Most of the river boats of this era were flat-bottomed boats, and the draft was not deep, and even if they were fully loaded, the waterline was rarely more than five feet. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info but because it is a flat-bottomed boat, if it encounters a sharp object impact on the front, it will easily cause the bilge to rupture, and then enter the water and capsize. But then again, since it is a river boat, and it is not as high and rough as the sea, how can it be so easy to encounter a collision casually?

It's a pity that Zhao Min and they encountered it, and it doesn't seem to be a sharp object encountered by chance, but someone deliberately did it, otherwise where did the iron cable come from? And the other party's purpose is not only to stop the ship, because there must be an iron spine on the iron cable, otherwise a smooth iron cable, how can it easily break through the bottom of the ship?

Of course, this is not the time to think about this, because the bottom of the ship is flooded, and there is a danger of capsizing at every turn. At the moment, the two boats are busy, lowering the sails, paddling the oars, scooping the water. Fortunately, the boat is not very far from the shore, after all, the width of the entire water surface is only 20 zhang, how far can it go? In just a few moments, the two ships finally successfully docked and ran aground on the side of the tidal flat, and the bilge dock finally stopped flooding, and everyone finally breathed a sigh of relief.

He couldn't get off the boat, and Zhao Min had no choice but to jump off the boat first. At this time, there is nothing to be done, only to rely on two legs! But now he finally knows why so many boats are parked horizontally on the side of the tidal flats, and the dare is all hidden underwater, which is harmful to the barrage iron cable!

At this time, Zhao Min also saw the culprit of the accident, this so-called iron cable blocking the river! From where Zhao Min is, he can actually only see the part of it that is exposed to the water, and the rest is not below the water surface This iron cable is made of iron rings as thick as children's arms, especially on it, there are many large iron vertebrae that are one foot long and two fingers thick, which looks extremely hideous! This iron rope was nailed to the bank of the river with huge iron nails, proving once again that someone did it intentionally!

At the same time as seeing this iron cable, Zhao Min suddenly realized: all this is a conspiracy! It is no wonder that the red turban water thieves do not block the three forks and only block the water, because as long as the merchant cargo ships of these routes see that there is a way out, they will not fight to the death, but instinctively choose to go to the only feasible way of life, that is, water. Later, a barrage with iron vertebrae was set up at a sharp bend, and all passing ships were hit, so they had to abandon the ship and land here.

Also, it is easy to be escaped by the other party when it is difficult to intercept on the water, and the water is much narrower than Yishui, and it is easy to achieve the effect that hundreds of people intercept with just one iron cable. These thieves are really calculating! No wonder I saw myself driving into the water, the other party was just noisy and didn't chase after him, and he dared to bury a trick here! I thought I was smart and escaped a way out, but it turned out to be a trap that people had laid a long time ago!

As soon as he thought of this, the cold sweat on Zhao Min's back trickled down. The other party has set a trap and forced the cargo ships to this place, and they must be caught in a net! Could it be true that you will be allowed to run here and leave the boat, and let it go as you please? Zhao Min is not so naïve! Then it's time to see the poor dagger!

Zhao Min didn't care about anything else, he didn't want to hide if he ran to the boat, even if he wanted to hide, he wouldn't hide on the boat! He's going to run to the cabin to find a place to get things out of sight!

As for the things they took, they were not uncommon things, they were nothing more than spears, short spears, big shields, and round shields, in short, they were just some of the equipment that the guards practiced according to the mandarin duck array. Originally, Zhao Min and the others traveled a long distance, and they were already in the more prosperous Inner 6, and most of them traveled by boat, so he didn't plan to bring that bunch of burdens. Or Xiaoying persuaded hard when they separated, saying that if they were not afraid of 10,000, they would be afraid of what happened, and it would be safer to bring the equipment. Zhao Min was indispensable, he had a storage ring anyway, and these heavy guys were nothing more than floating clouds to him, but he didn't expect them to really come in handy! Although he didn't want to use it at all.

