Two rifle shots suddenly sounded in the yard, and Zhao Wen raised his eyebrows and began to issue orders.
"Concentrate your firepower and kill them!"
"Hit two grenades into the yard with a grenade to scare them and try to force the enemy to surrender!"
"There were machine guns and explosions. Such a big noise must have alarmed the people in the village. Now that our goal has been achieved, let's close the net, end the battle quickly, and then count the results and gather the people after dawn.
Get up and divide the fields, share the food, and give everyone a surprise!"
"Yes, company commander!" The platoon commander's eyes immediately became hot.
Soon, two crooked guns in a row started shooting.
Bullets wrapped in flames flew out of the gun barrel one after another. Under the cover of night, they flew into the courtyard like meteors and hit the wall of the courtyard, causing sparks to fly everywhere.
"Ah...I got shot!"
"The captain was shot and killed!"
"Outside the yard is the Eighth Route Army. The Eighth Route Army is coming. They have machine guns. We are no match for them!"
Screams, screams, and curses soon sounded in the yard.
The already chaotic courtyard became even more chaotic now, and there was even a hint of blood.
"Boom boom..."
Two explosions sounded in the yard at the same time.
Yellings and screams came out together.
"Prepare the fire squad and reward the enemy with two more grenades!" Seeing that the enemy had no intention of surrender, the platoon leader ordered decisively.
"Wait a minute!" Company Commander Zhao Wen suddenly appeared from behind and stopped him.
"The white flag is raised in the courtyard, the enemy wants to surrender!"
A piece of white clothes tied to a wooden pole appeared out of the yard out of nowhere.
Before the platoon leader could react, Zhao Wen began to issue orders: "What are you still doing? The enemy has surrendered. Immediately lead the troops to rush in, end the battle quickly, and then clean the battlefield and collect statistics."
In the thatched house less than 100 meters away from the Zhang family compound, the first gunshot was heard in the village. The six members of the Li family were awakened and huddled in the corner, praying that the fighting outside would not affect them.
Li Shanhu is the head of the family, so he naturally has the responsibility to protect the whole family.
All the movable things in the house were blocked at the door. After giving myself a little sense of security, I slowly poked my head out of the window.
"The gunshots came from Mr. Zhang's house. It seemed like someone was attacking the Zhang family compound!" Li Shanhu said in a low voice.
"God is wise, someone has finally come to deal with that traitor! Our eldest daughter died in the hands of this traitor..." The wife began to burst into tears when she thought of the sad past, and then answered with hatred.
The eldest son said: "I just don't have a gun. If I had a gun in my hand, I would have shot that big traitor to death!"
"Now someone has finally come to deal with the big traitor. God is really wise. I hope they can kill Rich Man Zhang and avenge my eldest sister!"
Li Shanhu quickly reminded: "Keep your voice down, boss, do you want to bring disaster to our family? There are people in the Zhang family and they have guns, how can they be captured so easily!"
"If the big traitor hadn't died and heard what you just said, our entire Li family would have suffered along with it!"
After saying that, Li Shanhu continued to observe the situation outside through the window.
The sound of gunfire lasted less than ten minutes and then stopped, but Li Shanhu did not dare to rest and stayed by the window until dawn to feel at ease.
Just when I was about to breathe a sigh of relief and go out to explore the situation, the sound of the gong came in.
Li Shanhu was very familiar with this sound. After Mr. Zhang took office as the president of the Maintenance Committee, he used this gong every time he called everyone to a meeting and apportioned food.
The nerves that had just relaxed immediately became tense again, subconsciously thinking that Mr. Zhang was still alive, and then he pricked up his ears and listened outside the door to find out more.
"Everyone, listen up. Everyone in the village is gathering at the entrance of the village. There is something important to announce..." The voice of the man who beat the gong reached Li Shanhu's ears.
"Master, could it be that the rich man Zhang is still alive and wants to take the opportunity to ask us to share the food?" The wife hesitated before answering, with a very ugly look on her face.
