After Zhao Wuxian let the future come into view, he found that the fisherman was just like what he claimed, an authentic fisherman.

The fisherman was over forty years old, and his face was very rough, which was caused by years of wind and sun, and his thick black hair was tied into a bun, and he wore a green hat, and wrinkles at the corners of his eyes. He was only six feet tall but very stout, dressed in a green coat and had a pair of straw shoes on his feet.

How so? His appearance is not good, but he is handsome.

After the fisherman came in, he also looked Zhao Wuxian up and down, since the other party claimed to know Ji Ran, he treated him politely: "I don't know where Mr. Xin Wenzi is now?" ”

The fisherman stroked his beard and said with a smile: "Zhao Xiao Sikou visited Pu Shang half a month ago, and it happened that Xin Wenzi was not there, and he felt rude when he learned about it, but he couldn't rush back immediately, so he asked the old man to thank Xiao Si Kou on his behalf and give a return gift to Xiao Si Kou......

Hearing that Ji Ran still didn't plan to show up, Zhao Wuxian, who was busy with military affairs but took the time to see the fisherman's father, frowned slightly: "Return gift? ”

The fisherman said: "Don't hide it from Xiao Sikou, I have been swimming in this Mengzhu water for many years, and I know quite well the depth of the path, the direction of the river, and there happens to be a road leading to the rear of the enemy army of Sikou......"

Zhao Wuxian's pupils shrank, and his heart was suddenly overjoyed, he chose this place as the main battlefield in order to make it impossible for the enemy's superior forces to spread out, and the left flank had already prepared a sudden cavalry attack. However, the other wing wanted to let the thieves make a detour to the rear, but in the end, because the grass was full of silt and the river was crisscrossed, they could not follow their path, so they could only plan to ambush on the spot.

But the fisherman claimed that he was familiar with the terrain, and he was really sleepy and sent a pillow, what else could this be a gift?

But after the fisherman went out. Wu Jing, who was also in the camp tent, raised his own questions.

"Si Kou, I'm afraid this person is not the fisherman."

Zhao Wuxian knew that Wu Jing was not visible on weekdays. In fact, he is extremely careful, and he can rest assured that things such as escorting baggage are handed over to him. He asked, "How so?" “

"The average fisherman, because of the perennial casting of nets and hooks, will be covered with calluses on his hands, his knuckles are red, his nails are clean with mud and dust, and he can smell a faint smell of fish clams when he gets close...... But none of these people are there, and I think his outfit is only temporary. ”

"You mean, his identity is suspicious and his intentions are deceitful?"

Wu Jing's suspicions are not unreasonable. But Zhao Wuxian also thought of another possibility: the news of his visit to Ji Ran was only known to the villagers of Pushang and the madmen of Chu, and the enemy probably wouldn't be careful enough to use this point to send people to deceive, and it was more likely that this person who called himself the fisherman might be Ji Ran himself!

He once again made an excuse for the fisherman to talk, but he did not find anything close to the legendary Ji Ran in his remarks, except for his extensive knowledge.

This cannot be confirmed immediately, for the sake of caution. Zhao Wuxian also had the fisherman monitored overnight, and at the same time sent someone to follow him to explore the way on the second day.

The results of the exploration went very smoothly, and the surveillance of the fisherman did not find any suspicions.

The coalition forces of Zheng, Wei, and Song have been attracted to it, and tomorrow will be the day of the decisive battle. The arrow had to be sent on the string, and Zhao Wuxian could only take a risk. So he asked the fisherman to take Liu Xiazu and others to make a detour and raid...... At the same time, he instructed Wu Jing to go with him and continue to monitor the fisherman. the right to grant him the right to act cheaply......

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They had to burrow into the grass from the deepest part of the reeds and then go around for four or five miles. Arrive at the predetermined location for the night, and walk another four or five miles in the early morning of the next day. Go around from the most deserted and unpopulated location to the predetermined rear of the battlefield.

So the army camped in front of the drum noise to attract the attention of the enemy, and nearly 1,000 divisions set out quietly in the afternoon.

The fisherman walked at the front with a quinoa cane in hand, and his thin grass shoes tread on the muddy path as if it were on the ground. Liu Xiajiao followed, chatting with his subordinates without saying a word, but he did not reveal his identity as a thief of the Lu Kingdom, and Wu Jing stared gloomily at their backs further back.

