At nightfall, two large ships slowly moored ten miles north of Jiangdu County. Three carriages had been parked on the shore in advance. A man stepped out of the large ship in front and asked, "But are the carriages prepared by the inn?"
A man jumped out of the carriage and flashed a bronze medal. Under the moonlight, the words on the bronze medal were very clear, which were the three words "Jinwei Mansion".
However, the person on the boat showed a silver medal, which was also from the Jin Palace, but the shape of their cards was slightly different. The person on the boat had an oval medal, and the man in the carriage had a square medal. This is because they belong to different agencies.
It's the Special Forces Department, and the people in the carriage are the Intelligence Department.
The man in the carriage bowed respectfully and said, "I am working in the Yangzhou Intelligence Agency next week."
The man on the big boat nodded, "Thank you for your hard work. I am Yang Shaowu, the captain of the third battalion of the Special Forces Department. I will take four brothers to escort the cargo south."
He turned around and whistled, and more than ten people came out of the ship. They carried several large wooden boxes out of the ship and transferred them to two carriages. There were four long wooden boxes in total, each of which was very heavy.
Four young and strong men got into two carriages respectively, together with the wooden boxes. They and their leader, General Yang Shaowu, followed the carriages and continued southward, when an extra carriage appeared.
Zhou Jing was a little confused. The other party sent a pigeon message asking for three carriages, but in fact two were enough. At this time, two men in black stepped out from a boat behind, wearing curtains and hats, and veils covering their faces.
, but it was clear that they were two women, one petite and the other tall and plump. The two of them got into the third carriage.
"Are they..." Zhou Jing asked softly.
Yang Shaowu smiled bitterly and said: "I don't know who they are. They didn't speak to each other all the way. I only know that they are from the worship hall and they didn't say a word along the way."
Zhou Jing's mind changed, and he suddenly remembered who the other party was. It must be Li Ying who burned down the Jiangdu Shipbuilding Yard. She brought two apprentices with her at that time, but only one this time.
"I know them. They stayed at Gaosheng Inn. The innkeeper said that their martial arts skills are frightening and they have cold personalities. It's best not to mess with them."
Yang Shaowu nodded. The leader Guo Yuniang also told him that this woman was directly dispatched by His Highness the King of Jin. She was once the top master of the Hidden Sword Tower. Her martial arts even surpassed Li Man. She was ruthless and ruthless. It was best to ignore her along the way.
They were very careful and prepared a boat specially for her, and then everyone ignored each other.
This time they had a very difficult task, transporting twenty small iron fire mines to the south of the Yangtze River. Except for him, who was relatively skilled in martial arts, the other four were professional soldiers from the firearms battalion. The only real escorts were these two women.
Yang Shaowu had seen this woman's ruthless tactics with his own eyes. When passing through Chenliu County, the tall woman was washing on the deck behind the ship. A fleet of ships happened to be passing by. Two boatmen teased her with dirty words, but she saw her hand
Yang, the two boatmen fell into the water and never got up again, not even a scream in between.
Yang Shaowu immediately realized that this woman's poisonous methods were probably not trivial, otherwise the two boatmen would at least scream. The petite lady was her apprentice. Although she had never seen her take action, she was probably not weak.
"Let's go!"
They acted quickly and neatly. After getting on the carriage, the carriage set off.
Zhou Jing brought an extra horse, so Yang Shaowu rode with him. The twenty iron fire mines were very heavy. The carriages were pulled by two horses. There was a shed at the back, and the wooden box was placed at the bottom, covered with some cloth to block it.
They couldn't cover it up when they were really interrogated. They used money to clear the way along the way, which was smooth sailing. The reason why they had to switch to the land route in Yangzhou was because the ships would be forcibly commandeered by the army when they arrived in Jiangdu.
, the risk is too great.
"Are the three coachmen reliable?" Yang Shaowu glanced at the carriage and asked.
Zhou Dingding nodded, "We are all our own. We also have a pass obtained by Li Run, the chief registrar of Jiangyang County. It is for providing supplies to the military, and there will be no interrogation along the way."
"Where to cross the river?" Yang Shaowu asked again.
"There is a small village about fifty miles east of Jiangyang County called Huangwan Village. The ship is already waiting there."
"Yes, you arranged it very carefully." Yang Shaowu praised.
Zhou Jing gave a wry smile. This is a red-level task, which is the highest level. The entire Jinweitang along the way and in Yangzhou and Runzhou have been mobilized. How can they not be serious?
On the carriage, Ying Caihe rested with his eyes closed, but his apprentice Jingyu was a little curious. She couldn't help but ask: "Master, what are in those four wooden boxes?"
"That's a great weapon to fight for the world. Don't ask any more questions. Just take the time to get some sleep."
Jingyu stuck out her tongue, not daring to ask any more questions, and closed her eyes.
The three carriages went south along the official road. When they approached Jiangdu City, they turned to another road, which was a special road for transporting salt, commonly known as the Salt Road.
