After listening to Mao Xiucai's analysis of the battle situation, everyone present became more and more excited, and the entire port to put it bluntly, the two-story stone building is a hard bone, and the rest of the area does not need to care. This is an easy and reckless thing for bandits who have the advantage of numbers and sneak attacks.

Niu Jingong of the Chaohu Gang gestured a few times with his finger on the map at this time, then turned his head sideways and asked a red-faced middle-aged strong man beside him, "What do you think of Master Qiao?" ”

Qiao Seventeen, the "abandoned son" of the Qiao family of the Tiger Hill clan, and the leader of the Water and Fire Gang composed of local natives in Taihu Lake.

After hearing Niu Jingong's question, Qiao Qiqi did not answer directly, but turned his head sideways and said to the person behind him, "Old Wu, come forward and tell you the shopkeepers." ”

With Qiao XVII's words, an old man in his forties with a scumbag on his face squeezed to the front of the stage.

This person is an old friend of the traversal, named Wu Meng, and people called him Wu Sanye at the beginning. The commercial area on the periphery of the port that everyone sees on the map today was the territory of the third master before.

Later, after the third master was forcibly demolished by Master Xiong, he who wanted to be a nail household was beaten to the point that he was defeated and killed; So the third master took his brother and ran away to Taihu Lake, and now he is a small leader in the Water and Fire Gang.

Standing before and after the stage, the third master of the scene first made a circle, and then began to point to the map, adding some details of the port to everyone. For example, the specific location of the river wharf, such as the best route to rush through the business district, for example, there is a back door on the courtyard wall of the port authority, so the entire courtyard wall should be surrounded at the first time, etc

Wu Sanye, who is haunted by his homeland, is probably a Ming native who has always been most concerned about the development of Shanghai Port. It can be seen from the fact that he told the inside of the port in every detail, and the third master probably planted more than one spy in the port.

In the end, the third master also solemnly pointed out that a key part of Mao Xiucai's arrangement just now was the poisonous smoke cannon thrown by the port guard, and it was useless to cover his mouth, ears and nose. As long as they stay in the smoke for a little longer, they will still have tears in their eyes, they will not be able to see, they will cough profusely, and they will be slaughtered.

After listening to the third master's tactical supplement, Qiao Qiqi, the boss of the Water and Fire Gang, glanced around proudly, and then said with a smile, "Don't hide it from the brothers, that port has actually been in the bag of the Water and Fire Gang for a long time. But this time, since the old man has spoken, then I will take you to play, but there is a point, after the distribution of silver, the water and fire gang will take an extra 10%! ”

As soon as Qiao Qiqi's words fell, the sturdy Niu Jingong on the side laughed, "Open your mouth for silver, close your mouth for silver, how much silver is there in the port office, are you afraid that you are sloppy?" ”

Hearing Niu Jingong's provocative words, Qiao Qiqi was not angry that the Chaohu Gang and the Water and Fire Gang were old enemies over the years, and the two sides were angry with each other and stumbled countless times on weekdays, and they were not on these few words. So Qiao Qiqi asked rhetorically, "Mao Xiucai just said, 400,000 taels of silver, is it possible for you to change some?" ”

"Ho ho, if you can't say it, you can change it." Niu Jingong raised his arms at this time, slapped his slap twice, and then motioned to the people behind him to get out of the way.

It was an old man who squeezed in. The age of this person is not clear, about forty or fifty years old, with a furrow face, calloused hands, black skin and gray hair, dressed in tatters, walking loosely and straddled, full of sorrow, and looking like a coolie who has been carrying work all year round.

However, there were many people present who knew the old man's grain station manager of the Chaohu Gang, the highest generation of the lake bandits, and the old thief Zhong Si Yuan.

After this Zhong Siqian entered the market, he didn't talk nonsense, raised his hand and made a gesture of six, "In the past few days, the port office has shipped all the goods, and no less than 650,000 taels of silver have been stuffed into the cellar by merchants from all over the world." Except for the day before yesterday, I took off 50,000 taels by clipper, and before I came back yesterday, the amount of silver was still 600,000 taels! ”

When Zhong Siqian said this, the old peasant-like face had already turned into a ruthless bandit's standard expression: "Lao Tzu has been doing groceries in the yard of the port office these days, and one or two pieces of silver will not want to escape my tricks, 600,000 taels are more than a lot, all of them are big ingots of snowflake silver, and the port office is troublesome, and even the broken silver is not collected, which is convenient for Lao Tzu to keep accounts!" ”

"Hiss" With Zhong Siqian's categorical words, a burst of gasping suddenly came out on the field, not to mention the little boss, even the big shopkeeper's eyes began to spew greedy flames.

Niu Jingong laughed sadly at this time: "Don't think that your family is staring at that port." The realm of flowing gold and silver water, when you are Lao Tzu and I am blind, can't I? What kind of nonsense is more than one percent, never mention it again! ”

Speaking of this, Niu Jingong took out a box of hard boxes from his arms, took out two and scattered them to the four coins, and then played the zippo, and proudly swallowed the clouds and spit out the fog.

The scene fell into embarrassment for a while.

"Lying down", a painting folding fan of Xiangfei bamboo was slapped heavily on the Buddha platform, "Bastard!" When has it been, one by one is still here to behave like Qiao, really the old man can't handle you? ”

It was an old man next to Mao Xiucai who was scolding. This old man has a short figure, a round face, round eyes and a round nose, and looks quite festive. This person wears a soft-footed head, wears a green robe like Mao Xiucai, and looks like he is also from Xiucai.

