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

"Nonsense!"

Niu Qing slammed the table angrily.

"When I ordered him to lead the troops, I warned him that the rebels in Yangzhou were no longer the same as before and that they could not be dealt with in a snap."

"He launched a rash attack, resulting in the loss of most of our fifty thousand troops! I didn't execute him according to military law, and he even wanted to encourage Prince Teng to send out his troops?"

"What if the rebels take advantage of Nanjing's emptiness and seize it?"

All the generals in the field were silent.

Now they all knew how ferocious the rebels in Qingfeng Village were.

Not to mention the distant past, just take Hai Dayong, who besieged Hangzhou Prefecture yesterday, for example, who arranged 10,000 troops in advance to ambush the reinforcements of the rebels.

As a result, the 10,000 ambush troops, despite occupying an advantageous terrain, were wiped out in one fell swoop by the rebels from Qingfeng Village.

Such strength was beyond their imagination even for them.

Moreover, Jinling is extremely important in the current war situation.

If Nanjing was still in the hands of the imperial court, the rebels in Yangzhou would be suppressed north of the Yangtze River and would not dare to march south easily.

But once Nanjing falls, the rebels will be completely free, and the entire Jiangnan area, and even the area south of the Yangtze River, will be under the rebels' attack.

Niu Qing continued in a deep voice,

"Send a message to Jinling: Hai Dayong's 20,000 remaining soldiers are temporarily under the jurisdiction of Jinling General Wang Ziteng!"

"Without my order, not a single soldier may leave Nanjing!"

"Yes, handsome!"

Niu Qing sighed softly and said to everyone,

"We'll be in Suqian City in another hour, so go your separate ways!"

"However, you must remain vigilant and avoid repeating past mistakes."

"As ordered!"

After the generals saluted, they all left the room.

Commander Zhao and a friendly general came to the deck downstairs, looking at the rolling Yellow River and sighing.

"I never thought that such a ferocious rebel like Qingfeng Village would emerge from my Daqian."

The general laughed and said,

"The rebels are only capable of a momentary outburst of violence. With the Duke of Zhenguo here, they will surely be wiped out!"

Commander Zhao nodded slightly and said nothing more.

The general asked with a smile,

"It's still some time before we get there. Why don't you go back to your room and rest for a while?"

Commander Zhao shook his head slightly upon hearing this.

"Brother Lai, please go on your own. I can't sleep, so I'll just stay awake here."

After the general left,

Commander Zhao stood at the bow of the ship and looked at the mighty fleet on the river.

While my heart was surging, I suddenly had an inexplicable bad premonition for some reason.

But I can't say anything,

I can only attribute it to the fact that I have been too busy following the Duke of Zhenguo these days, and perhaps it is due to fatigue.

However, he did not go back to his room to rest like other generals, but stood on the bow deck.

Looking around at the empty riverbanks on both sides,

He smiled and shook his head,

He thought to himself that he was too suspicious and that the Duke of Zhenguo was too cautious.

But because my mind was a little disturbed, I still didn't feel tired.

Commander Zhao stood at the bow of the boat, quietly watching the fleet on the river.

I do not know how long it has been,

When the fleet sailed to a wide expanse of water,

suddenly,

A narrow and penetrating sound of a water bird suddenly reached Commander Zhao's ears.

He suddenly opened his eyes and looked in the direction of the sound, but all he saw was the muddy river surface and a fleet of boats lined up neatly in front of him.

For a moment, he thought he might be hallucinating.

But Commander Zhao was certain that he had not heard wrongly.

So he hurriedly called over an officer from the Shenji Battalion and asked,

"Did you hear anything before?"

The officer looked nervous, but after hearing his question, he quickly shook his head and said,

"General, I didn't hear anything unusual!"

However, the officers and soldiers glanced behind Commander Zhao in panic and saw a vague shadow floating in the water, which seemed to be a person.

However, when facing a commander, the officers and soldiers were worried that if they spoke rashly or said something wrong, it would cause dissatisfaction on the other side, so they simply did not speak.