Water Margin begins as a captain in Yanggu County

Chapter 61 General, be careful too
The prefect's daughter wanted to go to Ciyu Temple to burn incense and pray for blessings. It wasn't a big scene, just a driver driving an ox cart and stopping at the back gate of the yamen.

When the magistrate's daughter came out of the house, the magistrate's husband also came out to see her off. After a brief farewell, he immediately got into the car and set off.

Eight servants followed, two of them carrying a large box, and walked slowly behind the carriage.

However, the newly appointed military commander of Dongping Prefecture, Su Wu, also rode along on horseback, with four soldiers following him on both sides, serving as his guards.

So, we went all the way out of the city.

Not far from the government office, there was a teahouse. In a single room on the second floor sat a Confucian scholar, who was about thirty or forty years old. When he drank tea, his every move was quite elegant, and he seemed to have some of the demeanor of a Confucian scholar.

There were three burly men serving on the left and right.

After a while, someone knocked on the door and came in, saying, "Scholar, after three days, the opportunity has finally come. The daughter of the prefecture has gone out, and her carriage is passing by the outer road. Scholar, just take a look."

The scholar stood up and walked to the window, but did not look out. He just glanced at the road downstairs.

He frowned and said, "There are quite a few people, thirteen... fourteen in total."

The person who reported it said, "The one riding the horse is Su Wu, and there are four soldiers beside him. The servants who are accompanying him are not much help."

The scholar retracted his gaze, sat back in his seat, waved his hand and said, "Don't underestimate them. Don't be lazy and underestimate the enemy. We have more powerful manpower. Did you see the prefect's daughter get on the car with your own eyes?"

The person who reported it nodded: "I watched her get on the car..."

The scholar said, "You don't recognize him even when you look at him. You should be very careful about this matter. We should wait until General Dong sees it with his own eyes before we can make any decisions."

"Alas... There are too many people in Dongping Prefecture who know General Dong, so it's not easy for him to enter the city. What should he do?"

The scholar stood up and said, "No hurry, let's go, hurry up and get to the end. As long as we go out of the city, there will always be a destination, and we will have to get off the car. There will always be a chance, so we must be absolutely sure."

As they spoke, the five people in the room immediately went down the stairs and left the teahouse.

The imperial convoy slowly left the city. Su Wu rode in front and Wu Song rode beside him. The two of them talked slowly.

"Erlang, if people from Liangshan come, I will give you a task." Su Wu had already thought of many things in his mind.

"Just give me your orders, brother." Wu Song nodded in response.

"You just keep fighting with one person..." Su Wu was obviously planning something again.

"Who?" Wu Song was quite serious.

"There are not many people on Liangshan right now. For such a big event, Lin Chong, the instructor of the 800,000 imperial guards in Tokyo, will most likely come. Once you can identify which one is Lin Chong, you just have to keep fighting him and never let him get away."

There was no viciousness in Su Wu's brow, but rather a kind of contemplation.

"Oh..." Wu Song nodded, but after thinking for a while, he said, "Brother, do you want to capture him?"

Su Wu smiled and replied: "It would be a great benefit to capture him. Since we sent Dong Ping to Liangshan, they should also give me a talent, and I'll take him."

"Okay! We will never let him get away." Wu Song nodded in agreement.

At this time, Su Wu turned his head to look at the carriage. There was no movement from the people in the carriage, so he turned back to look at the left and right sides of the road, paying close attention.

After this group of carriages and horses, there was another group of people about three or four hundred steps away. They were scattered and not in a group. Some were pushing empty carts loaded with firewood, some were carrying loads of charcoal that had been sold out, and some had a few wilted vegetables on their wheelbarrows that had not been sold out...

The distance between them was a bit far, which was what Su Wu did on purpose, for he was afraid that if they were closer, they would be exposed.

On the side of the official road, behind a small hill, a dozen men gathered and sat on the slope, waiting for people to come.

The scholar from the teahouse came here with five men, and everyone stood up immediately.

The most anxious person was the double-gun general Dong Ping, who stepped forward to greet him: "Scholar, is this the chance?"

The scholar nodded: "Indeed, I have waited until now. The prefect's daughter has already left the city, but I am not sure whether she is really in the car."

