Chapter 14: Up North (Part II)
On this day, I saw Yidu Province, and the boat entered the waterway of the Yellow River from here. However, here, it is no longer under the control of the Great Song Dynasty. It was under the rule of Shandong tycoon Li Songshou. This Li Songshou is Li Quan's son. The previous generation Li Quan was the leader of the famous Red Jacket Army in Shandong, and he was a famous martial arts master. The Red Jacket Army has been crisscrossing Shandong for decades, with a territory radius of two or three thousand miles, and 20,000 or 30,000 victories. Eight years ago, Li Quan surrendered to Mongolia, and exchanged the conditions for the New Year's coin for the official position of Chuzhou Province in Huainan, Shandong, Mongolia, and Mongolia was also happy to lay a nail between the Jin and Song dynasties. After Li Quan's death last year, it was his son who took over the position and did whatever he wanted in Shandong. It is the emperor of Shandong.
When they arrived at the ferry in Yidu Province, there were naturally red jacket troops coming up to investigate. The strong man in the lead stared at Kang Yong and kept asking. Tan Zhiyi and I stood on the watchtower and watched them negotiate. Tan Zhiyi said lightly: "This man is the henchman general under Li Songshou of Huaiqing Mansion, known as the "left-handed knife" Yu Lang, who is both high in martial arts and domineering. This time, I actually led a team to investigate, so it's better to be more careful. He looked at me: "You need to be more careful in the past two days, this Yu Lang is pretending to be a water bandit, killing people and stealing goods not once or twice, this section of the waterway is under his control, see that our ship has a large load, quite oily and water." I think he's moved. ”
Yu Lang didn't bother Kang with anything, just inspected the goods, asked where he went, and stared at Duan Yu, who was watching the scenery by the boat: "Boy, who are you?" Where are you going? ”
Duan Yu looked back and smiled: "Xiaosheng Duan Yu, who loves the scenery of the Central Plains, this time I went to Xijing Mansion to take a walk and rejoice everywhere, what's the matter, is it still impossible to go?" ”
Yu Lang listened to him and was rude, and he didn't do it immediately. just snorted coldly: "Xijing Mansion has already been in chaos, where are you going?" There is no doubt that he must be a villain. ”
Duan Yu smiled: "Xiaosheng is just a person, and he can't go anywhere." But the brother brought a group of people with knives and guns to the boat to shout, who is the villain or not, I don't know. ”
No matter how good Yu Lang's cultivation is, he can't help it. What's more, he was originally domineering. With a snort, the knife lightning flashed out of the sheath on his waist and went straight to Duan Yu's good head.
I heard two dings, and only half of Yu Lang's long knife in his left hand was left. A long sword was stuck across the board between the two, and a short arrow was shot out, and I don't know where it flew to. Mu Wanqing jumped out of the cabin and drew her sword to protect Duan Yu. And Tan Zhiyi, who was beside me, walked down the watchtower leisurely with his empty hands to pick up the long sword he had inserted on the board.
Yu Lang's face was hideous, and the subordinates around him had already drawn their blades and rushed up shouting. And Shen Qingfeng and Sun Keyi, who were in the cabin, heard that something was wrong outside, and they also rushed out with their blades and stood next to me.
Yu Lang's eyes turned on the delicate faces of Mu Wanqing, Shen Qingfeng, and Sun Keyi, and then looked at Tan Zhiyi, who had been in good time. Then he turned back to Kang and said, "Lao Kang, what do you think of this?" If you try to hurt someone on the spot, I will destroy you in no time! ”
Kang waved his hand to let his sailors retreat, and said in a deep voice: "Leader Yu, we have always befriended the Lord with your superiors. Now Mongolia and our Great Song Dynasty are negotiating an alliance, and our trip is also under the leadership of the general, ready to cooperate with the action of this alliance. It's better for both of us not to hurt the peace. ”
Yu Lang's expression changed, and finally gritted his teeth and sneered: "Okay, okay, this time I will sell your Lord Zhao's face, and I won't be able to take care of you after leaving Yidu and entering the Yellow River, so be careful yourself." Boy, take care of yourself, we still have a long time to see each other in the future. This sentence was said to Duan Yu. Duan Yu smiled nonchalantly, arched his hand and smiled: "When he meets in the rivers and lakes, he should drink and talk happily." ”
I walked up to Kang Yong and watched Yu Lang and his party get off the boat, waving on the shore to let them go. The barrage chains were also lowered by the winch. Kang Yong did not speak with a worried face. I whispered to him, "Start immediately, don't stop the boat these few nights, and leave Huaiqing early." Kang Yong sighed: "If you don't say it, I understand, it's just that I didn't want this Duan Gongzi to get on the boat." I knew he was still complaining, so I had to smile and say nothing.
For the next two days, the ship was extremely careful, and there were guards at all times during the night. The sailors changed to three shifts and drove the ship forward without stopping. Everyone tensed their nerves, but fortunately it was summer, the water was very wide, and Qiu Zhiqun was familiar with the coastal waterways. Although the boat traveled overnight, fortunately it did not encounter any misfortune. By the third day, the ship had reached the border of Henan. Even Kang Yong said that if nothing happened today, it would be safe.
Seeing that the boat had made it safe all the way to dusk, the ship came to a shoal. It seems that there used to be a big embankment here, but after years of not repairing, it has already burst, but fortunately the embankment behind it blocked the flooding of yellow water. But the whole river suddenly opened up, the water level dropped a lot, and there were new shoals everywhere. And the reeds on both sides of the bank are deep. Sailing is extremely dangerous. The sailors lowered their canopies and took long bamboo poles to test the depth of the water to find a safe way for the boat to pass through Guò. The boat moved very slowly. Seeing that the sky was slowly getting dark, and the ship had not yet left this dangerous area, Kang Yong was so anxious that he was angry, but it was useless.
Suddenly, four or five small boats came down far from the top. There was a little light hanging on the bow of the boat, slowly approaching us. Kang Yong rushed upstairs, raised his breath and asked loudly, "What kind of ship is coming?" Not to mention we're going to shoot arrows! ”
A reply came from the boat on the other side: "We have fled from Tokyo, irrelevant, don't shoot arrows!" "Watching us all rush to the building. Kang ordered with a solemn face: "Put away all the sails, and half of the sailors go down to the bilge to paddle and retreat." Half of the people got on the crossbow machine and prepared the fire bombs. We waited until the ships were far away before we moved forward. ”
Saw us load the hero's flaming fire bombs onto the projectile crossbow. The ships on the opposite side all raised their side canopies, sped up, and rushed straight down the river. A hoarse voice said loudly: "Lao Kang, I've been waiting for you for a long time, you are too slow." My brother had no choice but to greet him himself. "It's Ikuro's voice.
I whispered to Kang Yong, "Why did they come so quickly?" Kang Yong said coldly: "They drove ahead of us with fast horses on 6, and there were boats they had prepared in advance hidden in the small harbor along the river, and when we reached the place where the big ship was inaccessible, they came to attack us head-on." ”
Looking at Sun Keyi's nervous little face beside me, I held her hand. She gave me a grateful look, but I didn't know anything in my heart. Shen Qingfeng's expression remained unchanged, but he slowly pulled out his sword.
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