Hao Tong and Deng Kui were on guard at both ends of the team, with their hands always on the handles of their swords, ready to deal with any eventuality. However, nothing that everyone expected happened, and those who were watching were just far away.
He followed the team from a distance and watched as all the survey battalions boarded the ship and set sail. They did nothing special, so Su Hao felt vaguely disappointed.
"This is really weird. They stared at us all night. Is it just to see us off?" Su Hao muttered.
Deng Kui grinned widely and said, "I think it's probably true. This guy, Wu Yuanwai, is probably afraid that we will cause trouble for him, so he sent someone to keep an eye on us. Seeing that we are gone, he is probably setting off firecrackers to celebrate.
.”
"Brother Chen, what do you think?" Su Hao asked Chen Dao.
Chen Dao chuckled and said: "Maybe it's as General Deng Qi said, but we'd better be careful along the way. We'd rather offend a gentleman than a villain. We don't know whether Wu Yuan is a gentleman or a villain. We
It’s better to judge the villain’s belly with a gentleman’s heart.”
Su Hao nodded and said: "What Brother Chen said is true. Hao Tong and Deng Kui, you two should guard the two boats in front and behind to prevent any unexpected events."
The fleet of three boats went down the river and walked forward for about 20 miles. The boat in front suddenly stopped. Shao Gong stabilized the boat with a bamboo pen and waited for the middle boat that Su Hao and Chen Dao were riding to catch up.
, stopped alongside the boat in front.
"What happened?" Su Hao got out of the cabin and asked Hao Tong on the boat in front.
"Going back to Su Baihu, there are two ships crossing in front, blocking the channel." Hao Tong reported.
"Oh?" Su Hao was shocked. He took out a telescope and looked forward. Sure enough, he saw two large ships crossing the river about a mile away in front of him, blocking the way. From the telescope
, you can also see a lot of people standing on the two boats, holding swords, axes and other weapons in their hands. It is obvious that they are here with bad intentions.
Su Hao turned around and looked at both sides of the bank. He saw that both sides of the bank were barren beaches covered with reeds. It was the middle of winter and the reeds were already withered and yellow. It was easy to think of something like setting fire.
"Can you tell who is in front of you?" Su Hao asked Hao Tong.
Hao Tong said: "Judging from the attire, he doesn't look like a water bandit, but looks a bit like someone from a government office."
"So, this member Wu is reporting to the government and has found a group of people from the government to intercept us here." Su Hao said, "Don't tell me, these people are not stupid. This is a wilderness.
, whatever happens, we can just rely on what they say, there are no witnesses. Moreover, this side is full of reed beaches. Unless we turn around and go back, we don’t even have a place to move, and we can only confront them head-on."
"That's exactly it." Hao Tong said, "However, my subordinates don't understand. After all, we are officers and soldiers of the Ming Dynasty, with a hundred and ten people. Even if the newly built county government calls on all three squads of government officials, can we stop it?
Stay with us?”
"Perhaps Wu also hired some guards to increase the number of people." Su Hao guessed.
"No matter how many people there are, they are just like chickens and dogs. If you piss me off, I will kill you." Hao Tong said fiercely.
Chen Dao had also emerged from the cabin at this time. He looked at the river in front of him and then at both sides. He frowned and said, "If the person blocking the river is really Wu Yuanwai, then this person really doesn't know how to live or die.
.If he intercepted the officers and soldiers of the Ming Dynasty in broad daylight, wouldn't he be afraid of being accused of treason?"
"Maybe he has some strong background." Su Hao said.
"Su Baihu, how are you going to deal with the current matter?" Chen Dao asked.
This was actually what Su Hao wanted to ask Chen Dao, but unexpectedly, Chen Dao beat him to it. Su Hao despised Chen Dao's slickness in his heart, and then replied: "In my opinion, we should continue to move forward and fight with each other."
Speak face to face and explain your interests to the other party. If the other party is sensible and gets out of the way, then the matter will be over. If the other party insists on insisting and even intends to use force, then we are not afraid of them. At worst, we will just have another fight."
Chen Dao said: "Well, what Su Baihu said makes sense. I'm from the north, I'm a little seasick and can't stand for a long time, so I'll let Su Baihu handle the matters here."
After that, before Su Hao could say anything, he staggered back into the cabin. Just now he and Su Hao were drinking tea and chatting in the cabin, and there was no sign of seasickness in him.
It was so troublesome that he suffered from seasickness, which was really shameless.
Hao Tong watched Chen Dao get back into the cabin, and then whispered to Su Hao: "Su Baihu, why is this Chief Chen so afraid of trouble? What on earth did the Ministry of War send him here for?"
Su Hao shook his head and said, "I don't know what he is here for, but it's not surprising that officials in the Yamen are wise enough to protect themselves in times of trouble. Speaking of which, it was because we were reckless and caused trouble, so he shouldn't suffer for us."
"It doesn't matter, it doesn't matter if he doesn't care, we still have less bonds." Hao Tong said, "Su Baihu, please give the order, what should we do?"
Su Hao said: "Let's do this. I'll come to the front boat. Let's go up together to see the people blocking the river and ask them about their intentions. There are Chief Chen and 10 embroiderers on the middle boat. They need to send people to protect them. If the two sides can't negotiate,
It's time to take action. Half of us will step forward, and the other half will protect the three boats. We must pay special attention to the water and avoid being plotted. In addition, don't hurt anyone unless it is absolutely necessary. After all, we are not the enemy."
