September 2, 1940, Qijiang County
Groups of bandits were tied into a string with hemp ropes, and then escorted by heavily armed soldiers, they staggered through Tianjie Street in Qijiang County. The narrow street was lined with ordinary people, some of them ecstatic. Some are jealous, some are crazy, and some are crying. Almost all of them have been bullied by bandits. In this era, this kind of thing is actually no different from commonplace, and most people have accepted their fate. So what if we accept our fate? But how can I swallow my anger, as long as I can be saved alive.
But things are different now. With the bandit suppression operation of the temporary 68th Division, the people of Qijiang County suddenly feel that the world seems to be different. Bandits, gangs, Huidaomen, Pao Ge, and all the groups and organizations that oppress the people are here. Overnight, he became the target of extermination by the army.
The scale of the troop dispatches is not large. Most of them are company- and platoon-sized attacks. Sometimes it is even just a fourteen-man infantry squad. But even such a fourteen-man infantry squad is enough to wipe out several times the number of bandits. Temporary establishment The 68th Division has been training for several months. The soldiers' tactical literacy and physical fitness have improved rapidly, and the equipment is also so sophisticated that it is outrageous. It is like an infantry squad, equipped with a 3-man A dop28 machine gun team and a 3-man 45mm mortar team, plus eight riflemen. From the perspective of firepower density alone, a company of a miscellaneous army is just like this.
When encountering bandit lairs that are close to the water, the Qijiang County Security Headquarters will dispatch the Marine Police's Type 1124 gunboat to carry out attacks. The 76.2mm cannon will often make the bandits cry for their fathers and mothers when a high-explosive shell is fired. Surrender.
In just a short time, the temporary 68th Division wiped out seven or eight thousand bandits. Some bandits got scared and ran out of Qijiang County. But who would have thought that Li Yunlong didn't respect martial ethics and you ran away? You can run wherever you want. I have the power to suppress bandits in the Qijiang River Basin. If you run away, I will just send troops to destroy them by boat. The worst I can do is to expand the scope of the Qijiang River water area. m.
Scenes like today have been happening every day recently. The people of Qijiang County were a little hesitant at first. After all, there have been people who have suppressed bandits in recent years, and many bandits have been wiped out in name. However, those big bandit leaders have never been shot and then replaced. The names came out, and they were even more serious than before. Anyone who dared to show up in this situation would be in trouble. Peeling skin and cramps, boiling oil to light lamps, and killing the whole family could only be described as ordinary operations.
But over time, the common people began to believe more and more in the differences of the Eighth Route Army. For bandits who had committed heinous crimes, there was no process of detaining them from prison, and there was no bargaining or exchange of interests behind the scenes. The temporary court was set up next to the elementary school grounds, with public hearings and public pronouncements. As long as the crime was heinous, the verdict would be pronounced on the same day. The bandit leaders would be shot immediately. Even the accomplices would be sentenced to life-long labor camps and then sent to a construction site outside the city. Go and do hard work, and you don't have to worry about these guys coming back to seek revenge.
As a result, the people in Qijiang County were excited. After decades and decades of the Republic of China, someone from Sichuan Province finally came to make decisions for the people, so they found the troops one after another. Some appealed, some thanked them, and took the initiative to lead the way. There are people who donate money and materials, and people who send their children to serve as soldiers. The mass work in Qijiang County, which has not been open for a long time, has also improved.
Suppress bandits? In fact, there are no such strict boundaries for bandits in this era, just like Wu Datou in Northeast Guizhou, who was not only a bandit, but also a senior general and government official. But in front of Li Yunlong, no matter what your public identity is, as long as the common people identify you and the evidence is conclusive, they are bandits and will be eliminated.
Bandits, bullies, gangsters, and hooligans were all treated as bandits. Those who committed the most serious crimes were shot directly, those who committed less serious crimes were sent to labor camps, and those who committed minor crimes were "employed." In short, all unstable factors would be eliminated as soon as possible. Lose.
As the county magistrate, "Jian Bing" is almost going crazy. Li Yunlong is so happy that all the ghosts and monsters have been swept away, but the subsequent problems are all concentrated on his county government. People don't dare to ask you to be the temporary editor. The Sixty-eighth Division, but people dare to look for me. The money-making businesses on the streets, the villages on the traffic thoroughfares, the bully landlords in the countryside, none of them have any background. Even the gangsters on the streets, Maybe there are big bosses from Chengdu behind you. If you just shoot the person, it would be strange if the backstage didn't blow up.
At first, "Jianbing" could barely cope with it, but as the bandit suppression operation expanded, he became a little unable to hold it back. After several assassinations of Li Yunlong occurred one after another, he had to hand over the matter to the police. No matter how the Military Command Bureau controls it, it will definitely not be able to control it. Brother Pao even mobilized a security group with the intention of ambushing a company sent by Li Yunlong. If this continues, there will be a big fight.
Finally, the Ministry of Military Affairs and the Military Command jointly came forward and asked Li Yunlong to give 24 hours for the relevant personnel to leave the Qijiang Basin as soon as possible. If they did not leave within the time limit, they would have to resign themselves to fate. As for those who had been arrested or shot The bandit leader allowed their family members who had no blood debt to leave, and finally gave an explanation to all parties.
The Ministry of Military Affairs and the Military Commandery were saved, and all the forces were relieved. They felt that Li Yunlong was quite obedient, but they never thought that the next day, Li Yunlong's people actually took a wooden boat up the river and entered Guizhou. Province, launched an encirclement and suppression campaign against bandits and water bandits at the junction of Sichuan and Guizhou. Compared with the previous ones, this time the scale was larger, and even 120mm heavy mortars were used.
However, Li Yunlong also gave face to all the forces this time, notifying all parties in advance that he had only one target, Wu Heqing. He would attack either Wu Heqing or forces closely related to Wu Heqing. For others, as long as they were not there, If chaos occurs in the Qijiang River Basin, everyone can do nothing wrong.
Opium dens, casinos, brothels, banks, mines, and Wu Heqing's business at the junction of Sichuan and Guizhou were all targeted and cleared. The buildings were completely destroyed, and the goods and people were transported to Qijiang. As for the large opium fields in the suburbs, they were set on fire. , thick plumes of smoke shot straight into the sky, and there was a special smell in the air, as if it was the end of the world.
And after the Military Command Bureau revealed it intentionally or unintentionally, everyone finally figured out what was going on. It was you, Wu Datou, who was responsible for your feelings. You actually used troops to attack the garrison headquarters in an attempt to assassinate the garrison commander. This led to This seemingly inexplicable large-scale bandit suppression, so everyone pointed the finger at Wu Heqing, in one sentence: pay compensation!
Some people died, but not completely...
