His family knew his own affairs, and Ma Dayuan knew clearly how many people there were in Caobang.
Not counting the vassals of the Cao Gang, among the more than 10,000 gang members who burned incense and worshiped at the dock, the number of people who could really work for Ma Dayuan was definitely not more than 3,000.
The rest are like the White Lotus Sect, Sanyang Sect, etc. who are adsorbed on the lower-level gang members to suck blood, as well as the personnel placed by the Xilin Party members in the Cao Gang, the people from the Cao Transportation Governor's Yamen, and the subordinates from the Jiangnan Camp...
It can be said that on weekdays, Ma Dayuan's shouts are indeed a response to everything, but when things really happen, it is considered good for these people to just watch with a cold eye.
As Ma Dayuan's "confidant" and good friend, Fei Renzai naturally knew the inside story of the Cao Gang.
"I will not let the gang leader and brothers die in vain. The teacher has already made arrangements. By then, the Songjiang Navy will have no time to take care of itself, and the Jiangnan Shipyard will only have a thousand guards."
Speaking of this, Fei Renzai felt strangely excited.
He seemed to have thought of something interesting and laughed loudly: "Gang leader, there are nearly ten of the latest sea ships in there. The brothers in the Cao Gang are all people who rely on water for their livelihood. With these ships, it is enough to form a team." A huge fleet, when the time comes the money won’t be pulled back one by one.”
A large ship is indeed a good thing, and money is also a good thing, but you must first have the life to get it.
Ma Dayuan is not stupid. Building a shipyard is a rebellion. Even though the Xilin Party said it would protect the Cao Gang, he did not fully believe this verbal promise.
"Why does Mr. Qian insist that I go attack Jiangnan Shipyard?"
"The ship returns to the Cao Gang. Those skilled craftsmen, the gang leader needs to send them to Daheng Mountain. Someone will take care of them when the time comes. As for the rest, I apologize for not saying more."
Understand, the Xilin Party members are interested in the skilled craftsmen of the imperial court.
There was a trace of hesitation in Ma Dayuan's eyes, but soon he heard Fei Renzai continue: "Don't worry, leader, this time the court will not care about Songjiang Mansion at all. Your Majesty has been deceived by traitors, and not only has the business tax been raised to ten taxes, one To seize profits from the people, we have made new strategies to destroy our foundation."
Fei Renzai stood up, as if giving a speech, and said impassionedly to several people in the room: "What can be tolerated is intolerable. We, the saint disciples, will never allow traitors to harm the country and the people. The teacher has contacted Zhejiang, Huguang, and Officials, gentry and celebrities in Fujian, Jiangxi and other places are once again resisting taxes and laws. Leader, this time the entire southeastern half of the wall will be ablaze, and the court will not care about the small Songjiang Mansion. This is a rare opportunity! "
…
The winter months in the south of the Yangtze River seemed to be colder than when the snow fell in the north. Jia Cong lifted the car curtain and took a look outside. The entire canal was shrouded in thick fog.
On the edge of the canal in the early morning, the thick fog intertwined with the smoke from the chimneys. Occasionally, there were roosters crowing and dogs barking. It was really a peaceful and peaceful time.
pity……
"Uncle, a letter from Mr. Ge!"
Jia Cong took the letter from the soldier, opened it and couldn't help laughing.
The people of the Xilin Party have been kicked in the head and are about to rebel. Why do they think that the imperial court dare not use weapons to suppress them?
You are really ignorant and fearless. Without your Xilin Party, the civilization of Jiangnan will go back a hundred years?
Ta da, da da~
The sound of horse hoofbeats approached, and an armored young man in his early twenties reined in his horse and stopped. After saying a few words to the left and right, he walked to Jia Cong's carriage.
"The last general, Qi Wei, pays homage to Uncle Yongfeng!"
Jia Cong put away the letter and jumped down from the carriage. The man who helped him up smiled and said, "Brother, there is no need to be polite. Please get up quickly."
Qi Wei is the eldest son of Zhenhai Bo and Songjiang Navy Admiral Qi Bei, and is a family friend of Ning Rongjia's family.
Xia Lingxing sent a secret order to Songjiang, and Qi Bei did not hesitate to send his eldest son to personally lead a team of 10,000 navy troops to Jinling to help suppress the bandits.
After several days of investigation, the Caobang strongholds near Jinling and along both sides of the canal have been clearly traced by the scouts. When the time comes, the army will destroy everything and completely eradicate the cancer that has entrenched the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal for hundreds of years in one fell swoop.
"Brother Cong, our people have all been dispersed. All the checkpoints, river mouths, and official roads are now replaced by our people."
Qi Wei looked very excited. He hadn't done anything with anyone in almost a year, and he felt like he was about to get sick from being bored.
"When will we do it?"
boom! boom! boom!
There was a sudden roar in the quiet morning, and Jia Cong looked in the direction of Jinling City.
"It's begun, Brother Shi, it's time for us to move around!"
Qi Wei slapped his chest: "The last general takes orders!"
