Assassin He Chunxia

Chapter 73
The Huai'an Prefectural Office, which was an empty lobby a few days ago, is now luxuriously furnished and crowded. Fang Shu sits upright on the Taishi chair, half-squinting, Wei Xuezhu stands on one side, quite a bit of a dog-headed military advisor. appearance.

On the plaque behind the two are four big characters of vigorous and powerful, and the mirror hangs high.

Most of the official uniforms worn by the people in the yamen did not fit well, but they were only slanted on their bodies. Wei Xuezhu sighed again and again when he saw it, but Fang Shu didn't take it seriously. Tiredness and joy were intertwined on his face. in hand.

It was just a hoax. In fact, he knew very well that there was still some time to enjoy this sweet dream before it was pierced.

"Report, the Suxue Sword Flag has appeared ten miles north of the city."

"Report, Zhu Tongsheng led his troops to be stationed ten miles outside the city."

Wei Xuezhu's face changed, "Why is Zhu Tongsheng so close all of a sudden? Mr. Fang, things seem to have changed." Looking at Fang Shu on the chair of the master, he seemed to be stunned, "Mr. Fang?"

Fang Shu's thoughts drifted away with the first announcement, Su Xue Sword Flag?Lao Ye dragged his family to the capital to participate in the sword discussion meeting, and will he come back after this meeting?How to go this way?Countless words surged up in my heart, shattered one by one, and in the end only the sentence hidden in the deepest part remained.

Is she here too?

Song Bai, I haven't seen you for more than ten years, do you still remember me?
Are you going to see her?
Fang Shu subconsciously used his only right eye to glance at his artificial leg made of wood, and his eyes gradually turned to look at the splendid official uniform on his body.

Now that I am the prefect of Huai'an, are you going to see her?

All the way to the top of the city wall, watching the sword flag getting closer.

forget it.

He was timid.

Fang Shu sighed, and one of the people who followed stood up and asked, "What? You know Mr. Ye? Sword Master Su Xue, people and forces in the arena respect him, you can hold a banquet for him, in case he It's a good thing to agree to stay, and even if you don't stay, you still have the friendship of this meal."

Fang Shu frowned and looked at him, recognizing that it was the escort who had just come from Yangzhou to support him in the past few days. He only walked by the waterway. He seemed to be called Meng Xiaoer, and replied, "Is it old, you know it too?"

"One-sided relationship, Mr. Ye is really a good person."

"Hmph." Fang Shu's face was cold, Lao Ye would not come to Huai'an for no reason, "You follow along and let me know if there is anything."

He silently walked down the city wall and rode straight to the south of the city.

The two carriages stopped as soon as they entered the city, and Mo Qingshan was relieved, and quickly got down from the driver's position and twisted his waist to move around.

"Get out of the car! Get out of the car!" Song Bai pulled the curtains and scooped out the girls sitting in the car one by one.

The other car was Ye Shu. He was also a little tired. After getting off the station for a while, before he could relax, his eyes were already on an escort who trotted over.

"How are you, Mr. Ye." Meng Xiaoer stepped forward and bowed, Ye Shu said, "Huh?" Meng Xiaoer smiled, "You don't remember me? I was walking darts in Yangzhou a few years ago, and I met you at the book stand. , you also gave me some tips." After saying a few sword moves, Ye Shu replied with a "Oh!"

"What's the matter with you? I often come here on the dock, but I'm familiar with it. You can come to me if you have anything." Meng Xiaoer smiled honestly.

"If you want to pack a boat back to Yangzhou, the bigger one needs to fit two carriages and these girls. It doesn't matter if the price is high, can this be done?" Ye Shu pointed to the back and trotted to the sidewalk. Stall girls.

"If you can do it, you can do it! Then the ship is really big. You can go straight to Yangzhou, so why do you want to take a boat from Huai'an all of a sudden?" Meng Xiaoer nodded and asked more curiously.

"Uh" Ye Shu was about to speak, but after thinking for a while, he still didn't answer, Miss Wang next to her came over, knocking on the sunflower seeds, "We are all girls' homes here, we have a lot of people and luggage, walk slowly, and take time to sit on the road. It's too long, a few girls haven't traveled far, and their buttocks are pimples, and if they sit again, their buttocks hurt, so just go back from Huai'an to pack a boat, stand for a while and do some activities."

Meng Xiaoer was at a loss for words, so he couldn't respond well, so he just nodded and ran to the south of the city.

Two hours later, the girls ate and drank well, and after buying snacks and gadgets, they waited for a while before Meng Xiaoer brought two strong middle-aged women over.Ye Shu frowned, "Is the boat found? Who are these two?"

