Most of the members of this bandit den are swordsmen and have a strong respect for personal force.

Zhu Guozhen knocked the "bandit commander" unconscious in three minutes, which made those big and small leaders look sideways, knowing that there were two heroes here today - Sun Yongzhen is also regarded as a hero, and it is even more unfathomable, after all, those who have great skills are not easy to shoot.

Ma Yongkui secretly winked at Pang You, and Pang You immediately inquired: "Is Ming Gong here to Gansu for business?" ”

Zhou Hexuan said again and again: "I went to Xinzhuang to discuss with the Soviet Union about the supplies for aiding China." ”

Pang You immediately stood in awe, clenched his fists and said, "Ming Gong is really working hard for the country. ”

Zhou Hexuan said casually: "I heard that opium cultivation is rampant in Gansu, and I have come all the way and found that the work of banning tobacco seedlings is very good. ”

"Anyway, opium cultivation is not allowed, and if anyone is found to grow opium, the government will directly drive horses to trample on tobacco seedlings, and farmers will have to go bankrupt and pay fines." Ma Yongkui said.

Zhou Hexuan said: "This is a good thing, opium is a disaster for the country and the people, and it should have been banned a long time ago." ”

Pang You smiled and waved his hand: "Are you really so kind to be the fourth horse in the northwest?" They did not allow others to grow tobacco seedlings, but they secretly planted them themselves, and they also confiscated opium everywhere under the banner of the central government. In recent years, the price of opium in Gansu has been rolling upward, and those warlords have made a fortune by doing their own opium business. ”

"I see." Zhou Hexuan smiled dumbly.

I used to hear Zhang Hatshui say that Gansu is full of tobacco fields, and all the middle and upper arable land is used to grow opium. But this time, Zhou Hexuan passed through the Hexi area, but saw that grain was planted along the way, and he thought that there was a master of anti-smoking in Gansu Province.

Now listening to Pang Yu say this, Zhou Hexuan realized that he had a mistake.

Ma Buqing, who is in charge of banning smoking in Gansu, was surprised to find that tobacco in the Hexi Corridor had been extinct for two years when the central commissioner came to inspect the smoking ban last year. After careful investigation, the central commissioner couldn't laugh or cry, it turned out that a certain strategist had come up with a good idea for Ma Buqing.

The adviser said: "By prohibiting the cultivation of opium in all counties in Hexi, first, you can gain the favor of the central government, and second, you can use it to hoard tobacco and soil in your territory. If you hoard for a year and a half, the price of cigarettes will inevitably skyrocket, and you will definitely be able to make a profit several times. ”

Ma Buqing felt justified and immediately did so, quietly growing his own while banning smoking, and has now become the largest supplier of opium in Gansu.

Not only that, due to the great development of Lanzhou during the Anti-Japanese War, warlords such as Ma Buqing, Ma Bufang, and Ma Hongkui also invested a large amount of money earned from selling opium into Lanzhou's industry and commerce. The number of factories in Lanzhou has more than doubled since before the war, and the money is coming in much faster than selling opium.

Obviously, the Nationalist Government's wartime policy of developing the western region on a large scale was still fruitful......

Zhou Hexuan asked again: "Since the tobacco fields in Gansu have been replanted with grain on a large scale, the grain should be more abundant than before, right?" ”

Pang You shook his head and said, "I don't know if the food is sufficient, but the life of the common people is even harder." Especially this year, Tian Fu does not collect fiat currency, but only grain. The peasants have very little food rations left after paying taxes, and I estimate that there will be a grain shortage this winter. If this continues, there will be famine everywhere in the year after tomorrow. ”

Zhou Hexuan was silent.

The problem of banditry in the northwest was well controlled after 1935, but in 1943, there was a sudden outbreak of banditry, which seemed to be forced out by a lack of food.

Ma Yongkui gritted his teeth and said: "The common people can't afford to eat, they are all harmed by corrupt officials and corrupt officials!" ”

Zhou Hexuan said: "There is definitely a problem of corrupt officials and corrupt officials, but the culprits are the Japanese. ”

"What does this have to do with the Japanese?" Pang Yu asked.

Ma Yongkui also said: "Yes, the Japanese did not enter Gansu. ”

Zhou Hexuan said: "Why doesn't the government accept fiat currency, only grain? ”

Pang You sneered: "Just like the Daming treasure banknotes, the central government has printed too many banknotes, and the banknotes have become waste paper. ”

"This is just one of them," Zhou Hexuan explained, "and the Japanese invaded China, causing China's finances to collapse, supplies were scarce, and government functions were supported by printing money." That's not all, the little devils have been printing counterfeit money specifically to disrupt the Chinese economy. Those little devils' counterfeit banknotes are all hundreds of millions of prints, do you still have a French currency that is worth it? ”

"Damn!" Ma Yongkui patted the arm of the chair and scolded.

