System Blessing: The Young Master of the Dong Family and Diao Chan's Fate

These people's faces were full of panic, and they obviously knew what might happen next.

But behind them were a large number of soldiers armed with bows and crossbows. They did not dare to retreat and could only obey their orders and cross the river.

The boats crossed north, and the people who were forced to wear military uniforms rowed the boats to the other side.

When the troops stationed on the north bank saw this, they immediately notified the defending generals Zhang He and Gao Lan.

"Jun Yi, there's something strange."

Gao Lan held the spear in his hand, his eyes slightly narrowed.

"It's the flag of the Dong army."

"It's a bit irrational for the other party to cross the river at this time."

Zhang He put his hands above his eyes and looked at the boats on the river.

"How to do?"

Gao Lan looked at Zhang He, somewhat undecided.

"shoot!"

"We must not let them cross the river."

Zhang He gave the order without hesitation.

"Okay, I'll go command the soldiers now."

"You continue to wait and see here, I will follow your instructions."

Gao Lan nodded, picked up his spear and went down the watchtower.

On the shore of the ferry, Yuan's soldiers had already drawn their bows and arrows, ready to shoot at any time if the enemy came within range.

"Follow my orders."

Gao Lan stood on the shore and spoke loudly.

As the ship gradually approached, two hundred steps, one hundred and fifty steps, one hundred steps.

"Fire arrows!"

When the distance was only eighty steps, Gao Lan shouted the order.

shhhhh--

The bowstring vibrated and the arrow whistled.

Thousands of arrows were shot at the boats on the river like a flood.

Arrows rained down like locusts. Although a large number of arrows fell into the water, half of them still hit the ships.

"what!"

"Spare my life!"

Screams and pleas for mercy continued to be heard on the ship.

At the same time, splashes of water frequently appeared on the surface of the river, and the people who were shot by arrows fell into the water.

"No...something's not right."

Seeing this scene, Gao Lan frowned slightly.

The Yellow River roared, and the sound of the waves was deafening. However, at a distance of eighty steps, he could vaguely hear the shouts from the boat.

If he were a soldier, why would he cry for mercy when he was shot by an arrow?

"You guys stay here, at this distance. If the enemy gets close, just fire back with bows and arrows."

After Gao Lan gave some instructions to several military commanders, he immediately ran towards the watchtower.

"Why are you back?"

Looking at Gao Lan who was not commanding on the shore but running back instead, Zhang He asked in surprise.

"Jun Yi, there's something strange."

"I suspect the other party is not a soldier, but civilians or fishermen."

Gao Lan said with a serious expression.

"what?"

"Is this true?"

Zhang He's heart tightened, realizing the seriousness of the problem.

"It's true."

"Those guys cried for mercy when they were shot by arrows."

"What soldier would cry for mercy when shot by an arrow?"

Gao Lan frowned and asked.

"broken!"

"White Horse!!!"

Zhang He exclaimed with his eyes wide open.

"Another trick to confuse the enemy!"

"Dong the thief is truly ruthless, even using the people as bait this time!"

Gao Lan immediately understood and cursed angrily.

"You stay here and I'll lead the men to Baima."

"Also, send someone to inform Yecheng immediately that the enemy may have crossed the river."

"Brothers, follow me!"

Zhang He quickly climbed down the ladder, jumped on his horse, and rode away with his sword in hand.

There were a total of 5,000 defenders in Liyang, and he and Gao Lan each had five battalions of troops.

Following Zhang He's order, his 2,500 elite soldiers immediately rushed to Baimadu downstream.

It’s not that Zhang He didn’t guard against Bai Ma, but Bai Ma was still more than 20 miles away from Yanjin.

At the same time, the other side of Baimadu was in the heart of Dongjun. Who would have thought that Cao Cao, as an ally, had his house broken into by thieves, but not a single piece of news was leaked.

He rode his horse and whipped it, rushing to Baimadu to provide assistance.

Although there are hundreds of people stationed there, they only serve as a reconnaissance force.

If the enemy were to cross the river in large numbers, a mere few hundred men would be of no use at all. Even if the defending general was incompetent, the defenders wouldn't even put up a fight, and it's possible they'd simply flee in fear.

After praying continuously in his heart, Zhang He's anxious heart finally died.

After running for more than ten miles, more than 200 friendly troops appeared in front of them, led by the defending generals Cui Zhu and Cui Juye.