20 years of the Republic of China

Chapter 176 Thousands of Mountains and Green Forests
The heavy rain has just stopped, but the clouds in the distant sky have not completely dispersed, and the afternoon sunshine is slightly dappled.

Qianshan, also known as Qianduo Lotus Mountain, is located in the southeast of Liaoyang, belonging to the Changbai Mountains, adjacent to Haicheng to the south, and is the most rampant place for barbarian bandits.

Jiang Xiaodao, his sixth uncle Guan Wei and others, a group of five, traveled for three to five days before arriving here.

In late autumn, when I look up, I see red and yellow mountain leaves, colorful mountains, towering peaks, and towering mountains reaching into the sky.

Jiang Chenghai and Wang Guihe hadn't seen each other for many years, but they often exchanged scattered letters. Jiang Xiaodao would read and reply to them each time, but he only had a rough idea.

During the years of the Russo-Japanese War, Wang Guihe became more powerful, moved his home, and came here to gather in the mountains and forests. Thinking about it, he probably still did things like cutting trails, robbing roads, and smashing kilns to make money.

The mountains are high and steep, and Jiang Xiaodao and others only know the approximate direction.

Along the way, it was inevitable to ask the woodcutters, hunters, and old men passing by. Banditry has been going on outside the customs for decades. The country people have long been accustomed to it and are not surprised. When "Wang Guihe" is mentioned, they may not recognize him, but Guan Wei, the sixth man, mentions it. With the name "Wang Penzi", they woke up from a dream, pointed to a mountain in the distance, and said that Dazhai was in the Chaoyang Mountain Col of Slingshot Ridge.

Jiang Xiaodao took aim at the direction, took the gourd from his horse, drank two mouthfuls of water, and hurriedly urged everyone.

"Okay, okay! It's almost time to rest, and it's time to hurry up! Come on, come on, don't waste time, hurry up, because if you're late, you'll have to freeze in the mountains!"

Everyone groaned and got on their horses to go on their way.

Guan Wei stopped his horse and walked beside Xiaodao, and couldn't help but remind him: "Xiaodao, as the old saying goes, people's hearts are separated from each other. Wang Guihe has a close relationship with your father. If you ask him for anything, he will definitely be unambiguous. But here One moment, another moment, in this situation, people may not be willing to help.”

Jiang Xiaodao did not deny it, just said: "You can only know if you ask whether you can help me or not. You just open your mouth and you have nothing to lose!"

"Li'er is so reasonable!" Guan Wei added, "I just want to say, if others don't help, you must not be stupid."

"Hey! Let me tell you, am I so helpless? I'm asking for help. I'm not asking for a debt. What am I doing!"

"That's fine, that's fine."

Guan Wei was also unsure. He and Lao Qi, who joined the gang later, had no friendship with Wang Guihe. If the second brother and third brother were still there, they would have more weight to speak.

After the heavy rain, the mountain road was wet and muddy. The five people walked and stopped until evening, and finally arrived at Chaoyang Mountain Col in Slingshot Ridge.

At this time, the bright clouds in the sky have dispersed, and the afterglow of the setting sun is shining wantonly in front of the cottage door, which is magnificent and magnificent.

Jiang Xiaodao took a quick look and was stunned.

Ten years ago, Wang Guihe's village was just a fence on the ground. It was more like a stable than a camp.

Now it seems that the entire village is built against the ridge. The Slingshot Ridge is in the shape of "Y", and a towering wooden gate is built based on the terrain.

On both sides of the gate, there is an archery tower, connected to each other by a plank road. There is a circle of sharpened horses around the gate, and boys standing guard, each building a fire, smoking and gossiping, each carrying a rifle and drinking water. Children's Japanese equipment.

Before the five people could reach the door, they heard a series of bolt-pull sounds. Immediately, there were seven or eight guns under the door and on the archery tower, aiming at everyone.

