Do you still want to continue to persevere in encircling and suppressing water bandits?
This thought just circulated in Jiang Yan's mind, and he understood what the Dahe Gang's senior officials meant.
By stabilizing the basics and ensuring that the main interests of the gang are maintained, and with sufficient resources, the Dahe Gang will have enough confidence whether it is to train new recruits or increase resources to train experts.
Therefore, the gang decided to continue to suppress the water bandits and ensure the smooth flow of the Lishui River business route.
However, if we want to completely maintain the Lishui River trade route, we must recruit more warriors to participate in the war this time.
Yes, you must be a warrior. Water bandits live on islands in the wild. In such a place, ordinary people basically cannot survive.
"It looks like there is going to be another bloody battle. But with the current situation of the Dahe Gang, can they spare enough warriors to wipe out the water bandits?"
Jiang Yan expressed doubts about this.
After all, Fu Mao just said that this time the demon soldiers sacrificed their strength, the Dahe Gang was seriously injured.
We can't allocate warriors from all the strongholds to wipe out the water bandits. That's unrealistic.
Furthermore, the water bandits are vicious and cruel, and they are not a small force that can be exploited by others. The Dahe Gang and the Ding Chen Gang join forces every year, but they have never killed all the water bandits.
Moreover, every time the water bandits were wiped out, a number of warriors from the Dahe Gang would die.
Therefore, many warriors in the Dahe Gang did not want to go to the Lishui River to strangle the water bandits.
In the wild, there are not only water bandits, but also weird and dangerous areas. If you are not careful, you will lose your life.
"Brother Fu, are you familiar with the composition of the water bandits in the Lishui River?
If you know it, can you introduce it to me. "Jiang Yan pondered for a moment and asked this question.
Since the gang is so determined this time, Jiang Yan feels that there is a high possibility that he himself will be selected.
Therefore, he still felt that it would be better to inquire about the situation of water bandits in the Lishui River in advance.
"Uh...Brother Jiang, what are you doing?"
Fu Mao laughed dumbly and said, "You shouldn't think that you will be selected and sent to participate in the mission of eradicating the water bandits."
"yes."
Jiang Yan touched his nose and said frankly, "There should not be many warriors in the gang now, and this gang will definitely select more warriors to kill the water bandits. I always have to think more about it."
"It would be best if you are not selected."
"If I am selected, I will learn more about it now so that I can prepare for a rainy day and make some preparations early!"
"Ha..." Fu Mao shook his head, looking dumbfounded, "Brother Jiang, you said you..."
"What are you worried about? In the entire Zhenwu Hall, who doesn't know that you are highly qualified? If you are given enough time and resources, you will definitely be able to advance to the Blood Refining Realm in the future. Who would be so stupid as to put you in the meat grinder? In the field.”
Is this how everyone sees me?
Jiang Yan did not relax because of Fu Mao's words. He smiled bitterly and said, "Brother Fu, you know, I have no backer."
He has good qualifications, which is good. If you give him enough time and resources, he can advance to the blood refining realm quickly.
But what does this have to do with others?
If you go to the Lishui River to exterminate the water bandits, you will most likely die or never come back. So in this case, as long as there is a chance, everyone will look for connections and try to avoid this operation.
As for him, he actually has no backer in the Dahe Gang and no connections.
"Hahaha."
Fu Mao chuckled softly and said, "Brother Jiang, why should you belittle yourself? Who said you have no backer? Hall Master Ning, isn't he your backer?"
Jiang Yan was stunned for a moment when he heard Fu Mao's words.
Ning Gongdao was indeed very kind to him and admired him very much, but in fact the relationship between the two in private was not deep.
If he is his backstage, it really can't be said.
However, Fu Mao's words reminded Jiang Yan that he could indeed get close to Ning Gongdao.
"Thank you, Brother Fu, for your advice."
Jiang Yan cupped his fists and saluted Fu Mao, thanking him for the reminder.
