One thousand four hundred and sixty-five chapters: several ambush
Bian Wenming stood at the ferry, looking at the grain ship slowly coming from the other side, with a satisfied smile on his face. Behind him, thousands of men were driving carriages, pushing wheelbarrows and other transport tools, waiting for the grain ship to dock so that the grain can be transported back.
Judging from the clothes and equipment alone, this team does not look like a bandit who occupy the mountain and becomes the king. They have distinctive armor and complete weapons. Anyone who sees them will think that they are a regular army of the court.
The pseudonym was bribery and had been dormant in Jiangnan for several years. Finally, it was time to make a comeback. The general was in motion and they could make a name for themselves.
Now the entire Jiangnan is short of food, and Xiangzhou is no exception. After obtaining this batch of food, they can recruit a large number of people to join their team in a very short time, echoing a nominal bandit suppression team stationed in Xiangzhou by Bian Wenzhong, destroying the poor county soldiers of Xiangzhou and then occupying Xiangzhou. In fact, the same thing is happening at almost the same time in several other counties.
Bian Wushuang's plan was that when he took Kunling County, the four counties in Jiangnan should also be controlled by the four counties at the same time. Even if they cannot be completely taken, they would create great chaos in these counties. Now the four counties in Jiangnan are already in chaos. If one more force is added, it will stir the water more muddy and burn the fire more vigorously. At that time, Bian Wushuang's army, which controlled the six eastern counties, advanced forward. The sharp knife and the food in his hands were enough to quickly calm Jiangnan down.
Xiangzhou is the top priority in this plan. Xiangzhou guards the gateway to the four counties in Jiangnan, so there must be no accident. It is also the first place Bian Wushuang wants to take it down.
The wooden pier swayed slightly, and the merchant ship leaned forward. Before he could stop, a man pretending to behave had already jumped down first and bowed to Bian Wenming who was coming up: "Uncle Jiu."
Bian Wenming nodded and waved his hand. The troops behind him were already rushing over, jumped onto the grain ship, carried bags of grain from the ship, and placed them onto the carriage on the trestle.
"Uncle Jiu, Grandpa Third asked me to tell you that it will be launched soon. The general has launched an attack on Kunling County, so Zeng Lin can't live for a few days." The man with strong costume was filled with joy.
"We can finally do something big again." Bian Wenming's face also had an uncontrollable look of excitement. "As long as there are enough food, there will be as many people as you want. Now there are more people in Xiangzhou who are about to starve to death."
"Grandpa San asked me to tell you that after launching, he went straight to Xiangzhou County City and worked with him to attack the County City."
"Can your third grandfather still not enter the county town?" Bian Wenming frowned.
"Hu Rui, the governor of Xiangzhou County, is very difficult. We are not allowed to suppress the bandits and soldiers step into the county city. There are still three thousand county soldiers in the county city, and they treat us as enemies. Grandpa San does not have enough staff and dare not act rashly. As long as you start attacking the county city, the more people you have, Hu Rui will probably feel scared. At that time, Grandpa San will definitely ask Grandpa San to come into the city to help defend."
Bian Wenming beat him up and said, "That's good, don't worry, in a few days, I will lead tens of thousands of troops to the county city in a vigorous manner. Perhaps more than that, along the way, I can also meet more people. At that time, the custody will scare Hu Rui to the point of no one's face. Please ask your third grandfather to enter the city like your ancestors."
Both of them laughed proudly.
The grain on several grain ships was busy with more than two thousand people. In just one hour, they were all transported to various carriages, ox carriages, and wheelbarrows. The man in a strong suit clasped his fists and said, "Uncle Jiu, then I'll go back."
"Are you going back to Jinghu?" Bian Wenming asked.
"Yes, when Uncle Ninth and Grandpa took Xiangzhou together, I will transport more food from Jinghu County. Jiangnan looks like this now. As long as there is enough food, we can control the situation more easily. Zeng Lin is stuck on our necks, but when I go back, that guy is probably full of corpses. In Jinghu County, there are foods for the 100,000 troops to eat for two years. With this food, what else can we worry about?"
“Be careful along the way.”
"Don't worry, Uncle San, my nephew changed his name and surname and started with a soldier under Ning Zhiwen's command. He has learned a lot from this water practice." The man in a dressed manner said relaxedly.
"I know you are smart and capable, and after we control the six counties in Jiangnan and the eastern region, we must build a strong navy team. This is an indispensable part of this area. You boy have a great future!" Bian Wenming said with a smile.
"Borrow the words of the third uncle!" The man in costume jumped back to the boat with a smile, and ordered loudly: "Driving the boat."
Several grain ships slowly left the dock and headed towards the center of the river. At this time, Bian Wenming also directed his huge grain transport team to turn around and walk towards the depths of the night.
