The most powerful patriarch in the late Ming Dynasty

Chapter 36 Open the bow without turning back the arrow
On the mountain road north of Kaitai Township, Youxi County, Yanping Prefecture, Fujian Province, a group of carriages is slowly moving forward.

The whip that the coachman occasionally threw out also seemed weak.

It's three quarters in the afternoon, the hottest time of the day, and the old coachman Chen Tou wanted to take a rest in the shade by the side of the road.
But the guard refused with a blank face, and threatened to not concentrate on the journey and be careful of being beaten.

Old Chen had no choice but to blame himself for not being optimistic about Huang Li when he went out, and meeting people in the yamen.

That's right, those people dressed as ordinary guards are government servants from Changle County.
They suddenly went to the dealership and asked for six carriages, but they didn't allow the people in the dealership to make any noise.

Based on old Chen's many years of experience and the traces of the wheels pressing on the ground, he guessed that the stuff inside should be flowers.

In times of peace and prosperity, the tax money turned over to the national treasury was transported openly,
When the current situation is unstable, officials and transporters will switch to cars from car dealers for the sake of tax and bank security.

The tax money is hidden in cotton, cloth and other goods and transported secretly. These carriages that transport tax money secretly are also called floats in the industry.

Driving a float is a hard and dirty job. If you work for someone in the government, it’s not a big deal if your money is deducted for no reason.

Besides, the risks on the road are also great, and if you fail to do so, you will have to risk your life.

When the old Chen complained about his bad luck, Da Dao Liu, who was following the motorcade, felt like a knock on the door, and he was out of luck.
First, he was ambushed, the hamstring of his right foot was cut off, and he became a disabled person.

When something happened, those officials who usually take their filial piety to deal with it simply, no one stood up for him,
You may feel that you are useless, and some directly refuse to see you.

As soon as he lost power, those enemies took revenge one after another,

Zhang Mazi, the leader of the boat gang, even threatened to get out of Changle County, and be careful not to lose his life.

A leg was crippled, most of his staff were scattered, and the backing was not stable, so what else could he use to fight against others?

Da Dao Liu accepted his fate and planned to go to Tingping Mansion to join his relatives.

At the suggestion of my friend, I went with the government's convoy so that I would not be afraid of the enemy's ambush.

After sending a red envelope of 30 taels to Zhou Dutou, the team leader, he got permission to follow the team.

"Boss, do you think it was Zhang Mazi who did it?" his subordinate Da Banya asked a little bit.

Da Dao Liu patted his right leg with a severed hamstring, said through gritted teeth, "Nine times out of ten, it's him, damn it, if the mountains don't turn around, I'll come back sooner or later."

The land is gone, but the money is still there,
Find another big backer, recruit a few masters who dare to sacrifice their lives, and kill them back sooner or later.

When the two wanted to talk again, the carriage stopped suddenly.

"Why did it stop? Ma Xiaoliu, what's going on?" Dadao Liu said, frowning.

Ma Xiaoliu lifted the curtain, wiped his sweat and said, "Boss, there is a big rock on the road ahead, and the carriage cannot pass it. They are cleaning it up, and it will be ready in a while."

Dao Liu's expression changed, and he said nervously: "Let brothers be careful, this year is not peaceful."

As soon as the voice fell, there was a sound of "whoosh whoosh" outside,

Someone yelled "Be careful, there is an ambush"

Afraid of what might come, Da Dao Liu shrank his head subconsciously,
Da Banya, who reacted a step slower, screamed, was shot in the forehead by a sharp arrow, and died tragically in front of Da Dao Liu on the spot.

The sharp arrows kept coming, and from time to time someone was hit by an arrow,

The screams of people and the neighing of horses continued to sound,

When letting the big sword Liu feel cold, when the first wave of arrows hits, he listens to the words "Zhou Du was shot in the head and died",
"Who is this, this is the government's convoy"

"Dare to attack the convoy of the imperial court. This is a serious crime against the Jiu Clan. Hurry up and stop."

The escorted officers and soldiers sounded deterrent,

As soon as the words came out, it felt that the arrows in the back were slightly less, and soon, the rain of arrows became dense again.

In the dense forest, Lu Changle's face was a little livid, staring at Fan Sanbiao and questioning: "Didn't you get rid of Da Dao Liu? Why is it the government's convoy?"

Robbery and murder of government convoys is no different from rebellion,

Needless to say, this was Fan Sanbo's plan to deliberately cut off the Lu family's back in Fuzhou,
In this way, it is impossible not to miss his thief ship.

It's a pity that he couldn't question Fan Sanbo face to face. He said that his goals were too big and he didn't know martial arts, so he asked his younger brother Fan Sanbiao to lead the team.

