Jin Feng stood on the deck with his hands behind his back, looking at the slowly flowing river water, frowning slightly.
Three days have passed since the boat siege, and King Wu has not sent anyone else.
But Jin Feng did not relax his vigilance, but became more and more worried.
Based on his understanding of the powerful, King Wu would definitely not give up, and the fact that he had not taken action showed that he was gathering strength.
This also shows that the next attack will be more violent.
Therefore, in the past few nights, Iron Hammer will arrange small boats to be dispersed around for warning, so as not to be unaware of the enemy approaching again.
When sailing during the day, the boat will also be used to explore the way ahead, acting as a scout and looking for trackers to pull the boat.
However, the people along the coast were dispersed by the government soldiers. Occasionally, I saw a few people who were so hungry that they had to use sticks to support themselves when walking, let alone pulling boats.
There were no trackers to pull the boat, and the oar discharge was too heavy, so we had to rely on the wind.
Unfortunately, the wind direction has been unfavorable in recent days, and the cargo ship has advanced less than twenty miles in three days.
Tie Hammer came out of the cabin and came over when he saw Jin Feng: "Sir, when can Mancang come?"
In the past, Guan Xiaorou could send letters to the nearby Chamber of Commerce station and have the station pass it on to Jin Feng. Now that the Chamber of Commerce station has withdrawn, Jin Feng and the others can send letters to Xihewan, but they cannot receive a reply.
So they don’t know when the full warehouse will come.
"It's hard to say," Jin Feng shook his head worriedly: "We were intercepted, and it might not be easy for them to get here. They will probably have to fight all the way here."
This is also the reason why the Ninth Princess did not agree to let Mancang deliver goods to the East China Sea.
Jin Feng, Tang Xiaobei and the others are just a group of people who can hide on the Zhai family's cargo ship. There is so much equipment that needs to be carried to fill the warehouse, and there is no way to hide it from the level. The only way is to kill them.
By then the news that Jin Feng is still alive will definitely not be concealed.
Even though the powerful people are about to have their brains knocked out right now, once they know that Jin Feng is still alive, they will definitely join forces.
The Ninth Princess was not afraid that Xihewan would be besieged by the powerful, but that the distance from the East China Sea to Jinchuan was too far, and she was worried that something might happen on the road.
Jin Feng had the same idea as the Ninth Princess, so he agreed to her proposal and wanted to sneak back quietly.
Who would have expected that they would be stopped just as they reached King Wu's territory, and in the end they would still need a full warehouse to respond.
"Don't worry, sir, they are going down the river with a full warehouse. No one can stop them!" Iron Hammer comforted: "Maybe they will come in a few days."
"I hope so!" Jin Feng nodded.
This is the only place where Jin Feng feels at ease.
The biggest reason why he is so passive now is that he is swimming against the current and cannot leave even if he wins.
Mancang and the others, on the other hand, were going down the river. As long as they blasted away the enemies blocking their way, they could leave quickly.
"Sir, there is a forest over there. You should go back first."
Iron Hammer whispered.
Jin Feng looked ahead and saw that there was indeed a dense forest on the shore.
If someone hides in it with a heavy crossbow, he can indeed shoot onto the ship.
Such woods and reeds are very common on river banks. There is no way to send people to search them one by one. The best way is to keep the boat as far away as possible when encountering them.
In fact, it is difficult to destroy the cargo ship from such a distance, but if a person is shot, he will basically die.
This kind of thing is not unheard of. Jin Feng had heard about it when he was studying history in his previous life. In the battle between Song and Liao, the commander of the Liao Kingdom was shot dead by the Song Army with a heavy crossbow several miles away. As a result, the two countries had a truce and signed an agreement.
The famous Chanyuan Alliance.
Although the possibility was relatively small, Jin Feng did not dare to take unnecessary risks with his own life, so he turned around obediently and prepared to return to the cabin.
At this moment, two whistles were faintly heard from ahead.
"It's a ringing arrow! Or two of them!"
Jin Feng and Tie Zhui's expressions changed greatly at the same time.
This is the warning message sent back by the scouts.
Jin Feng quickly took out his telescope and looked ahead.
I saw a forked river a few miles away, and the lifeboat the scouts were on was just under the mouth of the forked river.
There were three escorts on the boat, one of whom stood at the stern to control the heavy crossbow, while the other two were paddling frantically.
Behind the lifeboat, fishing boats of all sizes sailed out of the mouth of the Chahe River, chasing the lifeboat frantically.
Jin Feng saw already more than a dozen ships, and more were still pouring out of the Chahekou behind.
The lifeboat was heaving up and down on the river. The escort at the stern fired twice and missed the target, so he had no choice but to give up shooting.
"Again?" Iron Hammer's expression changed, he turned around and shouted: "Enemy attack! Beat the drum!"
The next second, a dull drum beat sounded on the boat.
Regardless of whether they were on duty or taking a break, all the escorts rushed onto the deck immediately.
The deck looks like a mess, but actually everyone knows what they are supposed to do.
Some people set up pots and held firewood, while others rushed towards the heavy crossbow catapult. In just two minutes, everyone was ready for battle.
The lifeboat went down the river very quickly and was now less than one kilometer away from the cargo ship.
Behind it are densely packed small boats, more in number than last time.
"Lao San is ready to save people, and Lao Niu is also ready. When they get close, give me a strike first!"
Iron Hammer gave the order with a cold face.
"yes!"
Several escorts shouted in reply at the same time.
The lifeboat rowed under the cargo ship, and the escort on the ship grabbed the rope thrown from the cargo ship and hooked it to the hooks on both sides of the lifeboat.
The escort on the cargo ship winched the winch and hoisted the lifeboat up together with the man and the lifeboat.
At this time, the enemy fishing boat also entered the catapult's throwing range.
After the last battle, Jin Feng, Iron Hammer and others conducted a post-war review and agreed that the use of catapults was much more effective than heavy crossbows in dealing with such densely packed small ships.
So the escorts brought up the catapults hidden in the secret cabins and loaded them on the deck.
As soon as the enemy enters the throwing range, all catapults will be launched.
These fishing boats were all improvised by the King of Wu. Many of them only had one floor and could not withstand the bombardment of catapults.
Iron Hammer believes that with just one round of bombardment, the opponent can suffer heavy losses!
The government soldiers are a ragtag group of people, and they might be beaten to pieces.
But what Tie Hammer didn't expect was that the fishing boats chased the lifeboat hundreds of meters away, and then slowed down and stopped.
This distance can be reached by a heavy crossbow, but it is not within the range of a catapult.
Then the escorts saw the soldiers on the fishing boat carrying jars and pouring something into the water.
"What are they doing?" Iron Hammer asked in confusion.
Jin Feng also raised his telescope in confusion and pointed it into the distance.
The next second, Jin Feng's expression suddenly changed, and he roared: "No, they are pouring oil into the river, retreat quickly!"
"Pour the oil?" The captain was stunned, and then shouted at the top of his lungs: "They want to set us on fire, hurry up, lift the anchor!"
“Everyone get down there and paddle!”
Iron Hammer also understood, holding his neck and shouting.
The escorts and sailors gathered on the deck rushed to the cabin.
On the fishing boat, a captain watched the oil flowers float out of the fishing boat, raised a torch and threw it down.
boom!
A raging fire immediately broke out on the river.
The fire slowly flowed toward the cargo ship along the flowing river water.