Wu Qimai, Han Chang and others remonstrated: "Fourth Prince, if you fire arrows at this time, you can completely eliminate Zhao Deji and others..."
"Catch alive or release arrows?"
"Kill, lest you have long nights and dreams..."
Jin Wushu frowned, but Wu Qimai knew that he couldn't take action because Hua Rong was there. He bowed and said: "Fourth Prince, you can't hesitate any longer! We can't fail because of a woman. If Zhao Deji is allowed to escape again, we will All the hard work has been in vain..."
Jin Wushu was still hesitating.
Han Chang couldn't help it anymore: "Fourth Prince, how can you be so kind to a woman on the battlefield?"
Jin Wushu waved his hand and said flatly: "Step back."
Everyone retreated. Jin Wushu had made up his mind at this time, but he still held on to the last glimmer of hope: "Hua Rong, I allow you to go ashore alone. Come out..."
It was still quiet in the night.
"Hua Rong, come out quickly. Otherwise, if the arrows are fired, you will be dead..."
Still no sound.
Wu Qimai urged again: "Fourth Prince, we can't wait any longer..."
Jin Wushu stared angrily at the sea under the night. The woman refused to come out until now. She wanted to be a wife, so he would depend on her; she wanted to escape, so he would let her go. However, she had promised everything, and in the end, she still remained To marry someone else.
"Fourth Prince, if she survives, she will also be Yue Pengju's wife. What does that have to do with you? Why should you show mercy to the wife of an enemy general?"
These words were like adding fuel to the fire, hurting Jin Wushu. He laughed wildly: "Hua Rong, I have done my best to be benevolent and righteous. I will let you die for Zhao Deji today to fulfill your foolish loyalty..."
King Qin was furious when he heard that he was proud and shameless. He pulled Hua Rong hard, wrapped her in his arms, protected her, and whispered: "If I can escape, I will definitely break his neck with my own hands..." "
Hua Rongqing knew that the time had come. When he saw King Qin covering himself completely with his body, he sighed: "Qin Shangcheng, I'm really sorry for you. You don't need to worry about me. You can definitely escape by yourself... "
"Silly girl, I will be with you whether I live or die..."
Before he finished speaking, Jin Wushu said decisively: "Fire the arrow! Everyone is waiting, kill without mercy!"
The Jin army no longer had any scruples, and arrows flew like raindrops.
Everyone was dodging left and right, with their whole bodies at the bottom of the boat. For a long time, they couldn't breathe, but they didn't dare to show up, otherwise they would be shot into hedgehogs immediately.
Hua Rong was immersed in the water for a long time, and she almost couldn't hold on anymore. Fortunately, she was wearing King Qin's strange vest, which kept her from sinking. King Qin held her waist firmly, not daring to let go at all, for fear of a wave coming. , she will die.
"Girl..."
"Qin Shangcheng, let me go and go by yourself."
"Girl, hold on for a moment longer."
"No, I can't do it anymore. Qin Shangcheng, please go."
He roared angrily: "How could I leave you?" He exerted force and almost dragged her forward.
As soon as the two of them came up, an arrow was shot. King Qin pushed her head into the water, and the arrow had already hit his shoulder.
"Qin Shangcheng..."
"It's okay." He gritted his teeth, pulled out the arrow, and threw it into the water.
On the opposite side, screams were heard repeatedly, and people died one after another. Jin Wushu stood on the cabin with a jar of wine, paying attention to identify which screams came from "her".
Hua Rong, will he die like this
This woman will eventually die by her own hands!
A small boat rushed over, and the soldier on the boat shouted: "Report to the Fourth Prince that many rafts were found ahead..."
"Raft? Whose force is it?"
"You can't see clearly in the dark."
"Investigate quickly, don't be careless."
Another soldier rushed in: "Fourth Prince, there are a lot of dead grass on the sea?"
"What it is?"
"I don't know, it floated here from upstream."
"Is it Song Shuijun's trick?"
