After being reborn as a man, the woman improved her family's fortunes through education.

Chapter 556 The Flood of Jinshan Temple

"Sir, it looks like these Japanese pirates have finished loading their goods and are about to set sail."

Prefect Li nodded, having already arranged for two teams to slowly approach the cargo ship.

However, there were Japanese pirates guarding the shore and the deck, so we couldn't get any closer. This was the limit.

"Hey, everyone, cheer up, we're about to have a tough battle."

I only have one life, and I don't want to be anyone's corpse collector!

Prefect Li felt that he was the least suitable person to command troops, fearing the loss of his men and the death of living people in front of him.

He didn't refute the accusation of being too kind-hearted; being a civil official was fine, but being a general and commander-in-chief was not something an ordinary person could do.

Because he couldn't bring himself to say that victory and defeat are common occurrences in war. After all, if you lose, countless bones are wasted, and if you win, you gain merit by stepping over those bones.

While assigning blocking positions to his men, Prefect Li also mentally prepared himself.

It's impossible to avoid losing a single soldier; let's try to minimize bloodshed and deaths.

At worst, I'll go bankrupt and give my men a lot of compensation.

"Sir, a tabby cat delivered this note."

"What did you say? What cat?"

"It's a tabby cat, and it looks quite spirited. Its eyes are bright and piercing, and it looks quite dashing!"

"Who asked about your cat? I'm asking what note you have. Hurry up and hand it over!"

"Ah? Oh!"

The subordinate was completely baffled. He was certain the master had asked about cats, and he wasn't deaf.

Forget it, the adults are already under a lot of stress, so let's not argue about this with them.

Prefect Li took the note, his face lighting up with delight.

"As expected, there's always a way out! A righteous man has descended from the heavens to help me! Hahahaha!"

Prefect Li did not doubt the truthfulness of what was said on the note. He would find out for himself later.

As long as the Japanese pirates' cargo ships run into trouble, that will be the best opportunity for our side to take action and rescue the people.

Wait and see how things go; it won't cost us anything, and we might even be able to save him without losing a single soldier.

Then I won't have to suffer the torment in my heart, and I can bring everyone back to the capital safe and sound!

Prefect Li waited anxiously, his eyes fixed on the cargo ships.

Not long after, a commotion suddenly broke out on the cargo ship. The Japanese pirates who were standing on the deck began to grab the buckets at hand and all rushed into the hold.

Immediately afterwards, some of the Japanese pirates who remained on the shore also hurriedly boarded the ship.

"idiot!"

"idiot!"

A cacophony of Japanese chatter drifted from the cargo ship's hold. Jiang Xiaoqi, being closer, naturally knew what these people were yelling about.

It's just a bunch of pointless swear words. Of course, due to the limited vocabulary, they just use "baka" to get by.

Haha, such a big hole can't be plugged in a short time.

There are more than one ship for each vessel, and they are all in different locations.

Of course, it's likely that the cabins holding the young and strong men of the Great Zhou will inevitably be accidentally injured.

However, there's nothing that can be done about it; while the drilling robot can locate itself, it can't be precise enough to avoid its own crew.

Those were all young and strong, so there shouldn't be any with leg problems. It's impossible for them not to save themselves when the seawater flooded the warehouse; survival is a human instinct.

Just as Jiang Xiaoqi thought, although those people did not know that the leak in the cabin was intentional, they all thought that this was a good opportunity to escape.

"Brother Tie Niu, the boat is leaking, let's escape in the chaos!"

"Yeah, who knows where they'll be taken to do hard labor. We can't miss this chance to escape!"

"The hatch is sealed shut, how do we escape?"

"With so many of us, we could just ram him with our bodies and break through. It's not like we're made of copper or iron; it's just wood, isn't it?"

Li Tieniu stood up. After boarding the ship, they were no longer tied up. After all, at sea, even with hands and feet, one cannot escape the boundless ocean.

"Er Gou is right. Even if we have to ram it, we can still break through its defenses. We have to fight for our own survival and not just sit here and wait to die."

Li Tieniu was one of the few literate people in this group, and he was also the unsung leader of the younger generation in the village.

Li Tieniu is loyal, warm-hearted, and a skilled worker; all the young men respect him.

So when faced with this situation, everyone still habitually turns their attention to Li Tieniu and lets him make the decision.

"Brother Tie Niu, whatever you say we should do, we'll do it."

"The problem is that we don't know if all of these ships have problems. If only our ship is leaking, we may end up being scattered and transferred to other ships."

But if all the ships break down, our chances of escape will increase significantly!

"Both leak? Leaking at the same time? Is that even possible?"

"If it was an accident, it would be impossible for it to be such a coincidence. If it was deliberate, then it would be impossible to have only punctured one ship."

Li Tieniu is still quite sharp; he spent a long time observing the leak.

Whether it was man-made or an accident, the condition of the hull is immediately apparent.

Although he couldn't see clearly just now, when he touched it, the broken part of the wood was very neat, without even a single splinter.

If you say this wasn't drilled open by someone using tools, then he should write the character "Li" backwards!

What does this neat cut mean? It means that someone discovered they were missing and came to rescue them.

At this time, we must not panic and must not disrupt the rescue team's plan.

Even if they can't help, they can't hold others back.

The best course of action is to seize the opportunity and cooperate effectively with the rescue team to make things go more smoothly.

"Brother Tie Niu, what do you mean?"

"Okay, everyone, don't panic. Let's see if we can open the hatch first."

The seawater is flooding in more and more; we mustn't drown here before our rescuers arrive!

"The water is already up to our calves. Everyone, split up and look for any gaps that we can pry open."

The thieves are busy repairing the ship and draining the water; even if we make a noise, they won't notice immediately.

The other ships were indeed taking on water. As seawater entered the cabins, the initially small holes widened and grew larger under pressure, and the water flow became increasingly rapid.

Lighter items inside the cabin floated up and bumped around.

"Baka yarou, baka!"