Chapter 40: A Journey to the Northeast (2)
Early the next morning, Tang Jian and four lone wolves took a boat and disguised themselves as merchants who went to the Northeast to collect fur goods. They landed from Dalian Port. When they were in Dalian Port, Tang Jian and others were investigated by the Russian patrol team. After Tang Jian stuffed some broken silver to the captain of the patrol team, Tang Jian and others successfully entered Dandong.
After entering the Northeast, several people all changed into dog-skin hats, sheepskin jackets and sling shoes. Fortunately, the few people were tall and tall, and after wearing this disguise, they were no different from the local people.
Several people went to the local people's homes to collect furs along the Yalu River, and drew local field maps along the Yalu River and went outside the Russian military camp to investigate the Russian military deployment and specific numbers.
A month passed in a blink of an eye. That night, Tang Jian and Wang Jianchuan and others rested at an inn in Fushun City. Several of them lit the lights and gathered on the kang, eating dumplings delivered by the waiter.
Tang Jianwang put a little vinegar in his bowl and said, "Damn, this winter in the northeast is really fucking cold."
"Yes, if we hadn't put on these squid shoes early, we might have had frostbite at our feet!" Wang Jianchuan replied.
"Of course, our Northeast sling shoes are quite warm. No cotton and leather boots are as good as these sling shoes. They are waterproof and moisture-proof, and they have an old cow's nose." said one of the lone wolf.
Wang Jianchuan said: "Hehe, I remember now, Jie Jiajun, you are from the Northeast too!"
"Yes, I'm from the Zhaojia Temple in western Liaoning, I'm considered a native of Northeast China!" Jie Jiajun laughed.
Tang Jian smiled and said, "I said Jie Jiajun, you said you are a big and thick man, why did your parents give you Jiajun's name? Look, you are not called Jun, you are stupid and brave, haha!"
After hearing this, the few people laughed. The room under the flames in the brazier was filled with warmth, which formed a sharp contrast with the howling cold wind outside the window.
Wang Jianchuan also joked: "Jie Jiajun, weren't you born in Zhaojiamiao? Why is your surname Jie? Why isn't your surname Zhao? This surname is rare in Northeast China."
"Hehe, I'll tell you, your father came from Shandong to Guandong. He was not born in the Northeast. I was born in Zhaojiamiao and I was half a native of Northeast China." Jie Jiajun smiled.
"Okay, don't make you laugh. Let's talk about the main business first. Jianchuan, why did I find that there are very few Russian Cossack cavalry in the Yalu River area?" Tang Jian asked at the right time.
After Tang Jian spoke, the few people immediately put away their joking thoughts and listened seriously.
"This lone wolf who entered the Northeast previously reported that after the winter began, there was no sufficient forage along the Yalu River. Russia once had a large forage farm in western Liaoning. It was reported that other Russian Cossack cavalry would spend the winter at that forage farm in western Liaoning." Wang Jianchuan said.
"Okay, let's take a rest and adjust in this inn these days. In a few days, everyone will bring dry food to western Liaoning!" said Tang Jian.
"Yuan Jingxiang, clean up the bowls and chopsticks on the kang, Jie Jiajun, you can make some hot water for everyone to soak your feet!" Wang Jianchuan ordered.
After washing up, the few people went back to their rooms to rest. After nightfall, there was no sound of dog barking in the town where the inn was located. The cold wind was still howling outside the window, dark clouds and moonlight were gone, and there was no moonlight.
After several people got up the next day, they found that there was a vast white area outside the door, and the snow reached its ankle. It turned out that it had been snowing all night last night, so they couldn't. The few people stayed in the inn for a few days.
A week later, the snow on the road began to melt slowly. Under the white sun, the air was dry and cold, and several people were heading towards western Liaoning with fur goods used for disguising.
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"What is the place in front?" Tang Jian asked.
"It seems to be Octagonal Platform in front, and it is a large market town in western Liaoning, with many business names." Wang Jianchuan replied.
"Who, Yuan Jingxiang, go ahead and explore the bottom lane first to see if there is any place to rest at night." Tang Jian ordered.
"Okay, I'll go now." Yuan Jingxiang, among the lone wolf, put down the fur on his body and went to the octagonal platform in front to inquire about the news.
"Jie Jiajun, have you heard of this octagonal platform? It seems to be quite close to your Zhaojia Temple." Wang Jianchuan asked.
