"Boom!"
"Bang!"
Accompanied by a violent explosion, a sky-soaring flame instantly rose from a lake near Shijie Village.
Yang Zaixing had shot a rocket thousands of steps away at the ship in the center. The rocket had pierced through the ship's planks that were several inches thick, igniting the kerosene, gunpowder, and charcoal in the cabin!
The dry firewood and fire splashed everywhere in the explosion and spread to the ships on both sides. The dry reeds on the moored water were also ignited by the sparks and burned into a piece.
"Motherf * cker! We've been tricked!
There was only food on the surface of the ship. The bottom was filled with kerosene and gunpowder!”
Zhang Shun looked at the burning ship not far away and checked the cabin of the ship he was in. He shouted with an extremely ugly expression.
"Quickly set sail and separate from the fire ship!
They had to rush out of this patch of reeds, or else it would all be over!”
Lidi Taisui, the second son of the Ruan family, also shouted at the top of his lungs.
The other leaders of the Liangshan pirates also revealed a vexed expression and ordered the ship to sail faster.
However, it was already too late the moment the fire started.
The ships of this era were made of wood, and every plank was soaked in tung oil to prevent water.
However, as long as there was a small spark, the ship's board, which was soaked in tung oil, would burn rapidly.
With the help of the strong winds in the dry weather of midwinter, the fire borrowed the power of the wind and soon, the hundred ships that had been robbed by the Liangshan bandits were set ablaze.
The small fishing boats of the Liangshan bandits would not be able to survive such a fire.
Sparks flew, and the dense reeds in the lake were also spread by the fire, causing the entire night sky to be burned red by the fire.
Even though they were hundreds of steps away from the shore, Yang Zaixing and his soldiers could hear the cries of the Liangshan bandits.
The arrogant bandits of Mount Liang had now turned into burning men struggling in the sea of fire. Some of them were burned to the point where they did not know where they were going. They gradually stopped moving as they struggled.
There were also many who jumped into the cold lake with their bodies on fire!
"Abandon the ship! Quickly abandon the ship!"
The pirate leader, Zhang Shun, cried out in despair and plunged into the cold lake.
At this moment, Yang Zaixing had already brought Chen Tingli, Zhang Ping, Yue Fei, and tens of thousands of soldiers to the shore.
Looking at the monstrous fire not far away, the soldiers were dumbfounded!
Just now, in front of everyone, their Great General had shot an arrow as if he was taking a stroll in a courtyard. However, it had reached a distance of more than a thousand steps and directly detonated a fire ship!
One had to know that even when people praised a sharpshooter, they would only say that he could shoot a target with a hundred steps.
Some archers with strong arm strength could shoot from 150 steps away, but their accuracy was off. They were only suitable for shooting in unison on the battlefield.
Even the most powerful ballistae required at least a dozen people to operate. With the strength of the bowstring and machinery, it could only shoot three hundred steps at most!
However, their commander had shot a thousand steps away with just an iron bow and hit his target in the midwinter gale!
"Great General's archery skills are truly godly!”
Yue Fei's face was stunned as he exclaimed in admiration.
Chen Tingli and the other generals also sighed in shock,"Great General's arm strength and archery skills, even if Flying General Li Guang was still alive, I'm afraid he would be far inferior!”
Under the shocked and respectful gazes of the soldiers, Yang Zaixing smiled and said,""Next, it's time for you to show your skills.”
As soon as Yang Zaixing said this, the soldiers immediately understood. In the dark night, their eyes flickered like wolves!
What the general meant was that it was time for them to gain military merits!
The place where the fire started was several miles away from the shore, but it was dozens of miles away from Liangshan in the center of the lake. Even the so-called white stripes in the waves could not swim that far in such weather.
If the bandits who survived the dive wanted to live, their only choice was to swim to the shore.
On the shore, these killing geniuses who were eager to make contributions had already lined up along the shoreline for more than ten miles. Their eyes were wide open like the eyes of a cow, waiting to catch the bandits who had delivered themselves to their doorstep.
To them, such military merits were like picking them up for free!
At the same time, Song Jiang, who was still waiting for the news of victory in the Hall of Righteousness on Liangshan, heard a dull bang from afar and was instantly shocked.
"It's winter, where did the thunder come from?”
Song Jiang jumped up from his seat and said with a surprised expression.
At this moment, a scout ran down from the watchtower at the top of Liang Mountain and came to the Juyi Hall."Report…report to the Great Leader!"
Before the scout could report, Song Jiang said excitedly,"Did our brothers rob a hundred ships of rations? I understand now. That thunder was the good news from the heavens!”
Song Jiang's excited words made the scout hesitate for a moment. After a few breaths, he said with a trembling voice,"B-Chief, Chief Zhang Shun and the others have fallen into the government army's trap!
This lowly one saw the grain boat that was snatched from the watchtower. Before it left the reeds of Shijie Village, it caught fire!
The brothers were buried in the sea of fire, and countless of them were killed or injured. Those who were lucky enough to jump off the ship were captured alive by the government troops on the shore!”
As soon as the scout finished speaking, the joy on Song Jiang's face suddenly froze. The anger in his eyes was filled with embarrassment!
"We've been tricked! How could he have fallen for it!
Didn't they say that Yang Zaixing was just a boor?”
At this moment, Song Jiang roared with a ferocious expression.
At this moment, he had lost all his face in front of the Liangshan leaders.
He had disobeyed Lu Junyi and sent Zhang Heng, Zhang Shun, and the others out. Now, the Liangshan water bandits had fallen into Yang Zaixing's fire attack, causing Liangshan to lose an important force!
Without the people from the water bandits, Liangshan would not be able to control the 800-mile lake. The imperial court's army would be able to reach Liangshan in a day!
At this moment, on the shore of Liangshan Lake, Chen Tingli, Zhang Ping, and the others reported to Yang Zaixing with joy,"Reporting to Great General, there are a total of three thousand bandits in the Liangshan water stronghold, and most of them died in the sea of fire.
800 people were captured alive, including the Ruan brothers and the Zhang brothers. Please give the order!”
To the soldiers of the Great Song, capturing an enemy alive was more meritorious than beheading them.
Because it was more difficult to capture him alive!
However, today, this kind of merit that was even more difficult was like a free pick for these killing geniuses. It made these guys almost go crazy with joy!
These soldiers had even more respect for their Great General Yang Zaixing!
Yang Zaixing looked at the soldiers who were beaming with joy and immediately scolded them with a smile,""What are you waiting for? Are you waiting for me to celebrate?
The Liangshan bandits haven't been eliminated yet!"
His words stunned the soldiers. They understood what Yang Zaixing meant and said with red faces,""As you command, Great General!"
"Brothers, didn't you hear the general's words?”
"Hehe, there were too few pirates just now. It wasn't enough for us brothers to share. Our Liu Wu didn't get a single one alive just now!
This time, he finally had a chance to make a great contribution!”
In the blink of an eye, these killing geniuses had once again turned into a group of howling tigers and wolves. They boarded the warship in the eastern light and headed for Liangshan!
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