Seeing that the enemy was defeated, Wu Zheng shouted at Jiang Quanyi, who was injured by an arrow on the side of his right arm, and said, "Can you still resist it?"

Jiang Quanyi replied loudly: "You can kill another round and round!"

Wu Zheng laughed and said, "Okay, it's better to chase Yu Yong to the enemy... and take your troops to chase and defeat the enemy. I will go to the dock."

So, Jiang Quanyi and the surviving soldiers chased Chen Hongfan and Sun Zhengqiang.

Wu Zheng led his troops to rush towards the wharf.

Sun Zhengqiang rode his horse and followed Chen Hongfan.

But after running for a while, Sun Zhengqiang found something was wrong, so he added a whip and rushed to Chen Hongfan.

"Mr. Chen." Sun Zhengqiang called, "Isn't this the way to Dongchengmen?"

Chen Hongfan took a break in his busy schedule, glanced at Sun Zhengqiang resentfully, and whipped the horse's butt, then replied: "Sir Sun, Xicheng, the county government lost, do you think Dongcheng can still be preserved?"

Sun Zhengqiang said: "But there are eighty soldiers at the dock and more than one hundred in the East City. The total number is over two hundred, so you can still fight with Wu. Besides, if Lord Chen leaves the soldiers in Dongcheng, how can he communicate with the court when he goes back?"

This time, Chen Hongfan didn't even look at Sun Zhengqiang, but he answered, "Mr. Sun, you don't know. I have a deep understanding of that boy Wu Zheng's cruelty... Let's talk to you like this. If you delay at this time, there is no need to mention the more than 100 people in the East City, even the eighty people at the wharf, plus you and me, will become Wu Zheng's prisoners, and there is no possibility of surviving at that time."

Sun Zhengqiang blurted out: "Then let us leave the soldiers in Dongcheng running away?"

Chen Hongfan finally turned around. He glanced at Sun Zhengqiang, "If Lord Sun is unbearable, you might as well go to East City. I will give you the command power and you can do it cheaply. If you really have the ability to turn the tide, I will never compete with Lord Sun for me... Don't worry, I will wait at the dock."

When Sun Zhengqiang heard this, he felt that thousands of grassland beasts were flying by. He was so angry that he wanted to take the blame.

So he followed Chen Hongfan without saying a word.

Chen Hongfan was also whispering in his heart, he was so stupid that when this kid was going back, he was foolish in front of the regent. Then he was so guilty that he escaped at the last minute and abandoned hundreds of soldiers. In addition, he threw away the weapons and countless supplies. If these were added together, he was afraid that Dorgon would lose his head when he was angry.

If not, Sun Zhengqiang has to be kept, so that he can make up an excuse and put all the blame on Sun Zhengqiang.

So, the two of them rushed towards the dock, but their hearts were filled with ulterior motives.

Wu Zheng really didn't expect that the one who escaped would be his old acquaintance Chen Hongfan. If he knew, he would definitely change direction with Jiang Quanyi and ask Jiang Quanyi to go to the dock and pursue the defeated soldiers by himself.

But Wu Zheng also did not expect that Chen Hongfan would abandon more than 100 soldiers in Dongcheng and run straight to the dock.

If you have negative negatives, you will get positive. This is what is called the truth of heaven and the retribution is unhappy!

In the dark, there is God's will.

....

Xiushui Canal Pier.

Old Zhang, who had a face full of cheeks, listened to the message from Xu Lizheng's third son Xiangzi, and said angrily: "I took the money and didn't do anything. How can I explain it to my client? Your father is so confused!"

Xiangzi said, "But Dad said that it is the Tartars' goods, and there are firearms inside. After the Tartars get it, they will use it to beat us."

Old Zhang was stunned for a moment and said in a muffled voice: "It's all my business? The court and the government did not stop him, and allowed the Tartars to buy firearms. At this time, let us delay with a coolie... How can we delay? Have you seen it? Eighty people are holding knives in their hands, how can we delay?"

Xiangzi was a little angry and said stubbornly, "This is what our father means. I have passed the words. Do you listen or not... It's up to you!"

Old Zhang glared at Xiangzi, pointed at Xiangzi's nose and cursed: "Don't yell at me, even if I owe your father, I don't owe you. Go back and tell your father, I...I think of a solution."

Xiangzi ignored him and turned around and left.

Old Zhang looked at Xiangzi's background for a while, muttering and scolding, "I'm old, I'll be asking for trouble... This boy from the Xu family is too rude, and he's a scholar."

He spat hard on the ground and shouted at a man in his twenties not far away, "Old Wu, go and call your second, third and fourth brothers here. I have something to do with you."

The man was moving boxes with someone, looking up and asked, "Brother, what's the matter? He was rushing to transport goods, and those in charge were urging him to get the urge."

Old Zhang cursed: "Luck, Luck, Luck, Luck, Luck, go quickly!"

After a while, Lao Wu and three of them came.

"Brother, why are you so anxious?"

Old Zhang said in a deep voice: "Old man Xu asked his son to bring a message, saying that these goods were shipped to the north. Let us delay and don't let the goods leave the wharf."

"Is this old man Xu stupid? Is he paying double the money to transport the goods. There is no reason why we deliberately delay the move, right?"

"That's right, what's wrong with transporting it to the north? The canal is open, just from south to north."

Lao Zhang said quietly: "The goods are firearms, and those in charge are all Qing soldiers."

"Ah? Really?"

"When my elder brother said that, it really seems like this. When I moved those big wooden boxes before, they were dead. Sixteen brothers struggled to carry them. I was not careful and smashed a box, revealing a black iron lump. At that time, several officials took whips to suck the brothers on their heads without saying a word. I was still thinking that iron lumps can be packed, they can't be beaten or smashed, so I just piled them on the boat. Are you still afraid that people will take a bite?"

"My third brother said, the wooden box on my side is filled with guns, and the brothers can see it through the cracks of the wooden boards."

Old Zhang said depressedly: "That's what Old Man Xu said is true."

"Brother, what does this have to do with us? Is it necessary to make money with our brothers? Do we have to disturb such things?"

"The second brother is right. Besides, we don't have the ability to mess up. If all the eighty people were Qing soldiers, can we afford to provoke them?"

Old Zhang lowered his head and remained silent.

"Brother, you're saying something."

Old Zhang looked up at the four people and said, "Brothers all know that when I fled to Xiushui, I was penniless and got sick. If it weren't for Old Man Xu to help me find someone to treat me, I would have been dead for many years. Over the years, I just wanted to repay this kindness, but Old Man Xu was stubborn and refused to take anything."

"Brother, today's matter is different from repaying kindness. If you really delay the transportation as Old Man Xu said, the Qing soldiers would never agree. If there is a conflict, how many brothers' lives will be lost?"

"Yes, we are people after all, and there is no possibility of surviving the battle with those tigers and wolves."

Lao Zhang nodded and said, "Brothers are right, that's the reason."

When the four brothers heard Lao Zhang agree, they all breathed a sigh of relief.
Chapter completed!