As the climate gradually becomes colder, the water volume of Huaishui and its tributaries has decreased to varying degrees, and Yingshui is no exception. However, although the current has receded, the basic navigation has been maintained, but even so, there are still not too many boats sailing in the waterway.

The news of the war in Huainan had already spread to the north, and at this time, the people of southern Henan had already known that the army of Shi Jilong of the Kingdom of Qianguo was defeated by the Huainan Wangshi in a battle. At the same time, Zhao Shile, the lord of Xiangguo, Hebei, died, and the news of the chaos in the country has also spread. Therefore, there is no shortage of people in southern Henan who are panicked, and they don't know what kind of chaotic world they will face next. Of course, this is just a concern of a good family, and some strong beams with hidden ambitions have already been ready to move.

At this time, there is an almost dry reed swing next to a narrow stream bank in Yingshui, and hundreds of people gather here in the reed. The men were dressed in rags, some with only a few pieces of dirty linen wrapped around their bodies, while others wore robes that were no longer recognizable with holes and gaps.

Among them was a burly middle-aged man, with a slightly concave hood on his head, and a hemp rope armor hanging on his chest and back. It's just that the craftsmanship of this armor is not good, even those armor pieces are different in size and style, I don't know how to put them together, the armor pieces are messy, and several key positions are exposed because the nail pieces do not match. If there is really any fighting, if you believe that this armor has any protective power, you will inevitably die an ugly death.

But even so, the owner of this armor is still set off among this group of people, quite heroic, it can be seen that he must be a leader.

This group of people was hiding in the reeds, their movements were already suspicious, and there was a fierce aura between their eyebrows, and they didn't look like good people.

Suddenly, there was the sound of hurried footsteps in the reeds, and the expressions of the group suddenly became nervous, and the leader drew out the ring-headed knives wrapped in layers of linen cloth with many gaps in the blades, while the others also stood up with their own weapons, including swords and other iron weapons, all of which were distributed to the burly and sturdy ones in the ranks, and as for the others, they were assigned some bamboo guns and wooden sticks. But even so, all of them are full of fierceness.

The footsteps got closer and closer, and then there were a few more abrupt waterfowl chirping, as if it was an agreed code, and everyone relaxed again after hearing it. Xuan even two strong men who were also cat-waisted pushed away the withered reeds and appeared in front of everyone, their faces were excited and nervous: "There is a ship coming here......

When everyone heard this, they all looked like magpies, and the leader in armor waved his arm and shouted, "Quickly arrange!" ”

So this group of people immediately became active, some pulled out hemp ropes, some carried bamboo and wood water barriers, rafts, etc., towards Yingshui, it turned out to be a group of robbers who were taking captives along the river.

At this time, the chief asked about the two sentinels, and when they talked about this, the two people who came to report the news were a little distracted, and could not tell any more useful information except that the other party had only two small ships.

It is no wonder that although the sewers have dried up, they are seven or eight feet wide at the narrowest point, and these thieves do not even have boats, and they need to be arranged in advance to intercept those boats on the water. There had been several boat crossings before, and the two outposts waited for the other party to get a clear look at each other, but when they came back to report the news, it was too late to intercept the other party's light boat passing, and there was no chance to plunder at all.

So this time they also ate a trench and grew wise, and when they saw the ship coming from the upstream from a distance, they quickly returned to report the news.

"What a fool! Don't you know that one waits and the other returns? ”

The leader unceremoniously gave the two of them a kick, and someone next to him advised: "Brother is angry, why be too cautious when you do such a thing!" Earlier, dozens of Duling Scarface thieves robbed the county's bulk of the county, with money and food, and now it is a village of nearly 1,000 people. Since our brothers follow our brother, they have the courage to risk their lives for the future! ”