"Who is it! If you take one more step forward, your head will move!"

Five people reined in their horses at the same time.

Guan Wei wanted to step forward to negotiate, but was stopped by Jiang Xiaodao, who held up his fists and said with a smile.

"Brothers, thank you for your hard work! The people here are not Lao Chai. They are visiting relatives. I want to see you, the master of the house."

Someone on the archery tower raised the muzzle of his gun and said harshly: "Where are you relatives from? Let's throw a tantrum!"

"La Man'er, call me 'Owl'!"

"'Owl'?" The young man on the arrow tower frowned. He didn't hear it, so he asked again in a loud voice, "Are you clean?"

Jiang Xiaodao smacked his lips and shouted: "How can you walk on a mountain road without making a noise in your pocket? Brother, go in and let us know. We are just waiting here. If the word 'sea old owl' doesn't work, I'll take the knife for you!"

"Hey! I'm quite confident! Just wait!"

The young man on the arrow tower was also afraid that he would miss something, so he quickly turned around and gave a few instructions to the brothers in the village downstairs.

While the tea was being served, there was a commotion in the village.

Before the real master could see him, seven or eight younger brothers ran out of the village and greeted him in a furious manner, opening the mountain gate and moving their horses to resist him.

When Jiang Xiaodao and others saw this, they looked at each other and finally relaxed.

Before he could even breathe a sigh of relief, an angry complaint came from the village.

"Oh my god! Brother Hai, why did you come here!"

Several people followed the sound and saw Wang Guihe, with a smile on his face, swinging his arms and striding over.

It was cold in the mountains, so Wang Guihe put on a leather jacket early. He still had a mustache on his upper lip. However, after many years, it was inevitable that he would become a little gray. He also became slightly fatter and was not as capable as before. His eyes were swollen. I feel a little haggard, probably from being too drunk.

As Wang Guihe walked over, the smile on his face faded, and when he came closer, he was left in a daze.

Jiang Xiaodao cupped his fists and called out, "Uncle Wang."

Wang Guihe was even more confused. His eyes swept across the five people and he could only recognize Guan Wei, the sixth person.

"Hey? Isn't this the sixth child, Brother Hai?" Wang Guihe looked surprised, "Who is this kid?"

Guan Wei gave a wry smile and said, "My eldest brother encountered something. This is his godson, Jiang Xiaodao. Do you still have any impressions?"

Wang Guihe looked at Jiang Xiaodao steadily, his brows gradually relaxed, and he finally remembered.

"Hey! I have an impression, I have an impression! Isn't this the arrogant young man from back then? Good guy, he jumped so high, I almost didn't recognize him!"

Jiang Xiaodao joked: "Fortunately, Uncle Wang remembered, otherwise, I probably would have given up on this."

"Hahahahahaha! How can you not! When my eldest nephew said this, it was a gift to me. Come on, come on, hurry up and enter the village. It's so cold outside!" Wang Guihe warmly greeted everyone to enter the village, "My eldest nephew Son, what happened to your father?"

"Hey! It's a long story!"

"Then let's drink and chat. Come on, those three little guys behind you, come in. You're welcome!"

When Zhao Guoyan and others heard this, they got off their horses and followed Jiang Xiaodao into the village.

They were all juniors who had been hanging out in the marketplace. It was the first time I met them at Green Forest Mountain. After passing the village gate, I looked around curiously and saw that in this camp, there were rice fields, livestock stalls, granaries, and houses. Everything is complete, and there are bonfires everywhere, making a "cracking" sound.

There were groups of three or five in the camp, looking fierce and busy, either sweeping or chopping firewood. At a rough look, there were no less than 200 people.

Among them were a dozen women, gathered outside a stone house, holding various furs in their hands, sewing and mending them. They looked a little uncomfortable, and they were probably the women who had been robbed to suppress the village.Wang Guihe was still the same as before. When he came to the camp, he turned around and shouted to the brothers on the archery tower: "Li Zheng, here you come today (guest), listen to a few sounds!"

