Without waiting for An Yi's order, Hu Zi ran out of the main hall in a few steps and blew the assembly whistle, and all the two hundred and two brothers quickly got up, and the whole team was completed in less than a minute.

An Yi came to the courtyard accompanied by the anxious old Zeng and his wife, looked up at the bright moon in the sky just after the Midyear Festival, sank his face, and scanned the more than 200 officers and soldiers who looked panicked with sharp eyes:

"Brethren, we are late, and the stragglers of the warlords have fled to the village of Shuanggang, five kilometers to the north, and are scourging our good brothers and sisters, robbing them of their pitiful belongings and food. Brethren, what should we do as revolutionary soldiers? Do you just sweep the snow in front of your own house and sit back and watch these people do evil? ”

"Kill! Kill! Kill! ”

More than 200 brothers roared in unison, and dozens of brothers from Hunan almost burst into flames in their eyes.

"Good! Take out our blood surname! ”

An Yi shouted, and then decisively ordered: "A platoon immediately follows Hu Zi and sets off, and must arrive at Shuanggang Village within forty minutes, the brothers who come from Shuanggang Village to report the news will assist you, and the specific actions will be under Hu Zi's full command, go!" ”

"Yes!"

Hu Zi and a platoon of forty brothers replied loudly, and this elite battalion composed of the original three companies and five platoons as the backbone took the lead in setting off, ran out of the courtyard and immediately accelerated and rushed north.

Running beside Hu Zi was Zeng Changgeng, a seventeen-year-old man from Shuanggang Village who came to report the news, although he was a little tired after running for more than ten miles, he was worried about the lives of his parents and fellow villagers, and his potential inspired him to run faster than anyone else.

The exuberant fighting spirit displayed by the first platoon greatly stimulated all the brothers, and the second and third platoons, under the leadership of the company's deputy Chen Kan, quickly followed up, and only more than 80 officers and soldiers of the second company were still standing in the courtyard, anxiously watching An Yi, waiting for his next order.

An Yi walked up to Lao Zeng and his wife and comforted him in a low voice: "Uncle Zeng, uncle and aunt, don't worry, at most, my brothers will be able to rush to Shuanggang in half an hour." When Chang Gung came to report the news, the Liukou had just entered the village, and these people were chased and driven away by the revolutionary army, tired and hungry, and they were probably eating at the moment, otherwise they would not have the strength to do evil. Let the little nephew bring the rest of the brothers over now...... Uncle Zeng, you'd better organize the young people in the village and rush there, it's always good to have more people. The little nephew will set off now, and he will go all out to rescue my eldest sister, second sister and fellow villagers who have never met, you can rest assured! ”

"Nephew Xian be careful all the way, I'll gather people and horses to rush over......"

The bright moonlight shone like hoarfrost on the rugged mountain road, An Yi led the brothers to the north, less than two kilometers, the brothers' physical fitness showed exhaustion, more than 20 brothers of the original third company followed closely behind An Yi, including the thin winter boy, still maintained the speed of the beginning of the march, and the other more than 50 brothers from the original first and second companies had heavy footsteps, and had appeared in a limit state, the speed became slower and slower, and gradually fell behind.

An Yi instructed Cai Guangqing, the deputy of the company, to lead the brothers to continue to advance, stopping and waiting for more than 50 brothers behind him to catch up.

Mu Recall was ashamed and anxious, looked left and right, broke off a branch on the side of the road, rushed to the back of the team in a few steps, and roared while jerking at the last brother, only to hear a few screams, the whole team seemed to suddenly gain strength, all the brothers rushed forward without life, and when they turned three corners, they actually caught up with the team in front.

