"In the past, people rode the Yellow Crane, and the Yellow Crane Tower was left empty here. Once the Yellow Crane is gone, it will never return, and the white clouds will remain empty for thousands of years."

In Ezhou, Zhe Yanzhi stood on the Yellow Crane Tower, looking at the large river in front of him, and softly recited the poems of his predecessors.

A red sun hangs in the western sky, casting thousands of golden lights. White sails on the Yangtze River, accompanied by birds flying in the sky, look like a painting.

At this moment, Han Yu, the magistrate of Ezhou, walked quickly upstairs. He cupped his hands to Zhe Yanzhi and said, "Du Cheng, the road ahead should be safe!"

"Oh——" Zheyanzhi turned around. "Why did Zhizhou say that?"

Han Xuan said: "These days, there are unidentified people appearing in Tuanfeng Town. They are extremely arrogant and do not look like good people. I am worried that these people are here for the artillery that Du Cheng is escorting. Let Du Cheng

Wait for two days in Ezhou. Yesterday, a group of strongmen robbed Jiang Yuanwai outside Yangluo Town. I think it was these people who did it."

Zheyan asked: "Who is Jiang Yuanwai?"

Han Xuan said: "He is a member of the Yangluo Town who raises and kills pigs. He has been doing this business for many years and has accumulated a lot of money. He has six sons, who are brave and good at fighting. He also has five hundred villagers, and his orders are strict. There is no one in the surrounding counties.

I am willing to mess with him. Even if he is as scoundrel as Kong Yanzhou, I just give him an official position and seek peace. Last night, a group of strongmen, about hundreds of people, broke into Jiang Yuanwai's village. They killed his family, young and old, and robbed the village.

All naked!"

Zhe Yanzhi lowered his head and thought for a while and said, "Zhizhou thinks it was the people from Tuanfeng Town who did it?"

Han Yuan: "Nine times out of ten, this is the case. As soon as the official got the news, he sent people across the river to Tuanfeng Town to check. Tomorrow afternoon, there will be news back. If the people in Tuanfeng Town are missing, everyone will

You can move forward with peace of mind."

Zhe Yanzhi nodded: "That's what Zhizhou said. If the people in Tuanfeng Town disappear, they must have robbed Yuan Jiang and left."

After saying that, he and Han Yu went down to the Yellow Crane Tower and went to the state government office to discuss the matter together.

At the beginning of the year, Han Yu was still Xiaoxianxian County. When Zhang Jun suppressed Kong Yanzhou, he was recruited into the army to transport grain and grass and made a lot of contributions. After Zhang Jun left, he was appointed magistrate of Ezhou.

At this time, although Kong Yanzhou went north to join the Puppet Qi, the surrounding Fuzhou, Hanyang Army, Huangzhou and other places were still in chaos. Many counties even had no officials, local tyrants everywhere, and the defeated army occupied one side. Because Wan Yanchang suddenly went south, the Song Dynasty

The army withdrew, and Ezhou had no choice.

Zheyan had hundreds of soldiers with him, but he did not dare to take risks and settled in Ezhou. The journey was thousands of miles long and only took a few days.

On a sandbank in the Yangtze River next to Tuanfeng Town, He Ning inspected the treasures stolen from Jiang Yuanwai's house and said to Xu Wen: "This Jiang Yuanwai is truly a wealthy person. There is so much gold and silver that I am afraid I have saved hundreds of dollars."

Year?"

Xu Wen didn't even look at it. He said, "The soldiers who followed us have worked hard. You should reward them with all the gold and silver."

He Ning was stunned: "Reward them all? Control, this is all your credit, you can't take anything away!"

Xu Wendao: "Why have we come thousands of miles away? Is it for these gold and silver? To control, it is for the artillery of the Song army! With the artillery, Wang Xiaolie won several battles in a row and killed King Bali Su! No!

Artillery, we can't deal with Wang Xiaolie, we can only let him conquer the east and west! If we also had artillery, what would we be afraid of Wang Xiaolie at that time! Compared with the artillery, these gold and silver are nothing! The generals will use their lives to use the artillery.

