Seeing the boat getting closer and closer to the passenger ship, everyone on the passenger ship panicked.
Although this is an official shipping ship, there are no officers or soldiers on board to protect it. According to what the waiter said before, these ships are actually contracted by private parties with backgrounds. Even the money for shipbuilding is paid by each contractor individually. The official only issues It's just a river passenger pass.
But the contractors are not stupid either. They have thought about what might happen when the ship is sailing, so the boatmen on the ship, including the waiters in the shop, will work hard to double as security in emergencies.
The captain gave an order, and in addition to the oarsmen who operated the impeller and the helm in the oar room, all the boatmen, including the guys in the entertainment area on the second floor, began to go into battle. Soon, the front and rear bows of each floor on the ship were filled with men with swords and bows. people.
This luxury passenger ship itself is a three-story ship. The hull is tall and large, which naturally gives it an advantage. When several small boats approached, they were shot by a burst of bows and arrows from the passenger ship.
Although the boatmen were not well-trained officers and soldiers, many people on the boat were shot and fell into the water.
The men in the boat were furious and fought back with bows and arrows while blowing a horn with a dull whine.
"This is not a mob, these are soldiers!" someone among the boatmen shouted.
The opponent's skillful archery skills proved that this statement was correct. The people in the boat shot down many boatmen here one after another, causing the boatmen to panic.
The captain seemed to have some experience. He shouted, "Hu soldiers from Mongolia! Find a place to hide!" When the boatmen heard the boss's words, they all found a place to hide.
As soon as the boatmen evaded, the defensive momentum immediately weakened. The small boat took the opportunity to get close to the bottom of the big ship, and the bows and arrows on the ship were of little use.
Zhao Chuan stayed in the VIP cabin of the Han family and could see clearly through the window. Han Yu'er and Qin'er were both frightened. The tragic scenes they saw on the dock twice before were still fresh in their memories. If these people were allowed to get on the ship, everyone would be dead. Zhao Chuan was also a little surprised. He had never seen such a scene since he was a child.
Not long after, Jiang Yong ran up and said that he wanted to protect the safety of Miss Han's family. There were several people behind him, all dressed as warriors, and they were also carrying a wooden box.
Then Huang Jin also ran up in a panic. Seeing that everyone present was a little embarrassed, he said that he was worried that Miss Han's fright would be detrimental to her physical and mental health, so he shrank to a corner of the living room and stopped talking. Zhao Chuan secretly thought that he was just worried about himself. .
Because the small boat has caught up with the big ship, it is just because the big ship is too high from the water that it cannot get on for a while, but as time goes by, sooner or later they will find a way to climb onto the big ship.
Sure enough, as someone on the boat kept blowing horns and whining, many more boats were chasing after them from the direction of the dock. Because the boat was small and the river was flowing along the river, and the river had just rained heavily, the speed of the small boat was very fast. Soon they surrounded the big ship and shouted at the passenger ship to stop and surrender quickly, otherwise they would board and massacre the ship.
The ship's owner was undeterred and gave orders to organize resistance.
There are hundreds of crew members on board this luxury passenger ship, so they are certainly not afraid of dozens of foreign soldiers. Taking advantage of the big ship, they threw objects and shot arrows to prevent the barbarians from climbing.
As they got closer, everyone could see clearly that there were indeed soldiers on these small boats, which could be seen from their uniform clothes.
"Strange, how come these Hu soldiers from the North appear in the south? Has the capital been lost? Has the imperial court been defeated?" Jiang Yong was greatly puzzled.
Han Yuer asked Jiang Yong what he meant by this.
Jiang Yong said that he had been to Mongolia as a escort before. The Mongolian barbarians lived in the Mobei Desert far north of the capital. They made a living by herding cattle and sheep, and did not cultivate land for food. For hundreds of years, these barbarians did not harass our Zhou Dynasty. On the contrary, they often had trade exchanges, exchanging beef and mutton products and furs for our food, salt and iron...
Before Jiang Yong finished speaking, some flaming arrows flew up, and one even shot into the window, burning the utensils in the room. For a while, the entire passenger ship was on fire.
It turned out that the Hu people saw that the ship was heavily defended, but they used rockets to attack it. While the people on the ship were in chaos to put out the fire, they threw out ropes and started to climb the passenger ship.
