Soldiers come to the world

The day after the Han army failed to attack the shipbuilding factory, the usually quiet Yangtze River became lively, especially hundreds of Han army warships appeared on the river outside Jianye City. This is an extremely rare scene .

After the Han army seized the north bank of the Yangtze River, they deployed [-] troops along the north bank of the Yangtze River, and set up three water villages in Wuhu, Ruxukou and Guangling, with more than [-] warships stationed there.

Although the Han army is less than fifty miles away from Jianye, in the past six months, the Han army has maintained the greatest restraint and low profile. The warships only sailed on the northern half of the Yangtze River, and only occasionally saw one or two at the top of Jianye City. A patrol boat, which made Jianye feel that the Han army was close at hand.

But at this time, the Han army had torn off the curtain of camouflage, and hundreds of warships appeared naked in front of the Jianye people, showing off their power on the river outside the city of Jianye, which made the army guarding Jianye feel a huge pressure. pressure.

The cloud of war hangs over Jianye City, and the deployment of the Wan Jiangdong Army has already been completed. 2 people are deployed in Wu County to deal with threats from Taihu Lake and Kuaiji County. Another 1 people are deployed in Piling County to deal with the Han army. Attack Piling County from the direction of Taihu Lake.

The last 3 people were deployed along the Yangtze River in Danyang County, and its [-] elite main force strictly guarded Jianye City.

The large-scale pressure of the Han warships did not arouse the panic of the army, but it aroused the fear of war among the people of Moling County and Danyang County.

The streets and alleys in Moling County are deserted, and there is no pedestrian in sight. There are only groups of patrol soldiers patrolling the streets, closely monitoring suspicious people or flying pigeons. The gates of the city have already been strictly controlled. Every person who entered the city was interrogated, and any young and strong men with unknown origins would be detained and interrogated by the government.

The earliest intelligence point of the Han army, the Xi’s Tavern, has long since disappeared. The tavern was burned to the ground the year before last. No one knows where the people in the tavern went. The Jiangdong Army also searched the Han Army several times but failed.

But everyone knows that the Han army must still exist in Moling County, but they are elusive, and no one knows who they are and where they live?

There is a narrow alley near the south city gate called Sansi Lane. At the entrance of the alley is a small tavern called Shilin Tavern. Like all the taverns in Moling City, this tavern was opened three months ago. The shopkeeper and several bartenders were forced to dig the canal, and only the shopkeeper's wife, two young children, and an elderly couple lived in the tavern.

The tavern also rented a small courtyard in Sansi Lane, which was the residence of the shopkeeper's family, and was connected to the backyard of the tavern through a small door.

At night, the streets and alleys become more deserted, and every household has no lights. Due to the shortage of materials, even lamp oil has become very precious and expensive. In order to save money, people can only live in the dark at night.

Outside Sansi Lane, a man in black was walking slowly along the base of the wall, and the surrounding area was exceptionally quiet. A torch was lit at the city gate a hundred steps away, and the guards could clearly be seen patrolling back and forth.

Because it is too close to the city gate, there are no patrolling soldiers here, so as long as it is not discovered by the patrolling soldiers at the city gate, it is very safe.

The man in black was getting closer and closer to Sansi Lane, he suddenly accelerated his speed, and dodged into the alley. The black shadow walked quickly, and after a while, he came to an old door, and he knocked lightly on the door.

After a while, a young woman's voice asked in the courtyard, "Who is it?"

"Eldest sister, it's me!" The man in black lowered his voice, but he heard a young man.

The door opened with a creak, revealing a pale young woman with a pale face. She was full of surprise, hugged the man in black, and couldn't help crying: "Aqing, why are you back?" ?”

The man in black was named Wang Qing. He was originally a clerk in the tavern and also the brother of the young woman. He was forced to dig a canal together with the shopkeeper, but somehow he appeared in the city. Asked: "Where is your brother-in-law? Has he come back?"

"Sister, this is not a place to talk, let's go inside and talk."

The young woman hurriedly pulled the brother into the courtyard and closed the courtyard door. At this moment, the two children ran out and hugged the boy tightly, "Uncle is back!"

The man took out a tightly bound purse from his arms, and handed it to the children with a smile, "Here are some dry biscuits, take them and eat them!"

The two children took the purse, cheered and ran back to the room. The woman led the brother to the kitchen, wiped her tears and said: "There is only a little food ration every day, which is not enough to eat. When will such a day be the end?"

The man comforted her and said, "Eldest sister, the Han army has launched a campaign against Jiangdong. If you endure it for a few more days, things will change soon."

"hope so!"

The woman sighed and asked, "Where is your brother-in-law? Why didn't he come back with you?"

