Free Web NovelChapter 1103: Chapter 797: Chaotic Battle!
Yu Wenquan immediately stood up, gazing into the distance, only to see several large ships suddenly appearing on the opposite shore upstream, heading in this direction. On the other side of the rolling yellow waves, countless soldiers also appeared, raising their swords high, charging towards the riverbank like thirsty horses rushing to a spring.
This is—
"Your Majesty, be careful!"
Although the ships had not yet docked and the people were charging from the opposite shore with a wide Yellow River in between, the emperor’s safety was paramount. Upon seeing this situation, Eunuch Yu and others quickly rushed forward to shield the Emperor and hastily advised him to leave this unclear crossing and return safely to camp.
But at this moment, Yu Wenquan instead remained calm.
Compared to everyone else here, he has experienced the most battles and crises. Hence, unforeseen changes didn’t frighten him but rather stimulated his instincts as a military general to remain composed in chaos.
He waved his hand calmly, "Move aside!"
The crowd dared not say more and cautiously stepped back a bit, yet Eunuch Yu stayed firmly by his side, not daring to be negligent for even a moment.
Yu Wenquan took a step forward and looked up towards the opposite shore. Although he couldn’t clearly see their faces, the dark blue military uniforms immediately caught his eye, and his eyes slightly narrowed, showing a hint of danger.
Those were the military uniforms from the old system of the Da Ye Dynasty.
Whether it was after Liang Shide occupied Luoyang and took command of everyone or Fan Cheng’en defending the Song and Xu States, the troops under their command were all remnants from the previous Da Ye Dynasty wearing these same uniforms.
And at this moment, these men wielded swords, charging in. Although he couldn’t hear what they were shouting, the fierce aura was immediately sensed by Yu Wenquan.
Indeed, something was amiss!
As this thought crossed his mind, people on the departing large ships from the ferry also let out an earth-shattering roar—
"Protect the Emperor, capture the traitors!"
It was Yu Dingxing!
He had been determined to catch Jiang Chong’en, securing today’s greatest achievement in capturing traitors. Now, this group unexpectedly charged forth. Regardless of what happened across the shore—or maybe Jiang Chong’en realized Yu Wenquan had noticed his conspiracy, forcing him to make a desperate move against Yu Wenquan here—either way, it was an ideal opportunity for Yu Dingxing to establish his prestige and gain favor from Yu Wenquan.
So at this moment, he differentiated nothing and stood at the ship’s forefront, angrily shouting at the approaching ships and soldiers on the riverbank, "Kill them!"
As soon as he spoke, the soldiers aboard the ferry already lined up on deck, mostly archers now in formation, drawing arrows from their arrow tubes and nocking bows. Following Yu Dingxing’s command, they released the first volley of arrows at the advancing ships.
Suddenly, the sound of arrows piercing the air thundered through the sky.
Numerous arrows flew towards the approaching ships. On land, soldiers might scatter and dodge, but these several large ships were just simple ferries without any cabins for shelter, right on the downward river course. They faced directly into the cold glint of the arrow volley, accompanied by a series of grievous cries as countless soldiers collapsed, with many flipping overboard into the rolling yellow waters!
On the trailing ships, witnessing the first ship’s soldiers’ plight, they immediately panicked and shouted, "Quick, retreat!"
"We aren’t—"
"Stop!"
But by then, it was too late.
The cacophony of battle cries echoed around the mountain walls, swiftly drowning out their terrified screams. The rolling waves pushed their ships towards Yu Dingxing. Intimidated by the initial arrow barrage, they were already scared stiff, while Yu Dingxing was bloodthirsty, raising his hand high and shouting forward once more, "Fire the arrows!"
As he spoke, another volley of arrows soared like meteors toward the upstream ships!
Instantly, cries of pain arose everywhere.
As the river’s surface mingled with the intense odor of blood and earth, growing ever heavier, other ships had already swiftly crossed the wide riverbank and engaged directly with those who had charged from the opposite shore.
