Lin'an Never Night

Chapter 451 The Fragrant Boat
The entire boat was smeared with oil by Wanyan Luti's men.

The whole boat was filled with a strong aroma.

The fire starter that Wanyan Luti held high in his hand, the faint flame was a spark of fire.

When it falls, this fragrant ship will turn into purgatory.

Everyone on the boat froze.

The secretly prepared Xuefutu, Pushan Zhongyi preparing to lead the Song envoys to the deck, Kong Yanzhou and Zhu Songzhang about to take action...

Yu Jiguang looked at Chen Lixing silently, thought about it, and then leaned towards Chen Lixing.

He can't swim. The last time he had an accident on a Japanese ship, it was Chen Lixing who rescued him.

He hopes that he can still get help from Chen Lixing this time.

He swore that if he could return to the Song Dynasty alive this time, he would definitely learn to swim.

Pushan Zhongyi leaned on the gangway, froze for a moment, and said with a forced smile: "My king, what are you doing?
General Kong...he was just playing a harmless joke on you, hahaha.

You...you put down the tinder quickly, let's talk it over."

Wanyan Luti was holding a fire stick, which frightened everyone, but he was no less nervous than others.

After all, what he was threatening the other party with now was "mutual destruction".

Sweat flowed into the corners of his eyes, and the salt in the sweat stung his eyes, causing them to narrow slightly.

Wanyan Lvti said sarcastically, "Pusan ​​Zhongyi, you have already written the letter accusing us of treason.

I have also replaced my wine with oil. Now you are telling me this nonsense, is it interesting? "

Pushan Zhongyi was speechless.

He also knew that his reason was absurd, but he just said it out loud in a hurry.

There was sticky grease under his feet, and as soon as the fire started to touch the ground, the whole ship would be engulfed in flames.

He can't swim, so even if he could escape to the deck, he would probably just die faster, right?
Even before the fire spread, the high temperature and thick smoke would kill him.

The sun began to shine. There was no wind on the lake. Pushan Zhongyi's sweat crawled to his lips, tasting salty.

Yang Yuan and Kou Heiyi looked at each other.

The current situation is entirely caused by them.

If they hadn't warned them, Wanyan Luti and Wanyan Dari wouldn't have done what they did today.

However, the way the two Wanyan kings survived death included them as well.

Kou Heiyi raised his eyes upwards and then glanced away.

He was signaling to Yang Yuan that once the fire starter hit the ground, he should immediately escape upwards and then jump off the boat.

Yang Yuan's expression fell and he shook his head slightly.

He... maybe he can hold his breath and swim underwater for a while?
But this Daming Lake is so fucking big.

Two thin Song soldiers moved closer to Yang Yuan and gave him a look.

The men played by Hanane and Naiqiao were not impressive in appearance, but the look they gave each other at this moment was full of life and vitality.

They were telling Yang Yuan: Don't worry, master. If you fall into the water, we are here for you.

Wanyan Lvti wiped the sweat from his nervousness and shouted, "All of you, put down your weapons.

Pu San Zhongyi and Kong Yanzhou, surrender immediately! Otherwise..."

He shook the tinder in his hand.

Kong Yanzhou said coldly: "Donkey hoof, you can't escape.

Lord Zhongyi can mobilize all the troops in Jinan Prefecture and even Shandong Road.

And I now have 5,000 cavalrymen stationed outside Jinan City, and with just a few of you..."

Kong Yanzhou's eyes swept across Wanyan Lvti and his guards fiercely, and a hint of sneer appeared on his lips: "Where can you escape to?"

Wanyan Darui said: "General Kong is right, so we need you and Lord Zhongyi as hostages!"

"impossible!"

Kong Yanzhou's face changed, and he said fiercely: "You want me to give up my weapons and let you do whatever you want? Absolutely impossible!"

Wanyan Lvti said: "Kong Yanzhou, as long as we can leave safely, we will release you immediately."

Kong Yanzhou sneered and said, "My life is in my own hands.

Not to mention you, even if it’s my own father, I wouldn’t trust him!”

"That means there's nothing to talk about?"

Wanyan Lvti said sternly, lowering the fire stick in his hand: "Then let's die together!"

