"Boom!"

A cannon shot suddenly rang out, which immediately startled all the displaced people.

For a moment, the cries of children and the prayers of parents for the future all spread with the sound of the cannon, filling the entire fleet with a sense of sadness.

Guo Jing looked stunned for a moment, and immediately shouted: "Don't be impatient, I will naturally protect you." Then he opened the package behind him and took out a spear and a pair of bows and arrows.

The longbow was bent into a full moon, and with a "boom", a sharp arrow pierced through a hundred feet away, killing a person in the distance.

Subsequently, Guo Jing took three long arrows and put them on the longbow together, the long arrows were as fast as thunder, and immediately shot several people on the boat to death and fell into the lake.

"Good archery!"

Song Zijie immediately praised, and when he saw several small boats coming in the distance, he took off his sword, and his body shot away like lightning, piercing the heads of all the people who rushed in. Seeing the two of them showing their skills, the Mongolian fleet seemed to be a little frightened, so it stopped in the harbor and did not dare to continue the pursuit.

Guo Jing breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Fortunately, it is late at night at this moment, and the other party is afraid of colliding with the Chifeng Army, otherwise we will all be buried in this river." Everyone, get out of here quickly, only when we see the Red Phoenix Army and the Navy, we will have no worries. ”

He naturally knew that the Mongolian navy did not track them because he was afraid of them, but because he was afraid that he would encounter the Red Phoenix army.

The Red Phoenix Army is very powerful, and the army is equipped with gunboats that can carry thirty-six guns, which is not something that these ordinary warships can match.

But Song Zijie next to him knew that such a scene was not because he was afraid of the Chifeng Army, but just a scene that was performed in order for him to show his skills and gain the trust of the homeless, and only after meeting the Chifeng Army did the whole drama really unfold.

As he had predicted, after the retreat of the Mongol navy, these homeless people breathed a sigh of relief, and when they heard that the other party would come at any time and place, they hurriedly waved the oars in their hands and ran towards the distance.

After all, only when they step into Tongguan can they be considered truly safe!

After walking for about an hour, the sky was already full of fish's belly, it was just time for darkness to fall and the sun to rise, and they finally saw the warship sailing in the Yellow River in the distance, and the red flag on the towering mast of the hunt also announced its identity to everyone.

"It's here. After more than three months of travel, I finally came here. ”

Seeing this familiar flag, Guo Jing's eyes were full of tears and excitement, and he had already painted his hands high and signaled to the people on the boat.

The man on the ship also noticed the coming, and immediately lowered the ropes and brought these tried and tested outcasts into the warship. It is the established strategy of the Red Phoenix Army to take in the people who cannot escape, and naturally it will not disappoint these people who have traveled thousands of miles. Guo Jing also had a smile on his face, and cooperated with the Chifeng Army to send all the displaced people to the battleship, and it was not until finally that everyone was sent up that he grabbed the rope and jumped onto the battleship.

Seeing the righteous man in front of him, Xiao Ping had already arched his hands, facing Guo Jing and Song Zijie: "If it weren't for the righteous men to help this time, I'm afraid that these people would be attacked and killed by the Mongolian army!"

"This is what should be done, why should the general be modest? What's more, if Fei'er and the others are fighting hard to resist the Mongols, how can we have a chance to survive? This great kindness should have been honored by me!" Guo Jinglang laughed, and he already bowed down to the crowd.

Song Zijie also bowed and complained: "Being able to see you today is also a kindness from us, but I don't know how the general is going to arrange for me to wait?"

Guo Jing frowned when he heard this, and hurriedly pulled Song Zijie and whispered to him: "It is already a great favor that they can take us in, how can you have other extravagant ideas?

Xiao Ping frowned slightly, and immediately complained: "Brother Ling seems to be abrupt, but he is also concerned about the ranking. Glancing at the surrounding homeless people, he said, "As for you, according to the regulations promulgated by my lord, if you are willing to become a member of my Red Phoenix Army, you will be arranged according to the skills you are familiar with." If you are good at farming, you will be given 100 acres of land, if you are good at iron smelting exercise, you will be recruited into the iron smelting station, if you are good at weaving, there are also textile factories to make arrangements, will ensure that you survive without worry. ”

"Really?"

Immediately, someone trembled, as if they were quite surprised.

Such conditions can be called abundant, and one can't help but wonder if it is true.

"Naturally, it's true!" Xiao Ping replied loudly, "After all, my dynasty is in ruins, and there is an urgent need for manpower everywhere. However, when the time comes, it is necessary to act in accordance with the regulations promulgated by our army, for example, those engaged in agriculture need to pay a certain amount of grain every month, and the iron smelting and weaving skills must also meet a certain standard every month. The country has national laws, and the family has family rules, and we are not a charity hall here after all, do you know?"

