After lunch, the two ships set sail again and continued their journey to their destination, Weishi County.
After Ma Lao Er and Ma Lao San learned about Wu Zhi's identity, they became even more attentive. After the boatmen knew Wu Zhi's identity, they rowed the rudder more vigorously, and the two ships moved significantly faster.
After what happened last night, Ma Lao Er and Ma Lao San knew that they could not delay any longer. No matter what, they had to rush to Weishi County tonight and deliver Mr. Wu Zhi safely to the destination to prevent long nights and dreams. So.
The two of them were anxious and kept urging the boatmen to work harder and take advantage of the convenience of going downstream to speed up the progress of the two boats.
While Wu Zhi and others were still quickly sailing on the Huimin River to Weishi County, the Qinglong Gang in Weishi County had already turned into a mess.
In the battle last night, the members of the Qinglong Gang brought by Li Er, Zhang San and others were beaten to a pulp by Wu Zhi and Dahu, and suffered heavy losses. Sixteen people were directly killed by grenades and drowned.
Except for a few lucky minions, everyone else was killed or injured. The brave Ma Si was killed on the spot and became a "dead dragon"; Hou Wu had one of his legs broken off and became a "one-legged dragon".
"Dragon", if he hadn't been helped by his men when he swam across the river, he would have fed the tortoise long ago; Zhang San was also blinded by an eye and became a "one-eyed dragon"; Li Er was greedy for life and feared death, and usually hid in
Although he was commanding from behind, one of his ribs was broken by the bombing minions and he became a "wounded dragon"; Zhu Ba was also knocked off his feet by the stumbling minions. He was lucky, because although he was Zhu Ba's
The helmsman of the Qinglong Gang in Xianzhen was not good enough in front of "Kowloon" and could not command at the scene, so he had to stand aside, so he was lucky enough to escape. But other minions were not so lucky.
Already.
This battle frightened the surviving members of the Qinglong Gang so much that they lost their minds. After swimming ashore, everyone struggled back to the Qinglong Gang's helm in shock, wailing and tidying up their injuries. Before dawn, Li Er hurriedly
After giving the order, he cobbled together five oxcarts from Zhuxian Town's branch, took the wounded and himself, and fled back to Weishi County early. There were twenty-four people in the group when they came, and there were only a few when they returned.
Thirteen people came to take advantage of the excitement but returned in disgrace. It can be said that they lost their troops and generals, and were completely defeated.
When Li Er and others came, they were very comfortable in the boat, but when they fled back to Weishi County, it was not so comfortable. The road was rugged, and Li Er and others were still injured, and the wounds were painful due to the bumps and vibrations.
, except for the six minions who were not injured, the others suffered terribly along the way, and were in so much pain that they wanted to cry without tears.
After much hardship, it was already afternoon, and the remaining members of the Qinglong Gang managed to escape back to Weishi County with half their lives, and returned to the Qinglong Gang's headquarters in Weishi County.
In the Qinglong Gang's base camp, in the Juyi Hall, the boss of the Qinglong Gang, "Golden Dragon" Meng Dazheng, was sitting on the top spot, with Qian Liu, the sixth master, "Qianlong" sitting on the left and right, and Chen Qi, the seventh master, "Shenlong", sitting on the left and right.
, Hu Ba, the "Flying Dragon" of the eighth family, Gan Jiu, the "war dragon" of the ninth family, and others chatted happily.
"Old Liu, do you think we have collected more this year than in previous years? No, just to deal with a young boy, they are willing to spend five thousand guan. They are really willing to spend money! Isn't this true for the Xiang family in Beijing?
Are you giving us money for free?!" Meng Da said to Qian Liu beside him, full of energy and in a good mood.
"Qianlong" Qian Liu is a tall and thin middle-aged man, in his forties, with a goatee, who looks smarter. He is the sixth son of the Qinglong Gang. He is a bookkeeper and can read and write.
As the steward of the Qinglong Gang, all property and accounts of the Qinglong Gang must pass through his hands.
"Yes, brother! This year's harvest is good, and brothers can have a good year!" Qian Liu stroked his goat's beard and smiled. As the God of Wealth of the Qinglong Gang, he usually has more than 160 winners in the gang.
