Chapter 609: Southbound (6)
There are no eggs under the nest.
When there has been no change, people may not believe this sentence. Whether it is based on luck or limited to knowledge, there are always people who think that they can survive natural and man-made disasters, and even take advantage of the opportunity to become rich. It wasn't until the catastrophe came that he realized that his luck skills were not as good as he had imagined, and these sailors were no exception.
On weekdays, begging for food on the water naturally requires a good mouthpiece, and no one dares to talk nonsense about jokes such as the capsizing of ships or fires. But in their hearts, most of them had thought about what to do in case of a shipwreck or a bandit? Most of them feel that if their lives are good, they will definitely be able to turn evil into good fortune. Besides, with his own ability, whether he is swimming in the water or hiding in a no-man's corner, he can always escape. If you can't do it, you will rely on the big ship to break through, thinking that there is no way in the world that there is no water thief who has the ability to stop this big ship, as long as you are desperate to escape, you will definitely be able to escape.
Having never fought with bandits or suffered calamity, they did not feel that they were wrong in their thinking, and it was only now that they realized how ridiculous their previous ideas were. Although the original purpose of the design of the pole was to treat the ship not the people, the soldiers who operated the reels did not think of targeting the sailors.
But the volume of those two huge boulders of hundreds of pounds was so huge that between the rise and fall it was like two dark clouds falling from the sky, and these sailors had nowhere to escape. It doesn't need to be deliberately aim, as long as it takes off and lands with the wheel, every time it falls from the sky, it can take several lives while smashing the ship's planks.
The screams and cries for help of the sailors were already resounding across the water. The boulder became the nightmare of all sailors, and seeing the blood-drenched boulder fall from the sky, the desperate sailor could not think of any other way but to close his eyes and wait for death.
There was a thud, sawdust flew, and when the boulder was twisted, the original deck had become a large hole, and the sailor was completely gone, as if it had never existed in the world. It's just that there is more blood and hair at the bottom of the boulder to prove that there was indeed such a person there before.
A nimble sailor escaped from the gap between the two boulders, and then rushed to the side without hesitation, ready to jump straight into the water to escape. But just when he came to the side of the boat, he only felt a sharp pain in his vest, and then the whole person lost his strength, and his body fell into the water uncontrollably. The blood floated on the surface of the water, and then it was diluted by the river, and it was faintly visible by the setting sun that there was an extra half of the shaft of an arrow behind it.
On the conning tower at the top of the five-tooth warship, twenty archers with bows were already ready to shoot their arrows. As long as a sailor tries to escape by jumping into the water or rushing towards a warship, it is impossible to escape the result of a sharp arrow. The black-robed warlord stared at the merchant ship, whether it was the fate of the sailors or the damage to the merchant ship, he didn't care. As the head of the family, he naturally has to act according to the orders of the master. From the beginning, all he cared about was the goal of the trip: Xu Le and his companions.
This man named Xie Yongzhi is a slave of the Xie family, and his father is the leader of the Xie family's private soldiers, and he is destined to be a slave of the Xie family since the day he was born. Compared with his Lao Tzu, Xie Yongzhi is undoubtedly better. His strength is greater, his hands and feet are sharper, and he is more desperate. The first time he fought for his master's family, he fought with another big man's subordinates, and the reason is said to be a fight for the mountains and forests or the ownership of a group of war horses.
He still hasn't figured out the real reason, but he only knows that soon after the end of the fight, the two inseparable big men got married and became friends, as for the father who died in that fight and almost lost his life, it was just a small loss for the head of the family, and it was not worth hurting the family's face.
That fight caused Xie Yongzhi to lose his close relatives and left several scars on his body. However, in that fight, he personally cut off three human heads, one of which belonged to his father-killer, the leader of the rivals. For the Jiang Zuo Xie family, which has declined, this kind of brave family will be enough to attract attention. After Xie Yongzhi's injury was healed, the head of the family did not hesitate to go to meet him in person, and said three words and rewarded a silk before leaving, which was a big face for these slaves.
Not only did he reward him with money, but the head of the family, who was good at controlling it, also gave Xie Yongzhi such a name. It is said that these names were only available to those famous generals who could kill and fight well in a single way back then, and it was a great face to reward such servants as Xie Yong. Since then, Xie Yongzhi has counted himself as the confidant of the Xie family, thinking about the main family everywhere, and even risking his life to charge into battle for the main family when he is in battle.
Now, he not only married a maid of the Xie family and had his own children, but also had the command of this five-tooth warship and became the real leader of this team.
Xie Yongzhi has never read a book, so he naturally doesn't know much truth, but he just listened to what the head of the family said about sharing glory and loss. Probably that since he has become a slave of the Xie family, his fate is tied to the Xie family, and only when the head of the family lives a good life can he have a future. It is better to think that the head of the family is to sell his life for himself, and to betray the head of the family is to betray everyone.
He also knew that the once prominent Xie family was not as good as before, and the once glorious family business and thousands of subordinates did not exist, and his own team was the most elite of the Xie family's subordinates, and it could also be regarded as the last family foundation. But this so-called elite is not even satisfied with a five-tooth boat, and has to cooperate with the robbers to do something that has no money. If this continues, when his son grows up, I am afraid that he will not be able to get care from the Xie family, and there will be no place to seek shelter.
Although after the establishment of the Great Sui, the imperial court opened the imperial examination and allowed the poor to take the examination to seek their background, but Xie Yongzhi never thought that he could take this road. When my father was alive, he said more than once that this world is composed of the family and the people, the family controls everything, and the people depend on the family to live.
