"We can't go any further. Further forward is the territory of the Miao people. We Tujia people and Miao people can't sit together and drink together, and they won't buy our account." Zhu Ma, a Tujia man who was exploring the road with Hou San, said
He stopped because the unique stilted houses of the Miao family appeared in the telescope. If it were before, Hou San might have dismissed the words of this Tujia man, but after getting along with him for half a month, Hou San knew that these Tujia men were not making trouble out of nothing.
people.
"Bring me the map." Hou San returned the same way and told Tang Cheng what the Tujia man had just said. The latter did not show any panic, but ordered Liu Shitou to open the map. These Tujia men were supposed to return to the village from the previous town.
But Tangcheng also promised three more oceans per person as a reward, so these Tujia men would agree to continue escorting Tangcheng and others. If the Tujia and Miao people could not sit together and drink, this meant that these Tujia men would
They no longer protect people like themselves, and they will not make friends with evil people for outsiders like themselves.
"We are just passing by here, and we won't do anything to them. The Miao people here shouldn't do anything to us, right?" At present, only Tang Cheng and a few people around him know about this, and the only ones who are truly aware of the crisis are
There were only Tang Cheng and Hou San. Tan Fei even thought that the Miao people here should be as easy to make friends with as the Tujia people. Tang Cheng ignored Tan Fei and just looked for his current position on the map. The fierceness of the Miao people, Tang Cheng
He only heard about it from the wounded soldiers of the Yunnan Army, but he did not dare to take it lightly.
"The front is Jianhe County. The Miao people you see should be mature Miao people. No matter what, let's go to Jianhe County first." Tang Cheng actually didn't believe that the Miao people would be as scary as those in the Yunnan Army said.
Since Jianhe County is ahead, Tang Cheng planned to go to the county seat first to make some calculations. He couldn't even make the county town full of Miao people. Tang Cheng was right. Not to mention the county seat, even the whole of Guizhou was impossible.
They were all Miao people. After entering Jianhe County, Tang Cheng and others found that it was no different from the last town they entered.
There were so many people in Tangcheng that even the largest inn here could not accommodate them all. Tangcheng had to separate the soldiers and civilians into two inns to solve the problem. Jianhe County and
It is not a closed place. On the contrary, there are many caravans and traders passing by here, but a team with the number of people like Tangcheng and theirs is rare, especially in Tangcheng they have dozens of soldiers wearing Yunnan Army uniforms.
Dozens of soldiers from the Yunnan Army arrived in the county. This was undoubtedly big news in Jianhe County. They had just checked into the inn in Tangcheng and settled down. The head of the security regiment of Jianhe County came with more than a dozen soldiers from the security regiment.
Door. The security team leader named Qian has a very rustic name, Qian Erxi, but Qian Erxi’s temperament is not as rustic as his name. On the contrary, Qian Erxi is a person who thinks he is very smart, and he takes the initiative to come to the door.
The inn was just to confirm whether the Tangcheng group was defeated.
"Captain Qian, I just showed you the warrant, which is enough to prove that we were ordered to return home, not some broken troops as you suspected." The person who spoke to Qian Erxi was the veteran with the highest military rank among the wounded soldiers in the Yunnan Army.
Huang, Lieutenant Lao Huang, who has only one arm left, is a perfect match for Qian Erxi, the leader of the county security group. Although Lao Huang is also illiterate, the serious Tan Fei stands next to him, which makes Lao Huang
It would not be possible to overthrow the warrant, and Tang Cheng also needs to know the content of the conversation between Lao Huang and Qian Erxi.
"It's okay if it's not, it's okay if it's not. Our Jianhe County is a small place, and the lives of the villagers are not easy. I'm afraid that the insurgents will come and disturb the lives of the villagers, so it's okay if it's not." Qian Erxi was finally able to calm down.
It sounds like he is the leader of the security regiment in name. In fact, he is just like the leader of the regiment elsewhere. There are only forty or fifty soldiers under his command. Not to mention that they are not rebels in Tangcheng. Even if they are rebels, Qian Erxi takes Tang
Cheng and others had no choice.
"This guy is probably just here to inquire about information. I guess there are people in this county who are interested in us." Tang Cheng, who was standing on the second floor, looked at Qian Erxi leaving the inn, with no expression on his face.
The appearance of Qian Erxi did not surprise Tangcheng. After all, Qian Erxi was the head of the local security group. However, the mere presence of Qian Erxi made Tangcheng wary of this county.
Just as Tang Cheng had guessed, someone in Jianhe County was indeed interested in Tang Cheng and the others. The person who was interested was the Li family in Jianhe County. The Li family was a large family in Jianhe County. Since the Ming and Qing Dynasties,
The Li family has already settled here. After hundreds of years and generations of accumulation, the Li family has firmly controlled the affairs of Jianhe County. Even many Miao villages around Jianhe County are at the mercy of the Li family.
The family is not short of money or smart children, but now is a troubled time, and the Li family needs to be able to protect themselves. Veterans like Tangcheng and others who have been withdrawn from the front line naturally fall into the eyes of the Li family.
