"The lake and its vitality are filled with vast and unstoppable smoke. Turtles swim on the lotus leaves, and fish play in the reed flowers. The young woman is in a light boat, and her singing is flowing in the water."
These thirty words were left by Li Bai, a great poet of the Tang Dynasty more than 600 years later, to praise the elegance of Shijiu Lake.
But now, six hundred years ago, on the same Shijiu Lake, there were no smoke waves, lotus leaves, and no songs flowing in the water. There were only swords, blood, and fireworks. The endless sound of fighting reached the sky, and ships were built one after another.
It was set on fire, and a water bandit named Qin family, White Tiger bandit, and Gao family water bandit were hit by a knife and fell into the water screaming.
The water bandits in Gaojiazhai set fire to all their boats and ships, intending to perish together with the other party. They even had the intention of destroying the cauldron and sinking the boat. With no way out, they could only set fire to the other party's boats and burn all the other party's people.
If you hit the water, your family will have a chance to survive.
The two sides fought for the first time. Qin Shan lost half of his strength because he could not command the water bandits as before, which aroused Yan Baihu's dissatisfaction. Under Zhou Lin's instigation, Yan Baihu took over the command himself. He wanted to
When the tiger descended from the mountain, he wanted to push back the past, but unfortunately the reality was not as he imagined.
Because the water bandits in Gaojiazhai were far better at water combat than those in Qinjiazhai and Baihu Village, the two sides became stalemate. An angry Yan Baihu took off his tiger skin, revealing his strong muscles, and raised his
The five-foot-long knife was found in Kaohsiung, and he wanted to behead him. In the Eastern Han Dynasty in the era of cold weapons, the death of a bandit leader represented the fall of a tree, and the meat on the chopping board, ready to be slaughtered.
Yan Baihu and Gao brother Pu Yi fought against each other. After several rounds of fighting with swords and halberds, Yan Baihu discovered a very serious problem, that is, his martial arts skills, which can kill the eye-catching tiger, were completely no match for Kaohsiung. If it weren't for it,
The old Kaohsiung man's physical strength began to decline. He only had a few hours a day to maintain the peak of his strength. He had a big battle with Han Cheng earlier, which consumed a lot of physical strength. It had only been two hours, and his physical strength had not been able to truly reach his peak.
recover.
Yan Baihu became famous for fighting tigers, which shows that he has extraordinary strength and fierce moves. In recent years, he has rarely met anyone who can compete with him. The last time he raided the Qin family's water village, he naturally had a duel with Qin Shan, but he was only sixty
He defeated the opponent in one round and began to feel proud.
The Gaojia Water Village is as famous as the Qinjia Water Village on the Yangtze River. Yan Baihu thought that Kaohsiung was just as famous as Qinshan. When he encountered Kaohsiung, he took the lead and jumped over without waiting for the guards beside him to catch up.
, he started slashing, but he rushed too fast and too far ahead, so he lost face.
Although Yan Baihu felt that he was not Kaohsiung's opponent, Kaohsiung could not defeat Yan Baihu in just a few rounds. After more than 20 rounds of fighting between the two, Yan Baihu swept through thousands of troops with a long sword in his hand and jumped.
He came out of the circle, took a few deep breaths, waved his big hand towards the white tiger guards behind him, and prepared to attack in a group. After all, if he killed Kaohsiung, he would win the battle.
But this was not enough. Yan Baihu also notified his brother-in-law Zhou Lin to come with people. The Kaohsiung in front of him was very difficult to deal with, because Kaohsiung was also surrounded by many Gao family water bandits. He and the white tiger guards behind him did not
I'm pretty sure I can handle it.
Zhou Lin was born as a gangster, and his mind was full of gangster fighting ideas. He knew nothing about land warfare or water warfare. When he heard the report from his White Tiger thief, he learned that Yan Baihu had surrounded Kaohsiung, the leader of the Gao family village, on a ship.
In need of reinforcements, he was overjoyed and thought he had a chance of victory. He ordered all the ships to dock at Kaohsiung, and the ships formed a circle to surround them, for fear that they would escape.
It's just that he didn't know that doing so would make it easier and more powerful for the continuous fire. Those Gao family ships and battleships that had become a prairie fire were all squeezed in the middle, piled up, colliding with each other, and one by one spread.
Two ships, two ships spread to three ships. Without Yan Baihu's attention, before long, almost all the ships on both sides were on fire...
Zhou Lin led the White Tiger Thief and killed Kaohsiung with high spirits. Unfortunately, before he could capture Kaohsiung and the others, his own screams resounded first: "Ah."
