Chapter 8: Courage
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Chang Sihao picked up the plank of the trestle with his hand and easily climbed up half of his body A big fat white hand next to him stretched out: "Master Hou" is Zhang Shisanniang Chang Sihao took her hand and climbed onto the trestle She was soaked The cold water came down Fang Hong's face, fat stammer, and thin man also came up and down from the Qixiang Yuanzhu to look at Zhang Shisanniang took off his coat from the stammering body and put it on Chang Sihao Seeing that he was wrapped in a cloth on his thighs Yin Yin was bloody, and said angrily: "It was the people from Juhao Pavilion who did it" Chang Sihao nodded and shook his head busily: "It's okay, there is a little misunderstanding" He stood up I saw Jing Lingyu's big ship leaving the port and drifting away, and the mournful shouts and the wind came, which made people's hearts tremble, and they couldn't help frowning, and muttered: "No, I have to chase her back."
Zhang Sanniang pulled her arm and drilled her head under his armpit, and shouted to the side: "Get on the boat."
As soon as the five of them reached the deck, they heard the roar of the sky cracking down, and when they looked sideways, the lake outside the harbor was lit up with a red light, and a round field lit up
Chang Sihao looked up at the cliffs on both sides The figures in the fortified fortress were swaying and erecting The torches were swaying and erected for a while I couldn't see where the cannon was fired He was so angry that he scolded loudly: "The pavilion master has promised to let the people go, what is the reason for you to let the cannons bombard indiscriminately" The sound waves reciprocated and no one answered on the mountain wall Zhang Sanniang saw that the ship was sinking with fire and hurriedly said: "Go and save people."
The sailors moved in unison, and the Qixiang Yuanzhu sailed away from Shenzhen Hong Kong, braved the wind and waves, and went straight to the fireship
The two boats got closer and closer, and I saw that in the raging fire, some people were rolling and hissing on the deck, and some people jumped out of the boat in the scorching heat, and fell into the lake and struggled.
As soon as the steering wheel swung the Qixiang Yuanzhu in the water, Chang Sihao hurriedly glanced at it, and there seemed to be no shadow of Jing Lingyu in the water, and suddenly heard laughter from the bow of the ship, and a small man was stretching his arms to the sky in the red firelight, looking like a fool
"Small"
Before the word rain could be spoken, there was a staggering sound in my ears, and more than a dozen fireballs burst into the ground on the ship, and suddenly wood chips flew and broken ropes and snakes scurried
The air wave rushed in the Qixiang Yuanzhu in the water and almost buckled Chang Sihao's feet shook his heart and lungs trembled His cheeks were hit by flying explosives and he hurriedly elbowed his head and looked at it when he stood firmly under his feet There was only a remnant of fire left on the water The broken board floated and sank The hull where Jing Lingyu was located has long been gone
Chang Sihao leaned over the boat railing and shouted loudly: "Light rain, light rain"
The waves float and sink and there is no response on the surface of the water
At this time, the fire in front of me dimmed, but I could see the distance more clearly, and I saw a heavy sail shadow carved under the sickle moon, and a huge fleet of more than 100 warships was approaching this side
Chang Sihao was stunned for a moment, and suddenly saw that there were flames on the bows of the first few ships in the fleet, and when he boarded, he realized that the cannon had been fired, and hurriedly turned around and shouted: "Jump ship" The words were still in the ears of Lei Fei, and the whole person was overturned in the air by the air waves, and plunged into the lake with a whirlwind
Chang Sihao poured two mouthfuls of water, and it was easy to float up and show his head, only to see that the Qixiang Yuanzhu was hit one after another, and the flames were soaring Zhang Shisanniang, Fang Hongmian and others also fell into the water and were grabbing the wooden planks around Chang Sihao shouted: "How are you" Zhang Shisanniang shouted: "It's okay" waved his hand and threw a leather ring
In a moment, the Qixiang Yuanzhu had sunk The few remaining sparks on the water were also swept away Chang Sihao looked left and right, and saw that the huge fleet was slowly approaching, and the lead one of the main ships suddenly shot an arrow in the middle of the journey, which exploded in the air, followed by more than 100 large and small ships raising fire at the same time, instantly illuminating the river
The main ship was a three-story ship, crushing the wind and waves, and slowly leaning out half of his body, and someone on it shouted: "The people on the island listen, today Dongchang led a large army to rebel against the Holy Order, and all ships are not allowed to leave the harbor without permission, otherwise they will be sunk immediately if they resist it."
