A mountain, devoid of vegetation that splits from top to bottom, with a gap in the middle, through which a path is traversed. On both sides are huge stone walls, towering into the sky, from the foot to the top, all black rock. The air was cold and permeated the valley. Looking up, the blue sky is dizzying.

Liang Erhu, the second leader of Heiyun Village, led a dozen or so brothers to patiently crouch behind the rocks, waiting for the prey to appear. Liang Erhu is 36 years old this year, and has been in the grass in Heiyun Village for more than 20 years, and he is also well-known in this area, and he is nicknamed "Lynx". Years of bandit life have made him develop a fierce and irascible character. He was illiterate, had no beliefs, had no political views, and did not even know the distinction between likes and dislikes in general. He believes that in life, you can't come in vain, you have to enjoy happiness, you have wine, meat, women, and money to spend. He knows himself too well, and he can't earn money to live like this with his own ability, and he won't be able to live for another three lifetimes. Since the way of being a good person can't go through, you have to be a bandit. He calculated and thought that it was the most worry-free and fastest to be a bandit, not to mention drinking wine and eating meat in a big bowl, and he could enjoy the night of candles in the cave room for a long time. Every time I grab a new woman, I will marry a new woman seriously, and the ceremony must not be ambiguous, and the marriage is a big deal. Of course, the length of each of his marriages depends on whether he can grab the new person to go up the mountain, and the old woman will be rewarded to the minions, so the lynx himself can't remember how many wives he has married in this life, there are always hundreds. Xie Baoqing, the big boss of Heiyun Village, was from a bitter background, because he had a grudge with the good people of the village, he killed more than 20 members of Zhang Shanren's family in a fit of anger, burned down Zhang Shanren's house, and became a bandit.

Xie Baoqing won a good reputation among the bandits with his good martial arts and the means of squandering money with righteousness, and became the big boss of Heiyun Village. The economic source of Heiyunzhai mainly depends on robbing, cutting, kidnapping tickets, digging out old kilns, what to do easily, Japanese devils, puppet army, Kuomintang army, Eighth Road, merchants, as long as the opportunity is right, who is arrested and who is done, you are welcome. Xie Baoqing, a big boss from a poor family, has repeatedly reiterated the discipline of copycats, you can rob anyone, but you can't rob the poor. The brothers naturally supported this article, thinking that this mountain rule was well established, and on the whole, it was a bit of a style of killing the rich and helping the poor, and the heroes of the rivers and lakes, and privately said, what do the poor have to rob? It's better to push the boat down the river and get a good reputation.

It is precisely because of the reputation of robbing the rich and helping the poor that several political forces are fighting the idea of this bandit army, the Kuomintang army wants to recruit peace, the Eighth Route Army wants to be absorbed, and the Japanese puppet side also wants to pull them over. Xie Baoqing has been in contact with representatives from several quarters and is considering it. He has been dealing with the Kuomintang army for 20 years, survived from repeated purges, and knows the Kuomintang army too well, he heard that some bandits were recruited and then cleaned up, and there are many such things, and some were reorganized into local troops after Zhao'an, and as soon as the war starts, he will send you to the place where you are killed, and kill you by the hands of others, he will not do this kind of stupid thing. The Japanese puppet side can't even be considered, bandits also have a reputation problem, so if they are Chinese bandits, it won't sound good to be a traitor bandit. As for throwing himself into the Eighth Road, he is thinking about it, although the Eighth Road is not a bandit, but before the war with Japan, he has been pursued by the Kuomintang army for many years, and he has a bit of a sympathy with himself, not to mention that the head of the new Second Regiment of the Eighth Road came to invite him in person, giving him enough face. Commander Kong promised the brothers to form a new independent brigade of the Second Regiment after they passed, and he would be the captain of the brigade, and the second, third, and fourth leaders would make trouble with a deputy captain to do it, which could be regarded as having a head and a face. Today, Head Kong set up a drink and asked Xie Baoqing to come over to talk, of course Lao Xie wanted to go.

