The Ding family guessed correctly, it was Zhao Qinghu's Yihu Gang who robbed the caravan.
It is said that the brothers of the Yihu Gang have achieved great results after three months of training. Everyone has a certain foundation in tactical movements, physical fitness and cooperative drills. Li Fu thinks that they need to be trained in actual combat.
Zhao Qinghu had already strictly enforced the gang rules at the beginning. He would not attack ordinary people, nor would he touch small businessmen and hawkers. He would only find small-scale caravans to practice his skills.
Moreover, the Yihu Gang is still in the development stage, and it is difficult for it to become famous publicly. It cannot alarm the Ding family in Pingbotang, and it cannot rob the territory of Wushan.
Therefore, Zhao Qinghu took advantage of his familiarity with the terrain and led his team along the mountains directly to the border of Duchang, where he tried his hand at a few small caravans first.
Not to mention, after several months of training, and the organization is relatively tight, the division of labor among several groups is also clear. Zhao Qinghu had clearly arranged the front and rear blockades, as well as the wind-stepping points, and the effect was naturally surprisingly good. Not only did it solve the brothers' dilemma of living in the mountains for several months without food, but they also actually got a few guns.
It turns out that some small caravans are also afraid of encountering bandits on mountain roads, so they naturally have to pay for a few guides and guards. The purpose is of course not to fight the bandits, but to make some small groups of bandits without guns retreat when they see it. If you encounter a big guy, of course you can only capture him without hesitation, and you don't expect a few guides with old rifles or firecrackers to protect you.
Moreover, some guides are actually local gangsters themselves and have some contacts with bandits in the mountains. At least they don't let the bandits who rob them come up and kill people. It's just a matter of how much money they pay to buy the way.
But Zhao Qinghu and the others had more than twenty long spears and two short spears, so they didn't need to intimidate them. As long as they were surrounded by gun-wielding brothers on both sides, the caravan of more than a dozen people would naturally not dare to resist and could only be captured without restraint.
But Zhao Qinghu and the others didn't think about asking for any money for the journey, so they just bought the goods and livestock in one pot. This was also Li Fu's idea. Since you are grabbing meat on other people's territory, there is no need to pay attention to the long flow of water, and you have to grab a lot of money.
What's more, no matter how small the caravan is, if it has the support of a business company, it won't be robbed and the whole family will be destroyed.
The Yihu Gang's several consecutive attacks in a short period of time went very smoothly. Not only did no one in the besieged caravan escape, but only a few were injured. This was considered to be in line with Zhao Qinghu's rule of not injuring anyone as much as possible.
In fact, not hurting others does not mean that Zhao Qinghu has the kindness of a woman. He also knows that entering the green forest road is a road of no return, so naturally he cannot be merciful.
But he realized that if you commit any earth-shattering murder that attracts attention from the beginning, not only will the government come to suppress you, but even the local green forest comrades will not allow you to make a fortune on their own territory.
You know, the Republic of China period was the most rampant period in China’s modern history. At that time, Jiangxi's banditry was second only to Hunan and Guangxi in the country. Moreover, transportation was inconvenient during this period, and Jiangxi was surrounded by mountains and rivers, making it very difficult for the government to clear them out. In addition, during the troubled times, various warlords stood on the hills, wars continued, and deserters were everywhere, which gave rise to many local and bandits from other places.
Therefore, in Jiangxi, almost every steep mountain is occupied by bandits of varying sizes. Moreover, conflicts between gangsters often occur among bandits. The purpose is of course that the big fish eats the small fish, and the small fish eats the shrimp. Everyone is eager to control a larger territory, and naturally they exclude other forces from coming to grab their own territory. Food.
If the Yihu Gang comes to Duchang Interface to do business without capital, it will inevitably offend the interests of local bandits.
So at the beginning, both Zhao Qinghu and Li Fu thought that it would be best to not attract attention. Anyway, they were targeting small-scale caravans. When others found out about it, they thought it was a small group of bandits who would run away after taking a bite. Naturally, they won't bother searching for trouble.
Moreover, Zhao Qinghu did not intend to stay here for a long time, he just planned to make a few transactions and then run away.
Little did they know that although he did not attract the encirclement and suppression of the local bandits and the government, he did attract the attention of a local rich man.
It turned out that one of the objects he robbed during this period was a caravan belonging to the Huang family, a large family in the local Xujiabu Town. At that time, the Huang family also sent several guards with guns to follow and protect them. Of course, they were all killed by the Yihu Gang. It was a mess, and one of the servants was shot and wounded.
The Huang family naturally knew the approximate strength of the robbers through the reports of the servants who came back to report the matter. When the head of the Huang family heard that the other party only had a few dozen people and about twenty guns, he immediately became furious and determined to take revenge.
Although the Huang family is the leading wealthy family in Xujiabu, it must not be strong enough to deal with a group of tough bandits. But the problem is that half of the Huang family's business is actually done by illegals. The business opened by the Huang family is a place for bandits in this area to sell stolen goods, and naturally they have contacts with several bands of bandits in the surrounding area.
He knew that this matter could not have been done by local bandits. There must have been a group of bandits who came out of nowhere and came to his territory. It's not a big deal. If this group of daring gangsters hadn't been wiped out, others would have thought that the Huang family, who were originally evil wolves, were just sheep to be slaughtered, and anyone would dare to come up and take a bite.
Of course, the Huang family would not be so arrogant that they would just rely on their dozens of servants to protect the courtyard and suppress the bandits.
The best way to deal with a group of desperadoes is to call in a few groups of desperadoes to help.
So the Huang family took action immediately and sent people to contact the local bandits who had a cooperative relationship with them, intending to attack them in groups.
But the Huang family didn't know that Zhao Qinghu's name as Jiangdong Hutou was not for nothing.
You know, Zhao Qinghu's reputation is not based on fighting and killing, but because he is righteous, anxious for others' difficulties, and easy to make friends. He has made many friends in the world. Otherwise, when the Ding family came to bully me, there would not have been so many friends from all walks of life coming to help, making it impossible for even the Ding family to stand down.
Therefore, when the Yihu Gang came to the Duchang territory, they did not just run around without thinking. Instead, they had reliable friends in the local area to help pass on the news. In just ten days, they made continuous gains. Those caravans were all accurate. .
The Huang family wanted to retaliate against these foreign bandits, and there was too much noise in posting hero posts to gather manpower. Naturally, Zhao Qinghu's friends in the Jianghu knew about it. They even basically found out which copycats the Huang family wanted to contact.
Zhao Qinghu felt that after alarming the local gangsters, it would be risky to take any action in the future, so he decided to leave Duchang and find another place to practice.
However, before leaving, you might as well make a big deal, and the Huang family is the most suitable target.
