Chapter 7 counts
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The ships were not very visible in the night, but they were majestic, at least two feet wide
Everyone's hearts sank at the same time: the other party's big boat is extremely fast And this section of the river is not wide Don't say that you will be hit I am afraid that the waves brought up by you can overturn everyone when you walk by
At the same time, the left and right sides of the big ship that came down from him spat out shells and exploded in the beachhead and forest, and the officers and men of the East Factory cried and cried for their mothers, and the blood spread on both sides of the river
Himeno was stunned: "Why did they fight their own people" At this time, the smoke of gunpowder filled the sky, the dark night was red, and the flashing light of the cannon fire illuminated the three hulls He was stunned for a moment, and suddenly he was happy: "It's our ship."
The head flagship quickly approached, and someone above also saw him, leaned over and shouted: "Pavilion master, after I come to break off, you take the brothers to go first" It was Feng Quanxiao
At this time, the crossbowmen on both sides of the Dongchang were suppressed by the artillery fire and it was difficult to raise their heads The rain of arrows is rarely resting It is really a rare opportunity Himeno Ping shouted with great joy: "Brother Feng, I will leave it to you" The red gun pointed at the fleet, and the fleet quickly staggered through
Lu Tae-hyung and Yu Tiecheng's boat was at the stern of the queue and shouted upwards as it staggered with the big ship: "Old Feng be careful, Yu Dayou's soldiers are coming."
When Feng Quanxiao looked forward, several large official ships had already sailed into the estuary against the current, and the bow of the ship was blazing, and they also began to attack this side, and it could be seen that although there were a lot of official ships, they were large in shape and had a deep draft, and there were not many who could squeeze into the river to form an effective threat He hurriedly waved his hand to signal the two of them to go quickly, and at the same time commanded his subordinates to hit the hull horizontally and use the side guns to meet the attack
The two generals, Sun Cheng and Shen Liang, saw that more than a dozen cannons on the other side's chord could fire at the same time, but their own side could only return fire with the first gun, which was very passive, and hurriedly ordered the ships in front to turn the rudder left and right, but in this way, the hull bridge was crossed, and the boats behind were jammed at the mouth of the river, and they could not move forward
The firepower of the official ship increased sharply, and Feng Quanxiao's side was a little unbearable, and the hull of the ship was bombarded and devastated, and fires broke out in many places, while taking care of this side, he commanded the other two ships to attack the enemy in the woods on the shore to prevent them from pursuing Himeno Ping, and while fighting, he suddenly heard someone shouting: "Master, the gunpowder is exhausted."
At the same time, another bombardment came to the front Feng Quanxiao quickly lay down on his stomach Only then did he find that the deck and gangside under his feet had long been gone, and the hull was exposed, as if it had been bitten by someone, and he looked down with his hand, and the fire shadow in the cabin shook wildly, the wall of the board was fragmented, and the gunpowder smoke was running around, and the gunner, whose face was covered with black and gray sweat, was picking up the scattered gunpowder foam on the deck with both hands, and he quickly glanced back and saw that Lu Taehyung and the others had gone out for half a mile, and hurriedly shouted: "Don't take it, let the dinghye withdraw."
In a moment, there were a few splashes of water, the lifeboat fell into the water, and everyone jumped overboard
Feng Quanxiao touched his waist and pulled out three wooden sticks that had already been wrapped in oilcloth and put a pestle on the bow of the boat and lit it when he boarded, he copied one in one hand and took one in his mouth Smoke and fire jumped on the three big boats Lifted the cargo hatch cover and threw down one Someone raised his head and shouted: "Master, everyone is together" He didn't make a sound He threw all three torches and threw them all down the dinghy and shouted: "Go "
People rowed before the oars The three big boats lost their helmsmen and were swept by the current and drifted downstream Feng Quanxiao breathed a sigh of relief Feng Quanxiao picked up the oars and was about to help row the boat Suddenly heard a "bang" sound A hand suddenly appeared in the water and grabbed the back of the boat Everyone was still thinking that the water ghosts of the government were about to chop the knife and suddenly recognized: "It's the tiger master" Pulled Hu Yaoting up I saw that his right arm was still holding a person His face was blue and unconscious, and there were a lot of nets and aquatic plants wrapped around his body There was also a handle on it
Feng Quanxiao waved his hand again and again, and everyone bowed their heads and rowed, and quickly evacuated under the chaotic sound of artillery and the cover of night
Seeing that the situation was not good, Sun Cheng and Shen Liang wanted to order all of them to retreat, but their own ships blocked the back road, and the fireboats went faster and faster downstream, and it was too late to hide, so they hurriedly ordered to abandon the ships
The officers and soldiers on both sides of the strait were overwhelmed by artillery fire, and the army had no heart to fight, although they chased after them under the urging of the officials of the East Factory, but they only coped with the matter Hu Yaoting looked back at the red and shining fire at the mouth of the river, and couldn't help laughing, patted Feng Quanxiao's shoulder, and said, "Old Feng, you really have it."
