On the surface of the canal, which was still about ten zhang away from the wharf, the large boat with the lantern hanging high was surrounded by several small boats.

In fact, as early as when these ships approached, some people on board had already noticed that something was wrong. But by the time they reacted, the situation had become even worse, looking at the ships that kept coming over, a tall man in military uniform immediately drew his knife in his hand, and while directing his subordinates to be careful, he shouted loudly: "This is the official ship of the imperial court, and the idlers will retreat as soon as possible!" ”

His voice was particularly loud in the night, but there was a hint of nervous trilling, a little lacking in confidence. However, the small boats in front of them were not moved at all, and continued to approach, and at the same time, a few people even bent down and took out the weapons they had prepared earlier, aiming at the people on the big boat.

What they had in their hands was not a flustering bow and crossbow, but bamboo three or four feet long. It's just that the front of this bamboo has already been sharpened, and it has become a short spear. Although the cold light was intimidating, the lethality of that thing on the water should not be underestimated.

The soldiers on the ship also vaguely saw the appearance of these short spears, and they were immediately stunned, and the swords in their hands tightened. It's a pity that this time Yu Qian was escorted north by only twenty or thirty ordinary soldiers of Hangzhou Wei, and they didn't even bring bows and crossbows with them.

As the distance between the boat and the official ship approached, a sudden whistle sounded from the small boat in front. At the same time as the whistle sounded, the more than ten men on the boat immediately let out a low shout, and at the same time, they waved their arms with all their might, and the short spears in their hands flew straight towards the officers and soldiers in front of them with the sound of the howling wind.

The officers and men hurriedly dodged and parried, waving their swords to parry, and suddenly the bow of the ship was in chaos. The people on the opposite boat were even more encouraged, and kept throwing short spears one after another, and then some people saw that the two sides were close enough, and even lifted the clay pot that had been placed on the ship and smashed it heavily towards the official boat.

......Several crockpots smashed into the deck, although they didn't hurt anyone, they were immediately shattered, and the oil inside suddenly splashed and flowed, and at the same time, a pungent smell spread, making the faces of several eye-catching officers and soldiers quickly change: "It's not good, be careful that they attack with fire!" ”

As soon as he finished speaking, a few fire folds and lit torches came with the sound of the wind. And in the middle of these, there are even more short spears. In this way, even if the officers and soldiers have the heart to resist, it is inevitable that they will lose sight of one or the other, and in a period of chaos, one of the torches has already landed first.

It landed exactly where the puddle of oil flowed, and as soon as it touched the fire, the oil burst into a large tongue of fire, and quickly burned and dispersed along the trend of the oil spreading in all directions.

The exclamation suddenly resounded on the official ship, and then an even more terrifying scream overshadowed it. It was some panicked officers and soldiers who could no longer dodge as before, and finally fell to the ground after being shot by a short spear.

This is not the most unlucky, the more fatal ones are that they fell into the flames that had burned beside him just after the spear, and suddenly the terrible screams resounded in the night sky. Even though they were seriously injured, under the fire like this, a few people still rolled on the ground like crazy, or ran around.

And the end of this is even more terrible. They became a moving source of fire, and in an instant, the entire official ship was ignited, and everywhere became a piece of fire.

In just a few moments, the official ship became a huge torch in the dark night, and the people inside kept screaming, either falling down, or jumping off the ship to survive. It's a pity that even if they jumped off the boat, they could not escape the tragic fate, because the people in the small boats around them had been waiting for them for a long time, and once they entered the water, a large number of fishing nets were scattered all over the place, completely entangled the people. Then the harpoons and all the other stabbed them horizontally, stabbing all the people who couldn't move on the water.

Although this is Suzhou Mansion, although there are still hundreds of officers and soldiers guarding the shore at this time, even the Suzhou Governor Kang Sichuan is watching all this, but because these people are properly arranged, they have completely cut off the connection between the water and the land, so they can only watch these people kill in front of them, but they can't even help.

Kang Sichuan felt that his whole person was about to faint in a hurry, and shouted hoarsely: "Hurry up and let people go into the water to rescue, what are you all waiting for?" ”

But these people around him, whether it was Li Yanjiu of the Cao Gang or the local generals, all looked ugly but indifferent. Everyone can see that they are beyond the reach of the whip in this scene at the moment, not to mention that they can't save people by rushing over at this time, even if they can save them, they are afraid that they are not much sure, and they will only increase casualties.

