Chapter 2 Out of the Plug (3 times)

"This is all made up by the locals themselves, of course, it can't be compared with the article of the third young master!" Zhao Renyi stepped forward, his fingers dipped a little saliva in his mouth, and turned a new page, "There are still here, there are some things that the eldest young master explained to me at the time, and there are things that I heard about later." I was afraid that I wouldn't be able to remember, so I transcribed it all! ”

Following the movement of the other party's fingers, Zhang Songling saw a batch of ugly but very neat handwriting, "Beard, that's what the locals call horse thieves." Blackbeard's surname is Zhou, and it is said that his nickname is Zhou Heidan......."

I don't know why, Zhang Songling's mind instantly appeared in the fourth episode of Dream of Red Mansions, the plot of the gourd monk indiscriminately judging the gourd case. It's just that he doesn't have a black gauze hat on his head at the moment, and Zhao Liuge's attitude is not respectful enough.

But by combining the text in the notes with the preceding slips, he finally got a general idea of the destination. It turned out that although Heishizhai was now occupied by Japanese devils, due to a series of reasons such as insufficient troops, local history and people's complexity, the devils could only control the county seat. And out of the county five miles away, it has become an arena for horse thieves, Mongolian princes and heroes of the rivers and lakes.

This is not only the case in Heishizhai County, but most of the areas outside the Saiwai at present, including the entire Chahar Province and Chifeng County in the north of the Rehe River, are in a similar situation to Heishizhai. The so-called Manchurian and Mongolian autonomy pursued by the Japanese devils in collusion with the Mongolian scum can only remain on paper. All government decrees can only be implemented in the prefecture and county towns where devils and puppet soldiers are stationed, and not far from the prefecture and county seats, they are completely turned into waste paper. And the places on the grassland that can be counted as cities are only a few. Most of the rest of the region has actually fallen into a state of "barbarism" at the moment, and whoever has a gun in his hand is the one who has the most brothers.

In the vicinity of Heishizhai, the destination of Zhang Songling's trip, there are about seven or eight well-known forces. More than half of them were horse thieves, known as the Four Great Beards by local herdsmen and passing traders. These four mustaches come from different backgrounds, and their styles and methods are completely different. Specifically, Blackbeard Zhou Heidan is a native born into a family of horse thieves. The style of doing things is also the most in line with the tradition of horse thieves. Every time a caravan is robbed, if the prey does not resist, only a quarter or one-third of the goods are charged as a "protection fee", and the rest is left to the traders to keep their "old books". However, if the prey "does not know what to do" and is finally defeated by him, not only will all the cargo be looted, but even the owner of the cargo will be hacked to death, and no one will be forgiven.

Whitebeard's name is Vatmolov, and he is a White Russian who came from the Soviet Union. Most of his brothers were also blond, gray-eyed Russians. This guy is said to have been a Russian aristocrat in the past, and he was used to living a life of fresh clothes and angry horses. After wandering to the grassland, he still never forgot to return to the country. He was in front of the Mongol princes all day long, hoping to get financial and material support from the latter. And the Mongol princes took a fancy to the sophisticated equipment in the hands of these white ghosts. Whenever he fought for pasture with his enemies, or in a war against horse thieves, he sought the help of the White Russians with a lot of money. Over time, the white ghosts have really become mercenaries, helping this prince deal with that prince today, helping that prince to threaten this beizi tomorrow, and occasionally making part-time cameos as horse thieves, relying on the "mercenary money" provided by the princes and the "protection fee" collected by the vendors, living a good life and not thinking about it.

The yellow-bearded tuba is called Jiang Hulu, and he was originally a company commander under Zhang Xueliang. At the time of the "918" incident, he deserted and led his brothers into the mountains and fell into the grass. Later, because he betrayed the whereabouts of the Northeast Anti-Japanese Allied Army to the devil, he was hit hard by Zhao Shangzhi. Unable to accommodate himself in the three provinces of Dongbei, he fled to the steppe area with his tail between his legs.

After all, he had received formal military training and had certain command experience, and after Jiang Hulu led the remnants of his subordinates to the grassland, he immediately became a camel in the flock. Not only did the old horse thief boss Zhou Tiemu, that is, Zhou Heizi's father, pull off the top spot in the green forest road, but in a very short period of time, he integrated dozens of small groups of horse thieves such as One Eye, Tailless Wolf, and Yuan Shangyuan, and became the number of big locks in Chahar.

But although Jiang Hulu's power is huge, his local reputation is very unbearable. The reason for this is that he did not follow the rules of a horse thief at all, and when he robbed a caravan, he would rob all the goods, whether the prey resisted or not, and kidnapped some of the foot merchants, ordering them to write letters to their families asking for money to ransom them. As a result, for a long time, large and small caravans walked around the Black Stone Village. It seriously affected the quality of life of the local Mongolian princes. As a result, several Mongolian nobles who were not convinced by each other joined forces once, and paid to invite "Whitebeard" to go into the grassland to "suppress bandits". Jiang Hulu was defeated by the White Russian cavalry on the bank of the Xilamulun River, and his subordinates were seven or eight out of ten, relying on the thick enough skin and long legs of the horses, so that they barely escaped under the protection of several henchmen. Since then, his vitality has been greatly damaged, and he did not come out again until last fall.

