Chapter 151 Blood splattered in Xiangyang Lake

Xiangyang Lake is vast and 600 miles in a vast and smoky wave, and is the largest lake in Jiangbei Province. This lake is located between Jingzhou, Xiangyang, and is more than 100 miles away. The east-west Liuqing River connects it with the South Canal to the west.

Qin is an inland country, with only one water defense line in the southern river. Therefore, in addition to the water bravery who arrested thieves on rivers and lakes in the mainland, the Qin Navy was all under the command of the Zhennan Army. Marshal Boshang of Zhennan also became the actual commander of the Qin Navy.

Originally, the Zhennan Navy was stationed in the Jiangbei Water City area, and almost 90% of its troops were used to defend the river from the west to the east of Jingzhou Prefecture to Sanjiangkou. But five years ago, Marshal Boshang ordered General Chu Luo to lead 5,000 naval troops north to the canal, then east into Xiangyang Lake, and drove out fishermen and bandits who were traveling on the lake and camped on the spot.

The officials in the lakes and the government naturally refused to do so, and jointly wrote to the court to protest the atrocities of Zhennan Army. However, the official documents issued by the court were beyond people's expectations - Xiangyang Lake and dozens of miles around were designated as naval bases, and it was strictly prohibited to enter without permission.

Although the public was full of grievances, the Xiangyang Lake Navy was still built like this. After setting up camp, he patroled and guarded all day long, and was extremely strict. When someone with discerning eyes saw a fleet full of materials heading south from the north and then drove into Xiangyang Lake from the Liuqing River, he guessed the activities in the lake.

Gradually, this matter became a semi-public secret. Even the old man grazing at the lake knew that the Xiangyang Lake Navy was building a ship.

Regarding this situation, Chu Luo, who is currently the commander of the Xiangyang Lake Navy, could only smile helplessly. Such a big move in building a ship can naturally not hide it from those who are interested, let alone the construction is year after year.

But Commander Chu didn't care too much about it. After all, the mystery of this ship is in the linkage and transmission of the internal slurry wheels, and this part of the machinery is not produced in Xiangyang Lake. If it weren't for the fear that the inner flesh and outer skin would not match, even the design drawings of those machinery would not be stored here.

So he patted Che Yinguo's chest and said, "As long as the design drawings are not leaked, it will be useless for the thief to see all the empty shells."

Che Yinguoshun Yishun said in a deep voice: "I wonder where Brother Chu put the drawings in, is it safe?"

When Chu Luo saw Che Yin's arrogant and disrespectful look, he felt angry. He had been in the army for twenty years, but after the general was with the general, he had been promoted to the rank of general after a lifetime of death. However, this shitty Che Yinguo took over as the general in less than ten years of his military service, and he had not lasted once on the battlefield. Not only did he replace himself as General Zhishi, but he also served as the commander of the Central Camp of Zhennan Naval Army.

"Isn't it just that shameless brother? Why are you so arrogant?" Chu Luo complained and said lightly: "I will put him in the secret room, brother Yinguo doesn't have to worry."

Che Yinguo seemed not to hear the impatience in the other party's tone, and still grabbed the beard and said, "I'll have to take me here to see it." As he said that, he unconsciously touched the little goldfish on his waist. It was Marshal Boshang's token, which could control the generals.

Chu Luo's face became gloomy, he clenched his fists and put them down, and reached out and said, "Please..."

Seeing that his goal was achieved, Che Yinguo changed into a close face and smiled and said, "Don't blame me, brother, you don't know how nervous the general is. I will definitely drink and apologize after the routine official duties. Please don't blame me."

After hearing what he said, Chu Luo's expression gradually calmed down, and he squeezed out a smile and said, "Brother, I'm just a bad temper who is soft but not hard. Don't blame me." Since the other party gave in, he couldn't force himself to hold on, after all, he was Shangguan.

Chu Luo took Che Yinguo to his bedroom, lifted the bedding, and then lifted the bedboard to reveal a large iron cabinet below. He pointed to the iron cabinet and said with slight pride: "This is a special product for the craftsmen of the palace. If you don't use the key to open it, it will ignite the powder inside and burn the things inside to ashes in an instant."

Che Yinguo said calmly: "It's true that it's safe, but I'd better open it and let my brother see it, otherwise I will not be able to sleep with you."

