On the bank of the river, a group of sergeants were patrolling. They were soldiers from Liaopingwei, the Longyou Capital Division.
The purpose of their patrol is to eliminate zombies that may appear.
Although the zombie density in Longyou has become extremely low now, zombies still appear from time to time, posing a certain threat to the people outside the city.
Therefore, it is very necessary to send troops to patrol.
"I heard that the prince went to the north the day before yesterday?"
"It seems like this is the case. I heard Zhang Qianhu mention it when I was running last night!"
"Did something big happen in the Northland?"
"You kid, don't talk nonsense. What can happen to Northland now?"
"That's true, now that the palace has strong soldiers and horses, even if something happens, it can be easily suppressed!"
A group of soldiers chatted casually and continued walking along the bank of the river.
Walking at the front was the flag officer leading the team, his eyes constantly paying attention to the surrounding environment.
As the leading officer, he must ensure the safety of his men.
"Why is there a ship?"
The ships appearing on the river attracted the attention of the commander-in-chief.
Everyone else glanced around and noticed something was wrong.
"Sir... there shouldn't be a boat here at this time!"
"They didn't even fly the palace's dragon flag!"
Nodding, the commander-in-chief replied: "It's a little weird!"
"Let's go and have a look at the river!"
The river is wide, but the boat is traveling upstream, so it travels very slowly.
When everyone came to the river, the commander-in-chief immediately ordered his people to yell: "Who are you? What do you do?"
Fortunately, the ship was not far from the shore. After hearing the shouts from the shore, several people emerged from the cabin.
One of them said to the young man in front of him: "Uncle, there is someone on the shore!"
"I saw it!" Cao Yunhui replied in a deep voice.
This was Cao Yunhui and his party. After quietly leaving the capital, they hid in Tibet and escaped from the capital. Finally, they found a boat and ran northwest.
On the way, he encountered many difficulties and obstacles, and even almost lost his life. After spending more than two months, they finally arrived in Longyou.
At this moment, although Cao Yunhui appeared calm, his heart was extremely excited.
The person speaking behind Cao Yunhui was the eunuch Liu De, who was serving as the navigator this time.
When he left last time, Zhao Yanxun had not yet captured Longyou. Now that he saw an army at Dahe in Liaoping, he guessed that the palace had already captured this place.
After repeatedly observing the attire of the long-range soldiers, Liu De said: "If this slave is correct, these sergeants should be from the royal palace!"
"How sure are you?"
"Eighty percent!"
This certainty is already very high, but Cao Yunhui still dare not take risks, after all, he bears the hope of his whole family.
But when they didn't get closer, the soldiers on the river bank felt something was even more wrong.
They can already conclude that this ship does not belong to the palace, so the people on the ship cannot also belong to the palace.
"Brothers, we didn't find any monsters today, but we did find spies!"
After saying this, the commander-in-chief looked back and saw that all his subordinates were gearing up, obviously planning to do something big.
So the general asked: "Where are the ships? Let's take them down!"
After a few breaths, someone answered: "Sir, there are two fishing boats on the river three miles ahead!"
So the commander-in-chief said decisively: "Old Zhang, you lead the people to keep an eye on them, and the others will follow me to find the boat!"
The division of labor among the people was clear, and everyone on the boat saw this wave of people dispersed and left, and for the time being they did not understand their intentions.
"How about docking?" Liu De suggested.
Cao Yunhui said categorically: "No... hurry up. These people are afraid they want to kill people and steal goods. We have to get to Yuanyang as soon as possible!"
There were too many dangers encountered on the road, and Cao Yunhui was wary of everything. The people on the river bank were obviously hostile. Wouldn't he be asking for death if he went there?
Of course, the most critical issue that led to the misunderstanding was that Liu De was unable to determine whether Liaoping was captured by Zhao Yanxun.
But if they go further, they find that there are very few zombies along the Liaoping coast, and they can be sure that this area is under the jurisdiction of Prince Yong's Mansion. Unfortunately, this wave of soldiers appeared too timely, giving them no chance to continue moving forward.
