Everyone was exhausted. However, the sky was getting brighter and the nearby villages had been alerted. Han Qian and the others boarded the paddle boat and had no time to stop and take a breath. They had to evacuate immediately to continue hiding.
trace.
Although not many of Han Qian and the others were good at paddling, the lake had risen and the water level was not deep. They took long bamboo poles and pushed them into the water, pushing the two paddle boats to glide silently in the morning light, leaving behind them.
The fire in the fishing village spread more and more.
Tiancheng and Gao Shao were the most popular among the newly recruited scouts. Even if they were not the team leader, there was no need for them to take turns rowing and holding the pole. They nested under the canopy of the boat and looked at the mother and son who were pricked like rice dumplings at their feet.
, and saw Han Qian sitting at the stern of the boat. He took off his boots, lifted up his robe, stretched his bare feet into the cool lake water, and looked at the fishing village with huge flames behind him. He didn't know what he was thinking.
The two ships sailed into a reed swamp. Han Qian and the others, carrying their belongings and hostages, abandoned the ship and jumped into the shallow water. They passed through the reed swamp and found an abandoned river temple to stay.
Unable to light a fire to heat hot water, and unable to drink raw river water, Han Qian struggled to swallow wheat cakes and dried meat.
At this time, Lin Zongjing brought the woman to Han Qian. Han Qian tore off a small piece of meat, chewed it carefully, raised his hand, and motioned to Lin Zongjing to help untie the rag that bound the woman's mouth.
Article, asked:
"Now you can tell me the name of your big shopkeeper, and what kind of person he belongs to among the 500 water bandits in Poyang Lake."
After retreating to the paddle boat, Han Qian and the others no longer covered their faces with cloth, but they didn't talk much along the way. How could the woman not expect that this group of people knew nothing about her husband Yang Qin and Yangtan Water Village?
Are they deceiving themselves, or are they really not members of the Privy Council?
"My husband, Yang Qin, is a fisherman from Yangtan Water Village. He is quite famous in Poyang Lake within 500 miles. Even though the village has been depleted of all its goods, as long as you send my mother and son back to Yangtan Water Village, nothing else will happen.
I can still do it by giving you more than a hundred cakes and gold." The woman pretended to be calm and sat up straight with her lumbar spine.
"Your husband wants to assassinate a court minister. I will hand you over to the government. The reward will not be small. And if you are sent back now, you may be accused of colluding with the water bandits in the future. Sister, you
How should I weigh it?" Han Qian sat down on the ground and said with a smile, "Sister, why don't you tell us how powerful the water bandits in Poyang Lake are? Maybe we will be scared and don't dare to do anything.
No matter how hard it is, I will send you back, my eldest sister!"
Secret Cao Zuosi's time to prepare for the establishment was too short. Even if he didn't understand the situation of Jinling City and Jingzhao counties, let alone understand the details of the bandits in the water villages on the Poyang Lake, the woman in front of him was quite knowledgeable.
He is also the leader of the bandits in the water village. He must have a deeper and more detailed understanding of the situation in Poyang Lake than they do.
"Han Daoxun is a dog official. He has enough to eat, but he thinks that the hungry people near the capital are an eyesore and wants to drive away the displaced hungry people. I think you have long disliked him. How can you let him go to his post safely and have a chance to live in the land of fish and meat?"
The woman realized that she might have been deceived, suppressed her inner shock and panic, and said.
"..." Tiancheng and Gao Shao squatted behind Han Qian, looking at each other a little. From the appointments of Han Daoxun and Han Qian's father and son, they could guess that Han Daoxun's admonishment to drive away the hungry people was not as simple as it seemed on the surface.
They didn't expect that Han Daoxun's "notoriety" would spread to the Jiang'e area. They really didn't know what the expression on Han Qian's face would be when he was sitting behind them.
"If I hadn't seen so many treasures hidden in your house, I would have thought you were righteous bandits doing justice to God." Han Qian broke off a grass stem, held it in his mouth and chewed it slowly.
, smiled nonchalantly and said, "I originally wanted to put you back, eldest sister, but if you say that, eldest sister, it will be difficult for me. If I let you go back, your shopkeeper will know that I am
Son of a dog official, wouldn’t I become a fool who threw myself into a trap?”
Seeing the shock and astonishment on the woman's face, Han Qian smiled proudly and said: "Sister, now you have guessed the reason why we worked so hard to pretend to be the staff secretaries. Do you still want us to let you go back?" He stretched out his hand to hold the woman back.
He grabbed his right hand and said with pity, "Such a beautiful little hand, in order to write the words 'Zhi Fang Si' in the corner, the fingernails are all worn out. It's really pitiful!"
The woman's vision went dark and she was so anxious that she almost fainted!
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The entire Yangtan Water Village was engulfed in raging fire. In the misty morning light at dawn, it could be clearly seen even from forty or fifty miles away.
Yang Qin led eighteen ships, in groups of three, scattered around the ship of Dog Officer Han Daoxun. In this way, no matter when Dog Officer Han Daoxun boarded the ship and escaped, they could quietly surround the ship of Dog Officer Han Daoxun.
