By the time Lao Cao and others came down from the mountain, more than 70 small boats had gathered at the fishing port. Fei Bao and San Ruan had already finished their preparations and stood majestically on the shore.
Cao Cao encouraged: "Since we have this good opportunity, brothers, please pay more attention. If one of them gets away from him, things will be at odds."
Fei Bao swore, "Brother Wu just wants to rest assured that everything will be on my little brother's side. If something goes wrong, I will fall headfirst into the mud at the bottom of the water and suffocate myself to death."
Cao Cao waved his hand and said: "Don't say such things. Nothing in this world is absolutely perfect. There is always the word 'accident', which is beyond the reach of human beings. Just wait and act carefully. If something unexpected happens, then forget it." It’s okay to take his city by force, leaving the army behind, but the lives of my brothers are the most important.”
Unexpectedly, the four heroes couldn't help but be moved when he said such words. When Cao Cao walked away, they couldn't help but talk to each other: "After all, I am so ignorant. How could I have expected that there really are people like Brother Wu in the world? His brother came to a dangerous place, and now he teaches us to put our lives first. It can be seen that what Mr. Lu said is not entirely correct. Not every big shot is ruthless and only knows how to use his subordinates, like the benevolent and righteous heroes like Brother Wu. , which hero wouldn’t want to sacrifice his life for him?”
"Mr. Lu's family also worships him as master? It can be seen that such a wise master is rare in the world. It's just that I have said no to him before, but now I am afraid that he will not accept me."
After all, Fei Bao is the boss and has more knowledge. Hearing the words of his brothers, he couldn't help but smile and said: "Don't be afraid, he is an unrivaled hero, how can he not be broad-minded? We only do things with our heart, and we can just pretend that we have never said anything before. , did he force us to leave?"
The four of them discussed it and decided on it, and they were all more committed.
At that moment, the four of them, together with the three men of the Ruan family, each took a small boat and hid their weapons under the planks of the boat. The rest of the companions also hid hidden weapons and short-handed soldiers, and rowed away.
When we arrived at Pingwang Town, the sky was full of stars and moon. The official boats were all moored in front of the Dragon King Temple in the east of the town. Fei Bao's boat arrived first. Seeing that the thieves were not prepared at all, snoring could be heard in the boat. He was overjoyed. He whistled and sixty or seventy fishing boats gathered around him. Come up and surround those big ships.
At this point, the people in the official ship realized that something was wrong, and woke up one after another. They were like hot water splashing on a rat's nest, running around without a clue. However, a barrage of hooks was shot out from the boat, and they all were caught and tied up.
There were also those who jumped into the water quickly. Fei Bao and the other four were well prepared. They went through the water themselves and entered the water. Everyone under the water died. They dragged the bodies onto the boat. In less than a stick of incense, everyone on the official boat was settled. , and immediately the boats took the official ships and moved into the depths of Taihu Lake.
On the way, Fei Bao and the other four worked diligently and carefully asked all those captured to make sure that no one escaped. The four of them were also ruthless, so they left the two leaders unkilled and tied up the rest. A bunch of them, including those who had been killed before, fell into the big rocks and were thrown into the lake and sank to the bottom.
When we returned to Xishan Island, it was already dawn. After receiving the report, Lao Cao hurriedly came to the dock to catch up. Fei Bao brought up the two leaders: "Brother Wu, these two are the leaders, and they are under Fang Tianding's men." Treasurer.
Lu Jiang explained: "This Fang Tianding is Fang La's eldest prince. He is currently being taught to guard Hangzhou."
Lao Cao nodded and asked the two treasurer officials. Sure enough, they had made three thousand new armors and were escorting them to the three kings for delivery. When they walked to Pingwang Town, they heard that the imperial court was attacking Suzhou, so they didn't dare to enter. If you dare not retreat, you will fall into Cao Cao's hands.
He also asked the names of two treasurer officials carefully and asked for some customs defense documents. He asked Fei Bao to take them to deal with them. Fei Bao took them to a secluded place and stabbed them all to death. So far, among the hundreds of thieves in more than ten ships, not a single one has survived, and there is no risk of leakage.
Cao Cao discussed with General Lu and decided on a strategy. He asked San Ruan to quit his hard work, took more than 20 fast boats, and went to pick up the four generals Li Kui, Liu Tang, Shi Jin, and Ma Ling, as well as 200 sharp soldiers. Ask him to meet at the lake in the evening. He also told Han Shizhong and others that they must have enough sleep and food today, and wait until the fire breaks out in the middle of the night to attack the city gate. By then, someone will rob the city gate.
Lao Cao and others also recuperated their strength. When the sun's shadow moved westward, they all boarded the official ship. Fei Bao selected more than a hundred companions who could fight and punted away from Xishan Island. In the evening, they arrived at Wangshan San Ruan and Li Kui gathered together at the foot, and they boarded the big boat and dressed up each.
