The soldiers outside the cabin were shouting in fear. At the same time, Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang did not need to give orders. Someone was already shouting, "Weigh the anchor, lift the anchor, and retreat quickly!"
Waves of rumbling sounds filled the ears. The density of the stones thrown by the thrower was naturally incomparable to the arrow rain, and the accuracy was difficult to control. However, the lethality of this thing was far beyond that of arrows. Once it landed on the deck There will be a big hole immediately. If it hits the hull, the river water will quickly fill in and swallow the entire stern.
The soldiers frantically pulled the anchor rope in the hope of escaping from this place quickly, but the anchor weighed more than two hundred kilograms, so it could not be pulled so easily. Some stern boats did not wait to pull up the anchor, but their hulls were hit and poured into the river. They sank due to the water; some even directly hit the sergeant who was lifting the anchor, spitting out a mouthful of blood mist and falling unconscious immediately.
All the officers and men on the stern ship were in a panic. After all, the movement was beyond his expectation. Not to mention them, Zhang He, who had experienced many battles, was panicked at this moment and shouted angrily at Zhuge Liang. : "Yes, yes, you are mediocre if you don't understand the weather and do not control the strength of the army. You are a great talent. Borrowing arrows from a straw boat is going to skyrocket. This time we are all going to be killed by you!"
After scolding, now is not the time to settle accounts after the fall. Zhang He hurriedly rushed to the deck to help the soldiers pull up the anchor. The big rocks whizzing past him fell on the river with a thumping sound, and the crackling of the hull could also be heard. The sound of being smashed sent chills down the spine with every sound.
Zhuge Liang, who was in the cabin, still didn't realize what was going on. He murmured doubting his life: "It's impossible, this is impossible, how could it be a stone, how could it be a stone."
Judging from the sounds of the hull being smashed and stones falling into the water, this could only be accomplished by installing a full row of throwers on the walking path of the water village.
Moreover, the other party should have piled up these stones long ago.
The problem is that this is illogical. No matter how wide you build a normal water village horse track, it cannot be wider than the horse track at the city gate. The ordnance that can be stacked in a small place is very limited.
Judging from this movement, the walking path of Lulin Water Village has been occupied by throwers and thrown stones, so that no arrows can be piled up.
How can there be such a war in this world? Instead of stacking bows and arrows, the first weapon of water warfare, they use heavy throwers instead. If someone really attacks from different directions, the water stronghold will be in danger.
Could it be that Lin Mo already knew that he would come today?
This is impossible. Zhuge Liang, who is well versed in the fact that things are done secretly and things are done with words, did not even disclose it to Liu Bei. It is absolutely impossible for anyone to tell the truth in advance.
But if no one reported it, how did Lin Mo do it? Zhuge Liang felt like his head was buzzing.
Liu Bei reacted very quickly. He directly took Zhuge Liang's hand and ran out, "Kong Ming, come with me!"
This flying rock is not an arrow. It can smash the deck into a big hole. This cabin obviously cannot be used as a bunker. In this case, running on the deck can at least try to predict the position in advance.
Perhaps, some people were destined to die, and before they could run out, a flying stone smashed through the cabin, hitting Huo Jun impartially, and the strong inertia directly knocked him out from the other side.
"Zhong Miao!"
Liu Bei exclaimed and quickly ran over to check. Looking through the hatch that was broken by Huo Jun's body, he saw Huo Jun running away with the river with his back up.
"Zhongmiao, Zhongmiao!" Liu Bei shouted, but Huo Jun never responded.
With such a powerful impact, even if he was wearing armor, it would not have much of a buffering effect. Liu Bei actually knew in his heart that this blow should have taken away Huo Jun's life.
However, he still looked forward to the possibility of a miracle happening.
There are too few people left around him, especially for a general like Huo Jun who is capable of both literary and military skills. Losing one would be a lot.
As Huo Jun's body completely disappeared into the mist, Liu Bei's heart was broken.
He knew that Zhong Miao was gone and he would never come back.
The young hero from Jingzhou ended his life in such an absurd and unruly way.
"Lord, hurry up, get out!" The crisis will not be resolved because of You's sadness. Zhuge Liang, who woke up, hurriedly pulled Liu Bei and ran out.
In fact, even if they ran out of the cabin and were able to face Lulin Water Village, it did not mean that they were safe. Even if Liu Bei could detect flying rocks with such an impact several seconds in advance and be prepared, with the weapons in his hands, they would be safe. It cannot be resolved, unless a fierce general like Guan Yu or Zhang Fei can swing the boulder away with the weapons in his hands.
Fortunately, the density of the flying rocks was not high, and the accuracy was lacking. Although standing on the deck was like a living target, not many people were actually hit.
