Chapter 243 The Thirty-second Act Enters the Northern Wilderness VI
Chapter 243 Act 32 Entering the Northern Wilderness VI
The cold and biting sea water swallowed Qi Ziyin in an instant. His hands soon lost consciousness. Under the dim water, all he could see was the white foam surging in the sea and the blurry blue sky above his head. A ship burning in blue flames.
Ning Yue, who had been by his side before, was now hard to find. The young Duke Ye struggled to slide his arms and swam towards a black shadow on the water - it was an ice floe that could save lives. However, the cold There seemed to be a force in the sea water, pulling it desperately towards the bottom of the water.
Suddenly, an arm suddenly stretched out in front of the young man's eyes. The arm was slender and white, but its movements were not sloppy, but extremely resolute. He recognized that it was Ning Yue's hand, and quickly grabbed it, feeling that it was constantly falling. Shen's body suddenly became lighter, and he was getting closer and closer to the water. He finally broke out of the sea with a crash, and finally saw the red-haired man who climbed up the ice floe and took action in time to save his life. girl.
"Are you okay? Are you injured anywhere?"
Qi Ziyin vomited out several large mouthfuls of bitter and cold sea water. His whole body was trembling, but he still turned his head to confirm the safety of his companions. Ning Yue's figure turned into a blurry mass in his sight, but gradually moved towards him. He came closer to him. In a daze, the young man actually felt that the other person's red hair was like a burning flame, bringing a touch of warmth to his bones.
"Don't worry, Ziyin. Sister Jia, Zeming and the others will be fine. I have tried my best to save those who could get on the ice, and the ice under our feet is strong enough. Now everyone is making preparations. I plan to continue walking north along these ice floes... You are too tired these days, please rest for a while..."
The girl's voice was distant and ethereal, as if floating from the sky, yet it seemed so close at hand. Qi Ziyin was really too tired. Although he couldn't let go of the people on the ship or his friends, he heard Ning Yue's words. After some comfort, his consciousness still gradually blurred uncontrollably.
When he woke up again, there was a faint light on the horizon. The young Duke Ye sat up and found that a fire had been lit on the ice beside him, and several fish were roasting on the fire. When I looked around, I saw that the surroundings were full of ice floes, and the sea water could no longer be seen. And just half a mile away, three scarred Yeguo ships were actually frozen on the sea surface, and they were not completely sunk. .
"Ning Yue, Ning Yue, are you okay?!"
The first thing that the young man thought of was the girl with flaming hair. Soon, a flash of bright red emerged from the crowd, narrowing her blue eyes and smiling at him:
"Ziyin, are you awake? We are about to hit the road."
"Thanks to Xiaoyue, who cast a spell at the critical moment to freeze the sea water, we were able to survive. Otherwise, if we were soaked in the sea water like you, more than half of us would have died by now."
Leng Jiayun stepped forward. Although there was still a little worry in her words, her face was full of joy.
The young man in white realized that he had walked past the gate of hell, but he could not recall what happened before. He just stared at the bonfire in front of him and suddenly realized:
"How to light a fire on ice? What if it melts!"
Mo Zeming also walked up to him with Mo Chen's support, and stretched out his hand to stop him: "Brother Qi, don't worry. This is the black ice that Miss Ning Yue condensed with magic. This little fire can't stop it." Roast it."
Qi Ziyin hurriedly turned around to look again, only to see tears flashing in the red-haired girl's eyes:
"It's all my fault. If I hadn't been reminded by Arisawa Akira, I wouldn't have thought of casting the ice spell. If I could have used this method to save people earlier, you wouldn't have fallen into such a dangerous situation."
"If it weren't for you, let alone Ziyin, all of us here would have been buried under the sea by now."
Leng Jiayun stepped forward and gently wiped the corners of the girl's eyes. The white fox in Ning Yue's arms also whimpered softly and stretched out his tongue to lick the tears on her face.
The young Duke Ye didn't want to see his companions again and continued to blame himself, so he quickly changed the topic:
"Where is the Peng Kingdom's fleet?"
"The enemy ships are still far away from us. Now the solid ice formed by Xiao Yue has blocked them on the sea several miles away. They won't be able to catch up here for a while."
The woman in purple stretched out her hand and pointed to the distance behind her.
Qi Ziyin gradually remembered what happened before he fainted. He turned his gaze to the endless ice caps ahead, but his face showed a worried look. After all, the further north you go, the climate will definitely become worse. And for someone who just picked up a fish from the ice sea As far as his life is concerned, what he worries about is not his personal life or death, but the uncertain fate of thousands of people around him.
"I remember that Ning Yue once said that she planned to continue moving north?"
"Well, I have sent people to explore it now. From here, go forward a few miles and climb over the towering ice ridge in front, and you can see the land."
Leng Jiayun nodded in response. Following her gaze, the young man discovered that on the ice not far away from the north, there was a sudden bulge as flat as a high wall. The ice under everyone's feet seemed to have been cut by a knife. Like a splitting ax, it was neatly divided into two, forming a seemingly insurmountable ice ridge.
