Paper Maker: This is the end of the Ming Dynasty in Liaozhai

Chapter 158 Move Light!burn out!
The station of the Dezhou Guard was not far from the pier. When Liang Ping and his men came to the pier with their soldiers, Tang Xiangjin and his men also brought their soldiers to the pier at the same time.

"Old Tang, what should we do?"

Seeing Tang Xiangjin approaching, Liang Ping hurriedly stepped forward and asked, they had already alarmed many people near the pier, if it wasn't for the flying fish suits they were wearing, the entire pier would have been alarmed, but they couldn't delay too much time, otherwise they would definitely Alarm the high-level military officers of the guards on the pier.

"You lead people to block the pier, and the three of us will take down those military officers, and the state government office by the way, completely block the news here, and don't let Linqing Prefecture find out."

Tang Xiangjin said in a deep voice, if those military officers were in the guardhouse and had a large army guarding them, he would not dare to make such a big deal and want to completely block the news, but now that the military officers are all on the pier, it will be much easier to take them down.

The strength of the military attache of the guard is far inferior to that of Jin Yiwei, but in the army, personal force is only a part, and the military attache pays more attention to the ability to march and fight. After all, before the army, even martial arts masters can only choose to avoid their edge.

"it is good."

Hearing this, Liang Ping nodded, and then led the people towards the pier. Tang Xiangjin and the others also led the people into the pier.

...

Dezhou Water Transport Terminal.

As a node of the Grand Canal, it goes without saying how lively it is. There are people coming and going on the streets, merchants from all over the place gather, and all kinds of goods are dazzling.

However, as Tang Xiangjin and the others rushed into the pier with their troops, it was like a ferocious tiger rushing into the downtown area, and the lively atmosphere fell silent instantly.

"Where is Commander Liu Chunning's home?"

Tang Xiangjin pulled out the innkeeper from an inn with a gloomy expression.

"My lord, that's the one."

Looking at Tang Xiangjin, who was wearing a flying fish suit and looking fierce, the innkeeper pointed tremblingly at a three-entry mansion not far away.

"on!"

Knowing the location of Liu Chunning's house, Tang Xiangjin waved his hand directly, and the soldiers behind him rushed directly to the house.

"Where are you soldiers from?"

Seeing the soldiers rushing in, the servant at the door hurriedly scolded: "Don't you know that this is the house of the Commander?"

boom!
A general flag kicked out, kicked it flying, and then rushed into the house first, and the next moment, the sound of fighting came from the house.

Tang Xiangjin didn't do anything, but directed the soldiers to attack the houses of the military officers of the other guards. Although the military officers themselves also had family traditions, it was always difficult to practice horizontal kung fu, and very few of them could achieve something.

Of course, the main reason is that the military is noble and the military is cheap. Since the Tumu Fortress Change, military generals have been able to become marquises and worship generals, but there are very few who conferred wives and sons. The future is hopeless, and most military officers are addicted to enjoyment. Anyway, military officers are hereditary, as long as no big mistakes are made, the wealth and honor of future generations is determined.

Tang Xiangjin looked at the hundreds of households beside him: "Huang Lang, take 500 people to the state government and control the state city."

"Yes!"

Hearing Tang Xiangjin's order, Huang Lang nodded, and then led the people towards Zhoucheng not far away.

...

Under the suppression of thousands of elite soldiers, in less than an hour, the entire dock and state city were brought under control.

"Old Tang, the pier is under our control now, but if we want to take down the granary in Linqing Prefecture, I'm afraid we won't be able to do it."

Seeing the deserted streets, Liang Ping frowned and said, there are quite a few masters on the pier, and now there are thousands of elite soldiers suppressing them, and they can still suppress them, but if you want to take Linqing Prefecture, you must take most of them Soldiers and horses, there are at most a thousand people left here, and there is at most one of the four of them here. It is not easy for such people to completely suppress this place.

"Qianhu has other arrangements here."

Hearing this, Tang Xiangjin narrowed his eyes slightly and said, "You and I will go to the Four Seas Gang together."

The Four Seas Gang?
Hearing Tang Xiangjin's words, Liang Ping couldn't help being taken aback, but didn't ask any further questions, and followed Tang Xiangjin towards the Four Seas Gang's residence.

...

In the lobby of the Four Seas Gang at this time, Luo Yi and Wu Feng looked solemn. As the leaders of the Four Seas Gang, they are naturally not idiots. Although they still don't know where the soldiers and horses came from, it is fine if the other party controls the pier. Well, Lianzhou City is under control, which is obviously not a good thing.

