After the pioneer battalion abandoned the horses and changed ships, a dozen or so ships were found, but they did not form a fleet, but divided into three parts.

The three small boats in front of him opened the way, and Zhou Ziwang sat in the middle of the largest boat, next to two small boat guards, and it was Chang Yuchun and the river flow on it. The remaining boats crashed in the rear.

The front, middle and rear fleets are two or three hundred meters apart. In this way, it is not only possible to attract attention to the ship, but also to react quickly if an accident occurs.

The closer you get to Hankow, the faster the Han water becomes, the waves are surging, and the small ferry boat is shaky.

In Luo Chuan's heart, he is also thinking like a wave.

In the original plot, Chang Yuchun was chased and killed by the Yuan army in Hankou with Zhou Ziwang's son, and not only met Zhang Sanfeng, but also met Zhou Zhiruo. And Zhou Zhiruo's father was a boatman, who was also shot to death by the Yuan army in the chaotic battle.

Now, the plot has changed, Zhou Ziwang, who should have died in the war in the original book, survived and followed Hankou, will the plot be the same as the original book?

Luo Chuan was apprehensive in his heart, and always felt that he had neglected something.

Bang!

Suddenly, there was a loud bang ahead.

I saw that the three boats at the front of the pioneer battalion were stopped, and one of them also crashed into the barrage pontoon.

These pontoons, which are made up of thick bamboos, are blocked on the river and can block the passage of boats.

"It's Yuan Jun!" Luo Chuan's pupils shrank slightly.

Chang Yuchun's face changed even more, and he said urgently: "The Yuan army really has an ambush, what should I do?"

Luo Chuan calmly analyzed: "Those river barrage pontoons are all temporarily built with bamboo, and they are not strong, greet the people on the boat in front of them, let them do it, cut off the bamboo pontoons, and we will rush over directly." ”

After a pause, Luo Chuan said again: "You go and inform the lord and the young lord to change into ordinary people's clothes, and you must not let the Yuan army find out that the lord is here, otherwise the Yuan army will be forced to send all its troops to chase after us, and we will not be able to escape." ”

"I'll go!"

Chang Yuchun flew and jumped into Zhou Ziwang's big boat.

Soon, when Chang Yuchun came out again, there were already two people behind him.

One of them dressed as a boatman was Zhou Ziwang. Another child, dressed in linen and with a pink face like a doll carved from jade porcelain, turned out to be a little girl.

"This is ......" Luo Chuan was slightly startled, and had a terrible guess in his heart.

"This is the little young master. Chang Yuchun explained, "The lord has only one daughter, and he usually dresses up as a boy. ”

The little young master also stepped forward, bent slightly, and said very politely: "My name is Zhou Zhiruo." ”

"You are Zhou Zhiruo!" Luo Chuan exclaimed.

I see! Luo Chuan finally figured it all out in his heart. Why, I didn't meet Zhou Zhiruo along the way, it turned out that Zhou Zhiruo had always been by his side. He also finally figured out a doubt in the original book.

In the original. When Zhang Sanfeng met Chang Yuchun, there were four people in the boat, namely: Chang Yuchun, the boatman, the little young master and Zhou Zhiruo.

Among them, the boatman and the little young master were both dead, Chang Yuchun was also seriously injured, and only Zhou Zhiruo was unscathed. This can't be explained at all, even the little young master is dead, how can Zhou Zhiruo, the daughter of the boatman, be safe and sound? It stands to reason that even if Chang Yuchun fights to die by himself, it is impossible for the little young master to die.

If Zhou Zhiruo is the little young master, then everything can be explained. Chang Yuchun protected Zhou Ziwang and Zhou Zhiruo when they came to Hankou, and after snatching a boat, he killed the boatman, and let Zhou Ziwang pretend to be the boatman, and at the same time changed the clothes of Zhou Zhiruo and the boatman's son, and a tanuki changed for the prince.

However, in the process of escaping, Zhou Ziwang and the boatman's son were shot, and Zhou Zhiruo survived under the protection of Chang Yuchun, and then met Zhang Sanfeng.

