Age of Conquest Reborn

Chapter 608: Things started in Duozhuang Town

The newly appointed commander of Japan's North China Expeditionary Force, Okamura Neiji, seems to have seen through Tang Qiu's life gate, and listed the Taihang Mountains, which he believed to be the rear base of the North China Expeditionary Division, as a key target for attack. However,

These were still his preliminary ideas and plans in his head. Tang Qiuli had no way of knowing what Okamura Neji was thinking.

The Han Railway troops stationed in the southeast and southwest of Shandong encountered difficulties to varying degrees when they were divided into various places. The armed hostility in various places was very serious. After receiving the division's order to assemble the troops in the Xuzhou area, Han Railway

The troops dispersed were ordered to concentrate in Xuzhou. Fortunately, the communication methods of the ** division were very advanced, and radio stations had been equipped at the company level, so communication was quick.

Even so, they were harassed by armed forces and bandits from different places along the way. Han Tie's troops were scattered widely. There were troops in southern Shandong and southwestern Shandong. The furthest troops had already entered the hinterland of Yimeng Mountain and were preparing to attack.

Where to establish a foothold and open up new areas, Han Tie was eager to gather the troops back in order to carry out the orders of the division commander. The orders issued were very clear, to eliminate all interference, not to entangle with local armed forces along the way, and to quickly return to the establishment.

Qizhuang is located in the hinterland of Yimeng Mountain, not far from the world-famous Menglianggu. It is a mountain town surrounded by mountains, with only more than a thousand households.

Stationed here, Battalion Commander Gu Dashan is less than twenty-five years old this year. He was a soldier in Taihang after the ** division entered North China.

The troops participating in the mountainous area have experienced several major battles, especially in the Kaifeng Blockade. As the platoon leader, Gu Dazhang fought bravely. He killed more than a dozen Japanese soldiers by himself. He led the entire platoon to hold their position and beat back many Japanese troops.

After the first attack, the troops retreated to Huangyadong to rest and recuperate. Gu Dazhang was promoted to company commander because of his outstanding military exploits.

Later, the army expanded, and combat backbones and grassroots commanders like Gu Dashan were reused. Gu Dashan was promoted to major battalion commander. He was very satisfied with the battalion he led. There were four infantry companies in the battalion, and

A machine gun battery, four Type 92 infantry guns, eight mortars, ten heavy machine guns, and more than 1,200 troops. It can be said that it is a strong force. Its organization is equivalent to a regiment of the Central Army, and its firepower is beyond

I don't know how many times.

Gu Dashan was very confident that even if he faced a large group of Japanese soldiers, he could definitely kill all the Japanese soldiers. The only thing that made him unsatisfied was that the troops were formed during the rest period of Huangyadong, and most of them were soldiers.

The new recruits who came in had never experienced combat. Except for one company and the machine gun company, which were from the old team, the rest of the companies were all organic and were transferred from the training headquarters.

After the First Battalion stationed in Jizhuang, the first thing they encountered was that the local people were very fearful and indifferent to the troops. When they encountered soldiers on the street, they all hid away, as if they were afraid of getting into bad luck, especially the older girls.

, my little daughter-in-law, when she sees a soldier, she is just like seeing the Lord of Hell, she is afraid to avoid him.

The work of the army cannot be carried out. Gu Dashan is anxious and always wants to find a breakthrough to break the current stalemate. Taihang Mountain is the best place. Needless to say, wherever the army goes, the local government and people have prepared everything for you.

If something happened to the troops, he would just shout and the people would rush over to help. He missed the days in the Taihang Mountains very much.

The opportunity came. This morning, Gu Dashan went out with the security team, planning to go to some prominent figures in the town to discuss the housing issue. In the winter in the mountains of southwestern Shandong, the temperature was also very low, and the troops were still camping in tents in the wild.

Several soldiers had their hands and feet frozen to death. If this continues, the army will be brought down by non-combat attrition alone.

Those wealthy families have dozens of empty houses and won't let the troops live in them. Even ordinary people are unwilling to give up their houses to the troops, even if they pay money. The people here are really backward, and they can't move in by force. It violates the rules.

In violation of the discipline of the army, dismissal is a frivolous matter, and it is possible to lose his head. As a veteran of the ** division, he dare not touch the policy of loving the people personally formulated by the division commander. This is a high-voltage line. However, Gu Dashan has no confidence in the effect of this trip.

Too much hope.

After turning around an alley and arriving at the intersection, there were hundreds of people gathered in front of them. There were also shouts of curses and women and children crying for mercy. Gu Dashan squeezed into the crowd. When he saw this scene, he was furious.

His lungs were broken, and a man about forty years old lay on the cold ground with his face covered in blood.

Above, a middle-aged woman who seemed to be his wife was kneeling on the street, begging for mercy from five or six guys who were holding sticks in their hands and who looked like they were not good people. Two teenage children were there.

While crying, one of the little girls was dragged to the ground by her hair by a big man.

These guys, with sinister faces and sleeves rolled up to their elbows, completely ignored the pleas of the women and children and used the sticks in their hands to beat the motionless man while swearing, "Gu Dashan"

He stepped forward and snatched the sticks from these guys' hands, and kicked the big guy who was beating the hardest with one kick.

