Perhaps because Cao Yifeng was beaten too badly by the Beiyang Army, he was only placed outside the courtyard when he was brought back to Cao's house. After all, the people of the Cao family may be afraid when they see Cao Yifeng, who has a blue nose and swollen face and is covered in blood, maybe because the stimulation is too great, there will be a kind of despair of breaking the jar and breaking it. If the Cao family's choice is the latter, the Beiyang Army will also have a headache. Their goal is to make the Cao family give money according to the rules, not to destroy the Cao family. At least until they get the money, they can't choose to destroy the Cao family.

In this case, the Beiyang Army did not bring Cao Yifeng into the courtyard of the Cao family, but found a shady place outside for Cao Yifeng, who was limping while walking, to sit down and rest. Even brought him a bowl of water. Cao Yifeng was also desperate about this matter, and the Beiyang Army let Cao Yifeng sit on the ground, but did not release him. Listening to the screams of the family members in the courtyard, although Cao Yifeng felt uncomfortable in his heart, he could only sit on the ground surrounded by a group of Beiyang troops, and he was completely powerless about what happened to the Cao family.

After the war began, the Beiyang Army standing around Cao Yifeng was defeated by rows, and the surviving Beiyang Army fled to the courtyard of Cao's house in a swarm, and all the Beiyang Army who chose to flee in all directions were defeated. When the bullets were flying, there was also a Beiyang Army responsible for guarding Cao Yifeng who tried to pull Cao Yifeng up, but only half of it was pulled up, Cao Yifeng felt that the Beiyang Army suddenly let go, and when he looked up, blood gushed out of the throat of the Beiyang Army soldier. Then the body fell backwards.

Cao Yifeng's already numb emotions suddenly became excited, and joy and confusion existed at the same time. He seemed sluggish just now, but in fact, his heart was constantly moving. He thought of the catastrophe that the Cao family should not have suffered, and the grief of his family after this catastrophe. I regret that I actually led the wolf into the house myself. Cao Yifeng himself didn't believe in any gods and Buddhas, and he prayed in his heart to all the gods and Buddhas he could think of. At present, there are many foreign missionaries in Hebei, and they often carry a cross to preach everywhere on weekdays. Although the villagers were extremely dissatisfied with these foreign believers, Cao Yifeng still remembered that these guys called the foreign gods they believed in "God". In a hurry, Cao Yifeng even prayed for those foreign "gods" who were looked down upon on weekdays. The Beiyang Army is so fierce, it is naturally impossible to expect them to change their sex, so the only way left is for an army to attack and kill these bastards.

Now Cao Yifeng felt that his prayers had worked, and everywhere he could see were running soldiers and officers of the Beiyang Army. "Where the hell is this troop? Could it be that his brother brought someone over to save the Cao family? Cao Yifeng thought excitedly. But that dream was soon shattered. The Beiyang officers and soldiers ran like a frightened flock of sheep and screamed, "The People's Party is here!" Hearing the word People's Party, Cao Yifeng was immediately disappointed. The Beiyang Army in front of him may be terrifying, but Cao Yifeng invited the Beiyang Army to come over in order to fight the more terrible People's Party. Seeing that the Beiyang Army was knocked to the ground one by one, Cao Yifeng was clever, he simply fell to the ground and pretended to be dead.

Since he had never seen war, Cao Yifeng felt that the violent explosions and dense bullet rain were not so terrifying, and the firecrackers during the Spring Festival were not much different from this. The only difference may be that the sound of the weapon is louder, and the shock of the explosion is uncontrollable. I don't know how long it took, but the sound of shouting outside the courtyard of the Cao family gradually disappeared. Outside the Cao family compound that became a battlefield, there was only the choking smell of gunsmoke, and the miserable cries for help of the Beiyang Army that were not dead on the ground.

Because he was tied up to explain, Cao Yifeng couldn't raise his head at all after lying down. And he was extremely afraid in his heart, such a fierce army in Beiyang was beaten to the ground by the People's Party in an instant, how cruel and tyrannical would the People's Party's army be? Curiosity is human nature, and the more he feels the fear of the unknown, the more curious Cao Yifeng is about the People's Party army he has never met. Because he had been beaten by the Beiyang Army, Cao Yifeng was still a little dizzy in his head, and he tried to raise his head slightly to search for the People's Party, but the initial results made him a little disappointed. Because of the combination of lying on the ground from a very different perspective and a slightly blurred vision after being beaten, the familiar scene became very strange, and there was no trace of the person. Cao Yifeng wanted to continue to raise his head and search more carefully, but this action affected the injuries on his neck and back, and he couldn't help but let out a low moan, and had to give up this effort.

