When Song Biao returned to Erlang Cave, his brothers were waiting for him anxiously, and most of the things he ordered had been taken care of. He only waited for his order to set off to Nandianzi to show off his power. As soon as he had a beard, he was
The other old beards looked down upon him, but thinking about Master Biao's family background and abilities, everyone was unconvinced!
The brothers all changed into military uniforms, and even the Mosin-Nagant M1891 rifles equipped by each man were wiped several times. In order to appear more heroic and terrifying, everyone inserted their bayonets directly. The bright bayonets looked particularly dazzling under the sunlight.
Blinded by the light.
Seeing that the boss finally came back, Zhao Tingzhu, Yang Tiesheng and others immediately stepped forward, clasped fists with Song Biao and said: "Master, the brothers are all ready, just waiting for your order!"
Song Biao asked: "Where are those Russians?"
Zhao Tingzhu replied: "I have talked with them and will not embarrass them. They also agreed to cooperate with us. When the time comes, we will use sleds to drag the six of them, together with Dayun and Lao Guotou, to Nandianzi to continue to recover from their injuries."
Song Biao nodded and took a look at the sleds. Because the horsepower was seriously insufficient, they had to rely on sleds. The people in the caravan were all masters of making sleds. However, they lacked carpenter tools at the moment, so they could only make them stupidly and thickly. At least
It looks like a square thing.
The brothers made five large sleds, each pulled by four horses. Each sled was estimated to be able to transport more than a thousand kilograms of cargo, which saved roughly ten horses.
Song Biao waved his hand and said: "Line up!"
After these days of training, the brothers are still looking good. Zhao Tingzhu and Yang Tiesheng each led a team to line up. Zhang Yahu was not around. Song Biao asked Li Dahan to be the captain temporarily. Lao Jintou led another miscellaneous team to be responsible for logistics.
To do things like taking care of the wounded, the thirty-four brothers lined up neatly.
Except for Lao Jintou who continued to wear his dog-skin jacket, everyone else had changed into neat Russian military uniforms, a black cashmere tall hat, a gray woolen military coat, black canvas trousers and black military boots. The military boots were also
They were all polished, and each man had a Mosin-Nagant rifle with a bayonet, and each carried thirty rounds of ammunition and two grenades. Everyone who could be equipped with a Nagant revolver was also equipped with one.
This new momentum is really astonishing, and there are really a few Russian gangsters in the team. If ordinary bandits dare to attack them, it will be damned.
The goods and silver in the cave have been loaded onto the sled. The snow-proof tents and blue-black marching quilts left by the Japanese are neatly tied up and specially placed on the sled so that everyone can go into battle at any time.
After looking around, Song Biao felt very satisfied and said: "Let's make a fire and cook. After we have eaten and drank, we will go to Nandianzi."
Everyone was very excited when they heard this. They had so much wealth, so living in a cave like this would certainly seem oppressive. If they went to Nandianzi, they would have plenty to eat.
The brothers immediately started cooking and stewed all the remaining frozen horse meat. Everyone ate a large bowl of fresh meat soup with white rice, and then set off boldly to Nandianzi.
It's only four miles from Erlang Cave to Nandianzi. In the words of Mr. Hu from Niujiabao, whether you are a caravan or a mountain man, you can camp so close to us and light a fire without even saying a word. It's really rude.
Nandianzi, with only about 400 households, has more than 2,000 acres of land. On average, each household has to cultivate 50 acres of land, so there must be a lot of food.
Winter wheat is not grown in the Northeast, and the land is empty in winter. When Song Biao and his party walked to Nandianzi, they could see the endless fields, and they could vaguely see some uncut corn stalks.
Lao Jintou went a step ahead and greeted the men from Niujiapu who were guarding Nandianzi.
After the ban on Guandong was lifted, as a large number of people from North China and Shandong entered the Northeast, the bandit culture from Shandong flowed into the Northeast. Coupled with the special geographical environment of the Northeast, the bandit culture in the Northeast developed rapidly.
Because of this special inheritance relationship, the rules of Guandong beards on the road basically come from the thieves culture of Shandong, and the difference between thieves culture and bandits, horse thieves, and mountain thieves in other parts of China is precisely the word "ritual".
