Chapter 4: The Invincible Sailor

A line of geese lined up in a neat line flew over the clear surface of the lake. That graceful posture reflects a big "human" character on the calm and mirror-like lake. Among the withered yellow reeds, a waterfowl looked up curiously, and after a few moments, it also flapped its wings quickly, trying to catch up with the wild geese. But it didn't last long, and it landed in another reed.

The calm surface of the lake is like a smooth mirror. A sudden gust of wind broke the calm of the lake.

The ripples on the surface of the lake became more and more violent, thus setting off quite a small wave. A line of tall and mighty warships in the shape of "people" is waving their sails and advancing in the direction of the island in the middle of the lake.

In the reeds near the island in the middle of the lake, hundreds of small boats were ready to go, some of them covered with thick dead grass, and many more were blue-shirted generals with swords in their hands or with curved bows on their backs.

On a small boat, Zheng Haoran gritted his teeth and glared at the huge warship that was getting closer and closer, waved his hand decisively, and the whining horn sounded, and the blue-shirted army hidden in the reeds rowed the boat and quickly outflanked it.

Faced with the small boats that suddenly appeared in all directions, moving like locusts, the big ships all slowed down and formed a formation with horns on each other.

The deafening sound of cannon suddenly sounded on the several huge warships at the same time, and in the blazing firelight, dozens of small boats of the Blue Shirts who surrounded them were instantly overturned on the surface of the lake. What's more, the boat broke in the middle, and the people on board jumped into the water with a scream.

Hidden in the reeds, Zheng Haoran, who was standing on the bow of the ship watching the battle, suddenly turned pale and muttered: "The warship of the Great Chu Thief is actually equipped with artillery? ”。

With a loud "boom", a small blueshirt boat full of dead grass was shot and caught fire, crackling for a while, and then exploded with a "boom", and splinters of wood flew everywhere on the lake. The burning pieces of wood flew around and landed on the boat next to it, igniting the wooden boat again.

What happened in front of him caught Guan Yu's attention, he leaned on the boat with one hand, observed for a moment, and then said loudly: "Pass the order, don't let those small boats with withered grass get close to our warships, those boats should be planted with explosives!" Turn the guns and knock out the ships that are carrying the dead grass first! ”。

Almost at the same time, Zheng Haoran, who was hiding in the reeds and watching the battle from afar, ordered the herald behind him: "Send the order to go down, speed up the march, and approach the enemy warship at all costs." Make their artillery fire useless, so that the situation can be reversed! ”。

Under the command of Zheng Haoran, the small grasshopper boats of the Blue Shirt Army rushed towards the warships of the Red Turban Army like crazy, and although they suffered heavy losses, dozens of small boats still broke through the fire net intertwined with artillery fire and approached the great warships of the Chu army.

However, to their surprise, a scene occurred. The battleships suddenly lowered huge ropes from their sides, and one section of the rope was tied to ships about the size of the blueshirts. The soldiers of the battleship also disembarked into the small boat in an orderly manner, and rushed towards them with shields and spears.

These starry escort boats formed a protective net around the battleship, and on the deck of the battleship that followed, a group of black-pressed crossbowmen condescendingly aimed at the enemy ships that rushed nearby, and fired a rain of arrows.

On the surface of the big lake, from time to time, warships caught fire and burned, and on the small boats of both sides that collided with each other, soldiers from both sides jumped into the enemy's boats desperately, and their eyes were red and they started a hand-to-hand fight. The sound of "poof" and "poof" falling into the water is endless.

Chang Erhu was one of the few blue-shirted generals who broke through many obstacles and finally landed on a big Chu warship.

Chang Erhu shouted, put the spear in his hand on the deck of his own boat, and jumped up with his feet, and finally landed on the deck of the enemy warship.

He brandished the spear in his hand and screamed as he stabbed down the two oncoming soldiers.

A big iron stick that fell from the sky knocked open the spear that was stabbed at another soldier in his hand, and Chang Erhu hurriedly fixed his eyes to see that it was a bearded and strong man with a beard and glaring.

The two didn't say a word, and the guns and sticks fought together.

This Chang Erhu has always been proud of his strong martial arts and never takes others seriously. Now that I have fought with Cui Da Kuifu, I know what it means to have people outside the people and mountains outside the mountains.

After a long battle, Cui Dakui, who has been fighting everywhere with Guan Yu, is no longer what it used to be, and the thick iron stick has already been perfected by him.

Chang Erhu was sweating on his forehead as he peeked in, and was stunned to find that the brethren of the Blue Shirts who rushed onto the warship with him had no chance to set fire to it at all. They were either killed on the deck by enemy soldiers, or forced to turn around and jump into the lake with a "poof". After a while, he was left alone.

Seeing that the opponent's soldiers were free, they all swung swords and spears and surrounded him. Chang Erhu, who was completely red-eyed, burst into a shout, the hair on his body stood on end, and he desperately raised his gun and stabbed Cui Dakui's heart.

Cui Dakui turned his body, dodged unhurriedly, and hit Chang Erhu on the back with a stick in his hand.

Chang Erhu's body slammed forward and fell to the ground. Before he could get up, there was a crisp "pop", and his head exploded like a ripe watermelon.

