After all, the Fierce Dragons were just a group of fierce and greedy water bandits who lacked an overall view. Even though they temporarily gained the upper hand due to geographical advantages and other reasons, they still missed some key issues because of their short-sightedness. For example, they selectively ignored the hundreds of officers and soldiers in Jiangzhou who were not far from the officers' ships but were entangled in fishing nets and other objects and unable to escape.
Because they had defeated the officers and soldiers several times before, Jiang Dalong and others had developed a contempt for the officers and soldiers of Jiangzhou. They believed that they could not escape from such traps, and they did not dare to give up their boats and swim over to support the handsome ships. . Moreover, they also believed that as long as they could wipe out the more than 100 officers and soldiers on the handsome ship and kill the chief general, the officers and soldiers would inevitably collapse, and it would be easier to clean up the trapped ships.
Their idea is actually quite reasonable, but they really shouldn't take any precautions and just rush to the handsome ship without anyone watching below to prevent any unexpected events. The biggest mistake Jiang Dalong made was that he did not expect that there would be a rural soldier led by Sun Tu himself among the official army. Their combat effectiveness had already far exceeded that of the Jiangzhou Xiang army.
When Sun Tu discovered that there were indeed a large number of water bandits attacking Lin Henian's handsome ship from behind, he immediately took his local soldiers away from the island and rushed back. Originally, he was prepared to swim over once the boat was entangled in fishing nets again. However, at this time, the Xiang army in the west of the island finally cut through the tangled fishing nets underwater, allowing His own ship was able to regain its freedom, which also allowed Sun Tu and the others, who had seized the bandit's ship and headed back, to pass through the waters smoothly and go straight to the handsome ship.
After all, this is the result of Sun Tu's heroic battle. Compared with the other officers and soldiers surrounding the island, because Sun Tu led the army to resist the water bandits' offensive, and then attacked the island with overwhelming force, the Xiang army on this side also gained peace of mind. Inspiring and uplifting. Although they did not dare to abandon the ship and attack the island like the local soldiers, they became more and more agile in cutting the underwater fishing nets, and actually opened the outward passage at this critical moment.
When Sun Tu led several small boats past these Xiang troops, he shouted loudly: "Brothers, we can only avenge our shame today, come with me and catch all those thieves!" After this slogan was shouted, , first got a response from his fellow soldiers, dozens of them raised their weapons and shouted: "Revenge!" Then, even the soldiers in the side also shouted for revenge, and then the ships also turned around. Turn around and follow them towards the handsome boat behind.
As the saying goes, Sun Tu is the soul of a general. Through his fearless and heroic performance, Sun Tu finally won the trust of these Xiang soldiers, allowing them to put aside their timidity and worries and follow his footsteps without hesitation to launch a counterattack against the enemy. Because in the minds of these people, Sun Tuanlian can lead everyone to a victory.
So, when a group of water bandits used all their strength to attack the remaining elite Xiang troops on Shuai's boat, Sun Tu led seven or eight small boats to kill them behind them, and then without hesitation ordered the arrows from below to kill the enemies. The command.
Seeing that the ferocious and arrogant water bandits kept falling under their own arrows, the last worries of the Xiang army were all blown away by the arrows. So when Sun Tu ordered to attack the ship, these Xiang soldiers mustered up their courage. Like all the country soldiers
He climbed up along the rope, quickly boarded the boat, and started a head-on fight with the water bandits who had just reacted.
In fact, even so, the military strength of both the officers and the bandits on the ship can only be considered equal, and the water bandits have not given up hope yet. But at this time, a fire suddenly appeared on the small island, and then spread quickly, causing all the buildings on the island to be swallowed up by the fire. This was exactly what Ruda, who was not good at water warfare, brought the villagers who stayed there. The soldiers set fire to the island in accordance with Sun Tu's order.
When seeing this scene, the water bandits who could still muster up the courage to fight were completely confused: "Big boss, our island has been burned down, what should we do? We can't go back in the future. Already…”
Jiang Dalong's heart was also in confusion. This battle had unexpected changes. Even if he could really defeat the army, he would suffer heavy casualties. This was really not worth it, but he was really unwilling to leave like this...
Just when he was hesitant to make a decision, Sun Tu, who had been skimming the formation beside him, had already spotted his target. With a little force, he was already flying high like a goshawk, and then he flew down to Jiang Dalong. Of course he understood the principle of capturing the thief first, and he would not let go of this opportunity to make the final decision.
When Jiang Dalong and the water bandits around him saw Sun Tu suddenly charging towards him, they hurriedly waved their swords and guns to meet him. The former even shrank back subconsciously, hoping that his brothers would block this fierce attack first and then think about it later. fight back.
