Competing

Chapter 21

"Mr. Yin, it's a good thing you didn't disgrace your life. Everything is in order." Fan Qing came to meet him on time at the agreed place on the south slope of Rongshu Ridge.

"Well, thank you for your hard work!" Yin Xu was very satisfied. As for how Fan Qing did it, he was inconvenient to ask, and he didn't need to ask, as long as there was this result.

In this way, according to the agreement, Yin Xu and the others did not stop much, and quickly crossed the border of Fanyi County and arrived at the bank of Pengli Ze.

When the flowers bloom in the warm spring, the warm lake breeze blows over the face, which is very comfortable.While waiting for Fan Qing to find a good boat, Yin Xu stood by the lake, looking at the magnificent Peng Lize in the distance, feeling the rare comfort recently.

After a while, my thoughts returned to the battle. Looking to the north, I could already guess that the Qin army must have received the news that he had gone south to Fanyi, and must gather troops to come south. What about their rear?hey-hey!What's even more regrettable is that this time, Qin Jun will miss again. Thinking about it, it's really thanks to Fan Qing this time.

Originally, Yin Xu walked out of Rongshu Ridge on purpose, just to distract the two Qin armies on the side of Fanyi, and then crossed Rongshu Ridge in a detour to avoid the limelight in Fanyi.After all, defending Rongshuling is not a long-term solution. Qin Jun will be careful after suffering two losses, and it will not be so easy to take advantage of it in the future.However, the food for my group is limited, and it is very difficult to cope with the Qin army's encirclement and suppression for a long time.

The idea of ​​going south to Fanyi starts with Gao Yi's words.From Gao Yi's mouth, Yin Xu learned of the special identity of Wu Rui, the county magistrate of Fanyi.

Wu Rui was originally a descendant of King Wu's family. After Wu King Fu Chai defeated Yue, he was obsessed with sensuality and was deceived by slanderous officials and villains.At that time, Prince You deeply felt that his father's regime was unstable, or that the country might be in danger of subjugation, but he was powerless to bring it back to heaven with his own strength.So Prince You and his brother-in-law brought their mother, wife and children to the Yaoli area of ​​Fuliang.Later, Goujian, the king of Yue, succeeded in trying his courage. After destroying Wu, he slaughtered members of the royal family. The prince friend who left was lucky to be spared, and his descendants have been living in the Yaoli area.It has been hundreds of years to Wu Rui's area.

When Wu Rui was young, there was no government management in Peng Lize and it was very chaotic.Wu Rui led the old tribe to develop in four townships, controlling a large area of ​​land in Jiangxi, Zhejiang and Fujian.In order to stabilize the south and prevent the Baiyue rebellion, Qin Ting adopted Prime Minister Li Si's suggestion and named Wu Rui as Fanjun to manage the Fanyi area.At that time, the Qin court promised that Fanyi would not need to pay taxes and corvees to Xianyang, that the sky was high and the emperor was far away, and that the government affairs were completely self-care.

However, once upon a time, there was an extra county captain from Xianyang in Fanyi, and the people of Fanyi had to pay taxes, and the husbands of Fanyi were also ordered to repair mausoleums and build the Great Wall.The last step is to send troops to garrison.

This time An Tong sent people to block the road on the south slope of Rongshu Ridge, which was a little too much. It can be guessed that Wu Rui would definitely not like to see him, and even felt resentful.If he took people to avoid the territory of Daofanyi, An Tong would have many scruples and inconveniences if he wanted to directly lead an army to encircle and suppress.

Another point is Wu Rui's attitude towards the bandits. When he took office, he also led people to suppress the bandits. Later, he discovered that the bandits were mostly ordinary people who could not sustain their lives.Therefore, it turned to recruiting and comforting, and countless people came to seek refuge.From this point of view, Wu Rui shouldn't embarrass himself too much if he is strict with himself in Fanyi.This was just the original idea. Fan Qing's arrival made Yin Xu change his mind and decided to give Qin Jun another big gift.

"Mr. Yin, the boat is ready!" After a quarter of an hour, Fan Qing came to report that a dilapidated sailboat had already parked not far away.It was Fan Qing who spent a lot of money to rent it before, but it can accommodate 300 people.

