The Anti-Japanese War Begins with the Northeast Army

Chapter 160 Joining the Army
When the news reached his home, Wen Shiqing, who was almost 50 years old, sat on the ground on the spot.

He knew very well how valuable these silks were, and the key was that the Feng family also wanted them!

In the early spring of next year, Feng Yong, the eldest son of the Feng family, was going to have a wedding. Wen Shiqinghua paid a large sum of money to bribe the Feng family's purchasing department and won this big business.

They specifically requested silk from Suzhou Haishengzhuang, and they asked for a large quantity, and now it's all burned to ashes!
The old man couldn't sit still any longer, so he ran to the Chamber of Commerce to complain about his grievances.

Lu Haowen has been troubled by the Cai family's careful planning recently. How can he care about this old man's affairs now?

He slapped his hand and told him to get out. Wen Shiqing refused to do it and started to shout that he invested so much money in the insurance team every year.
How much money has been lost from the previous strike and has not yet been earned back. Now the goods have entered the territory of Dapingzhuang. The goods are lost and no one cares. What is the point of keeping them?
When Lu Haowen heard this, he got angry and started to retort:

Since he knew there were so many valuable things, why didn't he just find a proper escort? Who can you blame for losing a lot of money just to save a few pennies?

The wealthy businessmen who had always appeared gentle and polite in the past two days showed their true colors in the face of real money and interests, and the argument between them almost caused the roof to fall off.

The battle had just broken out here, and the insurance team that went out to patrol the area around Dapingzhuang was beaten up again by Xiao Rizi.

The Japs were still the same Japs, but their anger had obviously subsided a lot when they beat these country guys.

They did beat him, but they didn’t kill him… Three of the twenty young men died, four were seriously injured, and the rest managed to escape.

It's just a modern saying, not very hurtful but extremely insulting:
The Japanese captors used rifle butts to beat them one by one until they were like pandas and pigs, and then they poured urine on each of them before they were done.

You know, the nature of Dapingzhuang's insurance team is different from that of the 2nd Regiment.

Even though Cai Junheng's ancestors were from Daping Village, Cai is also the most common surname in Daping Village;

But Cai Junheng followed Feng Delin to fight in the war in his early years, and later followed him back to Fengtian. It was only in recent years that the troops were stationed in his hometown.
Almost none of the original crew members were from the village, most of them were from western Liaoning;
But the insurance team is different, all of them are young and middle-aged people from Dapingzhuang.

The wealthy businessmen and big families paid money to organize themselves to maintain public order. They were born and raised here, and their home is here.

The sons and husbands of each family had suffered such great injustice, and there were deaths and injuries. The entire Daping Village was in an uproar, and everyone ran to the Lu family to make trouble.

After a series of accidents, Lu Haowen was completely dumbfounded. He quickly packed up his valuables and tried to run away, but the back door had already been blocked by people sent by Jiang Cheng.

At the front gate were merchants led by Wen Shiqing and the excited people. Old Lu beat his chest and stamped his feet before he thought of asking his in-laws for help.

"I think it's almost cooked."

The few people who were drinking and smoking in a teahouse far away were gloating over the misfortune, but Jiang Cheng looked relaxed and carefree. He turned around and hit Cai Yuanzong's chest twice with his shoulder: "Brother, this scene of a hero saving a beautiful girl...you still have to sing it, haha!"

"You really are!"

Cai Yuanzong shook his head and smiled bitterly twice, then picked up the belt on the table and put it on.

But when he was about to leave, Jiang Cheng stopped him with a stern look.

"Hold on, big brother. I have something to say... I originally thought that the insurance team would be merged and the organization would not be changed. The leaders would be given positions as platoon leaders or company commanders..."

"Now, we have to let the guy surnamed Lu and the troublemakers in Daping Village know how powerful we are!"

"The insurance team will be disbanded on the spot! We will accept anyone who is willing to join the army, no matter if they were the head of the insurance team or the captain, all of them will start as soldiers! Anyone who makes meritorious service will be promoted!"

"Anyone who dares to cause trouble will be beaten with a military stick and paraded through the streets."

Seeing that he was so serious, Cai Yuanzong also looked serious, and shook his hand tightly, saying: "Feilan, it's really thanks to you. If it were Yuanming and I, we would never have thought of this."

After saying that, he turned around and walked towards the Lu family. Behind him, the adjutant and a large number of soldiers gathered and set out, quickly surrounding them.

"In the future, the second regiment will take over the security of Daping Village, so everyone can rest assured!" "If you have blood and are willing to continue to protect our village, please stand up and join the army."

"I, Cai Yuanzong, will not change my old rules. I will pay five dollars in cash to each person every month, and I will never default on payment."

The crowd cheered, and some people expressed their willingness to join - the insurance team only paid two dollars a month, and the weapons were not good enough, so if they met a strong opponent, they would just get beaten...

We suffered a loss at the hands of the Mongolian bandits last time, and this time we were beaten up and would never work with them again.

Seeing his brother making an impassioned speech, the common people and wealthy businessmen hated the Lu family on the one hand, but at the same time they showed enthusiasm and trust in the well-trained army.

Cai Yuanming snickered: "You see, these businessmen are just cheap. If we take care of them, they will thank us, right?"

"Why are you so proud? Fei Lan came up with the idea, and I gave the task - do you have anything to do with this?"

Hai Pingchuan's verbal skills have improved significantly since he followed Jiang Cheng.

"I said, why should we distinguish between you and me as brothers? Besides, Feilan and I are closer than you! If my Xiaojuan gives birth to a big fat boy in a few days, he will be a hero to the Jiang family..."

"If you have the guts, ask your sister to give birth to one too!"

Hai Pingchuan's face flushed red, and he was about to scold her, but Jiang Cheng's face darkened first: "Don't make fun of Miss Hai, I don't like it."

"Besides, Xiaojuan has been suspicious since she got pregnant. As her brother, she must take your words seriously."

Unexpectedly, one sentence offended two people. Cai Yuanming quickly stopped laughing and stood up straight: "Yes, Feilan, you are right - I have no control over my mouth, I deserve a beating."

"Okay, let's stop talking about this for now."

Jiang Cheng waved his hand and said, "I have a feeling that something is wrong."

"Let's go back first and send more people to patrol! We have been keeping in close contact with Captain Liu of Xiyingchang recently..."

"I think we'll have to go into battle ourselves soon."

The "rubber bands" of all parties and forces have been tightly broken, and I am afraid that a major war is about to break out around Dapingzhuang.

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From the day after Cai Yuanzong announced the dissolution of the insurance team and informed them that the 2nd Regiment would take over Dapingzhuang and be responsible for local security, a long queue of people formed outside the military camp.

They all came to sign up for the army, including Cai Gou'er who had been beaten with a military stick by Jiang Cheng before - this guy was a small leader in the insurance team and was considered a squad leader.

Several of his brothers were responsible for patrolling the village, or in short, joint defense. The work content was relatively simple, almost the same as the "night watchmen" in ancient times: patrolling for safety, preventing fires, discovering thieves and other suspicious persons, etc.

The joint defense personnel have the lowest income, only one or two yuan a month... It is basically impossible to support a family with this, it is just a supplementary income during the slack seasons of farming and working.

But now it’s different. Cai Yuanzong’s asking price is five dollars, which is no small amount. Cai Gou’er and the others couldn’t help but come because they were dissatisfied with the beatings they received before.

After a few days of peace and tranquility, just when Jiang Cheng and his friends were about to return to the Military Academy after their vacation, the Japanese showed up.

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