Every family has a scripture that is difficult to read, even if it is the candidate of the dominant side. In the waters around the Sanjiang estuary of the Yangtze River eight years before Jian'an, Cao Cao's strategic focus was on attacking Hebei, Liu Biao was chaotic because of internal forces, and Sun Quan was because he had to deal with the Jiangdong Hao clan and crusade against the Shanyue tribes, so that these three parties had their own concerns, and they all had a mentality of trying not to cause trouble in this area.

In general, as long as it is not really related to one's own side, then the fleet of ships under his command will never be dispatched lightly, so as not to cause any sensitive and excessive reaction from the other two. Under such circumstances, the waters of the Sanjiangkou have become an area under no jurisdiction and constraints, almost impossible to "three regardless", and this kind of area has always been a paradise where those thieves can do whatever they want.

In the past two years, Lu Ren and Mi Zhen's fleet has passed through the Sanjiangkou several times, and at the same time, they have heard many rumors about the uneven waters of the Sanjiangkou. I think it would have been plundered many times ago if it weren't for the fact that Lu Ren and Mi Zhen's fleet was very large and had a large number of people at that time, so that those ordinary Jiang/thieves knew that they couldn't afford to provoke them.

But now there is finally someone eyeing Lu Ren and Mi Zhen's fleet. In fact, it is no wonder that if the current Lu Ren Group is not measured by the standards of the candidates, but is only regarded as a businessman, Lu Ren's group can definitely enter the top ten in the Huaxia Continent at that time.

Let's put it this way, Lu Ren alone now has a production team of more than 10,000 people in Yizhou. Not to mention this thing in that era, even in modern society, a company with tens of thousands of employees should not be underestimated.

Moreover, Lu Ren still has a considerable "controlling stake" in the Lu clan of Wu County, and although most of the Mi clan at the end of Xuzhou has moved to Yizhou, there are some personnel left in Xuzhou, which can be regarded as a "branch" of Lu Ren Group, as for some other scattered ones, needless to say. How big is the business of such a group. That's understandable.

Take Mi Zhen's fleet this time as an example, more than a dozen ships with a certain sea capacity, with a total pure carrying capacity of about 30,000 Hu, what kind of concept was this in that era? And such a big piece of fat is enough to make the thieves crazy and lose their minds.

(By the way, in the late Han Dynasty and the Three Kingdoms period, one Hu was about 20 liters and a little more, and one liter of rice was about 1.5 kilograms, so one Hu rice was about 30 kilograms, and 30,000 Hu rice was about 900 tons.) Mi Zhen's fleet was fifteen ships. On average, 60 tons of meters were put each, which was basically the limit of the capacity of the ships at that time. And at this point, don't underestimate the carrying capacity of the ships of the Han Dynasty, the medium-sized ships of the Qin and Han dynasties basically had this kind of carrying capacity. ）

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Night, has entered the third watch.

It's the beginning of July, and after nightfall, it's no longer as hot as during the day, but rather a crisp autumn of early autumn. There was a crescent moon hanging in the sky, and the river had a hazy moonlight that was not very clear.

At this moment, on the main waterway in the center of the Sanjiangkou River, about 15 or 6 light river boats have been lined up, and almost all the people in the boats are holding the weapons in their hands. And there was a heavy murderous aura on his face. Needless to say, this group of people is the Jiang / thief who is engaged in raiding in the Yangtze River area, and they are now waiting for the arrival of their chosen target.

But it is said that there are three slightly larger river boats in the middle, which have sampans on each other, and the bow of the river boat in the middle. The three thieves-like men sat or stood, all gazing intently at the main waterway to the west.

"Boss Chen, will that Lu Ren's fleet really pass by here tonight?"

"Why, you can't believe Lao Tzu's ability to calculate the voyage?"

"Of course I can believe it. However, everyone knows that these three river estuaries have not been peaceful in recent years, and ordinary fleets will generally first pass through Hanjin to Lukou, and then along the south bank of the Yangtze River. With the help of the Jiangdong Navy Division's patrol, walk on the ground. Will Lu Ren's fleet go the same way? ”

"No, I went to Xiangyang a while ago to see their boat. The boats were large and had a deep draft, and it was difficult for them to walk in places where the water level was a little shallower. But it's no wonder that I've heard that their ships are all large ships that can go to sea. The river in Hanjin and Lukou is slightly shallow, and it is very inconvenient for their kind of boats to go there, so they can only take the main waterway in the center of the Sanjiangkou River. ”

"Since Boss Chen said so, he can't be wrong. But I really didn't expect that our Sanjiangkou Sanjiao would actually join forces to attack anyone. ”

Boss Chen, who was standing on the bow of the ship, glanced at the speaker with some contempt, and snorted: "Then Lu Ren's fleet, only you and I can do it, who dares to touch it?" Take this time as an example, fifteen large ships of more than 20 zhang, each with only 100 people on each boat, is enough for more than 1,600 people, and each of the three of us has about 200 people under his hands, can we afford to provoke him? ”

"Now we only have about 600 people, we can't afford to mess with them, right?"

