Cangzhou is named after the Bohai Sea, which is located in the southeast of Hebei Province, east of the Bohai Sea, north of Tianjin, and Shandong Peninsula and Liaodong Peninsula across the sea. It is 200 kilometers away from Beiping, 100 kilometers away from Tianjin, and 220 kilometers away from Shijiazhuang and Jinan. Cangzhou City has been known as the water and dry wharf since ancient times, and the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal runs through the urban area, where the folk customs are fierce, since the Ming and Qing dynasties, the martial arts style is prosperous, and after the end of the Qing Dynasty, there is the reputation of the hometown of martial arts.

But since the Japanese army brazenly launched the July 7 Incident and captured Beiping and Tianjin at the end of July, the people in Cangzhou City panicked. The rich people have packed up their soft inquiries and have made plans to leave Cangzhou at any time, and once the Japanese army that captured Tianjin goes south to Cangzhou, they will leave here as soon as possible. Rich people have been like this, those who have no money can only resign themselves to fate, since the Japanese army captured Tianjin, the Shuiyunju Tavern in the south of Cangzhou City has become a meeting place for the three religions and nine streams.

Cangzhou is not big or small, the big thing is that there are water and land docks, which is the intersection of the north and south cargo operations. The small thing is that almost all the idlers in Cangzhou City are familiar with each other, just Shui Yunju gathers most of the idlers in Cangzhou City, and in such an environment, it is natural to pass on news.

In Shui Yunju, a young man of eighteen or nineteen years old was touching the scar on his chin, and his mouth kept hissing. Although the guy is not very handsome when he grows up, his angular face is extremely resolute, although he is not tall at one meter or seven, his bulging muscles support his thin clothes, and the whole person is surprisingly pleasing to the eye, which is obviously much more pleasing to the eye than the guys in the tavern who are in melon skin hats and long shirts and coats.

Although there are a lot of people in Shuiyunju today, but the young man occupies a table, and the eyes of the people who walk the rivers and lakes are pointed, and it can be seen from the calluses on the young man's hands that this young man is afraid that he is a master of playing with guns. The little murderous aura inadvertently revealed in his eyes also clearly told the people in the tavern that this young man was not easy to mess with.

This young man sitting in the tavern was Zhuo Fei, after blocking the Japanese army in the small village, he hastily collected the corpses of the guerrillas and villagers, and then went headlong into the mountains and forests, and climbed over the mountains and forests to the avenue at night. After getting on the main road, Zhuo Fei met a group of vendors who were rushing from the direction of Zhangjiakou, and Zhuo Fei, who had discarded his rifle, binoculars and ammunition, left only the southern pistol, and followed the group of traders all the way south to Cangzhou. When Captain Zhao escorted those progressive students to escape from Beiping, Beiping had not yet fallen, and when Zhuo Fei arrived in Cangzhou, he learned that not only Beiping, but even Tianjin had fallen into the hands of the Japanese army.

Separated from the vendors outside Cangzhou City, Zhuo Fei, who had no destination, somehow came to this Shui Yunju, probably feeling that the tavern was a good place to inquire about the news, Zhuo Fei had been sitting in this tavern since the morning, thinking about his own thoughts, while listening to all kinds of news and discussions in the tavern. "Why are you still sitting, I just saw Zhang Bao and a group of people coming here." A middle-aged man with glasses came in from outside Shui Yunju, and when he saw that the tavern was full of people, he shouted.

With just this sentence, the tavern was still drinking five or six just now, and the gossipy drinkers got up at great speed and prepared to leave the tavern. "Who is Zhang Bao? So domineering? Seeing that the drinkers were about to leave for the sake of a word from others, Zhuo Fei stretched out his hand to stop the shopkeeper who was hurrying by and asked.

"Phew, who else? A scourge in our Cangzhou city. Xiao Er, who frowned, scolded in a low voice, spat on the ground hatefully, and then slipped towards the back kitchen of the tavern. Zhuo Fei was immediately happy when he heard this, he just didn't have any money, so it was better to ask this guy named Zhang Bao directly to get some guns.

"Stop, what the hell are you running, today a tavern Bao Ye is packed, all fucking go in and sit down, Bao Ye has something to say to you." There was a burst of chickens and dogs, and several men dressed in black cardigans, bloomers, wide-mouthed cloth shoes, crooked hats, and twenty-gun box cannons pinned to their waists rushed into Shuiyunju, blasting back the guests who were about to leave the tavern like chickens. After a while, a big man with a beard walked in, the big man was dressed like the other ruffians, but on his feet was a pair of high leather boots, this kind of leather boots were rare, and they were usually worn only by officers, and I don't know where he got them.

"Bao Ye, Bao Ye, you sit down." A middle-aged man with a small hair bowed and bent his knees and pulled out the bench and asked Bao Ye to sit down. "Lord, smoke." The cigarette roll was handed over, and the middle-aged man helped to light the fire again, and the seemingly proud seventh master took a puff of cigarette, with a proud spring breeze on his face. "Master Bao, do you want the younger brother to arrest the widow of the Li family and give you the old companion wine, then the girl is delicious enough."

