This is an ordinary cargo ship no matter how you look at it. It is not big, only three feet from head to tail. It must have been used for many years. The warehouse is very old, but it is very clean and looks comfortable.
A young man in Xuanpao walked out of the warehouse. He looked like he was in his twenties. His eyebrows were raised and he was tall. At that time, there was also a lot of looting of cargo ships on the Yellow River?"
"Lieutenants make a living by looting. Whether it is Wang Xianzhi or Huang Chao, wherever they go, they are like locusts passing through. At the beginning of the year, Huang Chao led his troops to attack Yunzhou, and most of the cargo ships that traveled nearly a hundred miles up and down Yunzhou were looted."
The one who spoke was a woman with delicate features, about the same age as the man in Xuan Pao, wearing a dark blue dress, her vigorous figure was vividly outlined, this is not a woman with alluring appearance, but she has a quiet temperament, she looks like Xiaojiabiyu.
She continued: "The Changhe Gang only infiltrated into the lower reaches of the Yellow River last year, and the scale of their influence is still small, so the losses they suffered were limited... The nearest big stronghold of the Changhe Gang is still in Bianzhou."
The young man in Xuanpao nodded, looked at the river and said, "In recent years, Wang Xianzhi and Huang Chao's rebels have mainly concentrated their activities between the Yellow River and the Huaihe River. A piece of fat."
The woman thought for a while, with a worried expression on her face: "The connection between Pinglu and the Central Plains, the convenience of the river accounted for a large part, and the chaos between the two rivers was indeed not good for His Highness's plan. Not to mention, the materials given by the imperial court, It’s hard to get there safely.”
The young man in Xuanpao smiled, and said indifferently: "It's okay, they won't stay here for long, and they're about to go south."
"Going south?" The woman was skeptical.
The man in the black robe nodded firmly.
The man in the black robe is naturally Li Ye. He is on his way to take office in Pinglu. The woman is Liu Zhiyan, the head of the Changhe Gang. Her Changhe Gang has already controlled the Wei River Basin, and now it has penetrated eastward to the Central Plains through the Yellow River.
Li Ye didn't explain Liu Zhiyan's question. He remembered very clearly that Wang Xianzhi was about to die in battle, and then Huang Chao would move to the Yangtze River Basin and continue southward until reaching the Pearl River Basin. After two years, when he has recharged his batteries in the south, he will go north again, and that is the time for him to go straight to Chang'an.
Li Ye served as the envoy of Pinglu Jiedu, and sat in the east of Mount Tai. He said he was here to attack Huang Chao. In fact, after he left the customs this time, Huang Chao's troops had already withdrawn from Yunzhou and went south to attack Songzhou in the hinterland of the Central Plains. Ziqing's intention to march.
As for soldiers, once they lose their morale and mobility, they will be surrounded by the officers and soldiers. Huang Chao understands this truth very well, so he doesn't stay in one place too much. The purpose of soldiers attacking cities is to plunder wealth, capture strong men, and strengthen themselves.
Li Ye came to nothing, but he didn't feel regretful, on the contrary, this was part of his plan.
A large group of arrogant soldiers in the Pinglu Army have always refused to obey the rules, and their severity is only slightly worse than the three towns in Hebei. They have done a lot to expel Jiedushi. They have joined forces with powerful families in prefectures and counties to develop a large number of Taoist disciples, showing faint signs of being out of control.
Wang Xianzhi and Huang Chao wreaked havoc in the Central Plains, and the imperial court ordered soldiers and horses from the Central Plains and nearby towns to participate in the war, but Pinglu did not accept the edict.
Li Ye came to sit in Pinglu. If he wants to secure his position, he must first solve these problems. Otherwise, if he leads the Pinglu army in a hurry, not to mention that they don’t listen to orders. When it comes to the battlefield, it’s fine if Li Ye doesn’t play himself to death. Not bad.
Although Pinglu is chaotic, it is a good place, and it can be called the land of foundation. In the situation where the three towns in Hebei cannot be moved and the terrain of Huainan towns is poor, if Li Ye does not sit in Guanzhong, Pinglu is the best choice.
Huang Chao's going south gave Li Ye a chance to rectify Pinglu. He had to firmly hold Pinglu in his own hands before Huang Chao went north. In this way, he would be able to show his performance when Huang Chao broke through Chang'an and became King Qin of the world.