This old Xiucai's surname is Shi, and he is known as Shi Weng. This gentleman has a very high rank among the lake bandits, and he is a sitting tiger in the older generation who is responsible for collecting and selling stolen goods, being a middle-aged person, and collecting and releasing meat tickets.

Later, when Shi Weng got older, he began to reduce his business, gradually moved away from the rivers and lakes, and began to take the top-level route, becoming a white glove and high-end broker for some gentlemen.

And today, Shi Weng, who has not asked about the affairs of the rivers and lakes for a long time, has been sent, which shows the importance of the sneak attack on the port.

At this moment, the old scholar, with a round face engraved with ferocity, looked funny and weird, "You bastards, listen to me, this transaction is related to the big picture, and it involves the big threshold." Even those masters behind you must also obey orders! ”

When the old scholar said this, he looked at Qiao Qiqi fiercely, "What's the matter, the Tiger Hill Qiao family doesn't want to live, right?" Believe it or not, tomorrow I will do you a big crime of banditry, and you will be beheaded all over the house!? ”

When Qiao Qiqi heard this, his face turned red, and it didn't take long for him to turn his face sideways in front of the short old man, not daring to look at the other party again.

"Hmph, Yu Chaofeng of Guangfu Town, Squire of Zhenhu Ma, Xiangshan Du Laohu, well, and Tiger Hill Qiao's family. Don't think that adults don't know, it's just a bunch of local snakes who eat stolen goods, in the eyes of those big thresholds, they are all local chickens and dogs, and they can be crushed to death by stretching out their fingers! ”

"Prick up your ears and listen to me. In this transaction, if anyone ignores the overall situation and thinks carefully about bad things, the adults will have a seizure, but they will be uprooted - first copy the stolen goods behind your back, and then be wanted in black and white, so that you and the whole gang will die in the pond mud! ”

After scolding, the big and small leaders were suddenly silent, and everywhere the old scholar's eyes went, one by one they lost their fierceness, and they all bowed their heads to avoid the fierce gaze, and said, "Please also ask Shi Weng to call the shots, we will never say anything." ”

After seeing the scene suppressed, Lao Xiucai, who was called Shi Weng, eased up a little and began to assign tasks, "Since Wu San is familiar with the inside story, then this trip is the final word for Seventeen." However, the dividends have to be according to the old rules - the three of you guys will share 60% equally, and the rest of the guys together will share 40%! Which one has something to say? ”

The bandits had no objection at this moment, and they agreed with a bang.

And Qiao XVII, who had just been appointed commander-in-chief, also began to give orders: "That group of guards has fast guns and poisonous smoke cannons in their hands, so the brothers have no choice but to fight fast and slow, and they will make a surprise attack at night, rushing into the port building and fighting for their opponents without delay." ”

After looking around, and seeing that everyone nodded in agreement with this strategy, Qiao Qiqi continued in a deep voice: "In this battle, only the elites who dare to charge and fight, and the rest of the miscellaneous pieces who fight and fight with each other are not brought." According to me, the total number of men is 800, the three major groups are out of 500, and the remaining 300 are divided among each of you. ”

"Before tomorrow evening, the big bosses of each gang will bring all the elites to meet in the three mountains, and we will set off after dark."

"Well said!"

"That's it!"

"Brother, I'll go back and pick someone!"

After Qiao Seventeen finished assigning, the leaders of the various gangs nodded in agreement, and then dispersed and went back to prepare their own groups.

At this moment, Shi Weng's cold voice came from behind everyone: "No infighting, those who don't rush when they hear the order, plant lotus flowers together after they come back." ”

In the evening of the next day, the ten large Uppong gathered on time at Sanshan Island, and then set off in turn.

It is now the 17th century, and the entire Jiangnan region is covered with a dense water network, and various large and small lakes have not yet been filled into small areas, so there are countless waterways for ten boats to go from Taihu Lake to Huangpu River.

After the fleet left Taihu Lake, it followed the Xu River all the way to Shihu.

After arriving at Shihu, there were several small boats waiting here early in the morning. These small boats are all leading ships sent by the Title Deed Alliance, and there are guides with names waiting on them.

At this time, in order to narrow down the target, the fleet was divided into two and went its own way. One of the teams took the northern route from Duxi Lake to the Wusong River, while the other team took the southern route from Dianshan Lake to the Huangpu River.

In winter, the inland river was not prosperous, and the two fleets sailed steadily all night under the guidance of these long-standing lake bandits. On the morning of the next day, the fleet crossed the main channel of the Huangpu River, bypassed Lujiazui, inserted itself from the famous Pidgin River in later generations, and sailed all the way to the port of Shanghai, which was located along the coast of Gaoqiao Town.

In the middle of this, the fleet twisted and turned, and by the afternoon the fleet finally anchored in a small lake more than twenty miles from the port.

This small lake surrounded by reeds is the private property of a nearby Zhuangzi. As for the master of Zhuangzi, it goes without saying that it is a certain gentleman.

Soon after the flotilla stopped, several small boats took turns carrying prepared meals, pigs and sheep, which were not only hearty but also full.

At this time, a large number of lake bandits came out of the cabin to eat and breathe. The leaders, on the other hand, patrolled with their cronies, pinning down the unruly men - no noise, no drinking, no leaving the ship, only sleeping.

At the same time, every half hour, spies lying in ambush around the harbor would come to report that the enemy situation was normal, and the guards in the harbor were very lax, and they were hanging out in twos and threes.

When the group had rested by the lake, night came.