After all, Chen Xiandeng was familiar with the water. He was the first to get up, hold on to the side of the boat and look towards the river, trying to find something that could lift the official ship. Suddenly, a sharp-eyed sailor pointed to the downstream direction where the thieves gathered and exclaimed: "Look over there..."
Everyone looked eastward and downstream, only to realize that today was a sunrise day. It was already at the zenith of the moon. A full moon hung high above the river, illuminating the river brightly. A silver streak on the water could be clearly seen. The waves rolled violently, and a dark shadow was vaguely seen under the water, rushing towards the fleet of thieves like an arrow. Judging from the direction and speed, it was this object that had just passed the bottom of the official ship. Presumably, the captain of the boat stopped and looked here just now because he heard the huge noise of the black shadow. Everyone on the boat was focused on the human-dragon battle and did not notice the huge noise around them. The black shadow in the water approached a dinghy in an instant, and when the waves parted, they saw a huge mouth opening from the water. The upper jaw of this huge mouth was actually taller than the people on the boat, and its full mouth of steel teeth flashed in the moonlight. The cold light makes people feel chilly. There were two men in soap-colored clothes on the small boat. They were so frightened that they couldn't move at all. The huge mouth suddenly closed, biting the man and the boat into two pieces.
Chen Xiandeng exclaimed: "It's the Black Dragon King!"
Anyone who ran a boat during the Jianghan period has heard the legend of the Black Dragon King: Earth dragons are usually only about six or seven feet long, and occasionally they can grow to over ten feet in length. Only earth dragons that are over ten feet in length can be called "horse dragons". This giant dragon is more than three feet long now, and it is the Dragon King. Ordinary earth dragons swallow a roaring bag, and when they drum, the roar is dull, but the Black Dragon King roars like thunder. It is said that it is made of the skin of this kind of dragon. The sound of a war drum can travel hundreds of miles, and it can be used to command millions of troops at the same time. It is the best among war drums.
Pei Min is from the north and asked in confusion: "What is the Black Dragon King?"
Chen Xiandeng said: "Look at the body of this dragon, which is no less than three feet long. The older the earth dragon is, the darker its leather armor will be. Its back is mostly clear gray, but this dragon's body is as black as iron. It's a legend." The Black Dragon King is chosen. The Black Dragon King has a great background. According to legend, in the fourteenth year of the Great Cause at the end of the Sui Dynasty, Emperor Yang Guang of the Sui Dynasty fled to Danyang. Seeing the chaos in the world, the foolish emperor wanted to live in peace in the south of the Yangtze River and no longer wanted to The Central Plains were restored, but all of his guards were from Guanzhong and were unwilling to stay in the south of the Yangtze River, so the army mutinied. The rebel soldiers rushed into the palace to kill Yang Guang, but Yang Guang wanted to drink poisonous wine and commit suicide, but Yang Guang refused. In the end, he was hanged by Linghu Xingda, the captain of Guo Yi. Yang Guang died and his country was destroyed. The only thin-skinned coffin the emperor had was buried casually by the river. Therefore, his resentment persisted and possessed the spirit of the dragon, and he transformed into the Black Dragon King. .”
Even though Chen Xiandeng was not very energetic at work, he was very clear when he talked about rural anecdotes. Tong'er and Li Bai both believed it when they heard it, and their eyes widened. They thought, is there such a thing? Pei Min scolded: "That's nonsense. It must have been nearly a hundred years since Emperor Yang was killed. Although this dragon is huge, can it live to be a hundred years old? Don't talk about it here."
He Zhizhang corrected Pei Min and said: "Brother Pei, two years have passed since the fourteenth year of Daye. This dragon moves so fast, so it is definitely not an old beast of 120 years old. Moreover, the former Emperor Yang of the Dynasty made it as early as the fifth year of Zhenguan. Emperor Li has been buried in Leitang, Mingzhou. Even if there is any grievance, it should be dispelled early." Turning to Chen Xiandeng, he said: "This talk about Emperor Yang's entrustment is mostly rumored by people in the countryside and cannot be taken seriously." He Zhizhang's nature Dan San was also much more polite to Chen Xiandeng than Pei Min.
