Strictly speaking, these crossbows are too small and are not equipped with special heavy armor-breaking shuttles, making it difficult to pose a threat to the ship.

But no matter what, it is better to do it than not, at least to achieve psychological stability.

At around 10 o'clock the next night, a huge fleet came from the upstream again. Although the night shrouded everything in the depths of the darkness, people judged by the sound of the water that these ships were faster and lighter than when they went north during the day. Simply put, they were empty capsules with almost no load.

There was no order to attack in the tiger's strength.

The situation is unclear now, not to mention that during the day he said that this was the Tiger Clan's ship, and even if he slapped the face, he had to find a logical excuse. He made up his mind and stopped moving before the news came from the Hulao Pass.

The boat is obviously not as fast as the horses, but the advantages of the boat are very obvious. It can sail day and night. In contrast, even the best riders cannot overcome this limitation. They can only run during the day. If they ride horses and whip at night, and in the wild where they can't see their hands, doing so is tantamount to commit suicide.

In the darkness, people could not see the number of ships at all, and did not find that the fleet had become larger, adding six additional new ships.

Craftsmen in Duanjiao City and Bailu City worked day and night, worked overtime, and combined with ready-made materials, created the last batch of new ships. They had just completed the launch test, and just happened to be in the second move.

He sat in the big tent under the power of the tiger and did not sleep all night.

He stared at his red eyes and walked around irritably.

He swore that no matter what the outcome of this attack on Hongyue City was, he would definitely advise His Majesty after returning, and he would build large warships and build the tiger tribe's own naval army.

...

Tiger tribe territory, Gangwei City.

The feeling of riding a horse was wonderful. The violent teeth clamped the reins tightly, the short, thick and strong legs clamped the horse's belly, and stepped on the stirrups. They ran about two hundred meters long on the uneven road surface, and turned over and jumped off the horse's back.

It's late at night now, and this is the temporary riverside dock.

There were torches all around, and the docks were crowded in the distance. Fully armed pig infantry escorted the huge group of prisoners of war and were slowly moving towards the ship.

Tianhao's definition of this battle was very clear - harassment, which in turn caused the tiger tribe to misjudgment of the entire battle situation and situation.

The fixed thinking for hundreds of years caused the Tiger people to ignore the surface attack. They believed that with the natural danger of Hulao Pass, the Gangwei City would be as stable as Mount Tai. The fleet that was descending along the river, plus the inner response, Tianhao taught them a good lesson with the cruel reality and seized rich spoils.

The load of fifty ships is not large. Excluding sailors who operate normally and soldiers who maintain order, each ship can carry an average of 500 people.

The Intelligence Department has long discovered the situation in Gangwei City. There are not many defenders here, and they are all second-line troops. The command of the storm is full of experienced pig infantry, which is enough to crush the local garrisons with poor combat power.

In the shortest time, the residents of Gangweicheng were arrested, and the young and strong were given priority, and then escorted to the riverside wharf. Some grain, rice, dried meat, and gold and silver were also taken with them.

The fleet that returned to Bailu City for the first time brought back more than 30,000 tiger prisoners of war, who were the most valuable trophy.

Now, the tiger tribe members who are boarding the boat are almost the same number.

In fact, Zhuochi really wants to expand the results of the battle. Unfortunately, there is no one in Gangwei City and it has become a completely empty city.

This place is just a material distribution point, with about 60,000 residents.

An extremely striking red flame rose under the night sky to the south. As time passed by, the flames rose higher, and the darkness around them was dispersed, as if it was about to ignite the dark sky.

The tiger tribe members who were on board the boat suddenly became panicked, and many people showed horror, and some began to cry and screamed in that direction.

That's their home.

Responding to these sounds were whips, sticks that struck the head, and roars full of the deterrence of death.

"Don't call me, shut up!"

"Go ahead and follow me quickly."

"What are you looking at? I'll dig out your eyes when I look at you!"

Time does not wait for anyone, and the loading speed must be accelerated. The night is the protection talisman of the elite troops under the command of the storm. Once the sky is dawn, the only ally standing on his side will be time left.

As early as this afternoon, the remaining prisoners of war had arrived at the riverside pier. The storm left five hundred soldiers in the city, and their mission was to ignite the warehouse in the middle of the night.

