Dahan: A 100-year-old veteran, I will build the strongest family

Chapter 83 Yuan Shao, Cao Cao, Yang Biao, Zhang Miao, Liu Dai and others were surrounded
under night.

Outside the brightly lit Lijiawu Fort.

Yuan Shao, Cao Cao, Yang Biao, Zhang Miao, Liu Dai and others who were lurking all stared at the endless stream of caravans with their eyes wide open.

When the time came to midnight, when everyone was feeling sleepy, all the salt merchants from aristocratic families became alert.

Because they planned to attack Wu Castle at this time.

Because it was already very late at night, there were fewer caravans coming in and out of Lijiawu Fort.

"The time has come. Let your men get ready. Remember to capture the city gate first!" Yuan Shao said to the leader of the salt merchants while groping to confirm the inner armor he was wearing.

"Master Benchu, don't worry. The defense of the Li family's Wubao is not that tight. I, Hou Sanding, will help you take down the city gate and get the methods of purifying snow salt and making Han paper."

A big man with scars on his face and a cruel look said with a smile.

His name was Hou San. He was the leader in protecting the salt industry in Yu and Yan states. He was also the thug of the two states' aristocratic families among the salt merchants. He had many younger brothers under his command, and they were also called here by the aristocratic families this time.

Hou San was very willing to be able to rely on the Yuan family.

"Master Benchu, rest assured. We are familiar with this matter. Please stay away from us and don't get your clothes dirty!"

The men who followed him all expressed their respect to Yuan Shao.

They were all thugs sent by salt-running families from various places.

In their view, being able to curry favor with the Yuan family was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

"Thank you for your hard work!"

Yuan Shao responded to everyone with a smile.

After representatives of top families such as Yuan Shao, Cao Cao, Yang Biao, Zhang Miao, and Liu Dai each gave orders to the leaders they called to take action.

Under the cover of night, dozens of teams, consisting of nearly 10,000 men dressed in civilian clothes, drew their weapons and quietly walked out of the darkness.

These nearly 10,000 men, all of them strong and steady in body, with cold and stern eyes, are not ordinary people. They are all experts mobilized from salt merchants from all over the country by major families.

Nearly 10,000 people is undoubtedly a huge number.

However, compared with the joint efforts of dozens of top aristocratic families in Luoyang, it seems insignificant.

A convoy carrying a load of crude salt drove out, and dozens of armed fighters, led by Hou San, marched towards Lijiawu Fort in a swaggering manner.

When they arrived at Wubao, a captain of the guards guarding the gate looked at the convoy, yawned, waved his hand, signaled them to stop, and asked as usual:

"Brother, which team are you from?"

When Hou San heard the gate guards asking questions, he turned his eyes slightly and said with a smile:

"From the Wei family."

He was from Yuzhou, and his accent was more like that of Yuzhou, while the Wei family in Chenliu was not far away.

The captain of the gate guards was not surprised when he heard what the other party said, and said:
"It's from the Wei family. Is the young master Wei Chong of the Wei family in good health?"

"Hmm?" Hou San was stunned when he heard the question from the captain of the guards at Wubao. Is Wei Chong, the young master of the Wei family, in good health? He was not from the Wei family, so he naturally didn't know whether Wei Chong, the young master of the Wei family, was in good health.

However, Hou San thought that the other party knew the young master of the Wei family, so he just asked casually and smiled:
"The young master is in good health."

"Huh?" The captain of the gate guard, who had been yawning and had not reacted, paused and immediately looked at Hou San in surprise.

Seeing the other party's face full of ferocity, and dozens of people behind him were looking at him like wolfhounds.

The captain of the gate guards' heart beat violently, and he stepped back hurriedly, shouting:

"Enemy attack, they are not from the Wei family, enemy attack!"

The Wei family doesn’t have a young master at all. The five caravans each have their own secret codes. If they are wrong, it means an enemy attack.

The captain of the gate guards' voice suddenly rang out, immediately waking up the dazed guards in front of the city gate and on the city wall.

"Damn it, kill, occupy the city gate!"

Hou San immediately realized that he had been exposed. He shouted angrily, drew his sword and rushed forward to kill.

"kill!"

Dozens of skilled fighters drew their weapons and rushed forward.

"Enemy attack, enemy attack, close the city gate!"

The guards cried out in a shrill voice and retreated one after another. However, Hou San and his men were faster. Dozens of them fought each other. As the Li family guards were not well prepared, many of them fell in a pool of blood.

"Ring the bells, beat the drums!" There was fighting outside the city gate, and the guards on the city wall cried out in surprise.

dong dong dong~
Under the cover of night, the sound of drums suddenly resounded throughout the Lijiawu Fort, and everyone opened their eyes suddenly.

"What a waste! He actually alerted the people of Li's Wubao. No more waiting! Kill him!"

