After entering June, the nights at the river mouth were extremely hot and muggy. At dusk, it was going to rain but no raindrops fell. The air was unusually thick, making people look forward to the storm coming soon.
Sun Wenwan stood on the steps, looking at the turret in the distance. The lights of the turret were just like the bright moon, providing ethereal light to the night at the mouth of the river. The bamboo trees in the west garden of the Zhutang were colorful, and the shadows fell on the clothes, as if they were clear.
Water plants at the bottom of the lake.
The two days passed peacefully. Yesterday at dusk, a large number of floating corpses floated into Chaotiandang. I thought that the fleet that Lin Fu personally supervised was attacked upstream. Later I learned that Qiupu Mansion had been raining for more than ten days, causing severe flooding.
, thousands of people drowned.
Sun Wenwan thought that the fleet should enter the Yuxi River from the Yangtze River.
The courtyard door was pushed open, and Sun Wenwan looked back and saw her father and cousin Sun Wenbing pushing the door open and walking in.
"It should be tonight," Sun Wenwan said, "The Qu family should send someone to keep an eye on Lin Fu's fleet heading to Dongyang. Once the fleet enters the Yuxi River, Lin Fu will not be able to fly back if something happens here.
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"Why couldn't the fleet be attacked? If the murder and silver robbery robbery three months ago was really Lin Fu's fault, and Lin Fu was with the fleet at this time, the Qu family would have to take revenge and attack the fleet. Lin Fu
Once Fu dies, the river mouth side will naturally disappear and will not be able to pose a threat to Quyang Town. Besides, the fleet was attacked at the Yuxi River mouth, and everything will be pushed to the Poyang Lake water bandits." Sun Wenbing said.
Now it is certain that Lin Fu intended to lure the snake out of the hole this time, but it is hard to say whether the Qu family will take advantage of the scheme. It is even harder to predict which end the snake will bite after being lured out of the hole.
At least it is easier and more convenient to organize an attack on the Yangtze River. After the Hongzepu chaos, the water village forces in Poyang Lake are also ready to move. They may not dare to really raise their flags to rebel. They will still actively mobilize to rob private armed fleets filled with supplies and cash.
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Sun Jingxuan also tended to believe that the Qu family was more likely to attack the fleet in the Yangtze River. Even if they attacked the estuary, it would never be able to completely solve the threat posed by Lin Fu to the Qu family. Instead, it might cause Lin Fu to launch a crazy counterattack, and the Qu family would have to bear a greater burden.
The danger of things being revealed.
"Anyway, is it appropriate for us to quietly withdraw from the river mouth like this?" Sun Wenwan asked hesitantly.
"What's wrong? You said it after the fact, so what's inappropriate at this time?" Sun Jingxuan asked.
"Uncle Fu is still staying at the mouth of the river," Sun Wenwan said. "If the Qu family sends people to attack the mouth of the river, and we really have to leave like this, the marriage between Wen Pei and Lin Jingzhong will probably be ruined..."
"We can't get involved in this kind of thing," Sun Jingxuan sighed, "No one knows what means the Qu family will use. What is certain is that if the Qu family sends people to attack Hekou, even if twenty or thirty of us stay,
Coming down won't change anything... I think since Lin Fu is confident of luring the snake out, there will be arrangements at the mouth of the river, so he won't be completely unprepared. Maybe after what happens, you, Uncle Fu, and the Lin family will be the first to evacuate to Prison Island.
, Lin Jiayong and nearly 300 soldiers from Prison Island, relying on the high prison walls to resist defense, should be able to hold on until dawn and wait for reinforcements to arrive."
"Lin Fu would not arrange it like this," Sun Wenwan shook her head. She still tended to think that the Qu family would send people to directly attack the mouth of the river. Although she should consider the Xihe Conference as the basis for everything she considered, she could not do it by completely staying out of the matter and standing by.
When he arrived, he said, "Not to mention that Lin Fu would not give up the river mouth to be ruined by others; there are no big ships on this side of the river mouth. Although the distance from the river mouth to Prison Island is only five or six hundred steps, such a short waterway is very deadly.
