Chapter 69: The Ship in the River

Zhu Zhenguo's three boats had already sailed past the place where the Hutou Gang handed over the ships, and after a few miles, Zhu Zhenguo immediately ordered the ships to turn around, hang half sails, maintain a low speed against the current, and hardly move much on the river. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

Chen Laowu's boat also docked, and there were indeed more than 20 tiger head gangs on the shore, led by Ruan Shilin, one of Yuan Daye's five disciples, who also went to Zhujiazhuang.

Chen Lao Wu completed the handover, and the two sides were polite. Ruan Shilin had some doubts in his heart and asked, "Hall Master Chen, is there any difficulty on the road?" ”

"Hehe, it's really embarrassing, I'm afraid I won't be able to help you tiger head take away salt goods in the future." Although Chen Lao Wu's face was full of smiles, he had already gritted his teeth in his heart, if he hadn't handled it properly, he and his group of more than 20 people would have been damaged in Zhujiazhuang.

When he passed by Zhujiazhuang, Chen Lao Wu didn't want to stop the boat, if he didn't see that the ships in Zhujiazhuang were surrounded more and more, he was afraid that he would go straight over, if he broke through, then a big battle would be indispensable. It's a blessing in disguise.

"Oh? Master Chen, why is this? Ruan Shilin probably knew it in his heart.

"When I passed through Qingshan County this time, I met a group of strong people in Zhujiazhuang, saying that salt goods are not allowed in this water-rich river, how can there be such a reason? But it is a theory, and the situation is stronger than people. In the end, I said that I paid five hundred taels of silver, and promised not to go to the salt goods again in the future. Chen Lao Wu's expression became stupid.

"Haha... Why does Hall Master Chen need to be like this, your Divine Fist Sect is also the same in Jiazhou, there is no need to take this Zhujiazhuang seriously, today the five hundred taels we sent out in Nanshan, and then the money that was escorted doubled. Ruan Shilin's words were extremely bold. In his mind, he is very vicious, and he thinks about making a big enemy for this Zhujiazhuang. As he spoke, he took out 1,500 taels of silver from a nearby chest.

"This time I have already gone to a dangerous place, but the next time it is not easy to go, I want to go again, but I am afraid that I will fight on the spot." Chen Lao Wu didn't know about Ruan Shilin's poisonous plan, but he didn't tell it, and he was even more angry in his heart.

"Nothing to do, this Zhujiazhuang is also a group of strong men in the field, bullying the soft and afraid of the hard villain, where can it be called a strong man, next time I take a trip to two thousand taels of silver, Chen Tang Master think about it?" Ruan Shilin said while handing over the silver, how did he know that Ruan Lao Wu had a thorough understanding of this Zhujiazhuang, and even more knew that the Nanshan Sect Tiger Head Gang had lost hundreds of people in Zhujiazhuang.

"I'll talk about the next thing next time." Chen Lao Wu took 1,500 taels of silver, and without saying much, he handed it directly to the apprentice behind him and put it in the bag.

"Okay, next time, I'll ask Hall Master Chen to come to Shichong as a guest." Ruan Shilin saw that his men had already boarded the ship and checked the goods, so he didn't say much.

"See you later, I entered this sandbank city first." Chen Lao Wuyi clenched his fists, turned around and led everyone to Shazhou City.

Ruan Shilin saw that Chen Lao Wu had gone farther, turned around and smiled a few times, and ordered his two subordinates to follow Chen Lao Wu into the city, and then went on the boat himself.

The new boat, which had a lot of sundries tied to it, hoisted its sails and headed straight for the river.

Zhu Zhenguo has been waiting in the river for about two moments with three river boats, and Zhu Zhenguo, who was a little seasick a month ago, is sitting firmly on the deck at this time, and Zhu Zhenguo has also adapted to the sway on the boat on the Fushui River in Zhujiazhuang for a month.

"Young master, here." It was Yun Shuhuan who was standing on the side who spoke.

"Command them to go down, keep their directions, and raise the sails to the fullest, and block their way." Zhu Zhenguo stood up and saw that the familiar new ship was heading towards him, gathering a mile away.

This Ruan Shilin came to the sandbar by land a few days in advance to wait, and today he finally waited for the salt goods, and he was also relieved in his heart, although this god fist and Zhujiazhuang did not fight.

