Daming Junior Scholar

Chapter 1308 Three-pronged approach

Chapter 1308 Three-pronged approach

How can such a lively event on the pier be so quiet? In just half a day, the news has spread across the entire city of Guangzhou like the wind. Even the common people will inevitably gossip and ask: "Have you heard that Mr. He caught the smuggling boat?"

Isn't this nonsense, who is Mr. He?That's a master who has fought against Franz and destroyed Japanese pirates. It's just a few smuggling ships, and it's no big deal to him. Didn't he destroy a fleet as soon as he made a move?

Compared with those people who eat melons, Xu Jinwei almost fainted when he heard the news. Unlike others, his news came from a cronie who escaped from the pier, and that cronie swore to himself After talking about the experience of the naval battle, it is certain that He Jiaan is powerful, but he never imagined that the person who joined hands with He Jiaan would be that person from Chen Yuanda.

No wonder this fellow has been so honest recently, I dare say he is planning to use his own people for surgery.

Xu Jinwei was so angry that he went to He Dali and Li Yuanhong. After talking about what happened today, both of them were stunned. He heard it wrong, Chen Yuanda actually led the officers and soldiers to destroy Xu Jinwei's Fleet, what on earth is he trying to do?

It's not that he wants to eat black and eat black, and wipe out all three families. By then, the entire Guangzhou mansion will belong to him alone.

At this time, Li Yuanhong also put aside the grievances between himself and Xu Jinwei, frowned and asked with some doubts: "Brother Xu, are you sure that your subordinates are telling the truth? If you wronged Chen Boss, this matter is going to make a big fuss."

"I wronged him?" Mentioning Chen Yuanda, Xu Jinwei was furious: "Think about it, He Jia'an has just arrived, and he has spent all these days at the wine table. I am afraid that apart from Tuen Mun Island, he even He doesn't know where the Zhaimen is, how can he know when my fleet will return? And he just happens to be waiting there? Except for Boss Chen, no one else knows."

Having said that, He Dali and Li Yuanhong naturally believed Xu Jinwei's words, but then came the problem, the matter was indeed done by Chen Yuanda, what should those three people do with him?A real fight?That seemed to be the result of only losing both sides, but Xu Jinwei was still a little unwilling to swallow this breath.

Just when the three were helpless, Chen Yuanda sent someone to invite Xu Jinwei, saying that he had something important to discuss.

Is it important?Or die?

Even if he dared to snatch his own fleet, he probably wanted to attack him a long time ago.

Looking at Xu Jinwei's sad and inexplicable expression, He Dali and Li Yuanhong seemed to feel the same way. Last time it was Jin Wanwan, this time it was Xu Jinwei. I'm afraid it will be the turn of two people next time. Instead of waiting here to die, It would be better for the three of them to unite first, at least in terms of strength, they must surpass Chen Yuanda by a lot, forgive him for not daring to be so unscrupulous again.

After the three people discussed it, they followed the visitor to Chen Yuanda's Lianxiangyuan again. In the same cool water pavilion, Chen Yuanda had a pensive expression. What unexpected expression, just waved his hand calmly: "Sit down first."

"Sit?" Xu Jinwei's eyes showed a fierce light. If he hadn't seen the person behind Chen Yuanda, he would have wished to go up and bite off a piece of meat from him. In just this one trip, he would have lost more than a dozen ships. How could the account be settled so easily for goods worth 10 taels.

"Boss Chen, I'm here today to ask you a heartwarming question. Was it you who took He Jia'an out to sea?"

"It's me." Chen Yuanda knew that there was no way to hide this kind of thing, so instead of hiding it, it's better to admit it.

"You..." Chen Yuanda admitted so readily, but Xu Jinwei was a little surprised, panting and asked: "Boss Chen, how did I offend you, you actually want to cut me off?"

"Brother Xu, sit down first. It would be nice to listen to my difficulties." Chen Yuanda showed a look of embarrassment on his face. Seeing that Xu Jinwei still didn't understand him, he could only smile wryly: "Brother Xu thought I did this on purpose. Do you want to do it? No, I really have no choice.”

After a pause, Chen Yuanda continued his performance: "If our brothers still want to continue the business, He Jia'an is destined to be a big stumbling block. If we can't overthrow him, we will never be like before."

"What's the use of talking so much, I'll ask you why you want to rob my fleet." No matter what Chen Yuanda said, Xu Jinwei didn't want to hear it, what he wanted was an explanation from Chen Yuanda.

"Brother Xu, isn't it just a few 10 taels of silver? I'll pay you for the boat, and I'll pay you for the goods. It's all right now."

Xu Jinwei was taken aback by Chen Yuanda's arrogant voice, and he blinked his eyes as if he couldn't believe his ears.

"Boss Chen, repeat what you just said."

"Brothers He and Li are also here. I, Chen Yuanda, will not go back on what I said. I can compensate you for both the ship and the cargo, but there is one thing, you have to agree to me."

"What's the matter?" Xu Jinwei asked carefully.

After a pause, Chen Yuanda whispered five words: "Get rid of He Jiaan."

"Boss Chen, you're crazy. That's an imperial envoy. The consequences of killing him are beyond what the few of us can afford." When he heard that He Jia'an was going to be killed, Xu Jinwei panicked.

"Hehe." Chen Yuanda sneered: "Xu Jinwei, I will tell you today that as long as He Jiaan is still in Guangzhou City, our fleet is destined to be unable to go to sea. What happened today is just the beginning. There are countless times of such actions, when the time comes, our fleet will change from more to less, and finally be uprooted by him."

The three of you looked at me and I looked at you. After hesitating for a while, He Dali finally slapped the table: "Boss Chen, I'll do it with you, just tell me, how can we get rid of He Jiaan, or let's find him Some dead men go to the Yamen?"