The cost of food and clothing has become his biggest headache. Now Xiangjia has sent five thousand pieces of silver to them, which just solves his urgent need. He can finally sit back and relax, and he is even happier.
"Brother, logically speaking, second brother and the others should have been back by this time. Why haven't there been any replies yet?" "War Dragon" Gan Jiu, who was sitting at the bottom, was unwilling to be left behind and interrupted in confusion.
One sentence.
"Yes! This second brother usually does things very neatly and neatly. Why is he so slow this time? Could it be that he fell in love with some beauty in Zhuxian Town and was reluctant to come back?" Meng Da pretended to be humorous.
Said. Everyone couldn't help laughing after hearing this.
"Yes, the second brother is the best, he wants to show mercy wherever he goes!" "Shen Long" Chen Qi joked again.
They were in a good mood! In their eyes, dealing with a young man from the capital was easy and a sure thing, and the five thousand pieces of silver in their hands was easy to get.
"Report! Master, Second Master and the others are back!" With a loud shout, a young man hurried in, stood in front of everyone, and bowed to salute.
"Look, this Li Er, Cao Cao will be here soon!" Meng Da smiled and said to Qian Liu and others. Qian Liu and others also laughed easily.
"Why don't you leave?" When everyone was happy, Meng Da saw the little guy standing still and didn't move. He felt annoyed and yelled loudly.
"Uncle, Second Master and the others are back, but they..." The young man hesitated to speak, his expression was very strange.
"But what?" "Flying Dragon" Hu Ba asked sternly as he had a bad temper.
"Masters, you'd better go and see for yourselves!" the young man said quickly, and he was also very confused in his heart!
"What kind of tricks is this second son doing?" Meng Da was a little dissatisfied when he heard this. He stood up angrily and walked out of the house at a fast pace, followed by Qian Liu and others.
When Meng Da, Qian Liu and the other five people came to the front yard and saw the scene in front of them, they were instantly dumbfounded and stunned!
Five bullock carts were lined up in a row. Except for the six young men who could get out of the bullock carts alive and kicking, seven people were lying on the carts groaning. Among them were their second master Li Er and third master.
Zhang San and Wu Ye Hou Wu, everyone is wearing colorful clothes, especially Zhang San and Hou Wu, one has one leg and one eye. After a long journey, the gauze wrapped with blood is dripping, which is particularly eye-catching and terrifying.
Such a tragic situation is something they have never heard of or seen since the establishment of the Qinglong Gang!
"Second brother, what's wrong with you? How could it be like this? Where are the other people?" The five people rushed to the side of the bullock cart. Meng Da hurriedly grabbed Li Er's hand and asked in confusion.
Meng Da, Qian Liu and others couldn't believe what they saw before their eyes. These didn't look like people returning from a great victory. They were simply a group of defeated generals who had been beaten to pieces and had their wings broken!
"Big Brother, Sixth Brother, I've let you down! Li Er failed to complete the mission! The others are probably dead!" Li Er gasped, enduring the pain in his chest, and said in frustration.
"Did you miss? How could it happen? Did you run into the Imperial Guards? Okay, why did you provoke the Imperial Guards?" Meng Da, Qian Liu and others were all puzzled, thinking that Li Er and others were daring to follow him.
The imperial court banned arms and started fighting, otherwise how could it have been so tragic!
"Brother! It's not the imperial army, it's that young master!" Li Er was out of breath, and after a pause he said with shame. Can he not be ashamed? He personally led more than 30 brothers from the Qinglong Gang to deal with a weak scholar.
He actually made a mistake, and even lost his troops and was completely defeated. He, the usually self-proclaimed "Silver Dragon", suffered a huge setback and was completely embarrassed!
"Not the Forbidden Army? Which young master?" Li Er said vaguely, while Meng Da and Qian Liu were still confused.
"That's the young master named Wu Zhi! We have met our opponent this time!" Li Er's tone was trembling. Now, when he thinks about what happened last night, he can't help but tremble all over. The frail young master in his eyes is actually like a god.
magic.
"What? Him? A weak scholar? He beat you like this? How?" Li Er's words were like thunder, instantly shocking Meng Da, Qian Liu and others, and they were all dumbfounded.
