Kai Fu Han

Chapter 457 "Rebels" 1
"What...what do you do?" Chongchang rubbed the bridge of his nose between his eyes with a sad look on his face.

"Are we still there?" His subordinates also looked pityful.

"So much preliminary preparation work has been done. If we don't move, all the efforts will be in vain." Chongchang looked confused.

"However, we have no orders from our superiors and no cooperation from the field army. We are so weak that it is difficult to achieve anything. Even if we can barely achieve it, Chengshi County in the north, Wanting County in the west and Dingtao County in the east are all fake Qi. , Chuqiu County in the south belongs to Southern Zhao." His subordinates were already a little frustrated: "We are surrounded on all sides, I don't know if we can hold on until the field army comes over."

"We can't rely on field troops. The League of Nations has stopped its westward advance in Juye County. It must have its own strategic plan. We cannot disrupt the League of Nations' strategy." Chongchang shook his head: "It seems that we have to change our strategy."

"How to change?"

"If we want to do it, let's do it big." After saying this, Chongchang's eyes were filled with determination.

...

On August [-], the Jihe River basin flows from Jiyin County to Dingtao County.

Because part of the Yellow River water flows into the sea, the width of the Ji River is several times wider than before the Yellow River flows into the Huaihe River.To the northeast of the basin are Liangshanluo and Dongping Lake. Dongping Lake and Liangshanbo are connected in the same vein, and are collectively called "Eight Hundred Miles of Water".

On weekdays, there are not many boats on the Ji River, but today it is particularly lively. From time to time, there are large and small boats going upstream from east to west.

On a fishing boat carrying a load of about one hundred stones, a tall, sturdy man wearing a black hat and a cloth vest stood on the bow of the boat. He had a raw cloth skirt tied around his waist. His exposed limbs and muscles were tangled, and his face He has thick flesh on his upper body, exquisite eyes, a yellowish beard on his cheeks, and dark skin. From a distance, he looks like he is made of pig iron.

"Brother Xiao, why do we have to go through this muddy water? How comfortable is it to fish in the water?" A sailor resting on the deck asked the man.

"The world is not peaceful. The warships of the Xinghan League have been cruising back and forth in the water recently. Many fishermen have been arrested. If we don't make some quick money, the future will definitely be difficult." He was called Brother Xiao. The person replied.

"I heard that the Xinghan League that came over this time is a good court that makes decisions for the people. Why don't we just vote?" the sailor suggested.

"There are no good officials in the world. I think how powerful I, Xiao En, was back then. In the end, I was not forced to run away by a small country official. I am so old and still have no fixed place to live." Xiao En shook his head.

"Brother Xiao, are we following the rebels to rebel against Qi this time?" The sailor was a little timid: "Brother Ruan and Brother Ruan were such heroic figures back then, but weren't they also exploited by the government and died on the battlefield..."

"Stop talking, I already know that this time is just to make quick money. According to the agreement, we only need to block the people from the west from crossing the Ji River for two days, and we can get 2000 taels of silver." Xiao En waved his hand to interrupt. The sailor said later: "I will not make the same mistakes with my brothers."

……

Jiyin County, where Diting is stationed.

"Can Ruan Xiaoqi be trusted?"

"According to the information from the Eagle's Nest, the three Ruan brothers have many shortcomings, but one thing is worthy of recognition, which is their loyalty." Chongchang answered his subordinates' questions: "Besides, our remuneration of 2000 taels was only paid 500 li. Thousands of years of silver are hanging in front of me, so don’t worry that they won’t come.”

"Then why not notify the navy directly and ask them to block these water bandits downstream of Jishui River and arrest them all in one wave?" the subordinate asked again.

"The banks of the Jishui River are so big, how can it be blocked. What's more, Ruan Xiaoqi has a relationship with Sun Li of the Field Army, so it's hard to do everything right." Chongchang shook his head. "Hey, I don't know if this Ruan Xiaoqi is blessed or not. He finally recruited him. He was deprived of his official position and demoted to a commoner because of playing in a captured dragon robe, but because of this incident, he lived to the end." In Shijie Village, Ansheng fished for a living, and met Ding Shixie, a village tyrant, so he couldn't return home."

"So we need to establish the Han League to make this world fair." Chongchang said
It turns out that Xiao En is Ruan Xiaoqi who returned to his hometown.

After Ruan Xiaoqi broke up with her brothers in Liangshan, she returned to Shijie Village. Under the pseudonym Xiao En, she took her daughter to fish in Jihe and Shuibo to make a living, living a peaceful life and serving her mother.Last year, due to drought and shallow water, fishing was not possible, and the village eunuch Ding Shixie owed fishing tax. Ding Shixie sent Ding Lang to collect the fishing tax, but Ruan Xiaoqi had a bad temper and offended the Ding family by not talking about speculation.

The Ding Mansion sent a teacher, Ding Suo, to capture Xiao En. Xiao En couldn't bear it anymore and beat everyone to pieces.

Xiao En then went to the Yamen to sue the fishing tyrant Ding Shixie. However, the Ding Mansion colluded with the Yamen, and the county magistrate instead gave Xiao En a forty-year-long stick and forced him to apologize to Ding Shixie.

In anger, Xiao En showed great power, took his daughter across the river at night, entered Ding's house at night, killed the fishing tyrant Ding Shixie and his family, and sailed away in a boat.

"That Ding Shixie is also stupid. Xiao En was called the "Living Yama" before, which shows that he is also a fierce and domineering figure, and he actually pushed him into a desperate situation." His subordinates sighed.

After Xiao En sneaked into the eight hundred miles of water, he gathered a group of poor fishermen who also had no way out. They usually made a living by fishing and occasionally robbed merchants passing by the water.

So Xiao En was called a "water bandit" by those who listened.

This time, Chongchang took the initiative to contact Ruan Xiaoqi (Xiao En) and asked him to help guard Jihe for two days. He was willing to pay 2000 taels of silver for this. Ruan Xiaoqi was short of money and readily agreed.

"Squad leader, Ruan Xiaoqi's men have arrived." A spy came in from outside the door to report.

"Okay, let the 'rebels' start taking action." Chongchang ordered.The "rebel" here does not mean the rebel army, but the code name of a spy who is the "protagonist" of this operation.

After arranging for someone to pass on the order, Chongchang led the stationed spies toward the south gate of Jiyin County.

Jiyin County, as the Guofu County of Xingren Prefecture, is much larger than the average county seat. Moreover, Jiyin County is closer to Nanjing Yingtian Prefecture, and its prosperity is stronger than the average county seat.

The city wall is twelve miles in circumference and has a permanent population of 3.

When I came to the gate of the south city, I saw that the gate of the city was still the same as usual, with residents from inside and outside the city coming in and out from time to time.

After a while, some young and strong men gradually gathered near the city gate, each looking for a place to stay, either in a teahouse, on the street, or in an alley.

Around noon, the number of pedestrians at the gate of the city decreased, those who should have left the city had already left, and those who should have returned to the city had not yet returned to the city.

Smoke and dust rose from the south of the official road, and the brigade came running towards the city gate from the south.

Boom!Boom!
When the warning bell was rung on the upper floor of the city gate, the soldiers under the city gate immediately woke up and began to drive away people who wanted to enter or exit the city gate, intending to close the city gate.

"Up!" Chongchang shouted and rushed towards the city gate.

(End of this chapter)