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The camp of the Wenshui and Wenyang pirates was rather far from the shore, so ordinary soldiers would find it very difficult to threaten the safety of the camp. As a result, Yang Rui was able to rest assured and move these one hundred water soldiers and twenty-some boats over, leaving only ten-some water soldiers to guard the camp.
Yang Rui divided the 100 water soldiers into the boats. Each boat carried four to five people and rushed to the other side of the moat. The moat was several dozen meters wide. The boats arrived in seconds. Yang Rui was able to clearly see the movements of the Yellow Turban Army from 10 meters away.
At this moment, the Yellow Turban Army soldiers were trying their best to piece together the simple wooden boats. They used ropes to link the boats together and pushed them forward. If they could extend all the way to the other side of the moat, a pontoon bridge would be built.
The structure of the simple wooden boats used by the Yellow Turban Army was very simple. It was not much more complicated than a wooden raft. Almost all of them were nailed together by wooden boards. They were about three meters wide and six meters long. The only difference between them and a wooden raft was that they had two protruding 'boat rails' on both sides. These 'boat rails' were not used to increase the draft but to make it easier to tie the ropes.
Clearly, the Yellow Turban Army's purpose in making these simple wooden boats was to build a bridge. Once the pontoon bridge was built, a relatively stable path would be built on both sides of the moat. When the time came, wooden ladders, high stools, and the like could be easily transported. Climbing the moat inside the moat would not be a problem.
As far as the eye could see, there weren't just one or two of these floating bridges that were being 'built'. Instead, there would be one every few sections of the river bank. There were 30 to 40 pontoons outside the western city wall.
This was a huge project. Once the 30 to 40 pontoon bridges were built, the western city wall would be attacked by the western city wall. The entire western wall would face the attack of the Yellow Turban Army, which was several times larger than the previous one, and would soon be in imminent danger. If Yang Rui had not discovered the Yellow Turban Army's intentions in time, the western city wall would have been flooded by the yellow tide before daybreak. Following that, the entire Juping County would be flooded.
Yang Rui was able to guess the Yellow Turban Army's intentions, mainly due to his careful observation during the day. He also happened to catch a few Yellow Turban Army members assembling a simple wooden boat. It was only then that he realized the possible intentions of the Yellow Turban Army and had Li Dong use the secret passage to transfer the water soldiers from the Wenshui over.
"Kill!" Yang Rui waved his hand and said softly.
"Kill!" More than 20 ships spread out. They swarmed toward the Yellow Turban Army soldiers who were "working".
By the time Yang Rui and the others arrived, the Yellow Turban Army's thirty to forty wooden pontoons had already extended ten meters into the moat. Yang Rui wouldn't sit by and watch them continue to build pontoons. He immediately ordered the water soldiers to split up and attack.
These water soldiers of Wenshui and Wenyang were still only Second Grade. Yang Rui had not had the time to advance them to Third Grade. However, in the water, Yang Rui's Second Grade water soldiers were more than enough, especially when facing First Grade and Second Grade Yellow Turban Army.
Even if they occasionally ran into some Third Grade Yellow Turban Army soldiers. In the water, the Second Grade water soldiers would not lose to their opponents. Moreover, there were about five water soldiers on each ship. One or two Third Grade Yellow Turban Army soldiers were no match for the water soldiers.
In addition to Yang Rui, Li Dong, Tian Bao, and Sun Bao, the three beginner generals, the Yellow Turban Army soldiers who were building the pontoons were immediately in trouble.
"Ka … ka …"
"Ah …"
"Kill!"
Yang Rui's 20-odd fast boats rushed to the crude wooden boats and started a massacre. Most of the Yellow Turban Army soldiers working in the moat were beheaded or directly fell into the water. Only a few people were alert enough to jump onto the 10-meter-long pontoon bridge that had already been built. They fled to the shore in a panic.
After wiping out the soldiers who were building the pontoon bridge, the hundreds of water soldiers started hacking at the half completed pontoon bridge. Many of the simple wooden boats that had just been tied up were easily torn apart by Yang Rui, and were then dismantled into wooden planks one by one. It seemed that they could no longer be used!
Naturally, the Yellow Turban Army soldiers on the moat were not willing to just watch the pontoons be destroyed. Thus, some of the higher-grade Yellow Turban Army soldiers boarded the wooden boats and rushed towards Yang Rui who was destroying the pontoons.
Most of these Yellow Turban Army soldiers were Third Grade. Even the weakest of them were Second Grade. There were over twenty boats in total, with five or six people on each boat. It seemed like they were quite powerful, but they were far from being a match for Yang Rui and the others. In particular, they ran into Li Dong and the other beginner generals. It was their bad luck!
