Chapter 16: Crossing the River (Part II)

"Ami-oops!" was killed by Zhang Qian, and the blow was chaotic, and the movements on the legs of the old monk Huiyi were obviously sluggish, and Luo Huaizu swept away the monk's robe by a knife.

And that Luo Huaizu, since he had a relationship with Zhang Qian, has not been so happy. While waving a knife to chase Hui Ying's figure, he slashed violently, and at the same time opened his throat and cheered loudly: "Okay, happy!" This is what my Mo family children should look like! Even if it is an emperor and a general, if he dares to bully him, he will be killed with one sword. Can you still be afraid of his group of bald donkeys?! ”

"Amitabha, misunderstanding! Don't misunderstand, the poor monk is not from the White Horse Sect, and what he said just now is not a threat! Young Eunuch Zhang, you listen to the poor monk. You can't destroy one by one. It is better to settle the grievances than to settle them, while there is still the possibility of reconciliation between the two sides...... Although she was not injured, Hui Yi broke out in a cold sweat. Dodge faster and explain louder.

"Isn't that a threat, but what?" Guo Nu rushed up from the bilge with seven or eight family members, bending bows and arrows around them. "Shoot him, he is in the same group as the White Horse Sect. Shoot one and count one! ”

"Don't let the arrows go, don't let the arrows go!" The old monk Hui Yi was so frightened that he flipped overboard the boat, put one hand on the edge of the side of the boat, and shouted, "Young Eunuch Zhang, the poor monk is really not from the White Horse Sect, the poor monk is Zhang Ruoxu's friend." The poor monk visited the Qinglou with him when he was a teenager! If you kill the poor monk, even if he doesn't blame you, he will definitely be sad. ”

In the last two sentences, each sentence said to the key point, Zhang Qian heard it, and immediately decisively ordered, "Senior brother, don't let go of the arrow." Luo Ledger, don't cut him yet, pull him up! ”

"Yes, big brother!" Guo Nu agreed loudly, and then took his family to form a half circle, far away from the old monk's location. And Luo Huaizu stepped forward quickly, grabbed the arm of the old monk Huiyi with one hand, and dragged it up, "Come up!" Don't play dead! ”

"Amitabha!" The old monk Hui Yi finally breathed a sigh of relief, and with Luo Huaizu's pull, he "flew" onto the deck like a harrier. Before his feet could stand firmly, he complained loudly, "The young eunuch is so murderous, and he praises you for being kind and benevolent." ”

"For good people, Zhang is naturally kind. For the wicked, Zhang is not afraid to fight violence with violence! Zhang Qian approached with a sneer, his voice was not high, but he could ensure that every word could clearly fall into the other party's ears. Since he, White Horse Sect, dared to murder Zhang, he should be prepared to bear the consequences. If you want to murder Zhang but don't allow Zhang to retaliate, that's a pipe dream! ”

"My Mo family acts most fairly!" Luo Huaizu pursed his lips and shook his head, and shouted beside him, "Repay virtue with virtue and repay grievances with grievances!" Never use your power to bully others, and never bear to be bullied! ”

"Amitabha!" Monk Hui Yi was once again short of words, and proclaimed the Buddha's name with a red face.

Since he came to be a lobbyist, he naturally had to make some efforts in advance to thoroughly understand Zhang Qian's temperament, preferences, taboos, and living habits. In this way, he can ensure that his words can cause Zhang Qian to think deeply, and then accept his "exhortation".

Who would have thought that the situation he touched was a hundred and eight thousand miles away from the real Zhang Qian!

According to his prior understanding, although Zhang Qian has mastered the unpredictable ability of ghosts, his temperament is very modest, and he even has some weakness. On that occasion a few years ago, Zhang Qian summoned a fire meteor and blew away the altar set up by the White Horse Sect to block his door, and then only let the other party hand over the four temples and Buddha fields, and then gave up the pursuit of victory, which is a full proof.

And Zhang Qian, because he is alone and far away from the teacher, attaches great importance to friendship. This can be clearly seen from Zhang Qian's attitude towards Zhang Ruoxu, He Zhizhang, Wang Han and Wang Zhilian and other elders and friends. In the more than half a year since he left the mountain, everyone who has been close to him has received great benefits. And every time he encounters danger, he wishes that these elders and friends would hide far away, so as not to be implicated by himself.