Chu Luo nodded, took out a brass key from his arms, inserted it into the keyhole, twisted it three times to the left, and then twisted it two times to the right. Then he heard a click, and then he breathed a sigh of relief: "If the direction is wrong, it will also touch the mechanism."

Che Yinguo widened his eyes and stared at Chu Luo's every move with all his attention. When the box was opened, he also breathed a sigh of relief: "I'm sweating when I see it."

Chu Luo carried out a wooden box about foot long from the box. As soon as he pressed the spring, the box bounced open, revealing several scrolls wrapped in silk. After Che Yinguo saw it clearly, he hurriedly covered it and explained: "The drawings should be kept dry and not exposed in the wind for too long." Then he put the wooden box back into the iron cabinet and locked it again. Without cleaning up the messy bed, he walked out with Che Yinguo.

Che Yinguo looked very satisfied and praised Chu Luo's mechanism. Chu Luo was naturally happy when he heard this. The two of them coordinated to arrange the defense zone. They felt that under the protection of nearly 10,000 elite soldiers, even mice who could dig holes could not get in. Then they felt relieved, held a banquet, and had fun.

There was nothing wrong two days ago. On the evening of the sixth day of the lunar month, the two were drinking, and then they heard the scouts coming to report that a platform was built in Hunan as if they were going to hold a gathering.

Che Yinguo asked with confusion: "Brother, isn't it forbidden to the lakeside? How can you still play the stage?"

Chu Luo was also puzzled, "Although the traffic on the lakeside has been loose in the past two years, some people secretly went into the water to fish. But it was the first time that he had such a big fanfare." He turned to the scout and said, "If you have no background, you will be expelled directly."

The scout took the order and left, and the two continued to drink. With Che Yinguo's deliberate friendship, the two people who were not very good at dealing with had become drinkers. They were all good at drinking, and they were a little happy to find their opponents. They gathered together to drink a lot every day except for normal official duties.

Speaking of which, General Chu, by the lake in Xiangyang, had a slightly less alcoholic appetite. He got drunk several times before General Che, who was by the river. It was Che Yinguo who helped him back to his room. Fortunately, the gap was only between the front lines, which did not affect the two of them.

Half an hour later, it was already dark, and the scout came in and reported: "There are Maitreya scholars celebrating their Buddha Mother's birthday. Thirty to forty thousand people have gathered, and there are still people from all over the countryside to rush to the south bank."

Chu Luo couldn't sit still anymore and said in a deep voice to Che Yinguo: "This matter is full of evil spirit, I have to go and take a look."

Che Yinguo nodded and said, "Yes, it's better to be careful at this critical moment. Brother just go there. There are brothers here to stay in charge, so there is no need to worry about it."

Chu Luo stood up and bowed, "Then please brother." Then he went to the back hall to wear a dress.

When he appeared on the riverside fully armed, thousands of soldiers were lined up to dozens of "first-board" ships berthed at the pier.

Chu Luo did not wait for the soldiers who boarded the ship, and took his subordinates to the marshal flagship first, and then drove away from the military port under the escort of several "Red Horses".

The military ship was straight on the lake, and when a crescent moon soaked the river water. Chu Luo, who was standing at the bow of the boat, could see the faint bonfire on the south bank, and the river breeze brought a burst of people. He ordered the boat to go down the anchorage, transfer to the flat crane, and approach the lake quietly.

The sound on the shore became clearer and clearer. Chu Luo, who was lying on the bow of the boat, heard tens of thousands of people on the shore chanting in unison: "Sakya will decline, Maitreya will prosper! The Pure Land of Ultimate Bliss is on the other shore!"

After a while, a group of men dressed in weird clothes stood on the two-meter-high platform and shouted in unison: "Welcome to the Buddhist son..."

The crowd was in a state of turmoil, and then there were crying and kowtows. Chu Luo was a little confused and asked the deputy general, "What's wrong with these people?"

The deputy general was not sure and said, "It must be exciting."

While speaking, tens of thousands of people in the field knelt down, leaning against the ground, and suddenly they were silent. The two of them quickly calmed down and looked around.

I saw a group of strange-robed guests holding magic sticks, swords, hammers and other weapons carrying a green sedan chair and coming from a distance. After a while, they arrived on the stage. The strange-robed guests respectfully placed the sedan chair in the center of the stage and guarded them around.

