There is a space for passenger planes in the late Ming Dynasty

Chapter 171 Jiazhou Black Tiger Gang

Jiazhou Prefectural Government Office, Zhizhou Gongfang.

Chen Jiace came to the public house early in the morning to wait for news. He had been very anxious recently. The magistrate of Fugu County under Jiazhou had actually rebelled. According to Emperor Chongzhen's temperament, he would be severely punished.

So last night I heard that Chen Xiong, the person in charge of Fugu in Jiazhou, was captured. He immediately became energetic. Only by making outstanding contributions in the operation to eliminate Lin Feng, the rebel, can he be exempted or given a lighter sentence.

At this time, the clerk of the public office came in and reported: "Zun Zhou, the head of the arresting team has arrived and said that the results of the interrogation have been obtained."

"Let him in quickly." Chen Jiace said urgently. He must quickly find a way to save himself. This Chen Xiong is the best breakthrough.

"I've seen Zhou Zun..." Bao Ronggang was about to salute.

Chen Jiace immediately interrupted him and said: "Don't waste time, hurry up and talk about the interrogation."

"Yes, that Chen Xiong is a coward. He returned the punishment even though he was not tortured very much." Bao Rong replied.

"What did the main recruit do?"

"One is about Fugu's deployment in Jiazhou. According to Chen Xiong, Lin Feng's Zhenming Group has a branch in Jiazhou. Chen Xiong is the chief, and there is also a deputy chief named Cao Qiang, who has also been arrested , but that person is a tough guy and won’t confess no matter how hard he beats him." Bao Rong continued.

"The chief executive has been recruited. It doesn't matter whether the deputy chief is recruited or not. Let's continue."

"Fugu's branch in Jiazhou also used shops as a cover to hide about twenty people, preparing to cause rebellion in Jiazhou or act as internal agents when attacking Jiazhou. There is also a Jiazhou intelligence station, which is said to have two Three intelligence agents.”

"Have these people been caught?"

"We didn't catch anyone last night. Chen Xiong has confessed to another hiding place. We may not have enough manpower in the arresting room, so we need to ask the strong squad to assist in arresting people." Bao Rong continued.

"Scribes, immediately notify the leader of the strong squad to lead people to arrest. Bao Rong, you send someone to lead the way." Chen Jiace deployed.

"Yes!" Bao Rong and the scribe responded.

"Are there any other confessions?" Chen Jiace then asked.

"Yes, he also explained Lin Feng's main strength. The army that was said to be rebelling in Fugu was called the Zhenming Army. There were one cavalry battalion, two guard battalions, and two garrison battalions. Each battalion had 500 people, a total of about Two thousand five hundred people came.

In addition to Fugu and Shenmu, they also occupied Zhenqiang Fort. Liu Qianhu who was stationed there was also killed by Lin Feng. "Bao Rong continued to report.

"This Lin Feng is so bold and has been planning for a long time. A small Fugu County actually has more than two thousand soldiers and horses, and even Qianhu Fort was captured." Chen Jiace said angrily.

Fortunately, Lin Feng established the Governor's Office before the rebellion and limited the Zhenming Group's functions to the commercial field, so Chen Xiong was not aware of the subsequent adjustments to the Zhenming Army.

"This Lin Feng is indeed brave. They also sent Mongols to kill Yao Lu, our colleague in Jiazhou." Bao Rong also agreed.

"The thief is so hateful, he has done so many evil things. Is there any other valuable content?" Chen Jiace continued to ask.

"Yes, Chen Xiong also confessed that Lin Feng and Li Xiongzhen, the vice president of their Zhenming Group, are both from Taiyuan, Shanxi. Lin Feng has a fiancée and Li Xiongzhen's family members are both in Taiyuan. We can inform Taiyuan to arrest people to threaten Lin Feng."

This Chen Xiong is simply a scumbag, he explains everything cleanly. Fortunately, Li Xiongzhen went to Luoyang because he was in a hurry and took a large amount of goods with him. He took a boat directly to Linxian County in Shanxi Province without stopping in Jiazhou. Chen Xiong didn't know that he was going to Luoyang to implement the group's Luoyang strategy.

