Chapter 163 Retaliation (Part 1)
This time, the civil strife in the Cao Gang was expected by Yang Qinghou, and he was happy to see such a situation, because only after experiencing this incident and solving these opponents in the gang himself could he truly sit in the position of the leader of this gang.
For this reason, he had already started planning this situation a few months ago. For this reason, Yang Qinghou even pushed his sister into such a dangerous situation, while he hid himself in the dark just to wipe out all enemies in one fell swoop at the last moment!
However, the intrusion of the official army made the situation uncontrollable. In fact, if it weren't for the variable Li Ling, he might have been defeated. But even so, the people who were blocked in the corner of Dutou still felt a little tricky. If it were just rebels in the Cao Gang, Yang Qinghou wouldn't let it go, but in fact, there are still hundreds of officers and soldiers there now, which makes it impossible for people to let go of their hands and feet and attack. They can only temporarily hold them back, think of ways, or let them surrender before dealing with them.
But the result was that Yang Qinghou had not figured out how to defeat them. Instead, these people saw his thoughts and made a deception, causing him to suffer a lot of casualties.
The two gang leaders and more than 20 gangs were killed, which naturally had a great impact on the other gangs surrounding the ferry. Several ships even began to retreat and did not dare to be as radical as before.
After all this fell into the eyes of several military generals on the ship over there, they burst into a rampant laugh: "Han Bin, now do you believe we still have a chance?"
Han Bin, one of the three major guardians of the Cao Gang and the leader of this civil strife, was a man in his fifties, tall and thin, with a red face. At this moment, his eyes followed those who were thrown into the water, causing large blood-red corpses to float on the water in front of the ship. The muscles on his face trembled: "Mr. Fan, aren't you afraid of arousing their anger and making us doomed?"
"Hahaha... I, Fan Yu, looked down on you Cao Gang, but that's the truth. Even if I give him Yang Qinghou ten courage, he would not dare to really kill our brothers. Judging from the past, he was just putting pressure on us and wanted us to surrender. But who is my Fan Yu? I am a general under the command of General Pan, Huaibei Guard. How could a small Cao Gang dare to offend me?"
Han Bin's face changed slightly. Isn't this pointing at the monk and scolding the bald donkey? But at this moment, both sides were on the same boat and he had reached this point again, so he could only let him be arrogant.
Fan Yu looked ahead disdainfully: "After I revealed my identity, their offensive has become much weaker, and they just bluffed and did not attack. Now I betray him and lead him to fall into the trap again, which further shows that the people of your Cao Gang are so fierce that they are weak on the outside, so next, as long as I lead people to rush back, I will be able to break out. Han Bin, as long as you follow me, you will be safe. As long as you escape this time, the next time, I will definitely take the head of Yang Qinghou to vent today's hatred!"
Speaking of this, he suddenly turned around and shouted at the soldiers behind him, "Brothers, have you all rested? If you have rested, follow us to kill this game!"
"Yes, general!" The more than a hundred soldiers roared, as if they were about to spurt out all the depression in their hearts! They were really too frustrated before. When they arrived at the place, they found that the enemy was not there. Then, they were surrounded by the mobs of the Cao Gang. After a fight, they could only fight and retreat, and finally stayed here. It was really a great humiliation!
The excited roars of these soldiers also lifted the spirit of the defeated people of the other Cao Gangs, and many people held their weapons again and prepared to fight again. However, Han Bin still had concerns in his expression at this moment. The enemy was numerous and we were few. Even if they had any concerns, could they really fight out?
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"Gangmaster, this revenge must be avenged!"
"Yes, the leader of the gang, they are so arrogant. If they really leave safely, how can our Cao Gang gain a foothold in the Caohe River in the future?"
"Gangmaster, let me lead my brothers to kill you! At worst, I will apologize for death and will not implicate our Cao Gang!"
Looking at the brothers in front of him who were in a fierce relationship because of the deaths of the two helmsmans, Yang Qinghou also had his eyes red and his face was full of murderous aura. But he was worried and did not dare to issue this order easily. With the strength of the officers and soldiers who are trapped, the hundreds of brothers from the Cao Gang who are gathering are naturally enough to wipe them out. But the question is what after revenge?
After all, the Cao Gang is not a bandit. Most of the brothers are good people and they are all from the family. Would they really go to fight the court and the official army? Not to mention that the Cao Gang does not have this strength and ambition, even if he really has such an idea, with the current peaceful world, there will be only a small storm. Once the imperial army arrives, the ice will disappear and collapse and be completely destroyed.
"Dear brothers, I know everyone is angry and depressed. I want to take revenge, but..." Yang Qinghou was about to persuade everyone, but his sister suddenly came behind him and leaned into his ear and whispered: "Brother, Mr. Li said there is something important to discuss."
