Along the way, Wang Xingping always had a feeling that the Xu Yimu in Zunyi Mansion was not a person who would give up. It's actually very simple to understand this layer, whether it's from Deputy Envoy Chen, or the rumors of talking about the streets of Zunyi Mansion before leaving, you can know how much Xu Guoqi has lost in this turmoil, cleaning himself up is just a declaration that has to be done, it is self-preservation, and if you are the one surnamed Xu, most of you will do it, and you can't help yourself Maybe this is the situation you are talking about.

Standing on the bow of the boat and looking at the valley ahead, Anle Creek made a bay in the valley, the current became a little gentle, and the scenery on the west bank seemed to be within reach. Since entering this bay, Wang Xingping has cheered up. It's not that he's overly cautious, it's just that he always thinks about things for the worse, and the experience of being a human being in two lives is often more convincing than the appearance of the consequences of offending people.

"Stop the boat." Wang Xingping's words were undoubted, Shi Gongsi hurriedly supported the hull of the boat, fortunately, the water here is shallow, and the bamboo pole does not need to go into the water to the bottom.

"It's coming so fast."

Wang Xingping seemed to have expected to talk to himself, and sure enough, he saw two bamboo rafts coming out of the inlet in front of him.

"All to the east coast."

Liao Si was standing next to Wang Xingping, Wang Xingping saw something he naturally wouldn't see, they were all countermeasures that had been discussed a long time ago, this road had no intention of living in the past, and he went towards Hejiang when he saw it, and he expected that the other party would not have a reason not to do it. As for what Xu Guoqi will find to deal with him, in fact, there is no need to think about it at all, and the people on the official face will not think so much about Wang Xingping's bad luck, after all, there are people behind him now. What can be driven for Xu is nothing more than bandits and barbarians, and most of them will bump into each other on the way to the west, but I didn't expect the other party to come so late.

Usually there is no such bamboo raft with more than ten people crowded together on the river, and the water is so shallow that no one will believe the fishermen, and the people on the bamboo raft are armed with knives and guns as far as the naked eye can see, at least they are also water bandits.

Both sides are steep cliffs, and only a gentle slope to the west can be lowered, so it is also the best choice to dock to the east shore.

The boats behind also saw the situation, and after listening to Liao Si's shouts, they all followed the Shi family boat towards the east shore. In addition to the Wang and Xu families, there were three or four small boats. Although the Chishui River is not a densely populated artery, there are also water bandits from time to time, but at this time, most of the water bandits are half-people and half-bandits, and most of them are usually honest fishermen, and only occasionally do some strongman trading.

And the two rafts in front of them are obviously different from the local water bandits, just looking at the clothes, they don't look like Han people, and besides, there are some people in Renhuai County recently, and it is not a secret that dozens of people eat horses and chew in the shops along the way, and a few random people inquired about it.

Shi Gongsi said worriedly while rocking the boat: "Childe, I can't hold on for a long time." ”

The two boats were close to each other, and Xu Quanzhong shouted to Wang Xingping across the side of the boat: "What should Tiancheng do?" ”

Wang Xingping looked at Xu Gongzi helplessly, and sighed with a smile: "What else, only soldiers will stop ......"

Before he finished speaking, he was pushed in by Liao Si, who was standing aside, "Fifth brother be careful." ”

Wang Xingping tilted his body, his brows furrowed, and he was about to see what was going on, when he heard a sound of breaking the sky from the west.

A dense rain of arrows shot the Shi family's boat that was leaning on the outermost part into a hedgehog, and even the surrounding hull also splashed with water. Shi Gongsi was about to rock the boat to the shore a little more, and was frightened by this sudden attack, and crawled towards the cabin, not even realizing that he had been hit by an arrow in the buttocks.

"It's such a strong bow, I'm afraid it must have two stones."

Liao Si was born as a sentry in the army, and he still had a vicious eye for the enemy's ordnance, just looking at the strength of the hull that could be shot ten zhang away.

Wang Xingping said: "It seems that it is still a miscalculation?" ”

Liao Si laughed, "Fifth brother, don't worry, it's rare to be able to open a two-stone bow, and it seems that he doesn't plan to live." ”

Although it is a joke, the meaning in Liao Si's words could not be clearer, if it is just an ordinary bandit and water bandit, making money but not killing him, after all, relying on the mountains to eat the mountains, relying on the water to draft water, if the reputation of this trip is bad, it will be difficult for any merchants to come, and it will be more than worth the loss. Only the inhuman barbarians with rat eyes will only look in front of them, so there are people who come up and greet them vigorously.

But then Liao Si comforted everyone on the boat, "But don't be afraid, even if it is the elite of the guards, the two-stone bow can't shoot three rounds, after all, it still depends on this side." ”

At this time, seeing that the two bamboo rafts in front of me were getting closer and closer, the upstream of the bay mouth was not only gentle in the current, but also a little shallow.

Liao Si had already taken out the hard bow he was carrying from the cabin, drew the bow and set the arrow, and was about to shoot, but saw that one of the minions on the bamboo raft on the opposite side fell down, and was hit by an arrow in the chest.

