The county seat has been a little panicked for a while.

Because the wave of Japanese troops two months ago did not burn and loot in the county town, and because of the news from everywhere, the news of the defeat of the national army was everywhere.

Although people may not have much concept of slaves in the country, the sadness of having eggs under the nest is still like a stone on the hearts of many people, making people's hearts heavy.

Of course, in addition to these, it is also because of the evil deeds of the Dongjiang security team!

The Japanese army that passed by the Dongjiang River last time was less than 200 people in a squadron, but the county security team didn't talk about fighting with the little devils, and when they heard the news of the little devils coming from afar, they ran away under the leadership of Xu Song, and didn't even say hello to the people in the city, allowing the little devils to plague the city.

Now it's okay, the little devil has burned and looted enough in the city, and he left with a lot of belongings, but Xu Song's security team is back, showing off his might, just like the little devil was beaten away by them.

That's not all, a few days after coming back, Xu Song actually announced that the security team had made a contribution to the anti-Japanese resistance, and he wanted to collect some anti-Japanese taxes from the people in the county, and he was full of complaints, but he didn't dare not pay.

"This bastard surnamed Xu, he doesn't dare to fight devils, he knows how to bully us ordinary people, and he is not afraid of having a son!"

"In the past, there were still troops on top, and this surnamed Xu didn't dare to mess around, but now it's okay, the big army is fighting with the little ghosts, and this surnamed Xu is now no tiger in the mountains, and the monkey is the overlord......"

"I don't know when we're going to be a head in this hard life!"

As soon as they entered the city, Zhang Ran and the others heard the people with sad faces sighing and chatting from time to time, and their hearts were particularly unpleasant.

"This surnamed Xu is just a scumbag!"

Wang Laogui said indignantly: "Two or three hundred guns, and they actually ran away when they saw the little devil - if our detachment had so many guns and couldn't touch the little devil, we would never run ......"

"Yes, yes, yes, the old man is holding a gun to protect the villagers, otherwise what are you doing with a gun?"

Shi Yuan and the others, both the soldiers and the militiamen, echoed one after another, their expressions filled with righteous indignation.

"Don't talk nonsense!"

Zhang Ran saw everyone's expressions, knowing that it was the patriotic propaganda that played a role in this while, and at the same time, he was extremely ashamed of Xu Song and other members of the security team, and wondered what way to find a way to clean up these guys - if you don't dare to fight devils, don't occupy the pit and don't, and hand over the gun!

"What are you doing, you ......?"

"What? You won't pay the anti-Japanese tax of three yuan for a few days - is your surname Niu not supporting our security team to resist Japan? ”

Seeing from a distance that the blacksmith shop had not yet passed, Zhang Ran and the others heard anxious screams and the sound of falling things!

"Dog's day, when he sees a devil, he runs away, and it's a cow to bully the common people - and he bullies the cow's father!"

As soon as he heard this voice, Wang Wenping's eyes were red, and his throat was about to rush up, and the rest of the people were also screaming, after all, Niu Da is now the blacksmith of the detachment, and this group of soldiers bullying Niu Da's father is equivalent to bullying the entire Jindong detachment, so what can you do?

"You go first, I'll call someone!"

The thin monkey is clever, and he has to run with a limp on his legs.

"Stop it all for Lao Tzu!"

Zhang Ran kicked the thin monkey over, and asked Wang Kai and others to pull Wang Wenping, who had not rushed out for a long time, and then quickly picked up his clothes, and at the same time his heart was even more ecstatic, and he said that he was worried that he didn't know how to use to find trouble with Xu Song's bastards, and now he sent the reason for the trouble to the door!

What do you call drowsy and someone sends a pillow - this is it!

As the clothes on the outside were peeled off, the military uniform underneath was revealed, and on the collar of the military uniform, I don't know when two stars had been sewn on!

Inside the blacksmith shop!

Father Niu saw the thing that fell to the ground, and jumped to his feet in a hurry and said: "Master Jun, it's not that I don't pay, it's really nothing......"

"No?"

A guy who looked like a squad leader sneered and said: "I heard that the last time the little devil came, but you were given ten yuan in your shop - if you give the little devil, you will have money, and you will have no money to support the anti-Japanese resistance?" I think you're clearly a traitor! ”

"The military master is wronged, the ocean that the little devil took away was not given by me, they robbed it......" Father Niu begged bitterly.

"Don't talk nonsense, if you can't come up with the anti-Japanese tax today, then you are a traitor - the fate of the traitor, you should know!"

"I really don't have any money......"

"I see that you old thing doesn't shed tears in the coffin—come on, smash his stove for me!" The squad leader said with a cruel smile.

"Who dares to smash it, Lao Tzu fought with him today!"

Daddy Niu finally got angry, carrying a hammer and dancing wildly, looking like he was going to fight hard.

"Oh, you dare to fight our anti-Japanese army, and you dare to say that you are not a traitor - arrest this traitor for me......"

Seeing this, the squad leader didn't laugh angrily, and shouted and commanded a few soldiers to go up and arrest people, saying that he had to take care of the eyes of the people around him here, and when he was caught back, he was not afraid that his surname Niu would not pay.

Daddy Niu strikes iron all the year round and is full of strength, but after all, he is lonely, and he has been hit with a few butts on his waist and abdomen, and he fell to the ground miserably!

Several soldiers rushed up and held the rope and tied it up, and the cow father struggled desperately while crying without tears: "Oh my God, open your eyes......"

The onlookers around looked at this scene, one by one grief and indignation, but they dared to be angry but did not dare to speak - this time, similar things in the city, did it happen less?

"Stop!"

The roar of a thunderbolt on a sunny day came from outside the crowd.