Therefore, Monk Hui Yi originally thought that this time he would come forward to be a lobbyist for the White Horse Sect and persuade Zhang Qian to stop and be sure.

Although this time the White Horse Sect instructed the bandits to intercept and kill first, and instigated the government soldiers to attack the stargazing platform later, it was all their own side that suffered. From beginning to end, Zhang Qian was not hurt in the slightest. As long as he is Zhang Ruoxu's friend, he points out the benefits and harms and tells him that the White Horse Sect is not powerless. It will definitely make Zhang Qian fearful. Then, bargain again and persuade both sides to take a step back, which is also a matter of course!

It's a pity that the facts in front of him are very different from what he imagined before. He tried to point out the "benefits", but the effect added fuel to the fire. The White Horse Sect's ability to fight back, and even the possible way to fight back, he also said it very frankly, but the effect was that an invisible murderous aura burst out from Zhang Qian's body!

That Zhang Qian, where is half a point of weakness in his temperament, which is clearly harder than a knife. And although friendship is valued by him, it is far from becoming his fetters.

"Senior brother, please take someone to watch him. Don't let him do anything secretly, I'll go sleep first! Seeing that the old monk Huiyi was just blushing and meditating alone, Zhang Qian smiled and commanded casually.

He has made it clear about the other party's intentions. It's just that he wants to use Zhang Ruoxu's face to calculate that he will not kill him. So I want to be a lobbyist for the White Horse Sect, persuade myself to accept it when I see it, and don't kill the White Horse Sect.

But how can there be such a cheap thing in the world? If he let go of the White Horse Sect easily this time, how could that group of monks have a long memory? And those who were standing behind the White Horse Sect who plotted to kill themselves, how could they be jealous when they found that the price was so small.

In fact, just as he expected, as soon as the words fell, the sound of the Buddha's horn sounded again. I saw the old monk Hui Xuan, who changed his calmness when he just boarded the ship. Bent down respectfully, folded his bow, "Young Eunuch Zhang, please listen to the words of the poor monk." The White Horse Sect is not all evil, and the monks who died at your hands before may not know about the interception and killing of you and the attack on the stargazing platform. ”

"Monk be cautious!" Zhang Qian's brows quickly furrowed, and he sneered and waved his hand, "Zhang has not left the stargazing platform for twenty-three consecutive days. In whose hands the monk died, it had nothing to do with Zhang. As for the White Horse Sect, there are many wicked people or good people, since they are from the same sect, don't call yourself innocent. Otherwise, why don't those who know that they are doing evil with the same door draw a line with them as soon as possible? It can't be always, when you divide the money and the benefits, you are the same door. After breaking through the catastrophe that I couldn't bear, I suddenly remembered to distinguish who is the black sheep and is worshipping the Buddha wholeheartedly! ”

"This ......" Monk Hui Yi was speechless again, stunned for a long time, and then said again: "You can't let the monks of the White Horse Sect quit the sect!" Moreover, as long as there is spare money in the world that needs to lend for profit, there will inevitably be monks and monasteries who lend money. Even if the name is changed, the things are pretty much the same. ”

"Then let's change the name of the White Horse Sect first." Zhang Qian took over the conversation without hesitation and responded with a sneer. "Those who did not participate in the murder of Zhang came out alone to establish a new sect. Those who participated in the murder of Zhang continued to stay in the sect and wait for death, so as not to injure the innocent by mistake! ”

"Master Zhang, if you don't mean that the old monk is deliberately messing with you, you really can't do this." Monk Hui Yi was stunned, and he really wanted to slap his mouth, "The White Horse Sect sincerely wants to make peace, and I also ask Zhang Shizhu to look at Shi Weng's face and draw a possible acceptable Tao!" ”

"Uncle Zhang Shi didn't come forward to intercede for the White Horse Sect." Zhang Qian smiled and pouted slightly. Seeing that the arrogance of the old monk Hui Yi was no longer as arrogant as before, he added with a smile: "Well, since you are Uncle Zhang's friend, Zhang will not let you run in vain!" The White Horse Sect intercepted and killed Zhang once, and instructed others to attack the stargazing platform once, and Zhang remembered this account very clearly. If you want Zhang to stop, he will take out sixteen White Horse Temples and 32,000 acres of Buddha fields, and then hand over the heads of ten participants. Otherwise, ask them to close all the gates of the White Horse Temple and wait for disaster to fall from heaven! ”