The two groups of Jin people were fighting to the death, and a Song man nearby couldn't stand it anymore.

Yang Yuan shouted loudly: "Donkey Hoof King, don't be impulsive, don't be impulsive!"

Yang Yuan hurried down the gangway and said loudly, "Don't be nervous, things will eventually be resolved."

Wanyan Darui asked, "What good ideas does Master Yang have?"

Yang Yuan asked in return: "I wonder where you would like to go after you leave safely, my king?"

"Return to Liaodong!"

Wanyan Darui said bluntly: "We have no roots in Shandong. If we stay here, we will die. Naturally, we have to go back to Shangjing."

Wanyan Lvti said loudly: "If we go back to Shangjing by land, we have to pass through Yanjing.

We plan to go to Dengzhou, and from there take a boat out to sea and head straight to Liaodong."

The name Liaodong already existed before the Yan State established Liaodong County during the Warring States Period, but the exact earlier time is no longer traceable.

Yang Yuan said, "I see. How about I act as a middleman and help you come up with a solution that both of you can accept?"

Neither Wanyan Dari, Wanyan Luti nor Pushan Zhongyi, Kong Yanzhou said anything.

Both parties obviously acquiesced to Yang Yuan's intervention.

After all, Donkey Hoof was holding a fire starter in his hand, which was a deadly thing.

Yang Yuan said: "It is not a solution if the two of you continue to be deadlocked like this.

If something goes wrong, we’re all doomed.”

My two kings, you want Lord Zhongyi and General Kong to surrender and become your hostages.

But once they lay down their weapons, they will be at your mercy.

If you don't keep your promise, they will be helpless.

Hey! Yang has a suggestion. Let only Lord Zhongyi be your hostage.

Lord Zhongyi was the commander-in-chief of the Shandong Army and the prefect of Jinan, and an important official of the Great Jin Dynasty.

With him in your hands, who in Shandong dares to do anything bad to you?
I believe that General Kong would not dare to use force against you, risking the death of Lord Zhongyi and causing the Pushan family to harbor hatred against him."

When Pushan Zhongyi heard that he was going to be taken hostage, he immediately retorted coldly: "No!

If we allow them to escape back to Liaodong, how can Pushan Zhongyi explain to the Emperor of the Great Jin Dynasty?
What if they arrive at Dengzhou successfully and leave by boat but refuse to let me go? "

Yang Yuan spread his hands and said, "You should all have some basic trust in each other, right?

In this situation, if we don't want to perish together, one side must give in, right?"

Everyone in the cabin fell silent again.

The fire starter in Wanyan Luti's hand can keep the fire burning for about three days.

But such long-term burning cannot last long.

Seeing that Pushan Zhongyi and Kong Yanzhou refused to give in, Wanyan Luti said fiercely: "Okay, then we will die together!"

He raised the lighter and was about to throw it onto the deck.

Everyone in the cabin reacted immediately. Some tried to rush forward to grab the tinderbox, while others turned around and prepared to rush out of the cabin.

Wanyan Darui glanced outside the cabin, and suddenly grabbed Wanyan Luti's wrist and said, "Okay, we don't want to take Lord Zhongyi as a hostage."

The tense atmosphere in the cabin suddenly relaxed.

Wanyan Darui said: "We will use the family of Master Zhongyi as hostages!"

Pushan Zhongyi said coldly: "I don't agree!"

He didn't believe any of Wanyan Dari's promises.

The two sides are already in a situation of a fight to the death. Will Wanyan Darui be loyal to him?
Besides, if we really release them back to Liaodong, it would be like letting a tiger return to the mountains.

Their two families are powerful in the north and have complicated relationships.

Although this group of rabble is no match for Your Majesty, if they cannot be defeated, they will hide in the mountains, which will make it ten times more difficult to wipe them out. This has become a major concern for Your Majesty.

Given the Emperor's temper, he will surely vent his anger on him.

"It's not up to you!"

Wanyan Darui smiled and said, "Lord Zhongyi, look over there."

Pushan Zhongyi looked in the direction he pointed, and saw a column of smoke in the distant sky, rolling upwards, like a black dragon slowly rising into the sky.

Pushan Zhongyi looked at the place where the thick smoke was rising, and his face suddenly changed: "That...that is..."

