It has been five months since Lu Shan and his leading personnel entered Manchuria from western Liaoning, and when they entered the customs from Beijing, they did not take the road of Shanhaiguan, but first arrived at Zhangjiakou and turned a circle. He hired a horse gang in Zhangjiakou, bought white horses, and disguised them as caravans. Instead of goods for resale, they were loaded with weapons, ammunition, and silver dollars. The caravan began to know their identities, and took over the business for money. Later, Zhao Hongsheng, the leader of the horse gang, found that the guests were all soldiers with weapons, and it was too late to regret it. Don't dare to have different opinions, be honest

Zhao Hongsheng's group went from Zhangjiakou to Chaoyang, and there were more than a dozen core members, all of whom were relatives. Depending on the size of the business, we will recruit on a temporary basis if necessary. The caravan is not an underworld, but it is not a pure caravan either, in between, there are also weapons, but not everyone has a quick robbery, and the main thing for self-defense is cold weapons.

Zhao Jiaban had some names on the Guandong Road, unfurled the flag, plus one hundred and ten horses from Lushan, and sent sentry spies along the way in accordance with the rules of field marching. So starting from Zhangjiakou to Chaoyang, it has been peaceful.

On the way, Lu Shan, Fan Deping, and Deng Qinghua had studied the information provided by the Intelligence Department in detail before, and whenever they had the opportunity on the road, they asked Zhao Dangjia for advice on the rules of the Kanto Road, and they learned some practical things.

According to Zhao Hongsheng's introduction, Kanto is simply the world of beards, and there are so many rules that they are almost enough to reach the cultural level. Kanto beard from the root, many rules come from Shandong Xiangma. Since ancient times, the provinces where the Han people migrated outside the Guanguan were the most numerous. The former takes the land route. The latter took the sea route and was collectively referred to as the Kanto region.

Regarding the situation of the Kanto beard, Zhao Hongsheng introduced the description of the previous Tian Shubang and the information compiled by the intelligence department. The land of Kanto was originally vast and sparsely populated, and because after the rise of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, the Han people in the customs were not allowed to go out of the customs to make a living, which caused the population outside the customs to be sparse. In terms of area, the three provinces of Fengtian, Jilin, and Heilongjiang outside the Guanxi (newly restructured provinces) are at least three Shandong provinces, but the total population outside the Guanxi is only 18 million, which is not equal to the population of one Shandong Province. And it is unevenly distributed, with more than half of the population concentrated in Mukden, the further north. the more sparsely populated.

Outside the customs due to the difference in political system. The government's jurisdiction over civil affairs is not as effective as that of Guannei, and the people are more in a state of autonomy, which provides a good soil for the beard to survive. The bandits are called beards because they generally hide in the mountains. It took a long time to clean up your beard. Unkempt one by one. The beard is long, hence the name.

There are many kinds of beards, some of which are flowing. More of them occupy a fixed territory, with an incision for underworld traffic, and the leader has shown his real name, and more of them have taken a nickname, and they don't want to show people by their real name. Beards make a living by robbing houses and houses, but most beards have their own rules, and they don't see who is black. Some beards actually have mountain rules such as "nine do not rob" and "seven do not kill", such as not robbing monks, Taoists, orphans, widows, marriages, marriages, etc., and do not kill loyal, righteous, filial piety, and honest people. For foot merchants, more "tolls" are charged, and for the common people in the jurisdiction, "protection fees" are generally charged...... Zhao Hongsheng told this set, and Lu Shan smiled, it is indeed very similar to Shandong Xiangma.

Given that most of the beards are small units of more than a dozen people and dozens of people, Lu Shan is not worried about being hacked at all, he is more concerned about the Russian army and the Japanese army. According to the introduction, it is the Russian army that currently occupies the key places in the Kwantung region, so I asked about the situation of the Russian army. Zhao Hongsheng scolded the Russians one after another, saying that Lao Maozi was very bad, and the villagers were looking forward to the Japanese sending troops to drive Lao Maozi away.

