Liu Zhongzao, in the border area of Wanning and Lingshui, is a half-official and half-bandit existence. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 info Zaiguan, he is a "road patrol officer", and set up a "road protection station" in Shimei; In bandits, he led a group of hooligans and ruffians to entrench in Jiaxinling, often going down the mountain to steal and rob the pigs, cattle, sheep, grain, clothing, and money of nearby farmers.

Because Liu Zhongzao bribed Wu Daonan, the county of Lingshui County, Wang Xuqi, the county of Wanning County, and others, the county government will not investigate any crime committed by his gang.

And although Liu Zhongzao is a member of the three-point meeting, he is secretly acting as a secret agent of the government, which is not a matter of a short time. Zheng Hongming made a lot of noise, and Liu Zhongzao also responded to the orders of the government and took some of his subordinates to take refuge, but he acted as the eyes and ears of the government.

One mountain is difficult to accommodate two tigers, in Wanning, that is Zheng Hongming's most famous, if Zheng Hongming can be removed, Wanning's three points will very likely fall into Liu Zhongzao's grasp. Coupled with his relationship with the government, it can be said that both black and white can be walked, which is still a financial road of a "road protection station"?

But what about this matter, it must be done secretly, if it is seen through the despicable means of betraying friends to seek glory, it will be notorious in the rivers and lakes, how can it be hypocritically recruiting subordinates and expanding its power? Maybe there will be heroes in the rivers and lakes who will despise it and come to seek revenge and get rid of the scum?

It is precisely because of such ambitions, such considerations, and in order to make profits in them, that the news that Liu Zhongzao reported to the government is not very certain. As a result, the government did not dare to act rashly, but strengthened the vigilance of the county, and reported to Qiongya Bingbeidao, and asked Liu Yongdian to send a patrol battalion to exterminate Zheng Hongming.

And now, a better opportunity seems to have come, at least that's what Liu Zhongzao thinks, and that's how he implements his plan.

In the Yanai of Wanning County, Liu Zhongzao, who disguised himself and secretly entered the city, and the county prince Xuqi were discussing how to "capture the thief and capture the king first". Take this thief in your bosom.

"Tomorrow night, we will pick up supplies in Wuchang, this is a sure thing." Liu Zhongzao's face was bright and dark under the flickering candlelight, revealing a gloomy and terrifying look, "The surname Zheng, the surname Huang, and the head of the revival will be surnamed Wu." I only brought a dozen people with me, and I heard it very well. ”

"That's what you just said." Wang Xuqi stroked his goatee lightly and calculated, "Don't look at the few of them, but they are all brave outlaws, if you want to catch them all, you have to dispatch fifty or sixty people." Then there are too few people left in this county. ”

"They are scheduled to receive the supplies tomorrow night, and they will work together the day after tomorrow." Liu Zhongzao said disapprerovingly: "It's that there is no one to defend in the county." As long as you pinch the time, it's fine. ”

Wang Xuqi thought for a while, bowed his head slightly, and the mouse's eyes flashed, and asked, "The head of the Fuxing Society, surnamed Wu, really gave Zheng Hongming thousands of taels of silver?" ”

"yes, I saw it with my own eyes." Liu Zhongzao couldn't hide his greed, swallowed his saliva, and said, "Sooner or later, the silver will also be ours." And those brought from the Uba landing should be easier to capture. ”

"Even people and things. None of them will be spared. Wang Xuqi's emotions were mobilized, and he said ruthlessly: "We have both money and meritorious service, we have done this." However, you should choose the people who do this and try to find someone who can be trusted. ”

"I've got ten people over there." Liu Zhongzao was also afraid that Wang Xuqi would swallow it alone. hurriedly inserted his own people, and added: "I still have to stay in Pandan, and when Zheng Hongming and other thieves are captured by the government, and the people are panicked, Xiao Yi is very powerful." The crowd had no leader, and the stars dispersed. ”

Wang Xuqi nodded yes, but he knew it in his heart, and he was also vigilant and vigilant against Liu Zhongzao's ambitions. The relationship between the two is just to use each other, Wang Xuqi accepts bribes and connives, but he is also wary of Liu Zhongzao's power and getting out of his own hands.

There is a conspiracy in the dark room in the county, and Chen Wenqiang is not idle on the side of Pandan, while using the eyes and ears of the Revival Association, coupled with the investigation of Zheng Hongming's subordinates, to try to grasp the movements in the county; On the one hand, he left people to help Zheng Hongming rectify his subordinates; He made an excuse and took some guards to pick up Xu Chunshan and Li Jiajun's men and horses who came from Lingshui and Qiongzhong to meet.

Regarding the combat effectiveness of Zheng Hongming's people, Chen Wenqiang did not dare to have extravagant hopes. Just in case, he asked Wu Luzhen to take the soldiers of the base to be stationed at the junction of Yazhou and Wanning in the form of a merchant group. If the team developed by Xu Chunshan and Li Jiajun is unusable, then it will be necessary to use the Fuxinghui's own force.

After meeting Xu and Li at the scheduled location, Chen Wenqiang was a slightly unexpected surprise. Although Xu and Li together are only one hundred and sixty or seventy people, their appearance is very different compared to Zheng Hong's messy patchwork.