"I found it! The shipyard has been busy in the past two days, and I really can't make time for the guys to come and run this trip. This is my sister and a good sister of hers. With me, the three of us will be this for you. Boatmen." Meng Xiaoer pointed to the two women, "Don't underestimate them, they are both married to shipyard craftsmen. They are good at water and familiar with the road. You can call Mrs. Meng and Mrs. Chang."

Ye Shu nodded and motioned to lead the way to the boat. Miss Wang immediately took out the melon seeds and sipped them together with the two old ladies. The few people chatted while walking, and quickly became acquainted.

After getting on the boat, Ye Shu faintly felt that something was wrong. The gun muzzles on both sides and the drum platform specially designed for water communication indicated that this was a naval warship, and the boat also emitted a special smell of tung oil. The warship hadn't even been in the water yet.Ye Shu immediately pulled Meng Xiaoer aside, "Why did you get a warship?"

"I'm not fighting. This ship has been in the factory for a long time and has not been used. I just turned it out and wanted to change it into a merchant ship. It hasn't been changed yet. It doesn't matter." Meng Xiaoer looked indifferent and instructed the two women to come Work, "Let's hang the sail first."

When the boat was sailing, the wind was calm and the boat was moving steadily. No one returned to the cabin. The girls were all on the deck of the boat. How comfortable the waterway is, let's talk about business.

"Three into the yard, east and west, the study in the main house, and Miss Wang's house in the back room. There are five existing rooms that can accommodate people."

"We sleep in the main room, Mr. Fourteen lives in the study, the west wing is Juan'er, Spring and Summer, three girls in shirts, and the east wing is reserved for Zhang Zhou Congee and Kuang Lansheng. In the back room, Miss Wang is the same as before, let's put Throw away the pile of broken copper and iron you collected, and then make a room for Yanzhi Yandie to live in, this is not enough!" Song Bai counted the heads one by one with his fingers, smiled proudly, and turned his eyes to the courtyard to enter. The girls who went in and out of packing things, "It's just a little more lively."

Ye Shu lowered his face and said, "What are the holes and irons, they are all divine weapons that once established a great reputation on the rivers and lakes, each one records a piece of the history of the rivers and lakes, how can you throw them away, just put them in the yard. ."

"There are so many girls in our family, it's not good for Feng Shui if you throw the murder weapon in the courtyard." Song Bai firmly disagreed, and the two of them were arguing on the side.

Miss Wang carried a small purse full of peanuts and nuts, and chatted with the two women who had just finished their work and rested on the deck.

"I was shopping in Huai'an just now. The streets are full of girls' houses. I occasionally saw a few men, but they all looked in a hurry. What, has there been some evil or strange case in Huai'an recently?" Miss Wang's eyes lit up.

"Men are busy rebelling, either building things or getting together to discuss who should be an official." Mrs. Meng shook her head, "We are women, and we are not allowed to participate in political affairs, so we have to do things as usual, what to do."

"Rebel?!" Miss Wang was shocked, and the light in her eyes brightened.

"Yeah, the public opinion is God's will, there is no need for imperial examinations anymore, everyone can be an official, and the males of each household can participate, and the election of officials is done by throwing colored cloths. As long as there are as many people as you write your name, you can become an official. Officials, and those who voted in colored cloths can also receive money and food." Mrs. Chang sighed again and again, "It's so cheap, we won't let us women take a share of it."

"I've only heard of rebellion, money, grain, and girls. When is the rebellion going to send money and food?" Miss Wang saw the wrong look in the eyes of the two women, "It shouldn't be sent."

"Zhizhou released all the girls in the brothel, and all the maids in the big families who were willing to leave were dismissed, and they sent money and food to go home."

"Well, there are people who rebel like this, so how many things have to be sent out." Miss Wang was extremely puzzled, "What is the purpose of rebelling in Huai'an City?"

"You don't understand this, right? It's just a dog bites a dog. Behind this rebel flag is actually the East Palace." Mrs. Chang winked, "What is this money and food, think about it, how much the East Palace has been greedy for the people these years? This is called taking from the people and using it for the people.”

"East Palace? They're going to rebel?" Miss Wang scratched her head, and the melon seeds were even more enjoyable. "I just came back from the capital, so you two lied to me."

"Look at you, this is called not being sharp, not wise, and not having the ability to think." Mrs. Chang wanted to show off, and her voice was lowered, "Nong listen to me, that nine thousand year old Zhan Weihao is not going to die, this East Palace Under the door, everyone is in danger! Especially there, it's the Jiangnan area, why? It's because we are the richest here."