So they just turned a deaf ear and watched in horror at the battle on the water ten feet away, no, it should be called killing and chaos.

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When the bow of the ship was in chaos with the enemy, Yu Qian immediately knew that the situation was not good.

But after all, he is not comparable to ordinary officials, and he has been an official everywhere, and he has also experienced a lot of ups and downs, so he is very calm. I feel that this is in the city of Suzhou, even if Xiao Xiao really dares to attack him, he will soon be taken down by the officers and soldiers who accompany him and the local government.

However, he was also surprised by the subsequent events, and the other party actually planned carefully, not only cutting off the route of land support to him, but also using fire attacks, so that the ship was completely in a desperate situation.

At this time, Hu Ge, the personal guard who had been guarding him, didn't feel a little anxious: "My lord, we can't stay here any longer, let's go down from the port side." ”

Although he felt that the other party should not miss the rear, after seeing the fire that was gradually growing outside, Yu Qian could only nod and agree, and then walked along the narrow corridor towards the back of the ship under the escort of Hu Ge and several other cronies waiting outside the cabin.

Although there was a fire and screams in front of the sky, there was silence behind the ship. It's also thanks to this official ship that it's not small, so it's not transparent by the fire, so they actually came to the back smoothly.

Immediately, with a swing of the knife in his hand, Hugo cut a thick cable tied to the stern of the boat, and with a loud bang, a small sampan used as a first aid was thrown into the water.

"My lord, I'll go down first, and then I'll pick you up." As Hu Ge spoke, he reached out and pressed it on the side of the ship, and then bent his knees to exert force, and fell straight down like a bird to the sampan below. He was also good at martial arts, although he jumped from a height, but the sampan only shook slightly, and it didn't have much impact.

Then, a rope was thrown from above, and Yu Qian, with the help of two guards, finally carefully slid down the rope. It wasn't until he came into contact with the sampan that Yu Qian finally breathed a sigh of relief, at least it was much safer here than on that big ship.

But before this breath was completely exhaled, Hu Ge's face suddenly changed, and he had already pulled out the waist knife he was carrying with his backhand, and pulled Yu Qian, who had just stood firm, behind him to protect him tightly.

Because at this moment, the water surface that was originally calm suddenly churned, and then several black shadows quickly approached.

It is also thanks to the official ship in front of it that it is completely burning at this moment, turning into a huge torch that illuminates the surrounding environment, otherwise in this dark night, everyone has just escaped from the dangerous place, and they really can't find the danger hidden below.

But even so, it couldn't stop these black shadows approaching. It was a group of water-skimming guys dressed in fish skins, and in the blink of an eye, they had come to the bottom of the sampan and started to move.

There was a thud, and the sampan shook. Hu Ge's face became even more ugly, he already understood the purpose of these guys, that is, to chisel this sampan, as long as they fell into the water, he and the others were naturally not their opponents.

"Quick! Stop them! Hugo immediately shouted. In fact, there was no need for him to order, and several other people on the boat had already understood, and immediately waved the knife and gun in their hands and stabbed at the black shadow underwater.

It's a pity that this is at night, and it is impossible to really judge the position of the other party through the water, and the other party feels very good, and constantly uses the sampan or its shadow to dodge. So their whipping and stabbing didn't even hurt half of the other's fur.

But those people at the bottom, after some actions, finally got results. After a few strange sounds, the small sampan had already broken a few holes, and in an instant, a large stream of river water had poured in from this opening. Under the action of internal and external pressure, these small openings were soon enlarged, which made the situation more and more dangerous.

"What should I do......" Hugo was a little numb.

Although he has outstanding ability and martial arts, as a northern man, he is not familiar with water. Although he will not be on the boat and have no master, once this sampan sinks, then he is not even capable of self-protection, let alone protect Yu Qian.

However, Yu Qian, even at such a dangerous juncture, the whole person was still quite calm, looking around, trying to find a way to save himself. It's a pity that he couldn't come up with any proper way, so he could only smile bitterly: "Shouldn't I agree to win love this time?" ”

The water kept seeping in, and soon the sampan was sinking. The shadows had retreated to the side, waiting for their last chance to take them.

Just when Yu Qian and the others were in such a situation, another small boat quietly approached behind them, and by the time Hu Ge noticed it, the other party was only a few feet away from them......