Kunlun has a sword

Chapter 196 Chasing Troops

Returning to his boat, he waved his men back.

The little tricks of running the beggar gang eased the drunkenness.Flip through the information given by Yang Weirong, and study it carefully.

The King of Heaven is worthy of being the largest local power in the Southern Song Dynasty. Just such a cut-down version of the information is enough to open Wang Qing's eyes.

Looking at the information at hand, Wang Qing couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat.Fortunately, I met Tianwang's friend first, otherwise I would really hit the iron plate.

Everyone knows that the Yangtze River waterway is the lifeline of the economy.Those who make up his mind go up to the imperial court and down to the rivers and lakes.

Today, the long waterway of the Yangtze River has been broken into five sections.

What was really controlled by the court of the Southern Song Dynasty was only the section from Yangzhou Mansion to the sea estuary of Pingjiang Mansion.

The upstream part is completely controlled by the Tang Sect, and it is an important transportation channel for the Tang Sect to sell arms.

A large part of the middle reaches is controlled by the king of heaven, after all, they have the advantage of being in Dongting Lake.

The Wudang faction symbolically controlled a short section. After all, Wudang Mountain was still some distance away from the Yangtze River, and occupying a section was purely to demonstrate the influence of the Wudang faction.People don't rely on this to make money.

The rest of the land, which is close to half of the total length of the Yangtze River waterway, is occupied by various small sects and gang forces.

Regardless of how small these forces are, they can survive only if they are backed by mountains, or if they have masters sitting in the town, and at worst, they will hold together to keep warm.

In short, the twists and turns here are not the information provided by the king of heaven. Outsiders want to sort it out, it is purely a dream.

The waters where Wang Qing and the others are currently located are not far from Yangzhou, and are basically still within the sphere of influence of the Southern Song Navy.It has to go out of Huainan East Road, pass Jiankang Mansion, that is, almost pass Nanjing, before it can be regarded as completely free from the threat of the imperial court.

But even if you leave Huainan East Road and enter Huainan West Road, it doesn't mean it's safe.

Ahead is a wave of loose water bandit alliances based on Chaohu Lake.

This is a group of real water bandits who commit all kinds of crimes, including robbery and house robbery.It was driven over by the imperial court in the east and kicked out by the king in the west, a real concentration camp for villains on the Yangtze River.

Although there is no power behind it, there are also many masters.Many abandoned disciples from various sects, and military ruffians who quit the army mixed among them.There are three first-rate masters recorded in Tianwang's data, and hundreds of second-rate masters.

In normal times, there are more than 200 boats and thousands of people on board, and the momentum is quite huge.

Seeing the existence of first-class masters, Wang Qing knew that his plan to try the sword on the Yangtze River was useless.

Just when Wang Qing was still struggling with the fact that there was no easy target ahead, there was a loud noise outside.

Soon, there was an urgent knock on the door.

"My lord, it's not good, the Navy's people are catching up."

Surprised, Wang Qing hurriedly got up and went out to the stern of the boat.

From a distance, three huge ships were seen coming through the waves.

The giant ship was about [-] meters long, and dozens of wheels and paddles were spinning fast, bringing waves of waves, and quickly approached the fleet.

Wang Qing's eyes were good, and he could clearly see the well-armored navy officers and soldiers lined up on the ship.

In front of a group of soldiers in tight leather armor, two people stood abruptly. Their attire made Wang Qing gasp.

The first person is wearing a purple official uniform with stiff wings on his hat.Even if Wang Qing didn't know much about the officialdom of the Southern Song Dynasty, just by looking at his clothes, he knew that this was at least a senior official of the third rank or above.Sir, what about it?I'm saying that Potian is just helping water bandits and dispatching such a large number of officials. Is this going to war?

What surprised Wang Qing the most was the one standing beside the official.Dressed in royal blue robes, with gray temples, fair face, clean chin, full of femininity.

