These words spoke to the heart of the old mayor. The old mayor himself was a victim of this Fengmo war. Not only was his daughter almost robbed by the jade soldiers, but even his uncle's whereabouts were unknown during the war, and his life and death were unknown.
Unexpectedly, my daughter shed tears every day.
He sighed empathetically and said, "Yes! If this war could be ended earlier, we, the common people, would no longer have to live in fear all day long."
Tang Yin said: "When the war will end is determined by when Shao Fang collapses." After a pause, he added: "If our army can capture Zhenjiang one day earlier, the war will end one day earlier, and vice versa. Old Mr.
, what do you think?”
"Yes, yes, yes! What my benefactor said is absolutely true!" The old mayor nodded repeatedly.
Tang Yin said regretfully: "However, the Zhenjiang navy opposite is very strong, and Zhenjiang's defense is also very tight. If our army attacks them by force, it will be difficult to win. But if the war drags on for a long time, our army of millions
They are stationed on the north bank of Zhenjiang and have to eat and drink every day, but I am afraid that the people on the north bank will suffer in the end."
The implication is that if the people on the north bank want to be liberated as soon as possible, they must help the Fengyu Allied Forces to attack Zhenjiang and capture Zhenjiang City as soon as possible.
The old mayor was not an ordinary commoner, so how could he not hear what Tang Yin meant. His heart was shaken, and he quickly lowered his head and remained silent.
Upon seeing this, Tang Yin smiled calmly and said: "The old gentleman is the local mayor, and he should be the most familiar with Zhenjiang's environment. He should know the defense situation on the south bank!"
The old mayor trembled and replied cautiously: "My benefactor, I don't know. Zhenjiang has been closed to the river for a long time. Since the closure of the river, the little old man has never been to the south bank, so he doesn't know the situation on the south bank."
"Really?" Tang Yin smiled lightly and did not ask any more questions. He picked up his chopsticks, picked up a piece of fish, put it in his mouth, chewed it twice, and couldn't help but praise: "Yes, what kind of fish is this? It tastes very good."
It’s delicious.”
The old mayor looked down and said hurriedly: "This is the red seabass, a specialty of Zhenjiang."
"Oh!" Tang Yin nodded his head, and then asked with a smile: "The old gentleman said that Zhenjiang has been closed to the river for a long time?"
"Yes, yes." Not understanding why Tang Yin asked this question, the old mayor nodded numbly.
"Since the river has been closed for a long time, where did the red seabass, a specialty of Zhenjiang, come from?" Tang Yin picked up a piece of fish meat again, looked at it carefully, and said, "Fish will stink after two days. This fish is obviously
Fresh, old sir, what do you think?"
Unexpectedly, the other party's thoughts were so meticulous. He saw this loophole that was not easily noticed by others and even the old mayor himself was not aware of. The old mayor's face suddenly changed, and he hesitated and didn't know what to do.
answer.
At this time, the young woman on the side continued: "My dear friend, these fish were bought by the servants from the fishermen. In order to make a living, even if the river was closed, some fishermen still ventured out of their boats to fish in the river."
This explanation sounds reasonable. If the old mayor responded as easily as his daughter in the beginning, Tang Yin wouldn't be suspicious. However, the old mayor couldn't answer such a simple thing. This is too confusing.
Strange.
Tang Yin put down his chopsticks, then stood up, looked directly at the old mayor and said, "Old sir, I'm full, I'm leaving." After saying this, he turned around and walked out.
The old mayor hurriedly stood up and looked at Tang Yin's table. He didn't drink a sip of the wine and only had two bites of the food. How could he be full? He stepped forward quickly and asked, "My dear friend, the food and wine are not to your taste?"
"
Tang Yin slowly shook his head and said: "The wine is good wine, and the food is also good. It's a pity that the old gentleman is secretly hostile to us and hides everything. This makes me sit on pins and needles. No matter how delicious the food or wine is, it becomes difficult."
It’s time to swallow it.”
After a pause, he continued: "The old gentleman is a big family in this town, and there are countless people who covet him. If someone comes to look for trouble again in the future, causing what happened today to happen again, I'm afraid no one will step forward to help the old man.
Sir."
After saying that, he didn't stop and walked out in a hurry. Cheng Jin, Asan and Asi also followed. Tang Yin's last words were actually a naked threat, and the expressions on the old mayor's and the young woman's faces were the same.
Big changes.
The old mayor was not willing to let Tang Yin and others leave like this. He felt that they should be high-level officials of the Feng Army. If he offended them, would his life be better in the future? It would be okay if he suffered disaster, but he was afraid that his family would also be implicated.
.
He was so anxious that he was sweating and chased from the hall to the front courtyard. Seeing that Tang Yin and others were about to leave the gate, he felt anxious, gritted his teeth, and shouted loudly: "My benefactor, stay here, our town is here."
Fifty miles to the east, there is a place called Backwater Bay, where there is no defense on the other side, and fishermen fish quietly there."