This is in line with Long Qian's previous briefings on secret conversations with a few of them. However, Long Qian's strategy for the "Bailing Detachment" was to help Russia resist Japan! If the people have such an attitude, wouldn't it be difficult for the detachment to establish a base area? Lu Shan and others, who had already experienced the establishment of base areas and had tasted the benefits of establishing base areas, could not help but worry about them. But they are accustomed to acting in strict accordance with Long Qian's orders, since Long Qian is in charge of the army, which time is not the first to anticipate the enemy's opportunity and plan ahead? It seems that I have to take one step at a time.

Long Qian's instructions to the Bailing detachment were to enter the territory of Mukden from the Chaoyang area, and if conditions permitted, recruit troops and horses in the Xinmin area west of Mukden, expand the momentum, and be sure to attract the attention of the Russian army. The reason why they had to enter the Xinmin Hall in the suburbs of Mukden was because although the Russian army occupied the northeast, its troops were stationed on the communication lines and in big cities, and they generally did not go to remote towns and villages.

Because of the hostility between Japan and Russia, both sides will exert their efforts to win over powerful beards. However, the level of espionage work of the Japanese army was higher than that of the Russian army, and coupled with the hatred of the people of Kwantung towards the Russian army, there was inevitably a situation in which a large number of beards fell to the Japanese army to help Japan fight. Of course, there will also be a beard with milk that is a mother and is reversed. With the Russian army's long supply lines being disrupted, a strong pro-Russian bearded army should be noticed and welcomed by the Russian army. But it must be after the start of the war between Japan and Russia that the attitude of the Russian army will change. At that time, on the one hand, you obtained the support of the Russian army in terms of supply, and fought to transfer to the rear of the Russian army to take on the task of protecting the transportation lines and clearing the pro-Japanese beards; On the other hand, they vigorously developed their own strength, and on the premise of preserving themselves, they did not miss any opportunity to strike at the Japanese army...... When the Russo-Japanese War is over and the Russian army is defeated and retreats to North Manchuria, you will take advantage of the situation to enter North Manchuria and gradually establish your own regime...... By that time, your task will be complete...... However, in a lonely and dangerous place, it is important to be flexible and adapt measures to local conditions, and never do everything according to the prior deployment, which will cause a big loss!

This strategy was only explained to Lu, Deng, Fan, Xiong, Cheng, Ding and a few other people, and most of the members of the detachment did not know what to do. In order to ensure that the detachment would not fall into a leaderless situation due to an accident with the number one leader, Long Qian set up an unprecedented Kwantung Military and Political Committee, headed by Lu Shan, with Fan Deping as the deputy, and the above-mentioned personnel as members. It is clearly stipulated that major decisions in ordinary times can only be implemented with the consent of two-thirds of the committee. But when war breaks out, the commander has the right to make decisions on the spot.

Just in case, Long Qian also stipulated the order of the commanders, after Lu Shan, Fan Deping, Cheng Erhu, and Xiong Xun. Long Qian also stipulated that under no circumstances should the commander lead the troops in hand-to-hand combat.

The reason why Chief of Staff Deng Qinghua was not included in the replacement list was because Long Qian believed that Deng Qinghua was a competent chief of staff. But it lacks the decisiveness that a commander should have.

In addition, Long Qian also gave the main officers of the Bailing detachment aliases, which was naturally to cover people's eyes and ears. If the Lushan detachment realizes the best of the predictions, it will definitely attract the attention of the imperial court, and Lushan has already registered in the military department, and it is easy to link this armed force outside the pass with the Mengshan army.

Everything that should have been thought of has been thought of. As a result, Lu Shan became Lu Dashan, Cheng Erhu became Qi Huzi, Xiong Xun became Ma Yong, and Deng Qinghua became Lin Zhimu. Fan Deping became Han Ping......

Nothing happened all the way. The scheduled joint location is in Xinmin. So. After the team passed Fuxin, Lu Shan showed his weapon. Became an armed cavalry detachment.

"Master Lu, it's too eye-catching for you to be like this......" Zhao Hongsheng was shocked when he saw this.

"Lao Zhao, I'm almost home. Afraid of what? I'll see if there is an idea of the man who has no long eyes and dares to beat Lao Tzu? Lu Shan smiled. As he spoke, he pulled out the shell gun he was tucking in his waist. A single shot knocked down a flying pheasant not far away.

