Chapter 10: Hu Chen's Clever Capture of the Prairie Wolf (Seeking Collection and Recommendation)

  Wang Zhan Kui's spirit shook, and he chuckled softly: "Ah, I didn't expect it, Lord He is indeed a deep and mysterious one. This is not something that Wang Zhan Kui can do for you, Jin Gang, be gentle with your next move! Lord He's small body can't withstand your punch, Da Zi, start smoking."

  He Tianci threw off his upper garment, opened his stance and snatched the knife, revealing a somewhat thin body. Next to him, the sturdy Jin Gang stood with his feet apart, smiling contemptuously at He Tianci. He Tianci rushed to Jin Gang's side, was caught by Jin Gang like a small chicken and thrown out. With a "thud", He Tianci heavily fell to the ground, a thread of fresh blood flowing from the corner of his mouth.

  "Surrounding him with crazy laughter 'Beat him up (northeastern dialect for a fight) Beat him, haha..."

  At this time, outside the Wolf Fort, Zhiwu and Li Enyi were anxiously waiting. "You said General He won't have any trouble, right? They've been inside for half a day now. Shall we break in?" Li Enyi asked.

  Na Zhi Wu hesitated for a moment, then said "Don't be in a hurry, let's wait a bit longer. If he still doesn't come out, we'll make another move. Let's wait for now, our Master He is a lucky person with a good destiny."

  He Tianci circled around Jīn Gāng again for a few rounds and was thrown out.

  Wang Zhan Kui sneered: "I think you'd better admit defeat, there's only half a bag of eye time left."

  He Tianshen spat out a mouthful of blood, licked the blood at the corner of his mouth with his tongue, and then revealed a fierce light in his eyes. He said unwillingly: "The master of the house, it's easy to guard the knife but hard to take it! If I, He Tianshen, can't take down Jin Gang's knife within the time it takes to smoke one bag of cigarettes, I'll give Jin Gang two bags of cigarettes' worth of skill. If he still can't take down my knife, then I win."

  At this time, no one noticed that Shen Suanzi's face showed a hint of a smile, and he exchanged a glance with He Tianxi, but didn't say anything.

  Wang Zhan Kui paused for a moment, then said to Jin Gang: "Jin Gang, dare you try?"

  "Bring it on!" Jin Gang said in his somewhat awkward Northeastern dialect. He turned his head, gave He Tianxi a glance, "You think you're tough? Not only can I take back my knife, but I can also break your arm - off!"

  Jin Gang handed his waist knife to He Tianci.

  He Tianci raised his knife and said seriously: "The master of the house can get what he says, all the brothers are here, a bag of smoke has not passed, I will take the knife away"

  Wang Zhan Kui was taken aback for a moment, then burst out laughing: "Ah, Lord He, you indeed have both courage and strategy. I, Wang Zhan Kui, am convinced. Earlier, my brothers were at fault, please forgive us. To be honest, I had long intended to surrender, but as an official under the Qing court, I didn't take it seriously. I admire you, Lord He, from now on, all 500 of my Wolf Den brothers will follow your command and control. My brothers will follow Lord He to fight against the Japanese devils, fight against the foreign invaders, protect our homes and defend our country. From now on, we are no longer bandits, but officials, we are the National Guard Army, let's work well together under Lord He's leadership."

  Everyone couldn't help but admire He Tianxi's courage and strategy, leaving only King Kong there scratching his head, thinking for a long time before muttering to himself: "Ah! I've been deceived again."

  Wang Zhan Kui: "Da Zi, why don't you quickly go and invite the soldiers of the Wei Guo army to come up? From now on, we are brothers." He also shouted at Ji Yao Hua: "You stinky girl, what's wrong with you? Mr. He is right here! Are you still thinking about that man? Quickly go prepare wine and dishes, today we're in high spirits, kill a few pigs, make some good food."

  He Tianci walked up to Shen Suanzi and whispered: "Thank you for saving my life, I will definitely reward you heavily in the future."

  "It seems like Shen Suanzi didn't hear him and muttered to himself: 'See through but don't reveal, plan in secret.'"

  He Tianci couldn't help but secretly admire this person called Shen Suanzi, he's really something else, the way he handles things is one of a kind!

  At this time, Wang Zhan Kui burst out laughing: "Ah, Ah, what's wrong with you? What are you talking about? But today is quite impressive. Before Mr. He arrived, you said that Mr. He must be a great person and had been confusing me all along."

  "Come on, gentlemen! Let's have some wine and meat. Brothers of the Guards, don't pick on me, Ji Yaohua. There aren't many fresh vegetables on this mountain even in winter, so I've made some braised pork with noodles and another dish of braised pork with pickled cabbage (the Northeastern-style pickled cabbage is made from napa cabbage, which can only be pickled in winter). I hope you'll all forgive me."

