Wu Chunlei raised his gun, aimed and shot, all at once. With the crisp sound of the gun, the guy in the helmet-shaped hat fell to the ground and stopped moving. The helmet-shaped cap fell off, revealing a bald head.
"Good fight!" Song Zheyuan said loudly, and his officers and soldiers also cheered, and their morale was boosted.
Song Zheyuan said to Wu Chunlei: "With just one shot, you can be promoted to second lieutenant and platoon deputy."
The bandits saw that the fallen leader Liang seemed to have an extra eye on his forehead, and blood quickly spurted out. The second round of charge had not yet been launched, but it collapsed due to the death of Liang Tuzi. Crazy Sun was angry. He ignored Lin Fang'er's persuasion and decided to lead the charge in person. He first ordered Leader Zheng and Leader Wang to lead 300 bandits each to attack Feng Jishan's camp from both wings to disperse the official troops.
The direction of Chief Zheng's attack was the Second Company guarded by Li Mingzhong. The result was like attacking an iron plate. Under the command of Li Mingzhong, more than a hundred soldiers of the well-trained Second Company repelled three consecutive charges, killing and wounding many. Among the nearly 200 bandits, leader Zheng was also shot through the chest. The green bushes on the left side of the camp fence were stained red with blood. Leader Wang's attack direction was Yang Shaoxu's third company. Yang Shaoxu originally planned to escape, but when he saw Yang Guisheng being shot by Feng Jishan, he had no choice but to retreat and resist. Due to lack of usual training, the right wing was quickly broken through by bandits led by Leader Wang. After reaching the camp fence, the bandits were very brave in hand-to-hand combat. The soldiers suffered heavy casualties, and Yang Shaoxu was also shot and wounded. Feng Jishan drew his sword and personally led his team and the fourth company to charge forward, defeating the right-wing bandits. Leader Wang could not retreat in time and was beheaded by Han Fuju with a single blow.
However, the most brutal battle occurred on the frontal battlefield. When the bandit cavalry jumped across the wheat field and rushed over, Song Zheyuan directed the machine gun to fire, and the rifle also opened fire at the same time, beating the cavalry to their knees. When Madman Sun led the charge, he ordered his men to fire four earthen cannons at the same time. The accuracy of the earthen cannons was very poor. One shell hit the village gate. Several soldiers behind the village gate were blown up, leaving blood and flesh everywhere. Flying, another shell hit the battalion headquarters, seriously injuring one of Feng Jishan's guests. The morale of the soldiers in the first company was depressed. Crazy Sun took the opportunity and led his men to rush up despite the hail of bullets, knocked down the fence, and threw themselves into the trench. The two sides started a hand-to-hand battle. The bandits were so numerous and fearless of death that the officers and soldiers were killed and forced them to retreat.
Feng Jishan came over with the supervising team and shouted: "Big Sword Team! Follow me!" He took the lead in slashing with the bandits and killed two bandits in a row. The morale of the officers and soldiers was boosted again. As a member of the Big Sword Team, Wu Chun Lei also drew his sword and rushed into the enemy group. Crazy Sun also chopped down several officers and soldiers. When he was looking for the battalion commander Feng Jishan, he was stopped by a red-faced officer and soldier who started fighting. He didn't know that the red-faced officer was Wu Chunlei, but he didn't hit him with several cuts, so he felt that This kid is very clever and has extraordinary skills, unlike an ordinary soldier. Crazy Sun never expected that he would lose his life in his hands. Wu Chunlei's martial arts skills were not as good as Crazy Sun, but he was from the underworld and was taught by Di Xiong for several months, so he was good at using tricks. When he slashed at Crazy Sun with his knife, Crazy Sun only paid attention to his broadsword, but unexpectedly a dagger suddenly flew out of his left hand and penetrated into Crazy Sun's thigh. Crazy Sun bent over in pain. Wu Chunlei took the opportunity to chop down with his broadsword, and with a flash of cold light, Crazy Sun's head fell to the ground.
"Crazy Sun is dead! Crazy Sun is dead!" Wu Chunlei picked up Crazy Sun's bloody head and shouted. The morale of the bandits suddenly dropped sharply, and the team collapsed. Those who were refugees quickly knelt down and surrendered. Feng Jishan took the opportunity to command the entire battalion to counterattack, completely defeating Crazy Sun's troops, killing more than 800 captured bandits, and causing more than 100 casualties in Feng's camp.
Lin Fang'er didn't expect Feng Jishan's camp to be so powerful. In this battle, with their superior strength, not only were all three leaders killed, but Crazy Sun also lost his life. She couldn't help but burst into tears when she saw Madman Sun's head lifted up while riding on her horse. A stray bullet hit her horse and she fell off the horse. Fei Bao rode over and picked up the unconscious Lin Fang'er on his horse. He took Gou Zongwei and dozens of his subordinates to join another bandit leader, One-Eyed Dragon.
After interrogating the prisoners, Feng Jishan found out that Crazy Sun had brought all the main forces to this battle and that only a hundred old and weak soldiers were left to guard the Motianling lair. So he asked Song Zheyuan to lead a company to raid Crazy Sun's lair.
