Chapter 38: Floating Corpses at Sea

A strong crossbow and a chain crossbow are both crossbows, but their power is far different.

This is like a fire copper and a pistol, each shot must be reloaded, and it takes a period of preparation before the next blow can be delivered, but the repeater is like a pistol, and can shoot in turns, unless the ammunition is exhausted, otherwise there is no opportunity to take advantage of it.

The serial crossbows of the Tang Dynasty were at the top of the era of cold weapons in terms of continuous fire, and even the Song Dynasty, the peak era of cold weapons, could not be compared.

Of course, this does not mean that the technology is regressing, but because the chain crossbow and the crossbow sacrifice range and power in order to pursue speed, in the Tang Dynasty, the alien iron technology was not developed, and the power of the chain crossbow is certainly not as strong as the strong crossbow, but it is enough to deal with.

During the Song Dynasty, the alien race has developed into a country, with its own scientific and technological characteristics, and even has heavy armor and heavy cavalry units such as the Iron Harrier and the Iron Forest Army, which even the Song Dynasty did not have. In the face of the heavily armored team that is difficult to cut with these weapons, the power of the chain crossbow is too small, and no matter how fast it is, it can't hurt the enemy, and it loses its meaning.

Therefore, the crossbows and bows of the Song Dynasty have developed towards strength, and the divine arm bow they invented is powerful enough to penetrate three layers of thick armor, and even penetrate bluestone bricks, but the speed of the launch is not flattering.

In the face of flesh and blood, although the power of the chain crossbow is not as strong as that of a strong crossbow, it is more than enough, enough to kill people.

A chain of crossbows with ten shots, ten arrows in six seconds, thirty crossbows, in just six seconds, in the face of a salvo of three hundred crossbow arrows, who can dodge?

Cold sweat flowed down from Duan Ganzhi's forehead, and the palm of the hand holding the hilt of the sword was dripping with cold sweat, and his mind was racing to understand everything, and he gritted his teeth and said: "Since they have a chain crossbow, they must be people in the court, and the court has already prepared it, but we don't know it at all." No, instead of sitting and waiting, it is better to fight to the death, and if one person can get away with the cong enclosure, tell the master about the situation. ”

"Stay is death, rush is death, fight, rush!"

The current situation is extremely dangerous, and it is indeed a good idea to be able to make the most correct decision in this situation.

Under his command, the men in black all drew their long swords.

Although Duan Ganzhi's choice was correct, after all, he lost his first move, and he wanted to break through to the foolish dream.

When Duan Ganzhi gave the order, Ba Yuxing also gave the order to shoot!

The sky is full of crossbow arrows!

The continuous sound of the machine and the sound of crossbow arrows breaking through the air sounded one after another, and in an instant, the soul-chasing crossbow arrows shot at Duan Ganzhi and the others, often piercing two or three people with one arrow. However, because Du He's requirement is to capture alive, the crossbow arrows are mostly aimed at the lower part of the waist, although it is not fatal, but it can make the enemy lose his combat power and fall to the ground.

In less than fifteen seconds, there was no one left standing, and all fifteen fell to the ground, losing the strength to fight again.

Faced with such a dense salvo of crossbow arrows, even Duan Ganzhi, who was strong in martial arts, couldn't dodge, and his legs let the crossbow arrows penetrate and he fell to the ground.

"Tie everyone up for me, some of them stay to tidy up the battlefield, and the other part escort people with me."

Ba Yuxing grinned and gave an order.

In the early morning, the spring sun has jumped out of the horizon and shines warmly on people.

Li Yifeng rode his horse to the foot of Erlong Mountain and hid his horse in the forest.

When he arrived at the post station, the sky was already bright, and there was chaos in the post station, and the officials and passers-by were talking about the prisoner's escape, knowing that Duan Ganzhi had succeeded.

According to the cautious surname of the junior brother, Li Yifeng came to Erlong Mountain, which wanted to avoid the limelight, and this Erlong Mountain was the only place for Duan Ganzhi to go.

Sure enough, at the entrance of Erlong Mountain, I found the secret mark of the Zhenwei Martial Arts Hall.

Duan Ganzhi wants to lurk in the mountains and needs medicinal herbs and food, and leaving a secret mark is to point out the direction for his own people.

Li Yifeng followed the secret mark all the way to Changtian Gorge, and found that the secret mark was interrupted after passing through Changtian Gorge.

An ominous premonition was derived in Li Yifeng's heart, and seeing that there was nothing abnormal in Changtianxia, he anxiously searched the nearby Fangyuan land. After making sure that there was no secret mark, he returned to Changtian Gorge, looked at the terrain that was almost a line of sky, and said in his heart: "The terrain here is dangerous, and the secret mark is interrupted here, and the problem must be here." ”

He suppressed his anxiety and searched every inch of the place: blood in the grass, stones and stumps on the cliffs, and grass bent over by heavy objects.

All kinds of signs show that Duan Ganzhi is in a situation.

Looking at the vast sea, Du He had a feeling of crying and laughing, originally according to his original plan, he went to Suzhou to investigate the Xu family and the Su family, found out the main messenger behind the scenes as soon as possible, and then smashed those tumors in one fell swoop, and returned to Chang'an in triumph to see his parents and family.