Lu Xiong, the leader of the platoon, stopped An Yi at the awkward mouth about 800 meters away from Shuanggang: "Deputy battalion commander, the village is surrounded by mountains on three sides, and there is only one entrance to the east. The brothers of the second and third platoons were occupying the favorable terrain north and south of the village, and the enemy, about 140 people, were all eating and drinking on the large sunscreen in the village, two heavy machine guns and seven light machine guns were still on one side, and there was no fortification in the village and the commanding heights around it, and it seemed that all the men, women, and children in the village were gathered on the big sunflat to serve them. Company Commander Hu asked you to lead the brothers to rush in directly from the entrance of the village, and with the sound of three gunshots, the brothers of a company and three platoons surrounded them from three sides, and with a surprise lightning strike, none of these gangsters could escape! ”

"Beautiful! Well done with the beard! ”

An Yi turned around and called Cai Guangqing and Mu to recall: "You two led the six platoons to block the entrance of the village and advance steadily, never letting an enemy escape!" Cheer up in four rows and five rows, follow me! ”

"Yes!"

An Yi pulled out the shell gun and took the lead, and together with Lu Xiong, he led more than 50 panting brothers to rush to the entrance of the village at full speed, turning two thatched huts to see the bonfire blazing, the black miasma of the big sun, ambushed in the dark place of the west saw An Yi leading the team to rush, raised the gun and fired three shots, three platoons of more than 130 brothers shouted in unison, rushed into the sunning from three directions, and in a blink of an eye, more than 100 panicked people surrounded in the middle.

The enemy lieutenant colonel on the main table on the east side of the main table with a beard and a fierce eye pulled out his pistol in a panic, hugged the pregnant woman who was forced to pour wine and serve beside him, pressed the gun to the temple of the pregnant woman, and shouted loudly: "Whoever dares to touch a single hair of Lao Tzu, Lao Tzu will pull this girl on her back." ”

The brethren had never experienced such a thing, and none of them dared to act rashly with their guns, and several of the leaders around the enemy chieftain saw that the boss had succeeded, and they also drew their shell guns and pointed them in all directions, and the whole sunning suddenly fell silent, except for the occasional cry of children and the crackling of the campfire.

An Yi gestured slightly to the beard of more than ten meters opposite, and took a few steps forward to stare at the bearded enemy chief with a smile: "This old brother, everyone has something to discuss!" I am the battalion deputy of the second division of the first army of the National Revolutionary Army, my surname is An, and I was ordered to lead 500 brothers into the mountains to suppress bandits. Listening to my brother's accent, it's Hubei Xiaoren, right? I don't know what to call my brother? ”

The enemy chief was slightly startled, and saw clearly the five machine guns erected on the roofs on three sides, and was quite jealous: "Hmph, you don't care what Lao Tzu is called, hurry up and take your men and horses to get out of the way, Lao Tzu will not embarrass the villagers here, as long as you take a few people to a safe place, you will let them back." ”

An Yi seemed to have made a lot of determination, so he nodded: "Okay, you and I are both soldiers, I hope you don't insult the reputation of soldiers." I'm going to tell my people to get out of the way, manly man, and talk about it! ”

After An Yi finished speaking, he slowly retreated, putting away the barge gun while turning around and signaling the brothers behind him to disperse.

Seeing An Yi's gesture quietly, Hu Zi also waved his hand to signal the brothers to retreat. Seeing this, the enemy chief ordered the leaders around him to take a girl to protect him, and then loudly ordered the frightened brothers around him to quickly pick up their weapons and pick up their machine guns, and while tightly strangling the neck of the young pregnant woman, he looked around and shouted, and the muzzle of the shell gun in his hand unconsciously left the pregnant woman's head and pointed into the air.

An Yi, who has been observing the movements of the enemy chief with the corner of his eye, where will he let go of this opportunity?

said that it was too late, An Yi suddenly turned his body, raised his hand is a shot, and after the "snap" of the gunshot, he immediately rushed forward, and before the enemy chief who was shot in the center of his eyebrows fell, he hugged the pregnant woman who fell slowly, and the smoking muzzle of the gun pressed against the head of the other leader, staring coldly at the captain who was trembling and pointing a gun at his chest, and shouted loudly:

"If there is a seed, give Lao Tzu a shot...... Don't dare? What the fuck are you shooting—"

With a "bang", the enemy captain threw away the shell gun and knelt on the ground: "Spare your life, sir, the younger brother is also forced to do so...... Spare your life, sir......"

