mountains and rivers and rewards

"Careful, I'll be here soon."

Qin Min quickly retracted Mo Dao, avoiding Gu Youchuan's sight, he couldn't be as calm as disciple Changge, it seemed that this kind of flirting was a natural skill, and he could pick it up easily.

Gu Youchuan watched Qin Min go out in a panic, but his smile still didn't fade away. He felt that the short half hour today was enough for him to reminisce for a lifetime.He tidied up his clothes, put his hair crown back together, went to the luggage, found out a pack of medicine, poured it directly into his mouth and ate it as quickly as he could, as if he couldn't taste the bitter taste at all, without even frowning.

Gu Youchuan deliberately lay on the bed and waited for Qin Min to go out first, just to secretly take the medicine.Although Qin Min knew that Gu Youchuan was poisoned, he didn't know that Gu Youchuan's condition was getting worse these days. It used to only attack at night, but now he sometimes needed medicine to survive even in the morning.

"It will take a while." Gu Youchuan drank his saliva and washed down the bitter and astringent medicine powder in his mouth, thinking to himself.

Gu Youchuan picked up the Qingyuliu, and walked out of the camp like a dog. He still doesn't know the strength of the two sides here, but it is right to trust Qin Min unconditionally. It's just that he is new here today, and he is not familiar with the camp. Quan didn't see Qin Min's figure, so he had no choice but to stop a Cang Yun soldier casually, and asked, "Excuse me, where is Qin Min now?"

The soldier looked up and down at Gu Youchuan, a smile suddenly appeared on his expressionless face, and he answered the wrong question: "Are you Brother Gu?"

Gu Youchuan: "...It's me." He really didn't recognize the person in front of him, thinking, could this be one of the little boys he taught at Yanmen Pass before?

"I'm Li Erzhuang, and I lived in the same room with Qin Min at that time!" Li Erzhuang said familiarly while leading the way, "After you left, Qin Min always complained, and you didn't write any letters after complaining for a long time...Brother Gu Don't report to Qin Min, he's going to beat me up."

Li Erzhuang has changed a lot, from slightly fat before to lean now, and his height has also been raised. Gu Youchuan thought about it carefully for a long time before matching him with the young boy in his memory.Hearing Li Erzhuang's words, Gu Youchuan remembered that Qin Min had taken good care of him at Yanmen Pass a few years ago, but unfortunately he didn't get any response. Thinking about it, he always felt that he owed Qin Min more.

"Don't worry, I won't say it," Gu Youchuan suddenly thought carefully, and continued to ask, "Does Qin Min keep mentioning me?"

Li Erzhuang is simple, and Gu Youchuan will answer whatever he asks. He waved his hands and said, "That's not true." He raised his head and thought for a while to add, "I just keep looking at "The Analects" in a daze, and I don't know what's wrong with him. .”

"...Let's review the past and learn the new." Gu Youchuan was happy, and he pretended to be a gentleman, so he fooled Li Erzhuang into believing him.

Qin Min is going to lead a navy this time, and he doesn't have enough combat experience on land, let alone on water.This matter also spread to the ears of the Spike Army, coupled with the anger of the Cangyun Army's ridicule, this time their warships assembled faster than usual.

"Our warship is going to the second port, let the brothers take their positions." Qin Min stood on the bank of the river, looking at his own warship sadly. use.

If it weren't for the warships and other equipment that were not at the same level as the Spike Army, the Cangyun Army could completely turn the defense into an offensive posture.However, the imperial court has no financial support, so it can only be supplied by a martial arts sect.

"Qin Min is there." Li Erzhuang pointed to the shore, Qin Min was busy arranging troops and making the final confirmation.

Gu Youchuan stood still, did not step forward, looked in Qin Min's direction, as if he was the only one in his eyes, and seemed to be fascinated by it, and then asked Li Erzhuang: "Can you tell me about the current situation of Cangyun Army? "

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When the Cangyun army heard the order from the Spike Army, it was almost sunset, and the northwest wind blew up on the water, which still had a lot of resistance to the movement of the ships, so they had to ask the soldiers to respond quickly, even if Qin Min gave orders. any hesitation.

"Let's go." Following Qin Min's sound, the Cangyun Army's horn sounded bluntly and spread smoothly across the land.

Qin Min took a deep breath, and after careful selection, soldiers with some experience in water combat boarded the boat together, ready to start the first step of his plan.

"Don't forget to fight, follow my instructions and retreat." Qin Min reminded the soldiers driving the boat again.

"clear."

"Idlers are not allowed to enter!"

"?" The ship had just started, and Qin Min heard a few fragmented words. He looked towards the port and saw two Cangyun soldiers blocking the entrance, preventing Gu Youchuan from entering. He hurriedly shouted over the side of the boat: "Let him in...he is here to help me."

Seeing that the deputy general had spoken, Gu Youchuan didn't hesitate anymore, and landed beside Qin Min lightly, saying, "I'll accompany you."

