"Wait?" Xu He asked, "Xu Dong?"
Wan Bo said blankly: "Yes, Xu Dong!"
When Xu He heard this name, he suddenly remembered that the fake Japanese pirate in the Huzhou County government had also mentioned this Japanese pirate named Xu Dong.
"Are you a subordinate of Xu Dong?"
Wan Bo glanced at Chen Hua.
Chen Hua glared: "Just tell me if I ask you!"
Wan Bo was startled and said quickly: "Yes and no!"
"What do you mean?" Xu He frowned.
Wan Bo explained: "I used to be Baldy Li's subordinate. Baldy Li and the villain are from Fujian. We couldn't survive anymore. We heard from relatives that we could make money at sea, so we secretly went to sea and joined Baldy Li!"
"What is Baldy Li's name?" Chen Hua asked.
Wan Bo shook his head: "Bald is his famous name, at least we call him Li Qi in private!"
Chen Hua nodded and said, "You continue!"
"Bald Li was originally doing some smuggling business in Fujian, but then he somehow got hooked up with Xu Dong, the leader of Shuangyu Island in Zhejiang. From then on, Xu Dong smuggled saltpeter, sulfur and cloth from land to the sea, and then transferred them to Taishan. Finally, we sold it to the Franji, Ryukyu and Japanese people in Nanyang!"
Xu He said: "It seems that you are quite trusted by Baldy Li!"
"No, no, no, I'm just an ordinary little person!"
Xu He sneered: "No, you are not, you are the leader responsible for helping Baldy Li and Xu Dong transship trade!"
Wan Bo's expression changed, and he wanted to quibble, but Xu He continued: "It doesn't matter, who is this Xu Dong?"
"Xu Dong is from She County, Nanzhili. I heard that he and Baldy Li were imprisoned in a government prison for committing crimes in their early years. From then on, the two got to know each other. After they came out, they ran to Shuangyu Island southwest of Zhouxi. , joined Jin Jinlao, the most powerful leader at the time!"
"After Jin Jinlao died, Xu Dong took over Shuangyu and had strong soldiers and horses. Although Baldy Li was on an equal footing with him on the surface, he could only help him sell the stolen goods!"
Xu He nodded: "You just said that you would sell dirt to the Folangji people. Do you have Folangji's firearms?"
"have!"
"how many?"
"I didn't count!"
Xu He asked this and turned to look at Chen Hua. Both sides saw horror in each other's eyes!
"Then you came here this time to be an internal agent?"
Wan Bo said dejectedly: "Yes, sir, can I take the blame and make meritorious service?"
Chen Hua nodded: "As long as you are honest and tell everything you know, I can spare your life!"
When Wan Bo heard this, he was immediately surprised and said, "I'll tell you everything."
It turns out that not long ago, Xu He suggested that Zhang Jingxian be given the command of the Japanese ship to Haimen, and it did work.
The Japanese pirates should have arrived a long time ago, but when the sentinel detected a Japanese boat patrolling the river, Xu Dong thought that the plan had been exposed, and was so frightened that the fleet stopped and discussed countermeasures.
But later it was discovered that although these Japanese ships were very vigilant, there were many places on the river where they could go around.
Chongming Island is not as large as in later generations. Now it is only three small islands.
They went north from Nanhuizui to Hengsha, and finally entered the Wusong River south of the Chongming Islands. Finally, they headed straight to Langshan from the Xupu River, where they happened to meet the people of Hailing Qianhusuo who came to garrison.
When Xu Dong and Baldy Li saw this scene, they thought their actions had been exposed and Wu Songjiang's retreat had been cut off. They were so frightened that they almost peed their pants.
But when the sentry ship came back, it was said that the guards on the shore did not seem to know their whereabouts.
Xu Dong still didn't believe it, but at this time, the arrow was on the string and had to be fired. He might die if he retreated, but he might be able to catch his opponent by surprise if he came ashore.
In the end, the gambler's mentality made Xu Dong grit his teeth and land with more than 3,000 real and fake Japanese numbers.
Wang Lie was caught off guard and was rushed away by the Japanese pirates who were several times his own, and finally died at the foot of Langshan Mountain.
The Thousand Households in Hailing were defeated, and the Thousand Households in Tongzhou were scattered.
Taking advantage of this momentum, the Japanese pirates rushed into the unsuspecting Tongzhou.
When they first entered Tongzhou, Xu Dong and Baldy Li's men were looting property, but the two of them had already begun planning their next move.
Wan Bo didn't know the outcome of the discussion between the two men, but after he was sent to arrive in Rugao by boat from Baipu Town, he dropped a group of people and walked into the city along the Salt River along with the fleeing people.
Moreover, there were more than twenty people who sneaked into the city at the same time as him.
More than twenty people?
Chen Hua almost stood up in shock.
"Where are these twenty people now? How do you contact them? How do you respond to people from outside the city? Come to me one by one!"
Wan Bo said with a sad face: "Basically everyone is in the prison, only two of them are missing!"
When he heard that only two people were not caught, Chen Hua breathed a sigh of relief.
He couldn't help but turn his head to look at Xu He, his eyes full of gratitude.
If it weren't for Xu He's previous reminder to let these twenty people set fire to and cause trouble in the city, Hailing City would be in danger!
Xu He frowned and said, "Do you know when your people will come?"
Wan Bo said: "Xu Dong didn't say, but I guess he's coming soon!"
Xu He nodded, which was similar to his guess.
Since the Japanese pirates had sent agents to sneak into the city, they must be afraid that Ye Changmengduo would be discovered.
Therefore, the Japanese pirates should arrive soon!
"How do you contact me?"
"They will feign an attack in the east city, but the dwarf, who is desperate for his life in the fight, will go around to the north city and climb up the city!"
"We heard the cry of killing in Beicheng, so we set fire near Beicheng. As soon as the fire started, they started to climb the city!"
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Wan Bo was taken down, and Chen Hua found Captain Xie from Hailing County to conduct repeated cross-examinations to identify the Japanese pirates in the prison.
He also asked people to search the remaining two Japanese pirates from house to house.
After making arrangements, he sat down and said worriedly: "Liangsheng, it seems that this time, the people of Hailing will suffer another Japanese disaster!"
Xu He said: "Sir, don't worry too much. Only small boats can travel on the inland rivers. Japanese pirates will not abandon big boats, so even if Japanese pirates come, there will not be many people!"
"For the current plan, we need to send brave men to Rugao to inform them about the Japanese pirates sneaking into the city, so that they can be more vigilant!"
Chen Hua nodded: "I hope it's not too late!"
Rugao is very close to Tongzhou, and the thieves even coveted Hailing. Something might have happened in Rugao by now!
But now that I know it, I must inform you, just in case...
Chen Hua went to find someone to inform Rugao, but Xu He found Zhang Jingxian and told him what he had just asked.
This scared Zhang Jingxian into a cold sweat.
"Liangsheng, then I will go to the North City now and organize people to prevent thieves from stealing the city!"
Xu He objected: "Sir, you'd better go to Dongcheng. After all, the main force of the Japanese pirates is there. In case Beicheng cannot be defeated, the main force changes from a feint attack to a strong attack!"
"That?"
"I will lead the team to practice defending the north gate!" Xu He volunteered.
Zhang Jingxian held his hand and said, "Please do everything!"
