Republic of China

Chapter 155 Horse Bandits
An unremarkable day.

Except for the person involved, no one knew that two young men entered the handsome man's house, nor did they know what they talked about, let alone that from this day on, some little devils suffered a bloody disaster.

But no matter what the future holds, the undercurrent will always be an undercurrent, not a wave on the surface, and life will still go by in an orderly manner.

It's almost summer time.

After the two brothers recovered from their injuries and regained their strength, they did not set off back to the teahouse. They wrote a letter to fool Lao Liu, saying that they wanted to open a branch in Fengtian City, and they needed to investigate for a while. They estimated that it would be autumn when they went back, so they were optimistic about their home. Don't wander around.

The real destination of the brothers is Sunjiawan, Fuxin County, Feng Province.

The only information about the Japanese Onmyojis now is that they can confirm that they want to cause trouble in Sunjiawan before autumn.

Identity unknown.

The number of people is unknown.

Even the exact exact time is unknown.

In order to wait for work and make good use of the only advantage of the enemy and ourselves, the two brothers had actually wanted to set off for Sunjiawan.

Just to be on the safe side, if just two people go there, they may be exposed later, and it is impossible to drive a car and go there with great fanfare.

The best way is to find a caravan heading to Sunjiawan, and then go together, keeping a low profile as much as possible.

After careful searching and the help of the Li family's uncle and nephew, I finally found the perfect match.

Lvji Herbal Medicine Shop.

It is a shop of average size and reputation, and everything is average anyway. The young master is about to go to Fuxin to collect medicinal materials. There are about ten people in the team, driving donkeys and carts, which is very suitable for traveling together.

The transportation in Yanhuang is not developed, and the world is chaotic. Many people are willing to spend money to travel with caravans for protection.

Because outside the town, there are not only rebels and horse bandits, but also countless wild beasts and wolves. If you are not careful, you will die in the wilderness.

At Mao hour on this day, it was just dawn.

At a roadside stall on the outskirts of Fengtian City, the two brothers were eating breakfast, eating as much as they could. After all, they probably wouldn't be able to eat a few warm meals after they hit the road.

Two large bowls of salty and salty tofu, four pieces of Niuzhuang pie, a large pot of Benxi mutton soup, plus a dozen large fruit sticks and fried cakes, the two brothers' mouths were full of oil.

There were more and more pedestrians on the official dirt road, until the caravan of Lu Ji’s medicinal shop came into view, and the copper bells under the donkey’s neck sounded pleasantly.

Zhao Sanyuan wiped his mouth and ordered: "Lao Kang, ask the man to make fifty brown sugars and burn them. We will take them away and make five kilograms of haggis. We can eat them when we can boil hot water on the road."

Then they faced the caravan carrying their own bags, which were full of stuff. The two brothers had prepared for this day for a long time. After all, they didn't know the quality of the little devil's Onmyoji, so it was better to be cautious.

The leading brother looked young, in his early 20s at most, with bronze skin, and the most conspicuous thing was his pair of wind-catching ears. His ability added a bit of joy, and he was the young owner of Lu Ji's medicinal materials shop.

"Man, where are you going?"

"Fuxin."

"Isn't this a coincidence? My stupid brother and I are also going to Fuxin. Man, you also know that this road is not easy to travel. There are lynxes, wild beasts, tigers, leopards and jackals. How about we get together and take our brothers for a ride? Don't worry, no. It will drag you down.”

While talking, Zhao Sanyuan handed over a few big coins.

It's not that Sheniu is familiar with it, but there are many examples of this kind of teaming up to go on the road. As long as there are enough people, there will be more safety, and some caravans are also happy to make some extra money.

Of course, the premise is not to bring unreliable people, otherwise it is very likely to cause bad things.

The young master looked at Zhao Sanyuan for a few times, then looked at Kang Muang who ran over after packing, and nodded in agreement without hesitation.

"You rely on your parents at home, and you rely on your friends when you go out. We are all Northeastern men. When we are in trouble, we go out to the outside. When we encounter difficulties, we just help each other."

Zhao Sanyuan was slightly surprised.