Qian Erxi was indeed a spy sent by the Li family to ask for directions. His visit was just to confirm the purpose and destination of Tangcheng and the others, and also to find out about Tangcheng and their true identity. "Have a rest for one night, and we will leave early tomorrow morning." Tang Cheng
Cheng didn't care who became interested in people like him, and he didn't believe that the Miao people's bamboo bows could defeat his bullets and artillery fire. Facing the Japanese attack, Tang Cheng was not afraid, but only some Miao people, Tang Cheng
Naturally, the city is not afraid.
The Tangcheng side stayed behind closed doors, but the civilians were wandering around the county in a noisy manner. The Li family also learned a lot about Tangcheng and them from the mouths of those civilians, and they also already knew that the real person in charge was
It's Tangcheng. "Let's show them how powerful we are first, then our family will come forward later. I don't believe we can't keep these ruffians." The Li family sent people to rush to the nearby Miao village. Half an hour later, there was a knock on the door in the Miao village.
The war drums were playing, and a large number of strong Miao men began to gather, waiting to go to the county seat at night to cause trouble for Tangcheng and others.
The excuse made by the Miao people was very bad, at least after hearing it in Tangcheng, Qian Erxi came to the door again and brought three Miao people. They came to the inn to recognize people. The Miao people said that there were a few soldiers.
They ran to their village and grabbed things. Lao Huang, who was missing an arm, also laughed after hearing the cat man's reasons, and he laughed very crazily. Although they could no longer continue fighting, they were still fighting with the Japanese army.
Real swords and guns have seen blood. Qian Erxi took several Miao people to the inn to look for trouble, which made Lao Huang very angry.
Lao Huang was wondering whether to throw the three Miao people out of the inn, but Tang Cheng, who had been on the second floor, was helped out by Liu Shitou and Zhang Xiaobao. "Lao Huang, since they are here to find someone, then
Let them look for it. If they can't find it, ask Commander Qian to give us an explanation. If not, we can turn into the ruffians you least want to see at any time." Tang Cheng only glanced at the three seedlings.
people, so they set their sights on Qian Erxi
The Li family originally wanted to use those three Miao people and a bad excuse to anger Tangcheng and the others. As long as these soldiers had a conflict with the Miao people, the security team and brigade of Miao people waiting outside the inn would have the opportunity to cause trouble.
, but Qian Erxi did not expect that Tang Cheng would come forward and agree to let the Miao people identify them in the inn. Qian Erxi took the three Miao people and carefully identified them inside and outside the inn, and finally
They couldn't find the rebels they were talking about either.
"Captain Qian, we are soldiers who were ordered to return home. Lao Huang and the others are all soldiers who have served the country. Don't think that we are the same as the ruffians you imagined. Thousands of Japanese soldiers failed to
Even the Miao people you brought may not be able to kill us. If you don’t believe it, we can give it a try.” As soon as Tang Cheng finished speaking, Hou San and the others, who had already prepared, moved the light machine guns according to Tang Cheng’s arrangement.
come out.
Qian Erxi didn't know that most of the ammunition boxes next to the machine guns were empty. He would only think that Tang Cheng's group had enough ammunition. The rifles in Tang Cheng's hands alone were enough to bleed the Miao people's blood. In addition,
With these two machine guns, Qian Erxi could already guess what the consequences of a conflict with this group of Yunnan troops would be. Without Qian Erxi's signal, the three Miao people he brought into the inn would have no choice.
Identify the rebels they said, so they had no choice but to leave.
"Captain Qian, I'm afraid you didn't listen carefully to what I said just now." Qian Erxi was about to say goodbye when Tan Fei stopped him. Before Qian Erxi could fall out, Lao Huang had already used the teapot on the table to hit him hard.
Hit Qian Erxi on the head. Tang Cheng was supported by Liu Shitou and slowly squatted down in front of Qian Erxi whose head was covered with blood. "I just said, if you can't find the person you want,
Commander Qian, you need to give us an explanation. This is an inn, but it is also our temporary headquarters. Do you think that entering and exiting here is as easy as entering and exiting your own home?"
Qian Erxi was stunned by Lao Huang. He did not expect that Lao Huang would do something to him. After all, this is Jianhe County, and he is the head of the security team of Jianhe County. "You are such a bitch.
If you don't understand why I'm trying to reason with you, I can only talk to you with my fists." Facing the intimidation from Lao Huang and others, Qian Erxi didn't last long before confessing to the Li family. Only then did Lao Huang and the others
Regardless of whether the Li family were local gentry or not, they just broke into the Li family's house while it was dark and armed with a machine gun.
Tangcheng slept well that night. Apart from the initial gathering of hundreds of Miao people, there were no other troubles in the county. There was no commotion and no gunshots as the Li family expected. Only when they left Tangcheng the next day
, the local Li family, a wealthy family, not only sent horses, supplies and guides to Tangcheng and the others, but also sent some of the Li family's most capable nephews to escort Tangcheng and the others through Miao territory.
No one knows why the Li family engaged in such a loss-making business. However, after this group of Yunnan troops left the county, not only Qian Erxi, the leader of the security group, claimed that he broke his head while walking at night, but even the Li family claimed that someone in the family had
Due to the disease, the Li family will have to close its doors and not see outsiders in the near future.