The two men walked into the hall, first one was thin, wearing Northwest Army officer uniforms, which looked less fit. A pair of slightly cloudy eyes with more white and less black eyes, but a trace of shimmer appeared inadvertently. The latter one was dark in skin, sparse hair on the top of his head, a pair of goldfish eyes, hanging eyebrows, wide mouth and buck teeth, and a strong body made his body tightly tightly.

"I am humble, He Zicai, Lu Da has met two adults." Seeing a young casual man sitting above the seat, a middle-aged man sitting next to him was probably a staff member. The two knew that this young man was probably the current master and the hope of his own clan. As the elites selected from the Changfenghui to train the Northwest Navy, they not only selected one of the top water skills selected from a hundred miles away, but also were all bloody men who could sacrifice their lives for the clan members.

Before coming to the northwest, the leader of the Huishou had made special instructions to them, obeying orders and completely obeying the arrangements of the northwest. Fortunately, there was no other special job after coming to the northwest. Apart from training those soldiers who were not water-free, there was nothing else. It was not until a few days ago that they received an order to quickly arrive in Hanzhong to prepare to board the ship and accept the mission.

Wufeng looked at the two people in front of him carefully. To be honest, except for feeling that they were stronger, they could not see any other way. However, since they were experts selected by Changfeng, they would not be worse than that, and they were also not well versed in water. Hanzhong had to sit all the way to the imperial capital, and there were more than ten days of water journey. There were not many excellent experts on water skills, so no one could sit on the boat.

"Please sit down, please." Although he had joined the Northwest Army, Wufeng was very polite considering his special identities. He raised his right hand and signaled the two to take the seat.

"I dare not take the humble position." The two of them followed the orders carefully and did not dare to be presumptuous.

"Sit. Since sir, you can sit." Wang Liao also saw the restraint of the two and said politely, "Two, our party will board the ship tomorrow. I wonder how the two of you check the condition of the ship?"

"Sir, everything on the ship has been checked and there is no mistake. However, the ship's warning tonight is still under the responsibility of the Hanzhong defenders. The two of them are a little worried. If someone deliberately destroys it, it will be enough to do many things overnight." The thin man called He Zicai bowed.

"Well, are you worried that someone will destroy it tonight?" Wu Feng asked in surprise.

"No, you misunderstood. You just need to be careful to sail the ship for thousands of years, especially from Hanzhong through Jincheng to Huanggang, there are many dangerous shoals and gorges in the middle. The water flows fast and the ship is not easy to control. If you are not careful, the ship will be destroyed and the person will die. Adults have a wealth of gold and precious body, and you have to be careful." The thin man quickly explained, "Many objects on the ship are very special. If you are intentionally damaged and concealed very cleverly, it will be difficult to find it. However, when encountering rapids and dangerous shoals, it will lead to an irreparable disaster."

"Well, since that's the case, you can get on the boat tonight, and you need to be familiar with the situation of the ship. Although the sailors responsible for driving tomorrow were sent by Hanzhong, you are responsible for the important positions." Wu Feng nodded in agreement with the other party's point of view, "How many people have you come?"

"Sir Hui, we came two hundred people, of which 80 were our old brothers from the Changfeng Association. The remaining 120 were also selected from the Northwest Navy, and they were completely qualified to drive these ships." He Zicai was excited when he saw Wufeng agree with his opinion, and immediately intervened.

"There is no need. After all, this ship is still from the Hanzhong navy. It is not good for us to occupy the magpie nest like this. However, we can strengthen surveillance. As long as the other party has abnormal movements, we can deal with it without mercy." Although there is no clear explanation of what means to deal with it, Wufeng's tone clearly expressed his meaning.

"I understand, please don't worry, sir." A trace of murderous aura flashed across the thin man's face, "No accident will happen."

This is a fleet of two medium-sized passenger ships and three medium-sized warships. Since the waterways from Hanzhong to Jiangnan are all within the control of the Imperial River Water Army, there is no expectation that there will be any major water war. Even if there are, there are only small groups of water bandits. Such fleets with warships escort can be seen as not ordinary people at first glance. These water bandits with keen sense of smell and vicious eyes dare not provoke them casually.

Wufeng and his party naturally rode a passenger ship in the middle, which was a three-masted sailboat. Since it was all the way from Hanzhong to the east, and it was the autumn water rise season, the sails on the mast became decorations. The hull of the passenger ship was quite spacious, with a center of more than fifteen meters of hull that could accommodate thirty or fifty people to rest, but now it is divided into three cabins. The middle one is naturally Yumeng Gong's bedroom, the back one is Yumeng's living room, and the front one becomes the duty room for the close guards.

