Martial arts: Prince Xiaoyao, pick Zhou Zhiruo at the beginning

This time you can change to a boat and enjoy another view.

When they heard what Chunlan said, they were also a little interested.

After sitting in the carriage for more than a month, I got tired of sitting.

It would be nice to be able to switch to a boat.

Liu Hao said, "We won't take a carriage anymore, we will always ride along the river in a boat, so girls, cherish the last time in a carriage."

These words made everyone laugh, cherishing the time in the carriage, there is some meaning to it.

Zhou Zhiruo asked, "Then shall we change to a carriage when we leave Datang?"

Liu Hao shook his head, "The Grand Canal of the Tang Dynasty can be said to be the largest project in the Tang Dynasty. It connects several large rivers, just like the long rivers we have seen before, and they all border it."

"So, even if we leave Datang, we will still go by water."

In this way, it is indeed the last time for the carriage, and tomorrow we will change to the waterway.

"Master, there are troops coming, they should be targeting us." Qiu Ju said suddenly.

Liu Hao has already sensed it, "Xiaoju'er, just watch and deal with it."

A large number of horses rushed forward, all wearing leather armor, they were Datang light cavalry.

Datang's light cavalry is well-known in various countries. Although their combat power is not as good as that of heavy cavalry, they are more flexible than heavy cavalry.

Instead of bows and arrows, they used hand crossbows.

The hand crossbow is light and can be held with one hand, and can hold ten short arrows at a time.

Although the shooting range is not as good as that of a strong bow, the power in a short distance is not much different, and it is fired quickly, making it harder to resist.

Hand crossbows are also one of the best weapons to use against martial arts masters.

At the same time, each light cavalry also carried a net made of oil rope, which was difficult to break with swords. If caught in the net, even a congenital master would find it difficult to break free.

With hand crossbows and oil rope nets, ordinary martial arts masters can only catch them with nothing.

Whether it is fighting the enemy on the battlefield or dealing with some martial arts people, the light cavalry can play a big role.

A team of a hundred people rushed over and surrounded the carriage, and raised their hand crossbows to aim at the carriage.

Just waiting for an order, the carriage can be shot into a hornet's nest.

The door of the car opened slowly, and the light cavalry immediately became tense, holding the hand crossbow a little tighter.

Qiu Ju, who was wearing a pale yellow dress, came out of the carriage.

The light cavalry became even more nervous. The order said that this woman killed the guards of Huangcheng.

The centurion headed by the cavalry did not give the order to shoot directly, but took a step forward on his horse, clasped his fists towards Qiu Ju, and performed the courtesy of a martial artist, "¨" Girl, you killed Huang Cheng yesterday. garrison."

Qiu Ju's eyes swept over everyone one by one, her beautiful eyes were cold, for some reason, everyone she saw felt their necks tighten and felt a bone-chilling chill.

Qiu Ju's voice was as cold as her gaze, "The master said, if you don't want to die, get out of the way."

The centurion frowned slightly, and his eyes turned cold.

As a soldier, how could he be scared off by Qiu Ju's words (promise is good).

Through the information sent yesterday, he knew that the person in front of him was very powerful in martial arts, but he had also done enough preparations on his side.

At such a short distance, with hand crossbows and oil rope nets, he is not afraid even facing the Grandmaster.

He didn't believe it, the young woman who was too beautiful in front of him had already surpassed the master.

"Girl, I have a military order, and I must take you back."

A soldier, a military order, even if you die, you can't take half a step back. This is a soldier's integrity.

Qiu Ju's face didn't change at all, she whispered, "Master, do you want to kill?"

There was no movement in the carriage, and Qiu Ju realized that what Liu Hao said just now was for her to handle, so it was up to her to decide whether to kill or not.

Qiu Ju realized that when Liu Hao seemed to be by her side, she didn't have to think about it.

On weekdays, everything is in the palm of his hand.

Liu Hao also saw this clearly, and felt that Qiu Ju had to make up her own mind.

Qiu Ju understood Liu Hao's thoughts after a little thought, and now she had an idea in her mind, she opened her mouth slightly, "Since you don't want to leave, then don't leave!"

Chapter 199 There Are Such Martial Arts in the World

Jian Guang exploded.

The centurion didn't even see how Qiu Ju drew the sword, his eyes were full of dazzling sword light, and there was nothing in the world except the sword light.

"Shoot the arrows, let the arrows go!" The centurion had already responded with the fastest speed in his life, but his voice was drowned in the sword light.

The screams were endless, and the centurion was in pain all over, but he couldn't tell where he was injured.

I just feel that my whole body is being pointed at by a sharp sword, and the pain is unbearable.

Not to mention being good at hand crossbows, it's very difficult to move in a row.

When his eyesight recovered, he saw that the carriage had gone away.

All the hundreds of cavalrymen under him fell from their horses and lay on the ground in a mess, screaming on the ground.

Not only his subordinates, but also his body was covered with wounds, but fortunately, they were all just superficial wounds.

He didn't care about the carriage, and hurriedly dismounted to check on the situation of his brothers.

After inspection, it was found that these brothers' injuries looked serious, but in fact they were all skin traumas, which were not life-threatening.

It's just that these skin traumas are a little scary. Everyone has nearly a hundred wounds on their bodies, and each wound is almost exactly the same regardless of depth or length.

And with so many wounds, these cavalrymen have completely lost their combat effectiveness, and it is estimated that they will have to lie on the bed for a period of time before they can fully recover.

It is unimaginable to be able to do this step.

And he was the least injured, obviously the opponent's subordinates showed mercy.

Otherwise, with the opponent's martial arts, I am afraid that no one in the hundred-man team including himself can survive under this sword.

"There are such martial arts in the world."

