Chapter 59 Promotion Banquet
"This group of people is so bold, we must not let them off." Li Liao said angrily.
"However, they have more capable fighters than us. The most important thing is that they have muskets in their hands. We are at a disadvantage in this regard," said Tang Wen .
"Sir, you brought back 300 sets of equipment. With these helmets and bulletproof vests, even muskets can't do anything to us.
Add to that boots, our sharp swords and bows, and we'll have plenty of gear as long as we plan carefully.
It's surprisingly easy to beat them, so it should be no problem." Li Liao said with confidence.
"Yes, we can't make a big move. Instead, we have to lurk around and launch a surprise attack." Tang Wen said.
"But what about those man-eating plants and trees? They are more than a mile wide, and they are a natural barrier.
Although we can kill them with poison, the range is too large.
How much venom would that require? Even if you have money, it's impossible to get that much." Li Liao frowned.
"I have found a way to solve this problem, so you don't have to worry. However, they have attacked us twice, which means they must have a secret passage leading to our side," said Tang Wen.
"It's probably an underground passage, or they came here by boat," said Li Liao.
“We have to search for the passage secretly, but they think it is safe because there is a man-eating tree blocking the way.
In this way, they will definitely let down their guard.
We can take advantage of this and the success rate of our sneak attack will be much higher." Tang Wen said.
"Yes! But it's a man-eating tree." Li Liao was still a little worried about this.
"This can solve them." Tang Wen smiled and took out a bottle of enhanced herbicide from the drawer.
This was specially ordered by Tang Wen from the manufacturer. After being concentrated by the manufacturer, its corrosive ability increased tenfold.
"Will this work?" Li Liao still didn't believe it.
Tang Wen didn't say anything either. He took him to a small tree and poured the weed killer on it.
The effect is obvious. In just half an hour, the small tree began to wither and turn yellow.
“It will die tomorrow. If the man-eating tree is much stronger than it, we will spray it a few more times.
Use a larger amount and they will all die.
Of course, we just need to spray a way through. Don't worry about the rest and we'll deal with it later.
If we spray them all to death, they will find out.
So, it's all up to you. Once your guards are trained, we'll take action.
Of course, you can't delay it for too long, so as to avoid any trouble. I'll give you half a month to strengthen your combat training." Tang Wen said .
"Although the time is a little short, it can be done. However, I have to send someone to keep an eye on them not far from the man-eating tree first, so that we can take control of the situation at any time." Li Liao nodded.
"You can arrange this. You are an expert in fighting, so you will be in full command.
However, it would be best to secretly send someone to spy there .
I'm worried that there are spies hiding around Wolong Lake." Tang Wen nodded.
"Don't worry about that. Among the men I brought back, there are those who are specifically responsible for gathering intelligence. I will assign them to do it. However, if we want to ensure success and reduce our casualties to a minimum, we still don't have enough people," said Li Liao.
"Do you have any other ideas?" Tang Wen asked.
"Yes!" Li Liao nodded and said, "But it will probably cost a lot of money."
"You tell me, I'm willing to spend any amount of money as long as it can reduce our casualties to a minimum. They are all members of my Tang family, just like my brothers and sisters. I don't want to see corpses everywhere." Tang Wen said.
"The best way is of course to ask for help from other sects, but we are not very familiar with the sects in the martial arts world, so this probably won't work.
Therefore, we can only start from the escort agency.
There are many experts in the escort agency, and they will agree as long as they are willing to spend money." Li Liao said.
"That's true. Escorting is a job that requires your life at risk. It's not much safer than helping us kill pirates." Tang Wen nodded.
“One escort agency is not enough, we need at least several. If we can hire more than a hundred people, that would be enough.
Of course, your skill level must be at least at the eighth level. It would be a waste of money if you are too weak.
However, if you want to hire someone of this skill, you have to pay a lot of money, otherwise, they won’t come.” Li Liao said.
"Please give me an estimate of how much it will cost," said Tang Wen.
"Fifty taels of silver are enough for an eighth-grade realm, and a hundred taels are probably enough for a seventh-grade realm. Of course it would be even better if there is a sixth-grade realm." Li Liao said.
"How about asking Captain Yang to help us make the contact?" Tang Wen said.
