Chapter 73: Zhu 3 Prince

Liu Yanzhi first went to Shuiximen Wharf. According to the agreement, Lin Su and others would wait here for one day to hear his exact news.
There was still a busy scene on the pier. Liu Yan led three horses across the warehouse and found the boat he had rented among a moored passenger ship. He tied the horse to the shore and took his luggage. The boatman saw him coming. Now, hurried to move the springboard.
　　 "No need." Liu Yan jumped onto the boat, pressing the hull to tilt for an instant, showing that he was carrying a pack of heavy objects.
　　 "Master, did you enter Beijing?" Master Zhou greeted him out of the cabin and asked impatiently.
　　 "Go in and say it again." Liu Yan kept silent, bowed into the hatch, and sent the boatman to boil water and tea to avoid people's eyes. Miss Lin, the housekeeper and the master were sitting at the table, all worried, waiting for what follows.
　　 "I asked Zhang Shuban. Master is fine. I set off into Beijing the morning before. I'm afraid I haven't walked out of 200 miles. I have three horses. If I can catch up with the stars and nights, I can catch up in one day."
　　 Master sighed: "That's good, so... how many people are there with you?"
　　 "Ma Kuai and the pacesetter of the governor's Yamen, there are forty people in total, and the leader is a general." Liu Yan said straight, "I can handle it."
　　 "How many people do you have?" Master was very worried.
　　 "I'm alone, three horses, and these." In order to reassure everyone, Liu Yan opened the luggage roll and showed two Martini Henry rifles, two revolvers, and rows of bullets.
"It's not without precedent that you have few enemies. Do you have a comprehensive plan?" Master frowned. As Master Shaoxing, he has studied extensively since he was a child, and he has not read warfare strategies. He claims to be a man who knows soldiers. , But this time he really has no confidence.
　　 "According to the situation." Liu Yanzhi replied. He really didn't have any plans. He just relied on his strength to be superior. At that time, the decision was made based on the situation on the spot.
The master shook his head and said nothing more. The old housekeeper had seen Liu Yanzhi's methods and liked to listen to the storytelling drums. He really thought there were people like this in the world, so he was convinced, and said with tears: "Liu Yishi, If you can keep the master well, the old and the grass will repay you."
Liu Yan waved his hand straight: "Flying misfortune is caused by me. How can I leave it? You take the money. If I can't come back, I will be in Nanjing... No, go to Shanghai and buy a house in a foreign concession. Staying and doing a small business will keep you safe for 50 years."
　　 He opened another package, which contained fifty taels of Guan Ping silver ingots and a dozen pieces of silver ingots, and ten eagles wrapped in paper, which totaled nearly two thousand taels of silver, which was a huge sum of money.
　　 "There is also this, it should be worth a lot of money." Liu Yan thought for a while, and handed the Hetian sheep fat white jade ruyi stolen from the palace to Miss Lin.
Hetian white jade is a rare thing, and mutton fat white jade is the leader of Hetian jade. The real best white jade was almost dug in the Han Dynasty. During the Kangxi period, 100,000 people dug in Hetian for four years, and the riverbed was dug 10 meters down. It’s hard to see good jade in the world. Lin Su is a daughter of an official and an eunuch, and his father is a gentleman. He has been exposed to a lot of jade and antiques since childhood. Things, although they are not regarded as peerless treasures in front of the emperor, concubines and princes, they are first-class treasures in the folk!
　　 "This slave can't accept it." Lin Su immediately declined.
　　 "Just be a souvenir." Liu Yan said straight, Lin Su didn't know what a souvenir was, but vaguely thought it was a token, he accepted it after thinking about it.
　　 "It shouldn't be too late, I will leave now, and I can catch up with the convoy tomorrow night." Liu Yan straightened up and left.
　　 "Liu Yishi, take care." Everyone left the cabin to see him off. He went up and down, showing a light effort, turning on his horse, and went away without looking back.
　　 "Master, how sure are you sure?" The butler asked Liu Yanzhi from the back.
　　 "The courage of a husband is more fierce than auspicious." Master Zhou sighed.
　　 "Liu Yishi's martial arts is superb, and he has foreign guns to help him out. Taking advantage of the team to attack at night, there is still a chance of winning." The steward said.
"At most one or two points. The pacesetters of the governor’s Yamen are not the old, weak, sick and disabled green camps who are waiting to die. They are all carefully selected and strong. They are responsible for the task of escorting the Qin offender. How can you not sleep on Godadan, be vigilant day and night, forty people, all equipped with shotguns and crossbows, difficult, difficult, and difficult." Master Zhou shook his head and sighed again.
"That...　" The butler wanted to say something and stopped. Since there is no chance of winning, why not stop him, but the question is not stated, even if there is a chance of winning, I have to try it. Anyway, this monstrous disaster is caused by Liu Yanzhi and the group. Yes, even if he loses his life, he deserves it.
　　 Lin Su heard their conversation in the cabin, feeling sad.
