When Chen Deye led the People's Army to Xiaozhai when he first came to Xiaozhai, Jiang Haidong, Yang Jie, and Zhang Shuo were taken aback, thinking that the officers and soldiers were coming to arrest him, and he wanted to fight hard when he picked up knives, guns and weapons. However, after a closer look, it was found that this army was not a Qing army, their uniforms were very strange, and everyone was equipped with foreign guns, which was somewhat similar to the foreigners' army, not exactly the same, but these soldiers were absolutely Chinese, so several people were also a little confused, and they couldn't figure out where this army came from.

However, the behavior of this army is completely different from that of the Qing army and the army of foreigners, most of the soldiers stayed outside the village, according to the rules, did not rob or take it, only four or five people came in, and the attitude was also very polite, indicating that they were looking for a guide in the village, hoping that someone could take them to Hualou Peak by detour.

Jiang Haidong and the others have been in trouble for two years, and they have some knowledge, seeing that the other party's attitude is gentle, and they speak Shandong's dialect, so they have dispelled some doubts, so they have the courage to ask Chen Deye, what are you doing in Hualoufeng?

Chen Deye did not hide it when he arrived, and bluntly said that he was going to fight the German army. At the same time, he also introduced his identity, which is a Chinese who returned to China from overseas, and is now a member of the People's Army, and has captured Tianjin, defeated the Eight-Nation Alliance, and captured Weihaiwei, and is now specially going to Jiaoao to fight the German devils.

Of course, Jiang Haidong and others did not believe that they captured Tianjin and defeated the Eight-Nation Alliance, but they knew that they were going to attack the German army, and they suddenly came to the spirit, although they hid in the mountains, but the hatred of foreigners was not eliminated, of course, they also had a hostile attitude towards the Qing court, and the three of them hid in Laoshan for several months, and they were also familiar with the geography of this area, and Jiang Haidong's cousin Liu Zonghai was a native of Laoshan, and it can be said that he can act in Laoshan with his eyes closed. So the four of them decided to act together, lead the way for the People's Army, and make a detour to Hualou Peak.

When he found the four guides, Chen Deye was naturally very happy, so he asked their names and identities, of course, Jiang Haidong didn't dare to tell Chen Deye that he was a member of the Boxers, and only said that he was a local. So Chen Deye gave them a few taels of silver and a few bags of dry food as a reward.

So on the evening of the same day, the four of them took Chen Deye's company and set off overnight and made a detour to Hualou Peak. Fortunately, Liu Zonghai was very familiar with the road of Laoshan Mountain, although it was in the dark night, there were not too many difficulties, and in the early hours of the morning, he finally arrived at the back mountain of Hualou Peak, which was only 2 or 3 kilometers away from the German army's position.

The soldiers hurried to sleep and rest, and Chen Deye also talked with Jiang Haidong and the others for a while, and gave them a detailed introduction to the previous achievements of the traverser. Although Jiang Haidong and the others were still skeptical, it was also certain that this army really had nothing to do with the imperial court, so the three of them became emboldened and told them all about their previous experiences in the Boxer Rebellion.

The next day, Luo Yue commanded the People's Army to launch a frontal attack on the German position, and Chen Deye also led the company to kill from behind the German position. Jiang Haidong and the others hid in the woods on the mountain behind Hualou Peak, listening to the gunfire on the mountain, but they were nervous in their hearts, not knowing what the battle situation on the mountain was, and whether this group of troops claiming to be overseas Chinese could fight the Yingyang.

After a short time, a few people saw some foreign soldiers running down the mountain in a very embarrassed way, many of them were wounded, and some even lost their military caps and rifles.

However, a few people still hid in the woods, and they didn't even dare to come out of the atmosphere, it was unbelievable that this group of people really defeated the foreigners. Although the Boxers were anti-foreign, they were able to play prestige in front of foreign missionaries, and when they encountered a real foreign army, they did not have to be a foreign army, even if they encountered a regular Qing army, they would lose more and win less. Although this army is very different from the Qing army, after all, it is also composed of Chinese, can they really win against foreigners?

And after a while, there was no movement, even the gunfire on the mountain stopped, and several people were a little at a loss, but Jiang Haidong, Yang Jie, Zhang Shuo and Bi Jing had done the Boxer Rebellion, and the officers and soldiers had fought a few battles, and the courage was also a lot of training, and although Liu Zonghai had not made a group, he was also a hunter, and timid people naturally couldn't do the work of a hunter, so a few people briefly discussed, and finally came out of the woods with courage and stepped onto the top of the mountain.

At this time, the battle on the mountain was over, and the soldiers were clearing the battlefield, although a few people recklessly broke up the mountain, fortunately, some of the soldiers knew them and knew that they were guides, so they did not drive them away, but just let them watch from the edge of the battlefield, not to disturb the soldiers to do things, let alone pick up things on the battlefield.

