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

It is busy with spring planting, and everyone has to help with the planting after resting, including the guards, who also have to take turns to work and stand guard. Only the newly reclaimed land can bring them their own income, and all cultivated land is subject to tax, so self-reliance is essential. His mother, grandfather, grandfather, and grandmother are all working. There is no privileged class here, but he is too young and can only wander around.

By the beginning of May, the planting of corn and rice was basically completed in Wuying and Linshui areas, except in areas with higher altitudes. All teams began to increase training time. Du Chenyu rushed to Wuying with the guard team to arrange the next work plan.

At present, the harvest of Xiaochun has begun, and the number of people fleeing famine has also decreased. In the past two or three months, a total of about 1000 refugees have been collected. However, local governments began to interfere with their transportation of people, so there are almost no refugees to be received. Penghuiyu 3rd Squadron has a complex personnel composition and was transferred from agricultural production in advance. Shi Zongwei will continue to be in charge of production. Penghuiyu will train the soldiers for a month to ensure that their combat effectiveness can be fully restored next month.

In mid-May, he received news that the county was going to change the township to a militia system, and the militia chief was responsible for regional security and administration. In order to gain official recognition for their jurisdiction, he asked his father to take 5 yuan and part of the spring tax to Baizhang in person to visit various gods and smooth relations. He expected Tang Chunlai to continue to serve as the Banqiao chief and his father as the Wuying chief, but of course Wu Han would continue to be responsible for the original affairs and his father would still be in charge. At the critical moment, he stopped all external actions to ensure that he was successfully appointed.

May 25, 1944, is the date when the letter of appointment was signed. The text is: Du Zongyi is hereby appointed as the head of the 10th District Militia in Baizhang District.

Baizhang was divided into eleven regiments, Banqiao was the eleventh regiment, Wuying Township governed the original Xiguanbao area as the tenth regiment, Lianghuibao next to them was the eighth regiment, and Lizibabao was the ninth regiment. This was the division of the four regiments in the Beishan area, which was also the grassroots defense system of Sichuan in the Republic of China and the root cause of the warlords' melee. Now that my father has a formal status, all work is going on more smoothly, but Wu Han is a little aggrieved for the time being.

By June, spring sowing and early spring harvesting were almost completed in all places. On June 6, Du Chenyu issued a call in Wuying, requiring everyone to carry out the activities of "large-scale training during the slack season, new life during the slack season, and protecting farm affairs during the slack season". Training during the slack season is of course the training of militia reserves; new life during the slack season is to break old customs and habits, encourage women to participate in learning and labor, strictly prohibit foot binding, clean the sanitary environment in front of and behind the house, and require drinking hot water (many people do not understand why this regulation is given. In the Republic of China era, the average life expectancy was less than 6 years old. In addition to natural disasters, war and chaos, there were also various diseases and plagues, most of which were caused by drinking contaminated water, so the requirement to drink hot water was included in the mandatory clauses); protecting farm affairs during the slack season refers to using free time to repair water conservancy projects, smooth traffic and actively carry out these basic agricultural activities.

After everything was arranged, Du Chenyu led Peng Yuhui's 3rd Squadron, part of the guard team, and the reconnaissance team to Shikuling between Wuying and Liziba Fort. This was the sphere of influence of the remnants of the Red Lantern Cult, but the special service team had been training here and had established a simple base in Songshuping.

"Report, according to our investigation over the past month, the mountainous area north of Liziba is still controlled by the Red Lantern Cult, which often harasses and robs merchants traveling to and from Ningqiang, Shaanxi. Mrs. Li Youtian is now in charge of military operations. When they take action, they always advance and retreat quickly, never linger, leaving the Liziba Fort militia with no way to stop them." They were sitting in a wooden house covered with dead leaves and soil, and it was very safe. He Chaowu reported first.

"How many militiamen are there in Lizibabao?" Du Chenyu asked.

