Chapter 202: A Song of Defeat and Rescue
Just when Bai Qing picked up the oars, he realized that the boat did not seem to be as simple as it seemed, because after he held it twice, the boat did not move forward half a step, but kept spinning in circles in place.
But soon, Bai Qing adjusted his center of gravity, rowing one by one, after continuous adjustment, although the hull of the boat was still not as stable as the boat just now, but at least it was still moving forward slowly.
The boat itself is relatively large, and there is a boatload of soldiers densely packed on it, so rowing, Bai Qing feels a little difficult, fortunately, the unremitting morning exercise during this period has made great progress in his strength, otherwise, he will really be a little unbearable.
Seeing Bai Qing's clenched teeth, but still insisting, those soldiers suddenly fell silent, I don't know who first took off their helmets and paddled in the water, and the rest of the soldiers woke up like a dream in an instant, and they all took off their helmets to paddle in the water, and with the concerted efforts of everyone, the speed of the boat became faster and faster.
And after seeing the movements of Bai Qing's boat, the soldiers on the other ships also followed their example, rowed the boat, and headed in the direction of the main force.
As for the soldiers of the Yizhou Xiang Army, seeing the ships that were gradually moving away, they couldn't help but look at each other a little, but their own commander was still on that ship, thinking that since Hua Rong took office, he treated them quite well, and he also won the love of those soldiers of the Xiang Army, if they watched like this, they asked themselves. I really couldn't get over it on my conscience, and after hesitating for a while. They also all followed the example of those Lanling soldiers and paddled with helmets. Holding the boat chased after the ships of the Lanling Army.
Along the way, they tried their best to avoid the burning water, and it was only at this time that Bai Qing could see clearly that the reason why a monstrous fire would ignite on the water was because at this time, there was a layer of fierce fire oil floating on the water, and the cover was too dark at night, so the officers and soldiers were careless. I didn't even notice it, and when the flames flickered up, I found that I had gone deep into the sea of fire, and I couldn't advance or retreat.
The screams and wails continued to come, which suddenly made Bai Qing and the others feel a little anxious, although the movements of their hands did not stop for a moment, but their eyes were always staring at the boundless sea of fire in the distance, and they could see those struggling figures at any time, and they could hear the sound of "puff" and "puff" jumping into the water like dumplings at any time. But even if you jump into the water, the surface of the water is still burning, and even if you don't immediately burn and dive into the water, many people suffocate in the water due to lack of oxygen.
It's just that they are too far from the position of the main force. Although they have been trying to get closer, they have a feeling that they will never be able to get there, and they can only watch their brothers. The constant wailing and struggling to die made the soldiers tear their eyes one by one. I wish I could have a few more hands and make my ship faster.
Time passed slowly. Gradually, the mechanical movements that had been going on for a long time made them begin to feel a feeling of exhaustion in their bodies, but at this time, no one took the exhaustion to heart, just gritted their teeth and persevered, while constantly warning themselves in their hearts, hurry, faster!
I don't know how long it took, Bai Qing and the others' boat finally approached that area, but when they arrived, although the water was still burning, the fire was much smaller than just now, but what was presented in front of them was a devastated scene.
On the water, there were floating corpses everywhere, but due to the long-term burning, those corpses turned into charcoal one by one, and they could only barely judge the shape of people, but they could no longer distinguish their faces.
Not only that, but there were also a large number of fish carcasses, which were also charred by the fire.
The flames on the ships had not been completely extinguished, but it was obvious that there were basically no living figures in sight, only the swarthy bodies that had been burned.
The air still carried the burning sensation after burning, which made Bai Qing and the others feel that their cheeks were hot and painful, and there was also a pungent smell of burnt paste and the smell of barbecue, which made everyone feel sick for a while, and they knew the source of this smell very well in their hearts.
Thinking about the fact that they were still living people, but now they have become like this, judging from their distorted movements, it is enough to imagine how much pain they suffered before they died.
