Chapter 2206

The battle between the two major salt merchants in Yangzhou has lasted for several generations. Fighting was not uncommon in the past, but it was rarely as fierce as it is now. There were even cases where one party assembled a large group of armed personnel to directly attack the other party.

The situation in the old home.

Now that both sides have used their best tactics to kill each other, when it comes time to fight to the death, naturally there will be no room for action. Dai Yingda wanted to execute all the prisoners, and he was indeed cruel and did not leave any room for his own side.

If you take any retreat, you must fight the opponent to the end.

Several other salt merchants currently living in Daijiazhuang were also awakened by the noise outside. Knowing that a foreign enemy was attacking, they did not dare to sleep in the second half of the night until Dai Yingfan returned with his team and confirmed that the enemy had escaped by boat.

The people in Zhuangzi finally breathed a sigh of relief.

At the fifth watch, the interrogation of the prisoners came to an end. Yuan Tao gathered his energy and went to Dai Yingda's house, where the heads of several salt merchants were already there, waiting for him and Dai Yingfan to explain the situation of tonight's battle.

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When these salt merchants saw his arrival, they were very polite and stood up to say thank you for their hard work. Tonight's battle in Daijiazhuang actually took a very short time. Yuan Tao commanded the Golden Shield Musketeers in just a moment.

They repelled the invading enemies, which fully proved that their high value was indeed worth the money.

The salt merchants are each worth tens of millions, and of course they are willing to spend money to protect themselves. However, they did not have absolute confidence in the quality of this Haihan armed organization, which is not an army. But after tonight's battle, everyone

There is no doubt about the strength of this team anymore.

At this time, what Yuan Tao said naturally had higher authority. Even those who did not agree with the conservative tactics he had adopted before did not dare to question it casually at this time. After all, Jindun's men were not even a hair.

Achieving such a result without any damage was not something that the servants of the salt merchants could do.

"Everyone, let me briefly talk about what happened last night." Yuan Tao hurriedly drank a cup of tea, moistened his throat, and then began to report the situation to the salt merchants present.

"According to our interrogation of the prisoners, the thieves who attacked Zhuangzi last night were indeed driven by salt merchants from Shanxi and Shaanxi. The organizer behind the scenes was Lu Kangtai. This name must be familiar to everyone here, but this person last night

He did not cross the canal to visit the front line in person, but handed over the command of this operation to his two leaders."

"Because our preparation measures were perfect enough, we left almost no chance for our opponents to resist in last night's match. However, judging from their reactions, they must have realized that there was nothing they could do, so they ate

After suffering the pain, he immediately chose to evacuate the battlefield. Although he followed up with pursuit, the effect was not very satisfactory."

"During the clearing process, we found that among the people who were killed and injured, there were almost no musketeers. This means that the opponent's musketeers did not suffer any losses. It is even possible that there were no casualties in terms of personnel like our Golden Shield.

I think everyone should understand what this means. Their main force was not lost in the battle last night, so we still cannot relax our vigilance!"

Yuan Tao finished speaking in one breath, took the cup of hot tea handed to him, and drank it all. Although the battle last night was only a short moment, in fact, from the moment he noticed his opponent crossing the river from the front, he had been

After giving orders non-stop, mobilizing his men and horses to respond, and rushing to interrogate the prisoners after the battle, his mouth was already dry after a few hours, and he had to keep drinking water to make his throat feel better.

In terms of Jindun's daily business, there are very few situations that require Yuan Tao to personally direct the whole process. After a busy night, he also felt the tension of commanding operations in the army for the first time in a long time. However, in the highly excited

In his mental state, he did not feel tired, and he was able to give these salt merchants an overview of last night's situation.

Someone asked at the moment: "Does Shopkeeper Yuan think they will make a comeback in the near future?"

Yuan Tao said: "Although they were defeated this time, their vitality is still intact and they will not give up. For safety reasons, I suggest that you do not leave Daijiazhuang in the near future, and especially try not to go to areas controlled by the opponent, lest the opponent

A dog jumps over the wall in a hurry."

