Other teams had already put the dragon boats into the water, and the team members jumped on the dragon boats one after another and rowed to the center of the river to wait. There are 18 people on each of the five teams. This kind of dragon boat can only be regarded as a small dragon boat. In Jiangsu and Zhejiang areas, dragon boats are not called boats but dragon boats. There are thirty-six people in the boat, commonly known as Thirty-six Xiangguan, and there are even larger ones, forty-eight people. The people in the boat move according to the sound of drums, and their shouts are loud and heroic.
Liang Chuan had not yet boarded the boat, and was doing pre-war mobilization for all the team members on the riverside: "Victory or defeat depends on this. If you win, I will let you go to Po Chai Lane to have a good time in the evening, and then I will ensure that you are released from prison soon or you will die." I can get a light sentence, but if I lose, whoever makes a mistake, I will chop up his body and feed it to the bastard in the river tomorrow!"
In fact, not only did Gao Chun say the same thing to them before they arrived, with threats and inducements, which were a hundred times more terrifying than Liang Chuan, but Si Fangxing even said the same thing, if they mess up today, they will be judged by Weiyuan Building tomorrow. He's an assassin, he'll be killed on the road. To be honest, they were not too afraid of the threats from Liang Chuan and Gao Chun. Even if Lingnan left Quanzhou Prefecture, they would not be able to interfere. However, Si Fangxing was different. Those who were escorted and handed over were all his people. A note can make them disappear from the world.
In fact, they didn't need to be threatened like Liang Chuan. After spending countless days and nights in Weiyuan Tower, Liang Chuan treated them as human beings and gave them meat and wine. After rowing for a few days, everyone became more energetic. Now the eyes of the first female are glowing green when you see them. How dare you fight to have fun on the bellies of those sluts at night?
"Don't worry, Senior Official. Today we have to risk our lives to give face to Mr. Gao Siye and you, Senior Official. If we lose, you don't have to do anything. We will sink into the river ourselves!" The team members clapped their chests and vowed. Military orders.
Liang Chuan was very satisfied with this momentum, and what he wanted was this kind of heroic spirit of fighting to the death, and said loudly: "Get into the water!"
The dragon's head entered the water first, and Liang Chuan jumped onto the bow of the boat, holding two big drumsticks in his hands. The others all held oars in their hands and gradually got on the dragon boat one by one.
The people looked at the Liangchuan dragon boat on the shore and saw at a glance that there was something wrong. There was an extra person in the boat. According to the rules of the competition, each dragon boat team can only have eighteen rowers.
Pu Geng and Wu Qingting stood together. Their families were as thick as each other, so they looked up to each other. The Sun family was not weaker than them, but Master Sun was not here, and they did not want to get close to the eldest son of a concubine.
"Why did this kid go up on his own? He can also row?" Pu Geng only knew that his team of Kunlun slaves were all the best athletes. Even if there was one more person in the Weiyuan Tower team, this team would be old, weak, sick and disabled. Can't beat myself.
He had already asked someone to inquire about it. Si Fangxing was leading the Weiyuanlou team, and the team members were all his soldiers. These soldiers were good at robbing houses and robbing houses. If they were asked to row dragon boats, they could pull them down. They didn't even have the strength to pick up the scum, so thank God they could row to the finish line.
Wu Qingting is worried. He still doesn't know that there are three wanted criminals in his team. This matter is big or small. Zhao Weixian is not a soft-hearted person. He suffered a lot of blood and spent a hundred yuan to settle the last time Zi Yang broke into trouble. The catastrophic disaster that came out was a million dollars. Although he could come back after a few more trips to Southeast Asia in a few years, this experience made him truly realize his own powerlessness. The government wanted to crush them to death like a bird. They are like bedbugs. No matter how much money there is, what's the use? If your house is confiscated, it's not like making a wedding dress for others.
Could it be that Zhao Weixian asked Gao Chun to beat him? Wu Qingting's palms were sweaty, and he was cursing his mother in his heart. At this time, Old Ghost Pu still had the heart to care about how many people were on his mother's dragon boat?
