allonlinenovel Chapter 129: The Story of the Green Rivers and Lakes
Chapter 129: The Story of the Green Rivers and Lakes
"Mom, it's good that you want to go back. It's better to have grandma take care of you. I will come back to see you as soon as I have time." Grandma is less than 60 years old. Her life has been better in recent years. Her eyes are clearer and she looks much younger. It is the best for her to take care of mom.
"I don't expect you and your father to come back. I also know you have a lot of things to do. As long as you are safe, I will be at ease. You don't have to worry about my affairs." They entered the base and she was about to go into the kitchen to cook.
Du Chenyu looked at her and wanted to open his mouth to say something and ask her to rest, but when he thought that Du Chenyu could not defeat her anyway, he opened his mouth but said nothing. In this era, women are stronger from a young age and suffer more, so they are also more resilient inside.
Du Chenyu was afraid that his father would come back late, so he secretly sent someone to ask him to come back earlier. Of course, he didn't tell the reason, he just asked him to come back earlier.
At dinner time, Sister Yaya also came back. She was studying at school. She was 13 years old and a big girl. He was given two boiled eggs and a bowl of longevity noodles. The noodles were made by his mother in the afternoon. They were thin and long. He started eating as soon as his father came back. There was no change on his face.
At breakfast the next morning, Du Chenyu felt that he was obviously happier. He helped his mother everywhere, such as bringing soup and serving rice. It seemed that he was going to be a father again, and he was happy.
On the morning of December 12, Du Chenyu received a message that President Yuan ascended the throne of the "Chinese Empire" on December 13, with the reign title of Hongxian. This message caused a huge wave in China.
Of course, in a remote mountainous area like Baizhang, it doesn't really matter who is the emperor or the president. Ordinary people also think that the president is the emperor. What's the difference between them? It's just more topic for after-dinner conversation. What they care more about is whether the landlords can defer their rent for a few days this year and whether taxes can stop rising.
On the afternoon of the 13th, Du Chenyu led the reconnaissance company and the guard company to leave Baizhang and prepare to go to Qinglongchang. The Baizhang area was basically under control. Under their coercion and inducement, the militia teams of Huangyangbao were incorporated into the joint defense brigade. They sent Xu Changji, a platoon leader of the reconnaissance company, to serve as the captain of the Huangyangbao militia garrison. The Huang family continued to be responsible for local civil management.
They arrived at Qinglongchang at night. Xue Chen had already led his team into the mountains to wipe out the "Nine Dragons". They stayed in Qinglongchang that night and collected all the intelligence from the surrounding areas. At present, Xue Chen and his team had been in the mountains for 3 days and had dispatched 5 companies. In terms of numbers, they were not at an advantage over the bandits in Kowloon Walled City. The only advantage was that their team were all elite troops.
Looking at Kowloon Walled City, this Feng Shui treasure land, Kowloon Mountain is a table-shaped mountain, with steep peaks in the north and gentle slopes with lush trees in the south. The nine ridges spread out in all directions, like a dragon giving birth to nine sons, each with its own unique shape, winding and undulating, with peaks and ridges protruding, forming many passes with flat land in between. The mountain gate is located in the south, halfway up the mountain. In the early years, there was a Buddhist temple called Kowloon Temple, but it has experienced the White Lotus Sect and the Red Lantern Sect in the late Qing Dynasty and is now the mountain gate of "Kowloon Walled City".
Hundreds of miles of greenery connect to the picture gallery, and the frost on the ancient cypresses tells of the vicissitudes of life.
Legends from ancient times still exist today, and the ancient loess road reflects the setting sun.
Such a picture comes to mind spontaneously. There are many ancient and passionate stories about the rivers and lakes here. Du Chenyu wants to make sure that there will only be pastoral scenery in the future, away from the bloody battlefield.
The next day, in the morning, Du Chenyu saw the battle report sent by Xue Chen in the evening. The report told a bloody story: Although the He family Jiulong has strong combat power, it cannot be completely unified internally. The nominal leader is He Laojiu, who has at most 200 people under him, and the number of people in other branches varies. His real name is: He Zhengjiu, and the other 8 brothers are He Zhengda, He Zhenger, He Zhengshan, He Zhengshi...
