Text Chapter 12 Zheng Lao's scheming
At this time, the horse team was still parked in place, and it felt surprisingly quiet and rainy, and it felt so strange at this time.
The old man in the iron hat laughed a few times, picked up the wine jug and took a sip, looked at the car and reprimanded: "Four bastards, don't peek out the window, you are not small, once you are discovered, you will fly arrows, and when the time comes, you will not report your life."
The dog jumped out of the carport and looked around, then Xiao Chai and Shizi, and finally Erwang.
He chattered and asked the old man in the iron hat, "Aren't you afraid, old in the iron hat? Do the old bandits in the iron hat still rob directly? The old man in the iron hat will tell us what happened."
There are still sounds of fighting and howling in the mountains and forests, but the distance is relatively far, so the thrilling picture is not visible.
So the children were much bolder, and Shi Zi had climbed onto the carport to watch the fighting in the woods on both sides of the surrounding area.
The old man in the iron hat looked back at the stones on the roof of the car, and then at the three children beside him with curious eyes.
"Hahaha, this thing Stone is used to seeing war, he can't even eat New Year's food, he fights to the death, the deserters gang up into the mountains and forests to be bandits, the fake bandits of the killer organization engage in assassination, etc., there is no peace, where is the peace, we are the fish swimming in the peace, but also for life, but also for refuge, homeless and landless, with transportation merchants as the foundation of life, there is money and life, and the war is to make money, this little thing is like a blowing breeze," the old man in the iron hat also looked at the surrounding woods and said proudly.
"At the beginning, it was to warn us with whistle arrows that they were robbing, and then it was said that the house came to rob, originally Wolf's Head Mountain was the road we often walked, and this time it was far away from Wolf's Head Mountain on the official road, Zheng Lao gave Wolf's Head Mountain tolls every time, and the leader of Wolf's Head Mountain was also passable, and the payment was bound to pass, but this Zhou Datou was a person who had to make inches, this person must be dissatisfied with the leader this time to take his brother to hunt game, but unfortunately he was blind and bumped into us, and he wanted to take away an extra copper on Zheng Lao's body, which was like cutting his flesh hahaha" The iron hat boss laughed and felt very happy in his heart, he was too comfortable to say this.
There was a sound of sneezing at the front of the convoy, followed by a "Iron hat old boy is you talking bad about me behind my back"
Zheng Lao's voice came out slowly, and the four children looked ahead and laughed.
Shizi saw a lot of mountain bandits in animal skins lying on the ground, and the blood under the arrows on his body slowly flowed out, and the shouts of killing were still standing on the roof of the car, and he couldn't see the situation in the woods, and then he slowly climbed down the carport.
The old man in the iron hat shook his head, the more he looked at it, the more he liked it, the black boy picked up the wine jug in his hand, took a sip, and said, "Come down, come down, is it good to rain on your body?" Don't read it, I'll tell you about it, do you want to hear the story of the caravan dart master?"
The four children quickly sat down beside him, their eyes glued out, their ears stretched out to listen.
"This is the code of our caravan dart division, and the operation cooperation is deployed and planned by one person, that person is Zheng Lao, he placed our bodyguards in the bodyguards of the other two families, and began to issue instructions when the sentry arrows were released, and then the direction from which the sentry arrows came quickly calculated the number of people and distances."
"These are all inaccurate estimates, but Zheng Lao is more accurate than other people's inferences, this is a matter of experience and personal understanding, just in the car, you can call the last bodyguards to prepare to sneak into the forest, and the bodyguards on both sides are on the horse to find out the person who released the arrow and the position, and then stared"
"If the mountain bandit is targeted, he will naturally pay great attention to the person who is staring at him, and he can't be distracted, so he will be fooled," said the iron hat old man, took a sip of wine, lit a cigarette, and recounted
"The key is to see the confrontation between Zheng Lao and Zhou Datou in front of you to delay time, prepare to say fast or not, slow or slow, you have to grasp the right time, the grasp of the timing is also a matter of life and death, a little more or a little less will fail, there will be casualties, you are still young, you may not understand it when you grow up," the smoke in the mouth of the old man in the iron hat slowly came out and floated into the sky.
