: Rumor

Upstream of the water, Xu Wen looked at the river behind him, then looked at the road next to him, and said, "The water here is shallow and fast, and you can't walk on the boat. If you want to get water, you can only board the boat not far from the mall. From here to the mall, you can only use a horse to pull it over."

He Ning said: "I have arranged more than a hundred horses near the mall, which should be enough. Even if I exhaust all these horses, I have to cross the mountains!"

Xu Wen nodded. Looking at the surrounding mountains, he said after a while: "There are mountains here, but fortunately there are these valleys that can barely be able to pass. But to be honest, it is best to use a horse to pull it. If it really doesn't work, you can only carry it with people. I heard that the cannon is more than 2,000 kilograms, and you can carry it with you if you are willing to use people!"

He Ning said: "There must be a brave man under the heavy reward! This time we brought more than a thousand people, and everyone is an elite. If you have to carry it, then carry it away!"

Xu Wen did not answer and asked, "Have people gathered in Tuanfeng Town?"

He Ning said: "Except for more than 100 people watching the road, most of the rest have already arrived around Tuanfeng Town, and those who haven't arrived are almost there."

Xu Wendao: "Where is the Song army now? When will we arrive in Tuanfeng Town?"

He Ning said: "Counting the days, the Song army should have arrived in Ezhou and will be in Tuanfeng Town within three to five days."

"Let's go, let's go to Tuanfeng Town and wait for them! This battle took such a lot of effort, and there is no need to lose it!"

After saying that, Xu Wendang walked to the left first. He Ning and his people hurriedly followed.

Xu Wen was from Laizhou. He originally worked as a salt seller. At the end of the Song Dynasty, he joined the army and was the ten left general of Banqiao, Mizhou. Later, he made many military achievements. When Zhao Gou crossed south, he recruited the generals of the Privy Council. When he pacified the Miao and Liu Incident, he made great contributions and promoted him to the commander-in-chief of the navy. This year, Li Cheng and Kong Yanzhou sued Qi one after another, and the Song Dynasty also suspected Xu Wen. General Yan Gao had conflicts with Xu Wen when he was on Jingdong Road and took the opportunity to speak ill of Xu Wen. The court sent the commander Zhu Shimin to attack Xu Wen. Xu Wen took a boat north and surrendered to Liu Yu with his subordinates.

As a private salt dealer, Xu Wenyong was extremely powerful and could use a 50-pound big knife, which was called Xu Dadao. He also had been active at sea all year round and was familiar with water combat. Wanyan Chang specially sent him to Zhunxi to lead the cannon capture.

After Wanyan Chang intervened, Wang Yan, who occupied Shouzhou, lost interest in seizing cannons. This time, Wanyan Chang selected more than 1,000 people, divided into multiple routes to Huangzhou, gathered in Tuanfeng Town. Qi and Huangzhou, first Li Cheng and then Kong Yanzhou. Two politicians surrendered to the pseudo-Qi within a year, becoming a vacuum zone. The people sent by the Jin army were proficient in Chinese, from Shouzhou along Gushi and went south to the mall. The magistrate of Guangzhou made an appointment without any attention, almost silent.

Xu Wen and others left the Guanshui Valley and followed the ancient mountain road to the Qiting River Valley, heading all the way to Macheng County.

After Kong Yanzhou surrendered to the pseudo-Qi, the Song Dynasty did not send officials to Macheng. The current magistrate was a small school of Kong Yanzhou. He did not want to surrender to the pseudo-Qi, so more than a hundred people gathered to stay. Anyway, no one came to take care of him and became king in a county.

These days, more than a thousand Jin troops have gone south, and as a magistrate, it is impossible to detect it. But the magistrate feels that he can't afford to offend these people and pretends not to know.

After passing Macheng County, he left the Dabie Mountains. Xu Wen and others walked along the Qiting River and went straight to Tuanfeng Town.

This area is densely populated by rivers and plain land. It was originally a densely populated place. It was just on the main roads that went south and north. After years of war, wars and wars continued, most of the population fled. Often, it was dozens of miles away, but there was no place to be crowded. There was only the intersection of some major traffic arteries, and you could occasionally see a wild shop.

Looking at the closest to Tuanfeng Town, Xu Wen said: "I didn't expect that the population here is so sparse. We have more than a thousand people, so we should prepare food and grass early."

He Ning said: "There has been no peace near Ezhou in recent years. People do not flee, and most of them have been killed. But don't worry about the rule. We transported two ships of grain to the town early and would not go hungry."

As he spoke, he saw the town in front of him.

Tuanfeng Town is located on the Yangtze River and gradually formed a market in the Song Dynasty.

When the Yangtze River arrives at Tuanfeng Town, it turns north first and then goes south. The Qiting River flows into the Yangtze River in the north, and it is connected with the river water to form a large sandbank. The sandbank can block the wind, so it becomes a safe haven in the Yangtze River and gradually flourishes.

When he arrived outside the town, Xu Wen asked He Ning: "Where will the people who came first?"

He Ning said: "In recent years, there have been no one in the sandbank in the river. Our people will be together there."

Xu Wen looked at the sky and said, "It's not too early, so let's go to the town to rest first and go to the sandbank tomorrow. Although there are no Song Dynasty troops nearby, we should be careful. It's not a trivial matter to leave and reveal the wind."

He Ning said yes.

When I entered Tuanfeng Town, I saw that the market was in a slump and most of the shops were closed. The shops that were still open were just two inns, three taverns, and several tea shops. The pedestrians on the streets were gone, so where was it like a lively market town?

When he walked past a tavern, He Ning's face changed and he looked a little heavy. After another family, his face turned dark.

When he arrived at the inn, He Ning whispered to Xu Wen: "Regular, I just passed by the restaurant. I saw that the people sitting in it were all our people. They are so arrogant, but how could they get it? If Zhe Yanzhi gets the news, if we don't come to the group wind, wouldn't we have a waste of time!"

After hearing this, Xu Wen turned around and looked at He Ning. After a while, he said, "Let's stay first, let's talk about it tomorrow!"

Several people entered the inn and asked, and the customer was already full. There was no way, so they changed the family and asked again, but it was still full.

He Ning frowned and said, "Businessmen are not good at this year. Where do so many people staying in this small town?"

After saying that, my heart moved and said it was hard.

He said to Xu Wen: "President, look at the tavern outside just now. Eighty-most of the people living in these two inns are ours. I told them again and again before coming that I must hide their whereabouts when they are on this trip. If the Song people noticed it, it would not be a trivial matter! I didn't expect that they would be so arrogant!"

Xu Wen said with a dark face: "We'll talk outside."

After leaving the store, Xu Wen looked at the deserted streets and didn't speak for a long time. After a while, he said, "You go to the tavern and inn and find the leader. When I came, I saw that there was a dilapidated Dragon King Temple in the woods by the river, and I'm waiting for you there."

After saying that, he took his subordinates straight out of the town.

He Ning sighed and sent everyone to find people at the tavern and inn. It took not much time for all the five leaders to arrive.

He Ning said: "The Marshal sent the commander Xu Wen to take charge of this matter. If Xu has something to do, come with you, so follow me."

The five leaders were unaware of it, so they had to follow He Ning and go out of the town.

(There is only one update tonight, sorry.)
Chapter completed!