Chapter 1130: Attack comes
This was probably the most embarrassing and nervous meal Gan Sheng had ever had in his life. Apart from him, this group of Haihan people were the only ones occupying six or seven tables in the entire restaurant. Gan Sheng found a seat by the window and sat sideways, so that he could see the situation of the Haihan people with his peripheral vision. If the other party talked at a normal volume, he could hear some of the content.
When Gan Sheng ordered the dishes and sat down, the Haihan people hadn't started eating yet. They were all sitting at the table, and no one made a sound. Gan Sheng saw that the waiter had already brought the food to the table, and he didn't understand what these people were doing. Just as he was thinking about it, he heard someone say in a deep voice: "Let's eat!"
After hearing the order, the people at the tables in the lobby grabbed their chopsticks and started using them at the same time. Gan Sheng immediately understood that Ganqing was waiting for the order from the leader among them. From this detail, he could see the strictness of his daily control. Although such a move was a trivial matter, Gan Sheng knew that the undisciplined Wanjia army would definitely not be able to do it, and there would even be fights over food shortages.
No one spoke at all during the meal, and the only sound in the store was the grunting and grunting of these men. Gan Sheng originally expected to collect some useful information from these people's conversations, but he didn't expect that these people just focused on eating and seemed to have no intention of taking this opportunity to exchange a few words.
There were about thirty people sitting in the entire store, but there was no sound of conversation. This strange atmosphere made Gan Sheng feel very depressed. This should have been a lively and noisy place, but at this time it was as quiet as an execution ground when prisoners were processed, making Gan Sheng feel on pins and needles. If he hadn't been on a mission, he would have gotten up and left long ago. The few dishes he ordered were tasteless, and his mind was not on the dinner table at all. On the contrary, the pot of sorghum wine I ordered sold out very quickly. I had one cup on the left and one on the right. I drank more than half a catty in a short time. Being drunk and timid, Gan Sheng was finally not as nervous as he was at the beginning, and his mood gradually relaxed. From time to time, he turned his head and glanced at the tables of Haihan people next to him.
"Brother, can you sit down and have a few words with you?"
Suddenly a voice rang in Gan Sheng's ears. He almost choked on the sip of wine he had just poured into his throat. When he turned around, he saw that the tall and burly Haihan leader who had just given the order to everyone was already standing next to him. He was so nervous that his tongue was shaking. Some were disobedient: "This...uh...please...please sit down..."
Sun Zhen pulled up a chair, sat down next to him and asked him: "Sun Zhen, what do you call me?"
Gan Sheng stammered in response: "My Lord, Gan Sheng... runs an inn here... in Guxian Town... I wonder what your orders are?"
"Don't be nervous, we don't eat people." Of course, Sun Zhen also noticed the other party's emotions, and tried to make his tone and expression appear kinder: "I just want to ask casually, the people in this town are careful to avoid Why is Boss Gan so comfortable with us?”
Gan Sheng complained secretly in his heart, thinking that others are hiding from you. I am not just scared to death, but I am just forced by others and can't hide. But of course it was impossible to say this directly. At the moment, I could only force a smile and reply: "Country people have never seen the world. The gentlemen are so powerful, so the common people are naturally afraid. I don't know that the gentlemen are dining here, so come in I wanted to leave immediately, but after thinking about it, I felt it was disrespectful, so I decided to sit down and sit down. If the adults find it annoying, I will just pay and leave.”
Sun Zhen laughed and said: "That's not necessary. We are not bullies. We are just passing by the Haihan horse team. We do not intend to disturb the people. Boss Gan can just rest assured and eat. By the way, I have another question to ask, Boss Gan. Can you help me?”
Gan Sheng responded quickly: "I don't dare. If I can do it, I should try my best."
Sun Zhendao: "We are currently assisting the Fushan County government in arresting the bandit leader. We would like to ask Boss Gan to help identify him. Since you run an inn, you might have seen him before."
Sun Zhen made a gesture, and someone immediately stood next to him and unfolded the paper. It turned out to be two hand-drawn wanted posters. Gan Sheng took a closer look and saw that he knew the two people in the painting. One was his younger brother Gan Qiang and the other was military advisor Pu Xueguang. At the end of the notice, there was the signature and official seal of Fushan County Government, which immediately made his heart beat faster. Gan Sheng was not sure whether Sun Zhen was just unconsciously grabbing a random local for questioning, or whether he had noticed something and deliberately used this wanted order to test himself.
