Tang Yan and the maidservant girl at the stern of the boat screamed, scrambling to run upstairs, Nie Hong, Pu Zhuang and several of Xu Xinsu's guards at the bow of the boat ran into the cabin to check, Xinyou Weimen jumped up suddenly, knocking a few lanterns in the cabin to the ground, Zhan Yi overturned the table and pulled Chen Xin and Xu Xinsu into the back of the table.

Chen Xin shouted to Nie Hong and the others: "Squat down, use chairs and coffee tables to block the left side, and find something to extinguish the lantern." ”

Nie Hong and the others quickly knocked over the coffee table and chairs, facing the painting boat on the other side, while sticking out the lantern with the penny from the bow of the boat.

In the darkness, Chen Xin took out the flintlock pistol in his arms, took out the paper shell bullet and began to load, and he said to Liu Minyou next to him: "Look at Zuo Changhao." ”

Liu Minyou was also a little nervous, and after hearing this, he pulled the fallen Zuo Changhao over, Zuo Changhao groaned lowly, tore open his clothes, and saw through the light of the lantern on the side of the ship that the crossbow arrow penetrated deep into the flesh, but the position was under the clavicle of the left shoulder, and it did not hurt the internal organs.

After the temporary panic, the people on the boat calmed down, and those guards also drew out their swords one after another, ready to fight, Pu Zhuang used the Qi family knife in his hand to keep sharpening the penny, cutting the top into a sharp shape Except for Liu Minyou, they are all perennial knife licking blood people, even Song Wenxian has experienced many sea fights, although he himself has no force, but the psychological element zhì is still there, at this time he also hid behind the table, quietly did not make a sound.

Zhan Yi ran to the stern of the boat, grabbed the boatman who was squatting on the ground, put a knife on his neck, let him block in front of him, and steered the stern.

Xu Xinsu's voice sounded faintly, "Zhan Yi, don't dock, I'm afraid there will be a backhand on the shore." ”

Zhan Yi adjusted the rudder and immediately jumped back into the cabin, and as soon as the bowstring sounded on the opposite side, the boatman was shot in the chest by two crossbow arrows, and Zhan Yi took the opportunity to jump back into the tail cabin. The boatmen kicked their feet at the stern of the boat, roaring and howling, and the unmanned painting boat flowed down the Qinhuai River to the Wuding Bridge.

Chen Xin had already loaded his ammunition at this time, he was no longer the panicked account room on the sea ship back then, many battlefield experiences allowed him to stay calm in most situations, the other party's plan was mostly to kill Xu Xinsu directly with a strong crossbow, this is the best plan, boarding the ship to fight is just a backup plan, with Xu Xinsu's strength, his bodyguards must be good hands, and the other party may not be able to take much advantage.

At this time, poke out your head, the painting boat over there is only ten steps away from here, it is leaning over, the figure on the first floor is shaking, there are at least more than ten people, the cabin is flashing with the light point reflected by the weapon reflecting the lamp, the second floor is quiet, it is estimated that there are also crossbowmen there, and the painting boats behind are still watching the liveliness of the scholar beating Ruan Dacheng, the voices of the people are noisy, and the cheers are constantly ringing, and there are also the sound of orchestral silk and bamboo around, and no one notices the murderous machine here.

The people over there seemed to think that they did not have long-range weapons, a group of black shadows with Japanese knives in their hands drilled out of the cabin, stood in the bow of the ship, and were about to jump over, under the light of the other lightships, their hideous faces were faintly visible, and the leader of a big man shouted to the people who were rocking the oars behind them to hurry, because of the cover of strong crossbows, the most dangerous jumping gang on weekdays became a very simple matter.

In the darkness, Liu Minyou listened to the sound of the boat paddling, his heart beat faster and faster, panting roughly, touching everywhere on the ground, but he didn't find anything to defend himself, Zuo Changhao snorted twice, and whispered to him: "I am in the sleeve of my left hand." Liu Minyou stretched out his hand to try, touched a knife handle, gritted his teeth and pulled it out, at this time he didn't care if it would be used, listening to the sound of the knife coming out of the sheath, he seemed to feel better.