"Amitabha-" was once again shocked by Zhang Qian's tough attitude, and the old monk Hui Ying sang the Buddha's horn loudly, "Donor, where are you stopping?" is clearly forcing the White Horse Sect to fight you to the end. ”

"Then it's better to fight to the end, look at the hard head of his White Horse Sect monk, or the knife of my Mo family's disciple!" has been dating Zhang Qian for so long, and it is the first time that Luo Huaizu has seen the other party so pleasing to the eye. Step forward and respond for him first.

He is a killer star, and there are dozens of heroes who died directly in his hands in this life. Therefore, although the voice of the speaker is not high, the murderous aura goes straight to the sky. Forcing the old monk Hui Xuan, he took several steps back in succession before he regained his body and proclaimed the Buddha's name, "Amitabha-"

"Woo woo, woo woo, woo woo......" A series of mournful conch sounds suddenly came from upstream, cutting his Buddha horn into two parts.

Everyone turned their heads in astonishment, only to see more than 20 fishing boats suddenly rushing down on the mighty water. Each one was three zhang long, and it was full of bandits with red scarves. One by one, with sharp blades in hand, fangs and claws, like evil ghosts crawling out of hell.

"Bald donkey, this is the sincerity you say?!" Luo Huaizu was furious, and he raised his knife to greet the old monk Hui Xuan's head. Seeing that the situation was not good, the latter decisively jumped behind the mast, waved his hand, and loudly defended: "Don't misunderstand, the old monk is not in the same group as them." The old monk didn't know where they came from. Master Zhang, if you need it, the old monk can come forward to find out for you. ”

The latter sentence was asked to Zhang Qian. made up his mind, wanting to let Zhang Qian owe him a favor first, and then continue his unfinished career as a lobbyist.

Anyway, from his point of view, if the person who came was an ordinary water bandit. It is definitely about seeking money, followed by murder. With the robe on his body and the tongue in his mouth, he went to be a middle-aged person, so that Zhang Qian's side could break the fortune and avoid disasters. If the person who came was really sent by the White Horse Sect, it verified his previous words, the White Horse Sect was not powerless to fight back. With his incorruptible tongue, he just persuaded the two sides to shake hands and make peace!

As for whether the alliance under the city is or not, there is no need to think about it. Whether it is the rivers and lakes, or the court, where are the eternal enemies?

It's just that Zhang Qianqian replied, once again unexpectedly. In the face of the surging "water bandits", Zhang Qian actually said to his junior brother Guo angrily, "Leave it to you!" Immediately, he bowed his head and entered the cabin.

And that Guo Nu is also a newborn calf who is not afraid of tigers. Obviously, the family members on the official ship are less than 30% of the enemy's army. But without hesitation, he transferred the family members to the deck and dispatched the troops in a big way.

Fifty family members, who are not even satisfied with the sides of the ship, what tricks can they deploy? It is nothing more than the soldiers divided into three ways, two ways to guard the side of the ship, to prevent the water bandits from approaching. One road acts as a reserve team, providing support to the first two groups at any time.

Before Guo Nu's dispatch was completed, the fishing boat had already approached within twenty steps. The water bandits on the boat bent their bows and arrows one by one, and shot at the heads of the families.

Looking at the families of Guo Mansion, they are also experts who accompany the caravan to the north and south. Unexpectedly, like his Shaolangjun Guo Nu, there was no panic at all. Squatting down one after another, using the side of the ship to dodge the attack of the feather arrows. Immediately pumped cold and shot back with a horned bow, and he actually had a deal with the bandits!

The wind on the river was strong, and the fishing boats were not as high as the official boats, so the feathered arrows fired by the bandits, although fast and dense, were all wasted. In a group of three or five people, each group aimed at the same target and fired a salvo, and in a short time, more than 20 bandits were overturned, so that every fishing boat that was close to the official ship suffered casualties.

"Woo woo woo

When the bandits heard this, they no longer fired their bows and arrows in vain. Instead, he lifted the oars, strengthened the fishing boat, and with the help of the current, the distance between the fishing boat and the official ship was narrowed to within five feet in a blink of an eye.

