Pujing decided to take the waterway, and Hosokawa Takeshu finally agreed, after all, Pujing was a guide sent by Shi Haoran, the salt transportation envoy, and Hosokawa Takeshu planned to cooperate with Shi Haoran in the future to obtain a stable supply of materials, in comparison, Orinobu Miko became less important.

Ouchi Sect had the heart to support Orishin Miko, but it was difficult to speak alone, and because he was not familiar with the place, he was naturally not as safe as being with Chen Dong and other locals, so in the end he agreed to continue to take the waterway.

Orishin Miko was so angry that she gritted her teeth, but she was helpless, she was just a single commander, if she took two maids alone, she might be able to avoid the search of the Ming army, but it was difficult to get a ship to go to sea.

Therefore, the iron has to be hard, and the most important thing to mix out is the strength, and the scheming is to play again, and the critical moment is still to talk about strength, and there is no right to decide without strength, which is the case of Orishin Miko at this time.

At that moment, a group of thieves took advantage of the vast twilight to leave the grass and go to the place where the ship was hidden.

When a group of thieves appeared near Caodang, where the hidden ship was located, Xie Erjian and the others, who had been ambushed here for a long time, immediately found out.

It is said that Xie Erjian divided his forces into two parts, half of them were ambushed in the grass, and the other half were ambushed on the hillside, echoing each other.

The thieves took advantage of the twilight to come down the hillside, some resting in place, while others prepared to go into the grass and dig out the boats buried under the mud.

At this moment, behind the weeds on the hillside, among the grassy reeds, there were fifty black holes in each of the muzzles aimed at the thieves. Compared with traditional fireballs, the biggest advantage of flintlock pistols is that they can be fired without ignition, which is very suitable for ambushes, because without fire, the position will not be exposed, and when the gun sounds, it means that death has come.

"Wait a minute!" Orishibumiko suddenly stopped the thieves who were about to dig in the grass.

Chen Dong said mockingly: "What's the matter? If Miss Miko still wants to go by land, she can do it herself, so she can't send it away. ”

Orishin Miko ignored him, twisted her willow eyebrows and said, "Something is wrong, there is no birdsong in the grass." ”

As soon as these words came out, the thieves realized that there were indeed no birds in the grass. Pu Jing hurriedly asked, "Chen Dong, who is in charge of staying behind?" ”

Chen Dongdao: "It's Heiya and Sanzi, but I almost forgot these two guys, his grandmother's, these two bastards don't know where to run." ”

Pujing, Orishin Miko, and Hososhu Wushu all changed color and shouted, "Not good! ”

Bang bang bang......

The gunshots rang out almost simultaneously, and the bullets came from both sides of the hillside and the grass, and in an instant they swept down a large stubble of thieves like wheat harvesting, and the terrible screams resounded through the field.

"There is an ambush, everyone retreat!" Chen Dong shouted hoarsely, and the four of them, Pujing, Ori Shin Miko, Hosokawa Takeshu, and Ouchi Sose, had already bent over and ran away.

Bang bang bang......

Buckshot flying from both sides was like a grim reaper harvesting human lives, hiding corpses between the grass and the hillside, and the wounded and not dead were howling heartbreakingly, and the originally peaceful field instantly became purgatory on earth.

After three rounds of shooting, more than half of the 130-strong thieves had already been wiped out. Xie Erjian decisively issued the order to rush and kill, drew his long sword and rushed down the hillside, and the fifty soldiers also drew their waist swords, descending the mountain like a fierce tiger, and the fifty recruits followed closely.

At the same time, fifty soldiers and fifty recruits who were lying in ambush on the side of the grass also rushed out and rushed towards the remaining thieves.

For the thieves who were shot and did not die, the soldiers didn't even look at it, and left it all to the recruits behind to practice, and their targets were still fighting thieves.

At this time, the sun had completely sunk to the horizon, the light became quite dim, Xie Erjian's eyes were like electricity, the tip of the sword quickly cut the throat of a thief, and out of the corner of his eye, he suddenly caught a glimpse of a slender female thief, so he jumped forward and shouted: "Weaver letter, take your life!" ”

But seeing the cold light flashing, the long sword pierced the female thief, Xie Erjian was stunned, and he had the impression that Orishimiko's skills were not so weak, and when he looked at it, he found that the thief who was stabbed to death was not Orishimiko at all, but a maid who served her.

At this moment, the cold light from the back of his head slashed at him, and Xie Erjian was short, narrowly avoiding the knife coming from the back of his head.

"The surname is Xie, die!" Orishin Miko had a cold face, the sword in his hand slashed out several times in a row like a match, Xie Erjian retreated again and again, and when Orishin Miko slashed out the fifth sword, he finally found an opportunity to counterattack a sword to stabilize his position.

There is still a certain gap between Ori Shin Miko's martial arts and Xie Erjian's, as soon as the opportunity is lost, she will be at a disadvantage, swishing, Xie Erjian shot a sword as fast as a sword, only to hear a snort, one of the sleeves of Ori Shin Miko was cut off, and she was so startled that she took a few steps back.

Xie Erjian didn't intend to give Ori Xin Miko a chance to breathe, and rushed forward like a shadow, Ori Xin Miko was suddenly in danger, and she suffered a few blows on her body, although they were all minor injuries, but she snorted in pain.

Xie Erjian went straight to Ori Shin Miko's throat with a sword, but at this moment, a cold sword light suddenly appeared, and a sharp killing machine slashed into the air.

Xie Erjian's heart was furious, and he hurriedly put away his sword to block the frame, only to hear a loud noise, and the sparks where the swords collided were extremely dazzling in the darkness.

