Chapter 162 River Embankment

Li Zhenren laughed dumbly: "If you don't tell me, if I don't tell you, who will know? If it is an established fact that he saved Kaifeng, why can't he be grateful? Find out his heart and person, and then see if Kaifeng can be saved?"

The little Taoist priest shook his head: "I'm afraid not."

"That's right. With him, Kaifeng can be saved. Without him, Kaifeng can't be saved. Why bother with his will?"

Li Zhenren said leisurely: "I didn't tell the King of Zhou because I was afraid that the King of Zhou and the high governor would restrict him, which would be of no use to the people of the city. As long as I can save the people of the city, I don't care if I am a person from outside the country. I don't care if he can stand on his own." Not self-reliant? The Ming Dynasty has become extremely corrupt, and it’s time to change the dynasty. If he can replace it, it will be too late to be happy for the master."

"What's more," Li Zhenren said: "With his personal skills, I don't think the King of Zhou and the Governor Gao can do anything to him. Regardless of the King of Zhou or the Governor Gao, all authority comes from the Ming Dynasty. And this person has already How could he put his self-reliance in the eyes of the authority of King Zhou and Governor Gao? If he provoked him and raised the butcher knife, King Zhou would still be alive?"

The little Taoist priest had to admit that what the master said made sense.

"I have been a teacher in Kaifeng for twenty years, and the King of Zhou has been treated as a guest. I have never neglected it, and I have kept it in my heart as a teacher. The King of Zhou is the royal family, and is one with the Ming Dynasty. When the Ming Dynasty is about to fall, the King of Zhou will bear the brunt. I saved his life. , this should be the end of this cause and effect." Li Zhenren sighed: "When the trespassers return, they must open the seal, and they should do it quickly and urgently, without any delay. However, Governor Gao and the King of Zhou defended tightly, and the thief's attack could not succeed. Therefore, ruthless means must be used.”

He stretched out his hand, and the rain fell on his palm, which was chilly to the bones.

He said: "Heavy rain fell suddenly and lasted for several days. The water in the river must have surged. Disciple, what should you do if you are a trespasser?"

The little Taoist priest suddenly shuddered: "Breaking the embankment?!"

Li Zhenren said solemnly: "Of course. Only by breaking the embankment can we fight quickly. Once the embankment breaks, the water will flow thousands of miles. Although it is inconvenient for ourselves, it will also be inconvenient for others. If water floods Kaifeng, an intruder will be surrounded by water for hundreds of miles. Zeguo can also block Ying Yiyi and buy time for himself."

At this point, Li Zhenren breathed out: "I thought of this and knew that I couldn't waste time in Kaifeng. I had to stop Li Chuang. One is to save millions of people in Kaifeng from the disaster of fish and shrimp. The other is You can save your face so that you can intercede for the King of Zhou."

Only then did the little Taoist realize that his master had good intentions.

"I have learned from my colleagues that Li Chuang sent his military advisor Niu Jinxing to lead a group of 5,000 people to go ahead. If the prediction is correct, Niu Jinxing will definitely be responsible for breaking the embankment. There are several places along the river in Kaifeng that are most convenient for breaking the embankment. Embankment, my master, go take a look first and try to stop him."

The little Taoist priest said: "Since Master knows the danger of breaching the embankment, why not inform the King of Zhou? I just don't talk about Ying Yi's matter. If the King of Zhou knows about it, it will be easier to send some people."

Li Zhenren smiled and shook his head: "No. Being a teacher is just a guess and cannot be convinced. Since General Chen left, Kaifeng's troops have been weak and the city defense is not enough. How can they send people to obey my orders? The king of Zhou respects me because he respects me. The teacher is an outsider. It’s okay to be a teacher and not get involved in military affairs. If you interrupt randomly, it may not be a good thing.”

The little Taoist priest was silent.

"Let's go." Zhenren Li walked away and kicked up the muddy water: "If the prediction is correct, Ying Yi may not have expected the disaster of fish and shrimp here. A teacher is not a man who fights alone."