You must know that the war only ended at the end of last year, and doing business is more difficult than before. There are many horse bandits pretending to be ordinary people and sneaking into the caravan as internal agents. Even if the Northeast men are generous by nature, they will not agree so easily, right?
The stupid son of the landlord's family?
But regardless of whether he is stupid or not, Zhao Sanyuan can see that the two spiritual lamps on Shaodong's shoulders are very bright. Even if he is a stupid son, he is still a stupid son who accumulates virtue and does good deeds.

"That's it."

The deal was concluded, and two more people were added to the small caravan, adding up to fifteen or six people and eight vehicles.

But not all of them were from Lu Ji's medicinal shop. Five of them were hired guards. They should have knives under their mantles at their waists. There were also rifles hidden under some cart boards, both hot and cold.

It seems that the profit from the medicinal materials business is very considerable. Otherwise, if you don't need such a level of guard, the reward for a round trip will never be less. Maybe you can have fun when you go home and settle the accounts and even lose some money.

The team gradually went further and further away. Looking back, we could no longer see the outline of Fengtian City. When we turned into the side road, there were fewer pedestrians around.

Zhao Sanyuan glanced out of the corner of his eye and saw Lao Kang starting to talk nonsense again. In a long time, he had become familiar with many people in the caravan. At this time, he was walking side by side with the young host's family.

"As the saying goes, the mist in the sky covers the sky, and the blue branches and red branches are full of stars. Destiny is this thing. It is wonderful. Meeting people is a great fate, and knowing each other is God's blessing. I believe we will become best friends. My friend, when you look back on this present time in the future, you will definitely be filled with emotions. By the way, I haven’t introduced myself yet. My surname is Kang. I am named Mu Ang because of the lack of wood in the Five Elements. My brother’s name is Zhao Sanyuan. May I ask my young master’s surname?”

Judging by his attitude, the young master's family was not displeased. He quite liked chatting with Lao Kang. "I can't talk about respect. Because I am the only son in the family and my parents have a very good relationship, so they named me Lu Jinhe, which means that they will have a good relationship for a hundred years." ,Never leave each other."

Kang Muang raised his thumb.

I don't know why, but it sounds tough enough, and Juebi is a good name.

Over the next day and night, the two brothers chatted more and more happily with Lu Jinjin. They discovered that this young boss was really not a stupid son of a landlord. He was knowledgeable and talented and had extraordinary conversation. He was actually a graduate of the second batch of Mechanical Engineering Department of Northeastern University. , this was definitely a scholar in the Qing Dynasty.

As for why he did not go out to work after graduation, but he returned home to manage the drug store, he did not say the reason, and the two brothers did not ask.

And after Lu Jinhe heard that the two brothers opened a teahouse in Anshan to help people, he actually knew the name of the Sandwich Teahouse. He said that there were three owners there, all of whom were top gods. Take a few glances.

It was evening again while chatting.

The banks of the Liuhe River.

Just as the team was preparing to camp for the night, a few people walked out of the dense forest on the side, and the two sides happened to meet each other.

The atmosphere became tense for a while.

The helplessness of the times, walking outside these days is accompanied by certain risks. In addition to jackals, tigers and leopards, the most terrifying thing is humans.

"Folks, don't get me wrong! We are ordinary people who come for an outing in Guanhai, not bandits!" Someone on the opposite side yelled with a flashlight, for fear of unnecessary conflicts.

After realizing that these people didn't look like bandits and didn't show any hostility, the young boss Lu Jinhe signaled his people not to be nervous.

After a few casual polite words, the two parties broke away from contact. One party prepared a camp for the night, and the other quickly left in the northeast direction.

It was a very common thing.

But the caravan had no idea that the people they met were not as simple as they seemed.

When a certain distance is reached, the friendly smiles of several people disappear instantly.

"Have these Chinese discovered that we are secretly drawing military maps?"

"It seems unlikely, but there is a saying in China that it is better to kill the wrong person than let it go. Even if you happen to bump into us, you must not leave any dangerous seeds."

"That's right, you immediately go to the horse bandits on the nearby mountain in your own name and pay them to kill all of this small caravan without leaving any one behind. Just create a scene of murder and extortion."

"Okay, I'll handle this myself."

In fact, any force would cultivate such things as spies.

However, in order to infiltrate Yanhuang, the Japanese country trained elite spies specifically for Yanhuang for decades, and there were very few of them.

Whether it is the language, clothing, food or even the customs of various regions, the Japanese spies can imitate them so vividly that ordinary Yanhuang people can't see any clues at all and just treat them as out-and-out compatriots.