This is a kind of corporate etiquette that is close to the underworld.
In these days, through chatting with people like Lao Jintou, Song Biao's understanding of the Guandong bandits became increasingly clear.
Bandits in Guandong can be roughly divided into two categories. The first category is the most common small bandits. These bandits are all bandits, robbing homes and houses, kidnapping for extortion, robbing and killing caravans, they do everything, and some even do things like robbing the rich and giving to the poor.
, this kind of bandits are too harmful, and the Qing court will occasionally crack down on them. Therefore, the most taboo of these bandits is to reveal their names and identities. They have a whole set of slang to hide all kinds of information.
The second category is the relatively rare big bandits. They usually have more than a hundred people. They dominate the mountain and make a living by collecting protection fees nearby. Passing caravans have to pay a sum of money to pay for the passage. In the territory of the big bandits, the small bandits
Bandits dare not move around. If there are horse thieves or the like passing by, they have to say hello to the big bandits.
Unlike small bandits, big bandits generally have names. Some are nicknames, and some are reported directly with their first name and surname. However, these names are basically pseudonyms.
Among the big bandits, there are some who are more special, such as Liu Tongpao. You say he is a bandit, but he is more like a bully. This man has occupied more than a thousand rings of land in his own territory, and he also occupies
A copper mine, his bandit team is called Niujiapu Insurance Team.
The name "Insurance Team" was very common in the Northeast at this time. Feng Linge, the great bandit from Guandong, was the first to create this trend. Zhang Zuolin also started the insurance team from a bandit's background and then embarked on the road to wealth. The insurance team was the big bandit, but
Among the big bandits, Liu Tongpao's insurance team is definitely not abiding by the rules. They bully the market and do things like buying and selling by force. In fact, Feng Linge did the same thing, otherwise where would he have come from?
Wan Guan family wealth.
When Liu Tongpao buys land nearby, he always sends a brother to send a message to your home. The implication is, if you don't sell it, I will cut out your tongue. In his own territory, Liu Tongpao will definitely
He is very arrogant, and he sends money to the county magistrate and Daotai every year, and continues to run his insurance team under the banner of protecting the country and the people. Other bandits can't even think of getting involved in his territory and dare to commit crimes here.
, he will definitely send people to chase you for eighty miles.
The Manchu and Qing court generally did not deal with big bandits who were bullies like Liu Tongpao. First of all, they might not be able to defeat them; secondly, if they really wanted to send troops to exterminate them, they might cause even bigger troubles.
; Finally, there is a deep collusion between local officials and gentry.
The brothers in the caravan all have the same idea. Song Biao has hundreds of foreign guns and machine guns in his hands. Everyone wants to follow him to fight big bandits like Liu Tongpao, find a place where they can enjoy life and drink, and not rob homes.
That kind of shit.
The brothers really wanted to seize Liu Tongpao's territory directly, but they were short of manpower and didn't feel confident.
After Lao Jintou went to report, Head Hu Er of Niujiabao who was guarding Nandianzi immediately took more than thirty brothers to stand on the big earth building at the entrance of the village, and pushed the two earth cannons up, showing the dark
muzzle.
They were so proud that they wanted to give the Song Caravan a show of strength. They wanted the Song Caravan to know what a beard was, what the Shanye of Guandong was, and what the Niujiabao Insurance Team was.
Head Hu Er wore a large gray wolf coat, a bear skin hat on his head, and a riding whip in his hand. He sat arrogantly on the roof of the earth building, and the thirty-odd brothers showed their swords and guns.
Standing behind him, that's really majestic!
But when they saw Yang Tiesheng's small vanguard force, they looked a little embarrassed. When Song Biao arrived in front of the Tulou with a team of more than 40 people, Hu Er, the leader, was so frightened that his face turned pale and he couldn't wait.
He shouted: "Go and inform the boss that a group of Russian bastards are here!"
Nandianzi is the territory of Niujiabao. Without Master Liu Shan's consent, Master Song Shan and his brothers cannot enter. Since Master Hu Er is unwilling to come out to greet them for the time being, Song Biao can only wait.