"Young Master, if you go with someone, in case you encounter Blackbeard or Whitebeard, try not to provoke them. Usually, the caravan does not allow the dart masters to resist, and honestly pay a "protection fee" to finish the matter, anyway, the tax to the government is almost the same amount! Lest Zhang Songling couldn't understand the notes he wrote, Zhao Renyi explained in a low voice beside him, "If you meet the yellow-bearded Jiang Hulu, you can run away, don't be a hero." According to the local people, no one has ever been able to get out of Yellowbeard's hands since he fell into the hands of him! ”

"Well, I remember!" Zhang Songling nodded lightly, "But don't worry, after I get out of the Zhangjiakou checkpoint, I won't go with any caravans." So as not to get into any trouble and drag each other down! ”

"If the young master goes by himself, he has to beware of the wild wolf. The wild wolves on the grassland either can't be touched, and if they do, they are in packs, which are more terrible than bandits! Listening to his young master's words, Zhao Renyi couldn't help but remind him again.

"Then I'll try to hurry during the day, and I'll find a village to spend the night at night, so let's do it! I can't be so unlucky that I walk during the day and be targeted by wolves! Unable to stand Zhao Renyi's verbosity, Zhang Songling replied to the other party with a big roll of his eyes.

"Am I not worried about you?" Zhao Renyi scratched his hair, his face full of grievances. But soon, he forgot about Zhang Songling's rudeness, and enthusiastically rambled again: "The rest of the redbeard, surnamed Wang, I don't know the name. I heard that he was carrying a banner for the heavens. only blackmailed the Mongolian prince and Baylor, and never robbed the common people. In the event of a caravan, there is no protection fee. If the caravan insists on giving, they are responsible for escorting the other party to their destination. The price is cheaper than hiring a dart master! ”

"Such a good thing?! And then everyone deliberately walked under his cottage?! Zhang Songling's interest was immediately raised, shook his head, and asked with a frown.

Zhao Renyi finally had a chance to show his talents, smiled, and added triumphantly, "What kind of serious mountains are there over there?" Compared with Taishan in our hometown, they are all small stone bags and small soil bags. And they are all very barren, and there are not a few trees on the whole mountain, so they can't be used as nests at all! ”

"No, where do they usually live?" The image of the bandit in Zhang Songling's mind is still stuck in the description in the Water Margin. Stunned, he continued to ask.

"Horse thief, horse thief, on the horse, is the thief! When he is not usually out of the road, he finds a place to tie a felt bag in a sheltered place from the wind and sun, drinks and releases the horses, which looks no different from ordinary herdsmen. Anyway, there are many open spaces on the grassland, and there are many cases where you can't see a village after walking hundreds of miles! ”

"Oh!" Zhang Songling really couldn't imagine what the scene of hundreds of miles of people without people looked like. His eyes widened, and his face was blank.

The more Zhao Renyi spoke, the more proud he became, and the conversation became farther and farther away from the topic, "Last time, I went with the eldest young master to sell goods, and drove the mule cart for three days and three nights before I found a tribe of Mongols. There were several times in the middle, and I thought I was going to get lost, and I would never be able to go back to my hometown in this life! ”

"Then what are these sentences, that is, the sentences of crossing the treasure knife and riding a red horse, what is the allusion?!" Zhang Songling was not in the mood to listen to him talk about his adventures, so he knocked on the small notebook and asked questions loudly.

"This ......" Zhao Renyi was very reluctant to stop boasting, and added with a bitter face: "These few sentences are simple, the Black Stone Village was originally the territory of the Mongolian Uqiyat Department. Specifically, it is divided into Uziyette front flag, Uziyette rear flag, Uziyette left flag, and Uziyette right flag. There are two princes, a prince and a bailer. The surname of the prince of Zuoqi is Bai, and his Chinese name is Baiyin, and his family is very rich. I usually like to ride a red horse, carry a golden knife, and swagger around. The prince of the right banner died of illness three years ago, and there was no son under his knees to inherit the family business, only a girl named He Qin. This girl has been raised as a boy since she was a child, and her temperament is wilder than that of men. The Guogong of the front banner and Baylor of the rear banner all hid when they saw her horse team! (Note 1)

"Huh!" In front of Zhang Songling's eyes, Meng Xiaoyu's shadow immediately flashed again. If he was born in a Mongolian aristocratic family, I am afraid that Meng Xiaoyu's image will not be much inferior to that Qiqin. They were all raised as tomboys, and they were all more straightforward and decisive than men.

"As for this Cloud Entering Dragon ......." Zhao Renyi's voice suddenly lowered, his face full of mystery, "This person is the greatest hero on the grassland. Not only is he famous in Chahar, but also in Rehe, Suiyuan, and even all parts of Mobei, as long as he is mentioned, there will be people who give him a thumbs up. This person, like Redbeard, is also specifically against the Mongolian prince and never bullies the common people. When I met someone who couldn't get by, I would secretly throw some gold and silver jewelry and other things into the felt bag. It is said that there are many people on Chahar's side who have benefited from him, but no one can say what he looks like! ”

Note 1: Uqiye Division, the name of a Mongolian tribe in the Ming Dynasty. It has since disappeared. The names of the four flags of Uziyet in the article belong to the author's fabrication. Please do not sit in a match with reality.