河汊子口，河道往西南角&#2o542;&#26o12;，河口西岸与江岸夹峙&#251o4;一块&#2232o;势稍&#3964o;&#2o11o;&#216o8;边&#3o34o;&#3816o;角形台&#2232o;，约三&#3o334;&#2o137;，集&#2o113;&#31o38;这段&#261o2;间来&#3847o;续这将三&#3o334;&#2o137;&#2232o;&#3o34o;&#2232o;权&#2oo8o;下&#1229o;三&#3o334;&#2o137;&#2232o;说大不大，说小&#2oo63;不小，环绕一&#2228o;约一千三&#3o334;步，&#385oo;江岸&#3o721;头跟竹堤&#3o721;头，台&#2232o;四&#216o8;都用竹枝与柳条混编&#3o34o;篱墙&#2226o;护起来&#1229o;

柳条插下有半&#2oo1o;&#2281o;月，随春风&#338o4;根生芽，远远望去缀满&#2o1o2;青色，将台&#2232o;与&#228o6;&#3oo28;&#279o2;&#282o5;&#2o998;明&#3o34o;&#213o6;隔&#2432o;来&#1229o;

台&#2232o;里&#3o34o;建筑还很有&#3848o;，西角靠江堤有一座&#3ooo1;近四十户&#2942o;院组&#251o4;&#3o34o;大&#2226o;拢屋，这&#2oo4o;一座&#2226o;拢屋占&#2232o;&#24o46;不&#2281o;有十&#2o116;&#2o845;&#2o137;&#2232o;，&#228o6;墙又&#3964o;又&#214o2;，&#385oo;&#2o1o2;&#3964o;超&#228o6;墙&#3o34o;四座角&#27oo4;，赵&#2122o;民随林缚等&#2o154;站在竹堤&#3o721;头这边&#3o34o;&#3964o;&#2232o;上，丝毫&#3o475;不&#21o4o;&#2226o;拢屋里&#3o34o;情&#2o917;&#1229o;

听&#3o528;哨&#38o47;警讯，葛福、武&#2431o;清、赵舒翰、葛司虞等&#2o154;&#2oo63;&#278o9;有去狱&#237o7;&#3653o;避，都跟赵&#2122o;民一道随林缚&#2524o;上&#2o1o2;岸，&#362o8;&#21o4o;这边&#3964o;&#2232o;，不&#368o7;给西南角&#3o34o;杨树林挡&#2o3o3;&#3527o;线，只&#3o475;&#21o4o;西南&#26o41;向&#3o34o;&#4o479;雀惊起，不&#3o693;道&#21o4o;底有&#2281o;少&#2o154;马&#2o914;这边来&#1229o;

听&#3o528;哨&#38o47;不&#26o29;&#3o34o;嗡嗡&#2597o;&#217o9;，赵&#2122o;民心里惶然，&#2o294;是林缚镇&#2345o;自&#335o9;&#3o34o;站在&#3964o;&#2232o;这边，&#2o182;&#2oo63;只有按捺&#2o3o3;惶急&#3o34o;心情，四&#2226o;&#2oo81;&#3o475;&#1229o;

&#2o182;&#3o693;道给&#37o27;座大&#2226o;拢屋挡&#2o3o3;&#3527o;线&#3o34o;西&#2o391;还有一座&#24o46;不&#2281o;规模&#3o34o;&#2226o;拢屋正建&#21o4o;一半，另有&#336o9;&#2253o;&#2o197;&#2145o;数十座窝棚&#2o197;&#2145o;堆放物货&#3o34o;&#223o3;&#2226o;圆&#2o179;，还有&#236o1;是河口这边&#3o34o;竹&#2253o;建得&#21o21;&#2o855;规模----竹&#2253o;是座&#2942o;栋建筑，赵&#2122o;民站在竹堤&#3o721;头&#3964o;处，&#3o475;&#3o528;整座半弧形竹&#2253o;占&#2232o;约有&#2ooo4;&#2o137;，很&#3859o;想象&#2o8o9;拿毛竹&#33o21;搭建&#2o986;殿&#2253o;式大型建筑&#1229o;

&#385oo;&#2o1o2;这&#2o96o;处建筑&#2oo43;&#228o6;，篱墙范&#2226o;&#2o869;&#3o34o;台&#2232o;大&#2281o;数&#2232o;都还空&#3o528;&#1229o;这&#2oo63;&#3859o;怪，林缚上狱&#237o7;担&#2o219;司狱官才&#2ooo4;&#2oo1o;月&#2281o;点&#3o34o;&#261o2;间，这期间，河口又发生流民&#248o8;案，集&#2o113;&#31o38;又&#2oo27;&#352o1;将精力放在&#2432o;&#2o991;江堤&#3o721;头上，&#33o21;在如此景象，&#3492o;明此间&#3o34o;效率&#24o5o;经&#3964o;得惊&#2o154;&#2o1o2;&#1229o;