The Juhao Pavilion sentry found that a large number of ships were approaching Someone had already reported in a hurry Ji Yeping was shocked when he learned about it and hurriedly led the crowd straight to the lion's mouth and Chang Sihao just rushed to the front and back At this moment, he took the clairvoyant and swept it at the mouth of the city at the head of the city, and he was condescending The whole process of the shelling of the Qixiang Yuanzhu was seen in his eyes I couldn't help but gasp The enemy shells hit extremely high and were powerful This is not easy to deal with
Lang Xingke looked into the distance: "Look at the direction, they are coming from the Northeast Waterway, are the brothers over there killed" Fang Zhennuo shook his head: "I sent Lu Taiheng to make a notice, let the brothers over there be careful to hide, and let them in when they encounter an official ship."
Lang Xingke said: "The military advisor means to close the door and fight the dog" Fang Zhennuo was noncommittal, stared at it: "When I heard that there was a five-party meeting, I guessed that the government was going to ......take action" Ji Yeping could hear it, and he obviously had the next sentence Most of the time it was "I just didn't expect it to be so soon" and laughed: "The soldiers will block the water and cover the earth, what is it, it's a fight."
Huoli Guwen stayed in the pavilion to regulate Sonam Gyatso The people on the hill and Lu Huangqiao followed As soon as they heard this, they hurriedly moved forward The man on the hill said: "Pavilion Master, Lao Qu and Yan Lao Swordsman have talked a lot in the past two days Anyway, there will always be contradictions between the two roads of martial arts officialdom Once the sword soldiers are mobilized, the nature will change We are ...... people in the rivers and lakes" Himeno said angrily: "Yun Ye gives you face, I can't give it You two factions have no quarrel with the world, then read your scriptures and be nosy." shouted behind him: "Come on"
"Yes," there were a few Juhao warriors who came over
Himenodaira waved his arms and said, "Please bring the two seniors back to the village to rest."
"Yes" The samurai surrounded Xiaoshan and Lu Huangqiao: "Two of you, please" This monk is the head of the two major factions of martial arts Over the years, no matter where he goes, friends on the rivers and lakes have to look up and be polite How can I get this kind of treatment I made a red head and a swollen face At this time, I knew that it was useless to say anything so I had to shake my head and sigh and leave with the samurai
Look at the backs of the two of them and go away Ji Yeping snorted coldly in his nostrils Lang Xingke said: "After all, they are martial arts seniors, and the pavilion master should give them some face, not to mention that this time they are for You ......" Himeno Ping said: "Phew, where are they here to hang filial piety to You Lao It is clear that they are the lackeys of the government to persuade them to surrender."
Zhu Qing came over and said: "Pavilion Master, the official ship may attack at any time, I will take people down and give them a head-on attack" Long Boshu stopped with his cross arm: "We will take care of this matter How can you not mention that you are still injured How to fight with a bad shoulder and head Rest in the city Give them to me " Hu Yaoting and Feng Hongye also nodded and asked Jiang Wan was the most seriously injured After being rescued, he listened to the situation and insisted on coming over to see the situation At this time, looking at the lake with a worried face: Judging from the shape and equipment of the official ship, it is not easy for your side to win What's more, at this time, everyone had just had a fierce battle with Master Chilie, and most of them were injured Chu Yuan, He Xi, and Hu Feng looked at their junior brothers, and they all understood his thoughts, looked at each other, and nodded, Chu Yuan took a step forward and said to Himeno Ping: "Pavilion Master, give us an order too."
