Liu Liangzuo and Fan San didn't dare to drink too much, and after their subordinates inspected the goods and counted the quantity, they immediately started to do business, paying the money with one hand and delivering the goods with the other.

As soon as the fifth watch sounded, the east gate of Shouyang City creaked open, and 500 officers and soldiers without flags escorted 20 mule and horse-drawn carts out of the city quietly and headed for the east.

The 500 officers and soldiers were Liu Liangzuo, Zhang Yixiang and Wang Shiying's personal soldiers, and they were led by Wang Shiying himself.

Twenty mule-carts were loaded with haystacks, but under the haystacks were large chests full of silver.

This is the 100,000 taels of silver that Liu Liangzuo and others robbed from Yang Yexing, as well as the silver taels obtained from selling iron materials and iron pots.

It stands to reason that these silver taels are the safest to follow the caravan of Fan Sanpao and others out of the city, but Liu Liangzuo is no more than these merchants.

None of the merchants who went to southern China and even Liaodong to do business were fuel-efficient lamps.

On the border of the Ming Dynasty, they seem to be merchants who keep to themselves, but as soon as they get out of the side wall, they will immediately tear down the merchant flag, show their swords and guns, and dominate the weak merchants.

If the 100,000 taels of silver go north with them, I am afraid that they will be robbed inexplicably on the way, and they will not know who robbed them.

Therefore, after Liu Liangzuo and the other three discussed, they decided to transport it to Zhending Mansion alone, and sent their own soldiers to escort them.

And the time to go out of the city was an hour earlier than Fan Sanpao and the others, so as not to be touched by the other party.

When he went out of the city, Liu Liangzuo sent troops to block the east city, and also sat in the east city with Zhang Yixiang to ensure that nothing went wrong.

What they didn't know was that as soon as the convoy loaded with silver left the county government and headed for the east gate, dozens of figures on the west and north walls each slid silently down the city wall along the ropes, and then quietly swam across the moat through the night, and turned to the east gate in unison.

As soon as the convoy carrying silver left the city, Wang Shiying immediately sent fifty scouts to scout around.

The road seemed to be unimpeded, and the convoy traveled ten miles east along the official road, and the scouts sent out did not find anything unusual.

After walking a few more miles, when the convoy entered Zhaobaigou, Wang Shiying subconsciously shouted: "Be careful, don't make any mistakes." ”

"Yes."

The more than 400 pro-soldiers answered in a sparse manner.

Because, most of those pro-soldiers are not Wang Shiying's soldiers, but Liu Liangzuo and Zhang Yixiang's, these soldiers will listen to Wang Shiying's march, but they will never listen at critical moments.

Wang Shiying didn't mind, only frowned slightly, and looked at the mountains on both sides of Zhaobaigou.

Tonight, the sky was covered with dark clouds, without the slightest moonlight, and there was a black forest everywhere, but by the faint starlight on the horizon, I could still vaguely see the low mountains on both sides.

Zhaobai Gully is not precipitous, mainly because the mountains on both sides are gentle slopes, and you can go uphill on a longitudinal horse.

If someone comes to rob the silver taels, they should not choose to set up an ambush here, and then go more than 30 miles to the east to enter the Buffalo Mountain, from there are more than 40 miles of mountain roads, during which the mountains are steep, the terrain is dangerous, it is an excellent terrain for ambush.

But for some reason, after entering Zhaobaigou, Wang Shiying became a little uneasy.

"The frequency of sentinel visits will be increased, and the report will be made every quarter of an hour."

"Yes."

With Wang Shiying's order issued, the horses on the periphery became active and began to search everywhere for traces of ambushes.

But it didn't take long for Wang Shiying's brows to tighten tightly.

Because, those scouts did not report every quarter of an hour, and many of them were not heard from, and no one could be found, nor did they report back.

When there were more and more soundless detectives, Wang Shiying finally realized that something was wrong, and hurriedly shouted: "Turn around, quickly, quickly turn around and return to Shouyang." ”

More than 400 pro-soldiers were stunned.

"Lord Wang, we have finally come here, why do we have to turn around?"

"There is an ambush ahead, quickly, quickly turn around."

"Huh?"

Many of the pro-soldiers changed color.

At this time, a fast horse suddenly galloped from behind the team, and when it came to the front, the knight on the horse hurriedly said to Wang Shiying: "Oh no, my lord, an enemy of unknown origin suddenly appeared behind us, it has reached five miles away, the number is unknown, and when they see our exploration horses, they will be killed, and several brothers have died under their hands." ”

"What?"

Wang Shiying was taken aback.

The tanma repeated what he had just said.

This time, Wang Shiying's face changed greatly, and the surrounding soldiers also buzzed.

Wang Shiying concluded that there was an ambush in front, but a chasing army suddenly appeared behind......

