The Warriors of the Three Kingdoms

Gan Ning finally started to act at this time.

When Liu Zheng communicated with Guo Jia and others before, Gan Ning had no culture, so he couldn't get in the way. In addition to his identity, he didn't have anything to do with him at all, but now, he finally saw some people who needed to use him. Gan Ning naturally wants to perform well when

Liu Zheng seemed to have known for a long time that Gan Ning would stand up, and he himself had no intention of fighting these seven or eight strong men, but took the initiative to take a step back.

Those seven or eight people had already approached Liu Zheng's side, and at this moment Gan Ning also raised his knife and slashed at him.

There were a few jingling sounds.

Accompanied by screams.

I thought it would be a one-sided battle, but it soon came to an end, and Zhou Zhou's expression was stunned.

"This"

Zhou Qi opened his eyes, as if he couldn't believe it.

Seven or eight of his brothers were killed by Gan Ning in the blink of an eye, blood stained the ground, lying on the ground in disorder.

At this time, Gan Ning walked towards Zhou Qi directly. At this time, Zhou Qi did not have the arrogance and domineering look at the beginning, and he was shaking with fright.

"don't"

He turned around and wanted to run back, but Gan Ning swung the knife forward.

The long knife flew in front of Zhou Qi, hit the ground, and shook a bit.

"Run again, the next knife will be aimed directly at your back!"

Gan Ning picked it up casually, the weapons of the seven or eight dead strong men on the ground.

The period when he ran with his legs was shocked by the sharp breath of the knife.

Although the two legs disobeyed the command and wanted to run forward, they still stopped at this moment. The fear of death still made Zhou Qi not dare to move forward.

He stopped tremblingly, then turned his head in horror and looked at Liu Zheng.

Liu Zheng has already taken a few steps forward slowly at this time, approaching the already frightened cycle.

He slowly opened the bulging purse in his hand, took out some stones from it, and glanced at Zhou Qi with a sneer.

"Look, I didn't intend to have a good deal with you at first, but you challenged me first."

After Liu Zheng took out a few stones, he threw the purse in front of Zhou Qi.

Looking at the stone in front of him, Zhou Zhou's face turned pale. Only at this moment did he realize that it was not he who was plotting against Liu Zheng, but Liu Zheng was also plotting against him.

Chapter 312 The Man Behind the Scenes

"You didn't want to trade with me from the beginning?"

Looking at the stones on the ground, Zhou Zhou understood Liu Zheng's thoughts, and the expression on his face seemed a little unnatural, a little surprised amidst fear.

"It's not too late to know now, tell me why you want to rob me!"

Liu Zheng didn't ask Zhou Zhou where the goods he showed him in Moling before came from, but wanted to ask why Zhou Zhou wanted to rob.

Mingming Zhou, this guy, can use those goods, find a buyer, sell them, and maybe, no matter what, he can make a lot of money.

Zhou Zhou looked terrified, although he was reluctant to talk to Liu Zheng, but seeing Liu Zheng's aggressive eyes, he knew that if he didn't speak up, he might have a hard time living, so he could only bite the bullet and explain to Liu Zheng.

"I, I, saw that you were alone and without guards, so I became malicious!"

"So, do you really have those goods in your hand?"

When Liu Zheng heard Zhou Zhou's answer, he actually understood a little bit in his heart. Not to mention that Zhou Zhou would have such bad thoughts, I am afraid that Liu Zheng himself would consider cheating and cheating when encountering such a situation. possible.

The things in Zhou Qi's hands are of unknown origin, no one knows, and he is also careful when trading, and no one even knows that Liu Zheng is trading with Qi Qi.

Coupled with Liu Zheng's strong financial resources and the fact that he looks like a wealthy rich second generation wandering outside, valued by people like Zhou Qi, it is normal to want to rob money.

If Zhou Zhou really colluded with the group of people who robbed the ship, it would not be unusual for such trivial things as murdering money and killing people. After all, Liu Zheng knew very well that those people not only robbed the ship, but also All the crew members and guards on the ship, Ma Tongtong, were killed.

Cruel and ruthless, he was not much inferior to Liu Zheng.

"The goods are indeed there, but the goods are not here."

Liu Zheng didn't care why Zhou Qi wanted to kill him, what he cared about was the batch of goods in Zhou Qi's hands.

"Let's put it this way, just tell me, who robbed this batch of goods from!"

Liu Zheng's question now would not surprise Zhou Qi at all.

Although Zhou Qi tried his best to tell Liu Zheng that all these goods came from legitimate sources and reassure Liu Zheng, in fact, they all knew in private that if these goods came from legitimate sources, Qi Qi didn't have to rush to sell them as soon as possible.

Hearing what Liu Zheng said at this time, Zhou Zhou didn't answer directly, but hesitated for a while.

Liu Zheng stared closely at Zhou Zhou's eyes, saw the deep fear in Zhou Zhou's eyes, and continued to sneer.