It is precisely because of this that Yanhuang is penetrated like a sieve.Unfortunately, the caravan at Lu Ji's medicinal shop was still in the dark, and they didn't know that a disaster was about to happen.

The next morning.

The moisture of the morning dew dissipated some of the summer heat.

Because it rained in the middle of the night last night, Zhao Sanyuan and Kang Muang woke up early and went into the dense forest not far away to see if they could order some mushroom stew. The brown sugar they packed for burning when they set out had long been gone. There was not much left of the five pounds of haggis.

Even in the Republic of China, the wilderness of the Yanhuang land was still full of wild beasts, especially the black land outside the Pass. The so-called breaking through the Guandong meant finding a way out of death.

Like this very moment.

From the bushes in the dense forest, a drooling blind bear slowly appeared. It was actually bigger than a car. It was impossible to spot it without paying full attention.

It moved slowly, staring closely at the silly roe deer not far away. Although it was not hungry, since it had bumped into it, there was no reason to let it go.

The silly roe deer didn't realize that the danger was coming quietly. It looked stupidly at the countless worker ants moving under its feet. In fact, there was endless confusion hidden in its eyes full of wisdom. It tried to figure out what these little black things were doing, but it was a pity that it had such a brain. not enough.

Since you can’t figure it out, let’s take a taste first.

"Drink ~ bah ~"

A mouthful of old phlegm was spat on the silly roe deer's head from top to bottom, frightening it to the point where its hair suddenly exploded. A heart-shaped white pattern bloomed on its buttocks, and it rushed forward while rolling and crawling, with its four legs running in different directions.

The blind bear ten steps away was furious. He raised his head and stared at the culprit on the tree branch.

I thought you had never been pawed by a bear!
Then he circled around the tree trunk, scratching at the bark from time to time and grinning.

Zhao Sanyuan, who was sitting on the tree branch, lighted a cigarette leisurely and flicked the ashes down very naughtily.

"The most important thing is your mentality, old bear. If you work hard to become an earthly immortal, won't it be delicious to catch your younger brother's horse and eat it as an offering? A stupid roe deer is stupid enough. Whoever eats it will be stupid."

The big black bear hates it so much that when it sees that the tree branch is too high to climb, it shakes the trunk frantically and tries to knock the tree down, which shows that it has a strong desire for revenge.

However, Zhao Sanyuan, who was leaning on the tree branch, was as steady as a mountain, unmoved, enjoying the rare leisure time.

Boom! !
Three explosions scared away countless birds!
Even Blind Bear was so frightened that he ran away and stopped trying to slap Zhao Sanyuan.

But Zhao Sanyuan understood the source of the sound.

gun!
Gunshots coming from the station!

problem occurs!
On the outskirts of the station, more than 30 horse bandits on tall horses circled around. One of them was carrying a guy carrying a fire, and two of them were carrying flower traps. This equipment was definitely a ruthless bandit.

The leader was tall and fierce-looking.

He is a famous horse bandit leader in western Liaoning. His famous name is Xiang Zhongyi, and his reporting name is Qingshan Hao. He used to be a patrolman, but was imprisoned due to implication, and became a bandit out of anger.

He often did things like kidnapping big businessmen, killing people and stealing goods. Moreover, this man was extremely bold, rebellious, and brave and good at fighting. The officers and soldiers encircled and suppressed him many times, but to no avail.

But the strange thing is that the whip raised by such a fierce bandit leader did not hit the caravan members, but instead hit the younger brother beside him.

"Can you ask me about your next fucking job?"

"What I set up back then was a dead rule. Women and children were not to be smashed, poor people were not to be smashed, and medical doctors were not to be smashed. How about you? The job you took was to ask me to come and rob a caravan of medicine shops? Damn it, Qingshan is good to me. Do you still want your face?"

The younger brother was so slapped that he bared his teeth.

He was also very aggrieved.

After all, this job was urgent, but the reward was really great. I thought that the target must be a wealthy businessman with a big business. Who would have thought that he would be squandering medicinal materials.

Do you need to spend so much money to kill these people?

Wrong kind!
"Ahem - Mr. Master, please calm down first. Although our rules do not undermine doctors and doctors, but those who waste medicinal materials do not mean they know how to treat doctors, right? Just like the Republic of China is really the country of us ordinary people?"

