Chapter 189 Discovering the Secret of Winning Lake

The sun hangs high in the sky and has faded the heat of summer. The sun shines softly on the water. With the rustling autumn wind, the water is sparkling, and the reeds that have turned yellow are reflected on the lake. In the lake, the fish swimming around are moving happily.

On the lake, suddenly, a small boat appeared from the west. The boat had no mast, only a stern, swaying in the stern of the boat, and the hull swaying left and right, moving forward on the water.

On the bow of the boat, a few pairs of big eyes were vigilantly observing the situation around them. They were wearing ordinary robes, but the fierce appearance was undoubtedly Mongolian.

Killing Harbor, a name that has changed the color of many people. In the past, it was because it was the place of death of merchant ships, but now it has become the burial place of the Tutar cavalry.

In the First Battle of Killing Port, almost all the five hundred Tatar cavalry were destroyed. This news has been in Xinghua and quietly spread. Of course, there are various versions. Some say that it was Tang He of the Red Turban Army who killed all the Tatar cavalry. Some said that it was Zhang Shicheng of Baiju Salt Farm, holding a strange weapon, a Man, who destroyed all the tar cavalry, and then took down the salt field. Others said that he saw a clear thunderbolt in the sky and killed all the tars. The legend is that he is getting more and more amazing.

But for the person concerned, this is not good news, especially for Nassuleding. He didn't expect that this small port of killing would make him lose face, and even his two sons would be buried here.

Soon, he calmed down. This time, he failed because he did not find that the enemy had such a powerful weapon. He was also very puzzled, where did this weapon come from?

Send someone to investigate the information first!

Bao Tong took the initiative to ask for help, with a few clever men, swayed on the water of Desheng Lake every day, observing the movement of the killing port in the east.

Killing port, salt farm, this is obviously done by a group of people. Their leader should be Zhang Shicheng of Baiju Salt Farm. This gang of teeth stood in the anti-thief's team without hesitation. They must be eliminated.

It is very likely that the province has known that the salt farm of Gaoyou has been defeated by the rebels. As long as the rebels can be killed and the salt farm can be taken back, it can also atone for the crime. Otherwise, even the magistrate of Gaoyou will have to be pulled down.

Baotong looked at the lake around him. Suddenly, a boat came into his eyes.

In this Gaoyou Lake, in addition to the merchant ships, there are fishing boats. The merchant ships go through the main channel, which is relatively large, full of goods, and the water is deep. The fishing boats are generally relatively small. The fishermen' nets fishing are hung on the bow of the boat, and the fishing boats will patrol back and forth on the lake and cast nets where there are many fish.

However, this ship is clearly a merchant ship, a few feet high with a sail. However, this ship did not go through the main channel, but plunged into the reeds.

Does it go to play hide-and-seek inside? Bao Tong immediately was full of doubts about the ship.

"Keep up!" Bao Tong said to the father-in-law behind him.

The man straightened his body and shook the thick boat with his hands, like a duck's feet. The bow turned around and followed the big boat far away.

Most of the victory lake are reeds. Here, ordinary boatmans dare not go in. Even if they go in, they only circle around the periphery and dare not go deeper. There was once a boatman who lost his way and turned around for three days before turning out. In these three days , all rely on eating fish for a living, otherwise, you will have to starve to death in it.

The father-in-law followed the big ship in the reed swing. As soon as he turned three corners, he could no longer find the trace of the big ship.

"Your Excellency, do we still want to go in?" A soldier asked.

"Let's wait outside and see where the ship will go after it comes out." Bao Tong said.

It is said that the ship, like a ghost, came out of the reed again. "There must be something wrong with this ship!" Bao Tong said.

"Let's follow up and see where the ship is headed?" The person next to him asked.

"It's either a killing port or a salt farm!" Bao Tong said confidently.

"Our boat is small, we definitely can't keep up with it, and it's easy to find. Why don't we go ashore and pay attention to the whereabouts of the ship along the shore!" Another soldier said.

When I came to the south, there were waterways everywhere. However, as a Mongolian knight, I still like to ride horses on this swaying boat, but the seasickness is enough for some soldiers.

"Yes, let's follow up and see what it is on this ship?"

" OK, dock, let's ride a horse." Looking at the boat to the east and entering the river, Bao Tong made up his mind to ride a horse to chase the boat. On the lake, it certainly not, but the river is not very wide. On the shore, you can see the movement of the boat, and it is not easy to be noticed. After all, riding a horse is much smaller than the goal of a boat.

The man parked the boat on the shore, and the baby boy led people, rode along the river bank, and chased the merchant ship in the river.

The sun was gradually setting, and everything around him could not be seen clearly. Bao Tong was anxious. At night, he couldn't see anything. The ship would slip away from under his eyelids.

Suddenly, he stopped the horse. The ship turned a corner and headed to the place where he had thought about it countless times in his heart: the port of killing!

Opposite the murder port, a place that drove him crazy, he looked at the back of the ship, and his eyes were almost angry.

Shi Xin stood in the bow of the boat, with a cool breeze. Facing the autumn wind, he looked at the fall behind the boat, and was in a very comfortable mood.

