Xu Dalong came to Zhou Mingde and said with a smile: "Brother Mingde, well done. You have made a great contribution this time."
Zhou Mingde's uncle Ma Zhixin was relieved to see that Zhou Mingde was safe and sound.
Xu Dalong learned from Zhou Mingde that the bandits on the mountain now had only more than 20 old and weak soldiers left, so he led the guerrillas directly to attack the bandits' mountain stronghold.
Qilin Peak.
There is an open area below the bandit's village, with a very good view. The little bandit who was on guard in the village saw many people coming down the mountain from a distance, as well as many horses and weapons.
He knew that this was definitely not the first boss or the second boss, so he immediately started shouting.
The third master took the young bandits to the village wall and prepared for defense.
Xu Dalong and others arrived at a place 200 meters away from the mountain. He said to Wang Chengzhu: "Brother Zhuzhu, it's up to you."
Wang Chengzhu smiled and said: "Captain, just watch." He took aim and fired two shots towards the mountain.
With two "boom" sounds, one of the two shells hit the courtyard of the cottage, and the other hit directly on the gate of the cottage, blowing the door apart.
This time he got the upper hand, and all the bandits in the village were dumbfounded.
Wang Xiaohu first pulled a large car over and placed the two corpses on it in a very obvious place.
Then he handed a tin trumpet to Zhou Mingde and asked him to shout to persuade him to surrender.
Zhou Mingde shouted: "Third master, brothers on the mountain, I am a scholar. Now the Eighth Route Army has gone up to the mountain to suppress the bandits. The first master and the second master are both dead. The Eighth Route Army said that as long as you lay down your weapons and surrender, we will never
It will hurt you. Those who are willing to stay and join the Eighth Route Army can join the Eighth Route Army. Those who are unwilling will be given a large ocean to let you go home.
The Eighth Route Army is true to his word, look at me, my uncle, and Er Dezi, aren’t they all alive?”
Following Zhou Mingde's shout, the captured little bandits also stood behind him.
Seeing this situation, the bandits on the mountain were completely frightened.
The first and second masters are both dead. Although the third master has the idea of taking over their positions, seeing the machine guns and cannons at the foot of the mountain, and looking at the twenty or so old and weak soldiers under his command, there is nothing decent in the village.
The better weapons were taken away by the first and second masters. Now they only have an old sleeve with polished rifling, a few muskets, and the rest are spears and broadswords.
The third boss didn't have the guts to rely on these guys to fight against the Eighth Route Army at the foot of the mountain.
He looked back at the little bandits, and their faces were all pale with fear. With this bunch of trash under his command, the stronghold would definitely not be able to be defended.
The third leader was also a smart man, and he made a decision quickly. He ordered people to open the gate of the village that had been half blown off, and led the young bandits out to surrender.
Xu Dalong and others entered the cottage, looked at the terrain here, and felt that the terrain here was pretty good. The front was easy to defend and difficult to attack. Although there was a cliff behind, you could escape if you climbed down with a rope. If necessary, this cottage could be used as a
A temporary place to stay.
At this time, Monk Wei came over and said depressedly: "Master Long, the bandits on the mountain are really poor. They can only find 300 oceans in total and more than 3,000 kilograms of grain. I wonder how these bandits get along?
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Xu Dalong felt a little surprised and said: "It's unlikely. There are bandits No. 70 and 80 on the mountain. Is this just a small amount of wealth?"
Zhou Mingde said: "It must be more than this. Qilin Village is not only supported by the eight villages at the foot of the mountain. They have also gone down the mountain many times to rob other places. The family's wealth must be more than this."
As he said that, he walked to the bandits squatting on the ground, pulled a man in his forties with a goatee, and walked over. He said: "Captain, he is the accountant in the village. He must know the money hidden there."
Where."
Monk Wei was very angry when he heard this. He immediately pulled out his shell gun, put it on the head of the accountant, and said: "How dare you hide it, I will kill you with one shot."
The cashier was so frightened that he peed his pants immediately, and a foul smell filled the air.
He trembled and said: "Master Jun, I know where the money is hidden, and I will take you there."
Xu Dalong was also very curious, and followed him with Sun Desheng, Wang Chengzhu and others.
Soon after, everyone came to a Buddha statue in the temple. The accountant pointed at the Buddha statue and said, "There is a hole behind here. Push it open and you can see it."
Monk Wei was very strong. He pushed the Buddha statue hard with both hands, and the Buddha statue turned to one side. Sure enough, a hole more than 1 meter wide was exposed underneath.
Monk Wei led a few soldiers, took the bandit's tent and got into it.
Not long after, Monk Wei emerged from the cave entrance and said excitedly: "Master Long, the harvest is not small, hahaha."
Soon after, the soldiers carried out all the things in the cave. After counting, they found that there were 8,140 yuan in cash, jewelry worth about 10,000 yuan, more than 3,500 rounds of rifle bullets, as well as cloth, silk and other items.
living supplies.
Sun Desheng said with a smile: "That's pretty much it. It seems that these bandits are still a bit rich. After we've beaten this family, we'll go to fight other bandits and save up our wealth first."
Among the captured prisoners, six young bandits who came from poor backgrounds and had relatively good physical fitness were left behind to join the Eighth Route Army.
After mobilization, Ma Zhixin and Zhou Mingde also stayed to join the Eighth Route Army.
The remaining bandits were given two oceans each and sent them off.
The bandits in Qilin Mountain were wiped out in this way.
The guerrillas returned to Qiligou Village, and the villagers came out to watch the fun.
When they heard that the bandits on the mountain had been completely wiped out, the villagers were all very happy. From now on, they no longer had to worry about bandits coming to harm them.
Xu Dalong asked Monk Wei to take a platoon of soldiers to escort Su Xiaoyan and Huang Wanqiu. Under the leadership of Li Jinzhu and the militiamen from Qiligou Village, they used a cart to pull the bodies of Ma Heizi and the second bandit leader, as well as some oceans and grains, to
Seven other surrounding villages went to carry out anti-Japanese propaganda.
The people in other villages were deeply persecuted by the bandits on Qilin Peak. When they saw that the Eighth Route Army eliminated the bandits on the mountain and distributed some oceans and food to them, they were very grateful and supported the Eighth Route Army. They quickly accepted the Eighth Route Army's offer.
Anti-Japanese propaganda.
Soon after, the village chiefs of eight villages held a joint meeting in Qiligou Village and established the Qilinfeng Anti-Japanese Democratic Zhengfu. Gao Youtian served as the township chief, and each village established a village committee, militia, and women's rescue association.
, Children's League, and Qilinfeng Anti-Japanese Base Area were initially constructed.
The Mawushan guerrillas also recruited more than 30 young adults from these villages to join the Eighth Route Army.
In the blink of an eye, it has been a month since Xu Dalong and others arrived at Qilin Peak, and the enemy situation outside the mountain has undergone major changes.