Chapter 773: Chart 19
Zhao Yuan was racking his brains to find the second chart. On the other hand, Zhang Sixi was walking in the wilderness with a group of people at this moment, trying to avoid the pursuit of the people and approaching ahead with difficulty.
For everyone, the biggest problem is actually the problem of food and drink, but this does not seem to be a difficult task. The people chasing were thinking of arranging people along the way, but they did not go to the forest to chase Zhang Sixi and others. They should be able to catch fish or kill some actions to serve as food. Although their stomachs were not full, they could still be taken down. In addition, most of them were martial arts practitioners, with good physical fitness and would not fall down so easily.
Five days passed in a flash, and the people who were originally staying at the first dock could no longer wait.
This person is Zhang Biao. At this moment, he is sitting in a room. From here, you can easily see the panoramic view of the pier. The pier seems to be no different from the ones before. It is also crowded and very busy, but many porters and others inside have already changed hands without realizing it!
They paid close attention to everyone who appeared in front of them. Once something was wrong, they could do it immediately. As for the appearance of Zhang Sixi, Ye Kai and others, they had already kept it in mind and would never read it wrong.
Then, after a long time passed, Ye Kai and others did not appear at the dock as they thought, and there were many spies arranged along the way, but there was still no trace.
"No news has been heard yet?"
Zhang Biao put the wine bowl in his hand on the table, then wiped his mouth and asked the subordinate who came.
The subordinate said, "They have not been found yet."
"Brother, do you think they didn't come here?"
A big man opposite Zhang Biao said that this person's surname is Zhang, and he is Zhang Biao's cousin, named Zhang Shi.
Zhang Biao said: "What do you mean?"
Zhang Shi said: "Look, Ye Kai is not a fool either. Since we have intercepted them in the inn, they must have known that their plan has failed. He must have arranged a lot of spies along the way, and the dock should have been occupied by us. Therefore, I think they should not be stupid until now and still come to this place!"
Zhang Biao thought for a while and said, "It seems that the same is true. So where do you think they should be now?"
Zhang Shi said: "I think it is impossible for them to come here! But the waterway is still the best place for them to escape, so I think their target should be other piers!"
Zhang Biao said: "We have controlled the docks along the way. Where can they choose other docks?"
Zhang Shi said: "The wharfs along the way have indeed been controlled by us, so they have to find ways to snatch ships. And according to the current situation, they should choose the wharf at the farthest. In this way, once the snatch is successful, they will naturally be able to escape as quickly as possible!"
Zhang Biao slapped the table hard and said, "It's not that easy to leave. Let's go to the front pier now. I'm waiting there to see if they can come!"
After saying that, Teng stood up and walked out with great strides, while Zhang Shi and others followed closely behind.
On the other hand, Zhang Sixi and others were still walking along the mountain road. They directly avoided several piers along the way. Although the journey was a bit difficult, fortunately there were no pursuers along the way, so they would not be chased like rabbits and they were chasing around.
But now they are still a little confused. After all, they dare not really get close to the dock now, so they only move forward with a little blindness.
After several days, they finally arrived at the last dock in this area. Once they passed this dock, they were facing mountains and ridges. It took several times more time to travel through this mountainous area. In other words, this section of the road may be able to pass through in one day, but if they walked on the mountain, it would take at least ten days.
But they did not go there immediately, but others rested on the spot, while Ye Kai and Zhang Sixi quietly arrived near the dock to check the movements of the dock.
Although the geographical location of this wharf is very important, it is the last wharf after all. Its business is actually not as good as the previous wharfs.
However, it seems a bit busy right now. There are people coming and going on the pier, and there are two ships docked on the water surface of the pier.
"Do you think there is something wrong here?"
Ye Kai looked at the dock in front of him and asked Zhang Sixi.
Zhang Sixi snorted coldly and said, "Of course the problem is not small. From our plan to start the first dock road, this wharf, there are three docks on the way. The land route between the dock and the dock is completely and very uneven. If transportation is very high, ordinary merchants will choose to start shipping from the initial dock, so the business of the last dock should be very bleak! But now there are people coming and going to be people coming and going, and the business is very good. But if you look closely, you will find that the guys and porters below seem to be busy, but in fact they are just moving back and forth with things, pretending to be there! They are actually just chasing soldiers and waiting for the rabbit here."
Ye Kai nodded and said, "I looked carefully, but there is another point. Will those ships leaving choose this place as the last supply station to prepare for food and drink here?"
Zhang Sixi did not answer directly, but asked back: "Since the head of the chief escort chose this path, he must know this path well. So I would like to ask how long it will take to get to the next pier when you go down from this pier?"
Ye Kai thought for a moment and said, "It's only about two days! The following section of the river is stable, and it's very suitable for sailing whether it's downstream or you're going against the current!"
Zhang Sixi said: "Since it's only two days, they won't delay here at noon. Even if it's replenished supplies, it's very fast. It's not just that too much time is spent here. In addition, if this pier is really busy, there will naturally be villages or markets around the pier. However, there are only a few houses in the pier, so I can conclude that the people below are ambushers, but we are just waiting for us to fall into the trap here!
Ye Kai said: "Good, good eyesight, so what do you think we should do now?"
Zhang Sixi said, "Wait!"
