Chapter 86 Chapter Twenty-Five

How did the companions of Paguguay, Banuge, Gabalin, Osten, and Ibisdemon, defeat six hundred and sixty light cavalry Gabalin hadn't finished speaking when they saw six hundred and sixty cavalrymen galloping towards this side, all of them riding brisk horses. They came to see what kind of ship was docking.They galloped their horses, intending to catch all the people in the boat at once, if they could. Grandeur said: "Children, you retreat to the boat first. Look, the enemy has come. I will kill them like slaughtering animals, even if there are ten times more. But you retreat first, and go to the boat to play. "

Hearing this, Banuge replied: "No, my lord, there is no reason for you to do this; on the contrary, you go to the ship first, and you and the others go back, and I will kill them all by myself, but there must be no delay. Go quickly." Others also said: "My lord, he is right. Let's go. We are here to help Banuzhi and let you see our abilities." Then Pagoda said: "Well, that's it; but if you can't do it, I'll come and help you." At this time Banurge pulled two thick ropes from the boat, tied both ends to the capstan on the deck, and then lowered the ropes to the shore. , after setting it up, he said to Abisemon:

"You also go to the boat. As soon as I greet you, you quickly turn the winch on the deck and take the rope back." Then he said to Osten and Gabalin: "Boys, you wait here. Surrender boldly to the enemy, obey them, and pretend to surrender. But be careful, don't go into the rope ring; try to stay outside the ring." Immediately he ran to the boat again, took a bale of hay, and a barrel of gunpowder, which he sprinkled in the noose, and kept a kindling beside him. All of a sudden, a group of cavalry rushed over like mountains and seas. Those who ran in the front rushed all the way to the boat. Because the shore was very slippery, forty-four of them, including their horses and men, fell down at once.Seeing the people in front fall down, the people behind thought they were being resisted when they got there, so they hurried over.But Banuge said:

"Boss, did you hurt from the fall? I'm really sorry, but you can't blame us. This is because the sea water is slippery, and the sea water is always greasy. We will let you go." His two partners, as well as Ebisdemon standing on the deck, said the same thing. Panurge stood at a distance now, seeing that they were all entering the rope, and his two companions also stood away to give room to the cavalry, who were grouping together to see the boat, Seeing what was in the boat, Panurge suddenly called out to Abesdemon: "Pull! Pull!" Ebisdemon turned the capstan, and saw that the two ropes entangled the horses, and the cavalry on the horses, and they fell to the ground without effort; they were in a bad position. , he drew his sword and was about to cut the rope, and Panurge immediately set fire to the gunpowder thread, and burned them all like ghosts burned at the stake in hell.The whole army was wiped out, including men and horses, and only one man on a Turkish horse escaped; but Gabalin saw him again, and he overtook him in less than a hundred paces with only one jump. So he jumped on his horse's buttocks, hugged him from behind, and captured him onto the boat.

After the victory, Paiguguet was very proud, and praised the ingenuity of his companions, and then invited them to eat and drink to their heart's content on the shore. Even the prisoner was not ill-treated, but the poor The guy was worried, for fear that Pagoda would swallow him whole. Pagoda has such a thick throat, of course he can be swallowed, just like biting a piece of candy in your mouth. His mouth is not as good as a grain of millet in a donkey's mouth. ① Refers to the Arabian horse, which was already a famous breed at that time.