The first thousand five hundred and eighty-three chapters of Lao Yang's glorious past
[In the third month of the war, the jackdaws gather in the hall, the willow flutes sound, but no one returns. The setting sun and evening breeze, there are a few letters from home - watch the period drama]
Lao Yang laughed several times, his face was pale, like a ghost, and the sad laughter was like a rusty iron nail scraping across a bluestone slab, harsh, desolate, and miserable. It seemed that it was not a sound of laughter, but contained a kind of
The helplessness of life and the ridicule of life. Lao Yang used his strange life to illustrate what it means to be separated by life and death.
Sometimes, there are things that he may not necessarily be willing to do, but since he says that he has chosen these things, he must bear a certain price for such an issue.
But Lao Yang himself didn't know that the price he had to bear was so heavy. If he could have his life over again, he would rather die than live like this.
When Lao Yang was born, in the second year of Guangxu, 1876, many memorable things happened in the world. For example, in Europe, France, which always liked to quarrel with Britain, gave it to the Americans.
The Statue of Liberty was sent because it was a celebration of the 100th anniversary of the United States' independence, which would definitely cause trouble for the British. Also, Bell invented the telephone.
Of course, for Lao Yang, this year was the year he was born. He was born into a blacksmith's family. Naturally, he was born to be a blacksmith.
The ancients said that there are three hardships in life: punting, forging iron, grinding tofu. This means that these three professions are the most difficult.
However, Lao Yang did not feel that his life was very difficult. His father was a very famous blacksmith and his income was not bad. His mother was also very hardworking and capable, taking care of the family in a very orderly manner. His life was considered to be above average.
Planted.
As long as craftsmen are willing to endure hardship, they will generally not go hungry.
Lao Yang also lived in such a family since he was a child. In fact, it was relatively sunny. But later, when he was in his twenties, the Qing Dynasty naturally ended, and the war began, and Lao Yang had already married a wife and had children.
, as a result, he was born in troubled times. Although life was hard, he still lived a very satisfying life. At least Lao Yang thought that his life was good. But after the war started, everything came to nothing.
At this moment, Lao Yang said in a miserable voice: "During the lesson plan that happened at that time, all twelve members of my family, including my daughter who was only three years old, were killed. From then on, I became lonely and helpless.
There was nothing to rely on, and from that moment on, I realized that in troubled times, human life is not as good as that of a dog. If you don’t kill someone, others will kill you. Killing comes and goes, and it is the common people who suffer. Therefore, from that moment on, I
I vowed not to let myself cry again, and if I wanted to stop myself from crying, I would let others bleed. So, I joined a group of bandits and started a business without capital."
Lao Yang later became a bandit, and was actually quite successful, because Lao Yang was a good blacksmith with good craftsmanship and was passed down by his father. It was precisely because of his craftsmanship that he had a high status among the cottages.
Quite high.
You must know that there were very few foreign guns at that time. In a village, it was considered good to have three or five foreign guns. Therefore, most bandits actually used cold weapons, knives, guns and sticks.
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Therefore, a good cold weapon can save lives at critical moments.
As a blacksmith, Lao Yang naturally had a very high status in the village. Later, Lao Yang actually learned how to imitate foreign guns and forged the foreign guns with a hammer.
Even the barrel of a gun can be made. Although the barrel made by Lao Yang is relatively inferior, it is still popular.
At this moment, Lao Yang said with some pride: "Although the barrel I made at that time was relatively poor, the first twenty shots can guarantee no problem. The first forty shots, the chance of the barrel exploding is half and half. If it exceeds forty shots,
, it hasn’t exploded yet, that’s because the smoke is rising from this person’s ancestral grave. But even like this, my status in the village became very high at that time, and later I was promoted to the second in charge, with one person under ten thousand people.
Above all, except for the head of our family, I am the person with the highest status in the village, and even the military advisors will act based on my expression."
Among the bandits who mainly used cold weapons at the time, there was actually talk that some people could make foreign guns using local methods. Although there was not much guarantee on the quality and the lifespan of only forty guns, it was already considered a magic weapon at that time.
Ye Ming also nodded and said: "Under the conditions at the time, you were able to make your own guns with a few foreign guns. You are indeed considered a pretty good talent. According to your conditions at the time, it should be said that you should be very good."
It's pretty good. No matter what you do, even if you are a bandit, you can live a very comfortable life. Twenty-gun guns were very rare at that time. At least there should be no problem in killing bandits within a few hundred miles.
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Lao Yang nodded and said: "That's right, our village was indeed developing very fast at that time. We drank wine from large bowls, ate large pieces of meat, and divided gold and silver on large scales.
Anyway, my life was very pleasant.
However, because our village is within a radius of 500 miles, we have no rivals. Therefore, our boss was confused and didn’t know what his last name was. He actually said that a fight had attracted the attention of the foreigners. At that time, there was
There is some kind of expedition team jointly formed by the British and the Japanese. They say they want to investigate a mysterious cemetery. The leader of the guide is a Chinese, Ma Laosan." At this point, Ye Ming frowned and said: "That's it.
, Ma Laosan is at least over a hundred years old?"
Lao Yang said with great certainty: "Ma Laosan is more than a hundred years old. In fact, when I first saw him, he looked like this. He looked about the same as me now. He is in his fifties or sixties.
His legs and feet are quite nimble, but if I see Ma Laosan now, he still looks like he is sixty or seventy years old. I don’t even know how old Ma Laosan is, but he is definitely older than me.
many.
It is even said that those Japanese and British people came here because of Ma Laosan's deception. In fact, before I met Ma Laosan, my life was relatively normal. Even though I became a bandit, I lived a normal life.
Even more nourishing than me being a blacksmith.
