After Wang Gang dealt with Wang Ermazi, he collected his men, and sent some of them home to work in the fields. Some of the young men formed a militia and trained with the government officials on weekdays.
The militia had about 150 people, and the government officials included less than 200 people.
The total number of bandits gathered in Jiujiang totaled nearly 3,000.
Two hundred versus three thousand, no one thought Wang Gang could win.
Rumors slowly spread in the yamen that Wang Gang was preparing to abandon the county and flee, and people in Jiujiang County were panicked.
Wang Gang, on the other hand, looked leisurely and did not do anything serious all day long. He just ran around here and there, not knowing what he was busy with.
The rumors circulating in the yamen were naturally the work of Du Yuanwai.
Although he had lost Niu Wenjin and Du Ming, there were still some people in the yamen, and it was only a trivial matter to spread some rumors about him.
Du Yuanwai has already made up his mind to join forces with bandits to sack Jiujiang, and Hu Dahai has already negotiated terms with the bandits, and will only be able to cooperate internally and externally when the time comes.
Three thousand bandits temporarily gathered in Niuwei Mountain, fifty miles east of Jiujiang.
"This Sheng Changfeng doesn't seem to be afraid of bandits attacking the city?" Hu Dahai also heard about Wang Gang's bold words.
Du Yuanwai coldly snorted: "A scholar, after annihilating a few bandits, thinks that his military skills are unparalleled. I have seen many such people."
Hu Dahai said worriedly: "After Sheng Changfeng came to Jiujiang, what he did was step by step, controlling the county government bit by bit, and annihilating Wang Ermazi. This should not be underestimated."
Du Yuanwai said coldly: "Don't let others' ambitions destroy your own prestige. It's not like you don't know how many people there are in Jiujiang County Government. With just those people, Sheng Changfeng can rise to the top!"
While Du Yuanwai was discussing with Hu Dahai how to lure the bandits into the city, a servant came to report that the county magistrate was visiting.
Du Yuanwai subconsciously thought that Wang Gang had known about his plan and was here to catch him.
"How many people are here?" Hu Dahai was about to summon the servants of the Du family to resist.
"I only know the county magistrate," the servant said.
Du Yuanwai and Hu Dahai choked at the same time, a mouthful of phlegm stuck in their throats.
"Are you sure he is the only one here?" Hu Dahai asked.
The servant is a little strange, one person is one person, can this be counted wrong?
Du Yuanwai and Hu Dahai looked at each other and asked his servants to introduce Wang Gang into the living room.
"Master-in-law, Sheng Changfeng came over at this time. Did he find something?"
"Probably not, otherwise he wouldn't be able to come alone." Du Yuanwai said with a gloomy face: "I'll go see him first. You are arranging for some people to hide outside the living room. If there is any movement, bring people in to rescue me."
Du Yuanwai arranged everything before going to the living room to see Wang Gang.
"Sheng Shanda, Mr. Du didn't know that you are coming here, so you are not welcome from afar!" Mr. Du showed a fake smile when he saw Wang Gang.
"Commander Du, please don't blame me for disturbing you." Wang Gang laughed.
"I wonder why you are here, sir." Du Yuanwai was not in the mood to be polite to Wang Gang and went straight to the point.
"You must have heard about it, Yuan Du! All the bandits near Jiujiang County have gathered on Niuwei Mountain. I plan to strike first and take the initiative."
Du Yuanwai opened his mouth wide, unable to believe that Wang Gang would say such a thing.
Don’t you have an idea of how many people you have under your command?
Two hundred people versus three thousand, and you still want to take the initiative, go ahead and kill someone! Normal people can do this.
Du Yuanwai was confused by Wang Gang's brain circuit.
"Sheng Shanda, are you kidding me? Did I hear that the bandits gathered three thousand people?" Du Yuanwai said tentatively.
Wang Gang smiled and said: "It is precisely because we have few people here that I came to Master Du to borrow people."
"Looking to borrow someone from me?" Du Yuanwai asked in confusion.
"I know that Du Yuan has many servants in his waifu and even more tenants." Wang Gang pointed out.
"My servants and tenants have never fought in a war, and some of them have never even held a knife." Du Yuanwai said.
"They don't have to actually go to the battlefield, they just serve as heads to enhance our momentum." Wang Gang explained:
"You also know that those bandits are just a bunch of gangsters who run rampant in the countryside because of their large number of people. As long as we have more people than them, we will scare them to death."
What Du Yuanwai was thinking about at this time was how he had suffered heavy losses from the guy in front of him. Could it be that the deaths of Niu Wenjin and Du Ming and Hu Dahai's injuries were really accidents.
Anyone who is sensible knows that fighting a war does not rely solely on large numbers of people. There are more than 100,000 people in Jiujiang County, and each one of them can drown Wang Ermazi with just a drop of spit.
But why was Wang Ermazi able to stay in Santou Mountain for so many years and live freely for so many years?
