The city fades away.
The remnant soldiers and defeated generals gradually sailed into the confused night.
When they left, they had destroyed all the ships on the dock that were too late to take away.
No pursuers followed.
It's safe for now.
But this kind of temporary safety is like the panting of pigs and sheep before slaughter, which is meaningless.
The tense nerves of the fanatics gradually relaxed.
There is also more time to think about the reasons for failure.
Since they are the most die-hard fanatics, they will naturally not admit that the "true god" they worship is not as good as the "false god" enshrined in the Fist Temple.
Brother Luo Xinglong has led them in Qianyuan City for many years, he is also wise and martial, and he will never make mistakes.
As for their own steadfast beliefs, there is not even the slightest flaw. They are all good men who are willing to die for the god of machinery and steam.
Then, there was only one reason for the explosion of the steam cannon and the failure of this vigorous uprising.
More and more pairs of eyes full of suspicion, vigilance and even hostility turned towards Gus and Grey.
The fanatics, covered in gunpowder smoke, dust and bloodstains, were full of neurotic distrust like wounded wolves. They huddled in the dark, staring at the "Holy Son" and "Holy Maiden" under the lights, whispering and whispering. whisper.
"Hey, tell me, are they really 'Holy Son' and 'Holy Maiden'?"
"Is there something wrong?"
"If it's really the 'Holy Son' and the 'Holy Maiden', why didn't they show any magical powers in today's battle, and even caused the steam cannon to explode?"
"That is, didn't it mean that they repelled all the boxers in Chijin Town in the deep mountains and old forests, and even smashed the priests of the Boxing Temple? Why didn't they even fire a single shot at such a critical juncture today?"
"It's weird, it's really weird!"
"Don't tell me it's fake, it's a bluff, or even a trick of 'leading the snake out of the hole' played by the Fist Temple, deliberately sending two fake 'Holy Sons' and 'Holy Maidens' to steal our secrets and lure us into an early incident?"
"It's...possible, very possible, I heard that the uncle of the two of them is the priest of the Fist Temple, and the younger brother of the high priest Luo Tian!"
Dangerous rumors scurry through the darkness like poisonous snakes.
The eyes of more and more fanatics shone like a beast.
They may not really believe "it is said", but the morale is low, full of confusion and panic, and the defeated soldiers who can't see the direction are in urgent need of a place to vent.
Finally, someone lost his temper and stood up.
Someone takes the lead, there's a second, a third, and a tenth, and the zealots stagger like zombies as they approach Gus and Gray.
The two siblings also smelled the ominous smell in the air, they couldn't help but their hearts tightened, and their faces turned pale with shock.
Andre, who was in charge of commanding the fleet, shouted from the mast, yelling at these fanatics to retreat.
But he was only the commander of the squad that seized the pier, and there were not many confidantes who really convinced him.
Luo Xinglong died suddenly, and he did not hand over the command of the entire Qianyuan City steam army to anyone. Now, there are still several leaders in the fleet who are similar to Andre, and many leaders of the defeated army have fallen In the city they were leaderless stragglers, distraught, wanting nothing more than to vent their fear and anger, and to obey no one at all.
Just when the broken fleet was like an overturned powder keg, and was about to explode, there was a shrill siren sound from ahead.
Three scarlet lanterns were raised on the leading ship—this is the signal of "enemy attack ahead"!
The remnant soldiers and defeated generals, who were still in shock, narrowed their eyes and looked forward. They couldn't help being taken aback, as if they smashed the cap of the sky and poured a scoop of piercing ice water!
Although the night has come.
The front is brightly lit.
At some point on the big river, a city full of torches stood erect!
This city is based on dozens of large ships, which are locked with arm-thick iron chains, and wooden boards are built on top of them. The outside of the boards is smeared with mud, and the inside is filled with sandbags. Regardless of the fire oil or the serial crossbow, it is probably impossible to break through this water city.
The city wall was full of soldiers, and behind the shield as solid as a wall, there were countless arrows shining with cold edges—although Fist God despises weapons, he occasionally uses bows and arrows to fight poison with poison when dealing with evil spirits who worship mechanical demons and steam demons. But it couldn't be better.
The floating city occupies the center of the river, and the river channels left on both sides are extremely narrow, and a large number of sandbags, iron chains, and thick tree trunks have sunk into it, which is tightly blocked.
On both sides of the river, hundreds of torches were also lit, and countless archers lined up murderously, ready to kill.
Once the fleet is going to bypass the water walled city and take the river on both sides, there will be a large number of ships entangled by debris that silts the river, and will become a hedgehog-like arrow target.
From the upper and lower reaches of the river, there was a sudden murderous intent, and the escape route that originally led to the hope of the south suddenly turned into a deadly trap leading directly to the underworld.
"We fell for it!"
Andre and the defeated soldiers finally came to their senses.
No wonder High Priest Luo Tian was not in a hurry to chase them down.
It turned out that such an ambush had been set up on the big river.
If we say that when they were in Qianyuan City, they, the core believers of the mechanical and steam gods, could still take advantage of the chaos and escape to the deep mountains and old forests, or disguise themselves and disperse among the people, causing serious damage to the screening and arrest of the boxing temple. Great trouble.
So now, they gathered together willingly, without a village in front of the big river, or a shop in the back, there is no way to go to heaven, and no way to enter the earth!
All of a sudden, the siren sounded from the bow boat to the tail boat, and all the boats hung up red lanterns saying "ready for battle". However, even though the fanatics under the red lights had the courage to fight, they had completely lost their courage. hope of victory.
"There is no hope, everything is finished, we can't escape!"
"High Priest Luo Tian has calculated everything, we are finished!"
"God of steam, why is this happening, why have you sent down the revelation, but not giving us our last hope?"
Many fanatics knelt on the ground, raised their heads to the sky and howled, wailing loudly.
There were also some guys with red eyes who continued to glare at Gus and Gray, as if they wanted to reprimand them for being the two fake "Holy Sons" and "Holy Maidens" who led everyone to such a desperate situation.
However, when a fanatic really rushed towards the two Gus brothers, he was kicked away by the silent Gus.
The boy got the strength from nowhere, this kick made the sound of bone cracking in the opponent's chest, and almost didn't kick the fanatic into the river.
Afterwards, amidst the surprised and inexplicable eyes of many fanatics, Gus pulled out his "Kuroshio" triple-mounted heavy-duty Vulcan cannon from the back basket behind him, bit by bit, inch by inch.