As the sun sets, the water village that originally guarded the golden beach is now dilapidated, and there is still a fire burning in one place.
Ling Zhen looked at his masterpiece with satisfaction and said to his deputy: "Have you written down the blasting power of each artillery piece?"
The sergeant next to him looked at the booklet in his hand and said with a smile: "I have written down the numbers on the artillery pieces. There seem to be more powerful artillery pieces this time."
Ling Zhen also seemed to see the future of his wife Yinzi, and said happily: "Well, it is a rare opportunity to test the power of our artillery. When we get back, we will find out how these powerful gunpowders are configured and how many more
With this opportunity, we should be able to prepare stable gunpowder."
When Ling Zhen was about to let his sergeants dismantle the gun mount, he heard an archer behind him shout: "Oh no, the grass bandits are coming."
Ling Zhen turned around and saw dozens of speedboats speeding through the reeds.
Hu Yanzhuo also saw it from the shore and shouted quickly: "Archers shoot, protect Lord Ling and retreat to the shore."
Deputy Ling Zhen quickly put the book in his arms and said in a panic: "Sir, the grass bandits are coming with ferocity, let's retreat."
Ling Zhen looked at the dozens of fast boats on the water, but there were only three or two hundred people on them. He immediately pulled out his sword and said: "There are only a few hundred bandits. I have been practicing martial arts since elementary school, but I am worried that I have no use for it. I just got it today."
The grass bandits are trying their hand at this. Don't retreat, everyone, and join me in killing this group of thieves."
Hu Yanzhuo was shocked when he saw on the shore that Ling Zhen did not retreat, but rushed to the edge, preparing to fight with the grass bandits.
Although the water stronghold had been breached at this time, Liangshan Dazhai still relied on the Lingzhen artillery to show off its power at the three passes along the mountain. If he made a mistake, he would have to suffer a lot of casualties before Liangshan could be conquered.
Since Hu Yanzhuo went on the expedition, everything has been going wrong. He finally invited Ling Zhen to see the dawn of victory. It can be said that in his eyes, the chain horse is not as important as Ling Zhen. After all, the chain horse cannot be used on the golden beach.
, and the boats he collected were all small fishing boats, and it would not take a day or two to get the horses across.
"Dismount and follow me to kill the thieves."
Hu Yanzhuo jumped off his horse, led his soldiers and rushed towards the passage in the water.
"Wow."
While Ling Zhen was staring closely at the speedboat, a person suddenly jumped up from the water, grabbed his ankle, and dragged him into the water.
A man suddenly appeared from under the water in Hu Yanzhuo and dragged Ling Zhen into the water. He hurriedly shouted: "If you know how to swim, save Ling Zhen. If you save him, you will be rewarded with a hundred guan and be promoted to the third level."
There were also a dozen or so archers in the corridor who were good at water. When they heard that Hu Yanzhuo was offering a huge reward, they all ignored the cold. They dropped their bows and arrows and jumped into the water one after another.
At this time, Liangshan's clipper ship was almost within the range of the archers. An archer raised his divine arm bow and tried to shoot. The arrow fell feebly about ten feet away from the first row of ships.
Normally, they measure distance on the ground, so the target suddenly moved to the water, and they were still a little uncomfortable. However, looking at the speed of the Liangshan Clippers, they were within range in just a few clicks.
"Ready to shoot"
Just as the archer raised his bow, he saw that the boats suddenly stopped on the mooring. Only two men on the boat jumped into the water, but the boat did not enter the archer's range.
It turns out that the water speedboat was just to distract Ling Zhen and the archers, and Ruan Xiaoqi had already dived under the water, waiting for an opportunity.
If Ling Zhen could not come out, Chao Yong and others would come to snatch people with bows and arrows, and Ruan Xiaoqi would have no use for it no matter how good his water skills were. Unfortunately, Ling Zhen relied on his own force and came to the waterside, giving Ruan Xiaoqi a chance to make a contribution.
Naturally, there is no need for Chao Yong and others to risk arrows again.
Besides, Ling Zhen, who was dragged into the water, didn't know how to swim. He was suddenly dragged into the water. He was so frightened that he started struggling. His arms reached up randomly, hoping to grab something to save his life.
Ruan Xiaoqi saw Ling Zhen waving the knife wildly in his hand and did not dare to hug his waist, so she had to drag his ankles and swim away.
Before he could swim far, he saw more than a dozen officers and soldiers jumping into the water and chasing him.
Seeing this, Ruan Xiaoqi dragged Ling Zhen to the bottom of the moor, then put Ling Zhen aside, pulled out the Fenshui Emei thorn stuck in his waist, and rushed towards the pursuing officers and soldiers.
When the first officer saw Ruan Xiaoqi stabbing him with the Fenshui Emei thorn, he quickly tried his best to dodge. Ruan Xiaoqi was as nimble as a swimming fish. As soon as he turned around, Ruan Xiaoqi had already caught up with him, and the Fenshui Emei thorn stabbed him in the heart.
