Episode 10 Chapter 441

These words can be said to have reached the heart of the old mayor. Read the full text. The old mayor himself was a victim of this Feng Mo war. Not only was his daughter almost robbed by jade soldiers, but even his uncle's whereabouts were unknown during the war. His life or death was uncertain, and his daughter shed tears every day.

He sighed empathetically and said, "Yes! If this war could be ended earlier, we, the common people, would no longer have to live in fear all day long."

Tang Yin said: "When the war will end is determined by when Shao Fang collapses." After a pause, he added: "If our army can capture Zhenjiang one day earlier, the war will end one day earlier, and vice versa. Old Mr. , what do you think?”

"Yes, yes, yes! What my benefactor said is absolutely true!" The old mayor nodded repeatedly.

Tang Yin said regretfully: "However, the Zhenjiang navy opposite is very strong, and Zhenjiang's defense is also very tight. If our army attacks by force, it will be difficult to win. But if the war drags on for a long time, our army of millions They are stationed on the north bank of Zhenjiang and need to eat and drink every day. I am afraid that the people on the north bank will suffer in the end. "

The implication is that if the people on the north bank want to be liberated as soon as possible, they must help the Fengyu coalition attack Zhenjiang and capture Zhenjiang city as soon as possible.

The old mayor was not an ordinary citizen, so how could he not hear Tang Yin's overtones. His heart was shocked and he quickly lowered his head and remained silent.

Seeing this, Tang Yin smiled calmly and said: "The old gentleman is the local mayor, and he should be the most familiar with Zhenjiang's environment. He should know the defense situation on the south bank!"

The old mayor trembled and replied cautiously: "My benefactor doesn't know. Zhenjiang has been closed to the river for a long time. Since the closure of the river, the little old man has never been to the south bank, so... so he doesn't know the situation on the south bank. ”

"Really?" Tang Yin smiled lightly and did not ask any more questions. He picked up his chopsticks, picked up a piece of fish, put it in his mouth, chewed it twice, and couldn't help but praise: "Yes, what kind of fish is this? It tastes very good." It’s delicious.”

The old mayor glanced down and said hurriedly: "This is the red seabass, a specialty of Zhenjiang."

"Oh!" Tang Yin nodded his head, and then asked with a smile: "The old gentleman said that Zhenjiang has been closed to the river for a long time?"

"Yes...yes." Not understanding why Tang Yin asked this question, the old mayor nodded numbly.

"Since the river has been closed for a long time, where did the red seabass, a specialty of Zhenjiang, come from?" Tang Yin picked up a piece of fish meat again, looked at it carefully, and said, "Fish will stink in two days. This fish is obviously Fresh, old sir, what do you think?"

Unexpectedly, the other party was so thoughtful, and he actually saw this loophole that was not easily noticed by others and even the old mayor himself was not aware of. The old mayor's expression suddenly changed, and he hesitated not knowing how to answer.

At this time, the young woman on the side continued: "My dear, these fish were bought by the servants from the fishermen. In order to make a living, even if the river was closed, some fishermen still ventured out of their boats to fish in the river."

This explanation sounds reasonable. If the old mayor responded as easily as his daughter at first, Tang Yin wouldn't be suspicious. However, the old mayor couldn't answer such a simple thing. This is too confusing. Strange.

Tang Yin put down his chopsticks, then stood up, looked directly at the old mayor and said, "Old sir, I'm full. I'm leaving." After saying this, he turned around and walked out.

The old mayor hurriedly stood up and looked at Tang Yin's table. He didn't drink a sip of wine and only had two bites of food. How could he be full? He stepped forward quickly and asked, "My dear benefactor, but the food and wine are not to your taste?"

Tang Yin slowly shook his head and said: "The wine is good wine, and the food is also good. It's a pity that the old gentleman is secretly hostile to us and hides everything. This makes me sit on pins and needles. No matter how delicious the food or wine is, it becomes difficult." Swallowed."

After a pause, he continued: "The old gentleman is a big family in this town, and there are many people who covet him. If someone comes to look for trouble again in the future, causing what happened today to happen again, I'm afraid no one will step forward to help the old man. Sir."

After he finished speaking, he didn't stop and strode out quickly. Cheng Jin, Asan and Asi also followed. Tang Yin's last words were actually Luo's threat, and the expressions of the old mayor and the young woman changed drastically.

The old mayor was not willing to let Tang Yin and others leave like this. He felt that they should be high-level officials of the Feng Army. If he offended them, would his life be better in the future? It doesn't matter if you suffer a disaster, I'm just afraid that your family will be implicated as well.

He was so anxious that he was sweating and chased from the hall to the front courtyard. Seeing that Tang Yin and others were about to go out, he felt anxious, gritted his teeth, and shouted loudly: "My benefactor, stay here, this town Fifty miles to the east, there is a place called Backwater Bay, where there is no defense on the other side and fishermen are fishing quietly there. "

These words were more useful than anything else. Tang Yin and the other three suddenly stopped in their tracks, turned around in unison, and looked at the old mayor. The latter's face turned red, big beads of sweat rolled down, and his legs were trembling.

