In order to facilitate the transportation of bulk materials into the city, Bianliang City was built across natural water systems such as Cai River and Bian River. In addition, some canals were dug to connect Cai River, Bian River and other water systems to form a water network in the city.
These rivers and canals not only created convenient living conditions for the soldiers and civilians in the city, but also gathered a large number of buildings, making it the most prosperous and splendid place in the city.
Hundreds of thousands of hungry people fled to Bianliang to escape the war, but they mainly stayed in the outer city (Guocheng), leaving Guocheng in a mess and disorderly public order, and they failed to attack the heavily guarded inner city.
Still limited.
After nightfall, the long streets on both sides of the Jinming River are much quieter than before due to the curfew. The leafy willow trees are dancing under the moonlight. Most of the Goulan wine shops and brothels are closed, but there are still some houses.
Still holding the lamp, there was the sound of strings and bamboos. I don't know if the girls were practicing the piano or flute for fear of losing their skills during the closure, or if they were receiving guests in private.
A painting boat sailed slowly on the river, with a few lanterns stuck on the side of the boat, which was not very bright. The night sky was covered with light clouds and the moon was dim. A group of patrol soldiers passed by nearby, and they could only see the dim black of the boat.
Shadows floated on the dark river.
If you look carefully, you can still hear the sound of a musical instrument floating from the river. However, the doors and windows of the boat are specially covered with sound-absorbing thick cloth curtains, so the music sounds quite ethereal.
The soldiers patrolling the streets were not surprised by this. Before the Chihu people crossed the Yellow River, curfews were enforced in the inner and outer cities. But when could they really stop the rich and powerful in the city from having fun?
"It's true what I said about these masters. Which family doesn't have wives and concubines in groups, and which family doesn't grow like flowers? Why can't they tie their feet? Why do they want to run out to have fun?"
"Don't you understand? It is said that a wife is not as good as a concubine, and a concubine is not as good as a thief. No matter how beautiful the wives and concubines at home are, those faces will become boring after looking at them for a long time. How can the girls from Yanxuan House be so fresh? Let alone Yanxuan House.
The girl on the floor has such clever tricks, she can make your bones soften with just a few words."
"Are you tired of seeing this? A few days ago, there were women traveling in a carriage at Wang Xiang's house in Tongluo Lane. When I was riding in the carriage in front of the house, I glanced at a face. It was so beautiful. It looked so good.
, let alone watching it for a lifetime, I think I will never get tired of licking it for a lifetime!"
"So that's all you have to offer!"
The patrol soldiers chatted and laughed, and gradually walked away. They did not notice at all that after they left, several groups of armored soldiers walked out silently from the dark alleys on both sides of the Jinming River.
On the long streets on both sides of the river - at the same time, several awning boats were slowly approaching the painting boat from both sides.
The Painted Boat belongs to the Yanxuan Tower. It is twelve to thirty feet long from front to back and more than four feet wide. The three-story boat building is extremely magnificent. In addition to the guests and girls, there are also dozens of cooks, boys and maids serving in the Painted Boat.
, naturally there are also guards carrying swords.
Although the war is now chaotic, the chaos is mainly concentrated in Guocheng. Due to the implementation of the curfew in the inner city, the defenses near the city walls and gate towers are much tighter than usual, and the security at night is calmer than before.
Dozens of guards also noticed several awning boats approaching. They took off their sabers and beat the sides of the boats, threatening and ordering these awning boats to leave and not to cause trouble by approaching them without knowing their courtesy.
The strange sound made by the short arrows fired by the powerful crossbow is like a tree branch being broken by the wind on a winter night.
At that moment, several guards were caught off guard and were hit by crossbow arrows. Some screamed and fell into the water, while others covered their wounds with arrows and tried to find a place to hide.
More guards drew their swords and shouted to prevent the attackers from boarding the ship.
The guards hired by Yanxuan Tower may all have good skills and have two brushes, but when faced with the sharp and ferocious attacks launched by soldiers wearing armor and tempered by many bloody battles,
Like a duckweed without a root, it is completely powerless to resist.
In the blink of an eye, the guards and boatmen outside the cabin were divided and killed by the sharp soldiers who boarded the ship, leaving no one alive.
The doors and windows of the boat were covered with curtains to prevent the sounds of merrymaking in the boat building from being too blatant. People in the boat building, even if they heard the sound of fierce fighting on the side of the boat just now, thought it was happening somewhere else.
At the same time, drinking and sex can also make people intoxicated and dull.
When the people in the boathouse opened the doors and windows with doubts, they saw that the outside of the boathouse was completely controlled by strange soldiers covered in blood. They screamed in panic and had to go back to the boathouse and close the doors and windows tightly.
Xu Huai, Zhu Hang, Xu Wuqi, Chen Zixiao, and Xiao Yanhan boarded the deck and did not rush to order the invasion of the boathouse.
Zhou Jing, Zhu Chengjun and others followed the original plan and arranged for people to nail all the portholes of the quayside with wooden boards to prevent anyone from breaking the windows and jumping into the river or calling for help from the shore. At the same time, they salvaged the deck and the bodies that fell into the water.
Use a awning boat to transport it away. At this time, it is still necessary to leave no traces as much as possible.
They also prepared a dozen boatmen. Now that they had control of the boat, they used bamboo poles to prop up the boat and sailed to the Bianhe River where the water surface was more open. They moved to the section of the river where the buildings on both sides of the bank were under their control.
