Chapter Twenty-Four: A Narrow Encounter
At the foot of the eastern foothills of Yushan Mountain, the Yushan Guards were resting, because the dry food that everyone carried with them had been eaten, they could only endure hunger at this time, including Liu Juntao, Zhang Xiaojun, and Yan Hu, all of them were constantly drinking water to dilute the hunger in their stomachs.
At this time, it was noon, and the scorching sun on his head was the most vicious, so Liu Juntao simply led everyone forward for a while, and came to a small forest next to the official road at the foot of the mountain to escape the heat.
"Ah, that's cool!"
Yan Hu wiped his sweat beads and sighed, and then said to Liu Juntao: "Big brother, let's rest here for a while, it's too hot today." ”
Liu Juntao leaned against a tree stump, chewed on a weed in his mouth, and said, "Just stay here for a while, let's go back after a stick of incense!" ”
Yan Hu and the surrounding Qingzhuang suddenly collapsed, and they all found a place to sit down, and seized the time to take a break in the shade.
Zhang Xiaojun smiled and said to Yan Hu: "What? Would you like to spend the night here? If we really fight with someone else in the future, will the other party wait for us to rest and cool enough before starting the fight? ”
Yan Hu pursed his lips and didn't speak, but Liu Juntao secretly approved, and said secretly: "Zhang Xiaojun is very good!" ”
After the time of a stick of incense, Liu Juntao ordered everyone to set off, and everyone immediately packed up and started the whole team without the slightest delay.
At this time, the scorching sun was still scorching, and Liu Juntao led everyone to fish out of the small forest and march quickly along the official road all the way to the north.
It didn't take long for Liu Juntao to see a group of people coming in front of him, led by a horse team composed of several people, and the group of people were all carrying bright blades and sharp weapons, which didn't look like a good class!
In the blink of an eye, the two sides met on the official road that was not wide.
There were nearly 130 people in the Yushan Guard, and more than 40 people and horses were coming on, blocking the official road tightly, and no one on either side could get through.
"Where did you come from, bastard, get out of the way!"
As soon as Liu Juntao was about to speak, he heard a man who rode out of the opposite side scolded, and the bull head knife in his hand kept gesturing at Liu Juntao, very arrogant.
Seeing this, Liu Juntao couldn't help frowning, and his right hand was also pressed on the handle of the long knife, staring at the crowd of horses in front of him.
Seeing this, the group on the other side also drew their swords and armed themselves one after another. Zhang Xiaojun and Yan Hu also roared when they saw it, and led everyone to draw their swords and guns.
For a while, the two sides were tense, and they were about to fight on the official road.
At this moment, one of the horsemen rode out of the horse, sat on the horse and shouted, "What are you going to do! It's the other way around! Lao Tzu is Wang Bozong, the steward of the Wang family's Ding team in Huakou Town, and those who know each other will get out of the way of Lao Tzu, annoying Lao Tzu and telling you to look good! ”
Zhang Xiaojun and Yan Hu were stunned when they heard this, and the young people behind the two also began to hesitate, and everyone looked at Liu Juntao.
"No! It's still a little early to fight against the Wang family, and the terrain here is not conducive to fighting in battle formations. You can't start fighting because of that! ”
Liu Juntao had already made up his mind, so he waved his hand behind him, and then flashed to the side of the official road with a long knife on his own.
Although Zhang Xiaojun and Yan Hu were a little worried about the Wang family, they couldn't swallow this breath, and while flashing to the side with the escort team, they glared at the Wang family fiercely, and they were already scolded in their hearts.
"Humph! You know each other! ”
Seeing this, Wang Bozong was about to ride his horse and hurry, and one of his right-hand men had the intention of showing it in front of Wang Bozong, so he raised the horse whip in his hand and slapped it on Yan Hu's head, and immediately pulled out a blood mark.
"Dog mongrel! What are you staring at? Git out your eyeballs again! ”
Yan Hu's blood suddenly surged, and he was about to draw his knife and rush forward desperately, Zhang Xiaojun was also holding a knife in his right hand and preparing to fight, and the surrounding guards were all angry, and they were about to come forward to argue.
Who knows, Liu Juntao on the side grabbed Yan Hu and said lightly: "If we don't look at it, please continue to hurry!" ”
After speaking, Liu Juntao glared at Wang Bozong, his eyes full of murderous aura.
Wang Bozong had long seen that Liu Juntao and the others were not good, and if they really made a move, he and his more than 40 people would definitely not be able to take advantage of it, and they would be killed if they didn't do it well.
It is precisely because of this that when he saw that the other party gave up his official way and gave in, Wang Bozong also got off the donkey down the slope, not wanting to cause more trouble.
Who knows, this subordinate of his went out without a brain, or he was arrogant on weekdays, and he didn't look at who the other party was, but he even started to do it!
Wang Bozong couldn't help but curse his subordinate in his heart, and then snorted coldly and set off without saying a word.
After the Wang family walked away, Yan Hu shouted, "Big brother! Why didn't you do it just now! ”
Zhang Xiaojun also said angrily: "Yes, we were all ridden to the neck and by the Wang family, we should have done it just now to extinguish the arrogance of his Wang family!" ”
The surrounding guards were also excited, constantly shouting and scolding.
Liu Juntao frowned and looked at everyone, and said, "So, are you ready to go to war with the Wang family?" ”
Everyone was silent about this question, after all, the Wang family is powerful, this is an indisputable fact. However, everyone's faces were still full of anger, and their hearts were still unwilling.