The sudden change shocked several big men and the onlookers. A big man who seemed to be the leader, the cold light in his triangular eyes disappeared in a flash, and he looked at the soldiers from the guard squad who were surrounding him without any fear.

, asked with a smile on his face: "Sir, we are collecting debts, it doesn't bother you, right? Why do you beat my brother?" After saying that, he smoothed his shiny hair with his hand, and said

The look of arrogance on his face.

The tone was very strong, with a hint of accusation. It seemed that he didn't pay attention to the gunshots around him. He must have something to rely on. Gu Dashan ignored him, helped the kneeling woman up, and asked about the reason for the matter.

, a middle-aged woman with a sallow face and thin muscles, looked at these big men in fear, and did not dare to speak, her eyes flashed with extreme fear.

Under Gu Dashan's repeated questioning, the woman told what happened intermittently. Her local accent was very strong, and she was sobbing. It took Gu Dashan so much effort to get a rough idea. The woman told what happened.

At that time, these five or six big men crossed their arms in front of their chests, with sneers on their lips, and did not leave.

The ones who beat up were the guardians of the family of Sun Wanwan, the largest wealthy man in Tiezhuang. This Sun Wanwan’s family owned several thousand acres of fertile land and had many packs of mules and horses. More than half of the residents in Tiezhuang were tenants of his family.

Still in Linyi

There are several big businesses running in the city, and he is a wealthy man. In the past, he served as the director of the Shandong Provincial Government of Han Fuju. However, this guy is really not a good person, and he is more ruthless to the people than the Lord of Hell.

On the ground of Qizhuang, Sun Wanwan was the local emperor. In his own words, when he stamped his feet, half of Yimeng Mountain trembled. Officials and bandits walked in two directions, taking both black and white. It is said that it was the largest in southwestern Shandong

Liu Motou, the bandit leader, still worships his brother Baozi. He also has hundreds of guns at home. He is a true bully. The people secretly call him "Sun Yanwang."

The person who was beaten, surnamed Liu, was a tenant of Sun Wanwan's family. Because he did not pay enough rent this year, he took away all the food in the family. There was not enough, and the family of four had to have their necks stabbed and starved.

Just like that, Sun Wanwan refused to let him go. He sent several guards to the courtyard, sealed the door and smashed the pot, drove the family out to the street, and forced him to send his eleven-year-old daughter to the Sun family compound as a servant.

This girl can pay this year's rent.

Tenant Liu knew that Sun Wanwan was the living King of Hell, and the Sun family courtyard was the Palace of Hell. If a child who had just turned eleven years old entered, it would be like entering the mouth of a tiger, and he might be tortured to death that day. If he refused to agree to life or death, during the dispute,

The Sun family nursing home started to rob people, but tenant Liu tried his best to stop him. He pulled and pulled, tearing the sleeves of one of the nursing homes. This stirred up a hornet's nest.

Several nursing staff were furious at that time. They punched and kicked Liu Tenant, knocking him to the ground, and beating him to death with sticks. Their crying and shouting attracted hundreds of people to watch, which frightened Sun Bai.

None of the tens of thousands of forces dared to come forward to stop him. They all looked at this scene with horror. Seeing that Liu Dianhu was getting angry but not taking it back, the nursing staff refused to give up.

This was the scene that Gu Dashan caught up with. After hearing this, the anger in his heart could no longer be suppressed. He was from a poor family and he couldn't bear the common people being bullied like this. When he lifted up Liu Dianhu, who was lying motionless on the ground, his body was already cold.

, he had long since run out of energy. Looking at Liu Dianhu, whose eyes could not be closed and whose body was covered with scars, Gu Dashan gently put down his body.

With a wave of his hand towards the guard squad, several soldiers stepped forward and held the guards at gunpoint. Gu Dashan's eyes were filled with fire and he stared at these guys fiercely. The guards saw Gu with a ferocious face.

Dashan, also trembled in his heart, headed by

The nurse quickly said: "Sir, for a poor guy, we can't do this. When Marshal Han was here, Mr. Sun had a good relationship with our team. Do you want to get involved in this matter?" The last sentence was threatening.

mean.

Gu Dashan suddenly pulled out his gun, and a crisp sound of gunfire suddenly rang out. Bloody holes as thick as thumbs appeared on the foreheads of several nursing staff. They swayed a few times, stared in disbelief, and fell down.

On the ground, Yin Hong's dirty blood flowed all over the ground. The onlookers were stunned by the sudden scene and hurriedly tried to run away, but Gu Dashan shouted to stop them.

Gu Dashan shouted to the crowd: "Folks, we are troops of the North China Army. We are here to let the folks live a good life. We never bully the people. We must punish such bullies. I

It's Battalion Commander Gu Dashan, who kills for life. They beat a poor man to death so cruelly. On behalf of the army, I sentence them to death. This is the fate they deserve. Let's see who dares to take the lives of ordinary people without taking them seriously."

After Gu Dashan finished speaking, he was very satisfied with his words and the level of his judgment of the case. He was waiting for the stormy applause of the people. However, there was no look on the numb faces of the people watching. Instead, there was a look of panic, and helplessness shone in their eyes.

They tried to avoid him with suppressed panic, which made Gu Dashan very depressed. He couldn't figure out why the people in this place were like this?

(To be continued)