But at this time, Lin Henian, who was still fighting desperately from behind, also discovered this opportunity, and immediately rushed over desperately, stabbing out the short spear in his hand like a thunderbolt, and grabbed the back of Jiang Dalong, who had just retreated not far away from him. Heart. When Jiang Dalong heard the movement behind him, he was horrified and hurriedly twisted to dodge. However, he was half a beat too late, and the short spear passed through his ribs, giving him a chill.
Being seriously injured, Jiang Dalong screamed in agony, and without caring about anything else, he struck back with a knife and forced Lin Dujian back, who was trying to increase his strength. At the same time, he staggered straight to the side of the ship with the short spear, and jumped up. He stood up and fell into the water in an awkward posture.
Sun Tu was blocked by several water bandits desperately. Although he quickly knocked them to the ground, he still missed the chance to take the bandit's head. And when he wanted to kill the enemy again, the water bandits had given up entangled with the officers and soldiers. They all jumped into the water like dumplings, picked up their leader who had just risen from the water, and climbed up. Several small boats hurriedly opened their sails and rushed upstream of the Xunyang River.
At this time, Lin Henian came back to his senses from this series of accidents. Looking at the dozen or so boats escaping in embarrassment, he subconsciously yelled: "Hurry up and chase me, we can't let the thieves escape like this!" But! This time, his orders did not have much effect. All of his own soldiers were injured, and they were exhausted from fighting and could no longer be used. However, the local soldiers and other Xiang soldiers who boarded the ship later turned their attention to Sun Tu and only obeyed his orders. In just one battle, Sun Tu had a very high status in the minds of these officers and soldiers. of prestige.
What was even more surprising to Lin Dujian was that Sun Tu had no intention of chasing the thief at this time. He just threw his knife on the deck and let out a long sigh of relief: "Lin Dujian, I'm so poor. Chasing, we are already exhausted, and pursuing them again may not bring good results."
"You..." Lin
He Nian felt angry and wanted to scold him, but he quickly held back. Because he knew very well that in terms of credit, Sun Tu was much greater than himself. Except for the last spear, he had no contribution at all to today's battle. The so-called hard fight was just for self-protection.
And he also understood that what Sun Tu said was indeed reasonable. Naturally, the Xiang army under his command could not be counted on, and the country soldiers were already exhausted after a series of hard battles. They should be at the end of their efforts. It's really hard to drive away. It's hard to say what the result will be if we continue to pursue it hard.
So after some hesitation, Lin Henian finally sighed and accepted this fact. But his heart was still full of regret: "This is all that's missing, otherwise we can wipe out this water bandit in one fell swoop! This time the tiger returns to the mountain, there will definitely be another disaster in Jiangzhou in the future. "
The same look quickly appeared on the faces of the other soldiers. They fought hard today and paid a heavy price, but in the end they failed to wipe out the vicious dragon group. So if they try to find them again in the future, It's even more difficult.
There was no emotion or anger on Sun Tu's face at this time. He just glanced thoughtfully at the few boats that were already far away and were about to disappear in the final darkness of the night, and said silently in his heart: " Let the tiger return to the mountain? This is the result I want to see. I just hope Zhang Shun and the others will not let me down... "
When the officers and soldiers regrouped in a somewhat disappointed place and planned to return to Jiangzhou City after completing the aftermath of saving lives and healing the wounded, the fierce water bandits who had escaped in a hurry because their leader was seriously injured had also arrived outside their new hiding place. Looking at the small fishing village that was completely ruined and deserted.
Because the ferocious dragon has been causing trouble on the Xunyang River for a year, it not only robs passing merchant ships, but also sometimes attacks fishing boats. This has caused many fishermen to find other ways to make a living, and has also completely destroyed many small fishing villages that make a living on it. of desolation. Unexpectedly, these small fishing villages have become the temporary dens of the fierce dragon group, and their concealment is obviously on the small sandbank island.
When they saw these boats escaping hastily, the water bandits who stayed in the village showed disbelief: "Did such a carefully arranged game fail to defeat the army?"
But those companions who were covered in water and came back in embarrassment did not pay attention to the question at this time. They just shouted urgently: "Quickly, help us carry the big leader in. He was injured by the officers and soldiers..." As he spoke, Several people had already struggled to move Jiang Dalong, who had fallen into coma, from the boat to the shore. They were all exhausted, so their movements were extremely slow.
After seeing Jiang Dalong's terrifying appearance, covered in blood and with his eyes closed, the few people left behind immediately panicked, hurriedly stepped forward to help him stand up, and then hurriedly ran towards the village. , and shouted: "Second leader, the big leader is seriously injured and needs to be treated quickly!" The other water bandits also followed after pulling the boat to a seemingly dilapidated warehouse in front of the village. These people rushed towards the village.
It wasn't until their backs completely disappeared and everything returned to calm that there was a slight ripple in the river ahead. A head suddenly popped out from the bottom of the water. It was Zhang Shun, who had excellent water skills and was known as the white stripe in the waves!