"It's not like Song Shui's army used warships. These rafts look like they were newly built..."
Jin Wushu also felt that the raft was too crude, like a fisherman's home, but he felt uneasy in the end. "The pirates are a mob, and they are not under the command of King Qin, so there is nothing to be afraid of. Han Chang, just attack according to the plan."
"yes."
"Strengthen the attack, use rockets, and Zhao Deji will definitely be killed."
"yes."
With this order, the Jin army's attack became more fierce. Arrows with gunpowder fell into the sea water and spread quickly, making hiding more difficult.
"Qin Shangcheng, please leave quickly and leave me alone."
"Girl, I will never leave you even if I die..."
In the distance, there was a sudden exclamation, which was coming from the Jin Army ship.
Jin Wushu immediately looked back and saw the Jin army's warships entangled together, as if they could not move no matter how hard they slid. He could only hear screams and the sound of cannon fire from the opposite side.
"Han Chang, what's going on?"
"Those rafts, rafts..."
The sky-high firelight illuminated the shoal of the sea, and I saw many rotten trees and grass floating upstream. The Jin army's ship was entangled in the grass, like glue, and it could not move even if its drum was used to hold the pole. Similarly, even with the pirates' rampage, the driving boat equipped with a ramrod could not move at all. Both sides were in a state of shock and uncertainty, stuck together.
At this moment, the giant rafts suddenly accelerated and rushed towards them. Only then did everyone see clearly that underneath the rafts, there were all soldiers in black. When they came out, they were standing densely packed. On the leading raft, there was a burly young man. The man was wearing heavy armor and shouted loudly: "Yue Pengju of the Great Song Dynasty is here, kill..."
As soon as the shouts subsided, the soldiers on the raft jumped onto the Jin army's warship and started hacking and killing indiscriminately.
Everyone in the sea didn't understand what happened. They saw a flash of fire and a blast of trumpets. The situation of the battle turned around. Hua Rong was so excited that he almost broke away from King Qin's hand: "It's Pengju, Pengju is here." , that’s his trumpet call, I know it’s him... Peng Ju... "
When Zhao Deji heard these two words, he felt relieved and almost fainted.
Xu Caizhi hurriedly supported him, his voice trembling with joy: "The official family is saved, saved..."
Jin Wushu was defeated by Yue Pengju many times. He knew that his sudden attack this time must be well planned, but under this situation, how could he let Zhao Deji go? At that moment, regardless of the situation of the battle ahead, he shouted and ordered the boat to pursue Zhao Deji.
Arrows came like a raindrop. King Qin groaned and was hit by another arrow on his shoulder.
Hua Rong was in front of him. He groaned and said anxiously: "Qin Shangcheng, what's wrong?"
"It's okay, let's go."
"How could it be okay?" She grabbed him with her backhand, and it was wet, and she didn't know if it was seawater or blood.
King Qin let go of his hand and Hua Rong's body sank. He immediately held her up firmly: "Girl, you go first."
Hua Rong ignored him at all, only held his hand tightly without letting go at all, and swam forward together desperately.
In the desperate situation, he saw a small boat approaching quickly beside the raft. Xu Caizhi was overjoyed and shouted: "Yue Pengju, Pengju..."
"Master Xu, is it you..."
"It's me, the officials are here, we are all here..."
The boat accelerated, and the sailors in front held up their shields to block the incoming arrows. Yue Pengju jumped onto the bow, stretched out his hand, grabbed Zhao Deji, who was being held by three people, and pulled him on board: "Your Majesty... "
Two people in official robes had already rushed over to help him up: "The prefect of Zhenjiang came late to save me, your majesty forgives me."
"No courtesy, dear ladies, thank you for your hard work."
Zhao Deji could barely say this, and he slumped down on the boat, almost fainting. Everyone quickly helped him up and walked into the cabin. Water and dry food were already prepared on the cabin table. Everyone sat down and started eating. …
Lin Zhijie and others also boarded the boat one after another. Yue Pengju took a quick look and couldn't see Hua Rong, so he shouted anxiously: "Sister..."