At this moment, Bai Qing, Hua Rong and almost all the soldiers stopped their movements, and looked at this purgatory-like scene on earth with shocked and sluggish faces, and their ears seemed to be able to hear the sad songs of those unjustly killed soldiers in this sea of fire, which were tens of thousands of unjust spirits roaring and roaring, telling their pain.
Tears unconsciously poured out of everyone's eyes, which was a pain from the depths of their souls, making them subconsciously clench everything in their hands.
Death, not terrible, terrible is this senseless death in vain!
In fact, when attacking Liangshan before, it was not that no one had proposed a plan to poison the vast pool of water and completely trap the thieves in Liangshan, but it was vetoed by Zhang Shuye on the grounds that it hurt the heavens and peace, and there was no shortage of people who relied on water to draft near Liangshan, but I didn't expect that it was those thieves who didn't care about these tactics of using fire attack, Bai Qing could imagine that at least within five years, there would be no living creatures in this burned area.
"Ahh
I don't know who it was, but suddenly there was a loud roar, as if to vent the grief and indignation in my heart, and then soon, the soldiers on the ship also roared at the still burning flames one after another, and their voices were full of sadness and anger, just like wounded wolves, and let out an unwilling howl.
At this time, the eyes of those soldiers, compared with before, have changed faintly, at this moment, they completely threw away the kindness in their hearts, a cluster of flames called hatred, burning in everyone's eyes, they have a common voice in their hearts, that is "revenge"! They can't wait to vent the suppressed feelings in their hearts without reservation.
Hatred has always been the best reason for people to wield their swords!
The sound of splashing water suddenly woke up the soldiers who were still in a state of anger, and they instantly turned their heads and turned their eyes to the place where the sound had just sounded, and immediately saw that not far from them, a head suddenly came out of the water and made a splash.
"Quick, help!" At this time, Bai Qing also reacted, said to those soldiers, and then asked people to row the boat in the direction of the man, and when he came to him, Bai Qing stretched out his arm with the man, and then with the help of everyone, on the one hand, he carefully controlled the balance of the boat, and on the other hand, he pulled the man up.
After arriving at the boat, the man suddenly seemed to collapse, lying directly on the plank, panting constantly, his throat was like a broken bellows, making a "snort" sound, and after a while, his face was slightly softened.
But at this time, he also has a terrifying blister on his body, but in any case, this person is temporarily surviving, as for the blisters on his body, it will have to wait until he goes ashore to deal with it separately, but in this era of poor medical care, there are not a few people who die due to infection, that is to say, those who escaped by luck still have to face the situation of walking around in front of the ghost gate.
After rescuing a person, the soldiers seemed to be encouraged, and the anger in their eyes dissipated a lot, and the seventy or eighty boats scattered in the area, each looking for survivors.
The soldiers who were lucky enough to survive the fire were all pulled up by those on the ship, and after discussion, some of the boats began to transport the wounded to the shore, while Bai Qing and Hua Rong and others continued to stay, looking for survivors in that water.
However, at this time, on the water surface, on the one hand, it was still burning, Bai Qing and the others did not dare to get too close, lest people not save them, but lose themselves, and on the other hand, the water surface was full of charred black residue, and it was difficult to find any traces at all.
But even so, there were still people who were fished out of the water, and then after a boat was filled, they were sent to the shore, where Sun Li and Shi Qian set up tents to temporarily contain and settle them.
Just when Bai Qing and the others were busy looking for survivors, a big ship that was still burning suddenly came out of the distant sea of fire and went straight to the direction of Bai Qing and the others, and at this time, on that boat, there were seven or eight figures who insisted on standing, and when Bai Qing saw one of the figures being supported, his pupils suddenly contracted suddenly, it was Uncle Zhang!
Unexpectedly, under this kind of fire, Zhang Shuye was able to survive by luck.
"Quick, get over there!" Seeing this, Bai Qing hurriedly turned around and shouted at the soldiers behind him with an eager face, and then, the boat under Bai Qing's feet, with the concerted efforts of everyone, quickly leaned towards the big ship that had basically burned and there was not much left......
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