Chapter 389 The tentacles of Dingxiang Guard begin to affect the battle situation
On the Qingjiang River, at Jiangling Ferry, a large number of ships gathered together.
Most of the boatmen went ashore and gathered on the shore in twos and threes, waiting for the next order from the Qi army.
After the delivery of weapons and food, Chen Laoshi and others were not allowed to go home again and have been waiting here for three days.
Although it has been three days since food has been sent to his home, Chen Laoshi is not worried at all. With the big business led by Brother Ergou, all the miserable boatman brothers are starving at home.
It can last for ten days and a half without any problem.
Several people gathered around Ergou, having fun listening to Ergou bragging and spanking.
"When will our days end?"
Song Yi from Jiangdun Village suddenly shouted.
After hearing this, everyone fell silent.
In my previous life, I was under the control of Qi people, and my family's life was not bad. Although no one died, I could not get enough meals all year round.
When the Han army captured Jiangling and occupied the north bank of the Qingjiang River, everyone's life suddenly became better.
Most of the fish caught in the past were taken away by the Qi army. After the Han army came, they would use silver and copper coins to buy fish. They went back and forth. The more money everyone had, the more things they could buy at home.
stand up.
Although I still don't have enough to eat, my days of starvation are fewer. And starting from last year, if I don't have food taboos and are willing to eat potatoes and sweet potatoes, I can have enough to eat all year round by fishing.
It would be hard to bear the days of being ruled by the Qi people.
Chen Laoshi said: "They are all damned Qi people. If they don't come, our life will be fine. But if they come, we won't even be able to eat."
"Yes, it's Qi Ren."
A group of people in Song Yi started talking in a hurry.
Ergou stretched out his hands and pressed down, stopping everyone.
After a while, several Qi soldiers passed by, obviously drunk and laughing. One of the Qi soldiers glanced at Dong Wei, who was sitting outside, and kicked him.
"Mother, what are you looking at? Believe it or not, I will dig out your eyeballs right now."
Dong Wei held his head and did not dare to speak, allowing several Qi soldiers to beat him to death.
Ergou rushed forward, kicked him a few times, pulled Dong Wei out, picked up the oar next to him, and pointed at several Qi troops.
"If you dare to hit anyone again, we will never see the truth among Yingte people."
Several Qi soldiers looked at the boatmen who were surrounding them. When they saw that there were many people on the other side, they cursed a few words and walked away arm in arm.
Dong Wei held Ergou's arm with a grateful look on his face: "Ergou, don't say anything. I will be of use to you in the future. If you speak, you will save my life."
Song Yi also said next to him: "Old Dong, are you okay? Ergou is a righteous man. Everyone knows that if it weren't for Ergou, everyone would have starved to death."
Chen Laoshi also added: "It's not that bad. Without brother Ergou to bring the food we got, half of us would have died now."
Ergou's eyes flashed with cold light: "Do you want to live a good life?"
Good days?
Everyone looked at Ergou with hope. Of course everyone wanted to live a good life, but there was no way.
Ergou continued: "What kind of life did we live before Qi Ren came back, and what kind of life did you all live after Qi Ren came back?"
"If we want to live a better life, we must invite the Han people back."
Ergou said, noticing that everyone's faces were a little moved, so he continued to encourage himself.
"I have heard that this year the Han people have a great harvest of sweet potatoes, and the sweet potatoes are no longer valuable. The Han army has now opened up the supply of sweet potatoes. Not only the sergeants are full of food, but also the handymen and civilians in the army.
They all have chubby bellies after eating.”
"Do you know that Zhao Shouyi from Wuli Village is a civilian husband in the Han army? I secretly went to Wuli Village the night before yesterday to see my sweetheart, but I never expected to see Zhao Shouyi."
"Damn, Zhao Shouyi's grandson is full of fat and looks like a wealthy landlord. So I asked him if I could be a civilian husband for the Han army. What do you think Zhao Shouyi said?"
Chen Laoshi's group of people were aroused in curiosity and asked all kinds of questions.
"How can I say she's pregnant?"
"If you ask me, it's true that the Han army is definitely good, but I'm afraid they won't be able to defeat those Yingte people."
Ergou stopped everyone's excitement and continued talking.
"What kind of civilian husbands are we supposed to be? If we are willing to lead the way to Ding Xiangwei, pass on information, and have a better life in custody than him, Old Zhao, why should we be miserable civilian husbands in the camp?"
The boatmen were thoughtful. After all, they were used to being obedient people, but now they suddenly had to work for the Han army, and everyone was a little timid.
Ergou saw that everyone was hesitant, so he couldn't help but speak.
"As you can see, we smuggled a lot of food for ourselves. Then a few times, there was no food on the ship. From now on..."
As soon as Ergou said that, everyone remembered that it seemed like this. In the last few ships, no one transported food.
"Done"
Chen Laoshi thought about Chen San's mother who was beaten to death by the guards at home, and Chen San who died in vain on the river. His heart was full of injustice. The Qi army was all bastards, and the Yingte army were not good people either.
Letting the Han army rule is a hundred and eighty times better than the Qi people.
"I did it too. This life was given to me by Brother Ergou. What he said must be right."
Dong Wei also spoke, his dark face full of excitement.
Song Yi also spoke: "Although Brother Ergou saved my life, I still have my family to drag me down. I can't let my family starve to death. For the sake of my family and the sweet potatoes that can fill my stomach, I did it.
"
Following the example of Chen Laoshi and Song Yi, all the boatmen agreed unanimously.
A smile flashed across Ergou's face and he spoke in a lowered voice.
"Okay, let's not do anything else these days. Let's all work together tonight to get some sweet potatoes to fill my stomach."
That night, Chen Laoshi and a group of boatmen drove the boat, led by Ergou, to Wuli Village on the north bank. On the shore, they received several people and several large bags of sweet potatoes and sweet potatoes.
"Twenty pieces per person, these are just the first batch."
In the dark night, the two dogs shared the sweet potatoes and told everyone.
All the boatmen were excited. Although it was against the current on the way back, the speed was not much slower.
Under the leadership of Ergou, Chen Laoshi and a group of boat bosses drove the boats on the Qingjiang River to transport Dingxiang Guard personnel and intelligence back and forth, supporting the Han Dynasty's intelligence line.
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On the north bank of the Qingjiang River, the Qi army's coalition camp retreated one after another, and finally reached the edge of the Qingjiang River.
In the past few days, Su Yun controlled the flying birds and showed off his power repeatedly, destroying the few remaining flying birds of the Yingte people. The Yingte people did not dare to fight without the cover of flying birds, and they retreated continuously. Finally, they reached the point where they could no longer retreat.
situation.
In the big tent, Lorraine walked back and forth angrily for a few steps: "Sir, we can't retreat any longer. Sir, even if there is Qingjiang behind us, even if we risk the flying birds of the Taixi people, we still have to fight."
Viscount William suddenly smiled after reading the letter in his hand.
"Don't worry, Count Lorraine. The new bird soldiers will cross the river tomorrow. Our decisive battle is not far away."
At the same time, Chen Laoshi and Ergou also saw densely packed birds that suddenly fell in the Qi army camp.