The river breeze was like water.
On the vast surface of the Luo River, several navy battleships were sailing on the smooth river. The leading battleship was slightly larger. It was the largest battleship in the entire Navy of Jiang City. It was also Junior Leopard, the Navy Commander's ship. Originally, there was an even larger battleship, but it sank to the bottom of the river along with Gao Gong in the process of suppressing bandits.
The Navy of Jiang City had a total of 15 warships of various sizes. After a period of wrestling with the water bandits on the river, they suffered a lot of losses. There were only 10 warships left. Apart from the one he was on now, there were two slightly larger ones. As for the remaining seven, rather than warships, they were more suitable to be called small sails. Their hulls were so small that even 10 people couldn't stand on them.
Junior Leopard was not satisfied with such a configuration. But he had no choice. Who asked the Navy of Jiang City to be poor?
He had been in Jiang City for half a month. He had a deep understanding of the Navy of Jiang City. He also understood that what the Navy of Jiang City said to him on the day he came was not false. Now the Navy of Jiang City was really having a hard time. Because the bandits were rampant and the Navy was not able to suppress them. Even the Navy Commander had died in the hands of a gang of bandits. It was a great loss of face. The Navy of Jiang City was really afraid of the bandits and did not dare to stand out at all. In this way, they were looked down upon even more. In the past, the merchants and docks in Jiang City had to pay protection fees to the Navy on time. Now, these merchants and docks delayed as much as they could and refused to pay as much as they could. In addition, Garrison Ding's embezzlement of the Navy was getting more and more serious. The Navy of Jiang City was having a hard time now!
After becoming the Navy Commander, Junior Leopard finally understood how difficult it was to lead an army. It was not like what was written in novels, where as long as one was a soldier, one could fight and win once they fought. Heroes from all sides would scramble to be the first to kneel at your feet and obey your orders. These were all lies in books.
When he first arrived, the few commanders of the navy were very low-key. However, no matter how low-key they were, whether they were low-key or respectful, that was their business. In the end, he was still the one making the decisions.
A few days ago, several merchants' boats were robbed on the river and many people died. These merchants all ran to the County Government and the Garrison Mansion to make a fuss, asking the Navy to suppress the bandits. The County Government and the Garrison Mansion couldn't stand the huge pressure, so they called Junior Leopard over to discuss countermeasures.
Although the two of them were polite to Junior Leopard, the meaning behind their words was that they wanted Junior Leopard to quickly lead his men to suppress the bandits.
Suppressing bandits was Junior Leopard's ultimate purpose for coming here. Junior Leopard naturally wouldn't refuse. However, he also kept an eye on Guard Ding and asked him to collect a year's worth of the navy to reassure the army's morale.
Although Guard Ding was unwilling, his son's weakness was still in Junior Leopard's hands, so he didn't dare to refuse. At that moment, he unwillingly wrote a note and asked Junior Leopard to go to the Garrison Mansion to transfer the silver.
After getting the silver from Guard Ding, Junior Leopard didn't delay. After returning to the barracks, he handed all the silver to Quartermaster Wang Datong and asked him to distribute it. He also decided to send troops to suppress the bandits in three days.
Several military leaders, including the Deputy Commander, didn't agree with Junior Leopard's decision. They thought it was too hasty and they might not be well-prepared. Moreover, the water bandits were extremely cunning. They had a lot of informers in Jiang City and even in the Navy Barracks. Their every move in the Navy Barracks couldn't be hidden from them. If they acted rashly, they would definitely suffer a big loss.
Junior Leopard didn't care.
He didn't need to care at all.
Half a month was enough for him to have enough understanding of this gang of water bandits. From the perspective of the Navy of Jiang City, this gang of water bandits was very powerful.
In fact, the water bandits in Jiang City weren't just one gang, but several gangs. Among them, there were two biggest gangs. One was the water bandits of the Broken Dragon Beach, and the other was the water bandits of the Multiple Chain Dock. Among these two gangs, there were not only a certain number of leaders whose cultivation was at Level Three, but the bandit leaders were all Level Four experts.
However, the two gangs were also different. The leader of the water bandits of the Broken Dragon Beach was called Li Sanbao. He practiced Thwart Kung Fu and was invulnerable. Although his cultivation of Internal Qi was only at Level Four, the hardness of his flesh and bones was no less than that of a Level Five expert.
He was rude and cruel. He had more than 20 boats under his command, all of which were very fast. They came and went like the wind. Once he took action, he would show no mercy and basically leave no one alive. After robbing, he would burn them. Only a few lucky people could escape from his hands. The water bandits of the Multiple Chain Dock were completely different from the water bandits of the Broken Dragon Beach. They were much more reasonable and only cared about money. As long as you obediently gave them the line, the water bandits of the Multiple Chain Dock wouldn't kill you.
However, compared with the other water bandits of the Broken Dragon Beach and even on the Luo River, the water bandits of the Multiple Chain Dock were the most cunning. Even now, no one knew who the bandit leader of the Multiple Chain Dock was. They only knew that he was a Level Four expert. The water bandits of the Multiple Chain Dock generally didn't take action often.
In fact, in Junior Leopard's eyes, the Multiple Chain Dock was not a genuine water bandits at all. They were more like water tyrants, because they had connections with several big rich merchants in Jiang City. Every year, these rich merchants would pay a considerable amount of fees, and the Multiple Chain Dock would guarantee their smooth passage on the Luo River. Only those who didn't know what was good for them, and directly broke into Jiang City without paying respect to the docks. Moreover, they would rob the ships with great value. Therefore, although they didn't rob many, they were all big cases that caused a sensation in the surrounding area.
