At Yinshi, the river wind rustled the reeds on the shore, and the boats docked on the river bank undulated slightly with the waves, looking like giant beasts in sleep under the pale moonlight.
There are torches on the battleship amidships, and soldiers are on duty at the sheltered side of the ship. Every half hour, ten soldiers will patrol in two groups from bow to stern.
Just after Yin Shi, the soldiers on patrol were hiding in the shelter and chatting. After a while, tiredness came over and they dozed off against the cabin.
Four cargo ships went down the river and approached quietly. Wang Yi stood at the bow of the ship holding a steel knife, nervously watching the silhouette of the ship in front of him gradually approaching.
Suddenly, a dark figure flashed across the passenger ship more than ten feet away next to the midship, drawing its bow and shooting towards the light of the torch.
"Whoosh", the strong wind shook the firelight; a "click" sound was inserted into the cabin board. The soldiers on the ship were all from the brave camp. They jumped up when they heard the sound. When they saw the arrows still trembling on the ship's deck, the cry of "enemy attack" immediately rang out.
Wang Yi's boat was only five feet away from the midship ship. Seeing that he was discovered, he shouted loudly: "Crash into it."
The soldiers on duty spotted the sneaking cargo ship. They formed a formation in groups of five and stood ready.
Everyone in the cabin was also awakened and stood up to put on their armor. Yang Anxuan quickly picked up the black shark armor placed on the head of the couch and put it on.
The hull of the ship shook violently, and Yang Anxuan almost lost his footing. The cargo ship hit the midship ship hard. The soldiers in formation were shaken by the huge earthquake and their formation became disordered.
However, Wang Yi jumped up before the collision, and took advantage of the huge earthquake to jump towards the midship ship. He was in the air, slashing the spear with the steel knife in his hand, and rushed forward.
The soldier holding the gun was still staggering, and the steel knife struck the gun barrel, knocking the gun away with great force. Wang Yi knew that he would die no matter whether he succeeded or failed, so as soon as his feet touched the ground, he stabbed at the soldiers in front of him like a mad tiger.
He Yue knew that if he retreated, the enemy would break in. Pao Ze was worried that his formation would be disrupted. The thieves kept jumping towards the boat, and there were countless people.
Making a decision in an instant, He Yue twisted her body to the left, trying her best to avoid the stabbing steel knife. At the same time, she opened her right arm and pinched the steel knife.
The steel knife tore through the leather armor with a cold light and opened a blood groove under He Yue's right rib. He Yue endured the pain and closed his right arm to clamp the steel knife hard. He twisted his body hard and used the torque to snatch the steel knife from the thief's hand.
Wang Yi pulled the knife back hard, and the blade was twisted into an arc, and broke into two pieces with a "snap" sound. Wang Yi used too much force and fell backward. The spear beside He Yue shot forward and pierced Wang Yi's abdomen. Wang Yi screamed and was thrown off the boat.
At this time, four passenger ships and two midships were crowded together, and thieves with black turbans on their heads were rushing towards the midships in a steady stream. When arranging the assassination in the evening, Shen Tianzi increased the reward. For each person killed, he would receive 100,000 yuan. These thieves have different purposes, but they all rush forward at the risk of their lives under the stimulation of heavy rewards.
Yang Anxuan came out of the cabin with his knife and saw that the men were not panicking. They formed a formation in groups of three and five. Although there were many thieves, they were blocked at the bow and sides of the ship. Although there were many people, they were crowded together and could not spread out at all. On the contrary, it is at a disadvantage.
On another ship, Zhang Feng chopped down a thief with a steel knife and shouted an order: "Get out."
The surrounding ships were alarmed by the fighting, and they all rowed aside to avoid it. The river was in chaos, and no one noticed that there were more than a dozen black figures in the river quietly approaching the midship ship.
Shen Tianzi divided the night attack into several steps. First, let Wang Yi lead a sneak attack. It would be best if he could kill Yang Anxuan in one go. If the sneak attack failed, he would have to attack by force. The second step is to let the thieves who are good at water dive into the water, cut through the bottom of the midship ship, and let Yang Anxuan and others fall into the water.
