Brother Rong of Red Mansion

Chapter 85 Jiao Da

Jia Rong walked out of the main pavilion, facing the cold wind on the river, and took a deep breath.

The lanterns on the boat are dimly white, the moonlight is also very bright tonight, and the deck is as white as frost. The sailors of the building ship and the young men of Ningguo Mansion were guarding the mother-daughter wall and were shooting bows and arrows under the ship.

Judging from their stance, they had the upper hand.

If the water pirates really got the upper hand, the people on the boat would not stand on the commanding heights and shoot arrows, but would hide behind the mother-daughter wall, shaking like chaff, praying for God's blessing.

However, this is normal.

This building boat was purchased by the Ningguo Mansion. Not to mention that the ship is strong and has powerful guns, it is equipped with fenders and mother-daughter walls, and its defensive power is far better than that of ordinary merchant ships and civilian ships.

Even the sailors on the boat are not ordinary people.

Their ancestors were all in the navy of the Great Zhou Dynasty, and they were "invited" with money by the ancestors of the Ning Kingdom. This is also the normal state of Zhou Xungui. Not only Ning Rongjia's family, but also wealthy nobles with a little wealth would buy such a building.

They specialized in sailing boats for nobles, and they were not only familiar with the water and convenient for sailing. Even the tactics of the Great Zhou Navy were passed down from generation to generation. Having been running boats on the canal for many years, he is a "veteran" who is used to seeing wind, frost, and swords.

Everyone exudes discipline and fierceness. At this moment, they are the main force in the battle, precisely because they are not afraid of death and rely on the mother-daughter wall to throw fire bricks, smoke cans and other firearms. The strong young man of Ningguo Mansion gritted his teeth and held on, stretched his bow and shot an arrow.

Of course, since it is a "war", there will be casualties.

In ancient cold weapon wars, as long as both the enemy and ourselves have sufficient "fighting spirit", no matter how large the equipment gap is, it will be difficult to achieve a "zero battle loss ratio" record.

"Whoosh whoosh."

At this moment, arrows continued to fly in the sky on both sides of the ship, making a sharp whistle that broke through the air. Some of them pierced the deck, and some of them pierced the flesh and blood of sailors and crossbowmen, causing a muffled groan or a shrill scream.

This is inevitable.

The water pirates don't need to aim, they just need to throw them diagonally upward to cause damage to the sailors and crossbowmen at the commanding heights.

Occasionally, flying tiger claws flashing with dark cold light would be thrown towards them, and they would hook onto the boarding board of the mother-daughter wall, or hook onto a sailor or crossbowman, and then pull them down violently. The man screamed and fell into the cold canal. The greedy water pirates fished him out of the water like a fish, wiped his neck with a knife, and stripped off all his clothes and valuables. Then throw the body into the river.

These water bandits were like water ghosts, with their muscular upper bodies exposed, their hands and feet turned white from soaking, and only a piece of coarse cloth around their waists, making them look extremely shabby.

They are too poor.

Therefore, even sailors and able-bodied young men are "rich people" to them.

Not to mention the gold and silver belongings in the purse and sleeve pockets. Even if you are not "poor", you can go to a quality shop to exchange money for your clothes. They have "channels" and all they need is "filial piety".

This is the reality of the world!

The poor people along the coast, who have only one life and courage left, will gather in groups like hyenas and wild dogs to enjoy the blood delicacies on the canal as soon as they become thief.

"Dingdingding——"

Jia Rong is fully armed, wearing a golden lacquered mountain armor and a bright red broad-shouldered robe, just like a general on the battlefield. He holds a soap-carved lacquer bow, hangs three pots of quivers, and hangs a waist knife on his headband.

As he walked, the golden leaves of the armor swayed, and the heavy footsteps quickly attracted the attention of the sailors and crossbowmen on the deck.

In particular, the flying arrows that pierced the air came and jingled on the iron armor, but could not break the defense at all, making Jia Rong feel a sense of security.

"Brother Rong, why are you out?"

This time, the leader of the nursing home who followed Jia Rong to "support the soul and return home" was also an acquaintance. It was "Jiao Da" who followed his ancestor on the battlefield in Ning Guofu and carried Jia Yan out of the dead.

