The big ship stopped at some point, as if being dragged by something, it was stuck in the middle of the river.
The entire hull was trembling slightly, and there was a creaking sound coming from nowhere, as if it was overwhelmed and about to fall apart at any time.
It was extremely quiet on the deck.
The screams and howls disappeared.
Everyone looked as if they had seen a ghost, with pale faces and round eyes, looking at the river not far ahead in disbelief.
"No - it's not good -"
Frightened shouts came from below the cabin, and the helmsman and a dozen oarsmen rushed out in panic. Everyone was dripping wet, as if they had just jumped into the river and swam up.
The helmsman of the boat shouted with a pale face: "It's not good! The bottom of the boat hit a water hook, and a big crack was opened. It can't be plugged! The bottom of the boat is leaking, hurry up!"
The words are not finished yet.
A group of people rushed onto the deck, took a clear look at the situation outside, and immediately froze on the spot.
My voice got stuck in my throat and I couldn't utter a single word anymore.
"Listen to the people on the boat and arrest them immediately! Otherwise, they will be killed without mercy——!"
A loud roar came from not far away.
I saw the boat sailing to the center of the river, along the banks on both sides, and on the river in front.
Countless torches were burning, like a sea of fire on water, surrounding their ship.
I don't know when three large ships appeared ahead, forming a triangle and parked steadily in the center of the fast-flowing river, completely cutting off the river channel. Countless torches were lit on the ships, illuminating the surrounding area as brightly as day.
The decks of the three large ships were all filled with densely packed Northern Qin soldiers, with soldiers with swords on both sides and archers in the middle.
Both sides of the river.
I don't know when a large number of soldiers appeared, and the same swordsmen guarded the archers. The fire was blazing, and every archer had their bow strings fully drawn, and their sharp arrows were already on the strings, reflecting a dazzling cold light.
The swords and arrows are all ready for a critical moment!
Just waiting for the command to sound, thousands of arrows will be fired, enough to turn the man in black's ship into a hedgehog!
"This is really a big scene!"
At this moment, on the high observation deck of the merchant ship's mast, Xiao Lingyue was sitting on the railing, overlooking the entire river from a high position, taking in all the scenes.
Even she didn't expect that Zhan Beihan could make such a perfect plan!
The twenty-man raiding team under the cliff is just the appetizer.
He personally infiltrated the merchant ship just to prevent the mastermind from escaping quietly.
The real big dish was actually arranged by him here!
At this time, the night is dark and the wind is high, and the fog in the mountains is hazy, which is the most suitable for concealment and ambush.
This is called timing!
The Canglan River itself is wide and cannot be blocked without dozens of large ships. However, because of the mountain topography where the cliff is located, this long and narrow river channel is naturally formed, making it an excellent ambush location for water battles.
This is called a favorable location!
The water was filled with hooks in advance to block merchant ships from moving forward.
Three large ships intercepted the entire river.
The 10,000 Imperial Tomb Guards were divided into several groups and were ambushed on both sides of the river and on boats. They mainly used melee swordsmen and long-range attack archers to form a large-scale encirclement and crush them with absolute strength advantage.
pressure.
This is called harmony!
The right time, right place, and right people.
Zhan Beihan had gathered the three most important advantages on the battlefield, and there were no flaws in them from heaven to earth.
Xiao Lingyue stood on the observation deck early, wanting to see with her own eyes what the plan made by Zhan Beihan was, but it was really eye-opening for her!
Her eyes were stung by the blazing fire from all directions, and for a moment she couldn't help but think about herself - if the merchant ship she was leading fell into such an encirclement, how would she break out and escape?
Can't escape!
All escape routes are blocked, unless she can grow wings and fly directly to the sky.