When the wooden boats of the Yellow Turban Army approached them, Li Dong, Tian Bao, and Sun Bao used their special skills. They used all kinds of basic inner qi to attack the wooden boats of the Yellow Turban Army. They were able to destroy the wooden boats of the Yellow Turban Army! Needless to say, the Yellow Turban Army soldiers were lucky enough to survive.
The three beginner generals' basic internal energy was above Level 1. Each of them could use their special skills eight to nine times in a row. Thus, most of the twenty boats of the Yellow Turban Army were destroyed by the three of them. A small number of them were surrounded and killed by the water soldiers.
After witnessing this scene, the Yellow Turban Army soldiers on the moat did not dare to make any rash moves.
* Pa! *
The sound of equipment breaking could be heard from a Yellow Turban Army tent on the bank of the moat. Upon closer inspection, this tent was obviously a few times larger than the other tents around it. It was also located in the center of the campsite. This was the tent of the Yellow Turban Army's chief, Yang Lai! This was the second time he was enraged today.
"What the hell! Where did these water soldiers come from? They ruined my plans! There are even a few beginner generals among them. Bring me my sword, I will personally go and meet these arrogant people! "
Yang Lai's palm landed on the table in front of him. At this moment, the table had already turned into fine powder. This showed how powerful his palm was. If there was an expert present, he would be able to tell at a glance that this person was definitely a beginner general.
"Leader, you can't!"
Yang Lai took the sword from the attendant and was about to dash out of the door when he was stopped by a scholarly man. This scholar looked very thin and weak. He looked like he was past his prime. However, his face was clean and clean.
Originally, most of the Yellow Turban Warriors were mud-legged and uncouth people who came from the fields. There were very few scholars and literati among them! Furthermore, there were very few who were as weak as this scholar.
"Since the people on the surface of the water have the strength of a beginner general, what are the chances of the leader winning? Perhaps on flat ground, the leader can still fight. But on the surface of the water, if the opponent is a general or one of them is a general, I am afraid the leader will be in big trouble.
A gentleman does not stand under a collapsing wall. The most important task for the leader is to think of a way to take down Juping County and gain a foothold. If the leader rashly attacks and falls into a dangerous situation, without a leader, what will happen?! "
Yang Lai heard his advice and immediately stopped. It was obvious that he attached great importance to this scholar's words.
"I know why Botao is trying to dissuade me. But if we don't get rid of the people on the river, how can our army successfully build the pontoon bridge? How can we successfully break through the walls of those dog officials?! "
"Leader, don't worry! Let me think about it carefully … "
This person called "Botao" was obviously Yang Lai's trusted military advisor. But at this moment, his brows were deeply furrowed and he couldn't think of a good idea.
"If that Dong Ah County's Liu Zheng could lend me a hand, perhaps we would already be sitting in Juping County drinking and eating! The government officials of Juping County are obviously lacking in military strength and actually sent people to guard the west gate of the county! "
Seeing his military advisor Botao deep in thought, Yang Lai continued to talk to himself. "Speaking of which, this is so disappointing. Humans are so heartless! Thinking back to that day, Liu Zheng owed me a huge favor. Today, I sent a letter asking for help, but I didn't get any reply. I didn't even hear a word of agreement! Hmph! "
"Pa!"
The more Yang Lai spoke, the angrier he got. With a raise of his hand, another wooden table was turned into a pile of dust!
Meanwhile, Yang Rui had taken care of the Yellow Scarf Soldiers on the twenty ships on the moat. Several sets of Third Grade skill books and equipment had dropped. Naturally, Yang Rui was happy to pick them up and put them in his backpack.
In truth, the battle during the day had also dropped a lot of equipment, skill books, and miscellaneous items. However, it was very difficult to pick up items on the battlefield. Moreover, most of the items would have been wiped out along with the corpses by the time the battle ended!
If there were no accidents, after the third system update after the Yellow Scarf Uprising storyline, corpses, equipment, and other items would no longer have a respawn time. They would stay there for a long time as long as no one touched them, just like in the real world! When Yang Rui entered the game in his previous life, the game environment had already been updated!
Of course, another important reason was that the Yellow Scarf Soldiers that participated in the siege were only a small portion of the higher grade. The equipment, items, and items that dropped from them were not of high quality. The value of picking them up was not high either!
"Hmm? This is … a Dao of Peace Talisman! "
After picking up a set of skill books and equipment from the crude wooden ship, Yang Rui was lucky enough to find a Yellow Grade Dao of Peace Talisman at the bottom of the ship!
"Starfire Talisman: Dao of Peace Talisman, Yellow Grade Talisman. When activated, it can ignite flammable items within a 2m * 2m radius, causing light and indiscriminate starfire damage! Usage limit: 1\ 1. "
This talisman looked more like a tool used by the Yellow Scarf Soldiers to ignite a fire. Upon closer inspection, it looked quite similar to a Thunderfire Talisman that Yang Rui had once obtained. In other words, it was a simplified and miniaturized version of the Thunderfire Talisman!
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