Chapter 4: Yak Town, Deep in the Prairie
Know each other and know yourself, and you will not be defeated in a hundred battles. The scouts scattered, and until they got the exact information, Ximen Jian did not move.
In the evening, Ximen Jian sat in the tent of the head of the regiment and sat on the candle and worked overnight. Subsequently, the scouts sent out came back one after another, basically figuring out the ins and outs of the matter.
It turned out that after the beginning of autumn, in order to solve the problem of horse fodder for the cavalry division, the Kwantung Army of Little Japan sent a battalion of troops to the territory of King Gesar in Inner Mongolia, negotiated the price of foreign grass, and hired a large number of laborers to beat a lot of foreign grass.
Half a month ago, the little devil forced the migrant workers to beat the grass for them, dry it for a few days, and then bundle and load the trucks, a total of 500 large wagons, under the protection of a cavalry battalion of 360 people from the little devils, set off from the alkali grass pasture, through the yak town to a forage field at the headquarters of the Kwantung Army.
When 500 wagons walked out of Yakniu Town for 80 miles, they suddenly encountered a sneak attack by a large group of unidentified armed forces. It is said that there were about 1,000 armed men, and all of them were highly skilled in martial arts, and after a desperate battle, the cavalry battalion of the little devils was outnumbered and all killed.
The big wagons that pulled the grass were all hired by the little devils with the help of traitor guides among the local residents, and each of the big carriages had a coach owner on board, who was already frightened when he saw the battle, but fortunately the armed men did not kill them, nor did they use them to drive the cars. As for where those wagons went, it has not yet been figured out.
Later, King Gesar received the report that the grass had been robbed, and sent a fast horse to report the case to Heijiliao Province, and then King Gesar disappeared, and he must have been worried that the little devil would trouble him and hide......
"Oh......" Ximen Jian listened to the report and did not say anything.
He felt that the matter was very complicated, so he asked everyone to rest, and continued to investigate the whereabouts of the robbed grass tomorrow, and decided to go out in person and take a trip to Yakniu Town.
So, early the next morning, in accordance with the battle plan studied in Longtou Mountain and Zhan Dongyang, Ximen Jian took his adjutant Xiaohuzi, changed into the clothes of the local people, pretended to be the son and brother of a wealthy family in the provincial capital and his entourage, and walked into Yakniu Town.
Yakniu Town, located in the southeast of Hulunbuir Grassland in the border area of Mongolia and Han, the traffic extends in all directions, the business is prosperous, the street of the town is full of vendors and shops, people come and go, people wear all kinds of clothes come and go, there are many yurts and Mongolian buildings, showing the style of Mongolians.
Ximen Jian, who was wearing a set of elegant suits and a high-necked black windbreaker, shook a fan in his hand, and walked into the Yakniu Town Inn in a chic manner.
The innkeeper is a middle-aged Mongolian woman with charm, as soon as she saw Ximen Jian's dress and temperament, she knew that she must be a rich son, and hurriedly walked out of the counter, walked in front of Ximen Jian with small steps, and asked crisply: "Oh, Mr. is here?" Shall you eat or stay at a hotel? ”
Ximen Jian pretended not to hear, with a handsome square face, and looked around reservedly with big eyes. In fact, the rest of his eyes had already observed the expression of the innkeeper and the every move of the people in the entire hall.
Xiaohuzi said: "This is Dongfang Bai, the young son of Rongfa Pharmacy in Heijiliao Province, is there a first-class private room?" ”
"There are ......" The proprietress smiled all over her face, and looked at Ximen Jian, who was well-dressed, elegant, and dressed as a broad young master, and said familiarly: "It turned out to be the white son of the East!" It's really a rare guest from afar, Xiao Er, Ma Yo cleans a private room, and the distinguished guest is here! ”
Suddenly, I heard someone shouting in the private room: "Boss, the villain has already been cleaned, the new satin bedding, let the guests come over!" ”
Ximen Jian and Xiaohuzi walked in.
After the two finished washing, the proprietress came over again, flashed a pair of big eyes, and asked: "Dongfang Gongzi, our inn also also serves wine and food, you can only order what you want to eat, although you order: Mongolian-style mutton shabu shabu beef, roast whole sheep roast pheasant, Manchu Han full table roast dog steak roast duck, pork stewed vermicelli ......"
"Oh, this is a tongue twister for the name of the dish?" Xiaohuzi asked.
The proprietress smiled, and was about to continue to report the name of the dish, but was interrupted by Ximenjian, and said: "Boss, what kind of dishes do you care, as long as it is delicious and delicious, choose eight meat and eight vegetarian dishes, and it will be ...... when it is ready."
"Okay, okay, Dongfang Gongzi, please ...... later" The proprietress listened to Ximen Jian's words, and stuck out her tongue in fright, thinking that this son-in-law is really rich and generous.
She took a small step of three inches of golden lotus, and was just about to withdraw, when she turned around and glanced at Ximen Jian, and smiled charmingly: "Dongfang Gongzi, you haven't ordered wine yet, what do you want to drink?" We have milk wine, rice wine, barley wine, grassland liquor, rice wine, wine and ......"
"Hahahaha......" Ximen Jian smiled loudly and thought for a moment: "This...... This is the junction of Mongolia and Han, so you have to drink something with local characteristics, come to a catty grassland white bar. ”
"Alright!" The proprietress readily agreed and walked out.
After Ximen Jian and Xiaohuzi were full of wine and food, they walked onto the streets of Yakniu Town.
First, the two of them are new to the city, and they don't know the local enthusiasm here, so they want to take a walk, take a walk, and get familiar with the topography of the town.
Second, they want to learn from the investigation methods and methods of the 21st century special police visits and investigations, trying to find any clues and try their luck.
However, the two of them walked from the east end of the town to the west end, and from the south street to the north street, but they did not encounter any luck, and found nothing, and returned to the inn, rested for a while, and when it was time for supper, they went into the inn restaurant again.
At noon, Ximen Jian and Xiaohuzi ate in the guest room.
In the evening, I try my luck at the restaurant.
Simon walked in with a square step, swaggering in, shaking the fan in one hand, and Xiaohuzi followed behind.
Entering the lobby of the restaurant, Ximen Ken spotted a large round table near the south window crowded around a group of people who were guessing the order.
It was dog days, in this cattle town deep in the prairie, and the weather was unusually hot.
Ximen Jian looked at those rough men, who were very irregular around the round table, some were standing, some were sitting crookedly, and some were stepping on a stool, and some were open-chested, open-bodied, bare-shouldered, etc., all kinds of wild postures, and the words they said were also full of vulgarity, wildness, and powderiness......
Ximen Jian glanced at them, guessed their identities, and sat down at a small free table not far away.
"Hehe......" The proprietress had already recognized Ximen Jian, ran over and smiled, and asked, "Mr. Dongfang, what do you use at night?" ”
Ximen Jian was about to answer the proprietress when he suddenly noticed that some of the men at the big round table were peeking at him......