Setting fire is a technical job.

The granary full of rice and flour is not difficult to ignite, but to burn all the reserved grains in a short period of time, a large amount of flammable materials need to be piled up. After occupying Gangwei City, except for ordering arrests, Zhuochi focused on how to burn the city. He used the most direct and simplest method of inducing to select more than 4,000 collaborators from the prisoners, demolished the houses, obtained a large amount of dry firewood, concentrated in various granaries and material storage points, transported rice and flour as much as possible, and collected all the granaries and granaries.

Whether it is Hulao Pass in the north or other tiger cities in the south, there is at least two days between them and Gangwei City. Zhuoqi chose to set fire in the middle of the night in order to try his best to make the fire burn longer.

A team of 500 people can walk on the night road by lighting a torch, which is attributed to the young and great His Highness. If it weren’t for the usual consumption of seafood, the pigs’ night blindness would not have been significantly improved.

Looking at the rising flames in the distance, his teeth smiled happily, and his rough and hard fangs made his face look ferocious.

Gangweicheng is really rich, and its huge supplies are simply shocking.

In addition to grain and forage, the warehouse is full of animal skins and cloth, and bundles of arrows are piled up in the arsenal. Wooden poles and metal arrows are placed separately and can be used as long as they are installed. Hemp ropes, rattan baskets, harnesses... all kinds of military-related materials are available, and even shoes are not short of things like that.

When he accepted the mission from Tianhao, Bochi knew that Gangwei City was an important logistics city. But he was still shocked when he saw the warehouses full of them.

"Burn everything, this is your task!" This is Tianhao's original words.

The fire became stronger and stronger, and the night wind swept across Mars, blowing burnt and smell from a distant place. The tiger prisoners cried even louder in despair, but were suppressed by the fierce pig warriors with whips. They did not dare to cry loudly, but they could only sobb and look there with their helpless and lost eyes, their minds were blank.

Zhuo Teeth was very patient and waited until it was dawn and the figure of a pig infantry retreating from Gangwei City appeared at the end of the road. Only then did his lips rise and he smiled slightly.

The city in the distance is still lit up in the sky. As long as you are not a fool, you know that something is wrong there. The cities behind Hulao Pass and the Hu tribe have definitely sent reinforcements. They may light torches and walk on the night road, or they may have waited until now to set off, but no matter which one is, they cannot catch up with the fleet full of prisoners and supplies and can set sail at any time.

Zhuota walked to the horse he was riding before, stroked the horse's hair emotionally, and gently grabbed a few handfuls under the horse's belly.

This is a majestic mare with a gentle temperament and beautiful fur.

"Reincarnate as a woman in the next life! I will love you very much!" He grinned, pulled out the long-handed battle axe that was inserted diagonally on his back, held it with both hands and raised it over his head, with a round wheel, aimed at the slanted horse's neck, and slashed it hard.

More than a thousand stallions were already loaded in the cabin, and this was a careful selection, only the strongest horse was selected. The rest, including cattle, donkey, mules and other livestock, were ordered to be requisitioned as early as in Gangwei City, and carried all kinds of food and spoils to the riverside dock and then killed.

Now, it's the horse's turn.

The last one of the thunderbolts boards on board, he pulled back the board connected to the shore and laughed wildly with satisfaction.

Is this kind of combat method really satisfying?

Your Highness is right, this is what it should be done when fighting. Take away everything you can take away, kill everything you can't take away, and then burn it, leaving no available things for the enemy.

...

The fleet appeared on the river for the second time. When he was heading north, Hu Jin had already received news from Hu Lao Pass.

"No enemy was found nearby, there was a fire in the direction of Gangwei City, and people have been sent to investigate."

The information conveyed by the animal skin scroll should not be too cumbersome, but the word "firelight" is enough to illustrate the problem in tiger spirit.

He immediately ordered the entire army to be on guard and attack the fleet passing by on the river.

But it's too late.

Most ships have crossed the defense area of ​​the Tiger Clan, and the number of heavy crossbows is not large, and their power is far less than that of the Cattle Clan products. The stones shot by the projectile are difficult to hit the moving target, and even if they are occasionally shot, they cannot break the deck.

