332: Chapter 332 Everyone squat down!

Huang Long had been keeping a close eye on the searchlights on the river.

When that massive white beam of light swept over, he said with a serious expression, "Everyone get down!"

Hearing this, everyone hurriedly crouched on the ground.

Only after the searchlight had passed did Huang Long say, "Continue moving forward."

It was four in the morning, the time when people are most drowsy; the Great Qin Lou Chuan Soldiers were yawning, and even though they saw Huang Long and the others carrying assault boats on the shore, they didn't pay much attention.

Some farmers worked in the fields during the day and woke up in the early hours to go fishing in the river.

Huang Long and his group bypassed the checkpoint without any mishaps.

The searchlights could no longer reach them, and the eastern sky began to pale with the first light of dawn.

Huang Long knew it wouldn't be long before daybreak.

"Into the river!"

Huang Long barked, "Everyone move faster! Catch up to the cargo ship before nightfall."

"Yes, sir!"

To say the men of the Vanguard Battalion weren't tired after carrying the assault boats for so long would certainly be a lie.

But thinking of what they were about to do, their spirits immediately lifted. One by one, as if injected with chicken blood, they waded through the water toward the middle of the river.

Once the water reached their waists, they placed the assault boats on the surface and climbed aboard.

One person was at the bow, and another at the stern.

The person at the stern pedaled furiously with their feet, much like pedaling a bicycle. The waterwheels on both sides of the hull spun rapidly, pushing the boat forward at an ever-increasing speed.

After spotting Si Chen's cargo ship, Huang Long directed everyone to approach it.

Si Chen breathed a sigh of relief upon seeing Huang Long's Vanguard Battalion arrive safe and sound.

He quickly had his men open the lower hold to let Huang Long's Vanguard Battalion board the ship.

After entering Lujiang Commandery, the now-experienced Si Chen and Huang Long smoothly bypassed the Great Qin Lou Chuan Soldiers.

The next commandery was Zhang Commandery, and after Zhang Commandery was Kuaiji Commandery.

Upon entering Kuaiji Commandery, Huang Long found an island in the middle of the river and hid the assault boats there.

Afterward, he began to gather intelligence.

He needed to find a suitable location for an ambush.

It had to be remote enough to hide people easily, yet close to the river so they could transport the looted goods away promptly using the assault boats.

The place Huang Long chose was Mount Laohong.

He sketched the surrounding geography on paper and used a carrier pigeon to send a message to Zhang Liang.

The intelligence he sent included their experience in passing through each water gate.

After receiving the intelligence from Huang Long, Zhang Liang nodded slightly.

The location of Mount Laohong was indeed suitable for an ambush.

He taught the experience of passing through the water gates to the others who would participate in the operation.

This time, Zhang Liang planned to mobilize a thousand men to complete the mission of attacking the Great Qin steam train and seizing the cargo.

Five hundred of them would be used to attack the Great Qin steam train, while the other five hundred would be responsible for logistics.

How to transfer the goods as quickly as possible after seizing them was also something they needed to consider.

Zhang Liang ordered Huang Long to send people to infiltrate the Kuaiji Commandery Railway Station to find out the departure and arrival times of every steam train, as well as the items they were transporting.

He needed detailed information on the steam train transport.

"Flutter, flutter, flutter!"

The pigeon flapped its wings and landed near Huang Long.

He opened the bamboo tube tied to the pigeon's ankle and took out the letter inside.

After reading the contents, he immediately organized his men to infiltrate the Kuaiji Commandery Railway Station.

It just so happened that the Kuaiji Commandery Railway Station needed some cleaners, so Huang Long's men successfully entered the station.