Pei Min disagreed with Chen Xiandeng's words and said: "The overall situation has not yet been determined. I'm afraid it's too early to say whether it will be successful."
Li Bai said: "Brother Pei, why did you say this? I think this dragon is already in a trapped state."
Pei Min thought to himself that his brother was a hero on paper after all. The poem said that "the bow destroyed the tiger in the south mountain" and "the hand took over the Taihang scorpion", but in fact he was not very skilled in bow hunting. He then pointed to the water and said: "The boats are arranged in a ring like an infantry formation. They can advance to attack and retreat to defend. This leader can be called a general. He has indeed surrounded the dragon."
Li Bai said: "Come on, then why does Brother Pei say that the overall situation is undecided?"
Pei Min said: "Taibai, don't be anxious. However, although the dragon was surrounded, it did not appear defeated. The several bandit leaders seemed to have great skills, but they could not really hurt the dragon. If ordinary people were surrounded, they would lose." If you lose your fighting spirit, that's because people will get discouraged once they are in a desperate situation. But the falcon is a wild beast. Although I have never hunted a falcon, I think all wild beasts are the same in the world. The so-called trapped beasts still fight, and animals are different from humans. The problem is that they don’t know how to assess the situation. The more desperate they are, the braver they become, and the tighter they are surrounded, the higher their fighting spirit becomes. Therefore, when hunting, one should open a wide net to prevent them from fighting to the death, and wait for them to escape before chasing them. …”
As he was talking, the hunting ground had indeed changed. After several failed attacks, the falcon was not in a hurry to attack again. Instead, it swam around in circles in the ship formation while semi-diving. The falcon's eyes were growing on its body. On both sides, one side of the body swam slowly towards each ship, and the eyes on that side rotated to observe each ship. Pei Min has extensive experience in hunting and knows that many ferocious beasts have this habit. This is to observe the weak points of the hunt. Every available gap, every wandering look, every timid little movement will be noticed by this. The beast is seen and exploited.
Seeing this, the thieves did not dare to move rashly. At this moment, the boats were very close. The woodcutter jumped back to his boat, forming an even circle again. The dragon swam a few more times, then suddenly sank into the water. Jiang Shuo said anxiously: "Scared...don't try to escape."
Captain Chen said: "That's not possible. This fishing net is extremely long. I just saw that they were carrying lead weights when they lowered the net. It's already past the autumn floods, and the Han River here is only about ten feet deep. If you want to dive and escape, you have to touch the net. , the fishing net was as strong as ever after the Dragon King tore it apart just now. I am afraid that when weaving the net, extremely strong and tough things such as diamond bamboo and heavenly silk were added to the hemp threads to weave it. Therefore, the Black Dragon King will inevitably walk underwater. Being entangled in fishing nets and unable to escape is a waste of energy.”
Pei Min narrowed his eyes and looked at the river carefully and said, "I'm afraid it won't be that easy."
As he was talking, the dragon suddenly raised its head out of the water and rushed towards the boat where the master was. The master had never made a move before and had been sitting on the bow of the boat. The farmers and woodcutter on the left and right whistled in unison when they saw this. Attack the dragon from both sides.
Both of them are long guys, and they obviously have practiced the technique of slaying dragons beforehand. They submerged the two weapons into the water, then lifted them up together and slashed at the neck of the dragon. This attack was so cleverly designed that it avoided cutting the dragon's neck. The most valuable leather on the dragon's belly can also attack the weakest part of the dragon's body, the neck. Such a huge and heavy weapon was submerged in the water, and it was difficult for ordinary people to lift it due to the resistance in the water. The two men's moves were like lightning, just like waving ordinary pennies on land.
Everyone exclaimed together again, knowing that this time they would definitely hit the target. Seeing the opportunity, the clinker dragon jumped out of the water very quickly. water splash. Almost at the same time, the two weapons were drawn out of the water at the same time, and even the smallest difference was missed.
Suddenly, I saw the waves rolling under the fisherman's boat, and the dragon had attacked the fisherman's boat. The iron weight on the fisherman's fishing rod had to be moved far away to be lethal, but it was difficult to hit the ground directly below the feet. I saw the fisherman saying "Hey "With a sound, he jumped up more than ten feet. At the same time, he swung the iron weight of the fishing rod upwards in an arc, and then struck it downwards. With this leap, the attack distance of the iron weight was widened. The iron weight was a blunt weapon and was not afraid of damaging the leather. Therefore, the fisherman used all his strength. The iron weight hung on the wind and was as powerful as a thunderbolt or a dragon. If the outcrop comes out of the water, it will be severely damaged. Unexpectedly, when the water comes out of the river, it is the dragon's tail. The iron weight hits the dragon's tail with a bang. The old dragon seems unaware. The dragon's tail is like a steel whip and hits the fisherman's feet in the boat. The boat The sailors on the boat were unprepared as they were whipped into a spin. Several more people were thrown off the boat immediately. The descendants of the Black Dragon King swarmed up in an instant and bit the few people who fell into the water into several pieces. The fisherman dropped down, tiptoed on the canopy of the boat, jumped up again, and raised the fishing rod again, because he expected that if the dragon successfully struck, it would chase it fiercely, and when it poked its head out, it would smash its brains out.
Unexpectedly, the dragon didn't bother and dived under the scholar's boat again, but saw a surge, and then the scholar was completely thrown up in the boat! The duck's head penetrated from the belly of the boat, and the fishing boat broke into several pieces in the air. It turned out that the scholar's boat was old and the keel was not very stable. The Black Dragon King had already discovered this flaw when he was cruising before, but he attacked other fishing boats first, and when the other boats were scrambling to save themselves, he pounced from the water and used steel-like weapons. The hard head pierced the scholar's fishing boat. After the ship was broken, the Black Dragon King used the force of the rush to jump out of the fishing net.
