"The first time I met Lingxian Gu was two years ago." Squad leader Qiu was immersed in memories: "At that time, it seemed that it was not long after dinner, and suddenly there was a dense gunfire from the Yutang family of the Dadi of Wangcheng in the southeast of Wei County. Because it is less than two miles away from my Majiazhai, I can hear it very clearly. ”

"I was out hanging out with a bunch of brothers, so I ran over to watch the fun. In the firelight, a woman dressed in white and with two guns immediately caught our attention. Later, she personally reported the name of Lingxian Gu, and we learned that it was a green forest man who had just appeared. ”

"My brothers and I are all descendants of the aftermath of the catastrophe, and we have a blood feud with Zhang Yutang. So when Lingxian Gu broke through Zhang Yutang's enclosure, we also rushed in. Zhang Yutang was killed by me, and it is also the reason why I came out to join the army. ”

"It's you." Hua Ruyue said: "I wondered at the time, there has never been a man under my Spirit Fairy Gu, how could seven or eight young offspring suddenly appear. And all of them had red eyes and murderous spirits. Later, when he retreated, he was gone. ”

Ling Kaishan asked with some confusion: "Tell me, why do you have a blood feud?" ”

Squad leader Qiu looked at Hua Ruyue and said: "Lingxian Gu should have some impressions, twenty years ago, there was a Lianzhuang Association in the southeast of Wei County, with more than 20,000 members. ”

"Yes, I've heard the master talk about it." Hua Ruyue nodded: "The leader is a good man called Xing Laotiao in Yingqu Village, and later there was Zhang Laocheng, a farmer from Mengjiabao in the west of the city, and Zhao Yumei, a farmer in Baile in the east of the city. Unfortunately, he was arrested and killed soon after, and the local people wept bitterly. ”

Squad leader Qiu continued: "After the establishment of the Lianzhuang Association, it was for the common people to make decisions, and there was no political background. In the fifth year of the Republic of China (1916), Yan Shaoze, the governor of the Wei County Office, embezzled more than 20,000 yuan from the police academy funds and local autonomy funds, and fraudulently paid the monthly salaries of 20 bailiffs in the county office from the local police funds for more than a year. In addition, they also used the means of discounting rice and beans to wantonly embezzle from the requisition of grain. ”

"Regarding Yan Shaoze's corruption, many people in the local area have complained to the Zhili Patrol Press many times, but Zhu Jiabao has deliberately protected Yan Shaoze and Wanquan Governor, and wants him to secretly leave Wei County and leave. After learning of this, the Lianzhuang Association organized tens of thousands of members to guard the city gates. ”

Later, he found the Zhili Inspector and the Yin of the North Kou, and asked to settle accounts with Yan Shaoze. Intimidated by the strong momentum of the Lianzhuang Society, the Governor of Hekou North Province had to remove Yan Shaoze's title of governor, and was forced to open an office for the head of the Lianzhuang Association in the city Tongci'an, and promised that the county office would consult with the Lianzhuang Association in advance no matter what taxes were apportioned in the future. ”

In the spring of the ninth year of the Republic of China (1920), Fu Side (nicknamed Da Dustpan), the new governor of the Wei County Office, did not consult with the Lianzhuang Association, and arbitrarily assessed harsh taxes and miscellaneous taxes, causing indignation among the vast number of farmers. At dawn on the ninth day of the third lunar month of this year, under the leadership of Xing Laotiao and Zhang Laocheng, thousands of members of the Lianzhuang Association smashed open the south gate of the county and rushed in, smashing the patrol police station, the tax bureau, and the business association, and taking advantage of the situation to destroy the home of Wu Beihi, the landlord who arranged rice donation in the county. ”

