Liang Maocai's words made the hearts of the bandits gloomy for a while, the cottage was destroyed, where to go back? In the vast green mountains, thousands of mountains and birds are flying, and even the bear blind man has hibernated in the cave.

Gai Longquan said: "Let's do what the military advisor said, break through in the dark." ”

The snow was still falling, the visibility was less than ten feet, and the machine guns of the officers and soldiers were still roaring, but in this kind of weather they could only play a deterrent role.

When Chen Shou brought people to touch it, there was only a pile of dead pigs and dead cattle left in the col, and the bandits once again shed their shells.

Chen Zikun sneered when he heard the newspaper: "I can't run away from them." ”

Nantai is not as big as the northeast, this kind of bad weather with snowflakes as big as a seat is not every winter, although the bandits escaped from the encirclement, but they lack winter combat experience, and they can't escape from the palm of Chen Zikun's hand at all.

Chen Zikun swept away the newly fallen snow, and sure enough, he found the footprints of the bandits, followed the traces and pursued them overnight, chasing for an hour, the snow finally stopped, but the weather was colder, even the military flag was frozen very hard, and the soldiers were miserable.

Chen Zikun still said the same thing, we are bitter, the bandits are even more bitter, the road that the bandits can take, why can't the officers and soldiers go, is it possible that you are more delicate than the bandits?

Chen Shou, who was born with a pole, had a hot face, and his competitive heart came up, urging his subordinates to chase after him slowly, braving the severe cold and walking ten miles forward, fortunately, the soldiers wore snowshoes tied with branches and thatch, so that they could move freely in knee-deep snow, otherwise their clothes would have been soaked and they would have lost their combat effectiveness.

Chen Zikun took the lead and personally reconnoitred the enemy's tracks in front of the team, and when the sky was bright, he found that the footprints on the snow were a little strange, so he lay down and took a closer look, and said with a smile: "There are masters among the bandits, we are on the wrong path." ”

Chen Shou was puzzled: "Haven't you been chasing according to the footprints, how can it be wrong." ”

Chen Zikun said: "Look at these footprints, the front is heavy and the back is light, it is clear that they are wearing snowshoes, so they are suspicious, we were fooled." ”

Returning to chase again, finally caught up with the bandits at dawn, the sky was just dawning, the two sides chased me on the vast snowfield, spewing white mist-like heat in their mouths, like a small train, the guns squeaked and flew, but they couldn't hurt anyone, everyone was as tired as dead dogs, and the guns couldn't hold steadily.

The bandits were exhausted, cold and hungry, could no longer run, climbed a small hill and resisted to the death, the officers and soldiers attacked several times, and several people were killed and wounded in vain, Chen Zikun knew that the soldiers' energy had reached the limit, so he ordered to rest.

"Trap them, trap them." Chan said.

The officers and soldiers went out of the city to suppress the bandits, and they originally carried a kettle of dry food, but in such a cold environment, the water in the kettle froze, and the steamed buns were frozen like ice mounds, and they couldn't cut them with bayonets.

Suddenly, Chen Shou saw smoke rising in the distance, and said in surprise: "There is a village there!" ”

Sure enough, there was a village nearby, Chen Zikun sent people to go, half bought and half levied a batch of food, and found a sheltered place to set up a bonfire to cook soup and roast the fire, at this time the snow had all stopped, the sky and the earth were vast, the north wind was biting, the sheepskin jacket on the body was as thin as paper, and the blood of cold people was frozen.

The officers and men had hot food to eat, a bonfire to roast, and thicker clothes on their bodies, but the bandits on the hill were much more miserable, walking all day and night, gurgling in their stomachs, cold and hungry, and completely struggling.

"Brethren, can you hold on?" Gai Longquan stared at everyone with bloodshot eyes and asked, after running wildly all night, there were only more than 50 people left in Brother 100, and the rest were either arrested or left behind and froze to death.