Cui Dakui didn't bother to wipe the sticky blood stains on the iron rod, flew up with a kick, and unceremoniously kicked Chang Erhu's body into the water.

Zheng Haoran, who was hiding in the reeds, stared at the chaotic battlefield, watching his own small grasshopper boats capsize and burn one after another. The huge warships of Da Chu suddenly signaled again, and their own small boats avoided and dodged one after another, and the big ships directly collided with the remaining enemy small grasshopper ships at a very fast speed.

The boat, which had not been overturned or shattered, was hit mercilessly by a rain of black pressure and arrows.

Zheng Haoran, who was in pain, waved his hand lightly, signaling the few small boats that had not gone into battle to retreat into the reeds.

After cleaning the battlefield, the huge battleship re-anchored with Guan Yu's order and headed straight for the island in the middle of the lake.

With his feet stepping on the solid ground of the island in the middle of the lake again, Guan Yu felt both joy and emotion in his heart.

led the team of people and horses, and found the spacious wooden house, which was empty with cups and plates on the table.

Guan Yu ordered someone to plant the flag of Da Chu on the roof, and after arranging the army station, household registration screening on the island and other things, he found half a jar of wine in the wooden house, found a clean cup and poured a cup, and while tasting it slowly, he thought in his heart: Master Zheng Tuanlian, you are oiled on the soles of your feet, and you slip away very quickly, but sooner or later we will meet again!

Half a month later, the last remnants of the bandits hiding in the reeds were all wiped out, and Zheng Haoran was wounded and captured by the regimental training.

The last time the two met was in the lobby of the Chaozhou Mansion. Guan Yu looked down at Zheng Haoran, who was tied up like a twisted flower, with unkempt hair and a muddy face, and said with a smile: "It's still a bit of a man's backbone, and he didn't kneel when he saw Ben Shuai." ”

As he spoke, he glanced slightly, and two guards with sticks stepped forward and smashed Zheng Haoran's calf and stomach wildly.

Zheng Haoran, who was in unbearable pain, had beads of sweat on his forehead, and he fell to the ground with a painful expression.

Guan Yu said mockingly: "What, can't it hold on?" You can be considered to have read a book for a few days, what is not good to learn, learn from others to be water bandits, and cause trouble to the people! Do you really think that Ben Shuai can't clean you up?! ”。

Zheng Haoran raised his head suddenly, glared at Guan Yu angrily, gritted his teeth and said, "As a citizen of Daqi, you are the bandits who bring disaster to the country and the people!" Even if I die, I am an iron-clad anti-thief hero! ”。

Guan Yu sighed lightly, shook his head and said, "Obsessed!" The emperor takes turns to do it, and next year he will come to my house. There has never been a true dragon reincarnation, who can let the people of the world live a good life in peace and contentment, it is the king's way! Anti-thief hero? At most, you're a stubborn clown with a mantis arm as a car! Before beheading you tomorrow, I will first drag you around the Chaozhou Mansion Market, and you can see what the people's attitude towards you is. ”

After a moment of silence, Guan Yu slowly stood up, his eyes suddenly covered with a thin layer of mist, and said, "I just want to ask you, when we fled from the pursuit that day, how did you bear to order the arrows to be released?" Miss Nalin'er is your own flesh and blood, my sister! ”。

Zheng Haoran raised his head without shame and replied: "Those who have achieved great things are not informal." Although we are brothers and sisters, since she does not distinguish between good and evil, for the sake of justice, I must not show mercy to my subordinates. ”

Guan Yu's eyes widened angrily, and he couldn't help but grit his teeth and scold loudly: "Phew! Losing your humanity, you don't even let go of your compatriots' flesh and blood, the so-called righteousness in your mouth is a piece of shit! I could have stopped killing you, but for the sake of Miss Lin'er, I had to take your dog's life! Go to the Nine Springs and explain your righteousness to her face to face! ”。

After speaking, Guan Yu turned around and waved his hand, walked up to a few soldiers, unceremoniously pinched his arm, and dragged him out like a chicken.

The sky is clear and the sun is shining. In the street market of Chaozhou Prefecture, a prisoner cart slowly moved forward, and the heavy wooden wheels crushed the road, making a sound of "bones and bones".

Pedestrians on both sides of the market gathered around to watch the excitement and talk about it.

"Is this the bandit of Hongze Lake? Finally caught them, this is to be dragged to kill the head, right? Happy people, go, watch the excitement! ”。

"Amitabha, it's finally peaceful in the future, these bandits burn, kill and loot, do all kinds of evil, damn it!"

With a "snap", I don't know who threw a rotten egg that was smashing on Zheng Haoran's head, and the smelly yellow juice flowed into his mouth.

The knife-wielding guards on both sides of the prisoner cart did not see it, and did not stop it, allowing passers-by to vent their emotions.

After a while, Zheng Haoran's face was covered with cabbage gangs, rotten eggs, and rotten vegetable leaves, completely obscuring his vision.

On the execution ground, Zheng Haoran looked up at the sky and sighed in his heart: I am desperately defending the country and fighting thieves, and it is also for the people of the world, but why is it not understood? Am I really wrong?!

He couldn't think about it much, and with a flash of the knife, Zheng Haoran's head fell to the ground.