Royal Gold Medal County Magistrate

Not far away, in the woods, a group of people were lying on the ground.

Zhao Lie, holding binoculars, whispered, "Found him! Master is on the ship!"

Several brothers beside him, hearing him speak, crowded around and whispered, "Are you sure it's Master? What's the situation?"

"Nothing much, Master seems to have mingled with people again."

"Then, should we attack? The Flying Thunder Cannon is ready!"

"Wait a minute, Master should know we've arrived, wait for his signal... Brother Tie should still be in the cabin, what if he gets blown up if we fire a cannon?" Seeing that Fang Zheng was safe, Zhao Lie felt a lot more relaxed, and instructed those behind him, "Let the brothers rest in place, twenty men keep watch at night, the others sleep, we'll act tomorrow."

.........

Fang Zheng didn't sleep all night.

Seeing that King Wu allowed him to move freely on the ship, he no longer cared about the gazes of others.

In one night, he walked through the entire ship twice, memorizing the general layout.

Getting up early in the morning, he had breakfast with King Wu, during which the two naturally had a pleasant conversation.

After breakfast, Fang Zheng went straight to the room where Zhou Tie was being held.

King Wu was obviously worried about Zhou Tie.

He had brought so many weapons with him that they would definitely be found, so he naturally couldn't let such a person wander around.

Fang Zheng knew this well, so he didn't mention releasing Zhou Tie to King Wu.

Accompanied by guards, the door was opened, and Zhou Tie, who had been stripped naked, came into view... curling up, expressionless, shrinking in the corner of the bed.

Seeing Fang Zheng arrive, his eyes moved slightly, then he buried his head in his knees again.

Fang Zheng looked at the guards on the left and right: "You guys go out, I have something to talk to him alone."

"No way!" The guard replied coldly.

"If you don't go out, I'll tell His Majesty that you're abusing me."

The two guards' eyelids twitched fiercely, staring straight ahead, unmoved.

Bastard! Trying to fool us again, we'd be dogs if we fell for it again!

Seeing that the two didn't speak, Fang Zheng quickly walked up to them.

Bang, bang, two punches!

He punched each of them in the face! The two were stunned by the sudden punches!

Instinctively drawing their sabers, they glared at Fang Zheng.

Fang Zheng had a look on his face that deserved a beating, and sticking out his head, he shouted, "Chop me! Don't dare to chop me?"

"If you don't leave, it doesn't matter, I'll keep hitting you, if you dare to fight back, I'll tell His Majesty that you're abusing me!"

"You!!"

"You what you? Are you going out or not?"

The two guards clenched their saber hilts, looked at each other, and suppressing their anger, said, "We'll give you the time it takes to burn an incense stick, say what you have to say quickly!"

"I want to talk as long as I want?! Are you teaching me how to do things? Get out!" Fang Zheng began to curse, "If you're not convinced, you can go to His Majesty and complain!"

The guards were helpless, leaving resentfully, secretly glaring at Fang Zheng as they closed the door.

Inside the room, only the two of them were left, Zhou Tie slowly raised his head and whispered, "Master, our people have arrived."

"Why were you stripped naked? Did they mistreat you?"

Zhou Tie's old face slowly lengthened: "Master, we're talking about serious matters... Our people have arrived, we have to find a way to escape from here."

"What's your plan?" Fang Zheng asked.

"Master, do you know the structure of this ship? How to escape from this room to the outside, what is the defense situation outside the ship? How many soldiers are there in total?" Zhou Tie looked serious.

"I know, not far from the ship is a forest, the defenses outside the ship are not tight, most people are basically inside the ship, only four or five people are guarding the ship on the shore, they also have horses, there are archers on the deck, um... according to King Wu, there are probably more than three thousand soldiers on the three ships in total, but I think it's far more than that, plus the shipwrights and other miscellaneous people, I'm afraid the number will be even greater."

Zhou Tie frowned and pondered, and after a while, he said, "If our people come to rescue us, they should use the Flying Thunder Cannon. But it's hard to determine our location, they won't use it rashly, we can only wait for me to go out and direct them."

"Before that, you have to stay on the ship for a while, I'll rush out first, you try to find a safe place to avoid the shelling! The Flying Thunder Cannon is extremely powerful, it will definitely temporarily suppress them, you take this opportunity to find a way to change into a guard's uniform, escape from the ship in the chaos, and we'll send someone to meet you."

"Three thousand people... Although we only have less than two hundred people, once we enter the mountains, with our field combat capabilities, we can retreat calmly."

"Are you sure?" The difference in numbers was too great, and Fang Zheng couldn't help but feel uneasy.

"Sure! Master, you have to believe in my strength, the soldiers were all trained by me, I dare say that the soldiers of Taoyuan County can all fight ten! If they were put in any military camp in Da Jing, they would be the elite of the elite! I've been in the army for half my life, my vision will definitely not be wrong!"

Zhou Tie was full of confidence, no one knew the Taoyuan soldiers better than him, it cost a huge amount to train each person.

Carefully selected seedlings, a luxurious unlimited meat supply, a crazy training state, plus earth-shattering gunpowder weapons, each individual has the potential to become a fierce general! Although they lack practical experience, their foundation is already thick beyond compare!

"Been in the army for half your life? Didn't you only fight one losing battle?" Fang Zheng wondered.

Hearing this, Zhou Tie instantly became as if his parents had died, leaning against the wall with a lifeless expression.

"Are you talking?"

"I'd rather die here."

Seeing that he was starting to slack off, Fang Zheng kicked him: "Stop pretending to be dead! How are you going to get out? Besides, there are archers on top!"

"I'll rush out from here first, the corridors inside the ship should be narrow, so it's not a big problem. After rushing out, I'll seize a horse and enter the forest to join our people, and then prepare to fire the cannon... As for the archers, let's try our luck, if I die outside, the brothers should take action immediately, this is the only way, in short, you find a place to hide."

"No... it's too dangerous this way." Fang Zheng frowned deeply.

There's no need to use such a risky method, it's not worth it to lose your life in vain.

"Master! Things have come to this, this is the best way! You have to believe in my skills, don't worry about my safety!" Zhou Tie persuaded.

Fang Zheng stared at Zhou Tie suspiciously, then sighed and slowly took off his coat.

"Don't look at me like that! I'm much stronger than Zhang Biao, he has a single bone, I have double bones... Hey? Master, what are you doing?!"

"Put on my soft armor, remember to grab the helmet from the guard at the door, protect your upper body, it'll be safer that way."

Although he didn't bring weapons, he had been wearing protective gear all along.

Giving it to Zhou Tie could at least help him save his life.

Faced with the soft armor being handed over, Zhou Tie decisively pushed it back and said, "No, what if something happens to you?"

"Take it, stop talking nonsense, I'm useful to King Wu, he wouldn't dare to kill me."

Hearing this, Zhou Tie no longer refused, took the soft armor and stuffed it under his butt....

"When are you planning to act?" Fang Zheng asked.

"After you leave, I'll act after a while, after I escape, I'll join our people as soon as possible, and then immediately fire the cannon!"

Fang Zheng thought for a moment and nodded, "Okay, I'll find a way to attract the guards outside, give me a signal with the bird whistle before you fire the cannon."

"I'll tell you the escape route first, after you go out the door, turn left for fifty steps...."