I will lead the whole village to occupy the land and become the king.

On the other hand, Lu Yanzheng's fleet has entered the Yuejiang River Basin.

"Your Highness, we will be able to enter the Yue River in two days. The imperial court has patrol ships and navy stationed in Yundingdu." Zhao Qi, Lu Yanzheng's newly promoted deputy general, stepped forward to report.

Lu Yanzheng looked at the river for a long time before he said, "Pass the order down and prepare for battle."

Zhao Qi suddenly opened his eyes wide and looked at him, "But Your Majesty, you said before..."

When the Qiongzhou Navy was first established, Lu Yanzheng said that they would not initiate a war. Even if they fought a war, they would try to minimize casualties and losses. For example, if they encountered the imperial navy, they would try to preserve their ships so that they could take over and modify them in the future.

But what Lu Yanzheng meant by "prepare for war" now was that they had to fight seriously. Their navy's strength was matched by the people of the imperial court. If they fought seriously, it would not be an exaggeration to say that they would be wiped out without leaving a single piece of armor.

Lu Yanzheng said calmly, "A quick battle and a quick decision. Besides... most of the imperial navy are children of various aristocratic families who are just collecting empty salaries."

He had learned before that most of the imperial navy were children of officials, and most of them were playboys. There were endless cases of them living a life of luxury and robbing women, but the imperial court never intervened.

Since no one in the court cares, he doesn't need to go easy on those people.

When Zhao Qi heard this, he suddenly understood.

The prince still feels sorry for the people whose village was massacred!

The food that the people had worked hard to store all year round was not only robbed overnight, but the entire village was massacred and burned to the ground.

Since the court dared to let Prince Yong go, they must bear the consequences they deserve.

In addition, the imperial navy was almost entirely composed of playboys who bullied men and women and did all kinds of evil. He really could not sympathize with them.

"I'll do it right away." Zhao Qi bowed and turned to leave.

Lu Yanzheng continued to look at the river surface, and when he thought of the tragic conditions of the two villages that had been massacred, he closed his eyes.

Rest in peace. I will avenge each of you.

……

Xiao Rui and An Shiqi were also in the fleet heading south, but they were not on the largest warship, but mixed in the logistics fleet.

"Master, come and have dinner." An Shiqi went into the cabin carrying a box.

Xiao Rui leaned against the boat with an unshaven beard and a blank look in his eyes.

This is a rest cabin prepared for soldiers who are prone to seasickness. Those who join the navy are naturally trained and will not get seasick, but some people will still get seasick after sailing on the water for a long time. Xiao Rui is one of such people and was arranged here.

I don’t know whether to say he is lucky or unlucky, he is the only one in the cabin at the moment.

Xiao Rui didn't react. An Shiqi sighed, squatted in front of him with the box in his hand, and said worriedly, "Master, you haven't eaten well for several days. Please don't torture yourself anymore."

Ever since the Yongwang army massacred the village, Xiao Rui has been silent like this.

An Shiqi knew that his master would definitely blame himself, thinking that if he had rebelled against the court earlier and overthrown the current corrupt court earlier, such a thing as the village massacre would not have happened.

Xiao Rui's eyes gradually regained focus. He looked at An Shiqi and asked in a hoarse voice, "Where is the army?"

"We're almost entering the Yue River." An Shiqi said as he unfastened the lid and handed over the food, "Master, please eat first."

Xiao Rui did not refuse. He took it and started eating in silence.

The food of the Northwest Navy is very good. Every meal includes meat, vegetables and rice, but also some coarse grains such as sweet potatoes.

Xiao Rui had no appetite, but he would not waste food.

By the time he finished eating, a quarter of an hour had passed.

An Shiqi was very happy that his master ate so much today. He had only eaten one meal in the past two days. If he brought food and his master didn't eat it, it would become his next meal. Today, he finally didn't have to eat leftovers.

"Seventeen, come with me to see the prince tonight!" Xiao Rui suddenly said.