If possible, it is better to evacuate to the nearby fenced house... Dad, go to the south of the city with Wen Bing, I want to stay, and it will be an explanation to Uncle Fu, Xiaoman and Miss Su Mei."
Sun Jingxuan glanced at the turrets surrounding the house in the distance. The earthen wall under the lamp was high and thick, more than a foot high. The turrets on the four corners of the wall looked down from high, like a fortress, and said: "Forget it, I'll stay with you.
"Come down," he ordered his nephew Wen Bing, "don't delay and go back to the south of the city immediately. There are many people coming to Jiangning to fish in troubled waters these days. Tell your father and your brother to be careful about boats and food. This is the foundation of the Xihe Society.
Nothing can go wrong."
Whether it is the Bamboo Hall, the Thatched Cottage or the new house that the Lin family widow has just moved into, their defense capabilities are very limited, but the four built surrounding houses are like earthen fortresses.
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Qingfeng was walking in the manor on the east side of the three-branched river mouth of Longzangpu in the south of the city. Two fast horses came galloping towards him. The two knights didn't bother to breathe. They jumped down and ignored the horses. They walked directly to the steps and shook the door.
Mountain sound.
With a sound of "Yeah", the door opened from the inside. The gatekeeper stuck his head out, looked at the sign handed over by the passerby, and let them in. Then he looked at the two horses outside the door half-kneeling on the ground with their front legs frothing at the mouth.
In my heart, these two good horses ran away and were destroyed like this. I don’t know where they came from, and they didn’t waste any horsepower.
She Feihu and Song Jia were having dinner in the garden. The guards reported that the scouts who were following Lin Fu's fleet were coming back and immediately asked them to come in to report. Du Rong and Qin Zitan were also invited to discuss the matter.
"Lin Fu led his fleet to encounter an attack before entering the Yuxi River before noon. There were about 40 or 50 boats from various water villages coming from Poyang Lake. Eight or nine hundred people were waiting at the mouth of the Yuxi River. Lin Fu led the fleet to forcefully charge.
Entering the mouth of the Yuxi River, they blocked the mouth of the river with large ships and fought to the death with the pirate ships. When nearby officers and soldiers arrived, the water villages of Poyang Lake hijacked eleven wooden boats loaded with supplies and sailed away. Lin Fu led the fleet to stop at Yuxi
Resting at the mouth of the river, both sides suffered heavy casualties."
"Let's go to the mouth of the river," She Feihu stood up excitedly, "The Qu family has tested the strength of the fleet and will attack the mouth of the river tonight."
"I can just go over there. The young prince and the young lady cannot take risks," Du Rong said.
"Are the children of the She family afraid of this danger?" Song Jia said with a smile, "I don't want to miss the excitement tonight."
Qin Zitan frowned and said, "It's still strange," and asked the person who reported the news, "Are you sure that Lin Fu was still on the ship when the fleet was attacked?"
"With the officers and soldiers here, we can't get close to detect details."
"Even if Lin Fu lets someone impersonate him, there is no way he can impersonate the two hundred or so military guards on the ship," She Feihu said. "As long as the defense at the mouth of the river is empty, the Qu family would like Lin Fu to hide in the mouth of the river and solve it together."
The escort fleet fought against the water pirates who were several times their own and persisted until the officers and soldiers came to help. Although they suffered a lot of losses, the combat effectiveness displayed by the more than two hundred armed guards was quite impressive. They could not be faked by drawing manpower from elsewhere.
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Zitan still had doubts in his heart, but he couldn't figure out what could go wrong. Du Rong immediately sent someone to prepare a boat. There was a lot of fish and dragons in the sky tonight, and the risk was very high. Because She Feihu and his wife insisted on going there, Du Rong didn't dare to protect them.
careless.
She Feihu and the others took a high-rise boat and walked along the Longzangpu Outer River, bypassing the west side of Jiangning City and entering Chaotiandang. After walking for more than ten miles to the center of Chaotiandang Lake, they could see the lights of the corner towers at the mouth of the river shining like big stars in the distance. She Feihu
The men sailed towards the turret lights, and the outline of Prison Island gradually emerged in the distance.