The dart masters returned, with more weapons and a lot of loot.
The old man in the iron hat looked around and said: "In the caravan, the dart master is clearly divided into darts and dark darts, and he comes out of the back truck to get a bow and arrows, and his waist is full of flying knives, which is the assassination type, and his hands and feet are sharp, and his arrows and throwing knives have the ability to shoot in a hundred steps."
"The one who took out the big shield in front of him was the guard, his hands were strong and strong, and he could block the horse without injury, and the spear and long knife could also block it, and the box on his back was full of flying knives and hidden weapons, as long as it was within the range of the attack, whether it was a horse or a person, all of them were shooting targets."
"And our caravan can only shoot people because horses are very valuable, Zheng Lao is a person who can't walk when he sees wealth, Zheng Lao is strict with the shield dart master, once shot and injured a horse, Zheng Lao was uncomfortable for several days, hahaha, you say more money fans"
The first sneeze came out, maybe it was too quiet, and then followed by a few words: "The old boy in the iron hat is not allowed to talk nonsense in front of the children, say some good things, don't slander me"
The old man in the iron hat replied loudly with a smile, "I'm complimenting you, you just got into the rain and the wind and cold, drink some ginger soup to warm up"
The old man in the iron hat squinted and laughed, and the children laughed along.
Smoking a cigarette and continuing to preach, "Okay, then I'll tell you that Songtao is also the signaler, the second wave of signals, the front is the bodyguard, it is a false killing, and the shooting is mainly in the woods, depending on the situation, it is divided into a pursuit team and a counterattack team, Songtao enters the woods to attract people's eyes and ears, Lima comes back, and shoots a group of people in front of Zhou Datou with a bow and arrow, and the result is like this, okay, okay, we will set off after a while."
The four children listened to it and wanted to listen to it again, and suddenly looked sideways at the woods, and the dart masters slowly returned to the caravan from the woods, and the things they brought back were all placed next to Zheng Lao's carriage.
The three people in the head car stepped out of the carriage to see the things and horses brought back, called a few people to count and then distributed the swords into the truck, the horses brought by Zhou Datou unloaded the saddle and gave the injured medicine well, and then tied to the side of the carriage to follow the convoy, the caravan stopped for a short time and began to walk straight to Wu Guo.
The caravan kept moving forward, and it was late today, because of the delay in the journey, and it was necessary to catch up with the lost time.
Night had fallen, and the officers and soldiers of the Wu State sent a bloody shirt to Zheng Lao and the carrier pigeon.
This is the carrier pigeon reported that it flew into the barracks, and immediately dispatched a team of officers and soldiers to grab Zhou Datou, and handed over the token of Zhou Datou to Zheng Lao, which proved that the caravan in the territory of Wu was protected.
The rain has stopped for many days, the rain has rested today, stars began to appear in the sky, Zheng Lao called to stop and began to rest, the caravan began to circle out, the dart masters still began to go out to get game, and the ladies were ready to take out the cutlery and cooking utensils.
The chef also came out, and Zheng Lao was very happy today, and the two caravan shopkeepers behind him knew in their hearts that they couldn't cry and laugh, and their faces were very exciting, so they called the chef to get more delicious food to reward the dart masters for today's brave killing of bandits.
The three caravans walked together to be happy, and the only thing they gave to the stones was to feed the horses and fight the horses, and their work was handed over to others.
They approached the fire today to dry their bodies, one of them held a captured short sword in his hand, admiring it, it felt very sharp and heavy, Shi Zi took the short sword back to the carport, and took out the talisman dagger given by Mo Lao from the bamboo box.
