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Lin Daier said a sentence in the stone room, which seemed simple, but after thinking about it, Chu Huan felt that it was very strange. At that time, Lin Daier said that there was no place for them in the Black Water Mountain, which meant that this The gang of bandits had completely given up on Heishuishan, and Chu Huan was sure that Lin Daier and his group would never return to Heishuishan. There would be no greater secret worth keeping around by the bandits.

As Chu Huan himself said, if people like Lin Dai'er knew that there was an army coming to encircle and suppress them, the best way to deal with it was of course to leave early and let the Imperial Guards rush into nothing.

But they stayed, and their fearless attitude made Chu Huan conclude that Lin Dai'er and the others must have a perfect retreat strategy.

"If they escape and you find out, then there is no way out." Chu Huan's eyes fell on the thick ice-covered river, and he didn't explain immediately, but walked on the river.

Guo Yang also stepped forward, with a look of suspicion on his face.

"General Guo Lang, do you think it is possible for them to escape from under the ice?" Chu Huan thought for a while, and finally asked softly, "Let us escape unexpectedly!"

Guo Yang was stunned, showing a bit of surprise, glanced around on the river, frowned and said: "How is this possible? Not to mention how they got under the ice from the mountain, but the coldness under the water, If you want to swim down the ice and cross this river, won't you be frozen to death?"

Chu Huan said: "It seems impossible at first glance, but it may not be impossible. There are countless underground secret passages on the mountain, and the underground secret passages may lead to the river. And this river is behind the mountain. If they want to, Usually, people can be trained to swim in this river... Even if it is cold, I don’t know how they can resist it for a while, but as far as I know, swimming in winter, some people can withstand the cold, and they can still swim. Make it through!"

Li Zongquan had also come over without a sound. Hearing Chu Huan's words, he sneered and said, "Chu Huan, you are fantasizing. You said they escaped from under the ice. What evidence do you have? If it is true, they You can escape from the underground secret passage, so this Black Water Mountain has four sides, and now our people have already gone up the mountain, why don't they escape from other directions, but choose to come from here?"

"Because they know that as long as they have the ability to escape from under the ice, then this is the most sure way." Chu Huan pointed to the dark forest on the opposite side of the Heishui River, and said: "The Lord Commander said when he deployed the military affairs in advance." On the other side of this river, there is a dense forest. Once the bandits escape into it, it will be extremely difficult to catch them. As for the other three sides of Heishui Mountain, although the roads are rough, as long as we find them, we can chase them down. What's more, they are not sure whether there will be any people left at the bottom of the mountain when we go up the mountain. Of course, they will not take risks in such an unknown situation."

Li Zongquan was full of doubts, but Guo Yang nodded slightly and said: "General Chu Wei, what you said makes sense." He suddenly thought of something, and immediately said: "If they want to escape from the water, they must also escape from the river. Make a gap in the top, and come out from under the water...!" His expression became serious, and he said: "We only pay attention to the mountain, and we don't pay attention to the river behind... General Li Wei, please pass on the general's order to let the brothers search the river. , to see if there is an ice-breaking gap...!"

Li Zongquan said anxiously: "My lord, do you really believe Chu Huan's nonsense? If we spend all our energy looking for a gap, what if those bandits rush down from the mountain?"

Guo Yang glared at Li Zongquan, and said in a deep voice, "Is it yours or this general's?"

Li Zongquan saw that Guo Yang's expression was not good, so he didn't dare to say more, so he hurried down to deliver the order, Chu Huan was not idle, and called dozens of people under his command to look for a breach in the ice on the river.

He faintly felt that although this was completely a guess, the possibility was extremely high.

The imperial guards ambushing at the foot of the mountain were ordered to disperse immediately, looking for an exit on the river. Chu Huan knew that if the opponent really wanted to escape from below, the gap would be close to the other side, so he led his men to line up and move forward. After carrying out the search, the Heishui River is quite wide. After walking for a while, I heard someone screaming not far away: "There is a gap here, there is a gap here...!"

Chu Huan tensed up. Did he really expect that Lin Daier and the others escaped from under the ice?

Just as he was about to pass, he heard shouts coming from the front left: "Here, there is a gap here...My lord, there is a gap here!"

Guo Yang, Chu Huan and the others ran forward, only to see that there was indeed an ice-breaking gap in front of them, only about ten steps away from the shore.

Chu Huan and the others looked dignified. Chu Huan had squatted down, touched the edge of the hole with his hands, looked up at Guo Yang, and said, "These gaps have been opened beforehand. The edges are flat. People on the ice surface Under the circumstances, it is absolutely impossible to make such a neat gap."

Guo Yang looked angry and scolded: "F*ck, these cunning bandits...!"

Li Zongquan hurriedly said: "My lord, although there is a gap here, it doesn't mean that they left here? Maybe they really want to leave here, but they may not have escaped!"

However, Guo Yang had already asked Chu Huan: "General Chu Wei, do you think they have escaped from here?"

Chu Huan didn't answer right away, walked along the ice to the shore, looked straight at the shore a few times, shook his head and sighed, "I'm afraid he's already gone." Guo Yang had already followed, following Chu Huan's gaze , I saw trampled footprints in many places on the snow on the bank, and I was very anxious, immediately drew my knife in my hand, and shouted angrily: "Brothers, they escaped, let's chase them!" Without saying a word, The first one rushed to the woods on the bank, and the soldiers did not dare to neglect, and rushed to the bank one by one like wolves.

