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Chapter 402 Bullying others, I have a cannon
The noise on the river was extremely noisy, and suddenly there was a loud noise like thunder, people in front and behind felt shaken, and the boat seemed to be trembling.

Whether it was the tax collectors and soldiers who were fighting on the lock, or the people on the ship and the shore watching the excitement, they all fell silent and all looked behind.

The watchtower on the Chu eunuch’s building is the railing balcony surrounding the boat building. Chu Zhaoren hurriedly walked a few steps, leaned on the railing and looked back. He could vaguely see the mess on the river at the end of the fleet. Crate sundries, someone is waving and shouting towards this side, but the distance is so far that they can't hear anything clearly.

It was as if a gust of wind had blown from the downstream. After being blown by the wind, the ships that were just about to move just now, taking the opportunity to break through the tax card, shrank back obediently, and the merchants and boatmen who gathered at the bow and stern to watch the excitement also shrank back. go back.

"Grandpa Chu, our cargo ship was... was... bombarded!!"

A follower covered in water yelled at the boat on the shore, panting, speaking incoherently, trembling all over.

Chu Zhaoren stood on the watchtower of the ship building, rubbed his ears, and felt a little dazed for a while, then he cursed loudly:

"Crazy, what happened!!"

In broad daylight, during the Taiping season, the official boats on the river could still be bombarded, the entourage finally calmed down a little with a mournful face, and hissed there:
"Eunuch, just now those Jinyiwei soldiers pulled the cannons over in a carriage, ordered the younger ones to disembark, and then fired a cannon, and the younger ones climbed ashore and ran over to report the news."

Hearing this, Chu Zhaoren's hands clenched on the railing turned white, and he turned his head to stare at the river. The follower below cried:

"That boat is filled with porcelain, I'm afraid there will be [-]% left, and our people are all fine..."

The eunuch Chu didn't listen to what he said at all, he just felt anger gushing from his heart and lungs, rushing straight to his forehead, our family is ordered by the empress dowager, you little thousand households guarding Tianjin Wei, you actually have With such boldness, do you still have the king's law in your eyes?

The dense sound of horseshoes on the shore sounded, and hundreds of riders dressed in Jinyiwei came to the shore, and the leader looked to be in his teens, but wearing the uniform of Qianhu, Wang Tong came.

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Niu Qianwei and others who had the upper hand on the lock also stopped their hands when they heard the noise. After all, they had practiced in Nanjing for a long time and knew what the thunder-like noise was.

However, everyone is a little unbelievable. In broad daylight, he dared to pull out the cannon and release it. Are there any rules? Fighting is also a common thing, but everyone has a bottom line. Using knives and guns is breaking the rules. Why, when they came to Tianjin Wei, they directly used cannons.

Those spectators on the bank seemed to have some terrifying monsters coming, and they booed and applauded happily just now, and in this short time, they were all gone.

More than a hundred Jinyiwei riders arrived at the ship lock and dismounted one by one. Wang Tong looked around and said:
"It doesn't matter what people are waiting for, just get busy with business and don't watch the excitement."

He said a few words, and the guards around him yelled loudly. Some of the shops near the pier did not dare to look any further. They all shrank back. Spread out and go down the lock.

Wang Tong glanced at Niu Qianwei and the others on the lock, frowned, and said coldly:
"This is the gate of Tianjin Wei. No one is rushing through the gate, roaring, and beating the guards. What kind of crime is this? Get out!"

Niu Qianwei and the others are also used to running rampant in Nanjing, and Jin Yiwei's fans would shrink their heads in front of them, but there was a Jin Yiwei commanding the same officials there, so they didn't care at that time, let alone Tianjin Wei Qianhu people.

The eunuch Chu knew about Wang Tong's status and relationship, but these personal guards naturally didn't need to tell them in detail. Hearing the young man Qianhu's condescending words, they were all furious.

A person behind Niu Qianwei pointed at Wang Tong and cursed:

"The thief bird from there, spray there..."

Halfway through the conversation, he saw a person behind the young man Qianhu quickly draw his bow and set an arrow, and shot over. The arrow was really accurate, and the arrow hit the man's wrist.

The man was caught off guard and covered his hands with a cry of pain, but the arrow fell to the ground. After looking carefully, he found that there was no arrow on the arrow. Even so, the distance between the two sides was less than dozens of steps, and the force of the arrow shaft was also great. The man's wrist was bruised and purple, and he covered the pain and yelled.

"No shame, three horses, drive these people into the water!"

Wang Tong gave the order again, and the people behind him got on their horses and rushed up the lock with long sticks in their hands. The lock was originally a flat-bottomed tank boat with the cabin of the ship removed, and the top was covered with wooden planks. The lock is actually in the shape of a pontoon bridge. People with better equestrian skills can gallop on it.

Three cavalrymen, two at the front and one at the back, drove their horses to rush up the lock. The two in front held a flat-headed bamboo pole and laid it flat, while the man behind held one at a slant, and rushed up just like that.

