The Red Chamber begins with a bastard

Chapter 301: Chasing and intercepting (Part )

Jia Huan left the county government lobby, and Mandarin behind him suddenly said in English: "That one-eyed guy is not a good person."

Jia Huanqi asked: "Why do you say that?"

"He is not a good person. He is jealous of you. You can see it from his eyes. You have to be careful not to be plotted by him." Mandarin said seriously.

Jia Huan stopped, turned around and looked at Mandarin, smiled and asked: "Then do you think I am a good person?"

Mandarin thought for a moment before answering: "You are a good person among bad people, and a bad person among good people."

Jia Huan said in shock: "What do you mean?"

"You are neither good nor bad. You will not take the initiative to harm good people, but when you encounter bad people, you are worse than bad people. You are cunning enough to face any bad people."

Jia Huan couldn't help but laugh and cry: "Are you praising me or scolding me?"

"It should be more praise, isn't it?" Mandarin winked, adding a bit of playfulness.

"Third Master, when did you arrive in Rugao County?" Tiehu and Xingwei walked up to Jia Huan and asked with surprise on their faces.

"You mean the thief is trying to create suspicion?"

Jia Huan's heart moved and he asked: "How many people are there in that group of pirates?"

Mandarin immediately blushed and said anxiously: "You are talking nonsense, oh, I really can't stand you, a self-righteous guy. I just kindly remind you, oh, you... are too ridiculous."

As the saying goes, the weather in June is like a child's face. The weather in summer really changes at a moment's notice. The sun is shining brightly one moment, and the next moment it is overcast with clouds, lightning and thunder, and a violent storm is coming in an instant. It was originally a beautiful day. The calm sea suddenly turned into a stormy sea.

Tiehu and Xingwei smiled at each other, and without any further delay, they immediately turned around and left the city, gathering their brothers and heading towards Taizhou.

The pirate group of three hundred people rode the strong wind and rain to the northwest. They walked for more than ten miles in one breath. When they saw that the wind and rain gradually subsided and the clouds and rain were about to disappear, they quickly escaped into a dense grass forest. middle.

Tiehu nodded: "Yes, the other party arranged for me and Shitou to deliberately fake the appearance of escaping to the seaside, but in fact they fled in the opposite direction. So Shitou and I felt that we should focus on searching inland."

Jia Huanqi said: "It's impossible for hundreds of people to disappear from the world. Haven't you found any clues?"

Tiehu said solemnly: "We found some. Shitou and I followed the traces left by the thieves all the way to the seaside. Unfortunately, we found nothing. At first, we thought that the thieves had a boat to meet them and had fled back to the sea, but Now that I think about it, I might have been fooled, because no matter what, two legs can't outrun four."

The weather suddenly changed, and the Jinling Navy, which was cruising along the coastline, had to take shelter from the wind. However, in this bad weather, a pirate fleet braved the roaring waves and docked near Yancheng County.

The sky was dark and the rain was pouring. A group of approximately three hundred pirates jumped from the ship and quickly disappeared into the rain. The pirate fleet also sailed away quickly and disappeared into the rough waves.

Tiehu shook his head and said solemnly: "No, I encountered a group of strong pirates in Yancheng County a few days ago. Unfortunately, they were not able to annihilate them all. They ran away for most of them and disappeared completely when they reached the county. In the end, What's terrible is that those bastards slaughtered and burned a small village before escaping."

Jia Huan smiled and said: "It seems that we have the same idea. Don't worry, I have discussed it with Yi Hong just now and arranged for manpower to focus on searching in the direction of Taizhou. If you rush there now, you might gain something. ”

Mandarin was blocked and ignored Jia Huan, and Jia Huan stopped teasing her because Tie Hu and Xing Wei were walking towards her.

"It turns out there were several hundred people. We captured some of them, and some of them escaped, leaving about a hundred people." Xing Wei replied.

Jia Huan nodded and smiled: "We just arrived not long ago. Have you just returned from a mission?"

Xing Wei agreed: "Yes, Huzi and I originally planned to ask Yi Hong for advice, but we didn't expect to meet the Third Master here. That would be better. If the Third Master can talk to Yi Hong, it's up to you." It’s ready.”

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Jia Huan shrugged: "Thank you, then what are you worried about? As you said, I am cunning enough to face any bad guy. Oh, by the way, are you afraid of losing such a perfect master like me? That must be the case, no wonder you You are shameless enough to follow me into the battlefield, and you are willing to risk your life as a bodyguard. Oh my God, you are not coveting my master, are you?"