The second master lynx also agreed to vote for the eighth road, and he was a little tired of being the king of the mountain for a long time, so he went to the eighth road to get a military uniform and wear it, and the title of deputy captain was also regarded as a little bit of a human appearance. Of course, if you don't feel comfortable staying there, then smear oil under your fucking feet, there is a way: you don't stay here, you have your own place to stay, you don't stay anywhere, you go to the eight roads, you don't stay in the eight roads, you live in a cave. Bobcat had heard that the discipline of the Eight Roads was too strict, not allowed to steal, not to rob, not allowed to play with women, not allowed to smoke a lot, not allowed to play with money, this is a troublesome thing, if these things are not allowed to be done, then what is the point of living? Isn't this what man lives for? Lynx thought, before the big boss made up his mind to join the eight roads, he would do a few more gears, save a little more money, and have more work on hand in the future.

The lynx was thinking about it when he heard the sound of horses' hooves on the path. His spirits were lifted, well, the deal is here.

A young man in civilian clothes galloped on a white horse. He was Li Yunlong's guard monk, and he was sent to deliver a message to the headquarters of the 129th Division. This white horse had just been captured from the Japanese army, and its feet were very strong, and the monk rode it quite comfortably. Suddenly, a tripwire arose on the path, and the monk had no time to rein in the horse, and the white horse fell headlong, and the monk on horseback quickly turned over with a hollow heel and stood firmly on the ground. The lynx secretly cheered, good skills. The monk had drawn his gun before his heel was steady, but before he could open the safe, he was forced by several bandits with guns. The monk chuckled: "Brother, if you have something to say, don't you just ask for money?" I still have a few pieces of ocean in my pocket, you take them, and I will continue on my journey, and I will not be guilty of dancing with guns and sticks. As he spoke, he slowly placed the shell gun on the ground.

The little minion at the head muttered dissatisfiedly: ", I've been waiting for a poor ghost for a long time, and it's only a few oceans." As he spoke, he stepped forward to search the monk's pocket. said that it was too late, it was fast, the monk pinched the throat of the little minion and blocked him in front of him, leaned slightly, picked up the shell gun with a steep arm, rubbed it on the thigh, and rubbed the insurance, "click", a long point shot, the five bandits in front of him fell in response, the two fingers of the monk's left hand were exerted at the same time, "click", the cartilage of the little minion's throat was crushed. The shape of the monk's hand changed, and the palm of the "snap" knocked the little minions out of a zhang away, and within dozens of seconds, the monk killed six people in a row, and he did it cleanly, and he saw the lynx hiding in the dark gasp...... The Lynx, who is more than 20 years old, is ashamed of himself, and he is glad that he did not show up.

This is the rule of bandits, there are light and dark, which is equivalent to the reserve in military terms. Although the monk has been on the battlefield for a long time, he knows very little about the famous halls on the underworld of the rivers and lakes, he dressed up, looked at the white horse that was injured by the fall, and prepared to hurry on foot. At this time, the gun behind the rock rang out, and it was also a long point shot, five or six bullets hit him in the back, and the monk was rushed two meters away by the powerful impact of the bullet, and fell to the ground. He struggled to raise his head to see who was plotting against him, but he just lifted it halfway up and lowered his head down, and at the moment when his life was about to pass, he was still thinking:, the boat has capsized in the ditch......

The lynx came out from behind the rock with a shell gun, and he coldly commanded, "Chop off this boy's head for me, hang it on a tree, and sacrifice him to these six brothers." ”

Li Yunlong was drinking when he heard the news of the monk's sacrifice, he was stunned for 20 minutes, he didn't say a word, his face became pale, and with a bang, the wine cup in his hand was crushed to pieces, and bright red blood flowed down his fingers. Everyone screamed in surprise to break his hand, and just as he was about to do it, Li Yunlong spurted out a mouthful of blood, spraying others, and everyone was frightened. Anyone can die in the independent regiment, but not the monk, his martial arts, four or five people can not get close to him, and he can use guns with both hands, and he can hit every shot. In addition to his ability, he also has a very stable psychological quality, he has gone deep into the enemy's den with Li Yunlong many times, and his face has not changed under many sinister circumstances, if Li Yunlong was not reluctant to let go, he would have become a company commander by now. Li Yunlong couldn't care about it, he opened his throat and cried. He couldn't remember when he had cried like this, probably for the first time, tears rolled down his chest in strings, crying so earth-shattering that everyone in the regiment cried with him. This cry lasted for an hour, and everyone else thought he was going to cry to death.