"Yes, it's quite close. I came to the market with my father when I was a child. Bajiaotai is a big town in the 100-mile township. I heard that there is a large group in Batai Mountain!" Jie Jiajun explained.
"Da Tuan?" Tang Jian didn't know much about the history of the Northeast, so he was not very familiar with this Da Tuan.
"In the year of Sino-Japanese War, our Qing Dynasty was defeated by the Japanese. After the war, western Liaoning was a three-in-one area. There were many scattered soldiers and brave men, beggars and refugees everywhere. The government was ruled by the bandits, and the lives of the people were seriously threatened. In this case, some self-protection armed organizations were established accordingly, called Datuan." Jie Jiajun explained.
"Oh, I know, isn't it just an armed group that the gentry paid for themselves to assemble!" Tang Jian smiled, "Okay, I've had a rest, Yuan Jingxiang should come back, let's go first, it's only two miles away!" Tang Jian stood up and patted the dust behind him.
When the few people were about to approach the octagonal platform, a rapid whistle suddenly came from the township far away.
Wang Jianchuan shouted, "It turns out that this whistle was an emergency signal that the lone wolf needed rescue when he was in danger.
"Go up and take a look!" Tang Jian ordered that the other party would definitely not be simple if the trained lone wolf could be in danger.
Seeing that Wang Jianchuan had already taken out the Black Star Pistol on his body, Tang Jian whispered: "Everyone put away the gun first. No shooting is allowed without my order!" Wang Jianchuan and Jie Jiajun had to put the Black Star Pistol back to their waists.
From the map, the Octagonal Platform is very close to the winter forage farm of the Russian Cossack Cavalry, and Tang Jian didn't want to alert the snake.
When Tang Jian and others arrived, the sky was already dark, and they saw dense torches surrounding them in the empty field in the distance.
Tang Jian and others approached and found out that it was some group heroes from the Octagonal Platform holding torches and surrounding Yuan Jingxiang. The atmosphere was tense. It seemed that these group heroes and Yuan Jingxiang had some misunderstandings.
The group of brave men discovered Tang Jian and others, and immediately came over and surrounded Tang Jian and others. Seeing that the visitor was not good, Wang Jianchuan nervously placed his hand on his waist.
"Haha, you guys are upset. I don't know where my entourage offended everyone. Everyone is so hostile!" Tang Jian greeted him with a smile and said in a harmonious voice.
"Where did you come from the beard? You dare to step on the plate at the octagonal platform? You don't know who covers the octagonal platform!" said one of the little leaders who seemed to be Tuan Yong.
"Haha, the fellow villagers misunderstood. We are just peckers who go to the village, collect some fur goods and businessmen." Tang Jian bowed politely, and cursed in his heart: Damn, why have people misunderstood to be bandits?
The little leader snorted coldly: "Pike who is traveling to the countryside, is there any Pike with trolls?" After that, he took out a black star from his arms and threw it on the ground. It was the gun that Yuan Jingxiang used for self-defense.
"Haha, isn't this place in western Liaoning not peaceful? We just bring a gun to defend ourselves." Tang Jian still said with his breath.
"Bah! Let's go shit! Which Pike who travels to the countryside will bring such a good troll? Do you think we are pig brains!" the little boss cursed.
"What did you say? Be cleaner!" Wang Jianchuan and his men couldn't stand the abuse of several Tuan Yongs, and they suddenly pulled out the Black Star and looked at the group heroes surrounding them.
"Wow..." The group brave men also raised their weapons one after another. In addition to the better old Maosse, most of them were bird guns and poles, and some even had large blades and spears.
For a moment, the atmosphere of the two gangs in the empty field became tense.
At this moment, a cough sounded, and a young man with a handsome face and gentle face walked out and asked, "What's going on?"
"Report to the commander Zhang, we found several bandits who were stepping on plates nearby." The little leader said respectfully. It seemed that the commander Zhang was the leader of the gang.
Pin Zhang Tuan looked at the people in front of him, and saw that Tang Jian had a bright eyes and extraordinary behavior. Although the other people were tall and big, there was no such a vicious spirit as a bandit between his eyebrows. To be on the safe side, Pin Zhang Tuan smiled and bowed, "Is that what kind of heroes are there in Zhang Zuolin?"
Chapter completed!