This is a battle under Qin Min's command. He doesn't want anyone to sacrifice, let alone Gu Youchuan, so he originally didn't want to bring Gu Youchuan to the battlefield. Really need to waste some effort.Qin Min smelled the scent of medicine coming from Gu Youchuan's body, which seemed to have a calming effect. He was still nervous at first, but now he became quiet because of the people around him for no reason.

"You don't need to be brave, this time we don't want to fight head-on, just protect yourself." Qin Min told Gu Youchuan that the boat was not in a hurry on the river.

"Listen to Vice Admiral Qin." Gu Youchuan untied Qingyu Liu and held it in his hands, standing side by side with Qin Min at the bow of the boat, looking at the seemingly calm Yellow River ahead, none of them knew what would happen soon, but No matter what the situation is, the two of them will face it together.

The Spike Army in front dispatched a total of six ships, and the Cangyun Army only had four ships, and Cangyun Army was slightly inferior in terms of numbers.

In order to keep track of the Spike Army's movements in real time, Qin Min stood at the bow of the ship at great risk.

"It's very close, less than a hundred feet away," Qin Min squinted his eyes to measure the distance between the two sides, "The archers are ready... no, wait a minute. The whole army is on standby! Pass me the glazed mirror."

The soldier hurriedly gave the mirror to Qin Min. At this moment, Qin Min's expression changed drastically, and he looked at the opposite side through the small piece of glass mirror without blinking.

Qin Min didn't even realize that the cold sweat was running down his forehead. Looking at it, he found that the Spike Army sent two warships, and there were small catapults on the main battleship. It would be a disaster if they got within their range.

"Retreat! Try to keep a hundred feet away from the Spike Army." Qin Min said.

The warships were narrow and fast, and they were specially designed to hit each other's hulls. Those two warships were approaching their warships at an extremely fast speed, and it was difficult to get rid of them.

"The archers on both sides are always paying attention to the direction of the boat." Qin Min walked from the bow to the stern. Their ship was leading the battle, which also meant that they were at the end when retreating.

Suddenly the entire hull shook, Qin Min couldn't stand still and Gu Youchuan quickly picked him up.

"What?" Qin Min straightened up with Gu Youchuan, and looked at the stern of the ship where the vibration came from.

I saw a thick iron chain firmly hooked to the side of their boat. This was a chain thrown from the Spike boat, connecting the two sides together, making the Cangyun Army's hull unable to accelerate forward or change lanes left and right. .

At this time, the warships on both sides were getting closer and closer to them, and the bows and arrows could not have any major impact on the well-equipped ramming ship.

Qin Min almost grabbed the Mo Dao and rushed forward, trying to cut off the iron chain, but the shock made him almost lose his grip, and only a few marks were left, and the cut was not continuous at all.

"Take the soldiers to stop the boats on both sides." Gu Youchuan looked at the other end of the iron chain. He narrowed his eyes and found that it seemed to be fixed on the Spike ship with a wooden mechanism. It's much more destructive, and he said, "I'll go there."

Qin Min was still at a loss when he heard it, but he had a bad premonition, he held Gu Youchuan tightly, and said in a deep voice, "You are not allowed to go anywhere, stay in the cabin for me."

Gu Youchuan gently shook Qin Min's hand, motioned him to relax, and joked, "Am I waiting in the cabin for those two boats to collide? Be good, don't worry, I'll be fine."

Qin Min was speechless by what he said, let go of his hand, but seeing Gu Youchuan was extremely worried, so he began to blame himself for why he didn't think that the Wolf Fang Army would have such an attack at first.

Qin Min was slightly distracted, and saw Gu Youchuan's figure flashing past his eyes, stepping on the iron chain and rushing towards the direction of the Spike Army. Only then did Qin Min understand what Gu Youchuan wanted to do.

At this time, the bows and arrows of both sides have not stopped. Gu Youchuan shuttled through the arrow feathers, which made people feel palpitating. Qin Min was frightened and ignited. Is it okay to be mad?"

Qin Min immediately stopped the archers here, for fear that Gu Youchuan would be hurt by his own people, and then he concentrated on dealing with the two boats that were getting closer. Their speed was obviously slowed down by the iron chain, and even There is a possibility of falling behind with the ships in front.

"Prepare stones, don't let them approach." Qin Min ordered.

Gu Youchuan's ears were buzzing, and he was not completely sure of taking the risk to do such a thing. Now, the closer he was to the enemy ship, the stronger the bow and arrow coming towards him, and it became more and more difficult to parry.

He put all his eggs in one basket and put the sword in the piano back into the sapphire flow. At this time, the distance between him and the Spike Army was shortening, and the sound of the piano was enough to affect him. There were fewer bows and arrows coming, and several spike soldiers standing at the bow were knocked down with the sound of the piano transformed by internal force.

Gu Youchuan was delighted, the wooden mechanism was in front of him, he stopped playing, the sword in the piano was unsheathed,