The big bandit in the Red Mansion robbed Lin Daiyu at the beginning

After Shi Lei, Niu Ben and 30,000 guards swore an oath in front of the city gate, they headed directly towards the port outside Jinling City.

Of course, the so-called oath-taking ceremony did not mean that all 30,000 troops were in front of the city gate.

Only about three thousand troops participated, and the rest of the imperial guards had already boarded the warships in the port, waiting to set off.

After Niu Ben and Shi Lei boarded the warship,

Amid the blaring trumpets, warships covering the sky and the sun set sail one after another, heading slowly eastward along the Yangtze River.

In the General's Mansion,

Wang Ziteng, who was writing a document, heard the sound of a horn coming from more than ten miles outside the city.

He slowly put down the brush in his hand and looked out the window thoughtfully.

Suddenly, a young servant came forward and said with a slightly anxious look,

"master!"

Wang Ziteng turned his head and saw the expression on the boy's face, which made his heart skip a beat.

But the magnanimity and determination of having been in a high position for a long time,

He had to suppress his inner emotions and looked at the servant calmly and said,

"what happened?"

As he spoke, he reached out and picked up a cup of tea on the table as a cover.

But the slightly trembling tea in the cup betrayed his inner unrest at the moment.

The servant said with a little panic,

"Angkor and the others..."

The tea lid in Wang Ziteng's hand fell into the teacup with a crisp clang.

No longer as calm as before, he said in a deep voice,

"Say!"

The servant choked up and said,

"Angkor Wu didn't come back today as promised. I waited for an extra hour but still heard nothing. I'm afraid..."

Wang Ziteng suddenly felt a sharp pain in his head.

The Wu Ge mentioned by the servant was the person he arranged yesterday to handle the aftermath for him. He was the guard in the mansion that he had hired at a high price.

After the advice from Duke of Liguo Liu Biao yesterday,

He reached a certain tacit understanding and agreement with Liu Biao.

That is, he gave the first task of attacking Zhenjiang Prefecture to Shi Lei and Niu Ben, who were from a noble family.

Liu Biao will also give him two days to handle all matters.

Although Zhenjiang Prefecture was captured by the rebels from Qingfeng Village,

However, for the Wang family, what the generals who died in battle or surrendered during the garrison will face is completely different.

The words of the servant in front of him undoubtedly told Wang Ziteng that his action had failed.

Wu Ge and others who were sent to help the unworthy clan member who died in battle were also captured by Qingfeng Village. Maybe they have already drunk the Mengpo soup by now.

But Wang Ziteng knew who he was. After the initial shock, he quickly calmed down and his mind was quickly processing the next situation.

It doesn't matter whether Wang Shoude, that useless guy, lives or dies.

But as luck would have it, after receiving a hint from Duke Liguo yesterday, he immediately wrote a memorial to the capital, reporting that Zhenjiang Prefecture had been captured by rebels and Wang Shoude had died in battle.

The reason for doing so was not only to report the situation to the capital as soon as possible to clear the Wang family of the guilt of losing the important town, but also to hope to report the victory to the court after retaking Zhenjiang Prefecture, thereby gaining greater credit.

After all, how could defending Zhenjiang Prefecture be as great a merit as losing it and then taking it back?

But now it's all over!

There was no news of the people he sent, and there was no news of Wang Shoude either.

It would be fine if I died, but if...

Once the news gets out, Wang Ziteng will not only be responsible for losing the city, but also guilty of deceiving the emperor. Under the emperor's wrath, even the huge Wang family behind him will definitely not be spared.

Thinking of this, Wang Ziteng felt extremely confused.

Suddenly, Wang Ziteng looked at the servant in front of him, and an idea suddenly flashed in his mind.

"Acai, Master, I remember that Qingfeng Village seems to have a certain principle."

Ah Cai was slightly stunned when he heard this, but he still answered seriously,

"It seems fair and impartial, with no one cheating."

Wang Ziteng slowly stroked his beard, a gleam of light flashing in his eyes.

This actually scared Ah Cai so much that he shrank his neck back tremblingly.

Wang Ziteng came back to his senses and said to Acai,