More than two months have passed since Zhao You was sent back by Lu An.

In mid-October, Lu An took Fu Tianqi, Cheng Xuefeng and Lu Yuyan and other more than 3,000 people, and left Jingyuexuan in Danyang County, and rushed to Wujiangwei under the guidance of Zheng Weitao.

Among the more than 300 carriages accompanying the army, in addition to food supplies, more than half of the rest were made in the past month to make new trebuchets and more than 50,000 football bombs!

And the responsibility of escorting these big killers was handed over to Lu Yuyan and Panjing.

In order to ensure the safety of Lu Yuyan and Panjing, Lu An asked Ah Er to bring ten dead soldiers and stay by their side around the clock.

As for Ah Da, he took the remaining eighteen dead soldiers to protect Lu An's safety.

Seeing that he was about to reach his own territory, Zheng Weitao gushed about himself along the way, while Lu An nodded from time to time.

"Young master, although the water surface in the area of Wujiangwei is wider, it is precisely because of this that even if the Xia army invades south in the future, it will not become the main direction of the Xia army."

"The last general ruled 300 sons, all of whom were good at the navy, and most of them were the descendants of fishermen who lived on water in the coastal area before they became soldiers."

"Even if Xia Jun practices hard day and night, their skills are still child's play in our eyes, not worth mentioning!"

"If the young master needs it, the last general is willing to bring three hundred sons and daughters of his subordinates to open the way for the young master's vanguard!"

It seems that Zheng Xianjue has instilled some ideas in this little son.

Along the way, Zheng Weitao showed his loyalty in front of Lu An, and didn't even think too much about the possible consequences of the more than 3,000 people led by Lu An in the future facing more than 200,000 troops on the other side.

However, Zheng Weitao is a young man like Lu An, the so-called newborn calf is not afraid of tigers, and there is such an opportunity to perform in front of Lu An, so he naturally has to seize it firmly.

Lu An also has no other way.

In the past, when I returned from the north of the river to the south, I walked the river before Jiankang, and the river was narrow and safe.

However, because Chu Yin was unwilling to cooperate, he could only pin his hopes on Wu Jiangwei's side.

The width of the Huai River varies, the widest part reaches more than 30 li, and the narrowest part south of Jiankang is less than 5 li.

For example, in the Wujiangwei area where Zheng Weitao was stationed, the average width of the river was about ten miles, as Zheng Weitao said, the Xia army, which was not good at water warfare, would not choose this place as the main attack direction even if it invaded south.

Of course, for Lu An, who thinks he is well prepared, it doesn't matter how wide or narrow the river is!

"Young master, there is Wujiangwei in front."

"The last general has already informed his soldiers in advance, and the six warships have already been prepared, you see-"

Following the direction of Zheng Weitao's finger, more than 500 meters ahead, on the south bank of Wujiangwei, six big ships lined up one after another, and the soldiers on the shore were all in good spirits.

Zheng Weitao slapped his horse first, and soon came to those soldiers, and bowed down before Lu An and the others arrived.

"Zheng Weitao, the captain of Wujiang Weishui, led his subordinate brothers to welcome the young master!"

The Jiangnan army is all controlled by Chu Yin, and Lu An, the so-called young master, is just a showmanship.

But in the eyes of these low-level soldiers, the young master is the young master!

Therefore, the arrival of Lu An made the soldiers of Wujiangwei excited.

"Young master, please board the ship."

Zheng Weitao turned sideways and pointed to a three-story building ship docked on the shore.

Wu Jiangwei, as a complete water battle unit, was equipped with six warships, including a building ship, two Mong, two fighting ships, and a shooting ship.

The building ship is a command ship, the Monga is equivalent to a rapid-response assault boat in water warfare, the fighting ship is the main battleship and the best equipped combat ship, and the shooting boat is equipped with a huge winch and trebuchet and a large slap rod, which is specially used to shoot enemy ships.

Lu An looked at the ship, and did not board the ship as soon as possible, but asked, "General Zheng, it seems that your six warships can't send all my people and goods to the other side at once, right?" ”

Zheng Weitao nodded and smiled awkwardly, "Don't hide it from the young master, the position of the last general is low, and he is only qualified to deploy the six warships of this dock Jiangwei, and this is still the premise that it does not alarm the last general's superiors, if you want to transport all your people and Foshan things to the other side, you have to go back and forth at least twice." ”

"It doesn't matter."

Lu An didn't care either, and immediately ordered, "General Fu, General Cheng, let our people load the goods on the ship first, and in terms of manpower, they will be transported in two batches, and Yuyan's people will stay first, and they will come to pick them up after they successfully arrive on the other side." ”

"In addition, tell our people that when handling goods, pay attention to waterproof and fireproof!"

"Yes!"

Fu Tian Qi Cheng Xuefeng and the others received the order, and immediately led people to carry materials to the six warships.

Zheng Weitao on the side beckoned his subordinates for help, and at the same time approached Lu An, and said in a low voice, "Young master, the Xia army on the other side is preparing for battle, let's just have such a few manpower, I'm afraid——"

Lu An turned around and smiled lightly, "Scared? ”

"Don't worry, I'm just borrowing your ship, even if I start a war with the Xia army later, I won't let your people take risks."

Zheng Weitao's expression was solemn when he heard this, and he said in a deep voice, "The young master has misunderstood!" ”

"What the last general means is that if the young master insists on crossing the river, it is better to ask Lord Chu for more manpower."

"However, even if there is no help, the last general is not a person who is afraid of death, and he will lead his subordinates to swear to protect the young master across the river and never flinch!"

Lu An originally had the intention of borrowing a boat, and he had no intention of letting Zheng Weitao risk his death.

And along the way, Zheng Weitao's performance was more of a stutter.

But at this moment, Zheng Weitao's words made Lu An look at him a little differently.

As a junior officer, it is understandable to take the initiative to scold him, the former crown prince.

Who wouldn't want to hug his thigh and plan for the future?

Knowing that this trip was life-threatening, or even a life-threatening situation, Zheng Weitao still did not flinch, and gambled his net worth and life on him.

Lu An thought for a while, "That's it, General Zheng, let's start the boat later, you just need to find some brothers to be responsible for operating the ship, and the battle with the Xia army is about General Fu and General Cheng." ”

"No! The young master is noble, and the last general and Wujiang Wei brothers will swear to protect to the death! ”

Seeing Zheng Weitao's resolute attitude, Lu An no longer insisted.

"Young master, it's almost noon now, even if you finish moving the goods, I'm afraid it's going to be late, the river is wide, in case you encounter with the Xia army, it's inconvenient to fight at night, why don't you set off tomorrow morning?"

Lu An shook his head, "No need, after the goods are shipped, we will set off directly!" ”

The reason why he was so anxious was that in addition to being concerned about Lingfeng's situation, more importantly, he was afraid that Chu Yin would get the news and come to stop him.

However, before the goods were loaded onto the ship, Chu Yin still rushed to hear the news.

Although Lu An went to Wujiangwei and did not need to pass by Jiankang, the actions of more than 3,000 people with great fanfare naturally would not hide from Chu Yin's ears and eyes.

Chu Yin and the others were anxious about Xia Yongtu's imminent invasion of the south, but they didn't expect that Lu An would actually give them a problem at this time!

However, no matter what, it was impossible for them to watch Lu An put himself in danger and turn a blind eye.

Therefore, after getting the news, Chu Yin and the others immediately set off, and finally arrived in time at the end of the care.