Chapter 2: The Water Bandits are Too Arrogant

If it weren't for seeing this flag, Nie Jinku might have the courage to resist. After seeing the flag of the Third Division of the Army, his only bloodiness would have been lost. He screamed and ran away quickly. The two soldiers carrying the slide rod were his confidants. They were righteous at the critical moment and carried Nie Jinku and fled wildly, but disappeared in a flash.

The commanders who were in charge of the formation ran away, and the soldiers were even more troublesome. They only regretted that their parents had less legs and ran away with their lives, but no matter how fast they ran, they were not as fast as guns. The soldiers of the Third Division were pounding guns behind like rabbits. They ran slowly and died on the spot. They were so scared that they were so scared that they thought the seven and a half pounds on their shoulders were too hindered, so they took them down and threw them to the side of the road. They immediately became as light as swallows and ran very fast.

In fact, the troops leaving the city were not the troops of the Third Division, but Chen Shou's cuckold battalion. The brothers of the Third Division were disdainful to fight with lightweight opponents like the provincial army. Instead, the cuckold battalion, which was born with bandits, had an innate enthusiasm for pursuing the official army.

The provincial army fled very quickly, and even the poles of the bitter well, who had always been known for their scud, had to give in. They chased them out for two miles and picked up two valuable ocean falls.

Two new German-made Grusen 57 fast cannons, and the shell boxes became trophy before they were disassembled.

This battle was a great victory, killing dozens of "bandits" and capturing more than 50 people alive. In addition to two 57 fast cannons, more than 200 guns and more than 3,000 bullets were seized, making a fortune, winning the victory and retracting the troops, allowing Nie Jinku and others to retreat to Jiangnan.

County Magistrate Liu, who was watching the battle on the top of the city, was puzzled and asked, "Why don't you take advantage of the victory to avoid future troubles?"

Chen Zikun put down the telescope and said, "If you kill Nie Jinku, who will give us guns and bullets in the future?"

The crowd laughed loudly.

Nie Jinku fled to the river in a hurry and gathered more than 300 defeated soldiers. He couldn't help but feel complacent: It seems that my ability to lead troops is still from Ganggang, and even if he fights with Wu Peifu's third division, there will be more than one horse left.

The ferry was still waiting by the river. The defeated soldiers got on the boat dejectedly, and without saying a word, heading towards the south bank. Suddenly, a sudden loud motor sounded, and a fastboat with a dragon flag rushed out of the reed marsh, followed by more than a dozen sampans. The bow of the boat was standing fiercely, with either a gun or a knife in his hand.

No! The water bandits came and the defeated soldiers panicked. The ship boss quickly stopped the ship, and Nie Jinku gritted his teeth and negotiated with the water bandits.

"Which team is the boss?"

The other party replied: "It's Hunjianglong's brother."

Nie Jinku said: "Brothers are from the 11th Regiment of the Jiangdong Army. Please give me some convenience and make up for it if you are in love."

The other party replied sarcastically: "You are the Army, why did you run into the river? Besides, this outfit doesn't look like you. Why do you wear something like a bandit? Are you here to steal our business?"

Nie Jinku hurriedly said: "Misunderstandings are all misunderstandings, don't hurt the harmony."

The other party said: "It's okay to not hurt the harmony. Leave the gun and get out of here."

"Boss, please give me some face. If you say that we are also the provincial army, it is not good to tear our faces apart." Nie Jinku said that it was a bit unconfidant. Although the provincial army occupied the rich land in Jiangnan, it was powerless to do anything to the forces on the Huai River. The brothers of the 11th Regiment were even more unacceptable. If they really fought, they could only feed the turtle.

"Face is earned by oneself, not given by others." A tall, dark-skinned bandit came out of the cabin and said lazily, the sun shining on him, as if a layer of gold edge was inlaid.

"Hunjianglong!" People shouted in horror. There are many legendary stories about this water bandit. It is said that he can hold his breath under the water for three days and three nights, which is even more powerful than the white stripes in the waves in the Water Margin.

"Okay, just make friends. Brothers, leave the gun and let's go." Nie Jinku gritted his teeth and finally made a wise choice.

The Eleventh Route returned to the south bank cleanly, with nothing left except the hat on his head and clothes on his body. Even the two cannons sponsored by the division commander were washed away, making Chen Zikun cheaper. This time Nie Jinku was really scared and could not beat him, and he could not explain to the supervisor. He almost turned white overnight.

In the end, the master gave him a clever trick and made up a war report to the provincial capital. He said that he led his subordinates to disguise themselves as bandits and attacked Nantai County. The results were quite good, and countless were seized. He also raised 20,000 yuan to deal with the matter everywhere and fooled it.

Nie Jinku followed the plan, and it was indeed fine. He was encouraged by the Governor. Of course, this is a story later.

Thousands of troops were stationed in the county town, and bandits would never dare to stroke the tiger's beard anymore. After such a big setback, the provincial army would not launch a large-scale attack unless Zhi and Anhui started another war. The rear was stable, and Chen Zikun was about to set off for Shanghai and realize his ideal step by step.

The guardian left the garrison, and the guards were taken over by Chief of Staff Yan, and the civil affairs were taken over by County Mayor Liu. It must have been foolproof.

Chen Zikun has many escorts, in addition to the two wives of Shen Yao, there are adjutant Zhao Yufeng, horseman Wang Degui Li Changsheng, serviceman double Xi Qingfeng, logistics director Gong Zijun, and carefully selected twelve guards, maids and mothers who serve the wife, etc.

