From a son-in-law to a favorite of the empress

Chapter 747

The cavalry captain was not a high-ranking official, not even as high as a lieutenant. In the end, he was equivalent to three or five centurions. He was not in a high position and had no say.

Now he could help the Grand Marshal, which was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. He was about to rise to prominence.

The cavalry captain was still very excited. He quickly entered the village and was surrounded by dozens of Shuixi Miao soldiers holding scimitars.

After the bloody battle at Xiangshui Beach, all the major villages were now extremely vigilant.

The cavalry captain hurriedly said, "Don't do it! We are our own people!"

He jumped off his horse and shouted loudly, "Brothers, we are Cai Ni A Mei's people. We are here to help her pass on the message. Don't do it!"

As soon as these words came out, the Miao soldiers around looked at each other and slowly stepped back a few steps.

One of them said, "You are Cai Ni A Mei's people? What evidence do you have?"

I have no evidence! I am just a messenger.

The cavalry captain said: "Here is a blood letter written by Cai Ni to Grandpa Murong! We need to help pass it over now, but we don't know the way, so we came to you to ask for directions."

"Blood letter? Cai Ni's blood letter?"

The surroundings were in an uproar, and everyone's face changed.

"What happened to Cai Ni?"

"Did something happen to her?"

"Oh, stop asking, it must be urgent, take them to find Grandpa Murong, there are only ten of them, even if they are spies, what can they do!"

"Don't worry, take a look at the blood letter first!"

Hearing this, the cavalry captain also quickly unfolded the cloth in his arms and shouted: "Look! This is really written by Cai Ni! It's a matter of urgency!"

Everyone looked at it and immediately changed color.

They didn't recognize a single word because they were illiterate.

"It is indeed Cai Ni's sister's blood letter!"

"Take them there quickly!"

"Follow us!"

Several young men jumped on their horses, hugged the cavalrymen's waists, and headed straight ahead.

This is the westernmost part of Shuixi, and it is still a long way from Baihua Village. Fortunately, there are locals leading the way, and they have been walking straight along the path in the river valley, and the speed is not slow.

On Zhou Yuan's side, he did not encounter any more difficult problems.

Because An Fuman's army has been walking along the river, and there is no sign of stopping to cross the river and land.

This made Zhou Yuan feel relieved. He thought that if An Fuman landed in advance, he would still be in the woods on the river bank to see enemies everywhere. These rebels were already demoralized, and seeing enemies everywhere would scare the other side to death.

But the other side did not give him this opportunity to show off.

Zhou Yuan slapped his head and said immediately: "Xiangshui Beach! Damn! How could I overlook this!"

It wasn't long since the bloody battle at Xiangshui Beach ended. An Fuman's boats should all be docked there, which means that from the very beginning he had decided to go all the way to Xiangshui Village before crossing the river and landing.

Damn, why bother guessing!

Zhou Yuan smiled bitterly and shook his head, and continued to move forward with his men.

It took a whole day to walk from the west of Shuixi to Xiangshui Beach. It was not until nightfall that Zhou Yuan finally led the army to the beach of Xiangshui Village.

"Everyone go to the woods! Tie up the horses, feed them, don't make a fire, just eat the dry food you carry with you."

Zhou Yuan gave orders while quietly walking out of the woods, and then he saw a series of torches, hundreds and thousands of Miao soldiers rushing from a distance, all holding scimitars, looking aggressive.

Zhou Yuan was startled. After the tragedy at Xiangshui Beach, it seemed that Shuixi Miao Village was well prepared. The young people had formed their own militia to fight against An Fuman's army.

He saw the leader and breathed a sigh of relief. He immediately shouted: "Shuizhou! Put out the torch!"

"Kill them...slowly!"

Shuizhou just shouted and saw Zhou Yuan's figure clearly. He glared and said: "You...why is it you?"

