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“If they had prepared the ships in advance,”

"So you want to leave Xuzhou overnight?"

"It's not impossible!"

"Yes, the strategist's concern is indeed valid."

Zhao Yuan pondered for a moment,

"In that case, immediately send Brother Ruan and his navy downstream,"

"Check downstream to see if any fleets are coming!"

"In addition, let Brother Lu and Brother Sun An also..."

"Lead the infantry to set up camp in the area between the Huaixi Army and Qinghe!"

"Our Liangshan cavalry..."

"We must also keep a close eye on the movements of the Huaixi Army!"

"If anything unusual happens in Huaixi,"

"All troops, launch your attack immediately!"

"If Wang Qing doesn't care about his reputation,"

"We in Liangshan don't need to give him that much face!"

"Yes!"

.....

On the Huaixi military camp side,

Wang Qing led Duan Sanniang and the other two back.

I just finished explaining the requirements of Liangshan,

The large tent immediately erupted in noise.

"This Liangshan bandits are simply going too far!"

"They killed Old Du and also lost three thousand of our soldiers,"

"They actually dare to ask us for money now!"

"Chief, how dare they, Liangshan, show us such disrespect?"

"Let's just start fighting!"

"beat!"

.....

Seeing the many leaders inside the main tent,

They were all clamoring to go to war with Liangshan.

Wang Qingde's face,

But it started as red and then turned black.

He raised his arm sharply.

He slammed his hand heavily on the small table in front of him.

"Fight! Fight! What are you fighting for!"

"Where would we get the resources to fight Liangshan!"

"We currently have over five thousand soldiers,"

"This is all we have left!"

"The Liangshan army, including cavalry, infantry, and naval forces, numbered over eight thousand!"

"Once these five thousand soldiers are lost,"

"We established our foundation in Huaixi,"

"Can we still hold out?!"

"Then, what does the chieftain mean?"

Shangguan Yi asked cautiously.

"Are we really going to give Liangshan 100,000 strings of cash?"

"Bullshit! When did I say that!"

Wang Qing snorted in annoyance.

"Those Liangshan people want to rob us!"

"He's dreaming!"

"Then what should we do now?"

Shangguan Yi asked in bewilderment,

"We're not going to give Liangshan 100,000 strings of cash,"

"And they don't want to fight Liangshan,"

"Is...is this even possible...?"

Chapter 1165 Going Downstream

"Of course it's possible!"

Wang Qing snorted coldly.

"If we can't afford to offend them, can't we at least avoid them?"

"As long as we leave Shandong,"

"Does Liangshan dare to pursue us all the way to Huaixi?"

"If he really dares to go, once he gets to Huaixi,"

"Only then can I legitimately rally the outlaws of Huaixi to fight against Liangshan!"

"Only then can we truly solidify our position as the leader of the Huaixi Alliance!"

Although Wang Qing is now nominally the leader of the Huaixi Green Forest Alliance

But in reality, it's just a name without substance.

He only bore the title of leader of the Huaixi outlaws.

In reality, he had no real power to command the various bandit strongholds in Huaixi.

If Liangshan really dared to go to Huaixi,

For Wang Qing,

That's a good thing,

Taking advantage of the Liangshan invasion,

He can perfectly integrate all the bandit strongholds and mountain strongholds in Huaixi!

"But chieftain,"

Shangguan Yi reminded him,

"Then Liangshan has more than two thousand cavalrymen, right?"

“We have over five thousand men, all of them infantry,”

Even if we have to leave,

"I'm afraid they haven't even gone three or five miles,"

"We're about to be caught up by Liangshan."

"If we're going to retreat, we certainly won't do it on foot,"

Wang Qing explained.

"Before we came here, I discussed our escape route with the strategist."

"About ten miles downstream from here on the Qinghe River, there are about fifty boats waiting in the river."

"I'll send someone to inform them in a bit."

"By tonight, the night had deepened!"

"Let's all go together,"

"Let's sneak over to the river and board the boat!"

"Wait until Liangshan discovers it tomorrow,"

"We've already gone downstream for dozens of miles!"

"Even if the Liangshan cavalry is fast!"

"Do you think you can catch up with us?!"

"So the chieftain had this backup plan after all,"

Shangguan Yi flattered,

"The chieftain's plans are truly flawless!"

"Haha, this wasn't my idea,"

Wang Qing laughed.

"It's all thanks to the strategist!"

"The strategist's plan is comparable to that of Zhuge Liang, the strategist of old!"

Shangguan Yi hurriedly said,

"With a strategist to advise us, the chieftain will surely be able to seize the world in the future!"

"Alright, let's not talk about this anymore,"

Assistant Li shook his head somewhat unhappily.

Although he usually dressed as a scholar,

But it is the character of a martial artist.

His swordsmanship is unparalleled.

I've always preferred to be straightforward.

As for flattery and bootlicking,

I've never really liked it!

"Chief, it's better to leave sooner rather than later,"

Assistant Li reminded him.

"That Liangshan isn't without capable people either,"

"Once they discover our escape route,"

"Then we really won't be able to leave."

"it is good!"

Wang Qing nodded.

"I'll send someone to notify the passenger ships downstream right now!"

.....

On Liangshan side,

Cargo ships in Qinghe River