lovenovelstory Chapter 69: Is stealing grain enough?
Chapter 69: Is stealing grain enough?
boom!
The gate of the Ma residence was kicked open by a soldier.
Immediately afterwards, Wang Yousheng led his soldiers and rushed in.
"Who are you?!"
Mrs. Shen had been waiting for her husband's return in the living room, but the appearance of the Eighth Route Army soldiers threw her into a panic.
What's going on? Why are the Eighth Route Army here? Could they be here to eliminate traitors?
Wang Yousheng glanced at the old woman, then looked around the courtyard. Apart from a few maids, there was no one else in the entire Ma mansion.
He had expected another fierce battle, but it seems he had overestimated Ma's report.
Then, his gaze finally settled on a small earthen house.
Zhou Huaiqi had already told him that there was a cellar in this small house, which was Ma Bao's granary, and that he had gone down there once.
Seeing this, Madam Shen, supported by a maid, tried to stop them, but was quickly subdued by two soldiers.
Several soldiers rushed into the small mud house first. The mud house was not very big, but it was filled with some miscellaneous items.
The soldiers soon discovered a secret passage covered by a millstone in a corner of the wall.
It's clear that the Ma family was too eager to save people and didn't have time to close the granary.
The soldiers worked together to move the millstone, revealing a passageway leading underground. One soldier went down the wooden stairs at the entrance of the passageway to investigate, and a moment later, the soldier's excited voice came from the cellar.
"It's food! It's food!"
Upon hearing this, the soldiers' eyes lit up. They thought to themselves that the Ma family still had food, and that Platoon Leader Wang had indeed guessed correctly.
Wang Yousheng naturally didn't need to go down to check, because he had already detected it through his analytical eye: there were over 70,000 jin of grain below!
This time, playing the landlord game has really made me a fortune!
When I looked at the map information before, Baishi Village was marked with 12 jin of grain. Ma reported that he now has more than 11 jin. Those damned traitors have monopolized the entire village's grain reserves!
No doubt about it, move them all!
The soldiers started moving the grain. Wang Yousheng finally went down into the cellar out of curiosity. Damn, the cellar was as big as half a football field, divided into four rooms. Each room contained different kinds of grain, including wheat, millet, and even hundreds of pounds of cured meat left over from the winter!
The tens of thousands of kilograms of grain in the cellar were mainly wheat and millet, each accounting for more than 30,000 kilograms. Adding the cured meat, it was enough to feed the battalion for a long time.
It took the soldiers nearly an hour to empty the four grain warehouses.
Madam Shen was filled with regret. She never imagined that today, the ones targeting the Ma family wouldn't be bandits, but rather the Eighth Route Army. The Eighth Route Army had come out to eliminate traitors and seize grain.
She slumped onto the floor in front of the living room door, watching the Eighth Route Army soldiers empty the Ma family's savings.
After all the grain was gathered in the yard, Wang Yousheng received another message from Ge Erdan through his golden finger.
Ge Erdan actually mobilized the villagers of Baishi Village and Daxia Village, bringing a total of 180 people.
"Platoon Leader Wang!"
Ge Erdan walked up to Wang Yousheng.
Wang Yousheng glanced at the villagers standing at the door; each of them had a friendliness rating of over 50 points, showing that they were very friendly to the Eighth Route Army.
Wang Yousheng asked, "Captain Ge, why did you bring the villagers along?"
Ge Erdan grinned and said, "I went to find the nearby district teams to help, and then I discussed with the team leaders of Xinchao Village, Sanxing Village, and others to mobilize the villagers to help, which will reduce our pressure."
"very good!"
Wang Yousheng exclaimed in admiration, "Ge Erdan is really clever. By mobilizing the villagers to help, he can greatly reduce the transportation time and pressure on the troops."
Ge Erdan added, "That's not all. When the villagers heard that they had reported the horse to this big landlord, they were very happy and volunteered to provide us with oxcarts and rickshaws to transport our grain."
Wang Yousheng understood that the villagers were showing great respect and righteousness, and now he had to step forward and say a few words.
He walked to the door and glanced at the more than one hundred villagers. They all looked excited, as if they had been looking forward to this moment for a long time.
Wang Yousheng straightened his back and said, "Fellow villagers, I just heard what Captain Ge said. On behalf of the Eighth Route Army, I thank you! With your help, the Japanese devils will be driven out of China sooner or later and sent back to their island nation!"
Several elderly farmers shouted in unison, "Good! The commander is right!"
"Commander, you've really rid us of a great scourge today!"
The villagers responded enthusiastically, saying that if the Eighth Route Army eliminated the traitors today, they could drive the Japanese devils out of China tomorrow.
In their hearts, the Eighth Route Army was the people's army, and it truly cared about the people!
Amidst the enthusiastic cheers of the villagers, Wang Yousheng, on behalf of the Eighth Route Army, saluted the villagers. This gesture was met with enthusiastic applause, and some villagers even shed tears on the spot.
The grain transport has begun!
With the help and guidance of comrades from several nearby district teams, the villagers quickly moved their grain and transported it to the base area.
Wang Yousheng wasn't worried about anyone robbing the grain, because he had already controlled any battle fluctuations within a hundred kilometers, and Zhang Fugui, the biggest threat, had already led his men to flee.
"Platoon leader, what should we do with this woman?"
At this moment, Ge Erdan and two soldiers escorted "Shen Shi" over.
Wang Yousheng glanced at Shen and found that she had lost all her energy and was cowering like a wooden doll.
He then said, "She is Ma's wife. Let's take her back to the base for reform and see if we can get any information out of her."
"yes!"
After making the arrangements, Wang Yousheng saw that the grain had been almost completely moved, so he began to scan the Ma family's house again.
Grain can satisfy him? What a joke! Ma Bao's family is very wealthy and powerful; besides grain, they must have other stockpiles.
For example, ocean oil, daily necessities, and the like!
He has the Eye of Analysis; he can find anything the Ma family owns! He can even find things hidden underground—it's more powerful than a detector!
Soon, the Eye of Analysis found the secret stash in Ma's room.
Damn it, over seven thousand silver dollars, plus some gold and silver jewelry...
Needless to say, Wang Yousheng once again ordered the soldiers to empty the place...
After nearly an hour, I finally finished all the work.
The soldiers were all in high spirits. Although they were not fighting the Japanese, it was just as good as fighting the Japanese. They had captured so many supplies that it would be enough to supply the entire Independent Regiment for half a year, not just the First Battalion!
The soldiers were especially excited when they saw the fine millet packed in sacks.
Food is the foundation for an army to fight!
However, Wang Yousheng soon received another message from the Golden Finger.
This time, his previously happy expression instantly turned cold.
The Golden Finger detected the aftershocks of battle within 2000 meters. In a small ravine south of the village, a company of lightly armed Japanese infantry was approaching Daxia Village.
He estimated the time and realized that the Japanese soldiers had been lured to Daxia Village.