It was either a rebellion or a mutiny. Over the years, there have been many mutinies in various places. There have been mutinies in the guards of many places. In the past few years, even a prosperous place like Hangzhou has had mutinies. Being ransacked, the Four Seas Gang, as the largest gang on the pier, might become the opponent's target.

"Two gang leaders, there are soldiers and horses surrounding us outside."

At this time, a member of the Four Seas Gang rushed in scrambling.

"What did you say?"

Hearing this, Luo Yi and the two stood up in fright, and the movements were so violent that even the chair was overturned.

The next moment, Tang Xiangjin and Liang Ping strode into the lobby.

When they saw Liang Ping and Tang Xiangjin, Luo Yi and Wu Feng were stunned. Tang Xiangjin, as the hundred households of Jinyiwei in Jinan Prefecture, they naturally knew each other. When they were imprisoned in the Jinyiwei yamen, it was Liang Ping who had been guarding them all the time.

"You go down first."

After being stunned for a moment, Luo Yi came back to his senses, and waved his hands to the helpers beside him.

After the gang members left, Luo Yi's face turned pale all of a sudden. He was not stupid. The moment Tang Xiangjin and the others appeared, he knew that Su Hao had rebelled!
This is one of the biggest nodes on the Grand Canal. The news from the capital had already reached here. He knew two days ago that Su Hao's biggest backer, Wei Zhongxian and Eunuch Wei, had been assigned to Fengyang. Now The meaning of Tang Xiangjin and his troops appearing here is self-evident.

"Lord Luo, this is a letter from Qianhu to you."

Seeing Luo Yi's expression, Tang Xiangjin just calmly took out a letter and handed it to him. When Su Hao told them to rebel, they also looked like this.

As soon as Luo Yi received the letter, Wu Feng also hurriedly surrounded him. After reading the contents of the letter, the hearts of the two turned cold instantly.

"Two gang leaders, I don't know how you plan to choose?"

Seeing that the two of them had read the letter, Tang Xiangjin said calmly.

how to choose?

Hearing Tang Xiangjin's words, Luo Yi and Wu Feng looked at each other with bitterness in their eyes. Do they have a choice?

At the beginning of the rise of the Four Seas Gang, they relied on Su Hao. It can be said that they were short of engraving Su Hao's name on their foreheads. Now that Su Hao rebelled, even if they didn't follow the rebellion, the court would not let them go.

What's more, Tang Xiangjin and Tang Xiangjin have both come to the door now, even if they want to disagree, they can't do it. The other party has thousands of elite soldiers.

The most important thing is that even if Tang Xiangjin did not force them, they would not end well. Now the Four Seas Gang occupies all the coolie businesses in the canals and wharves in Shandong, and there are more than 2 coolies on foot under the name of the Four Seas Gang People, their monthly income has exceeded 2 taels of silver. With such a large wealth, countless people have long been staring at the Four Seas Gang.

Before Su Hao blocked them, Su Hao had Wei Zhongxian backing him, the others didn't dare to turn against Su Hao, they could only watch them put a lot of money into their pockets, but now Wei Zhongxian fell, Su Hao rebelled, No one backs them up, and the huge wealth of 10,000+ taels of silver this year is simply not something they can afford.

A first-class martial artist who can save 4 to 2 taels of silver in a lifetime is already a good way to make money. Normally, it is normal to save a family business of 30 taels in a lifetime, and a year of [-] million taels of silver is a huge fortune. , Enough for those who covet them to tear them into pieces!

"Tang Baihu, we are able to have what we are today, all thanks to Qianhu's gift, we naturally dare not disobey Qianhu's orders."

After a moment of silence, Luo Yi said bitterly, "I don't know what Qianhu wants us to do?"

"Jiang Yan of Zhizhou and Commander Liu Chunning of the Guard are outside, and I hope that you, Lord Luo, can help us deal with them."

Tang Xiangjin said calmly, the meaning in the words is very clear, don't worry about other things, let's hand in the certificate.

"Tang Baihu don't worry, we know what to do."

Luo Yi sighed. For this kind of thing, he was already prepared just now. Tang Xiangjin couldn't trust them with such a big rebellion. The best way is to hand in the name certificate. They just couldn't get off the ship.

The two walked out of the lobby. Not long after, the screams of Zhizhou Jiangyan and Commander Liu Chunning came from the street. After a while, Luo Yi and the two came back covered in blood.

"The two helpers are open!"

Seeing this, Tang Xiangjin said with a smile on his face, "Now everyone is our own."