Fan Sanbiao said with an innocent face: "Patriarch Lu, I really don't know about this matter. Dao Liu is behind the convoy, and you saw it too. I didn't expect those carriages to belong to the government."

"Besides, it's just that they yelled. I don't know if it's true or not. Maybe it's intentional to scare us." Fan Sanbiao added.

Lu Changle guessed what was going on in his heart, and said angrily: "I'm not afraid of ten thousand, just in case, what if it's really a government official?"

"Accident, what an accident."

"Accident?" Lu Changle gritted his teeth and said, "Mr. Fan, do you know that this accident can kill more than 1 members of the Lu family in Fuzhou?"

"Patriarch Lu, please calm down. Something really happened. We, the Fan's Trading Company and the Fan's Clan can't escape the responsibility. Besides, we are already very sincere."

For this operation, information, weapons, and logistics were all provided by Fan Sanbo.

Weapons like bows and arrows are contraband, and Fan Sanbo took them out easily, which shows that he has been operating in Fujian for a long time.

Speaking of this, Fan Sanbiao said in a low voice: "Killing one is killing, killing ten is killing, as long as they are all killed, no one will be left alive, so what if they are really government officials."

Lu Changle said with a livid face: "There is no arrow to turn back when you open the bow. Anyway, you can't turn back. Fortunately, it is a troubled time and bandits are rampant. If we do it cleanly, the government can't do anything to us."

"As expected of Patriarch Lu, you are so courageous, the time is almost here, rush?"

"rush!"

Several waves of back arrows knocked down more than half of the people, and the rest took precautions and hid behind the bunker.
Visually, there are only a dozen people who can stand, and many of them are still injured.
The damage of arrows is also limited, and it can be harvested.

"Listen, Black Tigers, don't leave anyone alive, come on"

"Uncle Yuan, bring someone to follow"

Fan Sanbiao and Lu Changle ordered one after another.

Fan's Black Tiger Team rushed to the front, and Lu's men followed behind, like a tiger descending the mountain, rushing straight to the besieged middle convoy,

Soon there was the sound of weapons colliding with blades, shouts of killing, and screams.
Lu Changle saw that the masked Black Tigers entered the battlefield first, and saw that their movements were vigorous and their swords were fierce.

Those guards were not their opponents at all, and many of them were knocked down just by meeting each other.
Several waves of back arrows knocked down most of them, and Zhou Du, the leader of the team, fell under the first wave of back arrows.

Everyone in the convoy was terrified and had no leader. Facing the murderous and high-morale Black Tigers and members of the Lu family, how much courage did they have? Some people were paralyzed on the ground because of fear.
One by one they became lambs to be slaughtered,
It is estimated that it will take only a quarter of an hour, maybe less than a quarter of an hour, everyone in the team is down in a pool of blood,

Two people ran to the grass on the side of the road, trying to escape in the chaos, but Fan Sanbiao's men in ambush shot them all with arrows.

Most of them were killed by the Black Tigers.
Lu Changle remembered Gan Hui's words, saying that the Black Tigers had many elite soldiers who had seen blood, and they were really right.

The battle was over, Lu Changle and Fan Sanbiao went to count the spoils together.

"Young Master, I found this from the leader of the team." A member of the Black Tiger team handed the things they found to Fan Sanbiao.

Two things in the shape of bamboo tubes, and an official document.

Fan Sanbiao took it over and looked at it, and said to Lu Changle with a solemn expression: "The shocking sound and thousands of miles of smoke are things that only the government has. This official document has the official seal of the county magistrate of Changle, so it is really from the government."

"Fortunately, we were lucky. We shot him to death immediately. If we let him send out a signal, we would be in danger."

It's this time, still pretending to be innocent.

Lu Changle felt a little disdainful in his heart, but he didn't show it on his face.
"It's a good death. If we hadn't killed tens of millions of officials, our old patriarch would not have died tragically. He wanted to kill them all a long time ago."

After a pause, Lu Changle said with a ferocious expression: "Others even dare to kill King Fu, so what if we killed a group of officers and soldiers."

"Patriarch Lu is so courageous, Fan admires it," Fan Sanbiao complimented with a smile.

This operation cut off the Lu family's retreat in Fuzhou. It can be said that the goal has been achieved.
With no way out, the Fuzhou Lu family could only become Fan's pawn step by step.

Lu Changle glanced at Fan Sanbiao, and said expressionlessly: "Look at what we have gained from this trip."

In addition to further gaining Fan Sanbo's trust in this dispatch, another purpose is to seek money.
To achieve great things, whether it is buying officials or recruiting people,

You can't do without money.

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(End of this chapter)