"Hold on!" The eighth master grinned and said, he was shot in the buttocks, and it was difficult to walk, and he was still charging a good man at this time.

The rest of the brothers stared at the ground and did not speak.

The military advisor Su Qingyan wanted to speak and stopped, only glancing at Lao Jiu Xue Bin.

Xue Bin understood, and knelt in the snow: "Big brother, stop fighting, come down." ”

Liang Maocai was furious, pulled out the box cannon and pointed it at Xue Bin's head: "You eat inside and outside, if it weren't for you, the surname Chen would have let the eldest brother cook, how could there be today!" If you still want to surrender, so many brothers will die in vain! ”

Gai Longquan said calmly: "Old ten, put away the gun." ”

Liang Maocai put away the box gun hatefully, his gun was empty, and the bullets had already run out. At this time, the fragrance of roasted sweet potatoes wafted from the bottom of the mountain, and he was unwilling to say: "Don't have more, give me ten eggs and steamed buns, and I can kill them!" ”

Gai Longquan's eyes lit up: "There is a way." ”

Everyone asked what to do.

"I'm going to borrow grain from someone surnamed Chen." Gai Long Spring Road.

Everyone was shocked and persuaded the big scoop not to kill himself, but Gai Longquan was stubborn and had to go alone.

"Strategist, you persuade the eldest brother." The eighth master was in a hurry.

Su Qingyan seemed to realize something, but smiled indifferently: "It's all up to this, just let the eldest brother go, maybe there is a chance to turn around." ”

……

The officers and soldiers were on guard with guns, and suddenly saw a white flag waving on the hill, followed by a person who slowly descended the mountain, shouting: "I am the white wolf, I want to see Chen Dashuai." ”

Chen Shou knew that this was Gai Longquan, and ordered his subordinates not to shoot, and waited for him to come over and ridicule: "King Gai, are you surrendering?" ”

Gai Longquan glared: "Who said that Lao Tzu surrendered, Lao Tzu has something to say to someone surnamed Chen." ”

Although Chen Shou had a festival with Gai Longquan, he didn't dare to make a claim here and now, and flew to report to Chen Zikun, and the rear sent an order: Please!

Chen Zikun's handsome tent was set up in a sheltered place, and there was a fire stove in it, which was very warm, and he personally stood at the mouth of the tent to greet Gai Longquan, and he couldn't help but sigh secretly when he saw the famous bandit leader staggering towards him.

Now Gai Longquan no longer has the majesty of the original, his unkempt beard is frozen, his eyes are bloodshot, his body is covered with an old sheepskin jacket, the boots on his feet are torn, and there are many strips of cloth wrapped in a mess, and he looks no different from a beggar.

Chen Zikun hugged his fists: "What advice do you have for the big scoop to find your brother?" ”

Gai Longquan said with a grin: "I'm hungry in the war, so I'm looking for you to borrow some food." ”

Chen Zikun said: "It's easy to say, please inside." ”

After entering the tent, Chen Zikun asked people to bring a pot of hot mutton soup, a few ** dead dough cakes, and a pot of ** sorghum wine.

Chen Shou and a few people waited murderously outside the tent, as long as Chen Zikun gave an order, they would rush in and capture the bandit leader Gai Longquan.

Gai Longquan has been a bandit for many years, but he can't detect the danger, he drank the soup while staring at Chen Zikun from the corner of his eyes, as long as there is a slight movement, the two guns he hid in the boots will come in handy.

Chen Zikun sat with a golden knife, holding a book in his hand and looking at it intently, not caring that there was a dangerous bandit leader sitting next to him, Gai Longquan went to a private school when he was a child, and he knew a few words, and he knew that the book jacket was printed with "On War", and the author was a foreigner, called Clausewitz.