Wanyan Luti laughed strangely and said, "That's your government office, Lord Zhongyi!

Your family is now in our custody and must be on the way here!"

"what!"

Pushan Zhongyi was horrified: "You..., I understand! Wanyan Darui, those guards you left in my mansion..."

Wanyan Darui smiled and said, “Yes, they stayed to capture your family.

Lord Zhongyi, if you don't want your whole family to die, you'd better listen to me."

Pushan Zhongyi's face was uncertain, and he said slowly: "Your Majesty just doesn't want anyone to hinder the reform and relocation of the capital, he doesn't necessarily have to kill you.

If the king is willing to surrender and promise to obey His Majesty's orders in the future, Zhongyi can plead with His Majesty on your behalf."

Wanyan Darui laughed loudly and said, "Wanyan Liang? I would rather believe in ghosts than him!
Lord Zhongyi, not only your family is now in my hands, but there is one more thing I might as well tell you now.

Yesterday, Donkey Hoof and I sent someone to the palace to inform them to bring troops to Jinan. Calculating the time, they should be here soon.

Lord Zhongyi, even if you refuse to surrender, once our two families’ troops arrive, there will be tens of thousands of people.

"General Kong's five thousand soldiers are not enough to rely on. As for your desire to mobilize troops, hey, distant water cannot quench a nearby fire. Will it be too late?"

When Pushan Zhongyi heard this, his eyes became fierce.

He had just thought that Wanyan Dari and Wanyan Luti were going to escape to Dengzhou and seize a ship to go to Liaodong by sea.

Now that I heard it, it turns out that they didn't escape on their own?
They wanted to flee back to Liaodong with their families, their followers and their servants.

These two families together have tens of thousands of people.

If so many people were allowed to successfully return to the north, even if Wanyan Darui kept his promise and did not kill his family, his family would not survive.

Because Wanyan Liang will kill!

Thinking of this, a fierce look flashed in Pushan Zhongyi's eyes, and he shouted in a deep voice: "What are you still hesitating about? Do it now!"

"Xue Fu Tu" immediately took action, rushing forward with a knife in hand.

When Wanyan Lvti saw this, he became furious and threw the tinderbox onto the deck, shouting, "Let's die together!"

"Zheng~"

There was a strange sound, and the fire starter was about to fall to the ground.

Everyone who rushed to grab the fire starter had their hearts in their throats.

But the fire starter suddenly changed direction, rolled several times in the air, hit a cabin wall with a "bang", then bounced back and hit the "Xuefutu" horse.

At such a thrilling moment, it was Fei Yuye who took action.

Her cow-hair needle is difficult to see with the naked eye and is hard to guard against, but the thin needle is extremely powerful.

At the critical moment, she actually ejected a needle and changed the direction of the fire starter.

Just as Ma Hao was about to swing his sword at Wanyan Luti, the fire starter rolled down in front of him.

Ma Hao had no time to pull back his hand to grab the tinder, and was afraid that it would fall to the ground, so he quickly raised his knee to block it.

The fire starter had just fallen when he hit it with his knee, causing it to roll into the air and bounce towards the cabin wall.

A jar of fragrant oil had been broken on this wall, and it was now covered with grease.

When Kong Yanzhou saw it, he hurried over and kicked it with his toes.

The fire starter was about to hit the cabin wall, but Kong Yanzhou kicked it with his toes and sent it flying backwards.

Everyone's eyes followed the fire starter nervously, and then they saw the fire starter flying towards Yang Yuan.

Yang Yuan stretched out his hand and grabbed the fire starter.

"Whoo~"

Except for Wanyan Luti's party, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

Yang Yuan couldn't help laughing: "My luck is really good, this is..."

Just as he said this, a column-like object suddenly slid out of the fire starter and fell to the ground.

It turned out that the fire starter was flying in the air and suppressed the flame, making it difficult to tell the front and the back.

Yang Yuan grabbed it, but the fire of the fire starter fell down.

The fire starter was originally a tube with a column-shaped object hammered out from earthen paper, rosin and other materials and then stuffed into the tube.

The fire starter had been knocked a few times just now, and the wick inside had become loose.