Seeing this, the brothers all threw themselves at the enemy in the circle, and a stubborn enemy major had just raised his gun, when he was punched by Lu Xiong, who rushed to him, his neck was broken, and there was a crisp "click" breaking sound, and the remaining enemies were so frightened that they fell to their knees and were disarmed in a burst of angry roars. More than 300 villagers around also gathered around, calling for their children and daughters, and their voices were desolate.

"Sir, this is my eldest sister......

Zeng Changgeng, who called the police to lead the way, ran to An Yi, picked up the unconscious pregnant woman in An Yi's arms, sat on the ground and shouted loudly: "Sister, sister, wake up......"

The pregnant woman's husband, who was beaten with a blue nose and swollen face, also ran over, knelt beside his wife and called out sadly.

An Yi looked at the pregnant woman's torn collar and bruised breasts, shook his head sadly, walked to Hu Zi's side and whispered orders, Hu Zi nodded and sent a row of brothers out of the village to guard, and walked with An Yi to the more than 130 prisoners who knelt in a large pile, and the other seven officers were tied up and thrown in front of the pile.

"You don't have to kneel, sit down!"

An Yi ordered kindly, seeing that the captives were half-convinced, hesitated for a moment and then all changed to a sitting position, An Yi nodded with satisfaction, and walked in front of the seven officers who were firmly bound: "Who is the leader among you...... Don't want to say? Good! ”

An Yi turned around and walked to the stone mill in the middle of the sundeck, stepped up, and said loudly to the villagers: "Folks, we are the bandit suppression unit of the First Army of the National Revolutionary Army, and we are entrusted by Uncle Zeng, the gentry of Qingxi Village, to urgently rescue the villagers who have been poisoned by the rogues!" Fortunately, we arrived in time and did not let this group of bandits continue to do evil. Now, please ask the villagers to identify who is the most vicious and the most bullying among these rogues, and today, I and more than 200 brothers will call the shots for the villagers! Hey...... Wait, I'm not done yet......"

As soon as these words came out, the crowd boiled, and almost all the angry villagers flocked to the heavily guarded captives, especially the seven officers who had done many evils, and were surrounded by the villagers who swarmed up layer after layer, and the sound of crying and cursing rang out in one piece, and countless feet and dense fists fell on the seven sinners in pieces.

If it weren't for the efforts of the brothers who had been ordered by the beard in advance, these seven small leaders who had been tied up by the flowers would have been beaten to death by the group.

Finally persuaded the emotional villagers, Lao Zeng also led nearly 100 Qingxi young people to hurry up, under the guidance of the village elders, saw the son-in-law who was beaten with a blue nose and swollen face and the daughter who had woken up, knowing that the pregnant eldest daughter was fine, he put his mind at ease, and pulled the second daughter and the second son-in-law who ran to the side burst into tears, comforted his daughter a few words, and came to An Yi with a group of crying village elders:

"Virtuous nephew, how can you make me thank you? With such great kindness, hundreds of villagers in my two villages ...... How can you repay it......"

An Yi hurriedly jumped off the stone mill and hugged the tearful old Zeng: "Uncle Zeng, it's okay, it's okay!" How about you and the seniors in the village persuade the villagers to let the little nephew and brothers deal with it? ”

"Good, good! Everything is arranged by the virtuous nephew. ”

The village elder advised the villagers to step back, An Yi and Hu Zi whispered a few words, and under the gaze of hundreds of pairs of eyes, they strode in front of more than a hundred captive soldiers:

"Brothers, I know that most of you, like us, are from poor backgrounds, and it is not your fault that you are here today, but how can you bear to oppress the villagers who are as poor as yourself? Think about it, what would you think if there were other armies in your hometown like you, robbing your family, beating your parents, and even ruining your wives and sisters? Tell me, what would you think? ”