"Jiangdu City is still in wartime. The checkpoints on the official road have been replaced by soldiers. It is more dangerous. It is much better to take the salt road. The checkpoints on the salt road are called asking for money cards. As long as you give money, even if you transport soldiers in public, they
I will also pretend not to see it.
Yang Shaowu smiled, the things they transported were much more serious than Bingjia.
Just as Zhou Jing described, there are three checkpoints on the salt road of just thirty miles. Without exception, as long as the money is paid, the goods are not checked. One carriage costs five taels of silver. The three carriages successfully arrived at the riverside, and they still have to go eastward.
It takes thirty miles to reach Huangwan Village.
The carriage still traveled along the salt road. The road was uneven, the carriage was bumpy, and the walking speed also slowed down.
After walking for about ten miles, the sound of horse hooves suddenly came from ahead. Zhou Jing's expression changed, "Oops, we encountered an inspection team!"
"What inspection team?" Yang Shaowu asked.
"The people who inspect illegal salt are the army. They are very ruthless and will kill people without salt stamps."
Zhou Jing was very nervous. He was really afraid that something might happen. They were afraid of encountering the illegal salt inspection team. They usually didn't encounter them, but they happened to encounter them today.
Yang Shaowu turned around and blew a whistle, signaling danger. The soldiers from the firearms battalion accompanying the carriage tightened their sword hilts, but Ying Cai and the carriage they were riding in did not move.
The cavalry team rushed forward and raised their hands to signal the carriage to stop. There were twenty cavalrymen in total, wearing swords on their waists and holding short spears in their hands. They all looked fierce.
"What is being transported?" the leader of the brigade asked sternly.
"It's cloth, military cloth."
Zhou Jing handed the pass to the other party. This was a pass issued by each county and was specially used to transport logistics supplies to the army. With it, there would be no interrogation at checkpoints on the road.
But the army that inspects illegal salt obviously ignores this. They are in a different system, and the army's war has nothing to do with them, just like selling illegal salt has nothing to do with the army.
The commander of the leading brigade did not look at the sign and ordered: "See what they are transporting?"
The cavalrymen rushed to the carriage to check, and the soldiers pointed their spears at the people inside and shouted: "Get out of here all of them!"
Yang Shaowu said calmly: "Everyone, come out first!"
Four soldiers jumped out of the carriage. The leading brigade commander glanced at the same four soldiers and was secretly surprised. All four of them were strong and strong. Although they were not tall in stature, their gestures and gestures showed that they had been trained for a long time.
He immediately realized that there was something wrong with the carriage and shouted: "Hand over all your weapons, or I will kill you!"
The four of them looked at Yang Shaowu. Yang Shaowu quickly glanced at Ying Caihe's carriage. It was still very calm there, as if nothing had happened. He was secretly anxious in his heart, but he also knew that the four soldiers were soldiers from the Firearms Battalion, not
The opponent with twenty cavalry cannot suffer unnecessary casualties at this time.
"Put the sword on the ground and step aside."
The four soldiers took off their swords from their waists and placed them on the ground. They stepped aside.
"the same as you!"
The brigade commander pointed his short spear at Yang Shaowu and said, "Put down the weapon!"
Yang Shaowu also took off his sword and threw it to the ground. His real weapon was a soft sword, wrapped around his waist and covered with clothes.
"Search thoroughly for me!"
The soldiers jumped off their horses and searched the carriage. Immediately, a soldier shouted: "There are two large wooden boxes down there!"
The other side also shouted: "There are also two wooden boxes here!"
At this time, several soldiers laughed and said: "There are two beauties in this carriage, they are really good-looking, they are big white sheep!"
The soldiers were attracted and ran to see the beauty.
But the brigade commander pointed his spear at the wooden box and asked, "What's in this?"
Yang Shaowu said calmly: "They are all tableware for eating."
"Stop your mother's shit and open it for me!"
The brigade commander ordered to the left and right: "Pry them open for me!"
At this time, the brigade commander suddenly felt something. When he turned around, he saw six or seven soldiers in front of the third carriage falling limply. In front of the carriage stood an extremely beautiful woman.
He was shocked, "Who are you?"
The beautiful woman sneered and flew up from the sky. With a flash of cold light in her hand, the brigade commander's head flew up.
As he started to take action, Yang Shaowu roared, pulled out the soft sword from his waist, shook his hand, stabbed the sword into the chest of a soldier, and snatched off his short spear.
"You go grab weapons and horses!" Yang Shaowu turned around and shouted.
Four firearms battalion soldiers rushed towards Ying Caihe's carriage, grabbed the short spears of several dead soldiers, and got on their horses.
But at this time, they found that they no longer needed to take action. The two women in black were flying in the air like two black butterflies. Wherever they passed, the opposing cavalry fell off their horses.
Especially the woman in black at the head. With a flick of her hand, several golden lights flew out. Several soldiers who were turning around and running away only felt an itching pain in their necks. When they reached out to touch, they found a needle stuck in their necks. Without waiting for them,
When he pulled out the needle, his vision went dark and he fell off his horse.
Yang Shaowu suddenly understood how those boatmen on the road died.