When the chief heard this, he also hated and said, "That's right! We hid too deep in the mountains and wilderness before, and it was too late to learn that the thieves were defeated, if we could start early and grab some weapons, why should we take risks in Yingshui now. Later, grab some of the goods, the brothers keep some of them, and the others will be used as gifts, and we will choose a strong family to contribute, and we will have a way in the future! That Shi Shilong of the Shan Kingdom is just a miscellaneous shepherd and a slave, how can we be left behind! ”

Hearing the leader's words, the murderers could not help but become more excited, and their movements became more rapid, and they soon waded into the water to erect a barrier in this not wide river. The leader was not lacking in strategy, and led twenty or thirty fierce thieves to stand on the river waiting for the target, while the rest were swaggering and running in the reeds, causing a lot of noise, and at first glance it looked like a great battle of several hundred people.

Soon, a target appeared on the river to the north, and two small boats were heading down the river, one in front of the other. Seeing that the boat was not too big, the leader's eyes lit up, even if these two small boats were full of people, at most a hundred or ten people, or not enough. Even if you don't have too many goods, just two ships are a great reward!

The bandits saw the ship here, and naturally the bandits were also found on the ship, and the speed of the ship slowed down slightly, and the leader was afraid that the target would withdraw and flee, so he quickly ordered the people around him to rush forward. And the little boat did not mean to stop after a pause, but accelerated its approach.

The leader couldn't help but be overjoyed when he saw this, holding the hilt of the knife in both hands, his arms trembling slightly with excitement, as they approached each other, he saw a flag hanging on the bow of a small boat in front of him, and the pattern on the flag was vaguely familiar, and after frowning and thinking for a while, his face suddenly changed: "Retreat, retreat!" That, that's the ship of Huainan Neishifu! ”

When the thieves heard this roar, they were so frightened that they didn't even have time to support the shore, so they jumped directly into the river and swam desperately to the shore. The leader was no exception, but because he was covered with many pieces of iron armor, and his body was not lacking in weight, he gradually fell behind the bandits, and only hated his parents for giving him only a pair of feet and legs, but fortunately he saw far away, and finally got ashore before the two ships approached.

When they came ashore, the robbers rushed into the reeds, trembling with fear. But fortunately, the two boats did not stop in pursuit, and sailed directly on the river. Some of the bandits who fell behind saw that there were only more than 20 people standing on the boat, and they couldn't help but feel a little regretful after being shocked: "If we really fight hard, we may not be able to kill people and seize the ship!" Kill it cleanly, and no one knows that we did it......"

"Silence!"

When the leader heard this, his face changed greatly, he pounced on his companion's mouth and nose, and looked nervously at the two ships that had already traveled away, as if he was still worried that the people on board would hear him, and waited until the ship was getting farther away, and then he raised his eyebrows and gave his companion a few punches: "You are really tired!" The Huainan army is full of gods with strange arts, and hundreds of thousands of people in the country of Qian have been chased and killed by them all over the way! ”

"Yes! Earlier, a family in Ying, there were a few Huainan cavalry through the door to beg for food, the owner of the family was greedy for war horses, and ordered the Zhuang people to kill the soldiers, and it was also secretive, but within a day, the Huainan army was killed, and the entire Zhuangzi was trampled on more than once, and all the households within dozens of miles around were all guilty......"

"If it weren't for the fact that those Huainan people were too brave, why didn't a few people in the county dare to approach Yingshui, so they gave us the opportunity to pick up?"

A group of people gossiped, all of them said a lot of rumors about the deeds of the Huainan army, the more they talked, the more frightened they felt, and the leader also felt that it was too dangerous to stay near Yingshui with Huainan boats and boats, so he led the crowd to wander towards the suburbs that were contrary to Yingshui.

At this time, in one of the cabins of the two ships that had just passed here, there were several people sitting around, and one of the generals in military uniform was Tian Jing, who went north to welcome Qian Feng, who had returned. Because Qian Feng's identity is too delicate, it is not appropriate to welcome him back with great fanfare. But it doesn't mean that Shen Zhezi doesn't pay attention to it, in addition to sending Tian Jing, a protégé henchman, there are dozens of elite Shen family Longxi soldiers on two ships.