The captives hung their heads in shame and didn't dare to look at An Yi again, but An Yi didn't let them go because of this:

"I know that your army is different from our revolutionary army -- the purpose of our war is to eliminate the warlords, liberate the suffering people in the world, and let everyone live a life of land and land and not oppression, not for any commander or warlord, we only fight for the common people of the world. You see, the common people support us and treat us as their own relatives and their own soldiers, but what about you? All that can be accepted is hateful gaze!

Okay, you'll slowly understand these truths, and now I just want to ask you, should these seven evil leaders be killed? In a few moments my brothers will pull them out one by one, and I will ask you one by one, respecting your opinions, if half of you say that you should not be killed, I will let him go immediately, and if less than thirty percent of you intercede for him, then he will be innocent! Listen up...... Start now! ”

Lu Xiong and Su Tieming, the two fierce platoon commanders, immediately brought out a lieutenant leader, and with a slight force, he made the little leader into a kneeling position.

Beard slowly pulled out the seven-star treasure knife at his waist, and the cold and shining blade reflected the wisps of moonlight and firelight, reflecting Beard's cold face even more fiercely.

The people in the audience watched everything in the field silently, and many young people had eager lights shining in their eyes.

An Yi faced the captive and asked kindly, "Brothers, take a good look, should this person be killed?" ”

The captives looked at the unruly little leader, and lowered their heads one after another, An Yi laughed, waved his big hand, and the treasure knife in his beard fell like lightning, "Bang-", the disgusted head flew up three feet, and several blood arrows shot out from the flat neck cavity, and the thick blood suddenly drifted around.

The next six small leaders were not so strong, either they were so frightened that they could not speak, or they were paralyzed like mud, begging loudly, however, more than a hundred captive soldiers, none of them pleaded for them, and the sword in Huzi's hand swung six times in a row, and everything was over.

More than 30 veterans of the second platoon rushed in, carrying headless corpses and hideous heads out of the village in the blink of an eye.

The rich blood and brutal killing instantly dissolved the resentment in the hearts of hundreds of villagers, and also frightened more than 130 captives into dissipation.

An Yi announced loudly at this time: "The first evil has been removed, and the rest are not guilty!" Brothers, I hope that you will remember this profound lesson of today, and that no matter where you go in the future, you will not wantonly bully the common people, and do not commit crimes that are the outrage of people and gods for the sake of your own momentary pleasure! Well, this is the end of the matter, and now I declare to you that those who are willing to join our army are warmly welcomed by me and my brethren, and that they will not be guilty of the past, and that they will henceforth be good brothers who eat in a cauldron. It doesn't matter if you don't want to join our army, I have prepared a little coil for the brothers here, and distributed two oceans to each of them, hoping that the brothers will not have to starve and freeze on the way home...... Beard, whole team! ”

"Yes!"

The beard saluted and turned to the captive: "Stand up...... Attention! Those who are willing to stay, gather on my left-hand side, and those who don't want to stay on the right-hand side, and begin! ”

Prisoners, look at me, I look at you, and in the end most of the desperate people came to the left hand side of the beard and lined up, and only seventeen people went to the right.

An Yi kindly called seventeen people to line up at the temporary table set up by Dong Yanzi, each of them gave two oceans, and waved them to leave.

After finishing An Yi laughed, walked up to the more than one hundred and twenty brothers who chose to stay, looked at this and that, asked the cold and warm, and was very affectionate, and loudly announced that after joining the large army, each of them would be rewarded with five oceans, as if this group of frightened captives were his soldiers.

In less than five minutes, the seventeen people who had left turned back and timidly walked up to An Yi and asked to join the revolutionary ranks.

An Yi curiously asked why they had changed their minds so quickly? One of the bold soldiers replied: We don't know the way, and if we go out, we will probably be surrounded or captured by other revolutionary troops, so it is better to stay under the command of the commander with the brothers.