Chu Huan frowned. He knew that since Lin Dai'er thought of such a way to escape, he had great confidence. Even if the guards chased into the forest at this time, they might not be able to catch up with that group of people.

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In Tongzhou City, Zhizhou Prefecture.

Zhao Guangqing, the prefect of Tongzhou, was dressed in a warm brocade robe and sat by the fire. He took a sip of the hot tea that had just been delivered, and gently placed the teacup on the table beside him.

Although the wind was cold outside, the house was as warm as spring. He picked up a string of rosewood Buddhist beads on the table and fiddled with them skillfully. The room was filled with sandalwood, and smoke curled up, making it extremely quiet.

He turned his head to look at Duan Xun, a thousand households in the Tongzhou camp who was dressed in military uniform, and asked, "Wei Tianqing and the others haven't come back yet?"

"The evening before yesterday passed, and before we left, we asked us to stew meat, but up to now, none of the soldiers have returned, and the meat in the pot has been stewed." Duan Xun said cautiously: "I don't know when they will come back to eat This piece of meat!"

Zhao Guangqing smiled lightly and said, "Send another hundred pigs outside the city!"

Duan Xun said: "The subordinates have already sent people to prepare a hundred pigs, which can be sent out at any time."

Zhao Guangqing showed satisfaction, and said with a smile: "Duan Qianhu, now that you are doing things more and more efficiently, I am very relieved." It took half a day to set off... This Lord Wei is really quick and resolute in his work." He smiled faintly: "It seems that this Lord Wei is going to make some troubles in our Tongzhou!"

Duan Xun was about to speak, but he heard a rush of footsteps, and a report came from outside: "My lord, Lord Wei, the commander of the imperial guards, has led his troops into the city!"

"Leading troops into the city?" Zhao Guangqing frowned: "How many people did he bring?"

"They have brought a hundred people." The visitor reported, "But they brought more than a dozen carriages with wooden boxes on them. I don't know what they are. They are coming to the mansion soon!"

Zhao Guangqing threw the Buddhist beads in his hand on the table, stood up, and immediately walked outside.

When he came to the gate of the mansion, he saw that Wei Tianqing and his party had already arrived at the gate of the mansion. Wei Tianqing dismounted from his horse, but his expression was unspeakably ugly. Behind him, hundreds of soldiers guarded more than a dozen large carriages , five or six large boxes were stacked on each carriage.

With a smile on his face, Zhao Guangqing cupped his hands and said, "Master Wei, I learned that you came to Tongzhou the day before yesterday, and I wanted to meet you at that time, but I was busy with work, and I finally finished my work. My lord led the troops to leave, but we can only meet today."

Wei Tianqing also cupped his hands, and said: "Master Zhao, you are in a hurry, and you can't come to the city to see me, please don't blame Mr. Zhao."

Zhao Guangqing said with a smile: "Master Wei's words are off the mark. Come on, it's cold outside, let's talk after entering the mansion."

Wei Tianqing raised his hand and said, "Wait a minute." Turning his head, he ordered, "Come on, bring all the boxes in!" The Imperial Guard soldiers agreed, and immediately started to move the wooden boxes on the carriage into the yard.

Suspicion appeared on Zhao Guangqing's face, and he asked, "Master Wei, what are these things? You have to know, I don't accept gifts. I heard that you, Mr. Wei, never give gifts either!"

"Master Zhao must accept this gift today." Wei Tianqing's eyes were bloodshot: "These things are exchanged for the lives of 54 of my brothers!"

Zhao Guangqing's face suddenly changed, and he hurriedly asked, "What does Lord Wei mean by that?"

Wei Tianqing said: "My lord, please take a look at these things first!"

Soon, nearly a hundred boxes had been moved to the compound of Zhizhou Mansion and piled up together. Zhao Guangqing looked at these boxes suspiciously. Wei Tianqing glanced at him and waved his hand. A soldier stepped forward to pry open several large wooden boxes with a knife. Wei Tianqing raised his hand and said, "Master Zhao, please have a look!"

Zhao Guangqing frowned, walked forward, looked at a few boxes, his expression changed slightly, he turned to look at Wei Tianqing, and asked, "Master Wei, what is the purpose of you bringing so many weapons here?"

Wei Tianqing pointed to those wooden boxes and said: "There are 110 four wooden boxes in total, 46 of them are filled with steel knives, 53 are filled with crossbows, and the remaining [-] boxes are full of arrows." arrow……!"

Zhao Guangqing frowned and said, "I can see it, but what is Master Wei asking me to see?"

Wei Tianqing said with a cold face: "Lord Zhao, these are the weapons you found in Heishuishan under your rule... My Great Qin strictly forbids private possession of weapons by the people, but there is a group of bandits entrenched in Heishuishan, and these weapons are They hid them." He walked to Zhao Guangqing's side and stared into Zhao Guangqing's eyes: "I can also tell you that these weapons are only part of them, which were left by the bandits before they could transfer them in time, and a large number of weapons have already been transferred. , whereabouts are unknown...Master Zhao, do you understand what I mean now?"