Three black-tufted arrows and four featherless crossbow arrows were shot from the hatch. The five soldiers who were standing at the hatch had no way to avoid it and were hit hard. This turn of events was beyond everyone's expectation. The noisy bow of the ship
In the silence, the officers and soldiers who wanted to rob the ship to make a fortune and rob the women were stunned until the soldier who was shot through the neck by a crossbow covered his neck in disbelief and screamed in despair.
Next, the silence was suddenly broken again.
"Thieves, you dare to kill officers and soldiers, you are rebelling!" Some people have not yet woken up. Seeing that all five companions were hit by arrows and fell to the ground, blood surged in their hearts, and they picked up weapons and rushed forward, "Kill them without mercy!"
"Kill without mercy!"
"They are water thieves!" Someone woke up and shouted to remind his companions, "They have hard bows and crossbows!" How could ordinary boat guards from rich families carry such sharp weapons as strong bows and powerful crossbows? He was reminding,
Two more sharp arrows were shot out. The officer and soldier who was at the forefront was hit by an arrow in the chest and lower abdomen. He twisted twice and then fell down with a bang.
Other officers and soldiers did not dare to attack by force, and stuck to both sides of the hatch. Someone shouted: "Window, window! Get in through the window!" He called his companions to pry the window and rush in. When the flower window was pried open, they were faced with several bamboo guns holding Leng Bingbing.
An iron spear was stabbed at him; when he opened his eyes, he saw that the people holding bamboo spears and spears were all the young men who were standing at the bow of the boat just now. On the day, he thought they were servant boys. There was no place to dodge on the left side of the boat, and he was paralyzed.
He was careless and didn't wear any armor, so he watched the tips of three bamboo spears pierce into his chest and abdomen.
In the blink of an eye, eight of his men were killed. The leading captain went crazy with anger, but he also knew that a forceful attack would not work. He shouted at people to get back, and asked people to go into the cabin to get crossbows, and asked people around him to stab them with spears.
He stabbed the boat, still thinking about the two charming girls dripping with water, and temporarily restrained himself from ordering an attack with fire. Even if he ordered an attack with fire, it was useless. Just when he asked someone to get the crossbow, there was a sound coming from behind him.
There was a strange sound, and when he looked back, Zhou Pu was jumping onto the boat with a dagger in his mouth and a Mo Dao in his hand. Zhou Pu's armor was dripping with water, and he saw the leading captain looking back in surprise,
He smiled gloomily: "Zhang Biao, you never imagined that you would be here today!" Mo Dao slashed across, splitting the face of the leading captain Zhang Biao in half with an expression of horror.
The officers and soldiers suddenly discovered that more than ten enemies climbed onto the official boat from the other side of the water. They crowded on the bow and tried to rush onto the boat. They were attacked from both sides. They hooked the official boat and the boat together with iron ties, and there was no way to retreat.
Retreat. At this moment, someone from the other side climbed onto the roof of the boat to take a strong bow and shoot an arrow with a crossbow. They were squeezed into a small space and wanted to kneel down to save me, but they were met with a spear, not even a stick.
In a short time, nearly thirty officers and soldiers on the official ship and those who fell into the water were all killed.
Lin Fu was holding a waist knife. He had cut off the hem of his silk shirt for ease of movement. There were blood stains on the deck. He didn't mind. He stood there and talked to Qin Chengzu: "Mr. Qin, please ask brothers to collect all the bodies."
Entering the cabin, then dragging the official ship to the reed marsh and scuttling it, it will delay the government’s notice for a few days, which is always a good thing, and then the sentinel Wupeng ship can be notified of its return..."
Lin Fu planned carefully, and Qin Chengzu couldn't add anything, so he ordered people to do it. At this time, Zhou Pu came out of the cabin with the four prisoners. The leading man was tortured until he was inhuman shape, and he was helped by two brothers.
He barely managed to survive. He was overjoyed to be rescued by his brother and regain a new life. But when he saw Fu Qinghe standing on the bow of the boat, his expression changed slightly: "What are you doing here, you coward?"
"Zi'ang, without Gao Ye, we can't save you." Qin Chengzu said.
"We haven't seen each other for ten years. Does Brother Cao still hate me for leaving without saying goodbye?" Fu Qinghe came over and helped the man get on the boat.
Cao Ziang didn't know the details and was inconvenient to have an attack. He asked Fu Qinghe to help him to the boat with an awkward expression.
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The official ship was scuttled in the reed marsh on the shallow beach. The water was very shallow. Almost all the cabins above the deck were exposed on the water. The main mast was cut off. The reed marsh here was very deep. If no one broke in, I was afraid that someone would be killed.
Only in the spring will people discover that an official ship was scuttled here. More than twenty corpses were stripped naked and thrown into the cabin, not to mention the leather armor, chain mail, spears, waist knives and other armors.
The military uniforms of pirates and military attache uniforms are sometimes very useful, and even the horizontal sails used by official ships have been removed.
Qin Chengzu and the others had been licking their blood for these years, and they had always insisted on being clean when robbing the government. Only now did they realize that they were so incompetent in front of Lin Fu. If not for the lack of time, Lin Fu even wanted to dismantle the planks of the official ship.
Come down and transport it away.
Most of this group of rogue bandits are Fu Qinghe's old friends. They are led by Qin Chengzu, Zhou Pu, Wu Qi, and Cao Zi'ang and Feng Peipei, among the four people rescued today.
At night, they were not in a hurry to move, so they hid in the reeds. There was a candle in the cabin, and several people gathered around to discuss their way out.