Of course, Sun Zhen didn't expect that the person in front of him would be related to the wanted criminal he was looking for. His move was just to try his luck. Anyway, one of the tasks of this trip was to post notices in the villages and towns along the way and make inquiries. There is no harm in asking one more person about the movements of the remnants of the Wanjia Army.
Gan Sheng calmed himself down and pretended to read the notice for a while before responding: "I'm sorry, I have never seen the two thieves on the notice. If I see them in the future, I will report them to the official immediately!"< br>
Sun Zhen didn't have high expectations at first, but he didn't feel disappointed after hearing Gan Sheng's answer. He nodded and asked his men to roll up the notice and put it away, then stood up and said goodbye to Gan Sheng.
After Sun Zhen left, the big stone hanging in Gan Sheng's heart finally fell to the ground. Although the other party's words did not reveal many useful clues, he at least succeeded in protecting himself and did not let the other party see any flaws. This result is already worth it. Let him thank God.
Soon someone called the waiter to pay, and then a group of people stood up and left the store, untied their reins, got on their horses, and left. Gan Sheng stood up slowly, looked around, and saw that the Haihan horse team was already heading north along the official road, and he felt completely relaxed at that moment. A gust of draft blew through the hall, and Gan Sheng couldn't help but shudder. Only then did he realize that the cold sweat on his back had soaked his clothes. However, he had been in high tension just now and didn't realize that he had lost his composure.
"Pay the bill, pay the bill!" Gan Sheng's drunkenness faded now, and he quickly paid and left, not caring about the unfinished food and wine.
When he returned to his inn, Gan Qiang immediately asked him about his harvest. Gan Sheng waved his hand and ignored him. He held the teapot and drank a few big sips. Then he raised his hand to wipe the corner of his mouth and said, "Fortunately, I have a great fortune for my brother." Da, the Haihan people didn't see through it just now. Don't force me to do this kind of thing again. When the Haihan leader questioned me just now, my heart almost jumped out of my throat!"
"Head Haihan is still questioning you? What did they ask you?" Gan Qiang also became interested upon hearing this. He originally asked Gan Sheng to come forward to inquire about the information. If Gan Sheng had direct contact with the other party, it would be even more important. Ideal.
"The Haihan people took a wanted notice with the portraits of you and Military Advisor Pu and asked me if I had seen it before!" Gan Sheng gritted his teeth and said, "It almost scared me out of my mind! Fortunately, Brother Wei responded calmly and did not reveal any flaws, otherwise I'm afraid you and I have become prisoners of the Haihan people!"
Gan Qiang was startled when he heard this, and quickly asked: "Then why did they hear the news and chase them to Guxian Town?"
Gan Sheng shook his head and said, "I don't know, but the leader surnamed Sun said that they were just passing through here. When they left just now, I saw that they were heading north." "That is towards Dengzhou..." Gan Qiang touched the stubble on his chin and tried to figure out Haihan's purpose: "Is it possible that they are planning to arrest us in the entire Dengzhou Prefecture? This is too much!"
Gan Qiang was not mistaken. Haihan was indeed preparing to wipe out the remnants of Wanjiajun. The plan to develop the Fushan Copper Mine means that Haihan will have to invest thousands of laborers in the local area, which was controlled by the Wanjia Army in the past. For Haihan, the remnants of the Wanjia Army are obviously a security problem that must be dealt with first. Hidden danger. Recently, Haihan had vaguely heard through various channels that a fierce merger was going on within the Wanjia Army. The power was already controlled by Pu Xueguang and Gan Qiang, so these two people naturally became the main targets of the wanted bounty. The team led by Sun Zhen and Wang Jinmin will march northwest along the coastline from the mouth of Jiahe River. Reward content will be posted in villages and towns along the way in the hope of obtaining more clues from the public.
"Go to Dengzhou City? I'm afraid the Haihan people are not so courageous, right?" Gan Sheng said disapprovingly: "I heard that the adults in Dengzhou City have good and bad views on Haihan. What if they go there?" It’s just asking for trouble.”
Gan Qiang didn't care at all about the specific whereabouts of this team at this time. He was eager to learn other information: "Based on what you just saw, how many people are there in this group?"
"Let me think about it... um... there are more than thirty people, all young and strong men in their twenties and thirties." Gan Sheng recalled while replying: "This group of people is very disciplined, and they all ride horses and carry weapons. The weapon doesn’t look easy to deal with.”
