Chapter 213 Jinbus first defeat (please vote for me!)
The confidence of Xi Siquan's imperial court is not the organized business gang members and thugs in front of him.
In addition, there are a thousand soldiers of the governor's Biao battalion, waiting behind the streets on both sides of the strait.
As long as a conflict breaks out outside Fengqiao, the governor's soldiers will take down Lin Tailai directly on the spot under the pretext of quelling the chaos!
If possible, all the minions involved in the conflict will be eliminated.
Then the governor will be under "pressure" from the merchants' strike and deal with the culprits severely.
Lin Tailai was very disrespectful to Governor Wei at the beginning. Don't think that Governor Wei could really swallow his anger because he had no choice but to do so due to the situation.
The governor is not a civilian official without military power. He has thousands of battalion officers and soldiers under his command, and is the most powerful armed force in Suzhou City.
With Governor Wei's strong support, Xi Siquan had the confidence to go head-on with Lin Tailai.
After a while, the servant of You Xi's family noticed something unusual and quickly reported to Xi Siquan:
"Sir! No men from Lin Thief have been found so far. It seems that most of the people at the scene are ours!"
Xi Siquan stood on the bridge and observed it carefully, and he became confused.
I have always heard that Lin's club is preparing a welcoming ceremony with great fanfare, but why is there no trace of the other party's people at all today?
It is possible that some members of the Lin Society were among the crowd, but there was indeed no sign of a gathering.
If the other side doesn't come, it won't be easy for a large-scale conflict to break out.
Could it be that Lin Tailai won't come back today? This is impossible!
Previously, Lin Tailai had posted big-character posters all over the streets, publicly announcing that he would return to the city today with the glory of Jieyuan Wukui.
It is impossible for him to break his promise by slapping himself in the face, unless Lin Tailai gives up his reputation and image.
If Lin Tailai doesn't show up today, it will only be considered that he is scared, which will be a huge blow to his reputation in the world.
It is impossible for a vain person like Lin Tailai to tolerate being looked down upon by others!
The slave then suggested, "Lin thieves are always cunning and full of tricks. Since the enemy can't move, shouldn't we stop moving too?"
After Xisi thought about it all, he made up his mind and said: "We should remain unchanged in the face of all changes. Let's continue!"
Although things are fishy, the arrow is on the string and must be fired.
After organizing so many people and launching a large-scale strike, we cannot be frightened into retreating. That would be extremely embarrassing.
No matter what, now that we are here, we can only stick to the established path.
Looking forward, looking back, and wavering are taboos for military strategists!
Perhaps Lin Tailai was just aware of the crisis, so he made a secret and devised an empty city strategy.
Xi Siquan, the Great Chaofeng, was thinking and checking for any omissions when he suddenly heard someone shouting: "Here we come!"
He looked up and saw a boat coming from the canal - I don't know if it can still be called a boat. The entire cabin was in a mess and half of it collapsed, like a demolished ruin.
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And on the bow of this rotten ship stood a majestic man wearing a blue shirt.
Although Xi Siquan had just been transferred back from Hankou for more than a month and had never seen the legendary Lin Daguan before, he was very sure who the big man was standing on the bow of the ship with his hands behind his back.
"Force him, surround him, and trap him here! Don't take the initiative, but you can't let him go either!" Xi Siquan gave the decisive order!
As long as Lin Tailai was trapped here, he didn't believe Lin Tailai could bear it.
Even if Lin Tailai can hold back, his men may not be able to hold back either! Seeing the leader trapped and not saving him goes against the moral principles of the world!
On the dilapidated boat on the river, the Zhang brothers were also caught doing hard work and rowing today. Panting, they said to Lin Tai, who was standing on the bow of the boat, pretending to be cool:
"Sit down, you're sure. You really don't need our brothers to join us today?"
Although outsiders say that one can be worth a hundred by sitting in the gym, but that is only with the help of our brothers."
Lin Daguan waved his sleeves and said, "What we are going to do today is not an enemy of hundreds of people using hands, but an enemy of ten thousand people using brains. You two are useless!"
The Zhang brothers, who have become accustomed to being treated as "useless", said in surprise: "We are an enemy of ten thousand people? Is the Xi family so strong?"
Lin Tailai said disdainfully: "My opponent is not the Xi family, but myself!
My goal has never been to defeat the Xi family, but to make myself stronger!"
The Zhang brothers looked at each other, sighed, and thought together, and started talking again in unintelligible words while sitting in the table.
When the Grand Canal reaches here, it will branch off a river channel to flow to Suzhou City, and Maple Bridge is on this branched river channel.
As soon as Lin Tailai's shabby boat sailed into this forked river, he suddenly heard a whistle.
Seven or eight boats ahead started from under the Maple Bridge, blocking the way and making it impossible for the dilapidated boats to move forward on the river.
Lin Tailai still maintained the pretense posture of standing with his hands behind his back and said loudly:
"I am Lin Tailai! This month I took Wuke Jieyuan from Nanjing and escaped all the way back to Suzhou!
I advise you not to block the road, move out of the way quickly and let me pass!"
The guy on the opposite boat shouted: "I'm waiting for you, Lin Tailai! We are all people who have been tortured by you, and we just want to seek justice from you, the bully!"
At this time, the Zhang brothers discovered that some boats had emerged from behind, blocking the retreat on the river.
Lin Tailai quickly ordered: "Get to the shore! Get to the shore!"
There was no way to advance or retreat in the river, so we had no choice but to go ashore.
