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

The stronghold was established quickly, and the Du family's control over the Micang Road leading north out of Sichuan was gradually strengthened. The efficiency of information transmission became higher. Tang Zhihao also established a black market channel for exchanging opium for arms in Nanzheng. After two trials of flexible transactions, they exchanged for a Hanyang-made and two and a half new and old Japanese Type 2 rifles. Although the price was basically half higher than the market price, at about 50 yuan each, with 150 rounds of bullets, it was still considered a channel, not to mention important military supplies such as saltpeter and fuse.

Du Chenyu asked for Tang Zhihao's Type 5 rifle to be sent back for research. This is their most advanced rifle at present. Five of the other rifles were kept for their own use. In addition, Song Qingmei was selected from He Cunyi's team to bring five team members to report to Tang Zhihao at Taoyuan Base to assist in management. Song Qingmei is the second son of his grandfather's eldest sister (Du Chenyu's great aunt). He was admitted to the military academy last year. At the age of 5, he was the oldest of all the students, so Song Qingmei was asked to finish his military studies early and take over the task.

On May 5, Hu Laowu came back to report on his work:

First, with the help of their lawyer Yang Chaoyi, they purchased five acres of land and are currently building a textile factory and an oil press there.

Second, Li Long successfully entered the county joint defense brigade and arranged three people to protect Section Chief Yang; but the matter of arranging for people to go to the Chengdu Military Academy has not yet found a leader. All military academies require recommendations or guarantors, and he has not yet made friends with any well-known figures.

Third, Yang Yanxin's basic situation has been mastered. He is an outstanding representative of the Yang family's generation. He participated in the so-called revolution in his early years, so he returned openly at the end of last year. This year, he has been active in Baizhang and Guangyuan County, making friends with celebrities, being kind and generous, and having a good reputation. Therefore, there is a lot of support for him to run for parliament. He is escorted by many people when he travels, so it is very difficult to easily take action against him.

"Does he have any hobbies?" Du Chenyu asked.

"It is said that he loved prostitution in the past, but now he has turned over a new leaf," Lao Wu thought for a moment before answering. He did not say anything.

"Mr. Chenyu, I have something to say. I don't know whether I should tell you or not. This is just my opinion," Hu Laowu said suddenly as he walked back and forth.

"You said, don't worry," he looked at Hu Laowu.

Hu Laowu squatted beside Hu Laowu's chair and whispered, "Even if Yang Yanxin doesn't run for councillor, Section Chief Yang Chaoyi doesn't stand a good chance. They spent a lot of opium and money to support him to the top, and his foundation is too shallow. Without Yang Yanxin, the Yang family would have a much greater chance of sending anyone else to run for councillor," Hu Laowu said tactfully.

Du Chenyu really didn't think of this. To run for councillor, one had to have influence in Guangyuan County. This was a society where the new bourgeoisie and the new landlord class were in power. How could it be the turn of an unknown and powerless illegitimate child to become a councillor?

"Old Five, I understand what you said, but we still have to take action. Since Master Yang has proposed this to father, we must also take action. This is a display of strength. Otherwise, he will not have enough confidence in us in the future. Do you understand? Whether he can be elected as a member of parliament does not really have much impact on us. The only purpose of our actions is to make him completely convinced of us," Hu Old Five analyzed the situation in detail.

"Then Mr. Chenyu, what should we do?" asked Hu Laowu.

"Since the congressman has no hope, we will use any means necessary and have no scruples. Now that the White Lotus Sect is on the rise in Guangyuan area, we will do this... You report the situation at any time," Du Chenyu finished the arrangements.

In mid-May, militias from various places had carried out the first round of shooting training. Wu Xuyang and Liu Huacheng were selected from military cadets to lead more than 5 reserve members of the Wuying base to be transferred to Laifengbao to gradually take over the defense. Laifengbao selected 20 people and transferred them back to the Wuying base for training.

Zhou Kui took over the position of team leader Li Long of the 3rd team and led two teams to garrison Laifeng and Baihua. Hu Laosi took teams 1 and 2 back to Wuying. The affairs of Banqiao Township were under the charge of Huang Kunyang, Zhou Kui and Liu Qingfeng.

Hu Laosi brought his troops back to Wuying, and Hu Laowu was arranged to lead the team to Muzhenbao (township) and Lianghuibao (township), to station in the border area, build up power, and train team members. He could do whatever he wanted, but he could not violate discipline.

Although there are many soldiers now, the defense area has expanded and they are seriously insufficient. It took a lot of effort to transfer two teams as reserve forces.

The Guangyuan County Councillors' election was scheduled for July, and He Chaowu quietly set out with his special forces team at the end of May. Du Chenyu continued to work with his father, Shen Shiyu, and Xu Zengshou in Wuying to compile student textbooks, basic military training manuals, local management manuals, and the constitution, theory, and discipline of the Protectorate, and they were printed using woodblocks after they were completed.

On June 6, the special service team "Monkey" came back to report and sent an action report: After consultation between He Chaowu, Hu Guisheng (Hu Laowu), and Hu Haisheng, an action plan was formulated. With the personal approval of Hu Lao, on June 5, the special service reserve team, together with the first squad, a total of 6 people, ambushed in batches on the road from Baishui Pass to Guangyuan County. On the morning of June 2, the target person rode through three ambush points and came to the last one. The ambushers immediately opened fire, killing 1 guards of the other side and the target person. The target person immediately retreated on horseback, and the second ambush point followed and killed 30 guards. When the target person retreated to the first ambush point, there were still 6 guards beside him. The special service team surrounded the target person and made him surrender. They pretended to be the eldest son of the Yang family and asked Yang Yanxin to announce that he would give up his candidacy for member of parliament, otherwise they would kill his mother and ask him to sign a seal. Finally, they killed all the guards and took off their clothes, including all the clothes of the target person. The ambushers escaped safely without any casualties, and seized 4 rifles and 4 pistol.

During the retreat, the members of the Baishuiguan Cavalry Regiment pursued them fiercely. They randomly set up blocking positions in the Longtoulin area, and only threw twenty ignition mines when the enemy was about 200 meters in. Five enemy cavalrymen were blown down. A fierce exchange of fire broke out randomly. A light machine gun of the enemy suddenly opened fire, and four people were injured instantly. In the end, it took the combined efforts of their three snipers to kill the enemy machine gunner and control the situation on the scene. Finally, 5 pursuing regiment members were eliminated, and 3 of them were sacrificed, including 13 from the special service team, and 4 were injured. They seized 2 light machine gun, 3 pistol, and 1 rifles. After the battle, they retreated to the east with the sacrificed and injured brothers, preparing to cross the Yanzi area and return to Lianghuibao. He Chaowu and Hu Haisheng reported the battle.

This battle report clearly and in detail reports the course of the two battles, and is generally considered a qualified commander. However, the casualties in the second ambush were relatively high. Two members of the special forces were sacrificed in one ambush, and now there are only 2 members in total, and two fewer are missing, which is considered a heavy loss.

Du Chenyu asked about the battle situation in detail. Monkey said that the special forces were the main sniper on the front line, so two brothers fell down and one was injured when the machine gun swept. He said his eyes were red and his voice became smaller and smaller as he spoke.

"You eat something and sleep. He asked He Cunyi to arrange for you to take the 11 members of the reserve team with you, contact the team, and meet them on the road. Tell He Chaowu to bring the fallen brothers back to Wuying Cemetery for burial. The injured team members should be rescued as much as possible. There is no need to rush after they are safe. Captain Hu Haisheng will continue to train with the reserve team at the base." He arranged the funeral.