Xu Xinsu didn't know that Chen Xin had a handcuff, and commanded several of his guards in a low voice, scattered in front of the window and on the side of the door, Zhan Yi handed him a Japanese knife, Xu Xinsu skillfully held it, and calmly waited for the hand-to-hand combat to begin.

Chen Xin came to the entrance of the front cabin with a short hammer, whispered a few words to Pu Zhuang, who was holding a penny wrench, and pulled the hammer, the bolt inside rang slightly, and the flintlock pistol entered a state of readiness, Chen Xin held the wooden support under the short gun with his left hand, and aimed at the bow position of the opponent behind the door.

The hull of the ship shook, the opposite bow hit their bow, the leading man and another killer jumped over first, "bang" a bang, spread far away on the Qinhuai River, the leading man fell on the deck, hugged his feet and screamed loudly, the killers were shocked, they never expected that these people ** also carried muskets.

Chen Xin shouted: "All the muskets are aimed at the bow of the ship, and all of them are killed!" At the same time, he quickly got out of the way, and the bow of the opposite ship heard the shouting, and panicked, and the crossbowmen on the second floor shot several crossbow arrows without any aim, but did not hit anything.

Pu Zhuang squatted on the ground, and the penny in his hand stabbed at another killer, who was stabbed in the chest, but this shoddy pointed penny could not be compared with a spear after all, and only a little flesh was in, but it pushed the man into the river at once, causing a splash.

Chen Xin was secretly proud, under the unexpected blow of the musket, there was already a mess over there, maybe he could still capture this bandit leader alive, Xu Xinsu could use this person to make a big fuss.

Just as he was beaming, the wounded man on the deck rolled a few times, moved away from the door, sat up and shouted: "They only have one musket, all of them are for Lao Tzu, they can't kill Xu Xinsu, and none of your family members will be left." ”

As soon as these words came out, those killers seemed to have changed, howling and jumping over, Chen Xin regretted it in his heart, he knew that this big man was an outlaw, so he killed him directly, he quickly left the door and hid in the back position.

The bow of the boat continued to rise and fall, more and more killers jumped over, Pu Zhuang's penny was cut by them, and they also left the door, and there was a sound of thumping on the top of the boat, and someone jumped from the second floor.

Chen Xin and Pu Zhuang hid behind the table again, and saw that Xu Xinsu and Liu Minyou were still here, and put their minds at ease, Xu Xinsu is very important to him at the moment, no matter what, Chen Xin took out the ammunition and groped for loading.

At this time, several torches were thrown in from the hatch, illuminating the dim cabin, a killer roared and rushed in, he put the knife in front of him to prevent horizontal slashing, he just rushed in, there was a knife on each side to cut in, Xu Xinsu's two guards cooperated very well, he struggled to block the top, but the knife below could not be blocked, both legs were cut off, and his body fell to the ground with a bang, followed by a knife to cut off his head. But the bird bought time for those who came behind, and a few more rushed in from behind, and the ferocious swords brought up a ray of brilliance in the cabin.

Nie Hong and Pu Zhuang shouted, and also rushed up to join the battle group, Zhan Yi and Xinyou Weimen held the stern direction and fought with the killer who went down the stairs and jumped to the stern, at the beginning of the melee, the effect of the opponent's strong crossbow was greatly reduced, Chen Xin quickly loaded the ammunition and was about to go to the front door to help, the pane behind him was kicked to pieces, and a killer jumped into the cabin, just behind Liu Minyou, Chen Xin raised his hand and shot a bloody hole in the killer's chest.

Chen Xin fired a shot, and immediately crouched down, and a crossbow arrow flew over his turban and broke through the thin pane with a bang.

The killer who had been shot slowly slid down the bulkhead.

He covered his chest with his hands and spat out a lot of blood, Xu Xinsu sneered and stabbed him in the neck.

Liu Minyou squatted beside Xu Xinsu, watching him pull out the knife, the blood in the killer's artery spurted out, sprinkled Liu Minyou's face, his hands trembled so badly that he could barely control himself from shouting.

