Seeing Han Du coming back alone, Zhao Xian asked: "Uncle, I don't know that general just now..."
"Oh," Han Du smiled calmly and explained: "The natives in front were very courageous and rushed back again. Uncle Ben asked him to hurry over."
"Ah? The natives are back again?" Zhao Xian's heart skipped a beat when he heard this.
Don't look at the natives in front of Han Du, they are just a bunch of chickens and dogs. But in Zhao Xian's heart, he had great fear of the natives. After all, the natives drove them all to the seaside in just ten days and almost wiped them out. These Tiantu people's burning, killing and looting gave Zhao Xian and others great shock and fear every time.
These panic and helplessness left a huge shadow in the hearts of Zhao Xian and others. Now that they heard the natives came back, they suddenly panicked.
"They are just idiots who don't know how to live or die. Jiang Ming will repel them soon." Han Du waved his hands indifferently, looking normal.
"Mr. Zhao just said that there is a Zhuangzi in front where we can rest?" Han Du asked with a smile, knowingly, "How about we go over and have a rest now, so that Mr. Zhao can also see the majesty of our Ming Navy."
When Zhao Xian heard this, his face suddenly turned green. He hates the natives, but that doesn't mean he has the courage to face them. If he wanted to let him see the scene of the natives charging towards him with a machete, it would be his nightmare, and he would never agree to it.
"No, no." Zhao Xian waved his hand and declined, "The common people have already seen the bravery and fearlessness of the Ming Dynasty Navy just now, there is no need to see it again."
Han Du laughed in his heart, pretending to be surprised and asked: "If we don't go there, how will you rest here?"
"It doesn't matter, it doesn't matter." Zhao Xianxian smiled and said politely, "We can wait here first. After General Jiang Ming repels the natives, it won't be too late to go over. We are not in a hurry."
"Yes, yes, don't be in a hurry, don't be in a hurry..."
Others quickly agreed.
Han Du smiled and glanced at Zhao Xian and the others. It seemed that Zhao Xian was not the only one who was timid, but it was a common problem among these people. Thousands of people were chased like little rabbits by a group of poorly equipped natives, which made me drunk just thinking about it.
If Han Du had brought thousands of warriors who dared to fight, even without cannons and revolvers, Han Du would have been able to wipe out these natives with swords and guns. How could he be forced into a situation that was almost beyond redemption by a mere native?
Since Zhao Xian didn't dare to step forward, and Han Du wanted to deliberately delay time, it can be said that the two hit it off and had a tacit understanding. Everyone thinks it will be good for them to wait.
Zhao Xian wanted to get closer to Han Du and others, so he took advantage of the waiting time to find some topics to chat with. With Tang He, a native of Haozhou, present, they had many topics to talk about, and it felt like fellow villagers meeting fellow townsmen. The conversation was very lively.
Finally, Jiang Ming came back and smiled meaningfully at Han Du.
Han Du immediately understood that the matter was done, and asked with a smile: "Have all the natives who rushed over been repulsed?"
Jiang Ming was stunned for a moment, a native? Where are the natives? The natives had been killed long ago and fled. How could they still have the courage to rush back?
However, Jiang Ming knew that since his uncle said this deliberately, he must have deep meaning. Then he followed his uncle's words, nodded and said, "Go back to your uncle, the natives who rushed over were all repelled."
"That's good." Han Du nodded with satisfaction.
Immediately, he turned back to Zhao Xian and said, "Mr. Zhao, those natives have been repelled. Do you think you should go to the village in front to have a rest?"
"Okay, okay. Thank you sir, thank you uncle, thank you general." Zhao Xian naturally couldn't wait to get over when he heard that it was safe in front. After all, the feeling of standing on the beach with the wind blowing all wet is not very pleasant.
A group of people came outside the Zhuangzi. The Zhuangzi looked quite big, but no matter how big it was, it was impossible to accommodate thousands of people. Therefore, except for a small number of women, who were arranged in a room by a few people, the other men, including navy officers, stayed in a large dam.
There were naval officers guarding the village outside, and dozens of bonfires were lit inside the dam. Firstly, it allows Zhao Xian and others to dry their soaked clothes, and secondly, it can drive away the cold air at night.
Zhao Xian and others had been hungry for a long time. As soon as they came here, they ordered people to go to the village to find some food.
Not long after, Zhao Xian's son came back.
"father."
"Have you found anything to eat?" Zhao Xian asked.
"We found it. This village is part of the Zhang family's property. With the Zhang family's help, we quickly found the grain warehouse. There is a lot of grain stored here, which is enough for us to eat."
"That's good, that's good." Zhao Xian finally heard the good news and felt relieved for the time being. If you have food, you won't be afraid. If you don't have food, you don't know how many people will starve to death.
"But, dad~" He glanced around, leaned over and whispered.
Zhao Xian saw his son's expression was different and asked in a low voice, "What's wrong?"
"The Zhang family told their son that they were discovered in a secret room here."
Zhao Xian was stunned for a moment, his eyes widened as he waited for the next step.
"Originally, there was a large amount of gold and silver hidden in the secret room, but now it has all been evacuated. My son wonders if it is the people from the Ming Dynasty..."
Before his son could finish speaking, Zhao Xian quickly covered his mouth. After glancing around and seeing that no one could overhear their conversation, he let his son go.
Zhao Xian's son also knew that this matter was not trivial and did not dare to speak without permission. He just looked at his father steadily.
Zhao Xian lowered his head and pondered, hesitated for a long time, then gritted his teeth and shook his head and said: "This matter may not necessarily be done by people from the Ming Dynasty. You must know that the first people to occupy this Zhuangzi are those natives. If the secret room was discovered by the natives, What about?"
"This?" After pondering for a moment, his son had to nod in agreement with Zhao Xian, "It is indeed possible."
Zhao Xian felt a little relieved and told his son: "Go and appease the Zhang family and tell them not to cause trouble. The loss of their gold and silver may not necessarily be related to the people of the Ming Dynasty. If it was taken away by the natives, , they can only admit that they are unlucky."
"Tell them that at this juncture, we still have a lot of reliance on the Ming Dynasty, and let them not lose the big for the small. Besides, I don't believe it. The Zhang family has such a small amount of gold and silver?"
"My son understands, I will tell them right away." After saying that, he turned around and left.
"Well," Zhao Xian mused, stroking his beard, and suddenly reminded them: "Tell them that after this incident, we can no longer guard against each other, and we must join a group to keep warm."