"Now the guards are greatly reduced. We have all escaped. My brother-in-law and Si Shun are hiding outside the city because it is too dangerous. I am the only one who climbed over the wall and entered the city."

The woman exclaimed, "If you are caught climbing over the city wall, you will be beheaded on the spot!"

"That's no way, I have to get the information out."

After the Xi’s Tavern was burned down by the Han army’s intelligence station, it was temporarily evacuated from Jianye because it was strictly searched by the Jiangdong Army. However, there are still two intelligence stations in Moling County. Shilin Tavern is one of them. Qingdu was a spy of the Han army.

This time Wang Qing ventured back to Moling to obtain top-secret information from a high-ranking Jiangdong official living in Moling County, that is, the deployment plan of the Jiangdong Army. A nuisance.

Except for a few thousand troops in the city, the rest are old people, women and children. If a young and strong man appears on the street, he will be arrested on the spot.

On the one hand, Wang Qing came to visit his eldest sister, and on the other hand, he wanted her to help send out the information. He pondered for a while and said, "I may not be able to get out, but I have an important piece of information. Elder sister will help me out tomorrow morning. Send it out, my brother-in-law is waiting outside the city!"

The woman was overjoyed that she could finally see her husband. She was not worried about going out of the city. Women, children and the elderly would not be interrogated when they went in and out of the city. She even took the children out of the city to collect firewood. She had no problem sending information.

She quickly took the thin bamboo tube containing the information, and said with infinite joy: "I will leave the city early tomorrow morning!"

Wang Qing took out more than a dozen pieces of money from his pocket and handed them to his elder sister, "Elder sister, take these money away, and you can buy some food on the black market."

When the woman took the money, it turned out that it was the most sought-after gold money in the city, and she secretly breathed a sigh of relief. With this money, at least the elderly and children would not starve to death.

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Hundreds of warships of the Han army were densely scattered on the river. Gan Ning stood on the leading ship and looked at Jianye City from a distance. It was the capital of Jiangdong. Such a city can only hold more than [-] people to defend the city at most. For the Han army who has experienced many battles, it is not a big problem to capture such a city.

But Gan Ning didn't know the deployment of the Jiangdong Army, so he didn't dare to act rashly for a while, and hundreds of warships could only coerce the Jiangdong Army on the river.

"Captain, I heard that His Highness the King of Han has already set off in person, is it true?" Several generals asked beside Gan Ning.

Gan Ning nodded and said with a smile: "The latest information is that His Royal Highness has arrived in Chaisang, and it is estimated that he has already set out for an expedition. Our mission is to contain Jianye's army and create conditions for the Kuaiji army and Taihu navy army to go north."

A general said cautiously again: "Captain, I think our [-] troops can also capture Jianye City. Why doesn't His Royal Highness allow us to attack directly?"

"This is the unified deployment of His Highness, and it has its own deep meaning. I have told you many times that we can only obey orders as generals. Don't ask why?"

"Yes! I understand it."

Although the generals were reprimanded, Gan Ning also felt that they could do more. Moreover, the King of Han ordered them to contain the Jianye army. As for how to contain it, it was up to Gan Ning to decide.

At this moment, a soldier suddenly pointed to the river and shouted: "Look, captain, there is a small boat on the river!"

Gan Ning looked in the direction the soldier was pointing at, and he also saw the small boat approaching the waves of the great river.

Without Gan Ning's order, more than a dozen sentry boats from the Han army rushed up to meet them, and surrounded the small boats in a short while. After a while, a sentry boat sailed towards the main ship, and there was a 30-year-old man on board.

The soldiers brought the man onto the main boat, and the man stepped forward and knelt down on one knee to salute Gan Ning: "Han army inspector Lin Yi has a meeting with Governor Gan!"

Gan Ning heard about this person, so he smiled and said, "You are the shopkeeper Lin of the Shilin Tavern in Moling!"

"This subordinate is right. This subordinate has important information to report to the governor."

Shopkeeper Lin took out a thin tube and presented it to Gan Ning. Gan Ning poured out a roll of white silk from the bamboo tube and unfolded it slowly. It turned out to be a map of the deployment of the Jiangdong Army. Knowing clearly, Gan Ning was overjoyed, this is exactly the information they needed most.

He praised: "Shopkeeper Lin has made a great contribution, go down and rest first, and I will show the achievements of Shopkeeper Lin to His Highness the King of Han!"

Shopkeeper Lin was also happy, saluted, went down with the soldiers to rest, Gan Ning handed the map to the soldier behind him, and ordered: "Make a copy immediately, this information is extremely important, send someone to send it to Chaisang immediately!"

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