"Tell me, if you don't say it, do you think you can leave here alive today?"

The threat of death still made Zhou Qi more fearful. After hesitating for a moment, he still spoke to Liu Zheng.

"These goods were robbed on this river more than a month ago. I don't know exactly who robbed them or which firm."

Zhou Qi didn't reveal all the news he knew, but revealed part of it.

Liu Zheng already knew what he was talking about. The reason why he didn't directly ask who was behind the scenes was because he wanted to slowly dig out the contents of Zhou Zhou's heart and analyze all the secrets he had hidden.

"I don't know which firm it belongs to, so let me tell you. You robbed the cargo ship of Mi's family in Xuzhou a month ago. Do you think I'm right?"

Originally, Zhou Qi had expected himself to conceal some content, so that he could confuse him with a few words. As long as he said a few half-truths, maybe Liu Zheng would not continue to pursue it. Anyway, Liu Zheng didn't know his identity.

But when Liu Zheng told the information about the Mi family, and told him exactly where the goods were snatched from, Zhou Zhou became a little restless. He looked at Liu Zheng with eyes full of surprise and fear, thinking that his heart He saw through the small abacus.

"How do you know?"

"Hmph, not only do I know that I also know exactly how many of these goods are there, so don't play tricks with me, just tell me everything you know!"

"Who is the leader of you who robbed Mi's merchant ship?"

Originally, Zhou Qi had hoped to conceal some content, but after hearing Liu Zheng's question again at this time, his heart sank suddenly.

Seeing Liu Zheng's sharp eyes and murderous look, he knew that if he continued to lie and not cooperate, Liu Zheng might swing a knife and kill him here in the next second.

"I told you not to kill me. I don't know the name of our leader. We just call him Yantou!"

"Head Yan? Who is he?"

Liu Zheng frowned when he heard the name from Zhou Zhou's mouth, in his opinion.This person doesn't seem to have heard of it.

"I don't know who he is. I'm just a small boss below. I can't get in touch with those high-level people. I only know that he is the bandit Zongshuai in the nearby area. He is very powerful and has 7000 people under his command. !"

Although Zhou Zhou didn't say the exact name of the person who hijacked the ship, at this time Liu Zheng already had a rough idea in his mind.

Although Zhou Zhou didn't directly say who this person was, Liu Zheng roughly guessed that this person was Yan Baihu when he heard the word Yan.

He is also one of the four water thieves in the waters of Poyang Lake, and he is the strongest one. He is the only one who has the ability to remain calm on the water, even forcibly looting the merchant ship protected by Zu Lang without fear of Zu Lang's reputation.

Only Yan Baihu has this ability.

Moreover, Liu Zheng had actually suspected Yan Baihu in the early morning, but there was no definite evidence. Now that he heard the news from Zhou Zhou, he was somewhat certain.

"Where are those goods now?"

After knowing that this matter was related to Yan Baihu, Liu Zheng was not in a hurry to learn about Yan Baihu from Zhou Zhou, but wanted to get back the stolen goods. Not a lot.

"Everything is in Wu County, not here."

When Liu Zheng learned the news from Zhou Zhou, a fleet of four or five warships had already appeared far away on the river.

The appearance of these warships did not attract Liu Zheng's attention, because Liu Zheng knew that these were his own people.

As soon as the boat approached, it was Zu Lang's soldiers who followed the clues left by Gan Ning and chased them all the way.

Zu Lang led hundreds of soldiers and horses down from the boat, and saw Liu Zheng on the shore at a glance.

Chapter 313 Yan Xing and Yan Baihu

"My lord, the end will be late."

Zu Lang led the soldiers and approached Liu Zheng, and when he saw several corpses lying on the ground, his face was already a little unsightly.

Fortunately, seeing that Liu Zheng didn't seem to have any serious problems, Zu Lang calmed down a little, and then hurriedly apologized to Liu Zheng.

Liu Zheng waved his hand, indicating that he was fine and wanted to continue the interrogation cycle.

But at this time, when he saw Zu Lang beside Liu Zheng and those warships on the river, he couldn't bear it anymore, and cried out in fright.

He knew Zu Lang, at least he was a person who made a living on the river, even if he didn't know Zu Lang, he knew Zu Lang's boat.

As soon as Zu Lang appeared, Zhou Qi knew he was doomed.

"My lord, is this the kid who robbed our ship?"

Seeing that Liu Zheng was fine, Zu Lang no longer entangled with Liu Zheng's affairs, but focused on Zhou Qi who was kneeling on the ground.

Although Zu Lang was very angry at this time, he still forcibly held back his inner anger and stared at Zhou Qi.

Liu Zheng looked at the cycle in front of him.

"He probably wasn't the one who hijacked the ship, but he must have been involved. This guy is still useful. Let him live first. If you want to know anything, you can stay and interrogate. It's not suitable to stay here for a long time. Clean up the scene and let's leave here first."

