In a series of tooth-souring "crunching", the sawdust fell, and the two strung boats finally separated under the combined action of the paddlers and the hydraulic force, and the people on board exclaimed at the same time, and the sound woke up the pair of people who were hugging each other tightly in the reeds.

Xin Fei pushed Jiang Anyi away with a flying face, and said decisively: "This place is not suitable for a long time, I will contact you as soon as possible, three days at the fastest, five days at the slow, Jiang Lang is waiting for my news." ”

Even if you are full of reluctance, you still need to say goodbye. Xin Fei kissed Jiang Anyi lightly on the cheek, jumped up, and disappeared into Jiang Anyi's eyes.

Jiang Anyi was still intoxicated with the gentleness just now, there was still the fragrance of Yiren on the tip of his nose, and his mind was full of Xin Fei's voice and smile, but the wind in his ears was rustling the reeds, and the shouts of killing kept coming. Thinking of the acquaintance with Xinfei, the less together is not more, the more separated the lovesickness becomes, the more unforgettable it will be in this life.

With a long sigh, Jiang Anyi muttered: "If the two love is for a long time, how can it be in the morning and twilight." With a sigh and scattered footsteps, he walked towards the shouting of killing.

The fighting continues, but both sides are exhausted. The sun fell on the Heishui River, the river was a mess, floating corpses and scattered ship boards were everywhere, the wrecked battleship capsized on the shore with black smoke, and the two building ships of the government finally began to exert their might, relying on the high building to shoot bows and arrows, and the water village had to be covered with shields, and the victory began to tilt towards the side of the government.

The two boats strung together were half-destroyed, and when the two ships separated, the crossbow arrows tore open the wounds of the two boats, and the river poured into the rupture of the ship, and at this moment both boats were half-floating and half-sinking, and they did not know when they would sink into the water.

The sky was already bright, and it would be unfavorable for Shuizhai to fight again, so Li Qing ordered: "Withdraw." ”

The building ship under his feet was gone, and all the water bandits boarded the hazy ship one after another, and with a whistle, the warship left in accordance with the water fork planned in advance. The government's boat chased it in, and it ran aground after less than half a mile, and the other boats were blocked by the boat and could not move forward, so they had to watch the boat of the bandits disappear on the other side of the river.

In addition to the warships lost by the night attack in the water village, the government lost more than 20 warships in the river war, in addition to the two building boats, there are less than 30 ships left in the official government, and there are large and small, which can be described as a great injury.

The bandits also left behind a building boat, more than 20 large and small warships were destroyed, and nearly 500 people were killed and wounded on both sides.

On the way back, Yan Songyun silently listened to Chen Dingzhen's report on the situation, without saying a word, it was the first water battle, Yan Songyun's heart was full of frustration. I thought that the water robbers were just a rabble, and the sailors' advance and suppression must be smooth sailing, this night battle made Yan Songyun change his opinion, there are masters behind this group of water robbers, strong organization, full planning, and proper advance and retreat, especially the kind of vehicles and ships that can pedal forward and backward, so that the sailors suffered a lot of losses.

The deck was covered with blood, and Zhou Zong's sacrifice of life made Yan Songyun's heart palpitate, and it was really difficult for him to sleep at peace with such an enemy. Yan Songyun was thinking about the gains and losses of this battle in his mind, and after he went back, he would ask Zhu Dudu for manpower, and let the court send some generals who were familiar with water warfare from the water camp in the south of the Yangtze River.

Wuyang Mansion, Anxi Duhu Mansion, Zhu Zhipu Gao sat behind the handsome case and listened to Yan Songyun's report on the situation of last night's battle, the disaster relief envoy Duan Cizong sat on the left, and Feng Yucai and Xin Fei of Longwei Mansion sat on the right.

