Chapter 1070 Cautious Opponent
"Twenty-one large ships, five of which were borrowed from the Yangshan Islands, as you know." At this point, Lu Feiyan had no need to hide it, "Sixty-seven small and medium-sized ships."
He Lingchuan calculated it in a blink of an eye. Each large cargo ship in Blade Port can carry at least three or four hundred people, and small and medium-sized ships can carry fifteen to sixty-five people. Taking the middle number of forty, each time it is fully loaded with Bailong people, it can transport about ten thousand people.
It takes four or five trips back and forth to take all 40,000 people away from Storm Bay.
During this period, Lu Qingbang and Wanqi Tong had to send people on board under the firepower of Yaguo.
This is still the most ideal situation.
The reality is that before the Bailong people arrived at the seaside, the Yaguo people arrived first, burning and killing, and the remaining ships were all scared away.
Even if Lu Qingbang and the Bailong people acted flexibly and pulled a large group of people to Luting Beach, even if Lu Qingbang contacted the ships on the sea again, there were very few ships willing to come and have the courage to stop at Luting Beach to pick up people!
Half of the ships here were rented by Bailie from Blade Port and the Chamber of Commerce. The ship owners and sailors usually drove the ships to trade, and occasionally did some shady things, but asked them to come under the wrath of the regular army of Ya Country? Sorry, I can't do it!
They are here to make money, not to sell their lives.
So after a day and a night, Lu Qingbang and Wanqi Tong only transported more than 2,000 women and children!
This progress was much lower than expected.
And the number of casualties caused by defending Luting Beach rose sharply due to the fierceness of the battle.
He Lingchuan also put the eyeball spider on the back of the bird demon and personally observed the battle on the coast.
It must be said that the Bailong tribe insisted on fighting even in such a desperate situation, without collapse, let alone surrender.
On the other hand, the will of Bailie's soldiers was not as strong as others. Some of them even wanted to sneak away, but were killed by Lu Qingbang himself.
Of course, Lu Feiyan also sent a message to his brother, and the content was written in code, so only they could understand it.
The letter was very short, just one sentence, but it was inspiring enough:
"I'll ask He Daozhu for help. Brother, hold on for another day, and we'll be there!"
After reading it, Lu Qingbang turned around and told Wanqi Tong: "My sister's helpers from Daofeng Port will arrive in a few hours!"
The news quickly spread throughout the army, and everyone's morale was boosted.
This is a life-saving opportunity!
After this shot of cardiotonic, the tired body regained strength.
The two leaders also changed their strategy in time, shrinking to a comprehensive defense to reduce casualties and strive for the soldiers to take turns to rest.
After two difficult hours, the sea was still quiet, only the fog became thicker. The Bailong people were eager to see the arrival, and asked Lu Qingbang: "How long will it take!"
Twice and three times, Lu Qingbang told them: "It's almost there, hold on a little longer! There's no way to be so punctual when sailing on the sea."
Who can predict how many accidents there will be when sailing on the sea? The Bailong people had nothing to say.
In this way, they miraculously persisted for nearly ten hours.
Lu Qingbang was not maliciously teasing them. If he had told the truth from the beginning and told the Bailong people that it would take another ten hours for the reinforcements to arrive, they would definitely not be able to hold on.
This is the power of will.
But after ten hours, the Bailie elite soldiers and the Bailong people were exhausted, and even Lu Qingbang himself was a little shaken.
Is the island master He reliable? Will he come?
But he had to be more determined to his increasingly desperate subordinates and the irritable Bailong people.
Commonly known as a dead duck mouth.
Lu Qingbang knew very well that once he showed signs of illness, the coalition would immediately collapse!
While waiting for reinforcements, He Lingchuan also used the eyeball spider to observe the next opponent, and his face became more and more solemn.
Wulu's army was well-trained, and the attack on Luding Beach seemed to be at ease. They did not seem to be in a hurry to take down the Bailie people and Bailong tribes, but instead took turns to invade each other.
He Lingchuan saw that Wulu was very confident of the final victory, and at this time he did not want to fight with the opponent who was in a desperate situation. Instead, he used a slow and steady approach to slowly consume the strength of the two opposing armies.
Lu Feiyan was right. This man played cautiously and wanted to get the final victory at the lowest cost.
If Wanqi Feng had been in his place, the battle would probably have been over half a day ago. Of course, the price paid would have been multiplied several times.
He Lingchuan did not like this kind of calm opponent who liked to ambush like himself.
But Wulu's fighting style had a disadvantage:
The longer the battle lasted, the more accidents there would be.
He surrounded Luqingbang and Bailong people, confident that he would not make any mistakes and could exhaust the enemy's strength and easily win the battle.
Then, He Lingchuan had a chance.
He was thinking, and the Ya people's camp below suddenly shot a few arrows, all aimed at the bird monster, very accurately.
The bird monster screamed in fear, flew away, and dared not approach again.
But in just a few short circles, He Lingchuan had roughly seen the distribution of the enemy army and the distribution of troops.
In addition, the number of enemy troops was about six to seven thousand.
This number was enough to fight a siege, but Wulu only used it to chase a defeated general.
