NABC Chapter 2218: Continue to plunder
Chapter 2218: Continue to plunder
"Probably not?"
Zhao Tiejun pretended to hesitate, but in his heart he was certain that the Ma leader would attack him.
But he doesn't care. It's not certain who will attack whom at that time.
"Chief Zhao, to be honest, if it weren't for you, none of us would have gotten involved in this matter.
We have long known what kind of person this horse leader is, it's just that you didn't know it because you just arrived."
The other leader looked around and spoke in a low voice.
Zhao Tiejun showed surprise on his face:
"Really? But Zhao has asked around and heard that Chief Ma is a loyal and honest person, not a cruel person."
"It may be that Chief Zhao hasn't found out the truth yet. In any case, Chief Zhao should be careful.
Chief Zhao is only thinking about us, so we are naturally on your side.
If he wants to attack Chief Zhao, Chief Zhao won't want his men to show mercy. Don't worry, we will never interfere."
After saying this, Zhao Tiejun glanced at a few people and sneered in his heart. After talking for a long time, it turned out that these people wanted him to fight with the leader Ma.
I'm afraid that if both sides suffer losses, one of these three will take advantage of the situation.
It seems that these three people have been secretly colluding with each other and keeping each other warm. What a good plan.
After getting rid of him and Chief Ma, there were enough supplies left, enough for the three of them to grow stronger and become leaders of a large tribe.
Although he thought so in his heart, Zhao Tiejun did not show it on his face, and he even showed gratitude:
"Thank you for your kindness, I will keep it in mind. If you need anything in the future, please let me know. I will do my best to help you."
“Hahahaha, Chief Zhao, you’re too serious. We are doing this for ourselves too.
Chief Zhao is so righteous, it is much more reassuring to cooperate with him than with Chief Ma. At least Chief Zhao will not think of annexing us."
Hearing what Zhao Tiejun said, several people laughed and said to Zhao Tiejun happily.
As they were talking, they had already caught up with the large transport troop. This time the harvest was indeed huge, with thousands of horse-drawn carriages full of supplies.
Fortunately, most of the cargo was cotton, which was relatively light, so the carriage could hold more.
If it were heavy objects, I'm afraid they wouldn't be able to carry so many things.
Even so, a lot of cotton was not transported away, mainly because there were not enough horse-drawn carriages.
Half an hour after Zhao Tiejun and his team had been walking, a team of two thousand people arrived here.
They were well-equipped, wearing black armor, helmets and visors, making it impossible to see their faces.
"Search everywhere as a company and report any supplies you find immediately."
A man who was obviously a general gave the order.
There was no answer, and the team dispersed into teams of a hundred people and entered the workshop area to begin searching.
There was also a middle-aged scholar beside this general.
"Master Wang, let's go in too." The general said to the scholar beside him.
The scholar was Wang Xuance, the Chief Clerk of Prince Ji's Palace. He came here on behalf of Li Shen to investigate the situation, but he was not here to command the guard camp.
There is a difference between the military and the government. It does not mean there is no trust, but it is just to be on the safe side.
Just like no one can lead the Northern Ya Imperial Guards, you can only follow.
Wang Xuance nodded and followed the general on horseback.
Not many workshops were burned. This was planned in advance by Zhao Tiejun and his men. The reason was that it would waste time and easily cause casualties and loss of spoils.
Only Chief Ma had more workshops burned.
"Reporting to Deputy Captain Li, we found remaining supplies and a living person in the Duke Zhao's mansion."
At this time, a guard came running over to report.
"Lead the way." Deputy Captain Li gave the order without hesitation, and Wang Xuance beside him also followed on horseback.
After a while, they arrived at the residence of Duke Zhao.
Zhao Tiejun did not burn down the place when he left, because there were too many supplies here and he did not take them all away, so most of them were left.
At this moment, the place is littered with corpses and devastation, it looks so miserable.
The two came to the door of a large warehouse, which was already guarded by someone.
"How many supplies are here?" Wang Xuance asked.
"Reporting to Chief Secretary Wang, this is a warehouse of cotton. There are warehouses for storing supplies next to several workshops.
Nearly half of the warehouses are filled with supplies, and it seems they haven’t had time to produce them yet.”
the guard replied.
"Send someone back to inform the prince, and send a carriage over to transport it overnight. I'm afraid that soldiers from Xizhou Prefecture will be here tomorrow."
After hearing this, Wang Xuance immediately gave the order.
Such a big thing happened here, and there will definitely be soldiers coming to check it out tomorrow. It will not be easy to transport supplies by then.
"Master Wang, what should we do with the survivors?" asked Deputy Captain Li.
He is only responsible for leading the team to carry out orders.
Wang Xuance's eyes became deep, and he looked at Deputy Head Li:
“Your Highness Prince Ji is kind, some things are better done by us. Remember not to tell His Majesty when you return, otherwise His Majesty will not be able to sleep.
Besides, it is not easy for outsiders to know about this matter.”
Deputy Captain Li immediately understood Wang Xuance's intention and ordered the guards:
"Pass the order down. No one is allowed to live in the workshop area. Anyone who sees us will be killed on the spot."
"Yes!"
The guard immediately went down to convey the order.
For a while, screams were heard continuously.
The Prince Ji's Mansion had already prepared horse-drawn carriages, and carriageloads of supplies were transported out from the workshop area and then directly to the workshop in the Prince Ji's Mansion.
It takes an hour to go back and forth between the two places. Fortunately, Li Shen had prepared a lot of carriages.
It was not until dawn that the team from Prince Ji's Mansion withdrew from the workshop area.
Wang Xuance looked back at the residence of Duke Zhao, which was already on fire.
"Let's go and report back." After saying that, he turned and left.
Except for the workshop in the Duke of Zhao's mansion, Wang Xuance did not order the burning of other workshops.
Everything that should be burned has been burned, and everything that has not been burned should not be burned.
King Ji has already ordered that no extensive destruction should be done, as he still hopes that this group of people will continue to grow cotton next year.
It would be difficult for him to grow cotton and promote it nationwide.
"Hahahaha, you're back. Tell me about your achievements and make me happy."
When Li Shen woke up in the morning, he heard Wang Xuance waiting in the study and immediately went there.
Seeing Wang Xuance, he grinned.
“Your Majesty, I don’t know exactly how many there are, but our convoy made three trips.
All workshop warehouses have been searched, so there shouldn't be anything missed.
Another part was burned down and we didn’t get it out.”
Wang Xuance also reported with a smile. This time it was a great harvest.
"Three trips! That's more than 3,000 cars. Hahahaha, it turns out that murder and arson win the gold belt.
This time it will be enough to make up for the losses caused by Wang Wencheng."
Li Shen was overjoyed when he heard the news.
“Your Highness, we’ve made too much of a fuss this time. Even if our plan is flawless, those people will still think of us.
I’m afraid it won’t end well.” Seeing Prince Ji so happy, Wang Xuance felt a little worried.
Li Shen didn't care at all:
"Don't worry, I have someone above me."
(Who do you think invented this graduation banquet? There is a waiting list. If you eat every day, your money will be reduced every day.)