Chapter 71: Dawn's Gains and Losses

  These two days have been too busy, updates may be unstable, don't worry everyone, I will definitely make up for it later. Also, happy New Year's Day to everyone!!!!!

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  Inside the main hall of Xie Mujiang's small courtyard!

  On either side of an octagonal table, Luo Xiang and Xie Mujiang sat facing each other. On the table between them was a pot of fragrant tea, accompanied by two plates of snacks!

  Only Chu Yifei was left in the house, and the remaining subordinates were all let go by Xie Mujiang. After seeing Luo Xiang and his special forces team, he understood that his men were not opponents at all, so he simply let them go back!

  Luo Xiang also ordered the special warfare team members to wait outside the yard and not allow them to move around casually!

  The mountain stronghold still belongs to Xie Mujiang, so Luo Xiao can only be a guest, and he should be more careful!

  "Brother Luo Xiang has come from afar and also saved the lives of my humble self, Xie Mou, and Xiao Fei. This cup of tea is a token of my gratitude!" Seated upright in his armchair, Xie Mujiang gazed at Luo Xiang with both eyes, raising his Qinghua teacup. "This isn't some stinky habit of literati who like to see off guests with tea, but rather my sincere respect for Brother Luo!"

  Luo Xiang heard this, also raised his teacup, then drank it all in one gulp. Only after putting down the teacup did he say, "Thank you, Master Dang's family is too polite! This was just a small effort, not worth mentioning!"

  "Haha, Brother Luo, we're both straightforward people, so just say what's on your mind. What did you come to my Tiger Roar Ridge for?" Xie Mujiang had been the leader of the mountain stronghold for many years and wasn't a fool, he seemed to have seen that Luo Xiang had an ulterior motive for coming this time!

  "Since the Xie family has said so, I won't beat around the bush either. I'm here to take over Hu Xiaoling!" Lu Xiang saw that Xie Mujiang was a straightforward person and didn't plan on saying any polite words, directly revealing his intentions.

  "What?"

  Xie Mujiang heard this and suddenly stood up with a creak. He stared at Luo Xiang, but didn't say anything for a long time!

  Chu Yifei stood behind Xie Mujiang, his heart extremely tense. His adoptive father had raised him, and Luo Xiao had saved his life; he didn't know how to choose if the two sides really clashed!

  Staring at Luo Xiang for a long time, Xie Mujiang suddenly had a faint smile on the corner of his mouth. He sat back in the armchair and opened his mouth, "Brother Luo, your words are a bit confusing to me!"

  "Is that so? Then why does Xie's family have this kind of feeling?"

  Xie Mujiang's body slightly leaned back, saying, "With your skills and equipment, it can be certain that you are not someone's personal guard, but rather an elite under some big shot. How could you possibly take a liking to me in this poor and remote place? Could it be that you've come to lay low?"

  Actually, what Xie Mujiang said is not wrong either. If it weren't for special circumstances, with Luo Xiao's weapons and equipment, as well as their combat strength, they would be treasured and nurtured wherever they went, and there would be no need to go around looking for a place to settle down!

  Upon hearing Xie Mujiang say this, Luo Xiang fell silent for a moment. "Xie Dangjia, I wasn't joking, and in fact, I'm not subordinate to anyone either. On the contrary, I have control over the two special forces units, Hu Ya and Long Yi."

  "Recently, my troops had a battle with the Japanese devils. I reckon they're now searching for us all over the world, so I thought of finding a suitable place to settle down and finally chose Xiedangjia's Hu Xiaoling!"

  "So you've come to see me, hoping I'll hand over Tiger's Roar Ridge to you, isn't it?" Xie Mujiang's face didn't show any changes, but instead looked rather intriguing!

  "Strictly speaking, it's not handing over to me, but joining us, becoming a member of the Special Warfare Brigade. We will work together to fight against the Japanese devils and unite all our fellow countrymen who are truly resisting Japan. Let's drive the Japanese devils out of China."

  "Haha, sounds good, but in the end, aren't you just going to swallow us whole?" Xie Mujiang chuckled lightly, and it was clear that he had many doubts about their cooperation with Luo Xiang.

