The heavy rain came unprepared. First, a few raindrops fell on my face, and then it started pouring.
The rain in Jiangnan is like this. You can never figure out the pattern of its coming. Anyone who has really been to Jiangnan knows that the so-called misty rain in Jiangnan is just an adjective in the mouths of literati.
The downpour comes at any time, as if the sky is leaking. This is the norm in Jiangnan.
The torch in Song Qing's hand was extinguished by the heavy rain, and he and Chen Kan were blinded.
Song Qing smiled bitterly. He didn't expect that one moment he was talking about rain, and the next moment he would be in this state.
"Sir, I'm afraid this rain won't stop for a while."
"It doesn't matter, a little rain won't do any harm."
Chen Kan looked into the distance. Although he couldn't see his fingers in the rain, he seemed to see countless murderous intentions hidden in the rainy night right in front of him.
Chen Kan had no intention of going back to his room, even though the door was wide open, the candles were flickering in the wind brought by the heavy rain.
He needs such a heavy rain now to help him cleanse his dirty heart.
For a person who takes the initiative to step into the mud, there is nothing more suitable than getting caught in the rain.
If Chen Kan doesn't leave, Song Qing has no reason to leave.
Two big men, standing in the rain, listening to the water line crackling on the deck, looked like two idiots!
"Heavy rain will greatly reduce the power of gunpowder. It seems that a real fight with real swords and guns is inevitable. Tell the navy officers and soldiers to prepare for hand-to-hand combat."
Looking back from the darkness, Chen Kan's voice was very soft, as if he was telling an insignificant thing. Song Qing was shocked. He could hear the smell of mountains of corpses and seas of blood in the words of this adult.
The shouts of killing gradually began to sound on the cruising boat. These shouts of killing were like the heavy rain, coming without any warning.
If someone brought the light source close to the water at this time, they would definitely find that the canal water, which was originally as green as a curtain, had quietly changed color.
Chen Kan's ears twitched slightly, and as he heard the shouts of killing getting closer and closer, he couldn't help but laugh: "Song Qianhu, can the navy also carry out combat operations in this kind of weather?"
In the night, after listening to Chen Kan's question, Song Qing couldn't help but feel a touch of pride on her face.
"The navy officers are more difficult to deal with in the water than the loaches in the water. On the other hand, the officers and soldiers in uniform on the ship, although most of them are from the south and have good water skills, are still no match for us men who have been making a living on the water all year round! This First achievement, it seems that our naval officers did our part, hahaha."
"That's not necessarily the case!"
Song Qing's slightly proud laughter came to his ears, and Chen Kan was undecided. Who is stronger or weaker still needs to see the results to find out.
This interception seemed to come out of nowhere, but if you think about it carefully, it makes sense.
The Jin vassal line was run by two generations. After all, they had some hardcore confidants, so it was not surprising that they had back-ups.
When they were in the capital, they didn't have the ability to break into Jinyiwei's prison. Now that they were out of the city, no matter whether they could successfully rescue Zhu Jixi or not, they still had to give it a try.
In fact, these people arrived later than Chen Kan expected. He originally thought that they would take action after they reached the river.
As a result, there was no movement from the capital all the way to Yangzhou, which made Chen Kan think that they had given up on Zhu Jixi.
But now it seems that they are just waiting for this rain.
Not a big problem.
There were more than a hundred naval officers on the ship. On the water, they were invincible. When they got off the ship, Chen Kan's more than a thousand Jinyi captains were not vegetarians either.
No matter what kind of backup King Jin had, he would never be able to defeat so many heavily armed soldiers.
The shouts of death disappeared as quickly as they came, and Chen Kan and Song Qing fell silent within a few words.
"Report, Your Majesty, the Fuchuan escorting from the flank was attacked by an unknown enemy. The invading enemy has been completely wiped out by our naval officers."
After listening to the report from the naval officers, Chen Kan didn't say much, but Song Qing burst into heroic laughter in the rain.
Neither of them asked how many invading enemies there were, let alone how much their own side had suffered in battle.
Everyone knows that this is just a trial. Before Chen Kan and Zhu Jixi reach a cooperation, such trials will continue to happen.
Under the game of big shots, the so-called life is just a number.
For a moment, Chen Kan felt a little bored.
In order to save some unimportant people in the capital, he chose to trap Li Jinglong and Ji Gang.
Now in order to complete the task assigned by the king, he has to kill some insignificant people, the identity of savior and executioner is always difficult to define.
Walking towards the flickering candlelight in the dark night, Chen Kan closed the door of the room, as if this could separate the world.
After shaking off the water from his hair, he wrapped his hair with a dry towel, threw his soaked clothes into the corner, and fell asleep on the bed.
Facts have proved that sleeping with wet hair is definitely not a good choice. Before dawn, the smell of fermentation almost made Chen Kan vomit out yesterday's overnight meal.
The heavy rain was still falling. After thinking about it, Chen Kan simply stuck his head out the window and began to rub his hair desperately with the rain gifted by God. Fortunately, it was Jiangnan in July, and it was still not cold even if it rained heavily. Otherwise, Chen Kan would have killed himself sooner or later by doing this.
By the time Chen Kan cleaned himself up, the heavy rain just stopped and the sky was getting bright.
The sailors on the leading treasure ship waved the flag, and the fleet headed north along the canal again.
At noon on the fourth day, the fleet transferred from the canal to the Huaihe River.
The Huaihe River, together with the Qinling Mountains where the Huaihe River originates, form the north-south dividing line of the Ming Dynasty in a macro sense.
What surprised Chen Kan was that the fleet was not attacked again in the past three days.
Could it be that King Jin's back-up skills have withered now?
Why is it so short and weak?
"Sir, the front is the intersection of Hongze Lake and Tongji Canal. If our fleet turns into Tongji Canal, it will only be able to move forward in single file. Do we need to make arrangements in advance?"
Listening to Song Qing's words, Chen Kan said angrily: "Arrange in advance, what are the arrangements? Do you want us to get off the boat and walk?"
After being scolded by Chen Kan, Song Qing was not angry. After retreating, all the ships half-retracted their sails as if they had agreed, and then moved into a small river.
This river is now the economic artery that carries all trade between Guanzhong and Jiangnan. It is also the main river of the Sui and Tang Dynasty Grand Canal, Tongji Canal.
Since the Pre-Song Dynasty, when the country's population and economic center of gravity gradually moved southward, this waterway was once abandoned.
It was not until Taizu of this dynasty founded the Ming Dynasty and wanted to move the capital north to Kaifeng that dredging was possible again.
