In the melee of various factions, the local government can only go with the flow, in 1926 ~ 1927, Henan changed seven provincial governors, the shortest only worked for more than a month before being knocked down. This is still the case in the province, and it is even more trivial for the local government to change the county magistrate, and the army sends a staff officer to a place to be the county magistrate. Officials were frequently replaced, government orders were changed day by day, the original ruling order was completely destroyed, and government functions could not be mentioned.

As a result, the militia regiments, which evolved from the traditional regimental training and armed forces, re-emerged.

Because natural disasters and man-made disasters are connected, survival is already difficult, there is no order, some "cunning people, recklessly", abandon the good for bandits, the people are deeply harmed, pinning their hopes on the government that collects grain and taxes, but at this time the government has become a wine bag and rice bag, so the bandits are getting worse day by day, and some peasants are plagued by bandits, and there is no way to redress their grievances, so they have to pull the rod for the bandits to avenge their personal revenge.

Because the official anti-bandit forces, such as the military and police, are unable to eradicate and eradicate bandits, local law and order cannot be guaranteed. In order to protect the safety of their lives and property, the gentry and common people in various localities had to organize themselves and advocate the formation of popular self-defense armed forces for self-defense.

Under the suggestion and organization of Zong Baichuan, the Yang family seized such an opportunity and organized the armed group Lianzhuang Association, that is, the militia group, with the call of protecting the territory and the people. The Yang family is not only an advocate of righteousness, but also has successively invested a large amount of manpower, material and financial resources in the militia group they organized, so that the organization of the militia is gradually complete, the equipment is gradually complete, and the scale is also increasing day by day.

Because the militia groups are very handy in observing the geographical environment and selecting dangerous strongholds, they can defend against bandit attacks in an environment they are familiar with and help the officers and troops advance and suppress the bandits, and they can also give full play to their own advantages and achieve the best results of guerrilla or defense.

At the same time, due to its geographical and blood characteristics, it can unite the clan and the people in the township in a certain area and time, and hold the same hatred and hatred of the enemy based on the "protection of the hometown and the family", which can strengthen the will of the neighbors to resist the enemy together, thus forming a certain cohesion.

The county chronicles record: In the summer and May of the 18th year of the Republic of China, Gao Cripple (nicknamed the Son of Heaven) gathered four or five hundred people to invade Qulong Town, and each village sent a certain amount of yuan, and the violation was attacked. The Yang family resisted and refused to pay, and called the militia to fight. The thieves then led the crowd to besiege, and the militia in the siege tried their best to resist with guns and fast guns, and the thieves were seriously killed and wounded. In Vietnam, more than 300 thieves and monks Xu Wu and Li Xiaoyin came to attack, and the militia resisted bravely and did not dare to slack off. Three days later, they met with the thieves and fought in Jiatun and Maojiazhuang, southeast of Qulong Town, and the militia and the surrounding people rose up and fought with the bandits......

Yang Tianfeng's father was seriously injured in the battle against the bandits, and although he was treated in many ways, his body collapsed, and finally died early. In other words, Yang Tianfeng's status and influence were actually fought out with the blood of his father, Zong Baichuan and others.

Although Yang Tianfeng didn't want to clash with the Japanese devils too early, he couldn't do it if he wanted to sit back and watch his compatriots being brutally killed.

Moreover, the Japanese are tantamount to bullying to the doorstep, and if he pretends to be deaf and dumb, his prestige will be greatly reduced. I believe that it won't be long before the rumors of the eldest young master of the Yang family groveling and currying favor with the Japanese like a dog will spread and everyone will hear it.

Zheng Laocheng and his daughter were also startled by the gunshots, behind them were devils, and on the embankment were several puppet soldiers with loaded guns. They stood dumbfounded in the shallow water below the embankment and looked up, seemingly in a dilemma.

Yang Tianfeng had already recognized Zheng Laocheng, and looked at the girl next to him, fifteen or sixteen years old, with a melon seed face, slender eyebrows, and a slightly upturned nose with a hint of childish innocence.

She had combed her braids, but they were not long, like a coarse twist. It was probably because the body was growing too fast, and there were no clothes that fitted him, and the blue coarse cloth calico shirt he wore on his body looked narrow and small, with his wrists and ankles exposed, and his dark and translucent eyes were full of panic and fear.

At this time, there was no time for him to call Zheng Laocheng's father and daughter, shouting and asking for warmth, and caring for him. He saves people by instinct and righteous indignation, and does not expect others to kowtow and thank them, he just wants to have as much conscience as possible.

"Let's go, to the docks." Yang Tianfeng looked around at his subordinates, waved his hand vigorously, and said loudly: "The bullets are all loaded, follow me to meet the Japanese." ”

No one said a word, they looked at each other, these people obviously lacked the psychological preparation to confront the Japanese, and they didn't know what Yang Tianfeng was going to do for a while?

", they're dumb." Xiao Si narrowed his eyes and scolded: "Whose do you eat, whose drinks, and whose money do you receive?" Whatever the young master says, we will do it; Whoever dares to provoke the young master, we will fight with whomever we want. I don't even understand, and I'm a? ”

Xiao Si scolded, and this group of people understood. Regardless of whether they are afraid or not, they are soldiers of the Yang family, and the young master's words are orders, whether he is right or not, they must be executed. So, the dozen or so men made the various guns in their hands click, and tried to widen their eyes and puff out their chests, as if they were loyal to the Lord.

Yang Tianfeng rolled his eyes, his worries were right, the Yang family's militia was not reorganized, and it was pure nonsense to want to fight the Japanese. It was really prescient to carefully select yourself and organize a team of absolute obedience first.

Although he used a variety of means, including money, treatment, righteousness, and family affection, to maintain such a team, this seemed to be the only and fast way.

The group rushed to the dock and was facing the Japanese devils who got off the boat. The people on the docks have already been far away, and the Japanese devil is a rare species for most people, but it is the first time I have seen it.

The legendary Jap is no different from the blue-faced fanged cannibal demon. Moreover, these Japanese soldiers were very fierce after disembarking from the ship, and a few of them who ran slowly and had no eyes were kicked in their shoes and beaten with the butts of their guns.

Except for one translator, there are thirteen people in total, which is exactly one class. Yang Tianfeng glanced at it, and then focused his attention on Koshiro Morino, because here he has the highest military rank, and he is a Cao Chang, which is equivalent to a sergeant.

Koshiro Morino and Yang Tianfeng looked at each other, although his military rank was not high, but in his heart, the Shina people were just second-class people, and all the Japanese had to be greeted by the Shina people with a nod and a bow. What is the deputy head of the security regiment, what is the deputy commander of the garrison, but he is just a high-ranking Shina person, a lackey and a slave supported by the Imperial Japanese Army.

But now, Yang Tianfeng's gaze made him very uncomfortable, and instead of the humility and flattery he usually saw, he seemed unruly. and led a group of people, very aggressive.