Lu Si guessed correctly. In fact, there were only a few hundred canal supervisors stationed in the southern section of Qingjiangpu.

Hundreds of people slaughter tens of thousands of docile and do not dare to resist, which is naturally a piece of cake and effortless.

But if a leader suddenly emerges from among the tens of thousands of people and forms an extremely vast crowd, these hundreds of people will have to run first, no matter how elite they are.

Everyone understands the truth that a hero does not suffer losses in front of him.

There are opportunities to kill thieves and receive rewards, but there is no need to bear it with them.

The officers and soldiers scattered everywhere were running towards the embankment, and some were stopped by the river workers who gathered together on the way. Before they could react, countless crowds of people were flooding them.

Some people heard the screams of their companions in the distance and did not dare to rescue them. Some pretended to be dead bodies on the spot, while others were quietly lying somewhere. After waiting for the crazy thief team to run over, they quickly ran to the embankment like cats.

If the president Ge Guotai had not brought the troops up in time, these soldiers might have run around like the river craftsmen just now.

The night is not good for both parties.

"General, He Gong is really, really, really rebellious. They... they want to attack Huai'an City!"

A sentry officer who finally ran out of the river workers was still scared now. Thinking of the men who were held and bitten by river workers, his heart beat faster than anything else.

"I want you to tell me!"

Ge Guotai cursed, he was not a deaf person, and the thief of the Hegong attacked Huai'an so loud that he could not hear him!

When Ge Guotai's personal soldiers saw that the thieves under the dike had all gone to the south, he quickly reminded him: "Sir, these thieves obviously go to Taohuawu. If they were allowed to get together, Huai'an City would be really unstoppable!"

Of course, Ge Guotai knew the consequences of letting the river industry merge, but he really didn't dare to chase him.

The river workers were no longer the headless flies they had before. He wanted to lead his troops to chase after him. The river workers turned around and rushed over with fearless despair. These hundreds of people could not stop him.

It would be better to let them go to Taohuawu. Ren Laojiu had more soldiers than him, Ge Guotai, and I thought he could last until dawn. When the sky was dawn, the troops from other places would come. No matter how many river workers he would rebel, he could suppress them immediately.

I always don’t want to chase after me, so naturally the people below don’t want to chase after me. During the previous rebellion of the Hegong University, many people died. Although they didn’t count them, I’m afraid there were dozens of people.

But some things were not always decided by Ge Guotai. Wu Gao, the general who came from behind, saw that Ge Guotai was still moving on the dike, so he was so angry that he wanted to whip him with a whip.

"What's going on! Why not chase!"

Ge Guotai hurriedly said, "Sir, there are too many thieves! And the thieves obviously want to go to Taohuawu. If we chase them from behind, they will run faster!"

This is reasonable. Not to mention how many river workers followed the leaders and turned against each other. With their current situation, if the officers and soldiers really chased them from behind, the river workers would run faster like the frightened bird.

Thousands of people rushed south with no chance. No matter how many soldiers Ren Laojiu had in Taohuawu, they would be dispersed in a moment.

Then it's not the matter of these thousands of people!

Wu Gao also felt it was difficult. The river guard under his command were infantrymen, so if they were cavalrymen, they would not have such concerns.

"President Ren Qian must be prepared. Why don't we follow these thieves and fight from behind when they fight with General Ren Qian's soldiers, so that the thieves will definitely not be able to bear the attack inside and outside. When the day dawns, the big things will be settled!"

Ge Guotai expressed his thoughts.

Both are following the thief, but the meaning is very different.

"Okay, that's it!"

Wu Gao adopted Ge Guotai's method, which was also a good way they summed up in fighting with bandits back then.

Although there are many bandits, as long as they are attacked from both sides, they will most likely not be able to hold on. But if they only follow behind and chase after them, the bandits will be frightened. In this way, the soldiers intercepted in front will be dispersed by them.

This method can deal with bandits, but can't deal with those mobs who are striving for the river?

Just like that, under Wu Gao's personal leadership, more than 500 officers and soldiers rushed down from the embankment and followed closely behind the Hegong Brigade heading towards Taohuawu.

The distance is always around the corner, which will make the river workers in front think that there are no officers and soldiers behind them, so they will not be scared to run desperately towards Taohuawu.

Some people were just turning around along the way and preparing to follow the brigade of river workers. When they thought the officers and soldiers would come to kill them, the officers and soldiers went south without looking at them.

This made the river workers think that the Bodhisattva blessed them, and were glad that they were grateful to the officers and soldiers who did not kill them.

Although some people realized that the officers and soldiers did not kill them because they were worried that they would be heard by the brigade in front, they did not dare to shout and remind the brigade that passed by.

They could only run north silently, and pray that the fellow villagers who went south would survive.

.............

What Wu Gao wanted to deal with was the organized river engineering brigade. He naturally ignored the fallen river engineering brigade, and it didn't matter even if they ran away.

It is said that they are killing all people, but are they really going to kill them?

The Hegong Brigade had already passed Liujiazhuang, about a few miles long in front and behind. Wu Gao and his soldiers followed quietly. Until now, the Hegong Brigade ahead did not notice any danger from the rear.

After passing Liujiazhuang, there are less than five miles away from Taohuawu. There are several bamboo factories here, selling long bamboo poles.

Huaiyang area is a land of fish and rice, with rivers crisscrossing in the territory. Boats are just an important tool for people to travel and live, which makes the bamboo poles that are erected on the boat have a very marketable market.

The people from Zhuchang and the people of Liujiazhuang had already run away, and there was no sound in the air except for the shouts of the thieves of the Hegong thieves in front of them.

The fog is getting bigger and bigger, and the visible sight is even less than one meter. There is also thick smoke in the fog, which may be blowing from the north with the wind, which is very choking and makes people feel a little uncomfortable to breathe.

At this time, the difference between the soldiers and the people was revealed. Although they could not see clearly in front, no one of the hundreds of soldiers under Master Wu got separated. Except for silently following behind, they were coughing from time to time, which was very quiet and orderly.

But after leaving for about a mile, Wu Gao always felt something was wrong, because the smell of smoke in his nose became stronger and stronger, rather than becoming less and less.

It has been several miles away from the construction site that was burned by the fire before. It has been so long that there is no reason why the smell of smoke from the wind has not weakened but has become more intense.

The coughing sounds in the officers and soldiers' teams were getting louder and louder, and many people choked with tears in their coughs one after another.

"What's wrong!"

Wu Gao was shocked.

"how?"

Ge Guotai was puzzled, nothing was wrong, the rebels were still in the front.

“The smell of smoke is too strong!”

"Retreat quickly!"

Wu Gao's sudden order shocked Ge Guotai and the soldiers. Before they could react, a roar suddenly came from the smoke on both sides: "Kill!"

Then countless people shouted and killed in the ears of the officers and soldiers, and then there were countless bricks, mud, stones, and tiles falling like raindrops above their heads.

The officers and soldiers instinctively reached out to protect their heads, and countless people rushed out of the smoke as the officers and soldiers hit screamed.
Chapter completed!