Hao Tong nodded and began to make arrangements. At this time, the rear boat also followed, and the three boats were together. Under the command of Hao Tong, the manpower was redeployed. After the deployment, Deng Kui still guarded the rear boat.
Su Hao and Hao Tong guarded the front boat. There were soldiers familiar with water on each boat to guard the bow and stern of the boat to prevent anyone from attacking from the water. All weapons have been taken out and distributed to each soldier. Boys.
Each and every one of them has their blood pumping, waiting to compete with opponents who dare to challenge them.
After all arrangements were made, Su Hao ordered to continue moving forward. The three boats rearranged themselves into a straight formation and headed towards the two boats blocking the river. Su Hao, wearing a hundred official uniforms, stood on the bow of the boat, his face sinking like water.
, Hao Tong pressed the handle of the knife with one hand and placed his hand on his hip, standing beside Su Hao, looking quite like a guard.
The fleet was getting closer and closer. When the front boat was more than ten steps away from the other side's boat lying on the river, Shao Gong stopped the boat and stuck it in the water with a bamboo pole to prevent the boat from drifting with the current. Su Hao steadied himself.
He was stunned and shouted loudly to the ship in front: "Whose ship is this? Why is it blocking the channel? I am Su Hao, a member of the Nanchang Guards, and I have important military affairs. Please get out of the way as soon as possible, otherwise it will be delayed.
The military aircraft of this hundred households is a serious crime of beheading."
As soon as he finished speaking, a man with sly eyebrows and official clothes emerged from the cabin of the opposite ship, accompanied by several subordinates. He walked to the side of the ship facing Su Hao, stood firm, and approached Su Hao.
Hao Gong raised his hand and asked, "Is this the Su Baihu from Weifengnan Baihu Station in Nanchang?"
Su Hao was stunned for a moment. He clearly did not say that he was from Fengnan Baihu Institute, but the other party was able to tell it. He had obviously inquired about it. Knowing that he was from Baihu Institute, he dared to bring people to intercept him. It seemed that these people
He was quite confident. From the color of his official clothes, he could tell that the other party should be an eighth-grade civil servant. If he guessed correctly, this person should be the county magistrate of Xinjian County or another county.
"I am Su Hao. May I ask who you are?" Su Hao said. Baihu is a sixth-grade military officer. Although civil servants were valued over military affairs in those days and the status of military attachés was low, sixth-grade officials are still sixth-grade, and they can still show off in front of eighth-grade officials.
Putting on airs.
Sure enough, the other party responded: "The lower official is Li Mao, the Prime Minister of Xinjian County. He has met Su Baihu."
"Oh, it turns out it's Li Xian Cheng." Su Hao replied lazily, and then asked: "Li Xian Cheng is a member of the government, so he must know the laws of the country, right? Why did he set up a roadblock to intercept the Ming Dynasty officers and soldiers without any reason?
Does Li County Cheng know the crime?"
Li Maodao: "Su Baihu, please calm down and listen to Li's explanation. Yesterday, someone went to the county government to file a complaint, saying that there were idlers waiting in Qiaoshe Town to bully the weak, harassing the village for no reason, injuring many innocent people, and then absconding in fear of crime. Li
I set up a blockade here to arrest the murderer, but I accidentally bumped into Su Baihu, please forgive me."
The other party pretended to be real, so Su Hao naturally cooperated with the show. He nodded reservedly and said, "I see, Prime Minister Li, thank you for your hard work. The people on these three boats are all soldiers of my Baihu Station, and there are no idlers."
Wait, Prime Minister Li County, please give the order to give up the passage and let us pass."
Li Mao smiled and said: "Since Su Baihu has military affairs, Li will naturally let Su Baihu pass. But just in case, I also ask Su Baihu to allow the county's police to come on the ship."
Go take a look and identify whether there is the murderer who committed yesterday's crime. What does Su Baihu think?"
Su Hao's face sank and he said, "Isn't Prime Minister Li joking with Su? This is an officer's ship, how dare you search it?"
"It's my duty, please forgive Su Baihu." Li Mao replied.
"What if I don't allow it?" Su Hao asked.
Li Maodao: "In Li's opinion, Su Baihu is an official of our Ming Dynasty, and he will definitely abide by the laws of the country. When Li is running errands here, Su Baihu will naturally cooperate with him. If he is not allowed, it must be Su Baihu
It’s a joke.”
Su Hao sneered and said: "There is no such thing as joking in the army. If Li County Prime Minister is smart, please order the ships to be moved to make way for the passage. Otherwise, I'm afraid everyone's faces will not look good."
Li Maodao: "Does Su Baihu mean to use force against the lower officials and the county's police officers?"
Su Hao said: "I know you as the Prime Minister of Xinjian County, but I don't know the military order. Anyone who obstructs our officers and soldiers of the Ming Dynasty will be considered guilty of treason and will not be killed."
As soon as Su Hao said "shoot to kill", the dozens of soldiers from the survey camp behind him straightened their spears, and pointed the bright spear points directly at Li Mao and the government officials on the opposite boat. Li Mao's forehead was obviously sweaty.
He came out, but he still managed to keep his spirits up and said in a stern voice: "Su Baihu, do you really want to use force? I can tell you that a strong dragon cannot suppress local snakes. Xinxin County is not something that you, a hundred households, can afford to offend."
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