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

The slightly dignified man saw this scene, turned his head and wiped his face, choking with sobs,

"Dazhu, take the boat down the river and report to Captain Liu immediately!"

"Erquan'er, bring two bags worth of money, and each of you will have two of them. When they explode, it will make a loud noise. You'll be lucky!"

"Yes!"

As the few people began to take action, the waters returned to calm again after a while.

A few miles downstream, in the valley beside the river.

Liu Dazhuang, along with several shirtless men, knelt expressionlessly in front of a dozen newly piled earth mounds.

Just as the atmosphere was becoming increasingly heavy, a figure suddenly broke in.

Everyone's expression changed and they looked at him with pity.

The person who came in choked up and said to Liu Dazhuang,

"Captain Liu, Ermao is broken..."

Liu Dazhuang took a deep breath, slowly stood up, pointed to a pit not far away, and said in a deep voice,

"Just leave it there!"

Everyone silently placed Ermao's body into the pit that had been dug long ago.

There are several more pits next to that pit.

Soon, another mound of earth appeared here.

One person seemed unable to accept this depressing atmosphere and punched the ground hard.

"Damn it! These brothers died in such a frustrating way!"

Liu Dazhuang turned around abruptly and stared at the man coldly.

"You can go back now! Just say it was me, Liu Dazhuang, who made the special order!"

"I……"

The man's eyes turned red and his lips moved slightly.

"I'm not leaving! Captain Liu, I just feel that it's not worth it for our brothers to die like this!"

Liu Dazhuang said coldly,

"It's all just a worthless life, what's the value of it?"

"They died here so that more brothers could survive! In my opinion, it's worth it!"

After saying that, he turned around and looked at the others coldly, and said word by word,

"Anyone who has any ideas can leave directly. I won't force them!"

Seeing that no one in the crowd spoke, Liu Dazhuang continued in a deep voice,

"Since you don't want to leave, shut up! I'll make the arrangements now!"

"The first wave of dog noses has arrived. The Xuzhou fleet will arrive in an hour or two at most. Until then, stay alive!"

After saying that, Zhao Dagou stood up and turned to walk out.

He took two steps, then stopped, slowly turned around and said to the people behind him,

"There's no need to carry the people behind us here. Just go downstream and you'll meet other brothers who will collect their bodies!"

……

Down the Yellow River,

Dozens of ships full of officers and soldiers were guarding a large ship flying the flag of the Duke of Zhenguo as it sailed on the river.

On the top floor of the ship with the flag of the Duke of Zhenguo.

A general was reporting to the guardian of the country, Niu Qing.

"We've already cleared the fifty-mile waterway and there's no ambush!"

Niu Qing, who had a serious expression on his face, breathed a sigh of relief and nodded slowly after hearing this.

"That's good! It seems that I am worried!"

Commander Zhao in the field stood up and clasped his fists,

"You are too kind, Marshal! As Sun Tzu's Art of War says at the beginning, war is a matter of great importance to a nation and must be carefully considered!"

Niu Qing smiled and nodded slightly, then looked at him and asked,

"Has there been any battle report from the Duke of Shan today?"

Commander Zhao bowed and said,

"Duke Shan has led his troops to the Yeshan area and has tightened the blockade of the key roads between Yangzhou and Anhui. The rebels in Yangzhou, because of the location of Nanjing, are afraid of being attacked from both sides and dare not attack rashly."

Niu Qing thought for a moment, clapped his hands and smiled,

"Alright! Send a message to Duke Shan, telling him to maintain the current situation. Once our Beijing army joins forces with Huai'an Prefecture, we will attack Yangzhou together with him!"

"Before that, don't fall for the rebels' tricks of luring troops!"

"Yes! Commander!"

Then, Niu Qing seemed to think of something and his face darkened.

"What about Hai Dayong?"

Commander Zhao's expression changed slightly, but he still replied,

"General Hai has led 20,000 troops to retreat safely into Nanjing. However, he wanted General Wang to send troops to help him attack Hangzhou Prefecture, but General Wang refused."

"So, he has sent a message, hoping that the commander-in-chief will order General Wang to join him in the expedition."