Zhang Ran was wearing a military uniform, wearing a short gun at his waist, and his face was gloomy, behind him, Wang Lao was carrying a rifle on his back, and Wang Wenping's shotgun was not brought out of the mountain, so he carried a chopping wood on his shoulder and followed, and behind them were Shi Yuan, Wang Kai and other six or seven people.

The common people couldn't help but let go of it, muttering in their hearts, is this the legendary Eighth Route Army?

As soon as the soldiers and squad leaders saw the two stars on Zhang Ran's collar, they couldn't help but feel a sudden burst in their hearts, and they began to salute awkwardly, shouting: "Hello sir!" ”

This is how soldiers in this era are, bullying and flattering, how ruthless they are to the people, how afraid they are of going to the top.

After the united front, the troops in Yan'an were organized into the Eighteenth Route Army, which is the origin of the Eighth Route Army.

It's already a sequence, but in fact, the team in Chongqing is still in its own way, and the relationship between them is extremely delicate.

But it's different here!

This county security team is not a regular army, it may be an armed force authorized by an officer to help them collect grain and grass, etc., but they are not qualified to look down on the Eighth Route Army!

Therefore, this squad leader and a few soldiers may know that the commander of the Eighth Route Army does not have much binding force on them, but in front of Zhang Ran, they still dare not slack off - the bad guy is also a regiment commander, and he can't clean up the others, clean up a small soldier like himself, isn't it a hand-to-hand capture?

What's more, there are seven or eight people with them!

"What are you doing here!"

Zhang Ran stood in front of the squad leader, taller than a large margin, condescending, and full of momentum.

But in fact, his palms were already wet, but he had to hold on - if these little soldiers couldn't surrender, then he still wanted to go to Xu Song's bowl to grab two bites of food?

Dream about it!

"On the orders of Captain Xu, collect anti-Japanese taxes - this old thing surnamed Niu actually doesn't pay ......," said Ai Ai, who had been in the class for a long time.

Zhang Ran immediately put his hand under the other party's nose.

"Sir, ...... you are" The squad leader didn't know why.

"Orders written in black and white!"

Zhang Ran snorted coldly: "Since taxes are collected, there must be a decree, right?" Show me! ”

Where did the squad leader find a government order for Zhang Ran, and said with a sad face: "Sir, we are just acting on orders, don't embarrass us......"

"Nima!"

Zhang Ran was a big-eared scraper and scolded: "If you don't have an order, you dare to collect taxes indiscriminately, and you still beat people, or your own father and fellow villagers?" I think you're so tired ......"

"Sir, I didn't collect taxes indiscriminately, I really acted on orders......"

The full official majesty directly frightened the squad leader and several soldiers who had never seen anything in the world and shouted that they were wronged.

"What nonsense, my fathers and fellow villagers are the relatives of our Eighth Route Army, and you dare to bully the relatives of our Eighth Route Army, that is, you are the enemy of our Eighth Route Army - give me a shot to death!"

But where would Zhang Ran give them a chance to quibble, his eyes flashed, and he had been waiting for the signal Wang Wenping's throat, and he smashed the squad leader into paralysis as soon as he chopped firewood!

With him taking the lead, Wang Kai, Shi Yuan and others pounced one after another, beating people, taking the opportunity to grab guns, and Wang Laogui was on guard with guns on the side.

"Wow ...... play"

"What do you mean that the wicked have their own wicked grinding, this is it-long live the Eighth Route Army!"

Seeing the appearance of the squad leader and several soldiers being beaten and crying wolf, the people who had been bullied for a while laughed, relieved their hatred, and looked at the expressions of Zhang Ran and others, very affectionate!

It's all up to your peers!

Zhang Ran looked at the performance of the people, looked at the soldiers who were crying wolves with contempt, and said in his heart If you weren't too disgusting, how could you set off the majesty of our Eighth Route Army?

While thinking, Zhang Ran helped Daddy Niu up and asked him if he was okay with concern.

"It's okay, it's okay......"

Father Niu waved his hand gratefully, and said in a low voice: "But the commander of the Jindong detachment? My son is ......."

"He's very good in the detachment, don't worry, Daddy Niu, look at it, these guys dare to beat you, I can't spare them lightly!!"

Zhang Ran whispered a few words of comfort to Father Niu, and then got up and said to the surrounding villagers: "I am from the Jindong Detachment of the Eighth Route Army, and with our Eighth Route Army here, no one will be allowed to bully the villagers, otherwise, they will be the end!" ”

As he spoke, his fingers pointed at the soldiers of the security team like a steel fork!

Those soldiers had already been knocked to the ground, screaming in pain, with blue noses and swollen faces!

"Good ......"

"I heard that the Eighth Route Army has strict military discipline, but now that I look at it, it is really ......"

The people cheered again, and some even asked where the Jindong detachment was stationed, and whether it was recruiting new soldiers!

"The Jindong base area is now just under construction, and everything is still in preparation, but everyone can rest assured, it won't be long before our Eighth Route Army's small detachment will develop here, and when the time comes, I hope you can actively join our Eighth Route Army, support our Eighth Route Army, and work with us to defend this land!"

Zhang Ran made an enthusiastic speech to promote his Jindong detachment.

"Get out of the way!"

At this moment, a large number of security team soldiers rushed over with shouts under the leadership of a platoon commander, and saw at a glance the few of their own people who fell to the ground, and the platoon commander looked at Zhang Ran with unkind eyes and said: "It turns out that the commander of the Eighth Route Army has arrived - but no matter how big a mistake our security team people make, it is also the housework of our security team, doesn't this commander feel that the management is too lenient?" ”

The atmosphere suddenly became tense again!