  Lu Xiang took out a map from his pocket and spread it on the table, saying to Xie Mujiang, "I don't know if you understand or not, but your situation is actually not that great!" As he spoke, Lu Xiang pointed at the map.

  "In the north, about twenty miles away from you, is the Canglong Mountain. They are very powerful, especially the three leaders, Heilong, Bao Lang and Feng Huang, who are all formidable figures with obvious expansion ambitions. To your west, there are over a dozen large and small mountains, with extremely complex relationships. If you're not careful, you might capsize in the dark ditch; Moreover, according to intelligence, the Japanese army is planning to open up a transportation line through these mountains, so before that, they will conduct a thorough sweep of the surrounding areas. Unfortunately, your Hu Xiaoling is within their sweep range!" Luo Xiang's finger moved forward on the map as he spoke, drawing out an area with Hu Xiaoling enclosed in the middle.

  He said so far, Luo Xiang stopped for a moment, then looked at Xie Mujiang, "Moreover, this Tiger Ridge seems to be internally discordant, and Xie's day is not easy to pass. Rather than being a puppet controlled by others, it's better to join us and fight against the devils together!"

  Xie Mujiang was moved by Luo Xiang's words. He lowered his head and fell into deep thought, remaining silent for a long time.

  "Han Yang, bring the guns in!" Luo Xiang shouted towards the outside of the door, then saw Han Yang walking in with a Type 81 general-purpose machine gun on his shoulder, an automatic rifle in his hand, and a 95-1 automatic pistol at his waist.

  Han Yang put the gun on the table and stepped aside, while Luo Xiang picked up the 95 improved automatic rifle, loaded a bullet with a click, held it flat, and pointed directly at the courtyard outside the door. "Thank you, Mr. Dang's family, how is this weapon?"

  Rat-a-tat gunfire erupted inside the house, a string of bullets whizzed through the open door and splattered on the courtyard wall, sparks flew everywhere, and dust swirled up in a cloud!

  With a loud clang, he slapped the submachine gun onto the table and then Luo Xiao single-handedly picked up the BAR general-purpose machine gun, aiming it at the door!

  Rubble flew everywhere on the wall, and the powerful firepower of the machine gun made Xie Mujiang and Chu Yifei look at each other in awe, both shocked and delighted!

  He displayed the weapons one by one, then Luo Xiang's gaze fell on Xie Mujiang again. "Xie Mujiang, these weapons are very powerful. If you join us, you will get these powerful weapons!"

  This sentence is too tempting, you know that at that time the bandits were not doing well either. Even if it was a big mountain like Canglong Mountain with thousands of people, they couldn't afford to have one gun per person. Many of their guns were old-fashioned ones such as Hanyang-made, single-shot, or even muzzle-loaders!

  Xie Mujiang's heart was already somewhat moved as he pondered the formidable relationship!

  Seeing Xie Mujiang's heart move, Luo Xiao stretched out his hand and pulled the steel helmet, then stood up. "Xie Dangjia, to be honest, your Tiger Roar Ridge is only valuable in terms of terrain. If you're so difficult, I won't force it. There are many surrounding mountains, and I can easily recruit other people. But let me put one thing first: my team does not allow the existence of other forces nearby! In the future, Tiger Roar Ridge will also be one of my targets to eliminate!" After finishing speaking, he turned around and left!

  "Old man!" Seeing Luo Xiang seemed to be angry, Chu Yifei hastily shouted. He had personally witnessed the skills of Luo Xiang and those special forces members. In a place like Tiger's Roar Ridge with such treacherous terrain, they could come and go as they pleased. If they wanted to eliminate him, he was afraid that by dawn, his head would be hanging on a stake.

  Xie Mujiang also became anxious, such a good opportunity he didn't dare hesitate again. He hastily stretched out his hand to stop Luo Xiang, "Officer Luo, don't be in a hurry, let me discuss with my subordinates first!"

  "Alright, you have ten minutes!" Luo Xiang nodded and turned to leave with Han Yang, leaving the weapons for Xie Mujiang to use to persuade his subordinates. With these tangible things, it should be easier to convince them!

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