Peng Lang clenched his fists tightly, his face was livid, his lips moved but he did not speak.
He brought people back to find a place. After seeing hundreds of armored soldiers at the bridge entrance, he actually felt a little unsure.
But he still believed that the combat effectiveness of these foreign troops from Huainan should be not much different from that of Yuzhang's county soldiers and Xiangyong soldiers.
And the Peng clan members he found numbered well over a thousand.
As long as they use their numerical advantage to rush forward and surround the opponent, then there is a high probability that these Huainan soldiers will be frightened like those Xiangyong County soldiers, right?
However, the development of the situation did not go as he imagined. They lined up on the opposite side and fired arrows, with swords and guns at their disposal, killing people without any delay.
It seems like he has never heard of Shangliao Pengshi at all!
The leader of the Peng family is a little anxious. The people who are dead on the shore and on the bridge are all his uncles and uncles. You, the second young master of the Peng family, are embarrassed. I don't want my team to die for you.
"Withdraw, let Peng Sanshui, Peng Dahe and others withdraw!"
The leader of the Peng family shouted directly at his subordinates.
Immediately, someone took out a reed whistle and blew it in a short and rapid manner.
The Peng clan occupied the land and was truly the overlord of the land.
His relatives, plus some people with foreign surnames who changed their surnames, had a population of 10,000 households, which was already more than the population of many counties during this period.
As a super large clan, the Peng family also has a clear division of labor.
There are fishermen who occupy the mouth of Jindu River and make a living by fishing and hunting.
There are also farmers who occupy thousands of hectares of fertile land and divide the land for farming according to their clans.
There are also craftsmen who occupy the mineral veins, mountains and rivers, smelting iron and copper, and hunters who specialize in hunting.
Among them, there are the largest number of farmers, with multiple clans within. Others, such as fishermen and hunters, only have one or two tribes within them.
Take fishermen as an example. They usually exchange fish and meat from fishing and hunting, as well as high-quality and durable reed fabrics, for food and iron tools from other tribes.
The same applies to other types of households.
The entire Peng clan is centered on Shangliao City and occupies dozens of miles of land between the three banks of the Xiushui and Lianshui rivers.
It is already a small independent kingdom with clear division of labor, self-sufficiency in supply and self-governance.
The person who came to help Peng Lang today was one of the two major branches of the fishermen.
As a weak branch within the branch, their Yuhu branch is more closely united and has a common "whistle language" to communicate with each other.
A subtle whistle that might go unnoticed in the ears of an outsider is a very familiar language to the ears of this group of fishermen.
When Yuan Yao was on the shore, he almost didn't hear the Peng clan members shouting "retreat" and "run away", but almost at the same time, all the Peng clan members turned around and ran back.
Even when running, he didn't forget to drag his injured comrades away.
It really comes in a hurry and goes in a hurry.
Those who came from the water jumped back into the water and climbed onto the boat, but the Yuan Jun soldiers wearing heavy armor could not get into the water to catch up.
The people on the bridge turned around and ran away. Due to the narrow wooden bridge, they were unable to pursue them.
When the fisherman leader saw that most of the people had retreated, he secretly breathed a sigh of relief and glanced at Peng Lang secretly.
Although Peng Lang had a dark face and looked unwilling to do so, he did not move his mouth to stop him when he retreated.
Although he took it upon himself to have people withdraw, the fisherman leader did not want to offend Peng Lang, so he squeezed out a smile and said:
"Second Young Master, you see, we can't do anything to them now, and they can't do anything to us. Why don't we go back to the water village first and make a long-term plan?"
"No, just stay here and keep an eye on them. Don't let them escape. I'll go to the farm and send someone over!"
Peng Lang refused to suffer any loss and said stiffly, holding his neck.
The leader of the fishermen is very worried. Mr. Peng has been famous all his life, but why did he give birth to an incompetent only son like you?
When it comes to fighting and killing, you have to go to your eldest brother Peng Cai!
If you don't ask him to come forward, no matter how many people you mobilize, you will still be fighting against a rock in front of this group of well-armed officers and soldiers!
Alas, what did I think at the beginning? I thought that if I got close to the old man, his only son, I would be able to hug him.
Unexpectedly, this Peng Lang was good at bullying men and dominating women, but he was a complete mess when it came to taking care of clan affairs.
The fisherman leader was about to open his mouth to resist, but when he raised his head, he saw a speed boat coming from behind, and the person he was thinking about jumped over from the boat.
"Young Master!" The fisherman leader quickly bowed and said respectfully.
Peng Cai got on the boat, first looked around at the seventy or eighty corpses on the shore, and then looked directly at the fisherman leader with his fierce and sharp eyes.
The fisherman leader hurriedly lowered his head, not daring to look at Peng Cai at all.
"Did you ruin the lives of the Peng clan members like this?"
"Take him back and deal with him according to family law!"
When the fisherman leader heard the word "family law", he knelt down on the deck with a plop, shaking like chaff, crying and admitting his mistake and begging for mercy.
Peng Cai waved his hand, and a big man jumped out of the boat he came from.
This man was eight feet tall and extremely muscular. After jumping onto Peng Lang's boat, the boat immediately swallowed up a lot of water.
After all, Peng Lang couldn't keep it up, and sneered: "Peng Cai, are you teaching him a lesson, or are you here specifically to teach me a lesson?"
"Don't think that you are pointing out all kinds of things. This young master can't hear it!"
"With me here, let me see who dares to take him away?"
The fisherman leader also seemed to have grasped a life-saving straw. He crawled to Peng Lang's feet and hugged Peng Lang's thigh tightly.
"Second Young Master, I am doing everything according to your instructions. You have to save my life!"
Peng Cai looked at Peng Lang, and his stern expression was immediately replaced by a smile.
It's just that this smile is not a smile but a smile, and the smile is also quite playful.
"My second brother was unexpectedly frightened today. You two should take my second brother back to rest first!"
Peng Cai said something lightly, and two more men with swords and armor jumped down.
Peng Lang's playmates and followers were silent at this time. Under the threat of these two men with knives, they could only start to use poles and oars to turn the bow of the boat.
Peng Lang said angrily: "Are you slaves of my Peng family or Wang Cai's slaves of the Wang family?"
None of the playmates or servants dared to offend, not even the manual ones holding the wooden oars and poles, nor the immobility.
When he heard the name that no one dared to call him for twenty years, Peng Cai's expression also changed, but he quickly returned to his superficial smile.
"Second brother, this is for your own good. Do you want to explain to your father yourself the lives of the Peng family?"
Peng Lang was startled when he heard this, and looked at the Peng family members who were lying on the shore, and then at the fisherman leader at his feet.
In the desperate eyes of the fisherman leader, Peng Lang could only close his eyes reluctantly.
The sturdy man immediately picked up the fisherman leader with one hand like a chicken, and threw him directly into another boat next to him.
Peng Cai's men on the boat quickly blocked the fisherman leader's mouth, tied his hands and feet with ropes, turned around and headed downstream.
The surrounding fishermen watched their leader being taken away by Peng Cai's men, but they all dared to stand there and watch, but no one dared to make a sound.
Peng Cai jumped back to his ship with the sturdy man in tow.
"Second brother, don't worry, go back and ask for justice from these officers and soldiers on my behalf!"
Peng Cai stood at the bow of the boat, holding his hands behind his back and saying proudly.
