After staying at the berthing every day, He Dong and Liu Tie have to go to Xiao Yu's ship to discuss the matter of arranging the defense at night, today is no exception, after the two of them arranged the things on their respective ships, they came to Xiao Yu's ship, He Dong came a little earlier, he had such an assistant as Zhan Heng, who sailed on the water all the year round, and Liu Tie did this for the first time, and it took a lot of time to arrange the docking of the ship every time. ？ Ｘs520. ＣＯＭ

The whole fleet of forty or fifty boats was parked on the shore in three rows, in fact, it was not appropriate to moor in three rows, if it was in the canal or Lok Ma Lake, He Dong would definitely not stop like this, because this might occupy a part of the waterway, which would be dangerous at night, but this was in the Yellow River. The Yellow River does not sail at night, and it is nothing to occupy a little waterway.

But even if it is three rows, the whole fleet is several miles long, and the safety protection at night is also a big problem, and there is not only protection on the water, but also on the shore, so every night a few people must be arranged to go ashore and set up a guard post on the shore.

However, night warfare on the water is very technically difficult in this era, and it is a very difficult thing for both sides, in this era there are no electric lights, and there are no indicator lights, and it is very difficult to command, and the three of them are very clear about this, so their focus is on vigilance.

"Damn, where are the rabbit cubs of the Yellow Sand Gang hiding?" He Dong was very distressed, the waterway was so long, and there were only a few places where more than 20 boats could be hidden on both sides of the strait, and he had repeatedly checked it, but no trace was found.

Xiao Yu frowned deeply, looked at the map on the table, his fingers moved slowly on the map, half a sound, before he sighed: "Junyi rudder secret check the passing ships, the news has come, there are no suspected Huangsha gang ships past, it seems that they still plan to take action in this section of the waterway, Brother He, Brother Liu, there are still three days to Junyi, these three days to strengthen vigilance, starting tomorrow, the boat in front of the road will be sent one more, Brother He, can it be done?"

He Dong agreed without thinking about it: "No problem, I'll let Zhan Heng go in person." ”

"Zhan Heng will go in person?" Xiao Yu was slightly surprised, glanced at him, He Dong nodded affirmatively: "He has a lot of experience, and he has an abnormal moth, so he must not hide from his eyes." ”

"Okay, just let him go," Liu Tie agreed: "Tell the brothers, get to the imperial capital safely, and reward them all." ”

A smile flashed in He Dong's eyes: "Okay, Brother Liu is happy, I'm not stingy, this time, we won't make any money, all the silver will be distributed to the brothers!"

The two bounties were announced, and the whole fleet thundered with joy, and both the boatmen and the brethren who had fallen off the horse were in high spirits, and the cheers spread far and far on the silent river.

After the arrangement was finalized, He Dong was satisfied and ready to go back, Xiao Yu stopped him: "What's the hurry, even if the Huangsha Gang is coming, it will have to wait until the second half of the night, how about a drink?"

He Dong hesitated a little and shook his head: "Forget it, I am always unsteady in my heart, Brother Xiao, don't drink either, when you wait until the imperial capital, your brother can accompany you to get drunk for three days and three nights." ”

Xiao Yu smiled, looked at him and shook his head: "There is wine today and drunk today, tomorrow will be sad tomorrow, tomorrow will be worried, this Yellow Sand Gang is estimated to not be able to come tonight." ”

"I still don't drink it," He Dong's expression was very resolute: "Brother Xiao, I think, you should also drink less, my heart is always a little unsteady." ”

"Okay," Xiao Yu smiled: "Listen to you, drink less, Brother Liu, what about you?"

"Let's drink it again in the imperial capital. Liu Tie got up and left, and in a flash, he arrived at the nearby ship, and then disappeared.

Xiao Yu looked at the direction where he disappeared, shook his head slightly, He Dong also watched in silence for a while before saying goodbye to Xiao Yu, Xiao Yu didn't stay, and when he came out of the cabin, he shouted outside: "Chu Fei!"

After a while, Chu Fei came over from the neighboring boat, Ding San and Ding Si set the wine table, and the table was two fish that had been burned.

"Come, drink with me," Xiao Yu lifted the wine glass and poured a glass of wine for Chu Fei, Chu Fei hesitated slightly, a little puzzled in his heart, Xiao Yu brought the wine glass to him: "Drink!"

Chu Fei looked down at the wine glass, frowned slightly, suddenly his body shook slightly, a trace of surprise flashed in his eyes, he looked up at Xiao Yu, Xiao Yu nodded calmly, Chu Fei silently picked up the wine glass, touched Xiao Yu's wine glass before drinking it all.

