Chapter 61: Pointed Words

  Where there are people, there will be rivers and lakes; where there is a market, there will be disputes.

  They've taken away the little demon's business and cut off the bandits' source of wealth, these people will definitely have to fight Hu Sanxiao to the death.

  You must use a heavy fist to make these people tremble with fear and never dare to come here again. Hu Zhiyong replied coldly to Shi Yinsi: "Dragon Brother's method is good, but it can't go beyond a hundred miles."

  "What if they stir up trouble from afar?" Yin Long asked worriedly.

  "Give me the 'intersection'!" With four elite troops, including the Special Warfare Group, Guard Battalion, and Blood Wolf Battle Team in his hands, Hu Zhiyong would not let them idle. After discussions among several people, various countermeasures against accidents were quickly formed.

  Rōnin, samurai, they wore strange clothes, behaved strangely, often carried long knives, intimidated and even slaughtered innocent people. After the abolition of the samurai class, many samurai lost their sense of purpose in life and gradually turned to violent crime.

  Sato Gen's hired men were basically members of the Black Dragon Society. The first time they came to the land of China, a small gang from an island country that was not well-known also rose to fame with their impressive skills.

  "This is the Chinese!" The leader, Tanaka Teramoto, had a tattoo of two large tigers on his body. Sato frowned but didn't remind Tanaka. He thought that even if the islanders were slightly out of line, the Chinese would absolutely not dare to make any moves.

  Shi Miao Zi Town is located in the northern margin of Xiuyan County, with mountains surrounding the border, undulating hills and valleys. On the river outside the town, a flat land of over 300 mu was built into a large market for gathering and trading.

  Two streets, cross-shaped 'intersection', although the ground has not been hardened yet, various shops have already started business. In the stores, mountain goods include pointed handle chestnuts, nuclear walnuts, red dates and so on. Most of them are purchased medicinal herbs, animal hides and livestock exchange.

  Tanaka Teramoto personally led his men to the location, preparing to give Hu Jiasan a warning shot. At the intersection of Ten Characters Street, all kinds of vehicles gathered. Tanaka Teramoto led twenty men in a bold and straightforward manner towards the leather goods purchasing point.

  "Island country 'Rōnin'!" Hu Zhiyong happened to be here and saw these people, knowing: "The challenger has arrived!"

  "Young master, these people are all skilled in martial arts. Judging from the swords they wear, they're probably from a swordsmanship school." Huo Feng stroked Xue Er's fur, afraid that this beast would suddenly go mad and bite those outsiders to death.

  "Hu Pengsheng, how many people are left by your side?" Just after dispatching the special warfare team, Hu Pengsheng pointed to his side: "Just the three of us!"

  "Five against twenty, this is a tough fight." Hu Zhiyong checked the guns: "Remember, don't fire unless necessary, and once you start, absolutely do not let one of them escape!"

  "Master, isn't it inappropriate to make a scene in the city? This is a military base, let them send over a company!" Hu Pengsheng didn't want San Shao to take risks and hastily stopped him from going into the store to make a phone call.

  "Listen, we are the Zhuanghe garrison troops. Anyone entering Zhuanghe or Xiayan must 'hand over' their carried weapons!" The company commander of the first battalion came with orders and suddenly surrounded the island country's 'wanderers' at the gate of the leather purchasing point.

  "Hah! We are Imperial Warriors!" Tanaka Teramoto unsheathed his sword and brandished it, shouting loudly.

  "You little devil, you're a samurai from the island nation, what are you doing running into our house?" The long-haired man waved his gun: "I'll give you two minutes to think about it, either put down your weapon or get out of here quickly!"

  "Hakuya Yaku, you're dead!" Tanaka drew his sword and strode off in a huff.

  "Don't move!" A series of swift and ruthless bullets were loaded, and with a loud laugh, he said: "Want to try the taste of bullets? You damn thief, you've come to the wrong place to cause trouble!"

  Over a hundred people raised their weapons, and Tanaka really became timid. He endured his anger, 'inserted' back the sword, and nodded to his subordinates: "Open the way!"

  "Not sending. No, send them out of the border!" The long strip followed with a victorious smile, and went northeast with the 'wave' people.

  "Not bad, young man!" Hu Pengsheng said with a long series of nods, praising Hu Zhiyong.

  "It's been handled well!" Hu Zhiyong admitted, having done so for the first time occupying a rational position. He had an idea and called Kameda, shouting: "Lieutenant, a group of 'vagrants' have arrived in your country, it seems they want to make trouble in my market."

  "'Rōnin'?" Kameida furrowed his brow: "'Rōnin', that is, masterless wandering ronin. These people have a crazy and adventurous nature, they are a group of street urchins who know martial arts."

  "Major, if you dare to come to Zhuanghe and cause trouble, don't blame me for not giving you face. Once they make a move, I will order my men to open fire!" Hu Zhiyong's tone was calm, but Kameyama had already sensed the murderous intent in his words.

  "I'll discuss with the military department, wait for my message." The situation was serious, and Tōda had to report urgently.

  The Kwantung Army Headquarters and the Manchukuo government received Hu Zhiyong's telegram at the same time, and both parties were extremely cautious about this matter. If handled carelessly, it would 'force' the armed forces of Zhuanghe to rebel. Tōyama quickly ordered an investigation into the matter, and soon discovered that it was a thug hired by Satō Genjirō.

  "Get out!" To the merchant, Tuo 'Fei' Yuan this special agent was not polite at all: "You dare to stir up trouble in Zhuanghe, if you don't listen to advice and cause a dispute, you will be sent to military court!"

  Zhuanghe has become a model of public security. In the three northeastern provinces, it is believed that this place has truly become a land of peace and prosperity under the rule of the king. Isn't the island nation advocating for the Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere? Its demonstration zone restricts people from the island nation from coming to cause trouble, in order not to slap its own face.