"My lord, let's go quickly, while the other party hasn't caught up yet, let's talk about it after passing the white ditch first."

"Yes, my lord, hurry up and order the army to hurry."

"My lord, if you don't leave, it's too late."

Knowing that there were pursuers behind, the surrounding soldiers surrounded him and persuaded him.

Wang Shiying didn't know what to do for a while, because he didn't know if there was an ambush in front of him.

If there is an ambush, a hasty march will only send the sheep into the tiger's mouth.

"Go, go, hurry."

Without waiting for Wang Shiying's order, a personal soldier named Ding An waved his hand to speed up the convoy.

It was Liu Liangzuo's personal soldier, and Wang Shiying didn't dare to touch him.

What's more, among the 500 personal soldiers on this trip, Liu Liangzuo alone has 300 people, and he can't fight the other party if he wants to.

Sure enough, after the soldier named Ding An waved his hand, the sound of crackling horse whips and urging cattle rang out in the convoy.

"Hurry up, hurry, quickly cross the Zhaobai ditch."

Wang Shiying had no choice but to order his own soldiers to advance quickly.

The convoy moved forward quickly, but just a short time later, a fast horse came running in front of it, and shouted from a distance: "Ambush, there are ambushes ahead......

Wang Shiying was taken aback.

The hundreds of soldiers were also in a panic.

"Dismount and form a formation, form a formation, fast, and move fast."

"Send ten probe horses to rush out, and quickly rush back to Shouyang City for help, and the rest of the probe horses will be withdrawn to defend the position." Wang Shiying came back to his senses and hurriedly commanded loudly.

The soldiers dismounted and lined up twenty mule carts in a circle, in which men were huddled with bows and arrows, or with the ropes of birds.

The outer exploration horses were divided into ten horses, and they rushed to Shouyang City at a gallop, and the rest of the exploration horses ran back and got into the car formation, waiting for the battle.

It didn't take long for a troop of soldiers and horses to appear on the road when they came, and the number of horses was mixed, and the number of people could not be heard, and it was even more difficult to see each other in the dark night, only a dozen torches and a ghost figure wandering one or two hundred paces away.

Soon, another group of soldiers and horses, cavalry, appeared in the direction of the east, and lit torches like dragons, and according to the number of torches, there should be about 500 people.

These two troops surrounded Wang Shiying's chariot array.

One of the knights rode out on horseback, slowly came to a hundred paces away from the chariot array, and said in a loud voice: "Everyone in the chariot array has listened, the 100,000 taels of silver you transported belong to our general Qin. ”

"I advise you to put down your weapons obediently and return the silver hands, I can spare you from death, if not...... No mercy! ”

"Remember, you only have a quarter of an hour, and after a quarter of an hour, all of you will die!"

In the car array, Wang Shiying tried his best to suppress the panic in his heart, and replied coldly: "The traitor is going to be rampant, this place is less than twenty miles away from Shouyang City, and the reinforcements of several adults will arrive in an instant. ”

The man did not reply, but rode his horse and walked slowly back in the darkness.

Seeing that the other party didn't reply, Wang Shiying's heart jumped suddenly.

The other party is a ruthless person, and there is no room for negotiation at all.

But Wang Shiying still wants to take a look.

As long as they can hold on for half an hour, Liu Liangzuo and Zhang Yixiang will lead their troops to help.

It is only twenty miles away from Shouyang, and if the cavalry is hurrying on horseback, it will only take half an hour.

Liu Liangzuo and Zhang Yixiang must not be willing to let the silver taels they snatch end up in the hands of others, so they will definitely come to the rescue.

So, Wang Shiying didn't say another word, but waited quietly.

The other party seemed to be very trustworthy, and said that he would give a quarter of an hour, during which he really did not attack.

But just after a quarter of an hour, the other party said indifferently: "Kill." ”

This killing word made Wang Shiying's heart tremble.

Soon, the encirclement began to tighten, and the opponent went straight to a distance of 100 paces, and then ......

Then Wang Shiying heard the sound of cannonballs.

More than a dozen cannons roared, booming and exploding, and the whistling shells fell into the car formation with a strange red arc.

In addition to the sound of cannons, Wang Shiying also heard a row of gunfire.

As soon as the guns rang out, there was a sudden thud of mule carts being smashed, and a terrible scream.

The Ming army, which was densely packed in the car formation, was the target to escape.

Any artillery shell that hits it can smash a large group of officers and soldiers huddled together into a blur of flesh and blood, and they will either be killed or wounded.

Now, in just one round of shelling, hundreds of people have been killed and wounded.

Wang Shiying's face was extremely pale, and after Mu Ran was in a daze for a moment, he closed his eyes gloomily.

The enemy had artillery, although it was only a small cannon, but their rudimentary car formation could not stop the shells at all.