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Even in Tokyo,

Most of the Imperial Guards received armor.

It's not much better than Huaixi.

Without any choice,

Therefore, Wang Qing had no choice but to find someone to build it himself.

However, blacksmiths can be hunted down from the common people.

But the pig iron used to forge equipment,

But that's a big problem!

There were hardly any iron mines in Huaixi to begin with.

Wang Qingde's gaze swept around the surroundings.

In the end, however, he ended up like Liangshan.

They've got their eye on the iron mine in Xuzhou!

But with Liangshan,

Choosing to bribe the iron official with silver will grant you the iron official position.

So that it can last a long time in the future.

Doing long-term business is different.

Wang Qing, however, still retained the bandit-like air of a outlaw.

They only think about grabbing a quick buck and running!

He himself wanted to take charge of the bandit gangs in Huaixi.

It's inconvenient to leave.

Then Duan Sanniang, along with her two generals, Du Xue and Liu Yuan,

The three men led more than three thousand henchmen.

They went to Xuzhou to rob the iron ore mine belonging to the ironworks.

Among these three,

Duan San Niang was Wang Qingde's wife.

Now, internally, they directly address her as Princess.

This Third Sister possessed exceptional martial arts skills, and within the Huaixi Mountain Stronghold,

It can be said that it was quite popular.

This time, he was to replace Wang Qing as the leader of the army.

Of the remaining two, Du Xue was calm and collected, while Liu Yuan possessed considerable strength and courage.

After these three approached Xuzhou

Du Xue then suggested,

First, send some henchmen to infiltrate the Xuzhou Ironworks to gather intelligence.

This will also prevent us from being caught off guard in case of an emergency.

When the henchman returned with the intelligence,

These three people from Huaixi

They were immediately stumped.

This ironworks in Xuzhou,

Managing a full twenty or so iron mines,

The miners at that mine

There were a total of twenty to thirty thousand people.

These people all rely on mining for a living.

Once the Third Sister of Huaixi and her henchmen attack the iron mine...

This will inevitably provoke resistance from these miners.

The three thousand-plus henchmen that Duan Sanniang and her group brought...

Although they were considered among the elite troops of Huaixi Village.

But what if we want to deal with 20,000 to 30,000 absentees?

That's obviously impossible.

While Duan Sanniang and the other two hesitated...

While considering whether or not to retreat,

The scout then reported another piece of news.

There was a big merchant in Shandong,

They purchased more than twenty ships from the ironworks in one go.

Nearly 100,000 shi of pig iron were obtained.

Although Duan Sanniang and the other two were puzzled at the time,

Which major client is it?

They were able to buy so much pig iron at once!

But in the end,

Naturally, the decision was made to rob these merchants!

after all,

More than twenty cargo ships,

At most five or six hundred people,

Naturally, they are far superior to those twenty or thirty thousand miners.

There are many easier ones to deal with!

So, based on the information gathered by the scouts...

Du Xue devised a plan to rob them.

They first seized thirty or forty small fishing boats belonging to fishermen.

Divide the ship into three sides.

Some of them sank beforehand in the upper reaches of the Qinghe River.

Find some more.

They then followed behind the twenty-odd cargo ships of the merchants.

Once they get close to the location where the fishing boat sank upstream,

They then directly dredged and sank it in the riverbed.

The river channels on both sides were blocked.

Duan Sanniang and her two companions immediately led their henchmen...

Take the remaining fishing boats.

Charge toward those cargo ships!

In their opinion,

These merchants have always been weak and easily bullied.

They rushed over upon seeing them.

That would mean immediately surrendering.

Let them bully us as they please!

But unexpectedly,

They've really messed up!

These cargo ships carried sailors.

They were all excellent swimmers and fierce warriors!

Even though it's already late autumn,

Winter is just around the corner.

The river water also became icy cold.

The crew members on these cargo ships,

They still dared to jump into the river.

They used various tools to attack fishing boats in Huaixi.

Duan Sanniang and others led the first wave of attacks.

They actually managed to hold them off with ease.

Not only were most of the remaining fishing boats destroyed,

Even the leader, Du Xue,

He was almost captured alive by the other side!

The only lucky one,

These were Wang Qing's henchmen from Huaixi.

Most of them knew how to swim.

The water in the Qinghe River isn't very deep.

It is not rapid.

Finally, most of the henchmen who had fallen into the water were freed.

They all swam back to shore alive!

Chapter 1125 A Dilemma

What surprised Duan San Niang and the others even more was...

Or did they actually find out?

The owners behind these cargo ships

It was actually Liangshan Marsh in Shandong!

And those boatmen on the ship

In fact, they were all soldiers from the Liangshan naval forces!

This news,

This immediately stunned Du Xue, who had just escaped from the water.

When Liu Yuan learned of this...

He immediately advised Duan Sanniang to retreat.

After all, Liangshan was infamous in Shandong!

Those who dare to provoke them head-on

Not at all!

Duan San Niang immediately panicked as well.