I, the Ming Dynasty, can still save me

Chapter 287: Deceived into the city (first update)
On the south bank of Pu River, Lijia Ferry.

This place got its name because the ferry was next to Lijia Village. After the Battle of Salhu, the ferry was robbed many times, and most of the people in the village ran away, leaving only a dozen or so people to make a living by ferrying for others.

The night was hazy, and a moon disk hung in the sky, providing a lot of guidance to Keza and the others who had just arrived at the Lijiacun ferry.

"bang bang bang"

"Who is it? Stop knocking! It's coming, it's coming."

A lazy and complaining voice sounded from inside the house. After a while, he walked to the door and asked questions outside the house.

"Who are you? What do you do?"

But as soon as the voice of inquiry rang out from inside the house, Kezha waved his hand outside the door, and a Baya soldier under his banner kicked open the door. Before anyone in the room could react, he was knocked to the ground. Wailing endlessly.

Others filed in and began to search the house in a familiar manner, and at the same time checked the location of the tiger's mouth of the man's palm.

"Grandpas, have mercy on me. Grandpas, have mercy on me. I have nothing here, no money."

Keza and the others turned a deaf ear to his words. After searching for a while, no suspicious person was found, and there were no obvious wear marks on his tiger's mouth. Only then did Zach come to the front, squat down and threaten in Chinese. :

"I ask you to answer. If you dare to say a wrong word, your head will fall to the ground immediately."

"Sir, tell me, I will tell you everything you know."

Only then did the man in custody see the appearance of the person coming. He was wearing chainmail, with two scars on his face, and thick eyebrows that looked like he was standing upside down. At first glance, he was the person coming from Jianlu.

"Did any Ming troops come yesterday? Does anyone want to come from the opposite ferry?"

"Yes, yes, five or six Ming Dynasty cavalry came yesterday. They kept staring at the ferry to see who wanted to cross the river.

Yesterday afternoon, I heard someone said that two people from Dajin wanted to come over from the ferry. After being discovered by the Ming Dynasty cavalry, they were directly killed. Their heads were cut off and then they walked away. Li Santou from our village also was killed. "

Keza was not interested in Li Santou. He just looked around with vigilance when he heard that Ming cavalry was coming.But soon someone came in from outside the door.

"I would like to inform you, your lord, that I have searched the village and found nothing suspicious. I must have gone back to claim credit if I didn't accept it at night."

After hearing this, Keza patted the dust on his legs and stood up, signaling to others to stand up.

"This place is not far from Fushun. On weekdays, we only dare to move around during the day if we don't have to stay at night. We don't dare to live here at night. It's a good time for us to go there, and you guys go look for ships."

Upon hearing this, his Baya La soldiers immediately took the order and went out. Keza also turned to the villager and said:
"Since you have not colluded with the Ming Dynasty, I will spare your life. You will send us across the river later. As long as you obey and do well, you will be well rewarded. You understand."

"I understand, I understand, I understand. Don't worry, gentlemen. This is what I do for a living. I have the ability to row a boat. It's just that it's too dangerous to cross the river at night. Why don't you wait for a while until it gets a little brighter? Leave again?"

Hearing Keza say to spare his life, the man was immediately overjoyed and didn't care about their breaking in. Instead, he thanked him profusely.

But it was too dangerous to cross the river at night, which really put him in a bit of trouble.But as soon as he said these words, he was kicked to the ground by Kezha. Looking at the villagers lying on the ground and wailing in pain, Kezha said viciously:
"You can cross the river if I ask you to. It will ruin Lord Beile's big business and slaughter all your villages."

That person didn't expect Keza to be so arrogant and unreasonable, but he had no choice but to hold his stomach and kneel on the ground, timidly kowtow and admit his mistake.

"You are talking nonsense, you are talking nonsense, please spare me. Even if I risk my life, I will send you to the shore."

Seeing this man's instant change of attitude, Keza cursed a piece of trash in his mind, looked at him with disdain and walked out of the room.

After a while, the boat was ready. In addition to the boatman just now, Zach and others found two old boatmen in the village and asked the three of them to ferry them together.

Crossing the river at night is extremely dangerous. Without sunlight, the road ahead is dark and unclear. If you encounter strong currents, it is easy for the boat to be destroyed and people to die.

But today, it seems that they are favored by God. The bright moon in the sky gave them some light, so that everyone's eyes would not go dark.In addition, the two boatmen often traveled to and from both sides of the river and were extremely familiar with the water conditions, so there were no accidents in the process.

It took about an hour and a half to make three trips back and forth, and finally it was delivered. Keza and others led the horses off the boat. Then he took out three silver ingots from his sleeves, weighed them in his hands, and shouted to the boatman who was still tinkering with the boat. :

"You three come over here."

The three boatmen didn't want to stay with these evil stars for a moment, and just wanted to end it as soon as possible and go back.Now when they heard the leader of Jianlu calling them to come over, they were reluctant to do so, but when they saw the silver ingot in Kezha's hand, their eyes immediately straightened, they looked at each other and then trotted to Kezha.

"Young man, I'm here. I wonder if you have any other orders."

