Chapter 206 Chapter Thirty-Three

Chapter Thirty-Three The blue sea is full of tides, the clouds are densely covered, and it is about to rain, but the young man sitting on the rocks on the beach has a heavy expression, and he has no intention of going back to avoid the rain. He is from Zhenhai, Wujun. The army went ashore to plunder. His father and brother were both excellent blacksmiths, and Wu Yue was famous for their weapons, so they were taken away by the plunder, leaving only his mother, brother, sister-in-law and two nephews. He was not at home at the time, so he survived. Disaster.Later he joined the rebel army, only hoping that the Yong army would never go ashore to plunder again, but his deeper hope was to see his father and brother, but he didn't know that his father and brother were still alive, thinking of this place could not help but make him feel sad.

When his eyes were getting dim, his eyes flashed unintentionally, and he saw a few light boats on the sea coming on the wind and waves, and the boats were full of Yong Jun in soft armor. He was shocked, got up and shouted: "Yong Jun is here!" , the Yong Army is here." But today it was about to rain, and the rebels patrolling this section of the coast were slacking off, although the young man shouted loudly, but no one heard him.After running not far away, he heard the sound of wind in his ears, the young man rushed to the side, there was a cry of surprise from behind, a knife cut through the air, the man took advantage of the situation and slashed horizontally, the young man dodged to dodge, but was kicked by another soldier of the Yong army Kicking him down, the sergeant who attacked with a knife took the opportunity to point his knife at the young man's throat, and asked coldly, "How many rebels are there in the village? Where is Yunzi Mountain?"

The young man remained silent, with a stubborn look in his eyes.The soldier of the Yong army smiled slightly, without asking any further questions, he swung his knife and was about to cut it off. The young man suddenly asked, "Who made your knife?" Cut a bloodstain.At this time, except for the sergeant who was driving the boat, the rest of the Yong army had already landed one after another. One of them had a slightly different armor, and he was obviously the leader. Well, our army captured many craftsmen from Wuyue, and these people were incorporated into the Dinghai craftsman camp, and his sword was made by Gongsun Mo, the most famous swordsmith in Zhenhai."

An uncontrollable joy flashed in the young man's eyes, and he asked in a trembling voice, "He is still alive, so what about his son?" A meaningful look flashed in the eyes of the saber-wielding sergeant, and he said, "You mean Gongsun Ban, his forged knives are not bad, but he is better at making crossbows." The young man couldn't help crying. His father and elder brother were still alive, and he couldn't restrain himself from the joy of finally getting news of his relatives.The sergeant's cold voice said in his ears: "What's the relationship between you and Gongsun Mo? How many rebels are there in the stronghold? If you confess honestly, I will spare your death."

A sharp light flashed in the young man's eyes, and he said: "You kidnapped my flesh and blood, invaded my homeland, I will die, and I will not tell you the information of the rebel army." After speaking, he stood up, his throat hit the blade, the soldier had sharp eyesight and quick hands , quickly retracted the knife, but still cut a big wound on the young man's neck, blood gushed out, the young man's vision began to blur, and a strong regret arose in his heart, if he could tell his mother the good news that his father and brother were still alive, he would die It doesn't matter if she died, but now my mother has to bear more grief.

Looking at the comatose young man, a cold light flashed in the eyes of the leading sergeant, and said: "He is a good man, give him a good time." But the sergeant with the knife flashed his gaze, and whispered something in the ear of the leading sergeant. Hearing this, the leading sergeant pondered for a moment and said, "Let's do it this way, he's not seriously injured. Wrap up his wound and let him go." He fends for himself." The sergeant at the head thought for a while, and said: "Good idea, let's do it this way." After saying that, he walked on the beach, and there was a sea wall in front of him, and there was a rebel camp not far from the sea wall. The Donghai Navy's combat methods are very familiar. Although the rebel army is brave and good at fighting, it is also impossible to defend against.Behind this sergeant, the soldiers of the Yong Army naturally formed a battle formation and walked forward, with solidified murderous aura rising into the sky.

