In the afternoon of the next day, Wang You returned to Yuancheng. He was filled with anger. What Tian Xu did in Dizhou was simply outrageous. No wonder the gentry and people in Dizhou were at odds with each other. He originally thought that Li Na was behind it.
Trouble, in fact, is not the case at all.
Wang You was so angry that he didn't even bother to rest, so he went directly to the palace to find Wei Wang Tian Yue.
Tian Yue was still waiting for news from Xiangzhou. At noon, Youzhou's fleet had passed Yuancheng and was now almost in Xiangzhou.
At this time, he heard that Wang You was back. He was a little hesitant, but still invited him in.
"My lord, look at the good things Tian Xu has done!"
Wang You threw a thick stack of complaints on the table, and he called Tian Xu by his first name without being polite.
Tian Yue was startled, "What happened to him?"
"The crimes he committed in Dizhou are too numerous to describe. He massacred at least five thousand innocent people in Dizhou, most of whom were wealthy households in Dizhou, and plundered all their wealth. Look at this, the former minister of Taifu Temple Wang Chong
The legitimate granddaughter was only ten days away from marrying the eldest grandson of the great scholar Zhang Han, but she was raped and abused by him. Wang Chong's legitimate granddaughter committed suicide by hanging from a beam that night. The two major commanders of Dizhou were irreparable. He was simply worse than a beast, and he even tortured Dizhou.
It’s been destroyed, Zhang Han’s disciples are all over Hebei, what does the prince say to save it?”
Tian Yue flipped through the complaint, his face suddenly turned gloomy, and he immediately ordered his bodyguard: "Go and find Tian Xu to see me!"
The soldiers left in a hurry, and Tian Yue reassured Wang You, "Commander, don't be angry, drink some tea first."
He personally took the tea cup from the maid and handed it to Wang You. Wang You took a sip of tea and asked, "Is there anything important happening these days?"
Tian Yue originally wanted to conceal the silver ship, but Wang You would know about it sooner or later, so he hesitated and said: "I got the news yesterday that more than a thousand silver ships from Youzhou passed through the border, fully loaded with 10 million taels of silver and 100 silver ships.
Five hundred thousand taels of gold."
Wang You's heart skipped a beat, and he quickly asked: "According to the agreement, they should cross the border smoothly. Your Majesty has no intention of attacking them, right?"
"In fact, we are in very difficult financial circumstances right now. I would like to ... intercept some of it."
"What!"
The tea cup in Wang You's hand clinked to the ground. He stood up and said with wide eyes, "Your Majesty, did I hear you right? Do you want to intercept the Youzhou Silver Ship?"
"Commander, don't worry, listen to me!"
"How can I not be anxious?"
Wang You was extremely anxious and said: "Hurry up and tell me, what else is there?"
"In fact, it was not me who did it, but the gangster Li Bao of Chishi Village. Then we wiped out the gangsters and returned 70% of the silver ship to the other party, leaving only 30%."
Wang You shook his head repeatedly. King Wei was still simple-minded. How could Guo Song give up?
"My lord, do you think Guo Song is a fool? There are at least two thousand guards on the ship. The bandits will be the opponent of the two thousand guards. If two thousand soldiers guarding the ship are killed, that is provoking a war!"
Wang You was very anxious and said: "We believe that Guo Song will personally lead the army into Xiangzhou and Huaizhou to suppress the bandits. Do you want to fight with them? If you don't fight, Xiangzhou and Huaizhou will be lost. If you want to fight, they will be lost."
, how confident is the prince that he can defeat the Guo and Song armies? Can Yuancheng withstand the explosion of Iron Fire Thunder?"
Tian Yue was stunned. He forgot that there were two thousand soldiers on the ship, and he never thought that Guo Song would personally come to suppress the bandits. Of course, it was not to suppress the bandits, but to annex Xiangzhou and Huaizhou in the name of suppressing bandits. He had originally
The idea of seizing the silver ship was not very strong, but was encouraged by Xu Shize. At this moment, a strong regret suddenly surged in his heart.
Tian Yue said quickly: "Maybe there's still time to stop it, I'll rush to Xiangzhou now!"
He first sent two of his bodyguards to ride two horses to Youzhou with their gold medals. Then he got on his horse and led three thousand cavalry in pursuit toward Xiangzhou like lightning.
Wang You stayed in the palace and waited for Tian Xu. Soon, his own soldiers came to report that Tian Xu was not in the palace and his whereabouts were unknown.
Wang You suddenly became confused...
After one o'clock, thousands of men in black in casual clothes were ambushing in the woods to the west of Yongji Canal. This is about forty miles south of Anyang River. This area is densely wooded and remote, very far from the county seat.
Far away, it is a good place to conduct an ambush.
They had been lying in wait here since the afternoon. The hot weather and mosquito bites made them miserable, and they had to wait patiently for the arrival of the fleet.
At this time, the rapid sound of horse hooves was heard in the distance, and several cavalrymen were seen running towards them. They shouted from a distance: "The King of Wei has an order, withdraw the troops!"
The men in black from the woods came out one after another. The leader was Tian Yue's confidant General Feng Sheng. He stepped forward and asked, "What's going on?"
Three messenger soldiers came galloping on six war horses. They were exhausted. The leading soldier took out Tian Yue's gold medal and shouted loudly: "The King of Wei has an order, withdraw your troops immediately!"
Something must have happened. Feng Sheng ordered without hesitation: "Retreat!"