Zhou Yuan strode forward, glanced at him, and said in a deep voice: "An Fuman has been defeated. He is on the other side with his remnants, trying to cross the river and control Shuixi."

"I brought the cavalry here first, ready to catch them off guard. You put out the fire quickly and don't let the other side find out."

"The forest is full of my people, don't worry."

Shuizhou had a cold face and hesitated but didn't speak.

Zhou Yuan said: "Don't hesitate! If you don't trust me, how can you not trust Cai Ni? She is on the way and will be here soon."

"My people have sent someone to inform Grandpa Murong, and he is also on the way with his men. Tonight is the time for us to eliminate An Fuman."

Until this time, Shui Zhou gritted his teeth and shouted: "Put out the fire!"

Obviously, after the tragedy at Xiangshui Beach, he has a high prestige among the young people in Shuixi, and everyone listens to him.This guy was not a fool. He looked at Zhou Yuan and gritted his teeth and said, "How should we cooperate with you?"

Zhou Yuan said, "The torches are out. Your people will ambush in the woods on the east side and wait for the opportunity. When the people on the other side cross the river and all go ashore and tie up the boat, my people will take action."

"When you see my people take action, you will take action directly to surround and kill the remnants of An Fuman."

"In addition, Grandpa Murong must be bringing people here. You need to send your confidants to meet them. There are three or four thousand remnants of An Fuman. Even if we ambush them, our number is not enough."

Shui Zhou took a deep breath, with hatred in his eyes, and said in a deep voice, "I understand. Leave Shuixi to me!"

He just blew a few whistles and made a few gestures, and the Miao soldiers understood what he meant and retreated to the woods on the east side.

At this moment, Mu Rong was also gathering people everywhere. He and other elders of the village called on the young people of each village to rush to Xiangshui Beach as quickly as possible.

He knew better than Zhou Yuan that An Fuman's boat was at Xiangshui Beach. If the other party wanted to cross the river, they must cross the river at Xiangshui Beach.

The beach here is spacious enough to accommodate thousands of people landing at the same time. There is no more suitable place than here.

"Revenge for the folks of Shuixi! Today!"

Mu Rong roared, and together with Shi Hai, Li Song and other elders, he called on the young people of each village to form a huge team of thousands of people and marched towards Xiangshui Village.

If they were given another three days, they could organize tens of thousands of young people in Shuixi.

But now time is tight, and these thousands of people are already the largest Miao army they can organize.

For them, the night road is not stressful at all. The terrain that has long been memorized is like engraved in their souls. Everyone is walking briskly and heading towards Xiangshui Beach at the fastest speed.

But things don't always develop as expected. Before the Shuixi Miao soldiers called by Mu Rong arrived, An Fuman's army had already boarded the ship and was ready to land.

Zhou Yuan was also anxious at this moment. After all, these Miao soldiers were hot-blooded and wanted to rush and kill anyone they saw. However, the number gap was too large. Even if the enemy's morale was low, they could not be surrounded and killed by these hundreds or thousands of people. If they were desperate, the price might be very high.

"Shuizhou, listen to me."

Zhou Yuan said in a deep voice: "We are few in number now, so we must not act impulsively. Only by following my arrangements can we minimize the losses."

"Wait until all of them have landed and tied up the boats. We will not rush out, but disperse the people and shake the branches to give them a lot of illusions."

"Your people should walk in the woods around this mudflat, constantly making noises and roaring to make them mess up first."

"My people will be responsible for the charge!"

Shuizhou frowned and said: "You only have a few hundred people."

Zhou Yuan said: "Fighting is not about numbers. My people can enforce discipline, which is very important."

"But your people will not be able to rush out if they rush in."

"Listen to me! Don't let the Miao brothers make unnecessary sacrifices!"

Shuizhou was silent for a moment, then slowly nodded and said: "Listen to you, you are a hero, we all know your reputation."

After he finished speaking, he began to whistle and commanded the Miao soldiers to slowly disperse into the woods.