When the young man was woken up by the rain, he felt pain in his neck. He struggled to get up and looked around, but there was no one. He was lying on the seawall, his neck had been bandaged.He staggered to his feet and ran towards the camp. He fell down countless times, and his body was covered in mud. When he reached the camp, he was dumbstruck. He saw corpses scattered inside and outside the tent. , The heavy rain merged into a river, and the rain mixed with blood flowed from inside and outside the tent.The young man bent down, only to feel grief and indignation in his heart. After a long time, he stood up and inspected the inside and outside. Although his face was covered with blood and tears, his eyes were a little brighter, and he said in a low voice: "That's great, Not all dead, not all dead." He counted, there were only more than 30 corpses here, there were originally a hundred people stationed here, it seems that most of them should have escaped, even the worst result, they were just being killed. The Yong army went to Dinghai as a prisoner, based on today's knowledge, those brothers did not have to die, thinking of this, he was relieved a lot.But he suddenly remembered the words of Yong Jun who questioned him. They came for Mr. Yun. If those companions fell into the hands of Yong Jun and confessed under severe torture, and told the whereabouts of Mr. Yun, wouldn't it be extremely bad? .Mr. Yun presided over the construction of the tunnels in the coastal village, and he worked so hard, how could he be hurt. Thinking of this, he cheered up and decided to report to Mr. Yun what happened here, so that he could hide temporarily.At this time, thunder roared in the sky, lightning flashed again and again, and heavy rain poured down. The sky and the earth were covered with mist, and there were almost no human figures visible a few feet away. In the middle, but did not know that two dark shadows were following behind him.

The waves are rolling, turbulent and turbulent under the cliffs standing thousands of feet high, and the rocks below the cliffs are rough, and the turbulent waves hit the shore, like thousands of piles of snow, and there are infinite murderous intentions hidden in the blue waves.After the rain, Jing Xin stood on the cliff and sighed softly in his heart. It has been three years since he left Jiaxing. Thinking of crossing the vast blue sea, which is the hometown he misses every day, his heart felt more and more sad. There were light, steady footsteps in his ears, Jing Xin didn't turn his head, but said indifferently: "Brother Huo, why are you free to come over today?"

Huo Cong smiled slightly, Jing Xin was still brooding over him for the past three years, and he didn't care, he stood beside Jing Xin, and said: "Sir, I have an order to go to Jiangnan to meet him in Xingyuan." Although it was just a faint sentence, Jing Xin's body trembled, and it took a long time before he said sarcastically: "Congratulations Brother Huo, I am afraid that Brother Huo is not much freer than Jing when he is trapped at sea these few years. In the shallows, you must be extremely happy, right?" When Huo Cong heard this, a smile flashed in his eyes, and he said: "Brother Jing is serious, I stay in Dinghai, but because the sea route is blocked and the land route is difficult, and Jing Haigong still has something to rely on, so I just stayed in Dinghai. Stay in Dinghai. Moreover, Lord Jinghai placed more than half a million civilians taken captive from Wuyue on hundreds of large and small islands around Putuo. The territory is vast, the islands are numerous, and the household registration is dense. Ling, busy with government affairs, is no less than the lord of a county. Manage half a million captives who are suspicious and hostile, and also provide food, grass and supplies for the army. Such a heavy responsibility is entrusted to the next young man who has not been crowned. It is already very important. How can we talk about the dangerous shoal of the dragon?"

Hearing this, Jing Xin sneered and said, "Brother Huo's talent is more than enough to be the magistrate of the prefecture and the governor of the county, not to mention being the head of a county. Isn't it an overkill to be trapped in Putuo to manage us captives." Huo Cong said with a smile: "Brother Jing is too despised the county magistrate. In the past few years, Brother Jing has helped me do a lot of things, such as clearing up wasteland and farmland, and punishing people with money and grain. There are so many things going on, brother Jing, don't you remember how embarrassed I was?"