Xiao Yu was in a very high mood today, after drinking for a while, Ding San Ding Si brought two more dishes, and asked Xiao Yu for a glass of wine with a straight face, Xiao Yu asked them to take the cup by themselves, and the four of them drank it at the bow of the boat.

"Is there a situation on the military division's side?" Chu Fei finally asked.

Xiao Yu shook his head: "The Wang family has invested all their strength in this and the imperial capital, and there is still strength to invest in Pengcheng, and even if they occupy Pengcheng, what can they do, it's okay, his side is as stable as Mount Tai." ”

Chu Fei sighed softly, there was a hint of comfort in this sigh, Ding San and Ding Si were also relatively silent at first, and after a while they slowly became active, Ding San smiled and said: "It's still Mr. Liu's comfort, sitting in the imperial capital, eating fragrant and spicy food, but we are eating the wind..."

Chu Fei smiled: "You still eat the wind, such two big fish, you still eat the wind?"

Ding San laughed dryly, and Ding Si patted him on the head: "That's it, you're still not satisfied, hey, I said, landlord, in fact, I think this boat is not bad, drink wine, eat roasted fish, it's a bad day." ”

"Okay, you have to like it, this matter is over, and the matter of the ship will be handed over to you. Xiao Yu said casually, Ding Si was stunned at first, and then looked at Xiao Yu with some bitterness and begged for mercy: "Landlord, I, I have that ability, forget it, give it to Chu Ye, or give it to Chu Ye." ”

"Didn't you just say that it was comfortable to escort the boat, why didn't you do it again?" Chu Fei asked in confusion.

Ding Si cried with a sad face: "I have that ability, you look at this way, if it weren't for the landlord and He Zhai, the fucking game would have been over a long time ago." ”

Ding San couldn't help laughing when he heard this, and Chu Fei couldn't help but say, "You kid is still a little self-aware!"

Xiao Yu was a little silent, looking at the darkening night from time to time, he also saw Qin Wanqing and Wen Wanyun coming back from the shore, his brows were slightly furrowed, Chu Fei saw that his expression was different, turned his head to look, and shook his head and smiled: "There is still such leisure at this time." ”

He couldn't help shaking his head as he spoke, but Ding San and Ding Si were a little hot-eyed: "These two girls are beautiful enough, are they?"

Xiao Yu recognized the two girls at a glance, frowned slightly, and was a little surprised in her heart, why did they come, Liu Han still had a friendship with them?

Xiao Yu didn't break it, and knocked Ding San with the head of his chopsticks, Ding San touched the back of his head with a smile, and lowered his head to drink.

After eating, it was getting late, the crescent moon hung in the air, Chu Fei accompanied Xiao Yu to chat for a while and then went back.

Xiao Yu stood alone on the top floor, the sails on the mainmast fell, the wide sails were gathered together, taking up most of the space on the top floor, he stood in the corner, the night breeze blew his clothes, silently looking at the shore, the moon sprinkled on the water, the moonlight swayed gently with the waves, but the boat under his feet was very stable, three rows of boats tied together, so that the boat became very stable.

The river made a rattling sound, looking at the dark shore, Xiao Yu showed a sneer at the corner of his mouth, as if he was laughing at something, a boatman came up, looked up and saw Xiao Yu in the shadows, he was startled, and almost threw away the lantern in his hand.

"It's me. Xiao Yu said calmly, the boatman only stabilized when he heard the familiar voice, and after carefully identifying it, he breathed a sigh of relief: "Master Xiao, why are you here?"

"It's okay, be quiet here. Xiao Yu said lightly: "What are you doing?"

"Hang the signal lights. The boatman grunted, took the lantern off the mast, lit it in his hand and hung it, and then went down.

Xiao Yu noticed that the lantern had gone out just now, but now that the lantern was on, the place where he was standing was also illuminated, looking at the bright lantern, he sighed softly and slowly moved a step back.

There was a chat from the bow of the ship, the voices of the two were very loud, as if they were quarreling, and the boatmen behind were also chatting in a low voice, this boat was not a boat from the Fallen Horse Water Village, it was bought by Fengyulou in the imperial capital, the original owner sold the boat to Fengyulou, the boat was very large, it could hold 800 stone grain, the owner was very reluctant, but the price and power of Fengyulou made him have to sell, and he didn't dare not sell.