Thousands of black-clad soldiers followed him and quickly evacuated from the river, and soon disappeared into the night.
The fleet has already entered Xiangzhou, and the mighty fleet is heading south along the Yongji Canal. Two thousand soldiers are leaning on the side of the ship with crossbows in hand, watching the movements on the shore with vigilance. They usually rest during the day and are on guard at night.
Especially after entering Weizhou, they became even more vigilant.
On the shore, there are hundreds of trackers pulling fibers on both sides of the river. After entering the Yellow River, they go against the current and also need to pull fibers. In fact, hundreds of trackers have become the outer sentinels of the fleet. They are the first to feel any trouble.
arrive.
But this is only limited to the front section of the fleet. The middle and rear sections of the fleet still do not have any peripheral security, and they can only rely on soldiers to concentrate on keeping an eye on both sides of the strait.
In the middle and rear of the fleet, a soldier on a ship suddenly noticed a figure moving in the woods on the west bank. He immediately became alert and shouted: "Old Liu, there is movement on the shore!"
Another companion hurriedly came over and asked: "Where is it?"
"Over there!"
The soldier pointed at the woods and saw countless men in black suddenly appearing in the woods. Both of them were stunned.
"No, there are thieves, sound the alarm!" The soldier surnamed Liu was the first to react, rushed to the bow of the ship, picked up a rattle and started shaking it.
'Dang! Dang! Dang!'
The clear ringing of the bell alerted the surrounding soldiers, and they saw countless men in black pouring out of the woods on the shore, rushing toward the fleet with steel knives in hand.
"Fire arrows!" a soldier shouted.
Dozens of crossbow arrows were shot at each other with "Whoosh! Whoosh!". The men in black were hit by arrows one after another and fell to the ground screaming.
At this time, three rockets rose into the sky and exploded with a 'pop!' sound in the air.
Zhang Lianliang on the first boat was stunned and asked anxiously: "General Huo, what's going on?"
The military commander guarding the ship was a general named Huo Changling, who wielded a large iron spear and was very skilled in martial arts.
He stared into the distance and said: "There must be something going on behind the scenes, maybe someone ambushed us!"
Before he could explain, he immediately ordered: "Send the battle order!"
Although 2,000 men guard a thousand ships, they also have tactics. They are divided into four battalions, each of 500 men, each responsible for a section of the fleet. Once an alarm occurs, they will quickly assemble separately instead of all running away in a swarm.
When they got to the back boat, they were still responsible for a section.
A series of gunpowder arrows shot into the sky and exploded in the sky. This was the battle order, and the soldiers on the ship began to gather quickly.
At this time, the five hundred soldiers in charge of the rear section came from both ends towards the fierce battle. The man in black who came forward had already swam and climbed onto the boat. The escorting soldiers suffered casualties, but more and more soldiers came and fired crossbows.
Shoot the men in black on the boat and on the shore.
Several burly men in black wielded sharp axes to chop at the iron chains. They kept chopping at the iron chains, and simply smashed the hull around the iron wedges. The iron chain wedges fell off, and the 720th ship and the 720th
The connection between a ship was finally broken.
At this time, another man in black cut open the oilcloth, revealing the oilcloth underneath, which turned out to be a sack filled with goods. The man in black slashed open the bag with a knife, and the salt inside fell down.
"What's the salt?"
The man in black exclaimed, and other men in black also opened the bags, and they also exclaimed: "There is salt here too!"
Soon, seven or eight ships were inspected and they were all carrying salt. The men in black shouted: "Six Generals, the ships are all carrying salt!"
Tian Xu hid on the shore, waiting for the good news to come. Unexpectedly, he was stunned by the news. The cargo transported was not gold and silver, but salt. What was going on?
At this time, a cavalryman rushed over and shouted: "Report to the Sixth General, the King of Wei is leading the cavalry to kill this way!"
Tian Xu became timid and shouted: "Retreat! Retreat!"
Thousands of people in black clothes jumped out of the boat and swam to the shore. Soon they swam ashore and ran into the woods in confusion. They didn't grab anything, but more than three hundred people died in vain.
The fleet docked, and the soldiers escorting the ship came ashore to gather. They also suffered more than 20 casualties.
A group of cavalry appeared from the south and were rushing along the river bank. The leader was the general Tian Yue himself. He also saw the gunpowder arrows fired by the Jin army and realized that something was going on here and hurried over.
Huo Changling led his troops to meet him, waved his spear and said coldly: "Who are you, who dare to rob an official ship?"
Tian Yue quickly shouted: "Don't get me wrong, I am the King of Wei Tian Yue. I heard that someone wanted to harm the fleet, so I came with my army to support him."
Zhang Lian sneered in his conscience. His Highness had indeed guessed that these bastards wanted to attack the fleet. Fortunately, they were well prepared.
He stepped forward and said calmly: "I am escorting the ship's officer Zhang Lianliang, and Cao, the governor of Youzhou, is joining the military. Is His Highness the King of Wei really here to protect the ship?"
"Exactly!"
Tian Yue pointed at the cavalry behind him, "If I came to hijack the ship, why would I wear armor?"
"I see, I was ordered to escort 200,000 rock salt back to Chang'an. Thousands of men in black attacked us just now. How do you explain His Highness the King of Wei?"
"Salt?"
Tian Yue's heart suddenly became very bitter. He suddenly realized that he didn't understand what the other party was transporting. He thought it was gold and silver, but he didn't expect it to be salt. But how could salt be transported from Youzhou? He