The mountains and rivers are broken, the land is full of desolation, and the sky is full of wars. The armies from all walks of life are fighting until the sky is dark and the ground is dark, and the situation is in chaos.
In such chaotic years, some bandits and bandits who had been suppressed by local security forces finally had a good opportunity for development.
The war has caused a large number of people to be displaced, and survival has become the only thought of the refugees.
And these bandits and gangsters took advantage of the situation and recruited troops under various banners. Some promised to eat meat and drink alcohol, while others used the banner of resisting Japan.
In a short period of time, some bandit and bandit armed forces that originally numbered only a dozen people quickly grew to hundreds or even thousands.
These bandits relied on the squadron and were busy fighting bloody battles with the Japanese and could not care about them, so they were busy robbing and seizing territory.
In many plain areas, powerful local landlords have formed strongholds to protect themselves, and local gangs have rapidly developed and expanded. Naturally, bandits and gangsters cannot gain a firm foothold.
Therefore, a large number of rogue bandits fled to the mountainous areas, each seizing the hilltops to establish themselves as kings. The refugees who could not survive the defeat, and the defeated soldiers were worried about being punished when they returned home, so they went up the mountains one after another to join the bandits. For a time, the strength of the bandit armed forces increased sharply.
And these bandits also knew that they were no match for the army. Some of them directly raised the banner of resistance against Japan, but never sent a single soldier to resist Japan.
Some bandits spent a lot of money to bribe senior local officials to turn a blind eye and not interfere with their actions.
Although the Lunan Mountain Area is under the jurisdiction of the Sulu War Zone, even the headquarters of the war zone is hidden in these rolling mountains.
However, the Lunan mountainous area is surrounded by mountains and the terrain is complex. The Sulu theater can only control some larger counties and towns, as well as some guerrilla areas of the Eighth Route Army.
Most areas are controlled by some local armed forces and bandits due to inconvenient transportation and dangerous terrain.
In just a few years, in the mountainous areas of southern Shandong, there were dozens of bandits from all walks of life, and their relationships with each other were complicated.
Although the Sulu War Zone also wanted to send troops to encircle and suppress these bandits and bandits, they were unable to do so. First, the troops were insufficient. Instead, they sent troops to encircle and suppress them several times. These bandits all rushed into the mountains and could not be caught up.
They all returned in vain, and because they were nervous about joining the war against the Japanese, they had to give up in the end.
Black Wolf Village is a group of bandits with as many as 300 people in the Lunan Mountains. Among the dozens of groups of bandits in this area, they can be considered to be at the top.
The bandit's village of Black Wolf Village was built on the precipitous Xiaoqingshan Mountain. The leader was named Jiao Chong, who used to be a subordinate of Wang Baichuan, one of the three major bandits in Southern Shandong.
In the more than ten years since the Revolution of 1911, there were 107 counties in Shandong, 84 of which were occupied by bandits, with nearly 400 groups, and Wang Baichuan had nearly 10,000 people under his command.
As the situation stabilized, in order to consolidate his position, Shandong Provincial Chairman Han Fuqu commanded the army to encircle and suppress various bandits in Shandong for several consecutive years, and the Wang Baichuan gang was also defeated.
Jiao Chong, the head of Black Wolf Village, almost died. He narrowly escaped and finally hid in a village.
Later, the Japs launched the "July 7th Incident", and the Chinese Communist Party turned around and fought fiercely with the Japs. The bandits who had been beaten and fled in all directions also gathered together again.
And because Jiao Chong once followed the big bandit Wang Baichuan and dared to fight, he also raised a big banner. Within a year, he won over the defeated troops, bullied more than 300 people, occupied Xiaoqingshan, and controlled
More than a dozen villages around it can be considered to have re-emerged.
Although Black Wolf Village controls more than ten villages around Xiaoqingshan, it regularly goes to the local area to collect food, chicken, duck and fish for their consumption.
But there are more than 300 mouths to eat, and they eat big fish and meat every meal. Even if these people don't eat or drink, they can't afford it.
Seeing that the teams sent out to collect food brought back less and less, the head of the family, Jiao Chong, was also very worried.
After all, if you want the more than 300 people under your command to be loyal to you, you can't just rely on words, you have to see real things.
Previously, they ate meat and drank wine. All the bandits were loyal. They also made a name for themselves in this area and their strength continued to grow.
But now, let alone eating meat and drinking alcohol, it is good to have a full meal. If you do not eat well and drink well, morale will be low, and all kinds of rumors will arise.
Some people even leave their jobs and want to find another village. After all, water flows to lower places and people go to higher places. They are used to enjoying themselves. Who wants to live a hard life?
In the Juyi Hall of Black Wolf Village, the head of the family, Jiao Chong, and more than a dozen bandit leaders were sitting around the Eight Immortals Table.
Although ordinary bandits are almost out of food, they can still see meat on the table of their leaders, but it is only a plate of pheasant meat.
"Why don't you eat?"
Seeing the leaders surrounding the table not moving their chopsticks, the boss, Jiao Chong, looked around and asked.
Everyone looked at the only plate of pheasant meat on the table. They all had other things on their minds and had no intention of eating.
"My boss, it's just such a small plate of meat that's not enough to fit between your teeth. It's not enough to feed so many of our brothers." One of the bandit leaders said dissatisfied.
"Old Wang, are you greedy for all the things? I remember we just brought back a batch of things a few days ago. Why do we only have one plate of meat today?" A leader turned his attention to one of the managers.
Head of supplies.
"What the hell are you talking about? If you say it again, believe it or not, I will twist your head off!" When the leader of logistics supplies heard this, he immediately got angry and stood up.
Originally, due to the intensive plundering of surrounding villages, the supply of food and meat was reduced, making it difficult to manage these logistical supplies. Now that people have misunderstood them, the leader is also full of grievances.
"That's what I said. Why are you so angry? Is there something wrong in your heart?" The leader said tit for tat.
"Damn it, I'm here!" the logistics leader said as he drew his gun.
"What are you doing, want to rebel?!"
Seeing the two of them about to perform a martial arts show at the dinner table, the boss, Jiao Chong, couldn't stand it any longer and slapped his hand on the table, shaking the dishes and chopsticks.
"Sit down for me. I haven't had much success in going out recently. It's not like you don't know. What are you talking about here? If you don't want to eat, get out!"
Seeing the boss Jiao Chong getting angry, the bandit leaders also stopped their activities one after another, but everyone's expressions were not good-looking.
"Master, the brothers under me have complained to me that they don't have enough to eat. If the brothers don't have enough to eat, it won't be easy."
"That's right, boss, this is not the way to go. We still have a plate of pheasant meat today, but we won't be able to open the pot tomorrow."
These leaders all spoke one after another and expressed their dissatisfaction with the current food.
"We agreed to eat meat and drink alcohol, but now we are almost out of meat. I think we should break up..." One of the leaders also said with dissatisfaction.
After hearing what the leader said, the head of the family, Jiao Chong, suddenly turned pale: "Want to leave?"
When the leader saw Jiao Chong, the leader's face darkened, he knew that he had said the wrong thing, and hurriedly explained: "Master, that's not what I meant. What I meant was that several of my brothers have already run away. If
If the current predicament cannot be solved, our Black Wolf Village will be in danger."