Jiang Xiao was one of the infamous "Eight Owls", but now he has become the leader of the dead soldiers under the command of the seventh prince Zhu Hejian. The chaos in Nanjing these days is largely due to Jiang Xiao's actions.
reason.
But Song Jicheng never took Jiang Xiao seriously.
The reason is very simple, because Jiang Xiao is just a tough bandit with experience in the frontier army. He is not like Song Jicheng who comes from a wealthy family and has great supernatural powers. He is not like Song Jicheng who has been influenced by his ears and eyes since childhood and is well-informed. He is not like Song Jicheng who has read poetry and books.
Knowing the past and present, Song Jicheng naturally did not take Jiang Xiao seriously.
For Song Jicheng, the only thing worth paying attention to about Jiang Xiao is that he is the leader of the Seventh Prince Zhu Hejian's soldiers and has connections with His Highness the Seventh Prince. However, under the current situation in Nanjing, it is absolutely impossible for Zhu Hejian to directly help him.
to him.
Therefore, Song Jicheng believed that if he presided over this round-up operation, he would be sure to be foolproof and capture him easily.
But the final result was that Song Jicheng was completely played by Jiang Xiao.
What made Song Jicheng even more angry was that after the round-up operation failed, he spent nearly half an hour and invested a lot of energy in the investigation before finally figuring out the specific means by which Jiang Xiao played with him.
Just as Song Jicheng speculated, the group of "Nanjing defenders" who left Jiang Xiao's hiding place early were the dead soldiers under Jiang Xiao's command in disguise.
Although Song Jicheng's men were quite cautious and immediately dispatched 30 Nanjing patrol officers to follow and monitor them, these 30 Nanjing patrol officers usually maintain law and order in Nanjing city and scare the people, but they are definitely not the 20 "taunting" police officers.
The opponent of "Wind" Dead Warrior.
Therefore, these twenty "Chaofeng" dead soldiers quickly created an opportunity and knocked down all thirty Nanjing patrol officers.
When they started to take action, the "Chaofeng" soldiers seemed unwilling to make the matter too big and kill too many people from the government, but they did not spare any effort. The Nanjing patrol officers who followed them immediately killed eight people.
Seven people were injured, but the remaining people did not dare to resist. They abandoned their weapons and surrendered without any hesitation. Not one person escaped, so they were completely defenseless.
It can only be said that although the northern frontier army is completely corrupted, it at least still has actual combat experience. In the Jiangnan area, Wen Tian and Wu have been playing tricks for many years. The combat effectiveness of the Nanjing defenders is far weaker than that of the northern frontier army, but at least it has not yet
The training was completely abandoned. As for these Nanjing patrols, they were only equivalent to later generations of patrols, not even professional soldiers. Their strength was not even as good as the Nanjing garrison. It was natural that they were easily annihilated by the well-trained "Chaofeng" dead soldiers.
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After solving these Nanjing patrols, the "Chaofeng" dead soldiers knocked out all the surviving people, and then threw them and the bodies of the killed people into a vacant shop not far away.
In the end, these people took off their clothes, put on the Nanjing patrol camp attire, and transformed themselves into Nanjing patrol officers.
After disguising their identities again, the "Chaofeng" dead soldiers quickly turned around and returned to Song Jicheng's encirclement, using their Nanjing patrol guise as if they were also participants in this round-up operation. Not only did they perform swaggering public actions, they also frequently
Passing false news and false orders to various forces completely disrupted Song Jicheng's seemingly well-thought-out peripheral arrangement.
It must be said that there was a huge flaw in the round-up operation arranged by the Song family.
That is - there are too many and too complex forces involved in this action.
Not only the patrol camps, grain gangs, and guardians of the major Jin gentry families, but also the strong men of the Song family's various industries were all involved, and manpower was also drawn from different locations in Nanjing City.
Under such circumstances, let alone people from different factions, even people with the same faction are generally unfamiliar with each other.
Take, for example, the Nanjing patrol disguised as a dead man named "Chaofeng".
The Nanjing patrol battalion's participation in this round-up operation was led by Wang Sheng'an, a lieutenant general in the patrol battalion. However, when Wang Sheng'an was recruiting people, on the one hand he wanted to gather as much strength as possible and show his spare no effort in front of the Song family.
On the other hand, due to the deliberate instructions of the Song family, they could only mobilize close confidants to participate in the operation to prevent the news from leaking out. As a result, the Nanjing patrol officers participating in this round-up operation came from different areas in Nanjing city.
You must know that Nanjing is the largest city in the Far East at this time, with a population of one million. Naturally, the patrols in the south of the city do not have many opportunities to meet and contact with the patrols in the north, and they are all strangers to each other.
