V2.Chapter 441

This is in the heart of the old mayor. The old mayor himself was the victim of the Fengmo war. Not only his daughter was nearly robbed by the jade soldiers, but also his uncle was unaccounted for in the war. Her life and death were uncertain. Her daughter wept every day.

He sighed with empathy and said, "yes! If we can end the war earlier, we and Xiaomin won't have to live in fear all day."

Tang Yin said: "when the war ends is determined by when Shao Fang collapses." After a pause, he added, "if our army could capture Zhenjiang one day earlier, the war would end one day earlier, and vice versa. What do you say, old gentleman?"

"Yes, yes, yes! What eunuch said is very true!" The mayor nodded.

Tang Yin said with regret: "however, the Zhenjiang Navy opposite is very strong, and the defense of Zhenjiang is also very tight. If our army makes a strong attack in the past, it may be difficult to win. However, if the war drags on for a long time, millions of our army are stationed on the North Bank of Zhenjiang. They have to eat and drink every day, just 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 extricate themselves as soon as possible, they have to help the Fengyu coalition army beat Zhenjiang and capture Zhenjiang City as soon as possible.

The old mayor is not an ordinary ordinary ordinary people. How can he not hear Tang Yin's implication. His heart was shocked, he bowed his head and remained silent.

Seeing this, Tang Yin smiled calmly and said, "the old man is the local mayor. He should be most familiar with the environment of Zhenjiang. However, he should know the deployment situation on the south bank!"

The old mayor shivered and carefully replied, "I don't know. Zhenjiang has been closed to the river for a long time. Since it was closed to the river, the little old man has never been to the south bank again, so... So he doesn't know the situation of the south bank."

"Really?" Tang Yin smiled calmly and didn't ask any more questions. He picked up chopsticks, picked up a piece of fish, put it in his mouth, chewed it for two, and couldn't help praising: "yes, what kind of fish is it? It tastes delicious."

The old mayor looked down and hurriedly said, "this is the red bass, a specialty of Zhenjiang."

"Oh!" Tang Yin nodded his head, then smiled and asked, "the old man said Zhenjiang has been closed for a long time?"

"Yes... Yes." Don't understand why Tang Yin asked, the old Mayor Mu ran nodded.

"Since the river has been closed for a long time, where does this Zhenjiang specialty red bass come from?" Tang Yin picked up a piece of fish again, looked carefully and said, "the fish will stink in two days. The fish is obviously fresh, old Sir. What do you say?"

Unexpectedly, the other party's mind was so detailed that he saw the loophole that was not easy to be detected and even the old mayor himself was not aware of. The old mayor's face changed suddenly, and he hesitated and didn't know how to answer.

At this time, the young woman on one side said, "eunuch, these fish are bought from fishermen. In order to make a living, even if the river is closed, some fishermen still venture out of their boats to fish in the river."

This explanation sounds reasonable. If the old mayor answered like his daughter at first, Tang Yin wouldn't be suspicious, but it's strange that the old mayor couldn't answer such a simple thing.

Tang Yin put down his chopsticks, then stood up, looked at the old mayor and said, "old Sir, I'm full. I'm leaving." As he spoke, he turned and was about to go out.

The old mayor quickly stood up and looked at Tang Yin's table. He didn't drink a mouthful of wine and only ate two mouthfuls of vegetables. How can he be full? He stepped forward quickly and asked, "Grandpa, but the wine and dishes are not to your taste?"

Tang Yin shook his head slowly and said, "wine is good wine and food is good food. Unfortunately, the old man is secretly hostile to us and conceals everything, which makes us on pins and needles. No matter how delicious the wine and food is, it becomes difficult to swallow."

After a pause, he said: "the old man is a big family in this town. I don't know how many people covet him. If someone comes to the door to find trouble in the future, it will lead to a repeat of today's events. I'm afraid that no one will stand up to help the old man."

With that, he didn't stop and walked out with big steps. Cheng Jin and a San and a Si also followed. Tang Yin's last words were actually a naked threat, which greatly changed the faces of the old mayor and the young woman.

The old mayor was not willing to let Tang Yin and others leave like this. He felt that they should be senior dignitaries of the Feng army. If he offended them, can he get better in the future? It's nothing to suffer for yourself. I'm afraid my family will also be involved.

He was so anxious that he was sweating all over his head. He chased Tang Yin and others from the hall to the courtyard of the vestibule. Seeing that Tang Yin and others were about to leave the gate, he crossed his heart, clenched his teeth and shouted, "Grandpa, stay here. Fifty miles east of the Town, there is a place called Huishui Bay, where there is no defense on the other side. Fishermen are fishing quietly there."

