Although Xu Rui made up his mind to extort a sum of money from the rich businessmen and gentry in Feicheng, it was actually not very easy to operate under the banner of the united front of the National War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, because these rich businessmen and gentry in Feicheng were actually inextricably linked with the national government, and a very paradoxical phenomenon was that almost all of the puppet soldiers who took refuge in the devil and became traitors could come up with the letter of appointment of the national government, and they were almost all double agents.

Xu Rui had just monitored these wealthy businessmen and gentlemen, and before he could do anything, someone greeted him.

The first one to come to greet Xu Rui was Yang Ba Nan, and the one who greeted Yang Ba Yan was a major general Gao Shen from the Governor's Department of the Third War Zone, this major general Gao Shen is a person from Feicheng, and the owner of Liu Ji Qian Zhuang who asked for it is a relative of this major general Gao Shen, you must admit that the energy of these rich businessmen and gentry is really not small.

Then again, if there was no energy, Wanguan's family wealth would have been gnawed to the point that there would be no scum left.

Yang Bagan is now Xu Rui's subordinate, although this is only in name, Yang Bagan still feels a little embarrassed, so after knocking on the door and walking into Xu Rui's office, it was a little difficult to talk for a while.

Xu Rui put down the work at hand and asked, "Isn't this Camp Chief Yang, is there something?" ”

Yang Bagan stubbornly said, "Commander, did you send someone to monitor the rich businessmen and gentry in the city?" ”

"How?" The corners of Xu Rui's mouth immediately appeared with a look that seemed to be smiling, and he asked, "Camp Commander Yang disagrees?" ”

"That's not what it means." Yang Banan hurriedly shook his head, and then said, "I just think that these rich businessmen and gentry don't really want to be traitors, but are just forced to be helpless, not to mention that there are many people among them who are actually secretly supporting the War of Resistance, such as that Liu Ji Qian Zhuang, who once donated 800 oceans in times of crisis!" ”

"Eight hundred oceans." Xu Rui smiled and said, "It's really a lot." ”

"Who's to say it's not." Yang Bagan really felt that 800 oceans was a lot, and said at the moment, "Therefore, we should still treat this kind of enlightened country sage and gentleman who is interested in the War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression, of course, we must not tolerate those traitors and traitors who are unscrupulous and help the abuse." ”

"Okay, I know about it." Xu Rui said.

Yang Bagan couldn't find anything to say, so he could only say goodbye and leave.

Seeing Yang Ba Yan go out of the house, Xu Rui showed a sneer on his face.

It seems that the energy of these wealthy businessmen and gentry in Feicheng is really not small, and they can actually invite Yang Ba Yan to come forward to be a lobbyist for them, but if they think that they can force themselves to comply, it would be too naïve, not to mention just one Yang Ba Yan, even if Gu Shutong personally came forward as a lobbyist, it would be useless.

However, Xu Rui is not a stunned young man who doesn't understand anything, considering the huge energy possessed by these wealthy businessmen and gentlemen, Xu Rui decided to use a little means, not only can he deceive people, but at least he can gag people, as long as he can get by on the surface, he is not afraid of others to use the big hat of "destroying the anti-Japanese united front" to pressure him.

At that moment, Xu Rui asked Mo Zichen to invite Qian Liufu, the owner of Wushuang Building.

Xu Rui and Qian Liufu were locked in the office and plotted for half an hour, and finally Qian Liufu left with a sad face.

Then there was a shocking event that night, Xu Rui was assassinated while leading people to patrol the defensive positions outside the city, two assassins used four large mirror boxes to shoot Xu Rui several times, Xu Rui fell to the ground, it is said that he was injured, Xu Rui's guards were in a hurry to save people, and the two assassins took advantage of the chaos to escape.

The news of Xu Rui's assassination spread all over Feicheng in an instant.

After hearing the news, those wealthy businessmen and gentlemen who secretly hated Xu Rui felt relieved, but they were particularly worried about their own lives, because after Xu Rui was assassinated, they would definitely be listed as the objects of suspicion, and they didn't know how they would be persecuted next.

In the end, it turned out that their worries were not unfounded.

Xu Rui's guards quickly found out the source of the assassins, it is said that they were two young men from Wushuanglou, and then Qian Liufu, the owner of Wushuanglou, was sent to prison, and under torture, Qian Liufu was quickly recruited, and confessed the entire plan of action and the people behind the scenes, a total of 118 people.

Good guys, almost all the rich merchants and gentry in Feicheng are among them!

This is not over, that night, the gendarmes of the Dameishan Independent Regiment copied all the industrial assets of these 118 wealthy businessmen and gentry on the charge of "murdering the heroes of the Anti-Japanese War and destroying the overall situation of the Anti-Japanese War".

has been busy at two o'clock in the morning, Xiao Yanyue finished counting the confiscated property.

