Republic of China 1927

() Time flies like a white horse, and more than a month passed in a flash. At the end of the second month of the lunar calendar, the rain washed all the land of the northern country clean, and the lifeless remnants of the long winter on the land were also swept away.Under the influence of the spring breeze, the countryside of Yishan becomes more colorful and more active day by day.The next year's grass appeared green again, and the new green grass lazily slumped on the ground.

On the river beach on both sides of the official road, a layer of green smoke floated from the willow branches; the northern swallows flitted through the river and the green smoke, and the air was filled with their murmurs. Not far away, farmers were working in the fields for a year Lives are busy. <On the muddy official road after the rain, a young rider was galloping on a white horse, followed by another man on a brown horse desperately chasing after him.

"I'll wait for you in Linqu County." Du Yan on horseback raised his whip and replied loudly, away from Daguan Town, away from the security team, away from Du's house, don't have to think about right and wrong for the time being, and run quickly There is a special sense of pleasure in this sunny Luzhong countryside.

However, with the turbulent revolutionary wave, the domestic situation of internal and external troubles, and the banditry inside and outside of Yishan Mountain, any slight disturbance can break the tranquility in front of us.

On March 3, Xue Yue, the First Division of the First Army of the Second Column of the Eastern Route Army of the Northern Expedition, occupied Shanghai;

On March 3, the No.22 Division of the Sixth Army of the Northern Expedition Army Jiangyou Army occupied Nanjing;

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In just over a month, the Northern Expedition swept across the three provinces of Anhui, Jiangsu and Zhejiang. Sun Chuanfang's five-province coalition and Zhang Zongchang's Zhilu coalition retreated to the north of the Yangtze River.

On February 2, the British merchant ship sank the troop carrier near Digang, Anhui, drowning dozens of officers and soldiers;

On March 3, the British and American warships in Shimonoseki fired dozens of shots into the city, killing and injuring more than 23 Chinese officers, soldiers and civilians;

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In the face of the surging revolutionary forces, the great powers have assembled heavy troops in China, ready to interfere in the Chinese revolution at any time, and secretly actively looking for agents within the revolutionary camp.

On February 2, Yinan Village in Yishui County was attacked by bandits, and none of the 27 men, women and children in the village survived;

On the evening of March 3, bandit Zhang Daniugu raided Yishan Township, Ju County, and captured 12 men and women;

The bandits who had been dormant for a period of time around March 3th began to become active again, and bad news came frequently. The people at the foot of Yishan Mountain were in danger, but the Zhilu coalition forces that originally searched for the people's fat and people's anointment had assembled southward to cope with the Northern Expedition that might cross the river north at any time military.

From Daguan Town to Qingzhou City, there is a full distance of more than one hundred miles. Even though Du Yan and Laifu worked fast, they still took a day and a night to get there.

"Master, how many days shall we stay in Qingzhou City this time?" After resting at the foothold for a while, the master and servant began to wander around in Qingzhou City.

"Three or four days!" Du Yan replied casually. The first reason for coming to Qingzhou City this time is to inspect the Du family's bank and factory in the city, and the second is to visit an important person under the pressure of the old man and Aunt Fang. Maybe it's a family.

"I'll go back in three or four days, won't Xiao's go?" Lai Fu said rather disappointed, he finally wanted to come out for a while, otherwise the security team's training would be fatal.

"Besides, go if you have time, if you don't have time!" Du Yan frowned at the mention of the Xiao family. According to his original intention, he definitely didn't want to go, but thinking of the attentive eyes of the old man and Aunt Fang when they came, think about it. A trip is no big deal.

"This can't be done, the master and madam have given you thousands of instructions." Lai Fu hurriedly said: "If you don't go, I'm afraid you won't be able to pay the job!"

"You son of a bitch, you've learned your skills when you leave the house, so take care of me, young master." Du Yan scolded with a smile: "Go, go find a restaurant opposite, and treat you well."

"That's about the same." Laifu smiled silly, and the master and servant walked to the busiest place in Qingzhou City.

"The newspaper is on sale, the newspaper is on sale, the latest Jinan Daily News!"

"Sell newspapers, sell newspapers, the most authoritative Jiaoao Times, only five copper coins."

"Outside the number, outside the number, the Northern Expedition Army conquered Nanjing and entered Shanghai!"

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This Qingzhou City (Yidu County) was the capital of Qingzhou Prefecture in the former Qing Dynasty and an important town on the Jiaoji Railway. Although it is not as prosperous as in the former Qing Dynasty, its prosperity is still unmatched by Daguan Town and even Linqu County, especially the trains located in the north of the city. Near the station is a prosperous place that has recently emerged, with various shops next to each other.Roadside snacks, street performances, singing, newsboys and beggars shuttled among the crowd constitute a street scene of the market in the Republic of China.

There are various hotels and snacks along the way, and the two of them are dazzled.Suddenly, a small shop with a small scene came into view. This is a small shop of teahouse and hotel. There is a couplet hanging on the door, which is quite interesting:

Busy seeking fame, busy seeking profit, taking a break from the busy schedule to have a glass of wine.

Work hard, work hard, enjoy hard work, make a cup of tea.

"This is the one!" The experience of the previous life told Du Yan that this kind of small place is often the place where the delicious food is.

"My money, my money!"

"Stop, stop!"