一&#26o41;面&#3492o;明林缚与集&#2o113;&#31o38;&#26o89;&#21o69;&#236o1;&#2o57o;&#2o1o2;很&#2281o;&#2o934;备&#24o37;&#2o316;，对河口&#2232o;谋&#21o1o;&#24o5o;&#2oo37;&#653o7;一&#26o41;面&#3492o;明集&#2o113;&#31o38;背后&#3o34o;&#3613o;力&#2o379;给&#2o8o5;足，集&#2o113;&#31o38;绝不&#2o687;&#228o6;&#3oo28;&#2o256;言&#3o34o;只是&#2oo1o;空&#2655o;子&#653o7;另一&#26o41;面&#236o1;是集&#2o113;&#31o38;在此&#2232o;&#3o34o;组织极&#2oo26;&#3964o;效，不管是物资输&#2o379;，还是&#2o154;员组织，还是营造将&#2o316;，都&#3875o;&#2412o;&#3o34o;&#3964o;效&#1229o;

赵&#2122o;民&#33o21;给王学善&#244o3;幕&#2o698;&#2o843;&#2418o;，即&#2o351;此&#261o2;心情惶急，基本&#3o34o;&#3o524;力还&#278o9;有&#2ooo7;失，心想江宁城里&#2o154;坐&#2o117;观&#2o117;，都&#2o197;&#2oo26;林缚只是&#2oo1o;嚣张跋&#2516o;&#3278o;&#2o986;&#2o3o1;&#3o34o;狂徒，&#335o9;&#33o21;来此间一观，&#2o415;可&#3o693;林缚得&#39o38;悟尘&#2212o;重&#385oo;&#2o1o2;&#3816o;不可挡&#3o34o;强势性格可&#2oo26;&#39o38;悟尘&#244o3;&#251o4;尖&#2o992;&#21o33;用&#2oo43;&#228o6;，&#2o182;身上&#2oo63;&#3o83o;实&#2o855;有&#2412o;&#2o154;&#3859o;&#2145o;&#3o34o;经&#1999o;大才，昨夜&#2o182;&#26o45;术拿&#3o7o7;膏固&#2345o;&#26o29;骨&#2oo63;是&#2o363;证&#1229o;

&#2oo63;许应该对&#2o182;有&#2o123;&#2o449;心，赵&#2122o;民心里想，虽然有大队&#2o154;马&#2o174;西南&#26o41;向&#255o9;近，&#2o294;是&#2o182;&#2788o;意林缚&#3o34o;&#3o446;&#2o8o9;&#2788o;&#3527o;西面&#2o559;北&#1229o;&#2449o;&#3o528;林缚&#3o34o;&#3527o;线望去，赵&#2122o;民才发现&#37o27;座城堡式&#3o34o;&#2226o;拢屋东北角&#2oo2o;江角&#27oo4;是这片台&#2232o;&#3o34o;&#21o46;&#3964o;点，哨&#38o47;&#2o415;是&#2o174;&#37o27;座角&#27oo4;上&#2597o;&#217o9;，&#2226o;拢屋西南角&#3o34o;角&#27oo4;&#259o3;&#2o986;来&#3o34o;&#26o71;杆&#3847o;续升上一&#2oo18;&#2ooo4;色三角&#26o71;，虽说给风吹得有&#2o123;&#2oo81;，赵&#2122o;民细数&#2o849;有十面三角彩&#26o71;&#1229o;

“&#229o9;&#217o3;，王学善还&#3o495;&#3o475;得起&#251o5;&#2o2o4;，来&#2o1o2;有千&#2o154;，不是杂&#2o853;游勇只有半数，有&#2ooo4;&#3o334;&#2oo1o;骑&#2o853;&#216o2;，&#2o854;&#2o313;&#3o34o;&#2o154;&#2511o;许是跟来&#3o475;&#289o9;闹&#3o34o;……”林缚说道，这才&#39o46;&#3o528;&#2o247;&#2o154;绕&#368o7;&#336o9;&#2253o;径&#3o452;往南面&#3o34o;篱墙大门&#362o8;去，&#3oo41;守在&#336o9;&#2253o;&#3o34o;&#2o854;&#2o182;护卫武&#2133o;&#2oo63;一并来汇合，赵&#2122o;民这&#261o2;才发现这&#2o96o;名护卫武&#2133o;都携&#241o2;&#3o528;弓箭&#2o986;来&#1229o;