"Okay, then let's continue heading north!"
In response to this, the young Duke Ye did not retreat, but stood up with all his strength. The crowd on the ice also stood up one after another, as if they cheered up again after seeing that their leader was safe.
However, at this moment, several muffled sounds were heard from behind, and immediately the black ice beneath everyone's feet began to tremble violently. Accompanied by a creaking and cracking sound, the ice that was frozen in the water came from far and near. The wreckage of Ye Guo's lone ship also suddenly broke away from the ice and quickly sank into the water.
"It's the Pengguo army! Those unscrupulous beasts want to kill us all!"
Today, among the survivors around Qi Ziyin, there are only a few hundred Yujing military guards and Yeguo Xuanjia soldiers. The rest are ordinary people who are unarmed and have never even touched a weapon. Facing the menacing Pengguo boat division, The desperate wails rang out from the crowd again.
At the same time, the shadow of the Pengguo Five-Toothed Ship appeared again behind everyone. Although the other party originally commanded more than ten warships, there are now only four ships left. With its dark blue shark-patterned horn flag, one can still tell that one of the ships is Yu Rei’s flagship!
"Don't be afraid, everyone, go north and climb over the ice ridge as soon as possible!"
Looking at the chaotic crowd in front of him, Qi Ziyin shouted loudly.
But soon, he saw that the five-toothed ships in front of the thick black ice instead of slowing down and dropping anchor, accelerated and rammed straight towards the ice. There were a few loud clicks, and the ice cracked.
, but those Pengguo warships were not damaged at all.
It turns out that the reason why Yu Li stayed in Baisha Camp for several months was not just to search for supplies for the northward journey. He had led troops to sea all year round and was well aware of the power of floating ice in the sea. And the black iron forged in Ye State was world-famous, so he
Taking advantage of the iron ingots originally used to make armor in the camp, they installed huge ramming horns on the bows of the five-toothed ship, turning it into an ice-breaking weapon!
"Prepare the stone crossbow, aim it at the crowd on the ice, and throw thirty cans of blue flame out to let them know the consequences of opposing this general!"
At this moment, Yu Li was standing on the towering command platform of the flagship. He pointed at the ant-like figure on the ice in front and ordered, coldly and ruthlessly. As he spoke, he turned his head and glanced at the purple kite standing next to him, and saw that not only did he not stop him
, his expression seemed to be full of praise for himself, and he immediately added:
"Capture alive that brat from Ye State who likes to wear white clothes, and the red-haired witch next to her! The rest of them are waiting, don't leave a single one alive!"
Under the threat of the 800 "orphan troops" armed with firebolts and muskets around them, the lower-ranking soldiers of the Peng Kingdom dared to get angry but did not dare to speak out. They had no choice but to obey the general's order and continue to sail the boat to break the ice and drive straight in.
Long before setting off for the expedition, they had packed buckets of blue flame into fist-sized jars with narrow necks made of clay. Cloth strips were stuffed into the mouth of the jar, and then sealed tightly with clay. When ready to use, only
The cloth strips exposed outside the mouth of the jar were ignited and thrown towards the sides of the ship manually. Wherever it touched, the jar exploded and the kerosene contained in it flew everywhere. Wherever it touched, blue flames continued for a long time.
This was a murderous weapon thought up by Ying Ren, the leader of the Peng Kingdom. However, while at Baisha Camp, Yu Li improved this already powerful weapon again. Now, the tank filled with blue flames is still
A medicine packet made of saltpeter, sulfur and black flame was specially stuffed into it.
This formula was originally used to fire firebolts and artillery. Now it is mixed with blue flames. Once ignited, it will produce a more violent explosion, which is called "Sky Fire Thunder".
Now, the sergeant on the ship continuously threw the sky fire thunder with the stone crossbow. The dark black clay pot fell not far behind Qi Ziyin and others. The green flames shot into the sky, the sound was like thunder, and the explosion caused ice chips to scatter in all directions. Ye
A wall of fire suddenly formed on the ice behind the people of the country, and they had no choice but to be driven by the other party and keep running northward.
The originally solid and thick black ice under their feet also produced cracks under the constant impact of Pengguo warships and the repeated bombardments of sky fire thunder. The cracks expanded rapidly, and the narrow parts were several inches, and the wide parts could be several feet.
Its spreading speed quickly exceeded the limit of human legs' ability to escape.
At first, everyone was able to avoid the cracks on the ice. However, amidst the explosions, the black ice gradually shattered and collapsed, peeling off from the vast ice shell, forming isolated pieces of Iceland on the sea. Crowds of people
The panic among them became more and more intense, and they were pushing and shoving one after another, trying to jump over the cracks in the ice to continue their escape. However, as the cracks became larger and larger, many of them fell into the sea water under the ice, and were swallowed up by the biting darkness.
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Only less than 50% of the people fled to the ice ridge several miles away. Along the way, Qi Ziyin always held Ning Yue's hand tightly. The two stopped and continued to look around at the frightened people. The crowd waved and told them to climb over the ice ridge as quickly as possible.