"Catch the thief!"

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Just when the two were about to walk into the small shop, there was a loud noise behind them. Du Yan turned his head and saw a short and strong man running desperately with something in his hand. The two young people followed closely after him, and the people on the street gave way one after another when they saw this.

"Wait here, I'll come as soon as I go." Du Yan knew what was going on at a glance, and threw Fu to chase after him.

Seeing the people behind him chasing him, the little man left the main road and went to the side alley. Du Yan also turned in, but the two who were chasing behind lost sight of the people in front.

"Damn it, who is this? He's so difficult to deal with." Relying on his familiarity with the terrain here, the little man ran around trying to get rid of Du Yan.But we, Du Yan, were out-and-out scouts in our previous life, both in terms of physical strength and consciousness. After a few rounds, the little man was already exhausted and out of breath, but he still clenched his teeth tightly like walking in a garden. live.

Just when the little man was about to lose his hold, a burly man with a dark face rushed over from the opposite side. At this time, the little man rushed over as if seeing a savior, and the things in his hands had changed hands between them.

"Hand over the things." Du Yan, who was chasing after this little trick, couldn't hide it. He blocked the way of the big man and said politely. If the other party knows the way, he will naturally hand over the things.

"Stop meddling in other people's business, or I'll make you look good." The other party was taken aback for a moment and then said viciously.

"I've taken care of this business, either hand over the things or let me go." Du Yan said with a sneer and pointing at himself.

"Looking for death!" The black-faced man suddenly pulled out a dagger from his waist and stabbed at Du Yan. After doing a lot of business, he finally met someone who was not afraid of death.

"Hey!" The black-faced man didn't see how Du Yan made a move at all, and the dagger had already been transferred to someone else.

"Hero, spare your life, hero, spare your life, the money bag is in my arms." With the dagger pressed to his throat, the black-faced man trembled and trembled in fright.

"Get out!" Du Yan took out a heavy money bag from his arms, kicked the black-faced man to the ground, and said fiercely, "I'll see you again."

"You wait, you wait." The black-faced man ran to a smaller alley, and murmured while running: "If you have the guts, just wait, and the Four Seas Gang will not let you go!" of."

"Nainai, another Universal Gang has appeared." Du Yan smiled nonchalantly, grabbed the money bag and walked towards the main street where he came just now.

"You robber!" As soon as he turned out of the alley, Du Yan hadn't figured out what was going on, when a black shadow on the opposite side hit him.

"Stop, stop, stop..." Du Yan tried to explain while parrying, but the opponent continued to attack him indiscriminately.

"Damn it, it's easy to bully me!" Du Yan stepped aside, and the opponent's fists and feet missed, and when he was about to restrain his body, Du Yan directly restrained the opponent's arm.

"Let go, let go." Seeing that his hand was being controlled, the other party kicked with his feet in anger, but soon his feet were also locked.

"I said this brother, I don't seem to have offended you." Only now did Du Yan have the opportunity to look at this opponent who suddenly appeared, and his first reaction was that this young man is so beautiful, his face is extremely delicate, and his skin is like a newborn baby. It can be broken, with big eyes, high nose bridge, thin lips, and extremely cool clothes, wearing a black top hat, a black windbreaker, and black boots.

"You stinky robber, let me go!" The young man blushed and cursed, his body struggling desperately, but the more he struggled, the closer he got to Du Yan.

"Oh, it turned out to be a Xibei guy!" Listening to the voice, Du Yan saw the flaw when he took a closer look. The man didn't seem to have an Adam's apple, and his arm accidentally touched his chest, which seemed soft. He sniffed hard Smell a faint fragrance.

"You bastard, let me go." The tomboy quickly understood the smile in the other's eyes, and cursed angrily, "Otherwise, I want you to look good."

"It's okay to let go, you can't hit me again." Du Yan said with a joke, let go of the tomboy, and stepped back a few steps away.

"Stop!" Seeing that the other party was still refusing to let go, Du Yan stared and was about to explode when a grizzled old man in his sixties ran up panting.

"Old man, this is your purse." Du Yan remembered that the old man was chasing after him just now, so he left the tomboy and went up to him.

"It's the little old man's money bag." The old man was overjoyed when he saw the money bag in Du Yan's hand. It was life-saving money for his son to seek medical treatment.

"Old man, what's in this purse?" Naturally, Du Yan couldn't return the purse to him without asking, otherwise it would be embarrassing to make a mistake.

"In it is the 25 oceans that the little old man got from pawning his ancestral jade bracelet at the Zhengyang pawnshop just now, and the pawn ticket is also put in it." The old man said quickly.

After hearing this, Du Yan untied the rope of the purse, and it was exactly as the old man said, a pawn ticket from Zhengyang pawnshop and a full 25 yuan.

"Old man, put away the purse, hurry home." Du Yan exchanged the heavy purse to the old man, who kept thanking him before leaving in a hurry.

"Hey, hello!" Seeing that Du Yan was about to leave, the tomboy chased after him and exchanged.

"What are you doing? You still want to fight!" Du Yan turned his head angrily and shouted, "I don't like beating women!" After saying that, he left quickly, leaving behind a confused and wronged tomboy.

"What's so fierce, I just want to apologize!" Looking at Du Yan's figure disappearing at the corner of the street, the tomboy stomped his feet and said angrily.