For Lin Daguan people, if they are besieged, it is slightly safer on the shore than on the water.
Seeing this, hundreds of people on the shore shouted together: "Bully Lin Tailai, give me justice!"
The noise was quite loud, and the roar of the "bully" could be heard far away on both sides of the river.
This is also a type of strategy. Propaganda and public opinion warfare are not just used by Lin Tailai.
When the dilapidated boat approached the river bank, Lin Tailai jumped up and landed steadily.
Just as he was about to move forward, hundreds of people gathered around him, blocking Lin Tailai's surroundings.
But Lin Daguan, who was accustomed to seeing big scenes, was not afraid. He still had a commanding momentum. He looked around and shouted at the crowd:
“You business gang thieves are indeed bitches who put profit first!
You are really unjust and shameless! I, Lin Tai, come here to save the face of my fellow villagers and advise you to take care of yourself and get out of the way quickly!"
Immediately someone in the crowd retorted: "Who recognizes this fellow villager with you? When Lin Tai came to beat people and set fires, did you ever think of being a fellow villager in this county?"
But someone else shouted: "Speaking of arson, the ones who burned down half of Hengtang Town were not the thieves from your Dongting Merchant Gang?"
Xi Siquan stood on the arch of Maple Bridge, looking down at the situation on the shore.
Very good, that's it, keep going! As long as we can contain Lin Tailai, we will have won half the battle!
He didn't believe that Lin Tailai could endure it and let himself be surrounded.
Then Lin Tailai, who was in the middle of the crowd, seemed to be very angry and said loudly:
"I, Lin Tailai, was the first martial arts master in Suzhou, and I was retaliated and persecuted by the children of Nanjing military families!
After going through all kinds of hardships and escaping all the way, I finally reached the outside of Suzhou City, only to be surrounded by you, the lackeys of the business gang. How can you bear it?
For the third time, I advise you to get out of the way, otherwise you will be responsible for the consequences!"
Someone immediately ridiculed: “What’s wrong with understanding the element, that’s not mine!
I only remember you, Lin Tailai, who beat our people, burned our shops, and robbed our land!
I heard that you returned to the city today, so we gathered together to seek justice from you. If you have the guts, kill us all!"
At this moment, there was suddenly a rapid sound of horse hooves, and several boats appeared on the river from the north, with uniform flags flying on the boats, and they gradually approached the river bank.
Before the crowd on the shore could react, more than a dozen arrows suddenly flew towards them, and several people were immediately injured and fell to the ground.
The crowd was immediately confused. What is going on?
You must know that crossbows are controlled weapons and are rarely seen among civilians, especially on urban streets.
More than a dozen knights gradually approached the crowd on horseback. They were all uniforms with double-breasted uniforms and were very neat. They were fully equipped with swords, bows and arrows.
The leading knight spoke Nanjing Mandarin and shouted to the crowd:
"The Imperial Guard troops are here! We are ordered to capture Lin Tailai! Everyone else, get out of the way!"
The other knights behind him all raised their bows and arrows, aiming at the crowd.
There were also more than ten people standing on the bows of the ships coming from the north, and they also set up their bows and arrows and pointed them at the shore.
Facing twenty or thirty bows and arrows, no one in the crowd moved for a while, losing the ability to react.
In other words, they dare not move for fear of becoming the target of bows and arrows.
Lin Tailai struggled to push aside the people in front of him and shouted: "This is my grudge with you, the disciples of the Nanjing martial arts family, and has nothing to do with others! You are not allowed to harm the people of Suzhou at will!"
The leading knight from Nanjing laughed ferociously and said: "We pursued you all the way, even by land and water, but you still escaped!
If you are allowed to escape back to the city, it will be like a tiger entering the mountains, and we will not dare to enter again!
Fortunately, someone helped us and blocked you ten miles outside the city!
Now you have no way to escape, why don't you just surrender!"
Lin Tailai raised his hands decisively, walked slowly towards the knight from Nanjing, and said:
"I, Lin Tailai, do things for myself and take responsibility for others. You Nanjing people can take advantage of me, but don't hurt the people of my hometown!"
Two knights quickly got off their horses, took out cowhide ropes and tied Lin Tailai tightly.
I heard Officer Lin shouting again: "It's too tight, loosen it a little!"
The knight on the horse coldly snorted: "The tiger must be tied tightly! Unless you plead guilty!"
Lin Tailai responded impassionedly: "Jade can be broken but its whiteness cannot be changed; bamboo can be burned but its knots cannot be destroyed. Although I, Lin Jieyuan, have been defeated, my name will be immortalized in the city of Suzhou!"
Then the two men pushed Lin Tailai into the warship on the shore, added iron shackles and handcuffs, and pushed him down on the deck.
Lin Tailai, who was sitting on the deck, shouted loudly: "This is because my fellow villagers killed me, not because of my martial arts defeat!"
After a whistle, these ships from Nanjing and the knights turned around and looked north.
The Imperial Guard troops left as quickly as they came, leaving only thousands of people on both sides of the Taiwan Strait still confused.
As well as the dilapidated boat spinning on the river, now everyone in Suzhou understands why the boat is in such a bad state.
But they still couldn't believe their eyes. The god of war, Imbu, who thought he was invincible and had defeated all over Suzhou, was actually captured on the spot!
I had a vague feeling that every word Lin Tailai said from the time he showed up to the time he was taken away seemed to be full of profound meaning.
Please look in your pockets to see if you still have monthly passes! There are still some in the evening.