Keza looked at the flattering expressions on the three people's faces and felt disdain in his heart, but he continued to say quietly:

"It's a credit to you for sending us here a few nights ago. These three silver ingots are rewarded to you. Remember! If you can inform us in advance of the Ming army's movements in the future, you will definitely be rewarded." The three people immediately beamed with joy after hearing this. They never expected that Jianlu would be so kind. The young boatman bared his teeth and said flatteringly:

"Don't worry, sir. We are all citizens of Dajin. We will definitely work for the Khan. If there is any news in the future, we will report it to Fushun as soon as possible."

As he said this, everyone wanted to step forward and take the silver ingot, fearing that Kiza would lie to them.But just when they were about to reach out to take it, they saw Keza suddenly retracting his hand. Before everyone could react, they felt a pain in their chests. Before they could react, they were kicked to the ground with a huge force, and blood poured out of their mouths and chests. .

The young boatman's hand was still scratching on the ground, trying to hold onto something, but Keza stepped on it and crushed it hard.

"You Han people, you two, really regard wealth as your life. Since you are so loyal to the Great Khan, why didn't you retaliate when the Ming army came to intercept him in the afternoon? Huh?"

The young boatman wanted to explain, but the severe pain in his body prevented him from speaking.Keza didn't want to waste time and nodded to the others. The people around him immediately understood and stepped forward to finish the attack.

"Hurry up, it's been delayed for a long time, don't delay Baylor's important events."

When Keza saw that the matter was done, he immediately mounted his horse and prepared to set off.In order to prevent the news from leaking, he would not let these three Han people go by any means.It was just three mean lives, and he didn't care much about it. There were dozens, if not hundreds, of Han people who died in his hands.

Seeing this, the others also mounted their horses and followed Kezha to the Pu River. Only three corpses were left at the river crossing. The blood gradually gathered. The eerie howling of wolves in the distance was getting closer and closer, seeming to be a prophecy. With a big meal coming.

Keza had walked the twenty-mile journey from Licundu to Puhesuo many times before, so he was naturally familiar with the road. The ten of them traveled lightly and at great speed.

So they walked straight from the main road, and it only took them more than half an hour to see the Puhesuo in the distance with the big golden military flag hanging and the stars and lights, and the Ming army camp on the opposite bank.

Keza looked at the sky. The moonlight and the white stars in the sky were still quiet and bright, but there were already some other bright colors in the sky.

"It should be almost nine o'clock. Mr. Baylor has set off, and it is probably almost there now. Fortunately, we have to take the overland route, otherwise it would not take long just to cross the river."

"Sir, the current situation shows that the Ming army has not captured Puhesuo, so why don't we go to the city to meet with Xitai?"

Keza nodded upon hearing this. Now the situation seems to be in his favor. It seems that Lord Baylor's plan has come true.

"Yeah, yeah, Sally!"

"The slave is here!"

"You take five people and stand guard along the Pu River. When Lord Beile comes, light torches for them to ensure their safety. I and others will go into the city to discuss the specific situation with Xitai. I will let you know if there is any news."

After hearing this, Sali immediately obeyed the order, and then counted five people waiting here.Upon seeing this, Keza also took the other four people and set off.

He originally wanted to go to the city first to confirm and then let Sali report to Daishan here, but he thought about it and forgot about it.The reason is also very simple. Daishan's troops should be arriving soon, and checking back and forth by yourself will not only waste time, but also easily alert the Ming army on the other side. If something big is delayed, it will be in trouble.

Keza was afraid of alarming the Ming army, so he did not continue along the north bank of the Pu River. Instead, he took a detour and prepared to enter through the north gate of the Pu River.

"唔唔唔"...

The approaching sound of horse hooves instantly awakened the defenders in Puhesuo.

"who!"

The people on the city wall immediately woke up the sleeping people, and drew their bows to aim at the slowly approaching Kezha and others.

"I am Keza, the leader of Zhenghongqi Ginseng. I came to rescue Puhesuo on the orders of Daishan Beile. Quickly call your people in charge to come out and open the city gate to let us in."

Hearing the people on the city wall shouting in Chinese, Keza didn't care, because it was not surprising that many of the armored men were Han.However, he kept an eye on it and asked them to call the leader out and say a few words before he could feel at ease.

The soldiers of the Ming Dynasty who had already given instructions in the city were shocked when they heard this and quickly called the people above them.

"My lord, please wait for now. Lord Zhang Jing will be here soon."

Keza didn't care when he heard this, but looked at the situation on the city wall with great interest.It's just that the night is hazy now, and even under the moonlight, the flags on the city wall can still be vaguely seen, but people can't see it very clearly, so Kezha can't tell the difference for a while.

"Lord Keza, I am guarding the city gate, and I have finally expected you to come. Please wait a moment, I will open the city gate for you."

After a while, a shout came from the city wall, and then the city gate slowly opened.

Keza felt a little relieved when he heard the Manyu. It seemed that he had overthought it. Puhe Station was still very safe at the moment, so he asked people to ride into the city and quickly meet with Xitai to discuss important matters.

(End of this chapter)