Suddenly, the crying stopped abruptly, Li Yunlong took the case, and he roared in a low voice: "Monk, monk, how many winds and waves have you broken through, why did you capsize the boat in the hands of a few little bandits?" I will avenge you. Deliver my orders, and assemble the whole battalion. ”

As soon as the team was assembled, Kong Jie, the commander of the new second regiment, galloped over on horseback with two guards. Kong Jie rolled off the horse, threw the horsewhip, and shouted as he ran: "Lao Li, wait a minute, I have something to say." ”

Li Yunlong stared at Regiment Leader Kong with a pale face and said, "Old Kong, you wait for me to come back, I don't have time now." ”

Kong Jie grabbed Li Yunlong's horsewhip and stubbornly said, "No, I want to say it now." ”

"There is something to say, there is a fart, and there is less instigation." Li Yunlong said impatiently.

Kong Jie said: "Let me tell you, Xie Baoqing of Heiyun Village has decided to lead the whole village to join the Eighth Route Army, and it was decided yesterday, and their current number is the Independent Brigade of the New Second Regiment of the Eighth Route Army. Xie Baoqing apologized for the misunderstanding that occurred this time, and this is his letter. Lao Li, I know that this sacrificial guard is not an ordinary person, even Commander Liu Bocheng knows him, but something has happened, you can't be rash, let's focus on the overall situation. ”

Li Yunlong's eyes were blood-red, he snatched Xie Baoqing's letter and tore it to pieces, and said coldly: "Don't say that you come to intercede, even if Master Liu comes, Lao Tzu won't buy it." Killing people to pay off their lives, paying off debts, this rule has been this since ancient times, and no one can break it. ”

Kong Jie, who was also irritable, became angry: "Lao Li, we are not bandits, we are regular troops, the party has policies, the army has discipline, you can't do what you want." As long as I'm here today, you don't want to go. ”

Li Yunlong ignored it, turned his head and shouted: "First battalion commander, give me the guns of Regiment Commander Kong and a few of them, lock them up first, and release them when we come back." ”

Kong Jie said angrily: "Li Yunlong, you dare!" You can move me to try it......" His two guards also pulled out their shell guns and protected them in front of Kong Jie, glaring at Li Yunlong angrily.

Zhang Dabiao, the commander of the first battalion, was a stunned young man, he admired Li Yunlong the most, and he always carried out Li Yunlong's orders with all his heart. He didn't care about this, the head of the regiment gave an order, not to mention a small head of the new second regiment, Lao Tzu, the king of heaven, and he would clean it up as well. With a wave of his hand, seven or eight soldiers with big shoulders and round waists rushed over, held down the head of Kong and the two guards, and dragged one of them into the house.

Kong Jie scolded while struggling: "Let go of Lao Tzu, Li Yunlong, Lao Tzu and you are not finished." ”

Li Yunlong was unmoved, he turned over and got on his horse, and said to Kong Jie coldly: "Old Kong, I'm sorry, you are wronged for a while, and when I finish the matter, if you want to kill or chop you to dispose of it." ”

Kong Jie scolded helplessly, watching Li Yunlong leave with the team.

Kong Jie and Li Yunlong are old comrades-in-arms, and they are also from Dabie Mountain, the two have been in the same squad since they became soldiers, and their personalities are also very similar. When they first joined the army, the relationship between the two was not very good, and they secretly competed in everything. Kong Jie has practiced Tongjiquan for a few days since he was a child, and he heard that Li Yunlong had practiced Baguazhang, so he wanted to fight with Li Yunlong. In fact, the level of the two of them is half a catty. After the competition, both of them had a blue nose and swollen face, and they ended a grudge.