At this time, a young man said: "But I just saw that the Wang family's horses seem to have helped someone on the cart, and there are still a lot of food and goods on the cart, could it be that they just came back from where they robbed?" ”
"That's right! That's right! I also saw that it was packed in a sack, and when we confronted each other just now, the people in the sack were still writhing! ”
Liu Juntao couldn't help frowning when he heard this, and said secretly in his heart: "Then the Wang family's horse happened to come from the north, shouldn't it be such a coincidence?" ”
Suddenly, Zhang Xiaojun looked to the north and shouted, "Look! How did Tang Yu come here? ”
Liu Juntao turned his head suddenly when he heard this, and sure enough, he saw Tang Yu running towards this side with a disgraced face, and when he came close, everyone only heard Tang Yu shouting: "Go back quickly!" The Wang family has entered the village! ”
Liu Juntao only heard the "buzz" in his head, and suddenly his blood surged, and he dragged Tang Yu, who was still panting, and asked loudly: "Then there are six people riding horses in the Wang family!" ”
Tang Yu asked in astonishment, "Yes!" How do you know! ”
Liu Juntao didn't explain, and said directly to Tang Yu: "You go back immediately and tell Guo Yuanwai and Master Zhang that we have met the Wang family and have caught up!" ”
Tang Yu breathed a sigh of relief when he heard this, and said, "It turns out that the Wang family horse ran in front of me!" Now that they're all gone, what are you going to do with them? Forget about losing some money, lest you live in vain! ”
The young men of the escort team on the side had already been waiting impatiently, and Zhang Xiaojun even yelled: "Their cart has a person in a sack!" It must be the folks in our village, can you do it if you don't chase it? ”
When Tang Yu heard this, his face suddenly turned bloodless, and he said, "He, they are resting at Guo's house!" ”
Liu Juntao shouted loudly when he heard this: "Guo Muying! ”
Yan Hu had already drawn his knife in his hand and shouted, "Big brother! Chase! ”
"You go back and report the news!"
Liu Juntao yelled at Tang Yu, then turned around and set off with everyone in the escort team, chasing all the way along the official road.
Tang Yu looked at the figures of everyone in the distance, suddenly sat down on the ground, and muttered, "You must save it!" ”
At the same time, Wang Bozong had already rushed to a post station on the official road with his subordinates, which was also a place where the Wang family's horses must stop, and it could be said that it was a well-known stronghold of the Wang family here.
This post station was originally a small pass on the official road, first, to facilitate passers-by to rest their feet for the night, and secondly, to be responsible for maintaining law and order at the foot of Yushan.
However, at this time, this post station, like Tangkou and Xunkou in many places in the hinterland of the Ming Dynasty, has been completely abandoned, leaving only a dilapidated courtyard that is still intact.
Wang Bozong saw that the sun was turning west, and there was no place to spend the night any further, so he ordered to stay overnight here.
A group of more than 40 people began to load and unload their bags and take care of the horses, and Wang Bozong also specially arranged for a few of his subordinates to stand guard everywhere, and also specially arranged for a few people to ambush around the post station, disguised as a latent sentry.
This time, the destination of Wang Bozong and his entourage was Dongping Lake in the south of Yushan.
Dongping Lake stretches for dozens of miles and occupies a large area, it is the largest lake in the area of Yushan, surrounded by dense reeds, and the reeds at the foot of Yushan Mountain are connected together, forming a huge sea of reeds.
This reed swing is so huge that it is not only full of jackals and swamps, but also a hotbed for lawbreakers. Salt barons smuggling smuggled salt in the reeds, outlaws wanted by the government, and robbers are everywhere.
The Wang family in Huakou Town also has their own business in this reed, and the thousands of stove households coerced by the Wang family are hidden in it, specially boiling private salt for the Wang family!
Wang Bozong took people to Dongping Lake this time to prepare to ship a batch of illicit salt and escort it to Anshan Town, south of Dongping Lake, to prepare to make offerings to the Liu family, the master of the Wang family.
Wang Bozong saw that everyone had cleaned up and was looking for a place to rest, so he was also ready to find a relatively clean room to rest.
At this time, the family member who had beaten Yan Hu with a horse whip on the official road stepped forward and said to Wang Bozong with a flattering face: "Boss, what about that little girl from Yushanji?" The little one will send you to the house? ”
It's okay not to ask, Wang Bozong suddenly got angry when he heard it, slapped it over, and immediately flipped the flattering family fan to the ground, and scolded loudly: "Bastard thing!" Are you idle and have nothing to mess with? What are you beating those guys for? In case you make a move, it delays the big event of the head of the family, and it is too little to kill you 10,000 times! ”
The family lay on the ground and kept kowtowing and begging for mercy, obviously frightened.
Wang Bozong was not in the mood to pay attention to the subordinate at this time, and said coldly: "Bring that little girl to my room!" ”
After speaking, Wang Bozong found a house and walked in, and closed the door heavily.
The guy who was beaten got up from the ground, rubbed his hot cheeks, and walked away with an aggrieved face.
After a while, two family members walked over with Guo Muying and prepared to carry them into Wang Bozong's room.
Suddenly, two family members ran in from outside, shouting in panic: "Boss has an accident!" Our brother has been kidnapped! ”
At this moment, the entire post station seemed to have exploded, and more than 40 Wang family members shouted loudly, asking the two messenger families what happened.
Even Guo Muying was thrown aside, and the attention of all the Wang family members was gathered on the messenger family Ding.
At this time, Wang Bozong kicked the door open suddenly, and asked angrily, "Who did it!" I'm tired of it! ”
"Fish Mountain Collection! It's the people of the fish mountain set! ”