A truly violent hurricane can even scrape the ground three feet away. No matter how deep-rooted the grass on the wall is, it has no resistance.
Du Yuande and Wang Jiahe will soon experience the terrifying scene of this violent hurricane.
As the secret conversation between Du and Wang deepened, time passed quickly, and it was almost noon before they knew it.
During this period, the cargo ships of Du and Wang were filled with supplies one after another and left the Nanjing River Port Terminal without any accidents.
However, just when Du Yuande and Wang Jiahe were satisfied with this scene, they suddenly heard a burst of crying coming from the direction of the dock.
Du and Wang looked up and saw a member of the Wang family running towards them, all wet, crying and shouting with a panicked expression.
This child of the Wang family is none other than Wang Qi, a member of a branch of the Wang family who was slapped by Wang Jiahe not long ago.
Seeing such a scene, Wang Jiahe couldn't help but be shocked.
He clearly remembered that Wang Qi had been assigned an escort task by himself and had left the Nanjing pier with the first few cargo ships as early as two hours ago!
But now, why did Wang Qi come back again and again, soaked all over, in a miserable state, crying and shouting?
Could it be that something happened to the Wang family's cargo ship?
Surprised and doubtful in his heart, Wang Jiahe quickly stood up and went over to meet him. Du Yuandez and the Du family's cargo ship left the dock at the same time as the Wang family's cargo ship. Worried that something might happen to their own cargo ship, they also stood up quickly and followed Wang Jiahe closely.
Soon, Wang Qi rushed to Wang Jiahe and continued to cry: "Master! Something bad is happening! Something is going wrong!"
Wang Jiahe asked anxiously: "What is going on? Weren't you responsible for escorting the cargo ship and left long ago? Why did you go and come back? Where are the cargo ships you escorted? Where are the cargo ships?"
There are many people in the Wang family, so Wang Jiahe didn't care at all about why Wang Qi was in such a mess at this time, and just kept asking about the whereabouts of the Wang family's cargo ship.
Wang Qi sobbed: "Master, after your nephew escorted the cargo ship to leave the Nanjing pier, everything went smoothly at first, but when our cargo ship arrived at the junction of Nanjing and Suzhou, it was about to leave Nanjing.
On the occasion, they suddenly discovered that the officers and soldiers of the Jiangfang Battalion had blocked the river in front!
The nephew had no choice but to order people to dock the ship. The officers and soldiers of the Jiangfang Camp boarded the cargo ship one after another. After a short investigation, they announced that our Wang family cargo ship was suspected of smuggling, and then forcibly detained our cargo ship, sailors, and
All the supplies on the cargo ship, even though the nephew moved out of the Wang family name, gave Jiang Fang Camp a lot of money, but they were still unwilling to accommodate, saying that Liu Huaiyuan, the commander of Jiang Fang Camp, had issued a death order, and all suspected
Smuggling cargo ships must be severely punished...
Fortunately, the man from Jiangfang Camp who was responsible for searching the cargo ship on which my nephew was traveling didn't seem willing to completely offend our Wang family. After my nephew stuffed him with dozens of taels of silver, he deliberately let the water go unchecked while he was being detained.
My nephew jumped off the boat and escaped! However, my nephew's water skills were average. After jumping off the boat, he only swam more than a hundred feet before he was exhausted. He almost drowned in the river. Fortunately, a fishing boat came to rescue him and he finally made it to the river.
After returning to Nanjing, I can report this incident to the head of the family..."
Although Wang Qi is a descendant of the Wang family, he is obviously a talented person. Just from the content of his report, it can be seen that this person is not only very resourceful and courageous, but also loyal to the Wang family. In order to report to Wang Jiahe as soon as possible
According to the news, he even risked his life by jumping off a boat and escaping, almost becoming a water ghost.
It's a pity that after all, they are just a member of the side tribe. Wang Jiahe still didn't care about Wang Qi's narrow escape. He just stared in disbelief and said, "Jiang Fang Camp? Jiang Fang Camp actually dared to detain our Wang family's cargo ship? Who gave them the courage?"
When Du Yuande saw Wang Jiahe's reaction, he couldn't help but feel contempt.
A capable and loyal member of the side tribe like Wang Qi didn't even offer a word of condolence after narrowly escaping death. It's no wonder that despite the large number of Wang family members, there are always no outstanding talents emerging.
