Forty-eight years of Qianlong

Chapter 177
This time, the Songjiang gang has put in a lot of effort in order to avenge their shame.First of all, the boats used by the people participating in the fighting were rented from Chuanshaying, the Susong Navy division (Nanhui County, where they were stationed).

Secondly, besides Xu Dayong and the eight of them who participated in the fighting, the rest were all sailors from Shandong, and all of them had good physical strength.In fact, because local farmers in Jiangsu and Zhejiang have many ways to make a living, they all regard water transportation as a fearful way.Most of the Caobang sailors in Jiangsu and Zhejiang were recruited from Xuzhou and the towns along the Shandong canal.So these sailors from Xuzhou and Shandong became the main force in the fighting.

Before boarding the ship, Wei San asked people to buy a lot of wine and meat, and distributed them after sailing.Seeing that there was wine and meat, everyone immediately cheered, took their share, sat in the cabin and began to eat and drink.

Wei San encouraged everyone in the cabin: "There is more than enough! Eat and drink enough, and tomorrow we will overthrow those sons of bitches raised by the Suzhou gang!"

When the boat left the boundary of Songjiang Mansion, Wei San saw that everyone was already full of wine and meat, so he took out weapons from the hold and began to distribute them.Xu Dayong took a look, and found that they were all the standard knives and guns of the green battalion.After thinking about it for a while, he asked for a Yanling saber; then Wang Changsheng and the seven of them also asked for a saber.

It is said that when fighting with cold weapons, you are not afraid of the opponent being cut with a knife, but you are afraid of being stabbed with a knife.Generally three or two cuts can't kill people. It's scary to see the bloody blood, and the problem with the hemostatic medicine bag is not a big problem; but with a knife, it hurts the internal organs with one knife, and it is basically difficult to save life (this is why it was said later. The reason why Baguazhang is poisonous is to turn a knife into a palm, and once it is poked on the waist, it will kill people.)
The reason why Xu Dayong chose the knife was to cut people and avoid killing people.And when they were pirates, they were used to using knives.As for the special training camp in Beihai Town, what Wang Yuanfang taught was daggers, and they were all one-hit fatal moves.

In winter, when the northwest wind blows, even if you drive a boat against the wind, you can get there from Songjiang to Suzhou in half a day and one night.Dozens of people traveled all night, and by midnight they were sleepy and tired, so many of them huddled in the cabin and fell asleep.Although there is not much bedding, it doesn't feel cold when there are many people.

When Xu Dayong and Wang Changsheng chatted with Wei San at night, when they asked about the destination of the trip, Wei San never said the specific location, but only said that he knew the place.The two had no choice but to go back to sleep in the cabin.

Unexpectedly, in the early hours of the morning, thick fog suddenly appeared on the surface of the Wusong River, and the surrounding area was completely white, and it was impossible to see clearly a few steps away.Wei San had no choice but to ask the sailors to pull the boat aside and anchor slowly, waiting for the fog to clear before leaving.

Xu Dayong had something on his mind, so he didn't sleep well.The sound of the ship dropping anchor startled him, so he got up and walked out of the cabin quietly.I saw the river surface was completely white, and I couldn't even see the figure a few steps away, and I couldn't see the river bank on my side at all.He walked cautiously to the stern, fetched some water from the river with a bucket, and washed his face.Xu Dayong suddenly lost the slightest bit of drowsiness when the icy cold water surged.

He was about to go back to the cabin to find something to eat, when suddenly his ears moved, and he heard the voices of several people on the river not far away.

"It's not like rubbing, what a terrible weather! Just as we set off, we encountered heavy fog."

"Brother, what should I do?"

"Lean along the side, wait until the fog clears! Let the damn Songjiang gang be proud for a while, and kill him later."

"Eldest brother, are we enough people? Why do I feel so overwhelmed?"