A middle-aged man with golden light was climbing to the side of the sedan chair with his knees, as if he was talking in a low voice with the person in the sedan chair. After talking for a while, he stood up and whispered to the audience: "Your Highness Longhua has an order..."

Everyone in the audience held their breath and waited for the Buddhist son's decree.

"The great sage and powerful, merciful, and His Majesty the Queen Mother of Buddha, Long live his birthday today. His Royal Highness is busy for all people, and he is plagued by earthly affairs. He cannot turn to the Pure Land to celebrate the birthday of Buddha Mother. He is extremely guilty and guilty. Therefore, on the 600-mile lakeside of Xiangyang Lake, he gathers all his disciples and believers to wish His Majesty the Buddha Mother in the southern world..."

Everyone on and off the stage knelt down to the south and shouted: "Far away blessing..."

"Longevity is forever..."

"Longevity is forever..."

But here annoyed General Chu, who eavesdropped on the eavesdropping. He was most disgraceful in his life that others would kneel down to the south. He couldn't help but say in anger: "Go..."

The boat turned lightly on the lake and disappeared into the vast night, leaving only a faint ripples.

After a while, the ripples that had calmed down rippled again and again. The wave became more and more intense. Finally, with a "wow" sound, several heads emerged from the water. It turned out that there was someone under the water.

After these people surfaced, they took a few breaths of fresh air. When they looked at their faces, they were painted with special watercolors, and they couldn't tell at all. After the breath was restored, the people swam towards the lake. After entering the reeds, they dared to speak.

A man wearing a shark-skinned water leaning on the left whispered: "It's so dangerous, how can you run into the navy's ship?"

The slightly thinner man on the right chuckled and said, "There are naturally many people watching the fun with such a big noise."

The person next to him wanted to interrupt, and the leader in the middle shouted in a low voice: "Silence!"

The few people quickly shut their mouths. When they all calmed down, the man in the middle whispered: "Your Highness has been on the front line. If we can't save Lord Zhu before the launch, we will wait to go to the Rongjun Farm to farm for the rest of our lives." It turned out to be the intelligence leader of the Long County Prince's Mansion, Shen Bing's voice.

Hearing that he said this, the few of them became serious. The one who spoke at first lowered his voice and said, "Listen to the moment, aren't you just in the sedan chair?"

Shen Bing shook his head and said softly: "No one can tell what's going on before we meet."

They followed Qin Lei all the way north. They arrived at the lakeside in the afternoon today without having time to learn more about the situation. After a little arrangement, they sneaked to the Xiangyang Lakeside to wait for the opportunity.

Along their way, a large ship painted in black quietly cruising in the same dark night. If someone hadn't lifted the thick cotton curtain and leaked a trace of light, the black ship would have really merged with the night.

Following the light, I saw a black-clothed guard carrying a food box and entering the cabin from outside. When the curtain fell, the light suddenly disappeared.

The black-clothed guard placed the food box next to the small machine, opened the lid, took out a few plates of beef from the middle, teared mutton, braised tofu and other dishes that did not need to be heated, and then proposed a small jar of old roasted rice and poured a cup. Then he said respectfully to the handsome young man in the same black clothes: "Prince, please make do with some."

The young man was Qin Lei. He nodded but did not move his chopsticks. Instead, he said to Shi Gan on the side: "Did you say they are in place?"

Shi Gan thought to himself, I won’t leave you, you don’t know, but I can’t go there. Of course I can’t say that. He whispered: “It should be no problem.”

At this time, the guards looking out from outside came in to report: "The gathering believers began to march along the river bank."

Qin Lei heard this and chewed the beef with sliced ​​sauce slowly: "It seems that Gu is right, these guys are very stupid."

Shi Gan said a little disbelief: "You said they were aiming at the Xiangyang Lake Navy? Didn't that hit the stone with eggs?"

Qin Lei took a sip of wine and squinted his eyes comfortably, "That's true. You can still hear a sound when you hit a stone, right?" He didn't believe that the other party would greet such a group of people just to celebrate the birthday of the Buddha Mother, and he must have had some intentions.

Shi Gan no longer questioned Qin Lei's judgment, but instead said worriedly: "Do you need to notify Xiangyang Lake Navy?"

Qin Lei shook his head and started eating dinner seriously. He was really hungry.

