Chapter 13 Night Fire
"Do you think they are water bandits?"
Everyone looked at the people walking behind, and Zhang Dan also asked everyone doubtfully.
Because the standard of these ships is obviously not that of a cauldron.
"Maybe it's someone else's fishing boat? Who in the neighborhood here doesn't rely on this giant swamp for a living? And didn't Pavilion Chief Gangsun say that all the water bandits in this area were captured by the Li family..., no, Have they been wiped out? Where are the water bandits? ”
This is Dongmin Ranger Ding Sheng, and he is still lying to himself.
"Then why is everyone speeding up?"
After finishing speaking, Zhang Dan pointed to a canal boat that passed them and asked doubtfully.
"Hey, you're a coward. Hurry up and get the boys to shake harder." Sun Tingzhang gave Zhang Dan a hit when he jumped up.
Zhang Chong also reacted, and he immediately shouted towards the warehouse:
"Man, let's start the chant and shake it up."
After speaking, he explained to the confused Zhang Dan:
"No matter if they are water bandits or not, we can't be the last one."
"I understand, it's like trying to survive in a tiger's mouth. You can't be the last to win. As expected of you, Chief Sun Ting, you are a cunning and cunning person."
As he said this, Zhang Dan even showed Sun Xun a powerful show. Not surprisingly, he ended up getting beaten up by Chief Sun Ting again.
At this time, looking at Juyeze from a high altitude, the cannon boats looked like a flock of sheep being chased by three or two wild wolves.
They kept their heads forward, but no ship ever planned to turn around to see if the wolf was a real wolf or a fake wolf.
Maybe, this is human nature.
But no matter what the motive was, those stray ships were indeed thrown away by the fleet.
Maybe it was just as Ding Sheng said, it was a nearby fishing boat. Otherwise, how could the heavy canal boat be able to move away easily?
Everyone also understood, and the fleet began to slow down again, and even the sailors on several close canal boats were joking with each other.
It's as if the scene where you chased after me and didn't fall behind had never happened before.
The atmosphere relaxed, as if he suddenly remembered, Ding Sheng asked Zhang Chong:
"By the way, I don't know what my brother's name is. It's a bit rude to keep calling brother Chong by his name."
"Hey, if you don't mind, just be like them and call me Shi Zaizi.
For a poor person like me, if we can have food, we have to go all out, so how can we talk about being abrupt or not?
Even though I don’t know what Brother Sheng’s cousin is, I might as well address him with some respect. ”
"Hey hey" was a bit embarrassing to be said.
Ding Sheng touched his head and muttered a few words:
"Big tools, big tools, I am so prosperous, so I have to use big tools."
"Ding Daqi, haha, it's not better than I Chong Ge. By the way, I heard from Chief Sun Ting before that you are a child of a Confucian family, and the name given to you by this elder is quite bad."
Hearing this little kid call him again, Chief Sun Ting raised his hand again.
When he was in Da Sangli before, why didn't he realize that his grandson deserved a beating so much? However, he was also quite curious about Ding Sheng's identity.
Being embarrassed by everyone, Ding Sheng was extremely embarrassed.
He waved his hand, as if he didn't dare to follow her.
"Don't dare to climb into other people's houses. Don't dare to climb into other people's houses. The Ding family governs the "Spring and Autumn Period", and Ding Chunqiu La is a benevolent and righteous gentleman who understands the principles. Although our family's surname is Ding, we also live in a poor place in the Spring and Autumn Period. But we were the same family more than a hundred years ago. We are already separated now. However, when we divide the pork every year, we have not forgotten how kind and righteous we were in the spring and autumn.”
That’s it. No wonder you want to be a ranger in a foreign land?
Non-staff members are not allowed to find work for themselves.
Seeing the awkward atmosphere, Ding Sheng started talking again:
"I was arguing with everyone before. I saw you delivering water and millet to the warehouse every day. What kind of big shot is this?"
"What a big shot, just a soldier."
Zhang Dan, who spoke faster than his mind, shouted out without thinking.
Zhang Chong quickly changed his words:
"He's just like you."
"Like me? Also a ranger?"
"No, he is a poor man, and you are a happy man. Neither of them are ordinary people."
Ding Sheng was baffled and felt more and more that he could no longer ride on this boat.
I have to pick up my luggage and run away.
……
In the evening, each ship found a docking island in the center of the lake, dropped its anchor, and prepared to rest.
Zhang Chong and the others also lit torches to warn the boats behind them. Although there are few boats sailing at night, there will eventually be. If they stop the boats without lighting torches, they may hit the boats sailing at night later.
By this time, the ladies had already prepared the meal.
Originally, they didn’t eat at night. They, poor people, only had two meals a day, which was not as good as the rich people’s three meals and four meals.
But isn’t it on a boat? It’s better to eat more than to be lent to powerful men by those hamsters for loan sharking, and it will cause less harm to poor people like us.
These truths were also told by the little boss Zhang Chong, and even the most powerful master, Mr. Sun, did not deny them.
So, eat, eat hard for me.
People who work hard have a large appetite, and if they hear this truth, they are like wolves and tigers, and the wind blows away the clouds.
Among them, the one who ate the most was the youngest, Zhang Chong, who had a stomach that was not full.
Hey, I feel sorry for the adults in his family, and I also feel sorry for this kid. It seems he never had enough to eat.
Zhang Chong didn't pay attention to the pitiful looks cast by his scheduled "team members", he only felt full of power.
He had discovered it a long time ago, partly because of his golden finger, he absorbed it very quickly.