Chen Xiandeng quickly crossed his hands and saluted: "Yes, yes, what Supervisor He said is, I will teach you." But in his heart, the boss was unconvinced.
While everyone was talking, the fishing boats over there had changed their formation. The fleet that had been lined up in a row quickly circled from both sides and closed into a ring with a diameter of ten feet. Everyone used the poles to lift the fishing nets and surround the giant ducks in the center of the cave. It turns out that the real purpose of these people is to come for the "Black Dragon King". They first let the cattle into the water to attract the crocodiles, and then massacre the crocodiles. These local dragons here are probably the descendants of this old dragon. ,, the dragon's nose is extremely sensitive, and it smells the blood of its descendants flowing into the Han River, and then rushes out of its hiding place to avenge its descendants.
The giant turtle rushed towards the fishing boat in the middle. Everyone quickly raised their nets to block it. The giant turtle opened its mouth to bite and pulled. The fishing net was made of an unknown material and it tore continuously. However, the force of the giant turtle's pull was extremely strong. Although the fishing net was not After being torn off, the person pulling the fishing net could not control it. Immediately, several people fell into the water. The descendants of the giant cat in the water rushed to bite them. Once the people in Zaoyi fell into the water, the offensive and defensive momentum changed immediately, and they were unable to parry. Then they were bitten into two pieces or dragged down to the bottom of the water. Seeing that the ring formation was torn apart, Zhang Yu'er, the fisherman-looking leader who had just come to negotiate, raised his fishing rod and swung it at the dragon. It turned out that the end of the fishing line was not an ordinary fishhook, but an iron weight. Zhang The fish swung with great force, and the iron weight flew over quickly and hit the turtle's head and nose with a "snap" sound. The turtle's skin was rough and fleshy, but the nose was not protected by scales, which was a weakness of the turtle. , although this blow was not fatal, it still caused the giant cat a lot of pain, and it roared again and again. It stopped tearing the fishing net, turned around and rushed towards Zhang Yu'er.
After Zhang Yu'er struck, he pulled up the iron weight again, but the dragon swam very fast in the water. Before Zhang Yu'er could swing the pole again to throw the weight, the giant dragon rushed to the front of Zhang Yu'er's boat in an instant, and violently He jumped out of the water and opened his huge mouth to bite Zhang Yu'er. Seeing that Zhang Yu'er couldn't parry, everyone in Zaoyi and the official boat around him screamed in surprise. At this critical moment, a rough man dressed as a woodcutter on the fishing boat to the left of Zhang Yuer leaped into the air with a strange cry, and struck the dragon with a giant ax in his hand. The dragon stopped charging forward, and the giant dragon stopped moving forward. The mouth closed in advance with a "click" and bit off a large piece of wood on the bow of the boat. If it hadn't been for the woodcutter's blow, Zhang Yu'er's head would have been bitten off.
Seeing the situation, the woodcutter stopped slashing down with his huge ax, but his forward momentum was too strong, and he still couldn't stop when he landed on the fisherman's boat. He used the ax to hit the side of the boat, and with the help of his strength, he flew forward and jumped towards the scholar's boat opposite. There was a fishing boat, but the distance between him and the boat was no less than three feet. Just now, the woodcutter jumped out of the boat and smashed the head of the turtle, but he only jumped more than two feet. The force of jumping again was even weaker. He saw that he could not board the boat, and the giant turtle had already It spit out the bits of wood in its mouth and pounced on the woodcutter. The giant duck maneuvered dexterously in the water and arrived first. It opened its huge mouth in the water and waited for the woodcutter to fall. The woodcutter was unable to exert force in mid-air. He will die in Taikou.