Tiehu and Xingwei both nodded. Seeing that they seemed to be in a low mood, Jia Huan asked, "Is there anything gained?"

After a while, the dark clouds dissipated, the wind stopped and the rain stopped, and a sunset hung in the blue sky. There was smoke in the distance. It must be that people nearby were cooking dinner.

Zhu Jinyue took off his soaked protective clothing, wrung it out and put it back on. Then he took off the bowstring and swung it vigorously, while Zhu Jinyue next to him was also doing the same action. It turns out that their bowstrings are made of beef tendon, which has good toughness and strong elasticity. However, it has a disadvantage, that is, it will become soft after being soaked with water, and it must be dried before it can be used. But now it cannot light a fire. , so I can only use this stupid method to get rid of it.

"Brother, is it really worth taking such a risk to save Kang Dayong?" Zhu Jinyue frowned and whispered.

Zhu Jinaxe nodded and said firmly: "It's worth it, Kang Dayong can't die now, we must rescue him."

Zhu Jinyue said: "I don't think it's necessary. Kang Dayong is dead. We can support others to be the boss of Dulong Island. For example, the fifth leader is a river rat. How about you, big brother, become the boss? We can still recruit people to mess with the boss." The southeastern coast of Shanxi."

Zhu Jinaxe shook his head decisively and said: "The river rat is not qualified, nor is the golden eagle, and our qualifications are even less convincing. By then, Dulong Island will become a piece of scattered sand, each with its own agenda, and nothing will happen. Only Kang Dayong can suppress these desperate people." "

Zhu Jinyue said helplessly: "Okay, but I still think it's not worth it. A mere Kang Dayong is not worth risking our lives to rescue."

Zhu Jinfu smiled proudly and said confidently: "With our brothers' abilities, even if we can't save anyone, it's easy to escape with all our bodies. Don't you, the fourteenth brother, have no confidence?"

Zhu Jinyue raised the corners of his mouth and said proudly: "The person who can kill me, Dorgon, has not yet been born."

Zhu Jinaxe smiled and said: "This is the only person who qualifies you to be my Azige brother. Fill your stomach first, and it's time to take action when it gets dark."

About half an hour later, the sunset completely set, night fell, and darkness enveloped the earth. Zhu Jinaxe and Zhu Jinyue waited patiently for another hour. It was quiet in the night, and then they led three hundred pirates and took advantage of the faint moonlight to set off.

"Brother, are you sure Kang Dayong is in that area?" Zhu Jinyue asked in a low voice while hurrying on the road. Zhu Jinyue said confidently: "Believe me, Li Ji is not stupid. He knows that the government troops will definitely block the coast tightly, so he will naturally not go to the seaside. So they will most likely go inland, probably in the border area between Rugao County or Haimen County and Taizhou."

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The weather was slightly cool after the rain, and the half moon was hanging sideways. The pale moonlight filtered down from the branches and leaves, covering the wet ground with a mottled black shadow.

The wet clothes stuck to my body, which was very uncomfortable, and mosquitoes came out in swarms to look for food, buzzing like bombers.

Kang Dayi slapped himself on the cheek, swatting a mosquito to death, and said angrily: "This ghost place is not for humans, Li Ji, it's all your kid's bad idea, how long are we going to hide? "

Kang Dayi was originally a dandy young master. In Yangzhou, in addition to eating, drinking and having fun, he only walked chickens and fought dogs. He never suffered such hardships. Even though Kang's family was ransacked later and he was forced to flee to Dulong Island, his second brother Kang Dayi was there to protect him. I still eat delicious food and drink spicy food every day, so after hiding in the mountains and forests for a few days, I can't bear the clear soup and water every day, and now I am full of complaints.

Li Hongji looked down on this waste from the bottom of his heart, but he still politely reassured him: "Master Yi, please be patient. In a few days, when the officers and soldiers relax, we can go back to the beach in batches to build boats and go out to sea."

Kang Dayi rolled his eyes and said: "Three or five days is also a few days, eight or nine days is also a few days, how many more days will it take? The food we grabbed can only last for seven or eight days at most. We don't need officers and soldiers to find it then. We will starve to death ourselves, or even if we don't starve to death, we will be sucked by mosquitoes and fucked by adults. I don't care, I will leave tonight. I don't want to stay in this damn place for a moment longer. "

As soon as Kang Dayi stood up, he received a slap from Kang Dayong on the face. He was stunned on the spot and said in a dignified manner: "Second brother, why did you hit me?"

"Shut up. If you don't want to die, just stay calm." Kang Dayong shouted sternly.

Kang Dayi had no choice but to cover his face and squat down, a trace of shame and hatred flashed through his eyes.

