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Seeing the soldiers all around,

Everyone was staring at him expectantly.

Dang Hailong did not hesitate any longer.

He simply nodded.

"Order all warships to return to the camp!"

.....

at the same time,

After Zhao Yuan led his soldiers out of Dengzhou,

He immediately ordered his soldiers to...

After changing into the civilian clothes that had been prepared beforehand,

Subsequently,

He then dispersed all of the more than a thousand soldiers.

With a small team,

Or disguised as a traveling merchant,

Or disguise themselves as travelers in a hurry.

He returned to Dengzhou again.

They each headed towards the rebuilt salt village.

Simultaneously,

Zhao Yuan ordered the men to ride back to Qingzhou at full speed.

The Ruan brothers led their navy,

Still waiting on the banks of the Ji River...

Chapter 966 Climbing Cloud Mountain: A Plan

Zhao Yuan ordered the Ruan brothers to take the warships from Liangshan.

Heading east along the Ji River...

After setting sail,

Then along the coast,

Heading to the Dengzhou naval stronghold at Deshui Village!

Although the warships acquired by Liangshan were all riverboats,

It is impossible to navigate in the deep sea.

But in shallow waters,

It was still passable enough to sail.

With the help of the Ruan brothers' navy,

By the time,

Then they could take over the navy of Dengzhou.

Completely encircle them within their water fortress!

Not a single person or boat shall escape!

As for Zhao Yuan himself...

At this time, Liu Huiniang and Chen Liqing were also with them.

There was also Jiao Ting and three or five personal guards.

Disguised as a passerby visiting relatives

He returned to Dengzhou.

Heading towards the salt village built by the sea.

.....

Climbing Cloud Mountain

Sun Li and his group

They have also learned that Liangshan has withdrawn from Dengzhou.

"My brother's judgment is always accurate,"

Sun Xin looked at his elder brother Sun Li with admiration.

"I never expected Liangshan,"

"There really is no way to deal with the Dengzhou navy."

"Since ancient times, there has been a great difference between land troops and naval forces,"

Sun Li said smugly,

"And among naval forces, there is a significant difference between those who traverse rivers and those who traverse the sea,"

"Those Liangshan bandits are nothing more than outlaws from the marshes,"

"They can build some riverboats,"

"It's already quite difficult,"

"How could they possibly build ocean-going ships!"

"And without seagoing vessels,"

"Nobody can do anything about the Dengzhou navy!"

"I heard that Liangshan has only rebuilt the salt fortress,"

Lehe said,

"More than two hundred soldiers were left behind,"

"Then Chief Zhao led his men back."

"Isn't that a bit strange?"

"What's weird?"

Sister-in-law Gu asked in confusion.

"The salt fortress at Liangshan has already been breached once by the Dengzhou navy,"

Lehe said,

"Since there's already been a first time,"

"Wouldn't it be inevitable that there will be a second time?"

"If Liangshan comes to Dengzhou this time,"

"If we deal with the Dengzhou navy, that's fine."

"But the Dengzhou navy hasn't suffered any losses whatsoever,"

"This time, Liangshan has no way to deal with them."

"This will inevitably embolden the Dengzhou navy,"

"If that's the case, then aren't Liangshan members afraid?"

"Is the Dengzhou navy attacking Yanzhai again?"

"Hmph, so what if we attack again?"

Sun Li shook his head and said,

"Even if Liangshan suffers losses, it'll only be another hundred or two hundred of its underlings dying,"

"But during the period when Yanzhai was not destroyed,"

"We can still get a lot of coarse salt and make money."

"Liangshan shouldn't be like that, right?"

Sister-in-law Gu questioned,

"I've heard..."

"Those people on Liangshan are all true heroes,"

"How could they possibly disregard the lives of their brothers in the village?"

"Those are all just rumors,"

Sun Li sneered.

"A bandit who is determined to rebel,"

"How could he possibly be someone with a kind heart!"

"Leaving aside other things,"

"Just in the past six months since Liangshan rose to power,"

"Countless people have died at the hands of Liangshan."

"A person who killed so many people,"

"How could he possibly care about the deaths of his subordinates?"

These words,

The others were speechless.

Although Sister-in-law Gu and Lehe wanted to refute,

But for a time,

But I didn't know how to refute it.

"Alright, what happens to Liangshan is none of our business."

Sun Li clapped his hands.

Looking at everyone, he said,

"Right now, we must first think about ourselves,"

"We can't really be bandits for the rest of our lives, can we?"

"So, what do you mean, brother?"

Sun Xin inquired.

"Needless to say, of course it's to be granted amnesty!"

Sun Li said this as a matter of course.

"I was originally a military commander,"

"If it weren't for those two brothers, Jie Zhen and Jie Bao,"

"They wouldn't have become the bandits they are now."

"Moreover,"

As the saying goes, "Those who commit murder and arson will be granted amnesty."

"We can't really be bandits for the rest of our lives,"

"Let our descendants also be called thieves!"

"But isn't it probably not that simple to grant amnesty?"

Lehe couldn't help but say,