"Those who know how to use a knife, follow me and cut off the queen!"
Qi Ziyin suddenly let go of the girl, turned around and pulled out Yin Ya from his waist, and ordered the soldiers on the left and right to stop. At first, the soldiers mixed in the crowd could not react, but soon, more and more people The Wuwei in sun armor and the Ye Guojun in black armor reunited around the young Lord Ye, and formed three angular formations on the ice, which were the horns of each other, and guarded closely behind the crowd.
At this time, the Peng Kingdom fleet was only a hundred or so steps away from the people under the ice ridge. However, they also understood that even if their ships were equipped with iron horns, they would not be able to shake the ice wall in front of them that had been frozen for thousands of years. They had no choice but to gradually slow down the speed of the ship, preparing to disembark and form an array, and wipe out the remaining troops of Ye State who were in an irregular formation and had low morale in one fell swoop.
"Young master of the Qi family, it must have been more than four years since we met on the execution ground in Mulu City. I didn't expect that you are still running for your life in such a state of despair, like a bereaved dog, even the loyal followers around you I almost don’t care about my life!”
Yu Li held his own broad-backed saber called Shearing the Moon upside down and stood contemptuously on the bow of the ship. He said to Qi Ziyin, who was fighting on the ice field below the ship, with all his sarcasm, "If you surrender obediently today, , I, the general, can still spare the lives of these people. If you persist in resisting, no one among you will be able to leave this ice field alive!"
"The bereaved dog - that's quite right! But the children of Ye Kingdom and I will never forget who gave us our homelessness! Since you ordered the massacre of the city before, do you think that we are the ones now? Will anyone among them easily believe your endless lies?!"
The young Duke Ye retaliated fiercely, and then pointed the tip of his knife at the Pengguo soldiers who were filing out of the Five-Tooth Ship opposite him, "I advise you not to act as an aide to the tiger again. Otherwise, how will Yu Li treat us today?" Yes, I will definitely use the same method to deal with you in the future!"
"Gong Ye, we can't help ourselves. If you are really kind-hearted, don't resist stubbornly. Otherwise, besides many more people will die and a lot more blood will be shed, the outcome will be the same?"
A captain in the Pengguo army stepped forward and loudly persuaded him to surrender, which forced Qi Ziyin to hold the Yin Ya in his hand tighter:
"In the eyes of others, as long as you fight hard, the outcome will be different!"
Yu Li on the ship seemed to be watching a ridiculous comedy. At first he kept his airs, but now he burst into laughter:
"You don't overestimate your capabilities! Now I have more than five times the number of people under your command. I also have fire bolts, blunderbuss, and sky fire and thunder to help. What else can you use to win? But I also want to see the bullshit of your Duke Ye. How it broke!"
As he spoke, he waved his hand vigorously. Hundreds of half-year-old children holding firebolts and muskets suddenly appeared on both sides of the ship. The Pengguo soldiers on the ice had also completed their formation at this time, holding broad swords and long halberds and launching attacks. Attack!
But what Yu Li never expected was that the miscellaneous army in front of him that he thought would fight to the death did not react at all in the face of the charge. They just stood quietly in place. And Qi Ziyin, who had vowed before, was just a horizontal sword. He protected the red-haired girl beside him without changing his expression.
He suddenly felt something was wrong in his heart, and immediately wanted to order a retreat, but it was too late.
From a distance, the attacker saw a flash of bright red suddenly rising up in front of the military formation on the opposite side, rising into the sky like a ball of flame. Immediately afterwards, there was actually fire coming out from under the black ice beneath his feet.
, go straight towards the people and burn the ship!
At first, most of the soldiers in the Pengguo army thought that the flames rising out of thin air were their hallucinations. However, soon, the severe pain caused by the burning made them clearly realize that it was not anything.
It's a blinding trick, but Chi Yan can really kill people!
The fatal high temperature immediately burned the Pengguo soldiers who were at the forefront into a charred human form. The people behind them immediately turned around and tried to escape, but who knew that the originally hard ice under their feet had suddenly melted.
Seeing that nearly half of his soldiers were lost in an instant, Yuli couldn't help but became angry. He knew that all this was caused by the red-haired girl, and immediately ordered the children on the ship to pick up firebolts and shoot volleys at the shore.
However, before the order could be conveyed, the fire on the ice had spread along the side of the ship. After all, the "orphan army" was only half-grown children, and they shrank back when they saw this. And the adults piled on the deck
The sky fire thunder in the box was instantly ignited by the fire, and a violent explosion occurred!
For a moment, blue flames rose up on the ice with loud noises. A moment later, they destroyed the Pengguo flagship and turned it into a ball of powder. Yu Li, who had abandoned the ship and fell into the water, was waiting with Zi Yuan on his back.
While several other ships came to pick them up, Qi Ziyin and Ning Yue had already successfully led the survivors over the ice ridge and headed towards the depths of the vast ice field in the north.
As a result, even if Yuli and the Pengguo fleet, who were blocked by miles of ice walls, tried to catch up, they would not be able to catch up for a while.
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