The water village boats swarmed up, trying to separate the Dongyang and Qin Chengbo's large ship to prevent the two large ships from joining together and supporting each other. Seeing the water village boats stacked one on top of another, Lin Fu couldn't help but The Dongyang was forced to seize the way, leaving Qin Chengbo's large ship to attract more firepower.
After the building boat withdrew to the Nankouzi of Luoyang Lake, many water village boats were attracted to the narrow waters of Nankouzi, and the pressure faced by the Dongyang also increased sharply. Fortunately, two Xiangyong Kuai paddle boats led by Lin Zonghai and two None of the Dongyang Fuma infantry fast paddle boats dared to leave the Dongyang alone to pick up the reinforcements. They fought and retreated with the Dongyang. In fact, they took on the peripheral pressure for the Dongyang. Lin Fu and the others only had to be careful on the deck. Arrows shot.
Lin Fu stood on the deck and watched the battle. Zhou Pu and two military guards stayed close to his side, guarding against incoming arrows. Lin Fu looked at Qin Chengbo, and the ship Shen Rong and others were riding was finally in trouble. They sailed into the fork of the river, but the only four Mengchong warships in Zhujia Water Village in Hongzepu used nail poles to firmly bite the building ship. The four Mengchong warships were tightly connected with the building ship. Hundreds of lake pirates in Hongzepu Water Village used four Mengchong warships as a bridge to attack the building boats in a steady stream. The lake pirates were poorly equipped, with almost no one wearing armor, barefoot and shirtless, and holding a knife and risking their lives. They were very brave and many loach boats crossed through the gap, throwing nail ropes, lime, belemnite, torches, oil tanks and other things to help the battle; smelling the stench of excrement in the air, the lake pirates In order to capture the building ship, they did everything possible, and seemed to even throw feces and other filth on the building ship. If it were replaced by ordinary government troops or town troops, they would have collapsed under such a fierce offensive in the water village. It's a pity that the hundreds of elites on board the building are either Qin Chengbo's private retinue or the military guards of Wu Feng Escort Company. They have a strong will to fight, and their equipment and training are not comparable to that of ordinary lake pirates. Besides, in water battles at night, everyone can only Treating the building boat as your last resort, you have nowhere to escape in the middle of the river, so you can only resist with all your might. On the other hand, Uncle Qin Cheng also offered a large reward. As long as you break out of the siege, each person will be rewarded with an additional one hundred taels of silver. , also stimulated the armed guards and retinue to fight more bravely; the casualties of the lake pirates are now far higher than those of the ship defense, but the lake pirates are so numerous that there is still no sign of their exhaustion at this time.
"Just enter the Shiliang River. We won't be able to kill all these thieves!" Lu Dongyang, the teacher of Shiliang County, knew a little about military affairs. He saw that the slow-moving building boats finally entered the Shiliang River. The narrow river channel can restrict the boats in the water village. Large-scale maneuvers can allow the building ship to regain some of its disadvantages. "Mr. Lin, if we have this opportunity, we should rush over and follow the generals of the auxiliary countries and break out of the encirclement. We will repair a little in the forest and then return with carbine. We must give this rioter and traitor a severe lesson..."
"What Mr. Lu said is true!" If Lin Fu hadn't already known that there were a large number of boats hiding in the dark night ahead, Lu Dongyang's suggestion made some sense. Lin Fu asked someone to talk to Lin Zonghai and asked them to Be prepared to break out of the encirclement in the direction of the river branch. At the same time, send a light signal to the building boat, asking them to pay attention to the enemy in front.
The fighting here was so fierce, but the water village boats lurking in the Shiliang River remained motionless and patiently waited for the Qincheng Bolou boat to take the initiative to get into the trap. Lin Fu also secretly felt that the leader of the water village forces in Hongzepu was not simple. , but the Dongyang has never encountered the main force of the lake pirates, so there is no chance to face the leader of the water village.
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Uncle Qin Cheng, Shen Rong, Lin Tingli, Liang Zuoren and many staff members of the Qin government were all in the "flying hut" on the second floor of the building. They couldn't understand the light signal coming from the Dongyang, so naturally someone explained it to them.
"What, there might be an ambush in the river ahead?" Liang Zuoren's face suddenly turned ugly. He just thought that the situation had improved when he rushed into the Shiliang River, but he didn't expect that there might be an ambush in the front. He looked at Qin Chengbo in surprise and waited. General Qin Chengbo made up his mind.