Ye Kai said: "Wait?"
Zhang Sixi said: "As I said before, when they think we have fled across mountains and rivers, then they give up here and go after us!"
Ye Kai said: "Do you really think they think we ran away?"
Zhang Sixi said: "Of course it is entirely possible. Now they are waiting for our prey to come to the door. If we don't show up, they will not be able to sit still. At this time, we have to compare to see who can keep calm."
They are now prey, but others are hunters. If the hunter thinks that the prey will definitely take this path, if they find that the prey has not appeared after a while, they will definitely think that the prey has escaped from another road. How could they stay here and wait at this time? No matter how cleverly the trap is arranged, if they cannot catch the prey, then the trap is just a decoration.
Ye Kai thought about it and said, "Okay, let's wait here according to your wishes!"
The two left here quietly and met with the others. Then Ye Kai expressed his thoughts. He did not emphasize again that this was Zhang Sixi's idea. After all, among these people, only he speaks with the most prestige!
Since Ye Kai said it, no one else had any objection, the group walked inside for a while and chose a place to temporarily garrison.
Several days later, Ye Kai and others never appeared at the last wharf, and there was no news of anyone appearing in the other wharfs!
As Zhang Sixi had been treated, Zhang Biao could not sit still and walked around in front of the house anxiously. As for Zhang Shi, after listening to his subordinates' rewards, he said: "There is no news everywhere, and these people seem to have disappeared, and there is no news of missing ships along the way."
Zhang Biao said: "I don't think they disappeared, but simply gave up on the waterway, crossed the mountains and slipped away from other roads!"
Zhang Shi said in surprise: "Slide away from other roads? But it's very difficult to walk along the way!"
Zhang Biao said: "Although other roads are very difficult to walk, they do not mean they can't walk. Now that we think we underestimated this man surnamed Ye. Since he knew that we would set up ambush along the way, how could he go to the dock honestly? Wouldn't he fall into a trap? I don't think he would be so stupid. At this time, they would rather choose a difficult mountain road, which would at least make it very difficult for us to track it."
Zhang Shi listened to Zhang Biao's words and said, "In other words, they have already walked the mountain road now, but in this way, it is difficult for us to track them!"
Zhang Biao said with a calm face: "It is difficult to track down and you must go. You don't know what kind of temper that lord is. If we can't complete the task, then we are unlucky? In this way, you leave and take people into the mountain and find a way to find them. I will immediately chase them from the waterway. It is impossible for them to come out without entering the mountain!"
When Zhang Biao heard that the adult, Zhang Shi's body trembled and said, "Okay, I'll do it right now!"
After the division of labor was completed, Zhang Shi was immediately anxious and went straight into the mountain. He began to chase Ye Kai and others along the mountain road. Of course, for them, entering the mountain was like entering a maze. It was not easy to find Ye Kai and the others in the mountain, and now they had no other choice!
On the other hand, Zhang Shi immediately took his people from the waterway and started running straight downstream. The dock that originally looked lively on the surface has now become deserted all of a sudden.
On this side, Ye Kai sent someone to keep staring at him. After finding that Zhang Biao and the others left, he immediately went to report. After receiving the news, Ye Kai immediately said happily: "These people really can't sit still! Let's go and grab the ship now!"
The old Taoist priest who had never spoken much at this time said slowly: "Don't worry, don't worry!"
Ye Kai stopped after hearing this and asked, "What's not in a hurry?"
The old Taoist priest said, "Even if he wants to go, he will have to wait for the day after others leave. Now he is rushing forward. If others don't go far, wouldn't this flying pigeon send a letter or something? Wouldn't he come back immediately?"
Ye Kai thought carefully, then nodded and said, "Well, you said this well. Now it seems that it is not a time to be anxious. By the way, when you come back, did you see a boat on the dock?"
The disciple who went to inquire said, "There is no ship!"
Ye Kai said: "If there is no ship, then they must have taken all the ships away. Now it seems that we have to wait for a ship, and we can't alarm the enemy!"
Although the chasing people entered the mountain and the other chased them from the water, it did not mean that they had no ambush at the dock. If they could not find the boat to leave in time, wouldn’t they be surrounded soon? By then, they would have been shocked and there was no way to leave, but they would have put themselves in trouble.
Anyway, I have been hiding for more than a few days, so I don’t care about more than a day. Ye Kai also knew in his heart that the most important thing now is patience!
After Ye Kai said this, the others naturally had no objection, and the group waited patiently again. The next morning, just as the sky was dawn, Ye Kai and others left the place where they hid and quietly arrived at the dock.
It seemed that God was also favoring them. At this moment, a ship was docked at the dock. This ship was mainly used for cargo. When he arrived here last night, the boss was worried about the accident at night, so he finally chose to stay here and planned to wait for dawn to set off. He probably never expected that it would be cheaper in the end, Ye Kai and others.
However, Ye Kai and others did not snatch the cargo ship, but sneaked onto the ship. A lot of goods were piled up on the ship, and they were covered with cloth. Seven people quietly hid in the cargo.
At dawn, the boatman and the boatman were resting and then prepared to set off. However, at this moment, a team of people arrived here and the leader asked loudly, "What are you pulling on this boat?"
Chapter completed!