1627 Rise of the South China Sea

Chapter 2214
If you want to do something openly in the city, this is actually equivalent to openly challenging the authority of the government, and the risks you need to bear will be quite large.If the scene becomes unmanageable, then Lu Kangtai, as the main messenger, will definitely be involved afterwards.

However, considering that the current trend of the situation has become more and more unfavorable to the Shanxi salt merchants, Lu Kangtai does not want to miss this opportunity obtained by using a lot of resources, and decides to take a risk in the city.

Lu Kangtai knew that the other party would definitely be careful when entering and leaving the city, and the guards he brought would also be indispensable. Most likely, there would be Haihan people involved, but the area near the government office should be a psychological blind spot for the other party. Maybe the other party would think that this area is relatively safe. It is safer, and the defense will be slightly relaxed.If you seize this opportunity to launch a surprise attack, your chances of success will be relatively greater.

But he must make a quick decision and achieve his goal before the government intervenes, otherwise the situation will be beyond his control until the government intervenes.Although the government's attitude is temporarily inclined to his side, it will definitely not tolerate him fighting in Yangzhou City. How serious the consequences of this matter will largely depend on how quickly he can solve it opponent.

Fortunately, Lu Kangtai knew the purpose of Dai Yingda's visit to the Yamen of the Salt Transport Department, but even if he had prepared enough money and determination, it would not be possible to manage the top and bottom of the Salt Transport Department in a short time. completed goals.Therefore, Lu Kangtai still has time to gather the manpower deployed in various parts of the city to the vicinity of the Yanyun Siyamen as soon as possible, and prepare for a surprise attack on the opponent.

There is an undercurrent in the city, but outside the Yamen of the Salt Transport Department, it is peaceful as usual.Dai's convoy was parked on the side of the street not far from the gate of the Salt Transport Division. Some of the drivers and servants stood against the carriages, and some sat on the shafts. They looked no different from the usual salt merchant convoys that came to do business. .

Dai Yingda's exclusive carriage has been transferred to the leading position of the convoy, which is closer to the gate of Yanyun Division, which can effectively reduce his exposure time.Yuan Tao and Lin Zhong stood in front of the car, observing the surrounding environment while talking in low voices.

"Although the other party is acting ruthlessly, this is a government office, so you probably wouldn't dare to do anything here?" Seeing that Yuan Tao had been keeping an eye on his surroundings, Lin Zhong asked in a low voice, seeing that Yuan Tao had been keeping an eye on his surroundings.

Yuan Tao said: "Although that is the case, we must prevent the other party from jumping over the wall in a hurry! If there is no accident, the other party should have discovered our whereabouts at this time and is gathering people here. If they think there is an opportunity, they may still take the risk After all, Boss Dai is the backbone of the seven surnames. As long as he is taken down, it will be much easier to defeat the seven surnames. Even if you offend the government because of this, you can just take the money out and deal with the aftermath slowly."

Lin Zhong looked back at the convoy behind him, and asked with a little worry: "But we only have dozens of people here. If the other party really plans to attack here, can our little manpower...can withstand it?"

Lin Zhong originally thought this was a relatively safe area, but after hearing Yuan Tao's analysis, he couldn't help but feel uneasy.

Yuan Tao smiled and said: "Brother Lin, don't worry too much, we have already arranged the countermeasures in advance. But we will leave here later and go south out of the city. Brother Lin must first plan two or three emergency routes. We may need to Temporarily change the route to resolve the opponent's blocking measures."

Lin Zhongying said: "I have already figured out the route, so shopkeeper Yuan doesn't have to worry. I have already imprinted every road in this city where horse-drawn carriages can pass!"

Yuan Tao nodded, and then asked Lin Zhong: "Brother Lin knows the surrounding environment, if you want to launch a surprise attack on the convoy here, where is the ideal place?"

Lin Zhonglue thought for a while and replied: "The road outside the Yamen of the Salt Transport Department runs north-south. Although it can be blocked at both ends to form a dead end, it may force us to retreat into the Yamen to protect ourselves, so that the other party can't do anything. , So even if they want to do something, they will let us leave this road first... I thought that the other party would deploy at the crossroad in the south, and once we passed that intersection, they would block the passage back to the Salt Transport Division and let us We can’t call for help from the Yamen side and then attack.”

