1627 Rise of the South China Sea

Chapter 2191
Of course, the Haihan people are outsiders after all, and they have clearly stated that the assistance provided to them will be limited, and the Huizhou salt merchants certainly dare not bet all their chips on this end.In order to safely resolve the old grievances with the Shanxi salt merchants, it ultimately depends on the strength of the Huizhou salt merchants themselves.

If it weren't for the imminent situation, Huizhou salt merchants would definitely be more willing to send people to Zhoushan for training and then form their own firearms team, rather than spending a lot of money to ask Haihan to send people to Yangzhou to stabilize the situation.Now, due to the situation, they can only take a two-pronged approach, and hand over the responsibility of their own defense to the Haihan people.

And Yang Chengye was one of the few people who supported the hiring of Jin Dun as a guard.He believes that although Golden Shield is a non-governmental organization, its strength is far beyond that of ordinary escort agencies. Under the premise that Haihan is unwilling to send troops directly, this is probably the best option at present.Compared with the militia formed by the patchwork of the seven major surnames, he is of course more willing to believe that the Golden Shield Escort, which is already well-known in the Jiangsu and Zhejiang regions, can better protect him.

However, it was Dai Yingfan who was in charge of connecting with Jindun. Yang Chengye was already in a state of relying on others to seek asylum, so of course it was inconvenient for him to take the initiative to contact Jindun.So he just showed his face at the reception banquet the day before, and has not had the opportunity to have personal contact with Yuan Tao yet.

Although Yang Chengye's situation is very bad, but living in Daijiazhuang, he doesn't have to worry about his life any longer.Moreover, for the group of Huizhou salt merchants, he has not become a useless burden. In addition to funding self-defense measures, Yang Chengye actually has a special source of information that can inform the decision-making of Huizhou salt merchants. for reference.

"Today, my family received an unsigned note. I think Master Dai needs to take a look." After Yang Chengye finished speaking, he took out a piece of paper and handed it to Dai Yingda.

Dai Yingda took it and found that it was a piece of high-grade gold-painted paper made by Suyage in Yangzhou Prefecture. This high-end product is not sold in the market, and almost all of it is ordered by users at the expense of users. Of course, the price is far from Beyond plain paper for writing on.Those who are willing to spend money to buy such limited goods are often either rich or expensive.

Yang Chengye took the initiative to explain this: "Lu Kangtai has always liked to use this kind of paper to write notes."

Dai Yingda snorted, opened the note and looked through the contents, to the effect that he was warning Yang Chengye to leave Yangzhou Mansion by himself within ten days, and not to rely on anyone's protection, otherwise life and death would be unpredictable.The content on the note has not been signed, but according to Yang Chengye, this is obviously the last warning specially sent by Lu Kangtai.

After Dai Yingda read it, he handed the paper back to Yang Chengye, and sighed: "From the standpoint of a friend, this Lu Kangtai has done his best."

The two sides were in hostile camps, and Lu Kangtai's approach was a serious leak of military information, which showed that he really valued Yang Chengye, a close friend.

But the problem is that it may not be Lu Kangtai who wants Yang Chengye to die, but other salt merchants in the same camp as him. Yang Chengye dare not believe this warning, let alone fully believe it.He believed that even if he quietly left Yangzhou Mansion, he would still be unable to stop those desperadoes who came for the high bounty. Only by defeating the opponent and making the bounty in the market lose its owner, could the assassination against him be ended .

So even if Lu Kangtai's warning on the paper is true, Yang Chengye still has to rely on his own camp to deal with the problem, instead of following Lu Kangtai's suggestion and sneaking away on his own.

Yang Chengye took the initiative to take out this note, and he had already expressed his heart to Dai Yingda, so Dai Yingda didn't have to suspect that Yang Chengye had other ideas, but felt that although Lu Kangtai was hateful, he was also a man of temperament. .

Yang Chengye said: "In this note, he didn't say what will happen ten days later, but I think this may be a signal that the other party will take some kind of action, so I came here to inform Master Dai."

Dai Yingda nodded and said, "Does Lu Kangtai know that you live in Dai's Village now?"

Yang Chengye said: "Although I have disclosed this matter to him, if he is willing to inquire, it may not be difficult to find out."