As soon as they reached the mountain, several people were already a little stupid, because they could clearly see that the corpses of the foreign soldiers were neatly placed on the ground, and there were fifty or sixty of them, and more than a dozen soldiers were digging pits, apparently preparing to bury the corpses. On the other side, there were also a bunch of foreign soldiers, all bowing their heads, a few of them even holding their hands on their heads, about twenty people, and there were seven or eight soldiers guarding them with guns, and they knew at a glance that they were prisoners.

Seeing such a scene, even a fool can see that the foreigners were indeed defeated by this army, and the defeat was not light. Jiang Haidong, Yang Jie, and Zhang Shuo have been making trouble for more than a year in the Boxer Rebellion, and there are dozens of churches that have been breached, and there are more than ten big robbers, and the three of them have killed a few foreigners with their own hands, but they are basically foreign priests or ordinary foreigners, once they encounter the army, whether it is the Qing army or the foreign army, they basically have not won a few times, and sometimes even the stronger township regiments can't beat it. And occasionally won one or two battles, but also relied on the strength of the crowd, and defeated Jiang Kai of Zhixian County in the plain to become famous for the vermilion light, which was to lead more than 1,000 boxers to fight dozens of Qing soldiers led by Jiang Kai.

It seems that the number of this army is not too much, only three or four hundred people, and it really defeated the army of foreigners, and also killed and captured so many foreigners, it seems that they said that they captured Tianjin, captured Weihaiwei, and defeated the Eight-Nation Alliance, maybe it is really not bragging.

At this time, Luo Yue also heard Chen Deye tell him about the identities of the three people, and knew that they were not ordinary people, but the remnants of the Boxers, so Luo Yue was also quite interested in them, and it was okay now anyway, so he asked the guards to call a few of them to his face, say a few words, and ask about the local situation casually.

Jiang Donghai and the others listened to the greeting of the guards, although they came to Luo Yue's face with a hard head, their hearts "bumped" and jumped, and Luo Yue smiled: "A few fellows, this time we were able to defeat the German army, thanks to you leading the way, so I really want to thank you for your help." ”

Several people were also quite flattered when they heard this, when had they seen such a polite officer, Jiang Donghai hurriedly said: "This military master is too talkative, we are ......"

Before he could finish his words, he was interrupted by the guard who called them over: "What military master? We don't want to call it that, this is our battalion commander Luo, you can call it the chief." That's what we're all called here. ”

Jiang Donghai's mind turned very quickly, and he immediately changed his words: "Yes, yes, Chief Luo, this battle is over, do you want to go to our village to rest for a while, so that everyone can rest." ”

Luo Yue shook his head with a smile, and said: "I won't trouble you, although this battle has been won, but the battle is not over yet, we still have to attack Qingdao, and we must completely drive the German army out of Shandong, so after cleaning up the battlefield, we will leave here." However, this battle does thank you for leading the way, and now the battle is not over, and we have not brought anything valuable, but after we have conquered Qingdao, we will definitely thank you well and give you enough rewards. So go back first. ”

After finishing speaking, Luo Yue turned around and beckoned the other soldiers to clear the battlefield as soon as possible and prepare to evacuate.

At this moment, Jiang Donghai suddenly stepped forward and said, "Chief Luo, we don't want any reward, we just want to join Chief Luo's army, kill foreigners, and kill officials and soldiers." ”

Yang Jie and Zhang Shuo also said: "Yes, we all want to join the army, please ask Chief Luo to accept us." As he spoke, several people "plopped" and "plopped" a few times, and knelt down in front of Luo Yue.

Luo Yue hurriedly pulled them up and said, "Hurry up, hurry up, we don't want to kneel and kowtow." ”

Several people stood up, and Jiang Donghai said: "Chief Luo, then we ......"

Luo Yue said: "You are willing to join our People's Army, of course we welcome it, but joining the People's Army is different from the Boxers you joined before, the People's Army has the discipline of the People's Army, you must respect it unconditionally, and all actions must obey the command and orders of your superiors, but you can't rely on your own nature, can you do it?"

When the three of them heard this, they immediately expressed their positions one after another, saying, "Yes, yes, we will definitely obey the chief's orders." ”

Luo Yue nodded and said, "Let's talk too much first, and if you want to become a soldier of the People's Army, you must also go through training and qualify." It's still a time of war, and it's impossible to train you professionally, so I think so, you go home and clean up, and in the afternoon go to the foot of Hualou Peak, our barracks will report for duty, and first go through a period of time with our large army, and then make a decision. During this time, I am not a regular soldier, and I will not let you go to the battlefield, only do some auxiliary logistics work, of course, we will also arrange some training for you, if you feel that you can adapt to the People's Army, you can become a regular soldier, and if you can't stand the discipline, you can leave, what do you think?"

After listening to it, the three of them also felt that Luo Yue's suggestion was good, after all, there was not much time to contact with the People's Army, and the People's Army was obviously different from the Boxers, so they would work in the People's Army for a period of time first, and if they thought it was good, it would not be too late to officially join, and if it was not good, they could also quit. A few people also agreed, and then said goodbye to Luo Yue, and rushed back to the village to prepare.