When we first recruited Wang Zhan, Qian Ming and others, we knew that they were water thieves with excellent water skills, so the job of hewing the ship naturally fell to them. Qian Ming, Wang Zhan and others could not contact Xu Daofu, so after discussion, they decided to follow orders first.
More than ten people quietly approached the hull of the ship. The hull curved inward, making it difficult for people leaning on the boat to spot them. Wang Zhan raised his hand to signal, took a deep breath and dived into the water, hitting the chisel with a hammer. Wood chips flew into the air. After a while, a hole as big as a fist was opened, and the river gurgled into it.
His subordinates advanced and retreated in a controlled manner. Yang Anxuan did not join the battle group and stood by the cabin with a steel knife in hand to watch the battle. In the cabin, Wang Qiang comforted his family and Qiang calmly walked out of the cabin.
Seeing Wang Qiang appear, Yang Anxuan's eyes flashed with admiration. There was nothing going on on the ship these days. Yang Anxuan and Wang Qiang were holding hands in the cabin, chatting about their experiences. Yang Anxuan got to know Wang Qiang a little better, sympathized with the unappreciated son of the Wang family, and decided to reuse him.
Wang Qiang tried his best to show off his talents during the conversation with Yang Anxuan. He felt Yang Anxuan's appreciation for him and secretly lamented that he had wasted half his life. He did not expect that he might be used by his former enemy in the end. However, good ministers choose their masters. If Yang Anxuan can reuse him, You should also serve with all your loyalty.
He was awakened by the sound of fighting in his sleep, and his wife and children shrank in fear. Wang Qiang said a few words of comfort and then stood up in his clothes. At this time, he should show his loyalty.
When Yang Anxuan saw Wang Qiang, he smiled and said, "Zishen, please go back to the cabin and rest. It doesn't hurt to have some information about the thieves."
When Wang Qiang saw Yang Anxuan standing there calmly and calmly, he felt bold and boldly responded: "I will live and die together as my master."
Yang Anxuan smiled and nodded. Of course he would not let a weak scholar like Wang Qiang defend himself against the enemy, but Wang Qiang's words still satisfied him.
The sound of chiseling from the bottom of the boat caught Yang Anxuan's attention. Yang Anxuan came to the side of the boat and leaned down to look down, just in time to see Wang Zhan coming up for air.
Yang Anxuan's eyes narrowed. Fortunately, his warships all use watertight compartments, so it doesn't matter even if they are cut open in several places. However, we must not stop here and let the thieves dig into the boat. Yang Anxuan immediately ordered: "Remove the outer armor and sail the boat away."
Each boat was equipped with twenty oarsmen. They obeyed the command and pushed down the cover plate that originally covered the wheel. They all stepped on the water wheel. The boat used its force to push away the boat blocking the front, and they escaped forcefully and headed towards the water wheel. The center of the river sailed away.
Shen Tianzi, masked with a black scarf, stood on the boat and commanded. He vaguely saw something strange on the sides of Yang Anxuan's boat. The strength of the boat increased, and he actually squeezed his own boat away and escaped.
Shen Tianzi had just received the report that holes had been drilled into both ships. As the ships sailed on the river, the holes would soon be torn open. When the people on the ships fell into the water, they could be shot easily.
Shen Tianzi shouted: "The bottom of these two ships has been dug, and they cannot escape far. Let's chase them. The reward will be doubled after the incident is completed."
Wang Zhan saw the opportunity to leave first when the stern ship was moving outward, otherwise the water flow driven by the ship would create a vortex and bring people to the bottom of the ship. As he was swimming hard, a small passenger ship came towards him, and someone was rushing towards him on the ship. The water shouted: "Black bear."
It was Zheng Guang's voice. Wang Zhan changed direction and swam towards the small passenger ship. Qian Ming and Shi Yang also heard Zheng Guang's call in the water and turned to swim towards the small passenger boat.
The rope was thrown from the boat, and Wang Zhan and others quickly boarded the boat and saw Xu Daofu standing with a smile on his face. Wang Zhan wiped the water droplets from his face and asked with a smile: "Master Xu, when did you arrive?"
"Yu has been following you." Xu Daofu said with a smile: "When you left Stone City, Yu hired this passenger ship to accompany you and has been following you."
