Volume 5: The Gathering of Storms Chapter 290 The Enemy's Purpose
Wang Shuncai was the bald coroner who served as the coroner to Xu Zun in Xinye County. It was later proved that he and the fake Qiu Yongnian were accomplices.
Moreover, all signs indicate that Wang Shuncai might be the superior of the fake Qiu Yongnian!
Later, after Xu Zun solved the iron coffin case, Wang Shuncai disappeared.
I never expected that I would meet him in such a situation today in this remote Yongming Port in Qizhou!
Wang Shuncai's appearance has changed a lot now. He has a mustache, is dressed like a scholar, and has hair on his head.
In addition, the lights were dim at night, so ordinary people would definitely not be able to recognize it.
But by coincidence, Xu Zun bumped into him, and the guilty Wang Shuncai was the first to show his cowardice and run away, which allowed Xu Zun to confirm his identity.
However... the reality was so cruel that Xu Zun did not even have time to continue analyzing the reason why Wang Shuncai appeared in Yongming.
Because, the fireball that Annie had mistaken for a popular fireball actually exploded on the east side of the pier market, emitting thousands of sparks!
ah……
There was a sudden howl of pain among the crowd. Those who were unprepared were either hit by the fireballs and seriously injured, or had their clothes set on fire by the flames.
There were so many people in the market that the scene suddenly became chaotic.
However, this was just the beginning. When Xu Zun looked at the sea again, he was shocked to see four or five fireballs shooting out from the sea!
No way!!!
Xu Zun finally understood that although the dots of light on the sea were ships returning home, they were not ordinary fishing boats, but... enemies!!!
But……
The coastal areas of Daxuan have been peaceful for decades. Where did the enemies come from?
In a flash, several huge fireballs grew bigger and bigger, hitting various parts of Yongming Port, causing Yongming Port to burst into flames and screams of pain...
The fireball not only hit the market place, but also hit houses and many other places.
This is……
This is……
Xu Zun realized with astonishment that this was not just a simple attack, was it? This was simply a war!
call……
Just as he was in a daze, Ani pointed at Xu Zun's head and shouted, "Sir, hurry! Run!"
Xu Zun looked back and saw a fireball falling from the sky and heading towards him.
Ah…ah…
The stall owner and the diners who were eating were suddenly startled and turned pale with fear.
Damn it!
Xu Zun exclaimed and quickly ran down the mountain with everyone else.
As soon as they ran away, the place where they had been eating was hit by a fireball, and flames flew all over the sky.
The huge roar shook the earth and many flaming objects fell from the sky. Xu Zun and others had to hold their heads with their hands to protect them.
Even so, the hem of Annie's skirt was still touched by the flame. The flame seemed to be smeared with kerosene, and when it touched the clothes, they immediately caught fire.
Annie tried to beat the flames again and again, but the flames didn't go out.
Xu Zun rushed over and without saying a word, he pulled off Annie's skirt and threw it away!
"ah……"
Annie was wearing a dress that looked like blue and white porcelain, with a white upper body dotted with blue patterns and a sky blue skirt .
Now that the skirt has been torn off, tight shorts are revealed underneath.
In fact, these tight shorts are quite covering, but in the feudal ancient times, they were obviously considered as exposure, and Annie blushed in anxiety.
Xu Zun quickly took off his long gown and put it on Ani, thus blocking the light for her.
At this moment, there were bursts of tearing screams from the beach below. Xu Zun looked down and was stunned!
But there were many strangely dressed people rushing up on the beach. They were wearing fish-scale armor, deer antler helmets on their heads, and holding fishing nets, harpoons and other weapons in their hands.
As soon as they got ashore, they rushed towards the crowd like crazy, killing everyone they saw, with extreme ferocity!
this……
this……
Xu Zun was simply dumbfounded, these guys who had just landed were obviously not the people of Daxuan, they must be from some tribe in the East China Sea.
Moreover...Xu Zun couldn't help but think of the illustrations in his previous life's history textbooks. Why did these people look so much like Japanese pirates?
How...how could this happen?
Is this the Japanese pirates invading Daxuan?
But...Xu Zun had already come into contact with information about the Ten Kingdoms of the East China Sea, and had no idea about the Japanese pirates!
Moreover, apart from pirates, the coastal areas of Daxuan have not experienced war or harassment for decades.
What on earth is going on?
During this brief moment of distraction, more and more enemy troops were seen rushing onto the beach, forming a dense crowd.
They rushed towards the crowd with strange cries, killing any men they saw and covering any women with fishing nets.
Xu Zun clearly saw that a woman was covered by a fishing net and was dragged towards the seaside by an enemy.
The woman howled in fear, leaving a long mark on the beach...
"Pirates have come ashore!"
Ani also saw this scene and immediately drew out her Qingling sword, wanting to rush down to save people.
"No!" Xu Zun held her back and said, "There are too many enemies, we can't act rashly!
"Ani, we need to notify the Yongming County Government, the Coastal Defense Force, and the Shipping Department," Xu Zun said, "ask them to send troops here quickly... um..."
As a result, before Xu Zun finished speaking, he suddenly pressed Ani's shoulders.
"Sir..." Ani saw that Xu Zun's expression was not right and asked hurriedly, "What's wrong?"
"It's bad!!!" Xu Zun suddenly got goosebumps all over his body and gritted his teeth and said, "These pirates...maybe they are just trying to attract fire!"
"What?" Ani didn't understand, "What does it mean to attract firepower?"
"Warship! Warship!!!" Xu Zun shouted, "The arrival of this group of people is very strange. Their real target may be the warship we are going to take to sea the day after tomorrow. Someone doesn't want us to go to sea! Hurry..."
"Ah?" Ani was suddenly dumbfounded. "Warship? Why?"
"I don't know, it's just my intuition!" Xu Zun said, "Let's go, we have to get to the shipyard as soon as possible, otherwise it will be too late!"
"But..." Ani pointed straight ahead, "The shipping department is over there. If we want to get there, we have to get off!"
Xu Zun already knew that the shortest way to get to the naval dock of the Shipping Department was to go straight there, but the foot of the mountain was now full of pirates and enemies, so it was not easy to rush over.
"Go around!"
Xu Zun made a prompt decision and said only one word.
What he is most worried about now is the three warships going out to sea. He must not delay here.
So Xu Zun took Ani and Ku Niang and ran quickly to the end of the market, preparing to take a detour from the inside.
At this moment, the market was already in chaos. People saw the pirates coming and fled in panic. The place was in chaos.
When the three ran to the end of the market, something even worse happened. Unexpectedly, pirates had already rushed into the market.
But Huo Anu was seen waving an iron umbrella and fighting with several pirates.
Huo Anu's iron umbrella was heavy, and he knocked down two pirates first, one with one umbrella. Just one umbrella was enough to make the two men vomit blood and faint.
However, what surprised Xu Zun was that some of these pirates were holding muskets! !
Yes, Daxuan already has explosives and cannons, so muskets are naturally not uncommon.
When the man holding the gun saw how powerful Huo Anu was, he immediately raised his gun and aimed.
Bang!
The musket fired, and a ball of fire burst out.
Although Huo Anu had never seen a musket, he had heard of its power and immediately opened his iron umbrella.
The hard umbrella surface immediately blocked the exploding gunpowder bomb!
Swish…
But unexpectedly, a fishing net was cast behind the musket, and Huo Anu was immediately covered in the net.
"ah……"
Xu Zun exclaimed and wanted to tell Ani to rescue her.
However, Huo Anu was extremely powerful. With one hand, he pulled the fishing net and spun the person casting the fishing net into the air, knocking down a group of people...
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