Just as Li Meng led the army to escort the moving team to the dock, there was movement at the Yingjiang Shelter on the other side.
"Quick, quicken your pace, hurry up, walk quickly..."
In the vast and dim world of white snow, amidst bursts of yelling, a large number of figures poured out of the entrance and exit of the subway station. They were carrying sleds, staggering, and being driven forward.
After a while, thousands of people were driven out into the world of ice and snow.
The huge team made the road between the buildings dark and filled with figures.
Under the scoldings of some people holding javelins and rifles, the black crowd slowly moved in the snow. Looking from the sky to the ground, the team moving slowly on the snow looked like a group of black ants.
Moving forward bit by bit.
In front of the bloated team, about a few hundred meters away, hundreds of young men wearing coats and holding javelins and rifles were walking quickly on the snow under the leadership of one person. Wherever they passed, there were snowflakes.
Flying.
No one made a sound, everyone followed the man in the animal skin coat in front of him and walked forward silently.
On the other side, east of the Jianghuai Canal, Li Meng led the military escort team to leave the shelter. They have walked nearly one-third of the way and are getting closer to the coal terminal...
Walking on the thick snow, Li Meng opened the map and monitored the shelter discovered by the imperial archers.
Today, the shelter finally took action.
"There are quite a few people."
On the map, Li Meng saw the crowds of people pouring out of the entrance and exit of the subway station.
There was no telling how many there were, but within a short time, their figures were all over a large area of snow, a dense mass of darkness.
Their team was divided into two, with hundreds of people walking in front at a very fast speed, while the large army followed behind.
Looking at this, Li Meng's face looked thoughtful.
It seems that the other party thinks they have a chance to win, otherwise, they would not send out so many people at once.
Looking at the bloated team behind them, there were at least a thousand people.
Although the other party was rushing to the dock, Li Meng did not ask the moving team to speed up. The other party's shelter was further away from the dock. No matter how fast they were, they would not be able to reach the dock before them.
The journey afterwards went smoothly. Three hours later, under the escort of the army, the moving team successfully arrived at the dock.
This was not the first time he came to the dock. As soon as he entered the dock, Cheng Shenghu commanded the transport team to start loading coal with ease.
For a time, the dock was noisy and lively.
The survivors of the transport team quickly loaded coal onto the sled with their hands and shovels.
The outside environment is too cold and they cannot stop. Once they stop, their bodies will freeze.
Only by moving, constantly moving, and letting your body move can you ensure your body's warmth.
Time passes little by little...
Less than twenty minutes after the moving team arrived at the dock, a dark crowd appeared on the other side of the canal.
Because it was too far away, I could only see a dark figure appearing on the other side, entering the river and approaching the dock.
"Someone, someone is coming."
Some survivors who were loading coal spotted the approaching uninvited guests on the river.
This caused the crowd in the pier to whisper and look at the river.
"They should be people from other shelters, over there in the north..."
"There are so many people, are they also here to carry coal?"
"Otherwise, he must be eyeing the coal here."
"What should I do? They want to rob me?"
"Look, look at the other side."
Just as the survivors of the transport team focused on the group of people on the river, more people appeared on the other side.
Many, many, densely packed riverbanks nearly a hundred meters wide were covered by their figures, like a black wave slowly pouring into the river.
Seeing this scene, the survivors of the transport team were all stunned, and a trace of worry flashed in their eyes.
"Oh my God, there are so many people, where did they come from?"
"I...we have to leave, if they have any malicious intentions."
Looking at the approaching crowds of people on the river, Cheng Shenghu frowned slightly and hurriedly walked towards Li Meng on the embankment.
"Sir, what should we do now? There are so many people on the other side, and those who come are definitely not good."
Looking back at the somewhat panicked transport team in the dock, Li Meng said calmly: "Go ahead and lead the transport team to evacuate."
With only solemn expression on his face, Cheng Shenghu nodded and quickly turned around and returned to the dock.
As Cheng Shenghu roared, the survivors of the transport team felt relieved and quickly stopped loading, pulling the sleds and starting to evacuate.
Under the leadership of Cheng Shenghu, the moving team hurriedly left the dock and gradually disappeared.
"Fortmaster, they seem to have evacuated."
On the river, Sun Gaowu and his party also saw the movement on the pier.
Although it is some distance from the pier, some people in the pier can be seen evacuating and gradually disappearing to the south.
Walking on the knee-high snow, in the animal hat, Sun Gaowu scanned the dock in the distance and said expressionlessly: "Some people left, but some people stayed."
On the embankment, Sun Gaowu saw a group of people. Because it was too far away, he could not see clearly and could only see a group of figures.
A person next to Sun Gaowu said: "What can they do? Fortress Lord, do you want to fire two shots to scare them away?"
Sun Gaowu chose to ignore the words of the people next to him. He raised his hand and said: "Disperse immediately. The opponent may have guns. The gunners will cover them. The harpooneers are waiting for my order to charge."
Following Sun Gaowu's order, the crowd that had been crowded together on the river suddenly dispersed and approached the pier in scattered pieces.
And this scene was seen by Li Meng.
Looking at the dispersed crowd on the river, Li Meng, who was standing on the embankment, frowned slightly.
It was obvious that the other party had no intention of doing anything good and had adopted an offensive posture.
In this case, there is nothing to hesitate about.
Li Meng originally wanted to talk to them. It was their first encounter. There was no need to meet and fight with swords.
Now it seems that it was just wishful thinking on his part.
"Commander, the opponent possesses primary thermal weapons. It is recommended to evacuate to a place outside the enemy's shooting angle."
The reminder from the imperial archer behind him made Li Meng's face startled.
The other party actually has a gun?
The relaxation and casualness on Li Meng's face disappeared instantly and became solemn.
Without hesitation, Li Meng turned around and walked towards the depths of the dock. As he walked, he said: "Evacuate the embankment and line up outside the enemy's shooting angle. Once the enemy comes within two hundred meters, attack immediately."
The river is very empty, and the thick snow also slows down the enemy. This place is suitable for imperial archers to fight.
Bows and arrows can be thrown, but firearms cannot. As long as they are arrayed out of the enemy's sight, the enemy's firearms cannot attack the Imperial archers, while the Imperial archers can use their bows and arrows to throw at the enemy.