But the warships were different. The target was too big. Visible to the naked eye, one after another, the surrounding warships were smashed by flying rocks and sank after being filled with river water.
Boom!
With a loud noise, the anchor was about to be pulled up. The stern boat where Liu Bei and others were on shook violently. A large hole was smashed in the hull of the boat facing the water village, and the river water poured in unbridled.
"It's over, it's over, it's all over now!" Zhang He roared hysterically with eyes split open.
This is the Yangtze River, and the current is fast. Not to mention how cold the river is in this season. Even if you can withstand the cold river water, there are still several miles away from the river bank. Even with Zhang He's endurance, he has to take off his armor. Only then can we swim back with confidence, Fa Zheng? Obviously, it can only become a fish and shrimp in the water.
It's only a stone's throw away from Lu Lin's water village, so you don't dare to swim there.
Plop~Plop~
All around, soldiers jumped from the sinking stern boats into the cold Yangtze River water like dumplings. Some swam towards the Lulin military camp, while others swam in the opposite direction. Whichever direction they go in, everyone knows that the results they will face will probably not be optimistic.
But they had no choice. Fazheng didn't jump, and Zhuge Liang and the others didn't jump immediately because they were still expecting a miracle to happen.
With such a density of stones, forty warships lined up in a row might not be able to escape by chance. They all expected that the stern ships that had escaped would return to pick them up.
It's just that such hopes are actually unrealistic. The fog is thick and the soldiers have no idea of their specific situation. People's instinctive desire for survival will force the sailors to flee quickly.
Seeing that the warship was about to capsize and it would be too late if he didn't jump, Zhang He had already taken off his armor.
"Sir, hold on to the general's clothes later!" After saying that, he pulled Fazheng's hand onto his back, and then jumped into the roaring river.
They did not choose to swim forward, but went down the river. They probably hoped that they could use the speed of the water flow to float downstream and rest close to the north bank of the river. This could be considered a curve to save the country.
"Could it be that God is really going to kill us here?" Seeing them disappearing into the fog, Zhuge Liang let out a sad sigh.
What he originally thought would be a battle that would leave his name in history turned out to be a recipe for death. At this moment, Zhuge Liang almost collapsed.
"Kong Ming!"
Compared to Zhuge Liang, Liu Bei was a man who had fought bloody battles on the battlefield after all. He looked at Zhuge Liang with firm eyes and said with emotion: "Man, I will die if I die. I would rather die than be captured by Lu Lin!"
After that, he took Zhuge Liang's hand and nodded to indicate that the two of them jumped into the cold river water.
As they swam toward the south bank of the Yangtze River, the two took advantage of their breathing time to shout: "I am Liu Bei, come and save me!"
Zhuge Liang will also help and shout: "The Lord is here, come to the rescue quickly!"
Anyone who has drowned often knows that swimming in a fast river requires a lot of energy to keep moving forward, let alone shouting while taking advantage of the breath.
But in fact, this is their only chance to survive. Even without Zhuge Liang as a burden, Liu Bei himself would not have the strength to swim across the other side. In this case, let's fight for a slim chance.
At this time, their shouts were covered up by the wails, screams and the sound of rocks falling into the water behind them. The farther they swam, the sounds became much quieter. However, at the same time, Zhuge Liang and Liu Bei had exhausted most of their energy, and their shouts also became much quieter. .
During the ups and downs, river water began to pour into Zhuge Liang's mouth and nose. He could no longer shout, and he could not even keep up with Liu Bei's speed. Facing death, he was not afraid, but it was like a stone was blocked in his heart.
If you can understand what happened today, you can die in peace.
Liu Bei was strong and still shouted: "I am Liu Bei, come and save me!"
Some people's fate has been reached, and some people's lives should not be cut off. After shouting with all their last strength, they finally summoned a stern boat and managed to escape.
"It's my lord, hurry up, over there, hurry up, hurry up!" If they didn't hear this, maybe they drove away instinctively, but if they heard it, they had to save him.
After all, if the lord drowns, Zhang Fei will not let them go even if they go back.
When a shocking change occurred at the entrance of Lulin Water Village, there was also a fleet of boats approaching outside Baqiu Ferry with the help of the thick fog.
There are a total of thirty ships in the fleet, with scarecrows on both sides of the ship and three green cloths hanging high. Thirty clippers lined up in a row just a stone's throw from Baqiu Ferry.
On the deck of the fast ship in the middle, Xu Sheng took a look. Even though the distance was very close, he could only see the outline of the water village opposite. He sneered, raised his hand and said: "Drum challenge!"
After saying that, he hid in the cabin.
Outside the cabin, war drums began to beat.
