Miaohua shouted not far away: "There are blood stains here, and there are bullet holes in the tree." After saying that, he used a bayonet to open the bark of the tree and picked out a bullet with the tip of the knife. "
Zhou Wen went over and took it for a closer look, and said, "It seems to be a 7.9mm round warhead, made in Hanyang or shot from an old sleeve."
Zhou Wen asked: "County Magistrate Li, are there any bandits around here?"
County Magistrate Li said: "There are bandits. There are bandits in the mountains in Gaoping, dozens of miles away from here, but they generally don't come to Jincheng."
Everyone searched around for nearly an hour and unanimously concluded that several people had been kidnapped by bandits, and some were injured. But it would be difficult to catch up with the bandits. This mountain is the bandit's home, and if you continue to pursue them, the risk will increase greatly. Zhou Wen decided to give up rescuing people and went back to the city...
Three days later, there was still no news of any bandits coming to extort ransom, and Liu Ruoshui and the others could not wait any longer in Jincheng. After reporting the situation to the Central Party Headquarters, the convoy continued on the road and headed towards Taiyuan along a relatively flat road.
Speaking of Shanxi's highway transportation, we have to give a thumbs up to Marshal Yan, who has ruled Shanxi for many years. Regardless of whether the local emperor of Shanxi did it for the convenience of maintaining his rule or for some other purpose, Shanxi began to carry out highway construction under the initiative and command of Marshal Yan since 1920. By 1930, Shanxi had built the Pingqi Highway with Taiyuan as the center and extending from Pingyao in the south to Qi County in the north (a total length of 213 kilometers), a Qi-Jin Highway from Qi County to Jincheng (a total length of 348 kilometers), and Taiyuan Highway. There are five main highways running through major cities in the province, including Jundu, Taiyuan to Fenglingdu, and Taiyuan to Datong.
Looking at all parts of the country during this period, there are really not many roads in the province that can reach the scale of Shanxi. The convenience of highway transportation plays a vital role in Shanxi's economic prosperity and development. During the Central Plains War, thanks to Shanxi's strong economic support, the Jin army's equipment and logistics supplies were the best among the warlords, even surpassing the National Army.
The development of road transportation also led to the development of Shanxi's transportation industry. In 1920, a wealthy businessman named Liu Zongfa in Shanxi purchased two cars and started running passenger and cargo operations on the highway from Taiyuan to Taigu. This is the first private automobile transportation enterprise in Shanxi. Later, with the continuous construction of highways, other businessmen followed suit, and Shanxi's commercial automobile transportation industry developed. Up to now, Shanxi has as many as eight large automobile transportation companies operating passenger and freight transportation on these major highways.
Zhou Wen and his team are currently driving on the Qi-Jin Highway, and they can see rival vehicles passing by from time to time. There are trucks that pull goods, and there are also passenger vehicles converted from trucks.
Along the way from Xinxiang, Henan, the most exciting thing was not that Zhou Wen and Xu Dacheng, two wanderers who were forced to leave home for nearly two years, were about to go home to see their long-missed relatives, but that they were able to drive for the first time after learning how to drive. Brothers who drive freely.
In order to take care of each brother's driving addiction, Gao Xiaoshan had to make a detailed rotation schedule. The rules must be strictly followed by each team member. But this rotation plan will not work when it comes to old Uncle Zhang. Think about it, a person in his forties has learned how to drive after a lot of hard work. How can he get into and out of a car? What's more, Uncle Zhang and Gao Xiaoshan's father were from the same generation, so he acted like he was an elder and kept saying that this car belonged to the logistics team. He was the only driver of the logistics team. Who would drive it if he didn't drive it?
The roads in this period were not asphalt roads, they were a mixture of dirt roads and gravel roads. Although the repair is smooth, the speed cannot be too fast. In addition, the truck does not have any power-assisted system, and the steering wheel and clutch are extremely hard. It is really difficult to operate without strength, and it will easily tire after a long time. Considering driving safety, Zhou Wen had to come forward to persuade Xiao Zhi to use reason and emotion, and Old Uncle Zhang reluctantly agreed to rotate.
Xu Dacheng was the only one in the team who was the most comfortable. He somehow shamelessly persuaded Liu Ruoshui's driver and bodyguard Liu Kui, and they took turns driving the Buick. This guy was so arrogant that he showed off to his artillery crew members and said, "Brother, I'm going to drive the bridge truck, so I won't compete with you. How about it, is it fun?"
At noon, the convoy came to a stop by a small river, and everyone came down to eat some dry food and rest. The members of the mercenary group are all experienced veterans. After getting off the car, the reconnaissance team spread out to watch and observe. Others buried pots by the water to light the fire or refueled their cars. There is no need to cook in the wild. There are plenty of various foods provided by the county when we set off, but it is still necessary to make some hot soup and water to relieve fatigue.
Liu Ruoshui didn't care about this. He took a Leica camera and went to the riverside to take pictures surrounded by several of his subordinates. He originally wanted to take photos for Zhou Wen and Hongxiu in Jincheng, but Zhou Wen declined. Zhou Wen explained that it was for confidentiality. After establishing the mercenary group, Zhou Wen had to think about the future. The mercenary group will have many enemies in the future. In order to cover up their own people, they must now pay attention to keeping secrets and hiding themselves, let alone leaving photos.
As for the equipment that Zhou Wen and the others received at the party warehouse, as long as it was useful to Liu Ruoshui, such as Pelikan pens, Leica cameras, Lange watches, etc., the two brothers would divide it equally between them. After all, Liu Ruoshui, as the top leader of the Shanxi Party Committee, still has to pay attention to some rules in the officialdom. These things are high-end goods in the world, and you may not be able to buy them if you have money. They are used as gifts and tools to win over people.
In the midst of a relaxed and orderly scene, there was a solitary, thin young man, admiringly watching Liu Ruoshui and the others taking pictures. As if he thought of something, he looked at the two people sitting beside the truck with a little fear, looking at him eagerly.
This thin young man is Zhang Jiaju, the son of Boss Zhang in Jincheng. Zhang Jiaju still doesn't know why he arrived here in a daze, just like in a dream. I only remember following Otani and several other Japanese teachers up the mountain that day. I found that the teachers were all in a hurry. They dug out the jades and pottery in secret places in the past few days and packed them in boxes and packages. , and asked himself to help fill the hole with a shovel.
Zhang Jiaju had never done such tiring work since he was a child. After a while, he was so tired that his whole body became weak and sweating. I was still thinking about being lazy when I saw the vicious look from Mr. Nakamura, who was usually sullen and silent. He was so frightened that he was running around but didn't dare to stop.
While I was complaining in my heart, I was suddenly shocked to find several figures suddenly jumping out from behind the teachers, rushing towards them as swiftly and ferociously as a cheetah.