"I'm here… "
At this time, the Jin army's attack intensified, and Yue Pengju ignored the danger. He held up the sea shield, drove the raft himself, swept away the bows and arrows, and rowed forward.
"Pengju, it's dangerous, come back quickly..."
"No, my sister hasn't been found yet."
"elder sister… "
"Pengju..."
The Jin army's offensive suddenly weakened. It turned out that the five-tooth warship led by Yang Sanshu merged with the Song army and broke through the Jin army's net. The old pirate blew a conch and shouted: "Your Majesty, where are you..."
"here!"
Yue Pengju saw the direction clearly, jumped into the water and swam over. At this time, King Qin was almost exhausted. He loosened his hand and let go of Hua Rong. Yue Pengju pulled her, turned his face, and saw that King Qin was tired, and stretched out his hand to pull him: "Thank you very much." You, King Qin..."
"You bastard, get out of here, I won't die..."
He waved his hand and opened Yue Pengju's hand. Yue Pengju hugged Hua Rong and climbed onto the boat. When he reached out to hold the King of Qin, the King of Qin snorted.
A five-tooth warship quietly approached.
This is King Qin's ace warship on the island. He has a total of three such large ships, one of which was damaged in the previous attack by the Jin army. This one is the largest ship in the direct line. It is well-equipped, whether it is an elite soldier or a Song navy army. , all beyond reach.
The King of Qin was very scheming. At first, he did not dispatch his elite troops. Later, when he was forced to a critical moment of life and death, he put down the signal and hurriedly summoned his direct descendants who had been waiting for a long time.
The Five-Tooth Warship was led by an old pirate. The name of the old pirate is unknown. Everyone calls him Uncle Yang Sanshu. He is also the first person on the island who has some medical skills and can read and write. In recent years, most of King Qin's strategies have been carried out by He revealed that Hua Rong's "tombstone" was also written by him. Because Li Xing and other close confidants were dead, King Qin trusted Yang Sanshu even more. Even he himself respectfully called him "Third Uncle".
The minions have already put down the elevator: "Your Majesty, come up quickly..."
Two minions jumped down and supported him, one on the left and the other on the right: "Your Majesty, are you okay?"
"I'm fine."
Seeing that he was still not coming up, Hua Rong couldn't help but said: "Qin Shangcheng, come up..."
He felt warm in his heart, jumped onto his pirate ship, and then said with confidence: "Girl, I will come back to you when I catch Jin Wushu."
When Hua Rong was about to call him again, Yue Pengju whispered in her ear: "There's no need to call him, he doesn't want to face the government..."
She was shocked and immediately understood that what Yue Pengju said was true. Although Qin Shangcheng had made great achievements this time, accompanying the emperor is like accompanying a tiger. The noble sentiment of ordinary people that "a scholar will die for a confidant" is not suitable for an emperor. My own siblings also took many detours before they understood this truth.
As soon as the two of them got on the boat, they saw Eunuch Kang hurriedly folding his hands: "Where is the King of Qin?"
Hua Rong saw that he was very attentive to King Qin these days. She didn't know it was because of his "secret love", but thought it was the emperor's concern. He shook his head and said, "He went to intercept Jin Wushu."
"Is he injured? Is it serious?"
“…”
Hua Rong looked at him strangely. She herself was weak due to fatigue and soaking. Before she could answer, her body went limp. Yue Pengju hurriedly hugged her: "Sister, what's wrong?"
She forced a smile, stood firm, and followed Yue Pengju into the cabin.
A soldier had already handed over dry clothes, and Yue Pengju closed the door. Hua Rong changed his clothes randomly, and he didn't know if it was because he felt relaxed, but he swayed a little and almost fell down.
"elder sister?"
Yue Pengju pushed the door open and came in, hugging her. She was so shocked that she forced a smile: "It's okay, it's okay."