Chapter 1246 Attack on Maojin Ferry
The first few star points seemed to stop as they approached the south bank.
However, it can already be seen that these star points should be torches or lanterns on the bow of the ship.
Then there was an extra firelight on each bow, changing from a point to a line, and then from the line to an image with some special meaning.
"quick!"
Mi Shiyilang saw the image on the river and quickly ordered the people around him.
Several people behind him immediately held torches and ran to the water's edge, waving them as hard as they could.
After matching the code, the stars on the river continued to sway and gathered in the direction led by the bonfire.
“Crash!”
“Boom!”
This is the sound of ships arriving at the shore.
“Boatman, are there any fish?”
“There are no live fish, only salted fish.”
“I just like to eat salted fish. How is the quality?”
“White salted fish, red salted fish, miscellaneous salted fish, water salted fish, all of them are available!”
“How many are there?”
“Hundreds!”
The servants who went to join him soon came back and reported to Mi Shiyilang:
“Mr. Lang, there are a lot of goods coming tonight, including salt, brown sugar, wool, and wine! There are a hundred boats in total!”
Before Mi Shiyilang could speak, Wei Bing beside him was already looking happy.
Some people looked at each other, and then one quietly left and ran towards the city.
“One hundred! Are they all good goods?”
General Wei, who was also anxiously waiting for the news, was first surprised and then happy when he received the news from his subordinates.
“How much is this worth!”
Do the math, do the math quickly!
According to Mi Langjun's generous temperament, how much soup can he get in this trip?
General Wei was already a little confused, his hands were shaking a little, and he couldn't figure it out with his fingers.
Hundred ships!
With so much good goods, even if I can only get a commission from one ship, it will be enough to last for several years.
“Has the cargo been unloaded?”
“Not yet, just connected.”
“Come back soon and visit again!”
General Wei hurriedly gave orders.
“Here.”
After the people below left, General Wei walked back and forth at the top of the city, craning his neck from time to time to look at the deep night.
Unfortunately, he could only see more and more dots of fire there.
There seemed to be a faint noise coming from my ears.
But the specific situation is unknown.
This made him feel as if he was being scratched by a hundred claws.
After what seemed like a long wait, the sound of footsteps came again:
“General, Mr. Mi Lang wants to see you.”
“Please!”
Mi Shiyilang was brought to the Wei general and bowed:
“General!”
"how?"
Facing General Wei’s anxious gaze, Mi Langjun looked excited under the firelight:
“General, there’s too much cargo! With the cargo of hundreds of ships, I’m afraid I won’t be able to handle it even for a whole night with just my men.”
As he spoke, he took two steps closer and lowered his voice:
“General, I have something to ask of you.”
General Wei, who had already received the news, confirmed the news from Mi Shiyilang, and his heart beat wildly:
“Mi Langjun, please speak.”
“There are too many goods, and I will definitely not be able to move them all at one time. I’m afraid I will have to find a place to store them first…”
General Wei knew the elegant meaning as soon as he heard it. Before Mi Shiyilang finished speaking, he said:
“This matter is easy to understand. In the past, in order to facilitate business travel at the ferry, a warehouse for storing goods was built next to the city gate.”
"Although it has been in disrepair for a long time, as long as it is not stored for too long, it can still be used. If Mr. Mi Lang can trust me, just put it there first."
Mi Langjun looked grateful and bowed his hands:
"The general has really helped me a lot! In order to repay the general for helping me, this time, I am willing to pay this amount to support the general and his brothers' family expenses."
But I saw Mi Shiyilang quietly extending his left and right index fingers and crossing them.
"ten…"
General Wei's eyes widened suddenly, he shouted half a word, and then immediately cut off his words.
He swallowed in disbelief.
I thought that I could draw two at most, even one would be good.
Unexpectedly, Mi Langjun's generosity was beyond his expectation.
“This, too much, really too much…”
Thinking of the value of those ten ships, General Wei's heart was beating so fast that he was about to burst out of his voice. He actually became a little scared:
"Not so good?"
"Huh! General, I have never done such a big deal in my life." Mi Shiyilang's voice was also trembling. "There are so many goods. If it weren't for General, I don't know what to do with these goods!"
“General, this kind of big deal is rare in my life. If something goes wrong, I won’t be able to sleep well for the rest of my life.”
“Therefore, the cargo of these ten ships is to buy peace with the general.”
After hearing Mi Langjun’s words, General Wei was also excited:
Can't sleep well for the rest of your life?
If I don't have the guts to take down these ten ships this time, I'm afraid I won't be able to sleep well either!