These three people are not figures in the cabinet And they have always been in the world by the side of the old swordsman Himeno Ping didn't expect that they would also ask for orders He groaned and said: "The one who came is the official army The three brothers ......" Chu Yuan intercepted: "My division died at the hands of Guo Shu Ronghua The injuries of the fourth junior brother are also related to the conspiracy of the government How can we not repay these revenge Asking the pavilion master for an order to borrow troops is not a help to you, but it is a favor owed to you Hu Feng said: "I waited for the teacher to live in seclusion, and I had no intention of coming out, but I didn't offend people, people came to offend me, even if I made a move, it was not a violation of the teacher's training." Lang Xingke was overjoyed: "Pavilion master......" Himenopira said: "Okay, the family doesn't talk to the two families, there are three people who help each other, then we are like a tiger with wings, haha, but I can't command the battle, Xiaofang, it's up to you this time."
Fang Zhennuo smiled and said: "You don't have to worry, let's take a look at Lu Lao's skills first" Himeno Ping said: "Hey, brother, it turns out that you have already made arrangements" At this moment, He Xi suddenly pointed out: "You see that the official army seems to have stopped."
After shouting, the official fleet was also slowing down to observe the movement while approaching When it approached the sinking site of the Qixiang Yuanzhu, it was natural to find the survivors on the water The main ship gave an order The whole team stopped marching Four or five escort boats surrounded from afar Zhang Sanniang slapped the water and scolded: "Boom my ship, your ancestors fought with your turtle" shook off her arms and swam forward Chang Sihao moved forward while she was swimming by her side, and hurriedly grabbed it and said in a low voice: "The hero doesn't suffer the loss in front of him, go up first and then say" The boat approached while speaking The sailors forced them with knives and guns, and then they used hooks to get a few people up
The main ship slowly moved forward, and a person on the railing of the bridge poked his head out and scanned down, and the sailor reported: "Back to the master, four men and one woman ...... take it" Chang Sihao wiped the water on his face and looked up, only to see a big white face on the side of the railing in the backlight, as if he had hit putty It was Zeng Shiquan Zeng Shiquan also saw him and smiled in surprise: "Hey, could it be that I was dazzled" At this time, someone on the other dinghy shouted: "There are three nuns here, hey, there is also a monk, it seems to be dead" Chang Sihao hurriedly shouted: "Save it, save it quickly" A sailor scolded: "Shut up, which round here will you call the orders " The oars are going to hit Zeng Shiquan's face turned cold: "Bold, how can you be rude to the Hou Ye Quickly help me to my ship"
Chang Sihao, Zhang Shisanniang, Fang Hong, Thin, and Fat Stuttered were escorted to the main ship one after another Zeng Shiquan smiled: "Ouch, how did you say this, how could Master Hou appear here " Chang Sihao glanced at it and saw that there was no one else on the ship except for the Dongchang officers and sailors and said: "I went out on a business trip by the emperor's secret order, why are you here to bombard my ship" Zeng Shiquan smiled at the corner of his mouth, put his hands in his sleeves, and lowered his head slightly: "That's really sorry Shiquan also followed the emperor's holy decree and the general order of the governor to lead troops to quell the rebellion of Juhao Pavilion." I saw a ship leaving the island just now, and when they sent troops to meet the enemy, they came to dismount, how do you want to get Hou Ye, you are above, the so-called ignorant people are not to blame, everyone is doing things for the emperor, Lord Hou has a large number of people, and I guess I won't blame Xiao Quan."