In the dense fog, there was a sudden "Ouch", and the person called "elder brother" scolded: "You fucking beggar star crow's mouth! Look at me when you say such depressing words early in the morning!" I won't kick you to death!"

Wei San just fell asleep for a while, when he suddenly felt someone approaching, he turned over and sat up.When he saw that it was Xu Dayong, he was about to open his mouth to scold someone, when he saw him make a silent gesture at him.

Xu Dayong leaned close to Wei San's ear and said, "Third Brother, the Suzhou Gang's boat seems to be near us. I heard them talking."

Wei San stared straight at Xu Dayong.

Xu Da used to repeat the conversation he had just heard.

Wei San said in a low voice: "Tell everyone to stand up, keep your voice down, and don't disturb them."

Xu Dayong nodded, first went to wake Wang Changsheng up, and then called the other six people.Just like this, everyone in the Songjiang gang woke up soon.After everyone whispered to each other to know what was going on, Wei San glanced at everyone at the hatch, and said in a low voice: "The anchor will be lifted quietly in a while, everyone get your weapons ready. When our ship hits, everyone jumps to gang up on them, ruthlessly kills them." Teach these bastards of the Suzhou Gang a lesson! Brothers, after this match, I will treat everyone to a banquet when I go back!"

When everyone in the cabin heard this, the Shandong sailors burst into joy.Xu Da used them for fun, and also smiled faintly.
On the big ship of the Suzhou Gang, more than 50 sailors were sitting in the cabin and eating.These people came out before dawn today, and planned to act first, and when they arrived in Songjiang in the afternoon, they would ruthlessly mess with the Songjiang gang.But it never occurred to them that members of the Songjiang Gang were by their side.

For the senior brother of the Suzhou Gang, this waterway is very familiar, and he can reach it even with his eyes closed.But sailing on a foggy day is a big taboo. You are familiar with the road, but what if someone bumps into you?

Sitting on the bow of the boat, the elder brother of the Suzhou Gang ate two mouthfuls of porridge and a pancake, and just about to say, "It's so fucking unpalatable", when he saw a boat shadow approaching him, and it was about to approach up.

The sailor at the bow of the Suzhou gang scolded: "Will the braggart be able to sail the boat! We're about to hit it!"

As soon as he finished cursing here, he saw the shadow of the boat becoming clearer and clearer. Suddenly, the boat turned sideways and bumped into his own boat.

"Boom!" A dull loud noise came out in the dense fog, and the people who were drinking porridge on the side of the Suzhou Gang were bumped and tilted, and most of the breakfast in their hands was knocked over.One of the sailors standing on the bow of the boat lost his footing and fell into the river with a "plop".

The big brother of the Suzhou Gang supported the deck and stood up, cursing: "You are not good at rubbing! You are courting death."

Before he finished speaking, a loud shout came from the opposite boat: "Fuck them!" Immediately afterwards, dozens of strong men with knives jumped over from the opposite boat.

"Lao An from Songjiang is here, everyone hurry up and grab the guy and fight with them!"

"I'll kill you bastards from Xin'an!"

The Suzhou gang was unprepared. Many sailors' weapons were still in the cabin. At this moment, they were empty-handed, and they were stunned.

But after fighting for a while, everyone found that not only could they not see their opponents clearly, but they could not even see their own people.People on both sides wore similar clothes, and most of them were recruited from Linqing, Shandong.You can't tell the difference just by clothes and accent.According to Shandong dialect, the whole temple was blown up now!

"You bastard! Cut off his feet!" (You idiot, squat on the ground and cut off his feet!)

"You're the bastard, I'm your brother! Ouch, who the hell hit me!"

"Hey! Gui grandson, you dare to attack me! I'll fuck you to death!" (I'll kick you to death!)
"Hurry up! What are you waiting for! Drive them to the right place! Don't fucking push me!" (Hurry up. Drive them to the middle!)