A book bank in the living room was next to the porthole. The wooden window supported by the wooden poles welcomed the warm sunshine. She sat by the window and watched the river bank view. The fleet down the water was moving very fast, especially after entering the narrow mountainous area, and the speed was even faster. The helmsmen were focusing on the flags of the lookouts in front of them, ready to change directions at any time. Although the scale of the two military ships leading the way was not large, they were already quite good in the inland rivers. Each of them had 150 soldiers, 50 sailors, and dozens of northwest naval troops and guards responsible for command and monitoring. Each warship had more than 200 combat power. There were also a medium-sized stone catapult in front of the bow and on both sides of the left and right sides of the ship. This combat power was far from being provoked by ordinary bandits and water thieves.

He Zicai stood in the shadow of the cabin on the bow with a gloomy face and stared motionlessly in front of him. From Hanzhong, Wufeng boldly handed over control of the entire fleet to him. This made him feel a little excited, but more nervous. Although only these five ships were just a trivial matter for him, most of the people on the ship were not water-oriented, especially his own master and his family guards. They were probably not water-oriented or water-oriented. Once something went wrong, they were not as easy as his brothers. If they went into the water, they would not be able to afford it.

In fact, on the surface, there seems to be nothing to doubt along the way. The sailors on the boat also acted in a normal manner, and the soldiers acted very honestly. But it was precisely because of these normal performances that He Zicai always had a strange premonition in his heart. This journey seemed not that simple. In the words of the adults, the person who assassinated him would definitely choose to take action on the water. After all, the power on the water is weaker. After all, no one can control it after land, so if you want to take action, you can only choose to take action on this water road.

Although He Zicai comes from the East Ocean, as a core figure of a water bandit gang, he is also very clear about the situation of the water pirates active in the Han River, Jinjiang and Yajiang section. It should be said that there are not many water pirates famous on this section of the waterway. Only the Qutang Gorge at the junction of Hanzhong and Jincheng and the Flying Fish Gorge on Xiling Gorge between Jincheng and Huanggang are slightly famous. However, if you want to compete with the Imperial Navy, He Zicai does not believe that they have this strength.

The water flowed east along the road, and the water flowed very fast, and the ship almost stopped. At He Zicai's suggestion, the fleet did not even stop the middle of the battle. He let the ship down. After passing Qutang Gorge, he still did not encounter any random things. Everything seemed very calm. Even Lu Da, who was responsible for the warship ahead, felt that his sworn brother was a little oversensitive, but the bad premonition in He Zicai's heart was getting heavier and heavier. But at this time he ordered the sailors and soldiers on the ship to strengthen their defense, and only he supervised the old brothers under his command to be more vigilant.

One day from Hanzhong, he had already crossed Qutang Gorge and arrived in Jincheng. In addition to the mouth of Qutang Gorge, the narrow and turbulent waterway suddenly widened here, and the water flow also calmly sootheed. However, it was already dark at this time. This was the first dock on the waterway in Jincheng - Huaikou. There was still eighty miles ahead of him. The fleet could only stop here and stay overnight. Originally, He Zicai advocated going east while he was at night. Seeing that Jincheng Mansion had already sent a corps of soldiers to welcome Wufeng, he had to stay.

Welcoming and seeing off, we finally sent out a group of boring businessmen. Wufeng and Situ Yutang were almost relieved at the same time. When they returned to their respective boats, it was time to take the lights. Some soldiers had already arrived ashore and were responsible for the guarding tasks on the shore with the troops sent by Jincheng Mansion. The five ships leaned on the dock, and everything seemed very quiet.

However, He Zicai did not think so. Behind his calmness, there was often murderous intent, which was a lesson learned from experience. The other party did not invite Wufeng and his party to rest ashore because Huaikou was too small and there was no suitable resting place, which made He Zicai even more uneasy. The defensive task on the boat at night was even more arduous. In addition to arranging the sailors on duty at night, he divided the 200 people he brought into three shifts and concentrated on Wufeng and Situ Yutang's boats. He even suggested that Situ Yutang and Wufeng share a boat at night to facilitate prevention, but Situ Yutang firmly refused. Wufeng's guards were also divided into two shifts to guard Wufeng in the boat.
Chapter completed!