Dong Ping was very excited: "It must be right. Let's go, brothers, since we are leaving the city, let's go quickly."

The scholar raised his hand slightly and said, "General, don't be anxious. No matter what happens, you must be cautious and act after careful planning. It's still close to leaving the city, so it's not the right time to act. It won't be too late to act after they reach their destination. We also need to confirm one or two more things. We must not kidnap the wrong person. If we kidnap the wrong person, it will alert the enemy and we may never get another chance in the future." Dong Ping calmed down a little and said, "The scholar is really smart. Then... where are they going?"

The scholar stroked his beard and made some gestures, with a confident look on his face: "A woman who came out of the city with so many things, originally a foreigner, has no relatives, nine times out of ten, she is worshipping Buddha at Ciyun Temple."

"Su Wu! Is Su Wu here?" Dong Ping asked again with a ferocious face.

"Su Wu's personal bodyguard." The scholar nodded.

"Okay!" Dong Ping clapped his hands, looking eager to try, and then said: "Today, let me feel happy. Su Wu must be killed today!"

The scholar smiled and said, "I'm afraid the general wants to have a good time, right?"

Dong Ping didn't understand at first, but then he understood and smiled a little embarrassedly: "It's mainly to save brother Liu Tang..."

"General, is the daughter of the prefect really so good?" the scholar asked with a smile. He was indeed a shrewd person.

Dong Ping's fierce expression disappeared, and a bit of redness appeared on his face: "Good, really good! This girl has been studying since she was young, and she speaks intelligently and rationally, and has a good temper. She is not like other girls who are bitter and resentful, and are mostly cheerful and carefree. As for her appearance, I, Dong Ping, am well-informed, but I have never seen anyone as beautiful as her."

The scholar also laughed: "I think the general is right. She is beautiful no matter how you look at her. Maybe she is from an official family and she is naturally more graceful than ordinary girls."

Just look at the crowd who burst into laughter when they heard this. This kind of joke between men is extremely helpful in building brotherhood.

There was one person who could not quite laugh. Perhaps after hearing Dong Ping's words, he thought of his old friend. He also had a beautiful and virtuous wife.

Dong Ping saw his brothers laughing, and immediately said, "Hey! Scholar, that's not the truth. You will know what I said is true when you see it for real!"

The scholar was joking aside, the main thing was still business: "Xiao Wu and Xiao Qi, you guys follow them from a distance, don't get too close, don't get exposed, be careful, don't rush, they will definitely come back this time, as long as you don't lose them, it will be fine."

Two strong men came out and saluted: "Yes, sir!"

On the official road over there, Su Wu was fully alert, but not in a hurry. He just walked slowly and did not rush. It was more comfortable for the carriage to move slowly.

Suddenly, a voice came from the carriage behind him: "General..."

Upon hearing this, Su Wu turned around and saw that a corner of the carriage curtain was lifted. The eyes there looked very familiar.

The horses stopped and lined up beside the carriage. Su Wu asked, "What's the matter, young lady?"

"General, do you know where this thief will come from?"

Su Wu only replied: "It should be a blockade from the front and back, an attack from both sides."

"General, are you really fully prepared?"

Su Wu frowned slightly, and he could hear a hint of nervousness in the girl's tone.

I also thought that this matter was definitely not agreed by the prefect, but the girl in the car who took the initiative to agree to it. She is indeed a very courageous girl.

But it was this girl who, when the real thing came to pass, was still nervous and worried. It was human nature. After this experience, perhaps she would be different when encountering things again.

Su Wu comforted softly: "Don't worry, Miss, everything will be fine."

"Then the general..." The girl hesitated to speak.

"Miss, you really don't have to worry. There are a few thieves, so it's no problem. If you don't want to see the blood, just stay in the car and don't look outside."

Su Wu was also very careful, fearing that the girl would really see the scene of blood and flesh flying everywhere and would have nightmares at night.

"Oh, okay... General, be careful too..."

"Well, don't worry, miss. If you are used to killing people, it will be easy for you to catch them." Su Wu said this and tried his best to comfort and appease her.

"Okay..."

(End of this chapter)