Chapter 327 Three Villages, Four Forts, and Five Family Names

Captain Ma spoke with pride about the Military Intelligence Bureau to which he belonged, and tried his best to elevate the status of the Military Intelligence Bureau.

The Military Control Commission was described as if it was the most powerful force in the entire Kuomintang. It could arrest or kill anyone it wanted.

Of course, this was also because Captain Ma knew that Xie Baoqing and Shanmaozi didn’t quite understand the Military Control Commission, so he dared to brag about it so unscrupulously.

After listening to what Captain Ma said, Xie Baoqing and Shanmaozi also had a general understanding of what the Military Control Commission was.

Seeing Captain Ma speak so highly of the military command, Xie Baoqing could not help but ask.

“Brother Ma… Jun, Juntong is so powerful… We are just a group of bandits. Why did you recruit us?”

Xie Baoqing was confused. If the Military Control Commission was so powerful according to Captain Ma, then why did they recruit bandits like them?
Xie Baoqing had a good idea of ​​his own and Heiyun Village’s capabilities in his heart. They were just a group of bandits. The Military Control Commission was so powerful that they could have recruited people from the Central Army. Why would they recruit bandits like these?

After Xie Baoqing finished speaking, Shanmaozi next to him also reacted.

“Brother Ma, you are not making fun of our Black Cloud Village, are you? Although we have four or five hundred people in the Black Cloud Village, we cannot act recklessly in this small piece of land in Ping’an County, but we can still thrive like a fish in water.

But it is limited to the small area of ​​Ping’an County.

The Military Control Commission is so powerful, how could they be interested in our Black Cloud Village?”

Listening to the questions from Xie Baoqing and Shanmaozi, Captain Ma, who had been prepared, leaned back in his chair and spoke to Xie Baoqing and Shanmaozi.

“This time, that time.

The boss and the second in command, if it were in the past, with the ability of Black Cloud Village, it would be impossible for them to contact our Military Control Commission.

Our Military Control Commission will not contact Heiyun Village either.

Because Black Cloud Village is not qualified yet.”

Captain Ma waved his hands at Xie Baoqing and Shanmaozi, indicating that the Military Control Commission had never thought highly of the Black Cloud Village.

Although Xie Baoqing and Shanmaozi were bandits, they were indeed a little angry when they heard Captain Ma say that their Black Cloud Village was not qualified, but they did not curse back or make any excuses.

After all, according to the Military Control Commission that Captain Ma mentioned, their Black Cloud Village is not qualified enough to face the Military Control Commission.

It is true that the two men are bandits, but they are just ignorant. It does not mean that they are idiots.

If the two were idiots, they would not have been able to reduce Black Cloud Village to its current state. Especially Xie Baoqing, if he did not have some ability and brains, he would not have been able to become the boss of Black Cloud Village and the leader of so many bandits.

So the two of them did not open their mouths to refute, but looked at Captain Ma, waiting for Captain Ma’s explanation.

Although the two did not refute, their expressions also showed that if Captain Ma’s explanation could not satisfy them, then it would be a bit difficult for Captain Ma to leave Heiyun Village safely.

Captain Ma looked at the expressionless faces of Xie Baoqing and Shanmaozi, knowing that they must be thinking about what to do with him if he could not give an explanation that satisfied them.

Captain Ma was not at all flustered. He leaned back on his chair and spoke to Xie Baoqing and Shanmaozi calmly.

“Now the Japanese invaders have invaded our China, half of our country has fallen into the hands of the enemy, and our country has been shattered, so we call on all the knowledgeable people in the world to fight against the Japanese invaders together.

From the beginning of the joint war of resistance, everyone’s goal was to fight against the Japanese invaders, and all other personal grudges could be put aside for the time being.

According to our Military Intelligence Bureau, Heiyun Village robbed the security corps and did many evil things before the outbreak of the Anti-Japanese War.

But after the Japanese attacked, Heiyun Village was one of the few villages that did not surrender to the Japanese and become a traitor.

Not only did they not surrender to the Japanese, but they were still fighting them.

No matter what your purpose is in fighting the Japanese, be it robbery or killing.

But as long as you kill the Japanese, you are good people. As long as you kill the Japanese, we are brothers in the same boat.

You made mistakes in the past and could be considered to be ignorant, but when it comes to the interests of our country and our family, you did not hesitate and made the right choice, even if this choice was not what you wanted.

But you took corresponding actions, which was right.

