Miaohua shouted from not far away: "There are blood stains here, and there are bullet holes in the tree." After saying that, she used a bayonet to open the bark of the tree and dug out a bullet with the tip of the knife. "
Zhou Wen went over to take it and take a closer look, and said: "It seems to be a 7.9mm round bullet, made in Hanyang or shot from an old sleeve."
Zhou Wen asked: "County Magistrate Li, are there any bandits around here?"
County Magistrate Li said: "There are bandits. There are bandits in the mountains in Gaoping, dozens of miles away from here, but they generally don't come to Jincheng."
Everyone searched around for nearly an hour, and unanimously concluded that several people had been kidnapped by bandits, and some were injured. But it would be difficult to catch up with the bandits. This mountain is the home of the bandits, and the risk would be great if they continued to pursue them.
Added. Zhou Wen decided to give up rescuing people and go down the mountain and return to the city...
Three days later, there was still no news of bandits coming to extort ransom, and Liu Ruoshui and the others could not wait any longer in Jincheng. So after reporting the situation to the Central Party Headquarters, the convoy continued on the road, heading towards Taiyuan along a relatively smooth road.
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Speaking of Shanxi's road transportation, we have to give a thumbs up to Marshal Yan, who has ruled Shanxi for many years. Whether the local emperor of Shanxi did it for the convenience of maintaining his rule or for some other purpose, Shanxi has been under Marshal Yan's rule since 1920.
Under the initiative and command of the Daxing Highway Construction. By 1930, Shanxi had built the Pingqi Highway (213 kilometers in total) with Taiyuan as the center, extending from Pingyao in the south to Qi County in the north, and the Qi-Jin Highway from Qi County to Jincheng (full length).
(348 kilometers long), and there are five main highways from Taiyuan to Jundu, Taiyuan to Fenglingdu, and Taiyuan to Datong that run through major cities in the province.
Looking at all parts of the country during this period, there were not many highway transportation in the province that reached the scale of Shanxi. The convenience of highway transportation played a vital role in Shanxi's economic prosperity and development. During the Central Plains War, it benefited
Thanks to Shanxi's strong economic support, the Jin army's equipment and logistical supplies were the best among all warlords, even surpassing the National Army.
The development of road transportation also led to the development of Shanxi's transportation industry. In 1920, a wealthy businessman named Liu Zongfa in Shanxi purchased two cars and started running passenger and cargo operations on the highway from Taiyuan to Taigu. This was the first in Shanxi.
Later, with the continuous construction of highways, other businessmen followed suit, and Shanxi's commercial automobile transportation industry developed. Now, Shanxi has as many as eight large automobile transportation companies operating on these major highways.
Passenger and freight transport on main lines.
Zhou Wen and his team are currently driving on the Qi-Jin Highway. From time to time, they can see rival vehicles passing by. There are trucks pulling goods and passenger vehicles converted from trucks.
Along the way from Xinxiang, Henan, the most exciting thing was not that Zhou Wen and Xu Dacheng, two wanderers who were forced to leave home for nearly two years, were about to go home to see their long-missed relatives, but that they were able to drive for the first time after learning how to drive.
Brothers who drive freely.
In order to take care of each brother's driving addiction, Gao Xiaoshan had to formulate a detailed rotation schedule. The regulations stipulated that each team member must strictly implement it. But this rotation plan would not work for old Uncle Zhang. Think about it, a forty-year-old
How many years old have learned how to drive after all the hard work, how can they still get off after driving a car? What’s more, Uncle Zhang and Gao Xiaoshan’s father are from the same generation, so they act like they are elders and keep saying that this car belongs to them.
In the logistics team, he is the only driver in the logistics team. If he doesn’t drive, who will?
The roads in this period were not asphalt roads. They were all dirt roads and gravel roads. Although they were smooth, the speed could not be too fast. In addition, the truck did not have any power assist system, and the steering wheel and clutch were extremely hard.
, it’s really hard to maneuver without strength, and it’s easy to get tired after a long time. Considering driving safety, Zhou Wen had to come forward to persuade Xiao Zhi to use reason and emotion, so Old Uncle Zhang reluctantly agreed to rotate.
Xu Dacheng was the only one in the team who was the most comfortable. He somehow shamelessly persuaded Liu Ruoshui's driver and bodyguard Liu Kui, and they took turns driving the Buick Bridge. This guy was very happy.
He didn't want it, and he showed off to his artillery crew members and said: "Brother, I'm going to drive the bridge truck, so I won't compete with you. How about it, is it fun?"
At noon, the convoy came to a stop by a small river, and everyone came down to eat some dry food and rest. The members of the mercenary group were all experienced veterans. After getting off the car, the reconnaissance team spread out in all directions for observation.
Others buried pots by the water to light the fire or refueled the car. There was no need to cook in the wild. There were already a variety of food provided by the county when we set off, but it was still necessary to make some hot soup and hot water to relieve fatigue.
Liu Ruoshui didn't care about this. He took a Leica camera and was surrounded by several of his men to take pictures by the river. He originally wanted to help Zhou Wen in Jincheng, and Hongxiu and several others took photos, but Zhou Wen declined. Zhou Wen declined.
He explained that it was for the sake of confidentiality. After establishing the mercenary group, Zhou Wen had to think about the future. The mercenary group will have many enemies in the future. In order to cover up his own people, he must now pay attention to keeping secrets and hiding himself, let alone leaving
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As for the equipment that Zhou Wen and the others received at the party headquarters warehouse, as long as it was something Liu Ruoshui could use, such as Pelikan pens, Leica cameras, Lange watches, etc., the two brothers would divide it equally between them. After all, Liu Ruoshui, as Shanxi
The top leaders of the party still have to pay attention to some rules in the officialdom. These things are high-end goods in the world, and you may not be able to buy them if you have money. They are used as gifts and tools to win over people.
In the midst of a relaxed and orderly scene, there was a solitary, thin young man, who was looking at Liu Ruoshui and the others with envy as they took photos. He seemed to have thought of something, and looked at the truck with a little fear.
The two of them looked at them eagerly.
This thin young man is Zhang Jiaju, the son of Boss Zhang in Jincheng. Zhang Jiaju still doesn’t know how he arrived here in a daze, just like in a dream. He only remembers following Otani and several other Japanese teachers up the mountain that day, and found that the teachers were all in a hurry
He hid the jades and pottery that he had dug out in the past few days in a secret place and packed them into boxes and packages, and asked himself to help fill in the hole with a shovel.
Zhang Jiaju had done such tiring work since he was a child. After a while, he was so tired that his whole body became weak and sweating. He was still thinking about being lazy, but he saw the vicious look of Mr. Nakamura, who was usually sullen and silent.
, I was so scared that I was running around but didn’t dare to stop.
While I was complaining in my heart, I was suddenly horrified to find several figures suddenly jumping out from behind several teachers, rushing towards them as swiftly and ferociously as a cheetah. (To be continued)
