Zaozhuang County, Shandong Province.

In this county where Chang Ruiqing tribe had been temporarily stationed, the most popular transaction was probably the escort agency! The reason for this situation is actually related to the Baodukou Mountains near Zaozhuang County. Where is Baodukou? It is the most famous bandit nest in China at present! The legendary Red Brigade leader Comrade Zuo Min took the mountain to become the king on this Baodukou. Last year, President Feng sent three divisions of troops and suppressed them for several months, but he failed to destroy the Zuo Dashangguan. Moreover, the bandits in the Red Brigade became bigger and bigger, and they actually broke into the concession to kill foreigners!

With such a large number of bandits entrenched in Baodugu, it would be difficult for the escort agencies in Zaozhuang City to be unfavorable! But if anyone thinks that these escort agencies dare to fight with bandits with real swords and eat blood-licking food, then it would be a big mistake! If people have this courage, they have already joined the army and become warlords. What is the promising prospect of running around the world? In fact, there are so many escort agencies in Zaozhuang, and they eat rice and rice. How can they eat? Of course, they hold hands with one hand, one by the shopkeepers on Baodugu Mountain, and the other by pointing at the merchants who do business in the Jinpu Railway. Even the Jinpu Railway Company, which is run by foreign devils, also buys the bandits on Baodugu Mountain every year through these escort agencies... Otherwise, how could the Jinpu Railway be as peaceful as it is now?

The largest of all the escort agencies in Zaozhuang City is undoubtedly the Shun'an escort agency near Zaozhuang Railway Station. From the outside, this escort agency is extremely imposing, with a high wall and courtyard, and its door is not much worse than that of the Zaozhuang County Government. At the gate, there are three tall flagpoles, and three large flags are hung on it. One of them says the four big words "Shuntian and Anmin" are written on it. This tone is not like a person who runs around the world. If it weren't for the Republic of China now, I would have to send people to suppress these four big words.

However, no matter what flag is hanging in front of the escort agency, no one will come to cause trouble. Because the county magistrate of Zaozhuang City and the shopkeeper Zhu of the escort agency are friends! There are even rumors that behind this escort agency are actually the largest bandit leaders on Baodukou Mountain!

Such rumors did not cause any trouble to the Shun'an Escort Agency. Instead, the business of the Escort Agency became even more prosperous. Anyway, the official and robbers' family are nothing new, so there is nothing strange about the bodyguard and the robbers' family.

Outside the Shun'an Escort Bureau, several merchants dressed up in this day, pulling mules, horses and carts, looking like they were a layman for a long time. At first, they were a dark and strong man with a look of a little sleepy, but his eyes were bright and bright. There were several men following behind him who looked quite strong, all of them protected around a carriage, and the curtains of the carriage were pulled. I wonder who was sitting inside?

Before the group approached the escort agency, several men with high chests and protruding belly came out from the gate of the escort agency. The leader was a man with a beard and dressed in a tightly-breasted and big hooked fists at the visitor from a distance: "I don't know which friend he is? When is the so-called "soon?"

The black and strong man hurriedly clasped his fists and saluted: "Brothers came from the mountain road, with the surname Zhao, so I'd like to see the shopkeeper Zhu."

"Submit Zhao!" The bearded man was stunned for a moment. His face suddenly became gloomy and he said calmly: "What are the credentials?"

The strong man seemed to have no idea of ​​the rules here, so he hurriedly walked to the front of the carriage, opened the curtain, and a woman wearing a veil sitting opposite him whispered: "Second Madam, do they want a certificate?"

"What?" The woman pulled down the veil on her face. It turned out that it was Chang Ruiqing's little wife Zhao Xianger! Zhao Xianger frowned and said to the strong black man with a beautiful eyebrows: "Yizhi, go and tell them, just say that it was me, Zhao Xianger, who has arrived. I asked them again, is there something wrong with the Zhao family?"