The lake pirates threw oil-filled clay pots and torches up to the cabin on the second floor and burned them several times. Most of Qin Chengbo's eyebrows and hair, and his general's robe were burned off. He also had several wounds on his body, and the corners of his eyebrows were broken by gravel. There was blood oozing out, and his face was very ugly. When the water war broke out, there were nearly 500 armed guards on the ships. At this time, only half of them could hold weapons to defend themselves against the enemy. The Qin family fleet had a total of 22 ships. At this time, There was only one ship left to break through to the Shiliang River. There were less than forty servants and guards who could stand on the ship. When the Qin family fleet set off from Jiangning, it was so powerful that it included family members, servants, and retinue. There were more than 1,300 armed guards employed. At this time, the servants and family members on other ships fell into the river and drowned, were killed, or were captured by lake pirates. There were less than 600 people left on these two ships. How can one look good when called Uncle Qin Cheng?
Uncle Qin Cheng stared at the Dongyang in the distance. There were not many wind lanterns lit on the Dongyang. From a distance, he could only see the outline of the ship, and he could not see clearly who was Lin Fu in the faint shadow. He spat, spitting the bloody phlegm on the board of the boat, and cursed bitterly: "This boy is definitely not a good man. If I escape this disaster, I will never spare him - I can only believe his words." Three points, we can only break out south now..."
Although Uncle Qin Cheng was greedy for money and lust, he could not be regarded as incompetent. He had sent signals several times before asking Lin Fu to lead the Dongyang Ship to rendezvous, but the Dongyang Ship had never been able to get within two hundred steps of the building ship and provide water. The boats were forced to retreat.
Qin Chengbo knew that if Lin Fu could make the Dongyang suddenly come over to join the building ship, he could share a lot of pressure for him. There were two large ships that had an absolute advantage in Luoyang Lake to support each other, and there were several fast oars. The ships shuttled back and forth. The key point was that the Dongyang, the four fast paddle boats, and more than 400 fresh troops were able to join the battle. With the troops united, Qin Chengbo was even confident that he could kill the water stronghold warship formation and break through the siege.
Uncle Qin Cheng had a stern face. He held a knife in his right hand and a card in his left hand. He was sitting in the middle of the cabin. The fire-prone wooden doors and windows on the four walls of the cabin had been removed. More than a dozen armored soldiers were guarding him. His eyes were watching eagerly. Heading in the direction of the Dongyang, he was also worried that there were still enemies ahead. If the Dongyang came to join him with all its strength at this time, he was willing to give half of the gold and silver in the ship to Lin Fu. However, since the chaos broke out now, the Dongyang Apart from assisting four fast paddle boats, they were always far away from the center of the entire battlefield, and there was no intention of attacking to the death to join them and support them.
In Qin Chengbo's view, Lin Fu was completely opportunistic. At this time, he had completely forgotten the humiliation he had given Lin Fu, a small character, when he went up to Lindu. He only hoped that Lin Fu would come over to join them and support each other in breaking out. In addition to In addition to the light signal, Qin Chengbo even had people sneak onto the Dongyang to negotiate with Lin Fu and promise a heavy reward. As long as they could cooperate with each other to break through the siege, not only would he sponsor Lin Fu to be promoted to the third level, but he would also promise beautiful women countless gold and silver treasures. .It’s just that Lin Fu didn’t respond at all. The Dongyang was always on the periphery. Without the Dongyang to rely on, the other four fast paddle boats couldn’t rush over. However, the Shuizhai forces had the core goal of capturing the building ship. Tactically, they only pushed Dongyang away. The ship was blocked from the center of the battlefield. Uncle Qin Cheng was so anxious that he wanted to chop Lin Fu into pieces with one knife. If he hadn't seen the Dongyang ship and the water village ship fighting fiercely, Qin Chengbo would have even suspected Lin Fu and the power of the Hongzepu water village. There has been some collusion for a long time.
Even if Qin Chengbo hated Lin Fu's wise way of protecting himself and conserving his strength on the battlefield, there was nothing he could do. What's more, Lin Fu had no duty or obligation to escort him. Qin Chengbo had no way to directly hold him accountable afterwards.
Qin Chengbo did not dare to stop the boat and go ashore rashly. There was still more than an hour before dawn, which was the darkest time. At this time, he abandoned the boat and landed. Maybe he would have no problem escaping alone, but his wife, concubines, and maids were all still on the boat. It is difficult to say how many of his descendants will survive.
Lin Tingli knew something about Lin Fu's temperament from last year when Lin Fu drew his sword against Lin Xuzong. Of course he knew that Lin Fu was not a good person, let alone a kind person. Seeing Uncle Qin Cheng's anxious look, he sighed in his heart: I would have known better. Today, why bother then? If Uncle Qin Cheng had paid some attention to Lin Fu and asked him to accompany him on the ship during the escort, was Lin Fu still worried that the Dongyang would not come to the rescue with all its strength when Lin Fu was here? But at that time He despised him very much, and at this time he was eager for others to come to save his life.
