In the blink of an eye, more than a dozen corpses fell one after another.

"Ah.....h

A bandit covered the pierced wound on his leg and howled miserably!

"Don't talk, hurry up and paddle back, just wait for our people, and you will be saved!" Zhang Dongshan said tremblingly.

Due to inertia, the thief ship was originally moving forward, but now it wants to row back, but it also takes time, so that the two sides have only been together for a few tens of meters recently.

A dozen boats in front of them fled frantically, like lost dogs,

There were only five boats in the rear, but the morale was high.

Judge the merits.

couldn't even talk about the collapse at the first touch, because there was no contact, and the bandits in Zhangdongshan were frightened.

By this time it was already getting dark.

Qin Shou felt a little hungry in his stomach.

This Nima!

Don't let breakfast be delicious?

At this time, there were still people in the thieves who shot an arrow towards this side, which couldn't help but make Qin Shou a little angry.

"Brothers, hurry up, finish this ticket, let's eat!" Qin Shou shouted at everyone.

After saying that, he turned around and took out a bottle from behind him, and there was half a bottle of liquid dangling in it, and the mouth of the bottle was still stuffed with a strip of cloth.

Qin Shou took out the fire sickle and wanted to start the fire, but unfortunately he tried several times in a row without success.

I couldn't help but scold: I have to come out of the whole lighter when I have time, it's so uncomfortable.

At this time, a guy surnamed Han from the 'Benxin' grain store on the side, who was actually the brother of the Baiqi Division, couldn't stand it anymore at this time, and handed over a tight paper roll made of very rough earthen paper.

Qin Shou was stunned suddenly, not knowing why.

Seeing this, the corners of his mouth twitched, and he took a few sharp and rapid blows on the side of his mouth.

Qin Shou only saw clearly that there were red bright spots faintly burning inside, like an embers, and at this moment, the ones that were blown one after another were actually rekindled, and he couldn't help but be secretly surprised.

"Childe, what is this?" The guy surnamed Han asked curiously.

"Burn the flask!"

He came for fear of an accident, so he filled some bottles with alcohol and oil and pressed them under the cabin.

Qin Shou didn't explain much, but directly lit the cloth strip on the mouth of the bottle and asked the guy from the Baiqi Division, "Brother, can you throw this thing on the opposite boat?" ”

The brother surnamed Han of the Baiqi Division couldn't help but nod.

"Throw!" With Qin Shou's shout.

Xiao Han let go and fell straight into the thief ship in front of him.

"Bang!"

There was a cracking sound, and then a burst of fire burst out, and a huge fireball spread out, igniting the surroundings.

At this moment, Zhang Dongshan and the other thieves were lying on their stomachs, thinking that since the other party's idea was hard, they couldn't defeat it, so they would withdraw.

Anyway, the other party only has a few boats, can they still keep themselves?

But suddenly I heard a terrifying scream from the boat behind him.

He couldn't help but look behind him suddenly, and his eyes opened instantly, and his face was full of horror.

This is......?

I saw a translucent thing fall, smashed on the ship and broke directly, and a few familiar brothers suddenly caught fire, and they burst into flames everywhere on the ship, and even ...... The fire splashed on the water, and it could still burn.

At this time, not to mention the thieves, even their own Li Ke, Cheng Chubi, Changsun Lian, Fang Yiai and others were also stunned, and their hearts were shaken.

What's that...... Such an evil sect?

Can you even set fire?

Everyone couldn't help but be shocked!

At this time, Qin Shou took out a few more bottles from behind him one after another, and shouted at them: "That...... If you don't have a crossbow in your hand, light the bottle and throw it the same way you did. ”

Zhang Dongshan and the other thieves were even more frightened at this time, and they were about to pee, and the rest of the boats ran faster.

Seeing this, Qin Shou couldn't help but be angry

The next moment, he slipped into the cabin again, and pulled out a few black round things from inside.

"Here, Xiao Han, light this and throw it over."

Black powder, this thing is not difficult, and nitrate, charcoal, and sulfur can also be found relatively well, so he secretly poked and poked some of them.

And then such a scene appeared in the eyes of everyone.

A ball-like thing flew over the heads of the crowd and landed straight on the thief's fast ship.