"Your Highness, the battle in Yunzhou is just over, and it's not peaceful yet. We have so many cargo ships sailing eastward, it's too ostentatious, and I'm afraid it's not safe." Liu Zhiyan said suddenly.
The river under their feet is called Jishui. The flow of water is large and steady. It connects Pinglu and the hinterland of the Central Plains. The Bohai Sea, but the lower reaches of the Yellow River do not pass through Pinglu, so the connection between Pinglu and the Central Plains and the transportation of materials mainly depend on Jishui.
Li Ye smiled calmly: "It's okay if it's not peaceful. Only when it's not peaceful can you have work. Don't forget, what I asked you to bring Changhe to help here this time."
Liu Zhiyan blinked, looked at Li Ye curiously, and said with a puzzled expression, "Control the Jishui River."
Li Ye said: "We have already passed Dayeze, and we will enter the border of Qizhou if we move forward. If there are large-scale river bandits in Jishui, it can only be the forces of Qizhou."
Qizhou, later called Jinan, now belongs to Pinglu.
Li Ye looked into the distance with his hands behind his back, and didn't say any more.
To subdue Pinglu starts with subduing Pinglu's Jianghu forces.
A group of more than ten cargo ships, fully loaded with valuable commercial goods, sailed to Qizhou. There are more than a dozen cargo ships, except for the boatman, there are only more than 20 guards with knives. No matter how you look at it, they are all fat fish.
Li Ye and others took the bait.
In the morning of this day, the river surface was filled with thick fog, and Li Ye was sitting in the cabin playing chess with Li Zhen. His chess skills are not very good, and he was tortured to death by the latter. When he was frowning and thinking, Liu Zhiyan lifted the curtain and poked his head in, and said to Li Ye: "Your Highness, someone robbed."
"There are also people in the river who robbed Dao?" Li Zhen was startled.
Li Ye was very happy, and got up as soon as he lost the chess piece, almost beaming with joy: "Why not, the robbery in the river is so convenient, because you can't change the way, it's much better than on the ground."
This journey has nothing to do, it's really boring, and his hands are already itchy.
When he came to the bow, Li Ye saw the shadow of a giant beast in the dense fog. Using the strength of his cultivation, he quickly saw that it was several modified cargo ships lying across the river. Blocking the path forward of the Changhe Gang is very domineering.
An eight-foot man with blindfolds and only a short jacket, showing strong muscles like a hill, carrying a big knife like a door panel, surrounded by a group of minions, standing majestically for more than ten feet Gao's bow, raised his chin and watched Li Ye and others appear on the bow.
"I built this river, and I drove this road. If you want to cross it from now on, you can save money to buy roads!"
The eight-foot strong man roared loudly, his voice was like thunder, and his momentum was boundless. When he was speaking, he swung the machete in a circle, and slashed heavily towards the river. A fountain of water was shot up, showing the absolute deterrent power of the magician.
"Okay, okay! This line is well read, just like the script." Li Ye's eyes lit up, seeing sporadic water splashing on the bow, he couldn't help applauding, "This character is also well chosen, mighty, domineering!"
Liu Zhiyan couldn't help laughing, and gave Li Ye a strange look, thinking that this His Highness has not always been so superior, and it's funny that he still has such a childlike heart.
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"Your Highness, what should we do?" Liu Zhiyan tilted her head slightly and asked in a low voice.
"Don't call him Your Highness, reveal your identity, call him Young Master." Li Ye smiled and said, "You are the head of the Changhe Gang, and there is only one principle for you to negotiate with them."
"What principle?"
"Be frightened!"
Liu Zhiyan rolled her eyes silently in her heart, coughed twice, cleared her throat, took two steps forward and clasped her fists, and said in a serious way: "Here... I am Liu Xiaoxiao, the leader of Xiaxiaohe Gang, who is in front? ... Hero, please also report your name!"
Li Ye rolled her eyes at Liu Zhiyan, what kind of crappy name did this little girl get, and she returned to the Xiaohe Gang, there is still a gang with such an unassuming name in this world
Seeing that it was Liu Zhiyan who answered, the eight-foot man immediately burst out laughing as if he had seen a joke, pointing at Liu Zhiyan and holding his belly, he said, "Why is she a woman? You Xiaohe gang has no men, and you are a woman in charge? I Bah, Xiaohe Gang, look at this name, it's the life of a small fish and shrimp!"
