Chapter 15 Crossing the River
Duan Zhong yawned, listened to the two girls chattering non-stop, and gradually fell asleep. Duan Zhong is not an iron man, after tossing the wedding in the morning, the passion in the cave room in the afternoon, and stealing people in the palace at night, this energy consumption is not ordinarily huge. When I woke up, it was already dark, but the two girls were already asleep together. Duan Zhong touched his nose and lifted the curtain, picked out the eye droppings from the corners of his eyes, and said to Jiang Mingchen, who was driving the carriage on the side: "You haven't slept for a day and a night, you go in and rest, I'll hurry." Jiang Mingchen sighed and rubbed his bloodshot eyes: "Little master, do you know the way?" Duan Chong was stunned when he heard this, shook his head with a wry smile, he actually forgot about this, "How long will it take to arrive?" "If we keep going at this pace, we'll be there by tonight." "Is there a place to rest?" "No, the nearest post station should also be near Chizhou, if you want to rest, you can only rest on the side of the road. However, I don't think we should rest, because if you miss the hour and can't arrive at night, you won't be able to cross the river as planned. After all, crossing the river during the day is too ostentatious, and it will be delayed for a day until tomorrow night. Duan nodded and was about to say something to comfort him, but he heard a very resentful voice behind him: "Boss! Duan Chong was startled, and when he looked back, he saw Zongzi standing behind him with a pale face, and he didn't even notice when he came. You've been fine all night, and you're only back now? Zongzi sighed: You told me that you were a master of containing the other party, but you didn't tell me that the other party was a master of arrows. Hearing Zongzi say this, Duan Chong found that the clothes on his body were in tatters, and he must have suffered a lot.
In this world, martial arts masters mostly use melee weapons, and few use ranged weapons. This is determined by the characteristics of the weapon, you can practice archery with 100 shots, but if you want to train the power of arrows to be as powerful as melee weapons, it is very difficult. This is due to the fact that once the arrow is off the string, the person loses the ability to control it, and cannot adjust it at any time with its own force, just like a melee weapon. Even like the master who almost killed himself in Hangzhou, the chain hammer used is also connected by iron chains, and it can still be controlled. Therefore, there are very few martial arts masters who use arrows, but once they encounter it, it is destined that this master is definitely not easy to mess with, so it is reasonable for zongzi to suffer. Duan Zhong had seen the earth-shattering duel between two peerless masters on the nineteenth peak of the firmament, and he also had a glimpse of the use and law of "qi". In Duan Chong's view, a person who can use long-range weapons with great mastery must be a master of the use of "qi". With the same cultivation, it is difficult for a melee master to resist the attack of a ranged master. Because ranged masters have countless means to make it impossible for the enemy to get close at all, even if they are close, it is not a problem to escape with their own cultivation. The most critical problem is that long-range masters are often very good at light skills, so first, you can't catch up with him, and second, even if you catch up, the other party will run away, and if you dare to chase, then you are a moving live target, and you are not negotiable! This time, Zongzi suffered a big loss, his clothes were full of holes, and even his hair was shot off. In the words of zongzi, that is, you can't escape, and you can't beat it, it's really a nest. And the only thing Duan Zhong can confirm at this moment is that Lord Huangcheng, the commander of the forbidden army of Southern Liang, is a very powerful character and is very difficult to mess with. However, since Zongzi has come back safely, then there is no need to worry so much, after all, it is Beiliang who is going to go now, and there is no need to intersect with Nanliang in a short time. So Haosheng appeased the zongzi and hurried away.
Halfway through, Su'er and Liao Jiajia woke up. And in the face of the two girls, one is his wife and the other is his future wife, Duan Chong seemed a little unable to let go and was at a loss. Coaxing people to talk about themselves is done when two people are alone, how to coax two wives at the same time, this compulsory course is definitely not fixed. And the only solution Duan Zhong can think of is storytelling. Storytelling is hard work, not to mention telling stories to two wives, how to choose and coax the wife to be happy, and I haven't told it before, it's best to bring a little meat joke to spice it up, which is too demanding. Duan Chongjue's job is not easy to do, so this woman must be broken one by one, once they are united, the consequences are very terrible. And time passed imperceptibly in the storytelling, and in the blink of an eye, it was already night. The carriage stopped, and Jiang Mingchen opened the curtain and stuck his head in: "Little master, we have arrived." The appointed time is sub-hour, and there is still an hour, so let's take a rest first. After a while, the carriage will be abandoned, and all the things will be packed. Duan nodded his head, patted Jiang Mingchen on the shoulder, jumped out of the carriage and hugged Su'er and Liao Jiajia girls out of the carriage, then turned his head and asked, "Are there people from the north?" Jiang Mingchen nodded: "Just wait by the river not far away." I'll take you to him. Duan Zhong arranged Su Er and Liao Jiajia to take shelter in the small forest, and the other guards were busy unloading the things on the carriage. He followed Jiang Mingchen towards the river.