Ma Jun, the military advisor of the Gao family, cut off his palm with a sword. The swordsman wielded his sword as fast as he danced, and suddenly he would take away the life of a white tiger thief. Zhou Lin twisted his face and screamed at his subordinates to fire cold arrows quickly, while Gan Ning waved at the side.
The iron rope rushed behind Ma Jun and swung away the incoming arrow.
On the other side, Kaohsiung saw that the deck was wide and difficult to defend against cold arrows, which was very disadvantageous for his side. He raised his hand towards Gan Ning and Ma Jun and pointed at the cabin opposite. The two understood and led the remaining henchmen to fight away.
The White Tiger Thief blocked the way and a group of people retreated into the cabin.
Yan Baihu and Zhou Lin also chased in. The current situation is still very unfavorable for Kaohsiung. If the fire outside does not spread to a panic level, Yan Baihu will definitely be beaten to death by exhaustion.
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At the entrance of Qingshui Lake, Zhu Kui, who was ambushing on both sides of the river, saw the fire in the distance and the shocking fighting. He naturally understood that the battle had begun. He moved very quickly. Without saying a word, he led Shu Shu'er and Zhou Tai down.
Up the hillside, I pushed the walking boat into the lake again. Because more firewood was loaded, the draft of the hull was tighter, and the speed was much slower.
They didn't travel very far when they were spotted by Qinshan's walking team and intercepted.
One side raised the sword, the other raised the torch, and soon the soldiers were fighting against each other, and the generals were fighting. The two sides missed each other. The Qin family water bandit stepped across in one step and slashed across with his sword. The Gao family water bandit waved his torch to block it.
In a flash, the fire dazzled his eyes and burned his face. He heard a scream and the Qin family water bandit was kicked into the water.
Naturally, it was not only the water bandits from Qinjiazhai who fell into the water, but also the torches in the hands of the water bandits from Gaojiazhai. Before they could dazzle the other party's eyes, the other party did not take a single blow from the sword, and they were thrown into the water.
life.
There was a "groan" as the weapons passed by, and Zhou Tai and Qin Shan fought. After several rounds of collision, Zhou Tai was at a disadvantage, but Qin Shan would not be able to defeat him in a short time. However, Zhu Kui and Shu Shu'er were on the side.
People stood on the waterfront and watched, but did not go up to attack.
"I have long heard that Gaojiazhai has gained two outstanding young men in recent years, and you are one of them."
While Qin Shan shook the fat on his body, the machete in his hand was unmistakable, flexible and powerful, and its lethality was considerable. On the other hand, he kept talking, which showed that he had plenty of energy left.
It's a pity that Zhou Tai ignored his crazy words and only focused on the knife in his hand, attacking with mission.
"Huh." Qin Shan snorted coldly. Zhou Tai didn't say anything. Naturally, he thought that the other person looked down on him despite his young age. He was the same as Han Cheng. Qin Shan was also jealous that Kaohsiung had a successor but he didn't have such a good disciple.
As you move, you slowly stop holding back.
"Brother Zhu, why don't we go over and help Brother Zhou Zhou?" Shu Shuer, who was watching the lively fight between Zhou Tai and Qin Shan, was upset. She pulled Zhu Kui's shoulders affectionately and put her face into his ear.
Bian asked worriedly.
Zhu Kui shrugged his shoulders. Although he knew the nature of water, he was rickety in walking and could not use 10% of his martial arts skills. Shu Shu'er's three-legged cat kung fu could only be used against ordinary people, but it was just a burden against Qin Shan. The two of them
If he went up like this, it would only be a disservice. How could he not see that Zhou Tai was no match for Qin Shan when he was a boy? However, every time he made a move, he was used to hitting the snake seven inches, hitting the target with one blow. He already had an idea in his heart that could be released with one move.
To defeat the opponent. Zhu Kui turned his head, grabbed Shu Shu'er's palm in front of his chest, and said in her ear: "Where is the pocket crossbow I gave you?" "Huh?" Shu Shu'er made a confused sound, and raised her hand from her arms.
He took out the hand crossbow, handed it back to Zhu Kui, and asked: "What's wrong here? Brother Zhu wants to use it, just like he just shot the old thief Han to death?" Zhu Kui shook his head and pressed the pocket hand crossbow.
In Shu Shu'er's hands, she introduced in her mouth how to use this crossbow, how to use a single shot, and how to fire three consecutive arrows. Finally, she ordered: "I will jump over and attack you later. You will see the opportunity and fire three arrows in a row."
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After the explanation, Zhu Kui pulled out the dragon scale dagger, jumped up and shouted loudly: "Old thief Qin, look at the arrows." He actually threw the dagger instead of the dart. Qin Shan obviously still had enough power to deal with Zhou Tai, and when he saw the incoming attacker, he made a sneak attack.