"Liziba is now headed by Xiang Huaian, who has 60-70 guns under his command. There are still several forts nearby that have not been breached by the Red Light Cult. Each fort has 10-30 guns. There are strong fortifications at all intersections. If one place is attacked, the others will quickly respond." He Chaowu reported and handed him a sketch of the defense and transportation near Liziba Fort.

Du Chenyu took a look and found the handwriting was neat and the markings were clear. Several hidden firing points were also pointed out.

"Very good, Huiyu, take it and have a look. You and Chaowu take half of the guard team and go again to check it out and make a battle plan. Our goal is to eliminate as many living forces as possible. Our identity is the Red Lantern Cult." He said, and then prepared to go to bed.

They came back the next afternoon and handed him an action plan named "Fishing". Their plan was to launch a surprise attack on Shiqiangbao, which was not far from Liziba, in the morning, and then surround the point and attack the reinforcements, and annihilate all rescue teams. The overall plan was flawless and feasible, but he saw that Shiqiang was in the middle and the action would be easily exposed.

"The plan is very good, but I suggest we attack Heigou Bay to the north of Shiqiangbao first and take it down directly, and then attack Shiqiangbao. This way we can avoid being attacked from three sides. Also, we are not bandits. Once we capture a place, we must immediately carry out land reform to prepare for long-term management, and then build a stronghold. You guys discuss the specific implementation, I will not participate, just report the battle situation to me," Du Chenyu added.

"Yes, Master Chenyu," Peng Huiyu saluted and walked out.

The next day, all the team members changed into red priest uniforms, and the special forces team also wore red priest uniforms, representing that this time they were elite troops going into battle. They moved the base forward to better observe the battle situation, and sent out reconnaissance teams along the way to move forward in stealth.

"Report, the vanguard reconnaissance team has cleared the perimeter, and Captain Peng has led the team to attack directly," a reconnaissance team member reported.

"Roger that, continue investigating," he replied.

"Da da... da da...", sparse gunshots were heard from the foot of the mountain.

There were more than 100 elite soldiers in the army, but only 20 people were defending one stronghold. The difficulty can be imagined. The Red Light Sect could not take the city for a long time because there were too many people and too few guns. They had one gun each. The gunfire lasted only sparsely for more than 10 minutes, and it seemed that no battle was fought.

"Report, Captain Peng has captured Heigou Bay, killed 8 people, captured 21 enemies including the head of the village, and only 3 of his soldiers were slightly injured. Captain Peng asks for instructions on the next course of action," the reconnaissance communicator reported more than an hour later.

"Transfer all prisoners to Captain Hu Haisheng of Ma Liushubao and send them to Banqiao Prisoner Base for transformation. The rest shall proceed according to the plan," Du Chenyu ordered.

"Yes, report immediately," saluted and left.

"Set up camp immediately and move forward," he ordered.

Du Chenyu rode on a donkey and followed the team out of the forest. "A woman's face in June changes in an instant." It was sunny in the morning, but now it was covered with dark clouds and it was about to rain.

It took us half an hour to walk out of the forest. We were halfway up a mountain. There was a field of corn seedlings that were only 10 centimeters high and lush green. We walked down for more than 20 minutes before we could see the houses clearly. This hillside was relatively flat until the bottom. There was a small river at the bottom of the ditch. There were about 30 households scattered around. There was no one everywhere, and there was no smoke coming out of the roofs. A few unattended cows had already been helping to clear the weeds on the corn field. Of course, a blank strip was left behind after the cows passed by.

It seemed that the sudden attack scared away all the people and children around. After all, the Red Lantern Cult was not just a name. Wherever they went, not only did they kill everyone, but at least the wealthy families were not spared. Anyone who dared to resist would be killed without mercy. So when they saw the Red Lantern Cult attacking, they all ran away.

"Boom... Boom... Boom..." A few flashes of lightning streaked across the sky, followed by loud thunder. The mountainside in the southeast was already covered in gray.