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The boat that Lu Shiji was on was the Lu family's big boat, which was almost invincible in the waterway of the Nanjiang River. None of the sailors and captains could have imagined that there would be people who would dare to pluck the tiger's head, so they never took precautions.

In fact, it's the same whether you are defensive or not.

The Lu family's large boats are all made of wood, only cowhide and iron armor are wrapped around the hull.

But the opponent's cannon was aimed at overtime, and the huge ship building on the river was no different from a live target, and it was absolutely accurate.

The first shell blasted the back deck of the building, and the small half of the stern was cut into the river. The second shell directly hit the ship building, and the debris splashed, mixed with the crew's screams and exclamations. The hull above the second floor was destroyed. The explosion was gone, and the big ship completely lost its balance and began to tilt to one side.

"Save Xiao Langjun quickly! Xiao Langjun has fallen into the river!"

Someone on board exclaimed.

Then, one after another, figures jumped into the river and swam towards the boy floating in the middle of the river.

The second shell was aimed at the direction where I was when it landed. If it was really blown upright, it must be the result of life and death.

Lu Shiji was also a ruthless person, he jumped into the river without hesitation.

He saw clearly that his ship was determined not to be able to fight against the opponent's artillery. It would be better to go directly into the water and rely on the protection of the river to avoid disaster. With the water quality he grew up in the South River, it would not be a big deal to wait for his subordinates to rescue him. Difficult.

It's just that he didn't expect the speed of the opponent's cannonball to be extremely fast, that is, just after taking off, the black metal ball had already hit the deck.The force of the explosion pushed him directly in the opposite direction, hitting a broken mast, and then being thrown into the sky with a secondary explosion.Lu Shiji's right leg was blown off on the spot, bleeding from his mouth and nose, and severe pain made him lose consciousness instantly.

No matter how good the water quality is, it cannot be used when the consciousness is not clear.Lu Shiji was like a stone, submerged straight into the water, quickly sinking towards the bottom of the river.

Surrounding him were hidden guards and dead soldiers who had been domesticated since he was a child. He was dizzy from the bombardment before, and when he regained his senses and found that his master had fallen into the water, someone immediately went into the water to rescue him.

If they want to save, they have to see if their opponents give them a chance.

As soon as someone entered the water, the small wooden boat over there started a second round of bombardment.

This time Ning Fei didn't care about the overturned building boat, he just launched around the position where he had been when he landed, and made a large splash in the river.

The people on the boat were not vegetarians either, so they immediately bent their bows and set up arrows to shoot at the wooden boat not far away, forcing the opponent to retreat out of range.

But the range of the artillery far exceeds that of a strong bow and crossbow. The small wooden boat wanders around the periphery, firing a cannon from time to time, and is not threatened by bows and arrows at all.

It was also the fate of the Zhilan Yushu of the Lu family, and the shortcoming of the artillery not being able to fire in bursts gave the dark guard a chance.A desperate soldier swam to Lu Shiji's side despite his injuries, strung up his body desperately, and pulled him towards the shore little by little.

At this time, the other boats of the Lu family also heard the sound of the guns and immediately approached the scene of the incident.

Although this is not the Nanjiang River, the Lu family's fleet has already extended its hand to the Qingniu River near Dingfeng City to resist tyranny through the aristocratic family.Now there are also eight or nine ships that frequently travel between the two waterways. Hearing that Mr. Shaolang was assassinated, the fleet quickly assembled and rushed towards the water surface where the incident happened.

Seeing this scene, the little wooden boat didn't bother to fight, and quickly turned the bow and turned back.

Strange to say, this ship couldn't see the sails, and the solitary hull went upstream, but it went steadily, and the speed was vaguely much faster than the building ship chasing behind.

This is also the reason why the ship was not noticed when it approached Dingfeng City all the way.If it weren't for the earth-shattering artillery, it would be too inconspicuous, silent, and easily hidden in the night.

assassin!This is the real assassin!

Everyone in the Lu family was horrified by the ghost-like boat.They really couldn't figure out what kind of boat could go fast in the upstream without sails. Even the Feng family's reverse sail boat had to raise the triangular sails to move forward, and it was far less fast than the boat in front of them.

But if they can't figure it out, they can't figure it out, but everyone doesn't rush to relax their pursuit.

This is the arrogant person who dared to assassinate the young patriarch of the Lu family on the river of the Lu family. Now the life and death of the young master is unknown. If this person cannot be caught, they will have no one to please when they go back!

