The inn in Nandianzi was originally designed to entertain guests and caravans from all over the world. The so-called upper room did not have very good conditions. It was just cleaner and the kang was made more solidly. The other rooms were all big bunks, and a dozen people could sleep on one kang.
, four large rooms can accommodate everyone in the Song family’s caravan.
Song Biao didn't sleep last night, so he went to his room to sleep for a while. The injured were also arranged to be taken care of together in his room. Li Dahan finally no longer had to work around the black iron pot and was very happy to guard the door of the room.
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Song Biao slept soundly. The fire kang was more comfortable and practical than the heater. It even dispelled the hard work and fatigue of the day. After waking up, his whole body was warm and comfortable.
He slept until late in the evening when he was woken up by Li Dahan. It turned out that Mr. Liu Tongpao had personally brought the troops here.
A man relies on his clothes, his horse relies on his saddle, and bandits rely on their guns and cannons. Song Biao's current outfit is similar to that of a Russian lieutenant with a noble background. He is really majestic. And how many foreign guns are his outfit worth? Northeastern's beard
We all know it in our hearts.
Song Biao was dressed neatly and led the people all the way down. His beard was full of pretentiousness. Zhao Tingzhu followed him all the way with more than a dozen people, looking majestic and intimidating.
After entering the shop, Song Biao looked up and saw an old man over forty-five years old sitting at the tea table. He was wearing a black leather jacket and a dog-skin hat that was probably made of mink. It was brown and shiny.
It's a real, high-quality product.
Next to this man, Mr. Hu, who had more than a dozen beards, stood guard beside him and also sat down. Lao Jintou sat side by side with this man and chatted happily.
Song Biao stepped forward quickly. As soon as he saw him, Lao Jintou immediately stood up and introduced to the old warrior: "Master Liu, this is the new leader of our caravan, Master Biao, whose surname is Song Mingbiao."
"oh……!"
Mr. Liu seemed to be surprised. He probably didn't expect Song Biao to be so young. He immediately stood up, clasped fists with Song Biao and said with a smile: "Master Biao is so awesome. He is indeed a hero born from a young age. I, Liu Tongpao, can't stop admiring him!"
Song Biao clasped his fists and said, "Thank you, Master Liu. I am very grateful to receive Master Liu's hospitality."
Liu Tongpao laughed, but he didn't take it seriously, and said: "It's easy to say, we are all brothers in the Jianghu. Since Master Biao is not convenient recently, you can rest in my small temple for a few days. We are all friends, Master Biao, the caravan
All the daily necessities for these days will be accounted for by me, Liu Tongpao."
"this?"
Song Biao was a little surprised by Liu Tongpao's "hospitality", but he did not refuse, saying: "Thank you very much, Mr. Liu. I am actually in a hurry for this batch of goods. Now that the snow has stopped, I will take a few days to rest."
Will be on the road!"
Liu Tongpao smiled and said: "These things are easy to talk about. Master Biao, I heard from Lao Jintou that you defeated more than a dozen Japanese soldiers by yourself. You are so skilled. I really admire you. No wonder I heard about the gunfire at the mouth of the Hunjiang River a few days ago.
The sound keeps coming. You must have been outflanked by the little Japs. Unfortunately, I don’t have enough troops. I can tell from the gunfire that it’s a big battle. I dare not rush up to help. I hope you’ll bear with me. If you don’t mind, tonight, I will
I will personally serve as a host to all your fellow caravan brothers."
Song Biao said: "Master Liu is serious. As soon as the gunfire rang out, we all knew it was the Japanese's 30 rifles and the Russians' continuous fire. They are fighting so lively in the Northeast right now. Who dares to get involved? It's just pitiful."
Our fellow villagers in the Northeast are displaced and it’s so miserable!”
Liu Tongpao couldn't help but sigh and said: "Master Biao is right. A few days ago, a group of refugees from Fengtian Prefecture came to me to beg for a bowl of food. Fortunately, I have a lot of land around Nandianzi.
Reluctantly settling them down. Having said that, this is only a drop in the bucket. Hunjiang County is full of refugees. I heard there are tens of thousands of them. Alas, if this goes on, we people in the Northeast will really suffer. Maybe, even us
These brothers who support us will also lose their jobs."
Song Biao thought to himself, what do you, an old villain, have to fear? You occupied a thousand rang of land around Niujiapu and rented it to others for farming. You also guarded the copper and gold mines, had more than a dozen copper cannons, and opened an inn.
, what are you afraid of? It's really weird that bandits can do what you do.
He always felt that Liu Tongpao was inspired by this, so he was not in a hurry to talk. He took the big bowl of tea sent by Zhao Tingzhu and took a sip. He pondered for a moment before asking, "I wonder what Master Liu has to say?"
Liu Tongpao laughed and said: "Actually, I don't have any high opinions. Life is difficult right now. Everyone has to find another way to survive, just like you went to find the Russians. Little Japan also sent people to contact me a few days ago.
They set a price and were willing to sell me a batch of guns and ammunition at half price and let me kill Russians. For every Russian I killed, they would give me ten silver coins."
