The Red Chamber begins with a bastard

Chapter 284 A large-scale invasion
The braided brothers announced their names, one was Zhu Jinaxe, the other was Zhu Jinyue. After all, Li Hongji had some culture. When he heard the names of these two people, he couldn't help but look suspicious, and he secretly became more attentive.

Kang Dayong has focused on martial arts since he was a child, and he likes to fight bravely. Although he is also literate, his cultural level is not high, so he does not feel any difference. He regretted: "We are pirates. We eat in the sea, ride and shoot. No matter how good your skills are, it’s useless.”

Zhu Jinaxe said with a smile: "It's not useful now. In the future, when the master has conquered a large territory, won't it be useful? And even if there are no horses, our brothers can still shoot arrows. I'm not bragging, we brothers all have the ability to pierce the enemy with a hundred steps."

When Kang Dayong heard this, he couldn't help but think of the disastrous defeat he suffered in Haimen County not long ago. Everything originally went smoothly and according to plan, but with only two hundred cavalry, Jia Huan defeated thousands of soldiers led by Li Hongji and Golden Tooth Dog. People, so that his plan to seize the army's baggage and cut off the army's retreat was thwarted. In the end, he could only escape from the sea in embarrassment. It can be seen that on land, the role of cavalry is still very huge, so he nodded and said: "You guys "Brothers, if you really have the ability to pierce the enemy with a hundred steps, you will be the leader of the cavalry that I will form in the future."

The golden-toothed dog curled his lips and said, "Anyone can brag. Whether it's a mule or a horse, you have to take it out for a walk to find out."

"Yeah, who doesn't know how to brag? I can defeat a poplar with a hundred steps? I can defeat an ant with a hundred steps. If I don't show it, who will believe it?" The thieves started booing.

The braided brothers looked at each other, and the younger Zhu Jinyue sneered: "Then let me open your eyes and ask the master to give me a bow."

Kang Dayong also wanted to test the abilities of the two brothers, so he asked his minions to get a one-stone bow. Unexpectedly, Zhu Jinyue found it too soft, so he replaced it with a two-stone bow.

Zhu Jinyue easily drew the two-stone bow to full capacity, shook his head and said: "It's better to be a little softer, just use it."

Kang Dayong and Li Hongji were secretly surprised when they saw it. This guy's arm strength was so strong. It took two hundred and forty kilograms of force to pull the two-stone bow. He easily pulled it to full capacity. He obviously still had some strength left. I wonder if he could pull the three-stone bow. , It's a pity that the island only has two two-stone bows, let alone three-stone strong bows.

Let's say that Zhu Jinyue bent his bow and nocked an arrow. He raised his head and looked around. His momentum suddenly became fierce and menacing. He suddenly raised his hand and shot out an arrow. There was only a crashing sound. The arrow went like a meteor and disappeared into the darkness in the blink of an eye.

The thieves couldn't help but look at each other, and then burst into laughter. The golden-toothed dog grinned and said, "Sure enough, he is a good archer. He shoots the air with perfect accuracy and can't even see a shadow."

The thieves laughed again, Zhu Jinyue looked calm, while Zhu Jinaxe laughed and said nothing. Kang Dayong was shocked and doubtful, and shouted: "Fifth Master, please go and take a look at the mast on the ship."

Kang Dayong was highly skilled in martial arts, and his eyesight and hearing were stronger than ordinary people. Although he was far away, he could faintly hear a sound, which seemed to be the sound of an arrow hitting wood.

The fifth master, Fanjiang Shu, immediately led his two younger brothers straight to the bow of the dock. He murmured to himself that the distance was two hundred steps away. Even if he died, he would not believe that Zhu Jinyue could hit the mast.

However, when River Rat and others boarded the ship with torches to take a look, they saw a sharp arrow hitting the top of the mast. They were shocked and blurted out: "Is it really a hit? Is it just luck or is it true?"

As soon as Fanjiang Shu finished speaking, he heard a crashing sound. The next second, a sharp arrow fell through the air. With a loud bang, it hit the mast in the middle, less than three inches away from the previous arrow. The arrow feathers were still there. Trembling slightly.

"My dear mother!" Fanjiang Rat couldn't help but screamed, holding his head, tusk, tusk, if that arrow just now was aimed at his head...

Thinking of this, Fan Jiangshu couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat, and hurriedly returned to tell Kang Dayong and others the truth about what they had seen. All the thieves suddenly fell silent, and their eyes changed when they looked at Zhu Jinyue.

