Ma Cheng hid all the large ships and warships in Poyang Lake.
Only small boats roamed the north of the Yangtze River, serving as a material search team.
Three days later, some more refugees appeared in Jiangbei.
But they didn't go near the river.
He just watched the material search team from a distance.
"Your Majesty, the fish is about to get hooked." Ma Cheng brought back the news about the fleet.
"This fish is still a little cautious, not that reckless." Song Yang said with a smile.
Yu Ming curled his lips and said: "No matter what kind of fish, we will bring it to him on the net!"
The refugees in Jiangbei must be spies for the rogue bandits.
They did not come rashly, but sent scattered teams to check.
Song Yang asked the fleet to continue searching for supplies along the river as if nothing had happened.
When they discover rogue bandit spies, they will be warmly invited to board the ship.
However, few of those refugees boarded the boat. The few who boarded the boat occasionally, Song Yang was the same as the first group.
First take them around the city and then tell them they will be quarantined the next day.
These people may be spies or spies sent by the rogue bandits.
They thought they could do something in the refugee isolation area.
However, they didn't know that there were more than 600 Fengzhou Renaissance troops at the refugee isolation point...
As long as you enter the quarantine facility, Wang Yongning guarantees that he will fight you to the death. Not to mention escaping, there will be people following you when you go to the toilet.
Although Fengzhou is new, it is still easy for 600 people to watch dozens of numbers.
Three days passed like this, and a total of twenty-seven refugees were picked up, all of them strong men.
Yu Ming even saw that two people were from the Guards.
Of the twenty-seven people, only two guardsmen ran away that night, and the rest were all packed into the isolation camp.
"Would it be bad if those two guards ran away?" Fang Zhe was a little worried.
Song Yang shook his head and said: "There is nothing we can do about it. If we don't let them go, they may give up the attack."
"If they come, we will destroy them. If they don't come, it will be God's will."
Song Yang could see clearly that the current situation was like this.
Jiangzhou is not surrounded by a city wall, and there is air leakage from all sides. Even if the bandits secretly come by boat, they will not be able to detect it.
There is simply no way to achieve a completely flawless layout.
…
"Your Majesty, Qiao Jinglong is here."
On the morning of the fourth day, Qiao Jinglong came to Fucheng with 500 Renaissance troops.
When Ma Cheng was recruiting ships the day before yesterday, Qiao Jinglong knew that there might be rogues invading Jiangbei.
Immediately brought over the Renaissance Army organization.
Chu Fang stayed behind on De'an's side.
This guy was promoted from agricultural clerk to chief clerk of De'an.
"Why are you here?" Song Yang looked at Qiao Jinglong who was leading the troops.
"My lord, please forgive me. I heard that there were rogue bandits attacking me, so I brought people here for reinforcements," Qiao Jinglong said, cupping his fists.
Song Yang curled his lips and mobilized the army without orders. This was against the rules.
But then I thought about it, De'an's 500 Renaissance Army had never been in actual combat before, and this time it was just for training.
"Now that you're here, let's get ready."
"Yu Ming, you come to coordinate the arrangements."
Song Yang did not blame Qiao Jinglong, after all, caring leads to chaos.
Just let Yu Ming give you a warning about the troop deployment later.
On the night of July 28th, a clipper ship came to report that a large number of rogue bandits had appeared in Jiangbei.
They gathered dozens of boats at Longgan Lake, including more than a dozen tankers and more than 30 small boats. They were suspected of crossing the river tonight.
After struggling for several days, the bandits finally determined that there were no large warships in Jiangzhou and decided to cross the river.
If they had known that the twenty or so internal agents sent here didn’t even have a chance to speak, they would definitely not have taken action rashly...
"Boss. The moonlight is dim tonight, which is a good time for a sneak attack!"
"Yes, boss, let's do it!"
The gangsters were used to carrying out sneak attacks, and one by one they encouraged Luo Xin to do it.