"Fuck you, it's really fucking unlucky, put away all your dirty thoughts for Lao Tzu, our treasure is not as pickled as you." A big man under Bao Ye slapped the back of Xiao Fentou's head. The night in the tavern was silent, and almost everyone was secretly watching Zhang Bao smoking with his head bored, but he didn't know what kind of personality this Zhang Bao had changed today, he was just smoking but didn't beat everyone's autumn breeze.

"Young and old." After smoking a cigarette, Zhang Bao, who had a calm face, got up and saluted the guests in the tavern with a fist, and the shocked drinkers hurriedly returned the salute, "Ladies and gentlemen, I know that I Zhang Bao has something to be sorry for everyone on weekdays, but I Zhang Bao can swear to God that my brothers and I have never done anything to harm people's lives or force good people to become prostitutes." Zhang Bao's remarks like this made the drinkers in Shuiyunju even more confused, and they didn't know what kind of wind this Zhang Bao was smoking today.

Xu saw the incomprehension and vigilance in everyone's eyes, a trace of helplessness flashed in Zhang Bao's eyes, and when everyone was hesitating, the helplessness in Zhang Bao's eyes was looked at by the silent Zhuo Fei, but Zhuo Fei didn't know what Zhang Bao meant. "Our Cangzhou is not big or small, although it is not close to Beiping, but it is very close to Tianjin, if you are fast, I am afraid that you will not be able to come to Cangzhou from Tianjin for a day." Zhuo Fei's heart suddenly picked, and he finally understood a little bit what this Zhang Bao wanted to say.

"Ladies and gentlemen, the Japanese soldiers have now occupied Beiping and Tianjin, and I heard that many people have died in the establishment of Beiping and Tianjin. At the moment, although the Japanese soldiers are still holding their troops, I guess they are just stagnating. As soon as Zhang Bao said this, Shui Yun Curie immediately blew up the pot, and before Zhang Bao came in, the most talked about by the drinkers was the news that the Japanese soldiers occupied Beiping and Tianjin. Cangzhou is their home, and I heard Zhang Bao say that the Japanese soldiers are afraid that they will attack Cangzhou, so these drinkers are not in a hurry.

"Bang" The tavern was full of voices, and Zhang Bao had to slap his palm on the table vigorously, which made the heated arguing drinkers stop. "Ladies and gentlemen, let me say a word for you, I know that everyone is still counting on those national troops, but I heard that the Japanese soldiers not only occupied Beiping and Tianjin, but even the Zhangjiakou area has been captured by the Japanese soldiers. Looking at the posture of the Japanese, it is clear that they are preparing to continue to go south. I, Zhang Bao, don't say anything else, just those national troops in Cangzhou City, it is estimated that they will not be able to hold Cangzhou. ”

Zhang Bao's words made Zhuo Fei couldn't help but look sideways, he didn't expect this ruffian-like guy to have this eyesight, in fact, the purpose of the Japanese army to launch the Lugou Bridge Incident was to seize the entire North China. "Ladies and gentlemen, we are all natives of Cangzhou, although I Zhang Bao is not a good person, but my family's ancestral graves are also here." Zhang Bao once again clenched his fist at one of the drinkers in the tavern.

"I have asked someone to buy a batch of weapons and ammunition, and I thought that if I can't count on that group of national troops, I, a Cangzhou person, will take my brothers to fight with the Japanese soldiers, so that the Japanese can know that there is no shortage of bloody men in our Cangzhou city." As soon as Zhang Bao said this, the men with guns standing behind him all put on a posture of standing tall and shy, which surprised the drinkers.

"What does Bao Ye mean, do you need us to raise military funds? If so, the old man is willing to spend 500 oceans as military expenses. Zhang Bao's rhetoric immediately attracted the pursuit of the drinkers, no matter what Zhang Bao was before, he could release such a bold statement at this time, and they Cangzhou businessmen could not pull out a dime, after all, Zhang Bao's men were all armed with guns. Instead of waiting for Zhang Bao to connive at the time when his subordinates came to the door to rob him, it is better to take the initiative to bleed now, at least he can have a good reputation.

"Thank you Guan Ye for your trust, it's just that Zhang Bao is not here today for military expenses." The thoughts of the drinkers can escape Zhang Bao's eyes, in the end, he is a veteran who has been on the street for a long time, and besides, he really didn't come to Shuiyunju today to make money. "Zhang came to Shuiyunju, not for money, but because of your prestige in Cangzhou City." The kind words rejected the good intentions of the drinkers to buy peace with money, and Zhang Bao simply revealed his intentions.

"Zhang has a gun and bullets in his hand, but there are only a dozen brothers under him, and all of them are famous people in our Cangzhou City. So Zhang would like to ask you to help me in the city, and gather more of our Cangzhou experts to come to me to discuss major matters, otherwise, no matter how good the weapon in Zhang's hand is, it will be a pile of scrap iron if no one uses it. Zhang Bao's explanation made the drinkers immediately breathe a sigh of relief, and dared to love Zhang Bao to come to Shui Yunju to recruit soldiers.

Zhuo Fei, who was sitting quietly in the corner of Shuiyunju, silently looked at Zhang Bao, who was discussing things with a group of drinkers, and couldn't help but feel full of emotion in his heart, a gangster in the fish and meat town on weekdays could stand up against the Japanese army, but he, who had the ability to defy the sky, just wanted to escape. Zhuo Fei couldn't help but feel a little ashamed of himself in his heart, maybe he should do something, at least not to come to this era in vain.