A positive one.
A stream of blood suddenly spurted out from the wound, spread in the water, and slowly floated upward.
The officers and soldiers at the back originally saw Ruan Xiaoqi alone and wanted to swarm up and catch Ruan Xiaoqi. However, when they saw Ruan Xiaoqi slipping like a fish in the water, they suddenly felt timid and some of them floated to the surface.
go.
Ruan Xiaoqi seized the moment of their hesitation and assassinated two more people. He turned around and saw Ling Zhen was about to struggle to the water. He pushed away a dead man with his kick, then rushed to Ling Zhen's feet, grabbed Ling Zhen's ankle, and then pulled the dead man away.
Ling Zhen was dragged underwater.
The officers and soldiers who entered the water saw that Ruan Xiaoqi was so aquatic, and they immediately did not dare to pursue him anymore, and swam back one by one.
Ling Zhen was dragged by Ruan Xiaoqi and drank to his fill. After a slight struggle, he fainted.
Ruan Xiaoer and Ruan Xiaowu also dived over, and the three of them dragged Ling Zhen and swam back.
Hu Yanzhuo didn't know how to swim, so he could only stand on the edge and stare at the water, hoping that the sergeant could rescue Ling Zhen.
Seeing that the sergeant had just entered the water, three blood splashes appeared in the water, and then the three corpses slowly floated up. I couldn't help but panic. After taking a closer look, although there was no Ling Zhen corpse, they were all his own sergeants, and he suddenly panicked: "What's going on?"
Anyone who knows how to swim should go down and save others."
Before Hu Yanzhuo finished speaking, he saw the heads of his own soldiers who had entered the water emerging from the water one after another. He immediately stretched his neck to look. He looked around but did not find Ling Zhen. He couldn't help but asked anxiously: "Where is Ling Zhen?"
When a group of sergeants heard this, they immediately lowered their heads in despair and did not dare to speak.
Hu Yanzhuo pointed at a sergeant and asked, "Where is Ling Zhen?"
"Back to the general, the man in the water is very good at water, and he has Emei thorns. We don't have any weapons, so we can't get close to him. General Ling was dragged away from the water by him."
When Hu Yanzhuo heard that there was only one person in the water, he couldn't help but cursed angrily: "Trash, they are all trash. Get on the boat and chase after him. No matter what, we must recover Ling Zhen."
Han Tao saw that Hu Yanzhuo was a little confused, and said quickly: "It's getting late, and the reeds are overgrown with branches. It's probably a disaster for the soldiers to catch up. Besides, Ling Zhen was dragged into the water for so long, and it's probably a disaster.
few."
When Deputy Ling Zhen heard this, he hurriedly said: "General, please save my deputy."
Ling Zhen was the deputy envoy of Jiazhangku, so the personal sergeants called him deputy envoy.
Hu Yanzhuo took a few violent breaths and felt as if his chest was going to explode. He shouted loudly: "Take the troops back to the camp. Tomorrow the whole army will pull out the camp and march down Liangshan."
After saying that, he walked towards the shore without looking back.
Han Tao was also discouraged at this time and felt that Bo's face was extremely cold. He tugged on the cloak outside his armor and followed Hu Yanzhuo outside.
Although the archers were rotated, they were all dressed in single clothes and stood guard in front of the moor for a while, then they all had fever and runny eyes. After hearing Hu Yanzhuo's order, they all rushed out one by one.
Ling Zhen's deputy saw Hu Yanzhuo give up on Ling Zhen. They were only about thirty people and did not dare to rescue Ling Zhen. He also saw the Liangshan Clippers on the lake looking at him with eager eyes, and ran out without caring about the gun mount.
Chao Yong saw Hu Yanzhuo leading the archers to evacuate, so he also asked the clippers to come forward to meet the three heroes of the Ruan family.
Ruan Xiaoqi saw Chao Yong's boat approaching in the water, so he also dragged Ling Zhen up.
Chao Yong looked at Ling Zhen who was being lifted up like a dead body, and worriedly asked: "Can he be saved?"
Ruan Xiaoqi smiled and said: "I just drank a few water and passed out. It didn't last long. I squeezed out the water and came back to life."
After saying that, he pressed Ling Zhen's chest and squeezed it.
"puff"
"puff"
"puff"
Ling Zhen spat several times and his eyelids slowly moved.
Ruan Xiaoqi saw Ling Zhen's reaction and quickly squeezed harder.
"Pfft" "Cough, cough"
Ling Zhen spit out another mouthful of water, coughed violently, and slowly opened his eyes.
When Chao Yong saw Ling Zhen waking up, he hurriedly said: "Please ask General Ling Zhen to go up the mountain and drink some ginger soup to avoid getting cold."
Ling Zhen was very weak at this time. He raised his eyes with difficulty to look at Chao Yong and moved his lips, but in the end he didn't say anything.
(Thanks to "Ghost Yihu" and "Flashing Light and Shadow" for the reward. There is not enough time to write the second chapter today. I will update it tomorrow.)