Volume 1: The First Signs Chapter 74 The Great Fire Begins with No Solution
Her order immediately made everyone excited.
After such a long period of hard work, when it is finally time to reap the fruits, where can everyone still sit still.
Moreover, they have been waiting for so long, this time they can't miss it no matter what, otherwise, once they fail, they will be doomed!
So, under Lu Zhaoyi's dispatch, Sihai Pavilion and Tianxin Hall boarded the boat at the ferry of Jianye City one after another and headed in the direction of Jiangcheng.
On the other side, the two guards and six thousand cavalry, the Ninghui Hall and Youqin Hall of the Tianxia Alliance led by Lu Yuan, and the people of the Drifting Snow Building led by Wen Ji joined forces in the city and were meeting with Lu Zhaoyi.
"Return to the Alliance Leader!" Lu Yuan's expression was hurried, "Some of the brothers in Ninghui Hall have already controlled the Jiangcheng Ferry, and on the other side of the Youqin Hall, they have already controlled the Fuling Ferry on the other side of the river, Huainan County."
After he finished speaking, Wen Ji also stepped forward to report, "Dantu, Hailing, all the ferries are now closed, and now, the Dongning Army has only one way to go."
"Jiangdu!"
The two shouted in unison.
"Good!" Lu Zhaoyi nodded, "How long will it take for us to go to Jiangchengdu?"
The Dongning army only had two hours left to reach the shore, and if they were to move at full speed, they should be able to reach it before dawn.
"Very well, in that case, let's go now." Lu Zhaoyi commanded.
"Yes!"
All of a sudden, outside Jianye City, there was a solemn atmosphere, and everyone was in high spirits and eager to try.
The night breeze blows, the river rolls, and the waves are surging.
On the riverbank of Jiangcheng, it is unusually calm, and the riverbank on both sides is rich in grass and trees, because in the moonlight, it is crystal clear, like jasper, exuding a soft light.
The moonlight in the river is also so beautiful.
However, in the midst of this tranquility, there were several large ships, which rolled up the ripples on the surface of the river, and came with great momentum against the wind.
They were vigilantly watching the movement of the entire river.
At this moment, it is the darkest time before dawn.
As the fleet gradually approached the river bank, the strong murderous intent gradually appeared in the hearts of everyone on board, and the two huge ships gradually appeared in front of them.
On the boat, the lanterns flickered, illuminating the entire river bank as if it were day, but it was also more eerie, making people feel an eerie chill.
"Helmsman, hurry!"
In the cabin, a rugged male voice came, "Jiang Cheng has arrived, hurry up!"
The two big ships had already sailed into the river, and the sound of the fierce collision alarmed the shadow guards and armor guards on the shore, splashing water one after another, and also sprinkled on the side of the ferry.
"Shadow Wind, Xia Pinglang, are you okay?"
The man with a rough voice looked at them with a smile on his face.
"I said Brother Lu Yuan, your movements are really scary, and where did you take our military advisor?"
The man standing at the bow of the boat was none other than Lu Yuan.
"Don't worry, the alliance leader is very good, look over there......
Everyone looked into the distance, and sure enough, behind the two big boats, one on the left and one on the right, two small boats were slowly approaching the ferry port of Jiangcheng.
At the top of one of the small boats, there was a gentle man, who was Wenji.
As for the other small boat, Qu Zhiyun was sitting on the bow of the boat, looking indifferent, while Chu Nian beside her kept waving to the people on the shore.
You don't have to guess to know that Lu Zhaoyi should be in this ship.
At this moment, on another small boat, Wen Ji was staring at the Jiangcheng ferry in the distance, his eyes narrowed slightly, and his expression was extremely solemn.
"Dongning people, it's coming!"
He rushed into the distance of the river, and everyone held their breath. z.br>
It seemed that he had been observing for a long time, and it was only just now that he noticed that under the deep twilight, twenty large ships were neatly arranged, flying the Dongning flag, and it was obvious that this was the ship of the Dongning army crossing the sea.
"Alliance leader, what do we do now?"
He was shouting at another boat
, In the cabin of that boat, Lu Zhaoyi kept his eyes closed and recuperated, silent, but seemed very calm.
It seemed that after a long time, Qu Zhiyun heard the movement of the cabin, turned her head to face everyone, and lightly opened her lips, "The landlord asked, have they docked?"
"Not yet!" Lu Yuan responded loudly.
"Command all the hidden people near the Jiangcheng ferry to prepare bows and crossbows and prepare to shoot."