When Gailongquan was full of wine and food, Chen Zikun ordered someone to bring a basket of eggs and steamed buns that had just come out of the pot, and said indifferently: "This is the grain and grass I gave to the big boss, so that the brothers can eat and drink enough, we will not be too late to fight." ”

Gai Longquan secretly admired, in his eyes, Chen Zikun seemed to be incarnated as Guan Erye, who read the Spring and Autumn Festival at night.

"Thanks!" Gai Longquan hugged his fists, carried the basket of steamed buns, and strode up the mountain.

When he walked away, Chen Shou sighed and said: "Dashuai, it's a pity to let the tiger return to the mountain." ”

Chen Zikun smiled and said: "You don't understand, let the brothers not shoot, wait for them to surrender." ”

……

Two hours later, the bandits actually came down from the mountain, one by one, they were robbed by the waist, and Gai Longquan shouted angrily: "Please Chen Dashuai come and speak." ”

Chen Shouqi's mouth was crooked: "A bunch of cowards, the eggs and steamed buns are full, this is, machine gunner, prepare!" ”

Makqin aimed at these bandits, but Chen Zikun ordered not to shoot, and walked over step by step single-handedly, Chen Shousheng was afraid that he would suffer, so he raised his hand, dozens of rifles were raised, aiming at the other party.

Chen Zikun was not afraid, walked over on the snow and squeaked, and asked with a smile: "What does the big scoop have to say?" ”

Gai Longquan said: "Chen Dashuai, let's stop gossiping, the brothers respect you as a man, I want to do it with you, if you don't agree, it's okay, let's also let the brothers of the official army see the marksmanship of killing the tiger's mouth." ”

Chen Zikun haha: "I'll wait for your words." ”

At this point, the largest bandit in Nantai County was recruited by the official army and became the second battalion of the 7th Mixed Brigade of the Jiangdong Provincial Army.

Of course, not everyone was in favor of surrendering, Liang Maocai did not follow everyone to recruit An, but single-handedly went to Daqingshan, but he alone could not pose any threat.

The officers and soldiers returned triumphantly, the county town was happy, the new protector envoy was really powerful, and the bandits in the territory were cleared in just a few months, although there were still sporadic robbery and kidnapping, but generally speaking, the security of Nantai was a world of difference compared with half a year ago.

Chen Zikun set up a banquet in the drunken immortal residence to catch the wind for the new brothers, after three rounds of drinking, he stood up and said: "Since everyone has followed me, then I have to say ugly things in front, our current number is the Seventh Mixed Brigade, but it is not the time when you used to be a pole, you can come if you want, you can leave if you want, and if you leave the team without permission, you will be punished as a deserter." ”

For a while, the bandits, who were accustomed to being free and loose, did not speak, and their hearts were obviously not very comfortable.

Chen Zikun said: "However, there is an adaptation period for everything, I give the brothers three months to get used to it, and if you want to do it, you can continue to do it, and if you don't want to do it, we can do it, you can go back to your hometown to farm, and you can do business, but there is one thing, if you continue to be a bandit, I will continue to kill you!" ”

The bandits applauded with a strange yin and yang, they used to be the biggest pole in Nantai, Gai Longquan gave an order, and they could mobilize the bandits in the county, but now they are only a battalion commander, and Chen Shou is on an equal footing, and there is still a pimple in his heart.

Chen Zikun naturally knew that they had a problem in their hearts, and said: "I heard that some people scolded their mothers, saying that my surname Chen only gave you a battalion establishment, which is not kind, I have to say this, I don't care how majestic you used to be, if you bring in a company of soldiers, I will give you a company commander, and bring in a regiment of people, you are the regiment commander, how much official you can be, it depends on your personal ability." ”

As soon as he said this, there was a commotion below, and everyone felt that Chen Dashuai spoke openly and acted kindly, which was much better than those officials with fancy intestines.

Gai Longquan stood up with a wine bowl: "Dashuai, just have your words, I Gai Longquan promises to recruit 3,000 people for you within a month!" ”