All ships raised flags on the river surface, and the black and high-tongued horns showed their identity. At the same time, the storm also issued a special order.

"Catch those disobedient guys who are captured and beat me hard!"

There are several thorns on each ship, which is the result of the deliberate arrangement of prisoners of war before boarding the ship. They are all tough guys who refuse to surrender. Even if they are caught, they refuse to give in and yell ruthless words like "I want to fight back" and "His Majesty the Tiger King can't spare you."

No matter what ethnic group, this world has never lacked brave people.

The riverside was not far from the fleet, and these brave prisoners of war were taken to the bow of the ship, and the whip whipped them hard, which triggered more tiger people crying in the cabin. The abuse lasted for about three minutes. As the ship where the violent teeth were located raised a red pennant, the pig executioners took their swords and cut off their heads on the spot, throwing them directly into the river.

"Hahahaha, we have captured Gangwei City, and your wives and children have been arrested."

"You idiots don't know anything. The back of your hometown has been confiscated and you are still stupid enough to stay here. You will soon be hungry!"

"Look at it with your eyes wide open, this is your people, all on board!"

A microphone made of thin iron sheet works very well, but too many people shouting together makes it noisy. It seems that what is passing by the river is not an attacking fleet, but a moving madhouse.

The wind blew the sound and the smell of blood to the shore, and the soldiers of the Tiger clan showed panic. They almost lost their fighting spirit in an instant and talked in a panic. The camp could not maintain order and was in chaos.

"What happened?"

"That's the ship of the Cow people. Why did they come from the south?"

"Did they really occupy Gangwei City?"

"I can see clearly that those who were killed are indeed our people."

People on the land could not catch up with the ship no matter what. Although the fleet had gone far away, deep fear was spreading throughout the entire tiger clan army camp.

The heads of thousands of people and the heads of ten thousand people walked into the head of the commander's tent to inquire about the situation.

"Grand Commander, what's going on?" asked a commander who has a relatively close relationship with Hu Jin China.

"What are you panic!" Hu Jin shouted sternly, and at the same time handed over the animal skin roll brought by the messenger: "Hulao Pass is still in our hands. Even if the Niu tribe tribe uses tricks to conspire, it will only cause a little riot. They can't beat us by relying on this alone."

The head commander of ten thousand people unfolded the animal skin scroll and looked carefully, with a shocked expression on his face: "There is a fire in Gangwei City? What's going on?"

"Hulao Pass has sent people to investigate, and it won't take long to get news." Hu Jinzhong said seriously: "Everyone is calm, don't panic, and take care of your respective teams. Your Majesty trusts you and me very much, otherwise we would not be appointed to attack Hongyue City. Don't worry, Hulao Pass has been safe for hundreds of years, and this time is no exception."

A ten thousand heads next to him who had seen the animal skin scroll was worried: "The commander, Hulao Pass and Gangweicheng are connected to the front line, and Gangweicheng has a fire... Will it be..."

"Enough!" Hu Jinzhong suddenly spoke, interrupting his words, threatening in a strict tone: "Do you want to shake the morale of the army?"

"I don't dare!" The man knelt down quickly.

"Then let your mouth be careful!" Hu Jin's face was covered in ferociousness. He looked around with an angry look: "I let you know the situation, not to let you discuss it privately. Everyone is smart, you should be aware of the consequences of defeat. Or do some of you think that Your Majesty is kind-hearted and will give special preferential treatment to the defeated general?"

Everyone's hearts were terrified and they denied it repeatedly.

Hu Jinzhong's face relaxed slightly: "It's good that you understand. Now we all go back and comfort our respective people. If I hear anyone spreading rumors in private, don't blame me for being ruthless!"

...

The idea is good, but it is difficult to do.

The soldiers on duty on the riverside brought the news back to the camp and spread quickly like the wind.

The commanders strictly implemented the orders in Tiger Power and severely punished the people who spread the news, whipped, confined, and even beheaded in public... But even this could not be stopped. Anyone could feel that the morale of the army was disintegrated and the soldiers had no intention of fighting.

At night, the rumors spread more than during the day.

"Have you heard that Gangwei City has been occupied by the Niu people."

"They burned all the food we have in there. Now even the army in Hulao Pass is short of food and there is almost no food to eat."
Chapter completed!