Chapter Ten The Landlord of 1934
The Red Twenty-Fifth Army, who had just shaken off the enemy in Funiu Mountain, soon lost their excitement. Funiu Mountain was home to many bandits, big and small, especially the notorious bandit Fan Zhongxiu. As a result, when the local villagers saw the tattered clothes of the large Red Army troop, they shouted: "Bandits have come! Bandits have come!" and ran into their nearby mountain forts. No matter how hard the Red Army's propaganda team tried to persuade them, they refused to come out. If you approached them, the welcome from the propaganda team was met with the sound of firecrackers and iron sand, which had little killing power at a distance of over 100 meters, but the loud noise and large clouds of smoke reflected their extreme unwelcome towards the Red Army.
At this moment, the political commissar, army commander, deputy army commander and other leaders of the Hubei-Henan-Anhui Provincial Committee were happily discussing the establishment of a revolutionary base in Funiu Mountain. This great mission! Not only did the successful past of the big bandit Fan Zhongxiu encourage everyone here, but this was also where Li Zicheng and others had rebelled and accumulated military strength. At that time, because the peasant uprising suffered setbacks, they were recuperating in the Funiu Mountain area, and then they took down the Ming dynasty's Jiangshan! Isn't this just like the situation of the Red 25th Army, which was heavily surrounded by the enemy and had to withdraw from its base after suffering heavy losses?
Everyone was filled with joyful expressions, preparing to let the troops take root in the countryside and then gradually capture the surrounding towns and cities. As for the enemy's strong fortresses and city walls, the leaders of the 25th Army were no longer worried! It is worth noting that all four Shanghai-made 75mm mountain guns from the 115th Brigade's artillery company were captured, and the 25th Army also captured more than 700 rounds of ammunition. If you add the repair shop that can continuously repair firearms and even reload bullets in the future, the 25th Army has basically nothing to worry about! However, their fantasies were soon burst by the collected intelligence, like a beautiful soap bubble blown up and easily pierced!
The "attack" on the propaganda team has made young soldiers indignant! It's worth noting that those propaganda teams are the darlings of the 25th Army! The young and beautiful girls' performances, which gave their all, time and again inspired many warriors to regain courage and strength at critical moments, completing one arduous task after another. In their hearts, these young girls were even more worthy of admiration than the doctors who saved their lives!
Gao Quan didn't think so, he was used to the colorful dance and music fashion designs of the 21st century, naturally, he thought this level of dance was not high, and with his physical quality, even if he walked a thousand or two miles without rest, it would be no problem. He only consciously concealed himself because he didn't want everyone to think it was strange, and also because he felt that his physical ability and body quality were beyond the realm of science. Familiar with history, he knew that although the 25th Army had won a great victory in Dushu Town, wouldn't this victory attract even more enemies? The enemy's heavy troops were approaching, and the 25th Army, which was outnumbered, naturally had to retreat to a safer place with potential, where they could recruit soldiers, eat food, and use money. Therefore, Funiu Mountain, which was densely surrounded by landlords, was not an ideal choice, and leaving was inevitable!
As a 21st-century person, Gaoquan really wants to see the Republic of China version of Huang Shiren, and wonders what this 1934 landlord was like. Was he eating chicken, duck, fish, and meat every day? Was he marrying new brides every day? Wearing silk clothes and eating fine food? Because all these things that Gaoquan has seen in too many time-travel novels make him yearn for them, if he didn't know that not following the Party would lead to a miserable end, Gaoquan would have long gone to pursue this "wonderful" life!
After marching in the mountains for five days, everyone was fed up with the endless landlord's courtyard. During the day, they couldn't see a single welcoming villager, and if it weren't for pulling out the big guns from the team, they wouldn't even be able to buy food! Everyone was very dissatisfied! After encountering several such courtyards in a row during the day, Gao Quan finally couldn't bear the "loneliness" again. He found the company commander who was arranging the night camp and sentry posts, and said with a smile: "Company Commander, I want to go into these courtyards to do some reconnaissance! My small stature has an advantage! It's not easy to attract attention from these people! And my body is agile and has kung fu skills, escaping is definitely no problem! When the time comes, I guarantee to bring you a roasted chicken and a bottle of liquor!"