…
The loyal and shun king Liu Ke was worthy of being the most trouble-making fool in Daxia. He actually set up artillery at the top of Jinling City and fired several cannons at the Xilin Party stronghold on the Qinhuai River.
In the past few days, almost all the main members of the Xilin Party gathered in Jinling, and hundreds of people gathered at Xilin Academy on the banks of the Qinhuai River.
Liu Ke had long been dissatisfied with the Xilin Party members who had seen this group of sages saying that they were inhumane. After sending Xia Lingxing and Xu Jin out of Jinling Mansion, he abandoned his original plan and directly mobilized the army to enter the city before dawn. The artillery was mounted on the wall of Jinling City, and there was a roar of artillery towards Xilin Academy.
After the thundering sound, Xilin Academy was already ablaze.
Immediately, the army broke through the door and entered. Thousands of armored and armed Imperial Guards and Navy soldiers and horses invaded Xilin Academy. Like wolves entering a flock of sheep, the academy quickly became a river of blood.
When Jia Cong received the letter, he had a solemn look on his face and murmured, "If the Thirteenth Master does this, I'm afraid he will have the reputation of burning books and humiliating Confucian scholars in the future, even though these people are not worthy of a Confucian character."
"The students in the academy have already gone on vacation. The people in the academy are all rebels who intend to fight against the imperial court. The Thirteenth Master is an extremely smart man. He knows the consequences of doing so. The Third Master does not need to worry too much."
Jia Shiyi's words had some effect. Jia Cong smiled bitterly and said: "In fact, in the words of the saint, Thirteenth Master is a monkey spirit. Your Majesty does not have the brains of Thirteenth Master. Let's go, we should too Let’s go do things.”
Jia Cong rubbed his hands, tightened the purple coat around his body, and led his soldiers straight into the Caobang headquarters where the sound of fighting could be heard in the distance.
Ma Dayuan left Jinling with his direct lineage last night and took a boat all the way east to Songjiang Prefecture.
There were not many people left in this three-entry courtyard, and it was quickly attacked by the elite of the Songjiang Navy.
Everything within five miles of the dock is controlled by the government and the army.
Jia Cong stepped on the broken door and walked into the Caobang compound. The air was filled with the smell of blood, and the sound of fighting in his ears gradually faded away.
Qi Wei quickly came to Jia Cong's side and said with a cold face: "Brother Cong, come with me... These beasts can really do anything!"
Although Jia Cong had already expected it, the reality before him still made it difficult to hide the anger and murderous intent in his heart.
Caobang, you are not worthy of being a human being, you should all die!
This courtyard has been used as the headquarters of the Cao Gang for hundreds of years. There are three entrances to the courtyard above ground, but an underground city has long been built underneath.
After the navy army took control of the above-ground buildings, they quickly discovered the entrance to the underground city. At this time, only a part of it had been conquered, but it still made everyone's scalp numb in disbelief.
This underground city cannot be said to be a military stronghold, but a devil city used by the leaders of the Cao Gang to enjoy themselves.
Wherever the torch illuminated, Jia Cong could see monstrous evil.
Each small room is like a prison, and there are twenty prisons, all of which are occupied by one or two women with numb eyes, wrapped in thick quilts, huddled in the corner.
The older ones are in their twenties and thirties, while the younger ones are only six or seven years old.
Even if someone opened the door and walked into the small and dark room holding a torch, there was no change in the eyes of these women.
The heart is as gray as death, the real heart is as gray as death.
"Uncle, Major General, we found an underground well ahead... ugh..."
Qi Wei frowned and scolded: "What exactly did you find?"
The captain suppressed his nausea and said: "It's the corpse of a baby, and it's full of a well. This subordinate is really..."
Jia Cong pushed the captain away and walked forward. Qi Wei glared at his subordinates and quickly followed.
The two of them passed through the underground prisons where women were imprisoned. The women seemed invisible, holding the quilt numbly and looking at the beating torches indifferently.
Finally, at the end of one side of the secret passage, a pungent stench hit his nostrils. Jia Cong suddenly stopped, turned around and ordered: "Let people empty those prisons immediately and move the people to the ground. Find lime and prepare for disinfection. This The place is enough to cause a plague.”
The word "plague" was more terrifying than the fighting on the battlefield. Qi Wei did not dare to delay and immediately ordered his men to deal with it.
The two of them moved forward with their noses covered, and soon arrived at the well they had just discovered.
The big rocks had been moved away, and Jia Cong could see that it was filled with the corpses of babies without going down into the well. There were several young corpses that had not yet rotted, and the umbilical cords had not been cut.
To the west of the well stands a shrine with a Buddha statue inside.
Mother Wusheng is so merciful!
Jia Cong drew his sword and slashed at the Buddha statue. With a crash, the jade Buddha statue was chopped to pieces by Jia Cong.
Everyone nearby was startled by Jia Cong's sudden action, and they all held their breaths in shock, not daring to express their anger.
Although they know that the White Lotus Sect is a cult, not many people have ever dared to be disrespectful to gods and Buddhas like Wu Sheng Lao Mu.
It is one thing to believe in religion or not. There are very few people who do not respect gods and Buddhas.