Among them, the third brother, He Zhengshan, is in his 40s and has a wife who is 10 years younger than him. She went up the mountain with him at the beginning, but as he got older, his wife and the sixth brother, He Zhenglu, had an affair for a long time, and now they are together openly. At the beginning of this month, the third brother went down the mountain for a mission, and came back early due to an injury. He happened to see the sixth brother and his wife making love in bed. The third brother was furious at the time and was about to shoot him with his gun, but the sixth brother knelt down and begged bitterly, so the third brother softened his heart and let the sixth brother go. As a result, the sixth brother brought his own people and bribed a small leader of the third brother that night, and snatched his wife away overnight, and took away three of his men. The angry third brother was furious. It was a typical case of accompanying his wife and losing his soldiers, but there was nothing he could do. None of them. Old Six was originally the leader second only to Old Nine in strength. He had long followed the principle of following the rear in battles and running ahead in robbing money. Now he has added more than 20 people and has more than 100 men under him. Old Three went to Old Nine to seek justice. Old Nine convened a meeting of leaders to criticize Old Six. As a result, Old Two and Old Seven agreed, while Old One abstained, and some opposed and some supported a draw. Then Old Two also proposed that Old Nine, the chief leader, should take turns to be the banker, and then the matter was left unresolved. Old Three slammed the door and left first. After he came back, the more he thought about it, the more confused he became. Since he could not take revenge internally, he might as well look for external forces. He, Old Three, had always been an upright person, never robbed the elderly, children, women and children, and had long maintained contact with the outside world. Even when they joined forces with the "Monkey Climbing through the Forest" to besiege Hu Old Four last time, the eldest brother was against it.
The people of the Third Brotherhood happened to contact Chen Jinhu's troops stationed at Huangmao Pass, saying that he was willing to surrender to the government and could persuade the eldest and fourth brothers to go down the mountain together. He was guarding the northern Tuntian Ridge, where there was a small path leading to the top of Jiulongzhai. As long as they did not hold him responsible, he was willing to send his son down the mountain in advance to lead the way.
After Chen Jinhu received the news, he personally asked the pathfinder and immediately reported it to Xue Chen. After receiving the news, Xue Chen immediately ordered the two companies of Zengziba and Sanhui to head north together. In order to keep it secret, they marched at night. All the teams gathered together the night before. Chen Jinhu also sent people to find out during the day, and it was confirmed that there was indeed a steep mountain road leading to the top of the mountain from Tuntian Ridge.
The next day, Wu Xuyang led his troops and more than 200 young garrison men, put on military uniforms, and set out to the southern branch of Jiulong Mountain in a swaggering manner, openly attracting the attention of Jiulong Mountain. The other four companies secretly disguised themselves as ordinary people and dispersed to the northern slope of Tuntianling. At 4 pm, at the foot of the mountain, they met He Laosan's son, who was hiding in a cave with a few people and their contacts, waiting for the team to arrive. After the reunion, they were ready to climb the mountain. This battle report ended here, leaving Du Chenyu speechless. Since the problem was not serious, Du Chenyu was at ease waiting for the next battle report, which would definitely be delivered before the evening.
Du Chenyu was not idle during the day. He sent out the reconnaissance company to prepare for the next move. At three o'clock in the afternoon, the second battle report finally came. Xue Chen led four companies and randomly climbed the mountain before dark. In order to prevent an ambush, the team dispersed up the mountain, but the mountain road was too steep and there were two hanging ladders. When they arrived at the cave of He Zhengshan’s camp halfway up the mountain, it was already 4 o'clock. He Zhengshan summoned everyone and announced his submission to the government. Only a few people questioned it and there was no resistance.
Then he continued to lead everyone to attack the Kowloon Walled City on the top of the mountain. On the way, a minion ran over and whispered a few words in He Zhengshan's ear. He Zhengshan's face changed instantly and he hurried over to say to Xue Chen:
"Shangguan, the team has lost a brother, a small leader, and we can't find him anywhere. Is it possible that he went to inform the enemy?" He Zhengshan said a little nervously.