Shen Rong did not doubt that Lin Fu had anything to do with the Hongzepu Water Village forces, but his hatred for Lin Fu was no less than that of Uncle Qin Cheng. If Lin Fu had not insisted on escorting Uncle Qin Cheng out of Dongyang Mansion, he should have Mobilize troops from Shiliang County to rescue Uncle Qin Cheng instead of being trapped in enemy lines with Uncle Qin Cheng.
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A Mengchong warship was parked on the left shore of Hukouzi. Wu Shiyi, the head of Fuling Lake Water Village, was standing on the bow. Sun Ganzi, a bearded man who had appeared at Yerendu a few days ago, was also there. They were standing together. The thirty-three or four-year-old young man stood beside him and looked nervously in the direction of the building ship and the Dongyang. This young man was Liu An'er, the leader of the Twenty-One Alliance of Hongzepu Water Village.
Liu An'er's original name is Liu Jingguo, a native of Liu Town, Sizhou. In his early years, he sold saddles and bridles for a living. He was known as Liu An'er and later called himself Liu An'er. He had gathered people to hold riots several times in Hongzepu many years ago. Although he was later suppressed and exiled to Jibei, he still remained. He made many military exploits and became an officer. In the battle of Chentangyi, the officers and soldiers were defeated miserably by the Donghu people. Liu An'er led his troops to escape back to Hongzepu. With the help of his uncle Yang Quan, he secretly formed a stronghold in Liujiabao, Sizhou to strengthen his power. At the end of last year, the Huai'an government raised funds for the anti-theft camp and significantly increased Hongzepu's fish taxes and donations, triggering a large-scale anti-donation movement. Liu An'er took the opportunity to unite with the water village forces in Hongzepu to plan another uprising.
"This Lin Xiucai looks quite extraordinary. He actually saw that we had an ambush in the Shiliang River..." When Wu Shiyi was young, he was captured by the Huai'an Prefecture River Station and worked as a boatman for several years. I have some understanding of signaling and what the signal transmission between the Dongyang and the building ship means.
"Even if they knew that we had an ambush in front, would they still retreat to Luoyang Lake?" Liu An'er said, his expression was not relaxed. He did not expect that the tower boat that Uncle Qin Cheng was riding would be so difficult for them to chew. The casualties were so heavy that we really need to prepare several large ships in the future. He added, "It's time for us to take the field..."
"Master, we can fight in the final battle. You have to take charge of many things." Wu Shiyi persuaded.
"There has been enough blood tonight. Many brothers rushed to fight without even a good knife. How can I hide behind and enjoy the results?" Liu An'er asked his left and right men to help him put on his armor, picked up the Mo Dao, and waved his hands to order. This last reserved warship rushed towards Qincheng Bolou Ship.
The purpose of robbing and killing the Qin family's fleet was to seize the Qin family's wealth and use it to recruit troops and strengthen their strength. It can be guessed that Qin Chengbo would hide most of the gold and silver treasures in the high-rise ships he was riding on, and he would sink the Rong, Lin Tingli, Liang Zuoren and other officials were all intercepted or captured, which would at least prevent the Dongyang Prefecture from organizing effective counterattacks and encirclements within a month. It would buy time for Zhujia Water Village to recruit troops, and the buildings and ships must be conquered.
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Regardless of Lin Fu's warning, the building boat had already rushed into the Shiliang River. There was no reason to return to Luoyang Lake to besieged by the water village boat. He could only bite the bullet and rush forward. The Shiliang River was covered in the dark night, and there was only one option. The reflection of the weak water waves made it difficult to distinguish the farther shore from the river surface. Uncle Qin Cheng did not have any extra boats to keep watch in advance, so he could not detect the reality deep in the dark night ahead. He could only take one step at a time.
After fighting and retreating to the south for many miles, no ambush was seen. It is inevitable to breathe a sigh of relief. After all, the fighting here has not slowed down at all. Even if there is an ambush, it can be seen how useful it is. Uncle Qin Cheng and others are here. On board the ship, one would inevitably think that Lin Fu was worrying unfoundedly.
Here, they finally cut off the hooks of the two Meng Chong warships grabbing the annex ship, and threw the two Meng Chong warships away. Feeling the wind, Qin Chengbo stretched out his hand and raised it. It turned out to be a wind coming from the northeast. He cheered up. He laughed loudly: "God will not destroy me! God will not destroy me!" The reason why the building boat was trapped in Luoyang Lake for so long was because the wind was in the wrong direction and could not use the wind to sail back. At this time, the northeast wind started, even if it was returned The two Mengchong warships were captured, and Qin Chengbo was confident that with the help of the huge sail, he could drag the two Mengchong warships out of the battle line of the water fortress and kill them individually.
