The Navy's battleships were split into two batches before they set off. One of them was led by Zhuang Yong, headed straight for Yanping Island. The other batch was led by Shen Leng, headed for Ningwu's Garrison B to receive their combat soldiers. The majestic fleet left the Navy's camp. On both sides of the river banks, several civilians stopped in their tracks to watch. People were yelling and cheering continuously.
Everything was going according to plan. They had made preparations for several days, so it was impossible for anything to happen. The troops left far into the distance in a long line. The people who crowded around to look also gradually dispersed.
Shen Leng took opportunity of the ongoing clamor to bring his men into the woods right outside of the Navy's camp. Yang Qibao w
