364: Chapter 364 Zhao Fusu's Ambush from Ten Sides

"Liu San!"

To his surprise, Song Jiang was actually forcing him to be the first to sign.

"Tie Niu."

Song Jiang glanced at Tie Niu.

Understanding the intent, Tie Niu gripped his two axes and approached Liu San step by step.

A thick killing intent flickered within his eyes.

In Tie Niu's heart, Song Jiang's orders were greater than the heavens. Even if Song Jiang told him to die, he would do so without hesitation, let alone just killing Liu San.

"I'll sign, I'll sign!"

Under the threat of death, no matter how unwilling Liu San was, he could only sign and put his thumbprint on the Letter of Surrender.

"Tie Niu, stand down."

Song Jiang looked at this scene with great satisfaction.

Tie Niu also retreated a few steps, his eyes the size of copper bells glaring like a tiger at the Minor Leaders inside the thatched hut.

"Brothers."

Song Jiang spoke up, "Are you going to sign? Or are you going to sign?"

The group of Minor Leaders was speechless.

This gave them no other choice at all!

To save their lives, they could only sign and thumbprint the Letter of Surrender, boarding Song Jiang's thief boat.

"Good, good, very good!"

Seeing that everyone had signed and thumbprinted it, Song Jiang laughed with satisfaction.

Sheng Tao was also laughing.

He and Song Jiang exchanged a glance, both their faces showing a smile of relief.

However, in stark contrast to the two of them, the expressions of the Minor Leaders in the thatched hut were extremely unsightly.

They looked at that Letter of Surrender as if they were looking at a death warrant.

"Alright."

Song Jiang said, "You may leave."

"You'd better keep your heads clear and not snitch."

"If anything happens to me, I won't hesitate to take out this Letter of Surrender and hand it over to Peng Yue."

"I think you should also be clear about Peng Yue's methods."

Everyone was silent; they indeed knew Peng Yue's methods.

Peng Yue was a ruthless man who would seek revenge for the slightest grievance.

Those who had betrayed him in the past had been tortured to death.

Now that they had signed the Letter of Surrender, it was equivalent to a complete break with Peng Yue. How could Peng Yue easily forgive the crime of betrayal?

The next day, the atmosphere of the Yunmeng Marsh Water Stronghold grew increasingly tense.

The net cast by the Great Qin Lou Chuan Soldiers around the outskirts of Yunmeng Marsh was tightening bit by bit.

The hearts of the Water Bandits of Yunmeng Marsh were incredibly tense.

Peng Yue and Zhang Liang's moods were equally tense.

The scouts sent out reported that the Great Qin warships were vast and mighty. The ships were packed with people, numbering ten times their own!

Facing the Great Qin Lou Chuan Soldiers whose strength far surpassed their own, how could Peng Yue and Zhang Liang be at peace?

"Dong, dong, dong..."

To intimidate these Water Bandits of Yunmeng Marsh, Zhao Fusu specifically ordered large drums to be placed on all ten thousand warships.

While the ten thousand ships approached from all directions, bare-chested strongmen were vigorously beating the large drums made of oxhide.

The sound of the drums suddenly rang out like rolling thunder, echoing over the Yunmeng Marsh.

The rhythm of the drums was tight and seamless, each beat striking at the very hearts of the Water Bandits.

The drumming gradually grew louder, and the Water Bandits of Yunmeng Marsh felt as if they could see the approaching Great Qin Lou Chuan Soldiers. Their hearts were already tense, and now they became even more so.

Their faces were pale, and their eyes were filled with fear and unease.

The sound of the drums seemed to possess an invisible power, tightly gripping their hearts and making it hard for them to breathe.

Many Water Bandits unconsciously dropped their weapons, their legs began to tremble slightly, and their eyes were filled with despair.

One Water Bandit said, "Can we... can we hold the water stronghold?"

His voice carried a sob, sounding so small and helpless under the cover of the drumbeats.

"Don't..."

"Don't be afraid. Our water stronghold is easy to defend and hard to attack. They won't get in that easily."

An older Water Bandit tried to feign composure, but the bean-sized beads of sweat on his forehead betrayed him.

He himself felt a lack of confidence.

The sound of the drums was like a heavy hammer, constantly battering his psychological defenses.

Zhao Fusu's move was an imitation of Han Xin's Ambush from All Sides, striking at the morale of the Yunmengze Water Bandits psychologically and spiritually.

After this operation, the results were surprisingly good!

Seeing the morale they had worked so hard to raise gradually disintegrating under the sound of the drums, Peng Yue and Zhang Liang's faces turned as gloomy as the sky before a storm.

They clenched their fists, their knuckles turning white from the force.

Peng Yue knew he had to take the initiative to attack, otherwise, the group of Water Bandits in his stronghold would completely collapse!