Yuan Tao looked at the intersection not far to the south, nodded to express his agreement with Lin Zhong's opinion, and then asked: "Then what can you do to resolve this trap?"

Lin Zhong replied without hesitation: "If we go straight south from that intersection, they may be intercepted and attacked at the next section of the road, but if we turn to the east, we will be the government office within a hundred feet, and we can get there After that, turn to the south, or continue to the east, making the move to leave the city through the Lijin Gate on the east. In short, as long as we keep disrupting their rhythm, our chances of escape will be greatly increased."

Lin Zhong's thinking is very clear. Although the other party may set up an ambush near the Yanyun Si Yamen, after all, they have limited manpower, and considering the impact that will be caused, the blocks they can temporarily block when they do it must be extremely limited. They can only choose The area deployment trap with the highest probability of success is waiting for your own convoy to step into it.

Once the convoy's route did not fall into their trap, it would be very hasty to make further adjustments. As long as the route was changed several times on the way, it would be enough to make the opponent's deployment in the city completely empty.And if the opponent still insisted on intercepting the convoy in the city, they would probably have to make a hasty move, and most likely they would not be able to deploy all the armed personnel at once, let alone block the block, so the conditions would be much more favorable to Dai Yingda and his party.

Yuan Tao digested Lin Zhong's thoughts while listening, and confirmed the plan in his heart at the same time.The section from the Yamen of the Salt Transport Department to the city crossing the river is the most risky journey. The opponent may launch an attack anywhere, and Yuan Tao's thinking coincides with Lin Zhong's, which is to make it impossible for the opponent to concentrate all their forces. In a certain place, the convoy was surrounded.

Lin Zhong's familiarity with the environment in the city allows their team to flexibly change their route according to changes in the situation, so as to minimize the risks on the way, and they should have greater confidence in achieving this goal.What Yuan Tao needs to do now is to ensure that the opponent cannot effectively intercept and encircle the team at the starting point and the end point.

Of course, to achieve this, the cooperation between him and Lin Zhong is very important.It was the first time for the two to work together, and before that they had no contact or understanding with each other, and they had to cooperate to complete such an important task, which really made Yuan Tao feel great pressure.Fortunately, the various tasks and professional training he has completed over the years have played a role, allowing him to maintain a clear mind in this completely unfamiliar environment and sort out a feasible retreat plan.

Lin Zhong continued: "But the problem that I can think of, maybe the other party can also think of it, so I think they may make some special arrangements at the southern intersection, so that we can only choose the road going south. If so, when we arrive It may be time to force it!"

Yuan Tao responded: "He has Zhang Liang's plan, and I have a wall ladder. Don't worry, brother Lin. We have already discussed how to deal with it before we set off. When the time comes, the opponent's deployment at that intersection will naturally be ruined! At that time We will follow what you said just now, go east first, then choose the opportunity to go south, and finally leave the city through Yijiang Gate!"

Hearing what he said with certainty, Lin Zhong didn't seem to be bragging, so he felt a little relieved at the moment.Since the treasurer Yuan was specially invited by the seven surnames from foreign countries, there must be some extraordinary means to defuse the other party's tricks.

While they were discussing the evacuation plan, Lu Kangtai was also intensively deploying a new action plan.Considering the size of the opponent's convoy, Lu Kangtai believed that it would be impossible for Dai Yingda to give up the convoy and go out of the city on foot, and the road to the south outside the Yanyun Si Yamen was the shortest route for Dai Yingda to return to the south bank of the canal, so Lu Kangtai decisively deployed most of his manpower to South intersection.

Just as Lin Zhong expected, Lu Kangtai did not intend to allow Dai Yingda to choose a route when he left here, so he deployed four or fifty people on the east and west sides of the intersection, one to block the intersection on both sides, Let Dai Yingda's convoy only go south. Second, after Dai Yingda's convoy passes, cut off the road immediately, so that he cannot ask for help from the Salt Transport Department or Fuya.Then block the convoy on this section of road from both ends, and then attack it.

