Pingyang Fu of the Red Chamber

Chapter 262
over the canal,

The sky is getting brighter,

But the boats on the river gradually disappeared, and the fog filled the air.

On the leading ship,
Commander Lu woke up early, the arrow wound from yesterday is no longer a serious problem, but he still had some pain at night, so he couldn't sleep well.

He simply got up and sat on the bow of the township with his own soldiers to command.

Now that we are in Xihe County, we should be careful in the blink of an eye, because water bandits are rampant here.

The lieutenant beside him leaned over and reminded,
"Master Commander, the fog in front of us is starting to rise, and that is the territory of bandits."

Commander Lu frowned, squinted his eyes half-closed, looked at the faint fog in front of him, and remained silent. The road was so uneven, if something happened, the front must be a natural place to start, but the navy on his side unrivaled in the world,

Thinking of this, his arm suddenly hurt, Lu Yi woke up instantly, he should be careful not to capsize in the gutter, thinking of this, he said to the lieutenant general,

"Send a message to Lord Hou's boat behind, and ask if you want to stop the boat for a rest, and then stop the boat slowly."

"Yes, my lord, I will go to the humble position."

The lieutenant also took a look at the fog in front of him, then turned around and left the cabin door, sending orders to go.

See here,

The pilot boat slowed down the boat, and then asked the boat behind with a semaphore,

"Whether to stop the boat to rest, the river ahead is foggy."

Followed by the messenger of the building ship, he immediately reported the information to General Duan Hong. Where did Duan Hong dare to make his own decision, he immediately went to the cabin of the building ship in the middle, knocked on the door, and shouted;
"Master Hou, Lord Hou, I will report something at the end."

Since Zhang Jinyu was not used to sleeping on the water, she had to rest alone in the cabin on the highest part of the building, one for quietness and the other for observing the dynamics of the entire fleet in time.

Hearing someone knocking on the cabin door, Zhang Jinyu opened his eyes and glanced at the window. The sky was only a little dim, so he lifted the quilt and rubbed his eyes. It was early in the morning,

After simply getting dressed, he got up and asked;
"Who, what is it?"

Duan Hong stood awkwardly outside the door, listening to the movement in the cabin, he knew that Lord Hou had already woken up, so he said outside the door;
"Master Hou, there is heavy fog in the river ahead, Commander Lu's boat slowed down in front, and asked if the boat should stop for a rest?"

"What, stop the ship to rest, what's going on!"

Zhang Jinyu asked a little puzzled in the cabin, why did he stop the boat to rest after walking well.

After putting on his clothes, he put on a robe, opened the cabin door, and saw Duan Hong talking respectfully at the door, and saw Hou Ye suddenly open the door, he didn't react for a moment, but was shocked.

"Master Hou, you opened the door too fast, this"

"Stop talking nonsense, what's the matter?"

"Yes, Lord Hou, it was said that there was heavy fog in the section of the river ahead, and then I asked if we should stop for a while, and then go across later."

Zhang Jinyu couldn't believe it. There was only one canal that was so big, what tricks could it do? At a glance, everything on both sides of the strait could be seen in a panoramic view. Could it be possible that someone could drill into the bottom or into the water.

"It's a heavy fog. There's also such a heavy fog on the inland river. Isn't it the most misty?"

Zhang Jinyu walked out, and then led the people to the top of the building boat and looked forward. Standing on the building boat, she was also muttering to herself. After all, she lived outside the pass, and she really didn't know about the south and the river.

it's dawn,

The width of the river in front is the same as that in the back, and there seems to be no abnormality.

But the front section of the river and the two banks are indeed filled with a faint white mist, but it is passable, why stop the boat to rest,

"Duan Hong, let me ask you with a semaphore, why did you stop the boat to rest, what is there to say here?"

"Yes, Lord Hou."

Duan Hong ran back to the bow immediately after taking the order, and then asked the flag soldiers to play flags and start asking.

After a while,
Duan Hong ran back and said;

"Lord Hou, Commander Lu said that this is the area of ​​Xihe County, there are many water bandits, especially in this section because Xihe County is mountainous, there is a big bend in front, there will be heavy fog in the morning, and there are few boats If you dare to drive in fog, one is afraid that you will not be able to see the waterway, and the other is that you will be robbed by water bandits."

"Water bandits, fierce bandits? General Lu really dares to say, why is it that even a bandit is so rampant now!"

Although saying so,

But Zhang Jinyu's heart felt a little thumped. The river must be no better than the road. If there were gangsters ambushing inside, it would be enough for him to drink a pot. It's just such a coincidence.

But I didn't dare to really rush in, not afraid of ten thousand but just in case.

"Wait first, inform the fleet to stop and rest!"

"Yes, Lord Marquis. Order to stop the boat and rest."

Then the flag soldiers began to wave semaphore to the surrounding ships on the building boats, and the fleet gradually stopped, and at this time the fog in the river section in front suddenly increased.

As if something was blowing from behind, the mist was directly blown over. Gradually, the fog in front slowly spread to the front of the fleet.

Seeing this scene, Zhang Jinyu opened his eyes wide and looked over. The fog was still rising automatically. The key point was that it came over too fast.