Yuan Shao, Cao Cao, Yang Biao, Zhang Miao, Liu Dai and others saw the drums beating loudly at Lijiawu Fort, but Hou San had not yet taken the city gate. They were immediately shocked and angry, and shouted angrily, drew their weapons, and led the troops to charge out.

Nearly ten thousand people rushed towards Lijiawu Fort.

Because Yuan Shao, Cao Cao, Yang Biao, Zhang Miao, Liu Dai and others led their troops to quickly support and kill, the guards at the gate of Lijiawu Fort were quickly killed and the gate was lost.

"Everyone, charge in, target the place where snow salt is purified and Han paper is manufactured!"

After occupying the city gate, Yuan Shao, Zhang Miao and others were overjoyed and immediately led their troops to charge into Wu Fort.

Their goal is to purify snow salt and make Han paper!
Inside Lijiawu Fort, there were deafening shouts and screams, and the lights were bright.

The guards in Wu Castle were fighting with the Shi family's men.

"Damn it! His Majesty has posted an imperial decree that the money earned from the snow salt and Han paper should be used to build the army, yet there are still so many people who dare to disobey the imperial decree."

"Kill, stop them!"

Jian Shuo, who was in good health, was so frightened that his eyelids twitched when he saw the nearly ten thousand experts coming at him like a tide.

He didn't know the detailed plan of Liu Hong and Li Hong, but just thought that Liu Hong asked him to cooperate in protecting Li Jiawu Fort.

Now, seeing that there were probably no less than ten thousand people rushing into Wu Castle, trying to seize the methods of purifying snow salt and making Han paper, Jian Shuo was extremely shocked and angry, and asked the guards he brought out from the palace to join the fight.

"Quick, kill them, kill them!"

Holding weapons, Yuan Shao, Zhang Miao and others standing in the back row gave orders loudly.

There were still too many people from the aristocratic families. Even though the guards in Wu Castle and Jian Shuo's men rushed in, they were still killed and forced to retreat step by step, with many of them falling in a pool of blood.

When Jian Shuo saw that more than a dozen of the guards he brought with him had died, he became so angry that his chest heaved violently.

"Your Majesty said that we should not reveal our identities easily. We can only reveal our identities to deter the thieves when there are huge casualties."

Jian Shuo changed his mind, and rushed to the front with sword in hand, shouting:
"I am Jian Shuo, the eunuch in charge of the imperial court, and I am here to protect the Li family's Wubao under the order of the emperor. Are you so bold as to attack the imperial palace guards?"

Jian Shuo's sharp and piercing voice resounded, and his ordinary guard clothes were spread out, revealing the official uniform of the eunuch.

The twenty or thirty eunuch guards behind him also undressed, revealing their eunuch guard uniforms.

"This……"

As Jian Shuo led the eunuchs and guards to reveal their identities, the Salt Gang members who were charging with weapons were startled, stopped fighting, and looked at Jian Shuo and others in shock.

Although they were extremely daring, they were still frightened when facing the palace guards and could not help but look behind them.

"Jian Shuo! He is actually here, how is this possible!"

Yuan Shao, Cao Cao, Yang Biao, Zhang Miao, Liu Dai and others who were standing behind were also shocked when they saw Jian Shuo leading the eunuchs and guards appear. The next moment, when they came to their senses, they all felt their scalps tingling.

It was indeed Jian Shuo. He was the eunuch beside Liu Hong, and he came out to represent Liu Hong.

Trouble!
All the leaders of the noble families felt their scalps tingling.

For a moment, as Jian Shuo led the eunuchs and guards to reveal their identities, the leaders of the aristocratic families were at a loss as to whether to advance or retreat.

It is impossible to retreat now, as the methods of making snow salt and Han paper are right in front of us.

It would be troublesome to go in, after all, Jian Shuo and others were guarding here. Would he have to step over the guards, and then they would take out snow salt and Han paper to sell, and then step on Liu Hong's face?

step, step, step
Suddenly, just when Yuan Shao, Cao Cao, Yang Biao, Zhang Miao, Liu Dai and other leaders of aristocratic families were unable to make up their minds, thousands of young and strong people dressed in ordinary people's clothes rushed out from all directions.

I saw these young and strong men, each drawing their bows and arrows, holding shields, forming an encirclement.

And it is in a commanding position in the distance, on high ground.

Hundreds of standard heavy crossbows of the Han army, such as the Huangjian crossbow, the Bo Zhang crossbow, and the Jue Zhang crossbow, were set up, and thick crossbow arrows were aimed at them.

They were surrounded on all sides and even pointed at by arrows and heavy crossbows.

Yuan Shao, Cao Cao, Yang Biao, Zhang Miao, Liu Dai and all the others felt cold all over and were surrounded by the aura of death.

"Damn it, this is Li Hong's plan, we fell into it!"

As the three generals Huang Zhong, Ji Ling and Yan Liang, riding on war horses and armed with sharp weapons, walked out, Cao Cao's face changed drastically and he exclaimed in surprise.

(End of this chapter)