The head of the family also said that he was born in the Xie family because of creation, and at least someone who bears food, clothing, housing and transportation does not have to run for a living. If you leave the Xie family, you will immediately freeze and starve to death. The so-called imperial examinations are all tricks of the imperial court to deceive people, and they must not be believed. The head of the family is as kind to himself as a mountain, and his words are naturally true. Besides, his family has served the Xie family for several generations, and he has been given the name of the master's family, how can he abandon him when the master's family is down? As for whether the head of the family is good or bad, whether it is worth following, and what are the benefits of revitalizing the Xie family's business for himself, it is not in the consideration of Xie Yong.
He is a rough man, no matter how loyal he is, he doesn't know how to restore the prestige of the Xie family back then, so he can only act according to the orders of the head of the family. Since the order said that Xu Le and his party should be killed, he just had to kill them cleanly, and he didn't have to think about anything else. Just in case, he passed down the order before the operation, and all the people on this merchant ship must be killed, so that Xu Le would not escape by fishing in troubled waters.
After all, these subordinates who acted as water bandits were the only remaining elite who were good at fighting, and many of them had been trained in military drills, and their combat power was not below that of the Great Sui Sailors. This time the preparations were thorough, and even the five-tooth warship was used, so it is said that there would be no mistakes. However, Xie Yongzhi was careful and still kept an eye on the ship.
As the boulder fell, he vaguely noticed what seemed to be something flying out of the boat. It's just that when the slap rod is launched, the sound is too loud, and the sawdust mixed with stone powder fills the air to block the view, making it difficult to see the clues. It is impossible to identify whether it is a person or an object that flies out, and it is possible that it is a person or a smashed hull that has fallen into the water. In this kind of chaotic scene, if someone else was replaced, he would have let it go, but Xie Yongzhi was loyal, staring at the water with round eyes against the dust, and trying to find a target from inside.
There was a boom. The merchant ship has finally been completely reduced to pieces, and no matter how much it is reinforced, the merchant ship is doomed to a dead end. Broken wood, broken hulls, wooden crates, silk and the corpses of sailors littered the water. These parts are the last family of the Xie family, and the Xie family will not treat them lightly. But the family business is declining, and many times the head of the family wants to support him but is also powerless, and sometimes he even asks them to hand over the looted property to feed the head of the family, and this group of people is not rich in their pockets.
Besides, after being a water bandit for so long, it is inevitable that he will be contaminated with a bit of thief nature, and when he sees this silk silk full of water, he can't help but swallow his saliva secretly. Although the price of silk silk stained in water will be discounted by a few points, as long as it is salvaged and dried in time, it is still a remarkable amount. Divide this possessions and let everyone be free for a long time.
After all, the background of the trilogy is no better than that of ordinary thieves, so that when they see the wealth, they will be unrestrained and rush up to rob it. Several of the leaders of the trilogy peeked at Xie Yongzhi, waiting for him to give the order to do it. The nominal leader of this team, Li Dalang, who was nicknamed Li Straw Shoes, couldn't bear it anymore.
He was born as a thief and had never been trained, and he couldn't open his eyes when he saw wealth, let alone such a large sum of money, which was enough for him to work hard. He hurriedly asked, "Xie Da, it's a pity that these many silk silks are blistered like this!" It can still be used when it is dried and cleaned, and if it doesn't work, it can still be handed over to Engong, right? ”
Xie Yongzhi glanced at him and said coldly: "You are the leader, you have the final say, why do you have to ask me?" If you want money, let the brothers do it, and it will be too late for a while. ”
Li Straw Shoes has always hated and feared the leader of this family general who does not enter the oil and salt, worried that he would not be accommodating and could not help himself, but he did not expect that this time he actually changed his temperament and agreed, and for a while he didn't even care about the big disaster and the future results, and hurriedly said with a smile: "It's still Xie Datong." Someone! Hurry up and row a small boat to fish, and get back all those goods! ”
"Slow!" Xie Yongyi shouted, those people all stood still, and Li Straw Shoes looked at Xie Yongzhi with a sad face, thinking that he had suddenly changed his mind. But he listened to Xie Yong's way: "Not only do you want to make money, but even the dead corpses must be fished up for me." As long as there is a corpse, it will be! ”
"Xie Da, what is this for? What's so nice about the dead body? In case the silk is stained with blood......"
"The head of the family has an order, Xu Le and his party are three men and one woman. Even if you don't have a head, you have to have enough heads. Otherwise, this is not the end of the matter! ”
Only then did Li Straw Shoes understand that Xie Yongzhi was not suddenly enlightened, but to complete the master's order. I couldn't stop scolding my mother in my heart, but I didn't dare to refuse. The other generals all obeyed Xie Yong's orders, and the Xie family naturally had to obey the words of the head of the family, and they did not complain at the moment about rowing a small boat to the water or picking up corpses or silk silks. Xie Yongzhi stood on the command platform and frowned without saying a word, his eyes still looking at the water.
These troops were well-trained, whether it was picking up goods or salvaging dead bodies, they all reported in time, and three groups of people reported in a row, but only found the corpses of sailors and never found anything else, Xie Yongzhi's face became more and more ugly. Li straw shoes said with a smile: "The slapping rod is so powerful, even the iron man has to smash it, let alone the mortal fetus of the flesh?" I think maybe a few people have been smashed into a pulp, and there is nowhere to look for the corpses, so we might as well take care of the silk ...... first."
Xie Yongzhi blocked all the words behind Li Straw Shoes with a cold look, and he still stared at the water without saying a word. At this time, another small boat sailed under the Wuya warship, and the man on the boat reported in a loud voice: "There is a man who is still alive, this guy does not know the nature of the water, and he wants to go down the river with a log, but he is surrounded by our people, and he doesn't know how to get out?" ”
"Come to me with a hook! Remember, don't hurt him! ”