Chapter 19 Chapter Eighteen

When Zhou Ligong said his elder brother, his elder brother was on the march.Zhou Lide's troops were ordered to suppress the bandits, and set off from Xi'an to Fengxiang in a mighty way. After the relief of Xi'an, Feng Yuxiang's Northwest Army was reorganized by the Wuhan Nationalist Government into the Second Army of the National Revolutionary Army, which left Tongguan in the east to participate in the Northern Expedition.Song Zheyuan was appointed as the commander-in-chief of the Fourth Front Army of the National Revolutionary Army and the chairman of Shaanxi Province. He stayed in Sanqin. He asked Feng Yuxiang to select some Shaanxi officers from various armies and leave them to him, so that he could exercise governance power in Shaanxi.Song Zheyuan has been in the Northwest for many years, and he is very aware of the rural party concept of the Shaanxi people. Using the Shaanxi people to govern Shaanxi can save a lot of trouble.Feng Yuxiang admired Song Zheyuan's idea and mentioned Zhou Lide by the way.In this way, Zhou Lide was transferred to the Fourth Front Army and stayed in Xi'an.Song Zheyuan had already heard about Zhou Lide's marksmanship, and like Sun Liangcheng, he was reluctant to send him to the company, so he took him by his side as the company commander in the pistol battalion.

The Northwest Army drove away the Zhensong Army, but only occupied Xi'an and its surrounding areas. Most of Shaanxi was still in the hands of warlords and bandits.They dominate their own side, refuse to obey orders, and don't take the provincial government seriously.In order to unify government orders and military orders and consolidate the rear of the National Revolutionary Army, Song Zheyuan must wipe out these local separatist forces. Among these warlords, two are the most powerful, one is Ma Laojiu from Tongzhou, and the other is Fengxiang's gangster.One of them is in the east and the other is in the west, echoing each other from a distance, like big prongs nailed at both ends of Guanzhong Road, which made Song Zheyuan's heart ache.Song Zheyuan first sent troops to the east, and after two months of fierce fighting, he conquered Tongzhou City and killed Ma Laojiu.The troops rested for a while, and immediately marched westward, targeting the gangsters.

Dang Guaizi's full name is Dang Haiqing, and Guaizi is his nickname.This nickname is not worthy of the name, the gangster's legs are not crooked at all, and the gangster refers to him who kidnapped people.This thing is a bit wrong to say.The abductee of the party took away a daughter of another family. As for whether it is considered abduction, it is really hard to say, but because he later became a bandit, everyone hated him, and forced this shit basin to be pinned on him. In fact, the party kidnapper was not blind before his debut, on the contrary, he was still a kind of love.He had been in love with a girl surnamed Guo in the village since he was a child, and he could be regarded as a childhood sweetheart, but the gangster's family was poor and couldn't afford a bride price, so he was unable to propose marriage to the Guo family.If his family doesn't mention it, other people's family will naturally mention it. This girl from the Guo family looks so dear to her, how many people are rushing to marry her.The daughter of the Guo family got married when she was sixteen years old, and the man was a well-known wealthy local family.The Guo family itself is not rich, they are greedy for money, and under the lure of the man's high betrothal gift, it is equivalent to selling their daughter.

Why do you say that?Because this wealthy family is actually buying a child bride, and the man is half the younger than the Guo girl.The reason why the rich family is willing to marry such a poor family with the wrong family is because of the beauty of the girl from the Guo family, and secondly, who in the right family would want the eldest daughter to match the younger son-in-law?Although the daughter of Guo's family had been quarreling for a while, her arms could not be twisted beyond her thighs. Marriage matters have always been decided by her parents. Dang Gangzi was eighteen years old at the time, and he was at the age of youth, so he was naturally furious. He couldn't just watch his woman being snatched away by others.The kidnapper Dang wanted to elope with a girl from the Guo family, but he couldn't see her.The Guo family had known about his daughter's affair with the kidnapper, and they were afraid of a mistake. The closer the marriage was, the tighter they would be to prevent the daughter from leaving the house.The gangster had no choice but to think of another way.