Hearing this, Luo Yi forced a smile on his face and said, "Tang Baihu, I don't know what to do next?"

"Capture the Grain Warehouse in Linqing Prefecture."

Tang Xiangjin said in a deep voice: "Then transport all the grain to Jinan Fucheng. I wonder how many people the Four Seas Gang can send now?"

"There are only 500 gang members at the pier now, and probably less than half of them are willing to follow us."

Luo Yi shook his head. Although the Four Seas Gang now has more than 2000 people, they are distributed in all the piers on the canal. Here is the headquarters with only 500 people. Except for a few large piers, there are basically only a hundred people in other places. .

"If anyone is willing to follow, let them help patrol the pier. If you don't want to, let them hide at home."

After thinking for a moment, Tang Xiangjin said: "You two follow us to capture Linqing Prefecture."

"it is good!"

Luo Yi nodded.

"Old Liang, you and Hao Yi are leading 500 people to stay here. Hao Yi is in charge of sealing off the pier. You lead people to control the Dezhou Guard and Dezhou Left Guard. Don't let anyone organize them."

Tang Xiangjin said again: "If possible, gather them as much as possible."

Although those guard soldiers have long been abolished, most of them are in their prime of life after all, and they only need to train for a period of time to be good soldiers.

"I will."

Liang Ping nodded. The military attaches of the Dezhou Guard and the Dezhou Left Guard had already been brought under control, and the remaining small officials like Baihu Zongqi and Xiaoqi did not have enough prestige to organize the soldiers of the two guards.

Besides, those soldiers have long been oppressed to the point of being inhuman, and they are not much different from slaves. If he raises his arms, he believes that many people will be willing to join him.

...

It didn't take long for dozens of merchant ships to go down the river. In just two hours, the merchant ships docked at the wharf in Linqing Prefecture. Under the suppression of more than 2000 elite soldiers, the entire wharf was easily controlled.

"Lord Luo, how many cars can we gather at the pier to transport grain to Jinan?"

Tang Xiangjin looked at Luo Yi who was on the side. Although he had taken the grain warehouse, the more important thing was to transport the grain to Jinan Prefecture. Originally, it would be more convenient to take the waterway, but if he wanted to take the waterway to Jinan Prefecture, he had to go through Pingshan Weihe Dongchangwei's territory, their current strength is already very stretched, there is no way to go by water, the only way to go is by land, if you take the official road, it takes about two to three hundred miles, and you can reach Jinan in four or five days .

"This place is relatively prosperous, and you can collect about a thousand vehicles, but most of them are mule carts and donkey carts. There are relatively few horse carts, but there are quite a few wheelbarrows."

After thinking for a while, Luo Yi opened his mouth and said.

"Collect all the cars, and then call all the coolies on foot, and let them escort the grain to Jinan Prefecture."

Tang Xiangjin said in a deep voice: "The news here can probably be blocked for six or seven days. Before the soldiers and horses of Pingshanwei and Dongchangwei arrive, we can count as much as we can transport. If we can't transport them, we will burn them all." Already!"

"I'm going to collect the car now."

Luo Yi nodded hastily. Since he has chosen to seek refuge with Su Hao, he will naturally not be half-hearted.

...

Soon, a team of convoys carried grain and headed towards Jinan along the official road, and at the same time official ships also carried a large amount of grain to Dezhou Water Transport Wharf.

"Baihu Tang, we have already transported [-] shi of grain, but all the cars and official boats in Zhoucheng have been used up."

Looking at the granary that was still full of grain, Luo Yi looked serious. Su Hao wanted to stick to Jinan Mansion, so food is very important. The granary here and the other side of Dezhou add up to millions of stones of grain. If they can all be transported to Jinan Go to the mansion, then Su Hao can recruit at least 10,000+ soldiers and horses. I dare not say anything else, but it is still possible to defend a Jinan mansion, and it is even possible to take down the Qingzhou mansion.

"As much as you can transport."

Hearing this, Tang Xiangjin shook his head and said, "I've already had people stare at Pingshanwei and Dongchangwei. As long as there is no movement there, we will continue to transport them. Once troops are dispatched there, we will burn the remaining grain. , back to Texas."

Jinan Mansion has to block the news, and they can't mobilize troops. With only two thousand people in his hands, it is basically impossible to block more than 6000 people from Pingshanwei and Dongchangwei.
Although he may not be defeated, he can't afford to be defeated. Although the more than 2000 people under him are well-trained, they have never been on the battlefield. With more than 1000 people in Liangping, they might still be able to fight.

(End of this chapter)