  Sato Gen would not have known that Hu Zhiyong had such a talisman. After being scolded, he nodded and came up with an idea: "Tanaka, send your men to the countryside and rob all those who went to Zhuanghe to do business!"

  "Alright!" Tanaka was more than willing, of course. This was a good opportunity to make some extra money, and he wasn't about to pass it up. Besides, the client had paid him a substantial sum, so he figured he owed it to them to put in some effort.

  This group of Orientals really don't have good eyesight, rushing headlong into the Benxi mountainous area, coincidentally jumping right into the lair of the Blood Wolf Battle Team.

  Songshan Xian 'Dong', Yongxiang, Dechang and Wenliang who had joined the main force, were talking about their recent feelings with their former brothers.

  "Report, more than sixty islanders have arrived from Gaotang Town! They're all high-ranking officials!" The scout returned to report. Yongxiang laughed and said: "Business is booming, let's get started!"

  "Rongzi, Xiangzi, hand this business over to the brothers and you two watch from the side?" The commander of the Manchu Blood Wolf Battalion was a robust man in his thirties. He and Yongxiang and Wenliang's master were biological brothers, and these two men were his disciples.

  "Master Shu, your hands are itching?" Yongxiang was clear that if it weren't for the age restriction, Master Cui would absolutely be the best candidate for the 'Blood Wolf' elite squad.

  "Give these little monkeys something to do and test their martial arts skills!" Cui Shicheng, like his brother, had a good foundation in scattered fighting techniques. After training in military boxing, this skilled fighter was the first master of the Zhuanghe troops.

  Wenliang naturally agreed, his troops could only be selected from the Blood Wolf Brigade, and he took the opportunity to inspect them and "get" some people back to expand his troops. Yongxiang looked at Wenliang's appearance and nodded with a smile: "Shibo, don't hide it, let me see the recent progress of my fellow disciples."

  "You stinky brat, I'd rather have you take all these people away!" They are also Manchu people and a branch of Hu Zhiyong's clan. Who among them is unwilling to join the first ' elite' troops in Zhuanghe? Among the three thousand good young men in the Blood Wolf Battle Team, each one wants to go to Hu Jiasan's side.

  Four of the oldest members of the Blood Wolf team were dressed up in their finest attire. They wore Manchu clothing and carried leather goods, and soon a tricycle took them south towards Nanmu Town. The people behind began to march quickly, two hundred skilled fighters carrying weapons running forward.

  "Hurry, the ambush site is at Xiazhai Village in Nan Zamu Town!" Cui Shicheng shouted, taking the lead and running quickly. The three of Yongxiang followed behind, observing their former comrades with a mixture of admiration and curiosity.

  Qingyuan Manchu Autonomous County, with a total area of approximately 4,000 square kilometers and a population of less than 1.5 million people in its 14 towns. The population is mostly concentrated on the outskirts of towns, and many villages have only a few people, sometimes not even encountering anyone for an entire day.

  Chui Shicheng was not afraid of making a big deal out of the noise, nor was he afraid that the fake county magistrate would dare to look for trouble with him. The mountain at Xiazhaizi is not high and the land is not treacherous, there is only one way in and out of here. Tian Zhong and others found four fur traders, and hurriedly started chasing them with their legs wrapped in puttees.

  "'Milk' 'milk', this little devil's legs are too short to outrun us." The two were less than three hundred meters apart, the Blood Wolf Squad warriors didn't dare use their full strength and could only run in spurts.

  "The little devil didn't bring a gun, is he here to die?" The last one in line, who was the class leader, kept touching the pistol at his waist from time to time, wishing he could turn around and fire a shot.

  "This is a 'ronin', not a foreign soldier!"

  "Rōnin? His mom is even more rōnin, right? Otherwise, why would he be called a rōnin?"

  The leader laughed loudly: "Get out of here! 'Rōnin' means idle people, warriors without organization."

  Running and talking is exhausting. The little devils are getting closer, only a hundred meters away. The four of them didn't dare to slack off, shutting their mouths and starting to run towards the ambush point.

  "Here they come!" Cui Shicheng, holding a telescope to observe, laughed as he watched a squadron that had already flanked them: "First have a little fun with the devils, if we can't beat them then open fire!"

  "Right, this is our home, whatever you want to do, I'll decide!" Yongxiang was flattering his Shifu with a smile, thinking proudly in his heart: "Shifu, how is your kung fu? I haven't really seen it yet!"

  "Signal with the flag, telling the three squads to press on!" Having already entered the encirclement, Cui Shicheng was not afraid of the little devils escaping. No matter how fast people ran, they couldn't outrun bullets, and escape only led to a dead end.

  Flag language, a communication method that uses flags to convey signals. Yongxiang was overjoyed and couldn't close his mouth: "We just learned sign language and Morse code, now we have to experience flag language too. Master uncle, have you led troops?"

  "Me?" Cui Shicheng laughed: "Your master led troops before, and when I was young, I fought with your master!"

  "Hahaha!" The people on the hillside were laughing, and the Japanese "ronin" surrounded by groups on the mountain road had already drawn their swords, back to back, staring at this group of gun-wielding men.

  "Haggar, we are Imperials!"

  "'Milk' 'milk', you people of the empire ran to Huaxia to rob, are you full and looking for something to do?" Cui Shicheng slowly walked down, shouting loudly.

  "We are here for business." Tanaka wasn't a fool and had already sensed that he was being toyed with by the Chinese.

  "Let your mother fart!" Cui Shicheng shouted loudly: "Doing business and chasing our villagers? Doing business with a sword? Bandits are bandits, you're about to die and still talking nonsense!"