Mrs. Meng was from Yangzhou, and she was a little unhappy when she heard it, "Qiannong said that Huai'an is Jiangbei, and if you have money, you will get rich, and the land is not considered our Jiangnan."

"Lord Nongzu came from Tianxing Mansion!" Mrs. Chang gave her a contemptuous look, "It's good to use your brain, Donggong has embezzled the silver in this Jiangnan, so you still have to rely on this canal to get from Huai'an. Ship it out? Huai'an has been replaced by three prefects in less than three months since it collapsed at the age of [-]. For what, isn't it just who will share the money! The Bamboo Forest Party has gained power and must want its own people to be the prefects. This Zhizhou, Donggong can't do anything, when the Bamboo Forest Party comes, they will definitely attack them, how much oil and water have to be squeezed out, and they will rebel."

"If you want me to say it, let them bite the dog. Anyway, now that the money and food are distributed, whoever pays more will stand on the side of the little people. This is wisdom."

Song Bai kept talking for a while before realizing that Ye Shu, who was in front of him, had not responded for a long time. He stopped talking and looked at him, and looked at Miss Wang with his brows furrowed.

"What are you looking at when you stare at the two old ladies! They are very good-looking in your heart?" Song Bai knocked on him a few times before Ye Shu came back to his senses and dealt with it casually.

In the forest, the shadows of the trees are mottled and swaying, and people come and go from time to time.

Jiang Qiu leaned under the tree, thinking about what kind of poison to use later, a figure approached and spoke.

"Boss Jiang, in fact, we can grab the soldier's talisman from that group, and go to Zhujiajun Town to transfer soldiers out for us to send. When the time comes."

He was interrupted by Jiang Qiu, "You think others are stupid, Zhu's army has strict discipline, and the several captains in charge of the military town are even more experienced and calm, and they are not easy to be fooled. Soldiers came out."

"In order to prevent others from impersonating, you have to be a sergeant with a familiar face. Usually, you will pick a close friend who is very alert. Calculate the time, and you will be there today. If you order to go down and guard along the road, if you go out from the military town, let them go and go inside. Those who enter, give me control and check one by one."

The figure was ordered and disappeared between the shadows of the trees. Jiang Qiu stopped fiddling with the various small medicine jars in his hand. He calculated according to his strength. Today, the person who sent the military talisman will arrive anyway, but it is too late. Have things changed?
"Boss Jiang, it should be them, people are here!" The spies rushed to report the letter, Jiang Qiu frowned, they?It was expected that there would not be only one person, but this person found his whereabouts so easily?No order to disarm, only a few people followed the spies to the heights to scout.

On the main road, the eight-man horse team was moving forward unhurriedly. The leader was dressed in brocade clothes, and immediately rode at the forefront. The seven-man team behind them were all dressed in casual clothes. The weapons they immediately carried were special and numerous. Mainly three shields, two long and two short.The Zhu family's army often practiced a set of small three talent formations for street fighting. These seven people were obviously the elite soldiers who had been trained in battle formations.

"Hahahaha! It's actually you." Jiang Qiu laughed suddenly, he recognized the leader, and suffered a big loss under that person.

Zhang Zhou Porridge.Is he the one with the amulet?

How could it be this kid?Jiang Qiu calmed down and thought about it carefully. He Xiaoyun and Zhu Tongsheng had to stay near Huai'an to think about countermeasures. This kid is Jin Yiwei. The fabric of Jinyi is recorded in official documents. Private weaving is a capital crime. No one dares to impersonate. Here, the various commanders of the military town will not embarrass him, but can make him move.Moreover, his martial arts are not low, and he has the help of battle formation masters, so he can naturally walk along the road without fear.

Fortunately, there are enough people brought in this time, more than ten times the number, can we win?Jiang Qiu carefully observed the elites in the army. In small-scale operations, if the defense line of the battle formation could not be directly torn apart and faced with an orderly and multi-method attack, his advantage in numbers would be infinitely reduced. , even if you can win, you will suffer heavy casualties, but it will still be a surprise victory.

Jiang Qiu was not in a hurry to intercept, and ordered to go down, let the people guarding everywhere gather first and ambush together in the forest a little earlier.

"The smell is coming from there." A foul smell could be faintly smelled in the air, and the few people who were observing secretly covered their mouths and noses and hurriedly dispersed.

The crowd gathered one after another, and there were more than a hundred people who took the antidote one by one and hid it.

Jiang Qiu's ambush site was surrounded by jungles on both sides, which was convenient for Tibetans. From time to time, someone reported the location of Zhang Zhouporridge and others. Gradually, Jiang Qiu closed his eyes and could hear the sound of horses' hooves getting closer and closer.