Zhou Hexuan said: "If you want to live a good life, you must first drive the little devils out of China." The men in the northwest are all good men, and I have always admired them, especially General Ma Biao. ”

Ma Yongkui asked: "Is it Ma Bufang's uncle Ma Biao?" ”

Pang You said: "I have seen Ma Biao's achievements in the newspaper, he slaughtered more than 1,000 puppet soldiers in Longju Village three years ago. Two years ago, he annihilated more than 800 Japanese soldiers in Huaiyang and killed more than 1,000 puppet troops, which really showed the demeanor of our northwest boys. ”

Zhang Debiao, who was beaten by fat, suddenly interjected: "General Ma Biao is good, like me, there is a word 'Biao' in his name." ”

"Hahaha!"

The crowd laughed.

Zhou Hexuan said: "What Mr. Pang said is the old yellow calendar. ”

"General Ma Biao has won the battle again?" Ma Yongkui asked.

Zhou Hexuan said: "After General Ma Biao left Huaiyang, he attacked the Japanese invaders with the New Fourth Army in Xiangcheng, killing the little Japanese devils, and soon annihilated more than 500 cavalry troops of the devils. The Japanese invaders were annoyed and ashamed, and sent heavy troops to surround and intercept them, and General Ma Biao rushed to kill the outnumbered people in a roundabout way, so he could only lead the main force of the 1st Cavalry Division to retreat quickly, leaving more than 100 heroes to block the attack. ”

"And then?" Zhang Debiao asked.

Zhou Hexuan sighed: "Although the more than 100 heroes of the first cavalry division successfully covered the retreat of the main force, they ran out of ammunition and food, and after fighting for more than six hours, they were forced by the Japanese to the river and it was difficult to break through. They didn't want to be captured and humiliated by the devils, and the remaining more than ten people collectively committed suicide by throwing themselves into the water and martyred their country! ”

"Good man!"

"They're all big heroes!"

"I didn't lose the face of my Northwest boy."

“……”

The big and small leaders in the righteous hall were all in admiration.

Zhou Hexuan also said: "General Ma Biao fought in northern Anhui for several months last year, killing the devils in fear, and his prestige spread all over northern Anhui, and he was called the 'Ma Hui Army' and the 'Ma Hu Army' by Little Japan. ”

"Well done, haha, happy!" Ma Yongkui laughed loudly.

Zhou Hexuan didn't brag too much, most of these deeds are true, and Okamura Ningji's combat record still has the words "Vicious Battle Ma Biao".

It's a pity that the performance of Ma Biao and the First Cavalry Division is too amazing, and it has attracted Chang Kaishen's attention. Chang Kaishen is now trying to win over him in various ways, and is preparing to promote Ma Biao to be the deputy commander, which is suspicious of Ma Bufang.

By the summer of next year, Ma Bufang was afraid that his troops would be annexed by Lao Jiang, so he let his cousin Ma Bukang take over as division commander. The brave and skilled Ma Biao was no longer able to go to the battlefield, and his cavalry unit also lost its soul, and its performance in the following years could only be regarded as mediocre.

Zhou Hexuan naturally couldn't say this kind of thing, he saw that the bandit leaders were all enthusiastic, and immediately smiled: "They are also good men in the northwest, General Ma Biao is majestic on the battlefield, are you willing to rob the house in the bandits' den?" ”

The righteous hall suddenly froze, and the bandits laughed awkwardly.

Ma Yongkui said: "I am dissatisfied with General Zhou, I have also been a soldier before, but none of those commanders have a good thing. Now even if I go to join the army to serve the country, I will definitely be incorporated into Ma Hongkui and Ma Bufang's cavalry team. Both of them are in the northwest, and they haven't fought a few battles with the devils, but they have more time to plague the people. ”

Zhou Hexuan suddenly got up and said, "Brother Ma, as long as you can take your subordinates into the army, I promise to send you to join General Ma Biao's First Cavalry Division!" What does it mean to be a bandit, if you are a man, you will make a name for yourself on horseback, and maybe you will be a brigade commander in a year and a half. ”

"Can you really let me defect to the First Cavalry Division?" Ma Yongkui was a little moved.

Zhou Hexuan pointed at Pang You and asked, "Mr. Pang, have you ever heard of me when Zhou Hexuan's words don't count?" ”

Pang You nodded at Ma Yongkui, indicating that it was feasible.

Zhou Hexuan struck while the iron was hot: "As long as you are willing to join the army, I will personally go to the Eighth Theater Command to open a note for you, and I will also fund 50,000 legal dollars for you to pay for the promotion." You can recruit strong men in Gansu, and if you have 500 people, I will promote you as the battalion commander, and if you have 1,000 people, I will promote you as the regiment commander! ”

"I'm still the head of this regiment!" Ma Yongkui's heart was surging, on the one hand, he was excited by the official wish, and on the other hand, he was also infected by Ma Biao's deeds.

Let you rob Lao Tzu, Lao Tzu will send you to the battlefield!

No one expected that just three years later, Ma Yongkui would be promoted to the position of brigade commander because of his military exploits.

In the second year of the Liberation War, Ma Yongkui directly became the commander of the major general. After announcing the uprising, he threw his troops to Zhang Debiao, ran to follow Zhou Hexuan, and mingled with Sun Yongzhen's bodyguards all day long.

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