"Brother Jiang, there's no need to be so polite." Fu Mao said seriously, "I just hope that Brother Jiang can help me in the future."
"You..." Jiang Yan was stunned. He didn't expect Fu Mao to be so direct. After a while, he suddenly smiled. Fu Mao was a bit interesting.
"I will definitely repay Brother Fu for your kindness today." Jiang Yan nodded and promised.
A smile appeared on Fu Mao's face. The reason why he told Jiang Yan so much was because he was interested in Jiang Yan's future, so he told him some news in detail.
"By the way, Brother Fu, can you tell me about the power distribution of the water bandits in the Lishui River? I still want to know about it." Jiang Yan continued to ask.
"Okay, if you insist."
Fu Mao pondered for a moment and then spoke slowly, "Brother Jiang, the Lishui River water bandits are actually divided into three major forces, namely Giant Whale Mountain, Three-person Island and Black Teeth Quagmire."
"Among them, the two forces, Giant Whale Mountain and Three-person Island, usually only rob goods, but rarely kill people. We have an agreement with them that we only need to prepare a gift to pass through their territory.
But the force of Black Teeth Quagmire is different. This is a fucking mad dog that kills people and sells goods. It does all kinds of evil. Under its hands, almost no one survives. "
The three major forces? There are so many?
"Brother Fu, the target of our elimination this time is the water bandit force in Black Teeth Quagmire, right?" Jiang Yan asked.
"Yes!" Fu Mao nodded and continued, "This water bandit force has a huge territory and occupies the Black Teeth Quagmire of the Lishui River.
There are many small islands there, and it is very easy to hide and ambush. This is why every time we send people to strangle, they cannot kill all the water bandits. "
"Hmm... Even so, we should kill as few people as possible. Why do we need to clear it out every year?"
Jiang Yan was a little confused.
"Ha..." Fu Mao smiled bitterly, "Because we don't kill the same group every year. There are many criminal thieves and villains in Black Teeth Quagmire every year."
"So, after killing them for so many years, the water bandits are like leeks and cannot be killed at all."
So Jiang Yan understood.
"Then, who is the leader of the water bandits in Black Teeth Mire?"
"Well...it's different from Giant Whale Mountain and Three-person Island. Blacktooth Quagmire has no leader at all. The island there is just a group of water bandits. The bandits usually only cooperate with each other when robbing..."
A quarter of an hour later, Jiang Yan said goodbye to Fu Mao. Although he did not meet Ning Gongdao, Jiang Yan still felt that he had gained a lot.
After walking out of Zhenwu Hall, Jiang Yan turned around and walked towards Jingshui Street.
On weekdays, Jingshui Street, lined with shops, is very quiet, with only sparse crowds of people.
Jiang Yan walked for a long time but didn't find any roadside vendors selling snacks. "That's it. I'll go home for dinner later."
"Brother, come and buy some things." A white-headed old man shouted to him on the roadside.
Jiang Yan paused, and his eyes moved to the old man's head, which was wrapped in a layer of white cloth, with a faint dark red coming out.
"Old man, are you having trouble at home?" Jiang Yan squatted down and looked through the items on the old man's stall. They were very miscellaneous, but they were just ordinary things.
"well…"
The old man sighed but said nothing.
Jiang Yan dropped a dime of silver and picked up something at random. It was a dark black ring. He tried it on and it just fit on his index finger.
"That's it!"
Jiang Yan straightened up and left slowly. To him, it didn't matter what he bought, it was just a kindness once in a while.
When he turned an intersection, the sun shone slantingly, and it also reflected the light on his finger ring.
"Hey, there seems to be writing on it?"
Jiang Yan was startled, looked at the ring on his hand carefully under the sun.
After a while, he kept adjusting the angle of the ring to the sun, and then he could see the writing on it clearly.
There are only four words on the ring, and the book says: Wishful Love.
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