Pingyang Fu of the Red Chamber

Chapter 268 How could it be such a coincidence
on the boat,

Zhao Si Eunuch Zhao stood on the podium, looked at Li Yun in front of him, raised his voice, and asked,

"Say, Miscellaneous, listen, but there is something strange."

Li Yun didn't dare to speak nonsense blatantly. Although they were all his own people at this time, the matter was so important that he couldn't make it public, so he walked over and whispered,
"Grandpa's men in black clothes are a bit unusual. After careful inspection, those people seem to be members of the army, and the weapons and armor they are equipped with are imperial standard equipment, so I have some guesses that those people are dressed as soldiers of Dawu. "

Hearing Li Qianhu's words all of a sudden, Eunuch Zhao's heart was filled with turmoil. If this is true, then Li Yun's guess is true. Where did these soldiers come from?

The government troops of the various counties in the south of the Yangtze River, no, the government army has no such fighting power. Seeing the tragic death on the deck, being cleaned up and thrown into the river, the government army would have been scared if they saw such a tragic appearance. Ran.

Well, Eunuch Zhao also reacted when he thought of this, so these sergeants must also be elite, and there are not many elite soldiers in Jiangnan, which is troublesome.

"Li Qianhu, if your guess is correct, then you can guess where these soldiers came from, or where in the south of the Yangtze River?"

Li Yun stood there and thought for a while, but he also had no idea. Although Jiangnan had been at peace for a long time, the imperial court had a lot of troops stationed here.

The imperial army, the government army, the local garrison, the imperial city division's left-behind battalion, and the Jiangnan camp, and the water transport guards on the canal, etc., are complex and intertwined. It is true that these men in black belong to which force? Hard to guess.

"I want to report to Grand Duke, I don't know who this is under the command of Jiangnan. It's just that there are so many tribesmen. It must not be a trivial matter to mobilize. When we arrive in Jiangnan, we will know who is bold and reckless."

"Yes, we can find out who did it when we arrive in the south of the Yangtze River, but I'm afraid it will be difficult to start when we find out,"

Although Eunuch Zhao's voice was a bit cunning, it was not unreasonable.

"What my father-in-law said is true, he is a humble Meng Lang."

Li Yun also knew that Grandpa was in a bad mood, so he took the initiative to plead guilty.

"Okay, you are in charge of the safety of the building, just take care of it these days, as for the others, maybe, Luo Yunhou is in the front, after suffering such a big loss, trying to make him shut up is even more difficult. .”

"Yes, Grandpa, don't worry, the lowly position will definitely act carefully. According to Lord Hou's temper, if those people in the south of the Yangtze River can't appease him, something will really happen."

Li Yun also had a grim look on his face and said nothing.

Zhao Si couldn't stand the smell of blood on the deck, so he went back to the cabin with the help of Xiao Dongzi.

"Hurry up and wash the decks clean."

"Yes, my lord."

The sergeant of the Imperial City Division rolled up their sleeves to fetch water from the canal, and then kept washing the deck and the side of the ship.

And at the top,

Commander Lu, the leader of the building boat, also looked exhausted. Seeing the many dead and wounded guard brothers around him, it was unavoidable to be a little sad.

"Master Commander, Master Hou asked us to pack up quickly. It's still cold. The bones of the dead brothers have been packed up. They will be buried in the south of the Yangtze River, and other Lord Hou will arrange for them. As for the man in black, throw them into the river directly to feed the fish."

The lieutenant came here to report to the lord after receiving the semaphore from the boat behind.

"Understood, you can arrange someone to do it. Don't miss the course. You will arrive in Jiangbei County soon."

Lu Yi also gave orders weakly. In less than a week, the road was so dangerous that he almost explained it here. Those people don’t know the skills of others, but he doesn’t know. Many of them are Jiangnan Jinling Water Transport Guards. People in the army, as for the others, it is hard to guess.

Damn it, it's really ruthless.

Lu Yi grinned in pain, and looked at the arrow wound on his left arm and the knife wound on his back. Fortunately, he was protected by armor. If it was later, he would really not be able to survive.

That's not right, who arranged the support from the West Bank in the end.

"No, this matter must be explained to Lord Hou. Come, prepare the ship, notify the fleet to slow down, and tell the commander Lou Chuanben to report important matters to Lord Hou in person."

"Yes, my lord."

The leading ship began to flag, and the fleet at the back slowed down first when they saw it, and gradually decreased forward, and then the fleet slowly slowed down.

"What's going on? How did the speed drop?"

Zhang Jinyu, who had just arrived at the bow, entered the command cabin, and felt the speed of the ship slowed down, so she asked Duan Hong.

"Master Hou, it is the pilot ship who asked the fleet to slow down, and Commander Lu is coming to the ship and has important matters to report."

"Commander Lu Yi, is he coming to the ship?"

"Yes, my lord."

"Understood, you go out with me and wait to see what's going on with him?"

Zhang Jinyu came to the deck and looked at the ship in front, and saw densely packed arrows nailed on the side of the ship in front, and there were so many bloodstains, it was extremely miserable.

After thinking about it, it must be because of the previous battle. I am afraid Commander Lu discovered something, so he waited patiently.