Thinking of Lu Bei's methods, everyone couldn't help but shudder, and urged the oarsmen under him to row hard.

"Hurry up and hurry up! They took the wrong road and turned into the sheep's fork!"

The one rushing to the front was Lu Shiji's attendant cousin Lu Shiwen.

After messing up his marriage with the Feng family, Lu Shiwen lost face in the Lu family, and lived a very unhappy life.This time Lu Shi had already entered the Central Plains to rebel against Sima Ye, and Lu Shiwen also followed, hoping to make a few contributions and go back to wash off his stigma.

Lu Shiji had a good impression of this cousin, knowing that he was a clever man, and from time to time he would take over small matters with him.

This time Lu Shiji was about to return to South County, and Lu Shiwen was temporarily arranged to hand over Dingfeng City with Lu Tao's men, but he did not expect to escape unharmed.

When Lu Shiji's accident happened, Lu Shiwen happened to be at the pier on the shore, and saw with his own eyes that the big ship was capsized by a small boat of unknown origin. The opponent's goal is very clear, that is to make Lu Shiji die in Qingniu River.

Seeing this situation, Lu Shiwen's first reaction was not to save people. Lu Shiji had a lot of loyal and safe people around him, so it was not his turn to save people, so naturally someone would ask for help.

What he wants is a great achievement, he wants to catch the assassin who dares to assassinate the direct line of the Lu family!

If Lu Shiji died, catching the real culprit to avenge his son would be the most important thing for my uncle, and whoever gets the first shot will definitely be of great benefit to the future.If the cousin is fine, he can also take this opportunity to become his confidant, no matter what it is not a loss.

"Archers, knives and axes are all ready, and when we land on the shore, we will search the mountains with all our strength, and we must catch the assassin alive!"

The bow of the ship knew the direction of the Qingniu River clearly because it transported the grain and grass supplies needed by the coalition forces.

This river is incomparable with the meandering Nanjiang River. Not only is the water depth and water volume not much, but the upper reaches of the river have many shoals, making it difficult for large ships to move forward.

If the strange ship was really going along the main trunk of the Qingniu River, it would be hard for the Lu family's fleet to chase after it. After all, their large ships need to draw water, and the waterway is shallow and easy to run aground.

Fortunately, the strange boat turned on a fork and entered the Yangchazi River, the only tributary of the Qingniu River.The Yangchazi River is a small ditch that flows out of the Heifeng Mountain in the north. The boat has to run aground within a short distance. The Heifeng Mountain is so high and steep that it is a dead end.

No matter how skilled and daring an assassin is, he is not a god after all.

The cliffs of Heifeng Mountain are really mountains and mountains, and there is only one way to enter the mountain at the section of Qingniu River.When those assassins realize that they are in a panic and are taking a dead end that they can't go through, they can only wait to be caught in the urn!

With Lu Shiwen's order, the people on the big ship quickly moved into action.

The buildings and boats are equipped with well-trained guards, and even the oarsmen are strong and strong men. When you get off the boat and put on the knife, it is a powerful step.

The big boat docked on the shoal of the Yangcha River. Lu Shiwen got off the boat first, followed by countless sailors, like released caged animals, aggressively preparing to chase their prey.

The strange boat was much smaller than the tall boat, and could travel farther along the Yangcha River.But it was only a distance of one or two miles, and soon, the guards rushing to the front had already seen the strange boat thrown on the beach, and called for their companions to come and gather.

"Be careful, there might be an ambush on board!"

Lu Shiwen, who was closely guarded, reminded in a cold voice.

He brought a lot of people this time, and almost gathered all the family guards and tribes on the shore into his boat.These people were all well-trained practitioners, and soon someone surrounded the strange ship, observed it for a while, and after confirming that there was no problem, they asked Lu Shiwen to board the ship for inspection.

"Mr. Wenlang, those villains have already left."

Lu Shiwen was not surprised by this result.

He assigned some guards to stay to protect his safety, and the rest continued to pursue along the river bank.The Yangcha River on the left and right is not very long, and if you walk in for a while, you will probably be fighting hand to hand.

Lu Shiwen was not interested in fighting, so he boarded the strange ship and turned twice between the bow and the stern.

The appearance of this ship is no different from that of an ordinary wooden cargo ship, but the place where the mast was originally installed is empty.

There is a strange iron object in the middle of the boat, which is as tall as a person, and there is a faint heat coming out.

gurgling - gurgling - gurgling -

Curious, Lu Shiwen stretched out his hand to touch it, then withdrew it abruptly.