"Okay!" Li Liao nodded.
“Let’s not tell the people who hired the escort agency the specific actions yet, just say it’s revenge and killing the bandits.
Of course, it should be pointed out first that the action is very dangerous.
We could lose our lives, so we can’t lie to them about the dangers,” Tang Wen said.
"Of course, otherwise, it would be quite troublesome to be hated by this group of people. If we make it clear, people die for money and birds die for food, so they can't blame us." Li Liao nodded.
"If they die, we will give their families a sum of money. So, we have to sign a contract in advance." Tang Wen said.
"It must be signed." Li Liao replied.
In the evening, Tang Wen arrived in Yanling County and went straight to the home of Captain Yang.
I found that Captain Yang’s house was decorated with lights and there were many carriages parked in front of the door. It seemed that all the important people in Yanling City had come. Could it be that the Yang family was going to have a wedding?
After standing for a while, I found that officials including the prefect Zhang Hongjiang, the co-magistrate Zhou Zhao and the magistrate Tian Shilong had arrived.
At this time, Tang Jun came over and said, "Sir, this is not a wedding. All the guests and friends are here to congratulate Yang Yun on his promotion. There will be a celebration banquet tonight."
"Has his promotion to 'criminal official' been approved?" Tang Wen asked.
"That's right." Tang Jun nodded.
"That's great, Tang Jun, you go to Qianyefang right away and bring over a dozen more boxes of wine." Tang Wen said with a smile.
"Which one do you want to move?" Tang Jun asked.
"Let's drink champagne today, Artis," said Tang Wen.
Soon, the Tang army returned.
At this time, there were fewer guests and friends coming, and it was estimated that they were all present, so Tang Wen walked towards the gate.
The security guard Chen Shao knew that Tang Wen and Yang Yun had a close relationship, so he naturally did not stop him and let him pass.
Tang Wen discovered that there were seven or eight tables in the lobby.
"Hehe, Lord Yang didn't even inform me when he had good news. Was he afraid that I, Tang Wen, would eat his meal?" Tang Wen stood in front of the lobby door with a smile on his face.
"Oh! It's Brother Tang. Excuse me." Yang Yun was chatting and laughing with the prefect Zhang Hongjiang and a few others. When he heard the voice, he immediately stood up and strode over to greet him.
"Everyone, this is my brother Tang Wentang, the third-class earl of Yanling County." Yang Yun introduced after bowing.
"Hello, Your Excellency the Earl." Immediately, many people stood up and bowed to greet him.
Of course, those who can sit in this lobby are people of status.
If you don't have any achievements or spend money to become a "Yuanwai" or something, you don't have to kneel down to show respect.
" Everyone , I'm Tang Wen. If you have time, come to visit my Samui Island, and I will treat you to good wine and food." Tang Wen bowed to the people around him in return, taking the opportunity to advertise.
"Come on, Sir, sit here." At this time, Zhang Hongjiang patted the chair next to him.
Suddenly, Tang Wen was greeted with envious gazes.
After all, Zhang Hongjiang is the most important official in Yanling, and Zhang Hongjiang's actions represent that he has a good relationship with Tang Wen.
"My Lord Earl, long time no see." Tongzhi Zhou Zhao stood up and smiled, and Tongpan Tian Shilong also nodded.
"Sir Yang, what would you like to drink tonight?" Tang Wen walked to Zhang Hongjiang's side but did not sit down immediately. Instead, he stood and asked with a smile.
"Of course it's good wine, ten-year-old girl's red wine." Someone answered.
"Master Yang, this time I bought a batch of champagne from a Western merchant.
Today is Lord Yang’s wedding day. Someone, come and bring it up to me.
Bring the wine, three bottles per table, so everyone can have a taste." Tang Wen shouted to the door.
"I've heard that Western champagne is fragrant and delicious, and can be called a peerless delicacy. A relative of mine once tasted it at the birthday banquet of Marquis Haisheng, and he praised it highly after returning."
"That must be expensive, right?"
“That’s natural, as the guests only had a small sip.
All of them left me wanting more, but unfortunately they were too expensive.
Even the Marquis only received three bottles, and I heard that it was a reward given to him by the royal family."
After they said this, everyone's eyes suddenly turned to the door.
