Chapter 586: Who's the Praying Mantis and Who Is the Cicada (Part I)
"That's not right......" Looking at several thieves wearing masks and holding sharp knives jumping onto the boat along the hooks, Lao Zhang's first reaction was not panic or fear, but surprise. He was surprised to look at the bow www.biquge.info of the ship, where a banner unique to the Cao Gang was planted, and it was still hunting in the evening breeze.
Lao Zhang knows one thing very well, on this canal, the momentum of the Cao Gang is really not small, and sometimes it is even more effective than the government. Generally speaking, as long as the passing ships carry the flag of the Cao Gang, it is almost impossible to encounter any difficulties and troubles on the canal line, let alone be attacked and robbed by various water bandits. It was precisely because of the banner of the Cao Gang on his boat that Lao Zhang dared to rush to the boat at night.
But the current situation greatly surprised him, these guys actually turned a blind eye to the banner of the Cao Gang, and attacked like this. Even if the momentum of the Cao Gang is much weaker than before due to infighting, it will not come to this point.
"Ah......" A scream woke Lao Zhang up from his doubts, only to see the two sailors in front of him who wanted to block the thieves from getting on the ship were stabbed to the ground by the thieves who had jumped on the bow of the ship, and blood suddenly gushed out from his body, and splashed on several other boatmen, causing them to scream and retreat one after another.
It wasn't until this time that Lao Zhang knew that something was wrong. But this ship is his, and he is the one who calls the shots here, even if the person who comes is not good, he can only step forward at this moment. After he made up his mind, he couldn't help but glance back at his employer Gao Changlin, wanting to see what his situation was, but found that the other party didn't know whether he was stupid or something, and he actually stood there stunned, and he couldn't see the slightest fear.
In desperation, Lao Zhang had no choice but to step forward, and first politely hugged the thieves who kept jumping on the boat and staring at the movements of everyone on his side with knives: "Ladies and gentlemen, what my ship is carrying is not valuable goods, but official salt." Presumably you have found the wrong target, as long as you leave at this moment, you will definitely not report to the official, and you still have a little heart......"
He is indeed a seasoned boat boss who is used to running the rivers and lakes, and he first explained the situation on his own boat as soon as he opened his mouth. Because the average water thief wants money, and those official salts, although the profits are not small, they have to be transported to other places to sell, and they are closely linked to the government, so there is no need for thieves to rob them. Then put forward the benefits that you can provide, so that if the other party is interested, you will naturally stop.
But this kind of response is useless today, after listening to his words, several people in black laughed: "We are robbing this salt ship." Whoever of you knows, jump into the river now, or save your life, or this will be your fate! As he spoke, the man stabbed the steel knife in his hand downward, and the sharp blade pierced straight into the body of the boatman who had just been slashed to the ground by them. With a faint scream and a convulsion of his body, the boatman died on the spot.
The other boatmen, who had been a little annoyed and indignant, were so frightened that they did not dare to move, and clinged to the mast or the side of the ship, only trembling there, obviously unable to help at all. They just made some hard-earned money to support their families, and they really couldn't afford to lose their lives for the sake of guests and Lao Zhang.
Seeing this scene, Lao Zhang finally showed a look of fear, and while his body was swinging, he unconsciously took a small step back: "You guys...... Who the hell are you? We have the protection of the Cao Gang on this ship...... "At this time, he only took out the last straw, and while speaking, his eyes still looked into the cabin, why didn't the Cao Gang arrange the good hand on the ship come out yet?
"Hehe, do you think this can scare our brothers?" Several thieves sneered, and then pressed towards Lao Zhang and Gao Changlin with murderous eyes, obviously forcing them to abandon the ship and escape.
"Bold!" Just when Lao Zhang was a little desperate, a cold snort sounded from the hatch of the ship, and a stocky man took a knife and drilled out: "You actually dare not take our Cao Gang in your eyes, it seems that you don't know how to write the word dead!" Anyway, regardless of the situation of being outnumbered, he immediately rushed over with his sword.
When Lao Zhang saw this situation, his heart chuckled even more. How could this uncle of the Cao Gang be so impulsive? He only has one person, even if he is good at martial arts, is he the opponent of so many thieves? I wanted to ask him to come out and stabilize these thieves with words, but he was good, and he came up directly and did it.
