From Runan to Kunyang, a caravan composed of about twenty or thirty horses slowly moved forward, and soon approached the foot of Yingshan Mountain.

At the foot of Yingshan Mountain on the west side, Yang Tong, Chen Mo, Wang Qing, and the rest of the thirty or forty bandits hid in the mountain forest, watching the caravan approach intently.

Among them, Zhao Yu is also included.

Looking at the familiar banner of 'Lu Ye Gongji', his mood was the most complicated.

Lu Ye Freemasonry, that is the Chamber of Commerce he created, that should have been his Luyang Zhao gradually growing auxiliary force, according to the agreement in the Chamber of Commerce, every time a merchant belonging to the Chamber of Commerce sells, he Luyang Zhao can get a 10% commission, the more these merchants sell, the more Luyang Zhao will earn.

But who would have thought that he would now follow a group of bandits to rob the caravan belonging to the Luye Freemasonry, which is really a bit of a 'I rob myself'.

Shaking his head and leaving the cranky thoughts in his heart behind, Zhao Yu turned his head to look at Yang Tong and Guo Da beside him, who were discussing whether to do anything to this caravan at the moment.

It is undeniable that this caravan is a fat sheep, and the goods of more than 20 carriages, even if they are full of grain and rice, according to the calculation of ten stone meters for a carriage, thirty carriages are 300 stone rice, which is about 60,000 yuan when converted into money.

In other words, if you rob this caravan, you will almost be able to catch up with the looting of a village of more than 400 people.

However, the village belongs to the 'difficult renewable resources', such as Fengcun, which was looted by Yang Tong and others, it takes almost a year to recover, but the caravan is different, how many caravans come and go here? It is no exaggeration to say that it is far more rewarding to wait for the rabbits to plunder the caravan than to plunder the villages.

Of course, the risks of looting are very different.

Generally, the people who guard the village are only some villagers, regardless of whether they dare to resist the bandits, at least these people do not have too many weapons, just like the Feng Village looted by Yang Tong and others a few days ago, most of the villagers hold wooden guns, bamboo guns, pitchforks and other objects to resist them, and there are almost no iron weapons.

But the caravan in front of him, each carriage was equipped with a groom and two guards, and those guards were holding sharp blades one by one, and some were even wearing leather armor, and after careful calculation, the number of these guards was almost equal to that of Yang Tong and his gang of bandits, no wonder Yang Tong and Guo Da were a little hesitant.

But in the end, Yang Tong decided to do it.

Under Yang Tong's wave of his hand, thirty or forty bandits came out of the mountains and forests together, and they were divided into two groups, one led by Chen Mo and Wang Qing, ready to attack the flank of the caravan, while Yang Tong's right-hand men, Niu Heng and Guo Da, led the rest of the people to the front of the caravan and blocked the way.

I saw that Guo Da was holding a sharp blade, rushing to the middle of the road with more than a dozen bandits, and shouted loudly towards the caravan: "I opened this road, I planted this tree, if you want to live from here, leave and buy road money!" …… I am under the tiger tent of the Black Tiger Village, the owner of the mountain, and I am the eagle Guo Da, and the acquaintance quickly left the wealth of buying the road! ”

From the side, Niu Heng, who was holding a spear, also said: "I am Niu Heng, the general of the cow!" ”

"Ying bandit!"

"It's a bandit!"

"Circle the wagon!"

There was a commotion in the caravan, and the guards jumped out of their wagons, swords drawn at their waists, ready to fight.

It has to be said that all the caravans that traveled around had experience in fighting against bandits, such as the caravan in front of them, although there was commotion and chaos in the caravan, they quickly recovered, according to previous experience, they quickly unfastened the locks between the horses and the carriages, and surrounded more than 20 carriages, and those horses were pulled into the circle.

They are ready to use this as a foothold to fight this gang of bandits.

But what made these guards a little strange was that although the group of bandits on the opposite side was approaching step by step, they did not immediately attack, which made them a little puzzled.

At this time, the steward of this caravan, a middle-aged man in his thirties, had also stepped out of the carriage.

He frowned and asked the guard, "What happened?" ”

The caravan's guard replied, "We have met the Ying bandits. ”

Hearing this, the steward of the caravan frowned deeply.

This person's surname is Huang Mingshao, who is the younger brother of Huang Fu, the head of the Huang family in Yexian County, who was ordered by the family to lead a caravan to and from Wancheng to do business.

Under the protection of the two guards, Huang Shao stood in the circle surrounded by the carriage, frowning and looking at the group of bandits dozens of steps away.

According to his eye, the bandits on the other side were as numerous as the guards of his caravan, so even he was not sure what the outcome would be.

"Can you repel them?"

He asked the guards beside him.

The guard frowned slightly and thought for a moment, and said, "Look at the other side." …… If the other side insists on grabbing, we may have to pay some losses in the hands of others. ”

"How much?"

"It's hard to say." The guard shook his head: "Look at the other side to see if the other side is pierced." ”

Just as the two were discussing, they heard Guo Da shouting in the distance again: "Who is the steward of the caravan, come out and speak." ”

I have to say that this Huang Shao is also quite bold, hearing Guo Da's words, he raised his legs and stood in the position of the coachman of a carriage, clasped his fists towards the bandits dozens of steps away, and said loudly: "I am Huang Shao of the Huang family in Ye County, my brother is Huang Fu, my brothers have no grudges with the kings, I implore the kings to make it convenient and let us pass." ”

"Huang Fu's younger brother?"

Zhao Yu stood behind Yang Tong and was slightly startled when he heard this.

