As a well-known squire in Qi County, Du Xingye of Zhangbei Village has felt a lot more at ease recently. www.biquge.info Some time ago, the anti-Japanese guerrillas operating in Qi County broke the news that they were going to liquidate him, which really frightened him.

It's just that in Du Xingye's view, it is also the wisest choice to take refuge in whoever is strong in today's troubled times. Whether it is the Jin Sui army in the early days or the Japanese army occupying Shanxi now, whoever has the most power, he will take refuge in whomever he wants.

Perhaps only in this way can he keep this family business and continue to be the emperor of the soil in Zhangbei Village. Especially the family business run by the Du family for several generations, he can pass it on to his children and grandchildren.

Earlier, when he learned that the Japanese army was attacking Shanxi, Du Xingye also considered going outside to escape the war. But Du Xingye was really reluctant to have those fields at home, and if he moved his family, he was afraid that those fields would be occupied by those chaotic people.

For this reason, after the Japanese army occupied Qi County, Du Xingye also became the first batch of squires who surrendered to the Japanese army. With the Japanese army taking over the towns and villages in Qi County, Du Xingye also became the security chief of Zhangbei Village appointed by the Japanese army.

After becoming the chief of public security, Du Xingye also recruited more than 30 gun-wielding family members for the safety of his family business. As for the guns used by the family, they were naturally purchased from the Japanese army.

Even in order to reassure the little devil, Du Xingye also sent a son to the city to be a puppet army. What makes Du Xingye 'proud' is that his son has mixed well in the city and has become a puppet army captain.

Seeing that the family was not affected by the arrival of the Japanese army, but was a little thriving, which made Du Xingye feel that it should be a wise decision to stay and not leave.

After all, those well-known Jin merchant families in Qi County earlier were afraid that the little devils would snatch their family business and eventually sell their property and leave. In this way, a small landlord like Du Xingye also feels that he finally has a bright future.

The most important thing is that with the support of the Japanese army, Du Xingye feels even more that as long as he does things for the Japanese army. In the future, their Du family will also become a well-known Shanxi family like other Jin merchant families.

When he went to the town two days ago, Du Xingye already knew that there would be Japanese troops patrolling Zhangbei Village recently. This was undoubtedly another excellent opportunity for Du Xingye to get in touch with the Japanese army, so he always looked forward to the patrol team coming to Zhangbei Village.

Considering that the location of Zhangbei Village is relatively remote, Du Xingye has been arranging for the family guards to patrol around the village in the past two days. In addition to ensuring the safety of the village, it was also more to welcome the arrival of the Japanese patrol team.

When Zhao Tiehu and his entourage arrived at a place not far from Zhangbei Village, the guards in charge of patrolling saw this group of loaded Japanese patrol teams from a distance. Immediately knew that the inspection team was coming to Zhangbei Village.

The leading family immediately said: "Quick, go back and talk to the master, and say that the prince in the city is here." Cheer me up, everyone else, don't talk too much, do everything I ask, put away your guns and carry them! ”

Fearing that the Japanese army would misunderstand, the guards quickly put their rifles on their backs and stood in line and stood far away in the middle of the road to wait. And the leader of the family also hurriedly ran a few steps forward to salute.

It's just that to the surprise of the leader of the family, those Japanese soldiers watched him follow, and the little devil officer who was riding on a tall horse at the head of the leader suddenly made a gesture and said: "Alert!" ”

The Japanese soldiers, who were following the officer, quickly raised the guns they were carrying. This scene made the leader of the family almost frightened, and quickly stopped and shouted: "Taijun, don't shoot, I am the family member of the Du family in Zhangbei Village, and I have come here to wait for the Taijun." ”

And at this time, Zhao Tiehu, who was riding on the horse, said in a timely manner: "It's your turn!" Remember, don't panic and don't be afraid, everything is as it used to be. How you used to serve the little devils, how you serve me today, understand? ”

'Understood! Please rest assured, the little one will come forward and shout. ’

Previously, when Zhao Tiehu shouted 'alert' in Japanese, the thin translator seemed to be taken aback. Even if the thin translator knows, there are still many people in Huaxia who can speak Japanese. However, there do not seem to be many people who can speak Japanese in the anti-Japanese war forces.

Even if there are some, they are also translators for the leaders of the anti-Japanese war forces. It seems that Zhao Tiehu and these people can understand Japanese. This discovery really made the thin translator even more curious, where did these people wearing little devil uniforms come from!

