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

Entering September, the autumn harvest is coming, and it is a customary rule for each family to stop fighting. Du Chenyu has been back in Wuying for half a month. This year is not a year of good weather and good harvest. The corn cobs as long as chopsticks and the dwarf rice brought back from outside have also increased the yield by one third. Du Chenyu sat under the big tree and watched the busy harvest people taking back baskets of food. He felt very satisfied. In China, where warlords are fighting, there is still such a small place where people can live and work in peace. He is also a little satisfied. Although there are more than 9% taxes, there will be some surplus food this year. They support the army. At present, most of them rely on military settlements, poppy planting, factories, and commercial income. The most important thing is to support the war.

This year, the area of ​​poppy cultivation by the military plus the area taken over by the Red Light Cult is 2,000 acres, with an estimated profit of 20,000 to 30,000 oceans. The price of poppy is falling year by year, and the amount planted will be less and less in the future. If you want to develop your power, you must go out. After all, the population of Beishan Sibao is too small, and the grain production of the land is not high, so it is impossible to support the army.

However, since this year, Chen Huan, with the support of the Beiyang government, sent three divisions into Sichuan. In April, Feng Yuxiang went through Ningqiang, Guangyuan, Zhaohua, Jiange, and Zitong, and finally stationed directly in Shunqing and Guang'an. The surrounding bandits who were captured and captured fled in all directions. The social situation in northern Sichuan has become much calmer, and most people dare not act rashly. These news were obtained recently. If he had received the above news in July, he probably would not have dared to attack the Yang family directly. If Feng Yuxiang was attracted to the crackdown, he could only hide in the primeval forest and not come out.

The more they know, the less courageous they become. Originally, the Lijiahe area was prepared to directly resist the tax in Jizhou County this year, but now it seems that they dare not resist the tax for fear of attracting the garrison stationed in southern Shaanxi to suppress them. Therefore, Du Chenyu notified Zhou Kui to pay part of the tax to the county first and wait for the opportunity. The original plan to attack Gaochengbao in the autumn harvest also requires caution. Now everything can only be started slowly.

The autumn harvest was not completed until October in the areas with lower altitudes, and there was still some grain in the mountainous areas. All teams were reorganized and began large-scale coordinated training.

Du Chenyu brought the 1st Squadron, Li Haoran was the acting squadron leader, Hu Laosi had studied in Baizhang Military School for 6 months, Chen Jinhai's 4th Squadron, the Guard Team and the Special Service Team came to Lijiahe and joined Zhou Kui's 5th Squadron. There were about 500 people, ready to take down a key place in our jurisdiction.

It is located in the north of their Linshuibao, and in the west of Dayakou and Qingshiliang area on the south side of Lijia River. It is also an important supply point on Micang Avenue heading south to Bazhou. It is Qingshi Avenue Township. Chongqing Township was established in the early years of the Republic of China. After the joint defense regiment system this year, it belongs to the second regiment of Jizhou (Wuxiabao Joint Defense Battalion). This place is not only prominent in our jurisdiction, but also has a treasure pot that must be taken back, because there is a silver mine at the foot of Laojun Mountain at the source of Lijia River. Every year during the slack season, many people look for silver ore in the river, but the specific location of the silver mine has not been found.

In the mountains of Lijiahe, a 15-day running-in training was carried out, gradually practicing the coordinated offensive and defensive tactical drills of battalions and regiments, gradually moving towards the regularization of the army's tactical offensive, and no longer focusing on guerrilla squad raids as the training focus.

Du Chenyu sat on a high platform, watching more than 500 people divided into four teams, conducting formation training in two large fields after the rice was harvested. He Chaowu was the chief instructor, holding a tin loudspeaker.

"Everyone, stand at attention, at ease, turn left, turn right, turn back, cross the line, lie down", a series of instructions were issued one by one. The training formations of the Du family army were almost the same as the training methods of the People's Army in later generations, except that the training of recruits was more difficult. These 16 to 25-year-olds had participated in militia and garrison training for more than 6 months, so they were unified and integrated. Their movements were basically the same, which was similar to the level of military training for college students in later generations, but more murderous. Most of them participated in the defense of Baizhang Base. After the baptism of heavy machine guns and artillery fire, they had firm eyes and resolute movements. They lay down without hesitation. With a "bang", they fell neatly into the field full of straw stubble. Some long straw stubble poked their faces, but they just frowned slightly without any shouting.

After watching for an hour, I was generally satisfied. Most young people in this era have never been to school and can't tell left from right. These soldiers are basically around 18 years old. All of them do military training during the day and cultural studies at night. They need to participate in labor during the busy farming season to reduce the amount of military training, but cultural courses should not be reduced as much as possible. There are now nearly 4 people in their jurisdiction, and more than 1 people have been selected. They also insist on cultivating a seed team and choosing the best. If the team is expanded, everyone can be a squad leader in the future. Now everyone in the guard team and the reconnaissance team can be a team leader.

On November 11, the Second Regiment of Jizhou has issued three tax collection reminders. So far, the Lijiahe area has paid 5 yuan in October, and there is still 10 yuan in arrears.

During the training time in the past few days, the distribution of nearby forces was reorganized. There were Beiyang garrisons in Nanzheng area. Jizhou had a Beiyang garrison battalion that had already moved south to Bazhou County. In southern Shaanxi and northern Sichuan, the bandit leader Wang Sanchun had gathered more than 1000 people. Due to Feng Yuxiang's vigorous suppression of bandits in Guang'an and Shunqing, many bandit leaders went north to Daba Mountain. Therefore, Wang Sanchun doubled his power in just half a year, and traveled across Daba Mountain, attacking Bizhou, Tiefo, and Taiping areas many times. With Wang Sanchun, a bandit who was stirring up trouble, he had the confidence to take over the Chongqing area again. The joint defense brigade of Wuxia Fort had more than 300 people, and there were only more than 60 guns stationed in Chongqing. The joint defense brigade in Jizhou County had more than 1000 people, but they were poorly equipped.

"Report, the joint defense brigade sent out 20 tax-collecting militiamen this morning and reported to us. We estimate that armed collection will be implemented," an intelligence officer who runs a teahouse and sells goods on Chongqing Street passed the news to Zhou Kui, who reported to him.

"Send out a squadron to disarm the tax-collecting militia in a secluded place. Try not to cause a gunfight and don't let anyone escape. Send the prisoners directly to Banqiao and don't make anything public," Du Chenyu said to the police after stopping to practice martial arts in the yard.

"Yes, Master Chenyu, he will leave immediately," Zhou Kui said.

"Be fast and leave no trace," he said.

"Make sure to complete the mission," Zhou Kui turned and left.

He continued to exercise in the yard. Since August, with plenty of time and few wars, Du Chenyu also began to strengthen his physical exercise and practiced martial arts under the guidance of He Chaowu. When he was exercising, Sister Xiaowan was his sparring partner, but her training content was much more, and the difficulty of her training was more than half of that of the special service training. During this expansion of the troops, his eldest brother Jiang Yanxiao entered the special service team for training, and a senior brother Yang Shuzhe entered the Wuyin garrison as a squad leader.

In winter, the temperature in Lijiahe is several degrees below zero, water freezes into ice, and there is a thin layer of frost outside, like the first snow. The sun has not risen completely yet, and the sparse wheat in the fields is trying hard to sprout new buds under the frost, striving to produce three or four new leaves before the coldest days of winter, and successfully usher in the warm spring.