At this moment, I saw the right hand of the scholar across from me shaking violently, and he flew out the feather fan in his hand. This time, he controlled the force and direction extremely well, and it just rested on the woodcutter's feet. The woodcutter used this cushion to lift it vertically again, and jumped forward again. One foot, but still one step away from the bow of the ship. The scholar waved his sleeve and brushed the woodcutter's waist. With this seemingly careless brush, he rolled the tall and thick woodcutter onto the bow of the ship. It was said that it was too late and then it was too soon. He jumped up from the woodcutter, struck with his ax, and jumped up again. He jumped up three times with a feather fan, until he was brushed onto the bow of the boat by the scholar. These few times, the rabbit rises and the falcon falls, and there is only a thin line between life and death. During this time, the two of them were swaying freely and freely, as if they were strolling in a garden. All the people on the river couldn't help but burst into thunderous cheers.
The giant dragon closed its huge mouth and only bit a feather fan. It shook its head angrily, spat out a mouthful of goose feathers, and attacked the scholar again on the boat. The scholar stood on the bow of the boat with his hands behind his back, not panicking. Busy, just waiting for the dragon to jump out of the water again, waved his sleeves again, and threw out several unknown objects, which hit the dragon's head with a pop-pop, making violent explosions one after another. It turned out to be several thunder bombs, Thunderbolt bullets contain saltpeter, sulfur, and charcoal, and are wrapped in secret limestone to make projectiles. Once they collide, sparks are produced, causing fire and loud noises. Although thunderbolts appear to be thunderous and powerful, they actually have no lethality. However, the dragon is a beast after all. Due to its physical nature, it is afraid of fire and sound. When it encounters thunderbolts, it is just like thunderbolts falling from the sky. It is already leaping in mid-air, but Startled, he turned around and plunged into the river again.
The dragon turned around in the water and turned towards the farmer. During the previous attacks and defenses, the boats were still narrowing the circle of fishing nets. Therefore, when the dragon turned, it was already less than five feet away from the farmer. At this time, the farmer had already taken the weapon at hand. It turned out to be a long-handled sickle. Farmers in the south had to use long-handled sickles to harvest rice, but the sickles used by the farmers were also extremely long. Not only did the wooden handles be long, It is one foot long, and the sickle at the front is also three feet long.
This is the attack method of the dragon. It first swims close to the water, and then jumps out of the water to launch a surprise attack. However, it is surrounded by fishing nets in a small circle, and all attacks lose their suddenness. When the dragon jumps out of the water again, At this moment, the giant scythe in the farmer's hand was already waiting in mid-air. The tip of the scythe was pointed directly at the right eye of the giant falcon. Although the giant falcon was brave, its eyes were the softest part of its body after all, so it had to avoid it. The giant falcon's head turned to the left. It tilted and fell into the water again. As soon as the farmer's giant sickle swept across the river, the giant cat jumped out again. Unexpectedly, the farmer flipped his wrist and poked the cat's left eye with the sickle. The giant cat couldn't avoid it and closed its eyes. The head, the tip of the sickle was tilted just an inch, and it was stabbed on the neck, making a metallic scraping sound, but it was not able to penetrate, but the dragon was in pain and fell into the water again. When everyone saw the weapons used by the farmers for the first time, they thought they were just hacking and slashing. Unexpectedly, the moves were so delicate. Both times, they pointed the tip of the sickle at the giant turtle's eyes at the moment the giant turtle came out of the water, and the command was precise. People are speechless.
In an instant, except for the old master in the middle, the giant turtle had already fought with the four men, Yu, Du, Geng and Qiao. The four of them juggled with each other like a juggler. They seemed to have the upper hand, but in fact they could not hurt the giant turtle at all.
Everyone on the official boat watched the thieves and the dragons fighting fiercely, and they unconsciously made the big boat and the fishing boat formation much closer, and the distance between them was no longer fifty feet. Captain Chen said: "It seems that this group of thieves is about to succeed." The dissatisfaction in his words was actually a feeling of envy. You must know that this skin of the Dragon King is a priceless treasure. If it is hunted by an acquaintance of water thieves, then Chen A school captain also needs some filial piety, but he didn't recognize any of these people, so naturally he couldn't get a share of the pie. He wanted to blackmail the other party after they succeeded, but he saw that the other party had a large number of people and several bandit leaders were so brave. , I'm afraid I won't get a bargain, and there are also Shangguan officials like He Zhizhang and Pei Min on the ship, so I'm afraid Old Chen won't be able to eat this fat meal.
