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Chapter 89 Attack on the Village

Han Qian was pushed awake by Tian Cheng. He climbed over the treetops of the distant mountains to see the sun. After counting the time, he slept for an hour. At this time, being able to sleep for an hour was considered a little bit of recovery. Ji Xiyao and Zhao Wuji were both there.

He sat under the tree to rest without worrying them, and got up to see what Tian Cheng found.

Taking over the monocular, Han Qian saw that the sailboat his father and others were riding on had just turned south from the northwest of Laolongzui towards Poyang Lake. Of the two people he had seen in the morning, only one was left at this time.

The Wangjiang Pavilion, which was renovated from Shancun Qiaolou, is staring at the sailboat turning towards the south.

At this time, a few more people appeared on the top of Laolongzui Mountain. They were pointing at the lake and river. They seemed to have nothing to do with the secret room of Zifangsi, but were tourists out of the city to watch the lake and river. Han Qian followed Tian Cheng's instructions and took the

Looking through the monocular at the foot of the east mountain of Laolongzui, I saw three people hurriedly climbing to the top of the west mountain of Laolongzui. The leader turned out to be Ji Kun, the conductor under Zhao Mingting.

Han Qian met Ji Kun in Longhuabu.

Neither Tian Cheng nor Gao Shao recognized Ji Kun, but they could tell from his demeanor that an important person had appeared, so they woke Han Qian up.

Han Qian, Tian Cheng, and Gao Shao introduced Ji Kun's identity, and both of them looked excited.

The biggest disadvantage and shortcoming of Secret Cao Zuosi at present is that it has been established for too short a time and has not accumulated any information before. All information must be sorted out and accumulated bit by bit from scratch.

Tian Cheng and others not only knew nothing about the important figures in Zifang Division, but even if a group of people were sent westward by Han Qian half a month in advance, they obviously had no idea about the power of the main gangs along the river in such a short period of time.

It is impossible to know much; there are no reliable local sources of information.

Others may think that catching Ji Kun's whereabouts again is very ordinary, but Tian Cheng and Gao Shao are both people who have done specific things. Knowing that they are at such a disadvantage, they can force the other party to reveal themselves first. This is by no means an ordinary method.

This also gave Tian Cheng and Gao Shao some peace of mind. After all, following a smart and capable boss, no matter how harsh and violent, is countless times better than following a fool who will lead everyone into a pit.

The Staff Department is affiliated to the Privy Council and is responsible for spying on internal and external military affairs. In addition to Zhao Mingting, there are several fellow governors who are in charge of affairs. In a place where the enemy and we are intertwined, the Staff Department of the Privy Council also has separate rooms responsible for spying on the enemy in one place.

Lead things with command.

People like Ji Kun are all independent generals under Zhao Mingting.

The night before, Ji Kun and others were still in Chizhou. When they met with Han Jun, they were caught by Guo Nuer and others. It was also confirmed that Zhao Mingting had indeed made unfavorable measures for this side, but then disappeared again.

Han Qian did not expect that Ji Kun would move very quickly and was already in Jiangzhou at this time.

Not only was Ji Kun fast, but Han Qian's spies on the road between Chizhou and Jiangzhou did not see Ji Kun passing by. This shows that the staff under Zhao Mingting's auspices did have their way.

The set is really not something to be underestimated.

Ji Kun quickly climbed to the top of the mountain in Laolongzui. They seemed to be sure that the tourists on the top of the mountain had no suspicion, and the road into Laolongzui was under their control. They gathered in the Wangjiang Pavilion to watch the slow progress.

The sailboat that entered the water system of Poyang Lake had no idea that Han Qian and the others were so far away and could see the situation above Laolongzui so clearly.

However, there are four people on Ji Kun's side, all of whom are good soldiers, and there are only four people on Han Qian's side. At this time, even if they are able to scare the snake, they have no chance of winning. More importantly, Han Qian's main reason for staying here is to

Let’s see what local forces Ji Kun will come into contact with.