So, when Yang Yuan said the three words "God's will", the fire starter just happened to slip out of the tube. "Boom~~"

Fire rose into the sky.

Yang Yuan's body bounced and retreated violently with the eruption of flames, and landed steadily beside the gangway.

"Come on!"

The middleman refused to do it anymore, so Yang Yuan shouted and rushed to the deck.

Da Chu took a quick step and followed closely behind.

On the other hand, those "Blood Pagoda" warriors were not as lucky as Yang Yuan.

They have high attack and high health, but their agility cannot keep up.

Moreover, the oil jars that Wanyan Luti's men were throwing were originally thrown in the direction of them.

In the entire cabin, the only place where Wanyan Luti and Wanyan Dari stood was a piece of pure land.

As the fire started, with a loud bang, it engulfed all the warriors.

These warriors were really brave. Even with flames burning on their bodies, they still roared and rushed towards Wanyan Luti and his men.

"Kang, clang, clang", there is a sound of metal clashing.

Some "Blood Pagoda" warriors broke through Wanyan Dari and his men's defenses, but because they could not bear the pain of the flames burning their skin, they jumped directly into the lake.

Most of these "Blood Pagoda" warriors are not good at swimming.

And after falling into the water, they remembered one fatal thing: they were wearing soft armor.

Although that kind of "densely linked chain mail soft armor" is only shaped like a half-sleeved sweatshirt, it weighs twenty to thirty kilograms.

It is very troublesome to put on or take off this thing even if you are standing on flat ground.

Now that they are floating in the lake, how can they have the chance to take off the soft armor calmly?
Those "Blood Pagoda" warriors who jumped into the water, even some of them who knew how to swim, could not even struggle twice and fell straight into the water.

This battle on the ship is not a battle between people.

It is a battle between man and fire, man and water.

Once a fire breaks out, those who are unable to swim and escape are doomed to be buried under the lake, even if they do not die in the fire.

Wanyan Darui and his men designed such a plan, so of course they would not have done it without making some preparations. How could they have intended to die together?

They wielded their steel knives and hacked at a few enemies before they realized that the fire was not what they had expected.

Even though the area under their feet was not stained with grease and the fire had not yet spread, the high temperature generated by the intense burning was not something their flesh and blood could withstand.

"let's go!"

Wanyan Darui roared, turned around, broke open the already broken window frame, pinched his nose and jumped straight into the water.

His body sank into the water for only a moment before he emerged again with a "splash".

Wanyan Darui was panting heavily, holding the knife in his mouth. He hastily untied his wet robe and threw it aside, leaving it half floating and half sinking in the water, and swam towards Jade Rabbit Island.

On his chest and back, wooden boards were densely tied together. The boards were cut to the right length and tied firmly to his body.

Yang Yuan and his group rushed to the upper deck but did not jump into the water immediately.

Everyone wandered around, trying to find a way to escape, and then tongues of fire rolled up from below.

Kou Heiyi saw a place on the upper deck with a table and five or six wooden stools.

Kou Heiyi immediately shouted, "Those who can't swim, hold onto a wooden block and jump!"

After saying that, he took the lead, rushed over and kicked, and lifted a wooden block into the air.

Then, Kou Heiyi leaped forward, reached out his hand in mid-air, grabbed the wooden stool, and threw both himself and the stool into the water.

Yu Jiguang's eyes lit up. Could this be possible?

He also rushed over and picked up a wooden stool.

When he rushed to the side of the ship, he paused for a moment, but finally gritted his teeth and jumped down.

Seeing that there was only a wooden block left on the deck, Da Chu rushed over screaming.

Fei Yuye was about to rush there, but when she saw Da Chu running away, she couldn't help but stop.

Then Da Chu ran over, not hugging the wooden stool, but stretching out his arms and hugging the long table.

Da Chu put the table on his head and ran to the side of the ship.

Da Chu performed a beautiful “Horse Stepping on Flying Swallow” dance, touched the side of the boat with his toes, and then jumped off the boat with the table on his head.

Fei Yuye then quickly walked over, stretched out her foot, lifted the wooden block towards Yang Yuan, and shouted, "Yang Yuan, you take it."

Yang Yuan raised his hand and grabbed the wooden block, and asked loudly, "What about you?"