"This information is very important. Please sort it out quickly. Shaanxi Dusi's counter-rebellion army will arrive soon, and I will report it to the court immediately." Chen Jiace ordered. With this information, at least he can atone for his crimes and suffer less. Dealt with it.

To the west of Jiazhou City, Mishi Lane.

A team of more than 100 Jiazhou strongmen rushed into a remote yard at the end of the alley. There was a fierce fight inside, and after a while, more than a dozen injured men were escorted out.

This was the original hiding place of Sitong Express in the Jiazhou branch of the Zhenming Group. Due to Chen Xiong's betrayal, it had been completely destroyed by the state government. Many people died and some were caught.

In another alley in the east of Jiazhou City.

Deng Hao from the Zhenming Army's Jiazhou Intelligence Station took an intelligence agent with him and hid in the small yard of shop clerk Jiang Jiaming's house.

At this time, the door was quietly opened, and an intelligence officer and Jiang Jiaming walked in.

"How is the situation?" Deng Hao asked.

"Too bad, Chen Xiong must have rebelled. The Jiazhou Yamen officers arrested our branch at its hiding spot in the west of the city early in the morning.

When I went there, the government officials had already arrived and I didn't have time to remind them. The brothers in the hiding place died, were caught, and were all destroyed. "The intelligence agent went to the west of the city to investigate the situation as soon as the curfew was lifted in the morning.

"Hateful traitor, the Governor will never let him go!" Deng Hao said through gritted teeth.

Then he said to the intelligence officer: "Get out of the city immediately and send the information about Chen Xiong's betrayal and the destruction of the Jiazhou branch back to Fugu, so that the Governor can make preparations in advance."

"Yes!" The intelligence officer set off immediately after receiving the order.

"Xiao Jiang, are you safe here? Does Chen Xiong know where your home is?" Deng Hao then asked.

"Chen Xiong later only ate and drank with Jiang Li and a few other losers all day long. He never cared about the situation of our guys. Only shopkeeper Cao cared about us, so he didn't know where my home was.

Now that no one from the state government has come, Shopkeeper Cao must have not surrendered and confessed. But as time goes by, if the guys who check our store one by one may be discovered, we have to make preparations in advance. "Jiang Jiaming replied.

"Is there any other place to hide?" Deng Hao then asked.

"Two streets away from here, there is a dilapidated earth temple. There are about a dozen beggars inside, controlled by a small leader. This guy is very harsh on his subordinates. If you can kill him, you can control this gang. A beggar should be able to hide his whereabouts very well." Jiang Jiaming suggested. He is a local and is still very familiar with the surrounding situation.

"This is a good suggestion. Without further ado, we will go to the Earth Temple immediately. In order to prevent the news from leaking, Jiaming will also go with us, so don't tell your family." Deng Hao explained.

"Understood! I left a note saying that I was going out on business so that my family would not worry. I also packed some food to take with me. Food is the most effective way to win over beggars," Jiang Jiaming replied.

Soon, the three of them went to the Earth Temple.

The Earth Temple in the east of the city.

A sinister man with a sinister face sat on the steps, biting into a sizzling and oily chicken leg.

The dozen or so beggars in tattered clothes below looked at him with envy. A few younger beggars even slapped their mouths, causing saliva to flow down involuntarily.

"What are you looking at? Why don't you hurry up and beg for money? If you don't get five cents today, you won't have anything to eat at night." The evil man said fiercely.

"Boss, it's too difficult to get money now. It's hard to get five coins. We've been hungry all day. Please be kind and let us eat something first." An older beggar plucked up the courage. said.

"If you don't get the money, you won't be able to eat anything. I'll beat you two dogs!" the evil man continued to chew on the chicken legs and ordered.

A lean man named Ergou with a slavish look on his face immediately stepped forward and kicked the elderly beggar who made the suggestion, followed by a series of punches and kicks.