No wonder he was so calm when using the wheel tactics.
He Lingchuan sighed secretly.
This is really a hard bone to chew. Don't forget that the Ya country army also has Yuanli to help.
Since they are elite soldiers, the Yuanli of Wulu army must be strong!
In other words, under the premise of equal numbers, if his side fights with Wulu army, it will naturally fall behind.
How to solve or offset this trouble?
While he was thinking, a figure suddenly zoomed in in the Eyeball Spider's field of vision!
Its dynamic vision was already very good. At this moment, it only had time to see a pair of huge claws covered with fine scales, and then the bird demon carrying the eyeball spider let out a shrill scream!
The golden eagle is actually a very big golden eagle.
It tore the bird monster to pieces in mid-air, and its blood-stained feathers flew everywhere.
Fortunately, the eyeball spider is too small and will bounce out immediately when it is attacked. The golden eagle is focused on dealing with the bird monster and has no time to pay attention to it.
Finally, the eyeball spider landed on a large tree on the coastline. It raised its furry claws to wipe its eyes, calmed itself down, and then quickly got under the leaves.
He Lingchuan was also excited this time and rubbed his eyes.
From this perspective, the golden eagle's claws seemed to be about to prick his eyelids.
"The opponent also has a bird demon, a golden eagle." These days, it seems unreasonable for the army not to have one or two bird demons to act as sentinels in the air. "Fortunately, our fleet is far away from the coastline, so it can't be discovered yet."
Qiu Hu solemnly said: "It's not good. The eagle's eyesight is very good, and some falcons can see through obstacles. I'm afraid our ship will be discovered by it before it even reaches the shore."
He Lingchuan's eyes turned slightly: "Then find a way to knock it down first."
There are also bird monsters for reconnaissance and sentry, and Wulu's troops are quite complete.
Very good, the difficulty of successful action has reached a new level.
He Lingchuan thought for a long time before turning to Wan Qifeng: "Wulu is not very good at water fighting, right?"
"Yes. Most of the territory of Ya Kingdom is not close to the sea. Wulu is from the Guohe tribe and is a warrior from the inland like us."
He Lingchuan pondered: "The big ship he captured from Bailie is moored in Storm Bay and is undulating with the waves. Although people are sent to guard the ship, they don't know how to lower the sail. Ha, the wind will change later."
If the canvas is folded, the boat will not be stolen so easily.
It can be seen that Wulu is not from the seaside at all and does not understand this stuff.
He Lingchuan's eyes flashed, "Wulu and his men don't understand ships or sailing. This can be used to advantage."
But these Yaguo people don’t need to get on the boat, so what does it matter if they understand? Lu Feiyan muttered in his heart, but he couldn't express it in words.
After following the boat for three days, she felt that the owner of He Island had great ideas and could always get it done quietly.
He Lingchuan asked Wan Qifeng again: "What about you? After practicing naval combat for half a year, how is your water quality now?"
"It's not as good as Lao Min and Lao Huang, but it's no problem to do some pirate activities!" Wan Qifeng immediately replied, "Not only me, I also have dozens of people here who are proficient in water!"
"Okay, I have a task for you."
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Soon after, Aunt Zhu, Dong Rui and two thousand escorts arrived and joined He Lingchuan.
He Lingchuan immediately sent out Wan Qifeng and other Bailong people, and then began to count the time.
Huang Zhao looked up at the sky and exclaimed: "The weather is so good tonight."
The clouds were thick and fog had formed on the sea, and the visibility was less than fifty feet.
When He Lingchuan attacked the three pirates on Centipede Island, he also took advantage of this good weather to succeed in one attack.
"I've been waiting for ten hours for the heavy fog to start." He Lingchuan was not a newbie who had just arrived at the Yangshan Islands. He was now more experienced in observing the celestial phenomena at sea than anyone else.
The key to tonight's operation was to be stealthy, and with Wu's help, he would be even more powerful.
Another bird demon flew over, bringing bad news to Lutin Beach:
"No, no good, Wan Qitong is seriously injured!"
Everyone was shocked: "What's going on?"
"He led his troops to seize the ships in Storm Bay, but was hit by several arrows, including one in the heart. He was snatched back by his men and his life was in danger!"
Dong Rui couldn't help but said: "Wan Qitong can't see such an obvious trap?"
Lu Feiyan shook his head: "Even if he knew it was a trap, he still had to snatch it. They really need a big ship."
She is the one who leads the troops in war and knows that sometimes you have to do something.
Even though he knew it was a trap, he still held his nose and jumped in.
Although she sent a letter to her brother, Wan Qitong could not place all her hopes on this elusive "He Island Master". If he fights for two more big boats, thousands more people can escape.
Wulu's mission was a conspiracy. He captured more than a dozen large ships of the Lu family but did not burn them down or sail away. They just continued to anchor in Storm Bay. Lu Qingbang and Bailong people climbed up and looked far away, and they could definitely see these boats floating quietly on the water.
They did see it and were very jealous. If these ships were put in to pick up the goods, they would have transported at least 10,000 people.
Wan Qitong organized two attacks to seize the ships, but unfortunately they failed.