After the ball fell, there was no movement at first, Zhang Dongshan glanced at it suspiciously, but then his face changed drastically.

I felt that my eyes suddenly lit up, and the ball exploded instantly.

Rumble!

The fire burst out, the smoke and dust hit the face, and the ship shuddered, and then the people on board screamed.

Many thieves were hit by the bombing, fell to the ground and rolled in pain, and those who were not blown up were all stupid at this time.

My brain is buzzing, and I don't know if I'm alive or dead!

When the smoke cleared, they saw something terrible, many of them were stuck with something like pieces of iron, and a few people who were close to them were all black, as if they had been burned.

The thunderous explosion of this day frightened the thieves.

Howling, rolling, messing around.

This is a big battle.

In fact, this thing made by Qin Shou was not very powerful at all, he just wrapped a layer of iron sheets, iron slag and the like around the outside of the black powder.

The biggest effect is to be scary.

There was a bang, and there was fire, smoke, and the iron pieces crashed and flew, scratching several people, and suddenly the fear in the hearts of people was even more harmful.

As a result, there was a strange scene in the audience

In addition to the people who were wailing, the people on the thief's side were so frightened that their hearts and legs were weak, and Zhang Dongshan was holding his head at this time and shrunk into a ball.

Zhang Zhidong was already in despair, and his body was like falling into an ice cave.

I'm a dripper,

Can anyone tell me what the hell is going on?

Since the first day he fell into the grass and became a thief, he had never experienced such a situation, even when facing an army several times his size, he had never been so afraid.

Astound!

Fear!

Despair!

All kinds of unknown emotions, when waves hit him like stormy waves, it was like a rope around his neck, tightening around and around.

At this time, he was in a trance, what did he encounter?

At this time, he really wanted to shout: "I was wrong, can you let me go?" ”

"I really regret robbing you!"

But he didn't dare to raise his head, for fear of being shot in the head by an arrow, and even more afraid that the other party would know his location and throw the thunder fire over and burn himself.

He muttered, "No, no........"

I went out to see the yellow calendar, why was I still struck by lightning?

He was really scared!

.....

And Qin Shou's side was also quiet and terrifying at this time.

Li Ke, Cheng Chubi, and Fang Yiai were all stunned, looking at Qin Shou dumbfounded, swallowing dryly, and their eyes were shocked.

They all looked at Qin Shou with a blank expression, pestle in place like a pile of wood, motionless, and even the few people who were still shooting crossbow arrows frantically just now all stopped.

Throat rolling, swallowing saliva fiercely.

it!

What the hell is going on?

Damn, this steel crossbow was just taken out, and that thing burst into flames just now, and what is this?

Is it so crazy?

Can you explain that for us?

It was as if everyone had been struck by lightning, and their minds went blank.

Qin Shou's face turned purple with anger, and he scolded angrily: "Brothers, what are you all doing? Silly? ”

What about watching a play?

We're fighting, we're working hard, can we take a snack?

I couldn't help but secretly say: Sure enough, it was from the landlord's house, and everyone was stunned.

Being scolded by Qin Shou like this, everyone was relieved.

Rumble!

Boom!

Li Ke, Cheng Chubi, Changsun Jian and others who reacted continued.

At this time, the crossbow arrows and Molotov cocktails, as well as the black balls, took turns, and from time to time someone was hit by the crossbow arrows, or they were lit by the Molotov cocktail.

Zhang Dongshan and the others were even more frightened and lay on the ground, almost collapsing at this time.

Among the thief ships, except for one ship, which may have been far away from the beginning to guard and did not enter the battlefield, all the other ships were in full damage at this time.

soon

On a ship, a white flag was raised.

It was Zhang Dongshan who asked people to hold up a white flag with a fork.

Zhang Dongshan and the other thieves were already stupid at this time, and their brains were dizzy.

They want to run, but how?

Now I don't even dare to raise my head, even if I am lucky enough to jump into the water, I can't swim far in the water in this late autumn at all, once I am found, I will die, even if I am not found, I will freeze to death.

But they couldn't fight, and before anyone could react to what was going on, they were beaten to death, burned to death, and even the thing that emitted fire and smoke blew up their livers and gallbladders.

Can only surrender!

Zhang Dongshan knew that this was his only chance.