Qu Zhiyun is conveying her meaning again.
"Don't let any of them go ashore!"
Hearing that the order had been given, Lu Yuan turned his head and walked out of the cabin, pulling the rope and getting on a big boat.
Wen Ji stepped ashore, and with Shadow Wind, Xia Pinglang, and a group of brothers from the Drifting Snow Building, they prepared their bows and crossbows, ready to shoot at any time.
"Zhiyun!"
In the cabin, Lu Zhaoyi suddenly raised his voice, "You take Chu Nian to the shore first, and there will be some danger on the river later."
"Good!"
Qu Zhiyun replied in a low voice, "We'll wait for you on the shore." With that, the two jumped ashore together, and disappeared into the crowd under the escort of the shadow guard.
The horn sounded, and on the ship, the archers were already full of strings, aiming at the more than twenty large ships with the Dongning flag.
"Shoot the arrows!"
As soon as he gave the order, the crossbowmen immediately took their bows and shot at the big ship.
The rain of arrows flew down from the sky, alarming the attention of the entire Dongning army.
"Enemy attack, enemy attack......
One of the twenty ships had already been warned, and when Lu Yuan gave the order, all the bows and crossbows and arrows that could be shot out on the boat and the river bank were all shot over.
"Retreat!"
"Retreat!"
The soldiers of the Dongning Army jumped onto the side of the ship one after another and quickly retreated to the shore, but many of them were also attacked by the rain of arrows and fell to the ground.
"Put!" Lu Yuan shouted, and the archers of the fleet fired arrows on the river bank one after another.
On the surface of the river, arrows flew sideways, one after another, nailed into the ship's plank, shot into the human body, and in an instant, most of the big ships heard the sound of screaming.
"Withdraw!"
Soon after the Dongning soldiers fled, they suddenly became orderly again, and on more than twenty large ships, a defensive formation was formed to fight against the archers where Lu Yuan was located, and the archers on the river bank, led by Wen Ji, who were hiding in the shadows.
It's like a ship's general, directing them to respond to the attack.
"After all, we only have a few thousand people, how can we deal with this army of tens of thousands?" Lu Yuan yelled, and then ordered the big ship to turn its bow and prepare to collide.
On the banks of the river, the archers also moved.
"Adjust your formation for the attack!" In the Dongning army, one person shouted loudly and asked the soldiers to be raised.
As the arrows became more and more dense, their losses increased, but there were so many arrows that they were far from being able to completely destroy them under such careful defenses.
And Lu Yuan took a part of the world's alliances, shuttled on the enemy ship, and drew his knife and began to fight.
However, the opponent was outnumbered, and the soldiers were cooperating, and there were soon casualties.
"Everyone stop, gather the queue, and start retreating!"
This is Wen Ji, after getting Lu Zhaoyi's order, he shouted at everyone.
Hearing this order, Lu Yuan killed one person, turned around and called the brothers to retreat.
Before retreating, the small boat was lowered on top of the big ship, and most of the people had already abandoned the big ship, and the helmsman who finally left the ship lowered the sails, put the rudder tail in a straight state, and waited for the empty ship to strike at the other side.
On the other hand, on the shore, first of all, two guards and six thousand horsemen withdrew from the ferry one after another, and the brothers of the Tianxia Alliance and Piaoxue Lou also gradually retreated until they couldn't see the figure clearly.
Lu Yuan took the people, all abandoned the ship, rushed ashore, and evacuated with the others.
Just at this time, Lu Zhaoyi walked out of the cabin, looking at the battle situation on both sides of the river, she raised her head, and calculated in her hand, it should be time.
Looking at the wreckage of the battle between the two sides, in the interval of this pause, sure enough,
On the opposite bank of the north of the river, suddenly in the mist, thirteen neat river boats appeared, slowly heading towards the center of the river.
Lu Zhaoyi saw that there was a figure standing at the front of one of the river boats.
This person is very familiar to her.
The scarf at that end, fiddling with a feather fan in front of her chest, a cloth and green shirt, with a fluttering fairy-like temperament, although she couldn't see her face clearly, she still recognized it at a glance.
"Fifth, you're coming slowly!" Lu Zhaoyi whispered and muttered to himself.
Looking at it from a distance, the man in the green shirt, with a wave of the feather fan in his hand, suddenly the thirteen river boats burst into flames, and countless flames, accompanied by countless bows and crossbows, invaded the rows of Dongning boats like a rain of fire.