Li Ergou immediately found the bearskin chair from the sled and brought it forward, asking Mr. Song to sit down with dignity. The other brothers stood behind, row by row.
Song Biao's formation was many times more powerful and majestic than his opponent's. It could be said that he was wearing a bright helmet and full of murderous intent.
After about a few minutes, Master Hu Er led his brothers out of the earth building. He held fists with Song Biao and laughed loudly after more than ten steps away: "It turns out it's Gang Leader Song. The gang leader has such a huge formation and strength.
, I, Hu Dalin, am impressed that you can bring out so many people with a caravan!"
Song Biao stood up and clasped his fists, saying: "It turns out that this is Mr. Hu from Niujiapu. I have long admired his name. I heard that Mr. Hu is a man of justice and hospitable. He invited me, the coolies who were running errands, to rest in Nandianzi. I couldn't wait to take him with me."
Someone is here. If I cause you trouble, Mr. Hu, please forgive me and help me. It’s not easy for us who are away from home!"
"Haha...haha!" Mr. Hu smiled awkwardly, and replied reluctantly: "We are all brothers in the rivers and lakes, and we are all particular about people. Don't be polite, Mr. Song!"
Song Biao looked at Mr. Hu carefully, with neither a fake smile nor an indifference.
The second Mr. Hu in front of Song Biao was about forty years old. He was very well-dressed, and he was as fastidious as a bandit. He had an exaggerated bearskin hat, thick braids wrapped around his neck, and a large white wolf coat.
It's very rare, but it's a really good thing.
Mr. Hu was also observing Song Biao, and he was very scared and surprised. He had never heard of a person like "Song Biao" in the Hunjiang area. After asking Lao Jintou and Zhang Yahu, he found out that he suddenly appeared.
He came out and has now replaced Lao Jintou and Lao Guotou as the leader of the caravan. But looking at this posture, it is not a caravan at all, it is simply an army hired by the Russians.
Damn it, traitor!
Mr. Hu cursed with hatred in his heart, but he didn't know how envious he was. He saw dozens of other people wearing Russian military uniforms, carrying foreign guns, and dozens of horses hauling supplies. It was as magical as possible.
.
Logically speaking, Mr. Hu really couldn't let these people enter Nandianzi, but if he said anything, it would be like throwing water out. It was impossible to take it back, not to mention that he had other people's men and horses in his hands.
After thinking for a moment, Mr. Hu immediately turned around and invited: "Master Biao, please have a rest inside. I have already made arrangements for you, and I'm just waiting for you to come!"
Of course, Song Biao had nothing to be afraid of. He raised his hand and said, "Let's invite you together, Mr. Hu!"
After saying this, Song Biao didn't care what kind of precautions Hu Dalin had, and immediately led his brothers into Nandianzi. Nandianzi was larger than the surrounding villages and had more land. Four hundred people lived there.
There are many families, half of whom are gathered in Nandian Village.
According to Lao Jintou, a lot of land here has been occupied by bandits from Niujiapu. Most of the people farming here are refugees from outside, or Shandong people who have traveled to Guandong. The locals are relatively comfortable, and each household has an average income.
There can be three or four acres of land.
The Northeast is sparsely populated, and a family with three or four acres of land can only be considered a rich farmer, not a landlord at all.
Hu Dalin originally wanted to scare the so-called new gang leader and let him know who was the boss of this territory, but he was frightened by Song Biao instead. Fortunately, everyone at the inn was ready. Man No. 40
We are sure they can stay here, so we will send Song Biao and others to the inn first.
The shopkeeper in the inn was also frightened and hurriedly asked people to clean up the shop.
Song Biao's primary goal for this trip was to get Zhang Yahu's seven brothers out, and secondly to raise horses and buy supplies on the spot in Nandianzi. He entered the inn and sat down in the shop. Without waiting for the shopkeeper to serve them food and drinks, he
He said to Hu Dalin: "Master Hu, I heard from Lao Jintou that some of my brothers offended you in Nandianzi, and their words were a bit offensive. I am here to help you. I hope you will not care about the villain."
