Chapter 135 The Icy River

Nanchu claimed to be a 100,000 cavalry army, but in fact, there were less than 20,000 king cavalry, which was just a chicken and a dog in the eyes of the powerful Qin cavalry. Nanchu claims to have 500,000 infantry troops, but less than sixty percent of them can be compared to a battle, and there is no chance of victory in front of the world-beating Qi infantry.

However, in the past hundred years, the vast territory of Southern Chu has never ignited the flames of war. Whether it was the fierce Great Qin cavalry in the plain assault, or the all-encompassing Eastern Qi infantry army in attacking cities, they did not get the opportunity to show their strength in the weak Chu State.

Guy runs through the great river of Shenzhou and separates the Chu State in the south, and the Southern Chu Naval Army is invincible in the world. Just like the Qin cavalry and Qi infantry, in the field of naval forces, the Chu State dominates the world, both in terms of quantity and quality.

The water ghost army is the elite of such a water army, and only the warriors with the best water ability, the highest kung fu, and the strongest endurance can be selected. They can dive for more than a quarter of an hour and perform a variety of difficult maneuvers underwater, such as scuttling a moving boat.

Of course, Manan and the others will not sit still, paddling the oars and pushing the boat as fast as they can. The rest of the men lay on the gang and fired their crossbow bolts into the water without stopping. This undoubtedly increases the difficulty of the water ghosts' work.

There is also a problem that water ghosts are a little negligent, the south is warm, and the water temperature is high all year round. But in the north in February, the river is still bitterly cold. These water ghosts, who had never been to the north, suddenly found that they could not last that long underwater. And it's not as powerful as in the past, and the plank that can be chiseled through in twenty breaths is still an inch thick in thirty breaths that has not been chiseled.

Delay means postponing the appearance of the result, and the bottom of the ship is eventually chiseled through one after another. The river poured in through the opening, and in the blink of an eye it overflowed the soles of Manan's feet. The archers on the ship all threw down their crossbows and scooped out the water with scoops, buckets, helmets, and hands, with everything they could. Others took off their shirts and formed a group, trying to plug the breach. Helplessly, the water pressure was too great, and the two strong men pressed on the gagged clothes, which could only slightly delay the speed of water ingress. With the appearance of the second and third breaches, the speed of drainage finally cannot keep up with the speed of water inflow.

But delays also often mean variability.

Just as Manan and the others were struggling to delay the catastrophe, a change arose on the surface of the river......

More than a dozen clippers of various types came down the river from the direction of Xiaoqing River, followed by dozens of large and small boats, many of which were even loaded with goods. It was not a soldier standing on the ship, but a multitude of sailors and fishermen in short costumes, armed with sticks or harpoons, who appeared on the east side of Gongliangyu's ship under the guidance of the first few official ships. It doesn't take long for you to join the warband.

After Gong Liangyu vomited blood, although his face was pale, his mind finally got rid of his madness. He barely managed to get up from the arms of the old man in brown, holding on to the bulkhead of the ship, his eyes sweeping across the river. He said softly: "Uncle Chai, let's go." ”

The brown-clothed old man called Uncle Chai looked at Gong Liangyu in some surprise, Gong Liangyu pulled the corners of his mouth, and said with a reluctant smile: "Our main purpose has been achieved." By the time we finish the game, Qin Lei is not in my hands? ”

Uncle Chai nodded, and let out a short whistling sound, and the fast boat started slowly, and in the blink of an eye, it was speeding on the water. The woman in green couldn't help but ask, "What about those men of yours?" ”

Gong Liangyu shook his head lightly and did not speak. What to do? These people were originally borrowed by him, and it was just right that they couldn't go back.

Finally, one of the most badly injured boats was completely submerged by the river, and a dozen or so guards on board all fell into the water, struggling to cry for help, and the two small boats that were lucky enough not to be attacked by the water ghosts hurriedly rowed over, and the black-clothed guards at the bow threw down their ropes and shouted loudly for their comrades to grab.

But how can the ghosts under the water make them get their wish? A few black-clothed guards who were struggling to swim in the water were just about to grab the rope in front of them, when they felt their feet tighten, and they were dragged down in the blink of an eye, never coming up again.

Seeing his comrades disappear into the water one by one, the black-clothed guards on the boat were stunned, but they couldn't shoot to stop them. In the end, less than half of the dozen or so guards climbed onto the boat.

Qin Surabaya found that the hand that was clutching the wall of the carriage had begun to bleed, but he didn't dare to step forward. Because Qin Lei's face has never been so terrifying! An extremely strange anger radiated from that handsome face, making Qin Surabaya, who was two feet away, shudder.