Although Yang Chengye moved out from his own manor secretly at night, it was impossible to keep quiet after all, and those who cared would definitely notice that the manor suddenly lost a hundred or so people.Lu Kangtai is so shrewd, he doesn't need to pay a visit, he just needs to send someone around Yangjiazhuang to inquire about the news, and he will naturally be aware of the tricks.

Dai Yingda nodded and said, "That means in another ten days or so, the opponent may launch a surprise attack on us?"

"It's possible." Yang Chengye added: "Lu Kangtai will not joke about big things. I think his warning has a reason."

Dai Yingda said: "It must be that when Lu Kangtai wrote this, he had not received the news of the arrival of the Golden Shield. If they knew that the Haihan people had intervened in this matter, they might not have the courage to continue playing."

Regarding Dai Yingda's bold judgment, Yang Chengye did not agree: "The opponents have always been very aggressive in doing things. Although they have suffered losses at the hands of the Haihan people before, they may not become desperate and dare not make a move. I think they It is possible to regard this as a chance for revenge, and if you win the bet, wouldn't it be a one-off battle?"

Dai Yingda thought about it, nodded and said: "What you said is also reasonable. I will arrange people to keep an eye on the opponent's movements in Yangzhou City, and at the same time greet Jindun in advance, so that they are prepared. But you don't have to worry, the third child He has already held a meeting with the Haihan people, and he said that the people who came here this time are all experts, if the opponent dares to attack Daijiazhuang, it will probably be kicked on the iron board."

The third child in Dai Yingda's mouth is Dai Yingfan who is in charge of defense, and now he is about to become a fan of Haihan. If he didn't have a mission, he probably wished he could go to Zhoushan for training in person.

Dai Yingda also didn't intend to disperse Golden Shield's troops to deploy defenses in various manors. To do so would be to take the initiative to leave opportunities for the opponent to attack.

The measure he wants to take is to gather all the main figures of the seven major surnames in Daijiazhuang to get through this difficult period of time.If the opponent is really desperate to attack, then Daijiazhuang has already concentrated most of the power at hand, and Haihan is a powerful foreign aid. If he still can't beat the opponent, then he really has to accept his fate.

If it can withstand the offensive that the opponent may launch in ten days, then it is naturally appropriate.Even if you can't succeed in one blow, as long as you drag your opponent slowly and wait for your own trained troops to return from Zhoushan in a hundred days, you can also join forces with Haihan Jindun's troops to attack and wipe out the remaining armed forces of your opponent.

No matter how you look at it, Dai Yingda believes that the situation at this time is far better than the days before Jin Dun came to Daijiazhuang.Of course, how to deal with the large-scale offensive that the opponent may launch will require close consultation with Golden Shield.

Dai Yingda seemed to have thought of something crucial, so he asked Yang Chengye: "Do you know how Lu Kangtai commanded his Musketeers to fight?"

Dai Yingda stared at Yang Chengye's expression, no matter whether the answer was yes or no, if Yang Chengye showed the slightest hesitation, then Dai Yingda might doubt his credibility.

In fact, Yang Chengye had expected that Dai Yingda would ask this question sooner or later.This question has been asked before, but at that time Yang Chengye and Lu Kangtai had a good friendship, and the conflict between the two sides had not really reached the level of life and death, so Yang Chengye did not give Dai Yingda an affirmative answer, and at that time Dai Yingda also regarded him as a collaborator There is no good way.

But the situation is different now. Yang Chengye has no retreat or other options. If Dai Yingda refuses to save him, he doesn't need to be cruel, as long as he is kindly expelled from Daijiazhuang, maybe there is no need to wait any longer On the tenth day, the assassin killer who came for the bounty would come to his door and take his life.

Yang Chengye had been waiting for Dai Yingda to ask this question again since he moved into Daijiazhuang this time. Now that he finally waited for this moment, he naturally gave an affirmative answer without hesitation: "Yes, I know a little about it. two."

Yang Chengye paused and then said: "But these contents involve military affairs, and I don't know much about them. Master Dai, you are probably at a half-baked level, so I haven't said it all the time, so as not to expose our possession of this key information prematurely, and instead It will be counterproductive."

Dai Yingda smiled and said: "Cheng Ye is right, it's you young people who are more considerate!"

