Chapter 65: Too much deception
"Encircled!" Hearing the guard's report, Uncle Camel and the three of them all stood up at once, and Sun Tong asked even more eagerly, "What's the matter, who is so bold and dares to surround here?" ”
"Good...... There were so many people, and there were countless torches flashing on the front of the house and on the east and west sides, and we didn't know how many people were on the other side. "It seems that there must be a lot of people outside, otherwise this guard wouldn't be scared like this.
I saw Sanniang, Uncle Camel, and Sun Tong glance at each other, and then walked out together. When they came to the courtyard, the guards in the entire courtyard had already received the news, and countless people rushed to several entrances and exits of the courtyard with weapons in a hurry, and then guarded there as if they were facing a great enemy, for fear that people from outside would rush in.
Sanniang they came to the corner tower on the right side of the gate, and then lay on the stomp to look outside, and found that as the guard said, less than 100 meters away from the front of the house, some messy torches are burning quietly, under the reflection of the torches, you can see a bunch of people with braided hair holding a knife, scolding or laughing in the direction of the house, without any care. The guards of the Chamber of Commerce on the corner tower saw the arrogant appearance of the Japanese people outside, and their faces were red with anger, and they held the weapons in their hands fiercely, eager to rush out of the palace immediately and chop those Japanese people into pieces.
Similarly, there is also a group of people on the east side of the corner tower, but these people are very similar in appearance and clothing to the Han people, but they are different. In addition, the weapons in the hands of these people are very distinctive, most of them use three-strand forks, which look similar to harpoons, and only a few people with relatively high status have knives hanging from their waists. Judging from the weapons alone, it is clear that Lu Dao is a North Korean.
"It's the Ise Chamber of Commerce of the Japanese people and the Jeolla Chamber of Commerce of the North Koreans, as for the west, you don't need to look at it, it must be the Shangquan Chamber of Commerce led by Koji Shangizumi, it seems that the three of them have already secretly united!" Seeing the enemy outside, Uncle Camel immediately said, a few rays of cold light burst out of his half-squinted eyes.
"Haven't the Koreans and the Japanese always been on the wrong path, how can they unite?" Sun Tong's brain is indeed a little insufficient, and he can't turn around when he thinks about things.
"What's so strange about this, the Japanese and the North Koreans are all villains who don't know their faith, and in the face of the huge temptation of our Chamber of Commerce, it is normal to unite temporarily." Sanniang said with a hateful face.
The Japanese people are just that, they often clashed with the Japanese people in the past, but the Koreans on the east side are also the enemies of the Japanese people, when they were oppressed by the Japanese people in the past, they often asked them for help, and the Chamber of Commerce also tried to support them, but I didn't expect that now the Chamber of Commerce is in trouble, these North Koreans not only do not want to reciprocate, but want to take advantage of the fire to rob, it is simply shameless!
Although it was very dark outside, by the light of the torches, Sanniang and the three of them estimated and found that there were four or five hundred people in front of them and Koreans on the east side, and if you add the Shangquan Chamber of Commerce on the west side, I am afraid that there are at least six or seven hundred people. However, the number of people in their hands is less than 300, and a considerable part of them are distributed in docks, shipyards and other places to guard, but there are only more than 100 people who really guard the house.
"Sun Tong, just relying on the hundred or so people in our hands, are you sure to guard the residential courtyard?" At this time, Uncle Camel asked.
"It's not easy to say, although our house is built very strongly, but as long as the other party is prepared with a ladder, you can climb in from the wall at any time, we have few people, it is impossible to arrange people at every point, in case the gap is opened by the other party who comes over the wall, the house will definitely not be able to hold it, but I am sure that I can protect the three of us to kill the Lu!" As soon as Sun Tong talked about fighting, he immediately became radiant, exuding a terrifying murderous aura.
"There are not many people who know about the three of us gatherings, and they are all people with status in the Chamber of Commerce, but now they are blocked by the other party, so there must be someone in our Chamber of Commerce who has secretly taken refuge in each other, I am worried that if these spies and people outside should be in harmony, it will be troublesome!" Uncle Camel suddenly sighed and said, he is old, he has been through storms for a long time, and he is very thoughtful about things, he has seen that since the death of the owner Zhou Hai, the hearts of the people in the Chamber of Commerce have been a little scattered, but he didn't expect that in such a short time, there have been people who have taken refuge in the Japanese and North Koreans.
However, just when Uncle Camel and Sun Tong were discussing how to defend and escape, Sanniang, who had been observing the situation outside, suddenly spoke: "Uncle Camel, you don't have to worry, the Japanese and Koreans outside should not attack in!" ”
Hearing Sanniang's words, Uncle Camel and Sun Tong were stunned, and hurriedly returned to stomp to look outside, only to find that although the Japanese and Koreans outside were shouting fiercely, they had been staying a hundred steps away for so long, and they had no intention of moving forward.
Seeing this, Uncle Huo's mind flashed with inspiration, and he immediately understood the meaning, and said happily at the moment: "I see, the Japanese and Koreans outside have some scruples, so they don't dare to rush in, so they can only use this method to put pressure on us." ”
"Scruples? What scruples? Could it be that they are worried that the force of our Chamber of Commerce is too powerful, so they dare not attack it" Sun Tong, who was not very good at brain, couldn't figure out the reason, but he didn't forget to put gold on his face.