Lu Jianzhang was shocked when he heard that the Ordnance Bureau was attacked by bandits and that two battalions were broken up. He quickly led the other two battalions to come for reinforcements. However, the march was very slow. By the time he arrived at the Ordnance Bureau, it was already dawn and the battle was over. , even Song Zheyuan came back from Motianling and seized property worth 100,000 silver dollars. Feng Jishan handed over all these properties to Lu Jianzhang without leaving a penny. After hearing the report on the battle, Lu Jianzhang greatly praised Feng Jishan, scolded Lu Chengwu and Dong Shilu, and announced that Dong Shilu would be dismissed as battalion commander and demoted to company commander. However, his son Lu Chengwu was not dismissed from his post and was only fined three months' salary. . For the property that Feng Jishan handed over, he took out 5,000 silver dollars to reward Feng Jishan and all the brothers in the battalion. 3,000 yuan of property was handed over to the War Department as trophies, and the rest went into his own pocket. Afterwards, officers from other battalions of the reserve army gave Feng Jishan a nickname: "Fool Feng."
The setting sun left a faint blush on the horizon, when Wu Chunfeng, Yao Tiechui and several others appeared on the West Beijing Overpass.
There is an old storyteller, Sun Tiezui, under the overpass in the west of Beijing. Every afternoon, he sets up a table in the open space under the overpass to tell stories, and allows the listeners to reward them with a few coins mixed with a bowl of rice. When Wu Chunfeng was in the Flying Eagle Gang, he used to have free time. I often went to listen to him talk about "Three Kingdoms" and "Water Margin", but I never gave him any money.
Today's business was very light. There were less than ten customers, and most of them were children. When all the customers left, there was only one copper plate in the bowl on the broken table. One copper can now only buy one steamed bun, which is not even enough for one meal. The skinny Sun Tiezui looked at the copper plate and sighed. He suddenly looked up and saw several big men in black shirts approaching. Sun Tiezui recognized one of them, a strong man with a black face and eyes, as Yao Tiezui, who often came to collect protection fees. Sun Tiezui trembled with fright and quickly stood up straight.
"Yao Sanye! My business has been bad recently! Can the protection fee be extended for a few days?" Sun Tiezui said with a trembling voice.
Yao Tiechui smiled and said: "Don't be nervous, Mr. Sun. I'm not here to collect protection money. I'm no longer working in the Qinglong Society. Now I am working with Mr. Feng. Mr. Feng is the department manager of a low-profit company. He has something to ask you."
Since the boss of the Qinglong Club was arrested, the third and fourth eldest children also died in street assassinations, leaving only the second eldest brother Wang Mazi and the fifth-ranked third lady Guan Xue. The congregation under his command was torn apart, and many people defected to other gangs, and Yao Tiechui was one of them. Sun Tiezui saw a young man wearing a white suit and red tie standing next to him.
The young man smiled and said: "Mr. Sun, do you still know me? I used to come here to listen to your stories."
Sun Tiezui shook his head. He used to be a young man with shabby clothes and a sallow complexion, but now he is a rosy-faced young man wearing a suit and ties. Of course, Sun Tiezui could not connect the two.
The young man noticed a copper plate in the bowl and said with pity in his tone: "Do you know why your business is so bad? Because you always talk about the Three Kingdoms and Water Margin without new jokes, and everyone is tired of hearing it."
Sun Tiezui said: "Thank you Lord Feng for your advice, but I'm just too stupid to make up new jokes."
The young man took out a mimeographed manuscript and handed it to him, saying: "My elder brother has made up a new joke for you. What just happened in the Ordnance Bureau a few days ago, you go back and memorize it carefully. You will tell the new joke from tomorrow. The business will be sure good!"
Sun Tiezui thanked him profusely, and took a look at it. The title of the manuscript was: "Bandits attacked the Ordnance Bureau at night, and Feng Jishan became famous in one battle!" He was about to look down when he suddenly heard a crisp sound, and the young man poured his food into the bowl. Sun Tiezui was stunned when he threw two shiny white silver coins. He had been telling stories for thirty years, and his best luck was when a high-roller rewarded him with two silver coins.
Sun Tiezui reminded: "Master Feng! This is the ocean, not the ocean." He thought the young man had made a mistake, and he didn't want to get into trouble, so he quickly reminded him.
The young man smiled and said: "As long as you tell new jokes, you can get a reward of two oceans every month."
After leaving Tianqiao, Wu Chunfeng, Yao Tiechui and their group went to several other storytelling venues in Beijing. Like Sun Tiezui, Zhang Dazui and Liu Xiazi also accepted the new story book and two silver coins. The next day, storytellers in several bookstores in Beijing began to tell new stories. Sun Tiezui's business was indeed much better than before. There were dozens of copper plates in the broken bowl a day, and his son Sun Xiaotie also came to help maintain order.
Feng Jishan soon became a well-known figure in Beijing, because at that time, the life of ordinary people was very boring and there was no other entertainment. Only a few powerful people could go to high-end entertainment venues such as Bada Hutong. Most people mainly went to watch theater and listen to books. Even President Yuan Shikai knew that there was Feng Jishan in the left reserve army who could fight, because his recently favored goddaughter He Li liked listening and speaking books. After the "Folk Customs" newspaper learned about this incident, it also sent reporter Lin Yishui to the Ordnance Bureau to interview Feng Jishan. Although he was rejected, he succeeded in interviewing other officers. He wrote a detailed article of more than 5,000 words on the battle, which was published in On the front page of the "Folk Customs" newspaper, Feng Jishan was nicknamed "Sanjiadian Tiger" because the battlefield was fought in Sanjiadian.
Lu Jianzhang was very happy to know this and said to his close associates: "I always thought that Feng Jishan was too stupid. I didn't expect that he would do publicity for me. Now I want to make his promotion smoother."
How did Lu Jianzhang know that Feng Jishan didn't know about this at all? It was entirely caused by Di Xiong. In Lu Jianzhang's opinion, it was impossible for a person to help Feng Jishan with publicity for no reason, but Di Xiong was just such a person.