Zhao Hongsheng was taken aback. Then he applauded, "Good marksmanship." ”

Lu Shan blew out the green smoke that lingered in the muzzle of the gun and smiled. Tuck the pistol back into your waist. Strange to say, the rifle Lu Shan fights very ordinary, but the shell gun seems to have a talent, and it is much more difficult to use a pistol than a rifle.

Zhao Hongsheng looked enviously at the pistol in the mountainside. This "Shandong caravan" of more than 60 people is not an ordinary person, and he has long known this. Short guns are still a very rare thing, and there are so many of them in this gang! Moreover, the body of the gun of Lan Wow Wow looks like a new gun. It is estimated that there are also many weapons hidden in the package tied to the horse's back...... But it was like this, but it still made Zhao Hongsheng a little worried, "Master Lu, it's not me, it's better to be careful." ”

"Don't worry." Lu Shan's mind has been decided. Jiang Cunxian had already reported that there were several suspicious-looking guys "dotting" the team. Lu Shan decided to take advantage of it.

After Fuxin, in a place called Yushu Town, about forty miles away from Xinmin, Lu Shan and his entourage lived in the only carriage and horse shop in a town, the yard was very spacious, but there were not many guest rooms, and they could not live in the nearly 100 people brought by Lu Shan, and a group of guests had lived in before, occupying the best four rooms. The innkeeper vacated one room, and he could only provide five rooms, all of which were houses with ondols, and could accommodate fifty or sixty people if they were squeezed in, but they couldn't accommodate all the guests anyway. The shopkeeper asked what to do, now that it's freezing today, don't think about sleeping in the open. Lu Shan called Zhao Hongsheng, explained a few words, and asked Lao Zhao to negotiate with the innkeeper, ask for a few pieces of felt, and lay on the floor. First rest with the people of the horse gang, we are all away all year round, so we will be ready.

Wine was served at dinner, but Lu Shan didn't let his people drink it. Jiang Cun ate quickly, went out of Lu to sneak around, and came back to make a look at Lu Shan, Lu Shan drank the last sip of soup, got up and went back to the house with Jiang Cun first.

"Those guys aren't authentic. I saw one of them familiar, as if I had seen them on the road. Don't be a black shop, right? ”

"I noticed it too. You work hard tonight, take Huang Jinhui's group out of the city, and take the opportunity of visiting the town to hide outside. If they have an idea, they won't go unanswered. ”

"Understood. Be careful on your side, too. ”

A large group of old Shandong customers walked out of the inn with their shoulders and went to the market. The innkeeper ignored the fact that there were about twenty fewer people who came back. He and his men were busy tending to the cattle and boiling hot water, and they didn't care.

The innkeeper and the guys, who had been busy all day, fell asleep as soon as they lay down. At some point, the boss was woken up by the sudden sound of gunshots, and the yard was noisy, and a Shandong accent outside the window said to him, "Don't come out!" lest I hurt you by mistake! Gunshots rang out, and it seemed that there were shots outside the hospital. The boss and the men crouched under the wall in fright, and a bullet came in through the window lattice, into the wall, and fell a cloud of dust.

I don't know how long it took to say that the gunfire finally subsided, and there was a shouting and scolding in a Shandong accent from the courtyard, and the battle of the shopkeeper's Zhilu Road was over.

A bold man pushed open the door and saw a figure in the courtyard, four or five torches lit, and men with Shandong accents were either carrying short guns or rifles, guarding a group of people squatting on the ground holding their heads. Several others are dragging two bodies out of the courtyard.

"Murdered." The guy screamed involuntarily.

A man with a short gun walked over, "The shopkeeper?" ”

"I'm here ......" The shopkeeper couldn't hide, and walked out of the door with his neck bent.

"What did the government say about today's incident?" Xiong Xun carried the shell gun with the nose open and nodded at the shopkeeper.