When the boat was thrown into the air, the scholar knew something was wrong and jumped onto the boat on the left side. However, the other thieves on the boat failed to react and fell into the water one after another, unable to escape from the crocodile's mouth.
In desperation, the fisherman threw the fishing rod out, and the iron weight drew an arc and hit the black dragon's head. The black dragon king floated in the water, and the iron weight hit the water and stirred up a large splash. However, although the sound was loud, it was It is difficult to hurt the Dragon King.
When everyone on the official ship saw the dragon escaping, they couldn't help but feel sorry for the thieves. Jiang Shuo even stumbled and said: "It's a pity, it's a pity..."
Chen Xiandeng suddenly said in a trembling voice: "You still have time to call the thieves a pity, but the Dragon Prince is coming towards us!"
Sure enough, he saw the black dragon going upstream and wanted to escape along the original route, but it came directly towards the official ship upstream. The sailors on the ship were frightened when they saw the dragon approaching. Pei Min said hurriedly: "Turn the helm. Use the bow of the ship to confront the enemy."
Although Pei Min is not a naval commander, he also knows that the bow of the ship is the strongest. At this moment, the big ship is facing the Black Dragon King with its weak port side. Judging from the power of the ship that smashed the fishing boat just now, if it hits the side with one end, the official ship will be more powerful than the other. The fishing boat is much stronger, and I am afraid it will inevitably be hit by it. Upon hearing this, the sailors immediately turned the rudder to the left, divided into two waves, and rowed the oars left and right in unison, allowing the ship to turn around as quickly as possible to meet the enemy.
Seeing that the ship was about to turn right, Chen Xiandeng suddenly shouted: "No, no, meet the enemy on the broadside, right rudder! Right rudder!" Pei Min was a land general and was not used to water warfare. He only thought that the bow of the ship should be used to meet the enemy, but he didn't know the bow of the ship. In order to break the waves, the deck was raised up, as if the bow of the ship were facing a black dragon. The dragon came close to the water and hit the bow from the bottom. Although the tanker was big, it was afraid that it would not be able to hold it and capsize, so Chen Xiandeng shouted to engage the enemy on the broadside. The side of the ship is low and the deck is straight. The soldiers can shoot it with powerful crossbows and have a chance to kill it or drive it away.
However, Pei Min was a third-rank general, and Chen Xiandeng was just a seventh-rank Zhechongfu captain. Although they knew that what he said was reasonable, the sergeants did not dare to disobey the commander's order for a while, and they were all stunned on the spot. As soon as Chen Xianden's words came out, Pei Min knew the truth. Seeing that the sergeant was stunned again, he couldn't help but got angry and shouted: "Listen to Captain Chen's command! Turn the rudder quickly! You are a bunch of idiots!" The sailors hurriedly The rudder was reversed, and the oar was changed to left and right. The ship slowly turned to the right, and aimed the ship's side at the dragon again.
At this time, the Jinwu Guards sergeant had opened his crossbow and buckled the arrow. The official ship was heavy and it was difficult to turn around. He finally managed to knock the ship sideways. The dragon had already swam three feet away and began to dive to prepare to take the boat with the fisherman who had hit it last time. Similarly, when the official ship was hit from underwater, at the critical moment, the Jinwu Guards sergeants pulled the crossbow and suspended the sword. When the bowstring sounded, dozens of fine iron arrows were shot out towards the dragon in the water. The distance was so close that the crossbow arrow barely drew any arc and shot straight towards the head of the giant duck in the water. Everyone on the official boat cheered, and the fishing boat opposite exclaimed. This round of crossbow arrows was going to hit, so it had to be in the water. It was impossible to shoot several holes in the skin of the turtle. Even if the Dragon King could be killed, the poaching was considered a complete failure.
However, Jin Wuwei made a mistake that only land soldiers would make. Fishermen with a little experience know that when harpooning fish, you should harpoon the bottom of the fish you see, because the water will produce refraction. The so-called "clear pool is suspicious of shallow water", the position of the underwater fish appears to be Slightly higher than its actual position in the water. Jin Wuwei, however, directly aimed at the position where the dragon was seen in the water and fired a crossbow arrow. Seeing the arrow hit the head of the dragon, it deflected upward after entering the water and missed. The dragon was still unharmed and still shot towards the official ship. Come.
At this moment, it was too late to string the crossbow. The Zhechongfu sailors rowing on the left were frightened and fled away. The ten Zuo Jinwu Guard soldiers were the elite of the army. Although they were frightened, they did not retreat. The men took out the horizontal swords they wore on their waists and lined up in front, while six people behind them cocked the crossbows, forming a defensive formation to block Pei Min.
Just as the Jinwu Guards formed their formation, everyone felt a huge earthquake in the ship, and then heard a loud crack. The Black Dragon King broke through a large grating on the port side and rushed straight onto the deck. The guards surrounded him from both sides. He used his sword to attack the Black Dragon King. The giant dragon seemed to know the sharpness of the Tang army's sword. He turned his head to avoid the four swords and swiped his back with his giant tail. The four guards in front were immediately knocked to the ground. Zuo Jinwu's guards were all elites of the Tang army. Although they were in danger, as soon as the sergeants in the front row fell to the ground, the six people in the back row immediately stepped forward and fired crossbows at the Black Dragon King. Little did they know that the old dragon was very agile and quickly knocked down the sword-wielding guards. Jumping into the river, all six iron arrows missed and were all nailed to the deck.
The guard holding the crossbow quickly ran to the side and fired another round of crossbow arrows at the river. He saw the water where the black dragon fell into the water was surging and rippled in circles. The river was clear and sparkling under the moonlight, but there was nothing there. There is also the shadow of the black dragon.
