Only then did Gao Kan feel suspicious, and saw several people walking behind the boat. The first of them was a middle-aged man who looked to be about forty years old. He had dark complexion and a strong body, especially his hands, which were particularly broad.
When the visitor saw Gao Kan, he only glanced at it, and then Lin Chong said: "Xingxiong Lin, the place on the bottom of the boat that the thieves dug through has been repaired, and the boat can be re-shipped at any time."
Lin Chong nodded and said, "Okay, here's Brother Lao Qiao."
"Lin Yingxiong's words are serious. This is what we should do." The middle-aged man named Qiao said with cupped fists.
Upon seeing this, Gao Kan's eyes flashed, he stepped forward and said with a smile: "I've met all of you brothers in Gao Kan."
When Lin Chong heard this, he remembered that he hadn't introduced him to Gao Kan yet, so he hurriedly said: "Please forgive me, sir, for forgetting to introduce me to you. This is Brother Qiao, the handlebar type hired by the owner of this ship. What will follow?" Those are his disciples."
Then Duo Qiao said with great skill: "Brother Qiao, this is my young master whom I told you before."
"The villain pays homage to the young master." Qiao handed over the style.
"Brother Qiao is rare." Gao Kan said with a smile on his face and didn't say much.
It could be seen that Qiao Ba Shi didn't want to tangle with him anymore. After saying hello, he called a few of his disciples and retreated.
Lin Chong waited for a few people to leave before he stepped forward and said to Gao Kan: "Sir, this Qiao Bashi's name is Qiao San. He was originally the navy instructor of the Poyang Lake Navy. His disciples were all navy masters." A good soldier, because he offended his superiors and had no way of survival in the navy, he ran away and looked for a way to survive."
Hearing this, Gao Kan nodded and said, "Coach Lin knows what I want. If I can get Qiao San and others to submit, it will be a wonderful thing."
The Poyang Lake Navy is the official navy of the Zhao Song Dynasty, and it is also the leader among all the navy in the world.
Gao Kan, Qiao San, only took one look at him and saw that he was good at it. The disciples he led also seemed to be good players in the water.
Although I don't know how they are compared to the Ruan brothers in Liangshan, they are not much worse.
Gaokan wanted to ambush the Jin Kingdom's strange soldiers at Bailing Village. Although land warfare was the first priority, it would be even more powerful if he could have an elite force on the water.
What's more, after the war, if they wanted to rush to support Daizhou, it would be much faster to take the Tuohe River waterway than the land route. At least they would need someone familiar with shipbuilding to sail the ship for them.
In short, Gaokan is currently short of manpower and is thirsty for talents. As long as he has skills, he wants anyone.
Lin Chong naturally understood Gao Kan's thoughts and saw Qiao San's previous attitude, so he made a calculation.
It would take a day for the boat to reach the lower reaches, and there might be changes along the way.
After thinking about it, he asked: "Master, why don't you stay on the boat and follow them to the lower reaches, and find an opportunity to persuade Qiao San on the way to see if he can surrender?"
Gao Kan nodded and said, "That's fine, but the Hefengkou thieves missed this trip and I don't know if they are all among them. He Zhenjiang has never been seen either. I'm afraid something might happen, so you should be more careful."
"Please rest assured, young master, I know this very well." Lin Chong responded with clasped fists.
Gao Kan thought for a while and then said: "Let's do this. I'll give you a few more people to stay on the ship to do things. Just ask Brother Wu to get off the ship."
"Thank you, sir." Lin Chong said gratefully.
This was so appropriate that Gao Kan called Yang Zhi and asked him to detach a team of people to stay on the ship with Lin Chong, and then took the rest of the people to get off the ship and leave.
When they got off the boat, the boat launched again and continued southward.
Watching the ship sail away from the river bank, Gao Kan's eyes flickered.
Wu Song stood aside, with a look of worry on his face, and asked: "Master, senior brother and the others are going down here, are they afraid they won't encounter any more thieves?"
Hearing this, Gao Kan smiled and said, "Brother Wu, don't worry. Instructor Lin is very skilled in martial arts and has helpers. The bandits at Hefengkou lost this trip. Even if they don't get rid of them all, most of their manpower will be lost. If they still dare to attack the ship, , Coach Lin alone can easily win."
After Wu Song heard this, he stopped caring.
Here, Yang Zhi led the people to clean up the riverside, joined everyone's hands and came back. He stepped forward and asked: "Master, what's next?"
Gao Kan said: "Go back to the fishing village first and see what's going on in Bailing Village."
"Yes." Yang Zhi agreed and asked the others to return to the fishing village immediately.
The remaining few people accompanied him and Wu Song to escort Gao Kan back.
Everyone had just returned to the fishing village when they heard reports from people who had been secretly watching in Bailing Village. Dozens of training men and horses from the Xiang Corps in Bailing Village gathered together and hurried out of the village.
The expression on Gao Kan's face changed and he asked: "Have you ever seen clearly whether there is He Zhenyuan among the leaders?"
The subordinate shook his head and said: "I have never seen He Zhenyuan."
Hearing this, Gao Kan frowned slightly, and the men and horses in the village suddenly screamed. It must be because they failed to hijack the ship.
Gaokan asked Yang Zhi to count, and it was said that there were more than a hundred people in the trip to kill the Hefengkou bandits. He Zhenyuan could not turn a blind eye to the loss of so many people at once, and at such a close distance to Bailing Village.
But I didn't expect that this person would be so cautious that he wouldn't even dare to take action personally on his own territory.
However, there is nothing to do at the moment. If He Zhenyuan doesn't come out at this time, he will have to be asked to show up sooner or later.
After a moment's thought, he said: "Send a few smart people to follow this pair. Be careful not to discover their whereabouts. Keep watching in the village. If you see He Zhenyuan appear, come back and report."
"Yes." After receiving the order, his men immediately returned to the stronghold.
After the people left, Yang Zhicai said from the side: "Master, why don't we eat this group of people?"
"They are just going to explore the road. It doesn't matter whether they take it or not. If they take it directly, it will scare the snakes and let them toss." Gao Kan waved his hand and said with a smile.
When Yang Zhi heard this, he didn't say much and went down to arrange everything.
After waiting for half a day, nothing happened again. The men who had been sent to follow the Bailing Village men and horses came back to report that the men and horses went to the place where the thieves were exterminated. They circled back and forth a few times on the near left, and then returned. In the village, there was no further departure.
Gao Kan secretly estimated that He Zhenyuan was still not sure who had done it, so he asked someone to look at it.
It's a pity that he had already asked people to tidy up, and even when everyone returned to the fishing village, they acted separately, which made his efforts in vain.
If He Zhenjiang was very knowledgeable, he would be fine if he honestly stopped moving the ship after suffering such a loss. If he dared to move it again, he would be completely trapped.
It will take half a day for the boat to reach the lower reaches, and Gaokan is not in a hurry. We will know when Lin Chong comes back to report the news.
After waiting for another day, it was not until the afternoon of the next day that someone came back to report that the Hefengkou thieves actually attacked a merchant ship again overnight, and they just asked leader Lin to kill them on the ship.
He just asked the leading thief to dive into the water to escape, but several of Qiao San's disciples chased him to the river bank and failed to catch up.