These words are more useful than anything. Tang Yin and his four men suddenly stopped their steps, turned back and looked at the old mayor together. The latter's face turned red, the sweat beads of beans rolled down, and his legs trembled suddenly.

On Tang Yin's originally expressionless face, his eyes bent sharply, the corners of his mouth provoked and showed a soft smile. He swayed back to the old mayor, patted him on the shoulder, smiled and said, "is that true, sir? Is there a place like huishuiwan?"

The old mayor nodded helplessly and said, "there is indeed this place. The river road there happens to be a big bend, the current is fast and dangerous, and ships are not suitable to dock on the shore, so it is also relatively difficult to deploy defense. In addition, it is far away from the capital, so Zhenjiang navy may give up defending there."

"It happened." Tang Yin's eyes twinkled and he said in his heart: This is a good opportunity! Thinking of this, he asked, "would you like to take me to see it?"

"Oh..." the old mayor hesitated and whispered, "now?" Fifty miles is not close, and the road on the shore is difficult to walk. It takes at least two or three hours to go once.

How can we delay such important military information? Tang Yin said positively, "it's now. Why, isn't it convenient for the old gentleman?"

"No, no, it's just a long way..."

Before he finished, Tang Yin said, "if the old man doesn't have a carriage at home, I can have someone arrange one."

According to Tang Yin, he has to go if he goes or not. The old mayor was helpless and said with a wry smile, "there are still carriages. Since... My Lord is determined to go, it's better for the little old man to obey his orders."

Tang Yin smiled happily, but Cheng Jin and a San and a Si frowned. They had never heard of backwater Bay. The king went so rashly. What if it was a trap? What if there is an accident?

Cheng Jin whispered, "young master..."

Tang Yin understood what he meant. Before he finished, he slightly waved his hand, turned his head and whispered, "it's all right. With our Lingwu, even if there is an accident, what can we do?"

That's what he said, but Cheng Jin was still worried. He whispered, "when you go out, your subordinates will send out a secret signal to remind the brother of the secret arrow to follow and protect."

"Good." Tang Yin nodded and didn't say much.

The old mayor took only one servant who drove the car and led Tang Yin to huishuiwan. A San and a Si rode around the carriage. Instead of riding, Tang Yin and Cheng Jin sat in the carriage and chatted with the old mayor.

On the way, Tang Yin said incomprehensibly, "our army has made a careful inspection of the upstream and downstream of Zhenjiang, but we have never found backwater Bay."

The old mayor said quietly, "the backwater Bay is an insignificant place, and the location is relatively closed. It's really not easy for outsiders to find it."

Tang Yin can understand this. It is extremely difficult for outsiders to get familiar with the local environment at once. Even if the spies of Tianyan and geonet are capable, they can't find all the places in the upper and lower reaches of Zhenjiang, let alone the place dozens of miles away from their own military barracks.

He smiled at the old mayor and said, "if huishuiwan is really a good place to cross the river, I will reward the old man a lot. It's not impossible for the old man to be the head of the city!"

The speaker has no intention, but the listener has a heart. The old mayor's heart moved secretly, and he doubted Tang Yin's identity.

To make a long story short, after walking along the bumpy path along the river for more than an hour, the carriage couldn't move forward. Here, there is no way to go on the shore. Looking around, there are strange rock walls, which can only pass through the mountains and forests on the shore.

Walking into the woods, Cheng Jin and a San and a Si were very careful and carefully observed their front, back, left and right for fear that there was an ambush nearby. However, their worries are superfluous. The forest is normal and there is no ambush at all.

There is a path in the forest. It seems that some people often pass here. They walk along the path in the forest for a while. When they come to the fork, the old mayor changes direction and walks to the fork. Cheng Jin caught up and asked, "old man, how long will it take to get there?"

"Soon, just follow this road out of the woods." The old mayor is obviously familiar with the environment here. After walking with the old mayor for a while, he came out of the mountains and forests. There was really a winding waterway in front of him.

This is a mountainous terrain. Zhenjiang just passes between the two mountains. From a cold look, it looks like a huge knife cutting a mountain in half from the center.

Due to the large slope up and down here and the existence of a huge bend, the river looks turbulent and abnormal. In addition, there is no sand on both sides of the river bank, there are many strange stones, and it is full of moss. It is light and slippery. It is difficult to find a place to stand. There is no defense at all in such a place, whether it is the north bank or the south bank.

Between the rocks at Tang Yin's feet, there are several small rafts hidden. Obviously, they belong to fishermen. Some fishermen use this place to fish in the river.

Tang Yin didn't know about water warfare, but he could see that it was really a unique place to cross the river.