Chapter two hundred and twenty fifth night cut off the ship
In the backyard of Baofeng Restaurant, Aunt Gongsun told Guo Song the latest information.
"Thirty warships have entered the Yellow River. Judging from the time, they will pass Qizhou tomorrow night. You should be ready! If you need anything else, you can tell me."
"I don't need anything, but I want to know how the people in Hidden Sword Hall behave?"
Aunt Gongsun sighed and said: "Our original plan was to control Lu Sigong and force him to order the fleet to dock in Puzhou. However, Lu Sigong was surrounded by more than a dozen extremely powerful guards. My men did not have the ability to control the situation.
, so Hidden Sword Hall will assist you in your actions, and several experts will board the ship with you."
Guo Song shook his head without hesitation and said: "I don't need anyone's help. They can't help me. Instead, they will become a burden to me and alert others, causing the operation to fail."
After thinking about it, Aunt Gongsun was right. With Guo Song's skills, the people she sent really couldn't keep up. Twelve Niang was more skilled in martial arts, but her personality was too strong. She would definitely rush to lead the action, which would lead to Guo Song and
If she turns against him, it's better to stay away from him.
"I understand, I will arrange it. Also, I heard that you met a naval patrol commander. Do you think he can be useful?"
Guo Song nodded, "His role is very important. He will help me with key details."
"But will he report you?" Aunt Gongsun said worriedly.
"What good will it do to him to report me?"
Guo Song smiled lightly and said: "This man even sold his wife to a brothel in order to pay off his gambling debts. As long as such a man gives him money, he can kneel down and call me grandpa. I don't worry at all that he will report me."
Aunt Gongsun said angrily: "Don't associate with such a despicable and shameless person in the future."
"I have no dealings with him. I am using him. Likewise, he also wants my money, that's all!"
Guo Song discussed all the details with Aunt Gongsun again, and then he returned to the inn.
As soon as he arrived at the inn, he found that the inn was very busy. He saw more than a dozen of his men, and then Liang Wu. Liang Wu rushed to Licheng County with the second group of forty soldiers.
Guo Song was overjoyed and quickly asked Liang Wu, "How is the situation in the capital?"
Liang Wu smiled and said: "On the second day after Chang Shi left, His Royal Highness King Lu came to our camp in person. He apologized to us and brought the latest order from the Ministry of War. We will no longer be disbanded, and every soldier will receive a cloud cavalry."
The honorary officers of the lieutenant, including fallen soldiers, can be inherited, and then each soldier will be rewarded with three hundred acres of land. Lieutenant Li was promoted to the rank of Zhonglang General, granted the title of baron, and was given ten acres of land. I was also promoted to the rank of captain, and granted the title of ten acres of land.
I will be awarded the honorable officer of Cavalry Captain and be given three hectares of land."
Guo Song nodded, "King Lu must have met the emperor before he started to mend the situation. What good does that do to me?"
"His Royal Highness Jianguo didn't mention you, but Li Ji specifically asked about it. His Highness King Lu gave a vague answer. He just said that your appointment was special and he couldn't interfere."
Even the supervisory state cannot interfere, so it can only be decided by the emperor.
Guo Song didn't ask any more questions and said to Liang Wu: "There happens to be a task for you, you come with me!"
In the evening of the next day, ten patrol boats were cruising on the Yellow River. Brigade Commander Ma Ying was very interested. He received 500 taels of silver from Guo Song, allowing him to pay off his gambling debt, and the wine money he owed Baofeng Restaurant was also written off.
And all he had to pay was to intercept a merchant fleet and collect debts for Guo Song.
This transaction made Ma Ying elated. He had always thought that Guo Song was a businessman who came to Qizhou to collect debts, and that he had to rely on the power of local snakes to recover the debts.
"Brother Guo, will those idiots who owe you money come tonight?"
Guo Song nodded, "They will definitely come, maybe a little later."
Guo Song was dressed in black, carrying a box, and looked deeply at the water. There were no ships on the water, but Aunt Gongsun was sure that Lu Sigong's fleet would definitely pass through Li Zhengji's territory at night.
Guo Song also believed that he would not stop at the shore.
Ma Ying was secretly peeping at Guo Song from the corner of his eye, but a vicious thought quietly arose in his heart. Guo Song was a foreigner. If he wanted to repay the debt, it would definitely be a large sum of money. Could he do it?
Swallow this money?
"Brother Guo, why aren't your friends here?" Ma Ying asked with concern.
"They have gone to Qingzhou, come back and come find me."
"Then you are alone in Qizhou?"