The eldest brother was dizzy. It was not until the day before yesterday that he remembered that during this period, he had been busy recruiting troops to prevent the other party from counterattacking, but he forgot that the coarse salt of the base must have been produced. There was still salt in the salt farm. Zhang Yang immediately ordered that Shixin took a few reliable people to transport the salt back to the base and Li by the way. The upgraded weapons will be shipped out, especially the grenade and Tianque.

Shixin took people and transported the coarse salt back to the base. Sure enough, he found that the coarse salt purification line had stopped for a long time. However, his third brother did not rest, but trained all the people in the production line to use spears, which opened Shixin's eyes. It seems that the third brother also wanted to go out and do something great. .

He carried all the grenades and Tianque bullets made by Li Bosheng into the boat, and it was almost full. He had to be loaded with a small number of spears. Some of them had no place to put them, so they had to pile them on the deck and simply cover them with reed poles.

The reeds sailed out of the base, and it was getting dark. Shixin had to drive the ship to the killing port first, and wait until dawn the next day, and then continue on the road.

However, Shi Xin didn't expect that the mantis caught the cicada, and the yellow finch was behind, and there was a tail behind it. This tail, with bad luck, unexpectedly found that there was a secret base of its own enemy in Desheng Lake!

More coincidentally, in the current base, it is the time when the defense is the weakest. Zhang Yang only cares about defending the salt field, training the army, and preventing the Tatars' counterattack, but he did not expect that his backyard would catch fire.

The night was getting dark, and Baotong was hesitating for a long time for a difficult problem. What on earth is on the other party's ship?

The best way is to swim to the other side and quietly get on the other party's boat. After checking, he found that after the other party docked the ship in the murder port, he landed on the shore at ease. The nearest sentry is also hundreds of steps away from the ship. Their defensive focus is also in the place where it is easy for cavalry to attack in the north, and in the water. I didn't pay much attention on the way.

This is also a common sense for everyone: nomads who grow up in the north can't ride horses, no, but they can swim, and there are not one or two of a thousand people. Almost every man can swim in the south of the Yangtze River, where the water net is everywhere.

Therefore, Tang He put the focus of the defense on the land. For the surface of the water, he never thought that the tars would come from here.

Therefore, although the defensive strength of the base is very weak, Zhang Yang did not pay attention to it, because it is simply impossible for the Taters to attack from the water.

These soldiers brought by Baotong, that is, sitting on the boat without seasickness, swimming? They are all dry ducks.

What should I do? The opportunity now is to take advantage of the night to slowly touch through the water and quietly get on the boat to see if the ship is loaded with weapons. If so, it proves that there is a weapon manufacturing point of the other party in the victory lake. Then, you must lead the team, sweep the victory lake, and take off the other party's nest. The loss must be right. Make a hundred times more compensation!

Only people with excellent water surnames can complete this task. Baotong looks at the stars in the sky, and his head is getting bigger. He leads troops to fight and kills the enemy bravely. He is absolutely unambiguous. However, such a task in front of him is even more difficult.

Suddenly, under the bleak moonlight, he saw something floating on the lake.

He didn't dare to light the fire. He opened his eyes wide, looked for a long time, and finally saw clearly: it was a piece of log, which seemed to float up from the upstream. The water flow is not very rapid, and the wood floats very slowly.

In my mind, a thrill flashed: Sitting on the wood, can't you pass by?

"Quick! Take that piece of wood up!" Bao Tong shouted.

Several subordinates immediately ran to the shore. The wood was very close to the shore. A soldier waded into the water, pulled the wood, and pulled it to the shore.

The water was a little cold, and he was so cold that he wanted to shiver.

Bao Tong is already full of enthusiasm at this moment. He sat on the log, immersed his legs in the water, sat firmly, and used the back of the knife as an oar to row.

Scratch left and right. This log actually moved to the other side with his stroke!

Bao Tong was in a good mood. He didn't care about the cold river and quietly approached his target at night.

The dark clouds covered the moon, and everything seemed to be more full of forest.

The soldiers behind wanted to go with Baotong, but after waiting for a long time, they couldn't see the floating wood. They had no choice but to watch Baotong go away.

Baotong didn't think so much. He just wanted to see what was on the other party's boat.

The river is not wide, only a few hundred feet. However, for the baby boy with wood in his arms, this distance, although not far away, is not like riding a horse. With a few whips, he arrived. His arms were about to be sore. Looking at it again, he walked to the middle of the river.

What gratifies Baotong is that the night is getting darker and darker. In this way, it is beneficial to his concealment. Even if he is close to the murder port, he will not be found by the sentinel of the other party. The last time's fire sound really scared him. If he hears this sound again, I'm afraid he will have to explain it here.

The night was so dark that Baotong suddenly felt a cool breeze blowing. He looked up at the sky and suddenly had a cold war.

The moon is gone, the stars are gone, and the sky is dark, " click!" A thunderbolt struck down and lit up the river.

It's going to rain!

Baotong looked at his distance. It was not far from the ship, but if it rained, how could he go back?

