At night, the ruins of Daoyu Village. Qinbei Pavilion
"Sun Tiha, have a nice journey!"
Zhizhou Wang Shizhong and Tongpan Zongze personally saw off Sun Li at the dock. Tonight, Sun Li was going to lead his troops out to sea to test the true identity of the thieves.
"Know the state's prime minister, judge the prime minister, and the villain will defeat the thieves and bandits!"
Sun Li cupped his fists at Wang Shizhong and Zongze.
Groups of small boats disappeared into the night, heading towards the islands.
"Junior brother, are you really sure?"
Luan Tingyu looked at Sun Li and asked. Now he also stayed with Sun Li as a card soldier.
"Sun Lei doesn't need to lie to us. If he wants to harm us, he can just release the news!"
Sun Li said that he thought Luan Tingyu was worried that Sun Lei would not keep his word and suddenly counterattacked them, but doing so was meaningless to Sun Lei.
"I'm not worried about this. Sun Lei naturally doesn't have to deal with us. What's more important is whether we can really win Zongze's trust in this battle. Zongze, the general judge, is a capable person and is not easy to trick. It would be very annoying if he is found out!"
Luan Tingyu lowered his voice and said that he had been in contact with Zongze twice and felt that he was unfathomable.
"I don't know for sure. Aren't those people the spies sent by Wang Shizhong and Zongze?"
Sun Li pointed to a boat behind, on which were the cronies sent by Zongze and Marquis Yu.
"What does Sun Lei want the old man Zongze to do? Besides, it's not easy to catch him. Just trick him out of Dengzhou Mansion and catch him at night."
Luan Tingyu looked at Sun Li in confusion. Although Zongze was powerful, he had already passed the age of knowing his destiny and would be sixty years old in a few years. What could such an old man do?
Luan Tingyu couldn't figure it out. Shouldn't thieves rob strong laborers and good women? Why does Sun Lei want an old man? He is still an old man who is an official.
"I don't know either!"
Sun Li shook his head and said, he was also curious about these things, but he didn't dare to ask for fear of offending Sun Lei.
The fleet moved forward in silence, relying on the stars and moon to guide the way, and arrived near Salmon Island in the middle of the night.
"Look, there are lights, it's an enemy ship!"
A soldier whispered, and all the ships quickly slowed down and lowered their voices.
"Several Yuhou, the thieves' lair is right here!"
Sun Li pointed to Salmon Island and said to the people sent by Wang Shizhong and Zongze.
"The thief is unprepared, it's a good time for a sneak attack!"
Everyone was excited, and rows of ships could be vaguely seen in the dark night through the moonlight.
"Prepare the fire oil cloth and shoot with the arrow!"
When Sun Li saw that those people had completed the confirmation, he immediately ordered his soldiers to prepare arrows and fire oil cloth.
"Do you want to step forward to help in the battle?"
Sun Li looked at those people and asked.
"We are just here to watch and learn from the battle. We don't understand naval warfare. The battle still depends on Sun Tiha."
Everyone shook their heads repeatedly. This battle would kill people, and they were not willing to take risks.
"Later, everyone, I'll be right back!"
Sun Li hugged everyone and quietly led them to the port outside Salman Island.
"Junior brother, these are merchant ships!"
After getting closer, Luan Tingyu discovered that all the merchant ships docked at the port were the merchant ships brought out by Hu Yanqing, and there were no loach warships.
"These soldiers are all newly recruited civilians. You can see warships and merchant ships everywhere this night."
Sun Li whispered. At this moment, he was sure that what Sun Lei said was not a lie. Sun Lei was really going to pretend to be defeated.
"shooting!"
Sun Li gave an order, and the arrows on the ships were ignited. The bowstrings sounded loudly, and they were like locust rockets shooting at the ships in the port, setting them on fire in an instant.
"Enemy attack!"
"Firefighting!"