However, it was said that Zhao Min climbed onto the boat along the soft ladder, and randomly found a cabin to take out the weapons and armor one by one, and then went out of the cabin and ordered the guards to take them and put them neatly, which was a little relieved. Since he knew that the other party had a rear hand, he was not busy disembarking now, and if the other party really came to attack, it would be better to have the hull of the ship as cover than to face the enemy on flat ground.

On the other hand, Zhao Min summoned the coerced boatmen and fishermen to come and tell them about their current situation, and finally said: "The previous detention of Er and others was really a last resort. However, the current situation is more dangerous than before. The thieves are coming, and they will not spare our lives. For today's plan, only by uniting and working together can we win a way to live! ”

Those fishermen were all honest countrymen, and as soon as this alarmist statement came out, they were naturally silent. Although the boatmen traveled north and south, after all, they were only doing some miscellaneous work under the ship, and their knowledge was limited, especially the baptism of the previous rain of arrows, which frightened many people. At this time, he was bluffed by Zhao Min again, and someone said in a trembling voice: "If you can get out of danger, I hope that the adults will give you advice!" I'll wait, I'll wait, I'll listen to the adults! ”

Zhao Minxin said that what he wanted was your words. In fact, most of his words were intimidation, and the class of the Red Turban Army determined his way of behavior, which must be to win over the majority of the toiling masses, and for no reason he would definitely not attack these ordinary people. Fortunately, because of the great harm of the Red Turban Rebellion that year, the government has been vigorously advocating the evil of the Red Turban Army over the years, trying its best to demonize it, and in the eyes of the common people who have never been in contact with it, they are indeed extremely vicious and bloodthirsty people who kill people without blinking. Coupled with the help of the rain of arrows earlier, the word "red turban thief" has become synonymous with the demon of life in the hearts of these people.

Unlike these ordinary people, he would never dare to fall into the hands of the Red Turban Army. Although it is unknown what these red scarves are going to do, as soon as they look at the image of the aristocratic class of shirt-wearers, they are definitely not ordinary people, and they are naturally antagonistic classes with the red scarves, and if they want to bump into their hands, they will definitely not fall well!

Generally speaking, a cargo ship, plus the owner and cargo owner, and the shipwright are about ten people. If it is a large fleet and more than ten ships, the total number of people is less than two hundred. Since the Red Turban Army can even deal with so many people, and Zhao Min only has about fifty people in his hands, if he wants to compete with them, he must rely on these fishermen and boatmen. Of course, it is definitely not relying on them to fight, and they have their own personal guards to fight, but relying on them to find a way to escape.

Immediately, Zhao Min arched his hand and said loudly: "If you want to escape, how can you have no vehicles?" Now the ship is damaged, if you want to get rid of it this time, the only way to do it is to repair the ship and cut the iron cable that bars the river, so that there is a glimmer of life. Now it is up to us to resist the thieves, and it is up to you to repair the ship and break the rope! ”

When everyone heard this, it turned out that they were telling themselves to cut iron cables and repair ships, which they were good at! Immediately, they all agreed to it.

Zhao Min saw that the agitation had taken effect, so he didn't say anything more, and then hugged his fists and let everyone go to work by themselves. In addition, he called Hu Sanjiang to him and asked him to direct these people to act. And whispered that the ship could be repaired, and it didn't need to be too reliable, and it was enough to barely drive away. After all, I don't know how many people will come to the Red Turban Army and how long they can stop it, so of course, the sooner the ship is repaired, the better.

The arrangements here were made, Zhao Min immediately took Zhang Han and fifty personal guards and went out to the depths of the tidal flat, he originally wanted to rely on the stranded ship to resist the pursuers, but after thinking about it, if there were smart people in the Red Turban Army who saw that they were not all the way with those fishermen, and bewitched them, it would be troublesome for those fishermen and boatmen to defect. It's not that these people can add any combat power if they defect, the question is who will repair and operate the ship for themselves when they run away? had no choice but to open up the battlefield far away from everyone, leaving only Shao Qi, who had no combat effectiveness, to act as a liaison.

