Chapter 2214

To openly take action in the city is equivalent to openly challenging the authority of the government, and the risks involved will be considerable. If the situation becomes unmanageable, Lu Kangtai, as the main messenger, will definitely be involved afterwards.

However, considering that the current trend of the situation has become increasingly unfavorable to Shanxi and Shaanxi salt merchants, Lu Kangtai was unwilling and unable to miss this opportunity that he had spent a lot of resources to obtain, so he decided to take the risk and take action in the city.

Lu Kangtai knew that the opponent would be careful when entering and exiting the city, and would bring a lot of escorts, and most likely there would be Haihan people involved, but the area near the government office would be a psychological blind spot for the opponent, and perhaps the opponent would think that this area is relatively

It is safer and the defense will be slightly relaxed. If you seize this opportunity to launch a surprise attack, the chance of success will be relatively greater.

But he must make a quick decision and achieve his goal before the government intervenes. Otherwise, the situation will be beyond his control until the government intervenes. Although the government's attitude is temporarily inclined to his side, it is definitely

He will not tolerate him fighting in Yangzhou City. How serious the consequences of this incident will depend to a large extent on how quickly he can deal with his opponent.

Fortunately, Lu Kangtai knew the purpose of Dai Yingda's visit to the Salt Transportation Department, but even if he had prepared enough money and determination, it would not be possible in a short time to manage the Salt Transportation Department from top to bottom.

The goal was accomplished. Therefore, Lu Kangtai still had time to gather the manpower deployed throughout the city as soon as possible near the Yamen of Yanyun Division to prepare for a surprise attack on the opponent.

There was an undercurrent in the city, but outside the Salt Transportation Department's Yamen it was peaceful as usual. The Dai family's motorcade was parked on the street not far from the Salt Transportation Department's gate. Some of the coachmen and servants were standing against the carriage, while others were sitting on the shaft.

It looks no different from the fleet of salt merchants that usually come to do business.

Dai Yingda's exclusive carriage has been moved to the head of the motorcade, which is closer to the gate of the Salt Transportation Department, which can effectively reduce his exposure time. Yuan Tao and Lin Zhong stood in front of the carriage, observing the surrounding environment while lowering their heads.

Talk loudly.

"Although the other party is ruthless in his actions, this is a government office, so you shouldn't dare to take action here, right?" Lin Zhong asked in a low voice when he saw that Yuan Tao had been paying attention to the surroundings and was obviously very worried about this place.

Yuan Tao said: "Having said that, we must also guard against the other party jumping over the wall! If nothing unexpected happens, the other party should have discovered our whereabouts by now and are gathering people here. If they think they have an opportunity, they may still take risks.

.After all, Boss Dai is the backbone of the Seven Surnames. As long as we capture him, it will be much easier to defeat the Seven Surnames. Even if we offend the government, we can just use the money to deal with the consequences later."

Lin Zhong looked back at the convoy behind him and asked with a little worry: "But we only have a few dozen people here. If the other party really plans to attack here, can our small manpower... be able to withstand it?"

Lin Zhong originally thought this was a relatively safe area, but after hearing Yuan Tao's analysis, he couldn't help but feel uneasy.

Yuan Tao smiled and said: "Brother Lin, don't worry too much, we have already arranged the countermeasures in advance. But we will leave here later and go south out of the city. Brother Lin must plan two or three emergency routes first. We may need to

Temporarily change the route to resolve the opponent's interception measures."

Lin Zhong responded: "I have already thought of the route, so Shopkeeper Yuan doesn't have to worry. I have already printed every road in this city that can carry carriages in my mind!"

Yuan Tao nodded and asked Lin Zhong: "Based on Brother Lin's understanding of the nearby environment, if we want to launch a surprise attack on the convoy here, where is the most ideal location?"

Lin Zhonglue thought for a while and responded: "The road outside the Yanyunsi Yamen runs north and south. Although it can be blocked at both ends to form a dead end, it may force us to retreat into the Yamen to protect ourselves, so that the other party will not be able to take action.

, so even if they want to take action, they will let us leave this road first... I think that the other party will deploy at the intersection on the south side. Once we pass that intersection, they will block the passage back to the Salt Transportation Division and let us

We cannot ask for help from the Yamen and then carry out the attack."