Song Biao was not surprised. During the Russo-Japanese War, Japan had "allies" everywhere in the Northeast, which had a great impact on Tsarist Russia's logistics. This was directly related to Tsarist Russia's previous hegemonic crimes in the Northeast, and also to the Qing government's secret help to Japan.
Because of the relationship, the current Governor-General of Zhili, Yuan Shikai, secretly sent dozens of capable subordinates to move around the Northeast to spy on the Japanese.
He replied simply: "Mr. Liu, this is a good deal. Buying guns and ammunition at half price is always a good thing!"
Liu Tongpao snorted: "Shit, that's a nice thing to say. I wanted to buy 600 rifles when I first asked. They said they would supply them within half a month, but they still haven't received anything yet. I finally figured it out. Japan and Russia
In our Northeast, we are fighting equally, making both families feel uncomfortable. Little Japan now has no energy left to sell some guns and ammunition. It’s really annoying.”
Song Biao said: "Six hundred guns are a bit too much."
Liu Tongpao asked: "Master Biao, tell the truth, brother and I, how are the benefits the Russians have given you? If they are good, we will follow the Russians together. I have people in my hands, and your team can transport goods."
, Mr. Guo from Hongtuya was also discussing with me a few days ago. If we can scrape together a team of thousands of people, then we will have the capital and the Japanese and Russian asking prices, and we will definitely make more money!"
Song Biao still laughed dryly and said: "Master Liu's words are true. We all have too few people and not enough guns. We are not qualified to negotiate terms with others."
Liu Tongpao said: "Then let's negotiate here. You and I will cooperate and form a large team to negotiate with Japan and Russia. We will help whoever offers the higher price!"
Song Biao sighed: "We can't just make money, we can't do anything traitorous to our country."
Liu Tongpao sighed: "Master Biao, you are just fooling around. Think about it, even the imperial court and the border officials don't take this land in the northeast seriously, why should we take it seriously, let alone him?"
Two families are biting each other, and the fiercer the biting, the better, so let’s do something to add fuel to the fire!”
Song Biao seemed to hold his hands in awe and said: "Master Liu, what you said makes sense. I've learned from it. Can you please allow me to discuss it with my brothers in the next few days?"
Liu Tongpao smiled and said: "Of course you can, but you have to be careful. The Japanese come at any time. They are not easy to provoke. Although I, Liu Tongpao, have more than a dozen bronze cannons, this thing can scare the court."
If you help your grandson, you won’t be able to scare the Japanese. If you can’t stop them, don’t blame me, Liu Tongpao, for being unjust!”
Song Biao said: "Master Liu is willing to entertain us for a few days. I am already grateful. How can I dare to blame you?"
Just saying that, Song Biao always felt that Liu Tongpao wanted to take the opportunity to eat his team.
After all, Liu Tongpao was Liu Tongpao. Hearing that others were in trouble and that he had more than 40 foreign guns and more than 40 horses in his hands, he immediately became thief. Perhaps in Liu Tongpao's view, he was unknown.
Song Biao may not have much real ability. How can a team of forty people be scary? Although they are dressed like dogs, so what? Can they be more powerful than the dozen or so bronze cannons in his hand?
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Only then did Song Biao realize that he had thrown himself into a trap. He didn't expect Liu Tongpao's ambition to be so ambitious, even daring to devour teams that had ties to the Russians.
While talking, Song Biao had been quietly paying attention to the equipment of Liu Tongpao's brothers. He could see clearly that there were more Murata Type 22 rifles here.
Although the Murata Type 22 rifle is a product that the Japanese army is eliminating, the production of thirty rifles cannot keep up. The Murata Type 22 rifle is still one of the main equipment of the Japanese army. So Song Biao has a hunch that Liu Tongpao and Xiao
The connection with Japan may not be as simple as a month or two, and Liu Tongpao just deliberately belittled Japan in front of him.
With the support of Little Japan, Liu Tongpao had rich financial resources and probably already had a team of 300 foreign guns.
Even if this is the case, Song Biao is not in a hurry. He knows his abilities very well, and he does not believe that Liu Tongpao is more difficult to deal with than a reinforced Japanese infantry squad. If Liu Tongpao is really deeply involved with the Japanese, he will
He really hoped that Liu Tongpao would take the initiative to come to his door and give him a beating. Without further ado, Liu Tongpao's head would be blown off with one shot.
The characteristics of bandits' armed forces are very simple. If the leader is shot dead, the rest will disperse easily. They cannot be compared with the regular army, unless they are something like the Green Camp of the Qing Army, which is worse than the bandits.
That night, Liu Tongpao entertained the Song family's caravan enthusiastically, including chicken, duck, fish and meat. He also opened more than ten jars of Shaojiu. Song Biao also drank a few more bowls, and soon returned to the room on the grounds that he had limited alcohol capacity.
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It's not that Song Biao is not worried about Mongolian sweat medicine. The legendary killer weapon in the world - Mongolian sweat medicine does exist, but it's really not easy to dissolve in water. Think about it, the formula passed down from ancient times can be instant.
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