Eunuch, Wang Qing's heart tightened.

There has always been a rumor in the world that monks, Taoists, women and children should not be provoked lightly. Such people either have no power to restrain chickens, or they have special skills.But before Wang Qing came out, the master specifically told him not to mess with a certain type of people, that is, eunuchs, that is, eunuchs.

The group of eunuchs is a bit like the six doors, a special force that has been lying on the imperial power to suck blood.

It's just that they are more restricted than the six doors, they can only be attached to the imperial power, and have no independence at all.

But they should not be underestimated because of this. The appearance of eunuchs can be traced back to the pre-Qin period at the earliest, and has never been cut off in successive dynasties since then.It can be described as an iron eunuch, a dynasty of flowing water.

With the help of the power of the imperial power, who knows how many inheritances they have preserved.Anyway, for martial arts, the palace is a forbidden area for martial arts, and no intruder has ever come out alive.

Maybe it was aware of Wang Qing's peeping, the eunuch turned his soft and slender eyes, and stared back at Wang Qing.

Wang Qing felt a pain in his eyes and hurriedly closed them.But it was too late, and a gloomy feeling rushed from the eyes to the brain.

Suddenly, a thunderstorm sounded in Wang Qing's mind.

It was the eerie feeling that invaded the upper dantian, which caused Zixiao Shenlei's autonomous reaction.

Even the small sword in the upper dantian let out an angry sword cry as if it had been defiled.

Wang Qing cleared his mind, and then he got rid of that feeling.

Although it was safe for the time being, Wang Qing's heart sank to the bottom.Hell, one look is so tricky, the first class didn't run away.

When they looked up again, the distance between the two sides was much closer.

Unlike Wang Qing's big ships, which can only rely on wind power to move forward, the navy's huge ships are equipped with a large number of human wheel paddles, and the speed is not comparable to Wang Qing and the others.

The giant ship was approaching, all kinds of tarpaulins were lifted, bed crossbows of various colors, and trebuchets were all ready.

Hit, can't beat.Run, can't run.How to do it?

"Zhao Hu! Set fire to the boat."

Wang Qing screamed.

A third of the fleet is too small for the Yangtze.So people were moved to other big ships early, and those small boats were piled up with flammable materials and towed behind the fleet, just in case.Didn't expect to use it so soon.

The water bandits didn't dare to neglect, they lit the fire and untied the rope.

More than 40 small boats burning with raging fire were connected by cables, forming a fire net and going down the river.

Even though the navy's giant ships are well-equipped, they are still wooden ships, and they are afraid of fire.

Unfortunately, there are too few boats and the river is too wide.This has to be in the canal, and it can still be blocked.The giant navy ship slowed down slightly, and with a light turn on the rudder, it drew an arc on the river and escaped the fire net.

Although the navy was delayed for a while, the distance was slightly opened.But it will be a matter of time before they are caught up.

Wang Qing gritted his teeth, now is not the time to hesitate.

Call a few leading men and tell everyone to disperse and run for their lives.After all, the navy only has three giant ships, and there is still a chance of escaping if they disperse.

Ordinary water bandits don't matter, of course, it's best for them to run, and they can't run and then surrender, they don't make a living there, as long as they don't work hard.

But the gang of elite water bandits behaved differently.Most of them showed madness in their eyes, vowing to live and die with Wang Qing.Although a small number wanted to run away, they also expressed their willingness to follow Wang Qing.

Wang Qing was a little moved, and began to seriously consider training this group of subordinates.

But time waits for no one, so Wang Qing could only order Zhang Long Zhao Hu and Wang Chao Ma Han to drive the best boat and lead this group of elites to Honghu Lake to stand by.And I have been exhorted thousands of times, ordinary water bandits stay as long as they want, and leave as long as they want, and they must ensure the safety of these elites.

And Wang Qing himself released his own boat.

The opponent's target is himself, and if he doesn't show up, none of them can escape.

(End of this chapter)