"Official? The government won't ask. ”

"Really? That's good, too. Those people are beards, don't you know what to do? Or do you sit back and wait for the old men to share the spoils? ”

Another one with a rifle came, "Black shop, fucking it must be a black shop." Pull it out and kill it. ”

The shopkeeper knelt down with a plop, kowtowing like pounding garlic, "Uncles, I really don't know if they are beards!" It's all guests, and I can't afford to mess with anyone! ”

Lu Shan came over, "Don't be afraid. I won't kill you. Come here, I'll ask you a few words, make it clear, if you coax me, watch your head. ”

Separate the shopkeeper's and the captured beard, and the situation is basically clear. The shopkeeper will not suffer immediate losses, and the bearded minions will not be loyal and unyielding.

Preparing for the attack was a centaur named Golden-Eyed Eagle. They had already noticed this horse team, and they also knew that there were guys in this group of Shandong guests. But wealth is in danger, and what you do is a business that loses your head. If you're afraid, why be a beard? But the big boss Golden-eyed Eagle didn't come, and the leader of the team was the second-in-command Black Panther, who had already died in the courtyard of the inn. Originally, I wanted to take advantage of the Shandong guest to kill people and grab goods after they fell asleep, but who knew that the people of Lu Dao would strike first.

As Lu Shan judged, the black leopard was still ambushing more than a dozen people outside, and as soon as the guns rang out at the inn, they rushed to the courtyard, and were knocked down by a platoon of guns head-on, and when they saw that it was not their head, they turned around and fled, but they were blocked by Jiang Cunxian and Huang Jinhui's men and horses, and they were taken prisoner.

Counting the battle situation, Lushan's people were only injured one, and the injury was on the arm, which was not serious. In total, nine beards were killed, four were wounded, and twelve were captured alive.

At the end of the preliminary interrogation, Lu Shan asked Zhao Hongsheng, who was stunned, "Do you know this beard called Jinyan Diao?" ”

Zhao Hongsheng said Zhilu Dao. The surname of the golden-eyed eagle is Diao, and it is a big pole in the Xinmin area, and it is said that there are one hundred and ten people under him, and forty or fifty shots are fast. Because he offended Tang Yulin, who was under Zhang Zuolin, he was chased and killed by Zhang Zuolin's men, and it is said that he has long been out of Xinmin, but he didn't expect to be still in this area.

Lu Shan asked, who is Zhang Zuolin? He remembered that Long Qian mentioned the name when he told him about the Kanto beard.

Zhao Hongsheng said that this Zhang Ye is amazing, he was originally a big boss who set up a pole, and now he is an official, with hundreds of people, and the Xinmin area is his world, and ordinary beards don't dare to make trouble here. Moreover, he has a lifelong friendship with several famous people in southern Liaoning, Sun Liechen, Feng Delin, Wu Junsheng, Zhang Jinghui, and Zhang Zuoxiang.

Zhao Hongsheng has a guy surnamed Xing, who is from the Xinmin area, and added some information, saying that Zhang Zuolin is now the pipe leader of the patrol Mabu guerrillas, and Tang Yulin is the captain of his left outpost. At the beginning, the golden-eyed carving had no beads, and had robbed Tang Yulin's aunt's wife, so the two sides made a feud.

"Oh, a battalion commander." Lu Shan didn't care. I thought, Lao Tzu also served as the standard appointed by the imperial court. If it weren't for the commander to come to the Northeast to break into the world, Lao Tzu would have been an assistant commander a long time ago. There are several pipe belts present!

"It's not a big deal, they don't have long eyes." Lu Shan ordered the corpse to be thrown into the ditch outside the town, and the captives captured alive were searched behind him and released, "Take your wounded brothers and go." Go back and tell your big shopkeeper that Lao Tzu's surname is Lu, and if you want to take revenge, come here. ”

Lu Shan hopes that this news can reach Tian Shubang's ears.

In the battle of the inn, Zhao Hongsheng's awe of his guests immediately rose to the level, and it was right not to report to the official, under normal circumstances, the government would not pay attention to black and black.

"Come on, leave thirty taels of the silver found in the inn, which will be counted as a convulsive fee." Lu Shan was reluctant to delve into the relationship between the inn and the beard, and it was impossible for these shopkeepers not to deal with the beards.

Although Lu Shan was not afraid of a small group of troops, he was still cautious, ordered to immediately prepare horses and carts, take the captured horse supplies, and left Yushu Town overnight. (To be continued......)