If you snatch it away, the marshal will reward you heavily!"

He Ning suddenly woke up and said: "I thought wrong! Wait a moment, Commander, I will reward you with the looted property right now!"

Xu Wendao: "After the reward is given, I will tell everyone that they will stay on the sandbank these days and are not allowed to show up in Tuanfeng Town again! Anyone who dares to offend will be killed without mercy!"

He Ning obeyed the order and left in a hurry.

Watching He Ning leave, Xu Wen stood up, walked to the river, and looked at the river with his hands behind his hands.

Selling private salt in the Mizhou area naturally involves dealing with the sea. After joining the army, Xu Wen was appointed as the tenth general on the left in Banqiao, Mizhou. Banqiao was promoted to Jiaoxi County in the third year of Yuanyou, and also served as the naval envoy. It was the largest maritime trade center north of the Yangtze River. Later it was renamed Jiaozhou, which was equivalent to the status of Qingdao Port later. Xu Wen joined the army here, so he naturally had to deal with ships.

After going south, Xu Wen was promoted to the commander of the naval forces along the coast of Huaixi and eastern Zhejiang due to his contribution to the capture of Miao Fu and Han Shiji. He was good at naval warfare. It can be said that Xu Wen was one of the best naval generals of this era. Although Dajiang It is different from the sea, but the difference is not big. Xu Wen can show his full potential.

After the Jin army crossed south, Nianhan regarded Hedong Road as his own sphere of influence and did not allow others to interfere. Wanyanchang regarded Jingdong Road as his foundation. Even if the puppet Qi was established, Wanyanchang still had the final say in this area. .

After Xu Wen defected to the Puppet Qi, he was appreciated by Wan Yanchang and sent to Huangzhou specially. He was given only one task, which was to seize the artillery.

Are gold and silver treasures good? Of course. Does Xu Wen want it? Of course he does. But Xu Wen understands that he cannot delay his most important mission because of these extraneous things. As long as he takes the cannon back, he will have made a great contribution. At that time, what kind of gold and silver treasures were there?

The people who came to Tuanfeng Town this time were not a mob, but they came from multiple units and were not affiliated with each other. Without thunderbolt methods, there was no way to maintain discipline. Only thunderbolt methods drove these people into panic, and they couldn't control themselves. One-handedly wanted Demonstration, the other hand also needs to show favors in order to command this army.

Because we are going deep into the Song Dynasty, most of the people who came this time are Yan and Bohai people, and there are very few female real people. The Yan and Bohai people are not loyal to the Liao, and they are certainly not loyal to the Jin. There is no benefit to them. Why work hard?

If Xu Wen's prediction is correct and he gets the news that Jiang Yuanwai has been robbed, Zhe Yanzhi will go down the river and arrive at Tuanfeng Town soon. At that time, whether it is a sneak attack or a frontal battle, Xu Wen has absolute certainty I'm sure I can grab the artillery piece.

After taking a breath, Xu Wen turned around and walked towards the ruined temple.

Suddenly, the sound of "Long live" came from the island, like a mountain call, and continued continuously.

Xu Wen was startled and couldn't help but shake his head and smile bitterly. No need to ask, this was the cheers of the soldiers when He Ning handed away the looted treasure.

Long live is a word commonly used by Chinese people when cheering and celebrating. It has been like this since ancient times. However, in the Han Dynasty and later, this word became more and more used by courtiers to address the emperor in the court, and it was used less and less among the people. In the early Tang Dynasty, it was still relatively It was common, but by the end of the Tang Dynasty, it was rarely used among the people. However, outside the Central Plains, many places still retained the ancient custom of shouting "Long Live" when they were happy. When the ministers of the Song Dynasty heard it, they were sometimes frightened.

The soldiers here have not been ruled by the Central Plains Dynasty for hundreds of years. It is normal for them to shout "Long Live" when they are happy.
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