Cao Zi'ang was tortured so much that he would cough desperately for a while from time to time, with a sickly flush on his face. He did not go to rest and asked someone to help him in. He already knew the story of the robbery and rescue, so when he came in, he gave Lin Fu a fist.
Salute: "I cannot say thank you for your kindness. If you need Ziang in the future, please let me know, Mr. Tan."
Lin Fu stood up and returned the greeting, then sat down and said: "Tan Zong is my pseudonym. I don't want to involve my family with personal matters. I hope Mr. Qin and Mr. Cao can understand. I am from Shiliang County, Dongyang. In private, everyone calls me Lin Fubian."
That’s it…”
"Zi'ang calls himself Cao Erdan at home. It's not that he's afraid of involving his family. He thinks the name 'Cao Erdan' is too unpleasant. It's embarrassing to show off those two balls all day long." Zhou Pu said.
smiled.
Everyone laughed together, not minding the fact that Lin Fu used a pseudonym before, and knew that Lin Fu meant that he wanted his identity to be known only to those present.
Cao Ziang had no choice but to cough twice and ignore Zhou Pu. He had always been prejudiced against Fu Qinghe for leaving without saying goodbye ten years ago. But this time, Fu Qinghe also made great efforts to save him. He sat down and nodded to Fu Qinghe.
The gesture, although a little stiff, can be regarded as putting aside the previous grudges.
After Cao Ziang sat down, he asked Qin Chengzu: "What should we do next?"
"Go back to Huaishang and kill Chen Hansan!" Feng Peipei said without hesitation, her eyes were determined, as if she would pounce on Chen Hansan and bite him if he stood in front of her.
In the mountainous areas of the upper reaches of the Huai River, many groups of horse bandits are active. Some make a living by raiding the people, and some think that they are high-ranking officials who are doing justice for heaven. Qin Chengzu's group of horse bandits is quite special. At first glance, it seems that they are just unworthy of the government.
He disturbed the people and did not raise the flag of justice for heaven. He roamed Huaishang for more than ten years and made enemies of the government. Although his number was small, his reputation was great.
Lin Fu now knew that Chen Hansan was originally the leader of another group of Huaishang horse thieves. At the end of spring, Chen Hansan led his troops to join the government and became the deputy lieutenant of Xiaoqi (from the sixth rank military attache) of the Huaishang anti-theft camp.
Because of Chen Hansan's defection, the situation of the struggle between the Huaishang horse bandits and the government changed drastically. In just a few months, many well-known Huaishang horse bandits were wiped out one after another. Chen Hansan relied on other bands to
The head of Ma Kou has been promoted to the commander of the Zuoying of the Anti-Theft Department, the captain of the heroic cavalry, and the rank of military attaché of the sixth rank.
Feng Peipei is the fourth lady in a red coat. Chen Hansan, thinking of his love for being a Huaishang horse bandit, did not let his men harm her. Among the four people who were arrested, she suffered almost no torture and was released from the prison.
After being rescued, she took a rest and regained some energy. Even so, Feng Peipei's hatred for Chen Hansan lingered. Her husband, Zhang Hengjiang, the leader of Liuma Kousan, died in the battle at Jiangling. Now
She became a widow when she was only twenty-two years old.
"Chen Hansan must be killed," Qin Chengzu said. "The time is not right now. We cannot let our brothers sacrifice in vain."
Chen Hansan restrained nearly 2,000 people. It can be imagined that he will lead his troops in the Huaishang mansions to continue to exterminate the rogue bandits for a long time in the future. How easy is it to kill him? Even if the people are rescued, there is no way to do it.
The situation in front of them is still difficult. The more than 200 brothers in their heyday were surrounded and suppressed, and only about 40 people were left, half of whom were disabled. There were also family members hiding in the deep mountains and old forests who had to be taken out to find a place to resettle...
Thinking of this, Qin Chengzu felt pain, regret and hatred in his heart. He bit his lip and said: "The most important thing now is to find a stable place so that the brothers can recover from their injuries. Revenge will not be too late in ten years..."
"Nowadays, various places are taking advantage of the serious banditry to form new armies. Where can there be a stable place?" Cao Zi'ang said, "I could have gone to join the Anshe family in Jin, but now there are rumors that the She family wants to submit to the imperial court, so it seems that I can't."
Lin Fu and Fu Qinghe looked at each other. The second young master of the She family had an important task and did not forget to send someone to rob him. He was not worthy of treatment. However, there were some things that they could not express to Qin Chengzu and the others.
"When I was in Huaishang, I heard that someone was going to hold an event in Shaanzhou. Should we go to Shaanzhou?" Zhou Pu said.
"Laoba and the others are all hiding in Xinpu. From Xinpu to Shaanzhou, it's thousands of miles of twists and turns. Where can we find a way around it?" Thinking of the difficulty, Qin Chengzu frowned, and the wrinkles at the corners of his eyes became much deeper. If it were just them,
It is convenient to go to Shaanzhou, but with more than 20 old, weak and disabled people, if you are not careful, you will regret it.
When Lin Fu first heard about Shaanzhou, he thought it referred to Shaanxi Province in later generations. After careful consideration, he realized that it was not the case. Shaanzhou is the hinterland of the Central Plains between Xiaoshan Pass and Tongguan, and is the junction of Shanxi, Shaanxi and Henan.
Lin Fu looked at Qin Chengzu's expression carefully and thought that he was worried that the incident in Shaanzhou would not be successful but did not want to dampen Zhou Pu's spirit.
Lin Fu knew that he was an outsider, and he was already very trusting that they allowed him to listen to their discussions. He also kept a strict rule and did not interrupt or talk too much. Fu Qinghe frowned in thought, seeing everyone sighing and helpless, after hesitation, he finally spoke