Chapter 2: Sword Sharpening (Seventh Middle School)

He only cursed a "country bumpkin" with great pleasure, but he did not care about the feelings of the horse thieves of the Black Wolf Gang. If it were the land, who could compare with these men who had never even entered the county town several times. Besides, the Red Beard had at least been a company commander of the Northeast Army. Those of them would probably not be able to climb the same position for the rest of their lives.

Immediately, the horse thieves following around all the fear changed. The eyes of Peng Xuewen were filled with shame. Fortunately, Zhou Heitan was still broad-minded. He coughed a few times and interrupted with a smile: "It's time for dinner soon. If you have anything to say, let's go in and say it, Brother Zhang, please come here."

"Brother Zhou, please, first." Zhang Songling politely reached out and pushed Zhou Heitan in front of him.

"Brother Zhang is here to be a guest, Brother Zhang invites you first." Zhou Heitan turned around and pulled Zhang Songling, surrounded by leaders of all sizes and big, and walked into the camp gate with his head raised.

The Japanese military camp located in Heishizhai County covers a large area, and the houses and roads inside are neatly built. After Zhou Heichang led his troops to take over the county, his ambitions quickly expanded. He changed his old habit of neglecting management of his subordinates, locked all his brothers in the military camp, and formulated strict work and rest regulations. Every day, except for the teams that need to go to the city wall, other people must take the initiative to ask for leave when they go out. Each time they go out, they are strictly limited to one hour. If anyone fails to return on the deadline or harasses the people in the city, they will be strictly untied.

The horse thieves are usually used to being loose, and they are very difficult to adapt to when they are subject to discipline. However, after Zhou Heichang raised his face and shot a small leader who was drinking and causing trouble in the city, everyone no longer dared to regard the new rules as nothing. They got up on time every day, had sex on time, and ate on time. After several days, they felt a little bit like a regular army.

It was dinner time, and the whole camp was filled with the fragrance of meat. The big and small minions squatted under the wall in front of the kitchen door. Everyone was holding a huge bowl of sea basin. The chefs walked out with iron buckets, first pressing half a large bowl of corn rice in each bowl, and then covered two large spoons of vermicelli, potatoes and other miscellaneous vegetables on the corn rice. Then, fat slices of meat the size of a hand were slapped onto the vegetables, with one slice for each person, shining with oil.

"How about it, the food is so good." In front of the guest, Zhou Heitan had to pretend to be a famous general who loved soldiers like his sons, waved his arms to the brothers who were eating and asked loudly.

"It tastes delicious." "It tastes good." "What else is there to stew pork with vermicelli?" The thieves put down their chopsticks and responded in a lingering manner.

"Then let's put a few more bowls into it. I'll have the strength to kill the Japanese when I'm full." Zhou Heitan looked at Zhang Songling proudly, and gave a bit of show-off advice.

"Thank you, Master." The horse thieves cheered in unison, with pride on their smiles on their faces.

The county of Heishizhai was captured and all the Japanese devils and traitors left behind in the city were cut down. In history, which Dongmeng Grassland could have achieved such a glory. Moreover, all this was just starting out. From the warehouse of the little devils in Heishizhai, the Black Wolf Gang also seized a large number of guns, ammunition and supplies. With just one month, the team could be expanded to a scale of five to eight hundred people. By then, with 800 heroes and six machine guns in their hands, there is still something that everyone can't go on the grassland, even if they are like Zhang Laogeda in the Northeast, it may not be impossible.

Not only were the minions below full of confidence, but the core figures of the Black Wolf Gang, including Zhou Heitan himself, were all bright in front of him. The Black Stone Village is located in a remote place and is still a county town. The normal income that a county town can provide is far more than that of the past. The Japanese large army, the nearest one is seven or eight hundred miles away. It will take at least half a month to find the place for Junji Fujita and how many troops can be drawn to find the place. It is still a matter of whether they have the ability to break the stone wall of the Black Stone Village at that time.

If the Japanese attack can be defeated again, the reputation of the Black Wolf Gang will be higher. By then, with the resources provided by a county town and the reputation of defeating the Japanese devils twice, Zhou Heitan will be fully confident and will attract some swaying small horse thieves around him to his own banner. At that time, with the rapid expansion of the Black Wolf Gang's own strength and the support of various green forest heroes around him, Zhou Heitan may cause greater storms on the grassland. At that time, whether in the face of the Japanese attack or the solicitation of the National Government, he will have more room to deal with, and he will move forward, retreat, and move around more easily.

With a more "long-term" plan in mind, Zhou Heitan couldn't listen to the kind reminder of his kindness to outsiders at this moment. Long before Zhang Songling arrived, Peng Xuewen had actually analyzed the surrounding situation for him. He believed that the best choice for the Black Wolf Gang at this moment was to take the initiative to give up the lonely city of Heishi Village and go to the grassland to find a broader development space. However, after Zhou Heitan discussed with the leaders under his command, he believed that Peng Xuewen's idea was too "to strengthen others' ambition and destroy his own prestige". Hei Shizhai police officers Judging from the strength of the team, the so-called Japanese regular army's skills are actually just that. If the Japanese reinforcements come too few, they may not be able to get enough soldiers and have enough food and hide behind the high walls. Even if they are really as powerful as the legendary one, the Black Wolf Gang must fight them first and then ask about retreat. Otherwise, before the Japanese brigade of soldiers arrived, the Black Wolf Gang escaped. In the eyes of other Green Forest heroes, wouldn't they laughed at them?

