After seeing the two bloody words "confess", most people present would immediately think of Jiang Fangying!
Most people believe that all these things must have been done by Jiang Fangying. People from Jiangfangying must have sneaked into their ships at night and first beheaded Wang Huizheng, the legitimate son of the Wang family, and then killed Wang Huizheng's head.
It was placed in the bedroom of Wang Jiahe, the head of the Wang family, and the two words "confess" were left in blood!
After all, the two forces are currently at war with each other and are full of gunpowder, both trying to persuade the other side to give in.
What's more, ever since they detained the Jin gentry's cargo ship, Jiang Fangying has been accusing the Jin gentry of committing crimes of mass rebellion, smuggling and tax evasion!
Apart from Jiang Fangying, the Jin gentry currently have no other mortal enemies who have reason to use such ruthless means to intimidate them.
But Zhang Bao has a different view.
Although Zhang Bao is now the head of the Nanjing General Hall of the Liang Gang, he did not have any background when he first joined the Liang Gang. Instead, he relied on his own ability and hard work to stand out among the nearly 100,000 Liang Gang disciples and step by step.
Those at the bottom have climbed up to their current status.
Therefore, Zhang Bao is extremely good in terms of his mind and knowledge.
When he saw the words "confession" written in blood on the wall of the cabin, he immediately realized two things!
First, this kind of bloody intimidation method is neither Jiang Fangying’s style nor Zhao Junchen’s style. It is completely the method of a desperado!
Moreover, Zhang Bao could not imagine that Jiang Fangying had any reason to choose this time and use such cruel methods to intimidate the Jin gentry to give in. This kind of thing would not be of any benefit to Jiang Fangying and Zhao Junchen, but would completely make them lose the government and the opposition.
Public opinion supports it, and then it is criticized by thousands of people, and its reputation is ruined!
Therefore, Zhang Bao secretly speculated that there might be another force hiding in the dark to add fuel to the flames and intensify the situation, hoping to prompt the Jin gentry forces and the Jiang Fang camp to start a war as soon as possible, and the people behind the scenes could take advantage of this opportunity!
As for who the person behind this mystery is, Zhang Bao can't guess yet.
Second, among the Jin gentry forces and the grain gangs, there must be moles and traitors!
Otherwise, it would be impossible for the people behind the scenes to accurately find the room of Wang Huizheng, the legitimate son of the Wang family, and quietly cut off Wang Huizheng's head without alerting the night watchmen, and then accurately find the room of Wang Jiahe, the head of the Wang family, and kill Wang Huizheng.
His head was placed on Wang Jiahe’s bedside!
Moreover, this mole's status is definitely not low, at least he is a confidant of the core figures of Jin Shen and Liang Gang, otherwise he would not know the specific location of Wang Huizheng and Wang Jiahe's room!
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Thinking of this, Zhang Bao kept looking around Wang Jiahe's cabin. When he saw that Wang Qi, a descendant of the Wang family, was still relatively calm at this time and was comforting Wang Jiahe who was still screaming, his eyes flickered for a moment.
Finally, Zhang Bao's eyes stopped at the window of the cabin room and found that someone had punched a hole in the window.
Zhang Bao quickly walked to the gap in the window and found a paper tube as thick as a little finger that had been discarded on the deck.
After picking up the paper tube, Zhang Bao gently fanned it with his hand, smelled the smell of the paper tube, and suddenly felt dizzy.
After shaking his head vigorously to regain consciousness, Zhang Bao sneered: "Ecstasy Powder! And it is the highest quality Ecstasy Powder! A Powder of Ecstasy of this quality is worth ten times the weight of gold! Just dig out a little of it with your fingernails.
It is enough to make a person completely sleep to death in a closed room! No wonder... after the other party entered the room, he placed his head and wrote words in blood, but the head of the Wang family did not wake up at all!"
As he muttered to himself, Zhang Bao further confirmed his judgment. The person behind the scenes was not only using gangster tactics, but the other party was not committing the crime randomly, but had targeted the Wang family and his son from the very beginning!