There was still a fierce battle at both ends of the cabin, there were casualties on both sides, the killer side was more numerous, there were about twenty people, Chen Xin only had ten guards on his side, the front door had fallen two, and the back door Xinyouweimen and Zhan Yi were firmly guarding the hatch, relying on Xinyouweimen's superb knife skills, they had already killed three people in a row.

The torch that had just been thrown in was trampled on in the fight, and the cabin became dim again, and the collision and screaming of weapons filled the small space.

Chen Xin was also a little nervous at this time, he took a deep breath, knowing that now was a matter of life and death, and he had to race against time, he took out the third paper shell bullet, began to reload in the dark, and was loading the primer, and began to make a sound of the killer's broken window, and the two killers slid down from the second floor, broke the window and fell into the cabin, Chen Xin stuffed the handcuffs and ammunition into Liu Minyou's arms, and shouted: "Reload!" ”

Taking advantage of the brief discomfort of the two people entering the darkness from the light, Chen Xin took out a short knife from his sleeve and rolled from the ground to the feet of one person, the sharp knife slashed into his lower abdomen from the killer's groin, and the killer's whole body trembled, letting out a heart-rending scream.

Chen Xin's face was fierce, twisted the handle of the knife hard, the blade stirred the killer's intestines to shreds, and the blood flowed downward, flowing down Chen Xin's hand holding the knife, the killer's whole body was spread, Chen Xin grabbed his hair, pushed him aside, and then hit another person with Xu Xinsu, seeing that he was dominant, the window jumped down again, and the position was attached to Chen Xin, Chen Xin stabbed him in the shoulder in a hurry, the man's knife was quite long, he didn't expect it to be so close, so he had to throw the knife and roll to the ground with Chen Xin in his arms, This pirate is short and strong, his arms are extremely strong, and he is very fierce, he pressed Chen Xin to the ground in two rounds, and tried to clamp Chen Xin's neck with his hand, while Chen Xin relied on his long hand and kept scratching this person's face with his fingers, holding him to prevent his hand from reaching his neck.

Liu Min shook his hands, trembling and trying to aim the hole of the paper shell at the muzzle, but it was not right, he himself knew that this handcuff was very important to them, and the sooner it was installed, one less person would die. At this time, as soon as he saw Chen Xin being held down, he rushed up with enthusiasm, no matter what he loaded, he forgot that there was a short knife beside him, he pounced and waved his handcuff and smashed it on the pirate's head with the handle, the pirate did not guard against another person next to him, and was beaten to the side, Liu Min roared loudly, and smashed it on his head with the handle, it seemed that every time he smashed it, he could drive away the fear accumulated in his heart.

The pirate began to be beaten a few times and was dizzy, but after all, he was experienced in a hundred battles, and his ability to resist attacks was also very strong, not that Liu Min had such a person to compare, after blocking it, a punch smashed on Liu Minyou's face, and he was about to get up after opening it, Chen Xin pounced on him again, and the three of them writhed on the ground, this pirate was extremely powerful, and the two of them had a hard time dealing with one hand, and they all relied on their weight to suppress this bandit, Chen Xin tried his best to suppress him, while touching around with his hands, to see if there were any knives, but the three of them tossed on the ground, Those knives were all kicked away, and Chen Xin couldn't help but feel anxious when he saw that Xu Xinsu was still fighting with another killer, and his body seemed to be injured.

Suddenly, the pirates below howled loudly, Chen Xin turned his head to look, only to see Song Wenxian come out of the corner at some point, scratching his fingers in the eyes of the pirate, the pirate's hands were suppressed, only screaming and turning his head, Song Wenxian strangled his neck, and inserted his fingers into his eye sockets, blood and eyeballs came out with the twisting of his fingers.

Chen Xin's teeth were sour, and finally the pirate's hand loosened, Chen Xin didn't care if he was faint or dead, he couldn't take a breath, got up and picked up a knife, and went to pinch the pirate who attacked Xu Xinsu again.

Liu Min breathed heavily, crawled to his position just now, touched the paper shell bullet, he squinted, calmed his mind, and poured the propellant into the chamber of the gun at one time.