"One by one, you put down your weapons, all of you raise your hands and stand up!"

"Old Fang, you go and disarm them!"

Qin Shou sat on the boat, wiped his sweat, and said breathlessly: "Nima, I'm tired, I'm almost exhausted if it's too late." ”

Zhang Dongshan and the others couldn't help but stand up with a bitter face, looking at the black steel crossbow that emitted a ghostly light, and their scalps were numb for a while.

Li Ke, Cheng Chubi and the others all looked at Qin Shou with strange eyes.

Stunned!

It's so fast!

That's amazing!

This is a surrender?

The other party has more than a dozen ships, several times more than himself, and he does not have an advantage in numbers, such a gap, he is even ready to sacrifice some people, he knows that his father will definitely send someone to protect him secretly, as long as he protects Qin Shou and supports his father's people.

Being able to avoid being wiped out is the best outcome

However, the current situation ...... It's beyond my imagination.

The opposite side was knocked down.

Surrendered!

In such a short period of time, hundreds of people on the other side were crippled without making a move.

Wu Wang Li Ke looked at Qin Shou like a monster.

It's really amazing!

The energy displayed today made his back tighten, if it was controlled by some people, it might not necessarily subvert the Tang Dynasty.

This is definitely not an exaggeration, or even more so.

Li Ke forcibly suppressed the tremor in his heart, approached Qin Shou and asked, "Brother-in-law, what are those bottles and those balls?" ”

Qin Shou said indifferently: "You ask this, that bottle is filled with oil and alcohol, and the mouth of the bottle is stuffed with a lit cloth, and it will burn after it is cracked." ”

"Inside that round ball is the nitrate, charcoal, and sulfur used by Taoist priests when refining pills, and when they are lit together with fire, a large amount of heat will be released, which will cause the temperature to rise sharply, causing an explosion."

Li Ke frowned and thought for a moment.

He knew all these things, and it wasn't something shocking.

I just didn't figure out how such a simple thing could have such a huge power?

Good stuff!

Li Ke asked with a trembling voice: "Brother-in-law, you have already thought about this?" Deliberately hit with crossbow arrows and these things far away? Then why didn't you board the ship later, wouldn't the loss be too great with such a method? ”

Qin Shou shook his head, and he said to Li Ke:

"Boarding the ship? Why do boarding ships increase unnecessary casualties? ”

"Third brother, are you still saying that you have read the book of war? Let's call this fire suppression! ”

"Fire suppression?" Li Ke couldn't help frowning.

Qin Shou nodded and said: "That's right, in a real battle, the attacking side will definitely do everything possible to interfere with the enemy's shooting as much as possible, and this is the so-called "suppression" in tactics, the most common suppression is to use your own firepower to shoot at the enemy, so that the enemy can only hide under your shooting, and dare not fight back at all." ”

"What are you doing, you have to pay attention to tactics!

"One of the most important points is that if we want to reduce our losses, we must use our own weapons to shoot as much as possible to ensure that the enemy's firepower is suppressed,"

"It's too rough for you to play, it's not professional at all, you just rush to fight, you never need tactics, you think that as long as you are brave enough, the bullets will go around us."

Li Ke listened to Qin Shou's analysis, and his brows couldn't stop frowning and falling.

Lost in thought

Qin Shou didn't pay attention to the eyes of the three of them, and continued to preach to himself: "Besides, if something happens to you people, how will I explain when I go back?" ”

"What's the point of more attrition, isn't it a cost to fight a war? Money has a price, but life is priceless! ”

Li Ke, Cheng Chubi, and Changsun Jian were completely speechless.

The reason is not profound, it is to suppress the enemy and let yourself get results with minimal casualties on this side, but it is too difficult to achieve.

The key is to get a steel crossbow and these firearms!

Thinking of this, their eyes suddenly lit up.

Especially Li Ke, at this moment, he has a deeper understanding that fighting a war is to fight money.

"Okay, talking to you about this is tantamount to playing the harp to a cow, let's hurry up and eat, and then see where the surrendered people come from." Qin Shou smiled and waved his hand.

Li Ke and the others looked at Qin Shou faintly, with mixed feelings.

When did this guy even learn the art of war and tactics?

......

Hulu Beach

Less than ten miles away from here, there is a water village, which is the nest of thieves such as Zhang Dongshan.

