Chapter 158: Catching a Turtle in an Urn
The soldiers were all frightened when they saw the firelight from afar, and their eyes were even more angry, eager to try, and they wanted to rush over and kill all the White Lotus Cultists at this time.
At this time, Qin Li was standing expressionlessly, ignoring the burning ship and not caring at all. It's as if the ship that wasn't its own people was burning. A soldier couldn't stand it anymore, he quietly walked to Qin Li's side, and said anxiously, "Lord Qin, it's on fire, it's our own boat!" ”
"Huh! Great! The official is just worried that he won't be there! Qin Li said softly.
The soldier bared his teeth in confusion. Heart, isn't it that Lord Qin is stupid or crazy at this time, and he is still happy that his boat is on fire!
The soldier looked at Qin Li with a blank face in confusion, but saw Qin Li's two tiger eyes slowly narrow, the corners of his mouth raised slightly, and a trace of contempt appeared. At the same time, Qin Li's body seemed to be filled with layers of murderous aura, aggressive.
Qin Li turned around abruptly and said in a deep voice, "You all saw that our ship was on fire, you are all warriors of Yangzhou Qianhu, and this official heard that you have never suffered defeat with the Lord of Qianhu, and you have never suffered from the spirit of a nest. Could it be that you came so far with your own officials, and Jiangdu was bullied by them like this? ”
"No, Lord Qin will give the order! We will definitely slaughter the thieves of the White Lotus Sect! "The crowd is excited and the fighting spirit is high.
Boosting the morale of the soldiers, he then glanced at the twenty boats opposite, and saw that all twenty boats, without exception, were on fire. A wall of fire was formed between the pond and the canal.
A sneer appeared at the corner of Qin Li's mouth and said. "This official will tell the White Lotus Sect to repay it a hundredfold! The armies obey the order, set fire to the guns, shoot arrows! ”
After Qin Li finished speaking, he immediately whistled. Even if he gave an order to Yu Youshan in the reeds.
Military orders are like mountains, who dares not to obey?
"Whoosh!" The sound of sharp arrows breaking through the air was endless, and they shot towards the big ship of the White Lotus Sect one after another.
"Bang! Bang! The sound of the fire gun rang out, and it struck towards the big ship of the White Lotus Sect.
"Snort!" The sound sounded, and the reeds on both sides suddenly burst into flames, and in an instant, the flames soared into the sky. The fire spread rapidly towards the pond from the outside in.
It's no wonder that the reeds near the pond are very dry. There is no reason not to burn it quickly.
At the same time, Qin Li picked up the Wind and Fire Dragon Stick in his hand. The fence wall formed by the wooden stakes is smashed. When the soldiers saw that Qin Li had made a move, those who did not have firearms, bows and arrows in their hands picked up their swords and followed Qin Li's example and took out their anger with the stakes in front of them.
After a cup of tea, the fence wall surrounded by wooden stakes collapsed. More than a dozen large boats in the pond clearly appeared in front of everyone's eyes.
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"Lord Xiang, Lord Zhixian. Oh no. The reeds are on fire, and there are arrows behind us! It was Chen Xingwang's report with a hasty face.
It is said that Chen Xingwang was the most scared at this time, he originally promised to break away from the White Lotus Sect under a poisonous oath in front of Qin Li. But as soon as Qin Li released him on his front foot, he was in a hurry to find the White Lotus Sect again and come to do things for the White Lotus Sect. In his mind, according to Qin Li's temper, if he catches him again, his little life will be over.
Zheng Yunlin and Qiu Jing had already seen this sudden situation, and they were also very surprised. Frightened. Both of them were greedy for life and afraid of death, and made the same choice at this critical moment: they hurriedly hid in the cabin. I was so frightened that I trembled all over, and I didn't care about the believers.
At this time, there was already a lot of chaos on the big ship, because there was no precaution in advance, and there were many disciples who were hit by arrows for a while.
"What should I do? What to do? Shall we all let them shoot to death? Qiu Jing asked hurriedly with a trembling voice.
"Sail! Rush through the exit! Zheng Yunlin said in a muffled voice.
"me, don't you see that the ship is connected by a chain? Just now, you were clever enough to say that you would attack with fire, and that you would start the ship when it was burned down! I ask you, can the ship burn out? The ship is full of fire oil, and even tomorrow it will be a blazing flame! Qiu Jing said tauntingly.
What he said was the truth, and this was Qin Li's cunning. You Dao Qin Li really haven't read the Three Kingdoms, don't you know about the Battle of Chibi? Joke! No matter how he said it, he was also a college graduate in later generations, and he was also a fan of the Three Kingdoms.