During the anti-encirclement and suppression in the Sichuan-Shaanxi base area, Kong Jie was seriously wounded, and his left chest was pierced by a machine-gun bullet, only 1 cm away from his heart. Who knew that after Kong Jie, who had a violent personality, returned to the team after being injured, not only did he not thank Li Yunlong, but found Li Yunlong with a machete, saying that you saved me, I owe you a favor, but Lao Tzu doesn't like to owe favors the most, let's make a break today, Lao Tzu cut off two fingers to pay you back, and no one owes anyone from now on. After speaking, he raised the knife and chopped, so frightened that Li Yunlong hugged him, his mouth was soft again and again, he admired Kong Jie for being a man, and said a lot of soft words that he had never said, giving Kong Jie enough face, and the two became friends from then on. As an old comrade-in-arms, Kong Jie understood Li Yunlong's state of mind at this time, and he himself had already coveted Li Yunlong, a guard with unique skills, and had exchanged five Type 92 heavy machine guns for monks, but he didn't expect that when Li Yunlong, who was half-drunk, heard this, he woke up from the wine, and simply refused his request, and told him clearly that from now on to the future, don't even think about the idea of beating monks.

Kong Jie understood that at this time, it was the Heavenly King Lao Tzu who came, and he also wanted to shake Li Yunlong's determination to take revenge. He let out a long sigh and said to the guards: "It's over, there will be no more independent brigades of the new second regiment." Li Yunlong, this bastard ......"

Li Yunlong led his troops to surround Heiyun Village, and the bandits knew each other very well, so they immediately hung out a white flag and did not resist. Li Yunlong didn't look at it, and ordered the trumpeter to blow the trumpet, cover with light and heavy machine guns, and put bayonets on the whole battalion and press them all up. In an instant, dozens of bandit minions were killed by the bayonets of the soldiers of the first battalion. Xie Baoqing, the big boss of the bandits, saw that Li Yunlong was coming fiercely, and knew that the general trend was gone, so he swung seven or eight feet away with a rope from the cliff in the back mountain, risked his life to rush out and grab a small tree on the opposite cliff, escaped, and never knew what to do. A total of three bandit leaders, from the second boss Lynx to the lynx, were caught and tied to a stake. Knowing that he could not escape death, the lynx closed his eyes and lowered his head to resign himself to fate. Li Yunlong didn't intend to interrogate at all, he came here to beg for his life, why did he speak? He carried the ghost head knife and shouted softly: "Lynx ......"

The lynx subconsciously raised his head, his eyes had not yet opened, Li Yunlong's blade had already flown out diagonally, and with a "brush" sound, the lynx's head and the thick wooden stake of the bowl behind him were cut off in unison, and they flew out more than a foot away, and the blood in the neck cavity spurted more than a foot high. The coherence made Zhang Dabiao, a member of the 29th Army Broadsword team, stunned: obediently, the regiment commander's knife skills are so skillful, eighty percent of them are from fucking executioners. In the blink of an eye, Li Yunlong cut off the heads of the three masters again. The scene was terrible, with two headless bodies tied to two severed stakes, and blood was splattered everywhere on the stakes and the ground, like a slaughterhouse.

The third knife had already been cut out, and the blade had already fallen on the man's neck, and Li Yunlong's wrist was suddenly supported. He fixed his eyes and saw that it was political commissar Zhao Gang. Li Yunlong sighed and threw away the ghost head knife, he knew that the remaining kid had picked up a life.

Zhao Gang returned to the independent regiment after recovering from injury, and heard about it as soon as he got off the horse, he knew that something big was going to happen, so he jumped on the horse and rushed over, which was regarded as saving the man's life. To be precise, it can be regarded as saving half of the man's life, because Li Yunlong's blade has cut the tendon on the man's neck, and the man has since become a crooked neck. It is said that the man lived until after the founding of New China, because of the light of Li Yunlong's fame, he also became a celebrity in that area, and when the local old people mentioned the head of the Eighth Route Army, the man tilted his head and pointed to the scar and said: "Look! This is the ...... left by Commander Li"

This time, Li Yunlong caused a lot of trouble, everyone knows the policy of the Eighth Route Army, and even prisoners are not allowed to be killed, not to mention that this is an armed force that has been incorporated by the Eighth Route Army. The headquarters of the Eighth Route Army was extremely angry, and the decision on punishment was immediately lowered, and the party was punished with a major demerit, and his post was demoted by two levels, from regiment commander to battalion commander.

This is the fourth time that Li Yunlong has been demoted, he doesn't care much, as long as he avenges the monk, it is worth it to be demoted to a warrior.