Nine hundred and sixtieth chapters robbing people halfway
Going east from Yuzhou, you have to pass through Fuzhou, Zhongzhou, Wanzhou, Kuizhou, Bazhou, Guizhou, and Xiazhou before arriving at Jingzhou. The journey is more than a thousand miles, traveling by land and water, and it takes ten days at the fastest.
The team had already walked for four days from Yuzhou, but they were still on the border of Zhongzhou, and the speed was obviously much slower. If they continued on like this, they might not be able to reach Jingzhou in twenty days.
The resistance of the soldiers was quite strong. They took three steps forward and took one step back, dilly-dallying, marching very slowly, and fleeing all the way. Especially at night, the fleeing phenomenon became more serious.
Huo Xianming therefore set up a special inspection army, specifically responsible for catching fleeing soldiers. Once caught, they would be executed on the spot. After killing hundreds of people, the phenomenon of escaping gradually stopped.
That night, the fleet arrived at Linjiang County, Chungju. Because the marching speed of the army behind them was too slow, the fleet had to stop and wait for them.
At this time, a group of more than fifty cavalrymen came galloping from a distance. They galloped along the official road near the Yangtze River. The Yangtze River was a few hundred steps away, and large ships parked on the river could be seen.
"stop!"
A dozen sentries appeared in front and blocked the cavalry team's path.
This cavalry team was Zhang Yun's team. They pretended to be the rear army preparation team and followed Li Nai all the way to register for food and material needs. They were able to go without any hindrance. Going forward was the more sensitive fleet area. The eunuch party
The ships of the Group and the Empress are all located in this area, so there will be military sentries on the shore, and soldiers of unknown origin are strictly prohibited from approaching.
Li Nai stepped forward and clasped his fists and said: "We are the rear army preparing for the front line. We go to various armies to register their food and material needs."
After saying that, he handed over the gold medal of the Presenior Team, and the sentinel went back to discuss it for a while. The leading sentinel said: "Please wait a moment, let's go and ask for instructions."
The leading sentry ran away and came back after a while, "You can go over!"
"Thank you very much!"
Li Nai bowed, turned around and shouted: "Let's go!"
He continued to run eastward with the cavalry. At this time, Huo Xianming and Dou Wenchang were sitting in the cabin drinking tea. They left Yuzhou smoothly. Everyone was slightly relieved. As soon as they arrived in Jingnan, they would completely get rid of Guo Song.
threats.
"What do you think Dou Weng will think of Ma Sui, Liu Qia and Han Huang?" Huo Xianming asked.
Dou Wenchang smiled sinisterly, "The so-called coercing the emperor to order the princes, as long as the queen mother and the young emperor are in our hands, they will have to obey even if they have 10,000 dissatisfactions, unless they openly betray the Tang Dynasty, but is that possible?"
Huo Xianming chuckled and said: "Dou Weng is right, they are not Guo Song after all. It is indeed impossible."
"Dou Weng, is it appropriate to put the new capital in Hangzhou?" Huo Xianming asked again.
"We have no choice. Let's go to Jiangning. It's too dangerous. Let's go to Suzhou, which is a little far away from the sea. Only Hangzhou can be attacked when we advance and we can defend when we retreat. If we can't defend it, we can still take a boat into the sea."
While the two were talking, the sound of horse hooves was heard from the shore. They both looked towards the shore at the same time. In the darkness, they saw a group of cavalry running quickly from a distance and heading east quickly.
"What's going on?"
Huo Xianming ordered the people around him: "Go and ask what the cavalry team that just passed by did."
A eunuch ran out to ask, and not long after, he came back and reported: "Qi Xianweng, General Lou said that he is a cavalry member of the Preparatory Army."
Huo Xianming came up with the name Bizen Team, which was the team sent by the rear army to register the needs for food and supplies. Huo Xianming was suddenly stunned and asked again: "Have our needs been registered?"
A general's voice came from outside, "Reply to the immortal, we have already registered, including a thousand blankets, and they will be delivered tomorrow morning."
It was quite cold on the river at night, so they wanted to add blankets to keep out the cold.
Dou Wenchang said with a smile: "Isn't it possible that the immortal would suspect them of being deceitful?"
Huo Xianming shook his head, "That's not true. Although Li Wanrong is a bit uneasy, he has been with us for many years. I have considered that even if he is loyal to the Queen Mother, as long as the Queen Mother is safe, he will not have any different intentions. Besides, the Queen Mother's ships are on guard.
"Strictly, what can dozens of them do?"
"The Immortal always thinks too well of people. After we go to Hangzhou, we can't be as soft-hearted as before. We would rather kill a hundred by mistake than let one person go!"