The Huang Shao in the distance was a little untouched, but he recognized Huang Fu, the head of the Huang family in Ye County, and one of the more than 200 businessmen under the name of the Luye Freemasonry.

He subconsciously lowered his head, for fear of being recognized by Huang Shao - although he was not impressed, what if Huang Shao had seen him before?

At this time, Guo Dazheng responded to Huang Shao's words with a smile and said: "Haha, if you want me to wait for you to pass, you can, stay and buy road money!" ”

"Buying road money?" Huang Shao heard it a little fresh: "What is buying road money?" ”

Guo Da waved his hand and said, "Leave a few carriages, and let the rest go!" ”

"A few wagons, not all?"

Huang Shao was a little surprised.

I have to say that in Huang Shao's business experience, the gang of thieves on the other side is still easy to talk to, at least the other party only asks for a few carriages of goods, unlike the rest of the thieves, who often 'leave the rest of the carriages and horses to get out', and kill them if they don't agree.

However, it is good to talk and it is good to speak, but he can't agree to the other party's conditions so easily.

I saw him take a deep breath and threaten in a deep voice: "The meaning of the kings is understood. But do you really know who you are plundering? ”

He pointed to the banner of the caravan and said in a deep voice, "You are looting the caravan of the Luye Freemasons!" …… I, the Luye Freemasonry, including hundreds of merchants in Luyang, Yexian, Kunyang, Runan, and Ruyang counties, robbed one of the caravans, which is to offend the entire Luye Freemasonry, and offend Luyang, Yexian, Kunyang, Runan, Ruyang and other counties! I advise all the kings to make good connections......"

His words made the faces of many thieves change slightly, and also made Zhao Yu's mood more complicated.

Yes, the Luye Freemasonry he founded is such a huge force composed of many merchants, especially when a year ago, after he led the Luye Freemasonry and the Ruyang Zheng family in the war, the Luye Freemasonry has footprints in nearly ten counties such as Luyang, Yexian, Kunyang, Liangxian, Linru, Ruyang, Lunshi, and Jiaxian.

The dignified Ruyang Zheng family had to give in, accept the conditions proposed by him Zhao Yu, and withdraw all the family's business from Ruyang, and Liu Yi, the county commander of Runan County, was even more because he chose to side with the Zheng family at first, so that when the Luye Freemasons invaded Runan, the Tangtang County Commander ran to Ye County and asked Mao Jue, the county commander of Yexian County, as a colleague, to restrain the Luye Freemasonry, which was a big loss of face.

To be honest, when he learned that the caravan that passed by under the mountain belonged to the Luye Freemasonry, Zhao Yu was also a little hesitant in his heart, after all, he knew best that the Luye Freemasonry was not easy to mess with, and those merchants who were pinched into a rope by him would unite against all hostile forces that harmed their interests.

But it can't be ......

Because almost all the merchants in this area were defeated by his Luye Freemasonry at the beginning, and forcibly exercised their joining, although there are still merchants or families who are unwilling to join the Luye Freemasonry, but there are very few, very few......

For example, in Runan, before his Luyang Zhao clan suffered a catastrophe, the Luye Freemasons entered Runan strongly, controlling the market, and the local merchants and families could only watch themselves being killed by the sun and gradually losing the market.

In other words, even if Zhao Yu didn't want to provoke the Luye Freemasons he had founded in the first place, he would have to bump into them sooner or later, unless he could convince the bandits to give up looting the caravans.

In this regard, it can be said that he has lifted a stone and shot himself in the foot.

Just when Zhao Yu sighed, he suddenly felt that someone was holding his hand.

Turning his head, Zhao Yu saw that Jingnu was looking at him, with a little worry in her eyes.

Thinking about it, only Jingnu can understand Zhao Yu's mood at the moment.

Having said that, under Huang Shao's intimidation, these cottages were a little panicked.

Thinking about it, one Kunyang County is enough for them to have a headache, but according to Huang Shao, his Luye Freemasonry can affect nearly ten counties such as Luyang, Yexian, and Runan, ten counties!

Because of this, many thieves retreated, and secretly persuaded Yang Tong, Chen Mo, and Wang Qing in private.

"Three village masters, don't provoke this Luye Freemasonry, right?"

"yes, let them go......"

Seeing this, not to mention that Chen Mo was still expressionless, Yang Tong and Wang Qing both looked a little ugly.

Yang Tong immediately scolded: "A group of useless things, a few words from others scared you? ”

As he spoke, he took a few steps forward under Zhao Yu's slightly surprised gaze, and laughed at Huang Shao: "Hahaha, don't let me go!" …… If it was the Luye Freemasonry a year ago, we wouldn't dare to provoke it, but now......"

He narrowed his eyes and sneered: "I've heard that now your Luye Freemasonry has split into two branches, one is in Ye County, headed by a surnamed Lu; There is also a group that was forced to move to Ruyang, headed by a person surnamed Wei, the two of you are inseparable, and you meet each other like enemies, how can you still have the prestige of the beginning? ”

As he spoke, his face sank, and he said in a deep voice: "That Huang Shao, I also want to tear my face, acquaintance, leave a few carriages as a filial piety to our cottage, I will let you wait to pass by, as long as you wait to honor my cottage in the future, I will ensure that you wait in this area unimpeded, otherwise...... Then blame me for being unkind, whether it's goods or human lives, leave them all for me! ”

At this time, behind Yang Tong, Zhao Yu raised his head in amazement.

What the?

Luye Freemasonry split?

His mood became more and more entangled.