And the Wu Family was one of those big families that paid a sum of protection fee every year.
Junior Leopard asked someone to bring a chair, and then he sat on the foreman's seat. He gently held the long hair of Little Du, who was crouching beside him, and looked very relaxed. He was relaxed here, but Wang Cheng, the deputy commander of the navy behind him, didn't dare to have the slightest leisure. Instead, he was very nervous.
"Your Excellency, we can't go any further. The Broken Dragon Beach is in front of us!" He said, anxiously pointing to the front, "If we go any further, we'll be attacked by Li Sanbao!"
"He's a water bandit, and I'm the navy. Why should I be afraid of his attack?" Junior Leopard sneered, "Deputy Commander Wang, aren't you too timid?"
"I'm timid?" Wang Cheng was choked by his words and almost jumped up, "Your Excellency, I'm thinking for the sake of our brothers. Li Sanbao has a very strict control over the ships that pass through the Broken Dragon Beach. Moreover, the Broken Dragon Beach is full of his subordinates, and it's heavily guarded. It's too dangerous to take our brothers there. Your Excellency, you're strong in martial arts, so you're not afraid, but our brothers aren't as good as you are!"
Junior Leopard raised his eyebrows. From Wang Cheng's words, he heard the implied meaning, "If you want to be a hero, do it yourself. Don't drag others into it."
"That's reasonable. In such a place, if we encounter an ambush, I'm not afraid, but the brothers behind us may be injured. I didn't consider it carefully. Fortunately, you reminded me. Otherwise, we'll be in trouble!" Junior Leopard didn't blame Wang Cheng for his disrespectful attitude just now. On the contrary, he accepted it modestly.
This made Wang Cheng a little embarrassed.
"Deputy Commander Wang, go and ask the brothers behind us to stop and wait here!"
"This …!" Junior Leopard accepted his suggestion, which made Wang Cheng a little hesitant. He didn't expect the new commander to be so easy to talk to. Thinking about the situation of getting along with Junior Leopard in the past half a month, he realized that this commander not only didn't manage the affairs, but also acted very casually. He didn't have the self-awareness of being a Navy Commander at all. On the contrary, he was no different from an ordinary teenager, except that his martial arts were better and his power was greater.
"Alas, I don't know whether it's a blessing or a curse to have such a commander!" Wang Cheng sighed in his heart. He didn't dare to delay and rushed to the side of the ship. He asked the soldier in charge of semaphore to signal the ships behind to stop.
"Your Excellency Jiang, look, the commander asked us to stop!" At this time, on another slightly larger ship, Jiang Xiao was also standing at the bow, staring at the direction of the Broken Dragon Beach with a nervous look on his face. Hearing the voice in his ear, he looked up and saw the semaphore signal made by the navy soldiers on Junior Leopard's ship. He suddenly felt relieved and immediately ordered to stop the ship. But soon, his expression suddenly changed, "Why didn't the commander's ship stop?"
"I don't know!" The soldier shook his head and said, "Maybe the commander's ship is too big and needs to sail for a while."
"Bullshit!" Jiang Xiao scolded, "The ship is only so big. After a while, it will sail into the Broken Dragon Beach!"
The soldier was speechless. He lowered his head and didn't dare to say anything. Jiang Xiao looked around and found that the ships of Zhu Ba and another captain had also stopped. The dozens of small ships following them also stopped. Only the commander's ship kept moving forward and was about to rush into the Broken Dragon Beach.
His eyes flashed and he said, "Tell Old Song, don't stop the ship. Follow the commander's ship!"
Old Song was the helmsman of this ship.
"What? We still have to go? Your Excellency, the Broken Dragon Beach is in front of us!"
"Because the Broken Dragon Beach is in front of us, we have to keep moving forward!" Jiang Xiao said coldly. He turned around and stared at the soldier with a strange look in his eyes. "Little Kun, perhaps you'll be lucky enough to witness a grand scene that you'll never be able to see in your entire life!"
"Your Excellency, Jiang Xiao's ship is following us!" Wang Cheng came to Junior Leopard and said.
"Hmm!" Junior Leopard leaned back on the chair, closed his eyes and nodded slightly. He gently touched Little Du's silvery fur and said, "Are we going to enter the Broken Dragon Beach soon?"
"Yes, in another 500 feet, we will enter the Broken Dragon Beach. Your Excellency, Li Sanbao has explicitly prohibited all ships from entering there!" As he watched the boat slowly turn and head towards a bend in the river, Wang Cheng's expression became worried once again.
"Commander Wang, let the brothers go back to the cabin. The current here is very fast. The ship should not need too much operation!"
"This …!"
"Don't say this and that. Go!"
"Yes!" Wang Cheng took the order and left. He asked everyone on the ship to hide in the cabin. After doing all this, he stood behind Junior Leopard again.
"Your Excellency, the brothers are going in!"
"Okay!" Junior Leopard nodded and opened his eyes. At this time, the ship had entered a bend formed by the River Heart Island and the river bank along the fierce current. The speed suddenly increased. Looking at the open river bank on the River Heart Island, Junior Leopard slowly narrowed his eyes, "Is that the Broken Dragon Beach?"
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