The dark grass in the forest is frightened by the wind, and the general draws his bow at night. -------Tang Lulun's "Song under the Sai"
Last time, we talked about General Xing Daorong, who led his escort team to hunt down people at night, and made the Xiaoxiang Gang headquarters go crazy. However, Yang Huai, the leader of the gang, had already safely escaped from Quanling County by boat. The boat swayed leisurely all the way north along the Xiang River, passing by the Houshan Cave Ferry, and quietly docked, waiting for Ma Yuanyi and the saint Zhang Ning. Yang Huai held a high position in the Xiaoxiang Gang, and he only fled with two of his subordinates this time. He didn't have a good impression of the Yellow Turban Army at first, but Xiangshui Freight passed through many territories controlled by the Yellow Turbans and needed to borrow passage from the Yellow Turban Army, so this time he was Zhang Ning used it to deal with Chen Long. Yang Huai's yellow clothes were also stained with feces. The crime of colluding with the Yellow Turban Army cannot be washed away.
In the dark night, there was no one around the ferry. Occasionally, two dogs barked in the distance. Yang Huai waited a little impatiently, so he took out his short knife and played with his body on the shore of the ferry. I saw the short sword flashing with cold light, and he really had good martial arts skills. Before he had used all the sword techniques, there was a faint sound of cheers from the side. Yang Huai stood up suddenly and saw two figures, one tall and one short, emerging from the sparse forest on the bank. He couldn't help but shouted in a low voice: "This person is coming. Saint and Captain? Please come aboard."
The visitors were Zhang Ning and Ma Yuanyi who had escaped from Lingling City. They quietly left the city through the north gate guarded by Liu Min and had been waiting for Yang Huai here for a long time. Zhang Ning was cautious in character and would not show up until it became clear that Yang Huai only brought two boatmen with him. Zhang Ning's clear voice slowly sounded: "You must be Gang Leader Yang. I have long admired your name. I am Zhang Ning."
Seeing the tall figure of the black shadow, Yang Huai quickly bowed and said rudely: "Yang Huai pays homage to the Holy Lady. Today Li Le was captured by mistake. It was also my oversight. Please forgive me for the Holy Lady." After saying this, he led the two of them onto the boat. . The lights in the cabin were bright, and Yang Huai raised his eyes to peek at the saint. Under the heavy veil, she was indeed stunningly beautiful. Zhang Ning felt Yang Huai's gaze and felt slightly annoyed. He chose a clean place to sit down and ordered Ma Yuanyi to sail the boat. Yang Huaizao whispered and ordered his men to sail. The ship swayed slightly and had already set sail.
Zhang Ning casually asked Yang Huai some topics about the deployment of troops in Lingling City. Yang Huai had a sneaky eye and only patrolled the saint's chest. Seeing Yang Huai's bold appearance, Zhang Ning was filled with anger, but he could not get angry easily. He signaled to Yang Huai that he needed to take a rest. Yang Huai went out without hesitation, and Ma Yuanyi followed him to guard the door of the cabin. When Yang Huai arrived outside the cabin, he saw numerous mountain shadows on both sides of the river bank in the dark night, with only the sounds of apes and tigers roaring. He had already begun to lust after this beautiful saint in his heart.
In the city, Xing Daorong returned to the army, threw a few small fish and shrimps he caught into the county prison, and returned directly to Liu Du's house. Liu Du hadn't rested yet today. He was lying comfortably on the rocking chair in the study. A maid was beating her legs and chatting with a young scribe standing next to her. When I heard that Xing Daorong was back, I called him to the study room to return to work.
Xing Daorong hurried to the study, bowed to Liu Du first, then politely raised his hand to the young scribe, and said: "It turns out that Mr. Zichu is here. He is always well." The young scribe returned the greeting with a calm smile, very famous. the wind.