The calm on the battlefield did not last long, and soon the sound of gunfire came from the courtyard of the Cao family. The BJP on the opposite side followed suit and launched a counterattack. The screams of the Beiyang Army continued to be heard from the wall, and the screams of the Beiyang Army were also constantly heard in the courtyard. Thinking about it, the Beiyang Army suffered a big loss in this confrontation.

After waiting for a while, fierce gunshots rang out at the back door of the Cao family's courtyard. In addition to the shooting of ordinary rifles, there was a light continuous popping sound, and in a few moments there were several explosions. Of course, screams are also indispensable. Cao Yifeng was not able to see it with his own eyes, he could still imagine that the Beiyang Army was attacked by the People's Party, and he thought that coming out of the back door was already as dead and wounded as the front door. "Hey, hey!" Cao Yifeng couldn't help but laugh in a low voice, these bandits in Beiyang also have such retribution, Cao Yifeng felt as happy as eating honey fruit in his heart.

As soon as the fighting at the back door of the Cao family stopped, someone in the front yard of the Cao family shouted at the top of his voice: "People outside, what are you going to do?" The voice trembled, and the fear in the hearts of those who shouted was evident.

The attacking side outside quickly gave an answer, and Cao Yifeng heard someone shouting not far in front of the Cao family's compound: "Listen to the Beiyang Army inside, you surrender immediately now, and our Workers' and Peasants' Revolutionary Army will give preferential treatment to prisoners!" ”

There was silence in the courtyard for a while, and then someone continued to shout: "The boss outside, the brothers are all carrying guns and eating food." Otherwise, you get out of the way, and we will be in Linzhang County. We don't want anything from the Cao family, we leave all the things to the boss outside! ”

Hearing that the Beiyang Army actually used the Cao family's property as a bargaining chip, Cao Yifeng was shocked in his heart. Before he could figure out what to do, he heard the People's Party troops outside shouting: "Brothers of the Beiyang Army in the courtyard, our Workers' and Peasants' Revolutionary Army is fighting your Beiyang Army, and we are not bandits, what does the property of the Cao family have to do with us?" We repeat, you are already surrounded, and now laying down your arms and surrendering quickly is the only way. If you do not surrender, we of the Revolutionary Army of Workers and Peasants will continue to attack until we destroy you all. In addition, the people of the Cao family, we, the Workers' and Peasants' Revolutionary Army, advise you not to harm the common people. Our discipline favors the captives, but we will never spare those who harm the people. ”

There was silence in the courtyard for a while, and then someone shouted: "Don't rush in, if you rush in, we will kill all the people of the Cao family!" You're forcing us to do that! ”

His parents and family were so threatened by the Beiyang Army, Cao Yifeng was naturally scared enough. However, he had an indescribable doubt, so that Cao Yifeng had to use his brain to try to distinguish where his doubts were. After a long while, he figured out that in this battle, the Cao family was originally on the side of the Beiyang Army. But in the conversation just now, it was the People's Party, the sworn enemy of the Cao family, that tried to keep the Cao family, and the Beiyang Army actually threatened the People's Party with the lives of the Cao family's entire family not to attack. This is also too unexpected.

However, Cao Yifeng is not a three-year-old child, and what he shouts does not mean what he thinks in his heart. Even now, Cao Yifeng does not regard the People's Party as his own. And based on today's experience, Cao Yifeng has completely despaired of Beiyang. Yelling at them to kill the Cao family, Cao Yifeng can't be regarded as a joke at all. The plan now is not to let the two sides fight again under any circumstances. Even though his heart was still full of fear of the battlefield, Cao Yifeng still tried to get up, lying on the ground for so long, plus being beaten, he only drank a bowl of water for most of the day today, and after standing up with difficulty, Cao Yifeng only felt dizzy and his legs were weak, and he almost fell to the ground again.

There was no Beiyang Army lying on the wall of the Cao family's compound to shoot on it, and Cao Yifeng stumbled in the direction of the People's Party. As he ran, he searched for traces of the BJP. In front of the Cao family's compound is a large open space, which is what Mr. Feng Shui said that if the compound is facing the road, it will be easy to be washed away, but the Cao family refuses to let other people's courtyards face the Cao family. That's why I got this clearing. During the summer harvest, it is often used as a drying ground for wheat. Far away is the courtyard of other people's houses. At some point, the BJP had piled up sacks at the edge of the clearing, and some guns were sticking out from behind the sacks. Next to the courtyards of other people's houses, there were also shadows and some figures standing or lying on their stomachs, and the whole place where the People's Party looked sparsely populated, and there was no feeling of gathering soldiers.

