I fought guerrilla warfare in the Yimeng Mountains during the Anti-Japanese War

The next morning, Chen Feng separated the team and all went out to gather information. Zhang Liang took Ding San, Wang Hanqiang took Heiwa, and Chen Feng took Liu Caiyun. He told everyone to be cautious and focus on finding out the news about the Germans and Japanese. It was now October 5, 1937. Chen Feng knew that in two months a major event would happen in Qingdao, that was the scorched earth war. By then, all Japanese factories would be burned down. Now was the time when Japan was evacuating its citizens, so they had to find someone who was very familiar with Qingdao to be their guide, otherwise they would be too passive.

After a morning of investigation, he found out some Japanese gathering points and the locations of the Germans. However, Chen Feng was not in a hurry to negotiate or attack the Japanese. Killing a few Japanese now was not a big deal, and it might even cause a shock to the situation in Qingdao and prompt the Japanese to occupy Qingdao ahead of schedule.

Chen Feng and Liu Caiyun had just finished two bowls of wontons and were wandering around a German trading company when they felt they were being followed. Chen Feng remained calm and noticed that the man was a young man, about the same age as Heiwa. He whispered a few words to Liu Caiyun, and the two of them went into the alley.

Li Ergou is an orphan. His father worked as a porter for the Japanese at the dock. Not only did he not have enough to eat all day, but he also spilled the rice in the bag due to overwork and was beaten to death by the Japanese. His mother worked in a spinning mill and was bullied by drunk Japanese. She went home and was so upset that she went to the beach the next morning. She was found having jumped into the sea and her body was never found.

Li Ergou thought about revenge for his parents all day long. He wandered around the Japanese expatriate community every day. He killed a drunk and lost Japanese man and threw his body directly into the sewer. When he was wandering around again today, a man and a woman caught his attention. The two had been asking about the Japanese all morning. Although they were very secretive, he still noticed them. Their accents didn't sound like locals, and they had weapons on their waists. Could they be preparing to attack the Japanese? Great, he would follow them for a few days and see. If it was really as he thought, he could work together and make a big profit. After that, he could leave Qingdao with them, without anyone noticing. Who would have thought that he did it?

Seeing the two people going into the alley, knowing that those who could make it through Jianglong were not ordinary people, he did not dare to follow them immediately. After waiting for a while to make sure that the two people were walking fast enough to reach the entrance of the alley, he followed them in. There was no one. Li Ergou was a little confused. He took two quick steps to the exit, but there was still no one. He was moved in his heart, and he was discovered. Sure enough, a voice came from behind:

Are you looking for us?

Li Ergou didn't dare to look back, because there might be a gun pointed at him:

Don't get me wrong, I'm just passing by.

Come back.

Li Ergou could only turn around slowly. A man and a woman were standing together, looking at him curiously. Fortunately, neither of them held a gun. A few nails in the man's hand were jumping between his fingers. Suddenly, the man swung his hand, and a nail scratched his right cheek like a bullet. With a creaking sound, it was nailed to the tree behind him. Li Ergou was startled and looked back. The nail had been deeply nailed into the tree, leaving only a tail. Cold sweat broke out and he quickly begged for mercy.

Tell us your purpose and I won’t kill you.

Li Ergou gritted his teeth, thinking that if he didn't tell the truth, the other party would never believe him even if they didn't kill him. So he made up his mind and decided to take a gamble. Anyway, these two friends definitely didn't look like Japanese, so he told them all about his life stories and explained that the purpose of following them was to deal with the Japanese.

Seeing that Li Ergou didn't seem to be lying, Chen Feng asked where his home was and prepared to follow him home. Li Ergou was very excited to see that the two believed him, so he led them home. When they were almost home, they ran into an old lady who saw Li Ergou with a man and a woman and asked:

Ergouzi, are these two your friends?

Li Ergou called out to Aunt Wang:

These are two of my friends. They run a business and hired me to work for them. They are free today, so they came to my house.

Aunt Wang was very happy to hear this and persuaded Ergou:

Er Gouzi, everyone in the village knows that you want to find the Japanese to avenge your parents. I advise you to forget it! Now it's all right. Work hard with your boss and save money. In a year or two, I will introduce you to a wife to live with. Don't go to the Japanese anymore. If something happens, your parents will not rest in peace.

Li Ergou and Aunt Wang made a promise, thanked Aunt Wang for her concern, and took Chen Feng into the house. The main room was empty except for a high table and a bed. There were two seats on the table. Li Ergou kowtowed to the seats and looked back at Chen Feng:

Good man, I know you want to fight the Japanese, but you didn't believe me. Now you believe me, right? I, Li Ergou, have nothing to ask for. I beg you to take me with you when you fight the Japanese. I am familiar with the Japanese in this area. I killed one before and threw him into the sewer without anyone noticing. Are you going to just kill people, or do you want to kill people, set fires, and rob the ocean?

Chen Feng and Liu Caiyun did not answer Li Ergou. They bowed to the tablet several times. Li Ergou was moved to tears. Chen Feng turned around and looked at Li Ergou. From Li Ergou's eyes, Chen Feng saw hatred for the Japanese. He introduced himself seriously:

I'm Leng Qiang and this is Bandage. We are members of the Yimeng Mountain Lone Wolf Commando. The Japanese will attack the Yimeng Mountain area next year at the latest. We are here this time to buy weapons from the Germans and take care of the Japanese at the same time.

After saying this, he took out twenty dollars and placed them on the table with the memorial tablet:

Li Ergou, you have two choices now. The first is to be our guide. These dollars are our reward. We will stay in Qingdao for a while. After we buy weapons, we will go back for training. We will start fighting the Japanese next year. During this period, we will not attack the Japanese. After we buy weapons and transport them out of the city, we will give the Japanese a big blow. The second choice is to join our team, go back to Teng County with us for training, and fight the Japanese with us. If you have relatives and friends here who cannot let go, we will give you some resettlement fees. Because everyone hates the Japanese, if you choose the first option, please don't expose us.

Li Ergou fell to his knees:

Mr. Cold Gun, please take me with you. I know martial arts. Although I have never fired a gun, I can beat four or five people by myself. I promise to practice my shooting well. As long as you take me to fight the Japanese, I will not frown even if I die.

Chen Feng took out a large yellow croaker and handed it to Li Ergou, and said to Li Ergou:

This gold bar and the dollars on the table are your resettlement money. Take care of your own affairs this afternoon and come to Donghai to meet us for dinner in the evening.

Li Ergou confiscated the gold bars and looked at Chen Feng with red eyes:

I have no family or friends. They know I am going to deal with the Japanese and they all stay away from me. Only Aunt Wang, whom I just met, was nicer to me. I will accept the twenty dollars. Please, Aunt Wang, take care of my parents' ranking. Please wait for a moment, I will go back with you directly.

When Aunt Wang heard that Li Ergou was going on a long journey with the caravan, and saw that Chen Feng and the others did not seem like scoundrels, she felt relieved and promised Ergou to take care of his parents' tablets, but she said she would not accept Ergou's money. In the end, Li Ergou let Chen Feng and the others go first, and when they were far away, he threw down the money and ran away.