During this period of time, through exercise and a reasonable diet, his muscles and stature were as if he had taken a breath, and his original single clothes had almost turned into short shirts.
Yes, for others, rocking the oar is torture, but for him, rocking the oar is exercise.
In his previous life, there were many rowing machines like this in gyms, but now he uses them every day. Moreover, although the millet he eats is still in its shell, it is more nutritious to digest it well.
Now, he's not blowing. Among the men on the ship, every one of them was taller than him.
When they rowed, they only wore calf-nosed trousers. There were about a dozen men, all naked and red, exuding fishy hormones.
But only he, his muscles are like cast iron, and his frame is like iron. Regardless of his face, he is an Optimus Prime, a hero holding a golden beam.
No, Pavilion Chief Sun called him more and more, and even the handsome servants called him less.
So eat, eat hard for me.
After eating, Zhang Chong moved his muscles a few times.
Everyone was looking for a place to sleep on the straw mat in twos and threes, and Zhang Chong wanted to sleep too.
It's his shift tomorrow and he won't take a break, so he won't be energetic the next day.
……
On the top of the moon, there are fishing fires thousands of miles away.
It was already late at night, and the whole world was silent.
The sound of wind and water intertwined with people's dreams, full of life.
But at this moment, the sound of rustling sounds continued to sound.
Duman, who had been sleeping next to Zhang Chong, woke up.
He is preoccupied and always sleeps lightly.
He listened attentively for a while, felt something was wrong, and then made trouble with Zhang Chong.
He didn't dare to call Zhang Dan because he felt that he was not stable and he should not be surprised when the time came.
Zhang Chong was woken up by the poke and was confused. He suddenly looked at Duman's gesture and listened carefully for a while without making a sound.
Then, he stood up, took the boatman's usual ax, and took out a halberd from the bamboo basket made by his mother.
After that, he motioned for Duman to follow him and slowly woke up Bangfu nearby.
First it was the little dad, then Zhang Dan, and then Heifu. In addition to the boatman who was guarding the deck, there were more than fifty people in the warehouse, and even the man with hakama folds who had been wandering in the warehouse were all pulled up by Zhang Chong.
Stop being sad now and risk your life.
That's right, Zhang Chong and the others encountered water bandits.
Everyone picked up the guy who took advantage of them and gave it a try, but except for Zhang Chong who had an ax and a halberd, and the ranger Ding Sheng had a ring-headed sword, the others basically only had whistle sticks, and no swords, guns, swords or halberds.
The atmosphere has reached its lowest level, and everyone's breath is almost gone.
At this time, the cabin door opened, and a soaked man came in with a claw dagger, followed by three wet men.
In the darkness, a flash of white light flew by, and a flying ax stuck into the man's head. Red and white splattered everywhere, and at this moment, half of the man's head was lifted open.
Zhang Chong flew out of the ax, accelerated his body, stabbed a person's throat with his halberd, pulled it out, stabbed another person in the throat.
Such a cruel scene suddenly appeared in the eyes of everyone on the ship, and everyone was confused.
The last water pirate finally realized what he was doing and rolled onto the deck, about to jump off the ship.
However, Zhang Chong, who was still caught up, stabbed him through the back of the heart with a flying halberd.
At this moment, the whole ship woke up, shouted, and rushed to the deck with whistle sticks in hand.
Some of them were still excited. When they saw someone lying on the deck, they smashed it with all their strength. He hit the ball until it was covered with blood, and then he was pulled back by his companions, indicating that the attacker was dead.
All the water pirates on the boat were killed, but no one was happy at all.
The reason is that at this time, Ohnozawa was full of shouts of killing and begging for mercy. People kept jumping off the ship, and people kept fighting with their lives.
There are even a few ships that have been lit with lights. They are like huge torches, devouring life and exuding fear.
They also saw that some ships had pulled up stone anchors, but they were heading downstream.
They actually walked back.
Duman looked at it intently, and then looked again before he was sure that he had found Zhang Chong.
At this time, Zhang Chong had just pulled out the halberd from the back of the water bandits, and asked someone to put away the daggers of the four water bandits.
He gave a handful to his little dad, a handful to Zhang Dan, a handful to Heifu, and even a handful to the man with pleated hakama.
Hei Fu was still reluctant and was squirming about using a knife. He was kicked by Zhang Chong and took it honestly.
Duman found Zhang Chong and whispered:
"There's something wrong with this. I took a closer look and found that the boats that were on fire and those that lifted anchor and ran away were all cannon boats from Le'an County.
If you look at our tribute ships from Jinan County and Jibei Kingdom, they are all fighting. Why is there such a big difference? ”
Zhang Chong also squinted for a while and said uncertainly:
"What do you mean, there is a traitor in the Le'an County canal boats? Those going down the river were driven away by water pirates."
"That's what I mean. Otherwise, we can't explain it. We noticed it early, there weren't many water pirates coming up, and you, a warrior, were in the battle, so it ended so quickly. Are they all like this? So, I think this Le'an There is something strange about the county.”
"Let's not talk so much. First, you can ask people to get more torches and let the brothers fish out more people who have fallen into the water."
"Too many torches? I originally wanted you to put out the torches? Doesn't this increase the target? It's too dangerous." Duman quickly advised Zhang Chong.
Zhang Chong looked at the canal boats going down the river and waved his hand:
"It's important to save people, and with so many torches, people can't figure out how many ships we have. I think they don't want to be tough."
Duman also understood, sighed, and took Zhang Dan to organize everyone to rescue the people who fell into the water.
At this time, the fighting on Juye Ze was still continuing.
(End of chapter)