"Everyone get on board!" Yin Xu nodded.

In a short while, hundreds of bandits boarded the big ship, set sail, and headed north all the way under the lingering south wind. Standing on the side of the ship, looking at a place where a river and a lake meet, saddened, he thought: "Yu Niang, how can you still go?" okay?I will definitely find a way to go back to see you in a few days.

In front of you, it is the Xiangxi River that flows into Peng Lize, the Xiangxi River that flows in front of the Goddess Temple.

At the stern of the boat, Gao Yi, who had nothing to do, sighed: "It's rare to see such a big ship in the Pengze area. Fan Zhuangshi really has a way."

The boatman at the side laughed and said, "Guests, you don't know. This boat was once used by the nobles of the Chu state to swim on the lake. After the Chu state perished, the boat was used less. It was once used as a fishing boat."

Gao Yi suddenly said: "So that's the case, but although the hull is dilapidated, is it cleaned well? There is no trace of fishing."

The boatman said with a smile: "It was said last autumn that a gentleman from a wealthy family wanted to go north by boat. Because there were many people accompanying him and there were no other big ships nearby, he found us. Because the gentleman loved cleanliness very much, he asked people to make an exception for the cabin. It’s a good thing to clean it before riding, so I waited very hard, but I didn’t get any rewards. After returning, this boat has never been moved, until today you all ride.”

"Really?" Gao Yi said with a smile: "This rich old man also has a big family tree, but it just happened to be a coincidence for us."

"Hey! Don't tell me!" The boatman said: "That master is rich and generous. I guess his status is not ordinary. There are dozens of people in the group with weapons."

"Weapons?" Gao Yideng became interested.

"That's right! Those people were all carrying swords, and they were by the master's side almost every step of the way. Oh! By the way, a young girl was also brought along later. At first I thought it was his lady, but later I heard that it was an ordinary woman who drowned. , was rescued by that old man from the Xiangxi River. But, that girl is indeed pretty and graceful..."

"Hehe, what happened next?"

"Later? That master landed at the mouth of the lake, and we returned, and we never saw each other again."

……

The journey was smooth and smooth, and it took less than half a day to return to the north of Fanyi, behind the Qin army.On the edge of a lake with few people, the big ship moored with its sails down, and Yin Xu went ashore with everyone.

It was almost dusk at this time, and the setting sun reflected on the lake, sparkling, so spectacular.Yin Xu had no intention of admiring it, and immediately called everyone together as soon as he landed, and arranged: "Pu Jun, take a few brothers to investigate and find out where the Qin army's camp is. It is best to find out the troops left behind."

"Okay!" Pu Jun quickly disappeared into the darkness with a few capable bandits.

Yin Xu said: "I think everyone understands that we have made such a big circle for no other reason than to stab the official's ass with a sword. Now most of the officials have been led to Fanyi in the south , but they still have camps and food here, and there will definitely not be many people left behind. Do you think this is a good opportunity?"

"Yes!"

"That's right!"

"Great opportunity, burn their food and grass camp!"

"Hit over there and kill them all."

With the previous victories, the bandits were fearless and enthusiastic.Seeing the anger of the crowd, Yin Xu stretched out his hand to stop it, and said: "Okay, let's rest here first, and wait for Pu Jun to come back, and then we will discuss the long-term plan."

"it is good!"

However, when they heard that they were going to plunder the Qin army's camp, the bandits were so alarmed that they didn't even want to sleep.

Soon after nightfall, Pu Jun quietly returned with exciting news.The Qin army's camp was just a dozen miles ahead, and there were only 300 people left behind.

Hearing this news, Yin Xu couldn't help but smile and looked up at the sky.The bright moon has disappeared behind the clouds at some point, and the stars tonight are also extraordinarily dim.He couldn't help laughing and said: "The moon is dark and the wind is high, it's time to steal camps and rob villages."

PS: The time of occurrence of some historical events in the article needs to be slightly adjusted due to the plot.For example, when Li Si died, when Wu Rui was canonized as Fan Jun, etc., please forgive me!
(End of this chapter)