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Chapter 633 I caught you
More than ten assault ships suddenly accelerated and overtook Lü Zhong, who was originally at the forefront.
Two soldiers, one in front and one behind, abandoned their oars, reached into their robes, pulled out flint and steel, bent down, and struck a fire without hesitation.

The flammable materials on the ship, which had been spiked with additives, burst into flames with a loud bang.

On the dark river surface, torches were lit one after another.
The torch flew swiftly like a galloping horse, heading straight for Jinsha Bay.

With the help of the wind and the soldiers rowing frantically, the distance of a mile could be covered in just a few breaths.

Suddenly, the drums and bugles sounded in Jinsha Bay.

The once pitch-black Jinsha Bay was suddenly illuminated in the blink of an eye.

Amidst the thunderous drumbeats, countless soldiers emerged from the two flat-bottomed transport ships behind, each holding a rope. With shouts, the ropes were stretched taut, and a row of wooden fences was thus pulled up from the water.

These wooden fences are about ten feet high and as thick as a bowl. What's worse, they are covered with extremely sharp wooden spikes.

These fences effectively blocked any openings that the pioneers might try to breach.

To get through, you have to destroy these fences first.

The vanguard was moving too fast; by the time they saw the obstacles rising from the water, it was too late to avoid them.

More importantly, even if you manage to avoid it, your companions behind you will still be too late to react and crash into you.

With gritted teeth, the dozen or so vanguard ships at the forefront accelerated and charged forward.

Arrows rained down like feathers, accompanied by screams and the splashing sounds of arrows hitting the water.

"The enemy is prepared, everyone be careful!" The man at the front shouted as he stood up, staring intently at the fence in front of him. Just as the vanguard was about to crash into the fence, he leaped up, cleared the fence, and landed directly on the flat-bottomed transport ship.

With a loud crash, the first boats slammed into the railing one after another, shattering into pieces. Flammable materials on the boat fell into the water, but they were still burning fiercely.

Soldiers on the ship leaped high into the air, attempting to scale the fence, only to be met with volleys of arrows. Those with slightly lower martial arts skills were instantly reduced to hedgehogs in mid-air, barely managing to land on the transport ship, where they were met with cold spears and attacks from all sides.

The effect of the first to ram the fences was not good. The fences were all connected by strong hemp ropes, and since it was on water, when the first to ram them, the fences recoiled, which greatly reduced the force of the impact.

These fences, like ropes in a river to stop floating objects, are only meant to slow down the obstruction of these first-timers.

Then, because the first wave of attackers rushed in so fast and they all set themselves on fire, there was no other way but to charge forward.

In addition to the powerful crossbows and bows on the transport ships, catapults on several main warships behind them rained down stones weighing dozens of kilograms on these vanguards.

Just one hit and the Sentinel will fall apart.

Under normal circumstances, the catapults on the main warships would not attack the vanguard, because the vanguard was too fast and the stones thrown by the catapults could not do anything to them. In a real naval battle, if the vanguard was hit by a stone, it would be extremely lucky.

But today is different.
Hundreds of ships were concentrated in this small area, and the way out in front of them was blocked, so the catapults didn't need to aim at all; they could just hurle the catapults at this area.

Almost every shot destroyed a first ship.

Lü Zhong rushed onto the transport ship.

He wielded a long sword and charged back and forth.

With his martial arts cultivation at the seventh rank of Xuan Yuan, he resembled a mad tiger.

Now he knew that the enemy had been prepared, and this was a trap. General Chen's plan would not only be difficult to realize, but he would likely suffer a great loss. The Great Chu navy could only rely on remedies, not laxatives.

Now, General Chen Yan's last hundred or so warships are heading towards Jinsha Bay. If he can't hold off Wang Dao's main naval force, he's doomed.

He knew very well that of those hundred or so warships, less than half were actually main warships.

The rest are just there to make up the numbers.

It can only be considered a troop transport ship at most.

If they can get close enough to engage in hand-to-hand combat with the enemy, there is still hope. However, experienced warships will keep their distance and keep attacking from a distance. In the end, those troop transport ships will become the coffins of the soldiers on board.

With another loud bang, Lü Zhong saw that the fence had finally shattered, and more than a dozen flaming assault ships rushed into the gap and crashed into a main warship in front of them with a loud bang.

Then, Lü Zhong saw the baton on the warship fall down, and with a single blow, it shattered the vanguard ship.

But then it crashed into it again and again.

The main warship finally caught fire.

But Lü Zhong's heart sank.

Because he saw that in that short time, Director Wang's main force had already sailed out of Jinsha Bay one after another.

They had been waiting for this moment, waiting for the vanguard to attack, waiting for the flames to soar into the sky.

Because the firelight signifies a signal, at this point, Chen Yan's fleet must have already sailed upstream.

But what they were about to encounter was not Wang Dao's fleet, which was in disarray after being ambushed, but an elite navy that was sailing downstream, riding the wind, the current, and the high morale of its soldiers.

Lu Zhong roared to the sky, pulled his sword from the chest of an enemy, and charged toward the densest part of the enemy ranks ahead.

Before him, countless spear shadows appeared. Amidst the explosion of the large red tassel, a single cold star suddenly flashed out. Lü Zhong held his sword horizontally to his chest. With a clang, the spear tip pierced the blade, pushing him backward. His opponent's cultivation was only roughly equal to his own, but he had been fighting for a long time while his opponent had been conserving his energy. This powerful attack was beyond his ability to withstand.

With a sharp crack, the steel knife shattered, and the spearhead pierced through his body. Lü Zhong cried out and fell backward off the transport ship, landing with a thud in the water.

Wang Dao paid no attention to the battle behind him. Hundreds of vanguard ships, if combined with the main warships, would indeed be a formidable opponent. Even without the main warships, on an open river, using their speed advantage to harass them, buzzing around like mosquitoes, would be extremely bothersome. But now they had abandoned these advantages and entered Jinsha Bay, a natural backwater harbor. If the waterway were simply sealed off, they would be like grasshoppers in autumn, unable to hop around for long.

Right now, Director Wang only had eyes for Chen Yan, who was rushing here.

Hundreds of main warships lined up in several formations, their sails billowing, and sailed down the river.

As the first hint of dawn appeared on the horizon, Director Wang saw countless sails on the distant river.

It finally comes out after much anticipation!

Chen Yan, I've finally caught you.

Director Wang let out a long sigh of relief!

"All troops, attack! Annihilate the enemy! Leave no one alive!" Director Wang roared.

(End of this chapter)