Great Tang Dynasty

Chapter 1319 Looting Food
After receiving the order from Lord Long, the grain merchants controlled by Master Long quietly transported their stocks out of Jinling City.

They did it covertly throughout the whole process and did not attract anyone's attention.

And there was no movement from the court, which made them feel that they had succeeded.

After the grain was transported out of Jinling City, it was directly loaded onto a cargo ship and departed from the Qinhuai River to other places.

Here, Qin Tian's spies hurried back and told Qin Tian about the situation.

Qin Tian nodded after listening: "It's time to make a move."

A simple sentence, but it has already explained everything. After waiting for these days, they can finally make a move.

The monocular is responsible for this.

It's early winter.

The weather on the Qinhuai River is getting colder and colder at night.

However, because he was a little worried, Master Long's merchant ship did not dare to stop at all, even at night, it continued on its way.

"Master Fang, don't we really want to take a break, brothers are all tired."

The person in charge of this transportation is called Master Fang, and he is one of Master Long's trustworthy subordinates.

After hearing his subordinate's words, he frowned, and said: "Continue to transport, and rest when you reach the destination. Then I will reward you well. There are money and women."

Hearing the woman, these talents finally cheered up.

In fact, they want to take a break because they want to find a place to settle some matters between men and women.

The most unbearable thing about doing business on a ship is that there are no women, and these people are normal men, so it is too uncomfortable for them to hold back.

Now, Master Fang said that he could find women for them when they reached their destination. They had hope and thoughts in their hearts, so they didn't complain any more and continued on their way by boat.

And just as they were on their way, many ships suddenly sailed in the distance. Although it was night, the sound of the ships breaking through the water was very loud.

Master Fang was already a traveler, and he was familiar with waterways. After hearing this, he was a little worried.

"Tell everyone, raise your guard."

If the other party is just an ordinary merchant ship, then they don't have to worry about anything, but if the other party wants to plot against them, then they have to be careful.

These grains can be said to be all of their family's Longye's possessions in this area. If they are gone, the loss of Longye's plan will definitely be huge.

The boat was getting closer and closer, and under the moonlight, Master Fang could vaguely see some of the situation.

That's not a merchant ship, it's a group of pirate ships.

As far as he knew, although the Whale Swallowing Gang on the Qinhuai River had been wiped out, there were still some thieves gathering on some islands, and they were probably the people from those islands.

Although their strength is not as strong as the Whale Swallowing Gang, they should not be underestimated.

After seeing that it was a pirate ship, Master Fang didn't dare to be careless, and quickly got their people ready for battle.

They transported a lot of food, so they were equipped with a lot of thugs, more than 200 people.

In their view, more than 200 people should be able to deal with the enemies they encountered.

The two sides were getting closer, and just when the two sides could basically see each other, the pirates suddenly fired one sharp arrow after another.

In the night, the sharp arrows were not very accurate, but some people were still shot to death.

Under the cover of sharp arrows, the pirate's ship suddenly accelerated and surrounded Master Fang's ship.

"It's time for the Qinhuai River to change owners. Bring out the food, and I can spare your lives. If not, I'll kill you."

In the night, a leader of the pirate ship yelled loudly, but Master Fang was not ordered. After he laughed, he cursed: "You goddamn people, when the government was besieging the Whale Swallowing Gang, why didn't you You are killed, you want me to hand over the food, there is no door, if you have the ability, come and grab it."

The two sides yelled for a moment, and then they fought in one place.

These pirates are all masters arranged by Qin Tian, ​​their force is absolutely astonishing, they are definitely not comparable to those of Master Fang.

And because of the need to move the goods, there are quite a few people from the Qin Tian faction, and they have an absolute advantage.

Not long after the battle started, Qin Tian's soldiers and horses gradually took control of the whole situation.

Master Fang didn't think it was dangerous at first. After all, there are so many of them. Even if they can't beat them, they still have the ability to protect themselves, right?
But after they really started fighting like this, they realized that it was impossible. They were not the opponents of these people at all.

"Damn it, why did I meet these thieves..."

After cursing, Lord Fang quickly sent people to break through the siege. In the current situation, if they didn't escape, they would have to be wiped out. However, surrounded by single-eyed people, it would not be easy for them to escape. ,

Master Fang broke through left and right, both of which were close. After frowning, he could only decide to save his life first.

"Everyone get on my boat, drop the food, and break out with me."

The more people on a ship, the stronger it is, and it will be easier for them to break through. Moreover, the purpose of these people is for food, so if they leave the food, these people should not kill them all, right?

After making such an arrangement, Master Fang's ships became stronger. They easily broke through the monocular encirclement, and then drove away. Monocular's purpose was only food and grass. There is no intention of continuing to pursue.

"Take all this food away."

With an order, someone quickly jumped onto those ships and took away the food one by one.

According to their previous agreement, the grain will be docked at a relatively hidden bank of the Qinhuai River, and then the grain will be transported ashore, and then transported to Jinling City in another way to be sold at a low price.

It's a little unreasonable to give these grains to the people for free, so Qin Tian thinks it's more appropriate to buy them. In this case, he can also earn a small amount of money.

As for those common people, it was given to them for nothing, and they don't appreciate it, so it's better to let them spend some money.

Shanmu hurried to the shore with the boat, they had to change the food as soon as possible, and then send it to Jinling City.

Here, although Master Fang and the others escaped from the siege of the robbers, they did not breathe a sigh of relief.

So much food and grass have been robbed like this, after returning, how will they face Master Long?

With Lord Long's temper, it would be strange if they could be spared.

Because it's not just as simple as food being robbed, it's also related to Master Long's plan.

"Master Fang, what should we do now? After we go back, we're afraid... we'll die too?"

Everyone's expression was a little bit bad, Master Fang naturally knew this, he hesitated for a while, and after a long time, said: "Everyone runs for their lives."

(End of this chapter)