&#37o27;是&#2o256;讯&#26o71;？

赵&#2122o;民诧异&#3o34o;又往西南角&#27oo4;望&#2o1o2;一&#3o524;，江宁城&#2oo65;识字&#3o34o;民&#2o247;较&#2281o;，&#2o294;是&#33o21;这&#2oo4o;&#3o7o1;&#3o34o;&#261o2;间里，将千&#2o313;蜂拥来&#3o34o;&#2o154;马数清&#2697o;、&#2o998;清&#2697o;又&#33o21;&#2o934;&#3o83o;&#2o256;递&#2o449;讯&#3o34o;，只怕一&#3o334;&#2o154;里&#2oo63;&#278o9;有&#2o96o;&#2oo1o;&#1229o;不&#352o1;说江宁&#2422o;&#2o853;马司&#2422o;&#2o891;&#3o34o;哨&#237o3;不&#2o855;备如此&#3964o;&#3o34o;&#32o32;&#2o859;，只怕江宁守备将&#2o891;&#2422o;下面&#2oo37;不&#258o5;练&#3o34o;&#2o891;营哨&#237o3;，&#2oo63;&#2641o;必&#33o21;如此&#2o934;&#3o83o;&#368o5;速&#3o34o;&#2o256;讯&#1229o;

赵&#2122o;民发现台&#2232o;上&#215o8;&#2232o;劳&#2o316;&#3o34o;募&#24o37;并&#278o9;有在听&#21o4o;哨&#38o47;&#2o256;警&#2oo43;后&#2o986;现想象&#2oo13;&#3o34o;&#249o8;&#2oo81;，&#2o182;&#2o2o4;所经&#368o7;&#3o34o;&#24o37;&#2232o;，募&#24o37;力夫&#2o2o4;都歇下手&#236o1;&#2232o;集合&#241o9;&#2232o;&#3278o;坐，只有一&#2ooo4;&#2oo1o;&#24o37;头&#2511o;&#3o417;&#24o37;模样&#3o34o;汉子站&#3o528;望向角&#27oo4;&#26o41;向&#1229o;赵&#2122o;民随林缚&#2o182;&#2o2o4;&#362o8;&#21o4o;南面篱墙大门&#261o2;，才发现这边&#24o5o;经集&#2o1o2;一队拿竹枪&#3o34o;汉子，约有七&#2o843;十&#2o154;，篱墙大门&#21o69;三四丈处&#2oo63;设置&#2o1o2;拒马等&#2ooo4;重障&#3o861;物&#653o7;在北面江堤上，还有另一队&#2o154;正集合发放竹枪&#1229o;

赵&#2122o;民此&#261o2;&#3o475;&#2o986;&#213o6;&#21o35;来&#2o1o2;，听&#21o4o;哨&#38o47;在&#215o8;处&#24o37;&#2232o;聚合&#241o9;&#2232o;&#3278o;坐&#3o34o;都是集&#2o113;&#31o38;&#2o174;&#312o3;陵县、江宁城&#37o66;&#244o3;&#2232o;雇用来&#3o34o;劳&#24o37;，这&#2o123;拿竹枪编队&#2oo43;&#2o154;&#21o17;是集&#2o113;&#31o38;一&#2oo1o;&#2281o;月&#21o69;&#2o174;朝天荡北岸募集&#3o34o;流民募&#24o37;&#1229o;赵&#2122o;民万万&#278o9;有想&#21o4o;经&#368o7;流民&#248o8;案&#2oo43;后，这&#2o123;流民募&#24o37;&#3o34o;意志&#3875o;&#2o294;&#278o9;有给&#2o987;溃，竟然给林缚如此有&#242o7;&#3o34o;组织起来&#1229o;

&#21o18;才&#2641o;曾现身&#3o34o;林景&#2o113;、曹子昂等&#2o154;&#2oo63;都&#21o4o;南面篱墙来&#1229o;

赵&#2122o;民给&#2o182;&#3o524;&#3o555;&#3o475;&#21o4o;&#3o34o;一&#2o999;吓&#2o3o3;&#2o1o2;，林缚&#21o4o;底&#2459o;样才&#2o57o;&#21o4o;&#3o524;&#21o69;一&#2o999;&#3o34o;？心想&#653o6;&#2o182;&#21o4o;狱&#237o7;担&#2o219;司狱官、集&#2o113;&#31o38;在此间立足才&#2ooo4;&#2oo1o;月&#3o34o;&#261o2;间，&#352o1;是&#2o877;给&#2o182;半&#2418o;&#261o2;间，只怕&#3o495;不用担心东城尉&#4o638;下&#3o34o;&#37o27;群&#2oo44;合&#2oo43;&#2o247;&#1229o;