Cao Cao, who was sitting in the central military tent with his eyes closed and meditating, was always thinking about what Zhuge Liang was doing. He was also worried about the safety of Fazheng and Zhang He. After all, they really only had a thousand people with them.
He even regretted that he should not have let Fazheng and the others follow him. If he wanted to take risks, he should have let Zhuge Liang do it himself. Fazheng's meaning to him was actually Guo Jia No. 2.
It's just that people are often like this. They always feel regretful when they are anxious.
In the midst of restlessness, he suddenly heard the sound of drums beating outside the tent, and his eyes suddenly opened.
Not long after, Sun Ce, Guan Yu, Zhang Fei and others rushed over one after another to find out what happened. Before they could ask questions, Cai Mao also ran in, bowed his hands and said: "My lord, there are enemy ships on the river beating drums to challenge. !”
Cao Cao looked at the diffuse fog with half-squinted eyes and thought for a moment before slowly shaking his head, "The fog is diffuse. Lu Lin is coming from the fog. He clearly wants to lure us out of the stronghold and then use the fog to gather and annihilate them, passing on the mission." Don't meet the enemy, just let the soldiers go up to the water village and walk on the horse road and shoot them with random arrows."
"Here!" Cai Mao handed over his hands and turned around and left quickly.
Cao Cao looked at Sun Ce and Guan Yu again, "Bo Fu and Yun Chang, you have also seen the situation in front of you. The horse path above the waterproof stronghold is not enough to accommodate the soldiers. Please go back to your camps and send your crossbowmen to the shore together. Arrow."
After the two looked at each other, they both nodded and said, "Okay."
Not long after, arrows flew like rain and were as dense as locusts on the Baqiu ferry.
The treasure boy sitting in the cabin couldn't help laughing happily when he heard the muffled sound of the arrow being inserted into the hull.
Borrowing arrows from a straw boat will be a masterpiece for the ages. When the time comes, I, Xu Sheng, will also be famous for generations along with the young master’s name. It’s so happy, so happy!
If it weren't for the possibility of a sudden fight, Xu Sheng would have wanted to drink three hundred cups.
The walking path of the water village at Baqiu Ferry was crowded with the Jingxiang navy, plus the crossbowmen from the Sun and Liu sides. Not long after, soldiers ran in and reported: "General, the arrows on the boat are already pierced! "
"I know, didn't you see that the ship was tilting?"
Xu Sheng smiled proudly and said: "Turn the bow around and use the other side to receive the arrow!"
"Here!"
The officers responded to the order, turned the ship around, and used the other side to receive the arrows.
Although Cai Mao was wondering why they didn't leave after shooting for so long, the drums of Lu Lin's warship kept beating, so they didn't dare to stop firing arrows, so just shoot.
Soon, the other side was also covered with arrows, and the thirty speedboats turned into hedgehogs, and their drafts were a little deeper.
Xu Sheng nodded with satisfaction and shouted: "Weigh anchor, prepare to return, remember to shout."
"As you command!"
After all the warships weighed anchor and began to return, the sound of war drums stopped, so the rain of arrows at Baqiu Ferry also stopped.
In such an environment, it is suitable for Lu Lin's navy to speak.
"Wolong's brilliant plan is to bring peace to the world. He lost his warships and sent arrows!"
"Wolong's brilliant plan is to bring peace to the world. He lost his warships and sent arrows!"
"Wolong's brilliant plan is to bring peace to the world. He lost his warships and sent arrows!"
In the Chinese army tent, Guan Yu, Zhang Fei and Sun Ce were still confused and didn't understand what he meant, but Cao Cao had fully realized it. His eyes were as wide as copper bells, and his heartbeat was even faster. stand up.
They deliberately challenged them like this, taking advantage of the heavy fog that the coalition warships did not dare to sail out, and then used the ships to catch the arrows. Yes, this must be the case.
If it were just like this, Cao Cao wouldn't be so shocked. After all, the person opposite is Lin Mo and Lin Yunwen. This guy not only has big moves, but can also make small moves for you, which will always make people confused.
But judging from their shouting, Cao Cao also thought about what Zhuge Liang was going to do. He asked the straw boat to borrow arrows!
The problem is that the other side is shouting this now, which means that Zhuge Liang's actions are already known to them. You, Zhuge Liang, borrowed arrows from a straw boat, and he, Lin Mo, also borrowed arrows from a straw boat.
The scary part is that you don’t know that he knows!
The more Cao Cao thought about it, the more scared he became. He didn't care how Lin Mo predicted Zhuge Liang's behavior. He only cared about what happened to Fazheng and Zhang He.
Cao Cao put his hands behind his back, clenched his fists, and his cheeks trembled. Zhuge Liang, if something happens to Xiaozhi and the others, neither you nor Liu Bei will be able to escape!
(End of chapter)