"Don't hit Lao Zheng on the head. Why don't we go and ask for money?" Several beggars came around and begged.

"You bunch of bastards, you won't understand unless you beat me. Let's see who dares to resist." The evil man said proudly.

"Me!" Deng Hao and his entourage came in and happened to see this scene.

"Who, who are you? Come on, you two dogs!" The evil man ordered his royal thugs again.

It's a pity that he made the wrong calculation this time. Ergou, who was as thin as a stick, could not be the opponent of Deng Hao and others. He was kicked to the ground with one kick.

This time the situation was reversed. Deng Hao stepped forward and stepped on the two dogs and asked the beggar below: "What evil things have these two people done? Tell them quickly and I will make the decision for you."

The beggar below was a little confused when he saw this situation. Everyone looked at each other and then at the evil man who was still holding the chicken legs. No one dared to say a word. Deng Hao understood it at a glance. He put down his leg that was stepping on the two dogs and walked towards the evil man.

At this time, the evil man also threw away the chicken legs, took out a rusty short knife from his arms, and rushed over, preparing to chop down Deng Haoliwei.

Deng Hao pulled out his waist knife and chopped off the evil man's broken knife with one blow. Then he kicked him over and put the knife on his neck.

"Okay, good man, please spare your life. This territory and money will be given to you." The evil man saw that the situation was not right and immediately begged for mercy.

At this time, Jiang Jiaming and another intelligence officer also stepped forward to control Ergou again.

Deng Hao then said to Jiang Jiaming: "Tie the two of them up first, and then give everyone some food to fill their bellies."

"Okay!" Jiang Jiaming and an intelligence agent named Huang Cheng came forward and tied up the evil man and Ergou, and tore off the dirty cloth to gag their mouths.

Huang Cheng was originally from Xi'an Prefecture, Shaanxi Province. He fled to Fugu to escape the war. When he almost starved to death outside Fugu City, Lin Feng sent someone to give him porridge to save him. Later, he was first recruited into the Minzhuang Team because of his performance. The outstanding one was Tingfengwei again.

Jiang Jiaming then took out the food he brought from home, mainly some steamed buns, from his pocket and distributed them to the beggars.

Everyone took the steamed buns and immediately ate them hungrily. It was obvious that they were very hungry.

"Slow down, don't choke." Jiang Jiaming explained.

Seeing that the beggars were almost full, Deng Hao began to ask: "Now everyone can tell, do these two people usually do a lot of evil? How should we deal with them?"

The beggars were still a little scared and hesitated to speak. At this time, a little beggar stood up first and said: "They are so bad. Xiaoya was so hungry that day that she secretly bought a bun to eat with the few coins she asked for, and she was beaten to death by them."

"Yeah, he's very vicious. He usually beats us or doesn't give us food. He takes all the money we ask for."

"Little Shitou's legs have been broken by them before."

……

Seeing that someone was taking the lead, several beggars also came up to complain.

"Heroes, please make the decision for us. These two people are really bad. We are just afraid of their vicious methods, so we don't dare to resist. You see, my whole body was beaten by them." Old Zheng stood beside his head As he spoke, he unbuttoned his tattered shirt, revealing his scarred back.

This was the case in society at the end of the Ming Dynasty. Evil officials bullied good people, and villains bullied honest people.

"I'll make the decision for you, do you dare to take revenge?" Deng Hao asked.

"I dare!" said the little beggar who was the first to stand up.

"Okay, what's your name?"

"I am Xiao Shitou. Their legs were broken by them and I am still a little lame. Xiaoya is my sister. I hate them so much." Xiao Shitou replied through gritted teeth.

"Who else dares to stand up?"

"Me! Me!" Someone took the lead, and several younger beggars stood up one after another.

"Okay, drag the evil man and those two dogs over here. Let's take revenge and complain if we have any grudges!" Deng Hao ordered.

Jiang Jiaming and Huang Cheng dragged the two villains like dead dogs to the open space in the middle of the Earth Temple. There was infinite fear in their eyes, and they whimpered and desperately wanted to beg for mercy.