Liu Zheng didn't stay here for too long. Although it is very unlikely that Zhou Zhou still has his party, this place is not very far from Moling City, and on the river, some merchant ships pass by here from time to time.

It may not be discovered for a while, but after a long time, it will be easily exposed. Liu Zheng still doesn't want to turn against Yan Baihu directly.

No matter how you say it, Yan Baihu is the most powerful of the four water thieves. Whether it is his strength or his influence in the waters of Poyang Lake, he is second to none.

If Liu Zheng confronted him now, it would not be so easy to defeat Yan Baihu with Zu Lang's more than 3000 men.

Soon, after Liu Zheng's order, Zu Lang and others took Zhou Qi and left from here.

After returning to Zu Lang's nearby stronghold, Liu Zheng did not continue to participate in the interrogation of Zhou Zhou. Now that he has been caught, leave the rest to Zu Lang Xu You and the others. There is no need to participate in everything.

Just wait for them to end the interrogation cycle, and then tell Liu Zheng the final result.

Not long after, under the torture of Zu Lang and Xu You, Zhou Qi naturally couldn't hide anything, and explained everything.

Xu You and Zu Lang came to return Liu Zheng.

"How about it, did that guy explain it?"

"Tell me, my lord. Although he said it, this guy is not a core member. He is just a disciple of a small family in Moling County who colluded with thieves. He doesn't know much. He didn't participate in the robbery of the ship last time. I just know that the thieves over there have robbed some goods."

"I have already guessed all of these, but it doesn't matter, this is even better. Let us know some things in advance. Instead of using the thousands of soldiers in our hands to directly confront the opponent, it allows us to plan ahead and deal with that Yan head."

"By the way, do you know about that Yan head? Is it Yan Baihu?"

Liu Zheng is not particularly clear about the sphere of influence in this area, but Zu Lang is different. He is a water thief in this area. In comparison, he must know better than Liu Zheng.

"As far as I know, this Yantou is not Yan Baihu, but some troops entrenched near Danyang County, and Yan Baihu is in Kuaiji County. Although they are not far apart, they should be two forces, but me and That Yantou has no contact, maybe that Yantou has some relationship with Yan Baihu."

"Not Yan Baihu?"

When Liu Zheng heard Zu Lang's words, the expression on his face changed slightly. At first he thought that the Yan head was Yan Baihu, but after hearing that it was not Yan Baihu, Liu Zheng felt much less stressed.

"However, even if it's not Yan Baihu, you should be more cautious. First ask where Yan's lair is, and then send someone over to inquire about the news. After we figure out the other party's situation, we will kill him. Since we dare Ignore your men and horses in these waters, and you will bear our wrath!"

Liu Zheng gave Zu Lang an order, which immediately cheered up Zu Lang, agreed loudly to Liu Zheng, and immediately went down to get busy.

In just two days, Zu Lang's subordinates have found out some information about Yan Tou.

Danyang is actually not particularly famous. The most famous thing is that it is the earliest capital of Chu State.

But during the Three Kingdoms period, Danyang was more famous for its soldiers and horses, and Danyang was good at producing warriors.

The most famous thing is that Sun Ce only had [-] soldiers and horses at the beginning, relying on these [-] Danyang elite soldiers, he fought a huge Wu Kingdom.

When Liu Zheng heard the word elixir, he actually thought of it. No wonder Yan Tou had the guts to attack Zu Lang's merchant ship. He had six to seven thousand Danyang troops under his command, wouldn't it be inflated?

"The head of Yan is Yan Xing, and he is a son of a family near Kuaiji County. Although he is not Yan Baihu, my subordinates found out that he and Yan Baihu are brothers."

"Nowadays, Yan Baihu seldom does low-level things like stealing chickens and dogs and robbing merchant ships. Yan Baihu is anxious about 2 people. He plans to attack the city and occupy Yangzhou near Kuaiji County. He confronts Yangzhou Shepherd Liu Yao, and Yan Xing is Yan. The white tiger's pawn placed in this water area is responsible for supporting Yan Baihu."

"Recently, Yan Baihu has been recruiting soldiers aggressively, and he is very short of money, so Yan Xing will continue to rob merchant ships in this water."

Because he had a goal and knew who did it, Zu Lang was able to figure out many things, and he also knew the reason why Yan Xing robbed the Mi family's fleet was to help Yan Baihu.

"So, although Yan Xing is not Yan Baihu, if we go to war with Yan Xing, we will definitely fight against Yan Baihu?"

When Liu Zheng heard Zu Lang's answer, Liu Zheng began to think again.

"Well, recently, because Yangzhou Mu Liu Yao is gathering troops to deal with Yan Baihu, Yan Baihu's troops have lost a lot of troops, so during this period of time they are expanding their troops and lack money and food."