Hearing these words, Guo Jing nodded reassuringly and complained: "Such conditions are not bad, it is much better than being killed as a beast by the Mongolian people." ”

The rest of the people nodded appreciatively, obviously apprehensive about their previous life as refugees.

"Now that the rankings are ready. Then I'll wait here to go back, right?" Xiao Ping saw that everyone seemed to be jealous of this place, so he conveyed his order, and then heard the sound of gears running, and the paddle wheels on both sides slapped the river, pushing the entire warship to move against the current, swimming towards the upper reaches of the Yellow River.

Song Zijie looked surprised, and heard that there was no wheezing sound in the cabin, so he asked, "What kind of way does this ship use to move against the current?"

In fact, the shipbuilding industry in the Song Dynasty was very developed at this time, and the shipbuilding only had a Shenzhou that was more than 30 zhang long, but also a huge ship that could cross the ocean and carry ten thousand stones.

There are many ships that are equipped with paddle wheels on both sides and are propelled by manpower inside, but those ships require a large number of manpower, so they can be a little slow to operate, and even difficult to maintain stably due to the physical exertion of wrestlers.

But he felt a little strange when he saw that the ship was running smoothly and that no human voice was heard in the cabin.

"Oh, I didn't expect you to notice the change in this ship?" Xiao Ping glanced at Song Zijie in surprise, then shook his head and said, "It's a pity that this is a secret of our army, but it can't be easily leaked." ”

Song Zijie refused to give up, his nose moved slightly, but he smelled the smell of burning coal, and suddenly realized in his mind, and said: "It's coal! I know, it must be you who use coal as fuel, bake the boiler and then generate power, so as to drive the warship!"

He has loved to read since he was a child, and once saw a record of someone using steam as the power to drive machinery in Shen Kuo's "Dream Creek Writings", and now he immediately remembered this account when he saw that the ship was running so stably.

It's just that what is in "Dream Creek Writings" is just a small toy after all.

At present, this warship is a huge object that is ten zhang long and can carry a thousand stones, and the difference between the two is not only the difference between cloud and mud? If we want to solve the technical problems in it, I am afraid that it will take a lot of effort within the Chifeng Army to get it done.

"Oh, I didn't expect you to know the secrets of our army with just a few clues?"

Xiao Ping looked surprised, looked at Song Zijie in surprise, his eyes were already full of joy, and said, "It seems that you can be regarded as a usable talent, why don't you join my Red Phoenix Army here?"

"I am still in the period of filial piety, but I am afraid that it will be difficult to join your army in a short time. ”

Song Zijie was stunned for a moment, he knew that he was carrying a heavy burden at the moment, and if his identity was exposed at that time, he was afraid that it would be a battle to the death, so he fabricated a reason and prevaricated with a little sadness in his heart.

Guo Jing and Xiao Ping did not doubt that they had him, and they also showed their grief together and comforted him.

Seeing everyone treat him like this, Song Zijie felt even more embarrassed, and he didn't know if he should act according to the plan at that time.

Just as everyone was discussing, a person on the mast waved the flag high, and the earth-shattering sound of the gong struck the sky, which made the people below feel extremely uncomfortable when they heard it, but it also attracted everyone to it.

"What's going on?" asked Guo Jing.

Xiao Ping immediately became nervous and complained, "It's the Mongolian army, they're coming." ”

Sure enough, with the sound of the gong, three ships on the Yellow River in the distance, one on the left, one on the right, and one in the middle, galloped from a distance, encircling their warship entirely, making it difficult for it to escape.

"And there are also in the back?" Turning his head, Xiao Ping saw three warships coming all the way from the tail, and couldn't help but scolded loudly: "It seems that this group of guys has already prepared!" Then he picked up all his strength and shouted: "Everyone, get ready for battle!" Catching a glimpse of the panicked homeless people next to him, he hurriedly waved his arms and shouted: "What are you waiting for here? Why don't you take refuge in the cabin?"

Guo Jing also said together: "That's right. Everyone did what they said, and nothing happened to them. With that, he walked in front of the homeless people and cooperated with the Red Phoenix Army to pacify these homeless.

However, when he stepped out, he felt his body suddenly soar into the air, and immediately fell into the Yellow River, and when he looked sideways, he saw Song Zijie standing on the battleship with an indifferent face in the distance, and among the homeless people, there were hundreds of homeless people who went away together, holding steel blades to kill those caught off guard by the Red Phoenix Army.

"I'm sorry! That's my job. ”

clenched his teeth, biting out the blood marks on his lips, and Song Zijie looked indifferently at Guo Jing falling into the Yellow River.

A wave burst up, and immediately engulfed Guo Jing entirely, and there was no life.