One hundred and ninetieth chapters seize the stronghold
Clouds of fog are still rolling on the vast lake, but the fog on the island has subsided a lot. The sun has climbed up to the treetops, but it is pale and weak. The cold wind in early spring still makes people shiver.
"The boss is back, the boss is back!"
Hundreds of villagers and their children poured towards the Beizhai Gate like a tide, with eager eyes in their eyes.
Jiang Ang's gnarled hand held the saber at his waist and stood proudly on the wall of the village.
"It is still beneficial to enter the village a few days late. The villagers still miss my big brother very much!" Zhao Shan stood aside and said in a low voice.
Jiang Xiong, Zhang Cong and others also felt the same when they saw this scene.
After Zhang Cong inquired about the situation in Dongzhou Village, Jiang Xiong, Zhang Cong and others were inclined to return to the village immediately, fearing that things would change if they were too late. However, it was Zhao Shan who advocated settling down in Changlin Town first and then secretly contacting people to wait for a better situation.
opportunity.
They didn't understand it very well at first, but now they can understand the subtle differences.
In addition to secretly gathering more than a hundred people in the past few days to control Ma Zhanjiang and several of his direct line leaders today, the eager response of the people in Yiqian Village who are looking forward to Jiang Ang's return to Dongzhou Village is actually what everyone is looking forward to more.
Jiang Xiong, Zhang Cong and others did not expect this before, but after seeing this scene, it is not difficult to understand the reason.
The truth is simple: few people can think of it in advance.
Jiang Ang led more than a thousand men to sneak attack Hanchuan. After the fall of Panlong Village, more than a thousand men of Dongzhou Village suffered casualties, and only dozens of people fled back.
Almost every household has a nephew, husband, or father who died in battle or whose life or death is unknown. If Jiang Ang returned to Dongzhou Village in a hurry, the villagers he would face would only have resentment towards him - in that case, it would be easy.
He was instigated by Hu You and Ma Zhanjiang to attack him.
Jiang Ang could have thought of this in advance, so he tied up with Jiang Xiong, Zhang Cong and others on his way back and became sworn brothers with different surnames. However, he had not thought about how to completely eliminate the negative impact of the defeat of Panlong Village.
However, it was Zhao Shan who suggested that everyone settle down in Changlin Town first, and told Zhang Cong to return to the island and secretly spread the news that Ma Zhanjiang was clinging to Hu Danzhou and his son, and was intending to abandon the old, weak, women and children.
In fact, this is indeed the case. Hu You's verbal promise to dispatch more boats to pick up everyone can only be a delaying tactic to weaken and consume the villagers' resistance, which is not particularly strong.
Facing the cruel existence and about to be forced to abandon their families, the men, women, and children in Dongzhou Village were powerless to resist, but they still longed for someone to stand up and protect their interests.
Doing so will also weaken Mazhanjiang's reputation in Dongzhou Village.
As for the effect, you can directly feel it in the eager eyes of the villagers who flocked from all directions.
At this moment, Jiang Ang, Jiang Xiong, Zhang Cong and others felt that something big was certain.
Of course, this is not enough.
Jiang Ang stood in front of the stacked wall holding a knife and said in a loud voice:
"In May, I, Jiang Ang, took 1,200 brothers with Chishan Camp troops to sneak into Hanchuan. I thought that by capturing the city of Hanchuan, I could overthrow the corrupt officials in Jinghu. I took everyone to eat and drink.
, but everyone has seen the result, which is very tragic - Jiang Ang is ashamed of his trust in everyone and failed to bring so many brothers back to Dongzhou Village. However, the defeat of Panlong Village is the one I, Jiang Ang, feel most ashamed of.
But it is not without other reasons. I asked Ma Zhanjiang to stay in Dongzhou. In addition to asking him to take care of the families of many brothers left in the village, I also asked him to search for grain and feed and send weapons to Hanchuan. But you know that Ma Zhanjiang is a thief
How?"
Jiang Ang waved his hand and signaled several people to lift several heavy boxes and cages onto the stacked walls, opened the boxes and cages to reveal the dazzling gold and silver jewelry inside, and said:
"Before I led my brothers to the expedition, I gave the military supplies that I had saved over the years of frugality to Ma Zhanjiang to buy food, fodder, and weapons. He had high hopes for them, but this thief did not put all the military supplies into his personal life.
In the bag, 1,200 brothers, in order to give everyone a country that is not bullied, they did not have enough to eat or wear warmly in Hanchuan, and they fought desperately with the officers and soldiers with wooden spears and wooden shields. The brothers' home
The child has to endure hunger in Dongzhou Village, cold without clothes, and sick without medicine. How can we win this battle? I, Jiang Ang, did not recognize the true face of this thief as soon as possible. I am ashamed of everyone. Why are you so blind?
Why are you leaving such an important thing to this thief?!"
"Woooo..." Ma Zhanjiang was tied to the flagpole of the village wall by Wuhuada. He struggled to defend himself, but his mouth was stuffed with cloth.
In the past few years, every time red goods were robbed in Dongzhou Village, they followed the rules. Half was divided equally between Jiang Ang and the leaders, and the other half was put into the public treasury as military assets - even when the Dongjing Allied Forces ravaged the counties along the Dongting Lake.
After that, we still followed the old rules.
Ma Zhanjiang is also a money-keeper. He has been the leader for half his life. He has been the second head of Dongzhou Village for more than ten years. It is not uncommon to accumulate tens of thousands of taels of silver in private. But it is obvious that Jiang Ang will not give Ma Zhanjiang a chance to argue.
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He had to put the responsibility for the fiasco of Panlong Village on others as much as possible, so that he could truly gain a foothold in Dongzhou Village again.
