Rushan Island and Dongshan Island are located more than 300 miles north of the Songjiang River, about 100 miles away from the shore in a straight line, but from here to the mouth of the river is closer, more than 60 miles, a faster boat can reach the shore in less than a night.

These two islands are not big, such as the circumference of the mountain island is about three miles, the circumference of Dongshan Island is about seven miles, and there is a small hill on the Dongshan Island that is about dozens of meters above the water.

In later generations, these two islands were alluvial with the cement and sand of the river, and in modern times, they slowly became land.

These two islands seem to be very small, but the interior is very large and very hidden, in some seasons, in addition to the part that is exposed to the sea, it is difficult to find, there is a large cave under the sea, half-hidden in the water, it is a natural hiding place for the bandits.

The big boss of Dongshan Island was in the cave listening to the news that Jiang Dazui, the third master had returned from Taiyang.

The third master general Dazui is one of the few people who left from the Lujia Courtyard in Taiyang, and during his time in Yangzhou, he still heard a lot of news.

At present, most of the Yangzhou Guards have not made any major moves in Huaishang, and the new state commander has set up two new battalions of about 1,000 people in Yangzhou, and has also told the situation of the wealthy merchants near Yangzhou that he has discovered, and inevitably reprocessed them.

In Jiang Dazui's eyes, Yangzhou is full of gold, those rich families are full of jewelry and jade, and even the night pot is gold, if they all move to the island, this day is more comfortable than the emperor.

Moreover, isn't there an internal response in Yangzhou, secretly sneaking into the mouth of the Songjiang River, and arriving in Taiyang City, taking advantage of the night, the surrounding prefectures and counties are not holding the handle.

The surname of the big boss of Dongshan Island is Du, the single word is Cheng, a native of Jingyang, Qingzhou, since ancient times Qilu is more heroic, Du Cheng admired martial artists very much when he was a child, and thought that the fame was only taken immediately, so he learned martial arts from an early age.

When he grew up, he often practiced chivalry in Qingzhou, and met friends with martial arts, which was recognized by many people of the same generation.

Du Cheng also thought about joining the army in martial arts, but unfortunately he had limited literature and ink since he was a child, so he could only regret quitting. Later, he was recommended to enter the Qingzhou Army, but unfortunately Du Cheng had a strong personality, and he was often unwilling to settle some grievances in the barracks, and within two years, he was squeezed out to the Jingyang Militia and was responsible for the formation of a battalion of the Militia League.

In the militia group, Du Cheng is like a fish in water, but he has played an extraordinary level, he is strict and not strict with the members of the militia group, caring and not indulgent, while carefully teaching and strengthening training, while leading by example.

Not only were some robbers and roadblocks in Jingyang swept away, but even the social order was managed by him in an orderly manner.

The turning point was in the 27th year of Shaoning, when the new state commander of Qingzhou took office, and successively requisitioned and dispatched many county militia groups to Laizhou and Guashan to exterminate the mountain bandits.

Du Cheng led a battalion of militia to prepare to show his skills, thinking that if he could make military achievements, maybe he would really have a chance to become a big official.

But what I don't know is that the state commander made this requisition of the militia to attract the attention of the mountain bandits, and then use the guards and garrisons to besiege the mountain bandits, so as to exterminate them in one fell swoop.

Therefore, at the beginning of the deployment of troops, the militia stood out independently from the main army and was besieged by mountain bandits. At this time, the garrison army actually gave up the militia and concentrated all its forces to encircle and suppress the Xiangshan bandits around Taixi and Linshui, causing most of the losses of the militia in the seven counties of Qingzhou.

Du Cheng escaped death, grief and indignation, and went to Qingzhou to inspect the yamen to ask for an explanation. However, the state commander had already reported to the court, and the early troop planning was also permitted, and it was worth sacrificing part of the militia in exchange for the destruction of the bandits. As a result, Du Cheng only got it in exchange for a reply to the militia and a bereavement pension.

Even with injuries, Du Cheng was sick in bed for three months and did not get up. After recovering from his illness, Du Cheng became disheartened, gave up his official position as a militia group, and went to work as a bodyguard for a wealthy businessman, responsible for the escort of goods between Qingzhou and Zhangzhou.

It's a pity that the fate of the robbery has not passed, and in less than a year, a cargo was escorted to the vicinity of Wuzhou, besieged by bandits, and most of the people on board were killed.

Only Du Cheng's martial arts were outstanding, and he lost several people in a row, and the bandit boss at that time valued Du Cheng's martial arts, invited him to join, and promised the position of the second master on the spot.