Hearing that more than half of the ships were damaged overnight, and more than 500 soldiers were damaged, Zhu Zipu's eyes froze. Yan Songyun was familiar with Zhu Zipu's temper, and knew that the governor was angry, so he hurriedly knelt down on one knee and pleaded guilty: "The subordinates are incompetent, and they have failed to live up to the expectations of the governor, please punish the governor." However, there are more than ten masters among the thieves, who can step on the wood, and the sword qi hurts people, if it were not for Feng Zhenfu and Lu Zhenfu (Xin Fei's surname is Lu, his name is Lingwei, he is known as Xin Fei for walking in the rivers and lakes, and he mentioned it in the sixty-nine chapters of the Dao Zuo, and he is shown by the surname Lu on formal occasions) to help, and his subordinates are afraid of being injured under the hands of the thieves. ”

Zhu Zipu remembered the night attack on the Longwei Mansion, and it seemed that there were many masters of the remnants of the Yuantian Sect lurking in the Qingshan Water Village. Zhu Zhipu smiled at Feng Yucai and Xin Fei: "Thank you two for your help, Zhu Mou will ask for credit for the two." The water is rampant, and there are the rebels of the Yuan Tianjiao as enemies in it, and I am afraid that the Longwei Mansion will have to send more people. ”

Feng Yucai hurriedly said: "Governor Zhu, I have already sent a message to the capital, asking the prince to send some more offerings, and it will be possible to arrive within half a month, so don't worry." ”

Xin Fei and Feng Yucai are both calmed down, and there is no wind up and down, but recently, Xin Fei has made many meritorious contributions, Feng Yucai was afraid of being suppressed by Xin Fei, so he hurriedly took the lead in talking, wanting to leave an impression in Zhu Dudu's mind that he was the leader, and in the future, he would be rewarded according to his merits, and he would be able to take the lead.

Duan Cizong cared about Jiang Anyi and asked, "This battle, I wonder if Jiang Anyi can contact you?" ”

Feng Yucai replied again: "The war is chaotic, it is difficult to take care of it, and I have never seen Jiang Yuanwailang. ”

Xin Fei was stunned, the matter of the secret agent was confidential, she originally wanted to report it to Duan Cizong in private, but she didn't expect this person to bring it up in public, there are many eyes and ears here, in case there are people from the Yuantian Sect, wouldn't Jiang Anyi be in danger. Seeing that Xin Fei's expression was different, Duan Cizong asked, "Lu Zhenfu, have you ever seen Jiang Anyi, the envoy remembers that Jiang Anyi once said that he had an old relationship with you." ”

couldn't help the fire, Xin Feijiao reprimanded: "Lord Duan, how can confidential matters be discussed in the lobby?" ”

Duan Cizong was red-faced by Xin Fei's words, and was shocked that he was a little earnest, but he lost his normal heart, got up and saluted Xin Fei, and said, "Duan Meng Lang, please don't blame the girl." He turned to Zhu Zipu and said, "Please retreat from the left and right." ”

There were generals, flag officials, guards and others in the handsome hall, and Zhu Zhipu shouted: "Retreat." ”

Everyone retreated, the door was closed, and Xin Fei said: "Lu and Lord Jiang have met, and Lord Jiang sent out a map of the water village." As he spoke, he took out the topographic map drawn by Jiang Anyi from his sleeve.

The location of the water village is the biggest problem of the government, Jiang Anyi's map is the key to solving the problem, as long as you know where the water village is, with the strength of the government, it is only a matter of time before the water bandits are exterminated.

"Master Jiang explained that this picture is just a rough draft, and the specific situation needs to be further investigated." Seeing that everyone was happy when they saw the picture, Xinfei was secretly happy for Jiang Anyi, and no one could snatch away this first credit.

Xin Fei pondered for a moment and said: "Lord Jiang also said that most of the people in the Mixed Water Village are good people, and they have no intention of rebelling against the court, but they were forced by the tax collectors to take risks. Moreover, there are people from all over the village to surrender, whether they can recruit this water bandits, so that they can act as an internal response, which is conducive to the eradication of Qingshan Water Village. ”

"No", Yan Songyun flatly refused. This time the bandits are his promotion level, the more water bandits are destroyed, the greater the credit, not to mention the first battle, not only is it useless, but there have been, how can you promise the water bandits to surrender.

