At dawn the next day, the boat hoisted its sails. It was a good day today, with clear skies and a vast expanse of river as far as the eye could see.
Xu Zizhen also got up early and came to sit on the deck. The man who got on the wrong ship yesterday always gave him a feeling of uneasiness. He looked a bit like a water bandit stepping on the plate to explore the wind. Li Meng also hugged him.
He sat down in the back cabin of the boat with a knife, and responded to him one after another to prevent any unexpected events.
However, the boat sailed until past noon, but there was still no movement at all. There were many boats passing by on the river, but none of them had any trouble with them, and there was not even an ordinary collision.
Xu Zizhen frowned and thought to himself: Do I really think too much? But isn't that how it is played on TV?
After more than an hour without any incident, the cargo ship gradually reached a winding and narrow river. There was a river not far away, forming a three-way waterway with this stretch of water. The terrain was narrow and the water flow was fast.
The boat sailing on the river is like driving on a dangerous peak and steep slope, with ups and downs and swaying.
On both sides of the river are rolling lofty mountains, which are quiet, deep and high, forming a clear contrast between the motion and the stillness of the huge surface of this section of the river. Xu Zizhen stood steadily on the bow of the boat, looking at such a majestic and majestic scenery, and felt in his heart
He had long forgotten the man's affairs and laughed excitedly: "The apes on both sides of the strait can't stop crying, and the boat has passed the Ten Thousand Mountains! Mr. Liu, look, this is where Li Bai wrote this poem. It is indeed a good place.
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Xu Zizhen often plays extreme sports and is completely indifferent to the intensity of such turbulence, but Liu Feng couldn't hold on any longer. Not long after entering this stretch of water, his face gradually turned pale and he held on to the boat tightly with both hands.
The mast refused to relax, but it still refused to enter the cabin, saying that it wanted to see the majesty of the Yangtze River.
He forced a grin and was about to answer, but finally couldn't help but vomited out. Then he couldn't control it. He hugged the mast with his hands and vomited all over the place. Xu Zizhen hurriedly came over to support him.
I patted him gently on the back to help him breathe, for fear that he would be dizzy from vomiting and be carried into the river.
Fortunately, the boatman on the cargo ship was experienced and had excellent boat control skills. He set the sail to full length and took advantage of the wind to ride the waves. After about half an hour, the water flow finally slowed down, the hull stabilized, and there was another wave ahead.
It is an open river, with patches of reeds lining both sides of the river, swaying like water waves with the wind, making it look extremely comfortable.
Xu Zizhen helped Liu Fengsui stand up and said with a smile: "There is nothing to see now. I think you should go into the cabin and take a rest. Tsk tsk... your pretty face has turned into a little green one."
Liu Fengsui couldn't laugh or cry: "Brother Xu, you..."
At this moment, a rapid banging sound suddenly came from the quiet river bank, and then a dozen small boats suddenly jumped out of the vast reeds, heading towards the cargo ship as fast as arrows. This section
There was no wind or waves on the river, and several strong men on the small boats rowed together with oars. In the blink of an eye, they approached the cargo ship, encircling the ship and trapping it in the middle.
He had never seen water bandits hijacking a ship in his life. He had always thought that water bandits had to be cautious and sneaky. At most, they would just sneak up on a small boat and rob a few thieves. He did not expect that Hubei is so fierce.
There were several boats, with several people standing on each boat, so there must be more than fifty people in total.
I'm going to fight fifty? How the hell is this going to happen?
Liu Fengsui also saw it, and his face turned even whiter with fright, and he said in a trembling voice: "Water... water bandit?"
Xu Zizhen took a deep breath and forced himself to calm down. Without saying a word, he stuffed Liu Fengsui into the cabin and shouted: "Hurry up and find a place to hide. Don't let them see you."
Liu Fengsui nodded in agreement. Just as he was about to get off the cabin, he suddenly turned around and asked, "What about you, Brother Xu?"
Xu Zizhen pushed him in impatiently: "Stop being wordy, get in quickly!" Then he closed the cabin door with a bang, turned around and hurried back to the deck.
Shopkeeper Liu also noticed something strange at this time, and was immediately frightened out of his mind. He stumbled to Xu Zizhen, clutching him tightly as if he had found a life-saving straw, and said in panic: "Brother Xu, this... this is...
What should we do?”
A dozen ropes with hooks were suddenly thrown up from the sides of the ship on both sides, followed by a burst of excited and high-pitched shouts, and dozens of strong men climbed onto the ship like apes. They were dressed in short clothes, with bare feet, and each held a gun in their hands.
With sharp knives, Xu Zizhen and Shopkeeper Liu were surrounded.
Xu Zizhen glanced at the men around him and said in a deep voice: "Don't worry, Shopkeeper Liu, leave it to me."
"You have such a strong tone, just you?" A middle-aged man with short stature and sinister eyes suddenly walked out from the group of water bandits. He looked at Xu Zizhen coldly, followed by someone beside him, who was the one who got on the wrong boat last night.
The man glanced at Xu Zizhen and sneered: "Boy, you are quite courageous. Since you knew yesterday that I was here to explore the road by stepping on the plate, you still dare to go on the road today. It seems that I won't be able to do it without giving you a lesson."
Xu Zizhen glanced at him, ignored him, and shouted in a deep voice: "Xiao Meng!"
"Uncle!" Li Meng suddenly jumped from the back of the cabin, grabbed the cable and jumped over, standing firmly next to Xu Zizhen.
Xu Zizhen glanced at the group of water bandits in front of him and said calmly: "Tighten the hatch!"
Li Meng tightened the knife in his hand and nodded, "Yes!" He then helped Shopkeeper Liu into the cabin, closed the cabin door with his backhand, and stood firmly outside the door.
The middle-aged man raised his head and laughed: "Interesting, so damn interesting!" He glanced at Xu Zizhen and said coldly, "I only care about wealth and not my life. If you are sensible, please open the door quickly. I will move my things and leave."
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Xu Zizhen pulled out the knife and held it casually, smiling: "Okay, just come here and move it."
Seeing that he looked confident, the man hesitated for a moment, but Xu Zizhen was too young, and he looked so gentle and thin. Even though the knife in his hand looked good, he couldn't see it as a deterrent.
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While he was hesitating, Xu Zizhen suddenly shouted and rushed over first. He knew very well that when we were outnumbered and the enemy was outnumbered, we had to strike first, and to capture the thief first, we had to capture the leader of the middle-aged man first.
Only by taking it down can these water bandits stop.
None of the gangsters expected that Xu Zizhen would dare to take the lead in such a situation. They couldn't help but be stunned for a moment. It wasn't until he plunged into the crowd menacingly that they realized what was going on. There was an uproar and everyone was busy.
They all came forward with swords waving.
The leading middle-aged man couldn't help but be startled: Why does this kid just fight at his word? He doesn't follow the rules of the world at all!