Dou Nan had long wanted to have a big fight with the government, but he just wanted to help his brothers make a living, so he tried his best to endure it. In the morning, he saw Dongfang Ying and others killing officials and soldiers just like chopping melons and vegetables. It was very satisfying.
He couldn't help but want to let go and kill like them. At this moment, seeing that the officers and soldiers were unkind, after listening to his brother's instructions, his blood boiled in his heart. He happily agreed and returned to the cabin to get the fireworks. .
Dongfang Ying and Mingchuan Rongmei also discovered the official and military ships. It must have been the Daotai Yamen in Yanping Mansion who reported the situation and asked the garrison here to intercept their party.
Dongfang Ying sighed and said:
"It seems that I can't easily go to the city to play, and I have to make a fuss in the city again."
Mingchuan Rongmei smiled faintly:
"There is nothing we can do about it. The soldiers are coming to cover up the water and the soil. They won't let them go. We can't sit still and wait for death."
Lan Zhixin said this He had become accustomed to it and had nothing to do, so he said:
"Sister Ying'er, you just have to figure it out! We can only be out of sight and out of mind."
After greeting Gan Taoxian, he said: Gu took the two maids down to the cabin.
Dongfang Ying said to Nangong Huiyue and Li Jiao:
"Sister Yue'er, take them down to hide first, and wait until the officers and soldiers are beaten away. Come out again."
Nangong Huiyue knew that she couldn't help her now, so she couldn't cause trouble for her. The best way to help her was to protect herself and take good care of these sisters.
So she told her to be careful, and took Li Jiao and Lu Qiuying down the stairs to the bottom cabin to avoid the limelight.
Zhan Ruilong, Kuang Zhiyuan and Shi Dajiang naturally did not back down. Instead, Guo Yunshan and Lin Xiaofeng said eagerly:
"Master, I have learned how to use a gun from Brother Long. Yes, these officers and soldiers are just my targets!"
"Yes, Dongfang, I also want to fight, this is a good opportunity."
Dongfang Ying thought for a while. Said to Guo Yunshan:
"Yunshan, you can stay up there, but you have to ask Aunt Nangong for the black silkworm treasured garment and wear it."
Guo Yunshan heard that it was an invulnerable protective clothing and wanted to see it, so he agreed and ran down to find Nangong Huiyue.
While everyone was talking, the two large ships were already close at hand. When the bows of the ships were only about one foot apart, a thick hemp rope was suddenly thrown from the decks on both sides at the same time, forming two rope bridges in the air. , aiming at the flagpole and mast of the Jian'an Gang's ship to block it.
Dongfang Ying sneered:
"It's useless!"
She quickly drew her sword and jumped up, saying to the Dou brothers:
"Two leaders, drive the boat and rush over.You guys!
Before she could finish her words, she slashed the air with her sword, cut off the two hemp ropes on the horizontal frame with two "swish" strokes, then spun her body and hugged the flagpole on the bow.
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When she jumped up, Dou Bei had already picked up his pennies, dipped into the water on the right side of the boat, pushed it hard, and shouted:
"Brothers, paddle forward with all your strength! "
The four boatmen rowed the oars on both sides at the same time, and the helmsman at the stern also swung the oar vigorously. The boat was like an arrow from the string, and it quickly rushed out between the two official ships.
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The two official ships did not dare to get too close together. There was still a gap of about three feet in the middle, while the Jian'an gang's bird ship was about one foot and five feet wide and could easily sail through the middle.
< p> The official ship failed to block it, and immediately issued an order from the ship on the left:"Turn the ship around and surround the pirate ship front and rear! "
The two official and military rooster boats painted dark red immediately, under the control of the sailors, turned and crossed, drew an arc, and chased the bird boat from behind.
< p> Dongfang Ying jumped off the boat, clapped her hands and said with a smile:"Brother Dou, if the officers and soldiers compete with you in speed, will the dignified Jian'an Gang be overtaken?" "
Dou Bei shook his head:
"It would be in vain to let them grow two extra legs simply by comparing speed. "
"However, this time the army mobilized a large number of troops and was bound to win. Two more warships came in front. "
Dongfang Ying hurriedly turned her head and looked forward, and sure enough she saw two chicken boats of similar size as before, running side by side and coming in waves, but this time they were almost connected. It was impossible. Go through it again.
Although this section of the river is wide, it is in the dry season, and the rocks on both sides are rugged. The deepest part is already occupied, and it is impossible to go around it.
As Dou Bei said, it seemed that the government troops were bound to win. They attacked from both front and back, and the iron barrels surrounded them, leaving the bird boats with no way to escape.
When the merchant ships and fishing boats in the surrounding waters saw the government troops. In this posture, no warning was needed, and they were unable to avoid it. In an instant, only five ships were left confronting each other on the wide river.