The strong man named "Yizhi" said to the other party, and the bearded man immediately asked him to go to the escort agency to call someone. After a while, an old man with a similar appearance to him appeared. This person was the owner of the place, known as Zhu Yidao's shopkeeper.

Zhao Xianger and Zhu Dashangke naturally recognized him, so they immediately jumped out of the carriage and bowed to each other. Then they asked straight to the point: "Uncle Zhu, what's wrong?"

Manager Zhu Da smiled bitterly and said, "It's all the people named Zuo who have caused trouble. The troops of the three divisions have been encircled and fought for several months. How can something go wrong? But your mother saw the opportunity and disbanded the team early. She hid in Zaozhuang City with your second brother, third sister and others. They are all safe and sound now."

After hearing this, Zhao Xianger let out a long sigh, but her beautiful eyebrows were still frowning. Of course, she went north to Shandong not to take her family to Fujian to enjoy the happiness, but to recruit the Zhao family's bandits and then take them to the Northeast for development!

The reason for such an arrangement is related to the large number of Shandong people going out to make a living in this era. Of course, the quality of these Shandong people who broke through Guandong was also mixed. There were both civilians who were obedient and bandits who were unwilling to work all day long and became bandits. Moreover, among the bandits in Shandong, many of them could not make it in Shandong, so they went to the Northeast to continue to engage in the promising profession of bandits! In history, after being defeated by Han Fuqu, Madam Zhao also wanted to go to the Northeast to become a bandit, but in the end she let her godson betrayed her and lost her life...

In addition, these bandits in Shandong have some contact with bandits in Northeast China, and the Zhao family bandit gang is no exception. At least they are more familiar with the bandits than the officers from the regular military academy under Chang Ruiqing. It is of course easier for them to come forward to buy and win over some bandits to launch an uprising.

But now, the Zhao bandits have scattered under the encirclement of the Beiyang Army. I wonder if I can summon some people to go to the Northeast to cause a revolution in a short period of time?

...

Mama Zhao and her children, as well as a dozen confidants, were hiding in the backyard of the Shun'an Escort Agency. There were always places where miscellaneous items were piled up. Such broken swords and guns, broken wheels, old saddles and horse harnesses, and some messy miscellaneous items were piled up everywhere.

Few people come here. Manager Zhu Da passed the message a while ago. He said that the backyard was not clean recently and no one was allowed to go again! Although this excuse is ridiculous, everyone has been in the world for many years. Of course, they know what to do and what is best not to know! So no one came here without authorization.

However, that afternoon, a large number of people suddenly flooded into the dilapidated and desolate yard. They were all the men selected from the Chang Ruiqing Guard. The person in charge was named Shen Xingye and his courtesy name was Yizhi. He graduated from the Wuhan Army Preparatory School, but he was not from the same class as Chang Ruiqing. Later, he heard that Chang Ruiqing had joined the team, so he joined the group with a few classmates. Because he was tall and burly, he was selected into Chang Ruiqing's guard and joined the Fuxing Society spy organization. After working for more than a year, he was finally treated as a confidant backbone and led the team to escort the second wife to "visit her thousands of miles."

As for Mrs. Chang'er who was born into a bandit, he was also a relative of the bandits, and he also had a special mission, etc., he didn't know anything about it.

Now Zhao Xianger is quarreling with her mother, brother and sister inside! And Shen Xingye, who is Chang Ruiqing's confidant and a spy on the Fuxing Society, led someone outside to guard her, and then eavesdropped with his ears there.

"I don't care what great man named Zuo is, a great hero! I only know that he is our enemy of Baodugu, and he is our Zhao family's enemy! Our family has fallen to the current land, and so many brothers and sisters have been killed by officers and soldiers. It's all because of him! They are all hurt by him! Now he dares to let us work hard for him! Bah, dream! If I get this lady to catch a chance, I will definitely take his life! Avenge those dead brothers!"