In order to cover up, everyone was wearing casual clothes and took a passenger ship down the river. The road was smooth and the river view was so beautiful. In the blink of an eye, we arrived at the famous tiger beach. The boss of the boat led the sailor to pass through the reef carefully. Suddenly, there was a sound of motor. The boss of the boat set up a pergola and shouted: "No, there are water bandits!"

Chen Zikun was calm and composed. He had known that the bandits on the Huai River were raging, so he had made complete preparations for this trip. The guards on the ship were all veterans who had seen blood, with long spears and short cannons, and there was a cargo ship following him right behind the passenger ship, and there was a Maxim hidden in the cabin.

The machine ship with the dragon flag was coming over with black smoke and stopped him in front of the passenger ship. Gong Zijun was frightened and told Chen Zikun that this was the banner of the big water bandit Hunjianglong. Any ship that did not plant the small flag he issued would be robbed, and we are afraid that it is no exception.

Chen Zikun smiled indifferently: "I like to deal with bandits, and I want to meet this Hunjianglong today."

The machine boat slowly came over, and a big man jumped onto the passenger boat, shaking the bow of the boat, and suddenly it was silent.

Then several other water bandits jumped over, and they were extremely neat. One of them was shaved with his head, his eyebrows were not covered with beard, and his head was like an egg. He stumbled around his hands and stepped on the boat board barefoot, as if he was nailed to it, leaving the boat to shake without moving.

If you want to change to ordinary people, you have already kowtowed and begged for mercy, but Chen Zikun still sat on the lounge chair at the bow with a white Panama hat and mojing glasses showing off his charm. Those who don’t know would think who the young master was.

He naturally had confidence. The water bandits had only twenty guns, and there were more than this number on his boat alone. There was a Maxim aiming at them behind him. No matter how good the water was, he could not resist the intensive shooting of bullets.

Hunjianglong is very tall and has a black dragon tattoo on his body. His skin is tanned by the sun, his muscles are strong and smooth, and his eyes are unrestrained. He is obviously not a good person.

He looked at Chen Zikun, wondered, and asked, "Are you the ship owner?"

Chen Zikun nodded: "It's the boat I rented."

"What's your surname? What's your business?"

"I have the land in Jiangbei, and I have the responsibility of this area." Chen Zikun said with a smile.

Hun Jianglong's pupils contracted, and the other party's calmness made him feel a little unsure. Lao Yin'er was a slander on the water. The person with the surname Chen could not say that his surname was Chen. He had to be called Lao Yin'er. The Jiangbei area was large, and Nantai County was the magistrate and could not control such a wide area. Could it be that this man was...

Chen Zikun stood up, his body taller than Hunjianglong: "You are Hunjianglong, I have heard of your name."

Hun Jianglong finally understood who this young man named Chen was.

"I heard that Xia Dalong suffered a stroke by you?" He suddenly asked a question that was completely unrelated.

"Yes." Chen Zikun replied.

"You have a grudge against him?"

"No grudge, I just dislike him."

Hun Jianglong nodded: "Luckily you didn't kill him, otherwise I would definitely kill you."

Chen Zikun smiled: "Has he been kind to you?"

"No, Xia Dalong's life is mine, no one can kill him." Hunjiang Long said, taking out a small apricot yellow flag from his waist and throwing it over: "Put this on the bow of the ship, no one will cause trouble for you until the provincial capital."

Chen Zikun took the small flag, smiled, but still accepted it.

"Huanjianglong, I think you look familiar with me." He said.

"Is that so? Then you may remember it wrong, we have never seen it." Hun Jianglong glanced at him, jumped back, and the other few water bandits also jumped back to their ships.

"Empression, let's go!" Hun Jianglong stood on the bow of the boat and clasped his fists. The machine ship roared and dragged a stream of black smoke away.

A false alarm, everyone was sweating, and Gong Zijun was still scared: "The military guard, this water bandit is too arrogant, and they will be destroyed sooner or later."

Chen Zikun said: "I think this person is quite interesting, and I do think this face is familiar."

He arrived in the provincial capital smoothly without any danger all the way. Chen Zikun came in a misfortune and did not intend to visit Governor Sun. He came from Gong Zijun's company to Huijin Bank and withdraw the 200,000 yuan he had previously loaned.

Gong Jiaxiang finally met the Jiangbei Guardian whom he had long known for. Although he had known him for a long time, he was still surprised when he saw him.

Chen Zikun is too young, and his face is about twenty-five years old, but his every move is not as frivolous as an ordinary young man. At first glance, he is a role that has experienced big scenes.

General Manager Gong is a British student. He was croaking with Oxford accent and unconsciously brought a few English words during the conversation. Chen Zikun smiled slightly and still answered in official language, but obviously he could understand Gong Jiaxiang's fast English.

After chatting about financial business for a while, Gong Jiaxiang suddenly said: "Fortunately, the Guardians arrived in time. If they were a few days later, they would probably not be able to meet them."

Chen Zikun said: "Could General Manager Gong be on a business trip?"

Gong Jiaxiang said: "No, I am a member of Congress from Jiangdong Province and I want to go to Beijing to perform my duties." After pausing, he said helplessly: "Actually, it's just to make up a number. This election is purely a cover-up."
Chapter completed!