　　 The boatman raised the sails and set sail.
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There is only one official road to Beijing. Liu Yan goes straight to the night, changing horses and not changing people. According to his estimation, he can walk 300 miles a day, but the facts are not so smooth. The endurance of horses cannot be compared with humans. If you don't rest for ten miles, it will be useless. As expected, one of the horses will be exhausted by his riding, fall to the ground, foaming at the mouth, and see it.
Liu Yan directly left the horse. He still had two horses to spoil. He continued on his way, but slowed down a bit. In addition to having to get off the horse, he had to eat and drink on the back of the horse. The horses are fed the best concentrated feed and take a nap and rest to recharge their energy.
At this time, it was the beginning of the seventh month of the Gregorian calendar, thunderstorms continued, and the population surged in the late Qing Dynasty. Jiangdong was regarded as the hinterland of the Central Plains, with dense villages. Every year, the government would levy and repair the official roads. Sprinkle some gravel on the spot, but it is still muddy and difficult to walk after the rain. There are obvious rut ​​marks and horseshoe marks on the road, as well as the footprints of the group of people and horses. The route of the convoy.
　　 He knew that he hadn't lost his track when he saw the familiar rut marks, and the team was not far away. The road in front stretched into the valley. If it was a war period, this would be a good place for ambushes.
　　 Liu Yan pulled his horse straight to a stop. The hip horse was almost destroyed by him. He was sweating, and he was anxiously planing with his hoofs on the ground, as if he had a premonition of some danger.
Suddenly, there was a huge roar. After a short while, there were sparse gunshots, not the sound of a new fast gun, but an old matchlock gun. Liu Yan got a good spirit, changed his horse, and drew the rifle from his leather bag. He pinched the horse's belly and shouted: "Drive!"
　　 But when he rushed to Taniguchi, he discovered that the road had been blocked by fallen trees and piles of rubbish. The horse couldn't climb over. He had to dismount, carry a gun, and climb up to watch the battle.
There is a battle going on in the valley. The two warring parties, the officers and the Boxers, were ambushed by landmines, and many people were killed and injured. The remaining men and horses were shrunk into a ball. The spearmen were guarding the shotgun soldiers and fighting the beasts. A prison car, Lin Huaiyuan was sitting in the car with a disheveled head, panic and helpless, with no expression.
The official army is the pacesetter and horse fast of the governor’s yamen. They are all carefully selected and the best guys are used. They are shotguns made of fine iron, strong bows and crossbows, and waist swords and spears. Only a few people use red tassels, and most people use sharpened javelins. However, they have expert guidance and do not hit stones with pebbles, but keep throwing javelins.
Although the number of officers and soldiers is small, they are tenacious and well-equipped. The spearmen guard the shotguns and keep firing their guns. However, their experience is still not rich enough. They have not mastered the tactics of three-stage strikes, and they are busy after firing. The lead gunpowder was smashed with the cleaning rod, each one was sweating, and his nervous hands were shaking.
Liu Yanzhi did not rush into the battle group. He had to distinguish between the enemy and the enemy. When he saw the boxer brother standing halfway up the mountain, he knew it clearly. He raised his gun and shot one by one. The officers and soldiers who were loading the shotgun responded. When the Boxer fell to the ground, the Boxer took the opportunity to rush over. The line of defense of the officers and soldiers collapsed instantly. When the official took the lead, they ran away. The rest of UU reading www.uukanshu.com also desperately fled to Taniguchi. The Boxers obviously didn’t intend to let go of any survival. Picked up the shotgun and fired at their backs.
　　 The screams were endless, and Liu Yanzhi couldn't bear it. These officers and soldiers have wives and children, so why bother to kill them, but he didn't stop them. At this time, women's kindness is not desirable.
　　 After a while, the battle was over. The valley was filled with smoke and blood, and dozens of corpses lay on the ground. Several boxers with shotguns stared at Liu Yanzhi with their guns pointed at him intentionally or unintentionally.
"Don't be reckless, that's the general of this seat, who came to help." The thin man on the mountainside in an ocher robe, a red scarf and a pair of myopic glasses called out. The boxers immediately accepted. Shotgun, salute Liu Yan straight.
Liu Yanzhi stayed on alert and stepped forward to check Lin Huaiyuan’s condition. Except for a little fright, he was safe. He drew a knife and chopped off the wooden fence of the prison wagon, but the fine steel shackles on Master Lin’s hands and feet could not be opened. There is a bunch of sparks on it, and there is not even a mark.
　　 The man on the hillside hugged him down, walked up to Liu Yanzhi, stretched out his hand and gave a false support, and said: "Aiqing, don't kneel, come here, give a seat."
　　 Liu Yan straightened his eyelids and said that I didn't plan to kneel on you, Teacher Zhou.
　　 "Call me Third Prince Zhu." Zhou Jiarui whispered in an ear.
　　 Liu Yan was stunned for three seconds before reminiscing, and said: "Thank your Royal Highness for the seat."
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