"Old thing, I warned you just now to speak more decently, it seems that you didn't take us seriously!"

Wei Xin's tone of voice when he said this was not high, but the murderous aura that matched the movements in his hand was obvious.

This time, Wu Zijian did not stop his subordinates, because what the master said just now made him both unhappy and quite shocked - if this old thing went directly to contact and negotiate with the 12th Brigade of the Du, then there would really be nothing to do with the Xu Brigade Detachment - he needed to come up with a countermeasure immediately.

At this point, Liu Wumei can no longer continue to be left and right: these conditions prescribed by the master are basically discussed by the two of them in the back hall just now, the master sings white face, and she is responsible for wiping the mud. But at this moment, Wei Xin had lost his patience and torn his face, and he was almost about to pull out the gun with one hand, and the female bandit leader's heart couldn't help but pound, and she didn't dare to touch the tall, mighty, and menacing brother in front of her again.

Wu Zijian watched this civil and martial arts drama with cold eyes, and quickly assessed the direction of the development of the situation in his mind - it seems that with the old fox of the master plotting on the side, Liu Wumei is obviously not so easy to control, if he blindly stalemates, I am afraid that there is no advantage to take advantage of, and it is not impossible to get a chicken and fly eggs and return empty-handed. But if you just agree to the conditions offered by this old fox, it will be too undignified.

"Big boss, since your subordinates are so desperate, then I won't leave you any mercy!" Wu Zijian made up his mind, looked directly at Liu Wumei and said word by word: "I just mentioned that the 12th Brigade of the Jin Army has established contact with our army, as a friendly army, I dare not guarantee that I will intercede with the Jin Army for you, but as long as I open my mouth and say that this gang of bandits who went out of the mountains to rob are extremely evil, and our army is also pursuing them with all their might, I hope that the friendly army will kill the killer and not be tolerated, do you think that iron hand and his minions still have the life to come out alive?" ”

As soon as these words came out, whether it was Liu Wumei or the master, their faces instantly changed color. Wei Xin, who was tense, laughed, sat back on the Taishi chair relaxedly, and glanced at his detachment leader with admiration.

Liu Wumei became anxious again, and smiled at the two commanders of the Eighth Route Army: "Chief Wu, Brother Wei, look at what you said, isn't this a family talking about two families?" Our cottage has always been a sincere supporter of the Eighth Route Army. ”

"Is that so, master?" Wu Zijian turned to look directly at the master this time and asked with a smile.

The master smiled without embarrassment, and did not say a word, but in his heart he was in the eight generations of the ancestors of the two commanders of the Eighth Route Army. Wu Zijian continued to say unhurriedly:

"Your big boss Iron Hand, if I'm not mistaken, the last time he led people to attack our camp in Hongxing Gorge, killed my sentinels and plundered my female soldiers, and I haven't settled this account with him in the face of the big boss. Now, this rabbit cub ran to the south of Guanmen Mountain to make trouble, and as a result, he hit the muzzle of the friendly army of the Eighth Route Army, which can be regarded as full of evil! I think it's better to let the 12th Brigade of the Jin Army hold a public trial meeting in Maicun, and shoot all the guys with bullshit iron hands and bronze hands, which is definitely a great thing to eliminate harm for the people. ”

The remarks of the commander of the Eighth Route Army finally made the master panic, he believed that the guy in front of him who was wearing a national army uniform and pretending to be able to say it could definitely be done - that's it, the bachelor will not suffer the immediate loss, first find a way to get the bastard iron hand's human gun back safely, otherwise, the cottage really can't afford to suffer such a heavy loss.

