"So, you escaped from the cave fort in the rocky mountains? And killed six of them? Liu Laoliu was taken aback after listening to Yang Shuoming's story. I'm afraid you're in a lot of trouble. Six died at once, and I don't think they'll let you go like that, so you have to be careful. ”

"Rocky Mountain? Cave Bunker? Yang Shuoming sensed the panic in Liu Laoliu's words, and immediately asked carefully.

Liu Laoliu told Yang Shuoming that it was a group of bandits who occupied the cave fort in the rocky mountains, and the leader He Hei Donkey had always been known for his ruthlessness, and he was the most fierce of the nine grass kings of this generation. The cave fort he occupied was originally a villa built on the mountain by a Hanlin in the Qing Dynasty, because of the dangerous terrain, easy to defend and difficult to attack, it has always had the name of "can enter but not exit", and the officers and soldiers have no choice but to do it.

Yang Shuoming was secretly frightened when he heard this, and couldn't help but worry about his fate after crossing.

"I advise you to leave Ssangyong Town as soon as possible." The old man said, "Recently, I heard that there was a war on the other side of the lake, and a lot of people died, just don't go there, just find a quiet place to hide first." ”

Listening to the old man's words, Yang Shuoming, who was proficient in history, seemed to remember something, he nodded again and again, thanked the old man, and then packed up his things and left the blacksmith shop.

From the information revealed in Liu Laoliu's words, coupled with what he had seen before, Yang Shuoming had already guessed what historical time and space he was in and his approximate location.

The time where he is now should be 1913, which is the famous "Second Revolution" (also known as the "Battle of Ganning") period in history. The province where he is located should be Jiangxi Province.

Thinking that he had traveled to such an era of war and chaos, Yang Shuoming couldn't help but let out a long sigh.

Crossing, sure enough, is not a fucking easy task.

Yang Shuoming came to a snack bar on the street, ate a bowl of noodles, and after settling the bill, he was about to ask someone how to leave the town, when several horsebacks suddenly galloped over in the distance.

Yang Shuoming carefully pressed his hand on the handle of the knife on his waist, and at this time he already felt that these people should have come to him.

Sure enough, a strong man riding on a horse with a spear on his back saw Yang Shuoming, pointed to this side, and several horses rushed to Yang Shuoming and stopped.

Yang Shuoming noticed that the gun on the back of the strong man who recognized him seemed to be the "Mauser 1888" he had taken from the bandits, and understood what was going on.

This person, who is supposed to be from the security team, saw himself yesterday, so he was able to recognize himself.

Seeing Yang Shuoming standing there, a middle-aged man in his forties, dressed in elaborate silk clothes, jumped off the horse, came to Yang Shuoming, smiled kindly, and hugged his fists.

"This is Mr. Yang, right?" The middle-aged man said in a soft voice, "Our host would like to invite Mr. to come over and talk about it, and ask Mr. to give him a face." ”

"We don't seem to know each other, do we?" Yang Shuoming smiled and raised his hand to learn from him, "I don't even know who your owner is." ”

The middle-aged man smiled and said, "Didn't you know that Mr. went to see our host?" There is a way to meet thousands of miles away, if it weren't for Mr.'s righteous act, we wouldn't know each other here. He emphasized the word "righteous deeds".

Yang Shuoming heard the sound of his words, nodded, the middle-aged man shook his head, and a strong man led a horse and came to Yang Shuoming, Yang Shuoming shook his head with a smile: "I don't know how to ride a horse." ”

The middle-aged man smiled and waved his hand to a few entourage, "You go back and report first, saying that Mr. Yang and I will be there in a while." ”

The two strong men with their guns on their backs agreed, turned their horses' heads and left, kicking up a cloud of smoke and dust.

"The residence of Yidong is not far away, if Mr. Yang doesn't mind, how about walking with me?" The middle-aged man said to Yang Shuoming.

"Okay." Yang Shuoming nodded, and the two walked side by side on the street, and several of the middle-aged man's entourage also jumped off their horses and followed behind them on foot.

"In the next surname Wu, in the east of the city as a steward, Mr. Yang does not give up, just call me Lao Wu." The middle-aged man said to Yang Shuoming with a pleasant face, "Dare to ask Mr. Yang, did you just come back from studying abroad?" ”

"I studied at Waseda University, majoring in law and finance, and just graduated last year." Yang Shuoming said. In the case record left by the security team, he also wrote so.

The reason why he said that he was an international student was because he was familiar with history and knew that in the history of modern Chinese study, the number of students studying abroad was the largest. They had no way of finding out if they had stayed in the Orient.

At that time, the number of Chinese students studying abroad was completely disproportionate to the number of students studying in the United Kingdom and the United States. Moreover, the vast majority of students who stay in China are quick learners. For the purpose of earning Chinese money, I have set up many accelerated schools for Chinese students, with a semester of only one year. What you can learn in such a crash course school, only God knows. Many of these "fast-track" Chinese students do not even pass the language barrier until they graduate. It is conceivable what role such international students can play in the construction and development of the country after returning to China.