Boss Chen replied smugly: "No, the three of us can move him together." Lao Tzu went to step on it before, and the people on their boat were just ordinary family members, and the fighting on the river was far less than that of our brothers, but there were many people. If we do it alone, the manpower is too thin, and we can't take care of the boat when we get on this boat, and it's still going on here, and the people on the boat over there have come to help. But if we join forces, there are more than 600 people, and there are nearly 40 people in each of the fifteen boats, and when the main master arrives, as long as they get on the other boat, they will not be enough, and I believe that it only takes one change to kill all the people on the fifteen boats, and then rob their ships and their goods...... Lu Ren's fleet is extremely fatty! It is said that this time there are as many as 20,000 grains alone, and I believe that this single transaction will be enough for our three brothers to eat for two or three years. ”

One of the three songs suddenly smiled gloomily: "In addition to money and food, the three of us can't miss the women around Lu Ren." There are four women by Lu Ren's side, and it just so happens that I have seen them all, all of them are stunning in the world, and it is even more coincidental that Lu Ren also took these four women with him this time to board the boat together. What Lao Tzu wants most is the little girl called Lu Lan that Lu Ren often brings with him, the water is smart and delicate, and it makes people itch to see it, and I can't wait to grab it and have a good time! Hey, hey, hey......"

"Lao Tzu wants the one called Ah Xiu, the one with a knife mark on his face. Hey! Don't look at the knife marks on her face, but that figure, not to mention how sultry the charm is, it can't stand it when you look at it from a distance......"

The three righteous and evil were talking and laughing, and suddenly someone pointed to the river in the distance and said: "Boss, there is a bow light over there, it should be the main master we are waiting for!" ”

Three of them looked at each other anxiously, and the other two immediately jumped back into their clippers and retracted their sampans. Boss Chen put the knife on his shoulder at the bow of the boat, and called loudly: "Two, according to what we said before, I will take the middle boat, and you will take the left and right sides!" ”

At the strange roar, more than a dozen oarsmen of the brisk river boats started in unison, taking advantage of the unclear moonlight to press on the opposite fleet. And at the bow of each ship, the hooker is also ready to throw the hook and board the ship.

100 zhang, 80 zhang, 60 zhang......

It didn't take long for these more than ten thief ships to sail to a place that was only more than thirty zhang away from the flagship of Lu Ren's fleet. According to the speed of the two sides, it only took a few moments for a group of thief ships to be able to deceive the bow side of Lu Ren's fleet, but at this time, it seemed that these thief ships had not yet been discovered in Lu Ren's fleet because the moon was not clear. At this time, the corners of Boss Chen's mouth were already sneering, as if the money and beauties in Lu Ren's boat were already beckoning to him.

Suddenly, a dazzling white light shot out from the high lookout platform of the Seahorse, the flagship of Lu Ren's fleet, which was particularly conspicuous in the dark night, dazzling the eyes of all the river/thieves who were rushing forward. And this white light shot straight to the stern of the river boat where Boss Chen was......

"Ahh

A miserable scream came from the stern of Boss Chen's boat, and Boss Chen looked back hurriedly, only to see that the helmsman of the ship seemed to have been struck by lightning, and his body was twitching violently, and a lot of white foam was spitting out of his mouth.

"W-What's going on!?"

"Boss, that strange light just now just shot at Ah San......"

After saying that, the helmsman Ah San could no longer stand, and his whole body trembled and plunged into the river. Boss Chen was shocked when he saw this, and said unnaturally: "Demons, demons?" Then, is that Lu Ren really able to use witchcraft as rumored!? ”

In just a few moments, several more blinding white rays of light shot out from the Seahorse's lookout, and each white hand accurately shot at the helmsman of the stern of each thief ship. Look at these poor helmsmen, either plunged headlong into the river like Ah San, or fell on the aft deck with a thud. The ships were helmed, and all of a sudden, the ships lost their helmsman, and their course was immediately disorganized, and several of the thief ships collided with each other.

At this time, the police gong on the Seahorse had already sounded, and someone was shouting loudly: "Thief! Kill the thief! ”

The Seahorse's hull was slowly swinging horizontally, and soon the ship was facing the thieves, and the sails were lowering rapidly. In addition, three other ships hurried up, and the same sailing ship as the Seahorse, turned one side to the side of the thief ships.

At the first sound of the siren gong, a large number of men had already rushed out of the Seahorse's cabin, and at the sound of someone's order, these people rushed to the large wooden boxes fixed to the side of the ship. The latch is removed, and the walls of the large wooden box are opened in all directions, and then someone struggles to turn the contents of the box outward, fold it, and install the bracket......

Many of the thieves had good eyesight, and when they took a closer look at it in the hazy moonlight, they immediately exclaimed: "Machine, machine crossbow!?" How can Lu Ren have this thing in his fleet!? (To be continued.) )