But I saw him gritting his teeth:
“Okay, then I will do this.”
“Thank you, General!”
Mi Shiyilang was overjoyed and said, "Then go back first and let them move the goods to the city gate."
After saying that, he turned around and walked away.
Unexpectedly, General Wei grabbed him again and took the initiative to say:
“Mi Langjun just said that there are not enough people brought here. I’m afraid I won’t be able to work all night. Do you want me to send some people to help?”
When Mi Shiyilang heard this, he could no longer hide the look of ecstasy on his face:
“Lest I implicate the general and violate military rules!”
General Wei smiled generously:
“Rules are made by people. Here, what I say are the rules!”
With only three of the ten ships' cargo, it would be enough to block the mouths of the whole camp from top to bottom.
If another ship's cargo is offered as a reward for helping, everyone will rush to do it.
Of course, it is impossible for me to send everyone to help.
After all, out of the thousands of people I have, it would be good to be able to select two to three hundred people to work at night.
Most of the remaining people are more or less blinded. Even if they light up a lamp, they cannot see clearly at night. Some are even completely blind.
The bonus of ten ships, and it was in vain.
Has completely blinded the eyes of General Wei.
At this time, all he could think about was how to unload the goods as soon as possible so that he could get the goods.
"Mi Langjun, please go back and make arrangements first. I will ask someone to open the city gate and send someone to assist."
“The general’s great kindness will never be forgotten in this lifetime!”
The city gate, which was originally closed at night, was opened again.
More than two hundred soldiers were sent out of the city.
At this time, the first batch of goods had been moved into the dilapidated warehouse next to the city gate.
A certain guy seemed to trip over something and staggered.
Then the box he was carrying became unstable and fell to the ground on the spot.
"boom!"
The box was smashed, and the woolen materials that were tightly tied rolled out.
“Ouch! Why are you so careless!”
The impatient General Wei was circling a row of boxes, eyes wide open, as if he wanted to see clearly the goods inside.
“If it’s stained with dirt, doesn’t it make it dirty?”
The young man carrying the box was only wearing a short linen jacket, with bare arms, and a white linen towel tied around his neck, which should be used to wipe sweat.
Looking very capable, I didn’t expect to be so careless.
A look of panic appeared on the young man's face, and he hurriedly gathered up the wool.
“Pat it! Pat it clean!”
General Wei saw that he wanted to put the wool back directly, and he cursed again:
“Do you know how precious this wool is? You can’t afford it even if you work all your life!”
As he spoke, he walked over and bent down to brush off the dust on the wool.
“Bang bang bang!”
"Huh?"
The sound doesn’t seem right, and why is the wool so hard?
What other hard objects are wrapped inside?
General Wei turned sideways and looked at one end of the woolen material, and saw that there seemed to be something else inside.
"What's this…"
not good!
When Mi Shiyilang saw General Wei's appearance, his expression immediately changed.
“General!”
With a loud shout, General Wei was so startled that he subconsciously turned around.
“Let’s see what this is!”
Mi Shiyilang had already taken off his outer robe and threw it over.
The last thing General Wei saw before his sight was blocked was Mi Langjun's attire after taking off his outer robe.
“Signal, fuck, work!”
He heard Mi Shiyilang shouting fiercely. He had already pulled out the dagger from his waist, stepped forward with a big lunge, and pulled hard with one hand, making General Wei unable to pull off the robe on his head for a while.
Mi Shiyilang knew that although the opponent was only wearing light leather armor, if he really wanted to stab him with his dagger, it might not be able to cause much damage.
But I saw him looking at the place under the shape of his head and the position of his throat, with a fierce look in his eyes, and he thrust the dagger in like lightning.
“Poof!”
There was a dull sound, and the line of blood spurting out from the throat was blocked by the robe covering his head.
These actions may sound long, but in fact they are just a few breaths of lightning.
When General Wei, whose head was covered, fell to the ground, a sound of "咻-咻-pop!" was heard outside the warehouse.
Fireworks take off and look extremely bright in the night sky.
“Control the city gate!”
The people in the warehouse pulled out weapons from the woolen materials one after another. After receiving the order, they rushed towards the city gate quickly.
The people carrying goods by the water looked up at the sky and were a little shocked:
"what is that?"
Some people even changed their minds directly:
“Starfall? The Western Thieves are coming?”
It is said that wherever a star falls, a bandit will appear.
But how come there are stars falling at the city gate...
Before I could turn my thoughts around, my heart was already tense subconsciously, as if something... was wrong?
"boom!"
