Volume 1: Mission in Danger Chapter 78: Capture of the Warehouse
Xie family warehouse in Baietan.
The outermost gate of the warehouse is just some iron fences. When you enter from the main gate, there are seven warehouses on the outermost layer and three warehouses on the second layer. If this iron fence is destroyed, the outer warehouse will be occupied.
The two groups of people were fighting each other across the iron horses, and people from outside kept pouring in. There were about 40 people from the Tanka family, and at least 70 or 80 strong men following behind, which probably added up to more than 100 people. On Xie Lao Si's side, there were only 34 people, including himself, and that was only if the uncle who cooked was counted. Fortunately, neither side used sharp weapons, but the fighting with sticks also killed many people.
The iron horses were hitting each other with all kinds of sticks, and some of the strong men who rushed over had bad intentions and even stuck thin iron nails on their sticks to pretend to be inferior maces. This kind of mace would not kill people, but it would still inevitably cause a layer of flesh to fall off if hit.
In addition to beating the people inside, the people outside the iron horse actually arranged a group of people to squat and grab the iron horse together. For a moment, the iron horse showed signs of loosening.
Xie Caixian was the first to discover the situation. He shouted, "The people in front, hold onto the iron horses with one hand, and the people behind, hold onto the clothes of the people in front. Don't let them push the iron horses away."
Seven or eight people who stayed behind in the warehouse came out again. The people in front followed Xie Laosi's instructions, holding the enemy with one hand and holding the iron horse with the other. Their attack power was immediately weakened, but they couldn't give up the iron horse. With the iron horse, they could still fight. Without the iron horse, they could only be slaughtered. Just comparing the number of people on both sides, they lost by more than half.
But who would have thought that just as Xie Laosi and his men had grabbed the iron horse and balanced it, someone on the other side shouted, "If he wants it so much, just give it back to him!" The person outside the iron horse actually let go.
It took Xie Laosi and his team all the people in the warehouse to pull the iron horse steady. Now that they let go, the group of people in the warehouse pulled the iron horse backwards, toppling over and over.
Xie Laosi's eyes turned red with anxiety, and he quickly pulled up his people: "Get up! Get up!"
But the fallen iron horses were no longer useful. People outside stepped on the iron horses one by one and came in. The Xie family's guards were defeated and retreated. The invaders chased them into the warehouse door, and the people behind them directly moved the iron horses away.
A drop of sweat dripped down Xie Laosi's forehead and flowed into his eyes. Xie Laosi didn't even have time to wipe it off. He blinked in pain. He regretted it. If he hadn't gone out to show off his power at the beginning, he would have followed the rules set by the old merchant more than 20 years ago. If there was any disturbance, he would have retreated inside the door and just guarded the warehouse from the inside. Then, with more than 50 people guarding inside, even if two or three hundred people came from outside, it would be difficult to break in.
"Who are you?! Do you know where this is? Don't blame me for not reminding you, this is the warehouse of the Xie family of Hongtaihang! The Xie family is the royal merchant, the royal merchant! If anything happens, none of you will be able to escape!"
The group of people who rushed in didn't say a word, and even those who had just shouted outside stopped shouting. The atmosphere between the two sides began to solidify. There was no answer from the other side, but each of them had a fierce look in their eyes, as if they wanted to bulldoze the warehouse and then cook them and eat them.
At this moment, the young man who was sent to fetch reinforcements came running back, shouting, "Oh no! They have their men blocking the intersection!"
Xie Laosi was even more frightened when he heard this.
Cai Xian reminded: "Set off fireworks, set off emergency fireworks!"
These emergency fireworks were no ordinary event. Once the fireworks were set off, not only people from the surrounding businesses, but also officials and even soldiers would come.
In the distance, the evening drum was beating at the Guanyin Pavilion on Yuexiu Mountain. The sounds spread out one by one, scaring away the surrounding birds.
Xie Laosi didn't hesitate any longer and ordered the emergency fireworks to be set off.
The sharp sound cut through the night sky that had just fallen and exploded into a ball of warning flame in the air.
Not only was the first gate lost, but the second gate was also breached by the enemy along with the defeated guards.
Fortunately, two or three of Xie family's trusted aides went back into the treasury when the chaos just happened - the strict order of the old merchant of Xie family did have some effect after all, and together with the two people who stayed inside, they guarded the last small building - no matter what happened outside, they just stayed inside and refused to come out.
The fight inside and outside the warehouse was coming to an end.
There were still more than a dozen guards who had not fallen down. At this time, a voice from the opposite side said, "Let me lower the support., weI won’t fight anymore.”
The Xie family's guards were paid to do their jobs. Seeing that they were doomed to fail, who would still fight to the death? They all dropped their weapons, and the situation was immediately under control.
Xie Laosi only felt that the voice seemed somewhat familiar, and saw those ferocious young men making way for a path in the middle one by one, and a strong man walked over. Xie Laosi's heart trembled, and it took him a long time to react.