Xu Chunshan and Li Jiajun were ordered to go to Lingshui and Qiongzhong to develop independently, but they were not alone. Chen Wenqiang equipped them with civilian and military personnel to help, the literary ones were able to teach culture, write proclamations, and engage in propaganda, while the martial ones were mostly equipped with short guns and were shrewd and capable. Xu Chunshan and Li Jiajun have seen it thoroughly, and they know that they must rely on the big tree of the Fuxing Association, and if they want to soar, they must restrain their unruly temper. Therefore, they relied extremely heavily on civil and military personnel, and with their three-point status and the benefits of the local snake, they quickly settled down and took root.

Different from Zheng Hongming's approach, Xu Chunshan and Li Jiajun do not rely on the number of people and the power of the people, and all the ruffians and hooligans are under their command. On the contrary, the two of them followed Chen Wenqiang's practice of cleaning up gangs in Shanghai, selecting the best and eliminating the inferior, and eliminating violence and peace. This not only won the praise and support of the local people, but also excluded the bad people from the core organization.

"Not bad, pretty good." Chen Wenqiang walked in front of the team, watching, and constantly nodding and praising in praise.

Not to mention anything else, although these more than 100 men were dressed in different clothes, and some were even very shabby, they were all very strong, and there was rarely that kind of rogue ruffian look or aura on their faces. And the personnel sent from the base are even more elite.

"I can shoot guns, but I shoot less, two or three times." The smug look on Xu Chunshan's face flashed, and he looked respectful, he knew in his heart that without the personnel, money, and materials of the Fuxing Society secretly supporting, what kind of righteousness did he use to squander money, why should he be a big brother and order everyone.

"It's pretty much the same on my side." Li Jiajun interjected on the side: "It's just that there are fewer guns, and most of them are short guns." ”

"You have to consider Zheng Hongming's feelings." Chen Wenqiang explained: "If he favors one over the other, he will definitely be dissatisfied. But if there is a war, it is not whoever gets the gun who is whom? Even if you don't grab much, I've already made arrangements to get your men fully equipped soon. ”

"Yes, Big Brother is thoughtful." Xu Chunshan pondered for a moment, and said tentatively: "How is Zheng Hongming's preparations?" How many centaurs can he pull? ”

"At most, seven or eight hundred, and more than half of them are unusable." Chen Wenqiang pursed his lips slightly and said, "Remember, you are nominally defecting to him, but in fact—"

"Actually, listen to the eldest brother." Li Jiajun smiled and said: "Brothers, let's save it, the eldest brother will go east when he says the east, and we will kill whoever he says, no matter what." ”

Chen Wenqiang grinned and waved his hand, and two guards came over with a box, opened the lid, and dozens of brand-new six-wheeled pistols and thousands of yellow bullets were presented in front of everyone.

"Twenty guns for a family, a thousand rounds of ammunition, you can divide it." Chen Wenqiang stepped back and motioned for another guard to take out a wad of banknotes, "Five yuan per person, which is considered this month's salary." ”

"Big brother is really bold." Xu Chunshan took the lead in taking out a new gun, fiddled with it a few times, put it back again, and said with a smile: "It's still the old guy who makes it easy, and I won't change it this time." ”

Li Jiajun smiled from ear to ear, took the banknotes and distributed them one by one. Such a bold and generous eldest brother really made him have a lot of face in front of his brothers.

After Chen Wenqiang and the other two groups finished dividing the guns and money, they called Xu Chunshan and Li Jiajun over, and after careful discussion, they left separately, as if they had never met each other, and went separately to Pandan to meet Zheng Hongming.

At sunset, Chen Wenqiang, Xu Qingshan, Li Jiajun and others had already come to Pandan one after another, and Zheng Hongming's people and horses would be united, and some people had not yet arrived, but the total number of people had exceeded 600. On the surface, Zheng Hongming's human guns are the most majestic, with seventy or eighty guns. In order to encompass the leaders of each family, Zheng Hongming promised to distribute five or six, seven or eight branches to each family according to the number of people, and they would be distributed after the official oath was made tomorrow. Judging from this method, Zheng Hongming is not rough, and he also knows how to pretend to be bold and envelop others.

"Don't rush to drink wine and eat meat, tell them the rules first." After Chen Wenqiang finished arranging, he put on a military uniform, his tall figure, and his face was full of beard, which looked very powerful.

Zheng Hongming was also wearing the so-called general's uniform in five or six people, and began to scold his subordinates who did not give him a long face and made noise. For a long time, hundreds of people were a little quiet, and they lined up in a mess, waiting for Zheng Hongming to announce the seven killings, but they were noisy again.

Rebellion, that's going to lose your head, and this headless work, the people can't count on it for the time being, so they can only count on these high-rollers. But how can these high-rollers have any sentiments of worrying about the country and the people, who will do it with you if they have no money? Some people are planning to take advantage of the chaos to loot, get rich, and hold women!

Zheng Hongming was a little helpless and looked at Chen Wenqiang, but Chen Wenqiang knew that he was pretending, and he wanted to see how he solved it. If the rules can be relaxed, then everyone will be happy.

Chen Wenqiang's face was covered with frost, and he looked coldly at the hustle and bustle and noise of these guys below, just waiting for the first bird to jump out. He had secretly issued an order with a gesture, and the guards and Xu Chunshan and Li Jiajun's people were quietly making preparations. (To be continued.) )