Yuan Tao looked at the intersection not far to the south, nodded to express his agreement with Lin Zhong's view, and then asked: "Then what method do you have to resolve this trap?"

Lin Zhong responded without thinking: "If we go straight south from that intersection, they may stop us at the next section to launch an attack. But if we turn east, we will reach the government office less than a hundred feet away. We can get there."

After that, we can turn back to the south, or we can continue to the east and make a move to leave the city through the Lijin Gate on the east. In short, as long as we continue to disrupt their rhythm, our chances of escaping will be greatly increased."

Lin Zhong's thinking is very clear. Although the other party may set up an ambush near the Yamen of Yanyun Division, after all, the manpower is limited, and considering the impact it will cause, the blocks they can temporarily blockade must be extremely limited when they take action, so they can only choose

The regional deployment trap with the highest probability of success is waiting for your own fleet to step into it.

Once the convoy's route does not fall into their trap, it will be very hasty to make adjustments. As long as the route is changed several times in succession, it is enough to make the opponent's deployment in the city completely empty. And if the opponent still persists,

To intercept the convoy in the city, we would probably have to do it in a hurry, and it would probably not be possible to deploy all the armed personnel at once, let alone blockade the neighborhood. The conditions would be much more favorable to Dai Yingda and his party.

Yuan Tao digested Lin Zhong's ideas while listening, and at the same time confirmed the plan in his mind. The section from the Salt Transport Office to leaving the city and crossing the river is the most risky journey. The opponent may launch an attack at any place, and Yuan Tao's

The idea coincided with Lin Zhong's, which was to prevent the other party from concentrating all their forces in one place and surrounding the convoy as much as possible.

Lin Zhong's familiarity with the city's environment allows their fleet to flexibly change its route according to changes in the situation, thereby minimizing risks during the journey, and they should have greater confidence in achieving such a goal. What Yuan Tao needs now

What we do is to ensure that opponents cannot effectively intercept and surround the team at the starting and ending points.

Of course, to achieve this, the cooperation between him and Lin Zhong is very important. This is the first time that the two have partnered. Before this, they had no contact or understanding of each other, so they have to cooperate to complete such an important task. It really makes Yuan

Tao felt great pressure. Fortunately, the various tasks he had completed over the years and the professional training he had received had an effect, allowing him to keep a clear head in this completely unfamiliar environment and sort out a feasible solution.

Retreat plan.

Lin Zhong continued: "But the problems that I can think of, maybe the other party can also think of, so I think they may make some special arrangements at the south intersection, so that we can only choose the southward way. If so, when we arrive,

Sometimes the only option is to force your way in!"

Yuan Tao responded: "He has a good plan, and I have a wall ladder. Brother Lin, don't worry. We have already discussed how to deal with it before we set off. When the time comes, we will naturally make the other party's deployment at that intersection go to waste! By then,

We will do what you just said, go east first, then take the opportunity to go south, and finally leave the city through Yijiang Gate!"

Lin Zhong felt a little relieved when he heard what he said confidently, and he didn't seem to be bragging. Since this shopkeeper Yuan is an expert specially invited from abroad by the seven surnames, he must have some extraordinary means to defuse the opponent.

tricks.

While they were discussing the evacuation plan, Lu Kangtai was also busy deploying a new action plan. Considering the size of the other party's convoy, Lu Kangtai believed that it would be impossible for Dai Yingda to abandon the convoy and walk out of the city, and the road to the south outside the Yanyun Division Yamen was

Dai Yingda was the shortest route back to the south bank of the canal, so Lu Kangtai decisively deployed most of his manpower to the southern intersection.

As Lin Zhong expected, Lu Kangtai did not intend to allow Dai Yingda to choose a route when leaving this place, so he deployed forty or fifty people on the east and west sides of the intersection to block the intersections on both sides.

, so that Dai Yingda's convoy can only go south. Second, after Dai Yingda's convoy passes, immediately cut off its back road so that it cannot ask for help from the Salt Transportation Department Yamen or Fu Yamen. Then block the convoy on this road from both ends.

, and then carry out a pincer attack on it.

Lu Kangtai knew that the target he had to deal with this time would be very difficult, and even his musketeers were mobilized. He had already made up his mind to block Dai Yingda's convoy on this section of the road, and let the musketeers come forward to deal with these first.