Uncle Qin Cheng immediately ordered people to drive the lake pirates out of the ship and raise the huge main sail at the stern of the ship. After fighting for so long, it was a miracle that the sail was not set on fire. However, just when everyone thought they were about to escape, the darkness ahead was deep. Dozens of riverboats came quietly from everywhere.
"Ambush!" Qin Chengbo and others immediately realized that the ambush that had been hidden for a long time by the water village forces finally appeared. The dozens of river boats were very short, and most of the wind lanterns of the tower boats were destroyed in the fierce battle. , the light that can be illuminated by the building boat is very weak. They looked down at the river boat and saw only five or six people on each boat holding bamboo poles and punting. There was no one else on the boat. Because the building boat had all the arrows Even if they shot all the shots, they could not stop the river boat from approaching. They had to wait for the ants to come and fight. When the river boat approached, Uncle Qin Cheng blocked his view. He could not see what the river boat was doing under the building boat, but he heard it. There was the chopping sound of swords and axes. Uncle Qin Cheng was confused and ordered to raise the sails and move quickly to knock these river boats away. After a while, he saw fire rising from the bow and the left and right sides of the boat. Uncle Qin Cheng Only then did I realize that these river scraping boats were loaded with oiled hay. Four or five river scraping boats attached iron hooks to the belly of the boat and set them on fire. Another ten river scraping boats were ignited in front to form a fire barrier. The fire started. The night sky far and near was illuminated brightly, and one could see that behind the fire barrier there were twenty or thirty loach boats waiting in formation, blocking the river completely. At this time, there was another warship behind the building boat holding a hook pole. Coming over to seize the building boat, the forces of Hongzepu Water Village wanted to launch the final general attack with fire in front and soldiers behind.
Uncle Qin Cheng looked depressed. He said to Shen Rong, Lin Tingli and others: "Please wait for Qin to personally kill these thieves." His words were indescribably tragic. He couldn't wait for Lin Fu to sail the boat to rescue him. , and was reluctant to leave behind his wife, concubines, and descendants, so he had no choice but to put on his own armor and go into battle to fight.
"We are waiting for General Fu Guo to return from killing the bandits." Shen Rong, Lin Tingli, Liang Zuoren and others could only say this at this time. They hoped that the building ship could dock and let everyone abandon the ship and escape, which would have a better chance of survival than staying on the ship.
When Uncle Qin Cheng got off the cabin, Shen Rong grabbed Lin Tingli's sleeve, pulled him aside and whispered, "If we all fall into the water, will Lin Fu rescue us easily?"
"General Fuguo was killed in Luoyang Lake. Someone must take responsibility for this..." Lin Tingli sighed slightly. His life was hanging by a thread at this time, and he didn't have any intentions with Shen Rong. He felt that even if he jumped into the river to escape, he would give it to Lin Fu. Lin Fu was rescued on board the ship not because of any feelings of kinship and ancestry, but because he also needed someone to take the responsibility for the general being kidnapped and killed in Luoyang Lake, causing the situation in Hongzepu to become chaotic. In this way, Lin Fu, a young man, The ninth-grade scholar only had great merit and no fault in this incident.
Shen Rong thought very highly of himself, but he did not expect that Lin Fu would be so scheming that all the civil and military officers on the ship would eat his feet. Shen Rong knew that the final fierce battle that broke out here was between Dongyang and four fast ships. Lin Fushi would not miss the best opportunity for the paddle boat to break out of the siege. They chose this moment to jump into the river. If Lin Fu came to rescue them, there would be some hope of survival; otherwise, with the help of a few of them who had no strength to restrain the chicken, It is extremely difficult for civil servants to escape from the siege.
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Lin Fu watched the battle situation ahead and knew that the time to break out had arrived. He stood on the deck and said to Lin Zonghai on the fast paddle boat ahead: "It is difficult to rescue General Fu Guo, and we have tried our best. I believe General Fu Guo is under Jiuquan." They won't blame us. It's useless to be sad. Breaking through the encirclement and returning to the horse to avenge the blood and hatred of the generals of the country is what we should do. Whether we can break through the encirclement in one fell swoop, Uncle Zong Hai, don't hesitate and watch the Dongyang attack. The light beam, rushing forward is..."
Lin Zonghai would not save Uncle Qin Cheng. No matter how great his contribution was, he had to live to enjoy it. But he didn't know what Lin Fu meant by the light beam. While he was hesitating, something appeared on the deck of the Dongyang's stern cabin. The lighthouse had been silent all night. At this time, it was finally lit. It seemed like a bright light rising at the mouth of the river. Several people controlled the concave bronze mirror and projected the light forward. It actually illuminated the water surface three hundred steps away as bright as day, illuminating The route to breakout.
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