"Come closer..." She Feihu thought it was still too far from the mouth of the river, so he asked Du Rong to order the boat to get closer to the mouth of the river. Lin Fu dared to take in the assassins who were not good for him. He was looking forward to this moment.
"It's really dangerous to go further," Du Rong dissuaded. "There are fifty or sixty suspicious ships outside the river mouth. If we really want to get close, we have to wait until the Qu family launches an attack." They also hid in Chaotiandang.
The elites were secretly prepared to take advantage of the situation at any time, and they had a clear idea of what was going on in Chaotian Dang.
"I don't know where the Qu family mobilized so many people?" Song Jia said with emotion.
"When Hongzepu is in chaos and the momentum is high, all the forces are ready to stir up trouble. Just try to bribe them a little. How many people still pay attention to the government at this time? The Qu family spread the word, saying that the Lin family brought out the government from Shanglinli.
Four hundred thousand taels of silver are hidden at the mouth of the river. I wonder how many families will take risks to get it," Zitan said standing aside, "Besides, the Qu family controls the entire Quyang Town, and there will definitely be many cases of male thieves and female prostitutes.
Even if their self-raised private soldiers collude with the surrounding water thieves and bandits, it is not a strange thing."
"We can't wait here," She Feihu ignored the sweltering weather and asked his wife Song Jia to help him put on his armor. "The Qu family launched an attack on the mouth of the river. It will only take the blink of an eye for the soldiers of Prison Island to send out troops. We left here
If you wait here for them to launch their attack and then rush over, you will miss the trip."
She Feihu was still used to fighting on the battlefield. He had been holding back in Jiangning for more than half a year. It was a rare opportunity to fish in troubled waters. How could he miss it? He urged Du Rong to let the ship pass.
Du Rong would not let She Feihu take risks, but he had to obey his wishes and let the ship get closer. She Feihu was wearing armor and standing on the bow of the ship with a pair of halberds, watching the lights on the turret getting brighter and brighter.
, the outline of Prison Island becomes increasingly clear.
There was a small sandy island covered with reeds ahead. Du Rong directed the boat to approach it, but it was too close to the mouth of the river any further.
In the dry water, there are many sand islands in Chaotiandang; in the flood season, there are only a handful of sand islands that can still be exposed to the water. Only a small piece of this sand island is exposed to the water at this time, but reeds can grow on it.
In the water, it was pitch black at night, almost a hundred acres in size.
"Many boats can be hidden in this reed marsh," She Feihu pointed at the dark reed marsh and joked with his wife Song Jia, "If I were to attack the river mouth, I would choose to hide the boats here and wait for the opportunity..."
Before he finished speaking, they heard rustling in the reeds. Just as they were stunned, several paddle boats filed out of the reeds.
Three sharp arrows struck with a "whoosh" and stuck directly into the cabin wall behind She Feihu.
The two sides were so close to each other, the nearest distance between the sides of the ship was only about twenty steps. She Feihu and the others had no time to react. They just looked back blankly at the three arrows that were still buzzing in the wall. Du Rong's reaction was
Quickly, he and his guards immediately surrounded She Feihu.
"We haven't seen you for a long time. Young Lord, do you want to wade in this muddy water tonight, too?" Lin Fu's deep and majestic voice came from the darkness.
Lin Fu was in Jiangning! She Feihu looked over in fear. None of the six oars were hung with lights, and there were dark shadows. It was not clear which ship Lin Fu was standing on, but the light refracted by Lin Fu was extra cold.
There are probably no less than 400 to 500 soldiers in the six oars, waiting in full formation.
At this time, the lights on the turret in the direction of the river mouth suddenly dimmed. In the sudden darkness, the Qu family encouraged or the Qu family directly sent men hidden in Tiandang to start cheering and launch an attack on the river mouth. No one expected Lin Fu to lead the attack.
The elites hid behind them and exposed their ferocious fangs.