On the day the girl from the Guo family got married, the gangster, with a sharp knife in his arms, lay in ambush on the way, ready to rob the bride on the way.But when the marriage team came, the gangsters didn't dare to attack. The man was a rich man, and the marriage team was so crowded that he couldn't rush to the sedan chair. The four big poles in the hands of the eight bearers alone were enough for him. That's right, not to mention that there are guys in the hands of the gongs and drums. The party kidnapper could only watch helplessly as the sedan chair jolted past him, but he was unwilling to follow him from a distance.When he arrived at the door of the rich family, the gangster immediately saw an opportunity to take advantage of him.This marriage is a chaotic affair, guests from both parties come and go, and you will sit in the table after eating, no one cares about who else, the gangsters took the opportunity to sneak into the rich man's yard.He scurried around inside, and arrived at the location of the new house. At this time, the bride and groom were worshiping heaven and earth outside. Everyone was attracted by the lively scene. The gangster took the opportunity to sneak into the new house and hid it in the closet.He thought of taking the bride and running away in the dead of night. If the girl doesn't go with him, he will sleep with her first. He can't take advantage of this first night for others, and take her as the most precious thing to pay for his years of infatuation. !

At night, when the bridal party disperses with great difficulty, the party kidnapper thinks that the newlyweds should go to bed soon.As soon as they fell asleep, he got out, and then secretly woke up the bride, and the two eloped together.But the strange thing is that these two people cried at the same time facing the wedding bed strewn with peanuts and jujubes.The bride cried for her fate, marrying such a young melon baby; the groom also cried for his fate, being driven from his parents' kang to a strange woman's kang by adults at such a young age.The doll didn't understand why he was still sleeping in his mother's arms last night, and his father was going to kick him out tonight.Just now he stayed on his parents' kang and yelled at his father, why did you ask me to sleep with her, I don't know her, she was brought by you, if you want to sleep with you, I will sleep with my mother !His mother chuckled, and his father said, are you really a melon?Later, this melon baby was carried to the new house by his father. It was obvious that his parents didn't want him, so how could he not be sad?After the two of them cried, the bride got on the kang and got into the quilt by herself, but the groom ran over to open the cabinet.It turned out that the eight-year-old baby was still peeing on the kang, and at night he had to put a slack on it. The slack was usually left to dry outside, but today his mother hid it in the closet for fear that people would see it, and told his son to remember to take it out and stuff it in his crotch at night. .As soon as the groom lifted the lid of the cupboard, he immediately saw the kidnapper with the cat inside.The gangster jumped out suddenly, and the couple were so frightened that they cried out.

The party kidnapper hurriedly lowered his voice and shouted to the bride, I am Haiqing, Haiwazi, and the bride dared to look him in the eye. After seeing him, she smiled and stopped shouting.But the groom was still screaming, and he didn't listen to the gangster's yells, so the gangster had to show his sharp knife, and the baby changed from shouting to crying, and he didn't stop until the gangster put the knife on his neck. Even if it is too late, the groom's parents have heard it.Originally, the old couple didn't sleep well, they were thinking about their son.The son has been sleeping with them all the time, and now he is not used to driving his son away.They heard the son's first yelling, and the old man poked his wife in the bed and said, "Listen, let's make our baby comfortable!"His wife gave him a twist and said, old and dishonest.But they couldn't sleep when they heard the son's cry from behind, and this daughter-in-law couldn't force her to fight, after all, the groom was still a baby, and the calf couldn't pull the cart.Both of them got up to remind the bride.Before they arrived at the new house, they found that something was wrong: the door was closed, and it was dark inside, and they would not open the door no matter how they yelled!

The old couple panicked and yelled at the moment. In the dead of night, this toss woke up the long-term worker and attracted neighbors. Everyone surrounded the new house. Someone suggested breaking in to see what happened inside. . The kidnapper knew that he had missed the best time to escape.After jumping out of the closet, he should immediately grab his sweetheart and ignore the groom.But the groom's parents also came too fast, which made the gangster lose his mind for a while.He had no choice but to untie the bridegroom's belt, tie him to a chair, gag his mouth, close the door, and embrace himself with the bride without saying a word.Now the door is about to be broken outside, and once the door is broken, things will not be dealt with, even if he can cut down a few people and escape with his life, the girl will not be taken away no matter what.In desperation, the kidnapper of the party suddenly shouted: I am the white-eyed wolf from Taibai Mountain. I came here today to marry my wife, Mrs. Guo. Let me see who dares to come in!

With this shout, the outside immediately fell silent.Who doesn't know the white-eyed wolf, a notorious big bandit!The gangster must first calm down the people outside, and then find a way to escape.The old couple were really frightened, they knew that the white-eyed wolf would not be offended, this villain kills without blinking an eye, who would dare to fight against him!The groom's parents didn't know what to do. Some people said that the bandit came after the bride. The groom shouldn't worry about it. He negotiated with him and asked him to let his son go.Some people objected, saying that he let his son go, do we dare to let him go?If you let him go, you will be guilty of the same crime as him!It turned out that the white-eyed wolf had long been offered a reward by the county government for arrest. Those who tipped off the news were rewarded with fifty taels of silver, and those who took the head were rewarded with two hundred taels of silver.What is this crime?Of course it is a capital offense!