Then he rushed into the county office, made a big fuss in the court, smashed the drums, smashed the official sedan chair, and surrounded the lobby of the county office. In the roar of the members of the Lianzhuang, Fu Side had to come out and pretend to be kind, pretending to be willing to accept the demands of the Lianzhuang Association, cancel the excesses and miscellaneous taxes, and thus lift the siege of the Lianzhuang Association. ”

However, when the angry crowd had just left, Fu Side immediately sent someone to report to Koubei Dao Yin, asking for troops to suppress the Lianzhuang Society. Yin of Koubei Province immediately sent a garrison to Ul County. A captain of the garrison surnamed Teng and Fu Side dug out their minds and plotted all night. The ultimatum guò Zhang Yutang set up a poisonous plan to suppress the Lianzhuang Society. ”

"In the name of banqueting the leaders of the Lianzhuang Association, they lured my father Xing Laotiao and Zhang Laocheng to the Fuheng store in the south of the county seat to be secretly arrested. When Wang Laobao, the deputy head of the Lianzhuang Association office, learned of my father's arrest, he immediately organized 20,000 members to demonstrate outside the city with sticks and clubs, demanding the release of the leader of the Lianzhuang Association. ”

"The garrison guarding the city wall opened fire on the crowd, killing four members of the Lianzhuang and forcing the besieging members to disperse. Then Yin Li and his fellow villagers of Koubei Province led troops to Wei County and began to carry out bloody suppression of the Lianzhuang Society. Officers and soldiers went from the county seat to Sixiang to search and arrest 23 people, including Zhang Rong, a member of Lianzhuang in Futu Village, Li Yu, a member of Lianzhuang in Dayun Town, Zhao Baozhu, a member of Dongli Yuanzhuang, and Zhao Kai, a member of Lianzhuang in Baile Town, and then they were killed together. ”

"The leader Zhao Yumei was forced to abandon his wife and children and fled to a foreign country, and her whereabouts are still unknown." Squad leader Qiu had tears in his eyes: "I am Xing Laotiao's widow, Xing Tiangang." Because my mother wanted to avoid the arrest of the government and raise me as an adult, she remarried Qiu Fucai, a member of the original Lianzhuang. I ran away from home after killing Zhang Yutang two years ago, and I joined the army because the wanted warrant has not been revoked. ”

Ling Kaishan asked with a gloomy face, "These bastards are doing evil things, and they don't end well in a fucking way." Xing Tiangang, you don't have to be sad. Take your time, and as long as they are not dead, we have a chance to get revenge. ”

"I'm not sad, because I have already killed Zhang Yutang, who tricked my father into going to the banquet, and I have taken revenge. Daddy has a spirit in the sky, and he should be able to rest in peace. Squad leader Qiu, or should be called Xing Tiangang, said to Ling Kaishan again: "There are 11 brothers who ran out with me, and they are all descendants of those victims. ”

Ling Kaishan nodded and said: "With the 12 of you as the backbone, plus the other 35 people you brought over, there are a total of 47 people, and a platoon is specially formed, with three squads of 15 people under its jurisdiction. You are the platoon leader, deputy platoon leader and squad leader, you give me the list and receive the equipment this afternoon. Your platoon is the first platoon of the Fourth Brigade of our future Lianzhuang Self-Defense Force. ”

Xing Tiangang shook his head: "It's naturally okay to form a platoon now, but I can't be a platoon commander at the moment." ”

Mo Fengjiao was in tears for a long time just now, and at this time she suddenly asked in surprise: "Why, don't you want to continue to fight the little devil?" ”

Xing Tiangang clenched his right fist and said, "I promised the descendants of those victims that as long as they find a foothold, they will go back and bring them out." They are stared at every day in their hometown, for fear that they will rebel again. Every year, they do the heavy work of Paiding, and they fight at every turn. ”

"Since you joined my army, you are a brother for one day, and you are a brother for life. Do you feel safe going back? Will those people be able to be found? Ling Kaishan shook his head: "No, you can put up the shelves of this platoon this afternoon, and then learn military regulations and military discipline, and I can rest assured that I can take it back directly as a guard after receiving the equipment." ”

