I traveled through time, starting with two acres of land and a dog

Congratulations, we will need the support of General Du in the future." The two of them were there to praise each other's business. When the snipe and the clam quarrel, the fisherman benefits. Tang Chunlai is the biggest fisherman. He did almost nothing, but got the biggest benefit and sat on the head of the militia. The Tang family is a big family in Banqiao. There are more than 200 people with the surname Tang in Tangjia Bay alone. It is not easy for them, a dragon crossing the river, to control the Zhang family and hold up the sky in Banqiao.

After talking, he learned that Tang Chunlai intercepted Zhang Qing and his group yesterday, got them drunk, and took away their guns. The Zhang family militiamen in the township office were also taken away with their guns, completely controlling the place. In this way, they easily obtained 10 guns without losing a single soldier, and their strength doubled instantly. This also made him feel scared. If Tang Chunlai led the team to rescue them, they would definitely suffer heavy losses and would have to retreat. This action was purely an accidental adventure, and they needed to be more cautious next time.

People who are good at seizing opportunities will always find opportunities, instead of complaining about their fate and always feeling that their talents are not appreciated.

They lost more than ten brothers in exchange for ten guns and a deputy regiment commander. This is the joke that fate played on you.

The two of them sat down again and had a friendly negotiation, and simply divided the sphere of influence of the whole township. The Du family was mainly responsible for the Baihua and Lanhua areas west of the bridge, which were close to Youfangba and Wuying. Tang Chunlai mainly managed the areas east and north of the bridge river. The street was also divided by the river, almost half of each side. Although this time they expanded their own jurisdiction to more than 1000 people, they also cultivated a tough opponent for themselves. Tang Chunlai's strength should not be underestimated.

The afternoon meeting was brief and abrupt, with participants showing an expression of surprise and yet understanding, because the gunshots yesterday had spread throughout the township. Everyone drank tea and smoked, and the meeting room of about 10 people was filled with smoke. Among them, Laifeng Baozhang Chen Wenjie wanted to speak several times, but the old man who was smoking next to him pulled his clothes and asked him to sit down. Outside the door were two rows of fully armed militiamen, with the Du family and the Tang family guarding each side. They brought guards and were waiting for a rest at the bottom of the steps.

Seeing that everyone was worried and had their own agenda, Tang Chunlai suggested having a dinner in the evening, but everyone declined, saying that they were busy with work and it was unsafe to walk at night.

After the meeting, the various village chiefs and captains came up to greet him. Chen Wenjie bowed to his father and said, "Deputy Commander Du is really capable. I admire him." Then he left with several village chiefs.

They had just arrived, and they needed to deal with the wounded and the team, and they were entangled in various affairs, especially safety concerns. Judging from the mood of the heads of various families in the afternoon, they definitely did not want to give up. Li Long set up a camp in the cornfield by the river across the street during the day. There was an open space around here and it was not easy to be attacked. Du Chenyu, his father, and Hu Laosi visited the wounded one by one and gave each of them 2 silver dollars as a condolence allowance.

Winter nights always come so early. Before 6 o'clock, the night covers the earth. It has been sunny for two days, but in the afternoon, it is covered with dark clouds again. It is estimated that it will snow again. For dinner, we cooked a big pot of pork stolen from Zhang's house, and we were allowed to drink some wine to resist the cold. After a day of rest, the morale of the team began to recover.

After dinner, the team leaders were called together to summarize the events of the past two days. First, the property brought back from Zhang's house was worth more than 1000 oceans, two kilograms of opium, more than 150 acres of land deeds, and at least 1 kilograms of grain, mostly rice.

Each member of the team who participated in the operation was given 2 silver dollars, including the wounded, those who did not participate were given 1 silver dollar, and those who died were given 12 silver dollars. Rewards were also important to ensure the morale of the army. The local militiamen of Zhangjia who died were paid 3 dan of grain as a pension to calm the emotions of the families.

There are about 40 combat-capable members stationed in Banqiao. After several battles, almost everyone has a gun, but the bullets are not enough. We need to continue recruiting soldiers. According to the needs, those who perform well will be officially promoted to deputy captains that night. The deputy captain of the 1st squad, Zhao Zhengyong, is currently slightly injured. The deputy captain of the 1nd squad, Li Haoran; the deputy captain of the 2th squad, Feng Tianhua.

Deploy the next step:

1. Assign He Chaowu to be responsible for recruiting team members. Use the land and deeds in his hands to recruit 50 people for training, and finally select 30 people.

2. Arrange for Li Long to bring 20 people to take over the iron factory tomorrow. This is a unique asset seized from the Zhang family and must not be lost.

3. The guards stationed at the Zhang family compound will be withdrawn overnight. There is no need to continue monitoring the Zhang family for now. The integrity of the team must be ensured and we must be vigilant against being surrounded.

4. There are 10 people stationed on the second floor of the wounded ward, pretending to be the wounded hiding in the attic. "Only by hiding the troops can you use them" is Zhuge Liang's military secret.

5. The camp should be loose outside and tight inside, with good defensive fortifications, all people should sleep in their clothes, and sentries and patrols should be strengthened.

At five o'clock in the morning, someone attacked at night. Before they had a firm foothold, the chances of a sneak attack were the highest. After the shots were fired, gunfire rang out all around. Their barracks were set up in a circular fortification with stones and wood around them, with the main barracks in the middle and the blocking sentry extending 200 meters outward, including the lower half of the street, where blocking positions were set up.

Du Chenyu was in the middle fortification, so his safety was not a problem. His father lay at the lookout, observing the firepower. The attacks from all sides were fierce, with at least 40-50 people attacking. It seemed that almost all the village chiefs were involved.

"Report, a group of men in black are attacking fiercely downstream of the river, and several people have been injured," a soldier came to report. The downstream was Li Long's defense area.

"Rely on fortifications to hold the position and don't attack rashly," my father ordered.

"Report, a group of men in black are coming down along the Pujia River. They are attacking fiercely and have killed our frontmost sentry. Two people have died." It seems that Chen Wenjie, the Laifeng chief upstream, is avenging his brother-in-law.

"Hold on firmly and don't move out easily," said my father.

"What should we do, Huzi?" my father asked me anxiously. It seemed that this was the first time he experienced such a situation and he was a little scared. He had experienced it many times, but each time he just sneak attacked others and no one dared to attack them.

"Dad, don't worry. We have 40 guns, and their quality is better than theirs. Even if Tang Chunlai assists and fully participates in the operation, the number of guns will not exceed 60. An attack with a 1.5:1 ratio is almost impossible to succeed. Besides, our team is much more powerful," he gave his father a detailed analysis.

"What you said makes sense, but how do we break the situation? The confrontation between the two sides and the war of attrition is extremely disadvantageous to us." My father thought of the most critical issue: how to break the deadlock in this extremely urgent situation. Everyone was frowning, wondering whether they could successfully overcome this difficult time.