After listening to Yang Shuoming's answer, Steward Wu smiled and said: "Mr. Yang is so young, and he is so skilled, he really fulfills the old saying that 'people should not be good-looking'." ”

"Isn't Mr. Wu also a real person who doesn't show his face?" Yang Shuoming looked at Steward Wu and said with a smile.

Yang Shuoming's eyes have already given a hint just now, under the satin clothes of this Wu steward, there is a small Browning pistol, and it is a good "flower mouth".

In modern times, China was also one of the most important customers of the famous Browning pistol. At that time, China was known as the "one gun, two horses, three flowers", and considered these three to be the best quality of the "pistol" (the common name for an automatic pistol with a magazine inside the grip), and it was also the most widely used in China at that time. These three guns are all from Browning's design, "one gun" and "two horses" refer to the M1900 pistol produced in Belgium and the Colt M1903 pistol produced in the United States, "gun" and "horse" refer to the pistol on its grip and the standing galloping horse pattern respectively, and the "three flower mouth" refers to the Browning M1910 pistol, which is named after the protruding muzzle cap of this gun with a radial anti-skid pattern. Chinese folk also call it "Huakou pistol" or "chrysanthemum mouth pistol". Browning pistols entered the Chinese market mainly through entrepot trade routes. All types of Browning pistols, including the beautifully crafted M1910 pistol, were dumped into the Chinese market in large quantities through various foreign agents, and the prices were quite expensive. In China at that time, there were three main types of users of the M1910 pistol: first, high-ranking officers in the army; second, police officers and detectives, especially officers of the Concession Police Department; Third, all kinds of military and political dignitaries, wealthy businessmen, landlords and gentry, and so on. At that time, having a expensive "flower mouth" was not only enviable, but also often reflected the identity of the user.

Wu Guan was stunned for a moment, but immediately understood, and couldn't help laughing.

"Mr. Yang's eyesight is really powerful, no wonder he was able to escape from the cave fort." Steward Wu seemed to stare at Yang Shuoming inadvertently, and said, "Mr. Yang came to Jiangxi alone at this time, and it is really admirable that he can calmly turn the danger into a disaster when he encounters bandits." After he praised Yang Shuoming, he changed his words and asked: "Dare to ask Mr. Yang, what are you doing in Jiangxi?" And how did you come across bandits? ”

"I came to Jiangxi for academic investigation, and I inadvertently fell into the path of bandits." Yang Shuoming made a bitter expression, and pretended to be helpless and replied, "I really didn't know that there were so many bandits in Jiangxi before. ”

"It is located on the border of Hunan and Jiangxi, close to the mountainous area of Hunan and Jiangxi, and the bandits have always been extremely serious. Since General Li Liejun presided over the military administration of Jiangxi, the situation has changed greatly, but it is a pity that it is ...... now" Steward Wu said this, stopped talking, observed Yang Shuoming's expression, and suddenly found that a relaxed look appeared on his face.

After listening to Steward Wu's words, Yang Shuoming's previous judgment was finally confirmed, he took a long breath and said, "Does Mr. Wu know the situation of this bandit entrenched in the Troubled Stone Mountain? ”

"I don't know very well, I only know that this He Black Donkey was originally the leader of the bandits on the Hunan and Jiangxi borders, and he had an internal conflict with his accomplices over there, and he couldn't get mixed up, so he came to Jiangxi." Steward Wu said, "About the year before last, the Ranshi Mountain was originally an uninhabited barren mountain, and it is said that there was an abandoned mansion of Hanlin on it, and this Hunan bandit flowed here, turning it into a fortress that was easy to defend and difficult to attack, and they used it as a lair, often plundering merchants and traveling around, and disturbing the towns and villages from time to time. The people suffered greatly. ”

"This He Black Donkey's real name is He Yousan, his surname is brutal, and there are three brothers below, all of whom are murderers who don't blink." Steward Wu continued, "The black donkey is said to have good marksmanship, which can extinguish the incense head a hundred steps away, and climb the mountain and climb the rock like walking on the ground. There were more than 500 people and more than 200 guns. ”

"There are only more than 500 bandits, why don't the officers and soldiers exterminate them?" Yang Shuoming remembered what happened to him in the bandit's lair and couldn't help asking.

"Due to the inconvenient transportation and treacherous terrain, it was not easy for the officers and men to advance and retreat. Now that the fighting at Hukou is raging, it is even more impossible to suppress bandits. Steward Wu said.

"I see that there are security guards in the town, and they are all equipped with foreign guns, so they can't destroy this gang of bandits?" Yang Shuoming remembered the security captain who had surrendered his gun and asked again.

"Mr. Yang doesn't know that the bandits around here are not only He Heidonkey's gang." Steward Wu smiled and said, "The strength of the security team is limited, and their duty is to ensure the safety of the town. It's not impossible to suppress the bandits, but I'm afraid that if they leave on the front foot, Shuanglong Town will let another group of bandits take it. ”

"I see." Yang Shuoming sighed, and his heart couldn't help but be gloomy.