Qin Lei was angry, his anger towards Gong Liangyu, and his anger at himself were entangled, making him burn all in his heart and smoke in his seven holes. He finally knew what kind of person Gong Liangyu was?

He's a madman, a perverted lunatic.

As soon as Qin Lei arrived at the river and saw the situation in the field, he understood that Gong Liangyu appeared in Zhongdu with one hundred and ten people to rob people, and he also succeeded, as long as he was a normal person, the sooner he escaped and ascended to heaven, the better.

Gong Liangyu may have planned to do the same at first, but as soon as Qin Lei appeared, he irrationally commanded his men to attack Manan and them. You must know that if Gong Liangyu wants to escape, Manan and they will not be able to catch up at all.

Qin Lei knew that Gong Liangyu's attack on Manan was not to remove the blockade from the upstream, and his Nanchu elite should have no shortage of ways to get out of trouble. He just wanted to give Qin Lei a lesson that he would never forget.

Qin Lei knew that no matter what he did, Gong Liangyu would not let go of his subordinates, so Qin Lei's posture was delaying time.

On the way over, he happened to meet Shi Yong who was rushing towards the fork of the river, Qin Lei gave a few simple instructions, and asked him to rush along the Xiaoqing River to the fork of the river, while sending someone to shout: "The Southern Chu spies are coming out of the Yudai River, everyone go and catch them." At that time, Qin Lei didn't know that he was hitting the right one, but he just hoped to cause the large and small boats on the river to follow Shi Yong to block the Yudai River.

The Qin people are fierce and aggressive, and when they heard that an enemy dared to make trouble in broad daylight, was this worth it? Those who heard it put down their work and followed Shi Yong's canopy official boat to the fork of the river. Those who didn't hear saw others rowing in the direction of the Yudai River like crazy, so they asked in a loud voice, "What are you going to do?" The people on the boat shouted, "Catch the Nanban spies!" Go together, go together! "The one who asks will answer and follow behind.

When Gong Liangyu began to go berserk, Qin Lei received a report from Kuaima, in such a short time, dozens of boats had gathered at the fork of the river, and immediately asked Qin Surabaya to send a green signal and beckoned Shi Yong to come over.

Qin Lei's self-made signal flare, because of the fuse problem, from ignition to launch, it takes a few breaths. At that time, as soon as Qin Lei's word 'withdraw' was exported, the signal flare in Qin Surabaya's hand was launched, which can only show that Qin Lei had ordered Qin Surabaya to send a signal before.

Gong Liangyu didn't know this, and thought that Qin Lei said 'withdraw', and Qin Surabaya went to transmit the signal. If he had understood this detail, he would definitely not have said the following words again, and he would have vomited blood.

Gong Liangyu's clipper rushed towards the dense fleet on the opposite side. Like a fish rushing into the aquatic weeds, it flickered and moved flexibly, moving quickly in the gap between the boats.

In fact, Qin Lei could send a signal and order Shi Yong to stop these clippers at all costs. But he didn't, because Manan sank another one of their boats.

In fact, Qin Lei could only command Shi Yong's 100 people and a dozen boats. As for the dozens of civilian ships, it's okay to follow the handle, but they can't be commanded.

Qin Lei is not Gong Liangyu, and his subordinates are not tools.

The sailors and fishermen led by Shi Yong already knew that the boat that was about to sink on the river was their own people, and they did not care about the fast boat passing by, but rushed to rescue Manan and them on the boat.

Qin Lei didn't look at the direction in which Gong Liangyu disappeared, he knew that he had missed the best opportunity to catch him.

Although Shi Yong and the others had not yet arrived, most of the guards on the second sunken ship were rescued. Because a painting boat came horizontally and threw down a few wooden beams. The guards hugged the wooden beams, and the underwater ghost could no longer pull it.

Shen Bing's figure appeared on the painting boat, and after he reported the news, he lurked, and when he saw the water ghost of Chu State, he knew that the situation was not good, and hurriedly led someone to find the boat. Helplessly, the painting boat on the river, as soon as they saw someone fighting, ran as far as they could. Shen Bing ran a mile downstream before he saw a painting boat leaning against the shore, and when he grabbed the boat, he drove over. Just in time for the second wave of people to fall overboard.

Shi Yong: They also arrived. They threw down the soft ladder ropes and let the black-clad guards on the boat climb up. When the black-clothed guards saw that the savior was coming, they all stopped scooping water and scrambled to grab some life-saving straw.

As soon as they stopped draining, they entered the boat in the blink of an eye. Less than 30% of those who grabbed the rope ladder were overboard, and the rest all fell into the water.

Thankfully, their boats are small and wooden. It didn't cause much suction when it sank. Only then did the fishermen and sailors who jumped into the water have someone to save.

And those water ghosts, there is no movement anymore.