Chapter 155: Undercurrents are surging
"Oh no, no!" Before Leper Wu had time to give an order, a stumbling guy rushed in from the collapsed courtyard gate behind Leper Wu, and shouted out out of breath: "Fifth Master! Someone came, a lot of people, dozens or hundreds! Run, they're coming for the fifth master! ”
The leper body was suddenly shocked, and a trace of surprise flashed in his eyes when he looked at Ding Li again, but in a blink of an eye, he denied that this was Ding Li's strategy. And then there is no need for Leper Wu to guess who is outside, because the sound in his ears is extremely familiar to Leper Wu.
"Don't let anyone fuck go! Regardless of life or death, you must catch the leper five! A thousand rewards for living! Eight hundred dead! ”
Cao Chen's order, not only Leper Wu was familiar with this voice, but Ding Li, who had met Cao Chen a few times, was also very familiar, and at the same time, Ding Li, who had found the right time, suddenly moved, and threw a short dagger at the stunned Leper Wu with a flick of his hand, and shouted in a deep voice: "Retreat!" ”
Due to Ding Li's sneak attack, Leper Wu had to dodge, but he also missed the best time to shoot Ding Li and others, and the footsteps outside the courtyard gate became clearer and clearer, Leper Wu didn't want to be blocked in this mansion by Cao Chen and others, so he glared viciously in the direction where Ding Li and the others scattered and fled, raised his hand and rushed out of the house quickly.
"Shoot the arrows!" Standing in the alley after leaving the courtyard gate, Leper Wu did not hesitate to command his subordinates with bows and crossbows to attack Cao Chen and others at the mouth of the alley, while Leper Wu turned around and fled quickly to the other side.
"It's the Leper Five! Chase, can't let him escape! The sharp-eyed Cao Chen recognized Leper Wu at a glance, immediately unsheathed the Tang knife, and rushed forward with a few henchmen, and the crossbowmen under Leper Wu didn't have time to carry out the second round of attacks, and in the blink of an eye, they were cut down by Cao Chen and others.
"Take care of the yard, and come with someone to chase Leper Five!" Cao Chen glanced at the broken courtyard gate and frowned, he didn't know if Leper Wu had already rescued Liu Fu when he came, shook his head at a henchman, gave a deep order, and rushed out.
Cao Chen's appearance not only made Ding Li and others suddenly out of danger, but also created an opportunity for Ding Li and others to escape, and when Cao Chen's henchmen led people to check the dark room in the courtyard and found that Liu Fu was no longer there, Ding Li and others had already taken Liu Fu over the wall and disappeared into the night.
Along the way, Heizi explored the way, Liu Fu and Jin Sanpang were both temporarily hidden in Said's house, after all, the current situation would be easy to expose if he openly left Fanfang District, Ding Li had no doubt that the entire Fanfang District was covered with the eyeliner of the Cao Chamber of Commerce.
But fortunately, nothing affected Ding Li and them that night, and the fact that Leper Wu appeared in Fanfang District, Guangzhou Mansion spread quickly, after all, the Cao Chamber of Commerce's action this time was too big, not to mention the people who stayed outside Fanfang District, there were as many as 100 people who followed Cao Chen into Fanfang District alone, and the twenty or thirty people who followed Leper Wu almost turned Fanfang District upside down.
It's just that the final result is a bit tragic for the Cao Chamber of Commerce, so many people surrounded and let Leper Wu escape, and the movement of Cao Chen and others has already alarmed Fanchang, Fanfang District Fanfang District summoned hundreds of Fanbang young people to rush to the streets overnight, and almost clashed directly with the people brought by Cao Chen.
Although in the end, the chief made concessions for the time being and let Cao Chen and the others leave the Fanfang District safely, but the chief also put down the cruel words on the spot, and immediately went to the Jiedu Mansion after dawn to report the actions of Cao Chen and the others to the Jiedu envoy one by one. This kind of big or small problem was originally nothing in Cao Chen's eyes, and now he was angry with the fact that he had escaped from the leprosy, how could he still take care of the threats and intimidation of the long man, and immediately released cruel words to the other party, and if he had the ability, he also sued Lord Cao for observation, and it was best to sue the court in Chang'an, Kyoto.
You must know that the Fanfang District of Guangzhou Prefecture is a special existence in the entire Tang Dynasty, and any matter may rise to the level of diplomacy at any time. But for the moment, it is only a theoretical situation, from the actual situation, today's Datang wars are frequent, even if the chief has the heart to complain, but who among the officials in the court will pay more attention to such a thing. In fact, the chief also knows in his heart that I am afraid that even the Jiedu envoy Li Zhen will not have too much interference in this, after all, the Guangzhou Mansion, which is about to face the war, is chaotic enough in the current situation, so hasn't Guangzhou Port been closed for more than half a month!
These things were not within the scope of Ding Li and the others' considerations, but they only learned about them from the mouths of the two brothers sent by Saidgard. During this period, Ding Li had a secret conversation with Liu Fu for a period of time, and then called Jin Sanpang together, Ding Li assured the two that Liu Fu would be reunited with his family immediately after dawn, and at the same time, Jin Sanpang would also be arranged in an absolutely safe place with each other. Of course, they didn't expect that the safe place that Ding Li said was actually the mansion of Yang Hongwen, the leading general of the current anti-bandit army, but Yang Hongwen's mansion is indeed one of the safest in the entire Guangzhou Mansion.