After Huafang left the current Jinming River section, Yan Xiaoyi, Xu Xin'an and others withdrew from the streets and alleys on both sides of the river with cover personnel.
Some people heard strange noises in the shops on both sides of the bank, but when they walked out, they saw that the long street was empty, not even a shadow of a ghost. The moon reflected tiny pieces of light in the Jinming River, and the shadows of the trees were whirling.
"what happened?"
"Who knows what happened? Maybe a few blind thieves were caught by the soldiers on night watch, right?"
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"Jun Hou, the whole house is under control!" Zhou Jing's armor was covered in blood, which showed that he led his men to attack the house but still encountered resistance, and had to kill people to bring the situation in the house under control as soon as possible.
Xu Huai looked at the dark water, took out a black scarf from his arms to cover his face, and walked to the boathouse with Zhu Hang, Xu Wuqi, Chen Zixiao and Xiao Yanhan who were also covering their faces with sweat scarves.
The boat building is divided into three floors. In addition to the exquisite cabins on the first and second floors, there is a hall about seven or eight feet long on the ground floor. Xu Huai has seen the world, and he has never thought that he could build a boat in this world.
The ship was built so luxuriously and exquisitely, and the beautifully carved wooden walls on both sides were equipped with dozens of glazed wall lamps. The candlelight shone through the glazed cover, making the bright berth quite eerie.
There are eight huge pillars in the middle of the hall, each as thick as a person's arms, carved with fish, cranes and other auspicious animals. Each wooden pillar has several glazed lamps; the ground is covered with a brocade carpet, and there are dozens of pools of blood stains on it, and several more.
The body was not dragged out in time.
The guards in the boathouse were either shot to death or captured, and were imprisoned in other cabins together with the servants and maids. The dead bodies were dragged out. There were only a dozen men and women with bloodless faces left in the hall of Youda.
There are benefactors who ignore the curfew and come out to have fun, and there are also girls from Yanxuanlou who can look beautiful even though they are frightened to death.
"Why are these girls from Yanxuan Tower left here?" Xiao Yanhan asked, frowning.
"Who knows how many secrets of the DPRK these grandsons leaked during their bragging? The girls in Yanxuanlou are so popular, they may not know less secrets than us," Xu Huai held down the saber at his waist and looked at him.
He glanced coldly at the faces of the dozens of men who were tied up, looked sideways at Zhu Hang, saw his brows furrowed tightly, and asked, "Mr. Zhu Hang, what's wrong with you? Which one is Xu Jun?"
"The person with the small mole on the left lower chin is Xu Jun..."
Zhu Hang's face was ugly, but it was covered by a sweat towel. When he took a breath of cold air and was about to lower his voice and say something else, a middle-aged man with his hands tied behind his back struggled to stand up and said:
"I wonder what kind of heroes you are? All you do in adventure is to seek money. We go out to have fun at night, and the wealth we carry is limited. Even if we can find dozens of banknotes, this happened tonight
Afterwards, I'm afraid you won't be able to find a place to exchange it after you rob it - but if you can spare our lives, I guarantee that your gains will be far beyond your imagination!"
"Sit back, mother!" Xu Huai saw that the middle-aged man dared to come up to him to bargain, so he kicked him out.
Even if Xu Huai had no intention of killing all these people, he would never frown if he killed three or five more people.
In the face of a formidable enemy, these grandsons still want to have fun, and even if they are killed, no one will be innocent.
Xu Huai pulled out the knife, wondering whether he should stab this middle-aged man who seemed to be a little courageous first to scare the courage of others and make the next thing easier.
"Be merciful, be merciful," Zhu Hang grabbed Xu Huai's hand in panic and hurriedly told him to be merciful. He lowered his voice in embarrassment and said to Fu Er, "He is Duke Zhao Yi of Wuwei, the younger brother of the Lord of Rongle County!
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Zhu Hang’s brother-in-law?!
Xu Huai was also shocked. In the face of a powerful enemy, the grandson of Wuwei Duke Zhao Yi actually wanted to run out to have fun? After thinking about it, it would not be surprising. If he had not had these entanglements with Zhu Zhai in the past two years, brothers Zhu Zhi and Zhu Tong
If the two of them were trapped in Bianliang City at this time, how could they save money?
"Detain separately and interrogate!" Xu Huai could only change his plan at this time and asked people to take Xu Jun, Zhao Yi and others to the first floor and the second floor cabin to separate and interrogate them. No matter how jealous he was, he could not deny Zhu Hang
To save face, he stabbed Wuwei Gong Zhao Yi with a knife.
After taking all these people away, Zhu Hang explained to everyone in embarrassment.
"What should we do?" Zhou Jing was slightly startled and asked.
It is easy for them to tell Duke Wu Wei Zhao Yi to shut up, but the problem is that the girls, boys, and maids in Yanxuan House all know that Duke Wu Wei Zhao Yi is on the painted boat today, and they put Duke Zhao Yi back alone, and the ghosts cannot guess him.
Is there something suspicious about him? Could it be that in order to protect Duke Wuwei, all the girls and servants in Yanxuan Tower were killed?
Xu Huai pondered for a moment and said: "First tie up Duke Wuwei and take him out of Bianliang; after the soldiers withdraw, give him a chance to escape. Everything else will be carried out as planned..."