"This, it's not him! It's..." Li Er was stunned for a moment, not knowing how to answer. Yes, at that time, except for the four subordinates who were knocked down by the opponent himself, all their casualties were
What was blown out by the two bamboo tubes was not blown out by the other party himself! Li Er still hasn't figured out what it is, and it has such huge lethality.
"You?!" Seeing Li Er's vague and incoherent expression, Meng Da felt sad and angry. He, Qian Liu and others felt that Li Er had been beaten stupid.
"Come here! Send your second master, third master, fifth master and other brothers to the house to recover from their injuries!" Looking at Li Er's appearance, he couldn't ask for any details for the time being, so Meng Da had to order the minions to take care of them.
The seven wounded were carried into the house and allowed to recover first.
While the men were moving, another seven wounded people groaned in pain, which made Meng Da, Qian Liu and others very upset and anxious. Meng Da had no choice but to order one of his men,
Go and find the best doctors in Weishi County and treat their injuries.
After a while, Mr. Sun from "Baohe Hall" walked into the house with a medicine boy carrying a medicine box. After Mr. Sun checked the seven people one by one, Meng Da stepped forward and bowed and asked with a gloomy face.
Said: "Mr. Sun, what kind of weapon do you think they were injured by?"
The Qinglong Gang has been fighting fiercely with other gangs for territory and interests all year round. Every year, more people are injured in armed fighting. Every time, they are treated by Mr. Sun from "Baohe Hall", and they benefit a lot, so Meng Da and
Everyone in the Qinglong Gang was quite polite and respectful to Mr. Sun.
"They were not injured by weapons! They were injured by explosives!" Mr. Sun looked at Meng Da and shook his head. He also felt strange in his heart, what kind of gunpowder can explode people like this?
When he took off everyone's gauze and inspected their wounds, he smelled the smell of gunpowder on everyone's body, and there were no traces of cuts, guns or sticks on the wounds. He was very surprised.
"Injured by the explosive?" Meng Da, Qian Liu and others were completely confused. They looked at each other in shock. They couldn't figure out what kind of gunpowder could hurt people like this. At that time, whether it was used to make fireworks or firecrackers on the market,
The gunpowder, or the gunpowder used by the Forbidden Army and other teams, can only scare people, and it has no such amazing killing effect at all. No wonder Li Er was vague when he spoke.
After a long time, Mr. Sun gave medicine to all seven wounded people and bandaged them all. Zhang San, who had broken his leg, completely fainted due to excessive blood loss. Mr. Sun had no choice but to apply the medicine on his broken leg.
Some Mafei powder (anesthetic), apply ointment and wrap it with gauze, and everything else can only be left to fate.
After instructing Meng Da and others some relevant precautions, and taking the medical fees handed over by Qian Liu, Mr. Sun and the medicine boy sighed softly, shook his head and turned around to leave. He could not understand the Qinglong Gang.
What he does on a daily basis, he feels ashamed of having to bend down for five buckets of rice. After all, it is his duty as a doctor to save lives and heal the wounded.
After Mr. Sun left, Meng Da, Qian Liu and others looked at the unconscious Zhang San, frowning, and were very worried.
After Li Er calmed down and the broken ribs no longer hurt, after he explained in detail, everyone in the Qinglong Gang realized that the more than 30 members of the Qinglong Gang had indeed been used by this "Wuzhi" master through unconventional means.
He was defeated, and defeated miserably, but he didn't even touch a single hair on his head!
After Meng Da, Qian Liu and other five heads heard this, they were even more frightened. What kind of person have they provoked? They have never met a young master who is so meticulous in his actions, so calm in mind, and so cruel in his actions.
.No wonder the Xiang family paid such a high price to take the life of Master Wu Zhi. He was definitely not an ordinary person!
The inner demons of delusional revenge and fear suddenly enveloped the entire Qinglong Gang. Meng Da was in a dilemma as to whether to continue intercepting or to give up.
It was not too late to remedy the situation. Wu Zhi was mysterious and unpredictable, which made Meng Da and others a little sleepless. So, it was not until two days later that Meng Da hurriedly sent an astute man to rush to the capital to investigate the man named "Wu Zhi".
Who is the young master of "Zhi" and where is he going?
When the housekeeper Xiang hired the Qinglong Gang to intercept and kill Wu Zhi, he did not explain his origins and whereabouts. But the Qinglong Gang's response was indeed a bit slow!