Chapter 230: The Enemy as Unsurprising
The robbers appeared so suddenly that the caravan's guards had no choice but to extinguish the campfire in order to protect themselves.
Without the source of fire, the robbers naturally had no target, but the caravan guards found the target with the help of the torches in the hands of the robbers.
All of a sudden, sparse arrows shot out.
Occasionally, unlucky robbers were injured by arrows, and screams came and went.
The caravan's temporary camp was dark, and under the faint starlight, a group of robbers was at a loss, "Where is the convoy?" ”
The leader of the robbers was furious, "Fool, throw torches, are you going to be targets?" ”
Alerted, the robbers suddenly realized, and they threw their torches again.
All of a sudden, the convoy and camp reappeared in front of the robbers.
The robber was eager to try, "How's it going, Chief?" Rush or not? ”
The leader of the robbers grimaced, gritted his teeth and said, "Rush! At this time, if the caravan really had reinforcements, they would have already rushed over, and they would never wait until now! ”
"What the leader said is very true!"
"Tell the brothers, let go and kill, you don't have to leave a living mouth"
"Okay, the leader has an order, the whole army will attack!"
"Kill, kill, kill!"
At the command, hundreds of robbers rushed out like wild horses.
As long as this business is done, everyone can get a lot of reward, and this reward is worth the risk!
So, the robbers who appeared in the dark night were so warlike that they rushed forward like wolves.
In the eyes of the robbers, although the caravan has guards, they are all good goods, as long as they rush up, they will definitely be scared!
Even if the guards fight back desperately, the robbers are not afraid at all, these horses are all masters fed with silver, if they can't even solve the guards of the caravan, they will definitely laugh off their big teeth when they are passed out.
One hundred steps, eighty steps, sixty steps, the robbers rushed closer and closer, and under the sparkling firelight, the robbers were bound to win.
However, the caravan guards were not lambs to the slaughter, they also had weapons to kill.
Even when the robbers were menacing, the guards still fought back.
"Sonorous!"
As soon as they made contact, the robbers did not gain the upper hand.
The caravan guards hid behind the carts and held off the robbers' advance with their spears.
The handover of troops is short, and the morale of the caravan escort is greatly increased, and the robbers are nothing more than that! As long as everyone is united, even if there are no reinforcements, they can stop it.
However, after all, the robbers had been planning for a long time, and after the attack was thwarted, they quickly resorted to the next three tricks: squandering lime powder!
This trick was learned from Wang Tengshou!
The robbers found it very useful, so the lime powder resurfaced tonight.
In the darkness of the night, the light was dim, but the caravan guards had their eyes wide open, and the more they could not see clearly, the more they had to try to distinguish them.
At this time, large bags of lime fell from the sky, and due to various factors such as strength, wind direction, and light, many limes lost their targets and returned in vain, but most of the lime still poured the caravan guards on their heads.
The pain of burning eyes was indescribable, and the guards screamed.
The robber made a trick and immediately slaughtered with a cruel smile.
This time, the guards were faintly unable to resist.
Most of the soldiers recruited in the eyes of the right people were the backbone of the fight, and they were suddenly injured, which greatly affected the protection of the car formation.
The robbers were overwhelmed and launched a ferocious offensive.
If there is no foreign help, it will not be long before the convoy will not be able to hold on.
At the critical moment, the leader of the caravan's guards lit a firebolt.
"Bang!"
The loud bang was deafening, and one of the robbers was wounded and killed.
The robbers didn't care, they just thought it was a desperate counterattack of the caravan, and no one realized that it was actually a means of interrogation.
Immediately afterwards, a firework shot up into the sky, and the robbers still didn't pay attention to it, but the leader of the robbers listened attentively for a while, and he didn't notice anything abnormal, "Hurry up, lest you have too many dreams at night!" ”
A few miles away, the Guangling Army, which had already been looking forward to penetration, finally got the signal, and they quietly touched it under the command of Zhou Yuji.
Halfway through, Huang Hu's men and horses appeared, and Huang Hu, who was smiling and laughing, said in a low voice: "Brother Zhou, most of your subordinates are cavalry, and there are Chahar people, dealing with robbers is a bit of a fuss, and the garrison will let us help you."
Zhou Yuji was a little unhappy, "I understand your kindness, but I have already made a military order in front of the garrison, and the robbers will be destroyed within three days!" ”
Huang Hu was noncommittal, but just took out Wang Teng's token, and when he saw the token, Zhou Yuji was annoyed and had to retreat.