"Let the poison smoke! Kill the horses first! Drive them into the woods!" Jiang Qiu waved, and dozens of people rushed out from the cover. More than a dozen bows and arrows and various hidden weapons were shot back and forth, and several horses fell to the ground.

Being ambushed, Zhang Zhoucong was shocked and fell off his horse. Fortunately, the people around him were quick-witted and dragged him away under the cover of the horse's corpse.Zhang Zhouzhu reacted, calmed down, glanced at the rushing crowd, estimated the approximate number of people, and a very sharp whistle penetrated into the jungle, "Into the woods! Into the woods!"

The seven elite soldiers that followed reacted extremely quickly, and immediately set up a battle formation as soon as they jumped into the forest on the other side.

"Kill!" The scream of killing sounded from the forest, and the other half lay in ambush, attacking back and forth!

Zhang Zhouporridge was attacked by the enemy on both sides, arrows, hidden weapons, and poisonous smoke came together. Everyone squatted and hugged each other, trying to protect as many positions as possible with shields, but the three shields could not stop them at all. I saw two people come forward. Use your body as a shield to stop this round of attacks for other lives.

"Run deep into the woods!"

Zhang Zhouporg's whistle was drowned out by the shouts of killing, and the two corpses were left behind, and everyone killed in the direction with a lower voice.The two opened the way with long spears, and the remaining three carried their round shields behind their backs to cover Zhang Zhoucong and rush forward. The high shouting and killing behind them suddenly turned into extremely harsh screams!

"Ah ah ah ah ah!"

Someone knelt down, their eyes were empty, and a bloody eyeball was caught in their palm.

"fox!"

"So many foxes there!"

"Ah ah ah ah ah ah ah!"

"My eyes! My eyes!"

Jiang Qiu roared, "Poison smoke! Poison smoke! Cover your head! They're on the tree!"

Gradually someone reacted, took the antidote, took out the fire stick and ignited the poison and released more smoke. The beasts jumping and fighting in the crowd immediately slowed down a lot, and gradually the corpses of foxes began to fall from the trees.

The smell of blood mixed with the stench, and the fox corpses piled up on the ground.

The forest was smoky, and the elite soldiers of the battle formation around Zhang Zhoucong were well-trained.

After a fight, Zhang Zhoucong only managed to break out of the siege with two spear soldiers. As he ran, the smoke behind him gradually thinned out, and the poisonous smoke would dissipate, but there were always a few pursuers who kept biting distance and chasing behind him. .

A few people means everyone. As long as they can make a sound, Jiang Qiu will lead them to follow.

run.
Zhang Zhoucong can also tell the direction of the military town, run.
He was exhausted, his foot was unstable, and he fell to the ground. Immediately, a pursuer followed and shot, but was penetrated by the long spear beside him.Two soldiers helped him up and limped forward on his back.

run.
Suddenly a very sharp whistle passed through the jungle.

Zhang Zhou Porridge was relieved and heaved a sigh of relief. He couldn't hold it any longer. He slumped to the ground, with two spears guarding his side. Those who were chasing did not dare to go forward easily, "Here! Here!"

The large troop came looking for the sound, and the two sides confronted each other. At this moment, only about half of the team of more than [-] people remained.Huge loss, but worth it!Jiang Qiu slowly walked out of the crowd, sighed and said, "I didn't expect you to have such a hand, I despise you, do you still have to resist now? Hand over the military talisman, I promise that you will not die so much. pain."

Zhang Zhoucong gasped for breath, the foxes were all dead and wounded, and only a few remained hidden in the nearby trees, waiting for the opportunity to make a sneak attack, but the opposite side was already prepared, and it was difficult to suffer casualties.

The whistle was still sharp, but this time it was an order to dissolve. I walked with me all the way. Now, you are free.

Jiang Qiu raised his head, looked at the figures on the branches jumping and running away, and smiled, "That's right."

"what!"

A vigorous and powerful array sounded, shaking in the forest, the leaves fell one after another, and everyone looked at it in confusion, this, this?Where does this sound come from?
The sound of uniform footsteps stomped on the hearts of everyone, Jiang Qiu's face sank, "Retreat! Escape!! Scatter into the woods!"

Such footsteps!Only the army can take such footsteps!This is Zhu Jiajun!
"escape!"

In order to prevent others from impersonating, the person with the military talisman must be a familiar face, preferably an astute cronie.

This person is not Zhang Zhou Porridge.

It was Zhu Jinchan who followed the fox group.

(End of this chapter)