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Chapter 1344: Mantis catching cicadas

(I have no face to explain the typos. After I finished writing a chapter, I really haven't checked it, because it's already early in the morning and I have to go to work the next day, so I made a regular release and went to bed in a hurry. I don't know when this state will be improved, so I can only say sorry here.)

Zeng Lin left, but Ning Zhiwen did not leave. The small black-peng boat was still parked in the river beside. He even walked out of the cabin with great care, sat cross-legged at the bow, picked up a wine pot, poured it on his own, and seemed to be waiting for someone to come.

As the sun gradually sets westward, a sound of horse hooves suddenly sounded in the forest on the shore. After a while, more than a dozen war horses drove out of the forest. The leader was Yang Qing, the commander of the inner guard of the Great Chu.

Yang Qing's face turned ashen, and he pulled the horse to the shore, staring at Ning Zhiwen.

Ning Zhiwen laughed a long time, stood up, and raised the wine glass in his hand, "Captain Yang also came to see me off? Why not come and have a drink?"

Yang Qing did not answer, but the war horse under his crotch twisted his body uneasy, and his huge hooves kept digging the ground, sniffing from time to time. Obviously, the war horse could feel the owner's angry mood at this time.

Ning Zhiwen calmed down his smile and threw the wine pot and wine glass into the river. "It seems that Commander Yang is not here to see me off? But I don't know what it is worth?"

Yang Qing took a deep breath and forced himself to calm down. Of course, he was not seeing Ning Zhiwen off, he came to send Ning Zhiwen's life.

After Min Ruoying gave the order to kill Ning Zhiwen on his way back to Quanzhou, Yang Qing was always very upset. Ning Zhiwen was not an ordinary person, but a navy general with heavy troops. It is easy to imagine how difficult it is to kill him silently.

If Ning Zhiwen wants to return to Quanzhou, he will naturally take the water route and kill a sea dragon on the water. For Yang Qing, this is almost an impossible task, but the sacred order cannot be violated. He racked his brains and designed several plans. No matter whether it can be successful or not, he always had to give it a try.

Just as he was preparing his action plan, he received top secret news. Ning Zhiwen did not follow his subordinates to act together, but secretly stayed in the Jinghu area. As the large army left, it turned out to be a substitute.

After learning this news, Yang Qing couldn't help but be overjoyed. Firstly, because Ning Zhiwen stayed, there must be other important things. After grasping his whereabouts, he might be able to dig out a bigger secret. Secondly, as long as Ning Zhiwen leaves his large army, it will be much easier to complete the emperor's mission.

He immediately revised his action plan. Not only did he want to kill Ning Zhiwen, but he also had to catch a big fish. The person who could make Ning Zhiwen take risks and stay and leave him to meet was of great status.

The fish was caught, but the result shocked Yang Qing and made him extremely unbelievable.

Ning Zhiwen and others were Zeng Lin, the governor of Jinghu County, who had just received a reward from Shangjing and was highly praised by Min Ruoying.

Xiang Nian Yang Qing spent more time in Jinghu, not only to recover the six eastern counties, but also to deal with Chengwuben. In the past few years, he had great contact with Zeng Lin. In his reflection, this old minister of Da Chu with a poor reputation was not to doubt his ability, and he had no doubt about his loyalty to Da Chu, because he saw with his own eyes how Zeng Lin had worked hard to resist the attack of the Qi people in recent years and tried every means to raise food and military wages for the counterattack of Da Chu. The county magistrate paid too much for Jinghu.

Although Yang Qing didn't think it was a good thing about the county magistrate's personal ethics, Yang Qing still respected the other party's thought of working for the country and the people. Everyone has different choices. Yang Qing, who has seen many dark activities on the dark front, felt that it was understandable.

He never thought that Ning Zhiwen would be Zeng Lin if he was waiting for it.

Ning Zhiwen was a sure-fire member of the Ming Dynasty. Everyone is actually very clear about this. They participated in the Battle of Jinghu only for the benefit of the Ming Dynasty. Just like the military operations of the Ming Dynasty to desperately aid the Da Chu in recapturing the six eastern counties in recent years, it was just to resist and weaken Qi.

But if Zeng Lin also defected to Mingguo, it would be too bad. Yang Qing could not imagine or believe such a bad result. He would rather believe that this was just an ordinary meeting, a farewell between an old friend.

But as the intuition of the inner guard commander, he told him how things could be so simple. How could a person who knew that his life was in danger and wanted to stay and see Zeng Lin even if he took the risk. How could he be an ordinary friend?

"Why do you want Lord Zeng? What did you say?" He looked at Ning Zhiwen with a feeling of face and asked.

Ning Zhiwen smiled and said, "Why don't you ask Mr. Zeng what I'm talking to him?"

