The city fades away.
The remaining defeated generals gradually drove into the confused night.
When they left, they had destroyed all the ships on the dock that they could not take away.
There are no pursuers behind.
It's safe for now.
But such temporary safety is like the panting of pigs and sheep before being slaughtered, which means nothing.
The tense nerves of the fanatical believers gradually relaxed.
There is also more time to think about the reasons for failure.
Since they are the most die-hard fanatic believers, they naturally will not admit that the "true god" they worship is inferior to the "false god" enshrined in the Fist Temple.
Brother Luo Xinglong has led their activities in Qianyuan City for many years.
He is also wise and powerful and will never make mistakes.
As for their own firm beliefs, there is no flaw at all.
They are all good men who are willing to die for the God of Machinery and Steam.
Then, there is only one reason for the explosion of the steam cannon and the failure of this vigorous uprising.
More and more pairs of eyes full of suspicion, vigilance and even hostility turned in the direction of Gus and Gray.
Covered in smoke, dust and bloodstains, the fanatical believers were like wounded wolves, full of neurotic distrust.
They huddled in the darkness, staring at the "Holy Son" and "Holy Lady" under the lights, whispering to each other, and stealing.
Whisper.
"Hey, tell me, are they really the 'Holy Son' and the 'Holy Lady'?"
"Is there something wrong?"
"If they are really the 'Holy Son' and the 'Holy Maiden', why did they not show any magical power in today's battle, and even caused the steam cannon to explode?"
"That's right, didn't you mean that they defeated all the boxers in Chijin Town in the deep mountains and old forests, and beat the priests of the Boxing Temple to a pulp?
Why didn't they even fire a single shot at such a critical moment today?"
"It's weird, it's really weird!"
"Don't tell me it's fake.
It's just a trick, or even a trick played by the Fist Temple to 'lead the snake out of its hole'.
They deliberately sent two fake 'Holy Sons' and 'Holy Maidens' to our door to steal our secrets and lure us into revolt in advance?"
"It's...possible, extremely possible.
I heard that their uncle is the priest of the Fist Temple and the younger brother of High Priest Luo Tian!"
Dangerous rumors slither in the darkness like poisonous snakes.
The eyes of more and more fanatical believers flashed with beast-like light.
They may not really believe the "rumors", but the defeated soldiers who are demoralized, full of confusion and panic, and can't see the direction are in urgent need of a place to vent.
Finally, someone couldn't hold his breath and stood up.
If someone takes the lead, there will be a second, third, and tenth.
The fanatics are staggering like zombies, approaching Gus and Gray.
The two siblings also smelled the ominous smell in the air, and their hearts tightened, and they turned pale with fright.
Andre, who was in charge of commanding the fleet, shouted from the mast, yelling at these fanatics to retreat.
But he is only the commander of the team that seizes the dock, and there are not many close men who are truly convinced by him.
Luo Xinglong died suddenly and did not hand over the command of the entire Qianyuan City steam army to anyone.
Now, there are several leaders with similar status to Andre in the fleet, and many leaders of the defeated army have fallen.
In the city, they were leaderless stragglers.
They were so upset that they just wanted to vent their fear and anger and were unwilling to obey anyone's orders.
Just when the defeated fleet was like an overturned powder keg, on the verge of breaking out, a shrill whistle sounded suddenly from the front.
Three scarlet lanterns were raised on the lead ship - this was the signal of "enemy attack ahead"!
The frightened remnants of the defeated soldiers squinted their eyes and looked forward, and couldn't help but be shocked, as if they had smashed the Tianling Cap and poured in a gourd of biting ice water!
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Although the night has come.
There are bright lights ahead.
At some point on the river, a walled city full of torches stood up!
This walled city is based on dozens of large ships, which are locked with arm-thick iron chains, and wooden planks are built on top.
The outside of the wooden planks is smeared with mud, and the inside is filled with sandbags.
It is both light and fireproof.
Regardless of kerosene or serial crossbows, it is probably impossible to break through this water city.
The city was crowded with soldiers, and behind the wall-strong shields were the gleaming sharp edges of countless arrows.
Although the God of Boxing despised weapons, to deal with the evil heretics who worshiped mechanical demons and steam demons, bows and arrows were occasionally used to fight poison with poison. , but it couldn’t be better.
The water city occupies the center of the river, and the river channels left on both sides are extremely narrow.
A large number of sandbags, iron chains and thick tree trunks have also been sunk into it, blocking it tightly.
Hundreds of torches were also lit on both sides of the river, and countless archers lined up murderously, preparing to kill.
Once the fleet prepares to bypass the water city and take the rivers on both sides, a large number of ships will surely be entangled in the debris blocking the rivers and become targets like hedgehogs.
Up and down the river, murderous intent suddenly spread, and the escape route that originally led to the hope of the south instantly turned into a deadly trap leading directly to the underworld.
"We've fallen into a trap!"
Andre and the remaining defeated generals finally reacted.
No wonder High Priest Luo Tian is not in a hurry to hunt them down.
It turned out that such an ambush had been set up on the river.
If we say that when they were in Qianyuan City, they, the core believers of the Mechanical and Steam God Cult, could still take advantage of the chaos to break out and escape into the mountains and old forests, or they could disguise themselves and disperse among the people, causing problems for the screening and arrest of the Fist Temple.
Great trouble.
So now, they have gathered together willingly.
They are on the river with no village in front and no shop behind.
They have no way to go to heaven and no way to enter the earth!
For a moment, the whistle sounded from the first ship to the stern ship, and red lanterns saying "Ready for Battle" were hung on all ships.
However, the fanatic believers under the red light, even if they still had the courage to fight, had completely lost it.
Hope of victory.
"There's no hope, everything is doomed, we can't escape!"
"High Priest Luo Tian has taken care of everything, we are finished!"
"God of Steam, why is this happening?
Why do you not give us the last hope even though you have sent down the revelation?"
Many fanatical believers knelt on the ground, looked up to the sky and howled loudly.
There were also some guys with red eyes who continued to glare at Gus and Gray, as if they wanted to scold them for being the two fake "holy sons" and "saints" who had led everyone to such a desperate situation.
However, when a fanatic really pounced on the two Gus siblings, he was kicked away by Gus, who was always silent.
The boy didn't know where the strength came from, and the kick made a bone-breaking sound on the opponent's chest, and almost knocked the fanatic believer into the river.
Then, amid the astonished looks of many fanatics, Gus pulled out his "Black Tide" triple heavy Vulcan cannon bit by bit, inch by inch, from the backpack behind him.