  Liu Dazi smiled slyly and said: "Dad, I don't want anything else, just you. I want your white mantou (steamed bun), but I don't know if you'll give it to me or not."

  "Get out of here! You think you can take advantage of me? I was already making a name for myself in the martial arts world when you were still in your mother's womb!"

  "Hahaha..." followed by bursts of laughter.

  Before dinner, He Tianxi walked to the center of the mountain stronghold and said in a serious tone: "Now that everyone is here, I have some things to say beforehand. I, He Tianxi, know that all of you brothers from the Wild Wolf Mountain Stronghold are heroes who have killed devils and ghosts, but from today on, we must follow the rules of the National Guard Army. As the saying goes, without rules, there is no square inch of land. From now on, you are soldiers of the National Guard Army, not wolves, and you must obey the command of Wolf King and me, He Tianxi. I have always been strict in enforcing the law, those who obey me are my brothers, those who disobey military orders are thieves and enemies. I reward and punish strictly, without any favoritism. All soldiers of the National Guard Army know that I, He Tianxi, am a man who rewards and punishes clearly. If you want to be a soldier in our National Guard Army, you must follow the rules. From today on, you brothers from the Wild Wolf Mountain Stronghold are no longer wolves. I have three iron laws:

  Article 1: Soldiers must obey orders as their bounden duty, subordinates must resolutely obey the commands of superiors. From now on, you are my subordinates and soldiers of the National Defense Army, so you must listen to my command.

  Article 2: The people are the objects of our protection and the foundation of our existence. From now on, you are no longer bandits or hoodlums. You are not allowed to rob, burn, kill, loot, rape women, or harass Chinese people.

  Article 3, you must remember that you are always Chinese. Our National Salvation Army was established to protect the peace of Fengtian, no matter whether it is an old devil or a little devil, as long as he dares to be arrogant in our Fengtian, we will make him go without return.

  "Those who are willing to follow me, He Tianxi, stay and follow me. I will ensure that the land under heaven is at peace. Those who do not wish to follow me, I will give you a sum of silver, and I, He Tianxi, will not stop you."

  All officers and men of the Wolf Fort listen to orders. From now on, I declare the establishment of the Third Cavalry Battalion of the National Defense Army, with Wang Zhan Kui as the commander and Li Yuan Fang as the deputy commander.

  Central sentry: Wang Zhan Kui (concurrent), Front sentry: Liu Dazi, Left sentry: Li Yuanfang (concurrent), Right sentry: Jin Gang, Rear sentry: Ji Yaohua.

  Tomorrow morning, uniform changeover, each person one Russian-style Mosin-Nagant rifle No. 2, 50 rounds of ammunition.

  "If there are no questions, all brothers of the National Defense Army will have a meal together, eat and drink freely, come to drink wine and eat meat"

  After this meal, the main leaders also began to get familiar with each other, and they all had a good understanding of one another. He Tianxi felt somewhat tired, so he went to bed early.

  Although the wild wolf fort was cold and windy, after each gust of wind passed, there was a rustling sound. However, He Tianxi, who lay on the kang, soon fell asleep, as if all his fatigue had disappeared once he lay down on it.

  The next morning, He Tianci woke up with the slowly rising sun in the east, stretched his waist, thought about yesterday's affairs, and couldn't help but feel a little scared. If Guisuanzi saw through it again, he would really have to go back to the "past". Opening the door and taking a breath of fresh air, it seemed like endless energy was pouring into his body.

  Although he had another powerful force in his hands, He Tianxi considered whether the brothers of the Wild Wolf Fort could obey his orders, and he was not very familiar with Wang Zhan Kui. The two battalions of troops before were also mostly lacking in training, if they went to fight against Liu Er now, it's likely that they would not be able to grasp victory, so He Tianxi decided to spend more time getting familiar with this team, controlling this team, making the National Guard truly become his own armed forces, only then could this National Guard become a truly powerful force, a sharp sword that follows him in battles east and west.

  And with his identity as a "man of the future", he was aware of the impending Battle of Mukden between Japan and Russia, so he had to seize the time to train his troops, before the Battle of Mukden, form an armed force with a certain scale, thinking about the tragic scene of the Battle of Mukden, wouldn't the military supplies be greatly available, he would definitely gain huge benefits.

  (Sour cabbage added some Northeastern dialect when writing the book to liven up the atmosphere, which may be a bit too much. Sour cabbage will try to reduce it later on, please forgive.)