Tang Yin's originally expressionless face suddenly curved his eyes, raised the corners of his mouth, and revealed a soft smile. He walked back to the old mayor, patted his shoulder gently, and said with a smile: "Old Is this true, Sir? There is indeed a place called Backwater Bay?”

The old mayor nodded helplessly and responded: "This place does exist. The river there happens to be a big bend, and the water flow is fast and dangerous. It is not suitable for ships to dock on the shore, so it is relatively difficult to deploy defenses. In addition, it is far away from the capital, and the Zhenjiang River is The division might just give up defending there.”

"It's true." Tang Yin's eyes rolled, thinking to himself: This is a good opportunity! Thinking of this, he asked: "Would you like to take me to see it, old sir?"

"Oh..." The old mayor hesitated for a moment and asked in a low voice: "Now?" Fifty miles is not close, and the road on the shore is not easy to walk. It takes at least two or three hours to go back and forth.

Such important military information, how can it be delayed? Tang Yin said seriously: "Now, why, old sir, is it inconvenient?"

"No, no, it's just that the journey is far..."

Before he finished speaking, Tang Yin continued: "If the old sir doesn't have a carriage at home, I can ask someone to arrange one."

According to Tang Yin's meaning, he has to go whether he wants to or not. The old mayor was helpless and smiled bitterly: "There is still a carriage. Since... the benefactor insists on going, then I will obey your order respectfully."

Tang Yin laughed happily, but Cheng Jin, Asan and Asi frowned. They had never heard of Huishui Bay. What if the king went there rashly? What if it was a trap? What if an accident happened?

Cheng Jin reminded in a low voice: "Young Master..."

Tang Yin understood what he meant. Before he finished speaking, he waved his hand slightly, turned his head sideways, and whispered: "It's okay. With our spiritual martial arts, even if an accident really happens, what can we do?"

That said, Cheng Jin was still worried. He whispered: "When we go out later, I will send a secret signal to remind the brothers of the hidden arrow to follow and protect."

"Okay." Tang Yin nodded and said nothing more.

The old mayor only brought a servant to drive the carriage and led Tang Yin and the other four to Huishui Bay. Ah San and Ah Si rode on the left and right of the carriage, while Tang Yin and Cheng Jin did not ride on horses. Instead, they sat in the carriage and chatted with the old mayor.

On the way, Tang Yin said puzzledly: "Our soldiers have carefully inspected the upper and lower reaches of Zhenjiang, but have never found a place called Huishui Bay."

The old mayor said calmly: "Huishui Bay is just an inconspicuous little place, and the location is relatively closed. It is really not easy for outsiders to find it."

Tang Yin could understand this. It is extremely difficult for outsiders to get familiar with the local environment all at once. Even if the spies of the Sky Eye and the Ground Network are more capable, it is impossible to find all the places upstream and downstream of Zhenjiang, not to mention that it is dozens of miles away from their own military camp.

He smiled at the old mayor and said: "If Huishui Bay is really the best place to cross the river, I will definitely reward the old gentleman heavily. Even if I let the old gentleman be the lord of a city, it is not impossible!"

The speaker is unintentional, but the listener is intentional. The old mayor was secretly moved and was even more suspicious of Tang Yin's identity.

To make a long story short, after walking on the bumpy riverside road for more than an hour, the carriage could not move forward. When we got here, there was no road to the shore. Looking around, there were only strange rocks and cliffs. We could only walk through the forest on the shore.

Entering the woods, Cheng Jin, Asan and Asan were very careful and carefully observed their front, back, left and right, fearing that there was an ambush nearby. However, their worries were unnecessary. The forest was normal and there was no ambush at all.

There was a path in the forest. It seemed that someone often passed by here. After walking along the path in the forest for a while, when we came to the fork, the old mayor changed direction and walked towards the fork. Cheng Jin caught up and asked, "Old sir, how long will it take to get there?"

"It's almost there. Follow this road out of the forest." The old mayor was obviously familiar with the road and the environment here. After walking for a while with the old mayor, we got out of the forest and saw a winding waterway in front of us.

This place is a mountainous terrain, and Zhenjiang just passes through two mountains. Looking at it coldly, it looks like a huge knife, cutting a mountain in half from the center.

Because the slopes here are large, and there is a huge bend, the river looks very turbulent. In addition, there is no sand on both sides of the river bank, and there are strange rocks standing in a forest, and they are covered with moss, smooth and slippery. It is difficult to find a place to stand. In such a place, it is impossible to deploy defenses, whether it is the north bank or the south bank.

There are several small rafts hidden among the rocks under Tang Yin's feet. Obviously, they belong to fishermen. Some fishermen use this place to fish on the river.

Tang Yin does not know how to fight on water, but he can see that this is really a unique place to cross the river. .