Traveling through 1942 with space

Chapter 112 Leaping Over the Thieves' Den

In his previous life, Hou Xiaoge, as a native of Qin Province, was very familiar with the bandits in Qin Province during the Republic of China period, especially in his hometown Guanzhong area. The only word to describe them is "numerous as the hairs on a cow".

Bandits had never disappeared before the establishment of the new dynasty. Which province, city or county had no bandits? It was just that the Republic of China had more advanced weapons, which made bandits more rampant.

The most powerful bandit is of course the famous Marshal Zhang, who successfully started his own business and is the number one role model in the hearts of bandits across the country.

Although the bandits in Qin Province do not number in the tens of thousands like those in Sichuan, Hunan and Northeast China, they often move in groups of three or five, and their numbers are too large, so the harm they cause is enormous.

It is no exaggeration to say that there were bandits in every county and every town. They even committed many major incidents that shocked the whole country.

For example, major events such as attacking the county town, killing foreign priests, and taking the wife of a foreign ambassador to the mountain village to be his concubine.

In fact, in Hou Xiaoge's opinion, the main reason for this is the exploitation by warlords that made it impossible for the common people to survive.

As the saying goes, when it comes to the end of a dynasty, look at Qin Province first. From the late Qing Dynasty to the early Republic of China, Qin Province has never been peaceful. It has always been the vanguard in everything it does.

However, since the Hui-Han Rebellion in the late Qing Dynasty, the population of Qin Province has dropped sharply, and the status of industry, agriculture, and commerce has plummeted in China.

But revolution requires money. Without the support of large-scale industrial and commercial economy, the Qin provincial warlords could only increase taxes and harm the common people. This led to many people being unable to survive and choosing to go up the mountain and become bandits.

Here we should also mention another special group in Qin Province: the swordsmen. In fact, before the beginning of the Republic of China, the various environments in Qin Province were still good.

In the era when bandits were not rampant, the swordsmen who traveled around the country, both good and evil, were the main organization besides the official authorities to maintain social stability.

These swordsmen traveled far and wide, and each had its own disciples and circles. They generally seldom harmed ordinary people, so the social environment did not become as bad as it was in the middle and late Republic of China.

But with the establishment of the Republic of China, the warlike genes of the people of Qin Province were awakened. In order to make achievements, these swordsmen carried their swords and entered the military camps.

During the Republic of China period, most of the generals of the Northwest Army were swordsmen. The famous 29th Army's Broadsword Team in later generations was the Northwest Army.

After the September 18 Incident, most of the serious and aspiring swordsmen in Qin Province had passed away.

When there is no tiger in the mountain, the monkey will become king, and the remaining scum among the swordsmen and ruffians will take the opportunity to rise up.

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The notoriety of the Donkey Ridge bandits is well-known in Huayin and Huaxian, of course, this is a bad reputation.

In the afternoon in Luofu Town, Hou Xiaoge learned the location of the bandit’s lair in Lutuoling from the locals, and also learned what kind of people the Lutuoling bandits were.

Donkey Ridge is located in Huayin County. It was originally called Donkey Mountain. It was named Donkey Hump because its shape resembles not only a donkey but also the double humps of a camel.

(It's all fabricated by the author, so you don't need to search for it.)

The boss of Donkey Hump is nicknamed Thirteenth Boy. He might be a fan of Journey to the West, so he simply changed Donkey Hump to Donkey Ridge, probably to make it sound catchy!

There are three chiefs and ten protectors in Lutuo Peak. There were thirteen people when they first started out, so the boss of Lutuo Peak got the nickname "Thirteen Kids".

The bandit leader who robbed the fleeing team from Nanjiagou today was Gou Wa, the third of the three chiefs of Lutuoling.

Gou Wa was given the title of the third bandit leader because he was the younger brother of the bandit leader Shisan Wa.

Hou Xiaoge was also enlightened after hearing this. In his opinion, the man who could be the third most important person among thousands of people must be a tough and ruthless character. It was impossible for him to be so reckless as he was when he beat his uncle alone today.

Since he is a second generation, everything can be explained.

Luotuo Peak is located at the junction of Huayin, Huaxian and Luonan counties. The location is tricky, no wonder it is difficult for local officials to encircle and suppress it.

