The moonlight is hazy, the stars are dotted, and the north bank of the Yellow River is silent.

The calm river water did not stir up any sensation, quietly soaking the endless lush reeds on the shore.

The Song army, who had secretly crossed the Yellow River, hurried forward among the reeds, hoping to set foot on the land on the north shore as soon as possible.

The height of the reeds has long exceeded that of people's heads, and it is so lush that it is not airtight, which makes the soldiers walking inside feel extremely quiet, and can only hear the sound of their companions stepping on the mud in the river.

Through this dense reed marsh, the hard land on the north shore was the one that all the soldiers took a deep breath.

"Damn it, I'm so suffocating!" a soldier complained.

"Don't speak out, those who violate the order will be killed!" Liu Yixuan stared at the eyes and turned around to warn the spoken soldier, because at this time they had entered the territory of the Jin people and could be discovered by the Jin soldiers who were patrolling at any time. He had to show off his vicious tone to make these veterans afraid of him.

Long before he got ashore, Liu Yixuan made combat arrangements for the hundred soldiers under his command. Among the hundred Song troops, he selected ten people to take charge of the ships, cut down reeds and hide the ferry boats, and selected ten soldiers with quick legs and flexible movements to be responsible for the secret guards and orders. The remaining eighty people followed him to participate in the operation and were responsible for visiting the enemy ships.

Liu Yixuan asked someone to hide the wooden boat when he came and secretly gathered behind a small forest. He divided the remaining eighty people into four teams, numbered A, B, C, and D. He also selected an experienced veteran from each team as the captain and waited for his orders.

The teams were assembled, waiting for Liu Yixuan's military order. Liu Yixuan whispered: "Brothers are all cheering up. According to our estimates, this place is still a little far from the Jin army ferry, which is relatively safe. After dawn, the brothers can go to the woods, hillsides and other hidden places by the river to rest. After all, they have been busy all night and everyone is tired.

Since we don’t know the specific location of the Jin soldiers’ camp, and we don’t know where the Jin soldiers’ warships are parked, there will be no major actions for the time being. Everyone can take a break, but be sure to be concealed and never be discovered by the enemy. Have you heard it clearly!”

"I heard it clearly!" several soldiers replied in a low voice.

"Okay, Team A follows me and Captain Wang, and the other teams stay here to rest. The brothers responsible for keeping watch are alert. If you are tired, you can take a shift to rest!"

Liu Yixuan arranged tasks for the hundred soldiers in a good manner, and gave instructions such as "be careful and be vigilant" several times. He took Wang Zichun and a small team of soldiers to get daggers, Park Dao and other carry weapons, and quietly touched the lights to the west.

The sky in the east gradually turned white, and the Qiming star hanging in the sky was extremely bright. It was a clear night and a dawn full of murderous intent.

Liu Yixuan and the brothers of the Song army quietly approached the lights that were flashing and dizzying. When they approached, they turned out to be a thatched hut. The hut was built on a high ground on the bank of the river. It seemed to be a post used by the Jin soldiers to observe the water surface of the Yellow River. There was also a high observation deck built of wood next to the thatched hut.

"Brother, it seems that there are no Jin soldiers outside, so they must be sleeping in the thatched hut. Let me take my brothers in and kill them all while they are sleeping soundly!" Wang Zichun was full of hatred for the Jin soldiers and hurriedly asked for the order to take the outpost.

"Brother, don't worry, these Jin soldiers will naturally not let them run away, but don't forget that our purpose of crossing the river is not to kill these Jin soldiers, but to find the place where the Jin soldiers stationed their ships. If they act rashly and disturb the nearby enemies, wouldn't it be that we would expose our whereabouts!"

"Then...what should I do now?" Wang Zichun asked anxiously.

"The outpost in front is obviously not the camp of the Jin soldiers. We don't know where the camp of the Jin soldiers is. Even if we want to take this outpost, we have to see what is happening around us, right?"

"Brother is right, I obey my brother's instructions in everything!"

Liu Yixuan turned around and called Xiao Liu not far away, and whispered to him: "Liuzi, take two brothers from the north to the back of the thatched hut, and be warned there in a hidden place. Report it in time if there is any situation!"

Xiao Liuzi received the order and took two young minions to arch their bodies and quietly walked around the side. Liu Yixuan saw Xiao Liu reaching the designated position from afar, so he took the remaining brothers to approach the thatched hut.

Perhaps for better ventilation, the windows of the thatched hut were always wide open. The oil lamps in the room flickered, illuminating a dead elm tree outside the window, appearing and disappearing.

Liu Yixuan didn't know if there were Jin soldiers in this thatched house, nor how many Jin soldiers there were. It would be better if the Jin soldiers were sleeping loudly as Wang Zichun expected, so that they could not realize it. But if they stayed up late to fight against the Landlord or played mahjong, it would be difficult to deal with. Because once the fight started, there would inevitably be shouting. If the Jin soldiers in the distance heard the shouting, the consequences could be imagined.

Liu Yixuan turned around and looked at the night sky eastward. The white touch became brighter and brighter, and a new day could not be waited.

Just as hesitated, with a "squeak" sound, the wooden door of the thatched hut suddenly opened.

Liu Yixuan and Wang Zichun quickly lowered their heads and turned over and hid in the grass beside them. Several soldiers following them also flexed and crawled, lying in the grass without moving.

A man with his upper body swayed out of the thatched hut. He rubbed his eyes weakly and yawned again, obviously he had just woken up from his dream. While walking towards the grass beside him, he untied the belt around his waist with his hands, staggering as if he was drunk.

"It turned out to be a pissing person. I said why did you get up so early!" Liu Yixuan made a judgment in his heart.

Liu Yixuan tried hard to speak to Wang Zichun and signaled to lean up quietly. Wang Zichun slowly stood up and gently approached the man who was experiencing small separation. The man closed his eyes slightly, took out his treasure from his crotch, and sprinkled it on the weeds, but he never noticed that two imperial guards of the Song Dynasty were quietly standing behind him.

Wang Zichun took out a shiny dagger from his waist and was about to put him down from behind. Liu Yixuan quickly reached out to stop him and shook his head to signal, intending to let the Jin soldier urinate to prevent him from turning around and splashing on him.

The man who seemed to be sleepwalking comfortably finished urinating, he instinctively shivered, sighed, "It's so good", then casually lifted his pants and planned to tie the belt. At this moment, a cold dagger quietly pressed against his throat.
Chapter completed!