The river is surging and sparkling in the moonlight of the night. More than a dozen shadows stood by the river, waiting quietly. Seeing Duan Zhong and Jiang Mingchen coming over, the leader hurriedly walked over, looked at Duan Chong and asked, "Is this Prince Duan?" Seeing Jiang Mingchen nodding, he hurriedly saluted Duan Chong: "Wang Xiaoshan, deputy commander of the Luzhou Water Army, has been here for a long time. "Duan Chong's Wen Yuanbo is a professor of Taixue, this is all the identity of Nanliang, and Beiliang naturally doesn't recognize it. Duan Zhong touched his nose, although he couldn't see the other side clearly in the dark, but seeing that he was burly and tall, and his voice was solid, he was definitely a master. This really gave me face, and even the second-in-command of the Luzhou Navy Master came to greet him, and hurriedly said: "I didn't expect the Admiral to work so hard, it's really too much to give me a lot of face." But he heard Wang Xiaoshan say: "Your Highness, where is this?" The eldest prince specially told that there must be no mistakes in this matter, and the small ones should also be snacked. In a few moments, the ship will come, and I ask Your Highness to wait a moment. "This eldest prince naturally refers to Xiao Zhengrong, the eldest prince of Northern Liang, this Xiao Zhengrong has been in the military camp since he was a child, and he has great prestige in the army, and it is reasonable for a deputy admiral to come to greet him today. Duan nodded his head: "How is the itinerary arranged for this trip to the north?" Wang Xiaoshan said: "First take His Highness to the Chaohu camp to rest for two days, and then I will arrange an escort team to escort His Highness to Yanjing." The Great Prince is waiting for you in Beijing. Duan Zhong shook his head: "Forget this escort, you don't have to work so hard, just send me a guide." Wang Xiaoshan said: "This matter can be discussed again." My task is to send His Highness to Yanjing safely. I don't know if His Highness's things have been packed up, I brought a dozen people with me, and I can help move some things. Duan Zhong really brought a lot of things this time, plus his more than ten guards had not rested and were too tired, so he nodded and said, "Then there is Admiral Lao and all the soldiers!" ”
Duan Zhong sighed, the river was dark, and the night wind hit people, counting on the gap in his clothes. Duan Zhong took two steps forward, stood on the edge of the river, and after a while, he saw a few red lights suddenly lit up on the river, although it was not very bright, but it was extremely conspicuous in the dark night. Wang Xiaoshan said: "Your Highness, the boat that picked us up has come, and we will be able to wait for it soon, please prepare." You can't ask for this carriage or something, and it's better not to leave a trace, so they all have to sink into the river. ”
Duan Zhong touched his nose and said, "This carriage is sinking, and it would be a pity to sink the horses." Let's take it on board as well. I'll get them up. ”
Wang Xiaoshan was also a man on the march, and he also had great feelings for horses, so he agreed after a little thought. Duan Zhong nodded, went back and led Su'er and Liao Jiajia to the riverside together, Zongzi and Jiang Mingchen led the horses over, and the rest of the guards were all busy carrying the salute.
After a while, the red-lit ship finally slowly approached, and at this moment, Duan Zhong saw that it was a battleship sailing in, and it was extremely huge, and at first glance it was the kind of battleship with extremely terrifying attack power. In a naval army, if not a flagship, it is probably one of the most important frigates. Seeing that the ship arrived, everyone was on an embankment, some distance from the deck, and they needed to put on a plank more than a foot long to go down. While everyone was busy thinking about the plank, Duan Zhong had already wrapped one hand around the waists of Liao Jiajia and Su'er, and jumped to the board of the boat in the screams of the two girls. This kind of showy thing, Duan Zhong has always liked to do, let alone in front of his two wives.
As soon as Duan Chong's toes fell, Zongzi also jumped onto the deck with one hand around a horse, but he didn't make a sound at all. After the plank was assumed, Wang Xiaoshan commanded everyone to salute and came to the boat, arched his hand and said: "Your Highness is really good, admire and admire!" ”
Duan Chong laughed dryly, and before he could speak, he saw a soldier running over in a hurry, and said hurriedly: "My lord, it's not good, there is a situation!" ”
Wang Xiaoshan's face sank: "What's the situation." ”
"There are a couple of unidentified ships that have come from behind us. It should be the Chizhou Water Army. The mouth of the Yuxi River has been sealed! ”
"it!" Wang Xiaoshan spat at the mouth violently, "Collect the anchor, send signal flares, and prepare for battle!" ”
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