Han Qian asked Tian Cheng and the civet Gao Shao to take turns to rest quickly. Since he had been awakened, he could keep an eye on him for another hour.

Han Qian crouched among the trees, observing everything silently. Half an hour later, the sailboat sailed to the southwest of Laolongzui, anchored, and began to prepare breakfast on the ship, with smoke rising slowly.

This was an agreement Han Qian made with his father. The boat would stay for some time after entering Poyang Lake. In addition to being careful about the forces Ji Kun contacted, they might be lake bandits in Poyang Lake. They couldn't just rush into it without confirming anything.

There is another purpose for going in, which is to make it easier for him to deduce the possible deployment of the other party from the reactions of the secretaries on the staff side.

Near noon, Han Qian was woken up again and saw three burly and muscular men boarding Laolongzui to meet Ji Kun.

At this time, it was Zhao Wuji, and Ji Xiyao squatted in the bushes to watch.

They had already discovered the traces of these three people, and they also saw a dozen strong men on horseback riding with these three people from the south half an hour ago. At this time, the ten horsemen were hiding in a forest in the south, and there was no one there.

Rush to Lao Lung Tsui to attract attention.

Obviously, this group of people were the river bandits and lake bandits that Ji Kun contacted in Jiangzhou, and they came from the south, so they should be water bandits from Poyang Lake.

Han Qian looked towards the entrance of Poyang Lake. Zhao Wuji and the others saw two oar boats parked on the nearby lake half an hour ago. They were acting suspiciously and were probably sentry boats released by water bandits.

Jiangzhou City has a water camp. Normally, if the river bandits and bandits are rampant, they will not attack in the nearby waters. However, after adding water boards to the sailboat to increase its speed, its whereabouts have been erratic in the past two days. Han Qian believes that Ji Kun is worried

If they lose the opportunity to attack, they will probably urge the water pirates they contacted to attack in Jiangzhou.

Han Qian pushed Ji Xiyao awake and asked him: "Are you sure you can divert the water back to the ship without being noticed by the enemy?"

Ji Xiyao took the monocular, carefully looked at the situation in the waters near Laolongzui, and said: "I can go around to the south and find a boat attached to the bottom of the boat. I should be able to see the old man quietly, but it may take a long time.

many."

"It's okay, without our signal, my father will continue to stop there and wait," Han Qian said, "When you see my father, tell him about the situation here, and ask my father to go to Jiangzhou City first to give Ji

The water pirates contacted by Kunming will have more time to gather."

Ji Xiyao was a little confused. Shouldn't he hurry up and escape before the water bandits gathered?

Han Qian couldn't explain too much to Ji Xiyao, so he asked him to go south immediately and look for an opportunity to go into the water.

Escape in a hurry is not an option. Zhao Mingting can contact more than one water bandit in Jiang'e and other places, and the useful information in their hands is too limited. They don't even know who the water bandit Ji Kun is contacting is.

How strong is Fang’s force?

His father immediately went to Jiangzhou City for temporary refuge to give the water bandits time to gather. Only when the water bandits gathered in Jiangzhou could they see more and launch a targeted counterattack.

After Ji Xiyao left, Han Qian said to Zhao Wuji: "Go to Hukou County. Guo Nuer and Lin Zongjing should be able to arrive in Hukou County before evening. In addition, you can gather the two groups of people who arrived in Hukou County early at night.

Then walk south along the avenue on the east side of Laolongzui!"

"Sneak attack on the water bandits' lair?" Zhao Wuji asked with a glint in his young and mature eyes.

"Then we have to wait until we find the water bandits' lair first." Han Qian curled his lips and smiled coldly.

Han Qian, Tian Cheng, and Gao Shao continued to stay in the bushes until they confirmed that Ji Xiyao had gone around a few miles to the south to enter the water, borrowed the cover of a fishing boat, and sneaked back to the sailboat to meet his father. After that, the three of them left Lao Long behind.