So in Zhou Heitan's command center, when Zhang Songling couldn't wait to tell the latest information and the way out for the Black Wolf Gang, he only got Zhou Heitan's laughter, "I think it's important information. It turns out that White Beard wants to stand up for the Japanese. If he has the ability, come here. I'm worried that there is no place to find them. After coming, I just asked me to weigh their weight."

Zhang Songling endured his fatigue and ran over to deliver the letter, but it did not attract the attention of the other party at all. He couldn't help but feel a little annoyed, frowned, and reminded loudly, "Don't underestimate them, they are all professional soldiers who escaped from Russia back then, and the number of people is several times that of your Black Wolf Gang."

"It's useless to care more people." Zhou Heitan curled his lips, seven dissatisfied and eight were resentful. "There are many people under Huang Huzi's command, and they were beaten up by us to look for teeth. Let me tell you, if you don't come, I'll open the city gate and go out to meet him, and completely wipe out this group of evil bastards for the elders and villagers of our Heishi Village."

"You..." Zhang Songling glanced at Zhou Heitan and couldn't speak for a long time.

Two consecutive kind reminders were regarded as a terrible thing. If you say there was no grudge in your heart, it would be impossible. However, Zhou Heitan had helped him a lot after all. He could not leave in anger because the other party was so proud that he thought about it and continued to persuade him with great thoughts: "It is of course a great act of good to be able to deal with that group of White Russian bandits, but don't forget that the Japanese reinforcements are also on the way. Maybe just after the Russians were fought, the Japanese followed. By then, the brothers would not even have time to take a breath. Wouldn't it be a waste of time for the Japanese to get a bargain?"

"That's true." Zhou Heitan finally put away his smile, but still didn't care. "But who knows when the Japanese troops will come? If they can't arrive for a while, and I may not be able to find help when I go to war with Whitebeard. At least, you, Mr. Hong and Brother Long, can't watch me fight with Whitebeard alone."

It turns out that you have already calculated the strength of the guerrillas. Zhang Songling curled his lips and felt more and more depressed. He was about to explain the topic in detail based on the specific strengths and weaknesses of the Black Wolf Gang, but saw Peng Xuewen secretly blinking at him a few times next to him.

‘What’s going on?’ Zhang Songling was slightly stunned and immediately realized that Peng Xuewen’s performance today was completely wrong. Although this person has always been arrogant, there is no need to say so harshly when he saw him just now. After all, he is in a horse thief’s nest, and every word and action should be taken into account the feelings of the people around him.

Could it be that Zhou Heitan insisted on staying in Heishi Village, and for other reasons, he quickly looked around. Zhang Songling thought vigilantly, but soon, he completely overturned his inferences. Zhou Heitan was a little crazy, his style of doing things was not very generous, and he was even a little petty, but this person was not bad in nature. At least, he could not have secretly accepted the Japanese's invitation.

Then you need to spend a little more time to understand Zhou Heitan's specific plans, and then find a way to persuade him to lead the team away as soon as possible. Based on the actual situation in front of him and the instructions of Red Beard before leaving, Zhang Songling quickly made a decision, "Don't worry, although the guerrillas suffered a lot in the last battle! But if you have something to do, we will definitely not stand by. Before leaving, Captain Wang told me personally what kind of person he is, you should be very clear about it."

"Of course, I wouldn't doubt Mr. Hong either." Zhou Heitan smiled, revealing two sharp tiger teeth. "How to deal with the white beard? Let's talk about it later. We have to eat first. Last time we were busy running for life and we didn't have the conditions to entertain you. This time we finally have the conditions. We both have to drink well last time."

"No problem, I've wanted to have a good meal with you for a long time." Zhang Songling nodded and responded with a smile.

"Get wine, drink wine, knife, go to the kitchen to see if you have any hard dishes that you can take, let them just go." Zhou Heitan slapped the table a few times, shouted and ordered someone to prepare a banquet.

After a moment, several minions carried a head of roasted lamb to the table. Then, there were dozens of carefully prepared dishes. Zhou Heitan, who was sitting in the master's position, pulled Zhang Songling to drink and carried out orders, while proudly introducing to the other party what he had done in the past few days, which was full of complacent and gloriousness.

Several other big bosses also raised their glasses to Zhang Songling frequently, and their toasts were fresher than the other. After a few rounds, Zhang Songling was drunk and his face turned red and bloody.

Seeing that the temperature was almost done, Zhou Heitan first gave a wink at the leaders under his command, then smiled and raised his wine glass, "Brother Zhang is doing well in the guerrillas. What official position has Mr. Hong arranged for you? I remember that you have the rank of lieutenant colonel. No matter how you calculate it, you may be higher than Mr. Hong."
Chapter completed!