Three hundred and ninetieth chapters Shizhang Po Lake
The troops under King Ning were already in chaos.
At this time, everyone was focused on running for their lives.
For ordinary soldiers, especially those strong men captured by King Ning, they could completely abandon their military uniforms and abandon their armor and pretend to be refugees after fleeing to the countryside to stay safe.
But for Lou Suzhen, there was no way to escape. As a woman, she was stared at wherever she went, and it was difficult to stay alone.
So when the decisive battle was lost and King Ning's troops dispersed, Princess Ning did not choose to escape, but calmly accepted the reality of defeat.
At this time, the second letter arrived.
For Zhu Hao, there are many opportunities for Lou Suzhen to jump into the river. He only needs to arrange people to wait around her ship, but this is time-consuming and labor-intensive, and the risk of exposure is high.
There is only one day to deliver the message, and that is the day when King Ning is defeated.
Originally, Zhu Hao didn't expect Captain Long to really hand over the letter to Lou Suzhen in advance. After King Ning's defeat, he could just hand it over to Lou Suzhen before Wang Shouren's troops captured him. But it was possible to give it a try, but he didn't expect it to happen.
It worked.
Lou Suzhen took out the second letter and saw the familiar handwriting and drawings on it, and she immediately understood something.
This is a painting.
In addition to Tang Yin's poem, there is also a scene of a little man throwing himself into the river. Under the surface of the river, some fish-like people are swimming, with four characters beside them.
Think long term!
In addition to these four characters, a plate of dates and a plate of pears were also drawn.
There is also an allusion to this.
Legend has it that when Tang Yin was trapped in Nanchang and before he pretended to be crazy, Lou Suzhen sent him a plate of dates and a plate of pears, saying that he was curing his illness, but the implication was that he wanted him to leave Nanchang as soon as possible.
Now things are just the opposite, Tang Yin persuaded Lou Suzhen to "leave early".
Back then, you advised me to leave, but I listened to you, pretended to be crazy, and found a troupe to hide my identity, so I could leave Nanchang as I wished; now you are advised to leave this sad place by jumping into the river and feigning death, and return to a safe place.
Make plans.
"Mother, what should we do?"
Xinghua saw Lou Suzhen standing on the deck, staring blankly at a painting in the letter, and couldn't help but ask.
Lou Suzhen said: "You can go, just leave me here alone."
"Your Majesty, it's too late to escape now. Let's go with the slaves. I heard that the female relatives of prisoners of war are very miserable after being caught."
If she failed and was caught, even she, the little maid, would be unpardonable.
Lou Suzhen smiled slightly, shook her head and said: "Wang Zhongcheng is a peaceful man and will not embarrass the female family members of Prince Ning."
That's what he said, but on the boats next door carrying the family members of Prince Ning's family, people were in a hurry, looting goods and fleeing for their own lives.
Only Lou Suzhen stared blankly at the painting, which showed a crescent moon and officers and soldiers on the boat... The implication is that if you jump into the river in front of people, if you jump at night, there will be someone in the water to save you.
If people saw you, they would think you had died in Poyang Lake...but in fact you were rescued.
And the moon is obviously in its last quarter, which means that the painter estimated that the incident happened in the second half of this month, and the moon above the willow branches, based on the current month, there is almost more than an hour before dawn...
There is a time but no place, there are people but no one knows who is the contact.
Although Lou Suzhen was extremely smart and understood the entire painting and poem, she still felt lost. She didn't even know whether she could jump into the lake, let alone fully believe the contents of these two letters...
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At this time, Lu Song and Yu San were near Poyang Lake.
Lu Song looked eagerly at Yu San, who was tinkering next to him, and asked, "Is it possible?"
Yu Sandao: "I have already asked those water ghosts, and they said that this thing given by the little boss is very powerful. Originally, they could stay in the water for a stick of incense with a homemade bag, but with this thing...
First half an hour."
"Half an hour? All underwater, no need to breathe?"
Lu Song heard this and thought it was nonsense.
Yu San shrugged: "I've tested it with water ghosts. That's it. I'm not bragging. But I need to save some money and take advantage of the night to get close to the ship escorting Prince Ning's female family members...just tonight..."
The water ghosts of this era did not stay underwater for a long time at a stretch. They needed to use things like sheep's clams to hold the air, and then add stones inside to make them sink. The density of the air and the weight of the stones are very important.
Pay attention, so that they can bring a few more and use them to breathe underwater.
Many water ghosts have been training since childhood, and they can stay underwater for a long time without relying on breathing. This is more professional than today's professional divers, because they are completely risking their lives, and they have been risking their lives since childhood.
If you don't play well, you will die, and the skills are passed down from generation to generation.
Now Zhu Hao made "oxygen tanks" for them.
Using the principle that oxygen can be compressed, first make a hollow iron can, then use chemical agents, such as potassium permanganate to produce oxygen, use a sealed compression method to inject oxygen into the tank, continue to compress it, and finally pass it through a small
Block the stomata, seal them with a gel, put a layer of soft material on the outside, open the small holes to let the air out, and let the air enter the mouth...
This is dozens of times more reliable than the method used by current water ghosts to bring their own air into the water.
Zhu Hao created flippers that are larger and stronger than those currently used by water ghosts, so that they can dive and swim underwater more efficiently.
Naturally, Lu Song couldn't understand how Zhu Hao managed to go out of his way to help these water ghosts get diving equipment. After hearing the introduction, he was dumbfounded and filled with doubts.
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The plan proceeds step by step.