Of course, Yuan Tao could not be sure whether the other party would take risks and continue to attack Daijiazhuang. He could only give his own opinion from a professional perspective. Although it would be inconvenient for so many big salt merchants to crowd into Daijiazhuang, this is probably

This is the safest approach at this stage.

Seeing that everyone was silent, Yuan Tao continued: "According to our investigation, there were about two hundred thieves who attacked last night, and they have all received special training, can use various weapons, and know some basic tactics.

If you feel that your manor can prevent so many thieves from knocking on your door in the middle of the night, you can choose to go home."

Although salt merchants have many housekeepers at home, most of them are to prevent thieves from breaking into the house, but no one will hire hundreds of bodyguards to guard the house, let alone a large-scale invasion by foreign enemies.

How could they guard against so many bandits with all their preparation and training? They had moved to Daijiazhuang temporarily because the guards in each family were not strong enough, and the hired golden shields had limited manpower and could only be concentrated in one place.

deploy.

The battle last night also just confirmed the reliability of Daijiazhuang's defense strength. Just imagine if this group of thieves attacked other salt merchants' estates, they would probably have suffered a disaster.

Yang Chengye was the first to express his position: "I think what Shopkeeper Yuan said is very reasonable. Now the situation has changed. The longer the delay, the smaller the opponent's chance of winning. It should be them who are panicking, not us. Although we are temporarily staying in

Daijiazhuang will cause a lot of inconvenience to Mr. Dai, but now is the time when our seven major surnames need to be united and open to the outside world as one, and I believe Mr. Dai will also support Shopkeeper Yuan’s opinion."

Dai Yingda responded: "I think back when our ancestors of the seven major surnames first came to Yangzhou, they found a village outside Yangzhou and all lived together to keep warm. After several years of struggle, we were able to live in the same place.

Yangzhou has gained a firm foothold. Now that everyone is staying in Daijiazhuang for a while, what does it matter? Compared with the conditions of our ancestors back then, at least we have enough food and clothing now. As long as everyone survives this period, Yangzhou will be better in the future.

The sale and purchase of salt will be in the pockets of us... and the Haihan Kingdom. When the time comes, we will enjoy endless glory and wealth, and today's grievance will be nothing!"

When Dai Yingda saw that Yang Chengye had informedly and interestingly brought the topic to the topic of unity, he naturally wanted to say some appropriate words to block any possible objections. Now he needs to take advantage of this opportunity to further consolidate his position in the Seven Surnames group.

The right to speak in the country, and these salt merchants live in Daijiazhuang, and people have to bow their heads under the eaves. Dai Yingda will have less resistance to whatever decision he makes. Naturally, he will try to let these people live more in Daijiazhuang.

Time passed, and Yuan Tao's opinions just met his needs.

Dai Yingda now even mentioned the deeds of the ancestors of the seven surnames. Even if someone has objections in his heart, it is difficult to say it out loud now, otherwise Dai Yingda will label him as disrespecting the ancestors' precepts, and there is no way to talk back.

Someone else asked: "Now that we have the upper hand, can we wait for an opportunity and take the initiative to attack and destroy these people under Lu Kangtai? Then we won't have to be so worried anymore."

Yuan Tao responded: "Don't be too hasty, maybe the opponent is waiting for us to take the initiative. Lu Kangtai is quite scheming, and he still has a musketeer team of hundreds of people at his disposal. If we come to him at this time, then

It's like switching offense and defense, putting yourself in danger!"

Yuan Tao certainly understood the purpose of raising this question. This was not the first time someone had made a similar request. The Dai brothers had tested him several times in the past few days, hoping that he could take the initiative and try to eliminate Lu Kangtai's

A musketry team. But Yuan Tao knew the dangers involved and was naturally unwilling to risk the lives of his brothers, so he used safety as an excuse every time. Although someone mentioned this again at this time, he still did not let go.

, we still insist on treating the current situation with a conservative and cautious attitude.

Yuan Tao continued: "We did have the upper hand in last night's battle, but please don't be blindly optimistic because of this. Since our opponents dare to fight openly and come to the door, it means that they no longer take Wang Fa in their eyes, and it is difficult to predict them.

What crazy move will happen next? The plan for now is to make the fence south of the canal stronger to prevent the other party from taking advantage of it. Wait three months for the children of each family to return from Zhoushan.