The thin translator who stepped forward changed his previous humility in front of Zhao Tiehu, and said in an arrogant and stern tone: "You don't want to die?" Dare to rush into the ranks of the imperial army, do you want to die? Why don't you get over here! ”

Looking at the arrogance of the thin translator's words, Zhao Tiehu didn't say anything. For this kind of guy who deceives good and fears evil, Zhao Tiehu feels that this guy's adaptability is good, and if he can counteract, he must be able to play some role.

It's just that when he first arrives in Qi County, Zhao Tiehu is not clear what will happen next. Therefore, regarding the idea of rebelling against this thin translator, Zhao Tiehu felt that he could observe it again.

After teaching the leader of the family a lesson, the thin translator said: "Come with me, and speak carefully in front of the imperial army." If the real person annoys the imperial army, you just wait for the head to be lost! Wait for the Imperial Army to ask you something, you can say anything, you know? ”

'Know, know! Thank you Translator Liu! When he got in front of the imperial army, he asked Translator Liu to help with a few kind words. ’

'You know me?' ’

'Acquaintance! When I went to town with my lord the other time, I saw you next to him! ’

While the two chatted carefully, the thin translator was also very honest and brought the leader of the family to Zhao Tiehu. Looking at this low-eyebrow and smiling family leader, Zhao Tiehu also knew that many people in this era seemed to be used to living like this.

After asking a few tentative questions, the thin translator also helped the translator explain. After pretending, Zhao Tiehu said, "Yo breath! Mr. Du is a friend of the Imperial Army, and I am afraid that I will disturb Mr. Du when I come to your place this time. ”

'It's too serious! The lord came back from the town two days ago, and he has been looking forward to the arrival of the princes! Please also ask Taijun to move to the village, and my lord will definitely entertain you well. ’

'Yo! Your leader, let's move on! ’

Just when Zhao Tiehu and his entourage were about to enter the village, Du Xingye, who had already learned the news, also took all the family guards to greet him at the entrance of the village. Looking at these crowds of people who greeted them with forced smiles, Zhao Tiehu's mood was also quite complicated.

In Zhao Tiehu's view, people's wisdom is sometimes very important. If the people can wake up as soon as possible, perhaps the future situation of the Anti-Japanese War will not be so hard. It can be said that if you want more people to recover their blood, it is not something that can be cultivated overnight.

Zhao Tiehu, who turned over and dismounted, also put on the style of the Japanese squad leader. After an introduction by the thin translator, Du Xingye also said respectfully: "Taijun, welcome your army to Zhangbei Village for inspection, all the Taijun have worked hard. ”

After saying this, Zhao Tiehu nodded and said, "Yo! Chief Du, have you found any traces of those resistance forces around your village recently? If there is, Du Baochang must tell the truth. ”

After being relayed by the thin translator, Du Xingye hurriedly said: "Taijun, if it was before, there were really those people around our village who were against the imperial army. But since the Imperial Army arrived in the town, they were all scared away by the momentum of the Imperial Army. ”

After some boasting and patting the horse, Zhao Tiehu occasionally nodded and showed a few smiles. And this scene also made Du Xingye feel secretly happy in his heart. If you can get acquainted with this Japanese squad leader, I believe it will be a good thing for his family!

For them, the squires who defected to the Japanese army, not to mention the officers of the Japanese army, even if they were ordinary little devils, they could not afford to provoke them. If these officers can be co-opted, the Du family's power in the town will become even greater in the future.

As Du Xingye led Zhao Tiehu and his entourage into the Du family compound in Zhangbei Village, looking at this courtyard with several entrances and exits, Zhao Tiehu also sighed that this landlord was really rich. Not to mention raising such a gun-armed guard, you can still build such a mansion.

Looking at the several large tables of wine and food placed in the middle of the courtyard, the members of the combat detachment who followed Zhao Tiehu in also looked very happy. In the eyes of these fighters, they should be able to have a good meal today.

Just before taking his seat, Zhao Tiehu also said in a timely manner: "In order to ensure safety, you take over the security guard of the Du family." All the Du family's family members are not allowed to carry weapons, and everything will be talked about after we finish eating. ”

Hearing Zhao Tiehu's instructions, the thin translator was secretly shocked in his heart, and also relayed Zhao Tiehu's words. Sun Jie, who was standing beside Zhao Tiehu and pretending to be a military Cao, also bent down at the right time and said, "Hey! ”

When the thin translator relayed Zhao Tiehu's words, although Du Xingye felt a little too cautious, he did not dare to disobey the instructions of 'Taijun'. He quickly instructed the family to put all the weapons in, and everyone went to the guard yard to stay.

With Du Xingye's cooperation, the soldiers of the combat detachment went smoothly and took over everything in the Du family. Including the Du family's granary and ammunition depot, Sun Jie also arranged for soldiers to guard it. After doing these things, I also realized that they had taken down the Du family without blood!