The dagger is light, but it feels different from the short sword when it is pulled out, the two collide and directly inlay the dagger deep into the sword body, and immediately know that there is a trouble after seeing it, Zheng Lao will feel distressed when he sees it, and then see that his dagger is safe and sound, and put it up again.
The short sword was put into the sheath, and he slowly returned to the side of the fire and threw the short sword as if there was nothing to do.
The clothes were all roasted and ran to the side of the old man in the iron hat, this time the barbecue was good, the chef's dishes were also here, and the dog egg looked delicious and couldn't eat it himself, and the four of them ate frantically, today because of nervousness or watching the rain on Tianbei Mountain, I am more hungry.
The four children all ate a lot, and after eating and drinking, Xiao Chai suddenly said to Shizi: "Look at the edge of your jade plate, how does it feel that it is not as blood-red as before, it is still too much for me to eat, I am dazzled."
The dog laughed, "Your eyes are stretched out, how can this jade plate fade that"
Shi Zi also took out the red jade card, and looked at it, and the surrounding area really seemed to be no longer blood-red.
However, the color of the Luan-tailed Fire Feather Bird is more blood-red, bright and clear, especially the eyes are more like they are alive.
Shi Zi also felt something, but he couldn't be sure, rolled his eyes and said, "It's okay, you all can hold on," and then it was chasing and fighting.
The caravan entered the territory of Wu after three days of marching, and Wu was a relatively populous place in these countries, and there were many cities in Wu that were well defended.
After walking for two weeks in the territory of Wu State, it took Luyun City, the capital of Wu State, to enter the territory of Wu State, and the three caravans of Zheng Lao were very busy, that is, the salt and some copper and iron pieces on the cart, and the various villages and small cities rushed to buy out the goods.
The silk and high-grade fabrics in the big city were also sold out, and some goods were collected, so it was better to eat and live, live in the caravan post station and eat in the major hotels of Wu Kingdom, this time Zheng Lao Da made a sum of money, plus Tao Lao Liu and Ma Yu wanted to cooperate with Zheng Lao's caravan for a long time to eat and drink, most of them came out, they also earned more than usual this time, and they were satisfied, and used more money to win over the people around Zheng Lao to say good things to Zheng Lao for them.
At this time, Songtao was assigned by Zheng Lao to go to Luyun City to cover the salt official and contact the big salt merchant from the time he entered the territory of Wu State.
Zheng Lao is a scheming person who goes to hell, and the trusted people around him have been sent out, and the rest are helpers, not confidants.
Tao Lao Liu and Ma Yu's minds are empty, and the two of them still don't know at all, as for the old man in the iron hat, they didn't take it to heart, what is there to buy an old coachman, who doesn't know that the only person in the entire team who dares to scold Zheng Lao is the old man in the iron hat, and Zheng Lao will not have a seizure and silently accept it.
Song Tao didn't dare to say that he knew how terrible Zheng Lao's methods and scheming were, but the four children who just ate, drank and had fun were also Zheng Lao's treasures, and Zheng Lao was still the same as before without the passage of stones.
Every time Shi Zi appeared next to Zheng Lao, he felt heartache when he saw the red jade on his waist, and he had traveled through thousands of mountains and rivers and met thousands of people who had not been calculated, but he was defeated in the hands of Shi Zi's four children, and he thought from time to time how he could pick out the best jade among the four pieces of jade, and he was distressed and trembling.
Finally arrived at Luyun City, there were no vendors on both sides of the road into the city, and the city was tall and majestic, and when the sun was shining, you couldn't see the city tower.
The dog looked around, just arrived in Ancheng to see that it was fresh and shouted and barked, and now he looks around and looks around more calmly than before, but he doesn't bark anymore, and he doesn't look at the stone at all, and he doesn't feel like a child sitting in the car, but like an adult.
Luyun City is also bigger than Ancheng, and after entering the city, he still walked to the caravan station, and in the eyes of the four children, all the buildings in this Luyun City are twice as large as Ancheng.