A shot was fired from the main ship of the army behind, and someone shouted. Said:
"White horse and red scarf, you have no royal eyes, you kill the imperial officials, you can't escape even if you don't have wings, you won't be captured without restraint!" "
"Two leaders, Dou Bei and Dou Nan, advise you not to be confused for a moment and ruin the great fortune of the Jian'an Gang! Turn back to shore as soon as possible, stop the boat and hand over the white horse and red scarf, then you will have a way to survive..."
Dou Nan held a fireworks barrel in his hand and snorted:
"The dog officers and soldiers asked us to Selling friends for glory is simply a dream! Big brother, send a signal to call the brothers to help! "
Dou Bei nodded:
"Okay, our Jian'an Gang will have a fight with the officers and soldiers, let's go! ”
Without saying a word, Dou Nan lit the book on fire.Leading the line, he raised his right arm to the sky and made a "swish" sound. A firework rose into the sky and exploded diagonally above the Shanjian Pagoda.
After the fireworks exploded, they turned into the shape of a treasure ship, which was colorful and shining. It contrasted with the red spire of Shanjian Pagoda, and it was as fantastic as a "Pagoda Flying Boat".
Mingchuan Rongmei looked up at the seven-story pagoda and suddenly said to Dongfang Ying:
"Ying'er, I have an idea. This pagoda is the commanding heights nearby. The ambush is from a high position, and the ships on the river can be seen at a glance. "
"I only need to kill a few leaders from above to scare the officers and soldiers. They will definitely not dare to act rashly, and then we can leave calmly. "
Dongfang Ying said thoughtfully:
"But even if we can leave, what will you do? We can't leave you behind!"
Mingchuan Rongmei Smiling:
"I can catch up with you along the river bank, but you have to wait for me to come back."
Dongfang Ying nodded and said to the Dou brothers:
p>"Move the boat to the right bank and let Sister Mingchuan go ashore."
Dou Bei and Dou Nan agreed and told the helmsman to turn right. The two brothers poled together and turned the boat to the right. Pushing away, the bird boat swung its tail and swung its head, rushing towards the shore under the Zenjian Pagoda.
The four chicken boats in front and behind him also turned when they saw this, and they also pushed and rowed in hot pursuit.
Soon they approached the shore, which was covered with water plants and lotus leaves. The Dou brothers used their boat poles to hold the shore. The bow of the boat lightly touched the mud at the bottom of the water and stopped.
Mingchuan Rongmei was about to jump onto the stream bank, but Lin Xiaofeng stopped her:
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"Girl Mingchuan, bring this with you, it might be useful."
After saying that, he handed her two grenades, Mingchuan Ronmei nodded, took the grenades, and carried a foreign gun. , jumped up onto the low stream bank, and quickly ran towards the tall tower on the hillside.
Everyone turned around and saw that four cock boats had also blocked up, surrounding the bird boat on three sides, making it unable to move.
Another proud laugh came from the previous official ship:
"Hahaha, look where you are running away! White horse and red scarf, this guerrilla has always been compassionate. , I don’t want to hurt innocent people.”
“How about you quickly surrender and be kidnapped? I will be lenient to the other followers around you and not punish them. If they are stubborn and resist to the end, then what? You are not the only one who suffers!"
Before Dongfang Ying could answer, Zhan Ruilong cursed loudly:
"Don't say that you dog officials can't be trusted, even if they are. We really won’t surrender to you!”
“If you have the guts, come here and arrest them! Grandpa is waiting to send you to the West.”
"Bold rebel!"
A general on the main ship shouted:
"Since you would rather be buried with the white horse and the red scarf, then no wonder our men are ruthless. ”
“Brothers from the First and Second Floods, come up and capture the rebels!”
Immediately, the soldiers on the two Ji Gong boats took orders and shouted, raising their hands. He jumped over the ship's plank with his spear and killed Dongfang Ying and others.
Dongfang Ying was about to raise his sword to meet him, but Zhan Ruilong had already fired first. He held two foreign guns flat with both hands and pulled the triggers at the same time.
Two "bang bang" shots The two Qing soldiers who rushed forward were shot immediately. They screamed twice and fell into the water from the gap between the two ships.
Seeing Zhan Ruilong firing, Lin Xiaofeng and Shi Dajiang were not polite. They each fired a shot. At this moment, they were so close to the officers and soldiers and there were so many people. One shot was accurate, followed by two Qing soldiers were shot and fell into the water.
Even Guo Yunshan aimed at a short, fat Qing soldier and shot him, hitting him in the belly, causing him to fall on his back on the deck and moan.
Guo Yunshan clenched his fists in excitement and shouted;
"I hit, I hit..."
All the Qing soldiers were startled. Unexpectedly, the gangsters not only had foreign guns, but also dared to shoot and kill officers and soldiers. This was very different from ordinary gangsters. For a moment, they all stopped and hesitated to step forward.
The Dusi was furious:
"You bastards! They are really a bunch of traitors looking for death..."