"I'm the only one now."
Ma Ying was secretly proud of herself. When she got the money, she would kill the businessman named Guo and make a fortune herself. It was a lucky turn of events and a windfall from heaven!
The time gradually arrived at one o'clock, the night sky was cloudless, and a bright full moon hung in the sky, filling the Yellow River and the earth with a layer of silver and sparkling light.
The soldiers on the patrol boat yawned impatiently. Ma Ying was also a little impatient and asked Guo Song, "Is there a mistake?"
Guo Song shook his head slightly, stared at the river and said: "There is no mistake, they should be here!"
Ma Ying and the soldiers cheered up and looked toward the distance on the river. After a moment, a soldier shouted: "It looks like a fleet!"
Not long after, a huge fleet appeared, with sails fully hoisted, sailing quickly with the east wind at night. Each ship was a three-thousand-stone warship. The soldiers all exclaimed in low voices, "My God!"
ah!"
Ma Ying swallowed dryly and said in a trembling voice: "Brother, are you kidding me?"
"It's them. If you stop them for me, I'll give you half of the money I want back, at least 10,000 taels of silver!" Guo Song continued to provide him with courage.
Ma Ying was finally carried away by greed, and he shouted, "Brothers, follow me!"
He led ten sentinel boats to charge forward, closely following the first large ship. They were very experienced and did not scatter. They only stared at the first large ship.
"We are patrol troops, stop the ship for inspection!" Ma Ying shouted.
Guo Song was looking at the mast of the big ship. At this time, two red lights were lit on the mast of the big ship. Guo Song specifically asked that the fleet communicated by semaphores during the day and by lighting lights at night, and there were lights.
In other words, if two red lights are on, it means there is some trouble, and the level of trouble is medium.
But what Guo Song cares about is not whether the other party will stop, but which ship issued the order. This is the key. He must know which ship the other party's main ship is. Even if he climbs on board to question, generally
The soldiers may not know it, but this is a very crucial detail, and this is Ma Ying's role.
At this time, two green lights lit up on the mast of the third ship, which meant rushing over directly.
The leading ship did not stop and rushed directly towards the intercepting sentinel ship in front. Ma Ying's ship was unable to turn around and was hit by the waist and knocked over. More than a dozen soldiers on board, including Ma Ying, fell into the water.
The other sentinel ships were so frightened that they all ducked away. The huge fleet rode the wind and waves and continued sailing without stopping. After a while, the thirty large ships gradually moved away.
The patrol boat then began to search for the people who fell into the water. The wind was high and the waves were strong, and the water surface was invisible. The soldiers fished all night, and finally only five surviving soldiers were picked up. The remaining ten soldiers, including Ma Ying, were missing. Ten
Eighty-nine died in the belly of the fish.
Someone suddenly remembered that the young businessman also fell into the water and probably suffered misfortune too.
Of course Guo Song also fell into the water, but he was not knocked into the water. Instead, after he determined that the third ship was the main ship, he jumped directly into the Yellow River. He clung to the side of the third ship and took off his coat.
Wearing only a pair of shorts, he carried the wooden box behind his back. His wooden box was specially made and would not let water seep in. There were belts on both sides so he could carry it directly on his shoulders.
Guo Song still relied on two sharp chisels to board the ship, which was very difficult. The ship planks were not easy to pierce. He could only penetrate into the gaps between the ship planks. The gaps were very thin, which required extremely high eyesight and accuracy.
But it was not a big problem for Guo Song. There was a sound of 'Boom!', a chisel was inserted into the ship's plank, and then there was another sound, and the second chisel was also inserted into the ship's plank.
Guo Song climbed up step by step at the stern of the ship, finally grabbed the anchor, and slowly climbed up.
The sight was very good, and the deck had an unobstructed view. There were more than a dozen soldiers sleeping on the side of the ship on both sides, each wrapped in a blanket. There were several soldiers patrolling at the front of the deck. It was probably because they had turned on the lights just now that they had been alerted.
There are three floors above the deck, and two guards are sitting on the stairs, wrapped in blankets and sleeping soundly.
There was no one around the stern of the ship. Guo Song observed it for a moment, jumped onto the ship, opened a small door at the stern, which was filled with brooms and rags. He closed the small door, opened the suitcase and put on a suit.
Wearing tight black clothes, he carried his black sword and bow and arrows behind his back, and put several necessary equipment into his arms.
Guo Song finished dressing up and looked outside. There was still no one outside and it was very quiet. He ducked out of the hut, threw the box into the Yellow River, and climbed to the second floor.