The officers and soldiers who suddenly appeared, all of them in armor, all of them were fierce, they were armed with steel knives, and they cut vegetables and melons from the rear of the thief army.
Suddenly, the robbers were happily rushing forward to kill, but they didn't expect that they were also made dumplings.
In the darkness, no one knows how many officers and soldiers have come.
However, the overwhelming shouts of killing did not seem like the movement that thirty or fifty people could make.
Two hundred? Three hundred? Or 600?
Suddenly, a terrifying thought came out irrepressibly, could it be that it was the men and horses of the Guangling Army?
Within a radius of 100 miles, apart from the Guangling Army, who else can have this kind of night fighting ability?
These days, in order to guard against the encirclement and suppression of the Guangling army, the robbers never settled in the same place, thinking that eight or nine days of hard work was enough to throw the encircled men and horses into the wilderness.
But who the hell would have thought that the damn officers and soldiers would appear at this critical juncture.
Dozens of carts of iron are enough for hundreds of people to use for several months, and it makes people drool just thinking about it.
However, the smarter robbers are acutely aware that the most important thing at the moment is not to seize the property, but how to get out of it all......
In order to kill this group of robbers, the yellow tiger poured into the nest to attack.
Tonight is the time for the big fish to take the bait.
Huang Hu left his spear in the camp and replaced it with a short weapon that he used to fight at night.
At the same time, the six hundred soldiers were also replaced with steel swords.
In the night raid war, what is particular is to take them by surprise, be fast, ruthless, and fierce, and cut off their retreat and defeat their arrogance before the local authorities can react.
The result was obvious, the Guangling soldiers did everything they had planned in advance, followed up quietly, and killed them like thunder, completely catching the robbers by surprise.
There were only more than 400 robbers who attacked, but what about the officers and soldiers? There were 600 people, and if you add 100 villagers who guarded their belongings, it would be more than 1,000 people.
With more strikes and fewer blows, there is absolutely no reason to fail.
The fires flickered, the sounds of killing bursts, and the guards who had been in a desperate situation almost survived, they did not expect that in this dark night in the wilderness, reinforcements would come so timely.
Kill the thief!
The caravan guards became more and more courageous, they dragged more than half of the robbers with the rudimentary weapons in their hands, and the remaining bandits tried to escape, but where was the Guangling army that had surrounded them willing to let them go?
The cool breeze blew away the dark clouds that obscured the moon, and the bright moonlight spread across the land.
Huang Hu took the lead, he swept the leaves like the autumn wind, and there was no one under him.
If there was a choice, the robbers really wanted to lay down their weapons and ask for forgiveness, however, Huang Hu has always been ruthless to these robbers with bloody hands, there is no way to live, and they will die if they die!
In desperation, the robbers shouted loudly, and they turned around and rushed towards the place where the Guangling Army appeared.
It was too timely for the Guangling Army to appear, it was the time when the robbers were out of formation and fought separately.
Originally, the night was deep, and by the night, there might be three or two fish that slipped through the net, but this time the moon was as clear as day, and the robbers with torches were as obvious as lice on the bald head.
The robbers who fled here did not have any decent weapons, in the past they used to bully the villagers with bloodthirsty bravery and several times the number of people, killing people and goods, but now the targets of bullying have become themselves.
Compared with weapons, the Guangling army is armed with knives, which is countless times better than the rusty and varied goods in the hands of robbers; Compared with the number of people, Guangling's soldiers are three times that of thieves!
No matter what the considerations, the robbers know that they are planted today, and whether they can survive depends on whether the deadly guy in their hands can fight for it......
A fearful thief kowtowed and wanted to surrender, but was ordered to be killed by Huang Hu.
This gang of thieves is ruthless and evil, everyone has a lot of lives in their hands, forgiving their lives will only make the villagers resentful, only by killing them, using their blood and heads can deter Xiaoxiao, let those with bad intentions know that this Ulzhou is Wang Teng's territory.
That night, only a dozen of the four hundred robbers escaped, and the rest were all killed by Huang Hu and Zhou Yuji.
Through some inquiry, Huang Hu found out the real culprit behind the scenes!
Fan Yongdou!
The mastermind behind the robbers is Fan Yongdou!
The news reported to Wang Teng, but he was not surprised.
The killers who dare to make trouble in Ulzhou, except for Fan Yongdou is Jin Liangyu, apart from them, Wang Teng can no longer find a third person.
Right now, everything is falling out, Wang Teng is thinking about how to take revenge, if such a thing happens, if there are no countermeasures, it will only make people look down on themselves.
