Gu Chengyu glanced at the group of people standing on the deck who looked confused and sighed.
These people must have never experienced anything like this. When the boat approached Gu Chengyu and the others, Gu Chengyu was already sure that they were Jiang bandits. Twenty or thirty boatmen and thugs, plus a dozen ordinary people, the manpower was still too few.
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If there was no resistance, Gu Chengyu, the boatman, was not sure whether he would survive. They were not robbed much in the Jingyuan River. I heard that river bandits often robbed people in the Yijiang River. Some left property and did not hurt anyone.
Some of them burned, killed, looted, and committed all kinds of evil. All the women on the ship were humiliated.
This group of robbers is very smart. They will inquire about the people on the ship. If they know that a high official or their family members are there, they will think twice and rarely act. They are very cunning and the government can't do anything to them.
This time the Jiang bandits came very strangely, but Gu Chengyu had no time to think so much.
"Everyone should have some weapons in their hands, preferably both long and short, and then wait by the side of the boat. As long as there are river bandits climbing up, you will knock them off. Don't let them get on the boat. Then
The gangsters must have weapons on them, and once they get on the boat, killing people will be like chopping melons and vegetables."
The environment on the ship was complex, and it was impossible for Gu Chengyu to cover everything. If while he was resisting, a robber climbed up from a hidden corner and rushed into the ship's passenger's room, Gu Chengyu would be beyond his reach.
Gu Chengyu directed them to choose a position and stand. He looked at the ships getting closer and closer. He put the arrow on his bow and was ready to shoot at any time. At this moment, of course, he must strike first!
If the arrow is not ignited, it will take a certain amount of time to spontaneously ignite when it is fired. However, if it is ignited too early, the arrow body is made of wood and can easily be burned halfway. Therefore, Gu Chengyu can only wait for the ship to get closer.
In fact, he was also nervous. Although he had killed many people in the last days, this was the first time he had done so in ancient times. Besides, everyone on the ship was behind him, so it was impossible not to feel stressed.
He looked at the ship approaching the front, and suddenly he heard the sound of falling into the water. Although the sound was not loud, he was a martial arts practitioner and his hearing was naturally sensitive. This was the river bandits starting to take action.
Gu Chengyu shouted, "They have entered the water. Be prepared. You cannot let them get on the boat."
After saying that, he inserted the arrow into the lantern nearby, and the arrow instantly caught fire. Seeing this, Gu Chengyu immediately drew the bow and shot the rocket out. He shot at the opponent's sail, which was made of cloth.
It's easy to find fire.
Then, without any pause, he shot the second and third shots
Gu Chengyu repeated this mechanical action and shot all the arrows into the opponent's sail and deck.
"Ah! It's on fire, put it out quickly! Damn it! They discovered it." The boat suddenly became chaotic, and they knew they had been discovered. Therefore, they no longer hid it, and the river became lively.
Because Gu Chengyu shot many rockets, the ship on that side was much closer than before, and the thugs could clearly see the fire on the opposite ship. From the moment they heard the sound just now, they had already believed that the Jiang bandits were really coming.
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Then, each of them shot the rocket with a bow. Unfortunately, only half of the arrows that could reach the ship were likely to be shot. Gu Chengyu had already noticed, so he moved his hands faster.
The thugs don't have much practice on weekdays, but the boatmen may be better at hand-to-hand combat, so when it comes to archery, we really can't ask too much.
Gu Chengyu took a look and saw that it was almost done. The other party's ship was on fire. Even if he scooped up water nearby, it would take a long time to put it out. The ships were all made of wood and could easily catch fire.
"Okay, stop shooting! Everyone pick up the wooden buckets at hand, fill them with water, and keep them at hand, ready at any time." Gu Chengyu was afraid that those thieves would jump over the wall in a hurry. If he no longer wanted the property, he would also follow their example.
If a rocket is fired at it, then the ship will definitely be no better than a pirate ship. Water will definitely be needed.
The sound in the water was getting closer and closer, Ming Mo and Ming Yan were always on alert.
Some people were holding pennies in their hands, hoping to plop them into the water when they saw someone climbing onto the boat. However, pennies were limited, so some people could only take some iron tools they had handy, and some even held paperweights.
Everyone has no weapons, so they can only use local materials. Although there are some in Gu Chengyu's space, he can't take them out! How should he explain?
Now that the big ship is settled, he has time to stare at the edge of the ship. With Ming Mo and Sun Xian, they should be able to handle it!
Soon, someone started to climb onto the boat, and the person holding the pennies immediately pushed the person into the water. But was the river bandit who was familiar with water so easily pushed down? No matter how hard the people on the boat slapped him, he could avoid it.
, and also found the right opportunity, grabbed the bamboo pennant, and pulled it into the water.
"Ah! Pull me quickly!" The people on the boat exclaimed, feeling themselves being carried along by Penny, and they rushed forward with inertia. If Ming Mo next to him hadn't had quick eyesight and quick hands, he might have been taken into the river.
The first time this happened, the second happened. The ship failed the first time, and some people became afraid. The Jiang bandits were so powerful, how could they possibly survive?
Many people had appeared in the water, and they all quickly climbed onto the boat. The people on the boat were frightened, and they did not dare to hit the thief even if they had something in their hands.
When Gu Chengyu saw this, he felt something was wrong, "Don't be afraid, everyone, fight back quickly! Let them climb up, and we will be finished!"
The boatmen on the boat also immediately stepped forward to help. With their participation, several river bandits were also shot down. The people on the boat became more confident. The person holding the broom did not look at it, but kept waving it.
The river bandit who climbed up had no choice but to jump back into the water.
Sounds outside were also heard in the rooms on the ship. Everyone was very nervous. Only now did they believe that the Jiang bandits were really coming.
A woman listened in panic to the sound of fighting outside, "Girl! What should we do? The Jiang bandits are really here!"
A girl of about ten years old was sitting at the table. She also looked very flustered. At this time, her clothes were a little messy. She thought she put them on in a hurry.
She asked with a trembling voice: "What's going on outside? Call Uncle Li to help! Go and call the guards and the mother-in-law in the next room. With the guards here, we can be safer!"
Uncle Li was very capable. When she heard these sounds, she felt that the fighting must be fierce outside. It would be better to ask Uncle Li to help, which would give her a better chance of winning.
"No way! Girl, what if Uncle Li goes and those gangsters rush into the room? We are all women and children, how can we be the match of these people?" When the mother-in-law heard what her girl said, she was also surprised.
She also knew that her daughter had always had good ideas in the past few months, but this was not the time to be willful. What would a house of women and children do if Uncle Li was missing and Jiang bandits came in?
"Yes! Girl, if the Jiang bandits rush in and Uncle Li is not here, wouldn't we suffer a disaster?" Lian Xin also disagreed with this.
Qingdai had already run out to call her mother-in-law and the guards.