Thinking of this, Zhang Bao once again turned his attention to Wang Jiahe, the head of the Wang family... and Wang Qi, who was constantly comforting Wang Jiahe.
If they just wanted to add fuel to the flames and intensify the conflict, the people behind the scenes probably would not have specifically targeted the Wang family and his son when they committed the murder last night.
Obviously, the person behind the scenes finally targeted the Wang family and his son. It must have been based on the suggestion of the inner ghost, and they carried out the murder under the guidance of the inner ghost.
The insider did this for two reasons, either because he had a conflict of interest with the Wang family and his son, or because he was most familiar with the situation of the Wang family and his son.
As for Wang Qi... he happens to meet these two characteristics at the same time.
As far as Zhang Bao knows, although this Wang Qi has some talents and abilities, he is from a branch of the Wang family and has always been disliked by the Wang family father and son. Although he has a "Wang" surname in name, his status within the Wang family is
However, his actual status is not much different from that of an ordinary housekeeper and domestic servant, and he is often humiliated by the Wang family and his son.
At the same time, because Wang Qi is actually a close servant of the Wang family and his son, he is very familiar with the specific situation of the Wang family and his son. Not only is he very clear about the location of the Wang family and his son's room in the cabin, but he is also very aware of the Wang family's father and son's work and rest patterns.
It can even easily dispel the vigilance of the Wang family and his son!
Thinking of this, Zhang Bao looked at Wang Qi with eyes full of scrutiny.
At this time, Wang Jiahe was still screaming and struggling, and his state was almost crazy.
"Zheng'er! Zheng'er!"
"Blood! There is blood everywhere! Zheng'er's blood!"
"Zheng'er is looking at me! Zheng'er is looking at me!"
The sound sounds like weeping and roaring, which can be said to be frightening to those who hear it!
Wang Qi pressed hard on Wang Jiahe's struggling shoulders and consoled him loudly: "Master! Master, don't be like this! We must maintain the dignity of the Wang family! Brother Zheng was killed, and our top priority is revenge! It is revenge! We have to fight for it.
Brother Zheng takes revenge!"
After hearing what Wang Qi said, Wang Jiahe finally calmed down a little and stopped struggling and screaming.
He looked up at the bloody words on the wall. After a moment of confusion, he suddenly waved and pushed away Wang Qi in front of him. After struggling to get up, he stumbled to Zhang Bao, grabbed Zhang Bao's arms tightly, and ordered loudly:
"Yes! Revenge! We want to avenge Zheng'er! Hall Master Zhang, gather your troops now! Let's attack Jiang Fang camp immediately! Whether it's Liu Huaiyuan or Gu Xiqing, I want them all to die badly! I want to kill them myself.
Cut off their heads and place them in front of Zheng'er's grave as a memorial!"
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! As he roared, Wang Jiahe, who had always been timid and fearful, turned out to be more ferocious and determined than ever before!
As Wang Jiahe roared, the connections that the Wang family had accumulated over the years were fully revealed at this time.
All the gentry stood up one after another and responded loudly: "Yes! We now have the advantage in terms of military strength. This kind of thing must not be left alone! We must take revenge! Complete revenge!"
"Attack the Jiangfang camp immediately! We Jiangnan Jin gentry will never accept such humiliation and intimidation!"
"If we remain indifferent in the face of such humiliation and intimidation, we will be completely unable to gain a foothold in Jiangnan from now on!"
"Start the war! We must start the war!"
Seeing the anger among the Jin gentry, Zhang Bao couldn't help but feel in a dilemma.
He discovered a lot of strange things and decided that this matter was by no means simple. Under such circumstances, starting a war with Jiang Fang Camp would only allow the people behind the scenes to get their hands on it!
However, Zhang Bao's keenness and sobriety were only in the minority, and he could not stop the collective will of the Jin gentry.
Therefore, Zhang Bao turned to look at Du Yuande, the head of the Du family, hoping that Du Yuande could stand up in time to stabilize the mood of the gentry.
