Daming: At the start of the showdown, Lao Zhu was stunned

Chapter 919 Fishing in troubled waters
Song Qin was of course furious. In his opinion, the Shuixi people betrayed the trust he and his wife had in Shuixi. When his wife Liu Shuzhen rushed to the Ming capital to seek justice for Shuixi, the Shuixi people stabbed her in the back and dragged his wife and the Shuidong clan into an extremely dangerous situation.

You know, Liu Shuzhen is still in the imperial capital of the Ming Dynasty, Yingtian! If she disturbs King Zhou, Emperor Hongwu will be furious and Liu Shuzhen will bear the brunt!
Even if it was for the purpose of expressing his attitude to the Ming Dynasty, he had to clearly protect Zhu Su and not let the King of Zhou suffer any harm.

After watching Song Qin put on his armor and left, Zhu Su began to frown and think. He naturally didn't worry about his own safety, but Shuixi would actually come to attack Shuidong? This matter seemed very strange anyway.

In terms of vision and character, although Madam Shezi is a woman, she is actually better than Aicui, the chieftain... Would she attack Shuidong under such circumstances?

Even if she was blinded by the revenge for her husband's death, she should have led her leaders to attack Guiyang City to seek revenge on Ma Ye. What was the point of attacking Shuidong?

"Your Highness, do we need to take shelter for a while?" Gou'er asked Zhu Su.

"...No need." Zhu Su thought for a while and shook his head. "Come, let's find a high place and watch the battle below."

Guizhou is a mountainous area, and Shuidong Village was built on a hill that was easy to defend but difficult to attack. Song Qin's house was located halfway up the mountain. Zhu Su led the dog out of the house and walked a few steps up the mountain path to an excellent viewing spot.

Gou'er carried the lookout tube with him. He led several Zhou Wangwei to set up sentries around the area, and then handed the lookout tube to Zhu Su respectfully. Zhu Su raised the lookout tube and looked west. Sure enough, he saw that at the west gate of Shuidong Village, two groups of people were already killing each other.

From the telescope, one could see that the two sides were fighting fiercely with real swords and guns, broken limbs and blood mist were flying everywhere, and the sword lights and fire lights were the same color.

Overall, the water west has the upper hand.

"The sudden attack caught them off guard and allowed these Shuixi people to gain a great advantage." Gou'er also observed the current situation, and there was some worry in his words.

Although there were few people in Shuixi, they attacked in the dark, taking advantage of the situation. Shuidong was not able to react and the gate was seized. In addition, although there were many warriors protecting the village, there were more women, children, the elderly and the weak in the village. Many of them were frightened and fled in all directions like headless flies, which greatly affected the speed of the Shuidong warriors to rush to the west gate.

Moreover, the people of Shuixi were invaders. They had no scruples and set fires everywhere, while the people of Shuidong were defending their homes. They were very cautious and not only had to fight against the invading enemies, but also had to allocate personnel to evacuate the elderly and the weak and control the fire... For a while, they were naturally at a disadvantage.

However, this is not a big problem. After all, the military strength of Shuidong should be far superior to those Shuixi people who came to attack. As long as Shuidong can gain a foothold under the leadership of Song Qin, it is only a matter of time before these Shuixi people are pushed back out of the village.

Compared with the battle situation, what is more serious is that the panic in the west of the village is gradually spreading to the entire Shuidong Village. The sounds of panic and crying have even reached Zhu Su, and the chaos is getting worse and worse.

"Didn't your chieftain send anyone to appease the villagers?" Zhu Su called over a Shuidong leader who was guarding him there.

"No...no, it's usually my wife who comforts the villagers..." The chief shook his head stiffly.

Zhu Su suddenly realized that although this Tusi Song Qin was not very reckless, he had some wisdom, but it was certainly not much. Most of the affairs of Shuidong should be in the hands of Madam Liu Shuzhen. Now that Madam Liu Shuzhen was on a diplomatic mission to Yingtian, although Tusi Song could command the warriors to defend his homeland, he could not remember these details...

Seeing the panic in the village getting worse, Zhu Su thought for a moment and felt inexplicably uneasy: "Forget it, Gou'er, take our people with you and the warriors of Shuidong Village to stabilize the situation in the village."

"Don't let the panic spread further."

"But is His Highness safe..." Gou'er was stunned, then hesitated.

"If the camp falls into complete panic, my safety will be in jeopardy," Zhu Su said firmly. "If there is chaos in the rear, Tusi Song will not be able to concentrate on fighting the bandits. And if someone takes advantage of the chaos to fish in troubled waters and come looking for me, how can I resist?"

He was the King of Zhou, so he could not hide his head and show his tail wherever he went, which would bring down the prestige of the Ming Dynasty. The King of Zhou's banner was still flying brightly on this mountain... What if someone really went crazy and planned to take advantage of the situation to come after him?
"Only when the water is calm can we see clearly whether it is a fish or a crocodile under the water, but if the water is turbid, we will be splashed with mud."

"Yes." Gou'er thought about it and realized that this was the truth. If the situation became chaotic, it would be disadvantageous for them to protect His Highness.

It would be better to stabilize the situation as soon as possible.

So, Gou'er took a few Zhou Wangwei and a few guards left by Song Qin and hurried down the mountain to calm the chaos in the village. Gou'er was an excellent general, and with his command, the chaos in the village due to the attack was quickly calmed down, and the chaotic movement was visibly calmed down.

At the west gate, Song Qin and his Shuidong warriors gradually recovered their breath and were slowly pushing the Shuixi people who had suddenly attacked the village out of the village.

"It was a close call...it looks like there won't be any major changes." Zhu Su thought.

"Who is it?" Suddenly, a loud shout came from the foot of the mountain.

Although Gou'er went to quell the chaos, he was responsible for guarding Zhu Su, so he would not let him stay on the mountain without any defense. He left several sentries at the pass near the mountain. The one who sounded the alarm was a personal guard of King Zhou left by Gou'er. When Zhu Su heard the voice, his heart, which had just been relieved, could not help but rise again.

There really is someone taking advantage of the situation and coming after me!

"Kill Zhu Su!" The uninvited guest at the foot of the mountain saw that his whereabouts were exposed, so he simply didn't hide, and directly drew his sword and rushed directly towards the hill. Then, there were several "bang bang bang" sounds that Zhu Su was very familiar with.

"The sound of muskets! And just now, these people were speaking Chinese..." Zhu Su's face darkened, and he had already figured out the identities of these people. "It's the Ming army!"

The Ming army actually dared to attack and kill King Zhou... Who else could have done it?

This group of thieves took the initiative and pulled out their guns that had been loaded with gunpowder. The Zhou Wangwei at the foot of the mountain was caught off guard and left several bodies. These people took the opportunity to charge forward. The sharp-eyed leader saw Zhu Su standing on the hill and shouted, "There is the Zhou Wang! Quick, go up and kill him!"

"Zhou Wangwei, draw your guns!" Zhu Su was a veteran general, and since Di Meng and Gou'er were not around, he gave the order himself. "Prepare to defend against the enemy!"

(End of this chapter)