Liu Yao looked up and saw that the person who had just come in was Tai Shici, a fellow countryman whom he had recently recruited. He couldn't help but said in a deep voice: "Zi Yi, the generals are discussing matters here. You can stop talking nonsense and get out quickly!"
Taishi Ci received a scolding, turned around, angrily walked out of the tent, and shouted loudly: "Who dares to follow someone to the river!"
He shouted three times outside the tent, but no one answered. He only heard bursts of snickering. When Liu Yao heard it in the tent, he couldn't help laughing and said: "This son is still a righteous man. I really don't know."
The sky is high and the earth is high, don't worry about him, let's continue to discuss it."
Taishi Ci walked around the camp and saw that no one paid attention to him, so he walked to the river angrily. When he saw more than ten patrol boats parked on the riverside, he couldn't help but be overjoyed. He picked up his spear, drew his bow and arrow, and jumped in
With one leap, he boarded one of the small boats. Taishi Ci had first arrived in Jiangnan and was not very familiar with water warfare. As soon as he jumped, the boat began to shake violently.
The sailor on the boat was lying on the bow of the boat basking in the sun. He almost fell into the river when he shook him like this. He became furious and turned around and was about to curse when he suddenly saw Tai Shici's attire and knew that he was a famous school captain, so he had to
Holding back his temper, he cupped his hands and said, "Where does the general want to go? I wonder if the Lord can order the arrows?"
Taishi Ci said without hesitation: "What command arrows do you want? Haven't you seen the enemies running back and forth on the river? Why don't you quickly sail up to meet them and stop them!"
The sailor had already recovered from the panic just now. He looked Taishi Ci up and down. Seeing that he was a new face, he couldn't help but look down upon him. He thought to himself, "It turned out to be a straw bag. We only have these few boats, which are not enough for him to fill his teeth."
If you go forward to meet him, won't you risk your death?
Yangzhou originally had a navy, but it had not been practiced for a long time, and it had long since been ruined. After Liu Yao took over as the governor of Yangzhou, his territory was already divided up by Yuan Shu, Yan Baihu, Wang Lang and others, and what he could control was only
Only the two counties of Danyang and Jiujiang have to face the eager princes around them at any time, so how can they have the energy to raise a naval army? Now, the three counties of Jiangnan have fallen into Liu Xin's hands, and he has no hope of doing so.
It can be recovered in the short term, but his priority is to protect himself first.
When Taishi Ci saw that the sailor didn't say anything and just stared at him up and down, he couldn't help getting angry and asked: "Why don't you sail the boat?"
The sailor didn't bother to pay attention to him, and lay down slowly again, murmuring: "Without the lord's command arrow, who dares to sail the ship, living impatiently?"
Taishi Ci was furious when he heard this and kicked the sailor into the river. He held a spear in one hand and rocked the oar with the other. The small boat followed the waves and rowed toward the center of the river.
The sailor who fell into the river was very good at water, and he climbed ashore after a few strokes. However, the weather was cold. When he fell into the water, he was really freezing. He was shivering all over and struggled to run towards the camp.
, while running, he shouted loudly: "It's not good, it's not good, someone has seized the ship and surrendered to the enemy..."
Someone had already come over, picked up the sailor, and dragged him into the tent. Facing Liu Yao and the generals, of course he would not say what Taishi Ci said in front of him. He only said that Taishi Ci came to Jiangxi.
Bian, without saying a word, kicked him off the Yangtze River, seized the boat and flew away. He didn't surrender to the enemy, but where did he go?
Liu Yao vigorously slapped the cases in front of him and said angrily: "Well, you Taishici, Liu appointed you to be a school captain because of your fellow villagers, but he just scolded you and actually abandoned Liu. What a bastard."
Shuzi!"
Xue Li cupped his hands and said, "My lord, please calm down. He is just a small captain, so why should you be angry with him? If he doesn't come back, forget about it. When he comes back, we will behead him in public to uphold military law."
Liu Yao snorted and said, "Okay, here's my general order, if you see Taishi Ci, kill him immediately!"
But it was said that Taishi Ci was rocking the small boat, and not long after it was sailed, he was spotted by a naval vessel patrolling the river. The flag bearer on the boat waved the triangular flag in his hand repeatedly, and soon three speedboats came to outflank him.
Since ancient times, sailing has a three-part destiny. Especially for those people in Xuzhou who are not accustomed to water, it is extremely dangerous to cross the river on private boats. Therefore, all private boats are arranged to cross the river during the day. Not only that, during the day
, all the small and medium-sized ships of the navy will be responsible for patrolling the river, so that if someone falls into the water, they can be rescued in time. Although Taishi Ci's boat is small, it is going in a different direction, which makes it very eye-catching.
So it wasn't long before it was discovered.
On the first boat, Huang Gai held a shield in one hand and a steel whip in the other, and asked sternly: "Who is coming!"
When Taishi Ci saw a ship approaching just now, he had already stopped his oar and secretly took up his bow and arrow. Hearing Huang Gai's questions, he didn't answer. He saw clearly and raised his hand to shoot an arrow.
Huang Gai suddenly heard the sound of a bowstring and hurriedly raised his shield to block it, but the arrow came so fast that he couldn't dodge in time. He only felt a sharp pain in his shoulder and missed the arrow early. This was because Taishi Ci was not used to water fighting.
, His arrow was originally aimed at Huang Gai's throat, but because of the strong wind on the river and the undulating hull of the boat, the arrow missed. Even so, the power of Tai Shi Ci's arrow was still there.
It was so shocking that Huang Gai took two steps back and flipped down the river with a "plop". The navy soldiers on the boat were so frightened that they didn't care about Tai Shi Ci's boat and came closer to rescue him.