It turned out to be hot!What the hell is this? !

One of them came with a lantern.

"Lang Jun, this seems to be a pot."

He pointed to a corner on the side.

"My subordinates found coal over there. I heard that the border towns and barbarians don't have charcoal, so they often use coal for fire."

Lu Shiwen squinted slightly, looked in the direction of his finger, and found that it was indeed a black lump of coal.

Nanjun does not produce coal, but as a child of a shipping family, he has also seen these black stones, but this stone has black smoke when burned, which is not as elegant as gold silk charcoal.

Why put a pot on the boat?

This boat has a rudder but no sails. How can it walk in the water?

Soon, someone made a new discovery.

"Lang Jun, those villains can't go very far, it seems that the water is still boiling in this pot!"

A follower walked around the huge iron pot twice, and pointed to the filling port below.

"Look, my lord, the fire here is burning brightly. It should have been filled in before leaving. The villain probably didn't expect that the mudflat of the Yangcha River is so shallow that the boat can't go there at all."

gurgling - gurgling - gurgling -

The water in the pot seemed to have been boiling for a long time, and because the coals were burning, the flames never stopped.

Lu Shiwen was annoyed by the sound of gurgling water, but the feeding port was blocked again, so he could only let the pot keep boiling.

"Lang Jun, we found the artillery!"

One of them often comes to report happily.

"The group of gangsters ran away in such a hurry that they didn't even have time to dismantle Shen He, yet they were left behind for us!"

"Unfortunately, they fired all the shells, leaving only an empty barrel..."

Hearing what he said, Lu Shiwen's eyes lit up.

It was a pleasant surprise that the artillery was preserved!

He had heard about the power of frontier cannons early in the morning, and Uncle Tang also tried to search for skilled craftsmen to imitate them, but he still couldn't get the point.Now the sky has sent an artillery ship down. Is there anything more wonderful than this?

"The order goes on, no one is allowed to approach this ship without my permission, especially those who came to support from behind, all are not allowed to approach."

gurgling - gurgling - gurgling -

Lu Shiwen's heart suddenly felt a lot easier after the ship's affairs were settled properly.

The hard work this time is not in vain. With a ship and an assassin, it is a great achievement to go back, and it can completely wash away the previous stigma.He stood beside the iron object, listening to the sound of gurgling water, but he didn't even feel disturbed.

This thing is just a pot with a lid on it. The pot lid doesn’t know what has been done, and it can’t be moved at all. However, the temperature of the pot is still extremely hot, and a strange iron rod on it keeps tilting to the right. , already crooked to the end.

gurgling - gurgling gurgling -

I don't know if it's an illusion, but the sound of the water in the pot seems to be more urgent, and it is more and more obvious in the silent mountain forest.

The side of the Lu family came down from the boat that arrived later, so they naturally noticed the strange boat at a glance.Heifeng Mountain is just that big, and Lu Shiwen's boat arrived early, so it's probably useless to go there now, and can't get the first result.

The offshoots of the Lu family were not fools. They didn't know that the ship had a way, so they all gathered around to see what happened, but they were stopped by Lu Shiwen's men.Lu Shiwen had previously assigned most of his men to catch the assassins, but now only a small number of guards were left by his side, and all the people who got off the boat behind were packed into the boat in less than a moment, confronting Lu Shiwen's people faintly.

At this time, the accident happened suddenly.

I saw the "iron pot" that had been making muffled noises shake a few times, and suddenly exploded with a "boom".

The force of this explosion was comparable to that of a cannon, and the entire ship was brought into the air by it.Lu Shiwen, who was closest, was killed on the spot, and the shattered iron pieces of the pot flew around, turning into indiscriminate killing knives, instantly reaping the lives of the guards!

The boiling water bursting out of the boiler splashed like raindrops, covering everyone's bodies. Some people were burned to death on the spot, and some escaped the vital organs by chance, but they rolled and screamed on the ground because they couldn't bear the high temperature, but they couldn't be relieved. No pain!

The cannon that everyone was thinking about was thrown high into the air under the huge impact force, and then smashed heavily on the mountain wall beside it, rolling down into the river together with countless gravels, smashing the sternum of several sailors, and dying.

In just an instant, the originally quiet Yangcha River turned into a purgatory.

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Ning Zaozi: The usage in the article is incorrect!Do not dry-boil under pressure!Please use the pressure boiler safely!