The First Battle of the Landing (A Two-in-One Chapter)

Qi Yun knew these were the ships the Han Tribe had prepared for the landing, but what he had not expected was that the Han Tribe would choose to land directly on the western bank of Clearwater River instead of first going to the Emissary Group's encampment to rest. This meant they were placing their forces right in his own territory, catching him completely unprepared.

But with the Han Tribe's landing imminent, there was no time for him to sigh over it. Seeing the Floating Bridges set up in the water and the people stationed beside them, he realized that this was the Han Tribe's weakness. As long as he found a way to attack the Floating Bridges, the Han Tribe would be unable to come ashore. They would have to retreat to the Emissary Group's dock and land there instead, giving him time to think of a countermeasure.

With that thought, he did not hesitate in the slightest. He immediately sent two trusted aides back to camp to call up troops, summoning all the archers and having them bring extra torches and prepare some fire arrows. He intended to strike while the Han Tribe was crossing the river, burning all the Floating Bridges first.

Just as the Han Tribe's ships drew closer and were about to begin landing, Qi Yun once again noticed something amiss. The dozen-odd ships that had come this time were not all landing vessels. Some did not stop at all when passing the Floating Bridges, but charged straight past as if they had accidentally overshot. Yet he knew the Han Tribe would never make such a low-level mistake. They had to be preparing something.

But the current situation had left him no more time to prepare.

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