Chapter 1210: Leaving for better things

Wang San, who got off his horse, watched the large group of people slowly rushing towards the dock. Then he followed Wang Yue's instructions and buried more than twenty ceramic jars in a haphazard manner in the middle of the road.

He doesn't know what these jars are for? But he heard from Wang Yue that this thing was extremely lethal and told them to be careful.

Therefore, the hundred or so people who stayed with him each held two jars in their arms, and they did not dare to have any big bumps during the entire march.

After burying the first batch of pottery pots, they quickly hurried in the direction of the team. After running two miles, they buried more than 20 pots.

After repeating this cycle several times, while they were burying the clay pots, they suddenly heard a violent noise on the road they had just passed. At the same time, he felt the ground tremble.

More than a hundred people looked at each other. Then they looked at the pottery pots that had not yet been buried. They had a thought in their minds at the same time. Could the huge noise be caused by the pottery pots?

Although they had some guesses in their minds, they didn't dare to confirm it, so they continued to execute the order with doubts.

In this way, they buried the last batch of clay pots and prepared to gather and quickly catch up with the team. At this time, another series of violent explosions occurred on the road in the distance.

Such a violent noise made them feel a lot more at ease. They also thought of Wang Yue's instructions to dig out the pots again and bury them in a secret place after they found out that there were no pursuers.

Think about the sound that even shakes the ground. The place where the sound is coming from will be so powerful. If it is not dug out and relocated, many people may be accidentally injured.

So, Wang San asked his guards to hide in a secret corner and monitor the road conditions from a distance. He himself took a few people to the place where the mine was planted in front of me to observe.

He had just moved forward a few miles when he saw a large group of people approaching again from a distance. He quickly led his men to crawl on the ground and looked at the place where the clay pots were buried in front of the group from a distance.

Not long after, when the team ran and passed directly above the clay pot, several bright lights flashed, and there was a violent explosion. The team, which had been neat just now, became extremely chaotic.

After the chaos, several more people accidentally stepped on other clay pots that did not explode, and several more explosions occurred.

The casualties caused by this series of explosions were at least a hundred, which made Wang San frightened.

When one of his men saw this scene, he... He was very surprised and said, "Third Master, what kind of treasure is this that the young master has given you? If we do more, we in Qingzhou can sweep the world."

Wang San didn't know where these things came from. He only knew that Wang Yue made him spend a lot of money to buy a lot of medicinal materials and inexplicable things. He guessed that the things in these clay pots were valuable.

After hearing what his men said, he couldn't help but roll his eyes, thinking depressedly about how to make a few more. With just so many clay pots, he spent tens of thousands of taels of silver to buy medicinal materials, and he was sweeping the world? How much does that cost?

But he couldn't say these words to the guards, so he said mysteriously, "This is our young master's secret weapon. Don't tell anyone about it."

When the guards heard what Wang San said, they immediately became excited. It meant that they were already the young master's confidants, so they would not have a successful career in the future!

Just when Wang San and others were excited, the soldiers and horses chasing from Yangzhou City also reorganized and moved forward again, but their movements were cautious and obviously slower than before.

So, Wang San and the others recalled the sound of the explosion, which was almost all the jars, and then hurriedly moved to the next explosion point.

Because the explosion was very loud and it was very quiet at night in this era, Wang Yue, who was rushing ahead, could hear it from a distance.

As the sound of explosions increased, Wang Yue slowly began to urge everyone to hurry up. He never expected that Yangzhou's soldiers and horses would not compete with Liu Tongpan for territory, but would be so anxious to catch up with them.

Wang Yue was very depressed and could only speed up his march. When they arrived near the dock, Wang San had already rushed over.

He looked at the dock in front of him and said anxiously, "Master, Yangzhou's pursuers are not far from here. It is estimated that they will catch up here in another quarter of an hour!"

Wang Yue nodded and said indifferently, "Thank you for your hard work. You guys get on the boat first. I'll wait here."

When Wang San heard what Wang Yue said, he said anxiously, "Master, isn't this appropriate? How can you give us a break? You'd better get on the boat and let me wait here."