"Stand! You are also an official? Don't run away!" (You are also a man)

"Liu Er is kicking the pot!" (Liu Er is dead!)

Seeing that this was not going to work, Wei San didn't know what to do. Wang Changsheng who was on the side suddenly shouted: "Call me from Songjiang, everyone from Xin'an are bastards."

The elder brother of the Suzhou Gang who directed the counterattack over there heard it, and quickly shouted: "The Suzhou Gang call me, Lao An's are all bastards."

This time, the two sides immediately became clear.As long as you meet face to face, first scold each other, if you match up, you will be your own, if you don't match up, you will be knifed.

Xu Dayong, who hadn't attacked before, looked at the situation and waved his hand. The eight of them were divided into two groups, back to back, covering each other and boarded the other's big boat.The person covering is responsible for scolding, and the person attacking is sure to slash at him.Wherever he passed, people were turned on their backs.

In the morning, Xu Dayong had already told his subordinates that they could only chop people up, not stab them with knives.So after a scuffle, most of the Suzhou gang who fell on the deck were cut down, clutching their wounds and huddling on the deck and moaning.

As for the elder brother of the Suzhou Gang, he hid in the cabin with the remaining thirty or so people.Guard the ladder entrance.There were a few members of the Songjiang gang who didn't know how to live or die, and they were hacked to the ground when they rushed down.

"Third brother, Gui grandson played three bad tricks, our people can't make it through, what should we do?"

Wei San said: "Go and get quicklime."

A few bags of quicklime were spilled from the hatch, and the members of the Suzhou Gang were coughing uncontrollably. Some people wanted to find water inside to wash their faces.That elder brother was quite smart, closed his eyes and shouted: "Don't wash with water! Bring soybean oil!"

But it's too late to take anything now.Taking advantage of this time, Xu Dayong and others rushed down the ladder, waving their knives wildly, and several Suzhou gang sailors surrounding the ladder immediately screamed from the knives.As more and more people rush down, the end of the Suzhou Gang will come.

The members of the Songjiang gang got angry, and the senior brother was stabbed several times and fell into a pool of blood.Other Suzhou gang sailors also suffered casualties.

Wei San stepped down the ladder, came to the senior brother of the Suzhou Gang, and cursed viciously: "Bastard! How dare you snatch Lao Tzu's grain boat!" After speaking, he bent down and cut off the right foot of the senior senior brother of the Suzhou Gang. ribs.The elder brother snorted, and twitched on the ground in pain.

"Chop off their hamstrings!" Wei San got up and said viciously to his subordinates.

"Brother (Master), is it really a hack?" Several close subordinates asked hesitantly.If these sailors break their hamstrings, they will be useless in the future, and they will no longer be able to be Cao Ding.

"Idiot! Do you want to kill them and go to Songjiang after they recover?!" Wei San grabbed one of his subordinates by the neck and scolded.

This is also the reason for a few subordinates to hear it.Just as he was about to invite everyone to do it together, he heard Xu Dayong say: "Our brothers will do it for you."

Wei San took a look and saw that eight people including Xu Dayong and Wang Changsheng had already started to attack.Walking up to each of the downed Suzhou gang sailors, he bent over and grabbed his ankle and stabbed him with a knife.After the busy work was over, the cabin and the deck outside were full of blood, and Xu Dayong and others also had a lot of blood spattered on them.

At this time, the thick fog on the river had gradually dispersed, and the face of the opponent could not be seen clearly from a few steps away, but now he could see the scene more than ten steps away.

"Retreat!" Wei San raised his knife to signal, and a group of Songjiang gang members carried the injured partner and quickly retreated to the rushing boat.Several sailors at the bow and stern quickly untied the ropes tied to the opponent's boat, propped up Zhuhao to keep away from the opponent's boat, and then began to raise the sails.Drive the boat along the original road, and quickly disappear on the river with the westerly wind.

