Chapter 771 No matter who comes, we can solve it
On the Yellow Sea, the Xiaowang Maru sailed southward with the wind.
Xiang Chu entered the bridge and asked Gan Xin, who was driving the boat, with a smile:
"Uncle Gan! What are you going to do with this freighter?"
Gan Xin smiled and said, "It would be a shame to sink it. Why not paint it, change the hull number and sell it."
Xiang Chu nodded and said, "Okay! But you have to make sure it leaves no traces. If not, just sink it."
Gan Xin smiled bitterly and said, "Of course! But I won't sink this ship unless it's absolutely necessary."
Xiang Chu checked the sea chart and frowned, "Uncle Gan! We are almost at Langya Terrace, but to prevent being exposed, this ship cannot dock, and cannot be seen unloading. Where is the most suitable place to dock?"
Gan Xin smiled and said, "I have already calculated that the tide will soon reach its highest point. We will use the tide to push the ship onto Longwan Beach, drop anchor in advance, and run aground to unload the cargo when the tide recedes. We will then hide the cargo in the forest below Langya Terrace overnight."
Xiang Chu praised: "Well! Wait until the next high tide, and then use the capstan to pull the anchor back out to sea."
Gan Xin smiled knowingly and said, "That's what I mean! But there must be enough people to move the goods, otherwise we won't be able to move all the goods and we'll have to do this again."
Xiang Chu shook his head and said, "We can't do this again. It will increase the risk of exposure. Gan Rong! Send a telegram to Ning Qiang and ask them if they have reached Langya Terrace yet?"
"Yes!"
Gan Rong hurriedly took the order and sent a telegram.
Not long after, I received a reply by telegram:
"Chief! We have already arrived at Langya Terrace and discovered two large caves."
Xiang Chu smiled and said, "Great! Quick! Have them all go to Longwan to move their weapons and ammunition."
Ning Qiang led nearly two hundred people and rushed to Longwan quickly after receiving the order.
Under the thick night cover, the tide gradually rose to its highest level.
The "Xiaowang Maru" dropped anchor in time and rushed onto the flat and hard-bottomed Longwan Beach.
As the tide receded, Xiang Chu led everyone to start unloading the goods and quickly moved them ashore.
Gan Xin didn't expect so many people to come, and said with a smile: "Leader! The tide hasn't receded yet, why don't you all push the boat so that we can leave now without waiting for the next tide."
"All right!"
Xiang Chu nodded and hurriedly asked everyone to push the boat into the sea.
Under the dual action of the winch and manpower, the "Xiaowang Maru" slowly entered the sea and headed south.
Ning Qiang said happily: "Chief! I finally see you again."
Xiang Chu said unhappily, "Are you happier to see me than to see Lan Ma?"
Sun Ji said with a smile: "You are our spiritual pillar. When you were not in the 34th Army, we really didn't know how to fight."
Hongguang clasped his hands together and nodded, saying, "Amitabha! That's true."
Xiang Chu nodded and said, "Me too! I worry every day about what might happen to you in the 34th Army."
Luo Jiaojiao shouted, "Hey! You guys are just talking, can you move the things first?"
Ning Qiang was so shocked that he shouted, "Who is this woman?"
Luo Jiaojiao shouted, "Who are you, fat guy?"
Li Tong said anxiously: "Wife! They are all brothers who are as close as brothers."
"Yes! Brothers who are as close as brothers."
Everyone cheered in unison, the atmosphere was harmonious and it felt very warm.
Xiang Chu smiled and said, "Master Luo is right. Hurry up and move the supplies into the cave."
"Yes!"
Everyone obeyed the order in unison and worked hard to move the supplies.
At dawn, a red sun jumped out of the sea.
The surging waves of Long Bay were completely silent, and the long sandy beach was completely empty.
Xiang Chu led Yu Xiaowan, Ning Qiang, Gan Rong and others to climb the 183-meter Langya Terrace.
Ning Qiang laughed and said, "Chief of the Office! Why did Qin Shi Huang come to Langya Terrace three times for no reason?"
Xiang Chu pointed to the golden sand beach nearly ten miles below and said, "Xu Fu went out to sea from Longwan below to find the elixir of immortality for him. He came to see if Xu Fu had returned."
Ning Qiang shook his head and said, "If Xu Fu could find the elixir, why didn't he eat it himself but leave it for him?"
"that is!"
Everyone echoed and laughed.
Yu Xiaowan asked in confusion: "Why is it called Langya Terrace?"
Xiang Chu showed off his knowledge: "The Classic of Mountains and Seas: The Eastern Classic of the Sea says that Langya Terrace is in the Bohai Sea, east of Langya. There is another sad and beautiful legend that in ancient times, there were two families living here. They had children on the same day. The son was named Langge and the daughter was named Yagu.
