Hejian was originally named Wuyuan. Because it was located between Shashui and Koushui, it was renamed Hejian in the first year of Zhenguan.
Chang Rong and his party changed horses without dismounting, and galloped all the way to this place, renting an inn outside the city. The dead men went to the lower reaches of the canal ferry to lurk, while Chang Rong took two of his confidants to the ferry and rented a cargo ship.
, bought some water and food, and stopped at the ferry, saying that they were waiting for the goods to arrive, but no one suspected it.
At night, the dead soldiers sneaked along the canal bank and boarded the cargo ship under the cover of darkness.
Chang Rong estimated the time and found that they were going non-stop and were about a day ahead of Changsun Chong, so he felt free to let the dead soldiers eat, drink and sleep.
When the sky dawned the next day, Chang Rong called everyone up and hid behind the side of the ship, watching the ships arriving or passing through the crossing.
Because he had to face a very important but unsolvable problem - who knows which ship Changsun Chong was riding on!
At this moment, he can only hope for some unexpected discovery, otherwise after today, they will have to abandon the boat and land, ride to Zhuojun, but they may not be able to intercept Changsun Chong, because no one knows whether Changsun Chong is taking the land route.
Or rush to Goguryeo by water.
If you take the land route, you will naturally have to take a boat to Zhuojun and then ride on horseback to cross the boundary between Youying and Youying. If you take the water route, you will get off the boat in the river, arrive at the coast of Qingzhou, and cross the sea by boat to Goguryeo.
In comparison, Chang Rong naturally hopes to see Changsun Chong choose the latter. After all, he can see clearly when he disembarks from the Hejian Ferry to Qingzhou, and then secretly catch up to him and wait for an opportunity to strike.
If you continue to ride the boat down the river, you may stay in the cabin without seeing Chang Sun Chong. Who knows that the boat is his car...
Time passed little by little, and the eyes of the dead soldiers on the ship began to swell and hurt after staring for a whole day, and they felt dizzy and dizzy, but they did not notice anything unusual about the ship.
As the sky gradually darkened and the afterglow of the setting sun shone slantingly on the wide river, the golden light was so beautiful, Chang Rong sighed.
Facts have proved that his wait-and-see approach is useless.
We can only give up this way of waiting for work, abandon the boat and land again, go straight to Zhuojun, and then wait for Changsun Chong to arrive at Yuguan, the only way to Liaodong.
There is a big risk here - because there are currently hundreds of thousands of troops gathered in Youying and the two states, the inspections on each road must be extremely strict to prevent Goguryeo from spying on information, and they may be exposed by then.
Great sex.
Not to mention that each dead soldier is worth ten. Facing the encirclement and suppression of the army, the whole army will be destroyed.
Therefore, unless the mistake is absolutely necessary, Chang Rong is absolutely unwilling to follow a certain path.
But the current situation is that Changsun Chong's whereabouts cannot be found. Apart from going to Yuguan to intercept him, he really has no other option...
Sighing, Chang Rong was about to give the order to go ashore.
At this moment, a passenger ship sailed from the dark river and slowly docked at the ferry. In order not to cause unnecessary trouble, Chang Rong had no choice but to order to temporarily disembark and wait for the people on the ship to get off.
The passenger ship docked at the ferry, and it was pitch dark all around. A lantern had to be lit on board to illuminate the section of the trestle to prevent any passengers from slipping and falling into the river when disembarking.
A few passengers dimly appeared on the boat, and then the passenger boat slowly left the ferry and sailed into the dark river.
A confidant asked Chang Rong in a low voice: "Will Changsun Chong be on this boat?"
Chang Rong shook his head and said: "Impossible. As a descendant of the eldest grandson family, how can he be used to pampering himself and take a boat with a group of traveling merchants? Besides, his current status is that of an imperial prisoner. If something happens to him on the boat,
How can I kill someone I know and silence him? He must have been on a boat alone, and the size of the boat wouldn't be too big."
Everyone behind him nodded in agreement.
At this time, several boat passengers who had landed happened to be walking near their boat, and one of them heard one of them say: "The people on that boat just now were so vicious, as if they could rush to our boat and beat people at any time. It's really
Arrogant!"
Another person said: "Who says it's not the case? When sailing in the dark night, the captain will inevitably take a nap. The wind lantern on the boat is like a firefly. You can't see it unless you get close. If you really bump into it, why should you be so fierce?
