Republic of China 1927

() Gu is a unique landform in the Yimeng mountain area in southern Shandong. Its top is flat and wide, and the cliffs around the peak are like cuts.The more famous ones are the "Baodu Gu" of Meng Lianggu, the No. 74 Elite 72th Division of our army, the "Baodu Gu" of Sun Meiyao, the bandit who once occupied the "Lincheng Robbery" that caused a sensation in the world, and the "Yimeng 60 Gu" known for its magnificence and beauty. Compared with this well-known Dagu, Taiping Gu is just an inconspicuous hill Gu, but its terrain is not inferior to its peers. It is 100 meters high, and the surrounding cliffs are as sharp as knives. There is only one more than [-] meters long. The Pangu Trail is connected to the foot of the mountain, and it is definitely a stronghold that one man should guard the gate and ten thousand men cannot open it.

Originally, this dangerous place located at the junction of Yishui, Juxian, and Linqu counties had been occupied by bandits headed by Zhao Si for the past two years, and they used this as a base to do several big deals.But what Zhao Si dealt with were mostly the local tyrants and evil gentry and the officers and soldiers under the dog-meat general. , Until half a year ago, Li Mantang, who pretended to come here to defect, colluded with the ghost inside and outside to seize the cottage.

Since Dove occupied the magpie's nest, Li Mantang has attached great importance to the defense of Taiping Gu, and set up two checkpoints on the more than 100-meter passage from the top of the Gu to the top of the mountain. On weekdays, even the bandits on the top of the mountain will be checked to ensure that there are no outsiders. Mixed in, it's just that the security level in the stockade near the New Year's Pass is much worse than in the past few days.

Tonight, Zhang San and Li Si were guarding the foot of the mountain. In the middle of the night, the two hid in the simple thatched shed to pass the time and started chatting casually.

"I knew that I would go down the mountain with my fourth sister. If I haven't returned to the mountain at this point, I might be happy." Li Si yawned and muttered: "It's better than guarding the gate here. Who dares to come to look for it when it's almost the end of the year?" uneasy."

"Happy you, they are going down to rob." Zhang San laughed and scolded: "But if you haven't come back so late, you must have done something big. Like the last time you went to Dongjiazhuang, those girls in Dongjiazhuang are called sao!"

"Third brother, tell me quickly, tell me the story of you going to Dongjiazhuang." Li Silai asked eagerly when he came to Dongjiazhuang. Jealousy.

"I'll tell you something if I see that you're still on the right track." Zhang San said triumphantly, "Dongjiazhuang is a well-known village with a radius of tens of miles. It has been standing here since my grandfather's generation. At the foot of the mountain, it is said that black and white eat everything, and they have accumulated a lot of wealth. Over the years, many big hills in Yimeng area have tried to smash this fat kiln, but they all failed, including Wang Baichuan, who is now in Yishan Mountain, is also in Dongjiazhuang I have eaten my hand..."

"We still have the ability to smash such a strong kiln!" Li Si was fascinated by what he heard, and suddenly felt that being a bandit on the mountain is indeed a promising career, especially with such a talented person like Li Da. Ideal for the aspiring boss.

"That's natural. The head of the Li family has been paid, traveled abroad, and seen the world, unlike ordinary heads who only fight and kill." Zhang San said in admiration: "Little four, do a good job. If you follow the head of the family, you will have enough money to marry a wife in a few years."

"The fourth brother has to take care of me." Zhang San took off the jug on his shoulder and handed it to Zhang San respectfully. It's freezing cold today, and the bandits guarding the gate at night have a jug of shochu.

"It's easy to talk about." Zhang San took the jug and took a big sip and said, "Let's go out and have a look later, Cai Simei and the others should be back."

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At the foot of the mountain not far away, a small team of about thirty people composed of the security team, the bandits anyway, and the young men of Maowo Village was squatting quietly on the ground to rest.They walked along the mountain for several hours through the snow, and finally arrived at the foot of Taiping Gu around midnight.

"Mr. Du, there is Taiping Gu in front, and Li Mantang and the others are fixing the roof." Wu Chengzhi pointed to the huge reflection in the night not far away and said to Du Yan. His identity is known as Du.

"How to get up here?" Du Fei stared at the tall and round Tai Pinggu in front of him and asked, "Maybe it's going to go up."

"There is a small road leading to the top of the mountain on the side of the mountain, but there are two checkpoints on the road, and there are two people guarding each." Wu Chengzhi continued to introduce: "As long as you pass through these two checkpoints, you will go straight to Guding, Guding It is a large piece of flat land, and Li Mantang lives in the largest stone house in the middle, with the rest of the bandits living on both sides, and the pits and dungeons below are where the captured meat tickets are kept."

"There are only four people, let's go straight up." Du Fei said eagerly, the victory in the first battle made the security team's fighting spirit high, as if all opponents were like chickens and dogs.