Tian Jing couldn't help but be a little embarrassed when he encountered a small disturbance on the road before, although he didn't know the specific identity of Qian Feng, but the appearance of the horse's careful advice before leaving also made him see that Mr. Qian sitting opposite was highly valued by the lord of Lang. I didn't expect to be harassed by a group of thieves on the way back, if I wasn't worried about the shore or some dangerous ambush, I really had to rush up and kill these bandits to vent my anger.

"Later, when I went to the water camp in front, I went and asked who the commander of the garrison was. How could those thieves be allowed to get close to Yingshui Trunk Road? It is also necessary to thoroughly investigate the origin of those bandits, and there is no one to take charge! ”

Tian Jing is now also the main general who leads the only army in the Huainan Army, and he is also a protégé of a horse.

After instructing his subordinates, Tian Jingcai turned his head and apologized to Qian Feng apologetically: "It really makes Mr. laugh, the slave army fled, southern Henan collapsed, and a group of thieves flocked up." Although Wang Shi has already entered, he is only guarding the main road at the moment, and has not yet penetrated into the place, because of such an incursion, most of them will enter later, and they can put an end to chaos. ”

Qian Feng smiled slightly after hearing this, and said: "This is the normal state of the world, and it is calm at the moment. As for the Heluo area, it has already become a boiling soup, and everyone knows that the qi of the country has been exhausted, and the arrogant people naturally gather and roar. The horse broke the slave army, and he was already brave in this world, and he could make progress cautiously and not be greedy for a while. Such outstanding people, the Huainan group of brave people in the coming day, will gallop in China to hunt for great achievements! ”

As he spoke, the boat had already sailed into a water camp. Although the Huainan Army has not yet entered the realm of southern Henan in a big way, such an important water artery as Yingshui has also been fortified along the way to monitor the place. Of course, due to the lack of resources, it is difficult for even the garrison to maintain too large a size, and the water camp here is only stationed with more than 300 soldiers, but it is responsible for supervising the areas of several surrounding counties and townships.

After receiving the order from the ship, the lieutenant hurriedly greeted him and ordered someone to deliver a meal and soup. After hearing the soldiers on the ship talk about this future encounter, and seeing that Tian Jing's expression was not good, the captain was not lacking in apprehension, and after sending the people away with kind words, even if he summoned more than ten soldiers, he said in an unkind tone: "Tell all the families in the county and township near Zuo, before noon tomorrow, let them gather the people and sweep the countryside again." If there's any excuse to cover up, tell them I'm going to go into town and ask for help! ”

So the next few days in the countryside fell into a chaotic situation. The county's Wubi and clan households formed a brigade of nearly 2,000 people, sweeping and sweeping between the mountains and fields, at least four or five bands of thieves were swept out, and their leaders were either directly killed on the spot, or fled elsewhere.

Whether it was the one in charge of the clean-up or the one who was encircled and suppressed, they were all puzzled and did not understand who provoked the evil star of the Huainan Army. Some of the bandits who were swept away had no shortage of contacts with various hometown sects, and even had extremely close interest exchanges. But even so, an order came out from the Huainan army, and those township sects could only break their wrists. Otherwise, if Huainan reinforcements are really attracted to focus on clearing this place, everyone will be unhappy.

Putting aside the chaos here, when Qian Feng and his party arrived at Yingkou, Shen Zhezi had already waited here for a long time.

When we meet each other, we have so much to talk about. Seeing that Lang Jun, who was still a young tooth in the past, is now not only an adult, but also a commander and leader who is in charge of thousands of troops, and has just won a big victory that shocked the world, the corners of Qian Feng's lips twitched for a while, and he didn't know how to express the violent emotions in his heart.

"It's really hard uncle!"

Shen Zhezi strode forward, reached out and grabbed Qian Feng's wrist, his eyebrows were full of joy. Before getting the exact news of Qian Feng, he was really worried that his person might disappear in the north and never return, if that really happened, not only would he not be able to explain to his father, but he would also feel sorry in his heart.

