I, Zhou Cang, am the number one tank in the Three Kingdoms.

Just as the soldiers of Guan Yu's army on the foremost cargo ship were at a loss, a burly, dark-skinned man rushed onto the deck and shouted, "Don't panic! Follow me and kill the enemy!"

The person who shouted was Zhou Cang. When the strategist Pang Tong had traveled less than halfway with Guan Yu's army, he discovered the problem of dense fog that would inevitably rise on the river every morning and evening. He then sent Zhou Cang back to Wancheng alone by boat.

He also ordered Zhou Cang to send another thousand soldiers from Wancheng to escort the ship.

Zhou Cang then loaded each grain transport ship halfway with grain and used the rest of the space to hide soldiers, who worked in three shifts to prevent enemy attacks.

Because each shipment of grain was only half-loaded, they had to make multiple trips, which is why Zhou Yu said that Guan Yu's army had a constant supply of provisions.

This was only Zhou Cang's second time escorting someone, and he never expected to encounter a sneak attack from Jiangdong.

When the cannons fired, Zhou Cang was resting in the cabin. He had finished shouting, but he couldn't see the enemy at all. So he gave the order again: "Quickly beat the drums to meet the enemy!"

"Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!" The sound of drums echoed across the river, and the cargo boats behind responded by beating their drums in response.

Ling Cao, who had been waiting for a long time and was about to make his move, hesitated for a moment—the sound of drums?

Could it be that the other party was prepared all along?

The son, Ling Tong, shouted, "Father! Once the cannon fires, there's no time to lose! Let's do it!"

Ling Cao then shouted, "Kill!"

The numerous Jiangdong naval forces, poised for action, shouted in unison.

Although Zhou Cang heard the sounds of battle filling the air, he was still unable to locate the enemy due to the darkness and fog.

Helpless, they had to stop beating the drums and loudly ordered the nearest boat to return to camp to fetch reinforcements. The boats behind them also stopped beating their drums.

The Jiangdong army did not directly attack the grain transport ships, but instead first targeted the escorting boats.

Before the soldiers on the small boat could react, a group of Jiangdong naval troops appeared around their ship as if descending from the sky. In a short while, they were attacked by arrows and spears and became the dead of the river.

Zhou Cang heard shouts of battle and screams all around him, but saw no sign of the enemy, and began to wonder.

They'll definitely attack the boats first!

Instead of panicking now, we should pretend our forces are weak and wait for them to attack...

So he decisively ordered the soldiers, who had just been awakened from the cabin, to lie low, prepare their bows and arrows, and hide.

Zhou Cang himself hid under the mast.

After firing the cannons, Jiang Qin intended to charge, but hesitated for a long time upon hearing the drumbeats. Only after hearing the shouts of Ling Cao's troops did he command the entire army to charge.

Soon, the Jiangdong army slaughtered all the escort ships, and the sounds of fighting all around gradually subsided.

Seeing that although there had been drumming earlier, the guards on the small boats were no match for them, Ling Cao shouted, "Board!"

The subordinates took out ropes and grappling hooks and moved toward the cargo ship.

If you were to compare the size of a small boat and a large cargo ship, they would be roughly the same size as a modern supercar and a large semi-trailer truck.

The fast-moving boats are long and narrow, with excellent maneuverability, while the grain transport boats are enormous, slow but with a huge capacity.

Boarding a ship by grappling hook is like a pirate raid: attach a grappling hook to a rope, throw it to the hull, pull hard, hold on tightly, and then climb up using the rope.

Hearing shouts rising from all around, Zhou Cang knew that the enemy was preparing to board the ship.

"Snap!" The first grappling hook landed on the ship's side. Immediately, a soldier was about to get up to fight, but Zhou Cang stopped him: "Wait!"

Soon, five or six grappling hooks were thrown up and firmly gripped the cargo ship. Some soldiers tried to get up, but Zhou Cang stopped them again: "Wait a little longer!"

Seeing that no more grappling hooks were being thrown up, Zhou Cang deduced that the enemy soldiers were already climbing the ropes—

"Kill!" Zhou Cang shouted, and at the same time, the drums on the bow of the ship blared loudly, and shouts filled the air.

The Jiangdong army was startled by the sudden counterattack. Before the defenders could even fire their arrows, two or three of them slipped off the ropes and fell into the water.

Zhou Cang rushed to the side of the ship and shouted, "Zhou Cang is here!" He drew his bow and shot at a Jiangdong naval soldier who was climbing a rope.

"Whoosh!" An arrow struck him squarely in the forehead! The soldier fell into the water and died.