With a relaxed expression, the guard platoon leader had nothing to say. He naturally knew about Gaoquan's exceptional abilities, but more importantly, on a certain night, he shared with the soldiers in Gaoquan's squad some "intelligence materials" that Gaoquan had brought out from an old wealthy family - several pieces of cured meat and a roasted chicken, as well as a few bottles of liquor. The young guard platoon leader thus embarked on a path of no return, under Gaoquan's constant bribery, turning a blind eye to Gaoquan's actions of stealing from the local landlords and wealthy families along the way. After all, every time Gaoquan would bring back some improved equipment for the platoon, including one or two brand-new rifles! After the entire platoon had been equipped with new rifles with bayonets, others looked at their platoon with envy, and even the political commissar who knew the details tacitly approved of their methods. Although two-thirds of the spoils were handed over to the military, Gaoquan was always enthusiastic about improving his own and the soldiers' food, and this did not affect the fighting in any way. Therefore, the guard platoon leader had nothing but praise for Gaoquan, and this time was no exception!
The landlord Zhang was unlucky, after receiving the previous few rounds of siege from Zhao Xiucan, Li Lao and Wang Lao, without being attacked, this big siege with more than 5,000 people relaxed its defense and vigilance, and muttered to himself: "Tomorrow I will give these red bandits 500 yuan and two cows and ten sheep, and show my hospitality to the passing guests!" As for whether the Red Army might attack at night, Zhang was completely at ease!
The wall, built on the mountain, is as high as five meters. It was here that the notorious bandit Fan Zhongxiu suffered a great defeat! If it weren't for the fact that Fan Zhongxiu later led 5,000 to 6,000 bandits in a siege of the village for over seven months, resulting in the village running out of food and all other reinforcements being repelled, I wouldn't have made peace with him. Now, although there are hundreds of large and small bandit dens inside Funiu Mountain, none of them dare to provoke my village. Even our horse teams transporting local specialties outside can be treated well by the bandits, and when they pass through, I will also treat them well.
No need to mention that he is now supporting more than 400 people in the village, and can gather young and strong men from the village at any time to guard the village! Among them, many are famous hunters in Funiu Mountain, and they have been well-treated by him. The price of animal hides collected is five or six times higher than that of other villages! It's all for them to be useful when needed!" Zhang Juren stroked his white beard, thinking with a sense of pride. He quickly thought of the woman he had brought back from Kaifeng a few months ago, the one he had given a new hairstyle and freed, Sister Furong. Her whole body seemed to have softened! That white and fluffy chest, thick waist, tender arms, perfect figure! One look and you can tell she's well-nourished! Zhang Juren's eyes seemed to narrow into a slit in an instant! His face was full of lustful smiles, making the little maid next to him shiver with fear!
Under the vast night sky, Gao Daquan ate a half-full meal and excitedly wore gray-black clothes, crouching down to quickly approach the high wall of the stronghold. Although there were several very serious patrol guards on top, with robust bodies, brand-new rifles, and several black machine gun muzzles exposed on the wall, blocking the road in front of the wall. Moreover, a deep trench was built around the stronghold, filled with wooden stakes that had been sharpened to an abnormal sharpness. "This stronghold that makes bandit Fan Zhongxiu dare not approach is indeed famous! But will all this be useful?" Gao Daquan said with a smile.
He rushed into the village, along those low houses, quickly approaching that tallest building group, at a speed like a strong wind, a rapid shadow, if someone saw it, I guess they would think it's a ghost! The houses in the village were all built with solid granite, and the roads wound forward, with many intersecting roads in between, and many sections of road could not be seen within ten meters, while those houses were like the rugged rocks at the source of a small stream, dividing the wide road into strips.
"Wow, this is quite something! If I hadn't walked on the rooftops, I would have gotten lost for sure! And judging from the road conditions, if you're not a local who's lived here for a long time, you'd definitely get lost on your first try. Plus, with these granite houses and some tunnels added in, this place is extremely easy to defend but hard to attack! Without heavy firepower to destroy the stronghold, it's simply impossible to break in! And that Zhang Juren is quite skilled at handling people, no wonder bandit Fan Zhongxiu suffered a huge loss here! This is indeed interesting and has some tricks up its sleeve! Compared to that bandit Fan Zhongxiu who broke in, I can imagine how frustrated he must have been with the maze-like roads and constant sniper fire!"
Oh my god!!!