When Zhao Xianger heard that she was just seventeen years old and was nicknamed Heili Pretty Zhao Sanmei jumping and scolding Zuo Min, Zhao Xianger could only smile bitterly. Thinking back to the time, this girl was like herself, all fans of Zuo Dadang's family. Unexpectedly, in just over a year, Zuo Dadang's family seemed to have become her unimaginable enemy. As soon as she spoke up for Zuo Min, she jumped up and opposed it as if she had taken a gun.

But this matter seems to be a mistake. He tied up the votes of Emperor Puyi and blackmailed 250,000 taels of gold. It would be fine if the world looked at him. These things had nothing to do with the bandits in Baodugu. Everyone respected him as a well-known good man. But the things he did next were indeed a little bit unreasonable. He led the disaster to Baodugu, making everyone in Beiyang mistakenly think that Zuomin was a robber on Baodugu. As a result, the elite troops of three divisions surrounded and suppressed for several months! Although Beiyang had nothing to gain, the bandits in the mountains also suffered heavy losses. At least half of the bandits were wiped out, and the rest were seriously injured. The bandits in the Zhao family were no exception. They were desperate and had to part ways and hide in the mountains!

It is no surprise that Miss Zhao San hated Zuo Min to the core now!

Zhao Xianger's eyes were on the side with a calm face and no words: "Mom, Zuo Min said that if this matter is successful, I can give you a regiment commander! You can also arrange for your second brother to go to the officers' school and take over your team in the future!"

Madam Zhao snorted: "Stop these vulgar ones, I just ask, what is Zuomin's relationship with you now? Is it your man? What is your status in the Zuo family? Also, how powerful is their Red Brigade?"

Zhao Xianger flattened her mouth. She asked someone to send a message to her mother that day, but she said it was very vague, saying that she had followed Zuo Min and everything was fine, and she told her family not to worry about her. But she did not dare to tell her family’s true identity, and this matter must be kept confidential!

She took a breath and attracted her mother's sharp gaze and replied: "Zuomin is my man, I am his little wife now, but he loves me very much. As for the power of the Red Brigade, I can only say that it is much larger than you think. Moreover, the Red Brigade is not the main force of Zuomin. His power is very strong! Resigning to him is definitely an opportunity for our family to make a fortune! Not to mention a regiment commander, even a division commander, the brigade commander is not a problem!"

"Hmph! I don't believe it! If he has such great strength, he can still respect our strength?" Zhao Sanmei interrupted with disdain.

Zhao Xianger shook her face: "Three sister, what do you know! What strength do we have in our family? It's just a group of wrecked dogs, and they are wanted by Beiyang. How long can Uncle Zhu protect you? If you don't seize this opportunity and create a new situation, you will have to be caught and hit the target soon!"

Zhao Sanmei smiled coldly: "How much does the government pay to warn us? How much does it cost to warn us? How much does it cost to warn us? 3 million oceans! With this 3 million, we can join another team. If we continue to work with the government, we may be able to turn the entire Shandong sky over!"

As soon as these words came out, the person who listened to the wall inside the room changed his face, while Madam Zhao's eyes shot at her eldest daughter like lightning. Seeing that she had only anger and no fear on her face, she also had a faint expression of mockery. So without saying a word, she slapped her third daughter: "Bastard! Who are we? How did Wei Niang teach you normally? Now she has learned to betray her fellow practitioners to the government!"

"Mom! Who is the one with the surname Zuo? "This Zhao Sanmei seems to be a real person who wants money and lives. She covers her little face and is still stubborn.

Zhao Xianger sneered: "Girl, do you really think you can sell your brother-in-law for 3 million! Haha. I tell you the truth. If Duan Qirui and Xu Shuzheng knew who your brother-in-law were, they might have tied you up as a gift to your brother-in-law!"

After hearing this, the room suddenly became quiet. Madam Zhao and her third daughter exchanged glances with each other. Zhao Xianger looked at her mother, Sister He, with a smile. In the end, Madam Zhao's son Zhao Huzi spoke and said, "Sister, aren't you kidding? My brother-in-law really has such a great power? Even Duan Qirui and Xu Shuzheng are afraid of him? Could it be that he is Sun Yat-sen?"

