It was getting late, the sun was setting in the west, and the setting sun was shining slantly on the green gauze tent, giving off a dazzling light that made it difficult to open your eyes.
A gust of wind blew, the sorghum leaves rustled, and the sound of the old bird was heard in the distance, acridine.
It was so quiet, so quiet that it was frightening.
Chen Zikun raised a hand and the motorcade stopped.
He took out his Hamilton silver pocket watch and looked at it.
It gets dark late in the summer, and it was already six o'clock in the evening.
The guard company commander rode over and asked, "Marshal Chen, why don't you leave?
After passing this green gauze tent, we will reach Nantai County in another twenty miles.
If you hurry up, you can spend the night in the county."
Chen Zikun shook his head: "We can't leave anymore."
He raised his whip and pointed at the green gauze tent, "There are bandits here, waiting for us."
The company commander looked at the rustling green gauze tent in confusion and said, "Why didn't I see it?"
Chen Zikun smiled slightly: "I didn't see it either, I can smell the bandits."
Since the chief gave the order, the soldiers had no choice but to obey the order, untie the animals from the cart shafts, set up tents, bury pots to make food, and prepare to camp.
Chen Zikun personally directed the coachmen to form a ring around the cart.
After dark, he patrolled the perimeter again.
Then he returned to the camp, handed the close-fitting flower-mouthed roller to Jian Bing, and told Yao Yilei: " Load your shotgun and protect Jian Bing later.”
Yao Yilei patted the Winchester double-barreled shotgun beside her and said proudly: "It's been prepared."
Then she glanced at Jian Bing, feeling proud.
Jian Bing said worriedly: "Will the bandits really come?"
Chen Zikun said: "I have a feeling that they will definitely come."
There was no moon tonight, I couldn't see my fingers, and there was no wind in the air.
It was unnervingly quiet.
Suddenly, a scream came, and it was very close.
Two bright beams of light lit up, and in the open space in front of the camp, a large group of bandits in ragged clothes could not hide.
They had various weapons in their hands, including dung forks, sickles, kitchen knives, and firecrackers.
Everyone was naked. feet, and the camp was covered with three-edged caltrops on all sides.
The bandits' eyes were dazzled by the two headlights of the Rover car.
They covered their faces with their hands and looked through their fingers.
They saw rows of black muzzles on the carts, aiming at them and pulling the bolts.
The voices kept coming and going.
"Brothers, run!"
someone yelled, and the bandits turned around and walked away.
The gunfire crackled, and the muzzle flash was particularly eye-catching in the night.
Under the light of the car lights, each back became an excellent image.
Seven or eight people fell down at the gun target, but more bandits still fled into the green gauze tent.
The dozen or so bandits at the back could not escape.
They were frightened by the intensive gunfire and the tragic situation of their accomplices, and they lay on the ground and did not dare to get up. .
The officers and soldiers rushed out with guns in hand and opened fire violently at the green gauze tent, knocking the sorghum stalks to pieces.
After confirming that most of the bandits had fled, they cleaned the battlefield and found that five bandits were killed on the spot, three were wounded, and twelve were captured.
People, a lot of broken weapons were seized.
After a great victory in this battle, we also found out the details of the bandits.
They were just a bunch of poorly equipped rabble.
They dared to attack the heavily armed officers and soldiers.
It was really embarrassing.
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The officers and soldiers' spirits were damaged when they crossed the tiger's mouth.
This battle restored their confidence.
The prisoners were led to kneel down in front of Chen Zikun.
They were all trembling and dared not speak.
The guard company commander said: "Commander Chen, kill them all."
Come on."
Suddenly there was a cry for mercy, and the bandits kowtowed as if they were pounding garlic.
Chen Zikun said: "There is no point in killing them.
I want to escort the prisoners into the county."
"Let's just shoot the injured ones."
The company commander seemed to feel that it would be unsatisfactory not to shoot a few people.
Chen Zikun blocked him back with the words "Killing prisoners is unlucky".
The long night was really unbearable, especially after a short battle.
No one knew whether the bandits would come back.
According to the interrogation just now, we learned that this place is called Kushuijing.
There are about three hundred bandits in this group, and the bandit leader is called Kushuijing.
Chen Shou, once Zhang Xun's braided soldiers only gathered a group of people to engage in the business of cutting trails because thieves were everywhere in the countryside and the people were in dire straits.
It is said that there are about four or five gangs of this size nearby.
If they unite, it will be too A force that cannot be underestimated.
After finally surviving until dawn, everyone finally breathed a sigh of relief.
The bandits had poor weapons, and even if there were more people, they couldn't overcome the advantage of the officers and soldiers' quick guns.
They were finally safe.
After cleaning up and preparing to clear the way, Chen Zikun suddenly saw five corpses lying on the ground.
He frowned and said, "Line them up and cover their faces."
The soldiers went to carry the body.
When they were carrying the last person, someone shouted: "He is still alive."
He picked up his gun and pulled the big bolt to take another shot.
"Stop."
Chen Zikun turned over and dismounted, and stepped forward to check.
Lying on the ground was a sixteen or seventeen-year-old boy.
The layer of fluff on his lips reminded him of Guo'er.
The boy was shot in the back.
Judging from the wound, it should be A pistol bullet, I felt my pulse, it was very weak.
"Don't run away in a hurry, I'm going to do an operation."
Chen Zikun unbuttoned his military uniform and said to Jian Bing: "Bring me my rubber apron and surgical instruments."
The officers and soldiers set aside a large vehicle to use as an operating table for Chen Zikun.