Luo Xin frowned, thinking about crossing the river.
The Yangtze River is not like those small rivers in the north. With such a wide river surface, people on the other side look like little ants.
The boat didn't even have time to reach the other shore.
Is it dangerous to cross the river at night?
"Boss, let's do it! Our Liao brothers are willing to take the lead!" A bandit leader volunteered.
"Yes! Let's do it. We have sent more than 20 internal agents in the past few days. When we move here, they will set fire to support us, and they will definitely take Jiangzhou in one fell swoop!"
The Liao brothers were Yellow River water thieves, and they usually engaged in the business of killing people, stealing goods, and robbing cargo ships.
They live on the water all year round and are good boat operators.
Moreover, the Liao brothers colluded with many thieves by the rivers and lakes they passed along the way south.
Their power has grown to nearly a hundred people.
The rogue bandit team is not monolithic, and the forces within it are complex. If Luo Xin didn't have some prestige, it would be impossible to organize these people.
The gang of water thieves headed by the Liao brothers proposed a sneak attack on Jiangzhou tonight, and there were many followers.
Although Luo Xin had concerns, he finally nodded and agreed to the Liao brothers' plan.
"Cross the river at three o'clock in the morning!"
…
"Sir, the situation in Jiangzhou is a bit strange."
In a dark place in the rogue military camp, several tough men gathered together.
The two leaders were from Liaodong Road and the guards of the Andong Protectorate.
The two hundred households were ordered to transport military supplies south, but they encountered a natural disaster on the road.
When they arrived in the capital, they saw that the capital was in ruins, so two hundred households started thinking about doing something.
But within a few days they encountered the rogue army led by Luo Xin.
After some small friction, the remaining dozens of surviving guards were no match for the thousands of rogue bandits, so they temporarily joined forces with the rogue bandits.
As guards, they always look down on rogue bandits.
So they sent a separate person to Jiangzhou to investigate a few days ago.
As a result, what was discovered was indeed different from what the rogue spies saw.
"Sir, Jiangzhou City is indeed extremely wealthy. Judging from their people's clothing, diet and mental state, they must have no worries about food and drink."
"And there are a lot of people in Jiangzhou. Just looking at the number of houses, we estimate that there are at least 10,000 people."
"With so many people, there will only be a few hundred people strong?"
"The King of Jiangzhou is still alive!"
"He can manage the city in an orderly manner. Maybe all the counties in Jiangzhou have been integrated by him."
"How come this kind of person only has so few soldiers?"
There are many ethnic minorities in Liaodong Province, and small-scale conflicts often occur.
The guards there have grown up in battles and conspiracies all year round, and are much more sensitive than the rogue bandits.
After the spies finished speaking, the two hundred households looked at each other, and one of them said: "I once served in Jiangning Mansion for one year."
"There are countless boats all over the south of the Yangtze River. When it comes to water skills, the people in the north are far behind!"
"But what are we seeing on the riverside these days?"
"There are seven or eight watercrafts and a dozen small boats. In a place like Jiangzhou with waterways extending in all directions, how can it be possible that there are only so few boats?"
The more the man spoke, the more his frown became tighter.
Another hundred households also said in a deep voice: "I heard that Poyang Lake originally had a naval commander's office! Could it be that all the ships were destroyed?"
"It's impossible. How could the ship be completely destroyed when it's on the water!"
Having said this, several guardsmen quickly came to a conclusion.
"Must be hiding it!"
"They're fishing!"
Coming to this conclusion, the guards looked at each other, and one of them asked carefully:
"Should we tell Commander Luo?"
One of the hundred households said with a cold expression:
"tell him?"
"Haha! If you tell him now, he will definitely pretend that you can't hear or see!"
"For Luo Xin, it would be best if Jiangzhou can win, but it doesn't matter even if he fails."
"Then the Liao brothers are becoming more and more disobedient."
"If we can get rid of the Liao brothers with the help of the King of Jiangzhou..."