There were dozens of boats and more than 200 people gathered inside, and boats came in and out from time to time.

Sitting in the seat is a thin man, the number two Liu Qinghong.

He likes the Three Kingdoms Zhuge the most, and he usually likes to follow suit, looking like a lupine scarf.

But behind the scenes, he is not as good as beasts, full of male thieves and female prostitutes, and often robs the women of good families nearby.

"Second brother, today, I robbed a flower boat, and guess what, there is a concubine in it who is a county order."

"Oh, the concubine of the county order? Could it be that there is another person who is not a county order? ”

"No, it was the little concubine who had a private meeting with a man on the river, and was broken by our brother."

"What does the concubine look like?"

"The water is extremely tender, and the younger brother will send the second brother to the room later."

"It's still the seventh brother who is intimate, haha......" Liu Qinghong couldn't close his mouth when he smiled.

At this moment, someone ran over in a panic, "Second master, it's not good!" ”

"What's the panic? Could it be that the official army is calling again? Liu Qinghong twisted his eyebrows and said angrily.

"Big Boss..... The big boss has encountered hard stubble, and we have killed and injured dozens of brothers, and the big boss is also ..... at this time Life and death unknown. ”

The man was the one who went out with Zhang Dongshan, but he was the only person in charge of the boat that ran back, and his voice trembled and he was frightened.

"How many people are on the other side?" Liu Qinghong asked in shock.

"There are five boats, at most dozens of people!"

Dozens of people?

It shouldn't be!

Liu Qinghong couldn't help frowning, how many people Zhang Dongshan brought with him when he went out, he still knows, hundreds of people!

Actually defeated?

Why did he not believe it so much?

Although Liu Qinghong is the No. 2 person, he has a better brain than Zhang Dongshan, he will attract people, and give some small favors to those people below from time to time on weekdays, but it is higher than Zhang Dongshan's prestige, although Zhang Dongshan is dissatisfied, but he is helpless.

Therefore, the first moment he heard the news, his first reaction in his heart: It can't be that Zhang Dongshan wants to take the opportunity for himself, right?

At this time, the other brothers were all looking at Liu Qinghong, "The second master, what should I do?" ”

Liu Qinghong's eyes flickered, and he muttered for a long time and said: "All the staff are dispatched to rescue the big boss!" ”

There are many people, so I don't believe that Zhang Dongshan can do anything to himself.

"Second brother, what about the concubine?" Lao Qi asked in a low voice.

"Lock my room and enjoy it when I get back."

The water robbers got up with a sigh, except for the dozens of people in the remaining village, the remaining two hundred people got on the boat one after another, and the people on both sides of the Huaishui saw it from afar, and they were afraid in their hearts.

......

Inside the Royal Palace

"Your Majesty, there's news!" Yun Rui held a small bamboo tube above his head.

"Oh, Qin Shou's news?" Li Shimin hurriedly took the small bamboo tube, unscrewed the oil seal, and poured out a piece of paper from it.

At the first glance, his eyes shrank sharply.

Steel crossbow?

Did it really happen?

Accurate range of 100 paces away?

The power can reach more than five stones?

It has a great penetrating force?

Moreover, this kind of steel crossbow is very easy to wind? Can you operate it alone?

Looking at the words on the note, Li Shimin's face couldn't help but change again and again, and the light in his eyes flickered.

Li Shimin got up suddenly, gritted his teeth and scolded: "I know that this dog thing is not honest!" ”

Yun Rui's eyes couldn't help glancing at the note, he wanted to see what news was on the piece of paper, but before he could see it clearly, he saw that the note was thrown directly into the incense burner by His Majesty, and the corners of his mouth twitched.

From the first time, he made up his mind and wanted to take the opportunity to get in touch with Qin Shou, but people are often like this, the more you want to get it, the more you can't get it.

For example, this time, he wanted to go south with Qin Shou the most, but Qin Shou didn't want him to go.

What do you mean by being just a follower?

What do you mean that you are old and afraid that you will not be able to stand the bumps on the road?

That's a great deal!

After a while, Li Shimin turned his head to Yun Rui and said, "Let the people of the Baiqi Division retreat a little bit so as not to cause accidental injury." ”

......