Jing Xin couldn't help laughing, and the embarrassing atmosphere disappeared in an instant, thinking that in the past three years, this young man brought the captured Wuyue people here, built houses, farmed fields for fishing and hunting, and turned the desolate Putuo Islands into a paradise where they can live and work in peace. There were still soldiers from the Yong army, and from time to time they conscripted islanders to serve in Dinghai, but nothing more terrible happened.But what Huo Cong said is indeed true. Jing Xin didn't pay attention to those trivial affairs at first, but being pulled by this young man's side to deal with government affairs, he was almost so busy that he was so busy that he realized that even a small county magistrate is not good. Do, especially empty-handed, self-made county magistrate. Seeing Jing Xin happy, Huo Cong felt a little melancholy in his heart. Although he had achieved a lot in Putuo in the past three years, this did not mean that what Jing Xin said was not true. In fact, with Huo Cong's intelligence, he had already discovered There were people in the Huben Guard who were secretly watching him, and even Jiang Haitao saw a little suspicion and wariness in Jiang Haitao's eyes.He already understood that Mr. really put him under house arrest in Putuo, but he was detained by the vast blue sea, not by sword and force.Otherwise, although Dinghaiying camp blocked the way back, but today's private aviation trade is becoming more and more popular, where can't I find an opportunity to return to Dayong?Did Mr. know something? Huo Cong once thought this way, and even gave birth to a heart of self-abandonment. If he did something deliberately, or if Mr. gave an order, he could take his own life and avoid embarrassment in his heart.But the endless letters that followed made him feel guilty. Probably because of the road blockage, sometimes I didn’t receive a letter for ten days and a half months, and sometimes I received several letters at once. Some letters explained some of the difficulties mentioned in my reply, and some letters In the middle of the letter, he explained the military and political generals to himself, and each letter contained a strong friendship, which made Huo Cong feel uneasy and guilty. Although Mr. Jiang did not explain why he stayed in Dinghai in the letter, he asked Jiang Haitao to appoint him as the magistrate of Putuo County, and asked himself to be a local official in a down-to-earth manner.Although the people in charge are not ordinary people, but the captives of Wu and Yue, but the government affairs are even more onerous. He has worked hard as a county magistrate for three years and knows the difficulties of governing. Huo Cong understands Jiang Zhe's hard work, but he still can't forget Jiang Zhe Zhe's act of abandoning himself in Dinghai and sending people to spy on him.Glancing at Jing Xin, he smiled wryly in his heart. Although the Jing family is still a prisoner, he has held many internal affairs positions in Putuo. Chu Pingding, these Putuo captives returned to Wuyue, they will definitely be appointed first, it can be said that they have a bright future, but he himself, although he has the power to kill them now, he doesn't know what will happen. After a while, Huo Cong finally calmed down, and said to Jing: "I was ordered to see Mr., so I want to hand over the post of magistrate to Brother Jing. I don't know what Brother Jing wants?" Jing Xin was shocked at first, and then calmed down. Putuo government affairs have always been managed by the captured people themselves, but the post of county magistrate is held by Huo Cong, who controls the only military force on the island to suppress possible resistance. Now Huo Cong left, this position naturally needs to be replaced by someone. Although I am from Chu, I have been able to assist Huo Cong in the past few years, and because of my uncle, even if I still want to be loyal to Nanchu No one will believe it.After thinking for a long time, he finally said: "Forget it, why should I deceive myself, I will take over the post of county magistrate." Huo Cong smiled slightly, knowing that after three years, the Wuyue scholars on the island finally began to give in and soften. Jing Xin was originally their leader, and with him as the county magistrate, he would be able to appease the captives on the island.Thinking that my husband's order has finally been fulfilled, even if the future is boundless, I feel infinite joy in my heart. Leaving Putuo and taking the sea boat, Huo Cong let go of his worries. The commander of this sea boat had always been on good terms with him. Seeing Huo Cong standing at the stern looking at Putuo, he seemed very nostalgic, so he stepped forward and smiled and said, "Why does Counselor Huo hurt you so much?" Huai, this time the Marquis of Chu summoned you, I think it will be of great use in the future, we are just playing around here, but when you get there, you will be a gold and iron horse, and you will be happy?" Huo Cong forced a smile, and said: "I have been at sea for three years, but I just feel a little bit reluctant. No wonder Mr. Donghai is always on his mind." The commander didn't know what was on Huo Cong's mind, he just looked for some interesting things to tell him, although Huo Cong responded casually, his mind had already flown thousands of miles away. After half an hour, Huo Cong returned to Dinghai. Today's Dinghai is not as dilapidated as it was three years ago. The military camp on the island is solemn and solemn, and you can see the scene of criss-crossing fields everywhere. The voice of Dang is endless all day long, and there are also Wuyue craftsmen in the dock to cooperate with Donghai craftsmen to repair ships. If they surrender, they will be treated well, if they resist, they will be