Tang Qi Tan

Chapter 603
On the embankment outside the north gate of Jiangling City, the noise of flags and drums continued for several hours, and along the road by the river bank, the procession winding like a long dragon gradually moved away.And the officials standing on the gate tower watching off, each secretly heaved a sigh of relief, and finally sent this plague god away.

Ever since this sub-patrol censor/capture envoy from the capital arrived in Jiangling, he has set off monstrous prisons one after another in the local area; he has captured and disposed of dozens of officials on the grounds of colluding with ghosts and thieves. People, and hundreds of others were forced to suspend their jobs pending trial because of suspicion and involvement.

The rest of the officials fell into panic because of this; after all, the Yunmeng thief has existed for so many years, and the secret relationship with the local government can be erased overnight.As a result, they met most of the requirements with an astonishing drive and efficiency in a short period of time.

It's just to let Jiang Tian and his outsiders get out as soon as possible.Next, they showed their own abilities and tried to save themselves: those who should get rid of the relationship, those who should cut off their wrists, those who should seek foreign aid to intercede on their behalf, those who should ask to be transferred to other places, and even quit their jobs to avoid disaster...

However, some people also took advantage of this opportunity to sneak out of the city that had been blocked for many days and came to the port city wharf outside the embankment; they couldn't wait to spread a series of news.However, as the fishing boat sailed into the reeds, two sparrowhawks dedicated to messengers soared up one after another.

Around the fishing boat, several fast-rowing small boats suddenly appeared, full of five or six sailors with short armor and narrow sleeves, almost hitting this unremarkable fishing boat with a roof like an arrow; screams and wailing, followed by a series of intense movements of someone diving into the water.

However, these two released sparrowhawks have been flying farther and farther by the wind; they passed through the endless reed marshes, startled a number of wild ducks, cormorants and little egrets, and passed by the hidden river branch in the green field And the waterways, finally disappearing completely in the verdant light green horizon swaying by the wind.

At the same time, Jiang Tian, ​​who was supposed to go out with the army but was standing at the mouth of Hao's Cave, looked up and looked up, but only saw endless water waves.The water village in front of him has been simply repaired, moored on the simple trestle bridge, and more than a dozen large and small navy ships gathered secretly.

And the fifth battalion of laymen directly under the reserve team, and the first battalion of armored soldiers in full armor on the left leading guard, are carrying all the equipment and equipment, boarding the ship in silence one by one; until the last batch of supplies and equipment are also loaded on the warship After that, Jiang Tian boarded the ship and ordered to march.

This is also the only remaining intact ship that the Jinghu Navy has just suffered a disastrous defeat.Then, Jiang Tian ruled out those that were too large, slow in speed, or not flexible enough to turn; only these medium-sized warships of [-] to [-] shi were selected for assault transformation.

Try to remove some equipment and accessories that have been proven to be unable to function and continue to fight in Yunmeng Daze, where the waterways are criss-crossed and the branches are complicated; the weight of the hull is reduced to the greatest extent.The deck is equipped with a large muzzle and a rotatable cannon position, which strengthens the bottom of the ship.

These include five water wheelers, seven transport boats with both sails and oars, and three small fighting ships that are suitable for narrow waterways and are like wooden house shields on the water; Amidst the rushing sound, the water village was left behind in a blink of an eye.

Of course, he dared to use Pang Xun to lead most of the troops to attack head-on, and he resolutely led his troops as a surprise soldier all the way to go deep into Yunmeng Lake; it still fell on Shi Liangdong who had just been captured.As the leader of Yunmengze's external negotiations, he really knows a lot.

For example, several wide waterways leading to the depths of Yunmeng Lake; or the area where changes are taking place in the depths of Yunmeng Lake.What's more, according to the situation he described, there are still people in Yunmengze who are continuously producing and raising aliens, which makes it even more impossible to sit idly by.

After all, after the battle of Xingyuan Mansion, Jiang Tian didn't want to do it again.What if, as time dragged on, suddenly one day a large number of abnormally hungry and thirsty aliens poured out of Yunmeng Daze, which had eaten up all living things, causing huge human tragedy and catastrophic consequences to the surrounding areas.

Of course, sailing all the way here, compared to the deep and vast night, the quiet scene of the moonlight frost.During the daytime, the surrounding area of ​​Yunmengze becomes more lively and active. As the saying goes, it is another scene of water birds flying up and down, singing with misty waves and clear water.

And there are almost no waves along this road, and the large and small waterways covered by large swaying reeds meet with open water from time to time; strange-shaped sandbars and rocky beaches, small shady trees and horizontally floating ash Dry and dry; densely overgrown aquatic plants in shallow water.

