There used to be fifty or sixty bandits, large and small, in Longchuan. Although they are farmers when they go to the fields and fishermen when they go into the water, can they be called bandits just by farming and fishing? How are they any different from ordinary obedient people? Now Yuheng City has been strengthened
Without the control of the Takichuan trade route, the amount of property stolen by the water bandits was greatly reduced, but the cost was very high.
When the income cannot cover the costs, how many people are still willing to do this money-losing business?
"Yuheng City has cleaned up the outskirts of Longchuan several times. Now, twelve or thirteen gangs, including the Lujia Gang, have been disbanded. These people have either been absorbed by other gangs or left Longchuan on their own. And recently, inside Longchuan
The atmosphere was tense. When I came out, there were about 200 people facing each other. I don’t know if there was a fight or not.”
There are still so many people waiting to share the spoils, but the profits have decreased. What should we do?
Roll it up, start rolling it inward.
Even the bandits know that it's either about layoffs or a firefight. In short, it's internal friction.
He Lingchuan smiled: "Tell me about those Xiliao puppet troops."
The remnants of Xiqiao, who were dispersed by the Red General and Xiao Maoliang, hid in Longchuan and called themselves the "Xiqiao Army". Yuheng City called them the puppet army.
"I was just about to say that I wanted to fight against the two gangs, namely the Xiqiao Puppet Army and the Ball Flower Gang." The thin man took a sip of wine and said, "There were originally several groups of Xiqiao Puppet Army, but now they have all become one gang."
He Lingchuan understood: "Without official status, it is not easy for them to beg for food on that land."
"Yes, they used to be officers and soldiers. Some of them even broke into Longchuan and captured water bandits. But a few months ago, they changed their identities and started doing this business. You think there was a long-standing grudge between the two sides. The puppet troops first entered Longchuan.
But it didn't go well. Dozens of people had their throats cut secretly at night. Later, they got close to the Jinyong people, and then they had a backer and began to compete with other water bandits."
"Three months ago, when the thieves attacked the city, it was the Xiqiao puppet army who helped contact other gangs. They said that the Jinying people paid a lot of money to hire them to work and gave them food and soldiers. They also said that Yuheng City had not been newly built, and there were many wealthy businessmen.
, the army has just begun to take shape, and it is easy to fight. With everyone roaring back and forth, you can plunder a lot of money."
"These Xiqiao puppet troops are mediocre in fighting, and their ability to deceive people is not bad." He Lingchuan knew that the Jinyong people probably heard that Commander Xiao was transferred away, and that Yuheng City was replaced by an unknown new commander.
So I wanted to give him some eye drops, and the water bandits wanted to come over and rob him of a fortune, and the two of them hit it off.
"Isn't that true?" The thin man also laughed, "As a result, he hit the iron plate with his head and so many people died. Back in Longchuan, the major gangs attacked the Xiqian puppet army and demanded compensation."
"Did not give?"
"Of course I didn't give it. The Xiqian puppet army suffered a lot of casualties. After a few days of arguing, the two sides became more and more angry and started to fight." The thin man shook his head, "I just went there not long ago. I really didn't expect that it would end in the end.
The Xilian puppet army won, and several gangs were directly dispersed."
"It's not surprising, they have a backer behind them."
"That's right." The thin man ate a peanut, "Now there are roughly three kinds of forces in Takigawa."
"The first type is the local traditional gang, which has existed for more than 20 years, led by Qianjinzhai."
"The second type is the foreign Xiqiao puppet army. They have the closest collusion with Jin Yingguo."
"The third type is small and medium-sized gangs. They always float in the middle and follow the trend wherever they are stronger, such as the Ball Flower Gang."
He Lingchuan toasted him a glass of wine: "Excellent, as expected of you, you can summarize the intricate internal affairs so clearly."
Two of the undercover agents sent by Yuheng City to Longchuan rushed back before their secrets were revealed. Now only two are left lurking, and one of them is Slender Man.
This guy is truly a natural espionage talent.
By making the thin man's division, He Lingchuan would know the distribution of forces within Longchuan, which would help him formulate subsequent strategies.
"Boss, you are still so smart." The thin man waved to the black and thin barbecue guy, "I also confirm one thing: Jin Yingguo went to Xiqian more than a month ago to send people to the puppet army, and he took the top spot as soon as he went.
He also wanted them to be obedient. He was the one who planned the many attacks on patrols on the southern trade routes."
"What's this person's name?"
"Fu Shan Lie."
He Lingchuan's hand holding the cup paused slightly. Was the murderer of Miao Mingming and others really Fu Shanyue's father?
This is really bad news, proving that Bega also wants to get involved here.
"How is your cultivation?"
"It's quite impressive. He killed a leader when he first arrived to establish his authority."
He Lingchuan explained: "You stay away from him, so as not to be remembered by him. This guy looks like a human, but he is actually a monster. His ears, eyes, and smell are extremely sensitive."
The thin man was surprised: "What kind of monster is this?"
"The guard who was attacked had four blood holes in his neck, but he died after being sucked dry of all his blood." He Lingchuan whispered, "I'm afraid it's a demon. I've already informed Panlong City."
"I got it." The barbecue boy came over, and the thin man stretched out five fingers to him, "Hey, brother, grill me five more skewers of kidneys!"
Anyway, there was a treat today, so he would pick the most expensive one.
After the younger brother agreed, the thin man continued: "Boss, you counterattacked the bandits in a timely manner, otherwise we would be in big trouble now."
"How to say?"
"Fushan Lie just started to lead men to sneak attacks on Yuheng City patrols. The first few times they succeeded successfully, causing quite a shock in Longchuan River." Longchuan water bandits and officers and soldiers have been entangled for a long time, but it has always been natural for officers and soldiers to suppress the bandits.
, it would be too unconventional for bandits to take the initiative to kill officers and soldiers. "With this move, the Xiqiao puppet army made the Longchuan bandits look at them with admiration."
He Lingchuan sneered: "The ones who attacked the patrol later were not just the Xiqiao puppet troops."
"Yes, other gangs have followed suit." The thin man took a deep breath, "If you hadn't led the Yuheng City army to fight back hard, the southern trade routes would have been in big trouble!"
In the past, no matter how rampant the banditry was, the bandits would rob businessmen and hotels; if it developed to the point where the bandits killed the patrolmen, would it be okay?
He Lingchuan must fight back at any cost, just to stop this unhealthy trend.
"What now?"
"Now that the Yuheng city army is responding iron-bloodedly, there is no peace in the bandits' den. The voices blaming the Xiqian puppet army are getting louder and louder." The thin man rambled again, "It is said that they madly provoked the officers and soldiers, which led to Yuheng's death.
The army retaliated wildly across Takigawa, and everyone was in great misfortune."
It was obviously the fault of the Xiqiao puppet army, but all the gangs in Takigawa had to swallow the bitter pill, so there must be someone who didn't do it.
He pondered for a while and then said: "Both the Qianjin Village and the Xiqian Puppet Army are recruiting people, right?"
"Yes, there have been quite a few gangs that have broken up recently. They recruit the best."
"It's becoming more and more difficult to rob the Takigawa Trade Road, and the internal strife among the water bandits will become more and more fierce." Involution is not just an invention of his native world.