Xiang Qingshan was stunned, scratched the back of his head and grinned.

"It really makes sense, right! Who said that the doctor is the one who pours out the medicine? Let's go back to the village and try them all. If it's really a doctor, he can say anything. He should take the pulse of the brothers. If not, then Even better, use the money to do things in a down-to-earth manner.”

Facing this gang of gangsters who had an overwhelming numerical advantage, most of the people in the caravan did not dare to let go.

The shadows of famous trees and how unruly the green mountains are, the people in the border area of ​​Feng Province have long been aware that this thing is both good and evil. There are times when they are building bridges and roads, and there are times when they are killing people.

However, there was a bold guard who bravely stepped forward and said bravely: "Northwest Xuantian——"

Snapped!
The riding crop whipped into his face.

"Northwest, your mother!" Xiang Qingshan sneered: "Anyone dares to report his number in front of me. This time I am doing it myself. Do you think you are a thief who paid for the passage?"

Upon seeing this, Lu Hehe left the guard behind him and bowed respectfully to Xiang Qingshan, "I dare to say clearly that Old Beifeng from Mazong Mountain has some friendship with me. Can you please let us go for his sake?"

If there is any group of gangsters in Feng Province who can compare with Xiang Qingshan and his group, the only one is Lao Beifeng from Mazong Mountain.

As the saying goes, there is no room for two tigers in one mountain. These two groups of horse bandits would fight each other from time to time. No one looked down on the other. Bringing up Lao Beifeng at this critical juncture was tantamount to adding fuel to the fire.

But was Lu Jinjin really seeking medical attention simply because he was ill?

Naturally not.

This sentence was not addressed to Xiang Qingshan at all, but to Zhao Sanyuan and Kang Muang in the dense forest.

The meaning is self-evident.

Do not impulse!
If you want to rescue me, go to Mazong Mountain to find Old Beifeng as soon as possible!
In fact, Lu Jinhe's quick wit was very crucial. Zhao Sanyuan, who had just rushed to the edge of the jungle, had already copied out the horse card, but luckily he was held down by Lao Kang.

If a fight breaks out, it will definitely be a bloody storm.

Fighting with dozens of tough bandits, isn't that asking for death?
A handful of flower traps can kill you suddenly.

It's not necessary, it's really unnecessary.

"Calm down, the leader of the horse bandits has already said to take the people back to the village first. Lu Xiucai will not be in any danger in a short time. Since he named Old Beifeng, he will definitely be able to help. What we have to do is Rush to Mazong Mountain as soon as possible.”

Zhao Sanyuan rolled his eyes, "Am I a stupid roe deer? Can I do this hard? I'm afraid I will be beaten into a honeycomb as soon as I show my head."

"Then you draw your gun?"

"I'm just checking to see how many guys are still with me. Our salutes are all on the donkey cart. We don't have anything to protect ourselves. How can we forcefully break into Ma Mane Mountain?"

Sudden changes disrupted the plan, but fortunately there was still plenty of time, and there was still some time until autumn.

It's just that the caravan must be rescued both publicly and privately.

Yu Gong, the guys were all on the donkey cart and were taken away by Xiang Qingshan and his gang. Without the guys, it would be impossible for the two brothers to decide the outcome with a pistol after they found the little Japanese Onmyoji in Sunjiawan, right?If it was so easy, why would the boss pay a huge sum of [-] yuan for a head?
Privately, Zhao Sanyuan has not forgotten what Lu Jinhe said at the beginning, relying on his parents at home and relying on his friends when away from home. They are all Northeastern men, and they should help each other when encountering difficulties.

After Xiang Qingshan and his group gradually disappeared, the two brothers walked out of the dense forest.

"Sanyuan, this time Ma Zongshan and his party, you have to listen to me and try to be as silent as possible."

"What do you mean? Do you have a plan?" Zhao Sanyuan was slightly surprised, because in the past he always made his own decisions, and Lao Kang basically cooperated and had a tacit understanding, but this time he suddenly took the initiative. Could it be that Lao Kang had been a horse bandit before? ?

my day!

I didn’t expect that Lao Kang, with your thick eyebrows and big eyes, would make a mistake!

Lao Kang didn't explain too much, and took the time to say: "Hey, it's right to listen to me this time. Let's find two horses in the nearest village first."

(End of this chapter)