"Burn it and find a safe place to bury it. Remember to let the brothers finish this and drink the medicine to remove the plague for a few days."
After Jia Cong chopped the Buddha statue into pieces, the anger in his heart was still difficult to dissipate, so he walked inside with the knife.
Qi Wei could only give a few instructions to follow him. This young man must not make any mistakes, otherwise both father and son would have to bear a lot of guilt.
The fighting in the dungeon was much more intense. Jia Cong was extremely indifferent when he wielded the knife. When the blade passed across the opponent's throat, there was not a trace of throbbing.
He coldly swung the knife, put it away, and then swung the knife again, sending these people to the eighteenth level of hell. Now he doesn't have any psychological burden at all.
When everything calmed down, Jia Cong realized that he was injured.
The upper end of his left arm was stabbed. Because he was not wearing armor, the wound was not very shallow.
Jia Shiyi got water, rinsed, applied medicine, and bandaged.
Jia Cong didn't feel much pain. Instead, he remained calm and stared at the white gauze gradually turning red...
"Uncle, my brothers rescued a total of seventy-seven women, killed two hundred and eighty-one thieves, confiscated twenty thousand taels of gold, more than six million silver, sixteen boxes of gold, silver, jade, and five hundred swords and armor. Deputy Yu..."
"The Cao Gang conspired to rebel. Anyone who responds will be killed without mercy!"
After leaving the well, Jia Cong finally spoke.
Jia Shiyi breathed a sigh of relief in his heart. Ever since the last time he brought eight hundred coffins to kill someone in Taiyuan City, the mistress has always been holding a sigh of relief in his heart.
Apart from Miss Lin, only she, who has been with the mistress, knows about this matter.
"It's bandaged, but it's best not to use force, Third Master."
Jia Cong nodded, stood up, picked up the knife in his hand again, and said coldly: "Let's go and check out other Caogang strongholds."
…
The Jinling Cao Gang has many strongholds, all the way north along the canal, extending from Jinling Pier to Huai'an Prefecture.
This time, Jia Cong had the intention of settling the matter once and for all, and had already arranged the manpower to make arrangements in advance.
Jia Cong rode the navy's warship north along the canal. There were already corpses and broken ship planks floating on the canal.
A battle report was sent, and the plan was implemented smoothly.
The military order to kill without mercy was passed to the front, and the naval forces completely let go of their hands and feet, and the fighting became more intense.
The yamen of prefectures and counties along the way were very dissatisfied with this. They felt that the navy's killings were excessive and hindered the peace of the world. Some people even sent city guards to stop them, but no one in the navy looked down upon them.
You want me to wait and stop? Okay, go and ask for the imperial edict.
Uncle Yongfeng has an imperial order in his hand. In addition to the imperial edict, even if the King of Heaven comes, I will not be able to stop me from using my sword to teach the Cao gang thieves to behave well!
The Caobang headquarters is a devil's cave, and the Caobang strongholds are no less generous. The most disgusting thing for the soldiers of Daxia is such dogs who are worse than animals. They are even more hated than Tartars and Japanese pirates.
Bah, you beasts from the Caogang gang, each one causing more trouble to his own family than the other, has the ability to fight the Tatars and the Japanese!
The fighting continued, Jia Cong had calmed down, and he began to write hard at his desk.
"I, Jia Cong, reported to the Holy One that Jinling and his entourage have discussed together with His Highness Prince Zhongshun, Mr. Xia Ge, and Imperial Envoy Mr. Xu... It has been discovered through secret investigation that members of the Xilin Party have gathered in Jinling to form a party and society, intending to once again provoke tax and law resistance. .And colluded with pirates, Cao gang thieves, and White Lotus cult monsters..."
"What I saw at the Caobang stronghold was horrifying. There are many cases of robbing and plundering people in the south of the Yangtze River. As I saw, the Caobang thieves must be one of them..."
"There are hundreds of soldiers hidden in the Caobang stronghold. The leader of the thieves, Ma Dayuan, was seduced by the Xilin Party members and took thousands of troops to the East. According to the tip, the purpose was to sneak attack the Jiangnan Shipyard... "
"The Xilin Party members colluded with the pirate Qian Benchu to launch a surprise attack on the Ningbo Ship Division on the 11th of the winter lunar month. Zhenhai Bo and Songjiang Navy Admiral Qi Bei have led troops to suppress the bandits..."
"In my opinion, Xilin's actions are intended to disrupt the implementation of the country's national policies of opening up the sea, clearing the country, and reforming the tax system."
"I will take advantage of this opportunity to eradicate the chronic disease entrenched in the south of the Yangtze River. This trip will not avoid killings, and someone will come to impeach me. For this purpose, His Royal Highness King Zhongshun sent Dukes Xia and Xu to Jinling Mansion, and asked me to personally lead the extermination of Cao Bangshi. I intend to take responsibility alone..."
"The evil deeds of the Caobang alone are too numerous to describe, and the Xilin behind them must be even worse. I will carry the royal sword given by Your Majesty to kill the unruly ministers and eliminate the evil. Even if there are tens of thousands of people, I will go!"
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