Chapter Eighty-Eight: Lurking in the Night

"Hojo-kun!" The devil soldier exclaimed in surprise and strode towards the side of the boat. Scouts on the side of the ship flashed to either side, making room for him. The devil took a look down at the side of the boat, "Hey, where are the people?" "Below the boat is the rolling river, where is there half a figure?

"Hmm-" With a muffled snort, the devil's neck was tightly choked by a big hand! The devil pressed the side of the boat up with his hand, and he wanted to struggle. Shi Lei held the devil's chin with his hand and twisted it in an anticlockwise direction, "Click!" There was a crisp sound, and the devil's body collapsed limply. The two fighters in the back lifted their feet up, and the devil landed on the side of the ship like a log, and the two pushed forward hard, "Poof!" This devil fed the eight kings in the Yangtze River with Hojo, and the souls of the two wandered thousands of miles along the rolling river to the seaside, and then flew over the vast sea to enjoy happiness in the shrine of Dongying Island.

"Spread out!" Shi Lei let out a low shout, and the soldiers quickly left the deck, and everyone found a place to hide. It's not that they don't have the ability to kill all the devils on the boat one by one, but none of them can drive this kind of fishing boat.

Leaving the two warriors next to the furniture box and making it look like they were going to take care of their own goods, Shi Lei and the remaining two warriors began to wander around the ship. Familiarizing yourself with the terrain on the ship is obviously necessary for the upcoming battle.

During the ship's journey, the crew generally did not move around often, and the absence of two people on the ship did not cause any shock among the devils. Maybe the second devil who was killed really had something to do with Naoichi Hojo, anyway, after throwing those two devils into the river, no other devil asked about the two people missing.

The fleet waited on the edge of the Chenglingji pier until it was almost dark, and Satomi came back drunk. Tadasuke Yamada and Fukutsumi waved frequently at the fleet on the dock, and Satomi Konji also waved on the deck. His Excellency Dazuo was wise, knowing that he had drunk too much old wine and did not dare to stand on the side of the ship, for fear of stumbling and falling into the river.

The sails were raised, the motor of the sailboat roared, and the fleet slowly left the dock and headed down the river. The lights were lit on the boat, and it was time for dinner, when the devils on the boat realized that there were two people missing from the boat at some point.

Hojo is, and he is also an important person on the ship. Hojo didn't come back until dinner, and the commander of the ship, a devil ensign, couldn't sit still. The second lieutenant personally led a few devils to search the entire ship from beginning to end, and in the end, he didn't see those two people! The second lieutenant concluded that the two fellows must have disembarked at the Joryoji pier, and they didn't catch up with the boat when it was gone. Maybe the two of them got on another boat, or they got drunk in a restaurant in Yueyang!

The fleet had already sailed far out of the dock, and now it was too late to go back even if he wanted to, so the ensign simply stomped his foot and left him alone! If the two guys get on the wrong boat, they will naturally be able to meet when they get to Wuhan, if they miss the boat themselves, let the two guys take the train to Wuhan by themselves, anyway, Yueyang also has a train to Wuhan, and when they meet, they will teach these two undisciplined guys a good lesson!

It was getting darker and darker, and Shi Lei took his scouts to eat a meal at the devil's man. It's not bad, the devil actually cares about these temporary boats! It is estimated that this kind of preferential treatment is also due to the face of the pseudo-military uniform, of course, it may also be that Satomi Jinji received the benefits of Tian Fuchoi and specially ordered it.

It was already dark, the sails were crackling in the wind, and the river below was rattling. Today is the twenty-sixth day of the lunar calendar, there is no moon in the sky, only the stars in the sky shine on the river, showing the shadow of the fleet. After dinner, Shi Lei and his comrades-in-arms took a dip on the side of the ship, the chill was fake, and it was true to welcome the large army to board the ship! Although he did not know the current position of the fleet, the commander of the reconnaissance regiment was convinced that the military seat must have been waiting for them on the nearby river for a long time!

Shi Lei guessed correctly, Gao Quan is really soaking in the river now, and he has been soaking for more than an hour! Gao Quan and his assault detachment rushed to the river before dinner, and dinner was eaten on the dock. At eight o'clock in the evening, Commander Gao and thousands of fighters of the entire assault detachment went into the water on time. Due to the lack of developed communications, I don't know how long the devil's fleet will be here, so Gao Quan can only take the soldiers to the water in advance and wait. That's why he brought so much life-saving gear. Fortunately, it is already the end of May, and the river is not too cold, otherwise people will really not be able to bear it.

Holding a lifebuoy, Gao Quan raised his head against the water surface, took the telescope to look upstream, the black river water in the starlight under the light of the stars has a little sparkling light, the river ups and downs, there are faint lights in the distance of the river bank flickering and flashing, and the starlight in the sky is reflected together, and it is impossible to distinguish where is the starlight and where is the light.

"Hum-" A faint vibration came from afar, coming! With a jump in his heart, Gao Quan shouted at the top of his voice: "The fleet is here, ready to fight!" ”

This order sounds a bit strange, the fleet is coming, the people in the water are going to fight with the fleet, how do you hear how do you think that the person who gave the order is mentally wrong, how can anyone swim to fight with the fleet? However, the soldiers in the water did not feel anything strange about the military command, and the soldiers paddled hard one by one, trying to spread out the formation in the water. The fleet is made up of dozens of ships, and there must be gaps between ships, and the warriors must ensure that they are never hit head-on by a large wooden ship, and that they can move freely through the gaps in the fleet.

Gao Quan was surrounded by Biaozi and more than twenty guards and soldiers. These people formed a small circle, and Gao Quan was in the middle. In front of the starlight, a huge black shadow could be faintly seen on the surface of the river, and slowly, those black shadows became bigger and bigger, and the sparkling stars on the black shadows were also faintly visible, which was the lamp lit on the ship.

Paddle with your hands and feet together and adjust your position as much as possible. The boat on the river is getting closer and closer, and the silhouette of the ship is gradually discerning. The sound of the buzzing motor is getting louder and louder, and a snow-white pillar of light is patrolling back and forth on the water, this is the gunboat that the devil is opening the way in front of the fleet! Although this cannon is not big, compared to the warriors in the water, it is still an invincible existence!

This gunboat is too threatening! No matter how the ship-grabbing operation is carried out, this iron guy can't be bypassed! But not yet, not yet, not to blow up this iron-hulled ship. If the devil's gunboat explodes in advance, every ship in the entire fleet will be on alert, and Shi Lei, who sneaks in in advance, will be affected by their response actions, and the people in the water want to use their own strength to board the guarded big ship, which is an impossible task to complete! Therefore, Gao Quan's only choice now is to find a way to bypass this gunboat and board the cargo ship behind as soon as possible!