Wang Yue smiled and then said with a smile and curse, "I am the one they are chasing. You can't delay here at all. I'm afraid a fight will start immediately. After you get on the ship, arrange for the Ye family to get on the merchant ship, and then put them on the merchant ship." The warships turned around for me, and the crossbowmen were ready, lined up on the riverside, ready to receive us as we left."

Of course Wang San knew what Wang Yue said was right. He waited here and they dispersed them without even stopping to charge.

He muttered to himself, "If I had known this, I would have kept a few clay pots."

Wang Yue didn't know what he was thinking, but he believed that the range of his improved crossbow was almost twice that of the current crossbow. Coupled with its commanding position, as long as they retreated to the river bank, they would be in an absolutely safe position. .

So, he stood there, looking at the dust and smoke in the distance, and estimated that the number of soldiers and horses chasing him would be fifty or sixty thousand.

The entire number of troops and horses near Yangzhou City is only about 100,000. One-fifth of the troops and horses are swinging from side to side, and a quarter of the troops and horses are under Liu Tong's orders, so the troops and horses under Wang Shanquan's orders are also It was only seventy or eighty thousand at most, and more than half of them came at once, so his remaining troops were simply not enough to deal with Liu Tongpan. It seemed that Wang Shanquan was preparing to abandon the eastern part of Yangzhou.

Not long after, Wang Shanquan rushed over with his soldiers and horses. When he saw Wang Yue's prepared formation, he waved his hand to stop the soldiers and horses.

He took two steps forward on horseback, and then smiled and said to Wang Yue, "My dear nephew, why are you leaving in such a hurry? Is it because your uncle didn't entertain you well?"

Wang Yue raised his eyebrows and said indifferently, "Wang Shanquan, you dare to chase me here. It seems that the thunderbolts along the way have not caused you to suffer a big loss! Guess how much I have left now? Thunderball?”

When Wang Shanquan heard Wang Yue's words, he exclaimed, "Thunderbolt in Sichuan? Do you, Qingzhou, have a relationship with Liu Xingzhi of Yizhou?"

Of course Wang Yue knew who Liu Xingzhi was, and he also knew that Xichuan also had thunderbolts, but the power of those projectiles was very small, so he didn't take it to heart.

But at this time, Wang Shanquan could be deceived, so he pretended to be serious and said, "We in Qingzhou have good relations with all the states in the world, but it seems that Yangzhou does not treat us as friends at the moment. Uncle, look at the warships on the river. , my father sent someone to pick me up, are you sure you can keep all the warships?"

Wang Shanquan looked at the row of warships and knew that this was to prevent them from pursuing them. He wondered whether completely offending Qingzhou would cause other states and counties to jointly attack.

After all, Yangzhou's wealth has long aroused the covetousness of other state governors. If Wang Yue's father sends a letter of request, there is no chance that several nearby states will attack him.

If he could control the entire Yangzhou, of course he wouldn't be afraid. If he couldn't defeat it, he would be able to kill the coalition forces. However, because of Wang Yue's intervention, he actually let Liu Tongpan go, and his plan to control Yangzhou fell through. This is what he hates. The main reason for Wang Yue.

Since Qingzhou cannot be directly offended, a convincing reason is needed so that Qingzhou has no legitimate reason to call on other states to attack him.

So Wang Shanquan quickly laughed and said dissatisfiedly, "My nephew has misunderstood. You don't know what you are doing when you stay in Yangzhou. Then King Liang has already rebelled. It is also for the sake of the country that I removed King Liang's gang members." They were all caught.”

Wang Yue curled his lips and said disdainfully, "Who are you fooling? You attacked so many people at the same time tonight. If these people are all members of King Liang's party, do you think you can still be the governor? ?"

When Wang Shanquan saw that Wang Yue was actually inking with him, he immediately became aware that Wang Yue might not have any more thunder bullets. He gritted his teeth and said, "It seems that my nephew has been confused, but don't worry, I am a more generous person. I won’t hold on to your fault, and when I catch the Ye family and the Gu family, I will naturally let you go.”

Of course Wang Yue saw the threat in Wang Shanquan's words and knew that this old boy was going to take action. He looked back and found that people from the Gu family and Ye family had already boarded the merchant ship. Then he pulled out his long sword and When Wang Shanquan thought he was going to attack, he said coldly, "Retreat!"