Chang Sihao suppressed his anger and tried his best to slow down his tone: "I have made contact with the people of Juhao Pavilion If the conditions are right, there is still a possibility of recruiting them You bring people over a dozen Wouldn't it be a waste of your previous efforts Quickly turn the bow of the boat and withdraw the troops "At this time, someone on the boat below shouted: "Master, the nuns and monks have all been fished up" Chang Sihao hurriedly shouted again: "Send it up quickly"
Several sailors dragged the three nuns up, and the three of them were all full of water and unconscious, Chang Sihao squatted down and looked through them one by one, and the three nuns had all the oil paint on their faces, and their skin was dark Obviously, the three concubines were dead, but the monk was dead, and hurriedly shouted: "Look for it again, and there is" The sailor glanced at Zeng Shiquan and said: "No, there is also a sinking with the boat" Chang Sihao hurriedly ran to the bow of the boat and looked at the driftwood floating far away on the water, how could there be traces of Jing Lingyu
Zeng Shiquan arched his hand slightly behind him and said with a smile: "I don't dare to compete with the Hou Ye for merit in my humble position, but since Shiquan has been ordered by the general, then I must complete the mission, otherwise it will be difficult to explain in front of the governor."
Chang Sihao twisted his body and asked: "Where is Guo Shu Ronghua?"
Zeng Shiquan sighed slightly: "Now Jiangbei" Chang Sihao said: "Withdraw the troops and take me to see him" Zeng Shiquan smiled indifferently Chang Sihao took half a step forward When he landed, the surrounding soldiers pointed at him with knives and guns Zeng Shiquan said: "Shiquan has a military order, please forgive Hou Ye Come on, please Hou Ye go down to change wet clothes and protect yourself If there is a mistake, you have to be careful of your heads."
More than a dozen knives and guns pointed at the vital points on Chang Sihao's body Nearly no more than an inch Chang Sihao stared at Zeng Shiquan's face and snorted softly in his nostrils: "Okay" limped and slowly walked forward with the soldiers After Zeng Shiquan Just missed a position Suddenly his face was in pain: "My legs are ......" The body was slightly ambushed The soldiers were stunned for a moment Chang Sihao reached into his arms and pulled out the ribs in his hand and waved the knife to shoot the tip of the gun Rolled through the crack of the person and stabbed Zeng Shiquan's calf
Zeng Shiquan had already taken precautions Raised his left heel A little tip of his right foot Slightly twisted up and jumped The tip of the knife passed between his calves and clamped it Chang Sihao snorted with a stiff wrist and let go Zeng Shiquan knelt down with his knee and the tip of his elbow Pressing Chang Sihao on the deck He smiled and was about to speak when he saw Chang Sihao's head suddenly drill down his shoulder with a "stuck horn" Twisted off his shoulder Joint followed the back waist and lifted up one leg
Zeng Shiquan never thought that he would dislocate himself When he was stunned, the leg in his ear had already arrived The knee socket was hooked around his neck When he landed, his body was crooked and he was hooked to the ground Chang Sihao turned over and sat up, curled up with one leg and stretched out The curled leg hooked Zeng Shiquan's neck and sat his head under the buttocks The stretched leg pressed Zeng Shiquan's back Sensing that his hands were about to move, he immediately shouted: "Dare" Leaned back and retracted his leg sharply Zeng Shiquan only felt that he couldn't breathe in his breath His eyes went straight out The two arms were immediately stretched out and he didn't dare to move
The surrounding officers and soldiers did not dare to step forward when they saw that the master's life was hanging on to the enemy's hands and their swords and guns
Chang Sihao's body shook and his shoulder "horn" sounded on the joint, Zhang Sanniang was overjoyed when he saw it, his arm shook and he rushed over to pick up the wedge and resisted Zeng Shiquan's ass and yelled: "Dare to move, I will teach you turtle and grandson to pull a piece of soup in the future" Zeng Shiquan felt that his anus was cold and frightened: "Don't move, never move" The voice was hoarse and muffled, as if squeezed out, Chang Sihao moved his wrist, picked his throat and loosened his legs, pulled him up, and said: "Toast and don't eat and drink, don't let them go back."