Fei Yuye glanced at him and said modestly: "I can swim!"

Fei Yuye leaped towards the side of the boat, touched the side with her toes, raised her body a little higher, avoided the flames rolling upwards, and jumped into Daming Lake.

……

Kong Yanzhou held a knife in his mouth and dived into the lake.

When he reappeared, he was already about sixty to seventy feet away from the large ship that had turned into a torch.

He popped his head out of the water, identified the direction, then spread his arms and swam towards Jade Rabbit Island.

He was an excellent swimmer and was a famous water thief when he traveled across the Yangtze and Huaihe Rivers.

Although I haven't been in the water for many years, I still have this skill.

In front, one of Wanyan Luti's followers was swimming hard towards the "Jade Rabbit Island".

Although he had a circle of wooden boards tied around his body, which provided enough buoyancy to keep him afloat, he could not swim. It took him more energy than others to swim, but his speed was not fast.

Kong Yanzhou gave a sinister smile, straightened his body, and dived into the water again.

Wanyan Luti's men were swimming hard when suddenly they heard a scream and the area around them quickly turned red.

Kong Yanzhou emerged from the water, dagger in hand, and stabbed the man seven or eight times in the waist viciously.

Until this man fell on his back with his eyes wide open in a sea of ​​blood.

Kong Yanzhou wiped the blood off his face and continued swimming forward.

Suddenly, he saw Pushan Zhongyi.

Pushan Zhongyi was obviously a landlubber, but he relied on his good physical strength to be able to flutter for a while.

He stirred up a ball of waves in the lake, his body spun around, but he didn't swim far. He was gradually losing strength and could hardly struggle anymore.

Upon seeing this, Kong Yanzhou quickly put the dagger back into his waist and swam towards Pushan Zhongyi.

Kong Yanzhou carefully went around to the back of Pushan Zhongyi, and when he was exhausted and choked on some water and suddenly raised his body, he grabbed his collar and shouted, "Master Zhongyi, don't struggle, I'll take you away!"

……

Fei Yuye was paddling hard in the water.

Although the action was not elegant, it helped her swim quite far.

However, the "dog paddling" consumes a lot of physical energy and the swimming efficiency is relatively low. After paddling for a while, Fei Yuye gradually felt exhausted.

She raised her head with an effort and looked into the distance from above the surging waves. It was still about thirty feet away from "Jade Rabbit Island".

Fei Yuye felt a chill in her heart. She felt that... with her physical strength, she might not be able to struggle to "Jade Rabbit Island".

Am I going to die here today?
As soon as this thought came to her mind, Fei Yuye suddenly felt even weaker.

Not to mention struggling to reach "Jade Rabbit Island", with her willpower at that moment, she would probably only swim half the distance before drowning from exhaustion.

At this moment, Fei Yuye suddenly heard Yang Yuan's voice: "Yuye! Yuye!"

Fei Yuye pushed her palms downwards, raised her upper body a little, and looked over hastily.

She didn't see Yang Yuan, but saw two Song soldiers. "They"...

Running on water!
Fei Yuye’s eyes suddenly widened. Running on the water?

Her body sank, and Fei Yuye immediately pushed the water away, raising her head up again.

That's right, this time she saw clearly that it was running on water.

Is that... Kanon and Kona disguised as men?
Hanane and Xiaonai were each wearing a pair of "water spiders" and were running on the water.

They couldn't stop. If they stopped, they would sink into the water.

This is a tool used by ninjas. Kanon and Kona have made quite a few similar gadgets.

When these strange tools are not in use, many people don’t know what they are used for.

These things are usually placed among the mission’s supplies.

We are going to go boating today. As a qualified ninja, how can we not bring the tools needed for the corresponding environment?
Unexpectedly, it actually came in handy.

"Yuye! Yuye!"

Yang Yuan's voice came along with Hanayin and Xiaonai who were running.

Fei Yuye couldn't help but yelled, "I'm here!"

Hearing Fei Yuye's voice, Hanane and Xiaonai turned around and ran towards Fei Yuye.

Yang Yuan, who couldn't see, said, "Yuye, grab my feet."

what?
Fei Yuye was confused by what she heard. Before she could figure it out, she saw Huayin and Xiaonai running past her.