No matter how wide the lock is, it is also made of tank boats connected in parallel. After all, the space on the boat is limited. Seeing the two horses in front rushing side by side, not to mention each holding long and short wooden clubs, the formation of the chaotic battle was also loose. Seeing the horse rushing, there was no way to hide, and he could only jump into the water.

And those who wanted to go hard, or were too late to run, were stabbed and swept by the horse rider's bamboo pole, the manpower and horsepower were superimposed, and those who could resist it were even more unbearable than the one who jumped down voluntarily, directly flying into the water.

The three horses went from one side of the bank to the other in an instant, and the people on the lock had been swept away, and the people in the river were all in a mess.

Most of the soldiers from the south were able to swim, and the water in the canal was not cold at this time, so there was nothing serious about it. The leader of the soldiers, Niu Qianwei, moved neatly. Holding on to the side of the boat, he turned over and jumped onto the boat as soon as the horse passed by.

After making such a scene, Niu Qianwei's face was ashen. He turned his head to look at the eunuch Chu on the ship tower. Naturally, he saw that the face of the master's family was not good. This performance is directly related to what position he can have after the capital Well, Eunuch Chu granted him the title of Deputy Battalion Officer, so embarrassed, what do you know?
As soon as he gritted his teeth, Niu Qianwei pulled out the knife from his waist, raised the gleaming sharp blade, his courage grew a little out of thin air, and the soldiers who climbed up with him also drew out their weapons.

Just now there was no blood in the fight, no sword or spear was used, it was still a gang fight, but now the knife is drawn, if there is a fight, it will be a big deal.

Eunuch Chu has been the eunuch guarding Nanjing for so long, so he naturally knows this truth, but at this moment, his face is gloomy and he doesn't say a word. He has lost too much face today. If he doesn't get back some good looks, how will he behave in the capital.

Seeing the soldiers on the ship lock staring at them with sharp knives, Wang Tong was full of disdain. A general had already issued an order, and the soldiers who came with them lined up in front of Wang Tong with large shields and spears. Wang Tong frowned and shouted:
"All spread out, there are only a few goods on the lock, do you still use it like this?"

Wang Tong's guards paused when they heard the order, and then spread out to both sides. Hearing the sound of creaking wooden wheels crushing the ground, four horses came here pulling a cannon fixed on a cart.

A short and sturdy Baihu trotted up to Wang Tong and reported:
"My lord, everything is ready, please give your order."

"Mu En, if the people on the lock still don't roll down, they will bombard their mother!!"

Wang Tong raised his voice and said, Mu En, who was newly promoted to the hundred households of the artillery, took the order loudly, turned around and immediately yelled at his men to get busy, unload the horses, clean the barrel, and turn the muzzle to prepare for firing.

Seeing those elite soldiers lined up in front of Wang Tong with large shields and spears, Niu Qianwei's expression changed. This is not a fan, it is clearly a soldier. When the cannon comes, stand on the lock. Eunuch Chu's personal guards were all stunned, how could they bring up all the cannons? This is not in accordance with the rules.

Seeing the swarthy cannon being pushed up, the barrel was wiped wet and dry twice, loaded with powder and then tamped down, and someone poured primer on the fire door and was about to fire the cannon. Niu Qianwei hissed and shouted:
"My lord, they are all officers and soldiers of Ming Dynasty, don't fire, don't fire, why bother!!"

This time Wang Tong didn't speak, and Mu En took the torch that lit the fire and cursed loudly:
"My lord told you to go down, if you don't go down, you will shoot, if you don't go down!"

Holding the torch, he moved toward the fire door to draw the medicine. Although it was a feint, Niu Qianwei and the others on the lock were heartbroken every time. They couldn't say any more heroic words and looked at each other. , regardless of the eunuch Chu glaring at the watchtower of the ship building, he ran down the lock in a desperate manner.

Anyway, the front of their fleet was next to the lock, and they hurried down to their own ship.

"Wang Tong, do you know who our family is!!"

The spectators either ran away, or hid and peeked from a distance. The soldiers were all disciplined, and the river was extremely quiet. Everyone could hear the eunuch Chu's screams.

Wang Tong raised his head and glanced, Eunuch Chu just happened to look over and stared at each other coldly, Wang Tong ignored it and just ordered:
"Turn the muzzle and aim at the boat!!"

After Mu En heard this order, he immediately commanded the soldiers to push the cart with the cannon to the direction of the building ship. Although Mu En was beside him, Wang Tong's voice was also high-pitched, and the eunuch Chu also listened. clear.

Chu Zhaoren was stunned for a while on the watchtower, and then shouted loudly:

"Our family is the imperial horse supervisor, admiral and eunuch handpicked by the empress dowager and the Lord Long Live, how dare you do that!!?"

"Cannon!"

Wang Tong ordered coldly.
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