In autumn and winter, many places are dry, the land outcropping is low-lying and wet, the blue-gray sky is covered with dense reeds and barren mud swamps, and the roads sometimes disappear between weeds and puddles, and it takes half a mile for the land to reappear. Even those who have been in the wider Onozawa for a long time know that if it weren't for the fisherman, they would have been lost.

The ground is soft, and in some places, the fisherman will go to the front and beat it with a quinoa stick to make sure he can get a foothold. Sometimes they had to wade through mud puddles, and when they landed, the mud covered their knees.

It was only then that the fisherman said the first sentence that had nothing to do with the directions: "Be careful, the mud doesn't like strangers, and if you go to the wrong place, you will be swallowed by it if you are caught off guard." ”

It was also inhabited by wild men, who lived in low huts made of mud and thatch among the weeds, and who fished in small wooden boats where there was water in the lake, a life that the thieves had experienced. But they didn't hurt these figures, and when they found out that there were women in some of the low houses, some of the thieves did not change their bad habits, and their eyes immediately turned red, but they were stopped by Wu Jing, who was the overseer.

His face was gloomy: "Those who dare to make trouble will be dealt with by military law!" "Wu Jing hated the person who bullied women the most in his life, and he was severely punished once he saw it.

Knowing that he could not come nonsense at this time, he restrained his men, and when they turned back, they saw that the fisherman's face was also sinking like water, and he stopped in front of the frightened savages with his quinoa staff.

Seeing that they didn't want to make trouble, the fisherman breathed a sigh of relief, grinned, and then shouted loudly to those savages in the local dialect, and Liu Xia could hear it, this was to let them leave quickly, away from the battle!

"Paddle on a fishing boat and go to the middle of the lake!"

After continuing on the road, Wu Jing's attitude towards the fisherman was a little kinder, and he asked the fisherman, "Do you know them?" ”

The fisherman poured a large mouthful of water from his skin, looked up at the setting sun and said, "Everyone in this Mengzhu grass knows me, but I don't necessarily know them one by one. ”

"The whole Song Kingdom is at war, but I don't think they know anything, and no one has come to recruit them."

"They had nothing to be called up for, and the family's possessions were only shells, dried fish, and wooden boats, and the best weapons were rusty copper, and they couldn't even get together the equipment to go into battle. These savages have been alive, old, sick and dying here for generations, and they have never cared about the rise and fall of the state beyond the grassland, and they don't know what to do. Regardless of Jin or Chu. They only knew that the Duke of Song ruled the lake, but Shangqiu rarely sent people to collect taxes. Whether it's Nanzi, the princess, or Uncle Xiao's big heart. Whether it is Zhao Xiaosikou or not, it makes no difference to them, they have never heard of it anyway. ”

It was only at this time that everyone discovered that the fisherman, who was like a gourd when he first started on the road, was actually very talkative and knowledgeable, which further confirmed Wu Jing's speculation about his identity.

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When it was time to rest later, everyone was not allowed to light a fire to make food, but could only nibble on some dried fish. Chew on fried corn to satisfy hunger. In the dark, after the fisherman poured a sip of wine, he talked eloquently to Liu Xiajiao and Wu Jing:

"The world's more famous Haize, Lu has Daye, Jin has the mainland, Qin has Yang Xu, Song has Meng Zhu, Chu has Yunmeng, Wu Yue has Gu District, Qi has Haiyu, Yan has Zhao Yu Qi, Zheng has Putian, Zhou has ten servals...... Each of these lakes has its own characteristics, such as Mengzhu, which is luxuriant with reeds. ”

"However, if it weren't for the fact that these reeds are two people tall and block the view from the outside, we wouldn't be able to make a detour, and it's a shame that you know these roads." ”

The fisherman smiled and said, "Of course I know. I like to travel to Haize, and my feet have crossed Meng Zhu no less than ten times. So I was familiar with the small lilu that didn't even have a name, the depth of every puddle and marsh, and the clean stream that could give water to the thirsty. Get acquainted with the reeds that can shelter travelers. The map of the Song State Guardhouse did not show the muddy and winding paths by the lake, but I knew which roads were taken by serious people. Which roads are taken by locals......"