An Yi laughed, let them return to the team, and then announced loudly: "Brothers, I know that many of you are forced to stay, it doesn't matter, just follow Lao Tzu's team to Wuhan for the time being, and when you get there, if any of you want to leave, just ask, Lao Tzu still promises today: The brothers who want to leave not only do not reluctantly stay, but also give each person two oceans of travel expenses, which can be regarded as you and I know each other!" Ha ha...... Next, the brothers themselves elected five trustworthy brothers to come out, Lao Tzu has something to ask you for help, and the rest of the brothers obey the arrangements of other superiors. ”

Ten minutes later, the five representatives of the selected captives came to the stone mill in the field nervously, and An Yile, who was sitting on the stone mill, motioned to them at will:

"Winter boy, give these brothers a cigarette, haha...... Tell me, this strong brother, what is your name? What are you from? ”

The sturdy captive, who was about thirty years old, hurriedly replied: "Report to the chief, the little one is called Shi Junren, he is under the command of General Wang Mengbi of the Sixth Mixed Brigade, and retreated to Daping after being defeated by the revolutionary army in Tongcheng...... Sir, most of the brothers here are from our third battalion, and some of the second battalion, the first person to be killed by the commander is called Yu Qiujiang, the commander of the second battalion of our regiment, and several of the heads are mostly the commanders of the second battalion, and their own troops are gone, but they catch our brothers and call them, and they either beat or scold the brothers along the way, and take away all the money and property from the brothers, so when the commander asked our brothers just now, none of them were willing to open their mouths to protect them, and the 20 or so brothers in the second battalion are usually used to being beaten. None of them were willing to come forward to protect them. ”

An Yi sighed, took out a match and lit a cigarette for Shi Junren: "Come on, what's polite, it's not like Lao Tzu hasn't lit a cigarette for his brothers...... Old Shi, how did you get here? As far as I know, not many people know about this road into the mountains! ”

"Report to the chief, we all fled behind the friendly troops of the two battalions of the Seventh Regiment in Daping, and we were supposed to rest in the north of a large mountain pond in the middle of a big mountain in the east, but the Seventh Regiment of the Hunan and Hubei Frontier Defenses couldn't get along with us, they had four or five hundred people, and they were fully armed, and they occupied more than a dozen thatched huts in the small village and didn't let us get close, and the battalion commander of our second battalion went up to negotiate, but they pointed in this direction and asked us to find food by ourselves, and also said that this Shuanggang Village would go north one or two hundred miles to Hubei, So we came over in a daze. Shi Junren reported honestly.

An Yi quickly jumped off the stone mill and grabbed Shi Junren's hand, startling Shi Junren and several prisoners around him.

An Yi suddenly realized his recklessness, let go of his hand, bent down to pick up the half of Shi Junren's cigarette that fell on the ground, blew the dust on it and handed it to him:

"I'm sorry, Lao Shi, Lao Tzu scared you when he was excited. Old Shi, tell me quickly, how many people are stationed in that small village by the mountain pond? What about their armament? Explain it to me in detail, and thank you and the brothers after I finish speaking...... Come, come, all sit down, sit down and talk! ”

Several captive veterans saw An Yi sitting on the ground and looking at him happily, and they also sat down in fear, and under An Yi's kind questioning, they scrambled to tell what they knew one by one, even a few small boats and bamboo rafts on the bank of the mountain pond were not missing.

After two of them finished speaking, they immediately realized that An Yi wanted to clean up those people, but the two of them saw that An Yi did not have many people, and half of his more than 100 brothers lost their escape guns, and they couldn't help but feel a little panicked when they thought that they wanted to have fewer enemies and more hearts.

An Yi looked at the beard, the beard smiled slightly and nodded emphatically, An Yi immediately stood up, jumped on the stone mill and roared loudly:

"All assembled—"

(To be continued)