Chapter 583 Tong Guan That Old Boy (for Baiyin Dameng One)
Chapter 428 What about those damn private salt dealers (1st update)
Author: sunny
Chapter 428 What about those damn private salt dealers...(1st update)
Outside Xiuzhou City, He Zhizhou and several Xiuzhou officials were standing in the hall tremblingly.
Looking longingly at Zhu Gui who walked to the main seat as a matter of course.
Zhu Gui, who was named the general of the Zhu Kingdom by Zhu Meng, led a thousand men and horses, and cooperated with the Zhu family's external support in Xiuzhou, and easily led the army into Xiuzhou City.
He Zhizhou of Xiuzhou, who was originally in cahoots with the Zhu family and his son, was also a bachelor. He immediately expressed his willingness to break the chaos, join the King of Wu, and become a loyal minister under the command of the King of Wu.
But the problem is that Luo Ming, the commander of Honshu's troops and horses who had just taken office not long ago, led the Sword Legs to counterattack.
A fierce battle broke out between the two sides outside the city of Xiuzhou. Unexpectedly, Bu Nao Luo Ming found out that his own tribe would join forces with the Zhu family and rebel in the face of the battle.
In the past, Luo Ming was killed. The state soldiers who had been fighting for a long time were leaderless and many were unwilling to join the bandits and fled. Only then did Zhu Guina seize control of Xiuzhou City.
But even if Na Luo Ming's head was hung outside the government office, Zhu Gui still felt furious.
After all, can the thousand men and horses he brought with him be able to defeat the Zhu family's well-trained guard team? It turns out that they came from the east and suffered hundreds of losses, while the state soldiers of this state have gone through such a battle.
Except for some of the people who had secretly communicated with the Zhu family, the rest dispersed.
This made Zhu Guifu, who was originally full of confidence and wanted to directly take over all Xiuzhou soldiers, very painful.
If you have no choice, you can ask He Zhizhou to quickly write a notice for the people of Dong'an, and then ask the general who submitted the complaint to recruit the young men of the city to join the army.
Just as his general was arranging the affairs of Xiuzhou in an orderly manner, a fast horse galloped to the gate of the state government office, and the scout riding on horseback rolled and crawled in.
Soon, Zhu Gui learned that Ye Chang's unidentified men and horses were found ten miles south of Jiaxing City, where Xiuzhou was located, and they were advancing towards Jiaxing City.
He wanted to go ahead and inquire, but he was frightened away by an arrow fired from the wrong party.
Facing Zhu Gui, he asked how many people there were on the wrong side.
The very unprofessional scout rolled his eyes for a long time before he hesitated.
"Because there are bows and arrows on the wrong side, the generals don't dare to get too close, so we can wait and see at Yuanji to see if there will be three to five hundred people anyway."
Hearing that scale, He Zhizhou suddenly showed a look of surprise on his face and curled his lips indifferently.
"If it's not on that scale, it's probably those damn private salt dealers..."
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"Private salt dealers..." Zhu Gui also responded, wondering if there are many salt farms in the southern coastal areas of Xiuzhou.
The county going south from Jiaxing is named after Haiyan, so it is directly called Haiyan County. There are five or six large salt fields along the coast of Haiyan County.
Wherever there is a salt farm, professional smugglers such as private salt dealers are indispensable.
Moreover, private salt dealers all commit crimes in groups and rarely work alone.
A large-scale private salt gang can't make a lot of money. In Xiuzhou, groups of private salt dealers often appear, which is normal.
Is it obvious that Zhu Gui, who is short of major generals, is really sleepy and someone gives him a pillow?
Private salt dealers, are they willing to be a violent smuggling gang that steals money and puts their lives at risk?
Moreover, they have good relations with the government. If I can recruit them, then...
And I just hope that I can recruit one of them and let them spread the news. I believe that thousands of private salt dealers will join my team.
A group of private salt dealers throw a few official positions at their heads, and then scatter some money and silk. Don't worry about those guys not obeying their orders.
Having figured it out, Zhu Gui quickly came to the scout and asked again.
"Am I sure there are three to five hundred people?"
Facing the murderous General Zhu Gui, whose clothes and armor were still stained with blood.
The detective who had been the chief of the Zhu family's horsemen a few days ago pursed his lips nervously and nodded vigorously.
"General, I think it should be about the same..."
"Okay, okay, haha, come here, prepare horses for me, the whole army... no, leave half of them stationed outside the city. Is General He willing to go with me to persuade those private salt dealers to surrender?"
General He, the captain who stabbed coach Luo Ming in the back before, heard Zhu Gui's words and quickly stood up and saluted.
"In the end, I am willing to work hard for the master."
"Hahaha, okay... let's go and follow my commander out of the city."
While there was a commotion outside the city, Zhu Gui was asking to lead his army out of the city.
Fang La outside the city was also in pain. Originally, he wanted to sneak into Xiuzhou City.
Let's see if there is a chance to attack Xiuzhou City in a sneak attack. I didn't expect that the team would encounter the reconnaissance cavalry sent from Xiuzhou City.
He yelled that his brother Dong Dong's archery skills were too poor, so he only killed two of the three scouts and only one was left. He watched helplessly as the wrong party hit his horse and fled away.
With a dark face, Fang La looked at Fang Qifu, who was commanding the front army under his orders, that tall and strong cousin, whose face was full of flattery at the moment.
"That's all, after all, it's not Hongtian now, and he didn't expect that the other side would be very good at sending out reconnaissance cavalry to search for the enemy."
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"Dutou, what should we do about Jie Donglai?"
Fang Qifu scratched his head and smiled in a very honest and honest manner.
"What should I do?" Fang La, who was standing on a low hill, looked far away at Xiuzhou City, which was seven or eight miles away.
If we go further, it will be a gentle road with little shelter.
Even if you want to get closer, I'm afraid you'll have to wait until night.
Just when Fang Laqiu opened his mouth to give instructions, he narrowed his eyes and suddenly let out a light sigh.
There seemed to be a team of hundreds of people marching that way, holding flags high.
Could it be that after Xiuzhou City's reconnaissance cavalry discovered their team, they sent troops to encircle and suppress them?
But that number seemed too small... Fang La scratched his head for a long time, rolled his eyes for a long time, and immediately gave instructions to the generals around him.
"Seven Buddhas, I led three hundred people to camp by the small river on the left, pretending to be burying pots and making rice."
"ah?"
"Oh shit, he's just going to let me lure the enemy there, do you understand?"
"No, no, no, brother, don't worry, nothing will happen. Little brother, he will take care of it."
Seeing that his powerful cousin bulged his eyes again, Fang Qifu quickly rolled and crawled towards the distance.
After gathering a group of subordinates, they came to the bank of the small river and started to light up piles of bonfires.
Even more realistic, Fang Qifu asked some people to go east to the river to wash rice and get water, which made people set up stoves and pots.
Fang La, who had changed from standing to squatting on a low hill, looked more and more confused.
Is there something wrong with the leader of the wrong side? Is it possible that Yongwanzhe, the scout who discovered Fang Qifu's team, is already hanging in the middle of the road?