Liu Xiazhi asked, "Then who took this road you took us on?" ”

The fisherman stared at him up and down. With a smile in his eyes: "Naturally, the robbers who robbed the house and came to this desolate place to sell the stolen goods have left." ”

Listen to him talk about robbers. Liu Xia's eyes lit up, and he suddenly laughed: "You old fisherman, have you ever encountered robbers yourself?" ”

The fisherman sighed: "Of course I have encountered it, after the recent chaos in the Song Kingdom, there have become more and more robbers, and there are hundreds of them at every turn. ”

Liu Xia's voice turned cold in vain: "Then how did you survive this old bone!?" ”

The fisherman was not afraid, and raised the quinoa staff in his hand with a smile: "This quinoa staff has repelled dozens of thieves, do you believe it?" ”

Wu Jing has been listening to the side, this will break out in a cold sweat, this fisherman is really bold, although he is the overseer, but the thief is ruthless, he can't hold it down!

"I believe ......"

But Liu Xiajiao was only silent for a while, and didn't say anything more after popping out two words, and in the early morning of the second day, when they set off with the stars and the moon in black clothes, they continued to ask the fisherman: "You said that you want to travel the world, but have you ever been to the great field of Lu?" ”

The fisherman put on his hat and cloak and shone on it, and the glimmer of the stars sprinkled on it.

He replied lightly: "The old cane can only defeat a small group of bandits, but there is no way to take the thieves with nine thousand soldiers, and the big field is too chaotic to go." It's just that the inner lake, which has now become Zhao Xiaosikou's territory, has become increasingly peaceful, and it may be possible to travel north. ”

Liu Xia Plantar lost his temper at this time, and asked again: "Since you have heard of the thief, what do you think of him?" ”

"I have heard that thousands of thieves gathered in the party, rampant all over the world, saying that he was a cave cardinal, drove people and horses, was greedy and forgot his relatives, disregarded his parents and brothers, and did not sacrifice his ancestors...... What's even more odious is ......"

Liu Xia asked fiercely, "What's more hateful?" ”

The fisherman smiled: "He is also violent, killing innocent, adulterous wives and daughters, and after venting, he directly takes out his heart and liver, and puts it on the charcoal fire to roast and eat......"

"So what do you think is true or false?"

Liu Xia planted his teeth and gritted his teeth, and the angry thieves surrounded the fisherman.

Wu Jing's heart was beating again, realizing that he had really found himself a chore this time. Fisherman, fisherman, since the return of the willow plantar to surrender, no one has been able to subdue him except Si Kou, and everyone else can not be provoked, but what about you? I've teased this thief a few times from yesterday to today! It's really a big deal!

The fisherman just looked at the dark sky, as if he were recognizing the willow star in the middle of the southern sky at dawn, and the starlight reflected his eyes as bright as the willow planters.

"I thought these legends were true, but it wasn't until I met the real people yesterday that I realized that most of them were rumors. It is true that the thief has the ability to call on the group of thieves, and it is not false that it is not in line with the world's morality and etiquette, but he also has the way to steal, and he is by no means a person who kills innocents indiscriminately and is willing to fall......"

Liu Xia was taken aback, and the momentum he was holding back just now suddenly leaked: "Do you know who I am?" ”

The fisherman smiled and asked, "Who do you think you are?" ”

Who am I? I am the abandoned son of the Liuxia clan, the incompatible savage in the Qufu temple, the wanted criminal who fled in a hurry, the ranger who survived in Onozawa, the general of the 9,000 bandits, the defeated general of Zhao Wuxian's subordinates, the person who survived for the dream of wading through quicksand and sailing on the sea, and the commander of the Xilu Boat Division who got the only privateer order in the world......

But I'm still me, proud of the thieves of the world!

Liu Xia took a deep breath, the matter of his coming to the Song Kingdom was very secretive, only a few important officials around Zhao Wuxian knew that this old fisherman was really not simple, how did he guess it, or did he find out in advance?

He has always been in awe of those who have the ability.

After a long time, Liu Xia said: "You should be the most daring fisherman I have ever seen in my life......"

The fisherman turned his head and smiled: "Jun is also the most ambitious thief I have ever seen in my life, General Yanagishita, dawn has come, and we should continue on our way." (To be continued.) )