Chapter 9: The Order

Lushan gathered his men and took more than 40 members of the Lizhuang Gang, and set off in a hurry under the cover of night.

Such a large-scale gang action is rare in four or five years, and it was started by the lowest-level boat trackers, which is really rare.

But these forty-something people actually have a hint of military style.

This group of people kept their mouths shut, crowded together, hiding in the alleys, not taking the main road, and walked out carefully.

There was almost no sound. There were more than 40 people, only a few occasional gasps and the sound of accidentally kicking something.

After all, they were boat trackers, not real soldiers, and their discipline was still far behind.

However, the discipline of the Lizhuang Gang was much better than that of the Paibo Gang and the Shuima Gang. You can tell at a glance that they have put in a lot of effort.

The Lizhuang Gang took a detour in the alley.

There are small docks everywhere along the Lishui River. Although small in scale, they are numerous and handle a large number of cargo ships and passengers. There are all kinds of people here, and gangs gather here. There are trackers, sailors, coolies, and passengers everywhere.

In the layout around the Lishui River, the paths and alleys are hidden behind the buildings away from the main streets to ensure that garbage and beggars will not cause inconvenience to merchants. After all, merchants are the lifeblood here.

Therefore, due to financial reasons, most of the houses here are low and square, and some have sloping roofs. Because stone is expensive and difficult to obtain in large quantities, most of the buildings near the docks are made of wood, and only a few buildings are made of stone, and more exquisite mansions do not appear here at all.

The streets and alleys next to the docks are crowded and dirty, and there is garbage everywhere on the road. These paths are combined like a casual twisted knot. Unless you live here for many years, you will definitely not be able to tell the road inside.

Such road conditions breed a lot of darkness inside, making the public security here not very good, so it has become a good hiding place.

Through these twisting alleys, you can directly reach the Paibo Gang's base without passing the main road.

It is hidden, safe, and will not disturb the government.

He had imagined this plan of surprise attack on the Paibo Gang and the Shuima Gang more than once, and actually let the brothers in the gang try it.

In order to succeed in the surprise attack one day.

Lushan has always been an ambitious person. Like Li Qi, he has never been willing to be a boatman. He wants to climb up and has made a lot of efforts for this.

So, under the temptation of magic, he agreed without hesitation, regardless of whether it was a fishhook or not.

If it was a fishhook, he would eat the bait first.

The Lizhuang Gang walked silently... No, there was still a little movement in the alley.

No one spoke, they all knew what they were going to do tonight.

From time to time, a little sound came, but it didn't affect them at all.

Until they walked two-thirds of the way and arrived at an open space.

This open space is reserved by the dock laborers to pile up goods. A large amount of goods cannot be transported away for a while, so they are temporarily placed here, but they never stay overnight. They are usually moved away during the day, so at night, this place is empty.

This is where people can gather, and it is the place where Lushan arranges for temporary gathering and roll call.

According to his arrangement, when they get here, they need to gather the trackers, talk, cheer each other up, and then take a break, and then make a concerted effort to break through the Paibo Gang in the dark!

"Everyone, do you know what we are here for today?" Lushan stood in the middle of the open space and said to the people around him.

It was pitch black all around, and he couldn't see clearly. He could only see dozens of figures, so he spoke.

"Kill Li Qi, because he stole our magic!" A tracker replied.

"Yes, this time, Li Qi stole our magic, and he must die." Lushan said.

The way to send troops is to be strong.

The so-called one-shot effort is to pay attention to the strong spirit of the soldiers.

Moreover, if you want to be strong, you must be justified.

To be justified, you must have a reason to send troops and a common goal to be strong.

Therefore, what can unite the trackers of the Lizhuang Gang at present is the common interests and the "taking back the stolen skills" that occupy the reason.

With this righteousness and the common interests, the trackers can be united and transformed from a mob into a combat-capable group.

"Do you remember what I taught you?" Lu Shan asked again.

"I remember everything!" The trackers nodded immediately.

"Okay, then tonight, use those things, and then try to make them unable to react and take them down in one fell swoop! The Paibo Gang just opened the river during the day today, and they were tired all day, and then there was wine and meat in the evening. They must have eaten and drunk enough and rested early. It's late at night now, and they must have fallen asleep." Lu Shan reminded the trackers of the Lizhuang Gang.

"So, be quick and ruthless! But you can't use weapons, you can only use sticks, you can't let the government catch you, try to kill only Li Qi, don't let too many people die."

"Don't blame me for not reminding you, this time it's a life-threatening situation, whoever drags your feet, don't say you are from the strong gang in the future, otherwise I will break his legs!"

He warned the trackers.

Looking at the trackers in front of him nodding one by one, although he couldn't see the trackers behind him clearly, they should all be able to hear it.

After explaining what to do and knocking again, he slowed down his tone:

"Kill Li Qi, and then we will practice magic for a year. By then, we will be the only boatman gang left in the city. We can raise the price, eat meat every day, and everyone can marry a wife! We can also build a new house!"

"If Li Qi survives, it means that the Paibo Gang also has magic. If they compete with us, we will have no good life! You also know how much the customers will suppress the price on both sides? We earn our hard-earned money. Who wants to be suppressed by others?"

"Tonight, if we succeed, we will have a good life in the future!"

Lu Shan said these words, while looking at the boatmen, carefully scanning those he could see clearly, observing their faces.

Only by threatening them with power and luring them with benefits can we inspire their motivation and make people forget their lives and fight.

After saying this, he clenched his fists and said, "Now, are all the people here? I'll count the heads, so that no one gets lost."

After saying this, he went to count the heads.

This kind of thing has happened before.

In the dark alley, the boatmen couldn't see at night. They had severe night blindness and often got lost when walking in the alley.

The members of the Lizhuang Gang stood in a group. They often counted heads.

The boss seemed to like counting heads, so they got used to it.

Lushan started to count people.

But the more he counted, the more wrong his expression became.

He counted until the last one, and took a deep breath.

"How come there are only 26 people! There are still more than a dozen people!? They are all lost!?" He roared angrily, jumping up and down in anger!