A burst of gongs and drums sounded, and waves of shouts came from Salmon Island.
"Quick, go!"
Sun Li immediately asked everyone to leave.
The flames in the port are getting bigger and bigger, and the ships seem to be equipped with tinder. The flames are soaring into the sky, which is really spectacular.
On Dengzhou City.
"It's done!"
Wang Shizhong patted the city wall with great joy and said, he saw the fire rising from the sea. No matter what happened to Sun Li and the army, the thieves must have suffered heavy losses. This was enough, even if the whole army was annihilated, it was worth it.
"Okay, okay, Sun Li did not disappoint me!"
Zongze was also overjoyed when he saw the fire. This battle finally boosted morale and severely wounded the thieves.
"Drumming and cheering!"
Zongze ordered to the soldiers in the city, how could such a grand event not be publicized so as to reassure the frightened people.
"Dongdongdong!"
The sound of war drums resounded through Dengzhou City. The people in the city were awakened by the sound of war drums and walked out of their houses to see what was going on. They saw the fire on the sea.
"Zong Tongpan, just like you said, let's jointly submit a letter to ask for credit for Sun Li!"
Wang Shizhong looked at Zongze with great joy and said, Sun Li has made great achievements now and will definitely be rewarded heavily.
"Thank you, Magistrate Wang!"
Zongze said with a smile.
"I heard that Liang Zhongshu of Daming Prefecture will send someone to send weapons. I don't know when they will arrive. With those weapons, it won't be a problem to clear out the thieves."
Zongze looked at Wang Shizhong and asked.
"I just heard that I don't know the specific time."
Wang Shizhong shook his head and said, Liang Zhongshu represents what Cai Jing means. How could he, a magistrate of a remote military state, know that?
However, what he cares more about is not the thieves, but when he can contact the Jurchens to destroy the Liao Dynasty together. Compared with the big plan to destroy the Liao Dynasty, the small thieves are not worth mentioning.
The war drums were still beating until after dawn, and many people from the wealthy families were happy to hear it. Without thieves, they could make money unimpeded on the sea again.
After dawn.
"Back! Back!"
While Wang Shizhong and Zongze were drinking tea, a soldier shouted.
"What's back?"
Zongze asked quickly.
"Sun Tiha is back with his army!"
The soldier ran in and answered.
"Back? Okay, great!"
Zongze was overjoyed. They all thought that people like Sun Li would never come back, and even if they came back, they would probably be very few.
"Notify the whole city, open the city gates, and welcome the triumphant army!"
Wang Shizhong ordered outside the door that this triumph was too important to Dengzhou City, and it must be publicized to boost the morale of the whole city.
maritime.
Before he got close to Dengzhou City, Sun Li heard the sound of drums, followed by the whole city's flags covering the sky, the city gates wide open, and a large number of soldiers lined up at the door.
"There's no need for such a big battle!"
Sun Li's face was full of embarrassment. In the eyes of everyone in Dengzhou, he was a great hero who had successfully suppressed thieves, but he knew very well in his heart that everything was just an act and his successful sneak attack was fake.
"It seems like you have truly become the God of War in Dengzhou."
Luan Tingyu looked at Sun Li with a strange expression. Everything seemed to be going towards Sun Lei's plan. But in this way, Sun Li had climbed too high. You must know that Sun Li had surrendered to Liangshan. If the truth were revealed , How does Sun Li behave?
"I didn't expect this! Never since Dengzhou opened as a port has there been such a big formation to welcome people!"
Sun Li felt bad. In the past, it would have been smoke coming out of the ancestral graves. His lifelong dream and his wish to honor his ancestors have finally come true. But now that he is an undercover agent, is it really good to climb so high?
"Now you have no choice but to take the fight."
Luan Tingyu watched the ship approaching the pier. The pier was already decorated with lights and colorful decorations. Now there was no room for Sun Li to refuse. He must be the God of War in Dengzhou.
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