Chapter 32: Imprisoned

The old man choked up and said: "The guilty minister is the Minister of Counselor Shouguang of Yili, thank the hero for saving the crisis." We were detained by the Russian army half a year ago and dragged to a coal mine to do hard labor. More than 50 people have been tortured to death in half a year. I thought that there would never be a day, but Nacheng wanted to clear the dark clouds and see the light of day. "Thank you heroes for your help!" The crowd shouted in unison. Fu Jian said: "Right now, you are all ordinary people of the Chinese Empire, and it is our bounden duty to rescue you. ”

Shouguang continued: "You 10 heroes and heroes, as the saying goes, do good deeds to the end, send the Buddha to your home, our family members are all detained in Yining, please rescue the heroes." Fu Jian said: "Our mission is to attack the Russian army, and as for saving people, I must report to the captain." At present, the captain is active in the western part of Huocheng, so you can rest assured that we will definitely rescue your families. We have to get out of here now, and the Russian army will search for us soon after hearing about it. "Sir, what are we going to do now? You're not going to leave us alone, are you? Shouguang was apprehensive.

Fu Jian said: "Dihua has been controlled by us, but you can't return to Dihua under the current situation." The road is long and not to mention, the blockade line of the Russian army cannot be passed. The only safe place now is the Xibe area, and I have decided to send you to the Xibe settlement. How many of you are there now? "318 people in total!" Shouguang replied. Fu Jian continued: "Stand in front of me if you have blood!" "Huhula stood out more than a hundred people.

"It is very dangerous to move towards the Xibe area, so you must be armed, and at the moment we have captured more than 80 weapons and thousands of bullets from the Russian army. More than 200 grenades. You have formed a temporary brigade with four squads of 40 people each. You come out! Fu Jian pointed at a sturdy man. The big man stood up in a bit of a panic. "What's your name. What official title has he held? ”

"Report to the chief, the guilty general is Yining Dutong, called Tong Ga." "I now appoint you as the leader of the Erie guerrilla brigade, and the squad leaders are appointed by you." After Fu Jian finished speaking, he awarded a revolver to Tong Ga. "Thank you for your support and trust, the crime will be condemned to live up to the mission!" Tong Ga was overjoyed. That night, Fu Jian led this special team and took advantage of the night to drive south. Fu Jian instructed before departure. All actions were under command, and the old and weak rode horses, and at the same time ordered two spearheads and a rescued Manchu to explore the way ahead.

Squad 1 headed south. At dawn the next day they entered the territory of the Xibe. A secluded mountain col, with birds singing and flowers, Hao Bisheng ordered everyone to rest. Arrange for one of the sentries to stand guard, and the others quickly fall asleep. A group of centaurs appeared on the peak on the south side of the col. A military general with a saber at his waist. Hold up the binoculars and look into the col. "My lord, we've been following them for a few hours, 10 people in all. These people are very secretive in their fancy clothes and carrying guns, they have more than 30 war horses, although they are riding Russian war horses, but they are not Russians. ”

A man in a robe was talking loudly. The military general at the head groaned for a while and said, "Since you are not Russians, and you have trespassed into our territory without permission, it means that the comer is not good." All captured. Remember that I want to live. The military general gave the order, and everyone dismounted. There were more than 300 men in this group. Quietly surrounded from all sides. Since this is not an area controlled by the Russian army, the vigilance of the sentries is not high, and at this time, two big men sneaked up from behind.

I saw one of the big men holding a blowpipe in his hand and blowing lightly, and a small arrow feather broke out of the air. The arrow feather landed accurately at the sentry's neck, and the sentry reacted quickly, immediately turning around, and the muzzle of the gun was aimed at the sneak attacker. Suddenly, the sentry was unsteady on his feet, his eyes blurred and he collapsed to the ground, and it turned out that there was a drug on the arrow feathers. As a result of the relaxation, Hao Bisheng and his brothers slept too hard, and when Hao Bisheng realized the danger, a sharp saber was already across his neck.

Soon, Hao Bisheng and his brothers were tied up and escorted to the general. "My lord, all the sneak attackers have been captured." A man reports to the general. What the other party said was Manchu, and Hao Bisheng couldn't understand it. "Captain, we fell into the hands of the Xibes, who think we are sneak attackers." A soldier beside him whispered. This soldier was selected from the Independent Cavalry Division and has been fighting in Xinjiang for many years, so he is naturally very familiar with the Xibe people.

"This leader, we are not sneak attackers, we are the army of the Chinese Empire, and we have come here to fight the Russians!" Hao Bisheng pleaded loudly. Seeing that the other party did not react, Hao Bisheng repeated it again. ", how can there be an army of the Chinese Empire here, it's clearly a quibble. What the hell do you do? The military general asked in fluent Chinese. Leader, we are the 2nd squad of the Special Combat Team of the Western Expeditionary Front of the Chinese Empire, and I am the captain named Hao Bisheng! ”

The generals were a little suspicious, and at this time, a military advisor muttered a few words in the general's ear, and the general waved his hand and said: "Escort them back, and the chief manager will drop after listening." In order to consolidate the border, the Qing court moved from the northeast to the Xibe tribe, one of the Manchu Eight Banners in Xinjiang in the middle of the last century, and at that time 5,000 soldiers, including their families, traveled a long distance to Weibian on the south bank of the Ili River in Xinjiang.