Before that, Du Yuande was also frightened by the tragic situation in Wang Jiahe's room. He kept holding on to the guardrail of the boat and vomited.
However, after all, the bloody head was not placed on Du Yuande's bedside, and the person who died tragically was not Du Yuande's son after all, so after vomiting for a long time, Du Yuande regained his composure.
Noticing Zhang Bao's look for help, Du Yuande couldn't help but fell into deep thought.
He also had a vague feeling that there was something fishy about this matter. The person who killed Wang Huizheng and threatened his side might not be Jiang Fangying, but maybe someone wanted to disturb the situation and fish in troubled waters.
But Du Yuande's perspective on thinking about the problem is completely different from Zhang Bao's.
Du Yuande is one of the core figures of the Jiangnan Jin gentry, and he plays a very important role. A big shot like him often does not care about the truth of the matter, but cares more about the impact of the matter.
After thinking for a moment, Du Yuande walked up to Zhang Bao and whispered: "Now not only is the morale available, but also the reputation of the troops! What's more, the prestige of the Jin gentry must be maintained! If we are destined to go to war with Jiang Fang camp, now is the time.
It’s the perfect time!”
In just one sentence, Du Yuande revealed three key pieces of information.
Morale can be used! Masters are famous! Jin gentry has prestige!
Prior to this, although the Jin gentry had been constantly gathering manpower to confront Jiang Fang camp, the vast majority of the Jin gentry were only counting on Jiang Fang camp to take the initiative to give in and compromise after seeing that their side was outnumbered, and did not intend to actually go to war with Jiang Fang camp.
Now the Jin gentry are all furious and determined to fight. They have temporarily forgotten all kinds of worries. It is the best time to start a war. This is the morale available!
At the same time, although the Jin gentry are local emperors and local snakes, and the number of people who depend on them is larger, and they can easily mobilize a large number of manpower, they are still the people. Once they go to war with the officers and soldiers of the Jiangfang camp, they will definitely be subject to rebellion.
Accusations, but now as long as Wang Huizheng's tragic death is pinned on Jiang Fangying, the Jin gentry can occupy a high moral position and gain support from the public opinion of the government and the public. If they start a war with Jiang Fangying at this time, the central court will not be too harsh. Maybe
He will also find ways to appease them, this is what makes a teacher famous!
In the end, no matter whether Jiang Fangying killed Wang Huizheng or not, the Jin gentry must take tough revenge and go back, otherwise the government and the opposition will regard the Jin gentry as soft persimmons who can be bullied at will. It can be said that there will be endless troubles, so even if the Jin gentry
Even though he knew Jiang Fangying was innocent, he still had to use Jiang Fangying to establish his authority at this time!
Zhang Baonai is a smart man, so he naturally understood what Du Yuande meant.
But it was Du Yuande's last words that really made Zhang Bao change his attitude.
Zhang Bao knew very well that the positions and demands of Jiang Fangying and the Jin gentry forces were too far apart, and subsequent negotiations were impossible to succeed. In addition, Zhao Junchen and Zhou Shangjing, the backers of both parties, also wanted to go to war this time. There was a high chance that both sides would go to war.
It still requires a real fight.
Therefore, Du Yuande's statement actually makes sense - "If we are destined to go to war with Jiang Fang Camp, now is the best time!"
After thinking about these things, Zhang Bao finally stopped hesitating and shouted: "In that case, let's start a war! If the order is passed, everyone, whether it is the grain gang, or the slaves, tenants, and long-term workers of various Jin gentry families, will immediately
Head to the shore to assemble! I will take command from now on..."
Following Zhang Bao's loud orders, all the Jin gentry and grain gang backbones also became busy, and they all began to summon and direct their own men to assemble the entire team.
However, the vast majority of the Jin gentry still did not intend to disembark from the ship to participate in the battle in person, and only wanted to stay on the ship to watch the battle. Only Du Yuande and Wang Jiahe disembarked from the ship for their own reasons and prepared to personally participate in the battle.
