As Lu Tu finished speaking, the others no longer hesitated and began to perform their respective duties.

The millet weighed a full 138,000 jin (64,000 kg), and just carrying it was exhausting enough. Fortunately, we brought 300 Kunlun slaves, and with the help of these strong laborers, the speed increased significantly.

Seeing everyone so busy, this guy thought that if he didn't do something now, Lu Tu might change his mind and kill them all.

He quickly stepped forward, smiling obsequiously, and called over his other men to gather around, fawningly saying to Lü Tu, "Sir, if we want to avoid being discovered by Huai Shuo, we should speed things up. Otherwise, they'll send someone to inspect us tomorrow morning. How about we help you out?"

Lu Tu glanced at him sideways: "Looks like you're pretty savvy, kid. Are you really that eager to abandon the darkness and embrace the light?"

Upon hearing this, Goupi knelt down on the ground with a thud and kowtowed repeatedly to Lü Tu: "Lord Lü, may heaven and earth bear witness, Zhao Wuyou has always oppressed us, beating and scolding us constantly. He would kill us at the slightest mistake. We really can't live like this anymore! If it weren't for our families, we really wouldn't want to stay under his command for even a day!"

The other strong guards at the Baliting granary followed suit, kneeling on the ground like a dog and begging for mercy from Lü Tu, pleading for their loyalty: "Sir, everything Squad Leader Xiao Feng said is true. We are willing to abandon our evil ways and join your ranks. Although we are in Huaishuo, we have heard of your deeds. We have long admired you and hope that you can forgive us and let us follow you!"

Bullshit! He never expected these guys to be so savvy, thinking that even if Lu Tu disliked them, he might choose to accept them out of consideration for the principle of "the law does not punish the masses."

At this moment, he continued to kowtow and said, "My lord, although we are a bit stupid, we are all strong. Please allow us to do our part!"

Lu Tu took in all their expressions. Loyalty was just a load of nonsense. In the current situation, the underlying logic that prompted them to do this was simply fear of death.

However, Lu Tu was indeed short of manpower to help with the moving. After all, that bastard had just reminded them that someone from Huai Shuo would come as soon as it was dawn. There were still three hours until dawn, so they had to hurry!

Lu Tu wouldn't use a conciliatory policy with prisoners. He sneered, "You want to serve under me? You're not worthy! But since you're sincere, I'll give you a chance. If you can work as hard as the others and not fall behind, I'll give you a way out!"

Upon hearing this, everyone visibly breathed a sigh of relief and nodded repeatedly, saying, "Thank you, sir. We will definitely do our best and make sure that Huai Shuo's people don't find out."

With their addition, the speed increased considerably, since Lu Tu hadn't brought many people this time.

Moreover, Lu Tu's words just now made it very clear that we must keep up with the pace and not fall behind. And the main force responsible for transporting the grain is naturally the Kunlun slaves.

For a time, the prisoners in Baliting all considered the Kunlun slaves as their hypothetical enemy and began to secretly compete with them.

Tie Hang's daily management of the Kunlun slaves was extremely strict. If anyone fell behind or was clearly lagging behind, they would be beaten or kicked at best, and severely whipped with a military whip at worst.

So when the Kunlun slaves saw this group of reckless guys trying to steal their jobs, even though they couldn't understand the language of the Great Yu Dynasty, they all quickened their pace.

In an instant, an unspoken competition arose between the two groups: you carry one bag at a time? Then I'll carry two bags at a time! And they started rolling them up fiercely.

Lu Tu was stunned. He hadn't expected such a strange result. They were already involved so quickly. It seems that no matter the era, there are always people who get caught up in the involution.

He didn't look down on people who were competing fiercely; everyone was just trying to make a living and survive, and there was no right or wrong in it.

As the Kunlun slaves and the granary prisoners continued to fight amongst themselves, even their own soldiers joined in. The granary that Lu Tu had originally estimated would take three hours to empty was now piled entirely onto the wooden boat in just two hours.

Hundreds of wooden boats were already moored on the riverbank and tied with tow ropes.

At this moment, Lu Tu called over Gou Pi: "Xiao Feng, come here and tell me, why is there so much grain piled up here?"

Before Xiao Feng could catch his breath, he quickly explained, "Sir, as you can see, the reason we have so many wooden boats here is because this is the only waterway that Huai Shuo can take to reach Longcheng, and all the grain is transported from Longcheng."

Was it transported from Longcheng? Isn't Longcheng the territory of Prince Duan? Why would he be so kind as to send grain to Zhao Wuyou?

It seems that Prince Duan is really a good-for-nothing, and Zhao Wuyou has almost drained him dry right under his nose. But it's good that this time it all benefited Lu Tu.

There was no time to think about anything else right now. Lü Tu waved his hand and said, "Tie Heng, drive the Kunlun slaves onto the ship, and send another 50 men on board to escort them!"

His original idea was to use waterways to transport all the cavalry to distant places, but that was impossible at the moment, as there were far too few ships.

They could only put the slow-moving Kunlun slaves on the boat first, and then they and a group of cavalrymen ran downstream along the river.

Nie Yun also boarded the ship to take charge of the escort mission.

Lu Tu ordered Liu Hong to throw the weapons of Xiao Feng and the other prisoners into the river. After all, they couldn't take so many with them, and the river's current wasn't fast either. It was like storing these 200 knives here, in case they came in handy later.

Since these knives are all made of refined iron, as long as they are not stored for years, they will at most rust. In fact, this is equivalent to adding a magical buff—tetanus—to their use for slashing and killing.

Upon hearing this order, Xiao Feng and the other 100-plus prisoners finally breathed a sigh of relief. As long as they could save their lives, it would be a stroke of good luck amidst misfortune.

The boats traveled downstream at a fast speed. For the first 20 li, Lü Tu and his cavalry were able to keep up. However, as the journey progressed, the advantage of the waterway became apparent. Horses, being living creatures, could not maintain a constant speed.

Even though most of the horses ridden by Lü Tu and his men were warhorses left behind by the Wuhuan people, it is well known that the Wuhuan people's warhorses are famous for their strong endurance and explosive power.

Lu Tu wouldn't force the horses to break down; he was hoping these Wuhuan horses could be used to breed with his own warhorses and produce more well-rounded warhorses.

From a genetic perspective, the greater the distance between individuals of the same kind, the higher the chance of producing superior offspring. As long as we escape the area of ​​Huai Shuo, we will be safe!