At this moment, everyone in the Songjiang gang was busy taking care of the wounded in the cabin, applying medicine and bandaging them; or because the excitement brought about by the secretion of the adrenal glands had not dissipated, they were chatting with each other about the killing scene just now.But none of these people dared to talk to Xu Dayong and others, and they all looked at the seven of them with a trace of fear in their eyes.

The helper Wei Sange invited was too ruthless!Break people's hamstrings and do it.But if it wasn't for Wei Sange's younger brother who was clever just now, I don't know what kind of mess he would have gotten into today!

On the deck, Wei San patted Wang Changsheng on the shoulder and said, "Changsheng, thanks to you this time. If you hadn't shouted just now, brother, I wouldn't know what to do."

"Brother's words are off the mark. No one thought that there would be heavy fog on the river today. Fortunately, God bless us and let us block the guys like Xin'an."

Wei San nodded and said, "If it wasn't for Brother Xu's sharp ears, we would have missed it. If this group of people from Suzhou ransacked our house, I would be ashamed, brother!" He saw Wang Changsheng's clothes With blood stains on it, he continued: "I'll go back to Songjiang Mansion in a while, I'll go find some clothes, you guys change first. Then senior brother, I'll be the host, and I'll treat everyone to a drink."

After a gang fight, Wei San's affection for Wang Changsheng and others greatly increased.After returning to Songjiang Mansion, Wei San specially took 50 taels of silver at the banquet as a reward, but Xu Dayong firmly refused.He said that since the price has been negotiated before, then go at that price.After hearing this, Wei San felt that Xu Dayong and others could hand it over, so he took the 50 taels and took another 20 taels to give to Xu Dayong.To put it bluntly, in the future, as long as there is anything on the South Canal, you can come to him.

As for the Xin'an faction of the Suzhou Gang, after this battle, their vitality was severely damaged, and they were no longer able to provoke the Songjiang Gang.Within two years since then, the Songjiang Gang annexed the Suzhou Gang.

After Wang Changsheng and Xu Dayong left Songjiang Mansion, they went directly to Chongming County by boat.Xu Dayong found his former friend who was a policeman, and spent [-] dongs to deregister the eight of them again.

The eight of them stayed in Chongming for ten days, and they felt that it was almost done, and then returned to Shanghai County one after another.Wang Changsheng continued to stay in Shanghai, establishing relationships with Luo Jiao and Wei Sanla.On the other hand, Xu Dayong and his five subordinates purchased a batch of southern goods in Shanghai, pretending to be traveling merchants, and took a boat from the canal all the way to the north. When they arrived in Xuzhou, they sold the southern goods in their hands.Immediately afterwards, he bought a few walking mules and some groceries in the local area, and prepared to go west to Shangqiu, Henan.

After leaving the boundary of Xuzhou, Xu Dayong was surprised to find that along the way there were already a small number of victims fleeing famine from Henan.After inquiring about the news from the victims, he learned that since the spring and summer of this year, nearly 20 counties in Henan, including Weihui, Huaiqing, Zhangde, Kaifeng, and Guide, suffered from severe drought due to scarce rain.Shangqiu, Ningling, Suizhou and other places suffered from floods again. The summer grain harvest was very small and the autumn grain harvest was poor.

Xu Da used them all the way to the west, and more and more victims went to Jiangsu to evacuate and eat on the main road.When they arrived in Shangqiu in mid-December, they found that the scene of inserting bids and selling firsts was everywhere outside the city, which didn't look like what it should be during the Chinese New Year.According to the local news from Shangqiu, there has not been a single snowfall in Henan this winter.

By this time, Xu Dayong had firmly believed in Zhao Xin's prophecy.After staying in Shangqiu for three days, he rushed back to Xuzhou with his men.Seeing that the New Year's Eve was coming, Xu Dayong rushed to Yangzhou desperately, because there were not a few days left until the 29th of the twelfth lunar month.

(End of this chapter)