"Chief Wu, little old man is open-mouthed, I was just joking with you just now, please don't take it seriously-"

Before the words fell, Wei Xin on the side directly grabbed the conversation: "Old thing, don't you know how many bowls of dry rice you can eat?" How many urgent military situations are waiting to be dealt with in the Xu Brigade Detachment of the Eighth Route Army, and our detachment commander and I, the battalion commander, have time to joke with you bad old man?! ”

Seeing that the two commanders of the Eighth Route Army were no longer mad, he cautiously re-issued the conditions - that was also the negotiation between him and the big boss in the back hall just now, and retreated to the bottom line: "Two chiefs, since the cottage obeyed the advice of your ministry and no longer sent people out of the mountain to rob the house, the expenses of the cottage have been beyond the means, and now we really can't take out too much money, grain and grass, otherwise, the brothers of the Iron Hand will not secretly go down the mountain to rob behind our backs." In this way, let's grit our teeth, add another hundred oceans, add more pigs, cattle and sheep, and hand them over to your army, hoping that your army will say a few good words to the soldiers of the 12th Brigade for us, and put the guns back. Xiao Lao'er guarantees for the big boss, there will be no more attacks on the people in the mountains, if violated, all the cottages will listen to your army's incorporation and disposal, we have nothing to say! ”

Wu Zijian looked at the master, and then at the female bandit leader, who was nodding like a chicken pecking rice. Looking at himself again, although the second battalion commander was unwilling, he didn't seem to have a better way. So, he put on a generous posture and shook his hand calmly:

"That's it, you took the initiative to ask us for help in this matter, don't make it as if the Eighth Route Army wants to profit from it. I think so, Camp Commander Wei and I will go back, and you will send people to follow us to Hekou Village and store them there temporarily. Tomorrow I will send someone to Maicun to contact the people of the 12th Independent Brigade, and as long as the talks can be reached, I will exchange things and people. ”

Liu Wumei and the master looked at each other, and each felt very unsure about Wu Zijian's vague statement. But the commander of the Eighth Route Army had already risen again with great impatience, and it was obviously impossible to get a clearer promise from his mouth.

In fact, not to mention that the female bandit leader and his master had no bottom in their hearts, even the commander of the second battalion of the Eighth Route Army was puzzled by the final statement of his detachment leader. On the mountain road from Heishi Cliff to Hekou Village, Wei Xin couldn't help but quietly ask Wu Zijian: Is it really sure that you will get people out of the hands of the 12th Brigade of the Jin Army?

Wu Zijian's answer was unexpected, he said that he could let the commander of the cavalry company take people to that wheat village for a trip, just to train the cavalry team and contact friendly forces to communicate, as for whether they can redeem a bandit depends on their creation.

Wei Xin looked back at the group of bandit minions sent by Black Stone Cliff to transport the ocean, grain and grass, and asked:

"How many of these things do we keep? How much to give to the people of the 12th Brigade of the Independence? ”

The leader of the Eighth Route Army pondered for a moment and asked Wei Xin's opinion.

"According to me, first give a gift list to the 12th Brigade of the Du, and write 200 yuan of ocean and 10 stone of grain, and if they agree to release them after seeing the gift list, they will send things over. If you ask for a price, we won't give them anything, and keep it for ourselves. ”

After listening to the second battalion commander, Wu Zijian laughed and poked at the other party with his finger: "You kid, you are much darker than me." Aren't you afraid of offending your righteous sister? ”

Wei Xin gritted his teeth and replied: "Who asked her to listen to that old thing everywhere and not accept our co-optation!" Besides, I went up the mountain this time, and I brought two 38 big covers as gifts, and it wasn't a deficit for her! ”

Wu Zijian nodded. In his opinion, since Liu Wumei refused to accept the reorganization of the Eighth Route Army, if he went to the 12th Brigade of the Jin Army in the name of the Xu Brigade Detachment, the reason would seem very far-fetched, and in the end, I am afraid that he could only trade in the form of ransom of money, grain and grass. And this method is destined to have considerable variables, and it can only be taken one step at a time.

The group hurried to the dark mountain road of Guanmen Mountain and stumbled back to Hekou Village, Wei Xin stayed in the second battalion stationed here, and Wu Zijian rushed to Xiping Village overnight.