No wonder in the original work, Zhang Sanfeng relieved to hand over Zhang Wuji to Chang Yuchun, and most of Zhang Sanfeng also saw Zhou Zhiruo's true identity. With Zhou Zhiruo as a hostage in hand, Zhang Sanfeng was not worried that Chang Yuchun would be unfavorable to Zhang Wuji. Otherwise, if he handed over his most beloved disciple to a demon sect member who was close to each other, wouldn't Zhang Sanfeng be old and confused?

"Brother Luo Chuan, are you okay!" Chang Yuchun saw that Luo Chuan's expression was wrong, and he was very worried. At this time, the only person who had a way to help them escape from the pursuit of the Yuan army was Luo Chuan.

Luo Chuan waved his hand, signaling that he was fine. He was only stunned just now, but now that he understood everything, he quickly calmed down and began to issue an order: "Let the boat in front immediately start to split the barrage pontoon, and we will quickly rush to switch the card." I estimate that the Yuan army will soon be chasing after you!"

Woo woo –

And at this time, the Yuan army on the shore had already noticed that something was wrong and blew the horn.

The barrage pontoons are made of thick hemp rope tied to dozens of bamboos, like a dam, these hemp ropes soaked in tung oil are extremely tough, otherwise it would not have played the role of intercepting the water surface. For a while, I couldn't cut it.

Often in the spring rush, he jumped into the water himself. More than 20 people swung their knives and slashed indiscriminately, and finally cut a small hole in the river barrage pontoon that had just passed through a boat.

At this time, smoke and dust were rising in the distance, and the sound of horses' hooves could already be heard.

"Quick, let's get on the boat!" Zhou Ziwang yelled anxiously.

Chang Yuchun a carp hit up, overturned on the ferry, and then rowed with Luo Chuan with both hands. The ferry boat suddenly sped down the river like a sharp arrow.

The boats behind them were not so lucky. Seven or eight boats tried to get through the gap, but they were all huddled together.

At the same time, the hoofs of horses were loud on the banks of the river, and a squad of cavalry had arrived.

"Shoot the ......"

With a salvo, the people on board had nowhere to hide, and all became targets.

Originally, there were still sixty or seventy people left, and most of the soldiers of the pioneer battalion were killed and wounded in an instant. The rest of the people jumped ship and fled.

But jumping down is the surging river, the turbulent river will drown those who can't swim in the blink of an eye, and the remaining some who can swim can be in front of the archers of the Yuan army, they have also become targets, with a sharp arrow flying out, soon, the river surface was dyed bright red.

Listening to the screams behind him, Zhou Ziwang's face turned pale and he clung to his daughter tightly. And Zhou Zhiruo's little face wrinkled tightly, and she didn't know if it was painful or unbearable.

Chang Yuchun and Jiangliu don't have so many thoughts, just row the boat, at this time, the oars row more, the more life.

"Row across the river!"

Seeing that the cavalry of the Tartars had caught up, they could no longer go down the river. Otherwise, it will always be in the middle of the river, and the speed of the ship will not be able to outpace the cavalry at all, and it can only become a live target for the enemy.

The cavalry dodged, but several river boats were chasing behind them.

Woohoo......

Sharp arrows rained down and made a splash on the surface of the river.

"Brother Luochuan, you come to row. ”

Chang Yuchun casually lifted a wooden plank and danced like a windmill, blocking the arrows that were shooting at the ship.

Poof—

The sound of an arrow entering the flesh sounded, and in the next second, Luo Chuan felt a sharp pain in his shoulder. But the more this happened, the more Luo Chuan knew that he couldn't stop. He simply lay on the edge of the boat and continued to row with his hands.

But he can't row more than the other party after all.

I saw the two ships getting closer and closer.

At this moment, a burst of shouts suddenly exploded on the surface of the river: "Tartars, stop, Hugh has to commit murder and hurt people." ”

Luo Chuan turned his head to look and saw a figure stepping on the river, with fluttering sleeves, and rushed straight to the river boat of the Tartars.

"Zhang Zhenren, you're finally here!"

PS: In the serial version, Zhou Zhiruo is indeed Zhou Ziwang's daughter.