The Xibe people live in the Nenjiang Plain in Northeast China, and are good at hunting and planting. The Xibe people are not pure Manchus, but their language is similar to Manchu, and some people have verified that they can see the shadow of Xianbei people in them. After more than 100 years of ups and downs, the Xibe tribe that migrated to the border of the Ili River valley has grown from 5,000 to more than 20,000. The Xibe people were brave and good at fighting and good at riding and shooting, and they were very sincere to the Manchu court, and they were loyal to their duties for more than 100 years, and conscientiously defended the frontier. But the Manchus did not exist, and when the Russians came, they lost their way.

In a mansion, Bushan, the head of the Xibe tribe, carefully looked at the rifles, revolvers, grenades and other weapons placed in front of him and was silent. A master analyzed beside him: "We have never seen these weapons, it is impossible for bandits to have such weapons, eighty percent are the army of the Chinese Empire, and it is possible that they came here to sabotage the Russians." "Lord, if they bring in the Russians, the Xibe people will definitely be miserable, and for the safety of the people, they should be handed over to the Russians?" The military general said worriedly.

The prince stroked his beard and said: "The Chinese Empire overthrew the imperial court in one fell swoop, and the foreigners who fought were defeated, and now it has sent a large army to the west, it is difficult to say what the situation will be in the future, and it cannot be the enemy of the Chinese Empire." But we can't afford to offend the Russians. First, take them into custody, eat and drink, and see what happens. The general continued: "Lord Wang, should we send someone out to visit and find out what is going on outside?" The prince nodded in agreement.

In a courtyard, Hao Bisheng and others were imprisoned here. "What does it mean that the damn gives us wine and meat, good food and drink, but doesn't let us out?" One soldier was fidgety and puffed. "Are you going to fatten us up and give it to the Russians, squad leader, we must find a way to escape." "Don't dream, this cell is a stone wall one meter thick, and there are two iron doors in the passage in and out, how can you escape from the many guards outside?" The soldiers clamored for a shout.

Hao Bisheng took a sip of wine and said: "I estimate that their leader is indecisive, and he doesn't want to offend either the Chinese Empire or the Russians. After all, they are full of people, and it is understandable that they must be careful to survive in this environment. You are looking at the wine and the food to offer, which means to show us goodwill! "Squad leader, what's next?" In 7 days, we will meet the captain in the cave, if the captain can't see us, will it be troublesome? "There is no choice but to wait, come to the brothers to drink, even if you see the king of Hades, you have to earn a belly." After Hao Bisheng finished speaking, he picked up the wine bowl.

The group of men and horses climbed over a mountain beam, and the east revealed the white of the fish's belly. "Chief Fu, we have entered the realm of the Xibe tribe in front, and we can walk boldly during the day." Tong Ga ran to Fu Jian and said in surprise. Fu Jian let out a sigh and said, "Let's rest for a while, eat something and then hurry!" "Everyone lay on the ground for four days, and there were constant horrors and dangers along the way, and finally came to safety.

Counselor Shouguang was helped off the horse by two subordinates, if it weren't for the training and torture in the coal mine for half a year, the old guy really couldn't hold on. Although Shouguang is old, he is in good spirits. "Chief Fu, when you enter the Xibe area, you must send someone to contact them to avoid misunderstandings." Tong Ga said bravely to protect himself: "My lord, I'll go and contact the manager!" Seeing Fu Jian's approval, Shouguang took out the official seal from his arms and said: "You see the chief manager Bushan, give this to him and take a look." ”

In the afternoon, a team of Xibe horses arrived to meet them, and the next morning the group arrived at a quiet village where the government was located. The chief steward Bushan led his family and subordinates to kneel on the side of the road. Seeing Shouguang, Bushan said piously: "The lord has suffered, and the chief Bushan led the people to meet the lord!" Shouguang was helped off the horse and said: "What kind of adult am I now, just a lost dog, I have come to you to take refuge." To tell the truth, if it weren't for the rescue of the special forces of the Chinese Empire, I am afraid that he would have been buried in the coal mine. ”

Then Shouguang solemnly introduced Fu Jian, "Chief Bushan, the contemptible person is Fu Jian, the captain of the 2nd squad of the Special Operations Team of the Western Front Army of the Chinese Empire, see the general manager!" Bu Shan was surprised when he saw Fu Jian wearing a flower dress. He whispered to Shouguang: "My lord, a few days ago we captured a group of trespassers on the territory, and we are currently capturing and detaining them. They are wearing the same clothes, could it be that they are in the same group? "According to Chief Fu, a team of them is operating in your territory, and since they are dressed the same, they must be in a group."

When Fu Jian heard this, he immediately went to the courtyard where he was detained with everyone, and when the iron door opened and Fu Jian's figure appeared in front of him, Hao Bisheng and the others were stunned. "I said why did you kid appear here, could it be that you were also arrested!" Hao Bisheng was confused. "You kid is a prisoner, and you want me to be a prisoner? I'm here to deliver you. When they heard this, they immediately cheered. You're not in the northern woods, how did you get here? "It's hard to say, let's go out and talk about it."

"Heroes, the flood washed the Dragon King and your second temple, misunderstanding and misunderstanding!" The head manager, Bushan, clenched his fists and apologized. Hao Bisheng also hugged his fists and said: "Boss, thank you very much for your hospitality, as the saying goes, if you don't fight, you don't know each other, which means that we are destined!" When everyone heard this, they all got up. Bushan ordered to kill pigs and sheep to celebrate. (To be continued......)

PS: Things tend to go in the opposite direction, and bad things have the potential to turn into good things.