The figures of the two people gradually disappeared into the haze of the rain.

...

Zhang Shi turned over and dismounted, looked up at the sky, and couldn't help but curse a few words. This continuous rain is really not refreshing.

He was steaming with heat, as if smoking. After all, he is also an extremely strong person, with steaming energy and blood, but he is not afraid of rain, wind and cold.

"How's it going ahead?"

Zhang Shi touched his face and shook off the water on his hands.

Ye Bushou said: "My lord, the tail has been attached."

There was a ferocious look on his face, and he gnashed his teeth and said, "I'm afraid that just as my lord expected, this bandit soldier is here to set off trouble!"

Zhang Shi's face darkened and he spat: "Those thieves who were caught by dogs should be killed!"

Then he took a breath: "Hurry up and tell the brothers in front to try to hold them back. Don't let the thieves succeed, otherwise the big thing will be over!"

Then he said: "I will catch up soon and I will kill them all!"

"Yes, sir!"

Zhang Shi's troops did not stop at night. One man and two horses were the most agile. As soon as I made the decision earlier, I took the lead to explore the news.

Sure enough, Zhang Shi found out that a band of intruders was leading the way. Zhang Shi did not dare to neglect, so he rushed to chase them all the way to the north of Zhengzhou, and then they followed the bandits.

After sending away Ye Bushou, Zhang Shi called two more people: "You two each take two brothers, and each goes to General Zhu and General Zheng to convey the news here to them."

"Here!"

...

Niu Jinxing took the men and horses and headed towards Kaifeng day and night. He also became ruthless. The current situation was that if Kaifeng was not broken, the future would be worrying.

The continuous rain is indeed unpleasant. Even Ying Yi's subordinate Ye Bushou is so annoying, let alone the stray thief?

There were people who were complaining along the way, and Niu Jinxing tried to suppress them. When they got to the north of Zhengzhou, they could no longer suppress them, so they had to find a place to shelter from the rain and rest first.

But soon, Ye Bushuang, who was under Zhang Shi's command and went first, caught up with him.

He was ordered by Zhang Shi to hold back Niu Jinxing, so he took action.

Zhang Shi's troops did not collect at night, and there were only a hundred people who went ahead. They didn't carry heavy firepower and couldn't attack by force, so they mainly focused on harassment. They would come out from time to time, kill a few bandits and then retreat, which made Niu Jinxing's troops panic.

Send people to chase him. If there are too few people sent, there will be no return. There are too many sent and it’s hard to catch up. Extremely disgusting.

And Niu Jinxing's heart was beating wildly. He had already guessed the origin of these people. As a result, my heart became more and more urgent, and I wanted to fly to the north of Kaifeng City along the river to open the embankment and complete the task.

But unfortunately, the men under his command were unwilling to move in a hurry, and now they were trapped in a panic, which made him deeply resentful.

After much thought, Niu Jinxing came up with a solution.

He sent out the troops and horses he could control bit by bit - not to fight Zhang Shi's Ye Bushou, but to quietly walk towards Kaifeng. In the end, more than a thousand people left, leaving more than three thousand behind. There is no clue here.

Ye Busuo was actually deceived. When Zhang Shi led more than Qian Ye Busuo to catch up, he defeated the three thousand people in one go, only to find that Niu Jinxing had disappeared.

Zhang Shi was anxious and angry, so he gave the general who had not closed the camp at night twenty lashes. Not daring to neglect, he quickly chased him all the way to the north of Kaifeng City.

"Thief!"

On the rolling Yellow River, above the embankment, under the hazy curtain of rain, thieves gather here, what else can they do? Zhang Shi's eyes were about to burst and he roared angrily: "Kill them all!"

More than a thousand people galloped on horseback, and when they got closer, they heard the sound of fighting. When they saw it, they saw two people darting around among the thieves to prevent the thieves from breaching the embankment!

"kill!"

Zhang Shi jumped off his horse and struck out with his sword: "Don't teach bandits to dig the dam!"