However, this batch of freight to Jiangzhou County downstream will immediately earn nearly 10,000 taels of silver, and this 10,000 taels of silver really solves the urgent needs of the Nanshan faction and the Tiger Head Gang.

Before, the Nanshan faction, the Hutou Gang, and Shi Chong's thousands of households and some big households in the city partnered together to sell more than 100,000 taels of silver and 80,000 catties of refined salt from Chuanshan County, all of which fell into Zhujiazhuang's pocket.

Those big families and thousands of households in Shichongfu City are okay to say, after all, they are only a small share, but the Nanshan faction and the Tiger Head Gang have continued to have their lives in it for ten years, and they don't even have the money to buy a new ship.

This boatload of private goods was bought by the head of the Nanshan faction with silver borrowed from everywhere. It can be seen how much pressure Ruan Shilin had in his heart before, but at this time he is much more relaxed.

"Senior brother, there are three ships heading for us in front of us." A disciple of the Nanshan Sect said to Ruan Shilin.

"It should be a cargo ship going upstream, just ignore it and avoid some." Ruan Shilin glanced at it and said, already here, Ruan Shilin doesn't think there is any danger, the forces in the rivers and lakes that were dotted before will sell some face, and the government is even more unlikely to be embarrassed, the salt inspection department of Dajiang County does not even have a decent boat, and some of them are rented to merchants to earn rent.

"Hit it side by side and take the bow and arrow rope out of the box. Hit the rope and shoot it first, then jump over. Zhu Zhenguo saw that the distance was getting closer and closer, and turned around and commanded.

These are all things that have been arranged before, but they haven't really been done yet, and Zhu Zhenguo is a little uncertain in his heart. The collision is sure to be able to collide, this full sailing boat swimming down the speed is extremely fast, the distance is so short, and the river boat is not as easy to turn as a horse-drawn carriage, and it is impossible to avoid colliding with the intention.

It's just that after the collision, how to get on the boat is a little unconfident.

"Senior brother, something is wrong, they are really coming straight at us." The disciple wanted Ruan Shilin to report again.

"What?" Ruan Shilin took a closer look at it, and sure enough, something was wrong, the boat in front of him didn't have the slightest action to turn and avoid, the sails were full, not to mention, there were still people rowing with oars vigorously, and they didn't know that something was wrong.

"Turn quickly, turn quickly, lower the sails too. Just go. After Ruan Shilin finished speaking, he also pulled out his long knife and cut directly at the mast tied to the sail, and after a few strokes, the rope was cut off, and the sail fell directly. It's just too late.

"Bang..." The four boats collided, and the people on board were all staggered and chaotic.

Zhu Zhenguo shouted: "Shoot, shoot!" ”

The boats were moving in opposite directions, and the opportunity was fleeting, and Zhu Zhenguo, who had not yet stood firmly, also took out a hard bow, drew out a feather arrow connected to the rope, and shot directly at the ship less than a zhang away in front of him.

For a while, hundreds of arrows pierced the ships of the Nanshan faction.

"Pull tight, pull tight. Tie it up! Zhu Zhenguo shouted, just to put several boats together and not separate.

Ruan Shilin still didn't understand what was going on, and at a glance he recognized Zhu Zhenguo, who was less than a foot away from him, and was horrified in his heart, and hurriedly waved his knife to cut the rope that was attached to him.

Zhu Zhenguo also saw Ruan Shilin, and shot it with a bow and arrow. Although Zhu Zhenguo's archery skills are average, they have also been honed for many years, although they are not as good as Zhu Qiang, who is a master in the army, and they are not as good as the first line. But this Ruan Shilin is not too far away from himself, where can he not shoot.

The feather arrow entered through his chest, but Ruan Shilin looked at Zhu Zhenguo blankly before he could react, and at this time, he finally knew in his heart why this Zhujiazhuang could easily take away the 80,000 catties of salt, but his body was already fluttering, and he slowly fell.

Several ships were connected to the core, and after a hard bow shooting, there was no one on the deck, Zhu Zhenguo jumped over first, and Tie Niu Yun Shuhuan followed closely and jumped over.

In a short time, twenty or thirty people jumped into the other party's boat.

Zhu Zhenguo knew that there were still people in the cabin, so he was not in a hurry, so he guarded the door with a long knife and ordered: "Raise the sails, master the boat, and turn around." ”