Chapter 2106 The City Lord Sends His Troops, the Operation Begins!

"Because of the great distance, my subordinates did not engage the enemy in direct combat. The enemy may even be a second-rate martial artist."

Upon hearing Zhao Hu's words, Bei Wangcheng's gaze narrowed slightly. "A second-rate martial artist?"

"That's even more impossible. I really can't think of any reason why a second-rate martial artist would become an outlaw."

"There are reasons for it."

Zhao Hu hesitated for a moment, but still said, "If we offend the Beishan clan, let alone a second-rate martial artist, even a first-rate martial artist would probably only be able to become an outlaw."

"You think I haven't considered what you're saying?"

The city lord of Beiwang City glanced at Zhao Hu and said, "If this warrior you're talking about has really offended the Beishan clan, do you think he would still dare to rob government salt?"

Zhao Hu remained silent.

The act of robbing government salt was so outrageous and so likely to attract attention.

"However, Lord City Lord, regardless of this warrior's identity for now, what should we do next?"

"There isn't much government-supplied salt in the city these days. If the city runs out of salt, there could be a huge mess."

盐！

Something that looks very ordinary can cause chaos if lost.

It won't be long; if there's no salt for just three days, something terrible will happen in Beiwang City.

"What can I do? I can't exactly ask Beishan Prefecture for help, can I?"

"What will they think of us then?"

Zhao Hu also looked troubled. He usually dealt with the bandits outside the city on his own. Asking for help like this would not only be embarrassing, but also extremely dangerous.

"Should we ask Lin Tianhao and his men to help bring in some salt? Their business, whether it's storybooks or alcohol, has been booming lately."

"They can easily transport several hundred kilograms of salt for us in one trip."

The city lord of Beiwang City narrowed his eyes slightly. "That is one way. Go and make the contact."

"Okay." Zhao Hu nodded.

……

"What? Zhao Hu wants to see me again?"

Lin Tianhao had just returned from the mountain stronghold when he reaped the benefits brought by Bi Chengcai.

"Do you know what it is?" Lin Tianhao asked.

Bi Cheng looked around and lowered his voice:

“The official salt transported to Beiwang City has been robbed three times. Even when Zhao Hu personally escorted it, it was not spared.”

Lin Tianhao chuckled inwardly, and at the same time guessed Zhao Hu's purpose in seeking him out this time.

"Robbing government salt? That stuff doesn't seem very useful, and there's nowhere to sell it even if you steal it."

Although he knew this, Lin Tianhao still pretended to be surprised, after all, it was common sense.

If you appear too calm, people might become suspicious.

"Who says it's not?"

"I don't know what these bandits were thinking, why did they rob the government's salt?"

"I suspect that someone in Beiwang City offended that band of bandits and is deliberately retaliating."

Upon hearing this, Lin Tianhao said with some concern:

"That's troublesome. Without salt, there will be big problems."

Bi Cheng nodded emphatically, "That's right, that's why Zhao Hu came to us."

"He...he wouldn't be trying to get us to smuggle salt, would he?"

Bi Cheng clapped his hands and nodded, saying, "That's right, that's exactly what they mean."

"They said they bring several hundred kilograms each time, and the amount of salt used in Beiwangcheng is not particularly large."

Lin Tianhao frowned and said worriedly:

"These bandits have their eyes on the government-owned salt. If we help transport it, will they also target our caravan?"

Bi Chengcai's eyes narrowed slightly, and he said in a deep voice:

"If we're going to do this, we have to do it discreetly. Besides, our printing press and winery have already started opening branches in other cities. Even if the bandits here target us, we can continue to develop in other places later."

Lin Tianhao nodded, "We should still give face to the city lord of Beiwang City, so let's agree to their request."

"it is good."

Bi Chengcai nodded, "Okay, I'll go and make the arrangements right away."

After seeing Bi Chengcai off, Lin Tianhao's lips curled up slightly, revealing a faint smile on his face.

The fish that is the Lord of Beiwang City will soon take the bait.

On the next two trips, Lin Tianhao did not lift a finger, allowing several hundred catties of official salt to enter Beiwang City.

However, this amount of official salt was insignificant compared to the needs of Beiwang City.

It wasn't until the third trip that Lin Tianhao ordered the bandits to make their move.

Under his arrangement, everything was looted, including the people who were transporting the goods!

These people weren't killed; Lin Tianhao basically recruited them into the bandit gang.

Most of the people responsible for escorting them were refugees. Lin Tianhao fed them, and they were very grateful to him, making them easier to tame.

Next.

They robbed every single time, and after three such robberies, Zhao Hu finally sent word that the transport of official salt would be suspended.

Lin Tianhao then retorted that they had suffered heavy losses this time and were now afraid to leave the caravan.

There was definitely no compensation from Zhao Hu; they just offered a few words of comfort and mentioned that he should pay less of his share of the profits later.

But that's all.

After Lin Tianhao's incident, other caravans dared not easily help Zhao Hu and his group transport goods.

and.

Rumors have begun to circulate in Beiwang City that the city lord has offended the bandits of the Northern Wilderness Mountains, and that Beiwang City is about to face trouble.

These rumors put pressure on the Lord of Beiwang City, making him feel even more urgent.

He knew very well that he had to resolve the issue of the bandits in the Northern Wilderness Mountains as quickly as possible.

“Zhao Hu, go and invite your senior brother. I am willing to offer one million taels of silver, just to ask him to deal with that group of bandits in the Northern Mang Mountains.”

Zhao Hu hesitated for a moment before saying:

“The situation in the Northern Mang Mountains is complicated. Even if my senior brother were to take action, it would be difficult for him to succeed alone.”

The city lord of Beiwang City nodded slightly. "I know that, of course. I will send a thousand city guards to your senior brother's command."

"it is good!"

Zhao Hu nodded emphatically, "I'll contact my senior brother right now."

……

Perhaps due to the urgency of the situation, Zhao Hu acted very quickly. The next day, a burly man with broad shoulders and a thick waist followed him out of the city, followed by a thousand city guards.

And these.

Under the watchful eyes of Lin Tianhao, he quickly received the news as well.

"With a thousand city guards, Zhao Hu is merely a foil..."

After receiving the intelligence, Lin Tianhao knew that things were not simple.

"It seems that Zhao Hu has hired outside help, but I don't know how capable this outside help is."

A thousand people is a bit too many; he certainly can't possibly eat them all.

Otherwise, if Beiwangcheng reports it, the prefect might send down an even stronger force.

and so.

He wanted to seize the opportunity to plunder the city lord's wealth.

Only he could personally handle this matter, entering the city lord's mansion and emerging unharmed; only he could do it.

but.

He can't do it alone; he also needs to create chaos in Beiwang City, for example... the henchmen under the Beiwang City Lord are killed!