The next day, Lu Fengtai sent people to search for fugitives in the city, causing quite a stir.
From this, in a room somewhere in Luzhou City, Gao Changshou took a few steps and said slowly: "It seems that Yang Xiong has indeed escaped, but I don't know whether it is true or they are deceiving?"
Baicangshan Fusu muttered: "If it is true, it would be too easy... But if it is false, there are indeed important ministers in the Song court who support our restoration of the country, and it is not unusual to send people to help."
"That young man holding the token on the street that day?"
"It might be him." Bai Cangshan said, "But this is in Huaiyou, and they may not be able to protect us. According to Erzi, the Taiping Inn where their group of people stayed was being watched, and the young man looked like
Having interacted with Lu Fengtai, it’s hard to say whether this person is worthy of trust..."
By this time, a short and stocky man named Erzi had rushed back, walked quickly in front of them, and whispered quickly: "I saw the mark..."
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Towards evening, in the Taiping Inn, Nie Zhongyou stood in the courtyard and looked into the distance, and finally his eyes fell on the eaves of a teahouse.
In the teahouse, Lu Fengtai was also looking at Nie Zhongyou.
We used to be comrades who fought side by side, but now we stand on different sides... so be it.
As the sun gradually set, Lu Fengtai stood up and murmured: "It seems that he will not make any moves..."
After confirming this matter, he went to Zangzhoupuxing on the outskirts of the city.
Cangzhoupu is one of the eight scenic spots in Luzhou, known as "Grass-colored Cangzhou".
During the Three Kingdoms period, Zhang Liao was able to defeat Sun Quan in Xiaoyaojin because he had expected Sun Quan's arrival the year before, so he dug Zangzhoupu and hid his warships here.
Nowadays, the flowers and bamboos are luxuriant here, making it a beautiful scene. The Nanfei River has flowed through it since then, and the riverside is densely covered with branches and reeds.
But when the sky darkens completely, the scenery becomes desolate.
Lu Fengtai arranged his men around, but did not get too close to avoid disturbing the Dali people.
They hid in the reeds, raised their heads and looked out, and saw Li Xia and Yang Xiong standing by the river waiting.
After a while, four figures emerged from the reeds.
Lu Fengtai frowned because he didn't know when they hid here.
He raised his hand and motioned for his men to slowly surround him.
The four people were quite vigilant and asked questions while walking towards Li Xia and Yang Xiong.
"Yang Xiong, is that you?"
"Yes, this brother Li Xia saved me. He was sent by Lieutenant Lu, and he has a token to prove it."
"Great! May I ask if Brother Li has any companions?"
The two people over there were talking and getting closer and closer.
Here Lu Fengtai walked lightly, leading the people to approach slowly. He tried hard to hold his breath, for fear of alarming these fugitives who had been searching for a long time...
suddenly.
"There's an ambush! Let's go!"
"Good on you little wolf!"
Under the moonlight, a short and stocky figure slashed at a slender figure with a knife.
That was Erzi slashing at Li Xia.
"Take it!" Lu Fengtai shouted.
The officers and soldiers no longer cared about hiding their whereabouts and rushed forward quickly.
Lu Fengtai looked over and saw Li Xia retreating, avoiding Erzi's knife, and fell to the ground.
Then, those Dali people actually pulled out a small boat from the reeds, climbed aboard quickly, and left the shore as soon as the pole was propped up.
"You've fallen into a trap! Let's go quickly..."
"Light the torch! Don't let them escape!" Lu Fengtai shouted, "Keep an eye on me, don't let anyone go!"
Soon, the officers and soldiers lit torches and chased them to the shore.
I saw five people standing on the small boat, rowing and holding poles desperately, trying to escape from the Nanfei River by boat.
"Go into the water and chase!"
"yes!"
There was a "pop" sound, and many officers and soldiers jumped into the water and swam hard to the small boat.
After Lu Fengtai made arrangements, he turned to look at Li Xia and saw that he had stood up from the ground and was not injured.
At this time, the boat had already traveled a long way up the Nanfei River, with many officers and soldiers swimming behind it. Lu Fengtai waved his hand and led the remaining officers and soldiers to chase it on the shore.
Li Xia quickly followed behind Lu Fengtai.
"They were too alert."
"They can't escape." Lu Fengtai said, his eyes full of confidence.
…
Time passed little by little, and the moon hid in the clouds and came out again. The moonlight was sometimes bright and sometimes dim. The five figures on the boat never left the sight of the officers and soldiers.
This means they really can't escape.
After a long time, the movements of the five people slowed down. They were gradually losing strength, and the officers and soldiers were getting closer and closer.
Lu Fengtai's steps slowed down, and he suddenly turned to Li Xia and said, "You are very smart, but it's a pity that you are making a dangerous move and they are destined to not be able to escape."
Because he was about to catch those people, he had relaxed a lot, but there was also some disappointment in his eyes.
"What?"
"You know what I'm saying. It's not that they were too vigilant this time, but you reminded them to escape." Lu Fengtai said, "I don't understand why you did this. You clearly know that we are right."
Li Xia was silent.
"Li Xia, I really appreciate you. Even if you lied to me, I think you did a great job this time. First you guessed that I had captured someone, and you used a counter-intuitive trick to help Yang Xiong escape, and then used a mark to remind you.
Gao Changshou prepared the ship, right?"
Li Xia shook his head.
Lu Fengtai patted his arm again and said: "Forget it, it's okay if you don't admit it. I just pretend that I don't know what you think. Anyway, I finally captured these people. I can still remember your first contribution. From now on, we will
Brothers, let’s serve the country together in Huaiyou, okay?”
After he finished speaking, he smiled and looked into the river again, only to see officers and soldiers climbing onto the boat...
Someone is running towards here holding a torch.
"Is everyone's head here?!"
Lu Fengtai turned his head and asked, "What's the matter?"
"I lost track of Nie Ping this afternoon. I wanted to report it but couldn't find him..."
"Nie Ping?" Lu Fengtai waved his hand and said calmly: "It's not important anymore."
He ignored his men and shouted into the river: "Catch them alive!"
Suddenly, someone on the boat shouted: "Lu Fengtai! What have I done and you want to catch me?!"
Lu Fengtai was stunned for a moment and was a little stunned.
…
The night wind is very cool, the water on the Nanfei River is sparkling, and the riverside is covered with reeds.
The small boat on the river was led by officers and soldiers and floated to the river bank.
Lu Fengtai's eyes widened, and he used the torch and moonlight to see clearly the people on the boat...
"Feng Miaoshou, Ma Qiuyang, Wu Zong, Feng Xiaoying, Liu Nu."
As he read the names one by one, his anger grew and he shouted: "What do you mean by Yinglue Society?!"
"I ask you, you ask me?"
A member of Yingluedu named Feng Miaoshou stood on the boat, adjusted his robes, and said: "We are taking advantage of the moonlit night to go boating, and you arrest us for no reason. What do you mean?!"
Lu Fengtai opened his mouth, but for a moment he couldn't answer.
He turned to look at Li Xia, the disappointment in his eyes became stronger, and asked: "Where is Yang Xiong?"