"Bang!" A fishing boat rushed too fast, and the bow collided with the official boat. The hull immediately cracked into the water, and the sails quickly tilted to the right. Seeing that the situation was not good, the bandits on the boat jumped into the river to escape, and in the blink of an eye, they ran clean.

Without waiting for the family members on the official ship to laugh, "Bang bang, bang bang, bang bang......" The impact sound started again, but it was the bandits who grabbed the flying rope and threw it onto the official ship. In the blink of an eye, the speed of the official ship was slowed down, and the bandits on the fishing boat were divided into two ways. Operate the oars all the way to control the distance between the fishing boat and the official boat to avoid collision. On the other hand, he quickly climbed along the rope towards the official ship.

"Amitabha!" Hui Ying saw that her scalp was fluttering, and she took a decisive step forward, and she had to take the initiative to ask Ying to bargain for the two parties. However, everyone ignored his existence.

I saw that Guo was angry, and suddenly shouted: "Throw". took the lead and smashed the clay jar in his hand towards the fishing boat below. On the jar, the burning cloth dragged the bright yellow flames, like shooting stars in the daytime.

"Bang bang, bang bang, bang bang...... more than a dozen jars dragging flames smashed on different fishing boats, shattering their bones in an instant. Flames splattered all over the ship along with the shattered jars, and thick smoke billowed up.

"Throw!" Guo Nu's voice sounded again, followed by fifteen or sixteen cans, falling towards the fishing boat. More flames and smoke jumped up, instantly turning the deck of the fishing boat into torches.

"Cut the cable, cut the cable!" Several clever fishing boat leaders refused to continue to tie the boat to the official boat to eat fire pots, shouting and reminding.

The bandits who climbed halfway on the cable were so frightened that they took the initiative to jump into the river to survive. The bandits on the deck desperately raised their knives and axes to cut the cables. Most of the fishing boats were out of contact with the official boats in smoke. The sailors on the ship tried every means to extinguish the fire and save themselves, and they could no longer care about continuing to attack the official ship. However, there were still four fishing boats, which were so slow to react that they were completely turned into four large furnaces, and the flames swayed up with thick smoke.

"Keep shooting, don't be merciful! To remove evil is to do good! Luo Huaizu didn't know who he was holding, snatched a horn bow, stood on the side of the boat, and released arrows into the water. Each sound of the bowstring caused a dark red cloud of blood to appear on the surface of the water.

The morale of all the families was greatly boosted, and they also opened their bows and arrows. It's still a group of three, a group of five, firing a salvo at the same target. In the blink of an eye, nearly twenty more corpses floated on the surface of the river.

"Bang, bang, bang......" The dull crash sounded again, this time, from the bottom of the boat. The family members were stunned, and suddenly their faces began to turn pale. And Luo Huaizu, the head of Qi Mo, laughed and threw away the horned bow, and took off his cloth robe and boots. With a slight force on his legs, he grabbed the measuring scale and jumped into the Yellow River.

The river was so muddy that no one could see him. However, after just three breaths, a red blood stain bubbled up close to the ship. Immediately after, there were two more red clusters.

The sound of the boat chiseling stopped instantly, and several water waves spread from the bottom of the official ship to the bottom of the river. And a faster water wave actually chased after it from behind, like a big fish preying on a small fish, making the water waves in front disappear one by one.

Blood surged from the place where the waves disappeared. The bandits, who were still in the river, no longer dared to approach the official boat, and one by one they rushed to flee for their lives. Guo Nu and his family members standing behind the side of the boat laughed loudly. Chase the fleeing figures with horned bows and feathered arrows, and send more bandits to the western sky.

"Woo, woo, woo......" The conch sound again, like a tragic cry. The bearded leader of the bandits, in a fit of rage, stepped on the deck of an unlit fishing boat, holding a shield in his left hand and an axe in his right, and launched a decisive attack on the official ship.