The minions behind him couldn't stop laughing.
Liu Zhiyan's eyes sank when she heard this.
The eight-foot man waved his big hand, picked up the machete again, slapped his chest loudly, and said in a tone that he thought was humorous: "Master, I am the leader of the Dahe Gang, Boss Wu, you little bitch, if you are sensible, Obediently stay and buy the way..."
He just wanted to say that he would stay and buy road money, but when he looked at the Changhe Gang, there were only a dozen or so boats with only twenty guards with knives, and the head of the house was a weak woman. When he rolled his eyes, he immediately laughed sinisterly: "Leave your boat and get out of here quickly. If you are a step too late, don't blame the uncle for denying people with his sword!"
Speaking of this, the eight-foot man stared at his big eyes like copper bells, showing a ferocious expression that he thought was extremely fierce, and said threateningly: "To tell you the truth, this big sword, sir, is a second-order magical weapon with infinite power, and it needs to be used every day." Drink blood, otherwise you will be restless. There are countless heroes who died under the sword of the uncle! The uncle also told you that the sword of the uncle happened to have not drank blood for three days, and he was already hungry and thirsty! The uncle finally Let me tell you, uncle, this big knife, likes to drink the blood of women with thin skin and tender flesh the most, it can suck you dry in one go... turn you into a mummy, extremely ugly... "
"Master Wu is mighty!"
"Master Wu is domineering!"
The minions cheered loudly, each one was very excited.
The eight-foot man spattered all over the place, completely forgetting himself when he spoke, and even Li Ye was surprised by this guy's eloquence, thinking that the world is so big that there really is no shortage of top quality.
Liu Zhiyan gritted her teeth tightly, turned to Li Ye and said, "This reckless man is too contrived, my lord, I can't help it!"
Li Ye was in high spirits, and joked, "Are you angry?"
Liu Zhiyan clenched the dagger tightly and said word by word: "Normally you don't get angry unless you can't help it!"
Li Ye hummed, "Since you can't bear it, then you don't have to bear it anymore, go and chop him!"
"Thank you son!"
When Liu Zhiyan uttered the last word, the person was already in the air, a pair of short knives were unsheathed at his waist, and he slashed at the head of the eight-foot man.
"You have such a violent temper." Li Ye clicked his tongue twice, "You can't afford to mess with a woman who is in the rivers and lakes!"
The eight-foot man was surprised to see that Liu Zhiyan took the initiative to make a move. His eloquence was not over yet, so he had to stop now. However, Liu Zhiyan's small stature could hardly make him feel jealous, so he grinned ferociously: " Originally, I only wanted your goods, but since you delivered them to my door, the uncle will accept you too, so I can enjoy them later... "
The huge machete punched in his hand, the white light flickered, like swinging a hammer, and he swung it towards Liu Zhiyan with the force of thunder, and the whistling wind sounded extremely piercing: "Get down!"
"Master Wu, be gentle, don't break the beauty!"
"Master Wu is amazing, this knife is simply shocking!"
The minions laughed loudly.
But in the next moment, the minions seemed to be strangled by someone, the laughter stopped abruptly, and each of them opened their eyes wide, staring at the front in disbelief, dumbfounded.
The two short knives hit the machete, so insignificant that they could be ignored. However, at that moment, the arrogant expression of the man who had always looked like the best in the world was frozen on his face, replaced by intense panic.
As a sorcerer, the big man was surprised and shocked to discover that this seemingly weak woman suddenly burst out with the ferocious strength of the second level of Qi training at the moment of the counter move!
With a bang, the second-order magical weapon in the mouth of the eight-foot man was cut off by the two knives, and flew out. Liu Zhiyan took advantage of the situation to volley, turned around and swung his legs, and ruthlessly swept the big man's face.
The eight-foot man, with a body weighing more than two hundred kilograms, uttered a shrill scream amidst the dull bang, flew straight out of the big boat, and fell into the river with a thud!
Liu Zhiyan landed safely on the ship's side, staring at everyone with cold eyes: "Who do you ask to be gentle?"