Ordinary people encounter bandits, even those with knives, and are frightened half to death. How can they be capable of fighting?
"In addition to Du Yuan, I have already discussed with several wealthy households in Jiujiang County. They are all willing to help the Yamen overcome this difficulty. Those who have money will provide help, and those with money will provide money.
After these bandits are wiped out, I will also go to the officials to ask for credit for you." Wang Gang continued.
"It's my duty to help the imperial court. How many people do Shanda need?" What else could Du Yuanwai say, but he could only agree.
"There are not even a hundred but eighty servants in the Du Mansion. Just give me seventy people. As for the number of tenants, give me as many as you want." Wang Gang said excitedly.
Du Yuanwai called the housekeeper and asked him to summon the young men in the house, and then let Wang Gang choose.
Wang Gang selected seventy strong men and prepared to take them away.
"Stay here, Shanda people." Du Yuanwai stopped Wang Gang and asked, "I don't know when your Excellency is going to set off to suppress the bandits. Du is not talented. Please prepare some dry food for the soldiers."
Wang Gang said without thinking: "In four days, I will send troops to Niuwei Mountain."
Du Yuanwai bid farewell to Wang Gang with satisfaction and went back to find Hu Dahai.
"Sheng Changfeng is ready to take the initiative. Please inform those people of the news quickly. Once Sheng Changfeng leaves, Jiujiang County will be an empty city." Du Yuanwai said with a smile.
Hu Dahai worriedly asked: "Could this be Sheng Changfeng's plan to deceive us on purpose?"
Du Yuanwai sneered: "Whether it is true or not, Sheng Changfeng will lead people out of the city in three days. This cannot be faked. As soon as he leaves, you will notify the bandits to enter the city and capture Jiujiang County."
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Hu Dahai is still a little worried, always feeling that things are a bit weird, but Du Yuanwai doesn't want to worry about this.
Three days later, the weather was sunny and sunny, and Wang Gang finally left Jiujiang with everyone in the yamen and a temporary recruitment team, a total of 3,500 people.
Du Yuanwai and Hu Dahai even went out of the city to see them off. They watched Wang Gang's team walk away before excitedly returning to the city.
Hu Dahai and Du Yuanwai separated into two groups. Hu Dahai went to contact the bandits, while Du Yuanwai went back to Du Mansion, gathered the remaining servants, and fought together towards the backyard of the Yamen.
Du Yuanwai wants to capture Wang Gang's wife Hai Chaoyun. As long as he has the hostage in hand, he is not afraid of Wang Gang's return.
The three thousand bandits were originally hiding near Jiujiang County. They waited for Hu Dahai to come and report the news, and then rushed into Jiujiang County like crazy.
The county town was undefended and the city gates were wide open. Three thousand bandits rushed directly into the city. Just as they were about to burn, kill and loot, the city gate behind them suddenly closed and a group of people ran out from nowhere.
These people all wore Song Dynasty-style armor and held the most elite weapons. They would kill bandits on sight.
Then groups of soldiers rushed out of the alley and killed the bandits by surprise.
Soon the sound of fighting began to ring out in Jiujiang City.
When Hu Dahai saw something was wrong, he wanted to inform Du Yuanwai, but before he could take two steps, a cold arrow came out of nowhere and pierced his chest directly.
On the other side, Du Yuanwai and others rushed into the yamen. No one was found, and they rushed directly into the backyard to find the female relatives.
Unexpectedly, as soon as he rushed into the backyard, he saw Wang Gang sitting in the yard with a golden sword, and there were more than a hundred people waiting for him behind him.
"Du Yuanwai, you brought these servants to our county government office not to file a complaint, right?" Wang Gang said to Du Yuanwai with an evil smile.
Du Yuanwai had already realized at this time that he might have been deceived by Wang Gang.
"Didn't you lead people to suppress the bandits?"
Wang Gang said with a smile: "The bandits came to the door themselves, why should I go there?"
Du Yuanwai was greatly shaken. At this time, shouts of death could be heard in the city.
"Commissioner Du, I would also like to thank you for gathering those bandits and saving me a lot of effort." Wang Gang raised his knife and started fighting, saying:
"Are you going to surrender without mercy, or should I go over and chop you up?"
Du Yuanwai's expression changed several times, and finally he gritted his teeth and said to his servant: "Kill him."
Servant, you look at me, I look at you, I don’t want to do anything.
Firstly, it was because Wang Gang was an official, and it was a very serious crime to kill an official of the imperial court.
Secondly, there are obviously more people on Wang Gang's side, and the servants are not stupid either.
Fortunately, Wang Gang didn't give them much time to think about it. When Du Yuan Wai made a sound, Wang Gang had already taken action. He struck Du Yuan Wai's head directly with a broadsword as light as nothing.
Du Yuanwai seems to have also practiced martial arts, but he is far from comparable to Wang Gang. After one move, his body was stained.