This elegant young bachelor, wearing a square scarf, with delicate features, straight eyes and extraordinary demeanor, is none other than the famous Confucian scholar Liu Ba and Liu Zichu. Liu Ba's father, Liu Xiang, was once the prefect of Jiangxia, and he was worshiped by the bandit general. Liu Biao, the herdsman of Jingzhou, asked Liu Ba to serve in Jingzhou many times, but Liu Ba refused, and his reputation as a noble man spread. Liu Du and Liu Ba were from the same clan, and they often invited Liu Ba to the palace as a guest, humbly asking for advice on the principles of governing the country, and showing their love for talents to the outside world, which killed two birds with one stone. Today I happened to meet Xing Daorong who came to the house to return to his hometown.
Liu Ba had no friendship with Xing Daorong and disdained the company of warriors. Seeing that Liu Du and Xing Daorong were discussing something, he bowed his hands and prepared to leave. Liu Du waved his hand to stop him and said to Liu Ba: "Zi Chu is one of our own, and Xing Jiangjun just wants to say it, it doesn't matter." Liu Ba stood helplessly.
Xing Daorong cupped his hands and said: "My lord, since the case of Liu Xian's collusion with the Yellow Turbans, I have successively destroyed the Yellow Turbans contact point Anling Inn and the Xiaoxiang Gang headquarters, and captured a number of spies, and they are all now in the county jail. It's just that Yellow turban craftsman Chen Long and Xiaoxiang gang leader Yang Huai didn't know how to predict the news in advance, so they both concealed their whereabouts and escaped. Now, I have issued a sea arrest document. As long as these two people are still in the city, they will be captured alive tomorrow. "
Liu Du grunted in dissatisfaction. He had already heard about his subordinates acting independently, falling apart, and forming cliques. However, he had no good solution and had to let him go. As long as he did not subvert his political power, his subordinates would fight against each other. It's not a bad thing to have a fight. He asked casually: "These two people escaped, have you ever found out who leaked the information?"
Xing Daorong thought that the opportunity to seize the shit basin had come, and said calmly: "This has not been found out yet, but before my garrison intervened, Huang Gai had already led people to arrest Li Le, the owner of Anling Inn, and destroyed it. They arrived at the Anling Inn and caused an uproar. Maybe the eyes and ears of the Xiaoxiang Gang noticed it and notified Yang Huai to flee. As for Chen Long..." Xing Daorong paused deliberately and looked at Liu Du.
Liu Du said impatiently: "If you have something to say, just say it." My subordinates really don’t know. I only heard that Chen Long fled in such a hurry that he didn’t even have time to take his family with him, and he is still in Huang Gai’s mansion.”
When Liu Du heard the name of the young master Liu Xian, he hesitated slightly and murmured: "Why is it Huang Gai again?" Suddenly he turned to look at Liu Ba and said with a smile: "Zichu, I know you are a great talent. Tell me, what should be the next step?"
Liu Ba originally thought that he had nothing to do with him, but Xing Daorong's words went in one ear and out the other. He was wandering around, when he was suddenly asked a question by Liu Du, and he was a little confused for a moment. It was inappropriate not to say anything at this time, so he followed Xing Daorong's wishes and said: "Since the family members of the yellow scarf expert are still in the city, why not bring them up for interrogation? Since Huang Gai is closely related to this matter, he should also be summoned. Come and ask clearly."
If Chen Long were around Liu Ba, he would definitely slap Liu Ba in the face. This elegant scholar who seemed harmless to humans and animals turned out to be so vicious in his tactics. Liu Du woke up and said to Xing Daorong: "Zichu's words are very reasonable. Xing Jiangjun, you will work hard again and make that yellow scarf carefully." His family members and Huang Gai were taken into custody and will be interrogated tomorrow." After hearing this, Xing Daorong left, secretly smacking his lips at Liu Ba's viciousness, thinking that it would be better to provoke less of these learned and talented scholars in the future.
