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

"Acai, can I trust you, Master?"

……

On the river,

Among the fleets of warships with flags flying all over the sky.

Located in the best sequence three-story flagship.

Niu Ben and Shi Lei stood by the railing.

Niu Ben looked at the warships sailing in a line on the rolling river and could not help but sigh,

"Ah! Dajiang..."

Upon hearing this, Shi Lei looked at his good brother curiously. It must be the first time for both of them to fight on the river, and lead 30,000 troops, so it was reasonable for him to feel a little emotional.

I was thinking about how to praise him, but I heard Niu Ben continue,

"You're all water!"

'puff! '

Shi Lei almost choked on his own saliva and coughed repeatedly.

Seeing this, Niu Ben patted Shi Lei's shoulder proudly.

"Brother Shi, the wind and waves here are too strong. Why don't you go back and rest first?"

Shi Lei shook his head slightly, looked at Niu Ben with a serious look and said,

"Brother Niu, we must not be careless when we go to attack Zhenjiang Prefecture this time!"

Niu Ben responded indifferently.

"Oh, I see!"

Seeing that Niu Ben didn't seem to take it seriously,

Shi Lei continued,

"I heard that when the rebels from Qingfeng Village committed crimes in Yangzhou in the past, they came and went without a trace, and even had a group of bandits..."

Before he could finish his words, Niu Ben laughed and patted Shi Lei on the back.

"Brother Shi, why are we scared before we even see the thief?"

"At first, I had the same concerns as you, but think about it, how many people were there in Qingfeng Village before the rebellion? And how many are there now?"

A gleam of light flashed in Shi Lei's eyes.

"Brother Niu, what you mean is..."

Niu Ben chuckled.

"Hehe, if Qingfeng Village only had 20,000 or 30,000 people, I might still have a headache. After all, a few thousand elite soldiers with 20,000 or 30,000 temporarily recruited farmers, or with a hundred thousand people, in less than ten days, which one do you think will have a stronger fighting force?"

"This……"

Shi Lei thought about it for a moment and understood what Niu Ben meant.

His eyes lit up and he gave Niu Ben a thumbs up.

"High! Brother Niu is really high!"

Niu Ben accepted the compliment calmly and said with a smile,

"So after learning about the massive rebellion and arrests in Qingfeng Village, I stopped worrying. If it weren't for that old brat Wang Ziteng who was suppressing us every day, we would have wiped out the Qingfeng Village's lair long ago!"

"Haha! That's right!"

Shi Lei laughed, and then said after a little thought,

"However, I have intelligence that the rebels used a powerful firearm when they attacked Zhenjiang Prefecture. That firearm seems to be even more powerful than the Shenjiying's firearms!"

Niu Ben waved his hand directly.

"Morale and fighting spirit are what matter most on the battlefield. The Shenji Battalion's firearms are certainly powerful, but what use are they against the Tartars in the north?"

Said, disdainfully,

"Even the weapons of the Shenjiying Camp, which costs five or six hundred thousand taels every year, are so useless. How powerful can a mere rebel be?"

"In my opinion, they must have used some conspiracy to force that coward Wang Shoude to surrender!"

Hearing this, Shi Lei nodded in agreement.

Suddenly, he looked at the reeds on both sides with a serious expression,

"These places are extremely prone to ambushes. Do you think we should have people check along the way?"

Niu Ben was slightly stunned when he heard this, and then burst into laughter.

Shi Lei looked at Niu Ben in confusion.

"Brother Niu, what are you laughing at?"

Niu Ben laughed and said,

"Brother Shi, do you know where our fleet is now?"

Shi Lei looked at the terrain on both sides of the channel.

"Swallow Rock! We have arrived at Swallow Rock."

Niu Ben nodded and said,

"That's right! The inward flow at Yanziji is turbulent, while the outward flow is gentle. However, at the confluence, the river bank narrows and the water becomes turbulent."

"If the rebels from Qingfeng Village had any intelligence, they would not have missed such a strategic ambush location! However, the speedboats we sent out in advance did not report back to warn us, which means that these rebels did not set an ambush."

Shi Lei nodded in agreement, and Niu Ben continued,

"Those rebels are only good at robbing and pillaging. If my army approaches and the heavenly soldiers descend, they will surely be scared and scatter!"