Feng Yucai and Yan Songyun had similar thoughts, and said in a deep voice: "Although Lord Jiang said so, he can't guarantee after all, if there is a Yuantian Sect in the Mixed Water Village, wouldn't it be because of a small loss, and I don't agree to recruit water bandits." ”

It is the greatest ideal of the literati to not fight and surrender to the soldiers, and now that there is such an opportunity in front of Duan Cizong, how can he not be moved and fight for it on the basis of reason. Duan Cizong strode to the front of the handsome case and said in a loud voice: "Zhu Dudu, this is a godsend, if you recruit this group of water bandits and use them to lead the way to attack the water bandits, you will definitely be able to get twice the result with half the effort and reduce the casualties of officers and soldiers." ”

Zhu Zipu is a military general, from the bottom of his heart, he is in favor of Yan Songyun, there is no merit without fighting, a general will become famous and his bones are withered, and death is just a ladder for those who are superior. However, he can't directly state his position, Duan Cizong, as a disaster relief envoy, patrols the heavens on behalf of the sky, and in some ways he represents the Son of Heaven.

Therefore, Zhu Zhipu looked at Xin Fei with a smile and said, "What do you think Lu Zhenfu?" ”

If Jiang Anyi was not among them, Xin Fei would also want to make meritorious contributions, but since there is Jiang Anyi, the choice is naturally different. Xin Fei said: "Before leaving Beijing, listen to the government bus, the Son of Heaven has a word to save Lord Jiang's life, if we ignore the situation, I am afraid that Lord Jiang's life is in danger." ”

Zhu Zipu really didn't know that the Son of Heaven had this explanation, so he looked at Feng Yucai, and Feng Yucai nodded lightly. Zhu Zhipu frowned secretly, in this way, the army was afraid that because of Jiang Anyi, he would be constrained, and if Jiang Anyi was ignored, he was afraid that he would leave trouble in the future.

It was difficult to decide for a while, Zhu Zhipu said: "Send someone to explore the waterway first, send troops to mix the water village as soon as possible, and then make a decision depending on the situation." ”

Everyone agreed, and Xin Fei reminded: "The person who was on duty in the Shuai Hall just now asked him to go to the cross-courtyard first, and said that there was something going on in the Metropolitan Protectorate, and they should not leave the Metropolitan Protectorate without the order of the Governor." Zhu Zhipu commanded.

After a while, someone hurriedly ran in and said, "Governor Yudu, Gong Cao joined the army and Wu Qing is gone." ”

The governor was promoted to the marshal's hall, and all the soldiers were to accompany them in the hall for the marshal to ask at any time. Wu Qing's absence goes without saying that something happened. Zhu Zipu's face was pale, and a series of blows made this handsome man who paid attention to landslides in front of him change color.

Slamming the table hard, Zhu Zhipu roared: "I have become a den of thieves in the palace, what face does this commander have to go to see the emperor, and this is how you repay the trust of this governor?" ”

The marshal was angry, and the three armies changed color. The generals in the marshal's mansion all knelt down together, "All the governors are angry, and they are guilty of capital crimes." ”

Zhu Zipu stood up and snorted coldly: "Don't die first, arrest Wu Qing to the governor, whose crime can't escape, go quickly." ”

The tiger was mighty, stretched out its claws, and rode out of all directions, coming out of the four gates.

Wuyang crossing, Wu Qing changed into his usual clothes, and walked quickly down the ferry, there was a willow tree in the middle of the river, and a fishing boat was tied under the tree.

Wu Qing jumped on the boat in a panic and said to the old man sitting at the bow of the boat: "Hurry up, the officers and soldiers are coming." ”

The old man was a spy in Qingshan Water Village, and when he heard the words, he stood up and let Wu Qing sit in the shed, and the penny was gently touched on the shore, and the fishing boat disappeared on the river like an arrow.

A moment later, with the sound of horses' hooves, a group of officers and soldiers appeared at the crossing. The river is vast, and there is the shadow of Wu Qing there.