The people on the boat were basically close friends of the Cao family, and these people naturally listened to Cao Yunhui.
Their ship continued eastward, but after only three to five miles, they saw three ships appearing in front of them.
It was obvious that these three ships had bad intentions.
There were soldiers holding swords standing on the three small boats. As the distance got closer, Cao Yunhui could see the soldiers' attire more clearly.
The opponent was fully armored and looked strong and tough, and they all held knives with cold expressions.
"Be on guard..." Cao Yunhui said in a deep voice.
Everyone did not dare to neglect at all, and immediately drew out the steel swords in their sheaths. They had experienced many killings along the way, and they already had good fighting qualities.
"Sir, they have knives!"
After hearing the reminder, the team leader sneered: "They are only seven or eight people, why are we afraid of them?"
Even though he said this, the commander-in-chief still ordered his subordinates to be careful.
Soon, the ships on both sides were no more than ten meters apart, and the three ships of Liaoping Guard had surrounded Cao Yunhui.
"Who are you? Put down your weapons immediately, or you will suffer the consequences!"
When he heard the officer shouting not far away, Cao Yunhui was about to choke back, but Liu De spoke first: "Who are you?"
"You haven't answered yet, but you asked about us first?"
Having said this, the commander-in-chief said straightforwardly: "It's okay to tell you that we are sergeants from the Longyou Dusi under Prince Yong's Mansion!"
"Now you should..."
Before the commander-in-chief could finish his words, Liu De forcefully said, "Are you from Prince Yong's Mansion?"
"How can it be false?"
The commander-in-chief immediately replied, with dissatisfaction in his tone, after all, Liu De and others had not yet reported their identities.
At this time, the flag officer of another ship interjected: "Sir, don't talk nonsense to them... Capture these people first, take them back and torture them slowly!"
For fear of conflict, Liu De quickly said: "Don't misunderstand us, we are all our own people!"
"One of our own?"
"Yes, we are the envoys of His Highness King Yong!"
Everyone present was shocked when they heard that King Yong himself was mentioned. This matter must be handled carefully.
From the changes in the faces of these people, Liu De could basically determine that these people were the royal palace's troops.
"You said you are the prince's envoy, how can you prove it?" asked the leader of the team.
"Please take a look at this thing!" After saying this, Liu De took out something from his arms, which was his check-in when entering and leaving the palace.
None of the soldiers present knew these things.
Seeing that no one knew it, Liu De continued: "This is a certificate for entering and leaving the palace. If you don't believe it, you can hand it to the superior for verification!"
"Yes, but you have to get off the boat with me!" the team leader replied decisively.
Liu De looked at Cao Yunhui beside him. He had already agreed on how to act, and now it was up to him to see what Cao Yunhui wanted.
"You said you are sergeants from Prince Yong's Mansion, why should we believe you?" Cao Yunhui asked in a deep voice.
No wonder he was so cautious. The news from the capital was with them and there must be no mistakes before it reached Zhao Yanxun.
"Sir, these people are clearly making things difficult!"
Hearing the dissatisfied voices of his subordinates, the commander in chief's face darkened. He also felt that Liu De and his party had gone too far.
Seeing that the situation was tense, Liu De said quickly: "My lord, why don't you tell me... His Highness King Yong's name!"
Upon hearing this, the leader of the team immediately became furious and said: "You are so vicious, you want me to mention the prince's name. Do you want to kill me?"
Not only the general flag, but also all the soldiers present had eyes that wanted to kill someone.
Liu De knew that it was taboo for the Venerable, so his proposal was just to test the reaction of these people.
At this moment, Liu De and others said firmly: "Uncle, they are definitely from Prince Yong's Mansion!"
"Put down your weapons and follow them!"
After a few breaths of silence, looking at the soldiers around him who were ready to take action, Cao Yunhui said helplessly: "Put down your weapons!"
After assessing the situation, Cao Yunhui determined that he and his party could not defeat him. Since Liu De was so sure of the opponent's identity, surrender was not out of the question.
Just listen to the captain's call on the ship: "Stop the ship and dock!"
