On 15 August 1937, two days after the start of the Songhu War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, the chairman of the CPPCC National Committee issued a national general mobilization order, and the base camp, the supreme commanding organ of the armed forces throughout the country, was formally established after more than a month of preparation, and on 20 August promulgated the "National Army War Guidance Program" and the "National Defense Operations Guidance Plan."

According to the "National Army's War Guidance Program," the whole country was divided into five theaters, from the first to the fifth, and at this time, the jurisdiction of the first theater was in Hebei Province and the northern part of Shandong Province, and the chairman of the National People's Congress personally served as the commander of the first theater.

As the war continued, the Japanese invaders were pressing forward step by step, and the division of various theaters and the deployment of troops were constantly adjusted. By the end of the Battle of Wuhan, the number of theaters had increased to 12 throughout the country, and in addition to the 1st to 10th major theaters of frontal battlefields, two theaters behind enemy lines -- the Lusu Theater and the Jicha Theater -- had also been added.

At this time, the jurisdiction of the first theater had been changed to most of Henan and a part of northern Anhui, and General Cheng Qian, the commander of the second theater, was also promoted to the director of the Tianshui camp and was stationed in Xi'an.

Because of this, the temporary fifth division was able to live a stable and nourishing life in the mall. However, after all, the Fifth Division was subordinate to the First Theater Combat Sequence, and when General Wei Lihuang, the third commander of the First Theater, took office, they received an order to "go to western Henan to suppress bandits."

West Henan is the West Henan Road at the end of the Qing Dynasty and the beginning of the Republic of China, west of Shaanxi, east of the Central Plains, north of the Yellow River, south of the Qinling Mountains, mainly including Luo, Yu, Eagle three places, from south to north there are Funiu Mountain, Bear's Ear Mountain, Kuo Mountain three mountain ranges, mountains and ravines, dense forests stretch, it is the place where the poor mountains and bad waters come out one after another, since the end of the Qing Dynasty to the present, the mountain bandits are rampant for more than 30 years and do not stop.

The remnant sun is like blood, and the afterglow shines on the towering Funiu Mountain.

At the southern foot of Funiu Mountain, a dilapidated village sits quietly in a mountain col, outside the village is heavily guarded, cooking smoke curls, and the aroma of broth gradually spreads in the air, mixed with the laughter of the soldiers.

According to the plan, the 66th Regiment departed from the garrison early in the morning and arrived at this dilapidated village -- Dou Village in the evening.

The various departments hurriedly set up camp and buried the pot to cook and cook, and Li Siwei found the most knowledgeable person in the village, the village head, Dou Tiande, to understand the situation.

Dou Tiande saw that these military masters were only camped outside the village, did not disturb the people, and treated people well, so he mustered up the courage to follow Li Siwei and others to the regiment headquarters.

The regiment headquarters was set up in a dilapidated courtyard at the entrance of the village, and everyone put the yard in order, and found some wood to build some stools.

"They're all bandits!" Dou Tiande, who was full of vicissitudes of life, was sitting precariously, looking at Li Siwei and sighing, "In the northeast, it is called a horse bandit, in Shandong, it is called a knifeman, and in our area, it is called a swordsman in the early years, but what they do is to rob the house, so we call them poles......"

Li Siwei and the others listened quietly, but Liao Heiniu was a little impatient, and glared at Dou Tiande, "You old man, what are you doing so much?" If only you said that there is a fierce pole in this mountain! ”

He also fell into the grass, so naturally he didn't like to listen to Dou Tiande say this!

Li Siwei turned his head and glared at Liao Heiniu, "You are in a hurry, listen to the old man slowly!" ”

After speaking, he smiled gently at Dou Tiande again, "Village Chief Dou is not in a hurry, speak slowly." ”

Dou Tiande secretly glanced at Liao Heiniu, and seeing that his face was uncertain, he hurriedly paid attention, "Sir, how can this pole not be fierce?" Our Dou Village has to suffer several bandits every year, not only in the mountains, but also in the far places...... If you want to say that the pole in this Funiu Mountain, the most ferocious one has to belong to Meng Qi of Tiandou Village......"