Chaos on the lake
The place where the few people stayed was on the west bank of Poyang Lake, far away from the battlefield, close to De'an County, because Zhu Hao asked them to wait here.
The boat Lou Suzhen was riding was actually near the mouth of the Ganjiang River in Poyang Lake, which was a bit far away.
The pursuers were heading towards the mouth of Poyang Lake, so this side was safe for the time being.
Before noon, Lou Suzhen's boat was overtaken by officers and soldiers. Some of the concubines on the boat who had no time to escape had already committed suicide by jumping into the water.
Lou Suzhen watched them jump into the water, and the officers and soldiers ignored them. She hesitated again and again and did not jump in.
Those diving concubines, maids, and mothers-in-law wanted to swim to the shore through their own water properties, but the lake surface was too bright during the day, and before they could swim far, they were shot to death with crossbows, and the lake surface was red with blood.
Lou Suzhen put on the shackles, but did not completely lose her freedom, because the officers and soldiers who boarded the ship knew her identity and knew that she was a big fish.
A school lieutenant came in and said: "Your Majesty, you have rebelled against the king and have been captured by the king's troops together with his rebels. You can just wait and see them with peace of mind!"
Lou Suzhen had long expected that this would be the case.
My husband was defeated and didn’t even have the courage to commit suicide. Wasn’t he afraid of being executed by Ling Chi?
A man who didn't even dare to die actually dared to rebel... was he completely deceived into thinking that he really had the aura of an emperor?
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Lou Suzhen was then placed on a boat filled with female relatives and taken to the shore.
The ship sailed to the west bank of Poyang Lake, which is close to De'an, Nankang and Jiujiang to the north, Jianchang and Nanchang to the south. It is a strategic location, but it does not have much defense power. It will be used as a prisoner of war detention center.
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Wang Shouren will not kill King Ning. He needs to use King Ning to capture the city occupied by the rebels without bloodshed. The rebel leaders have been captured. Who are you working for now?
A great war is over.
Lou Suzhen looked at the tragic situation under the boat. The lake was densely packed with floating corpses everywhere, and many damaged, burned and abandoned boats were floating on the lake. The desolate feeling after the war made her feel as if she was dead.
But thinking of that letter, there was a hint of longing in my heart, and even the picture before me seemed less pessimistic.
At night, Hai hour has passed.
The ships have not yet crossed the lake to reach the shore, but more and more official and military ships can be seen along the way.
"Where is Wang Zhongcheng? I want to see Wang Zhongcheng."
As the third quarter of the day arrived, the ship was about to dock. At this time, it was very close to the agreed time to jump into the river. What Lou Suzhen wanted to do was to see Wang Shouren.
She didn't necessarily want Wang Shouren to be a witness, but more wanted to know the current situation of her husband and children, or to be imprisoned with her husband and children and go to hell together. She felt it was worth it.
The captain's answer was clear and direct: "Master Wang has led troops to attack Nankang and is not here."
"What about Prince Ning?"
Lou Suzhen asked again.
"Let's go together!"
The captain did not hide it.
Lou Suzhen's heart felt cold.
How good is Wang Shouren's command in fighting? What matters is the quality of soldiers and speed!
Now that we have captured the main force of King Ning, we are not in a hurry to attack Nanchang. Instead, we will first take advantage of the opportunity to pursue the remaining soldiers and defeat the defeated bandits, and head towards Hukou to directly capture the Nankang City along the coast of Hukou. As for King Ning... he will be regarded as
The spoils of war are mediocre, but if people are exposed under the city during the siege, who will still fight to the death on top of the city?
Even the master is gone, so there is really no need to resist.
Lou Suzhen stood on the bow of the boat, looking at the waning moon in the sky, feeling a little desolate in her heart.
At this time, there were water ghosts clinging to the ships under the surrounding escort ships. They were not under Lou Suzhen's ship. They did not know which ship Lou Suzhen was on. They were instructed to do so only when a woman jumped into the river.
Just rescue people.
They do not need to hide underwater all the time, but cover themselves in the darkness of night, lean against the side of the ship, and wait for the opportunity.
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Finally, we arrived at the appointed time of "Moon above the Willow Trees".
It's the middle of the ugly season.
Most of the female relatives on the ship, Lou Suzhen, were asleep in the cabin. However, because of her special status, Lou Suzhen still had the opportunity to walk to the deck. She wore shackles on her hands, so the officers and soldiers were not afraid of her escaping.
"Mother, you'd better go back and rest."
The captain was very polite to Lou Suzhen.
No matter what evil deeds King Ning did, at least Lou Suzhen had a high reputation among the people. She helped the victims, and always encouraged local officials to love the people. She did many good things that were beneficial to the stability of Jiangxi. The soldiers under Wang Shouren were all from Jiangxi, so naturally they were
She was very respectful.
Lou Suzhen stood at the bow of the boat and hesitated for a long time.
She didn't know what her fate would be.
Suddenly I thought of the poem Tang Yin wrote to her, and instantly I felt like I could describe all the situations in front of me clearly, and I really hit every rhyme in my heart.
"The old picture of a tiger slaying a dragon and sighing is written in blood, and the eyes of the phoenix are dry. So far, the ten feet of Po Lake water has shed no tears at all."
Lou Suzhen narrated the poem in a desolate tone, which was memorized but also seemed to be touched by her heart. For a moment, she felt as if there was someone in the horizon who was connected with her own mind.
"Empress, what did you say?"
The captain was about to lead the guarding officers and soldiers over to remind Lou Suzhen to enter the cabin.
Lou Suzhen suddenly had a sudden change of heart, and jumped into the dark lake water with her hands shackled.