When Wu Shigong was about to set off, the inn shopkeeper brought a man to find Wu Shigong. The man introduced himself: His name is Yuan Xingshan, and he is a businessman. This time he was going to sell a batch of goods from Jining to Guide. He wanted to go with Wu Shigong together.

Wu Shigong felt it was very strange and quickly asked why.

Yuan Xingshan said to Wu Shigong: "Sir, although it is still a peaceful year, there are always some small thieves who will hijack caravans with fewer people. Seeing that there are many older people, the younger ones think about going to Guide with them. I hope you allow it."

The inn shopkeeper also helped persuade him: "This shopkeeper Yuan often comes and goes, and the younger ones can protect the adults. There is absolutely no problem."

Wu Shigong asked, how many people and cars are there in Yuan Xingshan? Yuan Xingshan told Wu Shigong: There are only a dozen cars, and only twenty people are there.

Wu Shigong thought about it and found that Yuan Xingshan was not many people and cars. Besides, he was a military officer in Guide and it was his responsibility to ensure the safety of the local area, so he agreed.

However, what Yuan Xingshan said attracted Wu Shigong's attention. After discussing with Xue Yongli, all the guards were fully armed and put on cotton armor. Wu Shigong also put on the inner armor, brought the two hand guns and Japanese samurai swords.

In fact, Wu Shigong was a little nervous. At that time, although the world was already in chaos, robbers generally would not rob the convoys of the people in the government. Because robbing ordinary merchants may conceal the government for their own political achievements. However, if the people in the government were robbed, the government would definitely pursue them with all their might.

Of course, this is also the main reason why Yuan Xingshan found Wu Shigong to join him.

After leaving, Yuan Xingshan told Wu Shigong: If you are in a hurry to travel from Jining to Guide, it will take three days. However, if you are slow to travel, it will take four days.

Out of tension, Wu Shigong certainly chose to hurry on the road. But to Wu Shigong's surprise, he could not even see the shadow of a little thief along the way.

Along the way, Wu Shigong asked Yuan Xingshan about Guide's situation. The situation Yuan Xingshan said was eight or nine and ten. However, he told Wu Shigong that there were two places in Guide that there were special attention.

One is that in the countryside of Guide, the big gentry had many big sects. These gentry were very strong and even the government did not have the ability to completely control them. Therefore, if Wu Shigong came to Guide as an official, he must have a good relationship with the gentry who owned these big sects. At least he could not offend them. Otherwise, Wu Shigong would be unable to make a move in many things.

Another thing is that bandits are not common around Guide’s prefecture and county towns. However, in the countryside and in the mountains, there are more bandits. Many villages, including some village heads in the village, work in the busy farming season and may become bandits during the slack season.

Yuan Xingshan reminded Wu Shigong: If Wu Shigong has something to do and goes to the countryside and mountains, you must pay attention to this situation and always keep your vigilance.

After hearing Yuan Xingshan's words, Wu Shigong thought to himself: "I didn't expect that the Ming Dynasty is already so chaotic now."

In fact, Wu Shigong didn't know that in ancient times, the central government's orders were at most transmitted to the county level. In the countryside, they were basically managed by prestigious gentry among the people. Therefore, the government would try its best to win over local gentry.

As for the bandit issue, the government's attitude is basically that as long as you don't fight a city, the government will openly turn a blind eye. This has caused wealthy families in the people to pay protection fees to the bandits in order to seek peace. Some brave gentry even openly support them and even raise a group of bandits to make huge profits for themselves.

The bandits also need them to transport supplies and sell stolen goods. They have basically formed a community of interests.

On the third day, Wu Shigong set out early in the morning and wanted to hurry up and enter Guide City before the gate of Guide City is closed in the evening.

But not long after walking, the fog started to fog on the road. The fog was getting heavier and heavier. Seeing that the situation was wrong, Wu Shigong stopped moving forward and let the team get as close as possible.

However, the convoy is too long. Let’s think about it. In order to take care of the vehicles walking opposite, Wu Shigong and his convoy can only line up in a long row. If you use the current measurements to calculate, even if a car is four meters, Wu Shigong’s convoy has a total of more than 80 cars.

Wu Shigong immediately decided to gather everyone together regardless of the big carts at both ends. He asked the guards to circle the thirty or forty big carts in the middle and lead the horses into the circle of big carts. At the innermost part of the big cart circle, he parked the carts of the women. He then asked the guards to observe the situation around the big cart circle to prevent any accidents.

Everyone was very nervous. In the middle of the entire carriage circle, there was no sound except for the occasional horses and two loud sniffs.

Suddenly, a guard shouted, "There is movement here!" Everyone took out their weapons and rushed to the guard who shouted. Even Wu Shigong drew out the samurai sword.

The fog at that time was already very heavy. Outside ten steps, I could not see clearly anything. Everyone stared at the other side. A guard holding a musket was dazzled, as if he saw a shadow shaking, and immediately opened fire at the shadow. His actions caused a chain reaction, and all the muskets fired.

After the musket is fired, the smoke and thick fog produced by the gunpowder are combined, making people's vision even more blurred.

But after waiting for a long time, it seemed that there was no movement there. But no one dared to go outside the car circle to check the situation at this time. So, I could only wait like this.

Time seemed to pause, and everyone felt that time was particularly long. Suddenly, it seemed that God had used a magic, and a gust of wind blew, and the strong sunlight shone in. The thick fog immediately became thinner, and without much effort, the fog completely disappeared.

Everyone observed the situation around, but found no problems. Xue Yongli arranged a few guards to form a team outside to see the situation. They carefully searched the surroundings and found only a field mouse half-blasted by a musket. Seeing this situation, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

It turned out to be a false alarm. Although Wu Shigong's expression seemed calm, his back was already wet. He breathed a sigh of relief and ordered his guards: "Carry up the convoy and continue on the way."

While the guards were sorting out the convoy, Wu Shigong went to the carriage and comforted the female family one by one.

When comforting Zhao Ruya, Zhao Ruya looked at Wu Shigong with admiration and curiosity. She asked, "Aren't you afraid?"

Wu Shigong smiled bitterly, looked at Xiaojie beside him, and found that she didn't seem to notice her. So Wu Shigong stuck to Zhao Ruya's ear and whispered: "Actually, I'm very scared."

Zhao Ruya was surprised and asked, "Then why are you so calm?"

“I just learned to be patient.”

Wu Shigong's answer made Zhao Ruya laugh "giggle".

The convoy was quickly sorted out. After counting it, there were no shortage of carts and supplies. However, there were three horses, but they were frightened and ran away.

Wu Shigong didn't dare to be careless, so he asked the guards to ride horses and search outside in groups of five. He didn't dare to let them run far. Now it's the most important thing for people. If you really can't find those three horses, then forget it.

But as soon as the guards were about to set off, they saw two horses trotting over from a distance. They were arrogant and jogging into the convoy. They seemed to look at Wu Shigong and others with such contemptuous eyes, as if saying: These stupid B.
Chapter completed!