Since there are mountain bandits in Daba Mountain, which is the decomposition line between Jiangnan and Shudi, on the west side of the river bank, in order to avoid unnecessary trouble, this covert operation will not be exposed. After discussing the decision with Qiao Cannon, it was decided to transfer all the men and horses to the east of Xuefeng Mountain to ambush.

Although doing so may lead to trouble in the future when the Beiqing army comes, Shi Yuan has never been a person who "follows the rules". A plan is a plan, but now that something unexpected has happened, you should make a change, even if the change will be big!

After cleaning up the traces of the entire camp, everyone followed Shi Yuan to the east, and Liuli still didn't speak. In order not to be out of touch with the large army, Shi Yuan and the three of them did not ride horses, and walked forward on foot like everyone else. A simple "funeral" just now made the atmosphere of the entire army a little heavy.

Except for the chaotic sound of footsteps and the "whoosh" sound of clothes hitting the leaves, no one spoke. Thinking of the troubles he might encounter later, Shi Yuan decided not to let this atmosphere continue.

"Brother Qiao, what's wrong with you? Why don't you talk anymore? If you have anything on your mind, you can tell me about it. Liuli didn't dare to provoke, so he had to talk to Qiao Cannon.

On the other hand, according to the temperament of this guy like Joe, it should be very difficult to keep him silent...... Therefore, Shi Yuan was also a little curious in his heart.

"Alas~" Qiao Cannon sighed unusually when he heard Shi Yuan's words, "Brother Shi, you said, if I hadn't asked them to go to the mountains to check the situation yesterday, they wouldn't have had an accident, right?" ”

Shi Yuan heard it, and then he finally understood why Qiao Cannon was "depressed" - it turned out that he was blaming himself!

"It's none of your business, there are some things that people have to do after all. If it weren't for them, it would have been difficult for us to make adjustments in time. Not only them, but this operation, including you and me, is very likely to die! After a pause, "Speaking of which, Brother Qiao, you should also be a veteran of the battlefield, why did you suddenly become sentimental?" ”

Qiao Cannon heard it, and scratched his head and smiled a little self-deprecatingly, "Hehe...... Brother Shi, what you said is very true, it may be ...... This is because I just listened to what you said, Brother Shi! Don't make jade flowers...... Speaking of which, it really makes my blood boil as a veteran of the battlefield! ”

"Blood-boiling? Am I not right? You don't look like you're in the heat of the day, are you? Shi Yuan sneered.

"Uh...... Yes, is there any? This is probably because we are about to face a battle of life and death! Speaking of which, my hometown is far north, if I do die in battle...... Brother Shi, can you really send my body back to my hometown? ”

Hearing Qiao Cannon's words, Shi Yuan couldn't help but be slightly stunned, and then shook his head with a smile, "This really makes me embarrassed." ”

Qiao Cannon looked at Shi Yuan puzzled, and Shi Yuan explained: "Because if Brother Qiao dies in battle, I want to ...... I'm probably going to die, right? ”

"Huh? Brother Shi, you ......" Hearing Shi Yuan's words, Qiao Cannon was a little panicked: he seemed to have said something that he shouldn't have said.

Shi Yuan didn't wait for Qiao Cannon to finish speaking, so he turned to a smile and shook his head, "However, I believe that Brother Qiao, you will definitely live!" ”

"Haha...... If that's the case, then I'll borrow your auspicious words, Brother Shi! Qiao Cannon laughed, then turned his head and shouted to the crowd behind him: "Brothers, show a little energy!" ”

Qiao Cannon's shout, and the people behind him who were whispering with their heads down, couldn't help but cheer up. If it weren't for the fact that he wanted to keep his whereabouts hidden, Qiao Cannon would really want to sing a song. When he was on Yelian Island before, Shi Yuan once used his copper and iron-like voice to "shout" a few majestic songs, among them, Qiao Cannon's favorite thing to listen to is the song "Men Should Be Self-Improvement"!

Among the 600 people brought this time, half of them were transferred from Jinling to the Dingnan Army. They should be able to sing too...... It's just a pity that there is no way to sing it now.

"Bloody in the face of ten thousand waves, hot blood is like the red sunshine, courage is like iron and bones like steel......" Although he couldn't sing with everyone, Qiao Cannon hummed in a low voice by himself.

Seeing Qiao Cannon, who was regained his activity, Shi Yuan smiled slightly and nodded: This is like a boiling blood! Just turned to look at the silent Liuli, and he sighed weakly - perhaps, this girl really shouldn't be brought......

Judging from the information Hua Shang read before, the current situation is still very unclear. Although it is known that there are mountain bandits in Daba Mountain in the west, but for the Xuefeng Mountain in the east...... But I don't know anything.

According to the general method of marching, it is necessary to send spies to find out the situation first. But after this kind of accident, Shi Yuan also had no way to retreat at all - anyway, there was no way to go to the west, so there was only one way to go to the east.

"Hope...... Don't be surprised! Looking at the Xuefeng Mountain that was getting closer and closer, Shi Yuan thought silently in his heart......

In fact, Xuefeng Mountain is not just a mountain, but a whole mountain range. The main peak is in the north of the Yangtze River, and these outside Yangzhou City are just the end of the southern part of Xuefeng Mountain.

The place where I camped yesterday was about five miles away from the river. And as we move forward now, we are gradually getting out of the woods, and we are getting closer and closer to the river. Standing here, I can already see the river from a distance and hear the sound of the waves!

Because it rained overnight last night, and the rain was very strong, I could clearly see that the river level had expanded a lot. Although I heard Shen Wei say that no embankments have been built in various parts of the Yangtze River, but now that I look at it, this sentence is obviously wrong. At least now you can clearly see that the embankment and pier here have been renovated!

However, it is also said that for the Nanqing Emperor, who "attaches great importance" to military affairs, the three armies of Nanqing must be stationed on the riverside, and they must prevent waterlogging! And the riverside wharf here is an important water trade route from north to south, as well as from the south of the Yangtze River to Shudi, and these merchants will definitely invest in reinforcement. This...... I heard Lin Yingyue mention it when she introduced the Lin family's business before.

Because Shi Yuan was thinking about what he should do next, he just glanced at the river and didn't care too much. But just when he was thinking about these things, Liuli, who had not spoken beside him, suddenly stopped.

According to what Hua Sheng said, Liuli's physique is different from ordinary people, and he is a person who practices martial arts, and his eyesight is better than ordinary people. He pointed to the river and muttered, "Here they are!" ”

When Shi Yuan heard the sound, he subconsciously looked up, although he couldn't see it clearly, he could always see the white sails connected one by one!

(End of chapter)