When Qin Li first inspected the reedy terrain, he found that this huge pond would definitely not be surrounded by three hundred soldiers alone. If all the soldiers were to block the exit of the pond, the other three sides would be empty. There will be a fierce fight between the two sides at the exit, and although the soldiers on their side are very brave, there will definitely be casualties.
You must know that all the soldiers are borrowed, and once there are casualties, it is difficult for Qin Li to explain to Jiang Yao, the prefect of Yangzhou, and it is even more difficult to explain to Li Chengxun, a thousand households.
If the situation is optimistic, even if all the ships of the White Lotus Sect are stopped at the exit, they will not be able to completely annihilate the White Lotus Sect. Because the other two sides of the pond are lush with reeds, and on the other side is a vast flat land. After defeat, the cultists could easily escape by burrowing into the reeds or simply along the flat ground.
What to do? In order to be able to wipe out this group of White Lotus Sect disciples, Qin Li thought of a method of using fire on three sides and hunting and killing them on the other side, giving them an urn to catch turtles. There is only one way for the White Lotus Cultists to survive, and that is to lay down their weapons and raise their hands to be captured.
In less than a stick of incense, half of the believers on more than a dozen large ships had been hit by arrows or firecrackers. The ship was filled with smoke, and the cries shook the sky, and it was a mess. It was really as Qin Li had thought in advance, they had no way to escape, they could only wait to be killed.
At this time, Qin Li looked indifferent, stood on the shore and waved his hand lightly, and said in a loud voice, "Warriors, the time has come to catch turtles in the urn, pick up your swords, go into the water, and kill!" ”
The soldiers were enthusiastic, and they had already felt that it was not interesting to shoot from a distance like this, where could it be compared to the fun of fighting with real knives and guns. They immediately jumped into the pond and rushed towards the dozen or so boats.
As the leader of the soldiers, Qin Li took the lead and took the lead. He was the first to go into the water.
As soon as he got out of the water, Qin Li was stunned. The water was not deep, only up to Qin Li's waist. But Qin Li clearly had a feeling that the water in this pond was very weird. Although it is only waist-deep, it is difficult to stand firm in the water, and it is so light that it almost lifts the whole person. The water is too buoyant.
Qin Li was in front, holding the Wind and Fire Dragon Stick and moving with difficulty, and the soldiers behind him were also struggling like him.
Fortunately, it was not far from the dozen or so big ships here, and Qin Li and the others finally stood under the boat. Immediately it was possible to do it with real knives and guns, and the soldiers were extremely excited, and the shouts resounded throughout the sky.
At this time, the disciples also wanted to escape, and as soon as they jumped into the water, they were killed by the soldiers like chopping melons and vegetables. After witnessing the death of several of their companions, the believers on the boat were so frightened that they no longer dared to jump into the water.
By the light of the skyrocketing fire, they could see clearly that these were officers and soldiers.
What are officers and soldiers? It's their nemesis, their nightmare.
The Wind and Fire Dragon Stick was raised high, flashing with golden light, and Qin Li ordered loudly, "All the soldiers, kill the boat, and leave no one behind!" ”
All the soldiers boarded the ship.
It's much better to get on a boat than to be in the water, and you can stand firm on the boat.
As the soldiers boarded the boat, there was a cry begging for mercy from the boat, "Lord Qin, let us go, we are willing to lay down our arms and raise our hands to surrender!" ”
First there was a voice, then it was intermittent, and finally it was joined together, and there were voices begging for mercy everywhere.
Qin Li was happy, and he didn't want to kill too much, so it was only right to arrest these disciples and hand them over to the Yangzhou Mansion.
Qin Li said coldly, "Okay! All of you kneel, and those who dare to resist will be killed! ”
Hearing that Qin Li had promised to spare their lives, the disciples hurriedly knelt down and did not dare to move. Of course, there are also many of them who want to fish in troubled waters, hoping that Qin Li will release them after a while without interrogation like he did last time in Hornmouth Village.
The soldiers wanted to have a good time killing and having a good time! At this time, hearing that Qin Li spared their lives, although he was unwilling, he had no choice but to obey the order.
Qin Li then ordered the soldiers to tie up all the disciples, and the soldiers were busy.
At this moment, Zheng Yunlin came out of nowhere, his face was calm, and he said loudly, "Lord Qin, this official is also on the boat. This official has already received a report that there is a White Lotus Sect hoarding private salt here, so I will take the first step to mediate with them, and now this official has killed the culprit Qiu Jing, this is his head, please Lord Qin take a look. (To be continued.) )