He was amazed, but this was not the time to think about it, he had to find a way to bring these brothers back.

Immediately, he took out the hand crossbow and replaced it with a special loud arrow, and fired it into the sky.

The loud arrow exploded in the air, sending out bursts of howling, which spread very far.

On the carriage, Liu Hao said with a smile, "This time, my heart softened, I didn't kill you."

Qiu Ju said, "These are soldiers, they are only following orders, so the crime is not fatal."

Qiu Ju's approach was the same as Liu Hao's approach in repelling officers and soldiers in Huangcheng yesterday.

It is enough to kill the person in charge, and the people under him are just following orders, and they will not die for their crimes.

And this time the centurion was also clear-eyed, and he didn't have any wrong thoughts, so Qiu Ju showed affection under his hands and didn't kill him.

The carriage drove for another half a day, and a group of cavalry passed by.

Looking at the direction, it should be starting from Ningcheng, and it should be to help the previous team of cavalry.

After all, although Qiu Ju didn't kill anyone, those cavalrymen were temporarily incapacitated.

Open the car curtain to let the wind in. The wind here is no longer hot and dry, and it is close to the Shengtang Grand Canal, so the wind has already carried some moisture.

The slightly cool wind blowing on the face made people feel a little better.

Liu Hao said with a smile, "Ningcheng is almost here, and then you can see the Grand Canal of the Tang Dynasty."

"You can also see the scene of thousands of sails moving in unison on the pier, which is much more beautiful than Yueliang Lake."

Compared to Huang (chba) City, Ning City is slightly larger in scale.

Moreover, there is an army stationed outside Ning City.

There are some Jianghu gangs in the Grand Canal of the prosperous Tang Dynasty. These Jianghu gangs often plunder passing merchant ships. In order to deter them, the Tang Dynasty sent troops to station here.

There are both navy and army in this army, and there are ten thousand people in total, which is enough to suppress various gangs.

It is precisely because of this that the five hundred li waterway from Ningcheng is relatively peaceful.

And the cities that these five hundred miles of waterway pass through are also cities with relatively developed commerce and trade in Datang.

These rivers and lakes gangs can't beat the official army, so they can only hide in more remote places.

The entire Tang Dynasty Grand Canal is thousands of miles long, and it will pass through some inaccessible deep mountains and old forests, where the gangs of the rivers and lakes are most active.

Datang also often dispatched troops to destroy them, but the effect was mediocre.

These gangs hid in deep mountains and old forests, and some even hid in some unknown water holes, it was difficult to be dug out.

Therefore, in order to do business, many caravans either pay enough protection fees, or they can only take detours, which will waste a lot of time.

The carriage entered Ningcheng. Although Ningcheng was only a few hundred miles away from Huangcheng, it felt completely different.

There is no quaint atmosphere here, and it is replaced by a kind of prosperity, with more fireworks.

You can often see fleets of convoys walking on the streets with a large amount of goods.

Many businessmen from various countries can also be seen here.

There were also crowds of people on both sides of the street, shouting one after another.

The roads here are more spacious and can completely accommodate horse-drawn carriages.

Everyone followed the road and went directly to the pier.

The sound of rushing water came in, and the pier was even more lively than the city.

Workers are constantly loading and unloading, sending boxes of goods onto the ship and pulling boxes of goods from the ship at the same time.

Even so, this is still not the most prosperous city in Datang.

After the carriage arrived at the pier, it went much slower.

There are too many people coming and going here, so you have to give way to pedestrians.

Many people were very curious about the unmanned carriages. Many people stopped to watch and found that these horses would avoid pedestrians, as if they had been spiritually connected.

Huang Rong looked outside through the car curtain, her small face was full of excitement, and she couldn't help but admire, "It's such a big pier, how many boats should there be here?"

Liu Hao said, "About two to three hundred ships. Ningcheng's wharf can only be regarded as a fair scale in Datang, not the largest."

Two to three hundred ships is already a lot, Liu Hao pointed out that it was the kind of big ships that were loaded, not those small ships.

If you count all the small boats, there are probably over a thousand boats on the pier.

The pier is very large, and the carriage took a long time to pass the cargo ship area.

Once passing the cargo ship area, there are fewer people on the pier.

Into the line of sight is a beautiful building boat.

These building ships are smaller than cargo ships, but more exquisite.

Just like the boats on Yueliang Lake, some are engaged in the wine and food business, while others are engaged in the flesh and blood business.

There are also a few buildings that are unique to dignitaries.

If you go further down along the pier, you can see warships one after another, which are the ships of the army.

Each ship can accommodate hundreds of soldiers, and there are hundreds of such warships.

"Qiu Ju, there are also our building boats here?" Liu Hao looked at some of the building boats as if he had known him before.

What is familiar is not the appearance of the building boat, but the mark on it, which is similar to the building ship in Yueliang Lake.

Qiu Ju confirmed Liu Hao's words, "Yes, sir, not only here, but also in the entire canal of the prosperous Tang Dynasty, and on some famous lakes in the Tang Dynasty, there are our building boats."

Liu Hao chuckled, "Unexpectedly, our little Ju'er is still a good businessman. It's only been a few years of work, and he has already managed to do business in the Tang Dynasty."

Qiu Ju was a little shy when she was praised, "It's all thanks to the master. If it weren't for Guanxianju, Qiu Ju wouldn't have so much capital. Now not only the Tang Dynasty, but also the Ming Dynasty and other countries have our property."

Liu Hao asked, "Is Xiaoju'er busy with such a big business?"

Qiu Ju said, "Different people take care of industries in different countries. Xiao Ju is only responsible for reconciling accounts and is not too busy. The one who is really busy is Liu Chi. He is a good material for doing business. His talent in this area is better than that of martial arts. many."