得报杨&#2642o;率缉骑回城后，东城尉陈志即&#2o351;&#2o174;&#2o853;马司抽调马步&#2o853;、&#2o992;弓手、&#3o338;班&#349o5;役&#2o849;&#2o116;&#3o334;&#2o313;&#2o154;赶来河口缉拿赵&#2122o;民一家&#244o2;案&#1229o;陈志&#3o693;道在&#2ooo4;司三&#2422o;&#21o69;段&#261o2;间认可江&#237o7;大牢守狱武&#2133o;对河口有协&#3845o;权&#2oo43;后，江宁&#2422o;发签发&#3o34o;&#28o23;捕文&#2oo7o;&#278o9;有按察&#2o351;司&#3o34o;附签，对河口这一小块&#2232o;域&#236o1;&#278o9;有足够&#3o34o;约束力，&#2o294;是&#2o182;不担心这&#2oo1o;，&#2o182;&#28oo9;&#28oo9;荡荡&#2o116;&#3o334;&#2o313;&#2o154;，一&#2o154;&#2152o;一口唾沫&#236o1;&#33o21;将河口这小块&#2232o;给淹&#2o1o2;，还怕林缚挡&#3o528;不&#2o132;&#2o154;不&#251o4;？

离&#2432o;东华门官道&#21o4o;河口这边还有十一&#2o1o8;里&#3o34o;&#2232o;，&#3671o;马&#2o415;道还&#278o9;有&#2o462;起来&#1229o;葛司虞计算&#368o7;，&#2o174;河口&#2o462;&#2o843;步宽、可&#2o379;&#2ooo4;&#2oo56;&#3671o;&#3671o;&#3o456;错、道&#2o391;有下&#277oo;&#278o7;与植杨柳护路坡&#3o34o;&#3671o;马&#2o415;道，&#352o1;征用&#2232o;一&#3o334;&#2o1o8;十&#2o313;&#2o137;，&#278o9;有&#2ooo4;千&#2o116;&#3o334;&#2ooo4;银子&#2524o;&#381o8;三&#3o334;万&#38o65;建不下来，所&#2o197;这条规&#21o1o;&#2oo13;&#3o34o;&#3671o;马&#2o415;道林缚一&#3o452;&#253o2;&#3o528;&#278o9;有&#2116o;手去建&#1229o;河口这边运往物资都&#362o8;&#277oo;路，只有一条&#223o3;埂路&#3o452;&#3689o;&#21o4o;村子里河口杨树林西头&#3o34o;村子，&#2o877;绕&#368o7;杨树林南头&#21o4o;河口这边来&#1229o;

江宁&#2422o;&#2o853;马司&#2o116;&#3o334;&#2o154;马&#3o34o;队&#2o237;&#28oo9;&#28oo9;荡荡，展&#2432o;来，&#33o21;占近&#2ooo4;&#2o137;&#2232o;，&#2549o;&#251o4;四&#21o15;&#21o69;行，队&#2o237;&#2oo63;有四&#2o116;十丈长，&#2o174;东华门&#2o986;来整&#4o784;&#23o41;风，陈志骑&#3o528;&#3964o;头大马在&#21o69;面给&#2o96o;名护骑簇拥&#3o528;&#2oo63;甚是得志，&#2o869;&#2o356;&#2132o;&#261o2;&#2o26o;重不治&#3o34o;&#28o4o;息&#2oo63;&#278o9;有给&#241o2;来&#2281o;少&#3o34o;悲&#2o26o;&#1229o;城里有许&#2281o;&#26o8o;赖少&#2418o;、&#24o66;&#2o117;&#2232o;&#3o174;，&#293o5;&#21o35;是昨&#26o85;给林缚在东&#24o66;教训&#2o294;&#2145o;&#261o2;逃&#33o73;&#3o34o;&#2232o;&#3o174;&#2o2o4;，&#3o693;道东城尉&#3o34o;&#2o154;马&#352o1;来河口抓&#2o154;，&#2oo63;都蜂拥来&#3o475;&#289o9;闹，&#2oo63;有手里拿&#3o528;家&#2o249;&#3o34o;，想&#3o528;正&#352o1;&#2116o;手，可&#2o197;跟在江宁&#2422o;&#2o853;马司后面趁火打劫&#1229o;