Tiandouzhai is located in Nanzhao County and Luanchuan County at the junction of the top of the tiger, the terrain is dangerous, easy to defend and difficult to attack, since the end of the Qing Dynasty, there are grass robbers to settle down on the mountain, after several exterminations, the mountain bandits have changed wave after wave, but repeatedly suppressed.

Five years ago, Meng Qi's gang came from Song County, and merged with Yang Sanwa's gang in Tiandou Village, and so far, Meng Qi's five or six hundred brothers and four or five hundred guns have become the leading old pole (bandit leader) in Funiu Mountain.

"Then Meng Qi is also sensible," Dou Tiande finished introducing Meng Qi and his gang, and suddenly changed his words, his face full of embarrassment, "Although he made a lot of trouble, he didn't bully us ordinary people, and only asked those big families for money and food......

Dou Tiande secretly looked at the faces of Li Siwei and the others, hesitated for a while, and gritted his teeth, "Zhao Tianbao of Qingzhai that day is much more hateful, they don't want to be rich and rich, they don't want to pay for food, but also to fil people's wives and daughters, and bad people's lives." ”

"Oh," Li Siwei frowned, his voice sank, "I should be killed!" ”

The generals also nodded, "Where was Qingzhai that day?" ”

"Tianqingzhai is not far away," Dou Tiande secretly breathed a sigh of relief, but was a little worried, "It's just that Tianqingzhai is surrounded by cliffs on three sides, and there is only one path in front of it that can go up the mountain, and Zhao Tianbao has raised a lot of mules and horses, coming and going like the wind, and the government has been to suppress them a few times, but he can't help them." ”

"Holy shit," Liao Heiniu stood up suddenly, angry, "can they still turn the sky upside down?" Cannon, let Lao Tzu go, go tonight! ”

"Commander," Fucha Morgen also stood up, eager to try, "I'll go too, hehe, maybe I can get a few good horses!" ”

"Don't worry, let the brothers rest for the night." Li Siwei waved his hand, asked them to sit down, and looked at Dou Tiande again, "Village Chief Dou, is there anyone else?" ”

"Naturally," Dou Tiande showed a wry smile, "There are a lot of poles in this mountain, Jiang Mazi in Qingfeng Ridge, Liu Cannon in Luoyan Peak, and Widow He in Da Groove......"

"Widow?" Everyone was stunned when they heard this, and their faces were full of surprise, "This widow has become a pole?" ”

Dou Tiande nodded, but he was a little embarrassed, "Speaking of this widow, she is also a poor person...... A man died in the early years, and three sons worked hard to bring him up, but the eldest son was killed. The one who harmed people was a big family, and there was no way to take revenge, so the second and third children went to the big ditch in a fit of anger and pulled up the pole, and Widow He followed. Later, the second child was also killed, and the poles saw that the widow Naga had some means, so they pushed her to make the old pole. ”

"Turtle's," Liao Heiniu praised, "It's still a heroine among women!" ”

Everyone was stunned and looked at Liao Heiniu in surprise.

"What's wrong?" Liao Heiniu swept everyone, "This is a heroine among women!" Turtle, do you think the helm handle is so good? ”

Everyone couldn't help but laugh.

Li Siwei couldn't help but laugh and scold, "Turtle'er, aren't you just the king of the mountain for a few days?" Take what you can! ”

Dou Tiande was a little surprised, secretly glanced at Liao Heiniu, and quickly looked away, "Widow Nahe is not like other poles, she doesn't rob houses, nor does she go to provoke the government, she goes to tie up the daughter of that big family and ask for some money and food." ”

"It's a fast ticket!" Liao Heiniu frowned, "I'm afraid she won't be able to do this!" ”

It turns out that this kidnapping ticket is also subdivided, sending a poster to the rich to extort money is called "flying ticket", kidnapping hostages for ransom, this hostage is called "meat ticket", and the kidnapped yellow flower girl is called "fast ticket".