In fact, Dai Yingda couldn't guess what Yang Chengye's plan was, but he had to find ways to win this companion to his side in his position, otherwise, once the fight had not started, there would be disputes among the Hui nationality salt merchants, and even If the head of the family, one of the seven surnames, was kicked out, that would be an act of self-destruction.

The two of them each had their own small calculations that were not humane. Although the conversation did not see any fireworks, they had tested the other's position clearly, and then they dared to cooperate with them to deploy the next countermeasures with confidence.

Dai Yingda said: "It's getting late today, and it would be rude to visit Shopkeeper Yuan at this time, we think it's better to wait until tomorrow, I will go with you, and then call Lao San and Cheng Rong to visit Shopkeeper Yuan together, ask Does he have any strategies to counter Lu Kangtai's tactics?"

Seeing that the other party wanted to see off the guests, Yang Chengye took the initiative to get up and leave, and when he walked to the door of the study, he heard Dai Yingda call out behind him: "Chengye, if you hurt Lu Kangtai in the end, you won't pay this debt." Remember it on the heads of our uncles and brothers with seven surnames?"

Yang Chengye responded with a smile: "Master Dai is too worried. Now I just want to try my best to get the chance to live. I don't care about other people's lives. Master Dai, I just said a few words to ask you for Lu Kangtai. If you are too affectionate?"

Dai Yingda then nodded and said: "It is best if you understand the priorities in the middle, Lu Kangtai is one life, our seven surnames go up and down, inside and outside, at least hundreds of lives will be lost, whichever is more important Heavy, I won't babble anymore. Go back and have a good rest, and we'll talk about it tomorrow."

When Yang Chengye walked out of the study, he saw two men in black standing on the left and right, seven feet away from the eaves, who seemed to be out of breath.Yang Chengye was not surprised, he knew that this was Dai Yingda's dead soldier, the last barrier to protect Dai Yingda, and also the evil star who cut off the opponent for Dai Yingda.

If it wasn't for the fact that the Hui nationality salt merchants were at an absolute disadvantage and needed these people to guard nearby, Yang Chengye had no doubt that these dead men might be lurking in some salt merchant mansions in Yangzhou City at this time, waiting to cut open the target with a cold dagger throat.

Yang Chengye came out of Dai Yingda's mansion, returned to his temporary residence in Daijiazhuang, sat on the bed after a simple wash, and thought over the conversation he had with Dai Yingda just now, and made sure that there were no obvious omissions, so he relaxed go to sleep.

Although the superficial threat has been effectively alleviated during these days of living in Daijiazhuang, Yang Chengye also knows that Dai Yingda will not keep supporting him for nothing. When you do it yourself, you will not hesitate.

For Yang Chengye, the only person he can trust now is not his close friend Lu Kangtai, nor his companions with seven major surnames, but a clear price, and he regards keeping his group safe in Yangzhou as a combat mission. The Golden Shield Escort.

According to Yang Chengye's observation of Yuan Tao during the short period of the reception banquet, he believed that this person would at least not be a handbag sent by Haihan to deal with this errand, but a senior commander with real skills and rich combat experience.Perhaps the information I know about the opponent Musketeers will win the favor of the commander, so that I can give myself more protection in times of danger.

As long as you can prove your worth, the more protection you will get.After Yang Chengye donated 1000 taels of gold, he deeply realized this very realistic truth.

No one can really stand by in this battle, and Dai Yingda will not allow such a situation to exist.Contributing money, people, and effort, one of them has to be accounted for. Yang Chengye feels that he has achieved the second of the three, and even to a certain extent, he has become a bait to attract opponents to attack actively. Will no longer be excluded by the seven surnames.

Early the next morning, before Yang Chengye had finished his breakfast, Dai Yingda's subordinates came to invite him to a meeting with the Haihan people.Yang Chengye didn't dare to be negligent, put down his half-eaten breakfast, cleaned up his appearance briefly, and hurriedly followed Dai Yingda's men to the meeting.

When Yang Chengye arrived, he saw that Dai Yingda, Dai Yingfan, and Dai Chengrong had already arrived, so he hurriedly confessed, but he wondered in his heart whether all of you, the Dai family, didn't sleep at night and ran over so early to wait.

(End of this chapter)