Seeing that the two of them lost their usual fierce looks, Xiao Shitou became bolder, picked up a wooden stick and rushed forward.

"I asked you to break my legs and kill Xiaoya! I want revenge!" Xiao Shitou cursed and beat her hard with a wooden stick.

Some of the other beggars picked up stones, some picked up branches, and rushed forward together.

Within a few minutes, the screams of the two villains died out, and they looked like they had passed out.

Deng Hao signaled Huang Cheng to come forward together, one person grabbed one, twisted his hands hard, broke their necks, and sent them home completely.

"Hero, I know where they hide their money." At this time, Lao Zheng came up and said.

"Okay, Lao Zhengtou and I will go get the money. Huang Cheng, take a few people to find a place to dig a hole and bury these two people." Deng Hao ordered.

"Yes!" Huang Cheng went out with a few beggars.

Deng Hao followed Lao Zhengtou to a slightly better side hall of the Earth Temple and dug out a package in the hole in the corner.

There were some clothes and a large bag of broken silver and copper coins inside. After counting, there were about forty or fifty taels, which was the balance of the beggar gang for almost a year.

Deng Hao called Jiang Jiaming, gave him a few taels of silver, and asked him to take two people to buy some food.

In the evening, Huang Cheng and Jiang Jiaming came back.

"Boss, everything is settled. The place where the body is buried is very hidden. It will not be discovered without a careful search." Huang Chenghui reported.

"it is good!"

"Stationmaster Deng, I bought two stones of grain, and also bought some meat, oil, salt and so on. I didn't dare to buy more grain for fear of being discovered." Jiang Jiaming also reported.

"Okay, be careful. Let's make a fire and cook some meat. Those who dared to come up and kill the two villains just now will be rewarded with a small piece of boiled meat." Deng Hao ordered, listening to himself. Those who have the courage to resist must be rewarded.

When Xiao Shitou and others heard this, they immediately showed expectant and excited smiles. They had not eaten meat for a long, long time.

Soon, dinner was ready. A pot of thick porridge with salt and vegetable leaves was cooked, and a piece of meat was cooked. The fragrant meat made everyone salivate.

After serving everyone a night of porridge, Jiang Jiaming cut the meat into seven or eight small pieces with a knife and gave one piece to each of Xiao Shitou and others.

Deng Hao, Xiao Shitou and others each placed a piece of meat on top of the thick white porridge and ate it.

The other beggars salivated when they saw several people eating delicious pieces of meat, but they didn't have the courage, so they couldn't blame others.

When managing a small team, you can't make a big pot of rice. The good and bad must be distinguished based on performance, so that others can be motivated to obey orders.

But even without meat, this meal was already the best meal the other beggars had eaten. Everyone licked the rice plate with satisfaction, not missing a single grain of rice.

"Do you still want to have enough food and even meat in the future?" Deng Hao asked.

"miss you!"

"I think, you must obey my orders, and don't call me a hero anymore. I announced the establishment of a Black Tiger Gang, with me as the gang leader and Jiang Jiaming as the deputy gang leader. Everyone can just call me gang leader." Deng Hao announced.

He felt that forming a gang would be the best way to hide his whereabouts and mobilize gang members to find out information. In order not to attract attention, they also gave it the name Black Tiger Gang, a bad street gang.

"Gang leader, I wonder what our Black Tiger Gang will do in the future?" Lao Zheng asked bravely.

"You usually use the name of begging to help us find out news. Recently, you have focused on asking for news about the coming of the imperial army. As long as everyone obeys the instructions, I guarantee that everyone will have enough to eat every day." Deng Hao said.

"That's great, thank you very much, Gang Leader!" Lao Zhengtou took the lead in thanking him.

As a result, a very inconspicuous small gang was added to the establishment of Jiazhou. No one thought that a move that Deng Hao arranged casually in order to hide would play a huge role in the attack on Jiazhou City in the future.

　Small gang, big achievements

　　

　

(End of this chapter)