Knowing the master's temper, the younger brothers immediately pulled the bolts of their guns and fired more than a dozen shots into the sky. The sound echoed in the mountain stream and caused the last ray of the setting sun to fall down the Western Mountain.

There was a cave in the stockade. Wang Guihe didn't take anyone there. He just said, "That wretched thing is just for scaring Yangzi. On a cold day, whoever runs into a cave to be a cat will still get the energy from the heat of the kang!"

The head of the house was not stingy. With an order, the village immediately began to kill pigs and start a banquet.

Wang Guihe brought Jiang Xiaodao and others into the main room without any pomp and circumstance, and just sat on the bed, treating them as one of his own.

His hilltop is now bigger, the "four beams and eight pillars" are fully equipped, and it is much more lively than before.

Wang Guihe told his brothers that he wanted to talk to his relatives, so he sent everyone else away, leaving only a tall and thin man with pink and phoenix eyes.

"My eldest nephew and sixth son, this is my family's military advisor. His surname is Yang. You can just call him 'Yang Laoxie'!"

Everyone introduced each other and after everyone sat down, Wang Guihe first asked his men to get two jars of wine to keep everyone away from the cold, and then inquired about the current situation of "Owl".

Three years ago, they couldn't explain it clearly in just a few words. Guan Wei and Jiang Xiaodao started talking from the moment they entered the room until the food and wine were ready and everyone was half drunk, then they explained the matter clearly.

Wang Guihe, who has lived on the mountain for a long time, has always been a bearded person, and he is fierce, especially when he is drunk, and his words are even more arrogant. When he heard that Jiang Chenghai was killed, he burst into tears and cried for half an hour, and then suddenly stopped like a power outage. He stopped, picked up the bone and took a few bites. Suddenly his sadness turned into anger, he immediately smashed the wine bowl and became furious.

"What the fuck! Is there such a thing? My eldest nephew, tell me, why didn't you come to me earlier? Aren't you just an old Bai family? Why are you pretending to be a coward? Deal with him! Tomorrow morning I'll take my people and set off. There are about two hundred of us. Damn it, if I don't get tortured to death by these forced laborers, I will write the word 'king' backwards from now on!"

Zhao Guoyan and others frowned after hearing this.

Guan Wei immediately nudged Jiang Xiaodao with his elbow.

Jiang Xiaodao understood and quickly found a step for Wang Guihe and said, "Uncle Wang, that won't work. You are the big boss on the top of the mountain. Without you on the mountain, wouldn't it be chaos?"

Wang Guihe may not be sincere when he gets drunk, but the more others stop him, the more embarrassed he becomes.

"Chaos is chaos! What are you afraid of! In this business, I just put my head in my pants and do everything in one breath! If I were afraid, I wouldn't do this!"

Everyone laughed and flattered: "That's right, that's right!"

"My eldest nephew! I drank too much today. Please don't take it seriously."

Jiang Xiaodao was a stubborn man, and he could resist being mean-spirited. He said hurriedly: "Uncle Wang, just say it if you have anything to say. You have been through a lot, and I am just waiting for you to go through the trouble!"

Wang Guihe nodded and said: "Your father, you just didn't listen to my advice back then. You just stayed in that provincial city every day, living with your tail between your legs. How could that be fun! In that market, there were too many people and the water was too deep. , no matter what I do, I’m always hesitant and timid, it’s boring! Over time, this bit of gangsterism in me has been worn away.”

"Uncle Wang is so right! So, this time, I plan to borrow some manpower from you, go into the city, and fight with those old guys. Whoever they are, they're all fucking involved! "

"That's right! This is what a man should say!"

Talking about the gangsters in the city, Wang Guihe said with disdain: "I have seen those little bastards in the city. They look like they are awesome every day. You let them come to the mountain and try it." Humph, gangsters and bandits are playing tricks on each other, I’m just leaving my words here, one of them will have their fucking pants in their pockets!”