"Lang Jun is in a high position, and he has won a big victory, I bother you to greet him in person, Feng is really ashamed!"

Qian Feng was ashamed of what he said, but because he was not able to return to Huainan in time and deliver the latest news of Xiangguo in time. It is true that after leaving Xiangguo, their party also traveled day and night, but they still underestimated the great turmoil caused by Shile's death to the northland, and as the news spread back, the situation in the northland quickly collapsed almost instantly, and there were strong beams everywhere gathering for chaos, which seriously hindered the trip.

Along the way, Qian Feng was also like an arrow, lest he be one step behind, causing Lang Jun to be unable to make a correct judgment because he did not have accurate information and would delay the big event. walked until Yingshang, and after hearing the news of Shi Hu's defeat and escape, his hanging heart finally landed.

"Uncle and I, why do you have to say this? Earlier, Xin Shili sent a letter to my uncle that he would still stay in the Northland, and I was deeply worried about my uncle, and I was afraid that I would not be disappointed. Now in this situation, I finally have the honor to come to see my uncle. ”

Shen Zhezi said, leading Qian Feng onto an inconspicuous boat. He was subdued during this trip, and he did not alarm the garrison soldiers.

After boarding the ship, Qian Feng cleaned up his mood a little, and then talked about all the experiences he had experienced in Xiangguo after Xin Bin left and the chaos in the current Xiangguo.

After listening to Qian Feng, the person involved, tell about the specific cause of Shi Le's death, Shen Zhezi also had no lack of emotion, quite a sense of pleasure in creating history, and then sighed: "Shi Shilong and his person, although he is an atrocity in the world, the chief thief, but he has just died, and the north is full of smoke, which shows that he is indeed closely connected with the world, and he can be called a master of the murderous class." ”

Qian Feng also nodded slightly after hearing this, but after looking at Shen Zhezi in a blink of an eye, his eyebrows flew and danced, and after getting closer, his tone lowered slightly: "On the way back, Yan Mu once sighed, but I feel quite in line with the Tao." Earlier, when the state of Jin was established, there was no shortage of rumors of treachery, claiming that the five virtues of the state of Jin were inherited from the middle and the Jin dynasty, so they were obtained from the virtue of water. Yan Mu said with a smile, the false life cannot last long, and the evil words do not suppress the right. The real life has not come out before, because China is chaotic, and the evil dances together. In this world, there are people who thrive in the water, and once they are in this world, they will be easy to dispel evil, and all falsehoods will be broken! Lang Jun Nanxiang Lingxiu was pregnant, and he was born with a ...... of life."

When Shen Zhezi heard this, he saw Qian Feng's mysterious and excited face, and he was a little speechless for a while. He knows very well what kind of background Qian Feng is, and he must not be regarded as a good person, and he is the same as his father. In the south, he participated in the rebellion, and in the north, he helped kill the king, for this kind of rebellion, it can be described as a love from the bottom of his heart.

However, he still underestimated the enthusiasm of a rebellious person like Qian Feng for this kind of thing, and he had been separated for a long time, and he had just met again for less than an hour, and he began to incite himself to stand on his own feet again!

Shen Zhezi doesn't believe much in the so-called five virtues have always been a set of diagrams, but there is no doubt that this set of statements has its own deep mass foundation and persuasive power. The Western Jin Dynasty got the gold, if it is from the Jin Dynasty, the next dynasty to rise is naturally Shuide.

Previously, Liu Yuan and Liu Yuanhai, the Huns, were bent on inheriting the Han Dynasty, so the country name was Han and inherited from Huode. As a result, the inheritance of the Han dynasty was really unstable, and he was rebelled by his relatives, and Jin Zhun, a relative from the Xiongnu, became a loyal martyr of the Jin family and killed the descendants of the Liu family. Later, Liu Yao ascended the throne in chaos, and heard that the country was inherited from the Jin, and the fire virtue and the Jin Dynasty's Jinde could not correspond, and the water should be continued, so the country name was changed to Zhao, because the Zhao family came out of the sky.