"No, I have heard from my father about the Mongolian Hu soldiers. They are nomadic people who are good at riding and shooting. They are not used to building boats or fighting on the water at all. You see these people are so neat in sailing and climbing. It doesn't look like they are like this." Hu people from the North?" Han Yu'er asked.
As soon as this statement came out, everyone felt like they were waking up from a dream, and they all felt that it made sense.
But now, no matter who these people were, someone had already attacked the deck of the passenger ship, and bursts of fighting and screams came from the lower deck.
The Miss Han family and the maids were naturally very scared. Zhao Chuan comforted them by saying that there was no need to be afraid as Jiang Yong and others were protecting them, and everyone should just be careful not to be hurt by the flying arrows.
But after all, the boatmen were not good at fighting, and compared with professional soldiers, they were still inferior. Although there were more than a hundred boatmen, in less than half an hour, most of the boatmen were killed or injured. Fortunately, they also killed all the Hu soldiers who climbed onto the ship. die.
Seeing that the situation was over, the remaining small boats abandoned the big ship and left on their own.
The shocked people finally breathed a sigh of relief, and the captain came out to clean up the mess. Huang Jin and Zhao Chuan were busy treating the injured because they were doctors on the ship.
But since they were all traumatic injuries, there was no medicine for stab wounds on the ship, so some simple bandaging could only be done.
Of the more than 100 boatmen, only 40 to 50 are intact, which can barely support the navigation of passenger ships, and even the tavern in the second-floor entertainment area cannot be opened.
Since the casualties were all boatmen, the guests suffered basically no damage except for being slightly frightened. But without food, drink and fun, it was okay for a short time, but as time went by, those rich people didn't want to do it at night.
"I spent such a lot of money just for enjoyment. What does it matter now if I don't eat or drink less?" The fat businessman took the lead in making noise, and they gathered in the public area on the second floor to make a lot of noise.
"Yes, yes, even the women in the sex room are not willing to accept guests, so I have no place to calm down." Someone agreed.
Some of the hecklers even demanded that the dead boatman be thrown into the river, saying that it was unlucky to be with so many dead people.
"Dear guests, please be patient and we will arrive at Jiangzhou City Pier tonight. Everyone has seen the situation on the ship. We are short of manpower and can only sail the ship..." The owner of the ship couldn't help but comfort him, "While we are away from home, let's help each other. It’s convenient!”
However, the wealthy boat passengers refused to give in. It was not until the boat owner promised that he would refund part of the money when he arrived at Jiangzhou Pier that the quarrel was quieted down.
Seeing this scene, Zhao Chuan shook his head and sighed. The boatmen fought with the Hu soldiers to protect the safety of the guests, and many people lost their lives. However, the rich guests did not appreciate it and demanded that the bodies be thrown into the river.
"Oh, the world is getting worse, and the people's customs are not the same as before..." Huang Jin couldn't stand it anymore, and shook his head to express his dissatisfaction.
The women in the sex room were all frightened, so how could they think of picking up the guests? These businessmen are too selfish. Although I, Huang, love money, I am not so inhumane... Huang Jin criticized them, and his eyes occasionally glanced at the vulgar women in the sex room. Zhao Chuan smiled secretly.
Han Yu'er and maid Qin'er lived in a special VIP cabin on the third floor. There were only a few of these cabins. The people who lived there were either rich or noble, so they didn't go to join in the noise.
The second floor is occupied by first-class guests. There are more than a dozen rooms with one bedroom and one living room. Most of them are wealthy businessmen. This floor is connected to the public area and has everything from taverns, shops, gambling houses, and sex rooms.
The second-class and third-class cabins were both on the first floor, and those who came out to cause trouble were first-class and some second-class guests. Most of the people in the third class were not very good civilians. It would be great if they could save their lives, but they had the nerve to come out and make noise.
The people in the third class were all small traders and craftsmen. I thought it was a blessing to be able to spend ten taels of silver to take the ship. I didn't expect that such a large luxury passenger ship was robbed. Although the bad guys didn't succeed, they were still scared. Incredible.
Night came, but most people were still in shock and couldn't sleep, so they crowded into the public area on the second floor to chat, hug each other, warm themselves and comfort each other.