The old couple had no idea, and other people had a lot of ideas.They took turns advising the groom's parents. The more they talked, the more chaotic the old couple became, and the more chaotic they became, the less they knew what to do.The time was wasted by going back and forth, and the patrol battalion got the news that their cavalry flew like the wind.They got off their horses and surrounded the new house, the bolts of their guns rattling and rattling. The patrol battalion was not far from here. Some of the neighbors were greedy for rewards, and they had already quietly reported the case.The patrol battalion will be in trouble as soon as things come, they don't care about anything else, they only want the head of the white-eyed wolf.

Dang Guaizi was quite proud at first, thinking that his scheme of using Zhong Kui to fight ghosts was a good idea, but who knew that the fake ghost recruited the real Zhong Kui.The commander of the patrol battalion outside shouted: "White-eyed wolf, listen, you are already surrounded, even if you spread your wings, you can't escape. If you are sensible, just come out and surrender, and you will be spared the death penalty. If you resist, we will rush in and shoot randomly." kill you!The gangster was dumbfounded when he heard that, he really became a big bandit!He was so frightened that he broke into a cold sweat. He wanted to admit his real identity, but he couldn't think about it. This would cause trouble for his parents. Second, the patrol battalion doesn't care who your real identity is. The white-eyed wolf will be killed. They are counting on this to receive the reward. The kidnapper of the party intends to play it to the end, and with the prestige of the white-eyed wolf, maybe there is still life.He knew that the hostage was in his hands, and people outside would always have taboos.The party kidnapper shouted: "Listen everyone outside, whoever dares to move around, I will kill the bridegroom!"After speaking, he took off the sock that blocked the groom's mouth, and slammed the knife on the back of the chair, scaring the child to cry like a pig. It worked out so well, the hearts of the groom's parents were broken.They pleaded with the patrol battalion to let their son go.The general said that we don't want your son, but bandits.The groom's parents could tell that there was something in these words, they hurriedly invited the general manager to the back room, and whispered that we would pay as much as the bandit was worth.If you always say that you pay for the bandits, then you are not gangsters?He changed his face and said that you also took the book!The parents knew that they had made a mistake. If the patrol battalion really let the bandits go, they would be held accountable, so they quickly changed their words, saying that there were no bandits here, and it was the young couple who were playing around in the house, alarming the adults. Add some hard work to the soldier.They added up the hard work until the boss was satisfied, and then he went out and said to the soldiers, the report of the dog day is a false case, where are there bandits?Inside is a young couple playing tricks.The bridegroom's parents then said, yes, yes, the baby is too young and ignorant to cause trouble for everyone.Boss was very angry, and said to report false cases in the future, be careful of your dog's head!Then waved to the soldiers, let's retreat. As soon as the patrol battalion was withdrawn, the old couple hurriedly negotiated with them, as long as their son was not harmed, they could satisfy any request.Dang Gangzi said that he wanted to take Mrs. Yazhai away, but he kept saying yes.However, the party kidnapper said, sir, I am hungry, first make me a meal of glutinous rice noodles, and I will leave at dawn when I am full. The party kidnapper was haunted, it was dark outside, and he was afraid there might be an ambush.After a while, the noodles came in through the window, and he fed the groom first, not because he felt sorry for the baby, but to prevent poisoning from outside. Seeing that the baby was fine, he let out a sigh of relief.Then I persuaded the girl from Guo's family to eat together. Where can the girl be so worried?The kidnapper Dang comforted her and said, It's okay, don't be afraid if I'm here, I'm scared away by the patrol battalion, what are you afraid of?Just eat, even if you die, don't be a starving ghost!The girl barely ate a bowl.It was still dark after the two of them had dinner, and the gangster actually pushed the girl onto the kang and stripped off her clothes. After dawn, the kidnapper dug out some firewood ash from the kang hole, sprinkled urine and mud on it, used it to paint his face black, and yelled for a fast horse outside to lead him to the door.He tore the sheets into strips and weaved them into ropes, tied the groom on his back, helped the bride to get on the horse first, and then got on the horse with a sharp knife in his hand.The family begged him to let the groom go from a distance, but the gangster pointed a knife at them and said, "It's up to you whether this baby lives or dies. If you dare to find the patrol camp, I'll make him a headless ghost. If no one chases after him." Me, I let him go, my white-eyed wolf means what he says! The