The battle of Jimingyi has begun,
Amid Linjiang City's intensive preparations, the White Lotus Army arrived two days ahead of schedule and had a larger number of troops than originally expected.
It was originally expected that the White Lotus Army would be divided into at most 50,000 troops.
In fact, the prediction was not far wrong. However, the White Lotus Sect held 30,000 ordinary people hostage, and used these 30,000 people as scapegoats, forcing these 30,000 people to attack the city and consume the Jimingyi defenders.
After the battle started,
The morale of the Jimingyi defenders was low. After all, they were massacring ordinary people. In an instant, the entire Linjiang County seemed to be cast under a shadow. Both Jianghu gangs and ordinary people felt extremely heavy at that moment. pressure.
It was not until this moment that everyone understood that they could not imagine the cruelty of war simply by relying on imagination.
With thirty thousand people as scapegoats,
The White Lotus Sect fought fiercely, regardless of losses, and they attacked the city almost day and night.
Perhaps because Jing Zhan, a fierce general, was so well-known, the White Lotus Army didn't even think about using any strategy and just took human lives to make up for it. As a result, the battle at Jimingyi was much more difficult and more brutal than imagined.
This also directly caused Jimingyi's consumption to be many times faster than budgeted. Especially in terms of weapon supplies, a large number of weapons needed to be replaced every day.
This logistical pressure fell directly on Jin Yiwei and the government office.
Yang Yunzhi personally led people everywhere to raise military supplies.
Gu Zhan worked day and night with Rong Yichu to arrange the transportation route.
There can be no mistakes in these military supplies.
Therefore, Jin Yiwei will make adjustments every time he transports military supplies to avoid being detected by the city's police officers. However, if that batch of military supplies is robbed or delayed, many soldiers will be lost on the front line.
To avoid problems,
Every time Gu Zhan transports military supplies, he sends his confidants, such as Chen Fei and Malang, who have been with him from the beginning. And every time he transports military supplies, he will arrange a lot of manpower.
However, Jin Yiwei has experienced several wars and turbulence, and the manpower is already in short supply. The government office is even more short of manpower than Jin Yiwei.
However, fortunately, the Jianghu gangs in Linjiang City were very proud of Gu Zhan and mobilized manpower for Gu Zhan and the government office without hesitation. This way the logistics could barely support the battle at Jimingyi.
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Linjiang City at night lived up to its hustle and bustle in the past, and few pedestrians were seen.
In the past, Nancheng, which had the most night markets, was now deserted, and all the gambling houses and brothels were closed.
Outside the wind and rain alley,
Several gangsters walked slowly forward surrounded by a man in brocade clothes. This middle-aged man was Zhong Liang, the leader of the Sanyuan Gang, one of the largest gangs in Linjiang City.
A few people were walking forward, and the atmosphere was a bit deserted.
One of his subordinates said: "Brother, when will this day end? Almost 70% of the business in the gang has stopped. All the brothers are resting on their laurels, but they still have to work for Jin Yiwei and run around every day. , no money at all..."
"Shut up!" Zhong Liang glared at the subordinate and said in a deep voice: "What are you talking about? Which gang is not affected by the current situation? Is it true that our Sanyuan Gang has stopped doing business? Isn't it right? Defend the city and let the White Lotus Army come in to massacre the city?"
The subordinate hurriedly said: "Brother, that's not what I meant. What I meant was that Jin Yiwei didn't express it at all. We sent out so many brothers to work with them every day, but Jin Yiwei didn't even give him a tael of silver. Every day So much hard work and tiring work..."
"Nonsense," Zhong Liang said angrily: "What nonsense are you talking about? Do you have any objections to Mr. Gu?"
"Brother, I..."
"Stop saying this kind of thing in the future," Zhong Liang said displeasedly: "Being a human being must be moral. Our Sanyuan Gang was originally just a small, unpopular gang. We guarded one or two gambling houses and were worried about being robbed by others every day. If Mr. Gu hadn't given us the opportunity, would we have the Sanyuan Gang with hundreds of people today?
Also, don’t you know who Mr. Gu is? Although Mr. Gu has a reputation for being evil, when has he ever treated one of his own people badly? Some time ago, we helped Mr. Gu fight, and the settling-in allowance he gave us was less? Which time did you not pay several times the settlement fee? When some brothers got into trouble, he would personally come to support them.
We have conquered so much territory, how many brothers have gone into the dungeon? Which one is not under the care of Master Gu? It’s just you. If Master Gu hadn’t taken care of you, would you have come out of the dungeon alive? "
The subordinate looked ashamed and said: "Brother, I'm sorry, I..."
Zhong Liang patted the shoulder of his subordinate and said: "Don't listen to other people's arrangements in the future. You should know your own affairs well. Mr. Gu has indeed gained a bad reputation along the way, and it also makes people feel scared. However, we Linjiang There are some well-known gangs in the city now, who wouldn’t be grateful to Mr. Gu? That is to say, Mr. Gu is an official. If he stops being a royal guard some year, he will definitely be respected as the leader by our Linjiang County Jianghu. "
Several people were talking and walking forward,
Soon, they arrived outside a small courtyard.
As soon as Zhong Liang stepped into the courtyard, he suddenly felt a bad premonition. It was too quiet. He immediately stretched out his hand to signal everyone to leave.
However, at this moment,
Suddenly a calm voice came from the courtyard: "Gang Leader Zhong, you have gone back to your home, why don't you come in?"
Along with that voice,
Several people walked out of the inner courtyard.
When he saw the faces of those people clearly, Zhong Liang's face became ugly.
He knew these people. They were young talents from Yunzhou's Wulin. The leader was Qi Qianyu, who was known as the Little Sword Soul.
Since this group of people came to Linjiang City,
The major gangs have been giving repeated orders to strictly prohibit their subordinates from conflicting with these people, because, to the major gangs in Linjiang City, this is a group of ferocious dragons crossing the river.
Not to mention the huge power behind them, just these young talents, the leaders of which are innate warriors, and they also have some fellow disciples and disciples of the big sects, placed in Linjiang City. He can be called a master.
Seeing Qi Qianyu and his party, Zhong Liang took a deep breath, with a smile on his face, he cupped his hands and said: "It turns out that it's Qi Shaoxia who is in front of me. I'm sorry for being so distant. Please forgive me. I don't know what Qi Shaoxia said when he came to visit. What's the matter? If anyone under your command accidentally offends you, I must apologize!"
Qi Qianyu smiled slightly and said: "Don't worry, Gang Leader Zhong, I took the liberty of visiting today just to personally deliver an invitation to Gang Leader Zhong!"
While talking,
Qi Qianyu took out an invitation and handed it to Zhong Liang, saying: "Tomorrow at noon, I will be waiting for Gang Leader Zhong to come and discuss the plan to build a martial arts alliance to resist the White Lotus Sect and defend Linjiang City. Gang Leader Zhong will definitely come, right? ?”
Zhong Liang held the invitation and thought about it thousands of times.
Qi Qianyu chuckled lightly and then said: "By the way, Gang Leader Zhong, Linjiang City is in chaos now. There are too many spies and your guards are too weak. To prevent any accidents, I will invite your son and your wife to You went to my place, Gang Leader Zhong, don’t worry, my place is absolutely safe!”