"Sir, don't shoot. I'm not a bad person! Cao Yifeng shouted as he ran with his hands tied behind his back.

The People's Party did not shoot, but when Cao Yifeng approached the position of the People's Party, two people came out of nowhere and forcibly dragged Cao Yifeng aside. Cao Yifeng didn't struggle, and obediently let the left and right people drag aside. The two first searched Cao Yifeng's body. found the hidden pocket slit under Cao Yifeng's armpit, where there were a few oceans. The money in Cao Yifeng's arms had been searched by the Beiyang Army after being beaten, and the people of the People's Party searched far more carefully than the Beiyang Army, and even Cao Yifeng's hidden money was found. But Cao Yifeng was surprised to find that after the People's Party determined that it was not a weapon, it stuffed the money into Cao Yifeng's pocket, and had no intention of taking it for itself at all.

After searching his body, the two set up Cao Yifeng again and took him to an intersection in the village not too far from the battlefield. After several inquiries, the two approached the People's Party's assembly area, one dragged Cao Yifeng to the side, and the other went over to speak.

Cao Yifeng saw the People's Party on the way, and the total number was also one hundred and ten. Although it was very strange that the People's Party was less than 30% of the Beiyang Army, but it was able to defeat the Beiyang Army, Cao Yifeng's attention was attracted by something else. The Beiyang Army is terrible, and their horror is cruelty and greed to people. But when marching, the Beiyang Army looked quite tired. And the BJP, which has not been seen for a long time, has no such feeling at all. Everyone is full of energy, everyone is busy, everyone is quite serious with a straight face, but there is no gangster spirit and the ferocity deliberately pretended to intimidate others in the Beiyang Army.

If the Beiyang Army gave Cao Yifeng a similar fear of wild beasts, the people's party's concentration and vigorous vitality, as well as the soldier's unique vigorous demeanor, made Cao Yifeng feel an indescribable awe.

Soon, Cao Yifeng was taken to the head of the People's Party. The chief asked, "This fellow, how did you get tied up by the Beiyang Army?" ”

Cao Yifeng was naturally not stupid enough to publicly admit that his Cao family went to the county seat to invite someone to suppress the Cao family's shop, and he replied: "Sir, I am from the Cao family, and the Beiyang Army took a fancy to our family's money, so they came over to rob our family." I was caught by them first, and they were afraid that I would run home to report the news, so they tied me up. ”

After finishing speaking, Cao Yifeng did not ask to loosen his ties, but knelt down straight to the officers of the People's Party, "Sir, my name is Cao Yifeng, and I am from the Cao family." Just now I heard that the Beiyang Army had detained our family, sir, I beg you to save my family! ”

When the commander of the People's Party saw Cao Yifeng kneeling, he hurriedly went up to help him, and the soldiers on the left and right also helped drag Cao Yifeng up. "Fellow, we must destroy this Beiyang Army. We'll do our best to protect your people in battle, but we can't pack a ticket to get them out. ”

Cao Yifeng was not happy about this kindness, he continued to say loudly: "Sir! You just let the Beiyang Army go, and after they leave our Cao family, you can fight as you like. They're hiding in my yard, and it's hard to fight! As long as you can save our Cao family, I will be a cow and a horse for you in the next life. ”

As a person whose piety is absolutely doubtful, Cao Yifeng did not hesitate to promise his next life.

"Fellow, I know you're worried about your family. But you're asking us for the wrong person now. It's Beiyang who is holding your family, not us. The commander of the Workers' and Peasants' Revolutionary Army had already sunk his face when he heard Cao Yifeng say this. Cao Yifeng is a member of the Cao family, although the People's Party did not have the task of eradicating the Cao family in this military operation, but most of the People's Party troops have participated in land reform, and the Cao family has always been the object of struggle, in the eyes of the commander, the conflict between the Cao family and Beiyang is purely a dog-eat-dog struggle. If the Cao family can be saved, the Workers' and Peasants' Revolutionary Army will not refuse. However, in order to save the Cao family, it is also impossible to change the combat deployment.

Cao Yifeng is not stupid, he didn't speak all the way he was brought over, it's not that he was scared stupid, but he was trying to think about how to solve the problem in front of him. After being rejected by the head of the People's Party without hesitation, Cao Yifeng hurriedly said: "My house has a secret passage, and the chief can enter my house through the secret passage!" ”

PS: There's another chapter a little later.