Feng Quanxiao Yile: "It's all a clever plan of the military advisor, can't I put it up well according to the score, by the way, why didn't you send a letter bomb?"
As soon as he heard this, Hu Yaoting understood** Cheng said: "Alas, don't mention it, let's save the old dragon first."
Long Boshu was wrapped in blood cobwebs and wrapped to death And this web is very sticky It can't be separated when it touches Hu Yaoting also has half an arm stuck with him I really can't get it open, so I have to tear off my clothes And there are a lot of barbed hooks at the nodes of the web, and they tear out a bloody hole when they pull it The two tossed for a long time until they caught up with the front team to rescue him
Ji Yeping held Zhu Qing's body in his hand and was sitting in the cabin feeling sad Looking at the back boat and coming over, only Feng and Hu were sitting Hurriedly asked: "What about Uncle Long, didn't you save it?" Feng Quanxiao said: "Here, the water has been controlled, but the person never woke up" Hu Yaoting couldn't help scratching the blood on his arm: "Damn, this net is too much and lacks morality, and it is full of small hooks, and it doesn't hurt to hang up, but it makes people itch all over."
Jiang Wan immediately reacted: "The hook is poisonous"
Hu Feng said: "Let me see" Flying body and jumping onto Feng Quanxiao's boat Hu Yaoting said: "I'm not in a hurry, look at the old dragon first" Wrong shoulders to get out of the way Hu Fengfu lowered his body and lit the fire fold to shine on Long Boshu's face When he saw that his lips and eye sockets were swollen like a frog, the skin was blue and purple His face was cold
Hu Yaoting sensed that the situation was not good, and was about to ask, when suddenly Hu Feng poked his finger back and hit the big hole in his chest, and at the same time took out a short knife from the waist of the sailor next to him, and swiped it upwards with the momentum of the knife
There was a flutter in the glimmer of light Hu Yaoting's entire right arm fell on the deck Blood gushed out at the broken hole Himeno Ping waited there for a while I couldn't hold it back Seeing this scene, I was even more surprised Hurriedly jumped over and asked, "What's the matter?"
Hu Yaoting didn't feel the pain as if he had dropped this arm, his eyes were straight, and he didn't know what was going on, Hu Feng connected his fingers on his shoulder, took out the wound medicine and pressed it on the wound, pulled the strip of cloth and wrapped it tightly for him, took out two more pills and stuffed them in his mouth, and then breathed a sigh of relief, and said miserably: "You are less poisoned, and you can finally catch up, but it's a pity that ......."
Hieno's eyes were rounded
Hu Feng gently pried open Long Boshu's teeth with the tip of his knife, and when everyone gathered their eyes to look, they couldn't help but take a breath of cold air
I saw a ball of flesh covering Long Boshu's mouth, and as the teeth opened, the ball of flesh also swelled out, and it was covered with sandy flesh particles, obviously a swollen tongue
Hu Feng said: "The poison in him is the secret production of the 'Killer School' in the past called 'September Pomegranate' The one in the middle begins to swell and blister from the internal organs to the outside until the skin is stretched open and the whole body is broken and dies This poison is effective in the blood, and there is no solution to the middle One somehow The formula later passed to the hands of the East Factory."