Everyone was talking a lot about why the current situation was like this, and they all hoped to wait until tomorrow to arrive at Jiangzhou City Pier to get off the ship and go home.
Zhao Chuan was a person who experienced the massacre of the Zhao family. Although he was young, he had endured a lot. He had already experienced separation between life and death, so there was not much fluctuation in his heart. He chatted with Han Yu'er and Qin'er until it was getting late, and that night Returning to the cabin to practice meditation alone, Huang Jin was still chatting with people in the public area.
Zhao Chuan has now reached the first level of the water layer, but he seems to have barely noticed any difference in this level. It’s better to keep practicing. Ghost Master Xiaotian said that he was still far behind. He was right. You can’t be greedy and impatient in practice.
Already knowing that practicing in the water layer requires a standing posture, Zhao Chuan stood in the cabin and practiced with luck.
But after a while, a puddle of water accumulated under his feet. Zhao Chuan felt that this was not good for the cabin, so he simply went out of the cabin to find a corner at the stern of the deck to practice.
The ship's crew was reduced, and there were no people even on the third-floor observation deck. Zhao Chuan relaxed and practiced breathing and breathing on the deck.
Unexpectedly, after three rounds of practice, the cold air that went out from the sole of the foot and returned to the other foot would become stronger and stronger, and the return from the sole of the right foot would actually bring a lot of river water. But this time Zhao Chuan felt the acupuncture point where he vented his energy, and it was definitely the Yongquan point.
Zhao Chuan had studied medicine in detail at the Zhao Family Medical Center, so of course he knew the function of this point. Yongquan point is one of the commonly used points on the Kidney meridian of Foot Shaoyin.
The name of this point means that the water from the kidney meridian in the body gushes out of the body surface. This point is the first point of the kidney meridian. It connects with the internal and surface meridians of the kidney meridian. The high-temperature and high-pressure water in the internal meridians of the kidney meridian gushes out of the body surface, hence the name. No wonder there is a puddle of water on the soles of my feet when practicing.
But what puzzles Zhao Chuan is that this point originally belongs to wood. Now that he has reached the water level, luck comes out of the Yongquan point and takes away a large amount of high-temperature water in the body. The body will lose a lot of water, causing the imbalance of yin and yang in the fire-related organs on this meridian. , what is the reason for this design? The menstrual water of the kidney meridian in the body gushes out of the body surface from the outside. If the depletion is serious, it will lead to semi-paralysis over a long period of time.
Zhao Chuan believed that Grandpa Taipa would not have failed to take this into consideration when he created this Five Elements Magic Technique. Did the ghost master later correct the mistake when he perfected this technique?
Or is this point not of wood? Did you remember it wrong?
Zhao Chuan didn't dare to practice anymore, fearing that it would be terrible if his practice went wrong.
Zhao Chuan went to the public area on the second floor to find Huang Jin and wanted to verify it. Although Huang Jin was a dabbler, he still had basic knowledge.
Huang Jin and a group of small traders were bragging vigorously when they saw Zhao Chuan coming to ask this question in a hurry. In order not to delay his chat, he quickly explained:
The substance of this point is high-temperature water liquid inside and outside the body. After leaving the body surface, the water liquid vaporizes in large quantities into the water-damp air of the heaven. This air cannot ascend to higher levels of the heaven due to the heavy weight of air and moisture, but evaporates. At the lower level of heaven, it only shows one characteristic of wood, so it belongs to wood.
"If too much body energy is released from this point, what will happen?" Zhao Chuan asked.
"The body constitution is yang! It will cause the disease of extreme deficiency and dry fire."
Zhao Chuan got the answer and immediately retreated.
Zhao Chuan understood that he himself was a pure Yang body with a pure Yang destiny. The water layer cultivation required taking away the Yin energy, and then the Yin water needed to be replenished in time, otherwise the body would not be evaporated dry?
In this case, Zhao Chuan simply jumped into the river. Anyway, he knew the breathing technique of holding his breath underwater.
But as soon as Zhao Chuan jumped into the river, he was surprised to find that he didn't need to hold his breath in the water. The pores in his body instantly opened and he could breathe on his own!