The "Chaofeng" dead soldiers quickly understood this flaw, and naturally wanted to fish in troubled waters. Under their frequent delivery of false news and false orders, the encirclement arranged by Song Jicheng soon became completely chaotic, and they easily tore open a
There was a rift, but Jiang Xiao keenly seized the opportunity and escaped directly with another group of "Chaofeng" dead soldiers.
This series of actions may seem difficult and complicated, but in actual operation there are more variables.
However, the "Chaofeng" soldiers still completed the operation quickly and without any danger.
This is not only because the "Chaofeng" dead soldiers themselves are well-trained and have a tacit understanding. They have already understood the surrounding environment and prepared sufficient plans, but also because all the forces involved in this round-up operation are just a bunch of mobs, making "
The "Chaofeng" dead warrior found too many flaws that he could exploit.
Regarding these matters, Song Jicheng waited until the round-up operation failed and spent a lot of time and energy to figure it out.
In any case, despite having an absolute advantage, Song Jicheng still allowed Jiang Xiao and his dead soldiers to escape, and he is undoubtedly to blame.
He originally wanted to use this round-up operation to show off his talents to Zhou Shangjing, but now it turned into a complete embarrassment.
Thinking of this, Song Jicheng naturally fell into a state of madness.
However, the leaders of the various forces involved in this round-up operation did not know how to watch what was happening and continued to report all kinds of bad news.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! First of all, Wang Sheng'an, a lieutenant general from the Nanjing patrol camp, rushed over with an ugly expression to report: "Song Gong, the missing patrolmen have been found, but eight of them died.
Seven people were injured, and all their weapons were taken away...
Alas, this time I led the brothers from the patrol battalion to participate in this roundup. Originally, I acted without permission and did not notify Yingtianfu Yamen and the garrison office. It would be fine if I finally achieved a miracle and successfully captured those gangsters.
, but now nothing has been found. Instead, the brothers have suffered heavy casualties. I am afraid that I will not be able to explain it to the superiors... Therefore, I hope Mr. Song will take care of my efforts to serve the Song family. I will definitely help him next.
two……"
Later, Tang Pi, the leader of the Grain Gang, came over with the same ugly expression and reported: "Song Gongzi, I have interrogated the Nanjing defenders and grain gang members here. According to their confessions, the reason why they are willing to
They followed Tang Kun and Cai Tan to provide shelter and cover up their tracks for these gangsters. It was because the gangsters gave each of them a gold leaf and promised to give them two more gold leaves afterwards, so these Nanjing people appeared.
The defenders and the grain gang colluded with the gangsters...but other than that, the villain did not get any more useful information from the interrogation!"
Finally, Song Jiawu enshrined Xia Zhenwu, the leader of the nursing home. After he led a group of people through the Qingxi River Gate to investigate outside Nanjing, he quickly returned to Song Jicheng.
Regardless of being wet, Xia Zhenwu frowned and reported: "Mr. Song, after I personally passed the Qingxi River Gate to investigate outside Nanjing, I found many traces one after another, proving that a group of bandits had indeed used the Qingxi River Gate to advance the attack.
Escaped, but these people are extremely sophisticated and cautious, covering up most of their whereabouts, making it difficult to track accurately! However, I have also sent people to contact the garrison outside the city and asked them to cooperate with us in the pursuit. There may be unexpected gains.
maybe!"
After hearing the bad news one after another, Song Jicheng, who had been suppressing his emotions, finally couldn't bear it anymore and completely exploded with emotions, and his originally handsome face became a little ferocious.
I saw him waving his hands and roaring loudly: "Trash! Idiots! They are all a bunch of trash and idiots! Our Song family has summoned thousands of people and invested so much energy, but we can let those gangsters be defeated so easily.
Did they run away? From the beginning to the end, you didn't even touch a hair on their head? Those gangsters just changed their skins, and they were able to pass on false news and false orders to you at will, and you believed it so easily?
And the Nanjing garrison and the grain gang here, just for a few gold leaves, dare to collude and defy the government's wanted order, and provide shelter to those ruthless bandits who are obviously very involved? Are they stupid?
You know, the reward silver provided by the Song family to the government alone is as high as 500 taels! Ha! They gave up 500 taels of silver reward just for a few gold leaves. Are they so stupid that they don’t even know the size of the amount?
Can’t you tell the difference?”
Upon hearing Song Jicheng's angry reprimand, the leaders of all forces bowed their heads and listened, not daring to refute, and seemed to feel deeply wronged.
But in fact, whether it was Wang Sheng'an, the lieutenant general of the patrol camp, Tang Pi, the big boss of the grain gang, or Xia Zhenwu, the military minister of the Song family, they all disagreed at this time.
