274 Mobilization
With the evacuation of Zuo Liangyu and others, both sides of the canal fell into silence again.
However, this tranquility did not last long, as a secret letter was delivered to the leading general.
"Send the order, the warship's artillery is loaded with ammunition and ready to attack at any time."
"These dog officials should all be killed."
After passing the order, the leading general whispered.
It turned out that the letter just now was sent by Jin Yiwei. The letter told them that a group of thieves had hidden explosives in the boat with the intention of blowing up the salt ship.
The leading general was not a fool, so he naturally understood what Jin Yiwei meant.
But it was risky to assist Jin Yiwei in arresting the people behind them. After all, although the quality of the gunpowder sold was of worrying quality, it could still kill people.
In a ravine 50 miles ahead of the fleet, a group of bandits were still making final preparations.
At this moment, a man rode a fast horse and quickly rushed into the ravine.
"Brother, a group of water bandits tried to rob the salt ship 50 miles away from the front, but were repelled by the escorting soldiers. Now the court's salt ship has stepped up security."
"Did the transport fleet ask for help from the surrounding armies?" the bandit boss asked.
"I don't know. But we have spies near the surrounding military camps. If the imperial army comes to support us, we will definitely know it as soon as possible."
The spy said softly.
"Okay, you can continue to monitor."
The bandit boss said impatiently.
The spies in front of him were not his men, but the people behind the scenes.
In the eyes of the bandit boss, the imperial court is evil.
Because of the imperial court's settlement, they lost the good life of enjoying spicy food while lying down.
Although he didn't know who the masterminds behind the scenes were, the bandit boss looked down upon such people who were hiding their heads and tail.
To be honest, if the other party didn't give him too much, the bandit leader would really disdain to cooperate with the other party.
However, cooperation is cooperation, which does not mean that everyone can trust each other.
After all, what everyone is doing is confiscating their homes and exterminating their families.
Once successful, the price of everyone's head will increase at least ten times.
And since everyone is not a person of high moral character, it would be good if they don’t betray each other. There will be trust there.
"Go down here and serve the meal. Let everyone eat and have a good rest. We'll do the big thing tonight," the bandit boss said.
50 miles means it is far or not, and it means it is close or not. According to the current speed of ships, it would take at least 3 hours for these ships to travel upstream.
It is now noon (around 12 o'clock). When waiting for the other party to be near, the fastest is You time (17-19 o'clock). If it is delayed, the estimated arrival time is Xu time (19-21 o'clock).
Because the sun had already set by then, it was a good opportunity to take action.
Time passed quickly, and before the other party arrived, the spies came again to report that the court's salt ship was still ten miles away.
Then the bandit boss hurriedly asked someone to wake up the minions below.
“Brothers, because the court is unethical, we were forced to become bandits.
But the imperial court didn't think about its own mistakes. Instead, it wanted me to be captured with nothing but a piece of broken paper.
At the moment, the little emperor is unpopular, and someone asked us to stop this salt ship. As long as we succeed, the tyrant will be dead, and good days will come for us all.
"The bandit boss said standing in front of the crowd.