Knowing that the target to be dealt with this time would be difficult, Lu Kangtai even transferred his musketeers over.He has already made up his mind, as long as Dai Yingda's convoy is blocked on this road, first let the musketeers come forward and shoot at these carriages in order to break down the opponent's resistance as soon as possible.As for what kind of trouble the loud gunshots would cause in the future, he couldn't care too much now.

With the passage of time, there are more and more people on the road where the Yanyun Division is located. When some passers-by pass by the convoy, their scrutiny eyes are almost undisguised, and they can be seen at a glance. False spies.Seeing this, Yuan Tao also reminded his brothers to be careful in case the other party made a sudden cold arrow.

However, no one came to provoke him at the moment, presumably because Dai Yingda was still in the yamen, if he made a move at this time, he would definitely startle the snake.If Dai Yingda just hid in the yamen and couldn't come out, it would be really troublesome.So although there were quite a few people spying on the convoy back and forth, they kept a relatively safe distance all the time.

At the same time, groups of unidentified people began to gather in the north of the Yanyun Siyamen.Yuan Tao thought it was the other side's deliberate arrangement to sever the idea of ​​his own convoy retreating north.

Lin Zhong naturally watched these changes around him silently, and became more and more anxious, and slowly approached Yuan Tao and said, "Master Yuan, if it takes too long, the other party will make arrangements for the surrounding intersections, and we can get out." It's difficult! Do you want to send someone to the yamen to tell Lord Dai to come out earlier?"

Yuan Tao shook his head slightly and said: "It's okay, just wait for the other party to gather all their hands here, so that once we get out of this encirclement, the other party will be much slower to make adjustments. I made an appointment with Boss Dai. Even if he has finished his work in the yamen, he won't come out until the time comes."

Seeing Yuan Tao's confident expression, Lin Zhong didn't ask any more questions, but because he didn't understand where Yuan Tao's confidence came from, he couldn't help feeling a little uneasy in his heart, so he could only secretly pray for God's blessing.

Although Yuan Tao was calm on the surface, he was still a little worried in his heart. He did have a way to deal with the pockets the other party had laid at the southern intersection, but he needed external force to achieve it. Sure, I only hope that the large sum of money that the seven surnames quietly sent into the city before closing the city gate yesterday will have the desired effect.

Seeing that the scheduled time was getting closer, Yuan Tao gradually became a little anxious. When Dai Yingda came out of the yamen and no external force arrived, should he forcefully break through, or continue to wait for the variables to appear?
He was anxious, and Lu Kangtai, who was staring at his direction at the south intersection, was also anxious. He had been sitting in the tea shop by the roadside for almost an hour, but Dai Yingda still hadn't come out of the yamen.Although he knew very well that Dai Yingda's errands in the yamen were not something that could be done in twos and twos, but at this time he had basically completed the deployment of troops and generals, so he wished that Dai Yingda would come out immediately and close the deal as soon as possible.

At this time, there was a sound of horseshoes coming from the south. Lu Kangtai turned his head and felt his head hurt even more.

There were more than a dozen cavalrymen who came, followed by forty or fifty infantrymen, and the person who led the team, Lu Kangtai, knew him. He was the city defense general Gao Yongshou who had been entertained at Qingfenglou in the city a few days ago.

Gao Yongshou rode his horse to this intersection, sat on the horseback and turned his head to look around, then raised his whip and ordered: "Dispel all these idlers, and don't gather here!"

Immediately, the soldiers responded, and dispersed to various intersections to drive away the many idlers gathered here.

Lu Kangtai murmured unluckily, why Gao Yongshou didn't come sooner rather than later, but he got out when he was about to do business, ruining his plan.

Unable to hold back his anger, Lu Kangtai walked out straight away, bowed his hands to Gao Yongshou and said, "General Gao Can, why did you suddenly drive these people away from this place?"

Gao Yongshou didn't seem surprised by his appearance. He sat on his horse without moving, and replied slowly: "Boss Lu, I just ordered them to leave here. If you want to argue with me, then I will Let people search their bodies!"

"You..." Lu Kangtai knew right away that the other party already knew that these people gathered here had a special purpose, and it was clear that they came here on purpose to hurt him.But Lu Kangtai couldn't say it clearly, he just stared at Gao Yongshou angrily, thinking that the money I gave you would be fed to dogs.

(End of this chapter)