You are the only one who can come up with such a stupid idea, Chen Yuanda shook his head, and said in a low voice: "Actually, I have been secretly observing today's actions. Although He Jiaan's fleet is powerful enough, it is not without loopholes, that is The cannons on his boat are really too few. Our four families add up to four or five hundred boats. As long as we use a few big boats covered with iron armor to rush over, forgive those Francois machine guns and they won't do anything. , how can those dozen or so boats be our opponents?"

It sounds like this person has a good plan. As long as He Jiaan is lured to the sea, he can be surrounded. By then, no one will be alive or dead. Even if the court is in a hurry, they can't think of any good way. These ships, can't their own business continue by then?

"Boss Chen's words are somewhat reasonable, and I agree." He Dali was the first to express his opinion.

"I also agreed." Then came Li Yuanhong.

In the end, the eyes of the three people all fell on Xu Jinwei. After hesitating for a moment, Xu Jinwei said, "If Boss Chen is willing to compensate me for the ship and goods I lost, then I will do it too."

"Brother Xu, don't worry, I, Chen Yuanda, have said nothing that doesn't count."

Chapter 1309

Chapter 1309

"Father, are you really planning to go to war with the imperial court? Then He Jia'an is not easy to mess with. You have seen the power of the Franc cannon. With our small number of ships, let alone dozens of ships, I am afraid there are hundreds of them." , Thousands of ships are no match for others, and it is not enough to squeeze people's teeth."

Chen Yuanda turned his head and glanced at his son Chen Liang, and snorted softly: "Do you think I don't know that He Jiaan is not easy to mess with? Don't worry, with the help of the imperial court and our own strength, He Chou can't beat those three families. As long as the three of them are destroyed, their business routes will all belong to the old man. Come on, what is that tax money worth?"

It was only then that Chen Liang understood, what was the idea of ​​the old man, that he lived and died with his brothers, advanced and retreated together, it was all farting, it was basically to let them gather their strength together, and then go to die together, like this, The entire business route to the West is controlled by the Chen family, and it is difficult not to make a lot of money.

"Father's strategy is really formidable, I'm afraid Zhuge Wuhou of the Shu Han is still alive, that's all."

"Hehe, it's just a small skill, and it's time to give He Jia'an some sweetness."

The first time he went to sea, he achieved such a big victory, which also increased He Jiaan's reputation in Guangzhou a lot. There was a faint sign of queuing up for the already continuous banquets every day, which also made Tang Lin feel helpless for a while. There was no way to drink for my husband, so I could only stand behind He Jiaan and secretly replace the wine in his glass with plain water. Even so, He Jiaan was so tired that he wanted to vomit blood.

Early in the morning of this day, a group of army horses drove out from the east gate of Guangzhou Mansion. There were probably hundreds of people. Except for a steel knife, everyone was riding lightly. To the east, after running for about an hour, the team gradually slowed down. While everyone was resting, a few leaders went to a high place to check the terrain, and then left a few people to guard the horses. The man hurried along the woods towards the sea.

The forest was not very big, and it came to an end after a short walk. Hundreds of people hid in the forest, and the leaders poked their heads out quietly. After careful observation, one of them finally discovered something and quietly Pointing in one direction, he reminded in a low voice: "Brother Fourteen, look over there, there is a secret whistle."

The person standing next to him was Tang Lin. Looking in the direction Tang Yan pointed, sure enough, there was a person lying on his stomach among the pile of rubble. Looking down, he had a panoramic view of the scenery outside the village. .

Except for this one person, Tang Lin did not find any other secret sentries. After giving an order, Tang Jian led a person around quietly, and killed the person in a short while, making a gesture. After gesturing, Tang Lin led the others out of the woods, looked at the village not far away and the people in the village, covered his face with a black cloth indifferently, and then ordered: "My lord has an order, kill! "

"kill!"

Everyone responded unanimously, and a faint murderous aura rose in the team. At this time, Tang Lin didn't bother to hide his whereabouts, and approached the village so openly with his people. No matter how far away, someone had already spotted them, and suddenly someone asked loudly, "Who is it?"

Tang Lin pulled the steel knife at his waist, and replied coldly: "The one who wants your life." Then there were killing sounds.

Probably because it has been quiet for a long time, these people have already lost the vigilance they should have. When Tang Lin led people close to the village, there were still many people watching them. It was not until someone fell into a pool of blood that they finally After reacting, he began to scatter in all directions in a hurry.

The land route has been blocked by Tang Lin's people, and it may be too late to board the boat now. More people can only swim to the depths of the sea by virtue of their water skills, and those who swim fast finally escape a way out. He was overtaken by the chasing soldiers behind him, and he was killed with a single blow. In just a moment, the village that was just full of people became like a Shura field.

Looking back at those priceless boxes, Tang Lin felt a little bit reluctant, but when He Jiaan came, he told him to pretend to be a little bit better, so he could only grit his teeth and waved his hand: "Burn. "

The moment the flame was ignited, the whole village burned like a huge torch. The flames rose to a height of more than ten meters, and billowing smoke rose into the sky, which could be seen clearly from hundreds of miles away. Chu.

Looking at the village that has been set on fire, Tang Yan kept moaning and sighing, so many goods are probably worth several 10 taels of silver, and now they are being burned by a fire, just like their own heart and liver have been dug out Like falling off a piece.

"Brother Fourteen, these goods are really a pity. If you bring them back, they might sell for a lot of money."

"Money, money, money, you know money." Tang Lin glared at him angrily. In fact, he was a little bit reluctant in his heart, but who made He Jiaan repeatedly tell him to burn these things, and he could only be Sighing, he waved his hand: "Take back the troops and return to the camp."