The boat is from the wind and rain building, and most of the boatmen are also hired by the wind and rain building, but after arriving in Pengcheng, there are more than a dozen newly bought ships into the ranks, and the boatmen are not enough for a while, and a new batch of new ones are recruited, and the experienced old shipwrights on the ship are divided out, just like the boatman who hung the lantern just now is the new arrival, Xiao Yu remembered that his surname was Chen, and he was on the ship in Pengcheng.

The boatmen are only free to move around at night, and there is not much space for movement on the ship, but the boatmen are very conscious, rarely go to the bow, most of them are active in the stern, of course, they will never come to the cabin without a call.

Xiao Yu had never touched a ship before, at most he went to the painting boat to play for one night, and this time Cao Yun learned in detail about the difference between the ship that transported the goods and the painting boat.

This ship is relatively new, bought and eighty percent new, Xiao Yu personally inspected the ship, this ship has nine cabins, the front eight cabins are loaded with grain, the last small cabin is put sundries and living supplies, on the upper deck, divided into three parts, the front is the bow, the bow has a mast, the middle is the cabin, the cabin has a main mast, the middle cabin is divided into two parts, the front cabin is better, this is where the owner lives, the rear cabin is the place where the boatman lives, the third part is the stern, the stern also has a mast, the front and rear masts are auxiliary sails, the middle mast is the main sail; , Xiao Yu is standing here now.

Xiao Yu's eyes turned to the bow of the ship, He Dong's ship was conspicuous even in the dark night in the eyes of familiar people, it was the tallest in the fleet, the lanterns hanging on the mainmast were three, and the red lanterns could be seen from afar in the dark night. His ship was actually not a transport ship but a warship, the main warship of Luoma Water Village, with a stone thrower and bed bow at the bow and stern, and various weapons in the cabin, the attack power of this ship was first-class in Luoma Lake.

There was a thin laughter, after a day of hard work, the boatmen's spirit is still very good, especially after He Dong and Liu Tie two reward orders were issued, both the boatmen and the helpers of the wind and rain building in the fallen horse water village were very excited.

A dark cloud floated over, covering the moon, Liu Han frowned a little unhappily, and then sighed softly, Ding San came up and asked in a low voice if he wanted to bring a chair up, Xiao Yu nodded after a little hesitation, Ding San quickly moved a chair up, Ding Si brought a few cases up, and then moved the stove up, and soon made tea, and Ding San brought him a cotton robe to put on.

"Go down, rest early, I'll be alone for a while. Xiao Yu said, Ding San and Ding Si agreed and went down, they and Xiao Yu lived in the front cabin, and the two of them made bunks in the cabin.

The river breeze was a little cool, but it couldn't affect Xiao Yu, so he put his feet on the side of the boat, wrapped himself in a cotton robe, and slowly sipped tea.

The dark clouds still occupy the moon, but the starlight is sprinkled down, blinking in the sparkling waves, there is a fresh and wet smell in the air, Xiao Yu leans back on the chair very much, and casually drinks tea and looks at the sky.

That night, he did not return to the cabin, but fell asleep on the upper deck, until the birdsong on the shore woke him up.

The red sun on the horizon dispelled the cold and shone warmly on his body, Xiao Yu stood up, put the cotton robe on the back of the chair, and stretched out against the rising sun.

There was movement on each boat, the boatman began to cook, preparing to anchor, there were also boatmen in the stern of the boat, a boatman was cooking on the fire, Xiao Yu returned to the cabin, Ding San Ding Si was still sleeping, the two brothers have always been late, and today is the same, Xiao Yu gave the two of them a kick in displeasure.

Ding Sanding Si opened his eyes, saw Xiao Yu's face, hurriedly got up, cleaned up the cabin, Xiao Yu picked up the towel, washed his face with cold water, and then went to the stern to check the preparations before sailing.

The boatman surnamed Chen looked at the sky, and then looked at the direction of the wind, couldn't help sighing, cursed in a low voice, and went into the cabin to greet everyone to get up, in fact, he didn't need to greet him, everyone got up, and the people on the ship also got up.

Look at the tail of the team, there was also movement on Liu Tie's ship, and at this moment, the entire fleet woke up from sleep.

Liu Tie's washing was very fast, and when he poured the water, there were also people pouring water on the boat next to him, but he looked up and saw that it was a woman, and after a little thought, he remembered that this was one of the two women on the shore last night, and he didn't like this kind of person who acted without permission, especially women, in Hanhai Trading Company, it was taboo to act without permission, and if it was serious, it could be executed on the spot.