Of course, he was not going back to Wohu Mountain. As the place where he was a bandit, his historical mission had been completed. At the foot of the mountain, they were hiding in another place, which was a large manor of a wealthy family in the local area.
A team of two thousand people dragged more than 100,000 kilograms of food and unscrupulously lit torches, like a fire dragon moving slowly in the night.
Further away, Jiang Shangyan stared at the fire and sneered: "It's really Bai Wuji. Do you think everything is under control?"
He turned over the horse, and with his movements, the two thousand cavalrymen behind him jumped onto the horse.
With a swish, Jiang Shangyan pulled out his two swords, freely painted a knife flower in the air, slowly destroyed the horses, and walked forward. Two thousand cavalry slowly followed behind him.
The wind and snow covered the sound of horse hooves, and they leaned towards the light in the front without knowing it.
The war horses began to speed up and trot, and the rumbling sound of hooves finally could no longer be covered by the wind and snow.
"Light!" Jiang Shangyan ordered.
The grease-dropped torches that had been prepared and poured on them ignited apart by the collision of flints. Two thousand cavalry and two thousand torches illuminated them instantly.
"Strike!" Jiang Shangyan raised his swords and shouted loudly.
"Kill the enemy!" Two thousand cavalry roared in unison, raising the torch with one hand and the saber with the other, controlling the horse with just two legs, and rushed forward with Jiang Shangyan.
When the hooves sounded like thunder, countless torches were lit up in the night sky and appeared in Bian Wenming's vision. He could not believe his eyes. In this area, how could there be an established army besides himself? The imperial army that suppressed bandits belonged to the Bian family. The three thousand county soldiers of Xiangzhou were shrouded in the county town and never dared to leave the city. How could an enemy appear?
The torch opposite reflected a large flag flying in the wind and snow, and the huge Jiang word stinged his eyes.
"It's Jiang Shangyan!" He roared incrediblely. How could Jiang Shangyan appear here? Didn't he leave the six eastern counties long ago? How could he appear in Xiangzhou?
"Welcome to the enemy, welcome to the enemy." He yelled.
But unfortunately, the troops he led are not his well-trained troops of Bian. Even though there are many veterans mixed in it as the backbone of the army, when two thousand cavalrymen rushed over from the opposite side, most of his subordinates were shocked at the first time, and a small number of smart ones ran away.
The cavalry rushed into a long dragon-like grain transport team like a flash. A saber flashed with cold light fell, and a bunch of hot blood immediately sprayed out, and was quickly cooled down in the wind and snow.
Bian Wenming only glanced at him, and he knew that he was finished as old as Yu. Without saying a word, he turned his horse's head and fled towards the dock. A long dragon-like grain transport team effectively blocked the opponent's speed, and he had enough time to escape to the dock.
Seeing Bian Wenming's actions, more people immediately followed him, threw away the carriage and wheelbarrow, and rushed around and fled back.
The man in a costume who had not walked far above the river was also shocked. Looking at the figure of the cavalry like the dragon in the place where the fire was soaring into the sky, he was stunned for a while, and he shouted loudly, "Go back, go back."
Fortunately, they had just left the shore and when the ship was just approaching the dock, Bian Wenming just arrived, threw his saddle and got off the horse, and jumped onto the boat in one step.
"Uncle Jiu, why is this happening?" The man in a good manner had not recovered yet.
"The Yan on the River is the Yan on the River." Bian Wenming's hands were trembling slightly. What he thought of was not only the attack here, but Bian Shuai's entire plan. I'm afraid it would be a big mistake. Otherwise, the Yan on the River would never have been able to appear here.
More people climbed onto the ship, but the cavalry of the Yan on the Jiang was also close to him.
"Drive the boat, drive the boat." The man in a strong suit shouted.
Several merchant ships only barely rescued hundreds of people and had to leave the shore. The people who were abandoned on the other side either resisted in despair or threw away their weapons in despair, squatting on the ground with their heads in their arms, leaving them to fate.
Yan on the river broke his horse and walked onto the pier, looking coldly at the merchant ship heading towards the heart of the river, his mouth curled up, revealing a sarcastic look.
"Go to the other side, I want to go where your third grandfather is, I'm afraid something big will happen." Bian Wenming said in a low voice and extremely frustrated.
On the other side, Yang Zhi stood up, leaned on the big tree, and admired the flames soaring into the sky on the other side with a smile. He watched the merchant ships hurriedly reeling a group of people and leaned towards them.
"Thunderstorm, notify everyone that they are going to work."
"I'm right, boss!" Lei Feng smiled and raised his huge wolf-tooth stick, looked back and said, "Brothers from the Tianwu Escort Agency, cheer up and work!"
Under Yang Zhi's leadership, five hundred people quietly covered the riverside. At this time, on the distant river channel, more than a dozen small boats were sailing towards this side silently.
Chapter completed!