Zeng Shiquan grinned: "Master Hou......" suddenly there was a pain in the anus It turned out that Zhang Sanniang pushed the tip of the knife up again behind him He trembled all over his body and said busily: "Don't" with a bitter face: "Master Hou, Xiaoquan has a life in his body, if you want to give this order, you can give it yourself, and after you go back, I also have a cover in front of the governor, isn't it?" Chang Sihao snorted and said: "Okay" shouted loudly to the soldiers around him: "Listen to my order, all the troops will be collected and returned."
Everyone, you look at me, I look at you, in a trance, a little overwhelmed Zeng Shiquan said: "It's useless to just shout like this, the other ships have their own chief generals, everyone looks at the flag during the day, and the fire at night."
Chang Sihao said: "How to fight the fire number" Zeng Shiquan said: "Use the torch to shake three times to the left and three times to the right plus the front and back and back "Chang Sihao made a look at Zhang Shisanniang He copied a torch and walked on the bow of the ship Shake it according to his words to give a signal Sure enough, the two-winged ships swung their heads and tails and slowly turned around He was about to turn around when he suddenly heard the roar around him The sound of artillery fire sounded loudly When he looked at it urgently, he saw that the two winged ships were all horizontally The side guns spit out the tongue of fire Junshan Island suddenly turned red like a hot pot bubbling
Chang Sihao was furious and realized that the signal was wrong When he turned around, Zhang Shisanniang fell to the ground Zeng Shiquan jumped and climbed to the platform on the second floor of the shipbuilding The water red cloak floated up with the wind A big hole was cut in the official uniform on the buttocks The soldiers rushed up and forced Zhang Shisanniang and the others again Chang Sihao was only afraid of hurting their lives and did not dare to rush forward for a while
Zeng Shiquan got on the platform, took a torch from the hand of the officer next to him, shook it back and forth, and shouted: "All forward" The fleet turned around again, the two wings went out first, the middle followed up, and drove forward in a crane wing formation Chang Sihao said angrily: "Zeng Shiquan, you play me"
Zeng Shiquan laughed: "Master Hou, Shiquan was the first commander of the navy, and he was not familiar with the command and flag, and it is difficult to ensure that he is confused and misremembered, this is not sorry "Suddenly, there were two boats on the left flank that seemed sluggish, and the main ship that followed him had no power He frowned: "What's the matter" Before the words were finished, the fleet seemed to be infected Several of them slowed down and even stopped moving, and the ship followed by himself suddenly Zeng Shiquan was shocked: "What's the matter?" Seeing that there was a hatch cover under the bottom that "snapped" A sailor crawled out half of his body Wet all over his body Holding the deck with both hands and crying and shouting: "Master, the bottom of our ship is leaking Zeng Shiquan "Ah" felt that the big ship was obviously leaning to the left Shaking under his feet The torch in his hand was not held steadily, and he fell down in a whirl and rolled into the lake When he looked to both sides, the other ships either leaned back and forth, or tilted left and right, and actually had a tendency to sink In the wind, I faintly heard the shouts of the soldiers: "There are water ghosts, there are water ghosts who scuttle the boat" with panic One after another
Zeng Shiquan listened a little weakly, and the officer next to him suggested: "Master, abandon the boats on the boat" He was furious: "Fart, I have to go back as many boats as I bring out, everyone will go down to plug the leak for me" The sailor at the bottom cried, and hugged a circle with his arms: "Master, I can't plug it, the hole is so big, and there are several" Zeng Shiquan's heart was cold when he heard it, and he shouted: "If you can't block it, you have to block it for me, you guys, drive the sailors down, seal the cabin, either block it or drown, let them watch it themselves" Several officers jumped down in response I went to the hatch and jingled a few times, and I stepped on the sailor and fastened it onto the deck
On Junshan Island, Himenopira condescended and saw everything in his eyes, he threw his clairvoyance behind him, shook his red spear, and shouted: "Pass my order, everyone get on the boat and attack."