassel-shaped cold hat and a Tartar-style official uniform, was put in a prison car and was taken off the boat by the Jinyiwei, the people who had been waiting on the pier for a long time were sensational.

Rotten eggs, rotten vegetable leaves, mud, saliva, and thick phlegm flew towards Hong Chengchou's prison van like rain. If the two escorted Jinyiwei were not hiding quickly, they would have been injured by the enthusiastic military and civilians in the capital.

The prison car escorted Hong Chengchou didn't care about parades and drove directly into the Fushimen in the Jinyiwei North, Nanjing. When the prison car escorted Hong Chengchou was driving towards the Fushimen in the North, Zhao Peng rode a fast horse and headed straight to the Nanjing Xinjun Barracks by Xuanwu Lake. He went to the barracks to make a nose drinking tube for Hong Chengchou.

To deal with prisoners who attempt to commit suicide by hanging out, the nose drinking tube is the best weapon. Although there is no rubber in this era, Zhao Peng is not at risk. He has made a lot of hose for Eucommia rubber before. As long as some accessories are added to those hoses, the nose drinking tube can be made.
Chapter completed!