He was a straightforward man and asked Cao Zhi directly: "Captain Cao is going to use these three or four thousand men to deal with Zheng Bao's tens of thousands of people? They are also water bandits who are proficient in water channels. They are no better at fighting in water channels than us."
poor."
Cao Zhi did not blame Jiang Qin for his straightforward words. Logically speaking, the enemy's prestige in front of the army would affect his own morale. However, Cao Zhi understood that this straightforward man was doing it for everyone's good and had no bad intentions.
Cao Zhi said calmly: "Brother Jiang, don't worry. The troops will stop you, and the water will bury them. We have already exhausted one-tenth of Zheng Bao's elite formation in Wancheng. In addition, they must be exhausted from the fierce fighting for days. I think
Their subordinates are all a ragtag group of people who came here. When the time comes, they, the defeated thieves, will not be able to withstand a single blow. What’s more, this Ruxuwu is your home base. The waterways are complicated and Zheng Bao’s naval forces may not all be able to recognize them.
An acre is three-quarters of an acre of land. I have to discipline those sailors to come and never come back. I'll kill one of them when they come, and I'll kill a pair of two who come. I'm just worried that there aren't enough other people's horses."
When Jiang Qin heard that Cao Zhi regarded them as his own, he shouted "We, we" smoothly, and felt very happy. He grinned and said, "Okay!" and led a group of soldiers into the reed swamp.
There was an ambush.
Cao Zhi's two thousand soldiers, together with many thieves and water pirates, no less than four thousand people, calmly arranged their troops in the reed swamps of Ruxuwu. With the help of Jiang Qin, Min Guang and others, it took less than half a day.
They set up a murderous trap like a dragnet.
Cao Zhi showed them the so-called firearms. Jiang Qin and others were holding bundles of strange-shaped things. They looked left and right, not understanding that this thing could also kill Jiang Xiaman and Zheng Bao.
Cao Zhi took the time to explain to them how to use explosives and landmines. The principle of explosives could not be explained to them for a while. Cao Zhi focused on the characteristics of gunpowder that is afraid of water, and told them that they must pay attention to this when designing ambush points.
Even the fuse must not touch the water, and how to protect yourself from being affected by the explosion is a top priority.
Jiang Qin and others were mostly harpoon hunters and were accustomed to using ambushes. The area was overgrown with water and grass, and the reeds were extremely dense and desolate, covering up the hidden sinister murderous intent. The water and wilderness were desolate and cold.
It was cold and surprisingly quiet, and there was nothing unusual at all outside.
After finishing all this, another day passed. Spies had been sent to various waterways, and it was not known when Zheng Bao would arrive. After spending the past few days getting along with Cao Zhi, Jiang Qin felt that he was very suitable for his temperament and he was a generous person, so he invited Cao Zhi.
Zhi went to their residence in Ruxuwu to rest temporarily.
Cao Zhi saw that Zheng Bao's water thief had disappeared without a trace, and he didn't know when the war would start. Li Ru was very ill and really needed a place to rest. When he asked Li Dian where Jiang Qin lived, he asked Li Dian
, Min Guang stayed behind to dispatch soldiers and prepare to ambush the enemy invaders. He took Cao An with him, followed by Xu Zhu carrying Li Ru and dozens of personal guards. Jiang Qin held up a bamboo raft crossing the water and headed for the "thief" in the deepest part of the swamp.
nest".
Jiang Qin's den of thieves is said to be the center of this reed swamp. It used to be a mound, but for some reason it began to sink a few years ago and eventually sank below the water. Then the sky showed abnormal signs and countless water rats carried stones and threw them into the grass.
, a circle of dykes were built around that place. I don’t know how many years passed, but they developed into a length of tens of miles, channeling all the water systems that flow into Ruxuwu, and making the reeds abundant with water and grass.
, drought and flood will not invade.
Just from the beginning, there were often dark winds and clouds surging in the reed swamps, causing the color of the sky and the earth to change, and the waterways to get lost. These abnormal phenomena between the heaven and the earth came and went, and there were never certain rules to follow.
Jiang Qin, who led the way, had grown up in the reed marsh of Ruxuwu since he was a child. He was very familiar with the waterways. He crossed the water with a bamboo raft and passed through the dense reeds, bringing Cao Zhi, Xu Chu and others to a place.
In the open water, deep in the reeds, there is a flat land, the surrounding level is like a mirror, the mist is vast, and the depth is unpredictable.
There were many simple low wooden houses built on the flat land, and there were some old people, women, and children walking in and out. Their clothes were all in tatters. It seemed that the conditions of the bandits were not so good.
Jiang Qin lowered his pole, stopped the bamboo raft, and told Cao Zhidao: "Captain Cao, this is my home. If you don't mind, go in and have a rest and drink some water."
Cao Zhidao: "If you don't like it, I won't come. Let's go!"
While talking, several people came ashore. Some old people and children looked curiously at Cao Zhi and other strangers from the government. Cao Zhi's calm and mighty aura immediately attracted the attention of many innocent children. Some children have never seen Cao Zhi since they were born.
With such beautiful armor and clothes on their bodies, the officers and soldiers they occasionally saw were corpses in civilian clothes. Looking at Cao Zhiming's armor and the beautiful but unknown feathers on his crown, he guessed that this person was
What kind of high officials? Some bold children even started running after Cao Zhi and others, but from time to time they were stopped by the adults in the family, shouting back, "Except for children, everyone here turned to Cao Zhi and others."
Get an unfriendly look.
Jiang Qin smiled and said to Cao Zhi: "Captain, don't be offended. These children have never seen much of the world. Those who stay here hate the people in the government. I don't know how to explain to them later?"
While they were talking, everyone came to the largest wooden house in the middle of the flat land. Jiang Qin called out: "Mother, we have a guest."
Someone in the house immediately responded, and a half-year-old child jumped out of the house first. He was wearing short-length coarse cloth clothes like Jiang Qin, shouting all the way: "Dad, you are back, please bring something good for Yi'er..."
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The child suddenly stopped talking, probably stunned by the scene in front of him, and stared blankly at Cao Zhi and others.
Jiang Qin smiled and pulled the half-grown child, rubbed his head, and said to Cao Zhi: "This is my son, his name is Jiang Yi! Jiang Yi, please call someone."
Jiang Yi might not be able to face so many gorgeously dressed strangers at the moment, or he might be deeply resentful of the officers and soldiers, so he turned a deaf ear to Jiang Qin's instructions and kept looking at Cao Zhi blankly.
Cao Zhi approached Jiang Yi with a smile and said, "Oh, Jiang Yi, what a good name." As he was about to touch Jiang Yi's head, Jiang Yi timidly took two steps back and hid behind his father Jiang Qin.
Cao Zhi didn't know that Jiang Qin was illiterate and gave his son the word "1234" at random. Cao Zhi thought Jiang Qinting hoped that his son would be the first in the exam in the future!
At this moment, following Jiang Yi, a woman in her thirties hurriedly walked out of the house. As she walked, she wiped her hands on the apron in front of her. She might have been doing laundry or cooking, and there was no trace of water on her hands.
Qian Zhi was also stunned by the scene in front of him, and the original look of expectation and joy suddenly froze on his face.