Why is this yellow flower girl not called a meat ticket but a fast ticket? Just because the girl was kidnapped by bandits, there is danger if she stays overnight, and the in-laws of the girl who has engaged in a marriage event are determined to withdraw from the marriage, and generally their own families are reluctant to redeem it, so it is often tied to the mountain here, and the ransom is sent to the heels, which is called a fast ticket, but the value of this express ticket is also greatly discounted, and it may be empty.

"Master Jun wants to figure it out!" Dou Tiande cautiously patted a sycophant, "The general pole is indeed not tied to the fast ticket, thankless, but this widow He is a woman, and after the fast ticket was tied up the mountain, she personally guarded the door with a gun, at first there were indeed people who wanted to go in and spoil the tied woman, and she was killed by a few shots, and then the corpse was violent for three days, since then, the family of the kidnapped daughter has not sincerely paid the ransom, and paid the money and thanked the widow of Nahe......"

"Turtle's," the generals were stunned, all surprised, "I have to thank her for being tied up?" It's weird! ”

"Alas!" Dou Tiande shook his head and sighed, his face full of bitterness, "Master Jun, this is the way of the world...... What can we ordinary people do? If she can keep some morality, we have to thank her! ”

Li Siwei and the others were stunned and speechless.

In this era, the common people are really grassy mustard, just like a person, who was beaten to death all day long, and suddenly one day, a man beat him with a nosebleed, and finally gave him some gold sore medicine, so the beaten person suddenly felt grateful in his heart.

"Captain, it's time to eat."

Wei Yidao walked over with a smile, "I ate radish soup tonight, and I added meat." ”

"Okay," Li Siwei nodded and smiled at the old man, "Village Chief Dou, eat first, and then talk after eating." ”

"I can't do it, I can't help it!" Dou Tiande was stunned, and hurriedly got up, "I'll go back first, and I'll come back after the military masters finish eating......

"That's a lot of trouble!" Li Siwei waved his hand and looked at Wei Yidao, "Yidao, send the food over, we will eat here, and talk while eating!" ”

"Cheng," Wei Yidao agreed, and hurried away.

"Cheer up!" Liao Heiniu saw that Dou Tiande was still hesitating, and glared, "If you are called to eat, you will eat, and Lao Tzu's food is not poisonous!" ”

"Military ...... Master Jun," Dou Tiande was a little embarrassed, "I ...... I didn't mean that......"

"Village Chief Dou, sit down first," Li Siwei smiled, "sit down and continue." ”

"Okay, good," Dou Tiande hurriedly sat back, looking excited, "The military masters came to suppress the bandits, we should have entertained them, but we didn't want to eat the military masters' ...... Alas, what a blessing the old man is! ”

"Village Chief Dou," Li Siwei shook his head with a smile, "I won't tell you, when we arrived in this western Henan, our eyes were black, and you told us this, which saved us a lot of trouble!" It stands to reason that you should be paid something, but the brothers are so poor that they can only invite you to a meal! ”

"Don't dare, don't dare," Dou Tiande hurriedly waved his hand, but he relaxed a lot, "Since the military master said so, the old man ate this meal with a cheeky face...... It's just that many of these things are hearsay from the old man, and I'm afraid it's not very useful! ”

"It's okay," Li Siwei shook his head with a smile, "It's groundless, it may not be without a reason...... Village Chief Dou just spoke. ”

"Okay," Dou Tiande perked up, "In the early years, we had a lot of poles here, but we also had the morality of poles, and there were some amazing characters, some went south to make a revolution, and some went to the government." Later, when the government came to suppress the bandits, there were fewer poles, but there were no more people who obeyed the rules and preached morality......"

Dou Tiande was talking, Wei Yidao and a few brothers brought food, large barrels of soup, and large frames of nests.