When I heard that the destination of Wu Meiniang's Xu family's painting boat was Suzhou, there was no doubt that there was him, the Xu family had lived in Suzhou for more than 100 years, and the destination of this painting boat was not in Suzhou.

It wasn't until early this morning that I didn't know that the destination of the Xu family painting boat was indeed in Suzhou, but I would wait until they came back from a tour. It turns out that all these sons of their families, the children of famous families have already agreed, they are together for a spring outing, the first stop is the Yangtze River, the second stop is the sea, the third stop is the West Lake, and the place where they portray the boat is the West Lake.

The ostensible purpose of Du He's coming to Jiangnan is to worship a famous man in the rivers and lakes, which is not urgent, and it is not easy to be too anxious, so he can only go with the flow and detour in circles.

The sound of feet sounded, and Du He's pretty figure appeared in his mind, and he didn't turn around, and called: "Miss Wu!" ”

Wu Meiniang looked at the figure infatuated, tears condensed in her eyes, and the tears of the bean kept dripping, and there was only one thought in her heart: "I delayed Brother Du's big event, and it really made him annoyed, and he didn't even want to look back at me?" ”

Wu Meiniang is so smart, as early as when she met Du He in Yangzhou, she already knew that her sweetheart must have a confidential mission, otherwise she would not have come to Yangzhou incognito. She knew that Du He was a person who did big things, and she didn't plan to delay his big things.

I just met on the Yangtze River, and I just wanted to take advantage of the time to get together with Du He, and I was satisfied when I talked. But it was the first time she had interacted with Xu Hui and her group, and she didn't know their routines, so she didn't expect that after the painting boat entered the sea, she would no longer dock at the shore, but directly take the sea route to land on the Qiantang River and arrive in Hangzhou, and then return to Suzhou after the tour.

When I found out, I immediately panicked.

Du Henan came down to do big things, but she delayed the trip because she was selfish. She didn't know what big things Du He was dealing with, but she couldn't suppress her reverie, and she always felt that her selfishness had caused inconvenience to Du He, caused a burden, and might even spoil his big things.

Thinking like this, Wu Meiniang couldn't calm down in her heart, but in front of everyone's eyes, it was not easy to apologize, so she could only be anxious in her heart, seeing Du He standing alone in the bow of the boat, she was busy wanting to step forward and say sorry, but when she saw Du He calling her, she didn't turn around, and thought that she had really delayed his big event, which disgusted him, and she didn't want to look at herself anymore, and tears immediately couldn't help falling.

She is a strong woman who can withstand any pressure, and can face everything fearlessly in the face of adversity, even if the sky falls. But strong people also have weaknesses, Wu Meiniang is scheming and wise, no less than any man in the world, but there is no way to face Du He.

Du He vaguely heard sobbing behind him, turned around in astonishment, and saw Wu Meiniang's expression depressed, with tears in her eyes, like flowers that had been blown by the wind and rain, which made people feel pity, and looked curious: "What's wrong!" "He didn't know what was going on.

The current situation is like a trip to troubled waters, and it is not clear what is in the water and where the remnants of Li Jiancheng are hidden.

The key to Du He's plan lies in Wei Xiang and those who rescued Wei Xiang, they must know something, and they can only get real clues from their mouths, as for the other plans of action, they are all in the exploration stage, so before getting news from Ba Yuxing, he is not in a hurry.

Although it accidentally broke his original plan and caused a small trouble, it was not in the way of the overall situation.

Wu Meiniang said uncomfortably: "Meiniang really didn't know that this painting boat didn't stop docking, and she missed Brother Du's big event, I'm really sorry!" She was afraid that outsiders would hear, so she deliberately suppressed her voice to control her emotions, but the tears on her face kept rolling down.

As soon as Du He heard this, he also understood why Wu Meiniang was like this, but seeing that she was really annoyed and regretful, he also felt great pity, and lowered his voice and said: "Mei Niang doesn't mind, it's because you are too careful." ”

Wu Meiniang only said that he was comforting herself, her face was always depressed, her tears had stopped, but she couldn't be happy.

Du He comforted: "I won't tell you the truth, this itinerary change is indeed a bit troublesome, but I was going to investigate Hangzhou, and now I have advanced the time, and it is not unnecessary." You still don't know what your big brother Du is capable of? If things are really urgent, with your big brother Du's means, as long as you use some small tricks, it is not more than enough to force this painting boat to land. ”

Wu Meiniang was right to think about it, this was a little better, seeing that Du He had a smile on his face, obviously teasing, remembering his previous anxious expression of wanting to die, he was ashamed and embarrassed, and his pretty face was like a monkey's ass.

Seeing that she cared so much about herself, Du He was also a little moved in his heart, took out a square scarf from his arms and handed it to her, and said softly: "Rub, little flower cat!" ”

Wu Meiniang felt this tenderness, reached out and took the square scarf and said angrily: "It's not Brother Du's fault!" She wiped away her tears, and came to the bow of the boat in anger, but her heart was sweet, and she held the square scarf in her hand and kneaded it, her face suddenly changed, and she lost her voice: "Look, what do you see that?"

On the sun-drenched sea, more than a dozen people floated in - more than a dozen corpses to be exact!

(To be continued)