Before setting off, Xiaoge looked at the hourglass in the space. It was already past nine o'clock in the evening. Camel Peak is more than 30 kilometers away from Weinan County, which is still quite far away.

"Black Panther, run well. Let me see how far you can run in an hour." After running for ten minutes, Hou Xiaoge was very satisfied to see that the horse was still full of energy.

The black panther was now very smart and obviously understood what Hou Xiaoge meant. It neighed in response.

The horse weighing over a thousand pounds was dragging Hou Xiaoge, who weighed less than a hundred pounds, as if they were playing. They were running very fast, like a black ghost galloping on the official road in the dark night.

The sound of horse hooves occasionally startled refugees sleeping on the roadside, but the refugees just doubted their ears and went back to sleep.

The Black Panther ran at full speed for nearly forty minutes before his speed slowly slowed down, and he was sweating profusely.

Hou Xiaoge felt sorry for the horse and stopped Hei.

I looked at the distance, it was about 15 kilometers. This was already pretty good. In just a few dozen days, it had transformed from a draft horse into an excellent riding horse. It was really amazing.

“Black Panther, take a good rest. You still need to work hard when you go back! It will be your brothers’ turn next.” Hou Xiaoge touched the horse’s head, fed it some spiritual spring water, and put Black Panther into the air.

The horse that was retrieved was collected by Hou Xiaoge from the previous bandit’s lair, Huangfengzhai. The horse’s fur was gray, and the bandits didn’t know how to raise it, so its condition was average.

After a period of cultivation, it is now fat and strong, nearly 1.7 meters tall, and very smart.

Because there was a patch of white hair on his forehead, Hou Xiaoge named him Lightning.

"Lightning, let's go!"

The horse neighed and started to sprint.

After almost another hour, during which time Hou Xiaoge changed horses, he finally arrived at Luotuo Ridge.

In order to ensure that he was in the best condition, Hou Xiaoge did not act immediately, but returned to the space to rest and eat.

Riding a horse for more than two hours is not easy. If Hou Xiaoge had not improved his physical fitness through marrow cleansing, he might not have been able to endure it.

Hou Xiaoge was tired and hungry, so he ate a large bowl of mutton soup with steamed buns, which contained two pounds of mutton, and drank a large bowl of spiritual spring water. Then he adjusted the speed of the space to twenty times and took a nap.

After sleeping for seven or eight hours, Hou Xiaoge woke up feeling refreshed. After a quick wash, he left the space.

It was just past twelve o'clock outside, which was the most tiring time of the day. Hou Xiaoge quietly sneaked towards Donkey Camel Ridge.

Donkey Camel Ridge looks pitch black from a distance at night, but the two Donkey Camel peaks are clearly visible.

"Damn, this big bandit's den is different from the small ones. The checkpoints and secret sentries are set up almost at the foot of the mountain." Hou Xiaoge had just walked a short distance from Lutuo Ridge when he discovered a shack guarded by several bandits.

But now Hou Xiaoge's mental power has skyrocketed, and he can easily detect everything within a radius of fifty meters.

After easily avoiding seven or eight secret checkpoints and changing cards along the way, Hou Xiaoge finally arrived at the bandits' lair.

The bandits' lair was built on the mountain, and the entrance and exit was a narrow crack in the mountain, at least twenty meters high, and no more than three meters wide at the bottom.

At the end of the corridor, the bandits built a stone wall to block the passage, leaving only room for two people to pass through. It was truly a fortress!

But this didn't bother Hou Xiaoge, as he had another amazing skill: he could fly. That's right, he could fly. It was just that outrageous.

After the Heavenly Fairy Ring evolved, Hou Xiaoge's mental power was able to control objects weighing up to one hundred kilograms. Hou Xiaoge was inspired to think that he only weighed seventy or eighty kilograms, so could he lift himself with his mental power?

I just gave it a try, I didn’t expect it actually worked.

However, its flying ability is very limited. The maximum altitude is 50 meters and the time is only one minute. The farthest distance is one kilometer. If it is longer, it will easily faint.

Hou Xiaoge controlled his body and rose slowly. When the height reached thirty meters, Hou Xiaoge flew directly into the bandit's stronghold.

At this time, more than a dozen bonfires were burning on the walls of the bandit's stronghold, illuminating the surroundings. A dozen bandits were taking a nap around the bonfires on the wall, and they never thought that someone would actually enter over their heads.