Ling Cao had almost climbed onto the cargo ship when he saw his subordinates being shot dead. He hesitated for a moment, and was hit in the shoulder by Zhou Cang's powerful second arrow, causing him to fall into the water.

The morale of the defending troops was greatly boosted, and they all used bows and arrows to welcome the Jiangdong navy who wanted to climb onto the cargo ships.

The drumbeats grew more intense, and the other cargo ships behind them had long since recovered from the shock of being ambushed. Arrows rained down on the naval forces that were crawling toward the ships like ants.

After the drumbeats stopped, most of Ling Cao's naval forces had been shot dead or shot down.

Ling Tong finally managed to rescue Ling Cao from the water and pull him onto the boat. Jiang Qin's troops on a small boat had also arrived at their side.

Lying in Ling Tong's arms, Ling Cao shouted to Jiang Qin, "The enemy is on guard; boarding the ship will be difficult!"

Jiang Qin shouted, "General, take a short rest and let me have this credit!" After saying that, he ordered his men to move closer to the large ship.

Zhou Cang had only caught his breath for a moment when "smack!" "smack!" Several more grappling hooks were thrown up.

As soon as the grappling hook took hold, Zhou Cang stood up and prepared to draw his bow and shoot an arrow.

But seeing that the rope was indeed taut, yet no one was climbing, Zhou Cang was puzzled—

Seeing that Zhou Cang had fallen for the trap, Jiang Qin aimed at the figure that flashed out from the boat, gently released the bowstring, and "whoosh," a sharp arrow shot towards Zhou Cang.

Zhou Cang took a step back, but was unable to dodge in time and was shot in the left arm by an arrow!

[Damage taken, Stamina -15, Attributes increased]

A long-lost voice!

Zhou Cang felt a surge of heat in his body, his spirits lifted, and the pain vanished instantly!

Just as they were about to retaliate, a soldier shouted, "General, we're running out of arrows!"

Zhou Cang suppressed his burning desire and immediately shouted, "Let them crawl first, then switch to spears!"

As the soldier ran off to relay the order, Zhou Cang also threw down his bow and arrows and picked up his longsword.

You scoundrel, you dared to lie to me just now, I'll lie to you too...

Zhou Cang first cut the arrow stuck in his body with a single stroke, then bent down, holding the knife close to the side of the ship. When he heard the commotion behind him getting louder and louder, he held his breath!

When he could hear the enemy soldiers panting through the ship's gunwale, Zhou Cang suddenly stood up and shouted, "Zhou Cang has been waiting for you!"

As he shouted, he came face to face with the enemy, and to his slight dismay, the man was dressed as a common soldier.

But it doesn't matter, I'll borrow your head for a while!

Startled by Zhou Cang, the man fell onto the deck. Zhou Cang swiftly swung his knife and decapitated the man in one stroke.

"Thump!" A head landed precisely at Jiang Qin's feet!

Jiang Qin, his face pale, brandished his sword and shouted, "Charge! Charge!"

In an instant, five or six more grappling hooks climbed onto the cargo ship.

Zhou Cang remained calm, waiting for the Jiangdong army to begin climbing. Suddenly, he leaned out, mustered his strength, and brandished his long-handled sword, running as fast as he could.

They cut all the ropes that had just been used to climb up.

Seeing this, the soldiers around him also picked up their spears and stabbed wildly at the naval soldiers who were trying to climb up from the other side.

They held their ground again this round. The other cargo ships behind them fared slightly differently. The defenders first ran out of arrows, then used spears at close range, relying on their numerical advantage. The result was the same; none of them allowed the Jiangdong navy to succeed.

Seeing this, Jiang Qin knew that it would be impossible to board the ship in a short time, so he shouted to Ling Cao, who had already retreated to the outer perimeter, "General, why don't we withdraw the troops?!"

Ling Cao had been given basic first aid, but Zhou Cang's arrow was powerful and close-range, with the arrowhead penetrating deeply and endangering vital organs.

Upon hearing Jiang Qin's call, the extremely weak Ling Cao subconsciously nodded repeatedly. Just as he was about to order his men to sound the retreat, Ling Tong stopped him.

Ling Tong, his eyes red, gritted his teeth and said fiercely, "Father! I will avenge this arrow wound!"

Ling Cao was unable to stop him in time, and Ling Tong had already leaped up and jumped onto Jiang Qin's boat!

"Three, four, five, that's more than enough!" Ling Tong counted the remaining ropes hanging on the canal boat, wrapped his hands with cloth strips, looked up at Zhou Cang's position, and took two running steps—

He leaped into the air and charged straight at the ropes!

He vowed to fight Zhou Cang to the death!