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Another person said: "You guys, you should be more discerning when you go out in the future. Are the people on the boat ordinary people? Looking at a tall, muscular man with a round waist, he is either a slave of a wealthy family or a hero in the army.
We cannot afford to offend any of them!"
"What happened to the slaves of the wealthy family, and what happened to the heroes in the army? You have to be reasonable!"
"Hey! You idiot, will those people reason with you? If they chop you into pieces and throw you into the river to feed the fish, no one will reason with you. Do you believe it or not?"
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A few people chatted in low voices and passed by the ferry carrying their luggage and cursing.
In the cabin, Chang Rong, several confidants, and dead soldiers looked at each other in confusion, and then their eyes lit up.
It’s true that you can’t find anything even if you wear iron shoes, and it doesn’t take any effort to get there...
Chang Rong couldn't hide his excitement and whispered: "Weigh the anchor immediately. Let's go a little downstream and lie in ambush in the middle of the river, waiting for Changsun Chong to come to our door!"
"Here!"
The men extinguished the lights on the boat one after another, then untied the cables, pulled up the anchor, and sent the boat down the river. After traveling for about two or three miles, they lowered the anchor and stopped, just dangling in the middle of the river...
Everyone sat on the deck and took turns staring at the situation on the river.
Soon after, a small passenger ship sailed down the river, the wind lantern on the bow of the ship swaying and flickering in the dark...
Chang Rong's heart skipped a beat and he quickly ordered: "Act quickly. Even if it's not this ship, we must kill the wrong one! We must do it quickly and swiftly. If not, we can quickly rearrange it. No matter what happens tonight,
How can we keep Changsun Chong here!"
"Here!"
The dead soldiers responded with low voices, and stood up one after another and jumped into the water from the sides of the ship, completely hidden in the darkness under the ship's side.
Then, Chang Rong ordered people to light the lights on the boat, and asked people to stand on the bow and shout: "Help! The bottom of the boat is leaking!"
On the other side, people rocked the oars and slowly moved towards the ship coming from upstream...
In the dark night, it was impossible to distinguish what was going on on the ship. All we could see were shadows of people under the light of candles. The chaos, coupled with the shouting of people at the bow of the ship, created a tense and urgent atmosphere.
The ship that came upstream had no intention of rescuing him. It drew a curve in the river with its straight horizontal trajectory, intending to avoid the ship calling for help. The intention of not saving him was very obvious.
However, although they wanted to avoid it, the other party's ship was floating on the river, betting on its forward route. After all, the Yongji Canal was a man-made river channel. The two banks were straight and the river channel was not wide. Now,
The two ships are almost close to each other and cannot be avoided...
When the distance between the two ships was less than three to five feet, the dead soldiers on both sides of the ship held reed poles in their mouths, submerged their heads under the water, and quietly sneaked towards the small ship.
The distance between the two ships was getting closer and closer. Someone on the boat finally stood up and shouted: "Get out of the way quickly, don't miss my schedule!"
Chang Rong, wearing a boatman's clothes, stood on the bow of the boat and shouted: "Good Samaritans, please save us! This boat is leaking and is about to sink!"
The man on the boat cursed: "Who cares whether you die or not? If you don't move the boat out of the way, believe it or not, I will kill you?"
Before he finished speaking, he felt the hull of the boat tremble suddenly, and he almost lost his footing. When he lowered his head in shock, he saw countless men in black clad in water jumping over from the side of the boat on both sides. He only had time to exclaim,
The sharp blade cut his throat, and blood gushed out like a fountain.
He stretched out his hand to cover his throat and made a "ho ho" sound in his mouth, but all the strength in his body quickly passed away along with the spurting blood, and he fell to the deck with a "pop".
Someone in the cabin asked: "What's going on?"
The dead soldiers tumbled from the side of the ship onto the deck. They were like devils dripping with water. Without saying a word, they drew their weapons and rushed into the cabin in silence.
Exclaim, scream, curse, fight...
Chang Rong stood on the bow of the boat, looking at the small boat that kept spinning on the river. It took a long time for the battle to end, and all the sounds stopped. He quickly ordered people to pull the boat over to see if Changsun Chong was on board.
, if not, it must be cleaned up immediately to wait for the arrival of the next ship.
In short, I would rather kill a thousand people by mistake than let Changsun Chong go!