Water Margin: Lu Bu sits on Mount Liang

The sea was surging, hitting the ship with a loud noise and creating waves.

The snow had stopped, leaving only a thin layer of white covering the corners of the deck, and a similar layer of crystal clearness on the tops of the masts and guardrails.

Several Song army generals were standing at the window of the sparrow room, watching the approaching ships.

"Qi?" The general named Wang Mei, wearing half-body armor and a scarlet battle robe, with a red helmet tassel fluttering backwards, turned around, his dark face full of confusion: "Who are you waiting for to know where this little country came from?"

Several generals whispered to each other for a while, and a bearded Yu Hou named Liu Liang stepped forward and said, "Commander, I heard from some Liaodong merchants that this is a new country established this year, and the ruler seems to be the great thief Lu Bu from Liangshan."

"Another idiot." Wang Mei curled her lips, rolled her eyes, and snorted, "But it has nothing to do with us in Liao Kingdom anyway. What's more important is to find Zong Tongpan and the young masters of the lords first."

"That's it."

"That's right."

Several generals in the rear nodded one after another. Wang Mei shouted, "Order the entire army to move forward and send out flag signals to have that strange ship from Qi surrender immediately. Do not resist and allow us to board and inspect it! Since the pirate ship is surrounded by them, there must be something fishy going on. Maybe it was Lu Bu who ordered it. Pfft—a thief is a thief!"

A messenger ran out.

……

"You guys rest here, I'll go out and take a look."

Hu Yanqing stood up, picked up his sword and hung it on his body, said something to Zong Ying, and went to the deck with Han Kai and Liu Ti.

Zong Ying stood up and said, "Uncle Huyan, wait a moment. I will go with you to have a look. Maybe they are here to look for the boat we are waiting for."

As soon as these words came out, the eyes of the group of young men and women who had nothing to do with it suddenly lit up, and a few brave ones stood up immediately: "Brother, wait a minute, I'll go too."

"Count me in."

"I am willing to go with you."

"Let's go together, let's go together!"

Hu Yanqing paused at the sound of the chaotic voice, frowned and turned around. Han Kai was feeling annoyed, and seeing his expression, he immediately turned around and yelled, "What are you making so much noise for? Sit down! Where do you idiots think you are?"

His voice was harsh and his face was ferocious.

A group of children of officials on the opposite side suddenly wilted like eggplants hit by frost. A few young men who stood up had pale faces and moved their lips a few times. They did not dare to speak and sat down silently with their heads down.

Zong Ying took a breath and bowed, saying, "Uncle Huyan, the people coming here may be the Dengzhou navy. Please allow me and the others to go for the sake of our past friendship."

Hu Yanqing glanced at the young man over there, turned around and took a step forward: "Three at most."

"Tsk..."

Han Kai looked at them with a sinister grin, and without paying any attention to these young men and women who were trembling like quails, he turned around and followed them.

Zong Ying turned around and smiled bitterly: "Three of us, who is willing to come?"

No one spoke in the dining hall for a while. Many of the arrogant sons of officials lowered their heads and pretended not to hear. However, two people who looked younger stood up and said, "I would like to go with my brother."

Zong Ying watched Hu Yanqing and the other two walk away, and without caring about anything else, he quickly took the two young men and followed them, walking out along the aisle. A gust of cold wind blew over and made him shiver again. He quickly looked up and saw that the seven ships were getting closer and closer.

"Song! Could it be someone from the Pinghai Navy? We are saved."

"I knew the court would not abandon us, and indeed they sent someone here."

On the sea eel boat, the two young men who walked out of the cabin cheered when they saw the flag clearly. Zong Ying also looked relieved. No matter what, it was always a good thing to see his own navy by his side. Han Kai and Liu Ti looked at each other and put their hands on the hilts of their knives.

However, the joy was short-lived. Hu Yanqing's loud voice rang out in front of them: "Prepare for battle! Order the soldiers on the pirate ships to come back, and the archers to get ready. Shoot a round with slingshots and crossbows to stop the Song ships!"

"General Huyan! Why is that?" Zong Ying was very anxious and rushed forward. A personal soldier had already reached out to stop him. The young man, who had been suffering from hunger and cold for the past few days, could not push him away and shouted repeatedly: "General! General! Those are our own people! They are the ships of the Song Dynasty!"

Hu Yanqing turned around suddenly, his white cape fluttering in the wind, and said sternly: "I am the general of the King of Qi! This is the warship of the Qi army! I am the general of Qi!"

Han Kai and Liu Ti calmly removed their hands from the hilt of the knife.

Hu Yanqing took two steps back, pushed his guards aside, grabbed Zong Ying by the collar, pointed at the Song ship, and said sternly: "They want me to surrender and go aboard for inspection. How can this be justified? You can go aboard unless I'm dead!"

"This...this...there must be a misunderstanding." The muscles on Zong Ying's face twitched and he squeezed out a sentence with difficulty.

Hu Yanqing exhaled, let him go, and calmed down: "If there is a misunderstanding, then let's fight it, and it will be gone after the fight."

The cloak fluttered as he stepped into the cabin.

Han Kai and Liu Ti then followed with a smile, and their heavy and fast footsteps stepped on the wooden boards in the cabin and quickly left.

"Brother, what shall we do?"

The two young men looked somewhat at a loss, looking at the young man standing there with a gloomy expression.

"What else can we do..." Zong Ying sighed, "Let's go into the cabin first. As General Hu Yan said just now, all we can do is wait for the result."

Dangdangdang——

Alarm bells are ringing.

……

The dark clouds gradually turned white, and the light became much brighter than before.

The Song army ships sent out flag signals. Wang Mei stood in the sparrow room and stared into the distance with a calm expression. Although his seven ships were smaller than the strange ships on the opposite side, they were much more in number, so he was not under any pressure now.

After a short while, a flag bearer came over and said, "Commander, the flag signal from the other ship is for us to retreat and not to advance."

"You don't know how to appreciate my kindness." Wang Mei picked her nose and turned around: "Pass the order, three on the left and four on the right, surround him and beat the hell out of him."

……

The sun was shining brightly, the wind was high and the waves were rough.

Under the sky, a white cloak flutters behind him.

A sturdy figure walked up to the platform. Huyan Qing stood by the parapet with one hand clenched into a fist and the other holding the hilt of a knife, looking at the fleet that was beginning to disperse in the distance with a complicated expression.

The sea breeze blew over, the stone anchor that fixed the ship was retracted, and the sail swelled. He turned around and looked at Han and Liu behind him: "It's been a long time since I saw the Song army's ships. I didn't expect that when I saw them again, I would have to fight a battle." He grinned bitterly: "Really... It's still this familiar battle method."

Han Kai and Liu Ti just laughed and didn't respond.

Huyan Qing drew the sword from his waist and thrust it forward. The sharp blade flashed a cold light.

"Comrades, among us there are heroes from Song and warriors from Liaodong. Let the Song army on the other side see how the navy of the Great Qi fights..."

Take a deep breath: "Begin the war——" (End of this chapter)