Seeing that the sky was completely dark, everyone lit a bonfire, divided dishes and chopsticks, and arranged around the bonfire, eating and arranging.

It wasn't until late at night that Dou Tiande left.

"Turtle's," Lu Yongnian looked at Dou Tiande's back with some emotion, "An old man knows so much!" Black Bull, do you think he looks like a mountain bandit? ”

Liao Heiniu glared, "Turtle's, you know a ball!" If he didn't even know about the bandits in the mountains, how could he live in this village for decades? What's more, he is still the village head, not only does he have to live, but he also has to let the people in the village live, can he do it if he doesn't pay attention to these? ”

"This ......" Lu Yongnian froze for a moment, and laughed, "It's such a reason!" ”

"Okay," Li Siwei waved his hand, his gaze slowly swept over everyone, "The situation is roughly like this, where do you start first?" ”

Everyone looked at each other, Liao Heiniu and Fucha Morgen said in unison, "Of course it's Zhao Tianbao!" ”

"The damn damn of his day!" Liao Heiniu added.

"He's got a horse!" Fucha Morgen also added.

"Yes," everyone nodded in agreement, "Hit Tianqing Village first, and suppress Zhao Tianbao!" ”

"Okay, let's kill Zhao Tianbao first!" Li Siwei groaned slightly, "Let the brothers rest all night, and early tomorrow morning, the special service company will find out the situation first!" ”

"Commander," Sun Dali was eager to try, "We're not tired, why don't we go now?" ”

"Don't worry," Li Siwei shook his head slowly, with a resolute expression, "This time to suppress bandits, not to be fast, but to seek stability!" Brothers are all going to the front line, and they must not be folded in the mountains of western Henan! ”

As he spoke, Li Siwei swept away the generals who looked hesitant, with a serious expression, "Remember it all for Lao Tzu, this is suppressing bandits, and it is also training soldiers, don't rush in!" Don't be greedy! Casualties must be kept to a minimum! ”

The generals were stunned and promised, "Yes!" ”

The generals dispersed one after another, Li Siwei took out the cigarette, smoked it silently, looked at the beating bonfire and sighed, "Dog, this is internal friction!" ”

The village where Zhao Tianbao and his gang fell into the grass is called Tianqing Village, and the mountain peak where Tianqing Village is located is also called Tianqing Village.

Tianqingzhai is not high, but there are cliffs on three sides, and only one trail can go up the mountain, and the end is a dangerous place.

In the night, there is a little fire on the azure village.

There are three mountain gates on the mountain road, from bottom to top, they are called Jiuqu Ladder, Erdaoliang, and Nantianmen, and each mountain gate is guarded by brothers.

Nantianmen is close to the cottage, and the three brothers are chatting around the bonfire.

A big black and thin man was digging the fire and sighed, "Dog's day, it's getting colder and colder, I'm afraid it's not going to be easy to survive this winter!" ”

"yes!" A young man holding a spear also had a bitter face, "Dog's day, this day is all thin, and the food is so bad that Lao Tzu's feet are shining...... I had two meals a day at this time last year! ”

"What do you know about a calf?" The older man shook his head, "There's a war ahead!" The grain of the common people has been transported to the front line, how can there be any surplus grain? A few days ago, Lao Tzu ran to Niujia Village with the second master, but he didn't even get 300 catties of grain......"

"Brother Sheng," the young man was stunned and hesitated, "I'm afraid you can't grab this grain, right?" ”

"Is there anything you can't rob?" Brother Sheng glanced at them and smiled, "The monkey hasn't come back, do you know where he is?" ”

"Where?" The two were stunned, "It won't be ......"

"That's right," Brother Sheng nodded proudly, "Bao Ye is going to do a big deal!" ”

"Ah," both of them were stunned, "that's a tiger's mouth!" ”

Brother Sheng smiled nonchalantly, "This Tianqingzhai one hundred and ten guns, seventy or eighty mules and horses, what are you afraid of?" ”