Late at night, located at the junction of the two Guangzhous, a place called Sanya Township had fallen asleep, but Liu Shigui, the original squire of Sanya Township, did not sleep, his two eyes stared at the front like lanterns, and his mouth was still reciting lyrics; After a while, a few dog barks came from the courtyard of the big brick house, and the newly painted wooden door creaked.

Liu Shigui stood up suddenly, and said to the door in a low voice: "Is it the third child?" Have you brought all of them? ”

The same low voice came from there: "Abba, the people and guns are ready, just wait for your old man's order." ”

"Have you contacted everyone else?" Liu Shigui continued to ask.

"Don't worry, Abba, I've contacted all the heroes of the ringing horses for dozens of miles around, and we will act together tonight." An equally deep voice came from the darkness.

After hearing the affirmative answer, Liu Shigui nodded, put on the top hat he had often brought before, and walked out with a heroic step.

This is an ordinary township in Liangguang, more than two months ago, Huang Ke led the land reform here vigorously, before that Liu Shigui was a decent person in ten miles and eight townships, more than 100 acres of fertile land, more than a dozen blue brick houses, plus there used to be a child who was on an errand in the Gui Army, this family is decent here.

Unexpectedly, the child who was an officer in the Gui Army was killed in a war not long ago, and then the land reform began.

The agrarian reform was issued as an administrative order, so it was carried out in some haste, and the interests of some of the people were harmed; Naturally, Liu Shigui as a local larger landlord is a victim of interests, but there is no room for negotiation in land reform, after the express order, Liu Shigui's family more than 100 acres of fertile land was forcibly divided, according to the population Liu Shigui's family only has less than 10 acres left, the daily expenses are not even, seeing that the family business is going to fall, Liu Shigui is very annoyed, he began to plan with the bandits in the mountains to take revenge.

In order to carry out the Northern Expedition and consolidate the rear, Huang Ke also established villagers' self-government organizations in the vast rural areas, and sent new officers and soldiers to organize and train villagers to form militia teams, and distributed a small number of old guns for security patrols in the villages.

Liu Shigui regarded the government organization of the villagers' self-government as a thorn in the side and a thorn in the flesh, and he also hated Huang Ke, a person who carried the banner of revolution; If possible, he would even cut Huang Ke with a thousand knives; But Liu Shigui, who is just by virtue of him, has no ability at all, but he is still full of confidence in dealing with the militia team composed of poor men in front of him.

A week earlier, Liu Shigui had planned the operation; Together with other landlords and squires in his hometown, he scattered his family property and contacted the bandits in the distant mountains, and decided to carry out a surprise attack on the militia company.

Seventeen or eighteen bandits came, and when they lifted their clothes, their bright shell guns were all lit up; The bandit leader Changmaozi took the current ocean that Liu Shigui had prepared, picked up one and blew a breath and said, "It's ready, today we will help Boss Liu get justice!" ”

The militia company is not stationed in a place in peacetime, only a large activity room, where a few old guns and some clothing and other daily necessities of the militia company are stored.

Wearing light mille-feuille shoes, the long-haired boy walked quietly, hooking his waist all the way to the assembly point of the militia company.

"What for? Still out there so late? A young peasant man was patrolling with an old-fashioned sleeve rifle, and when he saw a black figure in the distance, he couldn't help but shout to himself to embolden himself.

Syllable! The hairy boy took a shot at him, and a burst of fire from a distance of thirty meters knocked the man to the ground, and the young man had just been given a few acres of land, and fell on the land before he could cultivate it.

"Damn, cut down these dog mongrels!" The hairy boy shouted, and the bandits rushed forward in a swarm. Suddenly, gunfire and shouts filled the air, and that night, more than a dozen militiamen and civilians were killed, and more than a dozen women were raped.

After this incident, for more than ten days, a large number of bandits began to attack the local villages, killing people and setting fires, raping and plundering, and for a time the villages were full of tragic conditions. They couldn't figure out how all of a sudden there were so many bandits?

Huang Ke, who was in Nanning, heard about the bandits' attack on the village, and slammed his fist on the table in front of him, and the water in the cup shook everywhere.

"This group of landlords, old money, and bandits are simply bold! Go and see whose troops are in that county? Let him arrest that Liu Shigui and shoot him after the trial."

Wang Maocai looked at it and said: "Commander, it is the defense area of the Batu Cavalry Regiment, and it is not good for cavalry to enter the mountains to fight, why don't you transfer an infantry battalion from other places?" ”

"No need, wouldn't the cavalry fight without horses? Go, send a telegram to Batu, let him arrest Liu Shigui and the bandits within a week, if he can't catch it, let him go back to his Mongolia to herd sheep, and don't embarrass Lao Tzu here. ”

The telegram from the headquarters of the new army was quickly sent to the cavalry regiment where Batu was, and after receiving the telegram, Batu slapped his thigh happily, the bandits had attacked too many things during this time, but he knew that there was no order from his superiors, he did not dare to move randomly, and when he was about to ask for instructions, the order came.