Everything is so primitive and lively; only the occasional glimpse of the wreckage of a ship that has been stranded and decayed among the entangled water plants on the river beach shows that there were traces of human habitation here.However, if the boat travels for a long time, it will produce another illusion, as if it has not traveled very far.

Because of those familiar large swaths of water and reeds, the sandbars and rocky beaches that you see again and again, and the river branches that always appear branching; it makes people feel tired and slack.If there are not enough reference objects to guide, it is easy to deviate from the route or get lost.

Therefore, Jiang Tian, ​​who was sitting on the top terrace of the largest car and boat, put his consciousness more into the depths of the distant reeds.In that direction, Person A, who has another perspective, is walking like flying under his control; from time to time, he quietly jumps over one piece of water pool after another.

That's right, the Han-style armored man summoned by him this time can be active in broad daylight; unlike the headless horsemen in another time and space, who are afraid of the sun and other objects that can emit strong light during the day.But the corresponding price is the loss of freezing ability and blurred appearance.

It takes more energy and thought to keep the body relatively solid.Even so, under Jiang Tian's remote control, the person A still played a vital role as a scout.Because it is not a living thing, it is almost unaffected by vision and terrain.

Therefore, it is easy to take the lead along the river bank and walk in front of the fleet.In the wake of the disturbance, some waterfowls swam and fished, and at the same time they also raided and killed several groups of secret sentries and patrol boats hidden in the deep reeds; they were not even noticed.

Until the next moment, in Person A's field of vision, large and small contiguous bright spots suddenly appeared; they represented groups of living creatures swimming underwater.Immediately afterwards, Duan Zai closed his eyes and meditated on the roof terrace, and suddenly opened his eyes and said, "There is something coming from the northwest corner, ready to attack."

Immediately, the sergeant around Jiang Tian blew a sharp whistle, and in an instant, the soldiers waiting silently on the deck and in the lower cabin all moved up and leaned against the ship's side with their weapons.At the same time, the swift soldier standing on the bucket began to convey the semaphore to other ships around.

Immediately afterwards, the three small sharp-headed fighting ships that led the way quickly slowed down, and in the wide waters ahead, they were arranged in an inverted shape within the distance of mutual protection.Afterwards, a row of fleets completed their combat readiness one after another; Jiang Tian's vehicle and boat began to count in turn:
"Northwest corner 37 degrees, preset shooting range 350 paces, gun positions [-] to [-], ready to... release." With a rush of voices falling, several gun positions on the deck preset wooden turntable rushed to shoot thick The black smoke and fire clouds turned into whizzing thin trajectories again.

There were bumps and noises scattered hundreds of steps away at the opening of the water channel on one side, and several thick and tall water columns were splashed one after another; it also brought up a large piece of dirty mud and white fish and shrimp rolling.The next moment, the landing point of one of the shells turned bright red as the water splashed.

Immediately afterwards, a huge corpse that had been smashed halfway down the middle also emerged with blood rolling.And this is like some kind of signal and precursor. In an instant, the opening of the water channel in the distance surges like a boiling pot; some fleeting gray scales are faintly exposed.

In an instant, the fireworks sprayed successively with cannon balls, shotguns of small cannons and large-mouthed guns, as well as old-fashioned bed crossbows and large wooden single crossbows; Come on, there are bursts of splashes, large and small water droplets, like rain.

Even though most of them were misplaced and shot into the empty space, only a small part hit the existence in the water; but it also caused quite a tragic killing effect.Especially in the middle of several bullets, the gray scales floating out of the water were smashed into several fragments of rotten meat.

The second is the shotgun fired by the small turntable cannon with a handle; the iron pellets the size of pigeon eggs splashed in the water, blasting those looming existences so that they were riddled with holes and immediately stalled and rolled out of the water.When the big-mouth gun erected on the side of the ship hit the target, there was an endless wail of scales and flesh flying.

The worst effect is undoubtedly the only old-fashioned bed crossbow and wooden single crossbow on board; almost most of them were shot in the air; only a short spear-like arrow hit a gray-black scaly ridge in the water. , after piercing it in half, dragged a stream of blood and struggled out of the water.

At this time, through the misty smoke diffused between the ships, it was possible to see clearly that it was a huge pig dragon; it was just deformed and bloated, with horny heads and teeth like knives; scales and armor Baotu is abnormally thick, but the speed of swimming and diving has not decreased much.

Even after encountering the oncoming attack from the boat, they sank to the surface of the water one after another to avoid, and stirred up large swaths of muddy water; immediately blocked the sight of subsequent attacks.Immediately afterwards, Jiang Tian also heard whining from the shore, and something was rushing past in groups in the grass.

As for the bottoms of the several small fighting ships that were the first to bear the brunt, there were violent impacts and continuous scraping and scratching noises, and they became faintly shaken from side to side.

(End of this chapter)