Guessing the thoughts of the enemy outside, Sanniang also relaxed at this time, and immediately explained with a smile when she heard Sun Tong's question: "They are not scrupling about a few of us, but about the Ashikaga Chamber of Commerce." ”
"Ashikaga Chamber of Commerce? Why did you get involved with them again? Sun Tong was even more confused now.
"Hehe, speaking of which, we really have to thank the Ashikaga Chamber of Commerce, you look at the Ise Chamber of Commerce, the Shangquan Chamber of Commerce and the Jeolla Chamber of Commerce outside, all of them are the sworn enemies of the Ashikaga Chamber of Commerce, although their combined strength is far superior to ours, but if they want to swallow us in one fell swoop, they will also pay a lot of price, in case the loss is too great, do you think the Ashikaga Chamber of Commerce will let go of this good opportunity to eliminate them?" Uncle Camel also smiled schemingly at this time, and the wrinkles on his face seemed to have stretched a lot.
Hearing this, Sun Tong finally understood, only to see him pat his thigh and say: "I see, I used to think that the bastards of the Ashikaga Chamber of Commerce were an eyesore, but I didn't expect to rely on them to survive today." ”
In fact, it is true that as Sanniang and Uncle Camel expected, the Ise Chamber of Commerce, the Shangquan Chamber of Commerce and the Jeolla Chamber of Commerce outside are greedy for the interests in the hands of the Nanyang Chamber of Commerce, and they collude to join forces to carve them up, but they are afraid of the strength of the three of them, and they are worried that in case of a fight, it will make the Ashikaga Chamber of Commerce a profit, so they dare not act lightly.
Knowing the thoughts of the Japanese and Koreans outside, Sanniang and the three of them also relaxed, but they still informed the guards in the house to be careful, and at the same time ordered everyone to no matter what happened outside, the guards in the house could not go out without permission, and the three of them did not go back, first went to another corner tower to look at the west side of the house, and found that as they expected, the west side was the people of the Shangquan Chamber of Commerce.
"Uncle Huo, the other party obviously wants to use this method to exert pressure, although the other party should not attack tonight, but they have already set a deadline for us before, if we don't give the other party an answer when the deadline is reached, I'm afraid these people will really attack us desperately." On the way back to the hall, Sanniang said with some worry.
"Well, I'm also worried about this problem, and now there are only two ways in front of us, the first is to give up the interests in our hands according to what the other party said, maybe we can protect ourselves. The second is to unite and fight them to the death. When he said this, Uncle Camel took a long breath and said with a resolute face, "I'm old, and I've been working in the Chamber of Commerce for more than ten years, so it's impossible to change places, so if those Japanese and North Koreans want to seize the foundation of the Chamber of Commerce, they have to step on the old man's corpse!" ”
"Uncle Camel said well, although my Sun Tong is not your age, but I still have a group of brothers to support, if I hand over the berth in my hand, then my brothers and I will have to drink the northwest wind, so even if I want to pay, my brothers will not be willing, so I can only fight with them to the end!" Sun Tong waved his strong arm and said with a nonchalant expression.
Seeing that Uncle Camel and Sun Tong both expressed their attitudes, Sanniang also smiled coquettishly: "You two are enough, my shipyard has been taken by the pervert of Shangquan Honger, and even the old lady wants to occupy it together, and I also have no way to retreat, so I can only fight hard with them." ”
Seeing that each other's opinions were surprisingly consistent, Uncle Huo, Sun Tong and Sanniang all smiled, and the estrangement caused by the previous conflict of interests disappeared without a trace, as if they had returned to the moment when they worked together for the Chamber of Commerce again.
Ise and the other three chambers of commerce tossed outside the mansion for a night, and no one came out during the period, but just let his subordinates sneer and scold at the Nanyang Chamber of Commerce's mansion, which provoked the guards inside to be angry, but they didn't dare to come out.
It wasn't until the next morning that those outside left, but at the place where the Jeolla Chamber of Commerce left on the east side, Sanniang and they found two corpses, and later after identification, these two people turned out to be Sun Tong's guards guarding the port, and later the people of the port also reported that they were attacked by the Jeolla Chamber of Commerce at night, and the two disappeared in the chaos, but they were captured and killed by the Jeolla Chamber of Commerce, and their bodies were used as a warning.
Shuangyu Port was originally a place without any laws, and it was not unusual for a person to die, but the Nanyang Chamber of Commerce, as one of the largest chambers of commerce in Beigang before, was now threatened by people in this way, which was too deceitful, and even when Sun Tong saw the corpse, he was about to copy a knife to find someone from the Jeolla Chamber of Commerce to play for his life, but he was desperately pulled by his subordinates.
Although the killing of their own people made the entire Chamber of Commerce very angry, but it is also a fact that the strength is not as good as others, although Sanniang and Uncle Camel are shrewd and spicy, but in the face of absolute strength, they are also helpless, but at dusk that day, a very ordinary carriage came out of the Xie family's house in Nangang, and then came to the Nanyang Chamber of Commerce in Beigang slowly.