He looked back again, looked forward at the ship, gritted his teeth, accelerated his tired arm, and then rowed forward.

The wind is getting stronger and stronger, and the river below seems to be affected, and the flow speed has become faster. When he is not careful, this piece of wood wants to rotate in the water.

Quickly, quickly, he bowed left and right with both hands, getting closer and closer to the ship, fifty steps, thirty steps, ten steps... "Katch!" Another thunderbolt struck, and then, "Wow!" The pouring rain came so unexpectedly. It came like this.

In an instant, Bao Tong's whole body was covered by the rain. Now, he has touched the side of the boat, but in such heavy rain, he can't climb up from the bare side of the boat at all.

No experience, galloping on the grassland, even two fast-running horses, he can cross back and forth between the two horses, tide under the abdomen of the horse, sideways on the horse, like walking on the flat ground, but on this water, nothing is familiar with it. The boat is a few feet high, smooth boat gang, if no one pulls, how Go up?

If it were a pirate, he wouldn't worry at all. He gritted the knife with his teeth and climbed up from the anchor rope, but Baotong couldn't.

The rain is getting bigger and bigger, and Baotong's heart is also cold. He tossed around in the middle of the night and got nothing!

Suddenly, a voice came from the shore.

"Hurry up and see if the things on the ship are wet." Several people in robes ran into the boat from the port.

In the middle of the night of the pouring rain, they were not in the mood to look at the water. Besides, they couldn't see anything. Two steps away, they couldn't see clearly.

"It's all my fault, big brother. Why did you choose to transport weapons at such a time? If the gunpowder is wet, the fire can't be fired. Look at the cabin. Is there any water in it?"

"There are still spears on the deck. Will they rust?"

"Don't worry, someone will polish them. Let's look at our fire first. That's the eldest brother's baby. If I had known, I would have lived in the base tonight and come out of the victory lake tomorrow."

Kung Fu pays off! Baotong felt that he was not in vain this night. Sure enough, in Desheng Lake, there was one of their weapons manufacturing bases. The fire gun and so on were all shipped from there. As long as the base was destroyed, let's see what Zhang Shicheng took to fight against himself!

Baotong suddenly thanked God a little. If it hadn't been for the heavy rain, he would still be worried under this boat! Since I came to the south, I feel restrained everywhere. It's better to be on the grassland. The sky is vast, the wild is vast, and the endless wilderness is driven by horses, bending the bows and shooting eagles. That feeling is the feeling of a grassland children.

What's good about this south?

"Kanka!" Another thunder came, and the surroundings suddenly lit up. Baotong opened his mouth wide, and the river poured down upstream suddenly grew a few feet taller! The high wave can't wait to rush towards him.

What is that? Why did the river suddenly become higher? Is the river god angry?

The strong wind suddenly got up unconsciously. The rainstorm, mixed with the strong wind, hit the baby boy.

Poor Baotong, before he could react, a huge wave swallowed him up.

In the past few years of drought, there have been little rainstorms in the south of the Yangtze River. The baby boy who was born and raised in the north did not know at all. After the heavy rain, the river will soar, forming floods and floods, which are even more terrible than the white disaster he encountered on the grassland. The flood opened its huge mouth and washed away everything passing by.

There was also a wave of shaking on the ship. Shi Xin was holding a can of gunpowder hard on the shaking ship, afraid of getting wet by the rain poured in. This is the big brother's **, especially the war is imminent. After the previous battles, the black gunpowder has been almost consumed. If these are wet, the big brother will definitely jump like thunder. .

Shi Xin should be glad that he came to the murder port without being lazy. Both anchors were thrown down and tied firmly with a few ropes and piles on the shore. He was not so serious at ordinary times. Today, he seemed to know that there was going to be a rainstorm.

Unfortunately, the dry duck in the water, I don't know if he is so lucky.

It was surrounded by cold river water. His whole body had long been wet by the rain and stuck to his body. The knife used to row water had fallen into the water when the waves hit it. The raindrops fell on his body, just like a whip on his body. It was very painful. This is Tianwei. In this weather, whether people If you can survive, it depends on whether God gives you face or not. Baotong felt as if he had used all his strength. All he knew was that his life-saving charm was this broken wood. He held the wood tightly in his hands, as if he had hugged the woman for the first time and refused to let it go.

Wind, still blowing, raining, still raining.

It was not only Baotong who struggled hard. The soldiers he brought were even more frightened.

They looked at God's anger. First it was thunder, then it was a rainstorm, and then it was a storm. The river soared. In front of Tianwei, a person's power was simply too small. What they were most worried about was Lord Baotong, who sat on a piece of broken wood and slid to the other side.

The last time they attacked the murder port, Hairudin and Xishan Donkey had already died for the country. This time, if Lord Baotong also went, the three sons of Lord Nasladdin would have been buried in the murder port. This murder port is really the nemesis of adults, but this time, Lord Baotong had an accident, he All of us can't escape. If we go back, Lord Nassuladin will never let himself go.

They looked at the rainstorm in the sky, but no one went to the woods to hide. As long as the rain stopped, even if the torch was lit, they would follow the shore to find Lord Baotong.

(to be continued)