, our country will help you form an armed force strong enough to eliminate your opponents, and no matter what tricks they play by then, it will be just a mantis trying to cheat the enemy."

After explaining the current situation, Yuan Tao handed over the conversation to Dai Yingda. He knew that Dai Yingda had some special arrangements, so he could go to rest earlier if he settled the matter earlier.

Dai Yingda said: "There are still more than a dozen thieves caught by us last night. There is no use in handing these people over to the government. The local government just wants to collect money from both ends and is definitely not willing to intervene in this kind of dispute. So according to my advice

Upon seeing this, I will immediately execute these thieves in public as a warning to others! I will leave this matter to my brother Dai Yingfan to complete."

Dai Yingfan took over the conversation and said: "Please move to the outside of the village and jointly supervise the execution!"

Dai Yingda would not ask whether everyone present wanted to watch the execution. He just wanted all these people to be present so that they would have no way out.

As the commander-in-chief of Daijiazhuang's defense, Yuan Tao naturally had to attend the scene in person. However, executions were not a psychological barrier for him. When the prisoners were interrogated last night, two people had already been arrested because of their indiscretion.

He cooperated and was executed on the spot.

So everyone left the Dai family's residence, and under the leadership of Dai Yingfan, headed west out of Dai's village. Not far ahead was the dock where the Jindun's ship was parked a few days ago.

There were several fully loaded large carts parked on the road outside Zhuangzi. When everyone got closer, they suddenly discovered that the piles of goods on the large carts were not goods, but dead people.

Dai Yingfan said: "These are the thieves in the car who were shot dead by Shopkeeper Yuan's men last night! After the execution, these corpses will be taken away for disposal."

Everyone suddenly felt a chill on their backs. They didn't feel it personally when they heard the battle report before. Now that they saw so many corpses, they really realized that a fierce fight occurred in Daijiazhuang last night that killed and injured dozens of people. This

It wasn't just shouting about beating and killing, but dozens of actual human lives. Even if they knew that these corpses were those of their opponents, it still made them tremble in fear.

There was a row of people kneeling in the field not far from these large carts, all facing the direction of the canal. Behind them were Dai Yingfan's men holding knives and guns to guard them. These people probably realized that their situation was getting worse.

, many people were trembling.

Dai Yingfan said: "Everyone, these are the thieves who were captured by us in the battle last night. Today, I ask you to bear witness together. Anyone who dares to offend my seven surnames will be punished!"

Although the ceremony was presided over by Dai Yingfan, when it came time for the actual execution, it was Yuan Tao's men who were responsible for the execution. The reason is also very simple. Although Dai Yingfan's men also have some bold and cunning desperadoes, they have no experience in executions.

, not just anyone can do the job of beheading, and if these people were allowed to stab and chop randomly with swords, the scene would be too ungraceful and would not achieve the effect Dai Yingda wanted.

Therefore, after the Dai brothers discussed with Yuan Tao, they left the last link to Yuan Tao's men to implement. Of course, this is something not included in the employment contract, and there will definitely be an additional charge, and the fee is not

Cheap.

Yuan Tao had already selected the executioners. At this time, he lined up and stepped forward. Dai Yingfan's men controlled the prisoner. They stood behind him, waited for a whistle, and then raised their guns to the back of the prisoner's head.

With another whistle and loud gunshots, these prisoners fell to the ground, twitched a few times and then stopped moving. Each of them had a fatal bloody hole on the back of their head.

The musketeers gathered their guns and lined up, and quickly retreated under the command of the leader, leaving the mess to Dai Yingfan's men to clean up.

The entire execution process was very fast, and the prisoners kneeling on the ground probably didn't even realize what was happening before their lives were taken away by a bullet.

Although this process is not as visually impactful as beheading, this cold and efficient method of execution still shocked everyone present. These fresh human lives were really lost in front of the Haihan people's muskets.

There is no difference between them and animals waiting to be slaughtered. No wonder they only heard two or three rounds of gunshots last night and then stopped. At their killing speed, if they want to finish killing the one or two hundred people sent by their opponents, I'm afraid

It doesn't even take the time to make a cup of tea.
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