The next day, Wu Zijian summoned his cavalry company commander and Squire Guo, who had made a special trip from Lihuapu, at the detachment headquarters, and they first talked and analyzed the tragedy of destroying the village in Gaomiao Village, Lingshi County, for more than half an hour.

Squire Guo, who had witnessed the scene of the tragedy, recalled many details under the inspiration of the commander of the Eighth Route Army. But these details still can't help Wu Zijian and them clarify the truth of the tragedy. In addition, the squire Guo, who is more familiar with Gaomiao Village, denied the statement that there are bandits in the local area, Gaomiao Village is located in the west of Tongpu Road, the terrain is gentle, densely populated, and close to Lingshi County, and there is no talk of bandits all year round. Therefore, it can be ruled out as banditry.

At the same time, the flying pigeon from the Great Elm Mountain also had an echo, and after receiving the report of Wu Zijian's tragedy, the 391st Regiment of the Central Army immediately launched an investigation, and according to the location of Gaomiao Village, it focused on the first battalion that had crossed the Tongpu Road that night and carried out operations near the village to carry out a person-by-person platoon, and finally confirmed that no one was involved in the matter unconditionally.

"Detachment leader, why don't you let me take a few cavalrymen to Gaomiao Village in person, seeing is believing." Seeing that Wu Zijian was at a loss, Xia Lianshan, the commander of the cavalry company, took the initiative to ask for help.

Wu Zijian thought about it, but finally did not agree, on the grounds that there had just been a war in that area, and the Japanese puppet forces must still be in the midst of rumors, and the defense would be very thorough; And the goal of the cavalry led by Xia Lianshan was too obvious.

However, this motion of the cavalry company commander reminded the detachment commander - why not send someone from the enemy engineering team to the local area to find out the situation? At present, in addition to the two captains and six members of the team lurking in Wencheng City, a small part of the remaining members of the enemy engineering team are responsible for intelligence reconnaissance in the direction of Fengdian County, and most of them are sent to villages and villages in the lower reaches of the Qinglong River to assist Xia Lianshan's cavalry company and Zhang Xiu's field mobilization committee in carrying out the work of opening up new base areas.

"Lianshan, you immediately dispatch two or three enemy engineers from the direction of the lower reaches of the Qinglong River and make a special trip to Gaomiao Village to find out the situation," Wu Zijian gave an order to the cavalry company commander: "As for you, I have another important task to be delivered. ”

Next, the head of the Eighth Route Army told in detail the causes and consequences of the trip to Black Rock Cliff, and brought out the fact that Liu Wumei's gang was detained by the people of the 12th Brigade of the Jin Army for doing evil in Maicun.

However, when it was mentioned that Xia Lianshan would go to meet the officers of the 12th Brigade who had just established contact with him last time, the cavalry company commander was embarrassed and reluctant.

Wu Zijian had to emphasize that this time he came out to ransom Liu Wumei's gang, or for the sake of being incorporated in the future, Xia Lianshan must be conscientiously implemented.

Speaking of the location of Maicun, the cavalry company commander was slightly impressed, so he was very surprised that the 12th Brigade of the Jin Army had stretched its tentacles so far, and it seemed that the troops expanding their territory in this area were far more than the Guanmenshan Detachment of the Xu Brigade of the Eighth Route Army.

"Detachment leader, if the 12th Brigade refuses to release them, what should I do? You can't just turn your face with a friendly army that has just established contact with a gang of bandits, right? Xia Lianshan asked worriedly, in his mind, even if the 12th Brigade of the Jin Army was a rout and escape, it would be stronger than the bandits who only knew how to rob homes and raid places.

Wu Zijian asked the cavalry company commander to let go and try to solve the matter within the conditions of the gift list issued to the other party:

"Don't worry, if you can't talk, you can come back, I have another way here."

Until this moment, the detachment commander of the Eighth Route Army could not have imagined that this so-called ransom action would set off a lot of turmoil in the future, until it alarmed the Yan Xishan Commander's Department in the Second War Zone.