Just as Lao Zhang thought, the Cao Gang had just killed those people, and the other party's knives formed a net to surround him. After a dazzling and clanging exchange, a big flaw appeared in front of the good man, and he was kicked out of the side of the boat and fell into the river.
"This ......" saw that the last reliance was thrown into the water, Lao Zhang's heart was immediately discouraged, in line with the principle that a hero does not suffer immediate losses, he no longer had the heart to resist. Immediately pulled Gao Changlin: "Boss Gao, let's go into the water." You'll at least save your life, and you'll have two big boats behind you. ”
Gao Changlin's voice was extremely calm: "I understand your kindness, Lao Zhang, but the situation behind us is not much better than here......"
"Ah......" Lao Zhang was startled again, and then subconsciously turned his head to look back, and saw that the two salt boats that were following behind him were also hit by several small boats on the side, so they couldn't move.
It was only at this moment that he was convinced that these thieves had come completely prepared, just to rob these salt ships. This realization made his last bit of luck disappear, and there was only one way out by obeying the thief's wishes. But at the same time, he didn't feel a trace of doubt in his heart, this Gao boss is too bold as a businessman, and he can still look at the six roads under such circumstances and know the changes behind it.
As if to see his thoughts, the thief at the head shook the knife in his hand again: "What, do you really want to die?" Why don't you jump for me! After speaking, he took a step forward and pointed at Gao Changlin with a knife: "You, give me the first jump!" ”
In the face of the intimidation of the thieves, Gao Changlin not only did not see the slightest fear, but laughed: "Is this your strategy for snatching official salt this time?" ”
Hearing his words and seeing his unusually calm appearance, a trace of uneasiness flashed in the eyes of the thief who was the leader, and he waved the knife in his hand: "Do you really want to seek death?" As he spoke, he took a step forward, trying to put more pressure on the other party.
But these didn't have any effect on Gao Changlin, so he shook his head slightly: "Your arrangement is not bad, not only through the control of the canal to grasp our movements, but also on our ship also planted eyeliner, so that we can't get rid of you." But although you have done a lot of calculations, you still didn't expect that the ship was not loaded with salt, right? ”
"What?" When the thieves heard this, their hearts tightened even more, and the leader immediately exchanged glances with the two accomplices beside him, and the two turned around and rushed to the cabin.
"Woo-bang!" As soon as the two thieves poked into the cabin, a long rod was pulled out with the sound of the wind, and hit them, knocking the two men out of the cabin. At the same time, the three Gao Changlin's companions rushed out with their weapons.
I saw a fierce attack of rods and knives, and they actually beat the two thieves and the other accomplices who were killed quickly after seeing this, and they didn't even have the slightest room to fight back.
This sudden change not only surprised those thieves, but even Lao Zhang was dumbfounded. He never dreamed that these three companions who looked like ordinary Gao Boss were all martial arts masters, and they were much more powerful than the Cao Gang master just now.
"How so?" Seeing that this was the result, the leader of the thieves believed what Gao Changlin said, and at the same time his heart sank: "Could it be that we have really fallen into their trap?" Although his brother couldn't see the situation under the cabin, just looking at the other party's precautionary posture and overly calm appearance, he could deduce that the matter was beyond his control.
Immediately, he was shocked again, if the other party on this boat had already prepared, what about the boats behind him? Those two ships are not simple, and it is impossible to be controlled, what will happen to those brothers of their own? Thinking of this, he hurriedly raised his eyes and looked at the two boats behind him.
Although it was dark and dreary, fortunately several boats were not too far away, and he could still see the situation above in the haze. If he hadn't been worried, he might have thought that the above picture was a manifestation of his family taking control of the overall situation on the ship, but now he saw the clues-
I saw that there were dozens of men standing on each of the two ships, and they seemed to be aiming at the enemy in front of them with bows and crossbows in their hands. At this moment, many of the enemies in front of him had already dropped their weapons and captured them......
"How can there be so many people on the boat over there? And they still have bows? How so? Just as his face was full ......of shock and doubt, he only heard a few muffled snorts, and his companions had been beaten to the ground by the three companions one after another, and then the three of them had surrounded him.
"Who the hell are you?" At this moment, the leader of the thieves couldn't care about anything else, just stared at Gao Changlin's body and asked his confusion.
The other party just smiled faintly: "Well, of course we are the ones who are here to lure you into the bait." A few friends of the Cao Gang, don't you understand? ”
This chapter is not called the Yellow Sparrow in the back。。。。。。