Ji Kun and others at the top of Zuishan Mountain walked out of the forest.

It rained heavily in the early morning, leaving clear and messy horse hoof prints on the gallop south of Lao Long Tsui. Han Qian did not wait for the water bandits contacted by Ji Kun to return south, and directly followed the messy horse hoof prints for more than fifty miles south.

, walked to a large grassy beach, and saw that the left and right sides were submerged by the rising lake water, and there was no trace of the water thieves' coming and going.

Han Qian and the others stayed aside. Near dusk, they saw a dozen water bandits who had rushed to Laolongzui to meet Ji Kun before noon returning here on horseback. However, they did not hesitate and drove their horses directly into the lake.

Only then did Han Qian and the others see two rows of willows in the miscellaneous trees whose roots were submerged by the lake, leading to a fishing village seven or eight miles away that was trapped in the water.

Looking carefully, Han Qian saw that this fishing village was very different from the nearby villages. In addition to occupying a rather steep terrain in the lake, a high and thick stone wall with a walkable top protected the fishing village.

There is a strong fortress in the middle of the lake; even if the villages on the left and right have walls, most of them are incomplete earth walls.

Han Qian and the others were not familiar with the nearby terrain, but looking at the distribution of miscellaneous trees half-submerged in the lake, they could tell that even if the water level of Poyang Lake was low in autumn and winter, the fishing village only had a very narrow channel to the east.

It is connected to the land, so it can be said to be a place that is easy to defend but difficult to attack; other villages should still be connected to the land after the water level drops.

The folk customs around Poyang Lake are fierce, and many fishermen also fish and steal. They make a living by fishing in their spare time. When business travelers pass by, they swarm them. It is not unheard of to take advantage of the government's lack of defense to gather roars and attack the city.

Prefectural and county reports claim that there are 500 water bandits crisscrossing the 500-mile Poyang Lake. Even if it is a bit exaggerated, it is enough to prove that the place was seriously harmed by water bandits.

Borrowing a monocular, Han Qian saw that after dozens of water-riding bandits entered the village, many Wupeng boats from nearby villages soon gathered there. In the end, there were a total of sixteen Wupeng boats, with two larger boats.

, led by the faster paddle boat, sailed into the depths of Poyang Lake in the night.

Han Qian roughly estimated that there were more than 200 water bandits hidden in the eighteen pirate ships. Moreover, many of these water bandits were ordinary fishermen. It was unimaginable what would happen to them if they were surrounded by these water bandits without realizing it.

How desolate it would be.

Han Qian, Gao Shao, and Tian Cheng endured mosquito bites in the bushes. At midnight, four groups led by Zhao Wuji, Guo Nuer, and Lin Zongjing rushed over to join them.

Han Qian and the others had long seen that apart from the old, weak, women and children, there were only about ten young and strong men left to defend the fishing village. They hid in the woods, spread out their swords and shields, put on their armors, and after a good meal, the two of them hid in the woods.

Fifteen people covered their faces with cloths, followed Han Qian under the stars and moon, and waded through the water to the fishing village.

At this time, the benefits of telescopes are more and more obvious.

Without a monocular, even if you can see dozens of water-riding bandits wading through the water from a distance, the fact that the horses are tall and can wade across the river on horseback does not mean that ordinary people can wade directly across.

With the help of a monocular, Han Qian had already confirmed that the deepest part of the water would only reach their waists along the way, and he also figured out the location of the opponent's sentry post.

It was confirmed that the ten water pirates left behind only had sentry posts in the southwest and northwest corners of the fishing village, keeping an eye on the water in the southwest and northwest. They should be on guard against other water bandits coming by boat to sneak attack, but they were neglected to guard against them.

Only half an hour ago, two people carried lanterns and patrolled the village wall at night, but by this time they had already got off the wall and were hiding somewhere to laze around.

If they couldn't confirm this with a monocular, then their attack on the stronghold would be reckless.


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