Seeing that Li Shanhu didn't speak, his wife became anxious and shouted with a mournful face: "This damn traitor has all the food taken away by them. What shall we eat?"
"Our family already has no food. If we pay more food, we won't even be able to afford wild vegetables and rice!"
Li Shanhu replied helplessly: "I know, but Mr. Zhang has a gun in his hand. If he really wants food, can we not give it to him?"
"Our family's land has been taken away by Mr. Zhang. We have to listen to his words to plant his land, otherwise we won't even have a field to plant this year!"
"Let's go to the entrance of the village together. Maybe things are not that bad. We are overthinking it!"
At the threshing floor at the entrance of the village, more and more people gathered.
To everyone's surprise, several tables were placed at the front of the threshing floor and were put together to form a high platform.
Next to the high platform stood a row of soldiers, carrying rifles with bayonets on their backs. They were very powerful.
"It's the Eighth Route Army!" some knowledgeable people shouted in a low voice.
"Aren't they fighting Japanese devils? Why are they here..."
"Belongs to the rich man Zhang? Isn't he the president of the Maintenance Committee appointed by the Japanese to fight against the Eighth Route Army? Why is there no one around him when the Eighth Route Army is here?"
One question after another keeps appearing in everyone's mind.
Thinking back to the sound of gunfire in the latter half of last night, many people seemed to have guessed something. Their faces were full of excitement, but they did not dare to say it.
Soon, a cadre with a pistol hanging from his waist climbed onto the table, and a prisoner who was tied up was pushed up with him.
"It's Mr. Zhang. Mr. Zhang was arrested by the Eighth Route Army!" A cry came from the crowd!
"What Mr. Zhang is obviously a traitor, a big traitor who works for the little devils!" some people shouted.
"Hello, fellow villagers!" The cadre at the table now spoke.
"Let me introduce myself first. I am a cadre appointed by the Eighth Route Army Lingqiu Anti-Japanese Government. I was ordered to come to Laoshu Village to organize everyone to fight against the Japanese and the Japanese and protect everyone's safety. Last night, our Eighth Route Army killed the rich man Zhang Dacai in the village who worked hard for the Japanese devils.
Yes, everyone should have heard the gunfire last night. According to the order, we are going to execute this big traitor here. I hope the fellow villagers will bear witness to our Eighth Route Army!"
After saying that, a soldier raised his rifle and pointed it at the back of Rich Man Zhang's head.
Rich Man Zhang kept struggling, begging the Eighth Route Army for mercy with a pleading expression on his face.
But no one paid attention. The two Eighth Route Army soldiers pressed him tightly and refused to let him move.
"boom……"
The dull sound of gunfire reached the ears of every ordinary person in the threshing floor, and then they saw a ball of blood coming out of the back of Rich Man Zhang's head, facing everyone, kneeling on the ground, dying.
The people who were closer had obviously never experienced such a bloody thing at close range, and they screamed again and again.
After everyone calmed down, the cadre standing on the table continued to speak.
"This rich man Zhang relied on the Japanese backing behind him to do all kinds of evil in the village, line his own pockets, and bully everyone. Through various shameful and despicable means, he annexed a total of 1,889 acres of fertile land in Laoshu Village!
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"As far as I know, nearly 90% of the fertile land in Laoshu Village has been swallowed up by this big traitor."
"Now, on behalf of the anti-Japanese government, I will return these lands to everyone without charge!"
"At the same time, it is stipulated that as long as our Eighth Route Army is in Lingqiu for a day, we only need to pay 30 kilograms of public grain for each acre of land we are allocated. All other grains will be owned by individuals, and we will never receive an extra kilogram of grain!"
"In addition, while our Eighth Route Army is protecting you, as long as you support our Eighth Route Army in fighting the Japanese, and listen to our Eighth Route Army's command. No matter who you are, if food is stolen by the Japanese, our Eighth Route Army will help you get it back. If someone is killed by the Japanese,
We, the Eighth Route Army, will avenge the big guy!"
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