"No, the mountain road is too narrow, and only one person can pass through at a time." Wu Chengzhi shook his head and said, "Besides, as long as the people on the mountain block the road with firepower, even 300 people may not be able to rush up."

"Brother Angus, are you sure?" Seeing that everyone was resting, Du Yan asked directly. Although the question was a bit redundant, it was just that Captain Du was a little nervous when he went to the field.

"There's nothing wrong with the first one. There should be Zhang San on guard tonight, and he's giving me some face." Wu Chengzhi nodded and said, "The one on the top depends on Cai Simei, and the other one is stricter. Li Mantang is on duty. confidant."

"Then act!" Du Yan turned around and ordered: "Fifth brother, you lead someone behind, Du Fei, follow me."

"Rushing into the top of the Guding, except for Ye Jun who took three people and Wu Laosan's two people to contact and launch the original Zhao Si's deployment, the rest followed me to take down Li Mantang." Du Yan made certain arrangements for the battle on the top of the mountain. , That is to capture the thief and capture the king.

Du Yan and Du Fei surrounded Wu Chengzhi on the left and right and walked slowly down the cave, while Li Yunshan led the rest of the people a little farther to follow, so that it was easier to respond.

"Who!" Just approaching the bottom of the cave, the checkpoint on the mountain noticed it and asked loudly.

"It's me, Wu Laosan." Wu Chengzhi quickly said in a low voice: "Quickly open the door!"

"It's the third leader, you guys are back." Zhang San was relieved when he heard that it was Wu Chengzhi. The people from the mountain finally came back, and they could rest in the middle of the night.

"Third master, what's the harvest this time?" Li Si even rushed to the front to remove the log blocking the intersection, but before he could completely push the log away, Du Fei rushed to the front and killed him.

"You..." Zhang San, who was terrified, was stabbed in the throat by a flying knife and fell to the ground before he could call for help.

"Good skill!" Wu Chengzhi thought to himself, the two of them were killed without making a sound before meeting the checkpoint. This Mr. Du has such a good skill, I don't know who is so divine.

Li Yunshan saw that the first checkpoint had been captured, and quickly led the rest of the team to follow. At this time, the checkpoint above did not seem to notice any abnormalities below.

"Du Fei, you and Ye Jun are behind." Du Yan quickly adjusted the position of the team and let Li Yunshan escort Cai Simei to walk behind him and Wu Laosan. Let Cai Simei try it.

The distance from the foot of the mountain to the top of the mountain is only more than 100 meters, but such a short road, Du Yan feels that it has been a long time, especially under this kind of suffering.

"Open the door quickly. I'm Wu Laosan. We're going back to the mountain." This time, Wu Chengzhi yelled without waiting for the other party to ask questions. After all, this is the second pass. If he is still sneaky, it will arouse the other party's suspicion. , it's better to be confident, if you can cheat and rush in directly.

"It's the third master, why has a small mountain village been doing this for so long." The voice on the mountain was not so friendly this time, and responded impatiently, without any intention of opening the door.

"It's Wang Qi! Why are there so many nonsense, open the door quickly, my brother is freezing to death." Wu Chengzhi scolded, feeling very anxious in his heart. This place is very close to the Guding, so loud words may be heard from above, delaying The longer the exposure, the greater the possibility of xing.

"What's the hurry, I'm just getting dressed!" The person opposite said disapprovingly: "Simei Zi has also gone down the mountain, why don't you see him. The head of the family said that the door can only be opened when Simei Zi arrives."

"You son of a bitch, I'm back, so hurry up and open the door." At this moment, Wu Chengzhi and Du Yan hurriedly moved Cai Simei to the front, and under Li Yunshan's intimidation, Cai Simei had no choice but to say: "Mother, I'm freezing to death."

"Oh, it's really the fourth sister who came back. It seems that today's harvest is not small." Wang Qi became more enthusiastic this time, and quickly leaned over with the oil lamp, and looked down along the light. It was indeed Wu Laosan and Cai Simei , but the two people next to them both lowered their heads and couldn't see their faces clearly.

"Harvest a bird, that shit mountain village is so poor, I haven't had dinner yet." Cai Simei said cursingly.

"We have to get some women." Wang Qi ordered while chatting with Cai Simei, "Qian Lao Liu, open the door."

"Here we come." Qian Laoliu had followed behind a long time ago, and walked forward after listening.

"It's so noisy, my mother can't sleep well." At this time, another man's voice came from Guding.

"The second master, the third master and the fourth sister are back." Wang Qi and Qian Liu stopped their movements and turned around and said.

"That's right, why are you still standing there, open the door for them quickly." Tao Kuang ordered immediately, and walked over here himself.

At this juncture, Du Yan and Li Yunshan glanced at each other and rushed up without hesitation, broke through the wooden fence and rushed to the top of the mountain.

Wu Laosan did not hesitate to pull out the shell gun on his waist and followed closely, and the brothers behind him also rushed up the hill under the leadership of Du Fei and Ye Jun, and the night attack began.