Xing Tiangang thought for a moment before saying: "Then first equip the box cannon, so that we can act more hidden, and it is not easy to be discovered by the local landlord Lao Cai Security Group." It is convenient to contact with the villagers, and it will not bring disasters to the villagers. ”

"Yes, you can now go down and organize your brothers to learn our military rules and discipline." Ling Kaishan stared at Xing Tiangang and said, "Remember, my army is different from others, and military regulations and military discipline must be strictly enforced. Once violated, it will be dealt with by military law, and it will not be tolerated. ”

"That's fine. Our fathers supported the poor, and if we went against the wishes of our fathers, they would not let us go if they had spirits in heaven, and the sky would surely thunder. Xing Tiangang's expression was firm: "How many people do you need?" ”

"It's hard to say how many." Ling Kaishan smiled and said, "You will be the platoon commander of one platoon, and you will be the company commander of one company." A battalion, fuck, Lao Tzu will give you the position of battalion commander. But you have to remember one thing, I don't want people who are uncertain, greedy for life and afraid of death. Also, an integrated company has 226 men and a battalion has 746 men. Hahaha, you look at it. ”

After Xing Tiangang left, Ling Kaishan said excitedly: "When you go out this time, the biggest gain should be to get Xing Tiangang back." With them, it will be a great help for us to develop westward. This is a great achievement and should be commended. ”

"It's not our credit, you don't want to wear it." Hua Ruyue also said with a smile: "The real hero should be Xie Yuanda." This kid has a good brain, fights in an orderly manner, and is very bold and unambiguous, and He and You Sanpao are really a pair of good brothers. ”

Ling Kaishan nodded: "Well, yes, these two guys were brought over by Kuang Laofu'er, it seems that their gang should belong to the kind of people who are unwilling to do so back then." No wonder the boss often said that the original big warlords liked to form gangs, not for their fellow countrymen, not for their relatives, and for how many talents Lang had spent. ”

Xing Tian was impatient, and the next day he left Mujiazhai with the platoon that had been temporarily formed, which was not mentioned for the time being.

Because of its open identity, the "Mujiazhai Lianzhuang Self-Defense Force" has become a base for the reconnaissance platoon in its Zhangfang Town office. This time, Xie Yuanda brought back a radio station that also came in handy, and Ling Kaishan dispatched a telegraph operator to live directly in the office.

In addition, Xie Yuanda took back all of Sang Muqing's telephone lines, as well as 7 hand-cranked telephones. Ling Kaishan connected the three Yellow Mountains, the parade platform, the neck beam, the top of the sky and the Wang Buddha Temple to the telephone line. At present, there are not enough telephones, so we can only order people to go out and buy them, which is naturally also a matter for the reconnaissance platoon.

Seven days later, Mujiazhai finally had another scene, facing the gate of the Juma River, two double-layer bunkers made of big bluestone have been completed, forming a pass on the left and right outside the gate.

Ling Kaishan did not hesitate, and directly transferred three Type 92 heavy machine guns from the warehouse and equipped them inside. Although there were not many bullets, this pillbox was meant to be the last resort of defense, and it did not require many bullets.

In addition, six Maxim heavy machine guns were deployed on top of the pillbox, which could be used as both ground support and anti-aircraft fire.

With two pillboxes as the head of the dragon to extend to the left and right, and then to the west to close, a north and south width of 2 kilometers, east and west length of 4 kilometers of the narrow "Mujiazhai" freshly baked.

On the basis of the original, it has been expanded sevenfold, including two complete mountain beams in the north and south, and the Sanhuang Mountain in the southwest direction and the main position of the parade platform are integrated, and a total of 49 fixed fire support points have been built, which will become the main activity place of the Lianzhuang Self-Defense Force in the future.

After all, what happens next, let's see how it will be broken down next time.