On the other side, although Zhang Bao complied with the requests of the gentry and decided to go to war, he still wanted to investigate the truth of the matter.
While all the Jin gentry were in a hurry, Zhang Bao waved his hand to summon a confidant and asked in a low voice: "Do you know anything about Wang Qi, a collateral descendant of the Wang family?"
After thinking for a moment, the confidant replied: "Among the many children of the Wang family, Wang Qi is considered outstanding, but he comes from a collateral family, so the more capable he is, the less popular he is with the head of the Wang family! This time,
Jiangfang camp detained the cargo ship of the Jin gentry, all thanks to Wang Qi's timely reporting of the news. It is said that in order to escape from the arrest of Jiangfang camp, Wang Qi jumped directly into the river to escape, and almost drowned in the river. Fortunately, there was a fishing boat route
rescue……
By the way, yesterday evening, after our negotiations with the Jiangfang camp ended, the two fishermen who rescued Wang Qi came specially to see Wang Qi, saying that they had picked up a jade pendant that Wang Qi left on their fishing boat and wanted to
I returned it, but I didn’t embezzle it for myself, which is quite honest..."
After hearing the report from his confidant, Zhang Bao sneered and ordered: "Send someone to keep an eye on Wang Qi! I want to completely control his every move!"
Zhang Bao has been in the world for decades and has almost never suffered a loss. Now that someone is causing trouble under his nose, he will naturally not give up!
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At the same time, as the Jin gentry forces and the grain gang began to assemble their troops to prepare for war, this aggressive and murderous posture soon attracted the attention of the officers and soldiers of the Jiangfang Camp.
With the continuous support of people from all walks of life, the Jin gentry forces have gathered more than 4,500 people at this time. Their strength is more than half that of Jiang Fang camp, and they have a clear advantage.
Therefore, after seeing such movement, Jiang Fang camp was naturally extremely nervous and also quickly prepared for war.
When Jiang Fang camp was preparing for the war, it was still as if it was yesterday. They blocked the Jin gentry children they had captured at the front to serve as human shields, and at the rear were arranged crossbows, catapults, strong bows and other large-scale killing weapons.
But this time, the Jin gentry forces were no longer afraid of this arrangement.
After all, escorting a delivery ship is a hard job, and the descendants of the Jin gentry who are responsible for this task are all marginalized figures in the major Jin gentry families. Under normal circumstances, the Jin gentry will still worry about their safety, but when the critical moment comes, the Jin gentry will
Will give them up without hesitation.
After the Jin gentry forces' domestic slave guards and grain gangs gathered together, the Jin gentry did not intend to negotiate with the Jiangfang camp again, and did not even say hello. Under Zhang Bao's shout, Wu Yangyang's
Rushed towards Jiang Fang camp's military formation.
Zhang Bao's command was not clever, and was even extremely crude. He just wanted to take advantage of his numerical advantage to directly overwhelm the Jiang Defense Battalion's defense line.
But Zhang Bao is not worried at all, because he also secretly holds another trump card!
Zhang Bao is full of confidence. As long as this trump card is played, his side will win quickly without even having too many casualties!
On the other side, Xu Qingyan, Liu Huaiyuan, Gu Xiqing and others were all baffled when they saw that the other party started a war without any room for negotiation. They had no idea why the Jin gentry went crazy.
But under the tight situation, Xu Qingyan no longer cared about these things, and shouted an order: "Quick! Let the catapults, crossbows, and archers in the rear attack immediately! The opponent is a group of rabble, and as long as it is hit by a long-range attack, it will definitely be a blow.
Coax them away!"
Xu Qingyan's idea is certainly reasonable. Weapons such as catapults, crossbows, and strong bows are always very effective in attacking rabbles!
But the next moment, Xu Qingyan received shocking news!
A large number of Jiang Fang Camp officers and soldiers - especially those who control catapults, crossbows and strong bows - have expressed their stance. They want to remain neutral in this conflict and refuse to follow orders to attack!