Guo Nu and his family members bent their bows and shot one after another. But he was blocked by the bearded man and the minions around him with shields. Seeing the fishing boat getting closer and closer, everyone raised the clay pot again, and was about to light it and throw it. Behind him, Zhang Qian's voice suddenly sounded, "Wait, let me try." ”

Everyone turned around together, just in time to see that Zhang Qian grabbed a bronze pipe of equal height, thick arms, and a wooden support at the tail, and walked to the side of the ship. Use the tip of the tube to align the beard that has been close to fifteen paces away, and the wooden support at the end of the tube firmly against your shoulder. Immediately, he held the pipe body steady with his left hand, and gently pulled the string on the wooden support with his right hand, "Snort-"

Xi Sheng quickly tightened, and pulled out a wisp of green smoke at the bulge in the middle of the copper pipe. Immediately after, there was a loud "bang-" sound, and at the mouth of the pipe, light smoke filled. Look at the bearded bandit leader again, and suddenly fly upside down. Blood and minced flesh fell from mid-air.

In an instant, the boat was silent.

The official ship, under the control of the sails and rudders, continued to the south. The fishing boats of the bandits, whether they were on fire or intact, slowed down and did not dare to approach the official boats for half a step. And the big and small bandits on the fishing boat, one by one, stiffened, two trembling, no one dared to raise their weapons, let alone look at Zhang Qian's location.

"Wait for me, wait for me, don't leave me behind!" Like a finless porpoise, Luo Huaizu came out of the river and waved vigorously at the side of the boat.

On deck, everyone finally came to their senses. Or run to the stern of the boat and ask the boat boss to slow down, or drop the long cable.

And that Luo Huaizu, as the only one who didn't see the bronze pipe wielding, of course didn't feel the shock at all. I swam a few feet faster, grabbed the rope that everyone had thrown down, and quickly climbed back to the deck. While raising his hand to wipe the yellow river water off his face, he proudly showed off to Zhang Qian: "I killed three under the water first, and then chased and killed five. If there is no old man today......"

Halfway through his words, he suddenly sensed that something was not quite right around him. He pointed to the bronze pipe and asked in a low voice: "Why did you put a wooden handle on this thing again, it looks so ugly!" This stick is not a stick, a spear is not a spear, how can there be such a strange blade in the world. Used to smash walnuts, it may not be easy. ”

"You go change your clothes first! Beware of catching a cold. Zhang Qian smiled and didn't care about him. Grabbing the bronze pipe, he slowly walked to the cabin.

The appearance of the water bandits did not surprise him at all.

After crossing the Yellow River, they entered the border of Gyeonggi, and it was impossible for large-scale bandits to appear in Gyeonggi. Therefore, if the enemy wants to kill him, the last chance is when he is halfway through.

It was precisely because he expected in advance that he might be intercepted and killed, so he handed over Si Tianjian's officials and equipment to Wang Han to lead his family to protect and transport them across the river in advance. He himself, together with Luo Huaizu and Guo Nu, took fifty elite family members to break off.

The whole battle process did not exceed his expectations at all. No matter how many bandits who lack training and do not understand the properties of mixing alcohol, they can only burn their heads with their heads up.

To his surprise, it was the power and recoil of the bronze musket. Others didn't see it clearly, and Zhang Qian, who had been staring at the leader of the bandits, saw with their own eyes that a hole the size of a watermelon was punched out of the other party's chest. All five abdomen and six organs may have been shattered by lead bullets. And the recoil of the wooden butt at the moment when the buckshot is fired is like a hammer. Half of his body is still wooden, and every step he takes, his shoulder hurts.

Guo Nu and the rest of the family were obviously frightened by the bronze pipe in his hand. They all got out of the way, lest they accidentally activate the "magic weapon" in his hand and be blasted into the sky. And the old monk Hui Yi gritted his teeth, with a miserable white face, and stumbled after him, "Master Zhang, Young Eunuch Zhang, please take a step to speak." ”

"Whatever the master is looking for me, it doesn't matter if I say it here!" Zhang Qian used the bronze pipe as a crutch, supporting his body, trying to make himself look so neat.

"Poor monk ......" the old monk Hui Yi gritted his teeth again, and suddenly took a sharp start, "Take a boat, cross the river, cross yourself, and cross others!" ”

"So, can Zhang cross this river?" Zhang Xian thought about it, instantly realized, and asked with a smile.

"The young eunuch laughed, the young eunuch was originally on the other side!" The old monk Hui thought about it again and again, bowed down, and it was appropriate to be a courtesy.

On the other side, it's almost there. On the banks of the river is Gyeonggi.