We Chinese have an old saying, judge people by their deeds rather than their hearts. If we judge by their hearts, there will be no good people.

We in the Military Control Commission don’t care what you think in your heart, we only care about your performance.

What’s wrong with being a bandit? As long as you kill the devils, you are also a brave warrior fighting against the Japanese invaders, and you are a hero of the green forest!
That is why our Military Control Commission is willing to accept Heiyun Village and give it a legitimate name. Even if Heiyun Village is destroyed by the Japanese devils, the world will only know that Heiyun Village is a powerful force, that they are heroes who sacrificed their lives to kill the Japanese devils, rather than a group of bandits who were wiped out by the Japanese devils.

And this is one of the reasons why our Military Control Commission recruited bandits and the Black Cloud Village.

In addition, the boss and the second in command don’t need to look down on themselves. It is true that you are bandits, but there are many people in our Military Control Commission whose status is even worse than that of bandits.

For example, in the south, there was a unit under our Military Control Commission that was basically composed entirely of gangsters and hooligans.

Those people were ruffians before the Japanese came, but now, they are all true heroes, heroes who dare to fight the Japanese head-on, and warriors who fight behind enemy lines, that is, in the Japanese-occupied areas.

This time, our Military Intelligence Bureau plans to set up a force in the North China Theater that is specifically designed to stab the Japanese in the back, a force that is similar in nature to the one in the South.

But North China is the Japanese-occupied area after all, and the Japanese are too powerful here.

Therefore, it is impossible for our Military Intelligence Bureau to recruit ordinary people in North China, train them, and then form troops. The process is too slow.

Therefore, the higher-ups prepared to recruit bandits throughout the entire North China region, and the bandits in Ping’an area were the first choice for recruitment.

This is also one of the reasons why the Military Control Commission recruited the Black Cloud Village.

As long as the boss has no objection, then Heiyun Village can become an independent battalion under the Taihang Column of the Anti-Japanese National Salvation Army, which is a subordinate of our Military Control Commission in North China. The boss will be the major battalion commander of the Anti-Japanese National Salvation Army and will be under the direct leadership of the Military Control Commission!”

Captain Ma knew that both Xie Baoqing and Shanmaozi were not well educated, so while he was talking about some profound principles, he also used some easy-to-understand words to explain why the Military Control Commission would recruit people from the Black Cloud Village. At the same time, he also told Xie Baoqing and Shanmaozi clearly.

It was because the Japanese devils in North China were too powerful, and the Military Intelligence Bureau had no way and no time to directly recruit ordinary people in North China and train them into troops.

So they directly recruited these bandits to fight against the Japanese.

At the same time, he also told Xie Baoqing and Shanmaozi that it was not the first time that the Military Control Commission recruited bandits like Heiyunzhai. In the south, the Military Control Commission also recruited a large number of ruffians and Green Gang members.

Of course, Captain Ma did not deceive Xie Baoqing and Shanmaozi about this. The Military Control Commission actually had such a force in the south.

Listening to what Captain Ma said, Xie Baoqing and Shanmaozi were obviously a little excited.

When Xie Baoqing heard Captain Ma mention the major battalion commander, his face showed joy and he was about to nod in agreement.

The mountain cat next to him suddenly spoke.

“Brother Ma, you are just a big shot, a major battalion commander… Besides, we have 400 to 500 brothers in Black Cloud Village, and they are only from Black Cloud Village, not counting those brothers with the flags of Black Cloud Village… Isn’t the position of major battalion commander a bit low?

Moreover, he is just a major battalion commander, but he wants us in Heiyun Village to obey the orders of the Military Control Commission. Isn’t this a bit too unreasonable?

The imperial court gave so many things to Liangshan Marsh when it recruited them. Now the Military Control Commission can’t just give them a title and ask the brothers to work for them, right?

Moreover, the Eighth Route Army has also offered us this condition. As long as our Heiyun Village is willing to join the Eighth Route Army, the Eighth Route Army will give our Heiyun Village the title of an independent battalion.

According to the Eighth Route Army, this independent battalion is between a battalion and a regiment. It depends on how many people we have. If there are many people, the battalion commander will be higher than the regiment commander.

Even though he has few people, he is equivalent to a battalion commander.

You only have a position as a major battalion commander here, and nothing else. Isn’t that a bit too shabby?
Since they won’t give us anything, why don’t we join the Eighth Route Army?