Then Xiao Yanyue rushed into Xu Rui's office and said, "Leader, you've made a fortune!" ”

"Really?" Seeing Xiao Yanyue happy like this, Xu Rui was also in a good mood, and asked with a smile, "How much did we get in total?" ”

Xiao Yanyue opened the small notebook and read excitedly: "There are three million seven hundred and ninety-three thousand and nine thousand yuan in the ocean, three thousand five hundred and six taels of gold, and a large number of gold and silver jewelry, utensils and antique calligraphy and paintings, the estimated value of these gold and silver jewelry utensils and antique calligraphy and paintings is five million, oh yes, more than 50,000 yuan of legal currency has been copied." ”

Xu Rui estimated that there was an income of more than 9 million, which was about the same as expected.

Xiao Yanyue closed the notebook, blushed and said, "Leader, you won't cause any trouble, right?" ”

Xiao Yanyue felt that Xu Rui was even more ruthless than what they did in the early years of the Red Army, although they also fought local tyrants during the Red Army period, but only beat the local tyrants and inferior gentry who were angry with the people, and they were still treated differently for those enlightened squires who had no obvious bad deeds, but Xu Rui took the rich businessmen and gentry in Feicheng and didn't let any of them go.

The most excessive thing is that the assassination case directed by Xu Rui, a discerning person knows that it is fake at a glance, this is a robbery!

"Extraordinary times should be used by extraordinary means." Xu Rui didn't have the consciousness of doing bad things at all, and in fact, he really didn't have such an awareness, among the more than 100 wealthy businessmen and gentry whose property was confiscated, did there really exist innocent people? Which of these people's property was not saved through usury such as big buckets and small buckets?

Xiao Yanyue turned around to leave with a soft hum, but Xu Rui stopped her again and asked: "Yanzi, the wounded of the 88th Division were sent back to Dameishan together with the wounded of our independent regiment this time, you must take care of it, you should understand, as long as these veterans enter our base area, I don't plan to let them leave again, hehe." ”

In this battle of Feicheng, the 3rd Regiment of the puppet army, that is, the remnants of the 88th Division, suffered extremely heavy casualties, nearly 2,000 people, and finally only less than 200 remnants remained, but after the battle, the battlefield was cleaned, but more than 800 seriously wounded were still carried down from the battlefield, and these more than 800 wounded will be sent back to Meizhen for treatment together with more than 500 wounded of the independent regiment and the 1st battalion of the puppet army.

This is also the objective law of war, as long as the difference in strength is not too great, the casualty figures of the two belligerents are generally not too different, and the difference is that after the war, the wounded on the side that controls the battlefield can be treated in time, while the wounded on the side that loses control of the battlefield cannot be treated, so there will be a very large disparity in casualty figures.

For example, in the Battle of Songhu, there is not much difference between the real number of Chinese and Japanese troops killed, the difference is that the Japanese army has always firmly controlled the battlefield, and their wounded can be transferred to the rear in time and received timely treatment, so in the end less than 30,000 people died, and the Nationalist Army lost control of the battlefield, and being wounded often means dying, so the number of casualties reached an astonishing 150,000!

In the battle of Feicheng, it was the Chinese who controlled the battlefield.

Therefore, the Chinese really did not die much, and the remnants of the 88th Division fought more badly in the east of the city at the beginning, killing more than 900 people, and the rest like the independent regiment, the 1st regiment and 1 battalion of the puppet army, and the four detachments of the New Fourth Army did not die much, and the number of casualties of the three teams together was about 600 people, but there were many wounded.

Xu Rui estimated that at least 700 of the 88 division's more than 800 wounded would recover and be discharged from the hospital.

Of the more than 700 veterans, Xu Rui doesn't plan to return them to Luo Feng, even if this is Luo Feng's payment to the Independent Regiment to help defend Feicheng, the Independent Regiment can't be busy in vain, right?

Xiao Yanyue replied: "Commander, don't worry, we will definitely do our best to take care of the wounded." ”

After sending Xiao Yanyue away, Sai Hongfu walked into Xu Rui's office with a few telegram papers.

There were several telegrams, including those from the military headquarters of the New Fourth Army, the headquarters of the commanders of the three theaters, and even the headquarters of the general headquarters.

The telegram from the military headquarters of the New Fourth Army severely criticized Xu Rui, saying that Xu Rui ignored the anti-Japanese united front and caused a bad influence in the occupied areas, but in the end, he only gave Xu Rui a warning within the party without any pain, and did not mention anything about returning the copied property or anything.

The telegram from the Commander's Department of the Third War Zone was much harsher, not only accusing Xu Rui of sabotaging the united front, but also clearly demanding that Xu Rui return all the confiscated property to all families, otherwise Yunyun would be severely punished, but how to punish the law, the telegram was vague, and Xu Rui smiled contemptuously.

The content of the telegram of the Command Department is similar to that of the Commander's Department of the Third Theater, the only difference is that the official title signed at the end of the telegram is larger, and it looks even more terrifying, but this can't scare Xu Rui at all, but it is just a nest of local tyrants and inferior gentry, Lao Tzu has caught and robbed, what else can you do? Can you still bite my big bird?

Xiao Taohong walked in with a bowl of sour plum soup with well water in both hands, and said: "Uncle, drink a bowl of sour plum soup to dissipate your anger, don't pay attention to those guys, according to the little maid, they are the money you have in your hands, if your aunt is willing to take out some of it to honor them, these guys' tone will turn faster than anyone else." ”

Xu Rui said happily: "It's still our little peach. ”