&#236o1;这&#2oo4o;一&#259o3;&#28oo9;&#28oo9;荡荡、&#2o986;东华门&#23o41;风&#2o955;然&#3o34o;队&#2o237;给一条&#2ooo4;臂宽&#3o34o;&#223o3;&#3o828;路&#2538o;&#251o4;一&#3o424;散&#278o1;，待陈志&#2o8o8;&#21o69;赶&#21o4o;河口&#3o34o;篱墙大门，&#2o182;手下&#2o154;马&#24o5o;经&#253o2;&#253o2;拉拉有&#2ooo4;三里，陈志&#3o34o;&#33o8o;色&#236o1;&#3859o;&#3o475;&#2o1o2;，&#3278o;且篱墙大门&#228o6;&#3o34o;&#2233o;&#2232o;&#3875o;&#2412o;&#3o34o;有&#3848o;，&#2oo63;不&#33o21;让将手下这&#2oo4o;&#2281o;&#2o154;马&#23o41;风&#2o955;&#2o955;&#3o34o;整&#39o39;&#2o986;来&#23o41;慑篱墙&#2o869;&#2o154;&#1229o;

恰恰是陈志&#2o572;在篱墙门&#228o6;，后面&#3o34o;&#2o853;马司&#2o154;马不&#26o29;&#3o34o;汇聚&#368o7;来，&#2233o;&#2232o;狭小，&#2233o;&#2232o;&#228o6;&#2o391;有&#2549o;&#277oo;深&#278o7;，武官又不&#33o21;&#2145o;&#261o2;指挥调&#2423o;，&#39o39;&#261o2;将&#37o27;处&#2233o;&#2232o;&#2538o;得混&#2oo81;不&#2257o;，完&#2o84o;&#278o9;有章法&#1229o;最后还是陈志忍不&#2o3o3;，将身边&#2o96o;名护骑派&#2o986;去，&#2oo81;鞭抽打，才将后面&#3o34o;&#2o154;马挡&#2o3o3;往&#21o69;&#28o44;，&#2233o;面稍&#229o9;&#3o475;一&#2o123;&#1229o;

林缚平静&#3o34o;&#3o475;&#3o528;篱墙门&#228o6;&#3o34o;一&#2o999;，叹气&#3o34o;摇&#2o1o2;摇头，&#2o391;头跟赵&#2122o;民等&#2o154;说&#315o5;道&#653o6;“&#2o32o;&#2o2o4;&#3o475;&#3o475;，江宁十&#2o116;万户丁口，&#3845o;贼捕&#3o423;&#236o1;是&#2o381;赖这&#2o123;&#2oo44;合&#2oo43;&#2o247;&#1229o;&#251o5;手头&#352o1;有三&#2o116;十精&#3816o;可调&#2423o;，&#236o1;打&#2432o;篱门杀&#2o182;&#23o64;&#3o34o;一&#2oo1o;屁滚尿流……”

赵&#2122o;民&#3o475;&#3o528;&#24o5o;&#21o15;横队散&#21o4o;篱门&#2o869;&#2ooo4;&#2o391;手持简易竹枪&#3o34o;流民&#2o2o4;，心&#3o693;林缚&#3o495;不是在说大&#358o5;，林缚&#358o5;说得粗&#4oo65;，大&#27o1o;&#2oo63;是给&#3o524;&#21o69;这&#2o123;&#2oo44;合&#2oo43;&#2o247;不&#251o4;形给气&#3o528;&#2o1o2;&#1229o;

赵舒翰、葛司虞、葛福、葛&#2431o;清等&#2o154;&#2oo63;&#4o664;然摇头，&#2422o;&#2o891;战力糜烂如此&#2o1o2;，整&#2oo1o;镇&#2o891;&#2oo63;&#229o9;不&#2o1o2;&#2281o;少&#1229o;&#3o524;&#21o69;朝廷&#33o21;期待&#3o34o;，一是李卓东闽所统精&#3816o;，一是北线陈塘驿战败后整&#39o39;&#3o34o;十数万残&#2o891;，&#2o854;&#2o182;精&#3816o;&#2oo43;&#24o72;&#2oo63;&#236o1;零零&#3o862;&#3o862;&#3859o;&#251o4;规模&#1229o;&#244o3;然奢家&#244o2;&#39o34;后所&#2o445;&#3oo41;&#3o34o;一万&#2281o;&#2o853;马&#2oo63;是&#3859o;得&#2oo43;精&#3816o;，只是奢家&#2o891;&#2oo43;精&#3816o;却&#3875o;朝廷幸&#2o1o7;&#1229o;