However, Du Yuande would not be kind enough to make amends for Wang Jiahe. He had more important things to focus on now.
So, Du Yuande immediately grabbed Wang Qi's sleeve and asked sternly: "The Du family's cargo ship and the Wang family's cargo ship left almost at the same time. The Wang family's cargo ship was detained by Jiangfang Camp. What about the Du family's cargo ship?"
Wang Qi was still crying and said: "The Du family's cargo ship was also detained by the Jiangfang camp... Not only the cargo ships of the Wang and Du families, but also the cargo ships of the Bai family in southern Jiangxi, the Zhang family in Suzhou, the He family in Yangzhou, and even the cargo ships of the Song Dynasty.
All of our cargo ships were forcibly detained by Jiang Fang Camp! Because Jiang Fang Camp detained so many cargo ships, the river at the junction of Nanjing and Suzhou has been completely blocked!"
After hearing this, Wang Jiahe became more and more shocked and exclaimed: "Even the Song family's cargo ship was detained? Did Jiang Fang camp have the courage to do so? Who is supporting them?"
Seeing that Wang Jiahe had not yet understood the situation, Du Yuande became more and more contemptuous and snorted: "Brother Wang, can't you understand it now? Who else can support Jiang Fangying except that Zhao cabinet minister?"
Afterwards, Du Yuande no longer counted on Wang Jiahe, thinking that the head of the Wang family was only smart but incapable of holding up a big scene, so he directly took over the situation and quickly issued an order: "Du Gaozhen! You rush to the East Garden immediately.
, report this matter to the old Patriarch Song and Zhou Shoufu!
Du Gaoliang, you immediately contact the various gentry families on the dock. After informing them of the matter, invite them to act together in the names of myself and the head of the Wang family, rush to the junction of Nanjing and Suzhou, and jointly put pressure on the Jiang Fang Camp!
Du Gaoyao, you immediately contact the Grain Gang Headquarters in Nanjing City and ask Hall Master Zhang Bao and Zhang to second a group of grain gangs, the number of which should not be less than a thousand, to accompany us Jin gentry. If we have the grain gangs to support us,
We will be more confident when putting pressure on Jiang Fang camp!"
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! As Du Yuande finished speaking, several of the Du family disciples behind him took orders loudly and left quickly.
After hearing Du Yuande's instructions, Wang Jiahe finally recovered from his panic, nodded repeatedly and said: "Yes! Yes! We need to immediately ask Zhou Shoufu to administer justice, and we must also unite all the gentry to provide relief to Jiangfang camp.
Pressure, and then there is the strong grain gang. They are all experienced men. If we really want to fight, those officers and soldiers of the Jiangfang Battalion who only know how to take cards will most likely be no match!"
Unknowingly, Wang Jiahe has become Du Yuande's yes man.
However, Wang Jiahe’s statement also makes sense.
The Liang Gang - also known as the Caobang in later generations - was not only closely related to the Jin gentry forces, but also Zhou Shangjing's right-hand man in Nanjing. It was also a very important gang force in Jiangnan. Among the strong Liang Gang, many people were
Having experience in gang fights and even fighting with river bandits, compared to the officers and soldiers of the Jiangfang Battalion who only know how to get cards after long-term training, the strong fighting power of the Liang Gang may be even better!
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Under Du Yuande's command, the gentry on the dock quickly received the relevant news and quickly gathered around Du Yuande and Wang Jiahe. They reached a consensus in the shortest time and believed that all parties
Now the Jin gentry must advance and retreat together and jointly put pressure on Jiang Fangying.
Nearly half an hour later, Nanjing Grain Gang also rushed to support. Zhang Bao, the Nanjing gang leader, personally led the team and led more than 1,500 grain gang members to the Nanjing Pier in a mighty manner.
The members of the Liang Gang were all armed with sticks, knives and forks, etc. They were obviously prepared for the worst.
With the help of these more than 1,500 powerful grain gangs, plus the domestic slaves and nursing homes under various gentry families, Du Yuande actually summoned about 3,000 people in a short period of time, at least in terms of number of people.
They are no less inferior to the officers and soldiers of the Jiang Fang Camp. The influence of the Jin gentry forces is evident at this moment.
