Zhu Jue's order to evacuate was timely, allowing the coalition forces to gain more than an hour. If it had been more than an hour at night, the coalition forces would have been held back by the Destroyers who arrived first before they could completely break out of camp.
The situation is now favorable to the coalition forces, with hundreds of thousands of Destroyers chasing behind them, but at their speed, if the coalition forces leave without interference, they will never be able to catch up. There are a few Destroyers trying to block and contain the coalition forces along the way. These dozens and hundreds of Destroyers are unlikely to pose much of a threat to the coalition forces, but once they are delayed, the pursuing army of Destroyers will have a chance. Therefore, the coalition army always left a small number of covering troops, and the main force quickly left, making certain sacrifices, in exchange for not losing much time on the road.
The troops on the fleet were very safe. At this time, the fleet was sailing down the river. Because the wind was against the wind, there was no sail, and some temporary speed brakes were deliberately put down to keep the same speed as the ground troops.
On the other side of the tributary, which is seven to eight meters wide, a large number of Destroyers have gathered, totaling more than 100,000. The earliest of them had arrived last night. When the fog cleared today, Zhu Jue saw tens of thousands of Destroyers gathering on the other side, and more and more later.
However, these Destroyers were unable to cross the river due to the water surface. The Radar Destroyers in the team were in vain directing the Destroyers to track down the river. They were looking at each other across the river with the civilized ant coalition amphibious forces retreating south. Excited and sighing, but unwilling to give up.
Because they were escaping for their lives, the coalition army abandoned all their belongings and didn't even bring any food. They all ate in a hurry last night and this morning and set out on the road. They planned to get out of the encirclement and reach a safe place before being rescued by the fleet.
As a result, the army moved much faster than the tall and relatively slow Destroyers. It took half a day to reach the edge of the original protrusion encirclement. Even under the mobilization of the Radar Destroyers, the Destroyers surged in from all directions and flew in the air. The knight looks extremely scary, but in fact it is difficult to truly threaten the coalition forces.
The coalition forces only paid the price of being surrounded and killed by more than 10,000 covering troops along the way. They also collected more than 20,000 marching ants and defeated them. It was clear that the evacuation operation was about to succeed.
At this time, the river environment changed. The river suddenly narrowed, from seven to eight meters wide to only three to five meters wide, and the water flow became more and more rapid. This is a bend in the river. There are rock walls on both sides, which compress the river and create this natural landscape. When the fleet passed here against the current last night, it relied on the blessing of a favorable wind to pass smoothly, which took an hour.
At this time, the speed of going down the river is much faster and more difficult than when it came. If you are not careful, the fleet will be swept to the other side by the current. On the other side, the shore is densely packed with destroyers who are looking at you with evil intentions!
Fortunately, the fleet sailors have been traveling up and down the Qinghe River for the past two years and have experience in dealing with it. The bees on the walnut boats were released, flying upside down and dragging the boats, slowing down the fleet as it was forced to accelerate in the rapids. The sails were also raised and spread, using the force of the headwind to fight against the rapids. The ship's paddle wheel was secured and acted as an additional speed brake.
The water spider knights are all on the boat or on the side frame at this time. The fast water flow here destroys the water film tension. If the water spiders rely on the water film tension to move on the water surface, they will be killed immediately if they enter the water rashly. They must be in the whirlpool. Take shelter on the boat.
The sailors on the ship prepared long bamboo branches, stretched them to the port side, and tied them up. If the fleet is inevitably washed to the other side, these bamboo branches and wooden bars will be the final buffer to prevent the ship from hitting the cliff directly and being smashed to pieces, and can also push the ship away from the shore.
The entire fleet is linked together by ropes. As long as most of the ships can rush through the bend, a few stranded ships can be towed away, as long as these ships are not crashed or captured by the Destroyer.
Everything was ready, and the challenge of turning in rapids finally appeared before us. valley
Zhu Jue had returned to the ship in the morning. He personally stood on the deck of the first giant bamboo ship, held himself firmly in place with great force, and used a safety rope to help him. He watched with his own eyes as the fleet sailed toward the 90-degree river. Big turn.
At this time, the coalition forces on the ground ignored the fleet and had already taken a shortcut around the river and turned forward. The fleet would speed up to catch up after successfully passing through.
On the other side of the river, the Destroyers seemed to be aware of the bend in the river and were gathering on the bank, ready to attack at any time.
The fleet officially entered the corner. The giant bamboo ship in front of the chain fleet filled the rudder, and the sails also adjusted their direction, allowing the fleet to turn in advance before the corner. The long fleet was gradually twisted into a C shape by inertia.
The giant bamboo ship Zhu Jue was sitting on took the lead and passed the corner smoothly. When it was closest, it was less than one meter away from the other side. Zhu Jue could clearly see the Destroyer's open mouthparts covered in saliva.
Although the fleet passed smoothly first, Zhu Jue was still nervous. According to inertia, the farther the fleet moves back, the easier it is to be thrown ashore. The front of the fleet is only one meter away from the other shore. The ships behind will definitely hit the other shore. We can only hope that the previous arrangement will work.
Under the impact of the rapids, the fleet was still very fast even if it opened its sails and released the bees. Most of the walnut boats in the middle of the fleet also passed the turn within a few minutes, and just as Zhu Jue expected, they were getting closer and closer to the shore.
Some impatient Destroyers could no longer hold back and tried to jump onto the ship from the cliff, but it was not so easy to jump onto a high-speed moving ship. Most of these dozens of Destroyers were directly swept away by the rapids. A few climbed onto the rope connecting the walnut boat and were quickly swept away by the vibration of the rope and the impact of the current.
The walnut boats behind had already started to crash into the shore, and were bounced back by bamboo branches and wooden slats. Gradually, some Destroyers were lucky enough to jump on board, but they could not find the entrance to the cabin (it had been blocked). In the end, most of them fell into the water while shaking. A few climbed up the mast or even the bee rope, but some flying knights launched an attack in time. , does not pose much of a threat.
Seeing that the rear group of the fleet was finally about to pass the corner, Zhu Jue, who had been turning his head to observe, secretly breathed a sigh of relief when a sudden change occurred.
The Destroyer on the shore seemed to have found some tricks, and began to throw grass blades, branches, and stones down from the cliff, making the ship crackle.
Some branches, grass and leaves were entangled in the fleet's ropes, and a large number of Destroyers took the opportunity to jump down. Even if only one out of ten could climb onto the ship or was entangled in the branches, grass and leaves, the total number was quite large. They were no longer flying knights. It can be suppressed.
When the fleet passed the bend and the river level stabilized, hundreds of Destroyers were already gathering in the rear of the fleet, threatening some of the crew members who had been sealed in the cabin and unaware of the situation!
