"What is carried on the ship?" Li Yin asked with squinted eyes. Now it seems that he has intercepted an unusual group of merchant ships.
Yang Wen's expression changed several times, and finally he said in a deep voice: "Food, supplies!"
"Where does it go?"
"Qingzhou Guards!" It seems that they are also aware of the current situation. They have already told you everything. If you keep hiding it, you will not get good results.
Li Yin sneered and said solemnly: "Open all the cabins, we want to check. It's really strange that the Xuzhou Army is transporting supplies to the Wei Army. Damn it, the Xuzhou Army is also a bunch of bastards. He was the Guard Army back then.
The biggest enemy of the Xuzhou Army is now selling grain to the Guards. It seems that our army is going to put some pressure on the Xuzhou Army."
Under the coercion of the navy sergeants of the Xiaoguo Army, the sailors on the merchant ship did not dare to resist and hurriedly opened all the cabins. Only the cabins were seen, and the floor was filled with food. Rough statistics, according to each ship, there are 3,000 dendrobium.
Calculating, there are more than 10,000 dendrobium, no wonder the water line is so deep. Of course, there should be other materials in it, otherwise, the determination would not be so heavy.
The Guards were fighting non-stop and had serious material consumption. In any case, it was impossible to produce food out of thin air. In addition, the Guards had expanded its new army on a large scale, so that all its logistics supplies were not enough to supplement. Of course, the Guards did not dare to attack the local people.
The common people are exploited too much. Otherwise, there is no need for the Xiaoguo Army to attack. I am afraid that the newly recruited recruits and young men of the Guards will rise up under the instigation of some people. If this is the case, the Guards will not need to fight anymore.
, then it’s completely over.
Therefore, the Wei army purchased grain from other places at high prices. Don't underestimate the ability of merchants all over the world. Under the stimulation of huge profits, some businessmen knew that the Wei army was in a bad situation, but they also took risks and tried to get rich overnight. But
The Xuzhou Army transported food to the Wei Army, which was of great significance.
I think back then, the Guards were a knife hanging over the heads of the Xuzhou Army. They would cut them off a few times from time to time, making the Xuzhou Army angry and helpless. Now because of the Xiaoguo Army, the Guards above the Xuzhou Army have been severely punished.
The Xuzhou Army finally got rid of the pressure from the Guards in the southern part of Qingzhou. Unexpectedly, it now actually delivered food to the Guards.
"Sir, there are... there are crossbows, arrows and long knives in here." After investigating for a moment, a soldier came hurriedly and reported to Li Yin.
"Oh? There's still this thing? Damn it!" Li Yin's face changed. Transporting food is still acceptable, but transporting military supplies is much more involved.
Li Yin immediately hurriedly entered the opponent's ship. When he entered the cabin, he saw that there were countless wooden boxes underneath the food. When he opened it, he found that it was full of swords and arrows radiating with cold light. The crossbow was missing.
"Yang Wen, isn't this what someone in your Xuzhou Army meant?" Li Yin asked coldly. He thought this was just some powerful people in the Xuzhou Army seeking personal gain, so Li Yin was going to take it back and let the Xiaoguo Army
Asking for certain benefits from the Xuzhou Army. But now it seems that this is obviously not something that one person can do. These swords, crossbows, and arrows are definitely high-quality products. That is, the army's standard weapons were transported to the Guards in such large quantities.
It's not something that just some people can do.
Before Yang Wen could answer, Li Yin continued: "You don't need to answer. Someone will come back and ask you."
Yang Wen looked pale and did not dare to speak.
"Sir, there are hidden compartments here..." Sergeant Yishui came to Li Yin and reported.
Li Yin said calmly: "Let's go and take a look."
Yang Wen's face lost color and became even paler.
Li Yin followed the sailors down to the cabin below, only to see that the secret compartment had been opened. In the secret compartment of the merchant ship, there were a large number of gold and silver jewelry stored, and the golden brocade boxes in the middle were the most dazzling.
Look, there are all pearls, agates, emeralds, red corals and other rare items inside, which are priceless. There is also a letter.
After opening it for a moment, I found that it was a letter written by Li Chi, the leader of the Xuzhou Army, to Tang Xian. In the letter, Li Chi said that he agreed to an alliance with Tang Xian to fight against the Xiaoguo Army. However, the content of the letter was just
It was an ordinary greeting, but Li Yin knew that this was no ordinary letter.
Li Yin picked up Li Chi's handwritten letter and said lightly: "How do you explain this? Your true identity!"
Yang Wen remained silent.
Li Yin sneered and said: "Li Chi of the Xuzhou Army actually formed an alliance with the encirclement and suppression forces who once besieged him, and even said that he had agreed. The supplies on this ship should be regarded as supporting the Guards. Haha... This is really strange. Back then, the Guards
The Xuzhou Army pursued and fought fiercely against the Xuzhou Army, and now they are allied. Yang Wen, your identity is not only a person who transports supplies to the Guards on behalf of your master, right?"
