Bailuyuan, I am Bai Xiaowen

Chapter 141 Night
That night, many ordinary people arrived at the wealthy family's house.

"Executive officer Xu, what's going on?"

The sound of gongs and drums was so loud that people around came to watch.

"Did you get robbed?"

There are a lot of thieves these days.

At this time, Xu Yuanwai's housekeeper said: "They are not thieves, they are little Japs. I saw them wearing Japs' military uniforms and singing Japs' bird songs. They must be Japs."

They are all Asians, and the Japanese look roughly the same as the Chinese.

Most people definitely can't tell the difference.

"Japanese? Are there any Japs in our Zen?"

People came over one after another. It was almost three o'clock now, and when they heard the sound of gongs, they all got up from their sleep.

I was still very sleepy at first, but when I heard that the Japs were coming into the city, I immediately lost my sleepiness and became a little scared. If the Japs were still in the city, my life might be lost if I encountered them.

It's okay for the thief, at least he will survive.

"Why are there still Japs? Aren't they all beaten to the other side by the army?"

"Don't you look at how many Japs have rushed over today? It's not so easy to kill them all. Maybe there are several who came to the city, not just a few, maybe dozens or hundreds." of."

It's not impossible.

The only thing is that the Japanese don't understand the language.

"Fortunately, everyone in Xu Yuanwai's family is fine. Xu Yuanwai, what kind of property did your family lose?"

"Perhaps the housekeeper discovered it early and the Japanese were afraid, so they ran away immediately and captured two chickens in the chicken coop."

"That's not bad, as long as the person is fine."

Just two chickens are nothing to a big family.

Chicken is indeed plump, easy to raise, and can be raised free-range.

We are all neighbors. If the free-range chickens are killed and eaten by someone around, if they are caught, people will not be able to live together.

At any time, the word reputation is particularly important.

People live with one face, this is an old saying passed down.

"Two chickens were taken away. I have always heard that the devils are in the habit of snatching chickens. They are almost all devils. We have become devils, and we want everyone to be more vigilant."

Some people began to discuss that this was closely related to their affairs.

Everyone in the country knows the cruelty of the Japanese.

Next time, it might not be a chicken thing.

"Everyone, I have a suggestion. We Zen can organize our own militia to patrol the streets and make sure to find these little devils. If the army is in Jiangfang, they may not have time to take care of it. Compared with the city, Jiangfang is more Important. I guess even if there are little devils in the city, they are very, very few. If we form our own militia, we will be able to deal with them all."

"good idea."

"It's just that it's late today. Tomorrow, let's invite a few members to discuss it together. If you have people, you can help, if you have money, you can help."

That night, the people in the city didn't sleep very well. They all knew that there were Japs in the city and they didn't dare to sleep too hard.

the next day.

Early in the morning, a member of the Communist Party of China came to Bai Xiaowen's station.

It's that big family member Xu Yuanwai.

"Captain Bai."

"Mr. Xu."

"Zhen Da has joined the devil."

"Are there Japs? Master Yu and I resisted the enemy on the west bank. I guess there shouldn't be any Japs crossing the river."

"Captain Bai, please tell me if this is a trick of the Japanese, wearing common people's clothes."

Bai Xiaowen: "It's also possible. Let's see if there's anyone suspicious in Chanda, someone we haven't seen before, someone sneaky."

"There are many outsiders in Zenda who come here often."

Bai Xiaowen: "It's easy to handle. The average Japanese can't understand the words. This is very important to distinguish."

"Captain Bai, I came here this time to ask for something."

"You said."

"Two Japs came to my house last night. They went to catch chickens as soon as they came. They were very hungry. I thought the Japs had some solid food of their own. They were so eager to catch chickens that they had been hungry for at least two days, that is, The Japanese have been in the city for four or five days.

I wonder if Captain Bai can send dozens of people to patrol the streets in the city. "

Bai Xiaowen: "My duty is to garrison Jiangfang. The purpose of garrisoning Jiangfang is to protect the people. This is naturally what it should be. I will send a hundred people to patrol the city."

"Thank you very much, Captain Bai. Captain Bai is really kind and righteous. We have also planned to form a militia ourselves. In this way, Captain Bai, your soldiers can see if they can train the militia we formed."

Bai Xiaowen: "Executive officer Xu is a highly righteous person. It is a good thing to form a militia. It is best to have Zen Da so that all the people can be soldiers. In this way, the Japanese will have no chance to win."