"I think it's easier to ask you!" Yang Qing sneered. Zeng Lin is now the sage of the Holy Family, and has just been granted the title of Minister of Personnel and also served as the governor of Jinghu County. This is the first time since the founding of the Great Chu country. More importantly, Bian Wushuang and Luo Liang are now launching the final offensive against Kunling County. All logistics supply and material allocation are controlled by Zeng Lin. At this moment, no matter how idiot Yang Qing is, he will never be able to cause trouble for Zeng Lin.

In the war, if any fault occurs on the front line due to his own problems, it may lead to military failure. Moreover, people of Zeng Lin’s level are no longer people who can ask if they want to ask, but they can move as soon as they want to.

Haha! Ning Zhiwen laughed, "Commander Yang, you are favoring one and the other, Ning is also the county magistrate of Quanzhou, Great Chu!"

Yang Qing said with a gloomy face: "You have to live in Quanzhou to take office!"

"It's true that I'm going to kill me!" Ning Zhiwen sighed, "Commander Yang took great pains to do it, but Ning is not that easy to kill?"

He glanced at Yang Qing, then turned to the water in the distance, and the two navy warships were approaching quickly. Of course, this was not to greet him, but to kill him.

"As soon as people leave, the tea will be cold. They were my subordinates not long ago. They dared not take a breath in front of me, but now they are flying directly to kill me."

Ning Zhiwen left Jinghu Naval Master, and his accomplice would naturally follow him. If he stayed, he could only let the other party slaughter him at will. But in such a quick time, Luo Liang and Yang Qing and others could mobilize the navy who had now broken his backbone, which still surprised Ning Zhiwen.

These naval warships naturally cannot be compared with sea warships, but there is still a thunderbolt fire and several crossbow machines installed on the ship, and their combat effectiveness is still quite amazing.

With the beginning of the Chu army's large-scale counterattack, the Jinghu Navy has actually no longer had many combat tasks, and is more of a role as a guaranteed logistics, which is why Min Ruoying dared to attack him.

"General Ning, you know the combat effectiveness of these warships best, so I hope General Ning will not resist unnecessary. You are a person who has made great contributions to my Great Chu. I don't want to make it too ugly." Yang Qing said coldly.

"Even if it's not ugly, I'll die!" Ning Zhiwen laughed, "But Commander Yang, I'm really a little bit hard to kill!"

"I used to want to kill you, but now, I have changed my mind. Capturing you alive and sending you to Beijing is a better choice!" Yang Qing said, Zeng Lin was not qualified to move at will, but he could not ignore it. Then he could only send the evidence of Ning Zhiwen, the living, to the emperor, to make the decision.

Ning Zhiwen smiled and his calmness made Yang Qing on the opposite side feel a little nervous. He raised his hand and shook in the air. Dozens of Da Chu inner guards came out of the forest. He properly arranged manpower on the water and on the land. Here, he didn't believe that Ning Zhiwen could run to heaven.

Ning Zhiwen looked at Yang Qing opposite him with some pity and said lightly: "Commander Yang, do you know why I stayed here and didn't leave after the large army left?"

"It's not to meet Jun Jun Governor Zeng?" Yang Qing asked indifferently.

"Wrong." Ning Zhiwen said: "I stay here and see the governor Zeng Jun is second. The person who is waiting is actually Commander Yang. I want to fish for the last fish when I leave Jinghu, and Commander Yang is the biggest fish! Min Ruoying wants to kill me, do you think I don't know? Hehe, I know nothing about your arrangement in Jinghu?"

Yang Qing was shocked in her heart, and subconsciously clenched the hilt of the knife beside her waist.

"You are the person we must kill." Ning Zhiwen looked at Yang Qing on the shore indifferently, "Not only because of the Western Army in Anyang back then, you were a participant in the whole process, but more importantly, now you are also the last few officials of the corrupt and chaotic court in Da Chu who are still capable. Commander Yang, you should feel honored that you rank quite high in the killing order issued by the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty. As far as I know, it seems that Luo Liang is the only one in front of you! Luo Liang and you, if all of them die, the country of Da Chu will collapse a little more, hahaha!"

With a choking sound, Yang Qing pulled out the knife beside her waist. Ning Zhiwen was not joking, he was very serious. Yang Qing felt creepy and instinctively felt that a huge threat was approaching him.

The ship in the distance was still approaching slowly and was about to enter the range of the Pipi Fire. Yang Qing didn't want to capture Ning Zhiwen alive anymore. He decided that once the warship entered the range, he immediately ordered the Pipi Fire to shoot and smash Ning Zhiwen to pieces.

His pupils condensed as he looked at these warships. A wave of ripples suddenly appeared on the calm water surface. Water ghosts wearing water suddenly appeared around the warship and climbed onto the warship with agility. The next moment, the ship immediately heard the sound of weapons fighting and screams. The warship swirled on the water surface in the distance, and it was already out of control.

Yang Qing's face changed drastically. Before he could react, the sound of a powerful crossbow breaking through the air came from behind him, and screams sounded behind him.
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