"There are only about thirty people..." Gan Qiang couldn't help but think carefully: "If we can lead them to the mountainous area, the horses will not be of much use. If we set an ambush and besiege them with superior troops, it will not be possible." There may not be a chance of winning.”
"Are you going to take the initiative to provoke them?" Gan Sheng said with a look of panic on his face: "You can't do it, you can't do it! It's easy to invite gods, but it's hard to give them away! When the time comes, you won't be able to get rid of them."
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Seeing Gan Sheng's cowardly look, Gan Qiang couldn't help but scolded him again: "You're so scared! It's not like I'm going to fight in battle. Why are you nervous? There are only about thirty people from Haihan. Do you really think of them?" Heavenly soldiers and heavenly generals?”
Gan Sheng murmured: "When you took action in Fushan County, didn't you also have the advantage of troops?"
"That's because Wan Meng was confused. He insisted on fighting the opponent's cavalry on the plains, exposing his own shortcomings. He'll be damned if he can't beat him!" Gan Qiang defended: "If I were to take command, how could I have been completely defeated? End!”
Naturally, Gan Qiang would not mention that before his first fight with Haihan, he confidently asked Wanmeng to fight, but when he went out, he was beaten so hard by the Haihan people that he almost lost his life. However, it was a blessing in disguise that he did not participate in the second battle due to injury, so that he could withdraw from Fushan County in time, otherwise he would have become a prisoner of the Haihan Order like Wan Meng.
Because of this, although Wan Jiajun was severely injured, Gan Qiang still refused to give up his plan to exact revenge on Haihan. Even if the possibility of defeating the opponent was slim, he would still continue to try if he had the chance.
Gan Sheng tried to persuade him a few times, but Gan Qiang could no longer listen and began to figure out how to introduce the Haihan people into the nearby mountains and where to set up an ambush.
To the southwest of Guxian Town is Cishan, which covers an area of nearly 30 square kilometers. This mountain was originally named Cishan, which is the mountain dedicated to the mother-in-law Nuwa. In ancient times, the two characters Cici were intertwined, and later it was called Cishan. Wan Jiajun also had a stronghold in Cishan in the past. If deployed properly, there is indeed a chance to succeed. However, there is a problem that is difficult to solve: time. By the time Gan Zhong has dispatched his troops to lay out an ambush, Haihan's cavalry would have gone nowhere.
"If you have any useful people under your command, send them to the Haihan people immediately to report that they have found the target of the bounty and ask them to come back first... Forget it, you'd better go there yourself. After all, you just met them, but The credibility is higher!" Gan Qiang decided to take the risk and drag the people back to Guxian Town first before saying, "Call them back and try to hold them back. I will arrange for people to set up an ambush in Cishan as soon as possible. I will notify you when the time comes. Wherever you start, you will lead them into the mountains.”
Gan Sheng waved his hands and refused: "No, no, absolutely no, if the Haihan people find out, then everything will be over!"
Gan Qiang said angrily: "When the situation turns bad, you can still run!"
"Run? Can you run away?" Gan Sheng was unwilling to take risks for Gan Qiang's plan from the bottom of his heart: "Even if the person can run away, the monk can't run away from the temple, and the inn will be lost in vain!"
"If you don't drive away the Haihan people, your inn will be lost sooner or later!" Seeing Gan Sheng's unwillingness to cooperate, Gan Qiang became angry. He raised his hand and slapped the table heavily and said, "When the Haihan people first arrived in Fushan County, they They are fighting against us relentlessly, and now there is a reward for arresting us. There is no room for change! The brothers who were defeated and captured that day have not seen a living person return! Now the enemies are chasing us, don't you? If you do it, just wait to be picked out and beheaded by the Haihan people!”
Gan Sheng Xin Dao wasn't the trouble you originally caused. If you hadn't provoked the evil stars like Hai Han, we wouldn't be where we are today. But he was cowardly. He neither dared to disobey Gan Qiang's orders, but was also afraid of dealing with the Haihan people. He was in a dilemma and almost cried.
Seeing that he still refused to express his position, Gan Qiang was so angry that he grabbed the tea cup on the table, threw it to the ground and smashed it into pieces: "If you don't want to do it, I will demolish your inn today! You, the boss, don't want it either It’s done, go back to the mountains with me!”
This inn was the result of many years of operation by Gan Sheng. Naturally, he was unwilling to give it up, let alone go to the mountains to become a bandit. He also knew that his brother had a bad temper and could do whatever he said. If he got angry, he might really burn down the inn, so he had to reluctantly agree.
(End of chapter)