Following closely was Yang Yuan, who was lying on his back on the water.

Yang Yuan grabbed a belt of Hua Yin and Xiao Nai with each hand and "flowed" past her.

When Yang Yuan saw her, he tried to stretch out a foot towards her, with that foot tilted at an angle like the fin of a shark swimming underwater.

Huh?
Fei Yuye was confused for a moment, then she saw Huayin and Xiaonai running for a while, making a circle, and then running back.

Yang Yuan's voice was heard again: "Yuye, look carefully...Gudongdongdong, cough cough, my feet..."

Hanane and Kona ran past Fat Yuye.

This time, Fei Yuye finally figured it out.

Before she could see clearly, she suddenly pounced forward and hugged Yang Yuan's... thigh.

"It's done, run!" Yang Yuan shouted happily.

Kanon and Kona can use the "water spider", a tool for running on water, for a relatively long time when they are alone, but it would be quite difficult if they were dragging someone behind them.

Now with one more person added, you can imagine how difficult it is.

Although they shared the effort of dragging the boat, when Hanane and Xiaonai dragged them to the water's edge of Jade Rabbit Island, they were so tired that they fell headfirst onto the beach and could not stand up.

Fei Yuye finally calmed down and realized that her posture was a bit indecent.

Just now, in order to help Yang Yuan maintain his balance and reduce some resistance, she grabbed Yang Yuan's thighs and then adjusted to holding his legs.

So her face is now buried in...

Fei Yuye's face suddenly turned red, and she quickly let go of Yang Yuan and tried to stand up.

As a result, the wet robe, soft sand, and the rushing water made it impossible for her to stand up suddenly.

So, as soon as Yang Yuan sat up from the water, Fei Yuye pounced on him and pushed him back into the water.

……

Although Kong Yanzhou was a good swimmer, he was dragging someone and paddling with one hand, so his speed slowed down.

But he knows how to control the rhythm and how to conserve his energy.

So he dragged Pushan Zhongyi with one hand and rowed to the "Jade Rabbit Island".

Pushan Zhongyi stood up in the waist-deep water and saw the swaying reeds on the shore. He immediately said with joy:
"I've been here. Jade Rabbit Island is very close to the land. There is a curved bridge. We are saved!"

Pushan Zhongyi supported the almost exhausted Kong Yanzhou and said gratefully: "General Kong, I will repay you for saving my life."

Although Kong Yanzhou was exhausted, he was very happy that such a high-ranking official owed him a favor.

Kong Yanzhou smiled and said, “You and I should be in the same boat, so why should we be polite?

Lord Zhongyi, let's go ashore quickly and gather troops."

Thinking of the wooden planks tied to the man he had just stabbed to death, Kong Yanzhou said, "Wanyan Dari and his men have been equipped with water-dwelling equipment, so they may be able to escape."

Pushan Zhongyi sneered and said, "When I return to the government office, I will immediately mobilize all the troops to capture them. They can't escape."

The two men waded through the waist-deep water towards the shore. When the water became shallower and shallower and was only up to their knees, a group of people suddenly emerged from the sparse reeds in front of them.

Wanyan Darui, with five or six followers, walked at the front of the group.

Several of his followers were equipped with powerful crossbows.

Behind them came Pushan Zhongyi's family, all tied up and escorted by Wanyan Dari's guards.

When Pushan Zhongyi and Kong Yanzhou saw it, their faces suddenly changed.

Wanyan Darui smiled and said, "Lord Zhongyi, General Kong, you two are really lucky!

Why don't you guys guess, can I shoot you to death with my crossbow?"

Wanyan Dazhi slowly raised his right hand.

Several guards immediately aimed their crossbows at Pushan Zhongyi and Kong Yanzhou.

Kong Yanzhou subconsciously took a step back, his eyes suddenly becoming fierce.

In an instant, he made his decision.

He suddenly pulled out his dagger, leaned forward, covered Pushan Zhongyi's mouth with one hand, and with his other hand, holding the dagger, he cut Pushan Zhongyi's throat fiercely.

"Kong Yanzhou killed Pu San Zhongyi with his own hands! I wonder if the king is satisfied with this token of surrender?"

(End of this chapter)