Madam Zhao and Zhao Sanmei were both shocked, and there was a bit of awe in her eyes when she looked at Zhao Xianger. However, Zhao Xianger burst into laughter, looked at her brother with a simple mind and developed limbs, and said with a smile: "Of course my man is not Sun Yat-sen, but it's not much. Otherwise, how could I promise you a leader? Let's do this, we will gather all the brothers, and then go to Qingdao and take a Japanese boat to Dalian. There are people who are supporting there."

Zhao Sanmei sneered at this time and interrupted her sister: "Hmph! She even hooked up with a Japanese, so she must not be a good thing!"

"The third brother!" Madam Zhao glanced at her third daughter. This girl is different from her "evil-doing" sister. Because she is young, she has not been exposed to many dark sides of the bandit industry. Her mind is full of strange ideas of robbing the rich and helping the poor and doing justice. It seems that it is time to educate her well and help her establish a correct outlook on life and bandits...

Seeing that his mother's face had sunk, Zhao Sanmei didn't dare to stubbornly, but just looked at her sister coldly with her lips pursed.

Zhao Xianger turned her face and did not look at her sister. She looked at Madam Zhao slowly and continued: "After we arrived outside the pass, we will go to Changbai Mountain to pull the pole, and we have arranged the support team! Then we will recruit some strands through the road relationship, and after we grow the team, we will wait for an opportunity to play the sign of the Red Brigade Revolutionary Army."

Madam Zhao's body shook slightly and she said in a lost voice: "Play the Red Brigade's signboard! Isn't that asking for death?"

Zhao Xianger smiled faintly and waved her hand: "I can't die! Mom, don't worry. This time, Red Brigade has a big plan. We are just part of the plan to pull the pole outside the pass... If everything goes well, someone will come to recruit you soon."

"Recruitment?" Madam Zhao and Zhao Sanmei repeated these two words at the same time. Madam Zhao's tone was full of expectations. But her third daughter hummed contemptuously: "I thought it was a great hero. It turned out that she was also the idea of ​​killing people and setting fires! If he had the idea of ​​doing the final work with the court, I would respect him as a man, and maybe he would have had it with him..."

Madam Zhao looked at her little daughter helplessly and said to herself, "The little girl is really not well taught! Are there any people who are working in bandits in the world who don't want to recruit you sooner?"

"Sister Three! What do you know?" Zhao Xianger stomped her feet and stared at her sister with big eyes.

When Madam Zhao saw that her two daughters were about to quarrel, she hurriedly said first: "Second, third, I think that it is not a long-term solution for us to hide from each other now. Since Mr. Zuo has arranged a clear road for us, why not walk away first." As she said that, she winked at her third daughter and said: "No matter what, pull the pole up first. Only with the pole can you have the capital. Isn't it okay for us to leave in the future?"

After hearing what my mother said, the little girl Zhao Sanmei, who was ignorant of the sky, turned her eyes and did not raise any objections. However, Zhao Xianger's second brother was unintentional, just smiled honestly: "Well, my mother is right. Let's pull the pole up first, and then say, sister, let's go out to the gate together now, right?"

But Zhao Xianger shook her head lightly and smiled at her brothers: "Huzi, our Zhao family's foundation will be supported by you in the future. If our poles are recruited in the future, it will be a regular army. The methods of fighting for regular army are different from those of bandits, so you have to go to the military academy and learn how to fight for regular army!"

"Go to the military academy?" Madam Zhao took over the topic, hesitated and asked again: "Where to go?"

"Go to the Fujian Army Military Lecture Hall!" Zhao Xianger looked at her mother with a serious face and said slowly: "My Zuomin has a way in the Fujian Army. She can be admitted to the military Lecture Hall for two and a half years. She will be admitted in June this year. After graduation, our team will grow stronger and let him take over." (To be continued...)

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