, with a slap of the knife, the dagger flew back. Zhu Kui caught it in the air and wiped it towards his neck. He was as fast as a meteor. Qin Shan felt the pressure increase greatly. He swung the dagger with concentration to avoid the two of them and regained his composure.
At this time, there was a bulge on his chest. Years of experience in life and death told him that it was a hidden arrow.
"It's that girl from the Gao family."
Qin Shan tried his best to move his body, and out of the corner of his eye he saw Shu Shu'er flying towards him with a mini hand crossbow. Zhu Kui originally said that he shot three arrows in a row, but because Shu Shu'er was not familiar with the operation of the crossbow, she failed to shoot three arrows in a row.
Two or three arrows were fired. Fortunately, the crossbow arrows were powerful enough and penetrated the body.
Zhu Kui and Zhou Tai saw that one arrow failed to kill Qin Shan immediately, so they went to kill him again without saying a word. Although the crossbow arrow missed the vital point, it caused his left arm to bleed profusely, and his fighting power was greatly reduced. After a while, Qin Shan's body was full of wounds.
A few scars.
"The boss."
The cronies of nearby Qin Shan shouted despicable words, but it was a pity that Zhu Kui had never learned how to be fair in duels. He only knew that the winner was king and never played his cards according to the rules. Seeing that Qin Shan's life was in danger, these cronies rushed over regardless of their own safety.
, desperately managed to rescue Qin Shan, and fled towards the shore at high speed.
Zhu Kui persuaded Zhou Tai, who wanted to continue the pursuit: "Brother Zhou, don't worry about Qinshan. Yan Baihu in front is the main one. We must hurry up and provide support."
As soon as Qin Shan escaped, his men dispersed, and there was no one to stop him in front of him. While Yan Baihu was busy besieging Kaohsiung, Zhu Kui's arson team arrived in time. Dozens of rioters were on various ships.
They kept shuttling back and forth, throwing torches, and gnawing back and forth like locusts. In an instant, the fire suddenly spread, getting stronger and stronger, and could not be extinguished. No matter the water bandits in Gaojiazhai or the water bandits in Qinjia Village,
The bandits jumped into the lake one after another, and the men and horses from Baihu Village jumped down early.
After entering the water, the treatment was different. Zhou Tai quickly ordered everyone to pull his people onto the boat. The water bandits and mountain bandits from Qin Yan's family were all killed with one last blow. He stood on the boat and killed the one who fell into the water.
Human beings are like killing chickens and dogs.
The situation was over. Yan Baihu, who was already besieging and killing the people in Kaohsiung, heard the report of a White Tiger thief who came in a panic. He was finally awakened by the fire all over the sky. His eyes were full of unwillingness and hatred, and he had to stop the siege of Kaohsiung.
. Because the ship also started to catch fire, the three people in the cabin were already scarred. They were still standing in the three-cai formation and resisting tenaciously. The followers of the Gao family behind them had long been killed, but Yan Baihu's nearly three hundred masters were dragged to death.
Bai Hu saw that victory was in sight. Kaohsiung and the others were about to run out of physical strength, but the fighting outside suddenly collapsed. If he didn't escape immediately, he would be cremated here together with Kaohsiung and the others. He was heartbroken with grief, but the fact was that he could only retreat.
The screams and the sound of falling into the water were intertwined, and Qin Yan's four thousand bandit soldiers played a death march. No matter how hard Zhu Kui killed them, he could not kill them all, and the walking team could not stop the large number of broken soldiers from swimming towards the lake.
When this group of broken soldiers swam to the shore, they were already exhausted and their morale was low. At this time, hundreds of Gaojiazhai old water bandits and young and strong women rushed out with wooden guns and kitchen knives. They had no choice but to fight against them.
The soldier's resistance was broken and he was killed in another round.
These family members and women all come from bandit families and are used to seeing blood. The old water bandit has been killing people all his life. He has rich experience and is not comparable to ordinary poor women, children and the elderly. They have a certain fighting ability and are just enough to deal with defeated troops. Zhu Kui had already seen it at the beginning.
this point.
After the defeated troops landed ashore, they either fled or died. Yan Baihu and Zhou Lin saw someone ambushing the shore from a distance and did not dare to go ashore. The White Tiger thieves, who were close to them, desperately grabbed a group of people and hurriedly fled to the mouth of the lake towards the Yangtze River. On the way
Seeing Qin Shan standing alone on the walkway, looking at the firelight with dull eyes. He called twice but got no answer, so Yan Baihu was so cruel that he could only abandon him.
Seeing that Yan Baihu was about to escape, Zhu Kui gave up hunting and killing the defeated troops, shouted to Zhou Tai and led several small boats to quickly pursue him.