An Shiqi's eyes widened and he said anxiously, "Absolutely not!"

Why did the master suddenly have such an idea?

"In the eyes of others, you are now buried and have handed over all your resources to the King of the Northwest. If you appear in front of him, what if he..." An Shiqi was extremely anxious, but he could only lower his voice and speak to Xiao Rui.

Xiao Rui shook his head, "I believe him."

Lu Yanzheng is not that kind of person, and the reason he looked for him was for another matter, a major event that might affect the situation of the war.

Seeing his determined expression, An Shiqi knew he couldn't persuade him, so he could only compromise and said, "Master, you can go see him if you want, but I don't approve of you taking off the human skin mask."

As long as the master's identity is not exposed, his life will not be threatened.

Although he also felt that the King of the Northwest was a trustworthy person during this period, who could guarantee it under the temptation of huge power?

If the master showed his true face to him, what if he had a murderous intention for the resources he had obtained? This ship was full of Northwest Army soldiers. Even if he and his master were good at fighting, there was no way they could escape!

Xiao Rui was silent for a moment, then nodded and said, "Okay, I promise you."

He believed Lu Yanzheng, but if he could do so without revealing his identity, he would naturally be willing to do so.

Originally, he faked his death in order to stay away from disputes and let Lu Yanzheng take over everything, but later he joined the Northwest Navy. He gradually became interested in Lu Yanzheng's way of doing things and stayed in the army.

It was not until the village massacre that happened a few days ago that he suddenly realized that if he wanted to avoid disputes, he must first solve the source of the disputes.

Since this is the case, he must do his best to help Lu Yanzheng.

An Shiqi was still a little worried, but he knew his master's temper well, so he could only sigh secretly and began to rack his brains to think of a way to ask to see Lu Yanzheng without taking off the human skin mask.

That night, after Lu Yanzheng finished his routine work on the ship and was about to go to bed, he heard someone knocking on the window.

He raised his eyebrows slightly and said in a deep voice, "Come in."

This person knocked on the window instead of the door. Obviously, he was not one of his subordinates and had no ill will towards him, otherwise he would not have knocked on the window but broken it in.

The next moment, Lu Yanzheng's cabin door was pushed open, and two unfamiliar faces came into view.

"Greetings, Your Highness." The two people who entered the room knelt on one knee and saluted him.

Lu Yanzheng looked at them with a tight lip, "You two aren't from my Northwest Navy, are you?"

"Don't misunderstand me, Your Highness," An Shiqi said with a bow, "My brother and I entered the Northwest Navy through the formal channels through the Northwest Navy recruitment examination."

Xiao Rui nodded but said nothing.

An Shiqi added, "My two brothers came here today because we have important information to share with His Majesty."

Lu Yanzheng raised his eyebrows slightly, "Oh? What information?"

An Shiqi glanced at Xiao Rui, thinking he was calm, but in fact Lu Yanzheng saw everything.

"Your Highness can check the origins of my two brothers at any time. The information I want to tell you is related to Prime Minister Su..." Then, An Shiqi told him everything that Xiao Rui had told him.

During this time, Lu Yanzheng listened quietly, his eyes occasionally sweeping over the two of them.

An Shiqi finally finished speaking, "This is what happened. Your Highness, please make preparations early."

Lu Yanzheng twitched the corner of his lips, not looking at An Shiqi who had been talking, but instead looking at Xiao Rui's face, "Second Master An, do you have anything to say?"

"I will follow the arrangements of the prince and my brother." Xiao Rui bowed and lowered his eyes.

Lu Yanzheng understood and nodded, "I've taken note of what you said, but since it was you brothers who brought this up, I'll leave it to you!"

An Shiqi looked at Lu Yanzheng in surprise, suspecting that he had heard it wrong.

Xiao Rui was also stunned for a moment, then looked at him puzzledly and asked, "Is the prince really going to send us brothers?"