The other one is a gang called Water Rats.
Water rats originally referred to those gangsters who lived on water with knife heads. Over time, they formed a force and were simply named water rats.
From Jiang Fan's point of view, the Water Rats are definitely a third-rate gangster through and through. They kill people and sell goods, eat all kinds of things, commit rape and robbery, and do all kinds of evil.
Jiang Qi had fought with them more than a dozen times, large and small, and organized a comprehensive liquidation some time ago. Unfortunately, this organization was very strange. They were scattered in various places, whether they were boatmen or porters. Or fishermen and shrimp farmers all have their own people. These are all as their names suggest, and they are as cunning as water rats. They are usually scattered everywhere, and only gather temporarily when there is work. It is difficult to find out their identities, and naturally it is even more difficult to do so. A whole nest.
Jiang Qi is very troubled by them. You can't check them one by one among thousands of people, can you?
Jiang Fan thought for a moment and felt that only by doing something big to draw out all their main forces would they be able to cause a heavy blow.
While they were discussing, Wang Er suddenly came in a hurry to report the news.
But when he saw Jiang Fan, he was frightened and quickly kowtowed.
For this king, he can now be regarded as thunderous, and he has long respected him like a god. Not to mention that he is now very impressive. Not to mention his upright status, he has also married a new concubine. He has just given birth to a fat boy, and his life is getting more and more enjoyable.
This is all thanks to the prince. Thinking back to when I picked up a knife to kill Chen Zihao, I feel even more wise and decisive.
Jiang Fan had already put the blame behind him and asked him to get up with a smile.
Wang Er then stood up with great gratitude. It's not that he didn't see the empress, but he didn't recognize her at all. Apart from being extremely stunning at the first sight, he didn't dare to look at her any more.
Wang Er was very anxious and said an unusual and strange thing.
Suddenly, many people were found secretly operating near Jiangxin Island, and there was a vague tendency to surround Jiangxin Island.
Jiang Qi was stunned: "Have you ever found out where the manpower is?"
Wang Er shook his head: "There are many people, but there are definitely people who are water rats among them, and..." He pondered for a moment: "According to the spies' reports, one of them looks very much like a master I know from the Cao Gang."
Could it be a joint operation to take action against the Black Sail Gang?
"How many people are there?" Jiang Qin's face was a little gloomy, but she didn't seem too surprised.
Wang Er said: "They act secretly. Some seem to be hiding on the surrounding sandbanks and shores, and some are disguised as fishermen. There are no less than three thousand people seen so far, but I'm afraid there are many more hidden secretly, and we have to be on guard."
Jiang Qi thought for a moment: "How are our manpower?"
Wang Er was a little anxious: "The manpower is scattered outside. There are so many things now, and the manpower is not enough. There are only more than 500 people here on Jiangxin Island, and there are no more than 100 people above martial arts."
"When was it discovered?"
Wang Erdao: "Someone just came to report that there was a huge earthquake on Jiangxin Island two hours ago. Several brothers under the water also heard a strange loud noise at the same time. From then on, I discovered that many people began to rush towards the river. Move this way.”
Jiang Qi said: "Immediately summon the gang, all shrink to the island, guard all the entrances and docks to monitor each other's movements, but don't fight forcefully, if anything goes wrong, immediately retreat to the Juyi Hall. Also, are the two saints here?"
The two saints she was talking about were Han Bolin and Qi Zhandao, who had often been stationed at the Black Sail Gang since their last visit.
"Master Qi is going to deal with the affairs of Wei State. Only Master Han is here."
"Inform Mr. Han immediately and ask him to go to Juyi Hall to take charge. All news will be reported as soon as possible. I will think of other things, so go quickly."
"yes!"
Wang Er was not too worried, mainly because he saw Prince Jiang. With this person here, all kinds of monsters and monsters would have to kneel down. The only thing he was afraid of was making the prince unhappy.
Jiang Fan said: "It seems that the girl's worries have come true. She is holding back her big move."
Jiang Qi frowned and said, "But I don't know why they suddenly launched it. According to Wang Er, as long as they have more time to act secretly, they can catch us off guard. It doesn't feel right to suddenly act quickly."
Jiang Fan praised: "You can see the key points at a glance, and the girl is getting better and better."
Jiang Qi blushed: "Thank you for the compliment, brother, but it was only at this time that I discovered that the girl was still a little negligent."
Jiang Fan waved his hand: "I don't blame you. It's calculated mentally but not unintentionally. Just be more vigilant in the future. You should feel right about this matter. Something must have touched them."
Jiang Qi wondered: "As Wang Da said, the sudden action was taken two hours ago when Jiangxin Island made a strange noise and shook. Could it be that..."
Jiang Fan was also moved. The vibration on Jiangxin Island was caused by Long Ao. The loud noise heard by the underwater gang should be the roar of Long Ao. Could this matter be related to Long Ao?
No, Long Ao's matter is a top secret. Even the old fisherman didn't notice it. How could other people know? Maybe it was just a coincidence, or they wanted to use the shock to attract the attention of everyone on Jiangxin Island and launch a surprise attack.
Whatever the reason, there is no time to discuss it now. The first priority is to take precautions.
Launching it now... Jiang Fan couldn't help but shake his head, a bit dumbfounded: "They chose the worst time."
Jiang Qi glanced at the empress quietly and agreed with Jiang Fan's words. Really, they would never have thought that the empress and prince were here. Just one empress would be enough for them.
But remembering that Wang Da said that the other party was clearly outnumbered, Jiang Qi was still worried about the safety of the two of them. This time the two of them didn't seem to have any escorts. If the other party attacks in groups, and we don't have enough manpower on our side, and if something goes wrong between the two of them, a hundred deaths will not be enough to atone for their sin.
Jiang Fan saw her worry and smiled slightly: "It's okay, a bunch of clowns can't make trouble in front of brother. You go ahead and direct it yourself. Xiaocui and I will also go and see who is so short." Eyes, disturbing my master’s drinking pleasure.”
Jiang Qi agreed and hurried out the door.
Jiang Fan finished his glass of wine and looked at the empress with a smile: "Come on, madam, shall we join in the fun?"
Ying Wushuang nodded, put on his curtain hat, picked up a wine gourd, and followed Jiang Fan outside.
Not long after, the two of them walked outside the Juyi Hall, the headquarters of the Black Sail Gang. Jiang Qi had already led people to prepare. In her opinion, if the opponent wants to land on the island, the most likely target is the Black Sail headquarters. After all, this is the most important place of the Black Sail Gang.
The two of them did not disturb anyone and stood quietly in the corner, watching the situation unfold.
Not long after, someone came to report that 3,000 people had appeared around Jiangxin Island, and the number was still increasing. Moreover, after the falcon sent a message, more large and small fishing boats suddenly appeared on the river and flocked to this place. The total number seen so far is no less than 500.
"It's obvious that they came prepared. These people actually took an unobtrusive fishing boat. And I guess that those people had long been hiding on the shore of Jiangxin Island or on the nearby sandbank."
It is certain that they have bad intentions. If what Wang Da said is correct, there must be water rats and people from the Cao Gang among these people.