At least the Eighth Route Army has a large force in Fu’an County. I have inquired about it. The force in Ping’an County is the famous independent regiment of the Eighth Route Army!
The leader was none other than Captain Li Yunlong.

If we encounter any danger in Ping’an County, the Eighth Route Army can send troops from Fu’an County to rescue us.

But if we join the Military Control Commission, there will be no Shanxi Suiyuan Army or Central Army nearby to save us.”

Xie Baoqing listened to what Shanmaozi said and sat back down.

Captain Ma was about to agree when he saw Xie Baoqing, but now Shanmaozi suddenly interrupted and mentioned this matter, and he couldn’t help but feel a little annoyed.

“Second in command, you can’t say that.

The Eighth Route Army has strict military regulations. Are you sure that the heroes of Heiyun Village can tolerate the military regulations of the Eighth Route Army?

Moreover, the Kuomintang government did not recognize the Eighth Route Army’s independent battalion at all.

You joined the Eighth Route Army. Even if you died fighting the Japanese, the National Government would not consider you as heroes who died fighting the Japanese… You must know that before, the Eighth Route Army were bandits just like you!

Joining the Eighth Route Army is not a wise choice.

Besides, even if you join the Eighth Route Army, what can the Eighth Route Army give you? Can they give you weapons? Or military pay?

The Eighth Route Army did not have enough weapons of its own and had to rely entirely on captured weapons.

To put it nicely, it was seizure, but to put it bluntly, it was just robbery.

Boss, second in command, you also make a living by robbing. I don’t need to tell you how difficult this is, right?
As long as you can join the Military Intelligence Bureau, we will provide you with weapons and money, and there will not be so many rules to restrict you brothers.

As long as you don’t surrender to the Japanese and become traitors, and don’t harm the people, you can do whatever you want. It is the same now as it was before.

Apart from sending a few people to the mountain stronghold to train you brothers so that you can kill the Japanese better, we, the Military Intelligence Bureau, will never interfere in other matters.

The two leaders, you can understand that our Military Control Commission will send some people to Heiyun Village to serve as military supervisors, but they are only responsible for supervision and conveying orders from their superiors, and will not interfere in the command of the troops.

The two bosses sent a military inspector not because we don’t trust them.

The fact that the two bosses did not surrender to the Japanese for such a long time has already shown what they were thinking.

However, sending military supervisors is a regulation, and not everyone can be as determined as the two leaders to fight the Japanese.

If nothing unexpected happens, if Black Cloud Village joins our Military Control Commission, then I will most likely be the military supervisor.”

“Brother Ma, don’t talk about that, we just want to know what the benefits are.

The boss and I are both rough people, and we don’t understand those great principles.”

The mountain cats had no interest in listening to what Captain Ma was saying. They just wanted to know what benefits they could get if they joined the Military Control Commission.

If the benefits of joining the Military Control Commission were not as much as being a bandit, then why would they join the Military Control Commission?
Wouldn’t it be better to continue being bandits? Even if the Eighth Route Army attacked, they in Heiyun Village would not be incapable of fleeing to other places.

It’s just a little more difficult.

After listening to what Shanmaozi said, Captain Ma knew that it would be impossible to convince Shanmaozi and Xie Baoqing just by talking, and he had to really come up with something.

“Ten thousand silver dollars, fifty rifles, and ten thousand rounds of ammunition!

Plus the position of major battalion commander of the North China Anti-Japanese and National Salvation Army directly under the Military Control Commission!

These are what I can hand over directly to the boss and the second in command.

As long as the big boss is willing to join the Anti-Japanese National Salvation Army, these things will be immediately transported to the mountain stronghold and handed over to the big boss. The 30,000 yuan in cash will be at the disposal of the big boss and the second in command, and our military control will not interfere. “

“I, I heard… it seems that you didn’t just come after my family in Black Cloud Village, right?”

Listening to the price offered by Captain Ma, Xie Baoqing looked at Captain Ma without changing his expression and said to him.

“Captain Ma, let’s be frank. You’ve told us so many things, so I’ll tell you something too. As the saying goes, snakes have their own ways, and rats have their own ways… We bandits also have our own channels.

Although the entire Ping’an County is large, there are only a few bandits in the villages. Including my Heiyun Village, there are three village strongholds in total. Among them, my Heiyun Village is the strongest.

There is a saying about all the bandits in Ping’an County: Three Villages, Four Forts and Five Family Names.

This means that there are three bandit strongholds, four earthen forts, and five bandit villages in the entire Ping’an County.”

(End of this chapter)