A little vigilant in my heart, I asked;

"Old Duan, it doesn't feel right. You said that there is not a single boat in this section of the river, but what is that?"

Zhang Jinyu pointed to the front side of the fleet.

It seems that there is a black shadow. Looking carefully, it is really a big merchant ship. It seems to be heading towards the fleet.

And there is not even a ghost around except for his own navy fleet, around?
Suddenly Zhang Jinyu thought of the shore, and immediately ordered;

"Duan Hong asked people to stand on a high place and look at both sides of the river. There is nothing suspicious."

"It's Lord Hou."

Duan Hong also seemed to have thought of something, and immediately made people climb up to the height of the sail pole to look at both sides of the river.

As if vigilant, at a high place in a mountain in Xi'an, the carriage of the man in black was there, and suddenly the man in black said immediately;

"Quick, go to the back and hide."

The man in black hurried down with the carriage and the people behind him.

"what happened?"

The carriage bumped suddenly, and the people inside asked.

Hei Yi didn't have time to answer, he hurriedly drove the carriage down, and only replied when he got off the hill;

"Master, Luo Yunhou's fleet stopped on the river, and then suddenly asked people to climb up to the height of the sail boom. It must be suspicious. This mountain depression is the bend of the river, and the people on the boat can't see it, but if it is higher, it must be You will find out, so the servants withdrew first without authorization."

"You are right, Luo Yunhou really deserves his reputation, he is a character, if it were someone else, he would definitely be in."

The people in the car sighed.

"Master, what should we do then?"

"Wait, let's see what those people on the other side will do. Shouldn't those who hide their heads and show their tails show up? We can afford to wait, but they can't. Hehe!"

A cold voice came from inside the carriage.

wait a moment,

The faint merchant ship drifted downstream, and Zhang Jinyu could order a fighting ship to come closer. The merchant ship checked, and Duan Hong asked for instructions worriedly;

"Master Hou, will you take a small boat to see if it's okay?"

Zhang Jinyu fixed his eyes on the boat in front of him, and then said;
"No, it's useless if you don't know the front. If it's really wrong, just fuck him at worst. There's no need to take risks."

"Master Hou."

Duan Hong didn't know that Master Hou didn't want to let himself take risks, so he was speechless with gratitude in his heart.

"Ask if you can find any suspicious things on both sides of the strait?"

Duan Hong, holding back the thoughts in his heart, looked up at the sail pole of the building, and asked;
"Above, can you see any good people on the shore?"

The sergeant on the sail boom looked around, staring at the col in front and replied;

"General, I haven't seen anyone for the time being, but I found that there is a low mountain depression at the turn ahead. I can't see it unless I get on the boat, but it's too foggy to see clearly!"

"Understood, keep watching, be careful."

"Yes, General,"

Duan Hong heard the sergeant on the sail pole continue to stare.

"Master Hou."

Zhang Jinyu raised her hand to stop it.

"I heard the order, the navy is on alert, let the brothers take out all the bows, arrows and crossbows, and then string up the bed crossbows of the building boat."

"This, yes, Lord Hou."

Duan Hong didn't expect Lord Hou to be so vigilant, he must have discovered something unusual, but why didn't he feel it, so he asked;
"Master Hou, should we pass the semaphore or blow the horn!"

Zhang Jinyu hesitated for a moment, seeing that the fog had already filled in, and it was about to "swallow" the navy fleet, and it might be too late for the semaphore.

Blowing the horn is also a reminder of the possible enemies ahead, that's all, it's a disaster that can't be avoided, so let's do it.

"Blow the horn to remind the fighting ship in front of you that it is dangerous."

"Yes, Lord Hou."

Seeing the faint fog around him, Duan Hong also understood what Lord Hou meant, and immediately shouted;

"Alert, blow the horn!"

Immediately the horn sounded from the height of the tower ship;
"Ohh Ohh ohh!"

The desolate sound of the horn immediately spread across both sides of the canal and the entire naval fleet. The silent fleet seemed to be boiling. The guards and the border troops outside the pass were all in armor and hid behind the wall with crossbows, observing the river. Situation, the guards on the building boat and the fighting boat even came to the launch pad of the bed crossbow skillfully, and began to install the crossbow and pull the string, and be on guard.

And on the last tower ship,

Eunuch Yang Si Yang had just woken up, felt that the ship was not moving, and was still a little puzzled. He was surprised when he heard the desolate horn sound coming from the front of the fleet, so he shouted;

"Come on, what's the situation?"

The small yellow door in the outer room immediately ran in;
"Godfather, it seems that there is a situation, and the front ship has warned."

"Nonsense, I can't hear you, go out and ask what happened?"

"Yes, godfather"

Xiaodongzi didn't dare to delay when he heard his godfather's order, his legs were a little weak, and he wanted to run out in panic to see what happened.

Unexpectedly, when he was about to go out, Mr. Zhao suddenly shouted again;

"Wait, come back!"

Finally, Xiaodongzi's legs couldn't support him, and he sat down on the ground all of a sudden.

(End of this chapter)