“Wow!”
His head was hit hard, and stars popped out in front of his eyes!
There are more stars than there are in the night sky at this time.
I want to try my best to turn back, but the second blow has already come!
The third time…
The Wei army sergeant who came to help unload the goods did not understand what happened in such a short period of time until his death.
At the edge of the pier, there were already loud shouts of killing.
Those who dare to cross the river at night are all elite.
Although I don’t know why the plan was advanced, when I saw the signal, I immediately killed the target without hesitation. It was really ruthless.
Seeing Han Long leading the way and rushing through the city gate, Mi Shiyilang breathed a sigh of relief.
He wanted to follow him up, but he just looked at the dagger in his hand, then turned around, and his eyes fell on the body of General Wei.
He walked over and bent down to pick up the sword on General Wei's waist.
Unexpectedly, at this time, sudden changes would occur.
General Wei, who was thought to be dead, suddenly turned over as if he was resurrected from a dead body.
“锵!”
A bright light flashed.
“Chi!”
The long sword had already pierced Mi Shiyilang's body.
“Ho **** ho…”
General Wei let out a laugh that sounded like weeping, like a ghost. Of course, it is also possible that his throat was injured and his words were unclear:
“You bastard, you thief, even if I die, I want you to be buried with me!”
It turned out that although Mi Shiyilang stabbed it in the neck, his sight was blocked by his outer robe, so the dagger was deflected a little.
General Wei did not directly kill him with one stab.
Mi Shiyilang staggered back, clutching his abdomen in pain.
“Mi Langjun!”
Several people came over with swords raised, and slashed General Wei, who had exhausted his last bit of strength, into several pieces with their swords.
“Mi Langjun, are you okay?”
Mi Shiyilang's face turned pale, and blood was pouring out from between the fingers of the hand covering his abdomen.
…
There are about a thousand Wei troops guarding the ferry.
Their mission was to monitor the other side of the river. Once they found signs of the Han army crossing the water, they would immediately notify the Wei army in Shaanxian County and Luoyang.
As for these thousand defenders, if they can prevent the Han army from landing, they will do their best to prevent it.
If it cannot be stopped, then defend the city and guard the dangerous points to wait for reinforcements.
The Wei army in Shaanxi County is only twenty miles away from here and can be reached in less than half a day.
From the time the Han army prepares to cross the river to the time it captures the small town of Dukou, it only takes no more than half a day.
Then the reinforcements from Shaanxian County plus the reinforcements from Luoyang are enough to block the Han army at the waterside.
Under normal circumstances, it would take more than half a day for the Han army to cross the river with a sufficient number of troops and then organize an attack.
Who would have expected that the Han army would have the means to cross the river at night to make a sneak attack?
After all, crossing the river at night is no joke.
If no one on the south bank deliberately guides the ship, no one can guarantee where the ship will end up drifting.
Missed the ferry, and with the dangerous water conditions in this section of the river, the boat would basically capsize and be buried in the belly of the fish.
At this time, the gates of the small town of Dukou were wide open, and all the Wei army sergeants who were not blindfolded were sent to the hands of the Han army by the guard.
And the guard himself was stabbed in the back at the first moment, and later he was chopped into several pieces, and even an earthworm couldn't survive.
Without the general, the city gates were lost, and misfortunes arose. This series of changes caused the Wei army in the city to scurry around like headless flies.
“The Han army has entered the city!”
“The Han army has invaded!”
Many of the Han troops who rushed to enter the city were already determined to die.
After all, most of the people here only have a long knife in their hands, and they only have single clothes on their bodies.
As long as the Wei thieves can organize a little counterattack, people like myself will basically die.
But what people didn’t expect was that it was originally just to disturb the eyes and ears of the defenders in the city.
Unexpectedly, the shouting became louder and louder.
Because they were caught off guard, many Wei soldiers shouted, causing chaos in the city.
…
When Feng Duhu received the victory at Hangu Pass and Maojindu, he was completely confused.
“Is this the case?”
He held the battle report in his hand, with an unbelievable look on his face, and said incredulously:
“Jiang Bo asked Liu Xiuran to capture Hangu Pass lightly, and Zhang Bogong and Mi Hongliang attacked Maojin Ferry at night?”
(Zhang Bogong is Zhang Yi, Mi Hongliang is Mi Zhao)
“Why is this script... not quite right?”
Are you so capable?
Feng Duhu felt that after the battle was over, the situation seemed to be like a wild horse running wildly in a direction beyond his control.
But what’s going on with this feeling that the situation is so good?
(End of this chapter)