"You're right, I would rather kill a hundred by mistake than let one go!"
The two clapped and laughed together.
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Zhang Yun and his party ran for more than ten miles, when suddenly hundreds of large tents appeared on the shore in front of them. The tents formed a semicircle and surrounded a two thousand stone ship.
Zhang Yun was still worried about how to find the big ship on which the emperor and empress were riding. Now he suddenly found the answer. It was so tightly guarded that it could only be this big ship.
They made a careful plan before setting off. They put several small U-Peng boats on the north bank of the Yangtze River. As soon as they found the big ship, the small boats would come to pick them up.
Everyone immediately acted according to the plan. Two soldiers with particularly good water skills sneaked into the Yangtze River and swam to the other side. Their mission was to find two small boats and guide them to the larger ship.
Zhang Yun was observing the enemy's preparedness. Most of the soldiers were probably asleep, but there were sentries patrolling the open space in front of the ship, and there were also a few sentries on the ship pacing back and forth.
"General Zhang, this army is the guard of Zuoyintai. They are all highly skilled in martial arts and are difficult to deal with!"
"Isn't Zuoyintai disbanded?" Zhang Yun asked.
"The Jianghu warriors of Zuoyintai have been disbanded, but the elite guards drawn from the army are still there. These two thousand people are directly commanded by Ju Wenzhen. They don't have names for the time being. We still call them Zuoyintai guards."
Speaking of this, Li Nai let out a long sigh, "The defenses are too tight. If we make a move, we will be exposed."
Zhang Yun smiled slightly and said, "Things are not that bad. We have internal support inside."
As soon as he finished speaking, a soldier shouted in a low voice: "Who is it!"
When Zhang Yun turned around, he saw a dark figure standing a dozen steps away to the south. He appeared silently, which really shocked him.
However, this black shadow seemed to be a woman. His heart moved and he whispered to the black shadow: "Excuse me, is this Ying Sanniang?"
The black shadow approached. It was a woman holding a long sword. She said calmly: "I saw two people crossing the river in the water, so I guessed that General Zhang had arrived."
Although the appearance has changed, the voice has not changed. It is indeed Ying Caihe. Zhang Yun was confused and asked: "How did Ying Sanniang get off the boat without us seeing it?"
"Do you need to see me when I come down?" Ying Caihe said coldly.
Zhang Yun hit a nail, he shook his head secretly, and asked: "Can the empress bring it down?"
"You can do it, little emperor!"
Ying Caihe untied her cloak and found a sleeping child in her arms.
"He is...he is the little emperor?" Zhang Yun was a little shocked.
"That's him. He's very timid and never cries, but he understands his heart better than anyone else."
Ying Caihe carefully wrapped the child in his cloak, and his eyes turned so gentle, which really surprised Zhang Yun. Is this still the murderous female devil?
Ying Caihe stepped forward and handed the child to Zhang Yun. Zhang Yun quickly took it and immediately arranged for ten soldiers to take the little emperor away first and cross the Yangtze River from the receiving ship behind.
Watching a group of soldiers walking away, he asked: "Where is the Queen Mother?"
"Your Majesty, I can't bring her here. You should have prepared a boat!"
"We have prepared two small boats."
"That's enough. When the boat comes, take action when you see the fire and cover me to get off the boat."
"Please Sanniang Ying explain clearly, how do we do it? Who is the target?" Zhang Yun asked urgently.
"You don't need to worry about the ship. I've already killed all fifty guards. All you have to do is stop the guards on shore from getting on the ship at the critical moment."
Li Nai was so shocked that his voice changed, "Fifty people...were all killed?"
Ying Caihe glanced at him and said coldly: "It's nothing. I drugged their dinner. Everyone was sleeping soundly. One sword, one sword, fifty sword swords will solve the problem."
Zhang Yun secretly screamed something bad, and immediately raised his head to look at the ship. Sure enough, several sentries on the ship were missing.
"This woman does things..."
Zhang Yun was really a little annoyed. Ying Caihe was too reckless. He took action without consulting him. He didn't know when his men would find the boat!
No matter how angry he was, there was nothing he could do. Zhang Yun could only hold back his anger and nodded: "We will try our best!"
Ying Caihe actually realized that she started a little too early. She originally thought that the ship was on the other side, but now she suddenly realized that the other party might have to look for the ship, which would take time.
But she would never admit that she had made a mistake in judgment. Ying Caihe was too lazy to say any more, so she jumped lightly and threw herself into the darkness. Before everyone could see clearly, her person disappeared, and everyone looked at each other in shock.