Standing on the cart, Qin Dewei made a speech to the old man who complained: "Yesterday I heard about the interception and complaint, and I thought the rumors were not credible. Unexpectedly, I saw it with my own eyes today!
I really didn’t expect that there would be people who opened a prison office to fear that people would complain. It’s simply unheard of, and it’s a big joke in the world!
It is even more unimaginable that it would be so difficult for the people of Ming Dynasty to file a complaint!
Since I'm waiting for the county scholar to pass by, I can't just ignore the folks and try my best to send you to Jurong, but I really can't do much else!"
For most old men, there is really no need to do much. They can just go to Jurong and receive one hundred pennies.
There were a few old men who felt something was wrong, but the people assigned to drive were all county government officials...
Although the scholars also felt a little strange, wouldn't running away at this time offend the very powerful Qin Dewei? Do you still want to go to Jurong to see the Grand Master to ask for favors?
Moreover, there is strength and courage in numbers, so there is nothing to be afraid of.
In Jurong City, the governor also carried out general mobilization.
The governors of the Ming Dynasty can be divided into two major categories. The first category is border town governors, governors of battlefields, which have a strong military flavor and are recommended by the Ministry of Personnel and the Ministry of War;
Another major category is the inland governor, whose main work is civil affairs, with a little military affairs, and is recommended by the Ministry of Personnel and the Ministry of Household Affairs.
Governor Yingtian is an inland governor, so the personal soldiers under his command are not as large as the governors in border towns and battlefields, so there is no need for them at all.
Governor Sheng ordered some people and selected fifty sergeants from the bidding, and then borrowed sixty men from the strong squad of Jurong County to form an elite army of one hundred and ten men!
In a short period of time, there are only so many people that can be gathered together. The rest of the people still have to guard the camp, so they cannot all be sent out.
Then Governor Sheng handed over the army to Cao Qianhu and ordered: "I order you to lead the troops out of the city, keep the people responsible ten miles away from Jurong City, and come back after the victory to celebrate for you!"
Cao Qianhu wanted to ask back, he was not the only officer in the army, so why was he always sent to face Qin Dewei?
But he thought about the governor's royal order flag and held back. Although this kind of inland governor did not have the privilege of "acting cheaply", he still had better not challenge the military order.
Besides, there are more than a hundred people, all of them young and middle-aged, so setting up a formation to stop them shouldn't be a problem.
Governor Sheng added harshly: "If the other party dares to attack the military formation, we will capture the leader named Qin on the spot and take him back to the prison for interrogation! But remember not to hurt your life!"
No life was hurt, it was just an injury. Cao Qianhu could only obey the order. But he doubted that the "leader" was that stupid?
After the governor left, Cao Qianhu counted the troops again in front of the camp gate, and then marched out of the city.
The army was composed of people who had been in the local area for a long time and were very familiar with the geographical situation. After ten miles out of the city, they selected an important intersection and blocked it tightly.
At noon, the outpost sergeant who was checking the military situation along the road reported back that a large convoy was coming!
A moment later, more than twenty mules, horses and carts appeared in Cao Qianhu's field of vision along the road.
When Cao Qianhu was at the county border just now, he was driven away by Qin Dewei with the strength of the crowd, so he was actually still angry.
Now that the situation was reversed, he vented his anger. He saw Cao Qianhu standing in front of the convoy, raising his whip and riding his horse, pointing at Qin Dewei from a distance and saying:
"What friend Qin said just now is right, look at how many of us there are, and look at how many of you there are! Now I advise friend Qin to take care of yourself and don't force me to take action."
On our side, there are one hundred and ten sergeants and strong men, and one thousand-household military officer.
The total number of people on the other side was estimated to be around a hundred. A quarter of them were coachmen, a quarter of soldiers, and the rest were mostly old men and some servants.
This comparison of combat power is clear at a glance!
No, I seem to have forgotten something. Cao Qianhu quickly added: "According to the governor's military order, a checkpoint is set up here to prevent rogue and troublesome people from causing trouble! Anyone who collides with the military formation will be captured on the spot!"
Qin Dewei quickly directed several carriages to move across and act as obstacles to block the front. Then he gathered all the county government officials' carriage drivers and servants.
To be honest, these officers and servants are not good at it, their calves are shaking.
But the young scholars were not too afraid. After all, their identities were displayed here, but they felt excited. It was such a big scene and an eye-opener.
There were also some passers-by who happened to be passing by, and those who were not afraid of trouble also found a high place and looked at it from a distance. This kind of scene that resembles a confrontation between two armies rarely occurs in the mainland.
Qin Dewei jumped on the carriage again and shouted to Cao Qianhu at the top of his lungs: "Here are Jiangning County elders, county officers, and county scholars. They are all innocent people! You dare to block the road in broad daylight?
Commit murder!"
Cao Qianhu responded: "I am acting on orders! As long as you don't get past this intersection, there will be nothing you can do!"
Qin Dewei shouted again: "Jurong is not the Jurong of your Dazhongcheng. We, the scholars, are going to pay homage to the great master!"
Cao Qianhu continued to respond without missing a beat: "Then you first send someone to the city to report it. If the grand master nods, all the scholars can pass!"
Qin Dewei jumped off the carriage again and said to everyone: "It's okay, drink water and eat solid food first, wait!"
Everyone: "..."
Such a big scene was created with great fanfare, and this is it in the end? Are you really here for a spring outing to enjoy the scenery?
Qin Dewei said calmly and calmly: "Don't worry about it! I have already made a plan!"
After everyone was eating and drinking with their thoughts full of thoughts, suddenly a faint knocking sound came from the north.
Then the sound seemed to get louder, denser, and closer.
The confrontation between east and west caused both parties to turn their heads and look, only to see dozens of knights rushing down from a small hill in the distance.
And without stopping at all, they kept accelerating and rushed towards the Jurong City army.
Although there is a team of hundreds of people here, they are all two-legged, and the ones rushing over are four-legged ones that have increased their speed!
The strong man seconded from Jurong County couldn't stand it anymore. He could help the governor stand up, but he wouldn't risk his life! The project promised before was not like this!
I don't know who took the lead in shouting, and then the sixty strong men dispersed in a hurry, running in all directions.
Once half of the people in the formation collapsed, the remaining half of the people would not be able to hold on any longer and immediately ran away screaming wildly.
In just a short moment, only the stunned Cao Qianhu and two or three others were left in the Jurong City army, immersed in the warm spring breeze.
Everyone in Jiangning County was also dumbfounded. This scene felt like an ambush in a third-rate storybook, where "(a cannon shot) suddenly shot out an army horse from a diagonal thrust".
Suddenly he understood, no wonder Qin Dewei had just turned the carriage sideways and put it in front, probably to prevent the frightened horses from charging randomly.
Big scene, really big scene, even the cavalry were used, it was worth the price of admission!
How could he just go to Jurong City to complain and pay a visit, and it would seem like he was going to war?
Qin Dewei jumped on the cart without leaving any clues and did not say a word. He only waved his feather fan at the cavalry group.
This group of cavalry gradually slowed down and circled around Cao Qianhu, who was riding alone.