"Now I have no intention of discussing with him about joining the Cao Gang, wait a moment." Yang Qinghou shook his head and said, "The matter is serious. Compared with the current situation, it has become a trivial matter to pull Li Ling into the gang."
"He said he had a way to help you solve the current game." Yang Qinghou was slightly stunned by his sister's words. After raising his eyebrows, he clasped his fists at everyone: "Brothers, wait for a moment, I will give you an answer soon!" As he said that, he turned around and walked towards Li Ling who was beside him.
The others were also a little confused when they saw this, and they didn't understand why their gang leader suddenly talked to the seemingly weak scholar.
"Do you think you can solve this situation?" When he came to Li Ling, Yang Qinghou asked immediately. The situation was urgent and he didn't have time to exchange more greetings.
Li Ling reluctantly smiled: "I just asked, the officers and soldiers of Huaibei Guard on the opposite ship were from Huaibei Guard, but here it had already left the Huaibei boundary."
"So what? Are they no longer officers and soldiers when they are here?"
"Of course, officers and soldiers are still officers and soldiers, but the problem is that they really shouldn't have appeared here." Li Ling took a breath and said, "You are not in the officialdom, so you know only some of these tricks. Our Great Vietnamese army has strict rules. Guards in various places only care about their own city defense responsibilities and cannot leave the country unless they are dispatched by superior yamen. I don't think this guard is coming on order, I'm afraid they are doing it privately!"
Yang Qinghou finally savored the profound meaning of his words, and his eyes quickly narrowed: "Are you saying that they have violated military law by themselves?"
"Yes, if they were really known to the top, the general named Fan Yu would definitely be severely punished, and the officer who sent him here would be more likely to be the head of the earth! So although they are arrogant and unscrupulous now, they are actually hanging their swords..."
"But what does this have to do with us? Will you let me report them later?" Of course, this is of course useful, but it does not help him thoroughly mastering the Cao Gang. Once Han Bin and others escape, the Cao Gang will inevitably be divided!
"What's the use of reporting them? What I want to say is that their actions are illegal. Once something happens, even their chief generals and others will only suppress the matter and dare not speak out."
This sentence finally awakened Yang Qinghou, and then a dangerous light flashed in his eyes. Then, he looked at Li Ling deeply: "Brother Li, you are indeed a talented person. If you are willing to join my Cao Gang, I will be filled with the position of deputy leader. What? Don't rush to answer me, see if I get things done this time, and then have a deep conversation with you!"
After saying that, he turned around and strode to the front. At this time, Yang Qinghou no longer had the previous dilemma, and his eyes were filled with murderous aura. He truly had the domineering awesomeness of a great hero: "Xuan Yu, you bring a hundred brothers to attack from the left, Jing Lie, you bring a hundred brothers to attack from the right, attracting all their attention to you two people."
After a pause, he looked at the strong man who was shouting the most ruthlessly: "Fang Huan, don't you want to avenge your brothers with your post? I'll give you a chance. You will take people in person, drill a boat, and fall into the water, and leave no one behind!"
Fang Huan's body suddenly shook and immediately shouted loudly: "I will definitely not let anyone go!"
"Yes, this time, no matter those traitors or the official army, you will not keep any of them! You don't have to keep your hands if you restrain yourself and attract them. You can kill as much as you can. I want the river water of Taipingdu to turn blood!" Yang Qinghou's words brought out murderous aura, which made everyone around him look red. After answering his orders loudly, he set off decisively.
Several bamboo whistles sounded, and hundreds of people moved in groups, surrounding the two merchant ships that were already ready to move.
Seeing this scene, Fan Yu still looked disdainful: "They dare to really hurt us, kill me! It's a pity that I used up all the arrows just now, otherwise we could kill more thieves!"
"Kill!" The officers and soldiers all cheered up their spirits, held their weapons high, urging the ship to sail forward. After a few bangs, they had knocked over six or seven small boats blocking the road, and injured several children of the Cao Gang. This made them even more powerful, and they were very imposing to break out of the siege with one go.
But at this moment, more than ten ships on both sides were approaching horizontally, and waves of arrows were shot from bamboo bows. Although the force was not as good as their crossbow arrows, under the dense shooting, many people still got caught and screamed, and also slowed down the movements of the two merchant ships.
"How could this be? They dare to attack my people. Aren't they afraid of being considered a killer to rebel?" Fan Yu couldn't believe his eyes. But as he roared loudly, another arrow flew over and stabbed into his shoulder with a puff, turning his words behind him into a miserable hum. The ships on both sides took the opportunity to get closer, forcing them to retreat and want to defend themselves again.
Chapter completed!