"Shopkeeper, no, something happened." The waiter shouted as he ran.
When he ran to the carriage, the person in the carriage said with dissatisfaction, "Why panic? If you need anything, wait until you can breathe again."
The clerk took a breath and then said, "General Chen said that they can't protect us and the convoy, so let us escape as soon as possible."
The last sentence about escaping was added by himself.
Not even the people from Fubiao camp could protect Xu Ji's convoy, so there was no use for them guys to stay. It was better to escape early, and maybe escape with their lives from the bandits.
The people in the carriage said angrily, "Aren't they the elites of Fubiao Camp? Why can't they even deal with the bandits? Or are the bandits on the grassland more powerful than the bandits of our Ming Dynasty?"
The waiter whispered, "I have secretly noticed that those bandits look like people from the Ming Dynasty, not like the horse bandits on the grassland. Moreover, I heard from the people in Fubiao Camp that they seem to be people from the Tiger Flag."
"The tiger character flag is so brave." The people in the carriage slapped the carriage and said angrily, "If they dare to come to the grassland to commit banditry, these people are not afraid that the governor will suppress the tiger character flag for banditry and arrest that Liu Heng?"
"Shopkeeper, calm down," the clerk advised. "After all, this is the grassland, and the border of Beilu is a place without rules. Our Ming Dynasty's laws cannot control this place after all."
"Hmph, as long as that Liu Heng is still alive in Datong, the governor can take care of him." The person in the carriage snorted coldly.
"That's what the shopkeeper said." The waiter outside the carriage agreed, and then said, "Then what should we do next? I guess Chief Flag Officer Chen wants to take the people from Fubiao Camp to escape on his own. "
"He dares." The person in the carriage said coldly, "Xu Ji is the governor's business. If he, a small flag officer, dares to leave the convoy and escape alone, the governor will take care of him."
The clerk hesitated for a moment and said, "I saw that those bandits were all armed with soldiers and armor, and there were so many of them. Even if Mr. Chen didn't escape and was willing to fight the bandits desperately, I think it would be difficult for him to be a match for those bandits. It would be better to let Chen The general flag officer took the people from the Fubiao camp to resist the bandits and try to delay as much time as possible. The younger brother took the shopkeeper and you fled back to Datong. It is said that a good man will not suffer the immediate loss. There is no need for us to stay here and fight the bandits. These are the Fubiao people. It’s a matter of marking the camp.”
After he finished speaking, the people in the carriage did not speak and seemed to be thinking.
The guy continued, "It doesn't matter whether those bandits are members of the Tiger-Character Banner. We all believe that they are. When we return to Datong, we can definitely ask the Tiger-Character Banner to compensate us. As for how much money the Tiger-Character Banner will compensate Xu Ji, then It’s not just a matter of your words, shopkeeper. I believe that with the support of the governor, Liu Heng will not dare not pay compensation.”
"What you said is not unreasonable." The person in the carriage said solemnly.
The waiter heard that the shopkeeper in the carriage was thinking of running away, so he said again, "Shopkeeper, don't hesitate. If you don't leave, I'm worried that the bandits will take action."
There was no sound from the carriage.
After a while, I heard the person inside say, "Go and find Mr. Chen, and I'll tell him something."
"Yes, little one, let's go right away." The guy agreed, turned around and walked in the direction of General Chen.
However, after taking a few steps out, he stepped back.
When the people in the carriage saw it, they asked, "Why don't you go?"
"Chief Flag Officer Chen and the others are here." As he said that, the man turned around and looked behind him.
The person in the carriage frowned and looked behind the guy through the window.
Behind the waiter, Chief Flag Officer Chen and his men from Fubiao Battalion were walking in the direction of the carriage.
"Shopkeeper Wang."
Chief Flag Officer Chen came to the side of the carriage and raised his hand to the person behind the window.
The face of the man in the carriage sank, and he said in a bad tone, "Mr. Chen, the bandits are behind you. If you don't find a way to deal with the bandits, what do you mean by bringing everyone back?"
"Shopkeeper Wang, please calm down," Chief Flag Officer Chen said, "Although the bandits did not identify themselves, I guessed from the armor on their bodies that most of these bandits were dressed in tiger-shaped flags."
Shopkeeper Wang in the carriage said coldly, "I have long heard that Tiger Character Flag is a bandit den, and Liu Heng, the proprietor of Tiger Character Flag, is a bandit leader. I didn't expect it to be true. When I return to Datong, I will definitely ask the governor to send troops." Lingqiu suppresses bandits and completely eradicates this group of bandits."
"That's what the shopkeeper said." The waiter beside the carriage said, "We must completely wipe out this group of bandits. These people are so courageous that they dare to attack our Xu Ji motorcade."
Shopkeeper Wang in the carriage said, "General Banner Chen, I order you, no matter whether the other party is a member of the Tiger Flag or some other bandit, you should immediately take people to deal with this group of bandits. You must not let them go." They were half a step closer to the convoy."
Flag Officer Chen bowed and said, "I came here just to talk about this matter."
"There's nothing to say." Shopkeeper Wang said with dissatisfaction, "I called you from Fubiao Camp to escort Xu Ji's convoy to the grassland. Now that we have encountered bandits, you should deal with them, otherwise I will What are you doing here from Fubiao Camp? Do you want to eat free rice?"
Chief Flag Officer Chen stood beside the carriage and did not move. When the other party finished speaking, he said, "Xiaguan came here just to say that if Shopkeeper Wang agrees, I can have someone escort Shopkeeper Wang back to Datong."
"Why do you want to escape?" Shopkeeper Wang's voice in the carriage suddenly turned cold.
"Shopkeeper Wang has misunderstood, Xiaguan is not trying to escape." Chief Flag Officer Chen said, "If Shopkeeper Wang is unwilling to leave, please ask Shopkeeper Wang to hand over Xu Ji's men to Xiaguan, and Xiaguan will take them to resist the bandits. , Xiaguan promises that as long as Xiaguan is still breathing, he will never let the bandits get even half a step closer to Shopkeeper Wang and the convoy."
Shopkeeper Wang in the carriage frowned when he heard Mr. Chen's decisive words.
He was able to sit in the position of shopkeeper Xu Ji, so he was certainly not a fool. It could still be heard that General Chen had no confidence in facing those bandits.
This aggravated his idea of abandoning the convoy and fleeing back to Datong.
Xu Ji is a business of Governor Xu Tong, and he, the shopkeeper of Xu Ji, is just making money for Xu Tong, and there is no need to risk his own life.
The guy next to the carriage said, "Mr. Chen, what do you mean by that? You and the people from Fubiao Camp are the guards of the convoy. It is your responsibility to prevent bandits from approaching the convoy. If anything happens, let us guys do it." If you do, then what do you, the guards, need to do?"
It was related to his own safety. How could he be willing to fight against some bandits with the people from Fubiao Camp? What he was thinking about now was how to escape back to Datong with Shopkeeper Wang in the carriage.