Seeing that the general trend has gone, it is difficult for his family to escape death, so it is better to join the bandits temporarily and wait for the opportunity.

In the fifth year of Xining, Peng Songnian, the general of the Jing Navy, secretly gathered the Jing Navy and the Zhangzhou Guard, and introduced the big boss into a trap near Wuzhou.

Du Cheng knew that there was no chance of survival if he stayed in Wuzhou, so he led the remaining bandits to the north, Qingzhou was a place he was familiar with, it was really not possible, and landing into the mountains was also a road.

When Du Cheng led the remnants to the north, a small leader told him that Dongshan Island near Songjiang was a good place, and there was also a group of bandits in it, and suggested that Du Cheng settle on Dongshan Island.

Du Cheng followed the direction of the small leader, and after successfully arriving at Dongshan Island, he was very satisfied with Dongshan Island, so he partnered with the bandits on Dongshan Island, and promoted the small leader to the seventh master, and continued to expand the scale of personnel, becoming the largest bandit in the vicinity.

This time Jiang Dazui went into the city to investigate, it was Du Cheng's arrangement, because in September last year, when Du Cheng went out to "catch fish", he happened to meet the Lu family's fleet that had just returned from Zhangzhou.

The Lu family also knew the rules, and when they saw the bandits, they directly took out the money they had prepared in advance to buy the road, and of course, the bandits had to do it, and some of the goods were all handed over.

It is said that the Lu family has done all the rules, and generally speaking, there is no need to be embarrassed anymore, and the five masters Jiang puppy are ready to let go.

Du Cheng suddenly opened his mouth at this time, and asked a middle-aged man on the boat, "I don't know which one of the Lu family is the old man, if you don't dislike it, how about crossing the boat!" Several masters were also a little surprised, generally going to sea, the Lu family rarely got close to their family members and boats.

"Thank you for being a big boss, I don't dare to be a big boss, but I still have a sharp eye." The middle-aged man bowed as he spoke.

"What do you have to say from the big boss, my Lu family Lu Jinglin will listen to the big boss."

Jiang Dazui didn't know what the big boss talked about with the second son of the Lu family, anyway, after the talk, Jiang Dazui took more than a dozen brothers to follow the Lu family's ships through the river and into Taiyang.

How many things were arranged, to find out the news of the officers and soldiers, and how many people were arranged in which places? What are the rich families in the city, how many families are there, and so on.

When they entered Taiyang City, Jiang Dazui divided the people into four groups, and the others mainly went to inquire about the news of the officials and soldiers, and took two helpers to learn about the situation of the rich merchants in the city.

After nearly half a month of investigation, some of the situation was almost understood, and it was just the right time for Jiang Dazui to secretly go out of the city and return to the island.

The discussion on this island is not mentioned for the time being, and the commander of Yangzhou Prefecture also has a bit of a headache during this time, although as soon as he got the news, the patrol envoy Yang went to his house to discuss the details.

The lord said that he had secretly discussed with General Chen Zhihe, the general envoy of the Yangzhou Guard, that the three battalions of the Yangzhou Guard's Right Army had quietly moved south from Huaishang half a month ago, and had now arrived at Gaohu.

Once Yangzhou changes, it does not take half a day to arrive in Yangzhou by boat. At the same time, in order to confuse the opponent, the Yangzhou Wei Left Army is still training in Huaishang in the name of the Right Army, of course, these are currently known are a few big soldiers, even the Yangzhou prefect does not know, Jiang Dazui They have no way to explore.

According to the information obtained so far, it has been determined that the target of this pirate robbery is Yangzhou, and the most likely is Taiyang.

As for why Shuyang, which is closer to the mouth of the Songjiang River, was not chosen, the inspector guessed that Shuyang had already taken precautions because of the invasion of Songjiang by bandits last month, and the people were highly vigilant, and they heard that some merchants had transferred their assets to Yangzhou Prefecture.

In addition, several battalions of people and horses in Songjiang are also close to Shuyang, and once something happens, they can be rescued quickly, but once they can't solve it quickly, it will be troublesome to be surrounded on the shore.

Taiyang is different, there is no defense here at all, and at first even the two of them couldn't believe that the pirates would choose Taiyang to attack, not to mention the officials and people of Taiyang.

If we add the factor of internal response, it is conceivable that the pirates sneaked in and launched in one fell swoop in the middle of the night, and it only took two hours to successfully complete the robbery.

Then from the south of the river, the mouth of the sea will be arranged to respond, and the island can be returned on the same day, and at that time, even if the guards get the news to come, it will be beyond their reach.