"Sir!" The bandits' intentions were unclear, but their arrival was ferocious. Lord, please stay in the cabin for a while! "
Guard Commander Li Tianquan pulled out his sword to block Liu Jian, while protecting Lord Ren as he retreated towards the cabin.
Ren Zihua looked at the black, glowing arrows that were coming at him like locusts and ant-like ants in the darkness, his face as cold as frost.
They left the Yanzhou Prefecture area and entered Yizhou. After stopping for a short while to replenish their food and water, they sent people down to purchase grain and herbs. They let the food and fodder follow the carriages and horses to land, and then set sail again. This journey was rather peaceful. It was not until the evening of the third day that the fleet docked at an open riverbank. They planned to spend the night there, but they unexpectedly encountered water bandits!
"Are they still under the jurisdiction of Yizhou?" Ren Zihua himself had brought a weapon, a blade that was as long as his arm, he pulled away the arrows randomly, while paying attention to the enemies around him, he took the time to ask.
Commander Li cut down dozens of arrows and answered with a distracted expression, "I have already left the Yizhou boundary. I should be entering the Huisha County of the Changhe Prefecture now." Pausing, he then added: "In another two days, I will be able to reach the East County."
Ren Zihua laughed coldly, and said: "With so many water bandits, the two ships' five hundred soldiers, yet unable to repel them, has already become a huge threat, to the point that we have never heard of it before. Could it be that these are the bandits that suddenly gathered today? "
Commander Li was silent, thinking in his heart: Maybe the bandits are fake, and it's true that they want to get rid of the trouble later.
The so-called future troubles were naturally the Lord Ren s who went to the East County to provide relief.
He did not know whether it was sent by East County to stop them, or if the people who had been knocked down on the ground earlier in Yanzhou City were simply retaliating against them.
In short, he feared that the road ahead was full of mishaps.
If anything happened to the master, he would be in for a loss!
Commander Li held back the anger in his heart. He was even more furious at the person behind the scenes, and his attacks were even more ruthless! With his bare hands, he grabbed a handful of arrows from the enemy and threw them outwards! Afterwards, he took his horned bow and stood on one side of the deck. He pulled his bow and shot three arrows in the direction of the bandits. There were actually no missed arrows, shooting all three of them into the water!
Seeing their leader in such a state, the soldiers under him went all out as they swapped their weapons for their bows and arrows, found cover, and started shooting at each other!
"Lighting out!" Ren Zihua saw that the river surface was pitch black, but their side had left a few lights close to the deck to prevent the criminals from getting on board, making them seem like targets. He couldn't help but give the order to extinguish the candles.
But this way, the risk would be even greater. This was because their official ships were much better than normal ships. The ships' hulls were large, allowing the water bandits to accurately locate their target. However, the other side had craftily rowed many small boats that were close to and close to their target, almost blending in with the dark river! If the water bandits dived into the water, they would be thrown onto the ropes and climb up the ship. It was likely that they would not be able to discover this even if they climbed up the ship!
What if the water bandits were to sneak into the army...
Ren Zihua's worries had already come true.
A dozen or so water bandits stealthily approached the official ship. Each of them had a flying claw in their hands as they threw them towards the ship. If any of the flying claws touched a soldier or boatman, it would immediately pull them down and stab them.
A few others held axes in their hands as they began to carve on the bottom of the ship.
Ren Ang who was meditating suddenly opened his eyes.
In fact, when the fleet was about to stop, Ren Ang had already warned his father to not stay here for long. Unfortunately, he didn't have much to say. The leader of the team brought him a log saying that there was no such suitable place to stay for a short distance. Furthermore, they weren't able to sail at night, so this place was most suitable: the river was wide and the water was slow.
Ren Ang curled his lips. The water was slow and the river was littered with rocks. It was naturally convenient for others to do bad things!
If the current is fast, it is easy to hit the reef and capsize.
Instead, he might as well take advantage of the slowness of the river, moving all the way to where there were signs of human habitation before stopping!
"Ahh, well and good. To think that I would encounter such a disaster. What an unexpected calamity." Ren Ang puffed his cheeks, crawled over to the window, and suddenly transformed into his original form. Stretching out his roots, he grabbed onto the edge of the window and flipped out.
After rolling a few times on the deck, he moved to the side of the ship's railing and hooked onto it with his roots. He then lowered himself down.
Even without looking, he could feel how many villains were below him. They even brushed past a fellow who was climbing upwards.
Ren Ang extended his whiskers and pulled, pulling the man in front of him.
AHH!" One had fallen, the other had been smashed.
"Cao!" He had been discovered! I was whipped off! " That person cursed as he fell down. As for the one that was hit, he had lost his voice. It was unknown whether it was because he was unconscious or because he was finished.
Ren Ang continued to fall, and pulled down another two that were trying to climb the ropes. In the end, he just took a detour around the boat for a week and broke all the ropes.
As a result, the ship swayed slightly before slowly drifting downstream.
Ren Ang:...
Crap! He seemed to have done something wrong!
Then the boatman shouted, "The mooring has been cut! The ship is drifting away! "
The main ship moved, and the other two escort ships followed. The three large ships actually went straight for the water bandit ships that were blocking the road ahead!
"Fire!" Don't teach them to run! " Someone shouted loudly in the darkness!
The river surface suddenly lit up with fire. It was densely packed, there were hundreds of them!
Not only Ren Ang was shocked, even the people on the official ship were also shocked!
"Oh no!" They're going to burn the boat! " Commander Li frowned. He was at a loss for what to do for the moment! However, Ren Zihua instructed his followers to quickly prepare all the buckets and fill them with water!
In the end, the arrows were oiled! The bandit even cunningly set a dozen boats on fire, pulling them straight towards the official ship!
Seeing that the situation was bad, Ren Ang immediately dived into the water, crippling a few of the water bandits who were digging the boat, and searched around. He shook his roots frequently, producing sound waves that no human could hear.
Not long later, a huge black shadow slowly swam over from the deep water, and stopped twenty meters away from Ren Ang, not moving even an inch.
Ren Ang painfully broke a beard on himself to feed the big guy, and used a voice that only demons could understand to give instructions.
The big guy opened his mouth and continued to beg for food.
Ren Ang was so angry that he slapped the fellow without hesitation.
The huge black figure spat out a bubble in dissatisfaction, washing Ren Ang until he fell to the ground. Only then did he slowly continue to float upwards.
At this moment, the river was in a mess. The small boat that had formed a circle was suddenly washed into a mess by the strange water current. Many of the boats even turned sideways, as if pushed by a huge force.
The ship was already on fire, with dozens of places lit on fire. Although there was water on board, it could not be extinguished completely for the time being. Some of the rockets even shot into the cabin, igniting the fabric of the inner chamber, burning hotter and hotter!
Everyone was busy extinguishing the fire, but a strange sound suddenly came from the water. It was a bit dull, like thunder. The surface of the river fell silent.
Puff — -
It was like a giant had sneezed. Streams of water carried mist as they rushed towards the burning ship!