I even thought that the young master of the Song family in front of me was really a little out of touch.
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After the "Chaofeng" dead soldier pretended to be a patrol officer in Nanjing, why could he easily pass on false news and false orders? Isn't it because you, Song Jicheng, didn't clearly explain the priorities of various forces and orders in advance?
Under such circumstances, all parties will naturally fully comply with the messages and orders delivered by the patrols out of habit.
Perhaps in Song Jicheng's eyes, the identity of the Nanjing patrol officers is not worth mentioning at all, but for ordinary people, the patrol officers with powers such as security inspections, street sanitation, fire prevention, etc. are definitely big shots who cannot be offended, otherwise they will not be offended in the future.
Don't even think about getting around in the market. Once you provoke the grudges of the patrolmen, they will find countless ways to make things difficult for you and make it difficult for you to move forward.
But it is obvious that Song Jicheng has no idea at all how capable he is of patrolling such "little people" and how powerful his deterrence is in the eyes of ordinary people.
Song Jicheng also said that the Nanjing defenders and grain gangs here were too stupid to decide to provide cover for the gangsters just because of a few gold leaves, which also reflected this wealthy man's ignorance of the sufferings of the world.
Whether it is the Nanjing defenders or the grain gangs, they are actually just a group of miserable people. The Nanjing defenders at the bottom are the slaves of the military attaches. Not only do they have to be manipulated by the military attaches at will, they also often have their property embezzled by the military attaches. The bottom grain gangs
The gang members are just trying their best, and the Liang Gang's fame has nothing to do with them.
Therefore, whether it is the Nanjing defenders at the bottom or the grain gang at the bottom, they may not be able to accumulate half a gold leaf in a year, but Jiang Xiao is actually willing to give three gold leaves to each of them in order to bribe them, which is definitely a big deal.
, enough to make them willing to take risks and risk their lives.
As for the fact that the Song family has donated 500 taels of silver to reward these gangsters, it is incomprehensible that the Nanjing defenders and grain gangs gave up the 500 taels of silver because of these few gold leaves.
, this kind of remarks further illustrates Song Jicheng’s ignorance of the rules at the bottom of society.
Yes! Your Song family did put out a large sum of money to reward the gangsters, but even if ordinary people provided information and helped your Song family capture these gangsters, would they be able to receive the reward smoothly?
After the layers of deductions before receiving the reward, and the exploitation by all parties after receiving the reward, how many taels are left in your hands in the end?
Various thoughts flashed through everyone's minds, but they were afraid of the power of the Song family and did not dare to refute them directly.
Seeing that Song Jicheng was going to continue to vent his rage, Xia Zhenwu, the leader of the Song family's Wu family and the nursing home, finally couldn't help but said: "Song Gong, calm down! I believe that this round-up operation has not completely failed.
There is room to save the situation!”
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! After hearing this, Song Jicheng was stunned for a moment, finally calmed down a little, and asked: "How do you say it?"
As the Song family's martial arts minister and leader of the nursing home, Xia Zhenwu is no ordinary person. Not only has he won a martial arts competition, but he also has a successful experience in running a bodyguard agency and a boxing gym. It can be said that he has rich experience in traveling all over the country.
Ren also had a certain respect for him, so Song Jicheng was willing to trust Xia Zhenwu's judgment at this time.
Xia Zhenwu said with a solemn expression: "After I left Nanjing City just now, I checked various traces. Although most of these traces have been destroyed by the gangsters, I can still see that the number of gangsters who escaped from the city was only a hundred people at most.
scale!
In fact, the Qingxi River Gate is not easy to pass and requires a lot of time and effort. The bandits can evacuate about a hundred people in a short time, which is already the limit!
According to our intelligence, the number of gangsters originally hiding here should be more than 170! So it can be confirmed that there are still at least 70 gangsters still staying in Nanjing City, but by disguising their identities,
The means of delivering false news and orders has escaped our encirclement!
Therefore, the top priority now is to find a way to find these gangsters who are still in the city, find out where they are hiding, and why they take the risk of staying in the city... As long as we can catch these gangsters who are still in the city.
Bandits, we can’t just return without success!”
After hearing Xia Zhenwu's suggestion, Song Jicheng finally regained hope and regained his composure.
Although Song Jicheng was pampered and a bit ungrounded, he was not a fool after all. After pondering for a long time, he finally clarified his thoughts and suddenly thought of something. He quickly raised his head and issued an order in a hurried voice: "Next, let's
Split up the action! Xia Zongfeng, you immediately take people to the vicinity of Zhanyuan, and I... take people to the temporary residence of the great scholar Huo in Nanjing City! Quick! Everyone must take action immediately, and we must not do it again.
Delay even a moment, otherwise it will be too late!"