Qin Lei believed that Marshal Boshang must have made some arrangements. As the commander who can challenge the Taiwei and even the royal family, his vision and methods are temporarily unattainable.

So, just take care of yourself.

When the food was almost done, the guards came to report and found that Zhu Gui and others were tied up and carried around, mixed in the team, and they should be executed at the climax of the parade to cheer up the fun.

Qin Lei heard this and said with a smile: "This is also a rare experience." Seeing that the guards' expressions were stagnant, he laughed and said: "Let them prepare more, so that Zhu Gui's chance of survival will be greater..."

………

The parade was wearing torches, surrounded by green sedan chairs, singing and howling, and parading along the lakeside with great excitement. From a distance, it looked like a fire dragon hovering around Xiangyang Lake.

Not everyone is so excited. At least Zhu Gui and others who are tied up and carried are not very excited.

Zhu Gui, who was experiencing the most unforgettable experience in his life, was carried upwards by a group of madmen-like untouchables. Looking at the few stars in the night sky, he couldn't help but feel a little sad: I'm afraid it was the last time I saw the night sky, and God wouldn't let two more stars come out...

He never thought he would meet such a stupid pursuer, and shouted: "Mr. Cheng, you hide it, I will lead you away." Didn't he just tell them that there was one hidden nearby? He didn't know that these people were easy to give up, but they didn't care about Cheng Siyuan, who was hiding under the firewood stack, drove him out of eight streets in a stubborn manner. If he hadn't sprained his ankle, wouldn't these fools have been in vain? If he knew that Cheng Siyuan, who had been grateful to him, had brought the reinforcements, he might have complained less.

While thinking about it, he suddenly felt the team stop. He was thrown to the ground casually. He didn't care about the pain on his body, and Zhu Gui lamented in his heart: It's over, they are about to start. After waiting for a long time, no one paid attention to him. Instead, countless pairs of smelly feet passed by him. Lord Zhu, who was lying on the ground with a squid, would have been trampled a few times, which made his face distorted. If it weren't for the rag head in his mouth, he would have screamed like a pig.

But for the sake of his later execution, he was poured a special medicine water into a special medicine water. No matter how painful it was, he would not faint. As he was trampled more and more, the poor Lord Zhu was no longer a human. Even after taking the medicine, his mind began to become drowsy.

Just as he was about to see through the world, he suddenly found that he was lifted up in the air, and then he was pinched by someone on his neck and his ankle on his neck, and quickly ran back. Despite the scorching pain all over his body, he still wanted to say: "Brother, let go of your hand, I can't breathe..."

But the guards running wildly obviously forgot to take off the swaying rag head from his mouth.

Someone noticed this scene and wanted to go forward to stop it. As soon as he turned around, he felt a chill behind him. He staggered out a few steps, then fell to the ground, and blood poured out from his back. Such scenes appeared one after another around Zhu Gui and others. After the men in black completed the sniping, they gathered around Zhu Gui and others, protecting them and rushing out together.

This little episode did not interrupt the Maitreya cultivators' rushing forward, because the conflict ahead had reached a fever pitch...

If the believers want to complete the parade of the lake for a week, they naturally have to pass through the defense zone of the Xiangyang Lake Navy. Commander Chu naturally would not agree, not to mention that he was in a very bad mood and immediately issued an expulsion order.

The fully armed soldiers stepped forward, holding a sharp sword and gun, approaching step by step. In their impression, those unarmed untouchables would definitely retreat step by step until they fled in panic.

Unexpectedly, the Maitreya religious believers on the opposite side could not use common sense to speculate. Facing the sharp blade, they were not afraid, but instead showed ecstasy, shouting "Long live the Buddha's son, you will be happy!", and rushed up at a faster speed. The soldiers holding the weapons were so scared that they retreated repeatedly.

Chu Luo, who was on the large ship of the siege in the water, was naturally furious when he saw it. The general who crawled out of the sea of ​​blood, thought that he was not afraid of other people's blood. He tightened his cloak on his body and squeezed out the cold words from his teeth: "Shoot the arrow!"

The deputy general around him hesitated: "Will it make a big deal?"

Chu Luo repeated expressionlessly: "Shoot the arrow!"

The deputy general was sure of the general's determination. He picked up the whistle hanging around his neck, breathed a sigh of relief, and then started to blew it in three or two shorts.