However, he did say something reasonable: "The rule is that there are eighteen rowers, but it does not say that there can only be eighteen people on the boat."
Pu Geng was dumbfounded when he heard Wu Qingting's words. It seemed that there was no rule that there could not be nineteen people, as long as Liang Chuan did not paddle.
"One more person adds almost two hundred kilograms, and you will be exhausted!" Pu Geng cursed fiercely.
The people are also talking a lot. What they care about is not the issue of a few more people. The dragon boat race in Qingyuan County is a super gambling event with countless gold and silver bets. Even after the news came out from Weiyuan Tower that this dragon boat race was going to be held, the winner on the surface could take away the betting money. These underground casinos and black shops were crazy about collecting money, and countless bets were transferred from the pockets of the people to theirs. On the gaming table.
The people of Qingyuan bet countless wealth on the outcome. When many of them meet every morning, it is not about what their brothers ate today, but how much they bet today and which team they bet on to win. Victory or defeat on the river may make countless people rich, or it may make countless people wander the streets and become refugees.
They felt something was wrong as soon as Weiyuan Tower's outfit came out. The dragon boat with this look was obviously prepared. Legend has it that Weiyuan Tower was just here to show off, and the people didn't believe that they were here just to make it so grand. For play.
But they were helpless. The right to interpret the rules rested with Weiyuan Tower. It was the rules they had set themselves, and no one could compete with them. The compensation basis for these underground black shops was that whoever won would be given the bet. As for How did you win? What the hell are they doing?
The six teams sailed together to the designated position in the center of the river. Everyone was puzzled when they saw Liang Chuan sitting on the bow. Liang Chuan was tall and tall and his weight seemed heavy. How could he be allowed to sit on the bow instead of adding other people in vain? burden?
Liang Chuan also greeted the other teams warmly, but since they were not familiar with Liang Chuan, they nodded slightly for Weiyuanlou's sake and nervously prepared to start the game.
The referee on the river waved colorful flags and stands to indicate that the players were in place. Huang Shaoping received the signal and reported to Zhao Weixian. This official level was overwhelming, Huang Shaoping was half dead from exhaustion, and Zhao Weixian was only responsible for giving orders.
Zhao Weixian nodded slightly and said, "Sound the cannon."
The person who set off the cannons was none other than Ling Hu from the Ordnance Supervision, Artillery and Drug Administration. No wonder he was depressed. Such a 'high-tech' talent should not be treated as a treasure, and it would be embarrassing to set off cannons in a place like this. But other colleagues No one dared to play with this thing, no one dared to do it but Ling Hu had to do it himself.
Ling Hu had a stern look on his face, as if he had come back from a funeral on a festive day. The big bosses from the weapons inspection department looked at him as if he had swallowed a fly. You will look good when he returns home.
Chirp~~! The sound of gunpowder was like that of a flying monkey. It climbed to the sky with a wisp of smoke, and it took a long time before it exploded with a loud bang.
Liang Chuan, who was far away from the stands, was still shocked by the loud noise. He could see that Ling Hu had only a small thunder or tube-shaped cannon in his hand, how could it be so powerful! It seems that Ling Hu is not bragging. He has already developed this gunpowder to a certain extent.
While Liang Chuan was still immersed in the power of gunpowder, the other five dragon boats pierced through the slightly rippled Sun River like arrows from their strings and shot away. Si Fangxing, Gao Chun and a group of officials from Weiyuan Tower were dumbfounded. What was going on with their team? Didn't they hear the sound of cannon fire? Or they didn't know that firing meant the start of the game, so why were they still standing motionless in the middle of the river?
The sound of shouts, suonas, drums and gongs on the riverside was endless, mixed with the sound of many firecrackers. The noise was overwhelming and deafening. People watched the competition on the river nervously, staring at their own eyes. The people escorting the fleet were shouting with their throats broken: "Pull quickly, row quickly, you are damn fast!" Such sounds could be heard all along the river.
Yi Niang didn't want to come to see her at first, but her emotions were infected by the crowd. She was so nervous that her palms were sweating. She looked at Xiaochai and Yuzhen on the left and right and said anxiously, "Why is the third brother so motionless?" The two of them said. I don’t understand the situation, logically it shouldn’t be like this.