After reading the order, Batu happily shouted into the courtyard: "The first and third companies of the cavalry are assembled, and all the personnel have changed their helmets and are ready to dismount and prepare for battle." ”

The cavalry was inferior in number to the infantry, and the two companies together were only about a hundred people, but they could deal with this group of hooligan bandits, and Batu knew that it was more than enough.

That night, halfway through the meal, Batu set out with a team of more than 100 people, dressed in shorts and long shirts, wearing Benny's helmet and carrying rifles.

This time, the bandits are celebrating the victory of these days; Liu Shigui naturally ate and drank with the bandits in the mountains, and Liu Shigui was also a talent in the former Qing Dynasty, how could someone who knew how to do such a thing?

The bandits didn't care about Liu Shigui, some of these people were ordinary people who didn't do their jobs, and they let go of robbery and killing these days, and they could be regarded as having a comfortable life for a few days; The bandits also robbed a few yellow flower girls as live tickets, but this live ticket did not stay overnight, and the family was poor and did not redeem it, so the long-haired boy became a groom several times.

The comfortable days made the long-haired boy get carried away, so when Batu rushed to the mountain pass with two companies, this guy was still drunk and didn't know what happened?

The bandits are bandits in the end, although a few dark whistles were planted on the way into the mountain, but before they could report the news, the scout wiped his neck. After killing the messenger, more than 100 people immediately moved up the mountain.

When the machine gun was mounted in the mountain pass, Liu Shigui realized that something was wrong, but there was no way to escape, and the bandits' dozen old guns were disarmed before they could fire.

When the long-haired boy was arrested, he wanted to resist, so Batu was beaten into a sieve, but Liu Shigui was caught, and then it was a public trial, a demonstration, and finally he was shot dead.

But Huang Ke's trick of killing chickens didn't work, and the bandits in Liangguang seemed to have been unable to go down, but they were getting more and more serious, and the bandits' equipment and numbers were getting better and better, and sometimes there were attacks on the garrison.

This time, Huang Ke didn't scold after hearing this, he just glanced at the officers around him, he knew in his heart that he couldn't fool around anymore, the Great Southwest Bandit was going to be serious.

In addition to being angry and shocked, Huang Ke also had a new thought, could it be that his own methods were too ruthless? Let those landlords and old money go to the bandits?

Reform has never been smooth sailing, which Huang Ke had long expected, but he did not expect that the land ownership reform he said would be met with such great resistance.

This has to make Huang Ke start to think about how to carry out the next reform, if all are carried out in one size-fits-all, it will inevitably arouse more people's opposition, but if land reform is not carried out, Huang Ke also knows in his heart that this country will continue to be poor and backward, because the rich are getting richer and richer, and the poor are getting poorer and poorer.

Two problems were placed in front of Huang Ke, forcing him to solve them immediately; The first is the problem of banditry, the people in the two Guangxi areas are fierce, and the terrain is also mountainous and densely forested, so it provides natural conditions for the bandits, plus the warlords fought in the past, and the local law and order are basically in a state of anarchy, which also provides a natural soil for the bandits to survive.

Huang Ke felt that it was time to eliminate this group of bandits, and if he didn't eliminate them, the territory he had worked so hard to win would be ruined by them.

Another serious problem, though not so serious, would have a subversive effect on the new regime if brewed; Reform will inevitably affect the interests of some people, and if this group of people cannot make effective arrangements, it will pose a new threat, and it seems that land reform will continue to be carried out, but it is just necessary to do a good job in the follow-up guarantee work.

"Volunteers, who do you think is more appropriate to hand over to the bandits this time?" The suppression of bandits has been put on the agenda, and Huang Ke began to deploy the suppression of bandits while he was still in Nanning.

Yang Yibing frowned, there is a big difference between suppressing bandits and fighting on the march, these enemies are hiding in the deep mountains and old forests, and the bandits in a large army are undoubtedly fists to fight fleas, if you want to clear the bandits, you really need to have a few brushes. Yang Yibing knew that the task was arduous, but only at this time could he highlight his role.

"Commander, I am willing to lead troops to suppress bandits; Give me half a year, and I guarantee that there will not be a single bandit in the Great Southwest. Yang Yibing patted his chest and assured Huang Ke.

Huang Ke waited for his words, and he patted Yang Yibing on the shoulder: "Okay, I'll leave you half of the gendarmerie plus two infantry battalions behind, and you can recruit the rest yourself; Remember, it is up to you to mobilize the forces of the common people, let them protect the fruits of their victories by themselves, and stabilize the rear. ”

Yang Yibing snapped and stood upright: "Commander, don't worry, when you come back from the Northern Expedition, I guarantee that there will be no bandits in the southwest." ”