The carriage fired round after round in order to break down the opponent's resistance as soon as possible. As for what kind of trouble the loud gunfire would cause in the follow-up, he couldn't care too much now.

As time goes by, there are more and more people on the road where the Salt Transportation Department is located. When some passers-by pass by the convoy, their scrutinizing eyes are almost undisguised. It is obvious at a glance that they are spying nearby.

Yuan Tao saw the false spies and reminded his brothers to be careful in case the other party suddenly launches a cold arrow.

However, no one came to provoke at the moment. It must be because Dai Yingda is still in the Yamen and has not come out. If he takes action at this time, he will definitely alert the snake. If Dai Yingda just hides in the Yamen and does not come out, it will be really troublesome.

.So although there were many people spying on the convoy, they always kept a relatively safe distance.

At the same time, groups of unidentified people began to gather north of the Yanyunsi Yamen. Yuan Tao believed that this was a deliberate arrangement by the other party to prevent his own convoy from retreating north.

Lin Zhong naturally watched the changes around him silently, and became more and more anxious. He slowly approached Yuan Tao and said: "Shopkeeper Yuan, if we delay for too long, the other party will make arrangements for the surrounding intersections. Let's get away."

That’s difficult! Should I send someone to the Yamen to tell Master Dai and ask him to come out early?”

Yuan Tao shook his head slightly and said: "It doesn't matter, we just have to wait for the other party to gather all their hands here, so that once we get out of this encirclement, the other party will be much slower to make adjustments. I made an appointment with Boss Dai,

Even if he has finished his work in the Yamen, he will not come out until the time comes."

Seeing Yuan Tao's confident expression, Lin Zhong didn't ask any more questions at the moment. Just because he didn't understand where Yuan Tao's confidence came from, he couldn't help but feel a little uneasy. He could only secretly pray to God for blessing.

Although Yuan Tao is calm and composed on the surface, he is still a little worried in his heart. He does have a way to deal with the pockets set by the opponent at the south intersection, but he needs to use external force to achieve it, and he is not fully confident whether this external force can appear on time as promised.

Sure, I just hope that the large sum of money quietly sent into the city by the seven surnames before closing the city gate yesterday can have the desired effect.

Seeing that the scheduled time was getting closer and closer, Yuan Tao gradually became a little anxious. When Dai Yingda came out of the Yamen and no external force arrived, should he break through forcefully or continue to wait here for variables to appear?

He was anxious, and so was Lu Kangtai, who was staring in his direction at the south intersection. He had been sitting in a tea shop on the roadside for almost an hour, but Dai Yingda still didn't come out of the Yamen. Although he knew very well that Dai Yingda had to go to the Yamen to handle matters.

His errand was not something that could be done in a few moments, but at this time he had basically completed the deployment of troops and generals, and he wished that Dai Yingda would come out immediately and close the deal as soon as possible.

At this time, suddenly a sound of horse hoofbeats came from the south. Lu Kangtai turned his head and felt his head hurt even more.

The people who arrived were more than ten cavalrymen, followed by forty or fifty infantrymen. The man leading the team, Lu Kangtai, also knew him. He was the city defense commander Gao Yongshou who had hosted a banquet at Qingfeng Tower in the city just a few days ago.

Gao Yongshou rode to this intersection, sat on the horse and turned his head to look around. He raised his whip and ordered: "Disperse all these idle people. They are not allowed to gather here!"

Immediately, the soldiers responded and dispersed to various places at the intersection to drive away the many idle people gathered here.

Lu Kangtai secretly thought that it was unlucky. Why did Gao Yongshou come so late and so early? He just got out when he was about to do business and ruined his plan.

Lu Kangtai couldn't restrain his anger, so he walked out and greeted Gao Yongshou: "General Gao Yongshou, why do you suddenly want to drive these people away from this place?"

Gao Yongshou didn't seem surprised by his appearance. He sat on the horse without moving and slowly responded: "Boss Lu, I just ordered them to leave here. If you want to argue with me about right and wrong, then I will

They need to be searched!"

"You..." Lu Kangtai knew as soon as he heard that, the other party already knew that these people gathered here had a special purpose, which made it clear that they came here deliberately to ruin his own business. But Lu Kangtai couldn't say it clearly, just

Staring at Gao Yongshou angrily, he thought that the money I gave you was fed to dogs.
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