These words were more useful than anything else. Tang Yin and the other three suddenly stopped and turned around in unison, looking at the old mayor. The latter's face turned red, big beads of sweat rolled down, and his legs were all wet.
Trembling violently.
Tang Yin's originally expressionless face suddenly curved his eyes, raised the corners of his mouth, and showed a soft smile. He walked back to the old mayor, patted his shoulder gently, and said with a smile: "Mr.
Is this true? Is there really a place called Backwater Bay?"
The old mayor nodded helplessly and replied: "This place does exist. The river there happens to be a big bend, and the water flow is fast and dangerous. It is not suitable for ships to dock on the shore, so it is relatively difficult to deploy defenses. In addition, it is far away from the capital, and the Zhenjiang River is
The division might just give up defending there."
"There is such a thing." Tang Yin rolled his eyes and thought to himself: This is a good opportunity! Thinking of this, he asked: "Mr., would you like to take me to see it?"
"Oh." The old mayor hesitated for a moment and asked in a low voice, "Now?" Fifty miles is not a short distance, and the road to the shore is not easy to walk. It will take at least two or three hours to go there and back.
How can such important military information be delayed? Tang Yin said sternly: "It's now, what, is it inconvenient for the old gentleman?"
"No, it's just a long way to go."
Before he could finish speaking, Tang Yin continued: "If the old gentleman doesn't have a carriage at home, I can ask someone to arrange one."
Listening to Tang Yin's intention, he had to go even if he wanted to go, and he had to go even if he didn't. The old mayor had no choice but to smile bitterly and said: "There are still carriages. Since my benefactor insists on going, I might as well obey my order respectfully."
Tang Yin smiled happily, but Cheng Jin, Ah San and Ah Si frowned. They had never heard of a place like Backwater Bay. The king went there so rashly. What if it was a trap? What if an accident happened?
?
Cheng Jin reminded in a low voice: "Young Master"
Tang Yin understood what he meant. Before he could finish speaking, he waved his hand slightly, turned his head and whispered, "It's okay. With my martial arts, even if an accident does happen, what can we do?"
Although he said this, Cheng Jin was still worried. He whispered: "When I go out later, my subordinates will send out a secret signal to remind An Jian's brothers to follow and protect him."
"That's fine." Tang Yin nodded and said nothing more.
The old mayor only brought one servant to drive the carriage, and led Tang Yin and the four of them to Backwater Bay. Ah San and Ah Si rode on horseback to the left and right of the carriage, while Tang Yin and Cheng Jin did not ride on horseback, but sat in the carriage with them.
The old mayor chatted.
On the way, Tang Yin said in confusion: "Our soldiers have carefully inspected the upper and lower reaches of Zhenjiang, but they have never found a place like Backwater Bay."
The old mayor said calmly: "Backwater Bay is an inconspicuous little place, and its location is relatively closed. It's really not easy for outsiders to discover it."
Tang Yin can understand this. It is extremely difficult for outsiders to get familiar with the local environment at once. No matter how capable the spies of Tianyan and Diwang are, it is impossible to find all the places upstream and downstream of Zhenjiang, not to mention the distance.
Our own military camp is dozens of miles away.
He smiled at the old mayor and said: "If Backwater Bay is really a good place to cross the river, I will definitely reward the old gentleman heavily. Even if the old gentleman is made the lord of a city, it is not impossible!"
The speaker has no intention, but the listener has intention. The old mayor's heart was secretly moved, and he was even more suspicious of Tang Yin's identity.
To make a long story short, after walking on the bumpy road along the river for more than an hour, the carriage could no longer move forward. Once here, there was no way to go on the shore. As far as the eye could see, there were all strange rocks and rocks. The only way was to pass through the shore.
Mountain forest.
Walking into the woods, Cheng Jin, Asan and Asi were extremely cautious, carefully observing their front, back, left and right, for fear that there might be an ambush nearby. However, their worries were unnecessary. It was normal in the forest, and there was nothing wrong with it.
ambush.
There is a path in the forest. It seems that people often pass by this place. After walking along the path in the forest for a while, when they come to the fork, the old mayor changes direction and walks towards the fork. Cheng Jin catches up.
Asked: "Old sir, how long until we arrive?"
"It's almost there. Just follow this road out of the forest." The old mayor was obviously familiar with the road and the environment here. After following the old mayor for a while, when we came out of the forest, there was a winding road in front of us.
of waterways.
The terrain here is mountainous, and Zhenjiang just passes between the two mountains. From a cold perspective, it looks like a huge knife cutting a large mountain in half from the center.
Due to the large slope up and down here, and the existence of a huge bend, the river looks extremely fast. In addition, there is no sand on both sides of the river bank, and there are many strange rocks, which are covered with moss, smooth and slippery.
It is difficult to find a place to stand. It is impossible to defend such a place, whether it is the north bank or the south bank.
There are several small rafts hidden among the rocks at the feet of Tang Yin. They obviously belong to fishermen, and some fishermen use this place to fish on the river.
Tang Yin didn't know about water warfare, but he could also see that this was a unique place to cross the river.