Zhao Guoyan, Zhong Yushan and others remained silent. They also had people with life debts in their hands. Their abilities were no worse than Hu Hu's, but they did lack the ruthlessness to sacrifice others.

Jiang Xiaodao had this energy in him that was why he calmed these two people down.

While speaking, Yang Laoxie next to him suddenly rolled his eyes and interjected, "Brother Jiang, you just said you wanted to borrow some manpower, how much do you plan to borrow?"

"It doesn't take much, just give me ten black hands, that's enough!"

Ten brothers, no more, no less, no matter how few are not enough, no matter how many we have, we may not be able to get into the city.

Yang Laoxie nodded slightly and said with a smile: "Brother, don't blame me for talking too much. I just heard you say that although the Lao Bai family is damaged now, it still has some power. Do you... have any specific ideas? Let me tell you. ? If it really doesn’t work, the boss and I can still give you some ideas!"

The military advisor's words make it clear - I can lend you people, but you can't use our people to die in vain.

Jiang Xiaodao straightened up, glanced behind him, and after thinking about it again and again, he asked, "How about - let's go out and chat alone?"

It’s quite mysterious!

Wang Guihe attached great importance to his friendship with Jiang Chenghai, and was afraid that any hesitation would chill Xiaodao, so he quickly waved his hand and said, "Old Yang, you don't need to ask more, as long as it's to avenge Brother Hai, I'm sure How powerful it is, how powerful it is!”

"Thank you, Uncle Wang!"

"You're welcome, nephew! There are only ten of us! Tomorrow morning, I will personally give you some people to make sure you are ruthless and obedient!"

Yang Laoxie originally wanted to ask more questions, but since the leader had already spoken, he stopped saying anything.

Several people drank for a while, and when they were full, Wang Guihe arranged for someone to take them out and arrange a place to rest. When he turned around, he and the military advisor were the only ones left in the room.

The charcoal fire in the iron basin was burning brightly.

After the guest left, Yang Laoxie started talking.

"Master, are you really going to help me with this?"

Although Wang Guihe's steps were staggering, his words were much lower-key than before.

"Brother Hai and I have a life-long friendship. When his son comes to beg me, of course he wants to help! Moreover, Brother Hai has discussed it with me before. If this kid begs me for trouble in the future, I can help him if he can." .”

Yang Laoxie whispered: "I have nothing to say about the benevolence and righteousness of the boss. It's okay to send ten helpers. However, Fengtian is a provincial capital after all. I'm afraid that if there is a big incident, our son will be arrested by the government. When the time comes, we will surrender from the top of the mountain, and the officers and soldiers will come to suppress the bandits——"

"Hey! Don't always look at the risks. What if this kid becomes successful?"

Wang Gui and "Gudong Gudong" drank a bowl of cold water to relieve the hangover, and then said: "Zhou Yunfu is old. The weather in Fengtian will change sooner or later. If this kid can take the opportunity to climb up, there will be people in the provincial capital. What’s up!”

The beards in the mountains, cutting trails and robbing roads, hunting mountain treasures, many things are not worth much in the mountains, but if they are transported to the city, the price can be doubled.Moreover, although the bandits' guns and ammunition were stolen from the hills, it would be easier to buy and sell them if they could set up a line in the provincial capital.

Yang Laoxie was not at ease and said, "How old is that boy? What can he accomplish at the age of twenty?"

"Hey! I'm in my 20s, so I'm not young anymore! When I opened the Shanli Cabinet, I was only as old as him! When that short guy became famous, wasn't he only about his age! Besides, didn't you listen to what he just said? , even the chamber of commerce in the provincial capital dared to bomb, and after the bombing, he could still run out as if nothing happened. His uncles must have trained him a lot in the past few years."

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