And Commander Lu Yi, with the help of the sergeants of the guards, climbed onto the upstairs boat, put it down in the small boat, and then rowed towards the boat behind by his own soldiers.

It took a lot of effort to climb up.

As soon as Commander Lu came up, he saw Master Hou waiting for him on the boat, so he rushed over and knelt down, crying for a while.

"Master Hou, the last general is guilty. With such a navy army, he was plotted by the gangsters. I have pity on my old brothers."

Zhang Jinyu saw Commander Lu kneeling on the ground, wearing a blood-stained armor, torn robe, and a knife wound bleeding behind him, the brocade cloth wrapped around his left arm was already red, and his hair was messy, it must be Fighting to the death is extremely dangerous.

"Hurry up, please get up quickly, the person who comes here is quick to help General Lu up."

The personal guards behind hurried forward to help General Lu up, but the pain all over his body made the old general unable to walk.

"Duan Hong, ask someone to call Gu Yunshi and bandage the old general. You guys help the old general into the cabin and help remove the armor. What are you doing?"

"Yes, Lord Hou."

The guards behind him stepped forward to help the old general sit down on the small bed in the cabin, and then began to help unload the armor, while the guards outside went upstairs to the boat to invite Doctor Gu.

"Medical Officer Gu, the personal guard next to Lord Marquis, please ask Medical Officer Gu to go down and bandage General Lu's wound."

"I know, I'll be here soon."

Gu Yunshi put down the medical books, took the medicine box and brought a lot of bottles and cans, and then went downstairs.

Zhang Jinyu followed into the cabin and saw that the old general's armor had been taken off, but his clothes were already soaked with sweat and blood.

"Both of you boil some hot water, you go and get a new military uniform, hurry up."

"Yes, Lord Hou."

The soldiers in the cabin are all busy.

Zhang Jinyu came in and took a blanket and put it on Lu Yi's body, and said;
"The old general is here to rest for a while, the doctor will be here soon, this battle has been hard for the old general."

Commander Lu Yi's eyes were blurred for a moment, and he was even more ashamed. This battle was fought in a muddle.

"Master Hou, the last general is ashamed, the enemy didn't notice such a treacherous scheme!"

Zhang Jinyu personally poured a cup of hot tea and handed it over, comforting;

"Come on, drink some hot tea to warm yourself up. The old general doesn't have to worry about it. No one thought that they would have the guts to intercept and kill the imperial envoy. This Marquis just had a premonition that at most the water bandits from Xihe County would come to harass them. .Who knew, the water bandits were actually helping us! I can imagine how the Marquis felt at that time."

Commander Lu Yi was stunned, the water bandits in Xihe County helped us, could it be that the water bandits shot out the crucial rain of arrows.

"Master Hou, you are saying that the water bandits helped us in the last rain of arrows, and the general thought it was the support sent by Master Hou."

Zhang Jinyu also poured himself a bowl of tea, took a sip, and replied;
"It's too late. There are too many boats on the other side. The hooks are all hanging on the side of the boat. They can't increase their speed and can't support them. The water bandits from the west just happened to come. It's such a coincidence. It's too coincidental. It seems that someone has calculated it right. How could there be such a coincidence?"

Commander Lu also let out a wry smile. He never thought that there would be a follow-up to this battle. There was such a coincidence there, it must have been prepared a long time ago, one chain after another, and it is not a wave of people. Well, let me know first .

Just as he was about to talk, the cabin door opened, and Duan Hong brought Gu Yunshi in.

A gust of cold wind blew in, making Lu Yi shiver, "Ah Choo."

Gu Yunshi hastily closed the hatch, walked over and bowed.
"Yunshi pays homage to Lord Hou."

Zhang Jinyu saw a young man who came, dressed in green clothes, carrying a big medicine box with some difficulty, but he looked like a literati, and he could be regarded as an elegant person, so he nodded and said.

"Get up, hurry up and show the old general."

"Yes, Lord Hou."

Gu Yunshi came to the side of the wooden bed, lifted the blanket, let the old general lie on his stomach, wiped the blood with a hot towel, took out a dagger that had been roasted by fire, cut off the corners of the flesh, and then took out the golden sore medicine and poured it directly on it. Very skillful.

The last is bandaging, and then the arm is treated in the same way, which is very fast.

Moreover, Commander Lu's face was obviously relieved a lot. Commander Lu changed his clothes and said after putting on;
"Master Hou, the medical officers in your house are really powerful, and this method is really amazing, comparable to those old guys."

"Okay, old general, take a break first, Yun Shi, you have worked hard, go down first."

"Yes, Lord Hou, Yunshi is leaving."

Gu Yunshi tidied up a bit, carried the medicine box on his back, and left without saying a word.

Commander Lu Yi was also amazed.

"Master Hou, the general still has something to report. I wasn't sure about it before, but after hearing Master Hou say that those water bandits are actually helping us, it's probably close to ten."

Zhang Jinyu's eyes lit up, and he naturally thought of what Commander Lu was talking about, and those black-clothed troops asked;

"The old general is talking about the origin of those black-clothed men, right?"

(End of this chapter)