Wen Wanyun was a little puzzled, of course she knew that the man opposite was the number three person in the entire fleet, responsible for the safety of the entire stern, but she felt a trace of indifference from the other party, and there seemed to be a trace of hostility, which made her a little puzzled.

"Hurry up and eat!" Liu Tie shouted at the boatman, his voice was rough, and then he got into the cabin, and soon came out again, with a long knife already hanging from his waist and a hat on his head, and jumped over the ship in front of him.

"What's wrong?" Qin Wanqing asked behind her, Wen Wanyun shook her head silently, Qin Wanqing looked at the neighboring ship suspiciously, and then looked at Wen Wanyun.

Liu Tie arrived at Xiao Yuna, waited for a while, He Dong came over, he didn't come alone, but came with Zhan Heng.

The four of them didn't have any nonsense, so they sat down on the upper floor, Ding San, Ding and Ding Si brought a table and wooden benches, and the four of them sat down and began to discuss today's itinerary, including the scout ship in front, how far it would go, who would be in command, how to escort the two wings, how fast the fleet would be, where to rest, and where to spend the night, all of which would be decided this morning.

"I thought about it all night last night," Xiao Yu said: "It seems that Brother Liu's judgment is right, the Wang family may not be ambushing us here, but really in the Jingzhao Mansion Waterway, Brother Zhan, you should open the way, let's continue as usual and march according to yesterday's deployment." ”

"Wrong?!" He Dong was very surprised, frowning slightly, Xiao Yu nodded: "One more day, the waterway from Junyi is only seventy or eighty miles, Junyi has a patrol ship of the imperial court, and the old ancestor of the Wang family will do it here?" I think it's unlikely." ”

"Then," He Dong shook his head and said, "Isn't Jingzhao Mansion more risky!"

Xiao Yu smiled bitterly, this is the contradiction, after thinking about it for a while, he still shook his head: "The Wang family is the old ancestor, it is notoriously treacherous, if he dares to take such a risk, I am afraid that the Wang family will not have today's scenery, I am afraid that it will be destroyed long ago, to be honest, when Brother Liu's information came, I always doubted that the old ancestor of the Wang family would be so risky?"

He Dong was silent, Zhan Heng looked left and right, turned his head and asked Liu Tie: "Brother Liu, what do you think?"

"The judgment of the proprietor of my house is naturally not wrong. Liu Tie replied calmly, and He Dong asked, "Then what do you mean?"

Liu Tie didn't answer, just glanced at him calmly, He Dong thought for a while: "Okay, speed up today, but the third child, your scout boat will go ten miles ahead, pay attention to the rivers on both sides, especially the areas where the reeds are very large and deep." ”

"Don't worry, big brother," Zhan Heng smiled and said casually: "It's all old, you can rest assured!"

He Dong hummed and scolded in his mouth: "Damn, that old thing of the Wang family, one day, Lao Tzu must teach him a good lesson!"

As he was talking, Ding Sanding Si came up with a food box, Zhan Heng gave in slightly, Ding Sanding Si brought out several large plates of steamed buns, and then brought out two plates of pickles and a plate of sauced beef.

After the two of them went down, the four of them didn't give in, picked up the bowl and began to eat, He Dong said while eating: "After arriving at Junyi, let's rest for two days, damn, the mouth is about to fade out, by the way, Brother Xiao, we brought one hundred and fifty stones this time, right?"

"One hundred and fifty-six stones. A smile appeared at the corner of Xiao Yu's mouth: "This is the first time, let's take it easy first." ”

He Dong laughed, at this time, two small boats came from the shore, there were five people on board, all five of them were carrying hats, He Dong glanced at it, a smile appeared at the corner of his mouth, put down his chopsticks, got up and walked to the side of the boat and asked, "Was there any situation last night?"

"Except for the two rabbits, it's fine!" the man on the boat replied loudly, and He Dong scolded with a smile: "You kid, okay, get on the boat, it's ready to go." ”

"Well, now we can get a good night's sleep!" exclaimed the boat man with a smile.

He Dong nodded, then turned to look at Xiao Yu and Liu Tie, Xiao Yu was holding the porridge, Liu Tie had to eat quickly, he had eaten it completely, put down the dishes and chopsticks, and said, "I..." Liu Tie's expression suddenly changed, he looked up at He Dong and looked at Zhan Heng and Xiao Yu, Zhan Heng looked calm, Xiao Yu frowned slightly, Liu Tie took two steps back, held the handle of the knife with his right hand, and a trace of blood overflowed from the corner of his mouth.

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