The words are divided into two parts, and Chen Long and Liu Yong rode together at full speed, taking advantage of the night, and walked around the city, heading straight to the ambush location planned by Chen Long in the secret room map, Niu Anling by the Xiang River. It turned out that Chen Long had predicted that Xing Daorong would secretly inform his best friend Yang Huai to flee, and the headquarters of the Xiaoxiang Gang is near the Xiangshui River. The most convenient way is to go north through the Xiangshui River and directly reach Sun Xia's garrison somewhere by the Xiangshui River. . And the mysterious woman in Anling Inn is also very likely to catch this temporary passenger ship halfway. As long as he and Liu Yong can successfully ambush this passenger ship, they will definitely be able to gain something and capture Yang Huai and even the yellow scarf girl. With these irrefutable evidence, with the help of Young Master Liu Xian, the Xing Daorong Group will be eliminated in one fell swoop. After the internal cleansing, they will then engage in a bloody battle with the Yellow Turban siege troops. Without internal support, the Yellow Turban siege troops must be just rubbish.
The night fog came in, the war horses neighed gently, and the spring night wind was slightly cool. The moonlight is dim tonight, and few stars can be seen. The night stretches, revealing an endless deep blue that stretches into the distance. The surrounding area is surrounded by quiet and gloomy woods, with thick shadows remaining on the trails along the mountains. The only sound is the sound of wind and the chirping of insects. It is truly a murderous night with a dark moon and high winds. Liu Yong was very familiar with the situation in the mountains and fields. He had obviously put in a lot of hard work. After galloping for more than an hour, Liu Yong led the cavalry and held a torch into a forest on the roadside. When they reached the end, they heard only There was a sound of rushing water, and suddenly a dark river appeared in front of me.
Chen Longming extinguished the torch, selected the dense forest close to the river bank according to the terrain, and set up an ambush formation. As marked on the map, the river here narrows, and the ships passing here are all within the range of bows and arrows. This is why Chen Long chose this place to ambush.
The Xiangshui River comes in a hurry, meanders, flows under the feet, occasionally waves surge, and then returns to silence in an instant. Finally, a light like a bean appeared faintly on the river, slowly growing in size. It was a small passenger ship, with lights on in the cabin. Chen Long shouted in a low voice and prepared, and the archers scattered on the bank of Baizhang River all cocked their arrows and fired their bows like a full moon. Chen Long waited for the small boat to reach the middle of the ambush circle, flashed the flames, lit the rocket in his hand, and shot an arrow, hitting the reed cover on the cabin, and the fire burst out instantly. The rockets in the hands of the soldiers around him lit up one after another. For a moment, the rockets were like locusts on the boat, and they were like fire dragons spitting fire. It was a spectacular sight.
Chen Long shouted loudly: "Leader Yang Huaiyang, your collusion with the Yellow Turbans has been exposed! We have been waiting here for a long time under the orders of Governor Liu! Come out and surrender quickly, otherwise we will all be turned into powder!" The boat was in flames. As the fire got worse, the people on the ship rushed out to put out the fire, but Liu Yong shot down one of them with an arrow. Yang Huai rushed out of the cabin, his beard and hair were singed, he raised his hands high and shouted loudly: "Don't shoot arrows, I am willing to surrender!" "
Chen Long ordered him to bring the boat to the shore. The boat was slowly approaching, but suddenly there was a splash behind the boat. Chen Long screamed in his heart. Yang Huai thought that the water was good and he wanted to escape from the water. Chen Long was a master swimmer in later generations. He took off his armor and jumped into the water and swam. Yang Huai had never seen what free swimming was. Chen Long caught up with him in a matter of minutes. He was lifted wet and thrown ashore. Liu Yong asked his men to tie him up. .
Chen Long asked Liu Yong's men to put out the fire. Seeing that there were only two men on the boat, he thought that the yellow scarf girl was not on the boat, so he asked everyone to separate the horses and tie Yang Huai and his men to the horses. Unwilling to give up, he got into the burnt and dilapidated cabin to take a closer look. There was a smell of burning smoke in the cabin. Chen Long waved his hand to drive away the burning smell. Suddenly, a faint feminine fragrance floated into his nostrils. Chen Long was startled and reached out to take out the sweat towel seized from the inn. It's that strange yet familiar body fragrance.
