After the last battle, Jin Feng and Iron Hammer made full preparations.
The heavy crossbows and catapults in the secret cabin are all equipped. Even if they encounter the same attack as last time, they are confident that they have a countermeasure.
But who would have thought that the other party would actually use fire attacks.
Oil is lighter than water, so if you pour it on water, it will flow downward.
For a moment, the river surface was filled with flames and smoke billowing from the sky.
"Weigh anchor quickly!"
On the deck, the captain roared and helped the sailors turn the winch.
The anchor was pulled up from the water, and the cargo ship slowly moved downstream along the river.
But at this time, the speed of the cargo ship has not yet increased, and it is not as fast as the kerosene float.
"Sir, you and the two ladies should leave quickly in the lifeboat!"
Iron Hammer took Jin Feng's arm and ran towards the lifeboat.
Bei Qianxun stood next to Jin Feng, but did not stop the hammer.
Because she thought so too.
"open!"
Jin Feng broke free from the pull of the hammer.
Last time at sea, only he, Bei Qianxun, and Tang Xiaobei survived from the two ships, which made Jin Feng feel guilty all the time. Even after he came back, he would occasionally dream about the scene at that time.
Last time he was poisoned and had no choice, but this time he didn't want to escape again.
"Old Ning, come here and give me a hand to send Mr. to the lifeboat!"
Tie Zhui reached out to hug Jin Feng's waist, preparing to force him to the lifeboat.
"Get out!" Jin Feng raised his foot and kicked the hammer!
"Sir, now is not the time to show off your loyalty. If you leave again, you won't be able to leave!" Iron Hammer shouted anxiously.
"We can't leave now!"
Jin Feng shook his head and said: "King Wu must have prepared an ambush manpower downstream. Going down in the lifeboat at this time will only lead to death!"
As if to verify Jin Feng's words, a group of government soldiers appeared on the downstream shore, pushing several heavy ballistae carts with wheels.
"Then sir, leave in a hot air balloon!"
Hammer shouted again.
When he came to the East China Sea, he brought a lot of hot air balloons, which were on both cargo ships at this time.
"Hammer, don't waste your time, I won't leave."
Jin Feng said coldly: "Besides, we don't necessarily lose!"
"What's the meaning?"
Hearing this, Tie Zhui couldn't help but have a look of surprise in his eyes.
Kita Chihiro also looked over in confusion.
At this time, the flames were less than fifty feet away from the cargo ship. According to the current speed of the cargo ship, it would take at least another cup of tea for the flames to catch up.
When the cargo ship is dipped in kerosene, it will burn itself.
"Because they were too anxious and poured the kerosene too thinly!"
Jin Feng pointed to the river and said, "Look, the flames at the edge have begun to go out!"
Tie Zhui and Bei Qianxun followed Jin Feng's fingers and saw that the area of the flame was shrinking.
The closer you get to the cargo ship, the smaller the area of the flames.
On the other hand, on the cargo ship's side, the speed gradually increased as the bodyguards and sailors began to paddle.
When the flames were still more than ten feet away from the cargo ship, the kerosene finally burned out and was completely extinguished.
Hammer, Captain and others all looked like they were surviving the disaster.
No one would want to die if they could.
But they were not happy for long, as they saw fishing boats upstream shaking their oars and heading down.
The fishing boat was small in size and accelerated quickly. It quickly caught up with the big boat and stopped a few hundred meters away.
Under the command of the captain, the soldiers on the ship dumped the oil jar again.
This time there were more fishing boats dumping kerosene at the same time, and the kerosene accumulated on the river was thicker.
"Kill them with rockets!"
Jin Feng said coldly.
Catapults cannot hit fishing boats, but heavy crossbows can.
After receiving the order, the bodyguards immediately took cotton cloth soaked in kerosene and wrapped it around the heavy crossbow arrows.
After lighting the cotton cloth, the heavy crossbow arrow flew out with a roar and landed on the oil.
boom!
The oil surface was ignited and a fire broke out instantly.
At this time, the soldiers were still pouring oil on the fishing boat, and the fire spread along the oil surface.
More than a dozen fishing boats that were pouring oil were instantly engulfed in flames.
After a while, the kerosene jar on the fishing boat exploded, and the burning kerosene was blown away in all directions, igniting more fishing boats.
"Get out of here! Get out of here!"
The captain at the rear was so anxious that he roared loudly.
But there were screams all around, and no one heard him at all.
Soon, more than half of the densely packed fishing boats were caught in the fire.
However, the soldiers were not fools. Although they did not hear the captain's order, they still supported the boat and dispersed.
After the fire, a full 70% of the fishing fleet was lost, and the remaining 30% did not dare to approach the cargo ship again.
"Hahaha, it's your own fault!"
Tie Hammer slapped the railing and laughed heartily, looking at Jin Feng with eyes filled with admiration.
Sir, you won’t let me down!
He had become desperate just now, feeling that he was in a dead end and that he would definitely die today.
Unexpectedly, Jin Feng found a countermeasure quickly.
Bei Qianxun and Tang Xiaobei, who came after him, also breathed a sigh of relief.
But Jin Feng's brows were still furrowed, looking worried.
"Ms. sir, haven't the enemies been repulsed? Why are you still worried?" Tang Xiaobei asked.
"They won't give up," Jin Feng said worriedly: "They can think of a fire attack, which is too detrimental to us!"
"What's wrong with Fire Attack? If they dare to come again, they'll deal with him like this!" Iron Hammer said excitedly.
"What if they pour oil at night? What if they pour oil on the shore? What if they pour oil on the upstream and downstream shores at the same time?" Jin Feng asked.
"This..." Tie Hammer choked.
I was able to quickly discover the kerosene just now because it was broad daylight and I could easily see it.
It's been so dark at night these past few days that if the soldiers poured oil at night, they wouldn't be able to see it.
The biggest reason why it went so smoothly just now is that the flames ignited the fishing boat, and the enemy will definitely learn a lesson.
If the oil is poured from the shore as Jin Feng said, then even if they light the oil surface, they will not threaten the shore.
Especially the last possibility mentioned by Jin Feng is even more terrifying.
If the enemy pours oil upstream and downstream at the same time, the cargo ship will not be able to escape no matter which way it goes!
As if to verify Jin Feng's words, the surviving fishing boats did not flee, but moved closer to the south bank and took down the kerosene jars one by one.
Just as Iron Hammer was about to let the big ship approach, several heavy crossbows on the shore aimed at the cargo ship as a deterrent.
At this time, the ship was in the middle of the river, far away and could not be threatened by the heavy crossbow. However, if it came within a hundred feet, the cargo ship would not be able to carry the heavy crossbow.
Iron Hammer had no choice but to allow the cargo ship to continue sailing in the middle of the river.
"Sir, what should we do now?" Iron Hammer asked.
Jin Feng did not answer, but frowned and held on to the railing, thinking quickly about strategies.
After a moment, Jin Feng suddenly raised his head and said, "Do you still remember the river bend we passed by before we broke through?"