As a result, Shi Le was not happy, he also wanted to inherit Jinde! Therefore, this pair of old enemies invariably take "Zhao" as the national name and want to welcome the talisman of alloy and water.

But in fact, this kind of prophecy is not a rigorous system in itself, but is just a matter of being used by those in power. With the long-term turmoil in the Central Plains, all the Hu wanted to respond to the mandate of heaven, and as a result, they came up with a so-called superstitious theory such as the order of the five hus, and even the order of the rise of the five hu orders was compiled.

Later, the former Qin Fujian was defeated, and the generals rebelled one after another, and Yao Chang of the Qiang nationality forced Fu Jian to concede, but Fu Jian was still retorting vigorously: "The order of Wuhu, there is no name for Ru Qiang." It is ominous, and it can last long! ”

It can be seen that feudal superstition kills people, why didn't Fu Jian break his fingers when he said this, but their Di people conformed to the order of Wuhu, and how many years did it last?

Although Shen Zhezi doesn't believe in this, he was born in this era and has more or less some contact and understanding. Qian Feng's words are short, Liu Yao and Shi Le's group of guys are all pseudonyms, and he should be the one who really inherits the virtue of water, he was born in Jiangdong Water Town, and he has water in his surname, which is simply adding water to water!

Seeing Qian Feng's eager gaze, Shen Zhezi could only laugh dryly and said, "We still have to think about it in the long run, and think about it in the long run...... Now it's just that Fang has broken the enemy, and he doesn't dare to be virtuous! ”

When Qian Feng heard this, he couldn't help but feel a little disappointed, but this kind of thing could not be hastily agreed, since Shen Zhezi didn't want to talk about it anymore, he wouldn't be entangled anymore. After returning to Shouchun Town, he first informed Shen Zhezi of everything he knew about the northern land, so that he could refer to it in the future. After learning that Shen Chong was now in Beijing, he said that he would go to Beijing, and by the way, he would take the newly married lady from the north back to his hometown to have a look.

Shen Zhezi saw that Qian Feng was so eager, and knew that this guy was in a hurry to see his father, and he must have no good intentions, but at the moment, Shouchun was the focus of attention from the north and the south, and there were many people, so it was not suitable for Qian Feng to stay here again, so he ordered someone to escort him across the river to Beijing, and by the way, he sent someone to send a letter to his father, warning his father not to be impulsive, and to really roar to respond to the command.

Qian Feng's superstitious doctrine does not need to be discussed for the time being, and the lot of information that he brought back is of great significance to Shen Zhezi, at least it can be determined that the country is now in a violent civil strife, and it is impossible to have the spare strength to increase troops in southern Henan. Without the intervention of the external forces of the state of Henan, many plans for southern Henan can be calmly planned, although there is no lack of local forces to breed and entrench, but in front of the Huainan army really can not make any big waves.

At the same time, the latest news came from Pengcheng, and the content of the news was not very good. Shi Hu has indeed been defeated and retreated to Pengcheng, although the Huainan Army has sent the main force of cavalry here, but the Xuzhou Army has been fighting for merit because of the generals, because there is no complete order to cooperate, and the various departments rushed to attack Pengcheng, but gave the slave army a chance to break it respectively.

Although Shihu's army collapsed, it had divided 8,000 troops to garrison Pengcheng earlier, and then organized some defeated troops, and the overall military strength was still more than 10,000 people. The follow-up armies pursued all the way to Lanling, but in the end they were still escaped, but the tens of thousands of soldiers also confessed nearly half of them on the way to retreat.

Another news from Shen Yun was that when Shi Hu was retreating, he took away Shi Hui, the son of Nanyang Wang Shihui, where Shi Le was in town. After learning the news, Shen Zhezi couldn't help but be happy, it seemed that Shi Le's sons were lucky, one throne was not enough, and everyone discussed and took turns.