Yu Lesheng's expression changed slightly: "Why is this? Are you afraid of being in danger if you stay here for a long time?"
Zhu Chaoshi nodded: "The battle here is filled with smoke and dust, and can be seen clearly within a hundred miles. If the demon thieves really have an ambush, they will definitely come here. After our army has won a great victory, we will be proud and complacent." We are worried and exhausted. This camp has been burned down and cannot be used as our defense base. If we are attacked by the enemy at night, we may not be able to resist it and we must leave here quickly."
Wang Jingjiu nodded: "What Brother Shitou said makes sense, but even if we move towards Lukou Ferry, we can go back via Wulin Ferry. If we go directly to Jiangling, isn't it a bit far away? What's more, when we came here, But we came over via Wulin."
Zhu Chaoshi said calmly: "Wulindu is a little too close to us. I always have a bad feeling that it may not be safe there. If the demon thieves want to attack Jiangling, they are unlikely to attack directly from the waterway like last time. It is possible to attack Jiangling's Waijiang Shuicheng from the land. The direction of the land attack is from Jiangxia, go to Dangyang and then attack Jiangling southward, or sneak attack from Wulin, then go ashore and cross the Matou Camp and attack directly. Xiang Jiangling, I’m not sure now.”
Yu Lesheng smiled and waved his hand and said: "It is still possible to go from Jiangxia to Dangyang. After all, this road comes from Yuzhou along the north bank of the river. Marching from the land, it is impossible to take the Wulin Ferry. It would have to be directly by the navy fleet. Just come here. If an army of tens of thousands of people were to land, it would take hundreds or thousands of warships and large transport ships. There is no fleet of this size on the river for hundreds of miles now, otherwise it would have been there long ago. Support here."
Zhu Chaoshi shook his head: "Everything is possible in this world, don't be careless, just like when the demon thieves came out of Wuling to attack, but the wood was prepared in the Nankang area in advance, and a fleet was assembled in a few days. How many of us would believe this if we hadn't seen it with our own eyes?"
The smile on Yu Lesheng's face disappeared, and he nodded thoughtfully: "It is indeed possible, but we should not be careless. So, it is a safe route for us to cross from Lukou and go back to Jiangling in a detour? But in this way Come on, aren't we afraid of enemy interceptions from the Changsha area?"
Zhu Chaoshi said calmly: "Our fleet is in various wild places and river bays dozens of miles away from Lukou Ferry, not at the ferry. The demon thieves do not have a large fleet in the Lukou Ferry area now. If If a fleet really appears out of nowhere, we can detect it in advance and be prepared. This night's march is to see what the demon thieves are doing. If they don't have a fleet on the river, we can return safely. We’ve arrived at Jiangling. I expected that the monster bandit’s troops nearby were unlikely to come from the river, but there was probably an ambush on land. They also wouldn’t have thought that we would seek the far side instead of taking the Wulin Crossing, and go directly from the Lukou direction. Back to Gangneung."
Having said this, Zhu Chaoshi looked at Yu Lesheng: "Old Yu, you have a hard time, bring some auxiliaries and wounded people, and then use some spare armor to put on the straw man, first make these dozens of boats and fill them up I look like a member of the army, and I’ll set off for Wulindu within an hour, is that okay?”
Yu Lesheng frowned: "Do you want me to be a suspect and confuse the enemy?"
Zhu Chaoshi nodded: "Yes, you don't have many actual troops on board these ships. If you really encounter an enemy fleet, quickly throw all the catapults and crossbows into the river. The ships will be much lighter. Monster Thief Even if there is an ambush, it must be a heavily equipped warship, which cannot catch up with you. If you encounter an ambush, or if Wulindu is not in the hands of our army, just move directly to Jiangling at full speed, regardless of the situation behind it. Also , flying my general’s flag to make people think that I am on the ship.”
Yu Lesheng curled up his lips: "Understood, I'm going to prepare now. If everything goes well, I will disembark at Wulindu. What will I do then?"
Zhu Chaoshi said calmly: "If everything is safe at Wulindu, you can temporarily stay at Wulindu to help guard. The fleet can be used as a reconnaissance ship and continue to patrol the river. If there are monster thieves and a large fleet comes, Then quickly evacuate to Jiangling, while the remaining sailors will stay in Wulindu, waiting for my follow-up orders. Before that, you must obey the orders of the highest officer on Wulindu."
Yu Lesheng said with some dissatisfaction: "Wulindu is just a fortress at the ferry. The garrison is usually no more than a thousand troops. The garrison leader there will not be more than a military leader, which is half a level lower than me. Why should I obey his orders?"
Zhu Chaoshi smiled slightly: "We are fighting now, and the overall situation is the most important thing. The so-called county officials are not as good as the current ones. Wherever they are, they must obey the control of the generals. Wulindu usually only has a thousand defenders, or even only a few hundred. But at this time, Liu Jingzhou will never let just one military leader guard it. I think he will definitely send capable generals to reinforce it. Lao Yu, we are facing a formidable enemy. We must work together first. I will naturally do it after I return to Jiangling. I will give you new orders as soon as possible. If we defend Jiangling in this battle, your contribution this time will be enough to promote you to general."
Yu Lesheng then grinned: "I only recognize you, Brother Shitou, anyway. I will do whatever you tell me to do, so I'll set off now."
Zhu Chaoshi patted him on the shoulder: "Be quick, I won't wait for you here. Jingjiu, we will order all our troops and horses now. Within a quarter of an hour, the entire army will set off, heading straight for the fleet at Lukou Ferry. "
Wang Jingjiu smiled slightly: "Follow the order."
Fifty miles away, north of the Yangtze River, Wulindu.
Xu Daofu stood on the arrow tower at the entrance of the promontory, looking coldly at the rising black smoke on the south bank in the distance, his face expressionless.
One of the lieutenants beside him was his clan brother Xu Daoan. He gritted his teeth and said bitterly: "Damn it, Lord Yingtan, I'm afraid it won't work anymore. Brother, are we really going to die like this without saving anything? No matter what. After all, Lao Ying has been our brother for many years. I think it was you who introduced him to join the cult."
Xu Daofu shook his head: "Isn't this good? Everyone performs their duties. If it weren't for the existence of his bait, how could we find out the enemy's true strength? If it weren't for his entire army being annihilated, how could we know the true strength of the enemy's army? How can we make Liu Daogui feel at ease to cover our raid?"
Another altar leader named Li Nanfeng, who was also Xu Daofu's personal disciple, said in a deep voice: "Master, you discovered the Jin army's fleet and ambush on Sangluo Prefecture a few days ago. If we had destroyed it directly at that time, If we defeat this Jin army and join forces with Yingjiu's troops, we may not be able to capture Wulindu. After all, we have internal support here."