The people in the village, who were suffering from hunger and suffering in the severe cold, were not worried about the numbers but the inequality. When they saw that Ma Zhanjiang had so much gold and silver jewelry privately, regardless of whether it was possible that he had saved it privately, people were instantly moved.
He was so angry that he wanted to go forward and cut Ma Zhanjiang into pieces.
If you really want to untie the ball of cloth stuffed in Ma Zhanjiang's mouth, who will listen to his excuse?
Seeing that the atmosphere was in place, Jiang Ang asked in a loud voice: "What do you think we should do with this thief?"
At this time, Hu You also organized his troops and gathered on the north side of Juyi Hall. He was wearing armor, holding a rotten silver gun, and walked towards the Beizhai Gate with a dozen soldiers. Seeing this scene, he frowned
, Zhensheng asked:
"Jiang Ang, you were defeated and captured, and you finally escaped from Nancai. Why didn't you go to Tiansheng Island to accept your guilt first, and then returned to Dongzhou Village to play some tricks?"
"Grateful to my mother, if I don't go back to Dongzhou Village, my house will be ransacked by these grandsons. Why don't you go to Tiansheng Island first?" Jiang Ang sighed softly and couldn't help but follow Jiang beside him.
Xiong, Zhang Cong and others complained about Hu You's appearance.
Jiang Ang had long seen Hu You gathering troops from Chishan Village on the north side of Juyi Hall, but now he was fearless. He stepped on the crenel and asked loudly,
"Why did Mr. Hu suddenly come to our Dongzhou Village as a guest? The sneak attack on Hanchuan failed. I advocated retreating to the west of the Han River several times to avoid the sharp edges of the officers and soldiers, but it was you, Hu Dangzhou, who insisted on going his own way and insisted on staying there life and death.
Qianchapu, I am only following the orders of your father Hu Danzhou - I heard that after your father Hu Danzhou escaped in despair, he had already gone to General Tiansheng to plead guilty. Why do I need to make another trip?
?Besides, I finally escaped from the prison of the officers and soldiers, so I can’t go back to Dongzhou Village to take a breather?”
"I'm afraid we can't fight with Fan Jianglong!" Master Zhou secretly tugged on Hu You's breastplate and whispered.
Dongzhou Village was built on a sandbank. Although there were two gates in the north and south, the only pier to enter Dongzhou Island was behind the Beizhai Gate. At this time, Jiang Ang gathered more than a hundred people to control the Beizhai Gate, and he must have also controlled the Beizhai Gate.
They live in several warships parked next to the dock.
Not to mention Jiang Ang's tyrannical skills, if they only have 200 troops at this time, can they capture Dongzhou Island? Even if they can kill Dongzhou Island to a river of blood, how will they explain it to General Tiansheng?
After all, the Dongjing Alliance Army is composed of thirty-six forces from Dongting Lake and Jingjiang. Among them, those who dislike Chishan Village are not just one or two.
In fact, before they rushed to Dongzhou Village to take over, Hu Danzhou had considered the possibility of Jiang Ang escaping from Nancai, and repeatedly told Hu You to win over Ma Zhanjiang after arriving at Dongzhou Village, in order to guard against Jiang Ang.
Ang's unexpected return to Dongzhou Island can encourage Ma Zhanjiang to stand up and attack Jiang Ang.
Only in this way can we block the mouths of other families.
However, before they could react, Ma Zhanjiang had fallen into Jiang Ang's hands. What else were they going to do?
The Dongjing Alliance no longer has a fig leaf, is there internal strife among the thirty-six brands?
Hu You was not blind, of course he could clearly see the situation at this time. After a moment of pondering, he realized that today's events were out of his control. He raised his eyebrows and shouted: "You have been defeated and captured. General Tiansheng is worried about the officers and soldiers coming to kill you."
Thousands of men, women, and children were harmed in Dongzhou Village, so I was specially ordered to lead my troops to take the people of Dongzhou Village to Chishan for shelter—since you have escaped, it seems there is no need for us to do anything extra!"
"Then please let Mr. Hu go without seeing you off!" Jiang said loudly.
"Please also ask Mr. Jiang to get out of the way." Hu You said.
If they want to withdraw from Dongzhou Village, they not only have to go to the dock from Beizhai Gate, but they also have to have Jiang Ang not seize their warships.
"Dongzhou Village has to deal with some village affairs here today. It's a lot of inconvenience. I would like to ask Mr. Hu to go out of the Nanzhai Gate for a while. After I handle these things, I will send Mr. Hu off respectfully!" Jiang
Angwen said in a sullen tone.
He was also worried that Hu You would not be willing to retreat in despair. How could he dare to open the Beizhai Gate at this juncture and let Hu You lead his troops to the dock from underneath them?
Hearing that Jiang Ang wanted to drive them to the beach outside the gate of Nanzhai to rest, Hu You narrowed his sinister eyes: "I led my troops here to prevent Dongzhouzhai from being taken advantage of by the officers and soldiers. You are here to entertain guests."
Way?"
"How to treat guests, I need you to teach me?"
Jiang Ang had a rough and arrogant temperament, and after spending so long with Hu Youxu, he became impatient and cursed,
"Panlong Village fell, and I fought hard with the officers and soldiers, but you and I escaped so damn fast - you and I returned to Dongting Lake and didn't even think about sending anyone to rescue me. Instead, you only wanted to plot my Dongzhou.
Zhai, fuck your eighth-generation grandmother, why do you have the shame to ask me what hospitality is? Do you really think I’m easy to bully, and don’t dare to tear your face apart and scold you? If you don’t want to fall out, just give it to me.
Obediently retreat outside the gate of Nanzhai and wait until I take care of Mazhanjiang's scoundrel grandson before letting you go. Otherwise, you can turn your back and see if you can escape from our Dongzhouzhai!"