gangster beat the horse and galloped for dozens of miles. After making sure that there were no pursuers behind, he untied the doll and put it on the horse's back. He turned the horse's head and slapped the horse's butt. The old horse knew the way, and the horse sent the groom back. home. The kidnapper of the party pretended to be a bandit once, and felt that being a bandit was too enjoyable. He wanted to eat and eat, and he wanted to have a day.His career developed rapidly. A few years later, he joined the Yasukuni Army, was appointed as its regiment commander, and participated in the 1911 Revolution in Shaanxi. After the Yasukuni Army failed, he occupied Fengxiang, an important town in the West Prefecture, and stood on the top of the mountain, occupying land as king. After Song Zheyuan's team arrived at Fengxiang, Fengxiang City was already heavily fortified.The party kidnapper knew that Song Zheyuan would definitely continue to beat him after beating Ma Laojiu, so he had already made full preparations, waiting for Song Zheyuan to hit a wall. Song Zheyuan first arranged troops to surround Fengxiang City, cut off internal and external traffic, and then thought of a strategy to defeat the enemy.That day, he led the deputy commander and the chief of staff and other people to a high ground in the southeast of Fengxiang city, and observed the Fengxiang city defense through binoculars.Everyone was dumbfounded after watching it, saying that this **** gangster has moved the city of Xi'an here!The Fengxiang city wall is wide and thick, and it can run horse-drawn carts. It is built of green hillock stones of the same color. It looks like Qinling Mountain has been pushed here. This solid porcelain guy can only hit a white spot with a shell.The city is heavily defended, with a crenel every three to five meters, and a machine gun on each crenel.There are many blockhouses under the city wall, and a moat three feet deep and five feet wide surrounds the city wall, and the river is filled with muddy water.It is not an exaggeration to say that such a defense is impenetrable. Tongzhou City is far worse than here. Song Zheyuan fought for two months and lost about 5,000 troops.Reckless fighting obviously won't work, the kidnapper is just waiting for Song Zheyuan to do this to him, Song Zheyuan will naturally not be fooled.Someone suggested that we simply surround him without fighting and trap him to death.This opinion was immediately vetoed by Song Zheyuan. He said that the gangsters had worked hard here for nine years, and the city had enough food and ammunition. It would not be a problem for them to support it for three years. Can we wait for three years?The battle on the front line in the Central Plains is tense, Commander-in-Chief Feng may transfer our troops away at any time, time waits for no one! Song Zheyuan proposed to still use the tunnel blasting method. This method was explored in the Tongzhou Battle, and the effect was very good.The attacking party dug a tunnel from outside the city to the city wall, and then placed a huge amount of explosives to blast from the ground, blowing down the city wall, rushing in, and smashing into the bandit's lair. The chief of staff reminded Song Zheyuan that the gangster must know this method, and he will guard against us.Song Zheyuan said that we are fighting with him. He thinks we dare not repeat the old methods, but we prefer to use them.But your warning makes sense, we have to assume he's already guarding us. Tunnel blasting is most afraid that the other party will detect the location of the excavation in advance. He dug a deep trench in front of him, and the tunnel will be exposed immediately. Ma Laojiu has discovered many tunnels during the Tongzhou Battle. All the soldiers who dug the tunnel was killed. How to prevent leaks, in addition to the strict confidentiality of the excavation site, the most important thing is to prevent the sound of underground excavation from spreading.Song Zheyuan can do the former point, but the latter point is difficult. The chief of staff said it was easy to handle, so we kept firing cannons to cover up the sound of digging.Song Zheyuan asked him, how many shells do you have?The chief of staff fell silent, he could hear Song Zheyuan's displeasure.Song Zheyuan said that it is necessary for us to fight once in a while. It is to attract the attention of the gangsters and let him know that we still want to attack the city on the ground, but it is crazy to keep shooting. You all think of a way, Song Zheyuan said to the officers, how to cover up the sound of tunnel digging? When Song Zheyuan said this, Zhou Lide was not far behind him. As the company commander of the pistol battalion, he was responsible for the security duties of Song Zheyuan when he went out.Zhou Lide knew that what Song Zheyuan said did not include him, but his mind was not idle. Zhou Lide kept thinking about it on the way back, and finally came up with a clever plan. Back at the headquarters, Zhou Lide boldly visited Song Zheyuan and reported his thoughts to him.Song Zheyuan was very happy when he heard that, he patted Zhou Lide on the shoulder and said, no wonder Commander Feng likes you, you boy is smart and brave.He immediately approved Zhou Lide's plan.