Yang Wen's face changed slightly, and he said in a deep voice: "I only know that the Xuzhou Army asked me to transport these supplies to the Guards Army, and I don't know anything else."
Li Yin carefully put away the secret letter and said with a sneer: "You don't want to tell? Don't want to explain?"
The middle-aged man Yang Wen just defended himself blindly. He had no knowledge of it. He was just transporting supplies on behalf of others and had no idea of the relationship. This letter was just delivered on behalf of others.
"You can't shed tears until you see the coffin! I've seen a lot of people like you!" Li Yin sneered and pursed his lips into the sea water.
The water sergeants of the Xiaoguo Army understood immediately. One man picked up Yang Wen like a chicken and threw him directly into the sea water.
"Plop!", water splashed everywhere.
Yang Wen kept struggling in the sea water, trying to scream something, but nothing came out, because as long as he opened his mouth, the salty and astringent sea water kept pouring into his mouth. No one who can swim can do it.
He has always been floating on the water, and now he doesn't even have anything to rely on, so he can only consume his own energy.
"Check the sailors on the other merchant ships for me. Anyone with unknown origins will be singled out for me. Those who are willing to confess will be kept, and those who are not willing will be thrown away." Li Yin ordered in a cold voice.
The navy sergeants immediately took action and selected more than fifty extraordinary sailors from more than a thousand sailors. The other sailors were all regular merchant sailors in Xuzhou, and most of them knew each other.
These fifty people are not the only ones. In addition, the skin of these fifty or so people is not dark, and there are deep calluses on the tiger's mouth in their hands. At first glance, they are not sailors who have been active on the water all year round, but they look more like veterans of many battles.
"Have you confessed?"
"No, I won't even explain!"
"Throw it into the sea and ignore it! If you don't give me some clues, they won't give in." Li Yin said coldly.
"Plop, plop..." More than fifty people were thrown into the sea and splashed in the sea water.
The other sailors on the merchant ship were silent, all cowering in silence.
Li Yin put one foot on the side of the boat, looked at Yang Wen struggling in the water with contempt, and said loudly: "If you suddenly change your mind, just raise your hands. More than fifty of your subordinates have been picked out.
, if you don’t say it, others will. By then, you will be of no use to us!”
Yang Wen was exhausted and drank several mouthfuls of sea water. At this moment, he hurriedly raised his hands and desperately asked for help.
But Li Yin was not anxious at all. It seemed that watching him shaking his hands desperately in the water was a very rare sight. It wasn't until he was about to roll his eyes that someone took a cable and threw it over, just hitting Yang.
Asked in the head.
Yang Wen, who was dizzy and breathed his last breath, hurriedly grabbed the rope and pulled him ashore under the pull of the sailors. However, when he got on the boat, he was ready to remain silent again, as if he wanted to
He acted like a dead pig who was not afraid of hot water. It seemed that only he knew about this matter, and the more than fifty subordinates did not know about it, and they refused to cooperate.
"Oh? It seems that you are really a man. Okay, I'll help you!" After saying that, Li Yin nuzzled towards the sea casually.
Immediately, another sailor picked up Yang Wen and threw him down again.
Yang Wen's whole body trembled for no reason, and he hurriedly said: "No!"
Li Yin smiled and said: "Why are you willing to explain!"
Yang Wen hesitated but didn't want to say anything.
"Come on, throw it down and forget about drowning!"
"Wait... I said it, I said it!" Yang Wen collapsed immediately and never wanted to do this again. Because he saw that several of his more than fifty subordinates had sunk to the bottom of the sea and disappeared.
"Say it!" Li Yin said coldly, "It's just a shame. If you tell me honestly, you don't have to suffer like this!"
It turned out that Yang Wen was his pseudonym. His original name was Xu Ruzhi, and he was the apparent person in charge. But the real person in charge was actually someone else, one of the fifty or so people floating on the sea.
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His name is Li Yanzong, he is a clansman of Xuzhou Army commander Li Chi and a close confidant of Li Chi. This time he went to Donglai Mansion specifically on Li Chi's order as an envoy of Xuzhou Army to talk to the Wei Army.
It was about the alliance. Just in case, I specially dressed up as Xu Ruzhi's entourage and went to Donglai Mansion. Even if there was an accident, I could still escape by using my identity as a sailor as a cover.
Of course, this Xu Ruzhi is also a close confidant of Li Chi. These more than fifty people are all members of the Xuzhou Army's close confidants. They are all elites. However, when they get on the ship, the elites will become idiots, let alone their opponents.
There were more than thousands of naval troops and seven warships.
Li Yin immediately asked his subordinates to pull the people on the water onto the boat without asking any more details. He knew that such a matter was beyond his jurisdiction.
"Detain them in the bilge of our warship, pull them aboard these four ships, and we will return immediately!" Li Yin immediately ordered. Now this matter is more important than intercepting other passing merchant ships, and he needs to report back immediately.