At this time, a figure slid down from the tall tree and said in a panic: "Master, there is a group of officers and soldiers coming from the south, lighting torches."

Kang Dayong's expression changed slightly, he jumped up, and climbed up flexibly on the tree. Li Hongji also climbed up quickly. The two of them reached a high place and looked south. Sure enough, they saw a fire dragon coming this way. The light of the fire Under the reflection, vaguely visible were the guardsmen wearing standard battle jackets.

At this time, fire dragons appeared one after another in the southeast and southwest, winding towards the dense forest here in a Z-shaped shape. Kang Dayong and Li Hongji subconsciously looked at each other, and they were both shocked.

The two climbed down the tree quickly. Kang Dayong looked at Li Hongji with dissatisfaction and said, "Have the officers and soldiers discovered us?"

Li Hongji was unsure at this time and said hesitantly: "It's not clear yet!"

Kang Dayong said angrily: "Didn't you say that by doing the opposite, the officers and soldiers would not be able to find us? What's going on now?"

Li Hongji frowned and said: "Master, please be patient. We have been hiding in the woods and have not gone out. It is unlikely that the officers and soldiers will find us. It is probably because we have not been able to find us along the coast these days, so we are awakened. After all, Jin The generals of the army are not fools, and Jia Huan is even more cunning. He may have guessed our intentions. "

Kang Dayong said angrily: "Then what should we do now?"

Li Hongji said solemnly: "At that time, I advised the chief to continue going north, but the chief thought it was far enough from the sea and was unwilling to go further north. Now the officers and soldiers have indeed searched here."

Kang Dayi scolded: "Fart, Li Ji, what do you mean? Now you put the blame on my second brother? If I hadn't listened to you and walked to the beach, we might have escaped back to the sea."

Li Hongji held back his anger and said, "Young Master Yi, I'm not trying to shirk responsibility..."

Kang Dayong interrupted fiercely: "Shut up, everyone!"

Li Hongji kept silent.

Kang Dayong said coldly: "Since the officers and soldiers have come here, it is useless to argue. Let's think about how to deal with it."

Kato Saburo said with a cruel smile: "Just kill them. They are just three hundred-man troops. As long as they are not cavalry, we are afraid of what he will do."

Li Hongji shook his head and said: "It's not that simple. The officers and soldiers must have backup. Once we show up to fight, the officers and soldiers' reinforcements will arrive soon. Unless we can fight quickly, once we are entangled, we will most likely fall into a tight siege." Therefore, I suggest that we leave this place immediately before the other party finds us and continue to retreat north. "

Kang Dayong frowned and said: "Evacuate to where? Evacuate to Yangzhou City to drink flower wine?"

There were sporadic laughter all around.

Li Hongji said solemnly: "Yizhen County, southeast of Jiangdu County, has high mountains and dense forests, which are suitable for hiding. Let's retreat to Yizhen County and hide in the mountains. Even a hundred thousand troops will not be able to do anything to us."

Saburo Kato said contemptuously: "The second master is too timid. If he can hide for a while, how can he hide for the rest of his life? Master, in my opinion, we don't need to hide anymore. We can just rush out and kill the officers and soldiers." Run, and then we run towards Yancheng County, looting while running, burning and killing at the same time, and let the officers and soldiers run behind us and eat the dust. "

"That's right, that's what we did before!" All the thieves agreed.

After hiding in the woods for several days, not having enough to eat or sleep, and being bitten by mosquitoes and bugs, everyone's patience was obviously at the limit, so they might as well just burn, kill, and loot.

Kang Dayong was obviously a little moved, and his eyes were changing. Kang Dayi saw this and hurriedly hit the railway while it was hot: "Second brother, let's do it. I really listen to this kid Li Ji. Even if we escape to the mountains of Yizhen County, how can we return in the future?" At sea? To die in the mountains as a savage?"

Kang Dayong immediately made up his mind after hearing this, nodded and said: "You're right, I won't hide anymore, just fuck him and it's over!"

Li Hongji sighed secretly and said: "Since no one wants to hide anymore, I have no objection, but it is best for the boss to wait until the officers and soldiers are close before taking action, so as to catch them off guard."

Kang Dayong said calmly: "Of course, Kato Saburo, you will take the lead later and end the battle as quickly as possible."

Kato Saburo smiled confidently and said: "Yes!"

At this time, three hundred-man teams under the Taizhou Guard were searching this way in a Z-shaped formation, but when they reached the outside of the woods, they stopped invariably and began to set up camp. It seemed that they planned to wait for dawn before entering the woods to search.

(End of this chapter)