Obviously, after the trouble caused by the Japanese pirates, the people in the town were already frightened and did not dare to go out and walk around.

Now, the doors or windows of many houses near the dock are slightly open. It is obvious that the homeowners are peeking at their group of officers and soldiers from behind the doors.

Thanks to the fact that I went to Zhejiang to suppress Japanese invaders the year before last and passed by Nanjing when I came back, the Ministry of War allocated a mandarin duck war jacket to each of them.

After the military households found out that these battle uniforms were of high quality and not the low-quality ones usually distributed, they all chose to keep them at home. Who knows when they will go to the battlefield again. With a better cotton armor, the chance of saving their lives will be greater.

A few points higher.

Naturally, Wu Dong and others would not object to the military household taking off the new uniform and still wearing the original shabby clothes. In fact, their thoughts were the same as those of the soldiers under their command.

During this battle, the military households naturally took out their war jackets and wore them, which also made them feel more secure.

However, at this time, the appearance of such an army still affected the people in the town.

Not long after, there was Li Zheng in the town, and Chief A came to contact him.

In fact, when they saw this Ming army, they almost guessed that it was an army coming to suppress the Japanese.

Looking at their clothes, they were very different from the Ming troops we had seen before.

Soon, Li Zheng, Chief A organized some meat to be delivered. It was not much, just enough for one meal, but it was not bad.

When the soldiers started to bury the pots to make rice, Wu Zhankui was understanding the situation with Li Zheng.

"On the map, there should be a canal leading directly to Liyang. We didn't see it when we came along the road. How could something happen?"

"Sir, that's Lao Huangli. There used to be a canal here, and it does lead to Liyang. However, I have never seen that canal. It has long been unusable due to the accumulation of silt, and it has become useless over time."

"Is this place fifty miles away from Liyang?"

"almost."

As they talked, Wu Zhankui didn't learn much information. After all, these days, ordinary people couldn't travel dozens of miles, so they naturally didn't know much about their surroundings.

"Leave now."

After asking for the direction, Wu Zhankui did not intend to march protractedly.

Although this battle can be fought or not, it is indeed an opportunity to make meritorious deeds.

Since it is possible to win, naturally we still have to fight for it.

"Let's go to Liyang first to see if the Japanese pirates have left. Anyway, our goal is to catch up to Yixing. If we can't stop them, forget it."

Wu Zhankui said to Zheng Yixiang and Wu Dong that they were from Qianhu, and they were leading the main force in chasing the Japanese pirates this time, so naturally the order had to be given to them, even though Wu Dong was his son.

"As commanded."

Both of them acted according to military rules and accepted orders respectfully.

The two left and returned to their troops to prepare for departure. However, after Zheng Yixiang turned around and left, he had no idea that a pair of eyes behind him were staring at him.
Chapter completed!