Kang Dayong was surprised and happy, and laughed and said: "Okay, you two brothers are not bragging. If you have real skills, from now on you will be the tenth master and the eleventh master of Huanglong Island."

The second arrow just now was shot by Zhu Jin's axe. The two brothers quickly thanked him and took their seats. The golden-haired eagle said with a smile: "The boss is really generous, so where do you sit in the top position?"

Kang Dayong waved his hand and said: "Brother Diao, if you don't dislike it, please temporarily succumb to the position of the Eighth Master. You can make adjustments later after you have made great achievements." The Golden-haired Eagle cupped his fists and said, "Okay, the First Master is benevolent and righteous, then Sha will be in the big family from now on." The master’s men are begging for food.”

At that moment, all the pirates continued to toast and drink. The sun rose high the next day. Kang Dayong left a thousand pirates to guard the base camp, and then led more than 5,000 pirates and more than 100 large and small ships to attack the pirates in a mighty manner. Jin coastal area.

When the fleet approached the Yangtze River Estuary at night, more than a hundred bow boats dispersed into twelve groups. According to the plan, the bandits raided many areas along the coast of Jiangsu and Zhejiang, creating a huge scene, not only to intimidate the opponent, but also to intimidate the officers and soldiers. Tired of running for life, unable to distinguish reality from reality.

This offensive strategy was naturally planned by Li Hongji. Although this guy was an angry young man, he had read books, especially military books, and was quite talented in this field.

The night was dark and the waves were thundering. Twenty pirates took advantage of the dark night to drum up their sails and attack the Chongming Sands at the mouth of the Yangtze River.

These twenty-bow pirate ships were the main force led by Kang Dayong and Li Hongji personally, and their target this time was Sha Qianhu Station in Chongming.

Chongmingsha is located at the estuary of the Yangtze River, facing Songjiang Prefecture across the river. There is a thousand-household residence on the island, guarding the estuary of the Yangtze River. To the northeast is Yangzhou Prefecture, to the southwest is Songjiang Prefecture, and behind it is the vast sea. It can be attacked, retreated or defended, and it is easy to loot. It can be captured as a supply base for transit.

Therefore, Li Hongji took a fancy to this place at a glance and suggested that Kang Dayong take Chongmingsha first, and the latter also accepted his suggestion.

Tonight is the third day of June. A crescent of the Emei Moon hangs diagonally in the sky, and the sky is dotted with stars. However, the moonlight and starlight are too weak. In this late night, the sea and the land in the distance are shrouded in boundless darkness.

There are two lanterns hung on the water village gate of Shaqianhusuo in Chongming. They are constantly swaying with the hunting sea breeze, and they have become the best guiding lights for pirates. In other words, these two lanterns were originally used as guides. The Yangtze River Estuary is a busy waterway, with many merchant ships and official ships passing by every day. Maintaining the smoothness and safety of the waterway is one of the responsibilities of Chongming Shaqianhu Institute.

Let's say that Kang Dayong and Li Hongji led the pirate ships with twenty bows to quickly press against Chongmingsha. Only the leading ship had its lights on, and the other ships were all dark and followed quietly. Therefore, the sentries on duty on the island only thought it was a night voyage with one bow. Merchant ships, as usual, send out signals to let incoming ships approach for inspection.

However, as the distance got closer and closer, the sentry on the island finally realized that something was wrong, because the incoming ship was moving very fast, and there seemed to be more than one bow behind it, so he immediately sounded the warning gong.

bang bang bang...

Amidst the piercing sound of gongs, the defenders on the island were awakened. They hurriedly picked up their weapons and rushed out of the barracks. For a moment, there was a huge fire and noisy people.

Obviously, Lin Ruhai's previous order to strengthen the alert in coastal states and counties had an effect, otherwise the defenders of Chongming Shaqianhu Station would not have responded so quickly.

Seeing that he was exposed, Kang Dayong gave up all pretense and ordered all the ships to light torches, lighting up the river as bright as day, and displayed pirate flags, making strange noises in unison.

When the defenders on the island saw such a momentum, they were all frightened. At this time, a sound of cannons was heard from the river. The next second, a cannonball fell into the water village, blowing up a patrol speedboat. In an instant, sawdust was flying.

"Attack!" Kang Dayong waved his broadsword, and twenty large ships lined up on the river, firing cannons and blasting toward the defenders' water stronghold.

The defenders on the island also reacted at this time and immediately fired back. The sound of cannons was rumbling, arrows were like locusts, shouts of killing, and angry curses completely tore apart the tranquility of the night.

(End of this chapter)