Zheng Guang ordered people to send silk scarves and clothes. Qian Ming whispered: "Master Xu, someone is pretending to kill Yang Anxuan in the name of the Wang family."
Xu Daofu smiled and said: "It goes without saying that such a large formation set out from Jingkou." The four cargo ships were obviously modified warships and set out from Jingkou. Such a handiwork was probably done by Liu Yu In chief.
The rebels and Liu Yu had a blood feud. Xu Daofu initially thought of fighting against the enemy, but then took the opportunity to add insult to injury. Later, he discovered that there were less than 100 people on Yang Anxuan's ship, and Liu Yu sent at least 200 killers. Wouldn't it be one-sided to fight like this?
Xu Daofu decided to give Yang Anxuan a warning. If Yang Anxuan could escape back to Yongzhou, he would definitely not give up with Liu Yushan. It would be a good thing for Guangzhou that the two powers would fight each other. Therefore, Shen Tianzi launched a secret attack in the middle of the night, and Xu Daofu fired an arrow as a warning.
After Wang Zhan and others boarded the ship, Xu Daofu ordered: "Let's go."
Shen Tianzi's plan was not wrong, but he did not expect that the Yongzhou Navy invented a watertight compartment. Even if a hole was drilled out of the hull, the ship would not sink.
Yang Anxuan and Zhang Feng's boats met on the river. Seeing the boats chasing behind them, Yang Anxuan sneered and said, "Let them chase for a while, everyone gets their bows and arrows ready."
I brought hundreds of bows with me on this trip, and 20,000 arrows were hidden in the boat.
, and soon the soldiers on the boat held their bows in their hands and waited quietly for dawn.
I have been chasing Yang Anxuan's ship for more than half an hour, but the torch in front is still more than a hundred steps away, and it is not getting close.
Shen Tianzi called the ship builders over and asked again, and learned that each ship had at least four or five holes drilled in it. It was believed that Yang Anxuan's ship should have sunk long ago, so why was there no movement?
The sky gradually became brighter. Shen Tianzi stood on the bow of the ship and looked forward with wide eyes. He vaguely saw something strange on both sides of the ship in front.
After chasing for another quarter of an hour, it was already dawn. Shen Tianzi noticed that the draft of the two ships in front had hardly changed, and there was no sign of sinking. Looking at the two sides of the ship, there were actually something like a navy ship about 10 feet tall, spinning excitedly in the water. Water splashed everywhere.
No, Yang Anxuan's boat had obviously been modified. It was clearly traveling faster than his own boat, and driving leisurely ahead was clearly tempting him to investigate.
Shen Tianzi made a quick decision and shouted: "Turn around and retreat."
Seeing that the chasing boat turned around, how could Yang Anxuan be willing to let them escape easily? Three soldiers were killed and more than ten people were injured in the battle last night. Why not avenge this?
"Chasing", Yang Anxuan stood at the stern of the boat holding a bow, bent his bow and shot towards the chasing enemy behind him.
Arrows were like locusts, shooting towards the boat of Shen Tianzi and others with a deadly roar. Many people fell immediately after being struck by arrows. Shen Tianzi was also on guard and shouted: "Set up your shield and fight back."
Bows and arrows are the most powerful in the battle on the river. Shen Tianzi also brought enough bows and arrows, but he didn't use them to prevent his identity from being exposed. He couldn't care less about it at this time. :
The shield wall was erected, and the four warships were spread out on the river. Yang Anxuan's brows jumped. The water thieves couldn't have so many shields. There must be someone who didn't want to return to Yongzhou and turned into a water thieves to assassinate them.
It didn't matter what they really looked like. Yang Anxuan looked coldly at the warships in formation and ordered: "Go back to Xiangyang."
The water wheel turned quickly, and the two stern ships left quickly. Shen Tianzi looked at the water waves behind the ships and knew that they could not catch up.
Yongzhou has such a freely operating and fast-moving warship. In future battles on the river, the Beifu Navy is probably far from its enemy. It is necessary to inform the lord as soon as possible so that he can make preparations.
Glancing at the dejected people around him, Shen Tianzi ordered to sail to Xunyang City. The Lord and Duke Nanping had already said hello and would take care of the rest.