He is also the old slave who scolded Jia Rong in the original work as "the one who crawls on ashes crawls on ashes, and the one who raises his brother-in-law raises his brother-in-law". Later he was stuffed with horse dung. Fuling went south to the south of the Yangtze River, and there was no one to protect him along the way. The nursing staff in Ningguo Mansion are all "bullying the weak and afraid of the strong". It's okay to bully the common people, but if you really want to fight in battle, you might wet your pants.

As for Jia Rong's personal follower "Sun Rui", although he has a bright mind and some talent in archery, he is still young and cannot take on big tasks for the time being.

Helpless, Jia Rong could only ask "Jiao Da" to come out.

Although he has a pale face and bright head, he is old and his martial arts and strength are not as good as when he was young. But he has a hot temper, he is ready to curse when he opens his mouth, and he is a fighting man who followed his ancestors to the battlefield, so no one takes him seriously. It's right for Jia Rong's temper. Jia Rong respectfully invited Jiao Da to drink and gave him the power to control the young boy. Everyone, including Sun Rui, had to obey Jiao Da's orders.

In an instant, Jiao Da became excited.

He claims to be an "environmental government" and is an "old man" left behind by his ancestor Jia Yan, but he is not taken seriously in the government. His life was so poor that even any servant dared to laugh at him. No one took him seriously at all.

He has resentment in his heart and naturally wants to curse.

But now?

Jia Rong respectfully invited him to have a drink, shouted "Grandpa Jiao" again and again, and promised to delegate power to him and let him guard him on the road.

This trust moved Jiao Da even more, and he immediately patted his chest and assured Jia Rong that he would put his heart in his heart and that he would protect Jia Rong's safety with his life.

Jia Rong believed this.

What he wants is actually Jiao Da's quick temper, which is "like a raging fire".

The slaves in Ningguo Mansion are not incompetent, but they have been raised to lose their temper from top to bottom. Someone needs to stand up and wake them up.

Jiao Da is just right.

Jia Rong's plan is to first let Jiao Da curse and destroy the "lazy nature" of Ning Mansion's slaves, so that they can gain some vigor through experience.

Then, after he takes power, he will take care of things from the inside out.

Now it seems that Jia Rong's trick is effective.

From the moment he got on the ship, Jiao Da cursed people and "trained" the nursing staff on the deck to be disciplined. And at night, when the water bandits attacked, he was the first to suppress the panicked servants of the Ning Mansion. After beating and scolding, he personally went into battle to set an example and asked Jia's slaves to cooperate with the sailors to resist. Only then did they easily gain the upper hand and resist until now.

Otherwise, given the original weakness of Ning Mansion's servant, he might "blow up the camp".

When I heard the water bandits were coming, I was so frightened that my legs went weak and I panicked. Not to mention cooperating with the sailors to resist. I am afraid that it will cause obstacles to the sailors of the building ships and reduce their combat effectiveness. By then, I don’t know whether the building ship can be defended. Even if it is defended, how many sailors will be killed or injured?

Now, the sailors of the building ships threw fire bricks, smoke cans and other firearms, and the boys of the Ning Mansion relied on the female wall to shoot bows and arrows. They cooperated with each other tacitly and soon gained the upper hand, forming a crushing situation. Everyone was full of confidence.

"The water bandits are attacking, and you are desperately resisting. How can I hide in the pavilion and act like a cow? Is that still a man? Don't forget, I am a descendant of the Ning Kingdom, and I have the blood of Ning Rong's martial arts! "

Faced with Jiao Da's inquiry, Jia Rong's eyes were sharp, she clenched her soap-carved lacquer bow, looked around at the sailors and crossbowmen on the deck, and suddenly raised her head and spoke loudly.

Jia Rong's calm voice floated into the ears of sailors and crossbowmen.

In an instant, it was as if the sound of arrows piercing the air on the battlefield disappeared. Countless people's blood was boiling, their spirits were high unconsciously, and their morale soared.

At this moment, the sailors and crossbowmen who were desperately resisting found their "loyal" master.

That is Jia Rong, a descendant of Ning State!

(End of this chapter)