With my own wife and my own children, at that time, maybe I would be satisfied if I could continue like this for the rest of my life. However, everything began to change the day I met Ma Laosan.
To this day, I still remember every detail of that day when I met Ma Laosan. At that time, our boss received a tip and knew that an expedition team had entered the mountain. Normally, we would not move with these foreigners.
, We people on the road also know that it is best not to provoke these foreigners. But it is said that the expedition team is relatively wealthy. Those foreigners went to the county town at the foot of the mountain and scattered a lot of money. The wealth was so touching that even if they didn’t want to rob it, they felt aggrieved.
At that time, our boss fell in love with a woman in the team, a foreign woman, and said he wanted to change his taste. Therefore, our copycat finally decided to do one thing. At most, after doing this, we would just transfer."
Lao Yang remembered it very clearly. It was a sunny day after the plum rain. It was a rare sunny day. God seemed to think that this was a good time to rob homes. The boss, Cao Shangfei, led his men to ambush in a valley.
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At this moment, Lao Yang glanced at the entrance of the valley with some worry and said: "Boss, this time, I feel a little dangerous. This foreigner is not easy to offend. Some time ago, the guys from Guo Shanfeng were...
He robbed a foreign godfather, so he was surrounded and killed by the officials and foreigners. If we attack the foreigners, there will be a lot of trouble in the future." Lao Yang is the kind of person who has been a bandit for many years. He knows who can offend and what kind of people.
People should not be offended. Foreigners were the first people not to be offended in the society at that time.
Who knew that Guo Shanfeng was very dismissive and said: "What are you afraid of? It's not a big deal. What does that idiot Guo Shanfeng know? He let that foreign devil go after he robbed him.
Now, is this the time to show loyalty?
You are a bandit. There is nothing wrong with being loyal to your own people, but foreign devils are not good people in the first place. Therefore, if you talk about loyalty to foreign devils in such a situation, you are definitely a fool.
Therefore, regarding such a problem, at this time, I think, no matter what, if all the foreigners are killed and no one is left alive, who knows it is us. Don’t you like antiques?
I heard that there are a lot of interesting things in there. It is said that the foreign devils from the expedition team brought them here from the capital for research. Anyway, I don’t know anything about it. If you like it, do it well, and I will reward you with all the messy things later."
As the leader of a copycat village, cruelty and cruelty are the most important thing. Cao Shangfei knows this deeply, and he does it this way. Dealing with foreigners is a very dangerous thing. How could Cao Shangfei not know this?
Ah, not only do you know it, but you have already thought of a way out.
It is not good to offend foreigners, but if all these foreigners are killed, then at this time no one knows that it was Cao Shangfei who led the people to do this, which naturally means that there is no danger in this matter.
I have to say that although Cao Shangfei's approach was cruel, in those troubled times, it was indeed a good way to solve the trouble. Anyway, it seemed that Cao Shangfei was killing foreigners.
There is no psychological burden at all.
It is precisely because the majority of the ambush expedition team this time are foreigners. They are not attacking their own people. This kind of Jianghu morality is used to teach their own people.
As for talking about moral principles to foreigners at such a good time, there is no big difference between that and seeking death.
When it comes to a problem like this, a qualified bandit knows what to do to be safest. When Lao Yang heard this, he knew that the boss had made up his mind and there could be no change in this matter.
Therefore, at such a time, what Lao Yang can do is to try his best to do such a thing as neatly and neatly as possible.
In the words of the boss, in a matter like this, only by killing no one left and eliminating hidden dangers can we ensure that the cottage will not be retaliated against.
As for Cao Shangfei, except for gold, silver and jewelry, the remaining antiques are all messy things. What he wants is gold and jewelry. As long as he, the boss, masters these things, then he can drop one like this
As for the problem, you don't have to worry about your brothers visiting you. After all, everyone is a bandit just for money.
In this situation, Cao Shangfei is quite relieved about Lao Yang. As long as a person has shortcomings, he is an easy subordinate to control. For example, Lao Yang is capable but very interested in antiques.
What's so good about those bottle shops and the like? In troubled times, gold is hidden. Therefore, at this time, Cao Shangfei was still very relieved about Lao Yang.
It is even said that during robberies, more antiques other than gold, silver and jewelry are usually thrown to Lao Yang. Anyway, other people in the village don't understand this. Of course, Cao Shangfei also heard that,
It is said that it was the wife that Lao Yang snatched away. It seems that her family owns an antique shop.
Therefore, these things may not be what Lao Yang wants, but what Lao Yang uses to please his wife.
On this point, Cao Shangfei actually didn't bother to care. It was normal for one of his subordinates to have shortcomings and it was easy to manage. This robbery went very smoothly at the beginning. There were more than 30 guns in the village.
Everyone was dispatched, and some were armed with bows and arrows.
Anyway, at this time, in less than two minutes, more than half of the expedition team was killed, and the remaining people were surrendered by the bandits almost in the same charge. This fighting power is such a scum of Zhan Wu.
.Lao Yang felt that this expedition team was definitely a weakling.
But in fact, good luck is flying on the grass, that is to say, this is the end of it.
Because this time, the person Cao Shangfei wanted to kill was the Chinese leader, Ma Laosan, a Chinese farmer who looked to be in his fifties or sixties and was very honest.
This time, because the robbery was aimed at foreigners, the rules were actually agreed upon early on, which meant that in such a situation, no one would be left alive. As long as one person was left alive, then in this case
A period of time is a disaster for the village.
All the people in the cottage are actually very clear about this.
Therefore, even though Ma Laosan is a Chinese and seems to be harmless to humans and animals, in such a situation, this stick bandit has no mercy at all.