executed. Most of the captured Wuyue civilians have already acquiesced to the rule of the Yong army.Of course, although there were many captives in Wuyue who surrendered, those who were able to go to Dinghai were all carefully selected, lest they take the opportunity to cause chaos.All these scenes of prosperity were permeated with his own sweat. Huo Cong felt proud and walked towards the big tent of the Chinese army, followed by four tiger guards. After Jiang Zhe escaped from Wuyue back then, almost all of these Huben guards were left in Dinghai. Later, the war cemented, except for half of these people who had the opportunity to go to the front line of Yongchu to guard Jiang Zhe, the rest were forced by Jiang Zhe to stay with Huo Cong, but Huo Cong believed that he did not have the identity and necessity to use the Huben guards. Finally, under the mediation of Duke Jinghai, the two sides reached an agreement. Except for Huo Cong who would leave four Huben guards at any time, the rest of the Huben guards followed. The East China Sea navy went ashore to rob Wu Yue, lest their knives become blunt.Such a result is very happy for everyone, with the addition of these powerful tiger and ben guards, there is a lot of guarantee against the martial arts masters in the Wuyue Rebel Army, and Huo Cong will not feel like sitting on pins and needles, not to mention that some of these tiger and ben guards were ordered by Jiang Zhe to monitor There is no character of his own, how dare he use the royal iron guards as his guards as a young man who has not officially entered the officialdom? In the big tent of the Chinese army, Jiang Haitao was very happy to know that Huo Cong was coming. In the past three years, the young man had helped him a lot, but Jiang Zhe ordered the guards of Huben Huben to secretly pass on a letter to him, telling him to pay attention to Huo Cong's behavior, which even made him angry. Doubtful, at the beginning I thought it was just the master testing his disciples, but later he sent a letter asking himself to trap Huo Cong in Putuo. , but couldn't bear to ask more, after all Huo Cong was very appreciated by him.Thinking that Huo Cong would return to Jiang Zhe's side in the near future, Jiang Zhe must have changed his mind, and he was as happy as when he was promoted to Duke under the emperor's order in the ninth year of Longsheng. Huo Cong walked into the tent and saluted Jiang Haitao. Jiang Haitao handed a document to Huo Cong and said, "If our naval ships go northward, it will be difficult to avoid Ninghai's interception. , this is your identity document, there should be no problem going north safely." Huo Cong naturally knew that although the two armies had fought frequently in the past few years, many big families in Wuyue colluded with the generals of Ning Haishan to carry out private voyage trade, because the two shipping companies involved in the private voyage trade, Haishi and Yueshi, both had relationships with the Jiang family. Because of the close relationship, Dinghai turned a blind eye and even benefited a lot from it. Of course, for Jiang Haitao, the most important thing is that through this kind of trade, he can obtain the shortage of supplies and grass. It is very important for the East China Sea Navy who cut off the way back.As for using the two shipping companies to deliver some information and escort the messengers, this is an indescribable benefit.For the aristocratic families involved in the private aviation trade, the huge profits obtained from it are enough to make them ignore the consequences of doing so.If it wasn't for maintaining an equal cooperative status, these aristocratic families secretly supported the Wuyue Rebel Army and spared no effort, someone would have attacked them long ago. After confessing some official duties, Jiang Haitao said seriously: "There is one more thing that is quite embarrassing to me. Please tell my husband that for more than half a year, many villages and towns along the coast of Wuyue have invited experts to dig tunnels in the villages to avoid our army. I bought some of them, and learned that those tunnels are like cobwebs. If no one leads them, they will go astray in all likelihood and be injured by the poisonous smoke of countless hidden organs. Before our army entered the village, the villagers in the village had already hid It is so authentic that even food and money are hidden in it, making our army useless." Huo Cong has not been in touch with military affairs for a while, and he was very curious after hearing this, and said, "I don't know who came up with this idea, but do you have any clues?" Jiang Haitao smiled wryly and said: "There is a little clue. A few days ago, I got news that the man was in charge of building a tunnel fortress near Zhenhai, so I sent out a surprise attack. After they landed, they first wiped out a patrolling rebel army, and then left Let him lead the way unknowingly, and he saw that Yunzi Mountain, but he has many expert guards around him, and he let this person escape under the siege of hundreds of warriors in our army. The army has no face left. According to the captive’s confession, it is only known that the man is a friend of Ding Ming, Wu Yue’s first sword. His identity is unknown, but he is best at concealed weapons. After you see Mr., tell him my troubles, if There is no good way to deal with it. I am afraid that if this continues, the money and food robbed by our army in Wuyue will become less and less. Now our army is not self-sufficient in food. If we cannot obtain a considerable amount of money and food from Wuyue, we will be in big trouble. " After hearing this, Huo Cong fell into deep thought. On the surface, it seemed that Wu Yue had a troublesome person. Why did he faintly feel that there was something strange about it?