They all agreed immediately.

The big businessman also left satisfied.

Prepare to go to some other big stores in United City.

To form a militia, people are easy to deal with, and the main thing is money.

It's a bit troublesome for a large household to provide the money.

It requires the big households in the city to work together.

Bai Xiaowen went to find the two people from last night again, "You just robbed the chicken and didn't hurt anyone."

He came here early in the morning, and Bai Xiaowen knew that he was scared.

I also thought that the two men under me had gone too far and scared people to the point of peeing.

"Captain, we really only caught chickens."

Just make sure you don't hurt anyone.

Xu Yuanwai was at an inn and called several big families in the city over.

Some large households are more powerful and have seven or eight servants or even a dozen guards under their command.

Some large households are weaker, and may only have one servant and one housekeeper.

"Everyone, you all know what we are being asked to do this time. You all heard the sound of the gong last night. My housekeeper knocked it. He saw the devils. The devils have entered Chanda City. This is a big deal. matter.

Everyone knows who the Japanese are.

Last time the Japanese also arrived at the city gate and fired into the city, killing many people.Fortunately, the army beat the people to the other side again.

But this time we have a little devil here again.I have to pay attention to it, I have so little.In addition to the dozen or so people sitting here, each person is responsible for recruiting seven or eight strong men and giving them wages.Form a militia to take charge of security within the city.

I also went to see Commander Bai, who promised to give almost a hundred people from two platoons to help us. "

"Old Xu, forming a militia is a good thing, but it costs too much money, and it's not easy for me to make money. Especially now that it's wartime, it's even more difficult. On the contrary, it's hard to make money for the country with some evil intentions. That’s more. Lao Wang, do you think what I said is right?”

"What do you mean? You said that it is difficult for the country to make money. How can I make money for the country? Businessmen have been like this since ancient times. They buy low and sell high."

"Stop arguing, we are talking about the militia and the Japanese."

"The salary is okay, it's one ocean a month. I believe there are people who can do it. After all, we mainly patrol at night. We don't need to work full time, so we treat it as part-time work. That's ten oceans a year."

"Isn't an ocean too small?"

"We are protecting Zenda, our hometown, and we can't all pay for it. The establishment of a militia is a voluntary matter, so just give us some money."

This meeting took quite a long time.

Many small details are not consistent.

However, the general direction is highly unified, which is to deal with the little devils.

They are a wealthy family in Zen and live a good life in the city. If they meet a little devil, their family will be ruined.

They can't afford to lose.

Still discussing slowly.

"The key is guns. Guns are in short supply right now."

"It's available on the black market, but it's a bit more expensive."

"There is also a shortage on the black market. A rusty rifle can be sold for twenty oceans. A Czech machine gun can be sold for five thousand oceans."

There are some big players who know what guns are like on the black market.

There are black markets for ordinary people to buy things, but there are very few.

Even fewer people care about guns on the black market.

The black market was originally prepared for big players like them.

"Captain Bai is willing to provide us with guns."

In a big battle yesterday, more than 1000 Japanese troops were annihilated and many guns were seized.

Just in time to use the previous part.Many soldiers did not have guns.

But you can still get some of it out.

"It's good to have guns. Otherwise, even if we encounter Japanese soldiers, if we ask our people to use big swords to fight Japanese soldiers, they will be used as targets."

After a long discussion, we almost came up with a charter.

"Come on, come on, have a drink. Lao Xu, you have a good life. You will be fine if you encounter a kid. Come on, have a couple of drinks."

It's also very poor here, but it's still okay for wealthy people to drink and eat meat.

There will always be poor and rich people at any time.

It's hard for the poor to live a good life.

The news about recruiting militiamen was sent out. They were responsible for two meals a day and a piece of ocean. There were many people who signed up.

"You're too thin, no, next one."

Being a militiaman also requires an interview.

There was food to eat, and a hundred people were soon recruited.

Bai Xiaowen took about a hundred people to the city to meet with the big families.

Big investors welcome Bai Xiaowen very much.

I know that Bai Xiaowen is a very senior officer in the army and is the regiment leader.

Besides Yu Xiaoqing, he is the biggest one.

With nearly 3000 people under his command, this is a strengthened group.

An ordinary group may only have 2000 to [-] people.