Xie Erjian swooped out a few meters, his hair exploded, and when he looked down at the sword body, there was a deep gap, and he couldn't help but feel a big heart.

In the darkness, Hosokawa Takeshu held a knife in both hands, his feet lungeed back and forth, his eyes were as sharp as blades, and the murderous aura was exposed.

Xie Erjian's face was unprecedentedly solemn, the aura of this widow in front of him was very powerful, stronger than that of the White Lotus Sect Zhao Quan, his temples were bulging high, and he was obviously a master of the famous family.

Xie Erjian had a flash of inspiration in his mind, and suddenly woke up that he had seen this person, when he first arrived in Yangzhou City, when he was strolling around the street with his brother-in-law Xu Jin, he met a group of dock coolies wearing blankets, and he felt that the young man in the lead was good at martial arts, and the widow in front of him was obviously that young man.

Hosokawa Wushu obviously also recognized Xie Erjian, and said coldly: "In Yangzhou City, we have met, in Xia Hosokawa Wushu, lead!" ”

The master is worthy of respect, Xie Erjian arched his hand slightly and said lightly: "Xie Erjian." ”

As soon as Xie Erjian finished speaking, Orishimi Miko screamed miserably, and the flintlock pistol in her hand fell to the ground. It turned out that while Xie Erjian and Hosokawa Takeshu were fighting, Ori Shin Miko secretly used the gun, but Xie Sangun, who was discovered, shot a slingshot, and it is estimated that his fingers were broken.

"Second brother, what nonsense to talk about with this thief, you can kill it!" Xie Sangun said loudly.

Ori Shin Miko stared at Xie Sanshu hatefully, turned around and ran away, Xie Erjian wanted to pursue, but he didn't dare to act rashly in the face of Hosokawa Takeshu, after all, the martial arts of the two were between the two, and whoever was distracted would die.

"Xie Er Jianjun, the situation is not suitable today, and I will learn another day!" Hosokawa Takeshu shouted loudly in the Japanese language, and a Japanese samurai who was fighting with the five hundred battalions of soldiers immediately got rid of his opponent and rushed towards Xie Erjian, while Hosokawa Takeshi took the opportunity to turn around and quickly disappear into the darkness.

"I want to run, no way!" Xie San's shot was full and he chased after him, and Xie Erjian shouted urgently: "Fourth, come back!" ”

However, Xie Sanshu had already pursued him like a tiger, Xie Erjian was shocked, this kid didn't know how thick the sky was, and it was estimated that he couldn't resist Hosokawa Wushu's three swords.

Xie Erjian brushed the two swords to force the Japanese warriors who pounced on him to retreat, and then chased after him, and when he passed, he hooked the flintlock pistol that Ori Shin Miko had dropped, and he didn't even look at it, and his backhand was a shot. The Japanese warrior was about to start catching up when he was shot in the chest and fell to the ground.

Xie Erjian's footsteps did not stop, sweeping in the darkness like flying, and when he chased more than ten zhang, he suddenly saw a person standing straight in front of him, and it should be Xie Sangun in the back.

Xie Erjian couldn't help but be shocked, flew forward and grabbed Xie Sangun, and shouted: "Fourth! ”

Xie Sangun seemed to have lost his soul, all the clothes on his chest were cut by the blade, and a red line was slashed diagonally from his left chest to his right lower abdomen.

Xie Erjian's head went blank for a moment, and he raised his head to the sky and let out a wolf-like roar, however, at this moment, Xie Sangun's kid's head moved, rubbed his belly and said: "Second brother, what is your ghost name, his grandmother's, this thief's knife is really fast, fortunately, the young master is clever, otherwise he would have been disemboweled, hey, second brother, why are your eyes so red, crying?" ”

Xie Erjian was furious, kicked Xie Sangun's buttocks, and scolded: "Your uncle, play dead with Lao Tzu!" ”

Xie Sangun screamed in pain, got up with his teeth cracked and said angrily: "I want to tell our father!" But there was warmth in his eyes.

Xie Erjian raised his foot and was about to kick it again, but Xie Sangun exclaimed: "Second brother, be careful!" ”

Boom......

A crossbow arrow shot out in the darkness, and Xie Erjian fell to the ground in embarrassment, narrowly avoiding the attacking crossbow arrow.

"Look for death!" Xie Sangun quickly raised his slingshot and shot at the person who fired the dark arrow, only to hear a snap, and the hat that the person was wearing was shot down on the spot, revealing a bald head.

This person is the Pujing monk, who quickly fled into the darkness, and did not forget to turn around and shoot two arrows while running, the Xie brothers could only stop their footsteps to dodge, and the Pujing monk also took the opportunity to disappear into the darkness.

"Hey, it looks like a monk!" Xie San said.

Xie Erjian nodded, although the sky was dark, the person's big bald head could still be seen clearly, and he faintly felt a little familiar, as if he had seen it somewhere.

"Poor Kou Mo chase, go, let's go back!" Xie Erjian put away his sword and walked back.

Xie Sanshu hurriedly caught up and said in a low voice: "Second brother, I will never raise the bar with you in the future, but it is really hard to hear your ghost crying wolf just now." ”

Boom......

Xie Erjian flew up and kicked Xie Sangun out, and the latter got up and patted his buttocks, and followed with a fart.

The battle at the bottom of the hill was soon over, and the battle was a complete victory, with a total of eighty-two thieves killed, fifteen captured, and only about thirty escaped, the only fly in the ointment was that the five thieves escaped!