"Here, archers are ready, give it to me Set off rockets and burn them to death!"
Following a response, a group of archers rushed out from the deck of the main ship. The arrows were wrapped with oiled guncotton and lit with flames.
The Dusi was about to give the order to release arrows when suddenly a crisp gunshot sounded in mid-air. The Dusi covered his neck with his hands, and a string of blood shot out from between his fingers like a fountain. He rolled his eyes and fell down. Fell on the deck.
Zhou Youyi behind Du Si was shocked. He raised his head and looked around. Suddenly there was another "bang", and one of his ears was knocked off by a bullet falling from the sky.
Zhou Youji hurriedly covered his head, turned around and fled into the cabin, shouting:
"Soldiers, listen to the order, shoot me arrows quickly!"
< p> Before the group of archers had time to raise their bows and nock arrows, they heard a loud "boom" and a bomb fell on the bow deck of the ship, blowing up a dozen archers until their corpses flew into pieces.The rocket that the archer had just lit fell on the ship's board, and merged with the flames of the bomb, immediately igniting the main ship of the army, and the fire spread.
The chief officers of the other three chicken ships were all Mr. Qian. Seeing this, they no longer cared about arresting the white horse and the red scarf. They shouted to their men to put out the fire quickly and protect the guerrillas.
Dongfang Ying originally wanted to kill Shangguan Ship herself, and then kill someone like Yanfumen Wharf.One team establishes authority and scares away the other team.
Good thing now, before he even takes action, Zhan Ruilong and his apprentice Guo Yunshan have already taken care of this matter. Coupled with Mingchuan Rongmei’s fatal blow from above, the entire army is in chaos. set.
Immediately said to the Dou brothers:
"I didn't expect the officers and soldiers to be so vulnerable. There is no need to fight with them. We should push their boats away and rush out of the way." , let’s pat our butts and go.”
Dou Bei nodded and said:
“That’s fine, our Jian’an Gang wanted to have a fight with the army, but it doesn’t seem like it’s necessary. We're taking action."
Said to Dou Nan:
"Second brother, according to the Oriental Heroine, the two of us used pennies to push the official ship away, thirty-six. The best strategy is to take advantage of the situation."
Dou Nan also agreed, and he and his brother used bamboo poles to hold the left and right bows of a male boat, and pushed it back hard. The cock boat couldn't push back.
The six Jian'an Gang boatmen on the bird boat also lost no time in operating the bird boat and walked through a gradually widening gap.
The Dou brothers helped punt the boat and soon got out of the siege of four chicken boats and sailed towards the center of the river.
The officers and soldiers of the three or four Ji Gong ships were still carrying water to put out the fire in a mess, or jumping to the main ship to put out the fire with spears and spears, but they did not care about the Jian'an Gang's ship and escaped.
Dongfang Ying turned to look at the pagoda at the back, and saw Mingchuan Rongmei standing there at the railing of the corridor on the fifth floor of the pagoda, holding a gun and waving to herself.
Dongfang Ying shouted:
"Come down quickly, we will wait for you in front."
Mingchuan Rongmei only replied:
< p> "Okay."Dongfang Ying sighed inwardly, times are really different. If he still relied on pure martial arts to fight and kill, facing rabbles like Qing soldiers and bandits, he would still be able to There is a chance of winning;
But if you encounter a well-trained foreign gun team, no matter how good your martial arts skills are, you will not be able to defeat them. You must learn to use guns quickly and have more skills at your side to always be prepared. .
This time, we were also lucky. There happened to be such a pagoda standing on the bank, overlooking the intersection of the three rivers, allowing Mingchuan Rongmei to hide in it, and knocked down the officers and soldiers with two shots and one bullet.
Dou Bei and Dou Nan cooperated with his boatmen to bypass the reef and shoal, and quickly moved forward. They turned around the confluence of Jianxi River and Songxi River, turned eastward, and the water surface gradually narrowed.
Dongfang Ying saw that the officers and soldiers had been pushed away by dozens of feet and disappeared, so he asked the Dou brothers to stop the boat and dock, waiting for Mingchuan Rongmei.
Fortunately, not long after, Mingchuan Rongmei also caught up along the stream bank, jumped on the boat and hugged Dongfang Ying.
At this time, the women in the cabin below also knew that they had escaped from the officers and soldiers, and stepped onto the deck one after another to congratulate each other.
Gan Taoxian asked:
"Now that we have defeated the army, why don't we go to the city to play?"
Dongfang Ying looked at him with a smile. Brother Dou, Dou Nan said proudly:
"Of course we have to enter the city. This is our territory. No matter what, we must fulfill our loyalty as landlords. Regardless of whether it is the government or the army, we ourselves There is a way."
He whistled twice, and heard two whistles from the other side. Then four or five small boats came over, and several people shouted in the distance. :
"Big Dragon Head, Second Dragon Head, we are here to respond. Is everyone safe?"