But how, how to get revenge?
Wang Teng fell into deep thought.
Since Wang Teng became the garrison of Ulzhou, the business of the Fan family and the Jin family in Ulzhou has been greatly affected, even if Wang Teng has the intention to retaliate, he has not found a suitable target.
The Guangling Army is considered a strong army in Ulzhou, but once it leaves Ulzhou, Wang Teng can't find a chance to do it at all.
Just swallow your anger?
This is obviously not Wang Teng's criterion.
At this time, Wang Teng once again realized his humility.
Compared with the entire Ming Dynasty, Wang Teng was only a small five-rank garrison, and he could not even leave the jurisdiction with soldiers and horses without the permission of the officials.
Suddenly, a person appeared in Wang Teng's mind, aftermath!
With Wang Teng's strong support, Yu Xiang has become a powerful underground leader in the entire Datong Mansion, but no one knows that Yu Xiang is actually a chess piece played by Wang Tengbu!
A day later, Wang Teng saw Yu Xiang, "I want to deal with Fan Yongdou, what can you do?" ”
Yu Xiang was not surprised, "Fan Yongdou is in the grain business, if you want to deal with him, you have to start with the grain."
"Let's talk about it"
"The autumn grain is about to be put into storage, it is a good time to collect the grain, if the adult intends to be the enemy of Fan Yongdou, it is better to rush to buy the grain and disrupt the layout of the Fan family, but since then, I am only afraid that it will consume a lot of silver, so please prepare as soon as possible."
Silver, Wang Teng has a lot, as long as Fan Yongdou can be deflated, he is willing to spend as much money as he wants, "How much silver do you think is enough?" ”
"If it's just Datong Mansion, adults should prepare 10,000 taels of silver"
Wang Teng bowed slightly, "What if it's the whole of Shanxi?" ”
Yu Xiang took a breath, "Then the lord must prepare 100,000 taels of silver!" ”
Wang Teng was noncommittal, "I still have iron materials, and I can exchange them for silver."
Those who know the rules know that any single good should not appear too much at the same time, otherwise, it is likely to cause the price of the commodity to plummet.
Although iron is a scarce product in China, the price has always been controlled by Jin.
Ulzhou is Wang Teng's world, but outside of Ulzhou, it is the Jin family's world.
Yu Xiang has been practicing outside for so long, so he naturally understands this market, and after thinking about it again and again, he analyzed it without worry, "My lord, Fan Yongdou and Jin Liangyu are in cahoots, if we sell iron materials, I am afraid that the two of them will join forces to lower the price."
These days, Wang Teng has sold more than 10,000 catties of iron, and the Ulzhou market is close to saturation, and if you want to make money, you can only sell it elsewhere.
Wang Teng knew that this was the truth, "It's okay, I have a way!" ”
"My lord, is there anything you need me to do?"
"You just need to keep an eye on Fan Yongdou and Jin Liangyu, and when necessary, let's give him a trick to return the favor!"
Yu Xiang's eyes lit up, "My lord is relieved, I understand!" ”
Not long after, news came from the merchant inn in Yizhou, and the local government seized the shop on the grounds that the origin of the iron material in the merchant inn was unknown!
There is no doubt that this is the result of the collusion of Jin merchants with the government.
Although Wang Teng is a garrison, he can't handle the affairs of Yizhou.
Could it be that you can only give up the situation in Yizhou?
Ulzhou's iron material finally opened up the situation in Yizhou, if you give up, it will only cheapen Jin Liangyu!
No, it can't be!
Take Jiao Yuanpu's door?
Yizhou is not a jurisdiction in Shanxi, so I'm afraid it's useless to find Jiao Yuanpu!
However, is it worth going to Lu Xiangsheng for such a big thing?
This kind of thing is a favor, use it once less than once!
After thinking about it, Wang Teng would rather give up the good situation in Yizhou than seek Lu Xiangsheng's head!
But just swallow your anger?
Never!
The homeless people in the camp are still waiting for grain to eat, and the Yizhou trade road must be kept unimpeded, and there must be no mistakes.
In a hurry, Wang Teng even planned to go to Yizhou, he wanted to see who the divine dared to oppose him!
There is a way that it is not too late for a gentleman to take revenge for ten years, and the current Wang Teng may not be able to trample it under his feet, but what about ten years later?
Wang Teng is sure that he is a very good minister, and at that time, whoever gives him a hard time will be rewarded! (To be continued.) )