The ringing of the bowstring had not yet subsided, and Liao Si, who turned his head, saw that a person on the Xu family's boat next to him was sorting out the curved bow in his hand, and when he turned his head, he saw that the second arrow had left the string, and Xu Qianzhong's slightly ostentatious question echoed in his ears: "How is it, my Uncle Xu's archery skills are outstanding in Chishuiwei." ”

seemed to be responding to the question, accompanied by Xu Qianzhong's voice, and a scream and a heavy sound of falling water were remembered on the raft opposite.

Liao Si looked at the person, it was the big man who had been following Xu Qianzhong before, but he didn't want to be a practitioner.

"Young Master, who will shoot next?" The big man was not distracted, and the two pairs of tricks were still looking straight ahead.

I saw Xu Shi steadily pick up the third arrow and look at it sideways.

Xu Qianzhong saw that his subordinates hit both shots, and his tone was much more relaxed, and said, "Let's shoot the leader first." ”

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"A bunch of trash."

Extravagant Jichou stood on the shore with his hands up, just about to watch a good show, and fortunately he grew up in front of a few Han people, but he originally wanted to show his face, but he showed his buttocks.

"I can bring it to you, brother, I have to go back to give Luo Tou his life, so I won't accompany him."

Li Luo ghost said the scene, looking at the boat there were only two or three people on the boat who used bows and arrows to suppress the bamboo raft of these barbarians, although the arrows on the shore can shoot through the boat, but after two or three rounds, there is no strength and accuracy, the people on the boat are all hiding in the cabin, only when shooting arrows will poke out their heads, and the light bow that is more than half less powerful can be pulled away again, but it can only scare people from afar, and it is not easy to barely reach the side of the ship.

It's not that Li Luogui doesn't want to watch this good show, but there is also a county government on the boat that is sent by the county honor, no matter how high or low there is this time, it is always not good to be bumped into.

After the ghost Li Luo left, in addition to the archers of the luxury family on the mountain road on the west bank, only the luxury and Xue Siqi were left staring at each other with big eyes.

Udoalu half-knelt on the raft and grinned, a pair of eyes staring nervously ahead through a rattan card in front of him, the rattan card had two short arrows stuck straight into it, if he hadn't reacted fast enough, this arrow should have been stuck in him.

"There are still hard hands on the boat on dog days."

At this point, it was difficult for Uduo Alu to ride the tiger, so he had to curse while continuing to urge his subordinates to hurry forward and paddle forward.

Seeing that the distance was getting closer, the brute soldiers in the back row of the bamboo raft also raised their small bows in their hands and shot them upward, although it was not fatal, but it also made everyone on the boat dare not shoot arrows easily.

On one side of the boat are the two servants of the Xu family, on the other side are Liao Si and the two brothers of Xifeng, and there are only five people who can fight.

The situation was at a stalemate until Xu Qianzhong's father walked out of the cabin. Master Xu glanced at the bamboo raft in front of him and the brute soldiers on the bamboo raft, and snorted, "It's just a few cunning, when did the masters of Chishuiwei be so afraid of things, and they tickle so far away?" ”

Wang Xingping looked at the appearance of the father of the Xu family, not angry and arrogant, and guessed that his heart should be good, this one may be some official in the guard, but it should be because of the martial arts, so it is not very ostentatious, at least in terms of bearing, it is not slightly worse than the commander of Guiyang Weigu who has been seen, maybe it is really a thousand households.

Thinking of this section, Wang Xingping's heart moved, and said: "Master Xu is not in a hurry, Xingping has thought of a good thing here, you might as well give it a try." ”

After speaking, he glanced meaningfully at Shi Gongsi, who was hiding in the cabin.

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'What's going on?' ’

Udoalu hesitated for a moment, but saw that the two small boats on the opposite side, which had been shot like hedgehogs, were rushing towards him first. In fact, it is not rushing, it is going downstream, as long as the stern of the ship is in charge of the rudder, even if it is in a gentle current, the boat will not be too slow. What's more, at this time, the arrows on the west bank could not shoot the ship, and there was no threat from the side, and the ship was more stable.

'To stop or not to stop?' ’

In fact, it's not a problem, for a moment, Udo Alu felt that this mission was really a bit absurd, inexplicably instigated by a small official in Zunyi, and the head of the family ran to Banzhou to find trouble in such a daze, although it was also a way, but now it seems that whether it is the idea of a tribute envoy or an arrogant scholar, it seems that it has become not so easy to do.

The trouble in Sichuan the year before last was not as annoying as it is now, and the boat on the opposite side was just a civilian? Why is the resistance so fierce? Why not surrender right away? Not only the Han people, but even the officers and soldiers of the more remote guards in the past have never done this when facing them?

When Uduo Alu regained his mind again, the Shi family's boat had already rushed in front of him, and the barbarians on the bamboo raft were all stunned for a moment, the bows and arrows had already been shot out, and they were already ready to jump.

The straight cast-iron blade was more than a foot long, and when it was drawn from the black lacquer-decorated scabbard, it glowed blue horizontally, so it was a good weapon for melee combat. Even the extravagant scholars surnamed Wang would be killed, the tributary envoys would be invited to disembark and be treated with courtesy, and the envoys who came by land would be overjoyed to see their guru and present rich gifts to the envoys and their newfound toast friends.

The wishful thinking in my heart crackled, but the sound of the abacus stopped abruptly just as the two ships were about to intersect.