The more than 3,000 soldiers under Wang Yue were all elite. After hearing his order, they retreated alternately without hesitation. When Wang Shanquan was stunned, they had already retreated more than ten feet.

When Wang Shanquan saw that Wang Yue was trying to run away, he quickly ordered his men to pursue him. He knew that as long as Wang Yue was captured, neither the Gu family nor the Ye family would be able to escape.

However, Wang Yue was surrounded by elite soldiers, relying on their spears and shields to retreat while walking. The first wave of Yangzhou cavalry that rushed past did not have enough room to accelerate, and could not break through the shield's defense at all.

After such a stalemate for a quarter of an hour, the ships on the river have changed their positions. The merchant ships have left the shore. The warships are slowly approaching the shore, and the crossbows have been opened.

Just when Wang Shanquan couldn't bear it anymore and was about to let the archers release arrows regardless of life or death, the crossbow on the warship suddenly threw a shower of arrows.

Wang Shanquan didn't care at first. After all, he knew the distance of the crossbow and it couldn't reach the center of the battlefield.

What he didn't expect was that this wave of sword rain came quickly and urgently, and actually shot much farther than ordinary bows and arrows. Some of them even came in front of him, but fortunately they were blocked by his guards. .

Seeing this scene, he was so frightened that he no longer dared to take a step forward. He could only shout for the archers to fight back.

It's just that the archers in Yangzhou didn't dare to go out to shoot arrows at all, because if they took a few steps forward, they might be shot to death by the crossbows on the ship, so they shot their bows and arrows one by one on the spot.

Because of the relatively long distance, this wave of arrows was easily blocked by Wang Yue's men with their shields. They also frightened their own pursuers into retreating quickly and quickly broke away from the contact.

The second wave of arrows from the warship behind Wang Yue also arrived at this time, and an isolation belt was torn open between the two parties.

Wang Yue took this opportunity and led everyone to the shore quickly, spread out and quickly boarded the warship.

Yangzhou's soldiers and horses wanted to pursue, but were forced to get closer by the dense rain of arrows. They could only watch as Wang Yue led everyone onto the warship and left the shore in an instant.

Seeing Wang Yue boarding the warship, Wang San was relieved. He quickly came to Wang Yue's side and asked with some confusion, "Master, aren't you leaving now?"

Wang Yue looked at the Yangzhou soldiers and horses wandering on the shore and felt very depressed. He left this time so that he could come back better next time.

But Wang An, who had received his order, had no news, so he frowned and asked, "Why hasn't Wang An sent a signal yet?"

Seeing what Wang Yue said, Wang San said hesitantly, "How about we withdraw directly? Brother An has always been safe, and besides, he has thousands of people transferred from Qingzhou, so it shouldn't be a problem. Something went wrong.”

Wang Yue thought for a while, and he felt that the Yangzhou Navy should not give up immediately in pursuit of Zhou Ye. After all, it only takes an hour or two to clear a sunken ship. During this period, the merchant ship actually did not go very far. The warship thought It is not hopeless to catch up with the merchant ship. Maybe Wang An is still blocking Zhou Ye from throwing away the Yangzhou troops.

He felt that as long as he took the opportunity to sneak attack the East Camp of the Yangzhou Navy, and then go back and destroy the Beida Camp that was chasing Zhou Ye, the Yangzhou Navy would be in ruins, and the Qingzhou Navy would rule from now on.

He thought this deal could be tried, so he immediately ordered, "Target Yangzhou Navy East Camp, kill them for me."

After hearing Wang Yue's order, Wang Ping, who had been silent all this time, agreed and then carried out the order without hesitation.

The warships protected the merchant ships down the river, and it didn't take long to see the Yangzhou Navy's East Camp. But when Wang Yue and the others arrived, the Yangzhou Navy East Camp was in chaos.

The deputy commander of the navy here is from Liu Tongpan, and the orthodox commander is from Wang Shanquan. The people on both sides are at war with each other, and no one can do anything about it. Therefore, when the Qingzhou Navy attacked, no one could Way to board the ship.

Wang Yue also had a headache when he saw this chaotic situation. He couldn't tell who belonged to whom. He was worried about the relic fighter planes, so he ordered the archers to aim at the shore and fire thousands of arrows, trying to drive away all the Yangzhou navy. people and horses, they cannot be allowed to board the ship.