He recognized this person!
"Iron-headed military scar?! What are you doing here? Didn't you go to Foshan?" Xie Laosi exclaimed.
When Xie Laosi saw Tietou’s military scar, he was really surprised.
He had heard that Tietou Junba had betrayed Wu Chengjian, and had used the Wu family's money to open several night porridge places in Foshan, hired seven or eight Hongquan instructors, and also hired a hundred young men... This couldn't be...
Xie Laosi made some calculations and was shocked. Even if the entire army of those people that Tietou Junba had trained in Foshan was mobilized, they would at least be elite troops.
Tietou Junba looked down at Xie Laosi, and his sharp eyes made Xie Laosi feel uneasy.
He grabbed Xie Laosi's neck and asked, "Where is the Wu family's batch of tea?"
Xie Laosi's heart skipped a beat, realizing that his guess had come true.
"You...you..." he shouted, "You are still working for the Wu family? Don't you know that the Wu family is going to collapse? Are you still planning to sink with this broken ship? You foolAh you! "
"You tell me now, but I'll just have to do something." Tietou Junba said, "How big can this warehouse be? When we search it, I'll break one of your arms! Come on, search it for me!"
The young men under his command began to act. Xie Laosi had heard a lot about Tietou Junba and knew that he was ruthless. He said that if he cut off his arm, at least one of his hands would be lost. He was so scared that he shouted, "I'll take you there, I'll take you there!" Anyway, the second-floor warehouse had been lost, and the other party would definitely find the tea.
At this time, those who surrendered had been tied up, and Tietou Junba arranged ten people to guard the entrance and exit of the silver vault. Xie Laosi also found that there were more people coming in, all holding things in their hands. He wanted to take a closer look, but was pushed by a young man and had to lead the way.
The group of people didn't even look at the treasures in the warehouse. They just followed Xie Laosi to the C warehouse. Xie Laosi was still hesitating, Tietou Junba gave him a signal, and a young man hit his leg cartilage with a stick. Xie Laosi screamed and didn't dare to delay any longer . He staggered and opened the warehouse door. This warehouse was well kept dry and odor-free, because tea can absorb all kinds of odors, so the place where tea is stored must be more particular. Tietou Junba had been thinking about the lost tea in Huizhou for a while, and asked some common sense. When he got here, he felt that it was a sure thing.
A young man ran over, tore open a sack, and revealed a stamp inside: "Wu"! There was a dot in the mouth of the word Wu, which could also be seen as "Hao".
"Boss! Found it!"
Several other young men came forward and tore open sack after sack. Tea buns were revealed in each sack, all with the stamp of Yihehang. A Yihehang clerk who looked a bit gentle and totally out of place with the style of these thugs came over and said, "Check it and calculate it."
The young man started running.
Xie Laosi muttered, "They are all here, not a single bag is left. But...what if you find them? Can you take them away? Our other guards, officials, and soldiers are all coming. Tietou Junba, you are robbing in the suburbs of the provincial capital. Not only will you be implicated, but the Wu family will also be punished for this."
Tietou Junba said, "You don't want your arm anymore? If you keep asking, I'll take it off."
Xie Laosi trembled and dared not say anything more.
At this time, footsteps were heard, and a young man came running over: "Boss, there are people outside, they seem to be officials."
The iron-headed soldier said, "Close the gate and deploy the iron horses."
The young man said, "I have already closed it according to Master Zhou's instructions."
Tietou Junba left a few people to look after the warehouse of tea and led them to the front door. There were many people outside, and he didn't know how many of them had come, holding torches and surrounding the door.
Inside the warehouse, there was a man dressed as a scholar, directing more than twenty young men to throw a lot of dry firewood and sulfur everywhere, and then poured something else, the smell was overwhelming.
"You...what do you want to do?" Xie Laosi's voice was shaking.
“Can’t you see?” Cai seemed to be lying on the ground, groaning, “They want to burn down the warehouse.”
“Are you crazy? Are you crazy?” Xie Laosi shouted, “Burn the warehouse? The gate is blocked, you will all die once the warehouse burns…Ahhh——”
Before he could finish his words, they turned into a scream - Tietou Junba had already cut off one of his arms.
A young man nearby laughed: "Our old man is a tough guy who doesn't talk much. He said he would break your arm if you opened your mouth, don't you believe it?"
Before he could finish, Tietou Junba glared at the young man, and he hurried back to work.
Inside the warehouse, everyone was busy. After feeling the severe pain, Xie Laosi blinked his tears and looked over. He saw Tietou Junba walking to the scholar and whispering something. The scholar turned around and his face was surprisingly handsome.
But this man, a ruthless military scar, seemed to have to obey his orders.
Cai Xian suddenly whispered, "That man seems to be Master Zhou who is beside Young Master Yihe. I've seen him before!"