At the beginning, everyone gritted their teeth and rowed with all their strength. They had no drummer, so they had to shout the chant together, otherwise the movements would not be consistent, but the boat The heavy oar length itself is a gravity-based energy activity. How much energy is left for shouting?
Liang Chuan was just stunned for a moment, and quickly came to his senses. He stood up and slammed down his hammers like a god, wishing he could use all his strength to hit them.
With the sound of "Boom", the team members felt nervous, fearing that the drum head would be smashed. They paddled out regardless of the sound of the drum. Their movements were uniform, and they all held back their energy without shouting slogans. All of them All the strength is used in paddling.
The course of this competition includes ten miles of waterway, and the ten miles are rowed upstream in the direction of Toyosu. If you don't advance in a boat against the current, you will retreat. Ten miles is not a short journey, but the vastness of the river can still be seen at a glance.
Just because of Liang Chuan's distraction, their dragon boat was already several hulls behind the others. When everyone saw that Weiyuanlou was the weakest one, he was so well-dressed that he didn't have a silver-like wax gun head. . Liang Chuan was neither in a hurry nor slow. He saw that the team members were all working hard, but he slowly increased the drum beat. The schedule was still long. If he started working hard now, how could he endure it?
The Pu family's black team took the lead in passing the five-mile water mark, and Pu Geng was beaming with joy. The Wu family's team followed closely. The two teams from Fengzhou were injured due to temporary substitutions, and fell behind. Behind the two teams, the Weiyuanlou team had caught up with the Sun family's dragon boat, surpassing half the hull.
The Sun family had already been greeted by Liang Chuan, and they started to work hard in the middle of the row. They were also happy to do this. Anyway, the eldest young master explained it, it would not be shameful to lose, and it would save energy.
Liang Chuan's drums were beating so loudly that their chants could not be heard at all. When Liang Chuan caught up with them, their rhythm was completely distracted by Liang Chuan's drums. All the team members couldn't help but follow the drums. Rowing to the rhythm of the sound, their own rhythm was completely disrupted. Only then did they realize that the extra person on that drum was not an extra burden, but an extra conductor.
Liang Chuan's rhythm was controlled quite steadily, and the rhythm began to speed up slowly. The people watched in shock on the shore. This last dragon boat actually surpassed the dragon boat of the Sun family, and gradually caught up with the dragon boat of the Meishan family. It was already on par with the Huang family's fleet, and even with the Wu family's dragon boat. Only half the hull is missing.
The Wu family's strength was greatly reduced because they improvised three numbers, but they still maintained the second position. If the team were complete, how terrible would their strength be!
The black team was so dizzy from yesterday to morning because Yelu Zhongguang swallowed a whole pound of croton in the rice soup yesterday. They went to see the doctor, but the doctor didn't even take a look at their skin color. He said: "You are not accustomed to the local customs. Dorado will vomit and it will be over. There is no cure." The honest black brother came back without even taking any medicine, because the doctor looked very kind, and these are the best in the East. As a doctor, there is a saying, compassion.
The poor black brothers' hands and feet were still shaking when they got on the boat, and even one of them got lost while rowing. However, their calf-like physiques still kept them in the lead. When it came to the last two miles of water, they really couldn't carry it. Living.
In the last two miles, Liang Chuan threw away his arms and used all his power. The heavy rain hit the drum head like pear blossoms. All the team members just lifted the oars from the water and rowed down like lightning. There was no wasted hair in the movement, and everyone's forehead was filled with tears. With big beads of sweat on his face, his body was almost stretched to its limit, and he could only hold on with one breath.
In the last mile, the Kunlun slave team's willpower had completely collapsed. Liang Chuan was still beating explosively. The momentum of the nineteen people on the ship was like a startling rainbow cutting through the water, rushing towards the finish line. Behind them, the black people were already there. After giving up the oar, the second place is the Wu family's professional boating team. Then there were the two teams from Fengzhou, and the Sun family even won one team.