Jian Bing was working as a nurse on the side with a full set of surgical instruments brought from the United States.
Chen Zikun, wearing an apron and holding a scalpel, carelessly dug open the wound and took out the bullet, drawing blood.
It was flowing out, and Jian Bing couldn't help but said: "Aren't you afraid that he will die from excessive blood loss?"
Chen Zikun didn't care.
He had learned simple battlefield rescue when he was studying in the military academy, but he had never practiced it.
Now he was just practicing his skills on this seriously injured bandit.
It didn't matter even if he died.
The officers and soldiers thought it was strange that everything was valuable these days, but life was worthless, especially the life of a little bandit, who was really no different from an ant.
Marshal Chen even bothered to save him.
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It was really hard to guess what the big shot was thinking.
In the green gauze tent in the distance, more than a hundred bandits were lying on the ground, staring at the convoy with bloodshot eyes.
One bandit asked: "Master, why don't they leave?"
"If they don't enter the green gauze tent, we won't take action."
The boss said.
He was young, about thirty years old, with two box cannons in his hands, and a faint sadness between his heroic brows.
Suddenly, a bandit hurried over and whispered something in the ear of the big boss.
The big boss frowned and waved the box cannon: "Zhahu" The wound was not deep, and the bullet was easily taken out.
It was a .45-caliber pistol bullet.
The only one who used this kind of bullet was Chen Zikun.
After randomly sprinkling a bunch of gold wound medicine and tying gauze on the wound, the operation was declared over and the wounded person was placed on the cart.
After the operation, Chen Zikun felt a very happy satisfaction.
It must be said that saving people is more valuable than killing people.
A sense of accomplishment.
Just as they were about to set off, a group of people suddenly came out of the green gauze tent.
The officers and soldiers raised their guns one after another.
They breathed a sigh of relief after seeing clearly the other party's clothes.
It was a group of policemen in black uniforms who came.
However, it is better to be cautious in a place like this.
Chen Zikun asked the leader of the other party to come over and talk.
As expected, a young man wearing glasses came over from the opposite side.
He was as gentle as a scholar.
"Are you the newly arrived Jiangbei Protector?"
the scholar asked politely, speaking in authentic Mandarin.
"Exactly, may I ask your Excellency?"
Chen Zikun said with his fists clasped.
This man's temperament made him feel like a spring breeze.
"I am the county magistrate of Nantai County, Liu Youjin, and I am here to greet the military envoy."
The scholar took off his straw hat and bowed slightly to Chen Zikun.
"It turns out to be County Magistrate Liu, disrespectful, disrespectful."
Although the military envoy and the county magistrate belong to the military and political lines and are not subordinate to each other, they have come all the way to greet me, so they must show the least courtesy.
Liu Youjin saw the four corpses on the ground and pretended to be surprised: "This is" Chen Zikun said: "Oh, the bandits attacked last night, but I repulsed them.
I left these corpses with them.
I will take the prisoners back to be punished."
Liu Youjin praised: "The guard army made the flag open to victory, and our people in Nantai are finally saved."
The two sides were polite for a while and then headed back to the county town.
Liu Youjin brought not many people, only about thirty policemen, and the weapons and equipment were also very poor.
The barrel of the old sleeve rifle was rusty, but it was still better than nothing. , with their addition, the entire convoy has reached 200 people with guns, and even the most powerful bandits have to weigh it.
Even so, when passing through this green gauze tent, everyone still felt as if they were facing a formidable enemy.
Bullets were loaded and bayonets were unsheathed.
As they walked, a rough and desolate tune came from the distance, "Xue Dingshan Xiliang borrowed 100,000 soldiers."
The soldiers were extremely nervous and looked around.
No one could be seen in the dense green gauze tent.
The air flow in the green gauze tent was not smooth and the heat was unbearable.
Everyone was sweating, except for Chen Hujun and Magistrate Liu.
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While walking, chatting and laughing.
"What is this man singing?"
Chen Zikun asked.
"Oh, what he sings is a local opera from Nantai.
It is commonly known as Lahun tune, which means long aftertaste and charming.
But this is just a compliment.
In fact, most of the people who sing this are beggars.
Alas, bandits are rampant.
The people are in dire straits."
County Magistrate Liu talked eloquently, with a relaxed look on his face, obviously not taking this inexplicable opera singer seriously.
"The opera singer must be a bandit."
Chen Zikun said leisurely.
County Magistrate Liu seemed to be smiling but not smiling: "Nantai County has a strong folk custom since ancient times.
The villagers farm during the day and rob the road at night.
They are farmers and bandits.
Who can tell the difference clearly?
In fact, this is not the case in this world.
Those who steal the hook will punish the country.
"Zehou, I will appear on the stage after you sing in a chaotic manner, and the king's flag will change on the city wall.
Even the scholars can't see the future clearly, and they can't distinguish between right and wrong, let alone these country people."
Chen Zikun nodded and said: "County Magistrate Liu has a wide range of knowledge and is well-spoken.
He even quoted a poem by Mr.
Lu Xun.
He is a left-winger."
Liu Youjin looked at Chen Zikun in surprise, obviously not expecting that this new military guard turned out to be a learned man.
After an uneventful journey, we finally arrived at Nantai County, a square city surrounded by a moat.
On the city gate tower were engraved two large mottled characters: "Nantai", above which were the arrow towers and crenels.
Weeds grew wildly in the cracks in the wall bricks.
When the team arrived, there was a sound and the suspension bridge was slowly lowered
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