Those "first-mount" that had never been seen appeared on the lake. The soldiers on the boat took down their long bows, bent their bows and arrows, and aimed at the Maitreya scholars on the opposite side...

Another shrill whistle sounded, as if the impermanent whistle was screaming in pursuit of life.

Immediately afterwards, an endless rain of arrows rose from the lake and fell on the Maitreya religious believers in a blink of an eye.

There was no blood blooming in the dark, but the sound of sharp blades entering the flesh and the continuous screams undoubtedly reminded people that a massacre was in progress.

The rain of arrows poured down continuously, separating a three-meter-long death zone between the Xiangyang Lake Water Army and the Maitreya believers. However, the bloody killing not only did not scare the crazy Maitreya believers, but also stimulated their madness. They shouted "I am going to the joy of the other people". They rushed into the rain of arrows and were shot to the ground one by one. If there were a pair of eyes that could see through the darkness, they would be shocked to find that the expressions on these believers who fell down by the arrows were not fear, pain, nor happiness, but liberation...

Nothing to love life, nothing to suffer death...

Even though the darkness greatly reduced the stimulation of bloody killing, the strong bloody smell still reminded the archers on the lake that what they did, and their hands were slowed down for a while. It was this moment when the sparseness was swept over by the believers. Their madness had already scared the soldiers on the opposite side, and the spear stabbed out was soft and powerless.

The mobs who finally broke through the rain of arrows were very motivated. They clamped the spears that pierced with their arms and even their bodies. The believers behind rushed up and threw the soldiers in the front row to the ground.

The soldiers in the back row simply threw away their spears and ran into the camp, regretting that their parents had fewer legs. Less than two feet behind them, countless ferocious Maitreya scholars were chasing them...

The captain guarding the camp saw clearly on the tower. If he waited for these people to run in, the camp gate would not be closed in time. Before he could soften his heart, he swung the axe in his hand and slashed hard on a tight rope on his right hand.

The rope broke in response to the sound and suddenly flew out. Almost at the same time, the hanging camp gate lost its concern and landed on the ground, blocking the deserters who had already rushed to the door.

The deserters slapped the strong camp gate desperately, wailed, begged, and scolded... Some people turned around and kowtowed in tears, begging the Maitreya religious believers to spare their lives.

The believers who shouted "The one who kills one person is the Bodhisattva of One-distance, and the one who kills ten people is the Bodhisattva of Ten-distance," were already in a state of madness, ignored any begging, and rushed up frantically. Several people pressed down one, and bit it like a wolves. Soon, there was no other soldier standing under the camp gate.

The captain on the tower had a gray face and roared, "Cheer, shoot these beasts to death." But he forgot that he was also an accomplice.

After a brief pause, the rain of arrows on the boat fell down again. At this time, Che Yinguo also took his archer camp to the wall. The two sides attacked each other, and the power was more than twice as high, and the distance between three feet below the wall was cleared.

At the end of the team, a sound of whimpering snails suddenly came to mind. The manic and rushing church people turned around and ran. The team of tens of thousands of people completed the turn in the blink of an eye and retreated like a tide.

On the top of the city, the archers on the warship also stopped shooting. They looked at each other with pale faces, unable to tell whether today was a killing or a nightmare.

When Chu Luo saw Che Yinguo appearing on the wall of the camp, he couldn't help but feel anxious, but the situation was serious at that time and had no time to take care of him. Seeing the enemy retreating, regardless of Che Yinguo's greeting on the shore, he jumped onto a red horse boat and ordered the soldiers to row back to the Zhongjun Village at full speed.

Seeing that he arrived at the dock, he jumped up and jumped to the shore before the ship stopped. However, because of his inertia, he staggered forward a few steps. He didn't care about his image and adjusted his steps slightly, and rushed into his mansion like those crazy teaching people.

After passing through the two courtyard walls, he finally arrived at the backyard of his living. Seeing that the door was closed, his fear was slightly calmed down. He leaned on the sword and gasped for a while. Then he walked to the door nervously. When he pushed it, he couldn't help but be foolish in the local area.

The room was in a mess, and the bed with great importance was lifted off the bed board, and the large iron cabinet under the bed had been completely destroyed...

Qin Lei stood at the bow of the boat, looked at the fleeing Maitreya monks and whispered: "Send a signal!"
Chapter completed!