Rise of the Heavens

Chapter 211 Water Pirates
Gao Tai replied: "These days, there are often small boats spying outside the water village. These small boats should be the spies of the white horse lake pirates. It's just that the opponent's boat is too fast, and our warship can't catch up at all!"

Speaking of this, his face was a little helpless, "Ding Gong and I set up an ambush. We originally wanted to catch a spy for interrogation, but I didn't expect that the other party was too alert and would retreat when he saw someone. Useless!"

Hearing this, Gao Cheng frowned slightly.The water thieves in White Horse Lake are not difficult to deal with, as long as he finds the leader of the water thieves, he can kill him with the Five Thunders Curse or swordsmanship.Presumably, the leader of the water thieves would not be a strong man in the supernatural realm.

The biggest problem right now is not knowing where the water thief's lair is.As long as he can find a place, he can immediately lead this navy to dispatch and win the first battle.

Lu Dai took a step forward, cupped his hands and said, "My lord, there are countless small islands in Baima Lake, and each island can hide many people. If you want to find the water thief's lair from here, it is undoubtedly a needle in a haystack! The people who know the terrain best are the fishermen who live by the lake!"

"It's better to find some old fishermen, they should know some useful information!"

Gao Tai immediately came to his senses, and agreed: "Mr. Ding is a good idea, leave this matter to me!"

Gao Cheng nodded and said: "Do this matter as soon as possible. We have already used up less than half of the money and food we got from the Mei family. If we can't wipe out the water thieves for a long time, not only the aristocratic family in Guangling will be dissatisfied with us, but our money and food will be exhausted." I won't be able to support it either!"

Gao Tai and Lu Dai's hearts shivered. Thinking of the huge amount of money and food consumed by Shuizhai these days, they immediately understood that time was running out.

When Gao Tai heard this, he immediately took someone to find an old fisherman nearby.

Half a day later, Gao Tai returned without success with a look of helplessness on his face.

"My lord, these old fishermen are unwilling to tell! The water thieves in Baima Lake are all targeting merchant ships from aristocratic families, and rarely attack ordinary people and fishermen! And with the deterrent of water thieves, those merchant ships from aristocratic families no longer After passing through Baima Lake, there is a lot less exploitation of these fishermen..."

Gao Tai had complex emotions on his face, and sighed: "These water thieves are also a group of men, and it's rare to see bandits who don't hurt the people!"

When returning from Yuzhou to Xuzhou, he killed many bandits and bandits on the way, but these people were strong men who robbed houses and houses, and their hands were full of blood. Gao Tai killed them, and he only felt happy in his heart.

And these water thieves in White Horse Lake have a very good reputation in the mouths of the nearby fishermen. If they let him kill them, they will feel a little bit unbearable.

Gao Cheng laughed, heard his thoughts from Gao Tai's tone, and couldn't help but said: "I didn't expect these water thieves to have some tricks. They only chose to attack the caravan and not harm the people. In this way, no one will inform them. , they can avoid being strangled by the government!"

"In normal times, I wouldn't want to kill these people, but Uncle Gao, even if we don't come, the interests of Guangling County and other families in Xuzhou will continue to be lost over time. To a certain extent, these families will also take action!"

"If we wait until other aristocratic families take action, our Gao family has spent a lot of money and food for nothing, without getting any credit, and we will offend many aristocratic families in Xuzhou. How will the Gao family gain a foothold in Guangling?"

Gao Tai heard that cold sweat broke out on his forehead. He is the general of the Gao family, and the first thing to consider is the interests of the Gao family. He immediately said: "Young master is very right, I was wrong! But now these old men The fishermen refused to say anything, and things are a bit difficult!"

Lu Dai hesitated to speak, hesitated for a while, and then said: "My lord, why don't I lead someone to arrest a few people, and threaten their family members, or I can get some news!"

Gao Cheng waved his hand and said, "No need, we are members of the government. If we do this, wouldn't we be worse than bandits? Even if we can eliminate the water bandits, Gao's reputation in Huai'an will be affected!"

"Uncle Gao, go and publish the news, and directly offer a reward of [-] yuan and [-] stones of grain and grass. Whoever can provide information about the water thief will get the reward! There must be a brave man under the reward, and there will always be a fisherman who will experience it." Can't stop being tempted!"

Human nature is greedy, even in the simple folk customs of the Three Kingdoms period, there were many rangers who would not hesitate to hurt human life for money.

Gao Cheng didn't believe that the reputation of the white horse lake water thieves could be worth [-] yuan. If everyone in Huai'an could ignore this bounty, then these water thieves would become saints.If this happens, he will definitely admit it.

Gao Tai and Lu Dai were relieved when they heard the words, especially Lu Dai, who felt a little heavy when he made the suggestion just now. He is a native of Huai'an, and he couldn't bear to attack the folks in his hometown.

"My lord, this is a good idea. Not only can I get news about the water thieves, but I can also use the money to spread my reputation. When the water thieves are wiped out, everyone in Huai'an County will know Gao's name. It's the best of both worlds." Lu Dai thought to himself.

After Gao Cheng made a decision, the two families will quickly follow this method and send some sailors to spread the word, saying that Mr. Gao in Huai'an offered a reward of [-] yuan and a hundred stones of grain and grass for the news of the White Horse Lake water thief.

as I thought.Whether it is a commoner or a fisherman, after hearing the heavy reward of [-] qian and [-] shi for grain and grass, all of them stared straight and breathed heavily.I can't wait to take this reward as my own.

Immediately, many fishermen who knew the trail of the water thief quietly came to the water village and told the information about the water thief in Baima Lake.

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The sun shone on the lake, sparkling, and the cool water vapor hit the face, making people feel very comfortable in this hot weather.

A total of twenty small warships sailed slowly towards the west in the lake.

"Zhang Mu! How far is it from the place you said?" Gao Tai asked sullenly.

At this time, two days have passed since the time of releasing the reward. In the past two days, they have received a lot of information, but these messages need to be carefully screened.

It wasn't until the approximate range of the white horse lake water thief's lair was confirmed that Gao Cheng led the water army out.At this time, in addition to Gao Cheng, Gao Tai, and Lu Dai, there were also Sun Yue, the direct son of the Huai'an Sun family, and the ninth-level old man who was in charge of the Sun family.

The man named Zhang Mu was a short man. When he heard the question, he subconsciously bowed his head and said quickly: "Master Jun, there are two small islands in front, it must be the lair of water thieves. Fishing, I have seen those boats of water thieves pass by!"

Not far away, Sun Yue couldn't help being shaken when he heard this, and said, "We've finally arrived! I don't know what these water thieves are capable of, to be able to spend so long in Baima Lake!"

The old man beside him said in a condensed voice: "Master, don't be careless. These water thieves can intercept and kill the merchant ships of so many aristocratic families in Xuzhou. It can be seen that the strength of the water thieves leader is definitely not weak!"

Of course Sun Yue knew that these water thieves were not easy to mess with, but he had an old man by his side to protect him, so he didn't have to worry about being in danger.

(End of this chapter)