Anti-Japanese War: Starting from Yaobai

Chapter 2613 Bandits——Gu Mancang!

Following two knocks on the door, a man in a scholar's robe and with a gaunt face slowly walked in.

He is the think tank among the Wolong Mountain bandits - Gu Mancang.

Gu Mancang is different from the bandit in people's impression. He is dressed more like a scholar who is well-read in poetry and books.

He was dressed in a plain blue shirt with neat lapels, and his hair was gently tied up with an exquisite jade hairpin, revealing his smooth and broad forehead.

Although his face was a little thin, his features were regular and there was a sense of transcendence between his brows.

He walked lightly, holding a folding fan in his left hand. The fan bones were finely carved, and the fan was inscribed with flowing poems.

At this moment, his temperament and clothing seemed to tell others that he was a scholar with a strong cultural background.

Stone was used to this. Many military advisors among the bandits dressed like this.

Although not all of them are scoundrels, most of them have a sense of cynicism.

To put it bluntly, I feel that my talents are not appreciated.

But when the real thing comes, I don’t have many ideas to come up with.

After all, there are not so many Crouching Dragons and Phoenix Chicks in this world.

Of course, Duanwu had no intention of exposing the other party. He was about to introduce himself, but he saw that Gu Mancang, who had remained calm in the face of a catastrophe just now, suddenly turned pale as if he had seen a ghost.

It turned out that Gu Mancang knew Qi Dabing before. Qi Dabing had gone to Wohu Mountain twice to persuade the bandits to join the Anti-Japanese Brigade.

At that time, the Anti-Japanese Brigade was in the development stage and was short of guns and people.

However, Gu Mancang declined for various reasons. Later, when Qi Dabing died in the battle, Gu Mancang went to Chuncheng and bribed a Japanese officer, and saw Qi Dabing's body in the Japanese shrine with his own eyes.

At that time, he felt that he was extremely wise.

But he didn't expect that at this moment, he saw Qi Dabing again. He was still young, and had a warm but strange smile on his face.

Of course, this is not to say that Duanwu is smiling strangely, but in Gu Mancang's eyes, Duanwu is smiling strangely.

Gu Mancang immediately put his hands in front of him in a panic and bowed, saying, "Captain Qi has come back to life. This is cause for celebration. On behalf of the great leader, I, Gu Mancang, congratulate Captain Qi."

Having said this, Gu Mancang still bowed and shouted: Someone come here.

At this time, two boys in gray robes walked in, holding two mahogany boxes in their hands.

At this time, Gu Mancang continued, "It's just a small gift, please accept it, Captain Qi."

Duanwu glanced at Ma Ping'an sideways, Ma Ping'an nodded, and Duanwu asked the guard to accept it.

Gu Mancang didn't say much, nor did he say what was in the box.

At this time, Duanwu asked Gu Mancang to sit down and said, "Mr. Gu, you are here for more than just gifts this time, right?"

Gu Mancang smiled and said, "Captain Qi can't hide anything from me. I wonder if Captain Qi still remembers what happened before?"

Duanwu knew what the other party was talking about, because the one-eyed man had already told him about the Anti-Japanese Brigade and the Wolong Mountain bandits.

So Duanwu nodded, but didn't say anything.

Because he could tell from the other person's eyes that the other person was afraid of him, so he had to appear even more unfathomable.

If Duanwu said that he remembered, the other party would probably continue to test him.

On the contrary, if you say you don’t remember, the other person will wonder if you are pretending.

So at this moment, whether Duanwu spoke or not, it would be wrong. Only by nodding in response would the other party be unable to guess his thoughts. Sure enough, Gu Mancang's action to Duanwu interrupted his idea of ​​continuing to ask questions, and he smiled and said: "Captain Qi, to be honest, during the period when the Anti-Japanese Brigade disappeared, we in Wolong Mountain were also deeply persecuted by the devils.

Now that Captain Qi has returned, we can live and work in peace. This time I came here, firstly to congratulate Captain Qi on his return, and secondly to return to the people.

For so many years, the brothers have gathered together to make a living and survived in this chaotic world. Every day they are worried that their heads will disappear after a good night's sleep.

The brothers are tired and want to go home to farm. I hope Captain Qi can be sympathetic and forgive the past!"

Having said this, Gu Mancang stood up and bowed to Duanwu again, following the Han etiquette.

Duanwu thought this guy was really awesome. No wonder Captain Qi never got any advantage in front of him. This guy was really slippery.

They were afraid that the guerrillas would recruit them, so they actually wanted to go home and farm.

But will he really go home to farm? Duanwu doesn't believe it!

If the words of bandits could be trusted, then there would be no thieves in the world.

However, Duanwu did not get any evidence against the other party. Moreover, the other party wanted to go home to farm, and Duanwu had no reason to stop him.

Moreover, as long as the other party does not surrender to the Japanese, Duanwu cannot take action against them at the moment, otherwise many people will be implicated.

After all, the bandit has more than one Wolong Mountain.

During the war years, some people could not make a living and were forced to join the Liangshan bandits, while others were descendants of bandits and returned to their old ways.

But no matter how they became bandits, they will feel grief for the others when their rabbit dies.

In other words, if Duanwu wipes out a group of bandits for no reason, then the other bandits will feel the same way.

Therefore, Duanwu cannot move Wolong Mountain for the time being.

So Duanwu exchanged a few words with Gu Mancang and asked Duyanlong to send Gu Mancang away.

At this time, Duanwu and Ma Pingan were the only two people left in the room.

Duanwu asked Lao Ma to open the two boxes and take a look. Ma Ping'an's body suddenly froze.

Because in the two boxes, one contained a jade Guanyin made of mutton-fat white jade, and the other contained fifty gold bars.

This is definitely a huge sum of money, enough to cover the military pay for the Dragon Boat Festival for a year.

Duanwu was lost in thought at this moment. He had never expected that being a bandit could be so profitable.

He even felt that the money he made before was just small stuff.

Of course, if Gu Mancang knew the money-making methods before the Dragon Boat Festival, he would be absolutely shocked.

These were the savings of the entire Wolong Mountain for ten years. On the contrary, the money Duanwu earned from a few words was probably more than ten times of this money.

So when Duanwu envied Gu Mancang, I'm afraid Gu Mancang would envy him even more.

However, Duanwu would not return the money. He would use it to buy weapons and equipment, or to pay the soldiers. He did not want to see the soldiers shed blood and tears.

"Come on, let's discuss this matter again!"

At this time, Duanwu took out another map, spread it on the table, and then called Ma Pingan over to look at the map together.

Ma Pingan came over and asked, "Where is this place?"

Duanwu smiled and said, "The mine!"

At this time, Ma Pingan seemed to understand something. This mine would become the first shot fired since the establishment of the Anti-Japanese Brigade!

(End of this chapter)