The two were childhood sweethearts and fell in love with each other. Ya Gu grew up to be a beauty so beautiful that the evil people took a fancy to her and sent soldiers to capture her. The two jumped into the sea to commit suicide. A mountain peak appeared where they jumped into the sea, so it was called Langya Terrace.
Everyone listened with great interest and in silence, immersed in this sad and beautiful legend.
Gan Rong took out a compass, measured it, and said with emotion: "It is surrounded by the sea on three sides and connected to the land on one side. It is a Feng Shui treasure land! No wonder King Gou Jian of Yue moved the capital from Kuaiji, and Qin Shihuang visited this place three times, relocated 3 households, and built a platform to watch the sea and the sun."
Xiang Chu nodded and said, "Okay! Let's recruit soldiers here first, form a team, and join the Eighth Route Army."
Liu Zhengxiong shouted, "We should quickly build a house and live there first, then buy some food from the people around us. The Japanese are tired of eating the broken cans."
Indeed, the biggest problem nowadays is food. We can’t just rob it like the Japanese did.
Ning Qiang took out a bundle of military notes and stuffed them into his hands, smiling and saying, "Steward! If it's not enough, we have more. Take someone to buy some."
Liu Zhengxiong laughed and scolded: "I am the quartermaster again. You can take Lan Ma with you. The people will not be afraid with female comrades."
Ning Qiang said cheerfully, "Okay! I'll go get her. Let's go."
Xiang Chu took out a stack of Japanese yen and stuffed it into Ning Qiang's pocket, saying, "If the people don't accept military notes, you can buy them with Japanese yen."
"All right!"
Ning Qiang gladly accepted the order.
The soil around Langya Terrace is fertile and there are many natural villages.
Liu Zhengxiong and Ning Qiang thought that buying food would not be a problem.
The two men led a dozen people into Wangjia Village at the foot of the mountain.
After asking every household, no one was willing to sell their grain.
It is the autumn harvest season now, and there is a bumper harvest of grain. There are a lot of fish and meat drying in the yards of every household, and a lot of corn, peanuts, peppers, etc. hanging on the walls, which is very pleasing to the eye.
Ning Qiang was really angry, so he grabbed a neatly dressed old man and asked, "Old man! Why don't you want to sell us food?"
The old man smiled bitterly and said, "Good man! You don't know that the grain of each household in our village must be handed over to the village head. The village head will first give it to the bandits, and secondly, hand it over to the government. Private trading is strictly prohibited.
If we sell it to you, the village chief, the bandits, and the government will all come after us."
Liu Zhengxiong said angrily: "Call your village chief over here."
"Who's looking for Chief Ben?!"
A gentle man in his early forties, wearing a long robe, came over with two followers with guns on their waists.
The old man flattered, "Captain Wang! These outsiders want to buy food."
Wang Baozhang saw the beautiful Lan Ma and said happily:
"Great! There is still a beautiful lady. I can present her to the head of Langtang Island..."
Lan Mu suddenly took out the Type 99 light machine gun from the basket, pointed it at Chief Wang and shouted:
"You want to die?!"
The people who came with Liu Zhengxiong and the other man all drew their light machine guns, submachine guns, and pistols, and surrounded Wang Baochang and his followers.
The villagers were so frightened that they stood there like wooden chickens, not understanding who was coming.
"Plop!" 3 sounds.
Captain Wang and his followers knelt down.
Ning Qiang pointed a brand new Type 99 light machine gun at his head and said angrily, "You bastard! You actually want to take advantage of my wife. Are you tired of living?"
Chief Wang Bao exclaimed: "Sir, please don't shoot. I will sell you all the food in our village."
The old man said anxiously, "Chief! If we sell it to them, what if the bandit Gao comes with his men to rob the food?"
Captain Wang glared at him and pointed at the gun above his head, meaning that he should save his life first.
Liu Zhengxiong said without hesitation: "We will help you deal with the bandits!"
The old man shook his head and said, "Besides the bandits, the government will soon send soldiers to collect the grain."
Liu Zhengxiong said calmly: "We, the government, will help you solve it!"
Ning Qiang said domineeringly: "No matter who comes, we can handle it."
Chief Wang gritted his teeth and shouted, "Good men! If you can get rid of bandit Gao, half of our village's food will be given to you for free."
Ning Qiang nodded and said, "Okay! Where is Bandit Gao? How many people are there?"
Wang Baozhang pointed to the east of Langya Terrace and said angrily: "Sir! Bandit Gao has led thousands of people to occupy Langtang Island. They have colluded with the government and committed all kinds of evil, causing great suffering to our villages.
Bandit Gao sent someone here today to ask for the most beautiful girl in the village."
"Thousands of people?!"
Ning Qiang suddenly felt a chill in his heart.