And just two hours before Ding Li rescued Liu Fu, Cao Chen, who was escorting the goods from Fuxu Town, finally rushed back to Guangzhou Mansion, and before the goods were completely handed over to Cao Si, Cao Chen found his young master Cao Xiangming in a panic, and handed over the jade plate of the Xunzhou Gang to the other party, and told Cao Xiangming in detail everything that happened halfway before noon.
Cao Xiangming was also immediately surprised, he had heard Liu Sanye of the Chaozhou Gang say that Leprosy Wu had said goodbye without saying goodbye, and even Liu Sanye had not taken away any of the compensation given to the other party. However, Liu Sanye also said that over the years, Leper Wu has definitely gained a lot of benefits in private, and it must not be too difficult to recruit troops again.
Leper Wu not only appeared, but also sent people to attack his caravan, which completely angered Cao Xiangming, but in anger, Cao Xiangming suddenly thought of Liu Fu, if Leper Wu rescued Liu Fu, then Cao's Chamber of Commerce would fall into an extremely passive situation in the matter of smuggling, but after finally sending Cao Chen to Fanfang District, he still failed to catch Leper Wu, and until now, whether it is Cao Xiangming or Cao Chen, they have already decided that Liu Fu was rescued by Leper Wu.
And the real situation is only known to Leper Wu and Ding Li, and Leper Wu did not dare to show up easily at this time, because as early as the afternoon, Chaozhou Gang Liu Sanye had begun to cast eyeliner in the city to quietly look for Leper Wu's whereabouts, and the current Guangzhou Mansion can be described as an undercurrent, and the rash actions of any force will inevitably cause a series of follow-up reactions, and even directly eliminate one or more of them.
Relatively speaking, Ding Li's side is relatively relaxed, but this state did not last long, like a rat crossing the street, how could the leper Wu let Ding Li sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight, and the news came out in the city before noon the next day, and the battle in Fanfang District last night also had the Nanhai Gang joined, and Liu Fu was finally rescued by Ding Li with the people of the Nanhai Gang, but it is unknown where he is hiding now.
However, it is obvious that the news deliberately released by Leper Wu is not too important, and it can only cause the Chaozhou Gang and the Cao Chamber of Commerce to pay a little attention to Ding Li, after all, the appearance of Leper Wu is the top priority of Guangzhou Mansion at the moment, and even the office yamen of Yang Hongwen, the bandit army, has also posted a notice to arrest Leper Wu, the reason is that Leper Wu set up an ambush on the road leading to Guangzhou Mansion in Fuxu Town to attack the caravan of Cao's Chamber of Commerce, resulting in nearly 100 casualties, the crime is extremely evil, and the behavior is extremely rampant, and even the government has paid a reward of 500 yuan for this.
In the midst of these civil forces, the government and the military were not idle, Uncle Xiang returned to Guangzhou Mansion from Fuxu Port, and on the same day, Zhang Kuang first went to Yang Mansion to meet Yang Ru accompanied by Uncle Xiang, and after a short time, the two rode together to Jiedu Mansion to find Li Yuan.
From the afternoon until after dinner, Zhang Kuang and Yang Ru left Jiedu Mansion with a satisfied face, and although Li Zhen was a little worried, he had to agree to the proposal of the two old friends for the sake of the current situation, and in order to stabilize the current increasingly dangerous situation, Li Yuan also had to fight.
"Brother Yang, I didn't expect that in just a few days, you would have already persuaded Brother Li over there!" Inside the carriage, Zhang Kuang cast an appreciative look at Yang Ru, and his tone of voice was slightly funny, as if he did it deliberately.
"This matter is not trivial, whether it is for you and me, or for Brother Li, we must help Brother Li make a decision!" Yang Ru slowly shook his head, chuckled and sighed, and then continued to shake his head and sigh: "Two militia groups, I really don't know what kind of reaction this news will cause after it is announced!" ”
"The sensation is inevitable, but I'm more worried about Ding Li's kid now!" Zhang Kuang nodded thoughtfully, looked at the twilight outside the car window, and shook his head and sighed: "As far as I know, that kid is by no means simple!" Now that the South China Sea Gang is suddenly going to be transformed into a militia group, the stakes are very clear, and the obvious surface is to use the South China Sea Gang to contain the Chaozhou Gang, so I am also most worried about this, Ding Li's kid doesn't know if he will accept it! ”
"I can't help him now! Things have come to this point, if we don't do something about it, Cao's side will soon have to make another inch! Yang Ru obviously agrees with Zhang Kuang's concerns, but his attitude is much clearer than Zhang Kuang, and Yang Ru obviously knows more about the current situation than Zhang Kuang: "Brother Zhang, you also know that the garrison of Fuxu Town is divided into two battalions, east and west, and our Jiedu Mansion does not have much advantage!" And although the city defense army of Guangzhou Mansion is deployed by the Jiedu Envoy, except for the tooth soldiers and generals of the Jiedu Mansion, the mobilization of the city defense army is not so easy, after all, there are observers staring at the side! And now the only army that can be mobilized at any time is the bandit army that has not yet been fully formed! Therefore, we must firmly grasp the reserve force of the militia group, otherwise once the war spreads, it is very likely that before the enemy army arrives, the Guangzhou Prefecture will have changed in advance! ”