Fei Bao and several others could speak the local dialect, so Fei Bao and Ni Yun pretended to be treasurers, and San Ruan pretended to be a personal attendant. The companions who were driving the boat all wore bandit uniforms. Cao Cao, Li Kui, etc., together with the elite soldiers of their headquarters, all He changed into armor and hid in the cabin. Then Bu Qing and Di Cheng took the back boat and set fire to it. They waited until dark to get started.
There is poetry to prove it:
At first glance, the walls are thick and high, and the surrounding rivers are full of deep waves.
Thanks to General Lu's advice, we can defeat the city without a sword tonight.
When it got dark, everyone rowed their boats to look towards Suzhou. At the second watch of the day, they arrived at the city gate, which was located at the water gate in the northwest corner.
The gatekeepers saw that they were all carrying their own flags and hurriedly reported the news. Not long after, Feishui General Changsheng came to the top of the city in person and asked for details. Fei Bao stood on the bow of the boat and answered every question without any mistakes.
Changsheng nodded, closed and hung a basket, put the customs documents in the basket, hung them up to the city, and sent the principal to the three princes' palaces for Fang Mao to inspect them himself.
Fang Mao checked the documents and was immediately overjoyed. He consciously added 3,000 pairs of armor, so that he could see the Song army outside the city for a while. He quickly sent a confidant general and led 500 people to carry the armor.
The general came to Shuiguan, Changsheng went down to the city, and then sent an order to open the water gate. He saw more than ten large boats connected end to end, rushing in like a dragon boat race. Changsheng frowned and shouted: "What's the hurry? ? We’re not here to fight. How can you be so dignified as to fight over me?”
At this time, Cao Cao lifted the straw curtain, walked out of the cabin and went ashore. He happened to be not far away from Changsheng. He glared at him and said, "You are so rude! Our soldiers walk fast and slow. What does it matter to this guy? Are you wrong?" Did you grow up eating sea water? That’s a bit lenient.”
Changsheng couldn't help but be furious, thinking that my position is far higher, how dare you talk to me like this? He immediately sneered and said: "What do you know, you bastard? Do you know that the officers and soldiers outside are watching eagerly, what if you sneak into the fleet? Huh, I think your head is quite similar to that of the Song Army commander. One more sentence, I'll give you a hundred sticks to see if you admit it."
Cao Cao laughed, pointed at his nose and said, "Did you see that I am the commander-in-chief of the Song Army? In this case, I can't let you go!"
With a swipe sound, the dragon-changing knife was unsheathed. Changsheng was unprepared. The knife passed by, his face was dull. For a moment, the head slowly slid open, and blood spurted out from the cavity.
General Fangmao was shocked, his eyes widened, and he shouted like a ghost: "General Chang was just joking, but you actually killed him? Do you know who he is?"
On the boat next to him, a big man jumped out of the cabin. It was Li Kui. This guy was wearing a helmet when he got on the boat, but now he was completely naked. He was wearing a pair of armor to cover his heart, with black arms and black legs. Mao Sensen, like a prototype bear spirit, screamed: "Do you know who he is? How dare you talk to my brother like this?"
He raised the ax and clicked it, and chopped the general into two pieces. He was still angry, and the two big axes fell one after another, like a strong wind, and they chopped into pieces in an instant. Unfortunately, the fine parts, the fat parts, and the bones were all chopped in one place. If someone with obsessive-compulsive disorder like Master Lu saw this, he would be furious.
The 500 troops brought by this general did not have Master Lu's appetite. When they saw Li Kui chopping up the living people, they were so horrified that they fell over. Cao Cao shouted: "Do it!" The heroes in each ship launched at the same time, like fierce tigers. He jumped onto the shore and killed five hundred people in an instant.
On the last boat, Bu Qing and Di Cheng went straight to the city tower with dozens of disguises. The "Taihu Jiao" harpoon was like a dragon, and the "Slim-faced Bear" simple knife was like a bear's claw. Both of them had been put on the cabin in advance. The armored soldiers were the first to rush into battle, regardless of their safety. Hundreds of soldiers on the city were killed and scattered, and a fire was set on top of the city.
Cao Cao shouted: "Ma Ling, brothers of the Ruan family, let Fei Bao and Ni Yun lead the way and lead the people to the west gate quickly. Bu Qing and Di Cheng will fight on the city, attack from above and below, seize the city gate and let their troops in." ! Erlang, Tieniu, Liu Tang, and Shi Dalang, follow me to kill Fang Mang. Don’t let him gather the army in the city! Mr. Lu, please take shelter in the cabin for now."
General Lu jumped on the shore, pulled out the eight-liang iron sword from his waist, blushed and shouted: "My lord has already gone into battle, how can I sit still? I also practiced several swordsmanships when I was young." Dharma, today I will live and die with my lord."
Lao Cao laughed loudly: "Mr. Lu is also a good man. In that case, let me kill people and set fires."
At that moment, fourteen heroes including Lao Cao, each divided into half men and horses, rushed into the city separately.
This is exactly what it is: By the backwater of General Feishui, the sky is filled with fire in the city of Gusu. The gentleman holds an iron sword in his hand, and the hero has a destiny of life and death in his mind.
(End of chapter)