Taishi Ci sneered, and took out another wolf-fang arrow from the arrow pot. Just as he was about to put it on his bow, he suddenly heard a "swish" of wind behind his head. He subconsciously blocked it with the iron bow in his hand.
There was a "bang" sound, and a sharp arrow hit the bowstring, and the bowstring broke with the sound. Taishi Ci turned around and saw a large ship plowing straight towards this side in the wind and waves, and he was shocked.
Although he is not used to water fighting, he is extremely proficient in water. Seeing that the incoming ship is very fast, if he is knocked over by this big ship and falls into the water, and the ship continues to plow across the river, he will be very vulnerable.
It may be sucked by the bottom of the boat. No matter how good your water quality is, you will not be able to escape death.
Taishi Ci hurriedly threw away the broken bow and swung the oar desperately, trying to avoid the big ship. But the ship came at a very fast speed, leaving no room for him to escape. It hit him all at once. Taishi Ci
Before he could react, he fell into the river.
The boat that overturned Tai Shici's boat did not plow over his head as he feared. Instead, it stopped suddenly, which showed that the sailors on the boat were very skilled in maneuvering the boat.
Gan Ning stood at the bow of the boat, holding a strong compound bow in his hand, and shouted in a deep voice: "Cast the net!"
Taishi Ci fell into the river and felt relieved when he saw that the enemy ships were not plowed over. Relying on his skill in water, Taishi Ci plunged three feet away with a fierce thrust. As soon as he popped his head up and wanted to take a breath, he
He saw a large net falling down like a blanket. It was too late for him to dodge, and he was already caught in the net. The soldiers on the big ship were busy dragging him aboard.
Gan Ning snorted coldly and said, "Tied!"
Although Taishi Ci was brave, the river water in winter was extremely cold to the bone. In just a moment, his hands and feet were numb from the cold. He had no strength to resist, so he had no choice but to surrender and be tied up like a rice dumpling.
Several fast boats over there have also rescued Huang Gai and sent him to the big ship. There are military doctors accompanying the big ship, and they quickly organize treatment. Taishi Ci's arrow is very powerful, and the wolf tooth arrow he used has a
Barb, but the cotton armor used on Huang Gai’s body is not ordinary cotton, but raw silk, and several pieces of clothing close to the body are made of raw silk.
The clothes are also made of silk fabrics. These raw silks are tightly wrapped around the wolf fang arrow, which greatly slows down the force of the arrow, and it can be easily pulled out. The injury is not very serious, but it was stimulated by the biting river water.
, Huang Gai's lips were purple and his face was very ugly. He drank two bowls of ginger soup in succession before he felt better.
Huang Gai took a breath and said, "General Gan, have you ever caught the guy who shot Cold Arrow?"
Gan Ning saw that Huang Gai could speak and knew that he was fine. He couldn't help but feel relieved and said: "Don't worry, Gongfu, we have so many ships here. If we let that kid run away again, we won't have to be human anymore."
There's nothing going on here, I'll have someone take you to Jiangnan right now, and you can rest in peace and recuperate."
When Huang Gai heard that Tai Shici had been caught, his eyes burst out with fire and he struggled to get up to teach him a lesson.
Gan Ning hurriedly held him down and advised: "My lord, I have strict orders not to abuse prisoners. Don't be impulsive. If you violate military discipline, no one can save you. Besides, that kid is
It's a bit admirable for a good man to dare to block the path of me with a single boat."
Huang Gai sighed and said: "Huang is really embarrassed this time. He actually hit an enemy arrow on the boat. May I ask General Gan what he plans to do with him?"
Gan Ning muttered: "If he only blocked the progress of my fleet, Gan would be willing to let him go. But since he injured the general, Gan could not make his own decision, so he sent someone to Xiangyang to wait for him.
The Lord is in decline."
What Liu Yao was most worried about was that Taishi Ci's visit would leak his defense situation along the river, which would give Liu Xin's troops an opportunity to take advantage. However, by dusk, Taishi Ci was not seen again, and on the river, Taishi Ci was not seen again.
There are also fewer and fewer ships. In Liu Yao
In their eyes, Taishi Ci was just a young junior, and they didn't think Taishi Ci had much ability, so they didn't pay much attention to Taishi Ci. As long as those naval vessels did not dock and did not invade his territory, Liu Yao would
I no longer take this matter to heart.
However, it was said that Qin Yi went south all the way. Although he adopted delaying tactics and stopped and went, he arrived in Guangling within a few days, but found that the place was full of depression. He was born in the Xiliang army and was used to burning, killing and looting. Seeing such a scene,
I don't think so. However,
In order to understand the reality of Zuo Rong, he also spent a lot of effort to capture a few people. After questioning, he found out that Zuo Rong was no longer in Guangling. The people here had fled to the Yangtze River and were preparing to cross the south.
Get off and go to the refugee camp in Wu County.
Qin Yi was hesitating whether to continue moving forward or report the situation here to Liu Bei first, when he saw smoke and dust rising behind him. It turned out that the response team led by Cao Bao had arrived.
Cao Bao had been a general for a few days and had participated in discussions organized by Tao Qian many times. When he heard about this situation, he immediately felt something was wrong and said repeatedly: "No, we must catch up quickly. We can't let these people flee to the south of the Yangtze River."
, we must find ways to keep them!”
Although Qin Yi was reluctant, he felt much more at ease with the help of Cao Bao's 10,000-strong army. So the two of them joined forces and marched straight to the river. After walking for two more days, they waited until they arrived at the river.
When we got there, we could only see the mess all over the place. The last group of people had boarded the boats and slowly sailed away from the river bank. They could only look at the river and sigh.