, until he was far away from the sight of Jiangzhou Shuiying, he took action.
But they lurked in the water at the mouth of the lake for half the night, and before Han Daoxun, the dog officer, boarded the ship, Yangtan Water Village was suddenly covered in fire.
Yang Qin's burly figure stood at the stern of the paddle boat. No matter how much he usually boasted that he had the demeanor of a general, he was still anxious at this moment. He didn't know what happened in the water village. How could there be such a big fire?
Did the fire accidentally break out at night, or was the water stronghold taken advantage of by someone to sneak attack?
Yang Qin looked confused and alert in the direction of Laolongzui. At this time, the top of the mountain in Laolongzui was covered with a layer of mist that did not dissipate, and Ji Kun and others could not be seen clearly.
Knowing that there were not many people in Yangtan Water Village empty last night, Yang Qin wished he could order the boats to surround Laolongzui and capture Ji Kun first, but his reason told him that it was more important to return to the water village at this time.
If all this was really a trap set by Ji Kun for them, there might be an ambush behind Laolongzui, and they would just be falling into a trap by rushing over.
Seeing the fire burning in the direction of Yangtan Water Village and the boats of Yangtan Water Village retreating south from the mouth of the lake, Ji Kun felt so regretful that he wanted to slap himself in the face.
Even if no suspicious people were found around him, he did not dare to stay in Laolongzui any longer. He took three of his subordinates and ran down the mountain quickly to meet the retinue guarding the horses at the bottom of the mountain.
Ji Kun had no intention of returning to Hukou County. Instead, he chose a random direction and galloped towards the barren mountains and ridges in the southeast of Hukou County. After confirming that no one was chasing him, he pulled the horse into a ravine and hid it.
"There was a fire in Yangtan Water Village, why did we run away in panic?"
The walk was anxious, and Ji Kun seemed to be being targeted by an evil spirit. He was running so fast that he had no time to explain anything to his subordinates. Now he hid in a ravine, and one of his subordinates took a breath and asked.
"Han Daoxun parked his boat on the other side, which was really a bait to lure us into hiding. It's a shame that I was completely unaware of it. As a result, when we met Yang Qin, we completely fell into the eyes of the Longque Army spies. The fire in Yangtan Water Village was really...
The spies of the Dragon Bird Army took advantage of the situation. I have to take care of so many things on my own, so it is inevitable that I will be negligent. You are not aware of anything suspicious. You are really damned." Seeing that all four of his subordinates still looked puzzled, Ji Kun said
At this point, I didn't even understand what was going on, so I said angrily.
Ji Kun was stomping his feet with remorse at this time, secretly hating that he was too careless and did not reveal his whereabouts. The whereabouts of Yang Qin and his gang in Yangtan Water Village were also known to the Longque Army's spies, and he didn't even know where he was.
Knowing how many spies of the Longque Army were lurking near Laolongzui, I neither dared to stay in Laolongzui nor returned directly to Hukou County, for fear that I would be assassinated by the lurking spies of the Longque Army.
Ji Kun ordered one of his subordinates to climb a big tree on the top of the mountain and keep an eye on the passages to the left and right in case the Dragon Bird Army's spies followed their trail and ambush them. He stood on the tree and took a few deep breaths to calm his thoughts.
After sorting out his thoughts, after a while, he took out his waist badge and handed it to another subordinate, saying: "Take my waist badge and quickly ferry to the other side to see Zhong Yanhu, the envoy of the Jiangzhou garrison, and tell him that our company has verified the water flow of Yang Qin's command.
The bandits have evil intentions and intend to assassinate Han Daoxun, the governor who is on his way to Xuzhou, so please ask Zhong Yanhu to immediately mobilize the warships of the water battalion to attack Yangtan Water Village!"
"If we want to eliminate the root cause and kill people and silence them, it seems better to mobilize our people," the subordinate said hesitantly. "Besides, even if we don't kill people and silence them, no one will believe what the water bandits say."
"Idiot," Ji Kun cursed angrily in a low voice, "What effect can the Longque Army's spies do if they just sneak attack the Yangtan Water Village where only the old, weak, women and children are left? Have you ever thought about it, what if the Longque Army's spies pretend to be us?
What will be the consequences if our people attack Yangtan Water Village and blame everything on us?"
Only then did the subordinate suddenly realize the seriousness of the problem. They could not eliminate Yang Qin, the water bandit. Next, they would not only have to tangle with the Dragon Bird Army secretly, but also face the crazy revenge of Yang Qin, the big bandit of Poyang Lake.
At that time, I'm afraid it will be difficult to even save one's life, let alone keep an eye on Han Daoxun, which is completely an important task entrusted by Lord Mingting.
"Take the ferry to Jiangzhou City, mobilize all the men of the Bingxiong Group, and fully cooperate with Zhong Yanhu to suppress the bandits. Don't let Yang Qin become a hidden danger in our operation!" Ji Kun gave another order before letting this subordinate
He quickly set off and sat under the tree. He frowned and thought seriously with regret, knowing that if he was really negligent, he might lose his life on this trip!