If there is anything wrong with releasing the person, please tell me."
When Hu Dalin heard this, he burst into laughter and said: "It's hard to talk about this matter. It's because I worried too much. I never heard that any of the caravan brothers were carrying six or seven foreign guns. I thought they
It was a bandit who came to rob the house, so he was arrested. Since Gang Leader Song came to the door in person, then this is all a misunderstanding. Since it is a misunderstanding, it is hard to say. Don't worry, Gang Leader Song, I will let him go now
They let them go!"
Song Biao cupped his fists and said in a quaint manner: "Thank you very much, Mr. Hu. I have offended you, please forgive me!"
Hu Dalin didn't seem to mind, smiled and waved his hands, and said: "Head Song is too polite, but Hu doesn't understand a bit. Your team really doesn't look like a caravan, does it?"
Song Biao had already thought about this issue before his trip, and he agreed with the other brothers and immediately replied: "We are currently transporting military supplies to the Russians. We signed a contract in Vladivostok and they paid according to the Russian standards.
They will provide equipment and train our people to shoot and fight. If the cargo transported is more important, they will send people to protect us. If the cargo transported is not very important, then we, the cavalry, will be responsible for it ourselves."
"oh……!"
Hu Dalin was dubious, but he also felt that this statement was not a lie. He couldn't help but sigh with envy: "With the support of the Russians, Song's caravan will be able to run rampant in Guandong without any hindrance, let alone ordinary gangsters."
The bandits don’t dare to offend you, even we can’t afford to offend you, haha!”
Song Biao laughed and said: "What Mr. Hu said is really flattering. How dare you say that you are going rampant in Guandong? We were attacked by Little Japan a few days ago, and many brothers and horses were damaged.
All the Russian officers were injured, and not a single one of the dozen or so Russian soldiers was left. Fortunately, they were in the rear, and we managed to escape. Now that I think about it, we are really scared, so these days, we have been hiding and not daring to come out. Lao Jin
The boss said that he has friendship with you all and wants to stay here temporarily. I have never interacted with you before and I am afraid of causing trouble to you, so I don’t want to come. I just want to stay away for a few more days and watch the news. Since you and
If Mr. Liu is so enthusiastic, then I would be really embarrassed to refuse!"
"Is that so...?"
The teacup in Hu Dalin's hand swayed quietly, with a surprised look on his face, but he said: "In that case, I will immediately go to the village and ask the boss to send more manpower. Gang Leader Song, don't worry and stay in our inn. I'll take my leave first!"
Song Biao felt that Hu Dalin's reaction was a bit strange, so he stood up and said goodbye calmly: "Then I won't disturb you from doing business!"
"Okay, easy to talk!"
Hu Dalin concealed the panic in his heart and hurriedly said goodbye to Song Biao. He did not forget to say goodbye to Lao Jintou, Zhao Tingzhu and other "caravan" brothers: "I'm sorry, brothers, Mr. Hu Dalin
Take a farewell step!"
Everyone stood up and sent each other off.
After sending Hu Dalin off, the brothers in the caravan couldn't hold back their laughter, thinking that Song Biao had scared Hu Dalin away.
Song Biao continued to sit in the shop calmly, took the teacup, scratched it, took a sip, and thought for a moment before asking Lao Jintou: "Lao Jin, is our statement correct?"
Lao Jintou raised his thumb and said: "Master, you are really too tall, you can compete with Zhuge!"
Song Biao didn't think so. His words were just a lie, and he didn't mean to scare Hu Dalin. However, Hu Dalin's reaction to him was quite special, and there was something vaguely wrong.
Considering that most of the bandits in Guandong have colluded with Japan, Song Biao felt that he should be more cautious, although he was not afraid of another conflict with the small-scale Japanese army.
Thinking of this, he turned to Zhao Tingzhu, and Yang Tiesheng ordered: "Tiezi, you go outside to pick up Erhuzi, and pay attention to every move outside. Zhuzi is responsible for things in the inn. Ergou, you take two people and change their clothes."
Dress up and go out quietly, and try to find out more information outside."
"Know!"
Everyone agreed.;
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