Himenohaira said: "Could it be that he is ...... now?"
Hu Feng's face was heavy: "He didn't have his consciousness yet, he should be awake now."
Everyone's eyes fell on Long Boshu I saw that his belly was bulging, his neck was swollen, his limbs trembled slightly, and his swollen face could no longer show any painful expression Ji Yeping grabbed Hu Feng's arm: "You want to think of a way, can we just watch him swell to death " Where the words fell, there was a "chirp" Long Boshu's right eyelid stretched out, and the whole bulging bulged out of the orbit Everyone saw this scene and felt that they had been pulled out of their hearts Involuntarily clenched their teeth
Hu Feng twisted his face away, dropped the handle of the knife in his hand, and handed it out silently
Himenodairi understood that this was the only "cure" Turning his gaze back to Long Boshu's eyeballs that had been squeezed out of his socket were bloodshot with a trace of encouragement and warmth flowing from his shrinking pupils
As the first disciple of Yan Lingyun, he has made immortal contributions to Juhao Pavilion for many years, and he has brought himself since he was a child, like an uncle and a father, not a relative, but more like a relative
Yan Lao died and Zhu Qing died sadly, and there was enough pain this night
Himenodaira's lips tightened into a line, looking at the handle of the knife, and he couldn't reach out to take it anyway
Feng Quanxiao said: "The clay pot is difficult to break from the edge of the well, this is the fate of our Jianghu people, Pavilion Master, leave it to me" Saying that, he stretched out his hand to take the knife Hu Yaoting suddenly said: "Give it to me" said a copy knife in his hand, turned the tip of the knife and aimed at Long Boshu's front heart, and shouted: "The poison of the Qin family's network East Factory This account is clear, and if you don't ask for it, I will never go down to see you Old Dragon, you go down and wait for me first."
The moon plating Jun Mountain is cold, and the wind washes the cave court black
Fang Zhennuo buckled the lotus petal mechanism, took out Ah Yao's fat powder, lightly applied a layer on the surface of the lotus petal, patted his hands, came out of the Holy Mother Temple, stabilized the things in his arms, put Yan Lingyun's body on his back again, and went down the mountain along the southwest path
After two meals, the sound of water in my ears gradually overwhelmed the bamboo waves, the water vapor in Dongting was fresh, and the sand at the end of the black and wet path was white, and a shell-colored side wall was faintly visible
Fang Zhennuo got out of the bamboo shade hole that was as green as ink and walked around the wall to the outside of the courtyard gate He looked sideways at the shore of the moon beach and the Qianli Cave Garden, took a deep breath, and pushed open the door of the thick wooden courtyard
The small courtyard is not big, and a small reed-covered house is built on a high stone foundation, and the door of the house is open, and it is a deep secluded place, and it can be seen that there is a table of incense in the house, and a spiritual tablet is offered
The atrium between the gate and the stone foundation is a white sandy area, which is not the sand of rivers, lakes and seas, but small fragments of shells
The broken shell is the bones of shellfish, so this atrium is called "Sea of Bone", no one knows how deep it is, but there is a stone cave at the bottom that connects to the lake, and whenever the tide of the cave rises, the lake water seeps out from the bottom of the sea of bones, filters out impurities, and is as clear as a clear spring
In the sound of "squeak, squeak" in the snow, Fang Zhennuo passed through the sea of bones, put Yan Lingyun down, and slowly walked up the front steps of the small house, five steps later, when his eyes were above the threshold, he saw the worship mat and the copper brazier in front of the spiritual seat
The brazier did not have a lid, and the ashes of the paper money inside were still red
He froze his figure, looked inside again, turned around and walked to the back of the house to carry firewood
After a while, the firewood bed was piled up in the atrium, and he leaned over to pick up Yan Lingyun's body, slowly put it on it, squatted down and lit it
The rapidly rising flames roared in the wind Fang Zhennuo felt a slight burning pain in his cheeks and took a few steps back to the door of Xiaolu Looking at the fire flag, he said lightly: "The wind in Dongting is cold, Junshan is dark at night, let's bake the fire."