Yu Xiaoqing's strength is pretty good, with seven or eight thousand people.

Together with other troops, there were 2 people stationed in Jiangfang.

This is a relatively large force.

They are mainly stationed on Jiangfang.

As long as we guard the Nu River and don't let the Japanese cross the river, we'll be fine.

I don’t know when the Japanese crossed the river, but they had already built fortifications on the other side.

Especially Nantianmen.

The place has been hollowed out, and the Japanese are building fortifications very quickly.

There are also dedicated engineers.

Many tunnels and fortresses were dug.

Easy to defend and difficult to attack.

There is a natural danger on the Nujiang River here, which is easy to defend but difficult to attack.

Yu Xiaoqing was thinking about how to cross the river all the time.

Knock down Nantianmen and regain the lost ground.

There are still many people on the other side who are still suffering.

"Captain Bai, look, this is the militia we have selected. We want your soldiers to help our people practice as well."

Many people do not eat well. Even if they have no money, as long as they take care of the food, many people will join the militia and protect the city and their families. This is a good job, although it is a bit dangerous.

"No problem, I brought a good man from the army. This is the third company commander of the third battalion of our regiment. He has fought many battles and trained many soldiers. He has been with me for nearly ten years, so I put him in charge of the militia. train."

The third company commander met with these big businessmen.

"Captain Bai's soldiers are really brave."

As a soldier, you can tell whether you can fight by looking at your energy level.

Stealing chickens has the effect of making the people in the city more vigilant. Now they have formed their own militia.

Although there are only a hundred militiamen.

As long as the people in the city have this intention, it will be fine.

Soldiers originally came from the common people.

They are all from new recruits.

Just training is not enough, you need to go to the real battlefield.

"Captain Bai, I have set up a table. Some famous people from Zenda are here to have a meal together."

Bai Xiaowen agreed.

Most of the troops were stationed in Jiangfang.

If a kid dares to cross the river, he will know it immediately.

The river beach is bare, and a few or a dozen people may not be seen.

But as long as there are more than a hundred people, hundreds of people can still find it easily.

The little devil also wanted to cross the river all the time.

After they cross the river, as long as they cross the Nu River, there are no natural dangers in this area. They can drive straight into the hinterland of the Central Plains and engage in a flanking attack with the Japanese over there. That would be dangerous, and the little Japanese must not be allowed to cross the river.

We arrived at the largest restaurant in Zenda.

The food was good, lots of meat.

After this meal, more than just two chickens were lost.

There is also a good wine reception.

Bai Xiaowen does not reject anyone who comes.

"Captain Bai, let me toast you."

Bai Xiaowen picked up the bowl and drank.

Men know that it's usually drinking.

A good drinker is immediately regarded as a generous person.

"Captain Bai is really massive, massive."

Drink a lot.

It was all real at first, sweet and delicious.

After drinking too much and becoming slightly tipsy, I poured the wine directly into the space.

Can't drink too much.

Make sure you are conscious at all times.

Drink and chat.

Talked about some military training stuff.

"This little devil doesn't know how to fight across the river."

Bai Xiaowen: "Absolutely not. As long as my independent regiment is here, they will never retreat. If the little Japanese wants to cross the river, they will definitely step on my corpse."

"Captain Bai, on behalf of the people of Zenda, I propose another toast to you."

"When will Master Yu cross the river and take care of the little devils?"

Captain Bai: "It's hard to say this. It will happen sooner or later, but we have to wait for the order from the peak."

Bai Xiaowen couldn't reveal too much to them.

Let them stay alert and feel a little more at ease at the same time.

Finished the meal.

The third company commander went to meet the militiamen.

"Company Commander, there are really little Japs sneaking into the city. Yesterday I saw that the Japs were basically wiped out in Jiang Fang."

"It doesn't matter if he has it or not, just pretend it does. Even if he doesn't, it's not a bad thing for us to patrol. Even if he doesn't have it now, we can do it later, just in case there is a little Japs in the city."

"That's what the company commander said. After all, it's better inside the city than on Jiangfang."

Zenda is a place where tens of thousands of foreigners have come and are very short of food.

There is no shortage of water. After all, the huge and turbulent Nu River is right there, so there is no shortage of water.

Vegetables and other things are pretty good.

But with so many people, there is a lot more to chew every day.

Although supplies are delivered by car every day, supplies are still relatively scarce.

(End of this chapter)