When Zhang Bao rushed to the Nanjing Pier, he also brought a message from Zhou Shangjing.
"Master Du, Master Wang, and all the wise gentlemen, Zhou Shoufu asked me to send a message. What he means is - when you negotiate with Jiang Fangying in the future, you must have a tough attitude and a firm stand.
Force Jiang Fang Camp to release all cargo ships as soon as possible. We must not let these gangsters do whatever they want! If Jiang Fang Camp is still unwilling to give in and be accommodating, then even if they meet with swords and trigger a small-scale battle, they will not hesitate! In short,
, you don’t have to have any scruples, even if the sky falls, Zhou Shoufu will be able to support you!"
After hearing Zhang Bao's message, all the gentry naturally felt Zhou Shangjing's tough stance, and seeing that they had three thousand men under their command, which was considered a strong force, they all regained their courage from the panic, and they all shouted with excitement.
Shout!
"Yes! If Jiang Fangying still dares to make things difficult for us, we will fight them to the death!"
"The total strength of Jiang Fang Camp is only 5,000. After deducting free wages, it may not have as many people as we do. Our strength is superior, so there is no need to worry!"
"Let's let Jiang Fangying take a look now and see who is in charge of this Jiangnan territory!"
While all the Jin gentry were shouting, Du Yuande noticed something was wrong, so he secretly pulled Zhang Bao aside and asked in a low voice: "Hall Master Zhang, can you lead the grain gang disciples to come to help?"
, I am naturally grateful, and I will be rewarded afterwards, but it’s not that I don’t trust Hall Master Zhang, I just want to ask more, why... such a big thing happened, but I didn’t see Zhou Shoufu or the Song family.
The Lord personally came to take charge? If Zhou Shoufu and the Song family head came in person, wouldn't it only take a few words to convince Jiang Fangying?"
Zhang Bao turned around and looked around. After seeing that the other Jin gentry were not listening, he also lowered his voice and replied: "Master Du, the old Patriarch Song once said that among all the Jin gentry, you are a rare understanding person, and you will follow up."
The action is also focused on you, so I will tell you some things alone, but you must not spread it! The reason why Zhou Shoufu and the old family leader Song did not come in person is because they still have to stay in Nanjing
Stay in the city and guard against other variables!"
Du Yuande frowned and asked again: "Some other variables? What other variables are there? Could it be Zhao Junchen?"
Zhang Bao's expression became more solemn and he shook his head and said: "Zhao Junchen has no foundation in Nanjing and is weak, so he is not considered a variable. Zhou Shoufu and Song's old family master mainly want to guard against the seventh prince and Nanjing's eunuch Xi Cheng!
In addition, the noble forces seem to be ready to make a move! Therefore, this conflict with Jiang Fang camp will depend entirely on us!"
The seventh prince! The eunuch guarding Nanjing! The noble force!
After hearing these words, Du Yuande couldn't help but be shocked, his expression changed, as if he had guessed something.
Seeing the change in Du Yuande's expression, Zhang Bao immediately reminded in a solemn voice: "Master Du! The morale of the military must be stable!"
Du Yuande was startled again, and finally controlled his facial expression, and stopped thinking about other things. Instead, he turned around and directed the elite gentry and grain gangs to assemble a team.
After another quarter of an hour, everything was ready, so Du Yuande, Wang Jiahe, Zhang Bao and others led their three thousand troops to board the ship and rushed to the border of Nanjing and Suzhou.
place.
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As we rushed by boat, we were speechless all the way.
About two hours later, Du Yuande finally led the crowd to the junction of Nanjing and Suzhou.
Then, Du Yuande looked up, and sure enough he saw that the Jiangfang camp had blocked the river in front, and the cargo ships of various Jin gentry were also detained by the Jiangfang camp to both sides of the river bank. There were hundreds of them densely packed, which can be said to be...
The scene is spectacular.
At the same time, when the officers and soldiers of the Jiangfang camp saw the Jin gentry forces arriving with a large group of troops from a distance, they did not dare to neglect. In addition to leaving some personnel to guard the cargo ships and block the river, the rest of the officers and soldiers also gathered in formation and were ready.
When Du Yuande took a closer look at the specific situation of the officers and soldiers of the Jiangfang Camp, he couldn't help but feel extremely angry!