The small courtyard was silent, and there was no response except for the sound of the wind
He said slowly: "If you don't dry it out, you'll get sick."
A voice sounded in the small house: "Birth, old age, sickness and death are the normal state of life, so there is no difference" The timbre is clear and it is the sound quality of women
Fang Zhennuo said: "If there is no difference, you don't have to survive, and you won't stay in this Xitaolu at this moment."
The woman said, "Don't you think it's disrespectful to the dead for me to use the fire of the crematorium to keep warm?"
Fang Zhennuo smiled: "I think that if you can still bring warmth to others after death, you can win more respect."
There was a pause, and a wet footstep sounded and stopped behind him
Fang Zhennuo didn't look back, just moved slightly sideways, and slowly sat on the edge of the steps
The man behind him still didn't move
Fang Zhennuo smiled: "Okay, okay, I don't look at it" said and closed his eyelids
The sound of footsteps like water flowed down the steps beside him
Fang Zhennuo opened his eyes, a little nun in white faced the firelight, stretched his sleeves and opened his arms, and the big sleeves of his wet wide coat were like tofu skin that had just been lifted and hung on the pole, and he looked at it quietly for a while and said, "Your posture is somewhat similar to the posture of the ancients praying to the god of the lake."
Little Ni didn't answer
The firelight illuminated her wrapped wet clothes, white and red, outlining a moving curve, and the water vapor rising from her body swayed in the backlight, as if there was a supreme mystery
Fang Zhennuo said: "I have opened my eyes, you are not angry, I don't know whether to say that you are enlightened and unconventional, or are you merry and prodigal."
Xiao Ni said: "What kind of person I am now, I can't tell myself, but I think you really look like a Confucian."
Fang Zhennuo smiled: "Oh, Confucianism says 'don't look at indecent things', I'm not so abrupt, I should even say that it's indecent, it's not commensurate with Confucianism."
Xiao Ni said: "Rotten Confucianism emphasizes 'don't see', in fact, there are ghosts in the heart, if you can have no dust in your heart, then there is no difference between naked clothes and what does it matter if you don't look at it."
Fang Zhennuo said with a smile: "According to this, just now you have to wait for me to close my eyes before you are willing to come out, that is because your heart is in trouble, and the dust is still there, it seems that Tenzin Chilie chose the wrong disciple This Buddha Mother in charge of the sect did not choose the right one."
Jing Lingyu was motionless in the face of the firelight
Fang Zhennuo sighed with relief: "Master Chilie seems to be rude, but in fact, he has a clear eye and will not make such a mistake, then the purpose of his deathbed arrangement is obvious, but it is a pity that the disciples of the White Sect have escaped our butcher's knife, but they have not escaped the catastrophe of Dongchang after all."
Jing Lingyu looked up at the starry sky and muttered: "Everything has a cause and effect, maybe it is really the number of people who have been robbed, and those who are counted will not escape."
Fang Zhennuo smiled: "God is very fair, there will always be some turnaround for those who are going to be robbed, but the authorities are confused, and most of them are not aware of it, but what is even more terrifying is that some bystanders obviously see it, but they are unwilling to point out this direction, and they want to fall into the well and lead him in, so it is inevitable that it will be difficult to escape."
Jing Lingyu was quiet for a while, lowered his arms, slowly turned around, and looked at Fang Zhennuo: "I thought you were very smart, but I didn't expect that you were ten times smarter than I thought."
Fang Zhennuo smiled and scratched the tip of his nose: "I think it's better to be handsome."
Jing Lingyu said: "Those who are wise often die early, maybe you should be more careful, don't be smart but be mistaken by smart."
Fang Zhennuo smiled: "Buddhism pays attention to forgiveness and hatred are incompatible, and if you put them in one heart at the same time, you are afraid that it will be more dangerous."
The two of them looked at each other and froze
Jing Lingyu's figure was dragged by the firelight until it reached Fang Zhennuo's feet, and it looked like he had been stepped on the shoulder
Fang Zhennuo smiled and patted the stone steps: "If it's too close to the fire, it will hurt a lot, do you want to come and sit down?"
Jing Lingyu said with relief: "How good can people's surroundings be?"