At the end of the tidal flat, there is still a mountain wall, but there is a narrow passage between the mountain wall and the river that can only be passed by a few people. Zhao Min looked around, this place is good, the exit is narrow, it is not easy to defend and attack, and it is far enough away from the location of the shipwreck, so there is no need to worry about affecting the people who repair the ship. It was decided immediately, let's stay here and wait for the other party to come.

Although I don't know why the other party has been delayed, I am happy to see it happen if I can delay it for a while. Zhao Min immediately ordered everyone to sit down and rest on the spot, and eat some dry food to restore their strength. At this time, he suddenly thought that fortunately, he was not in danger until the Yishui Boundary, and he knew that although his personal guards were all strong and strong, they were almost all northern men. Most of the northerners are not accustomed to taking boats, and when they want to stay at the moment when they just come out of Linjing, nearly half of them have more or less seasickness reactions, and if they suddenly encounter the enemy at that time, it is really hard to say how much combat effectiveness they can have. And now these soldiers have been on the ship for half a month, and almost all of them have adapted to the life on the ship, so they seem to be in good spirits at this time, enough to fight.

After resting for about two quarters of an hour, some figures finally loomed at the end of the path. Zhao Min had good eyes, and saw from a distance that this was a group of guys in short clothes, holding sharp blades, and wearing red scarves on their heads. Sure enough, it's the Red Turban Army! Zhao Min couldn't help but rejoice again, fortunately he reacted that this was a trap, otherwise the guards would not be in armor, and they were mixed with fishermen and boatmen, and suddenly encountered these thieves, under the chaos, what chance of victory was there?

Gradually, the other party also came closer, and it was not surprising to see someone here, but now these people were not dressed as merchants or boatmen, but a group of fully armed regular soldiers, and they could not help but freeze in place, hesitating to move forward. Seeing this scene, Zhao Min breathed a sigh of relief. It seems that the appearance of these people was also unexpected by the other party, indicating that the other party did not come at him, at least he did not know his identity. If you don't know your identity, you won't be targeted, so relying on the favorable terrain and facing such a group of poorly armored peasant armies, it shouldn't be a problem to hold on for a while!

It was not a deliberate attempt to humiliate them to say that there were peasant forces on the other side, but there were about two or three hundred of them, but more than half of them were young and strong, and there were even old white men and snotty children mixed in. Their clothing and weapons are also varied, including regular spears and ring knives, as well as ge, spears, and axes that I don't know where to go, but most of the people holding weapons are young and strong, and the old and weak even have wooden sticks and hoes in their hands, and even more so, they are wielding a razor in their hands! As for the lack of armor, it is completely to lift them up. Most of them are wearing ordinary short clothes and short jackets, without a piece of armor, only a small group of people in the middle are wearing two-gear armor, and the weapons in their hands are also clearly ringed knives and round shields, and the standard county soldiers are dressed. Among them was a person, a set of full-body armor, a red cloth belt tied on the top of the helmet on his head, a tall figure, and a dense beard on his dark face, presumably this person was the leader of these red turban troops in front of him.

Sure enough, after these Red Turban troops paused, the man who seemed to be the leader came out of the crowd and shouted, "Who are you waiting for? I am the captain of the well under the command of General Tianpeng, and I was ordered to check the merchants here. I advise you to lay down your weapons and accept the interrogation, otherwise you will be killed! ”

Zhao Min heard it from afar, pursed his lips disdainfully, and said in his heart that this is the territory of Great Xia, which round got you a guy who didn't know where to come out of nowhere to investigate? Too lazy to talk nonsense with him, the final result is not a sword soldier? immediately turned his face to Zhang Han and said: "Loyal to the country, and shoot him with an arrow, life and death do not matter!" ”

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