Xie Baoqing, the leader of Heiyun Village, was a miserable person. Because he had a grudge against Zhang Shanren, the rich man in his village, he was furious and killed more than 20 people in Zhang Shanren's family, burned Zhang Shanren's house and became a bandit. He won a good reputation among the bandits with his good martial arts and righteous means of making money, and became the leader of Heiyun Village.

The source of economic resources of Heiyunzhai mainly relies on grabbing, cutting, kidnapping, digging old kilns, and doing whatever you want. Japanese devils, puppet troops, Kuomintang troops, Eighth Route Army, and merchants. As long as the opportunity is right, you will never be polite.

Xie Baoqing, the boss of the poor, repeatedly reiterated the discipline of counterfeit villages. It is okay to steal anyone, but he cannot steal the poor. The brothers naturally support this and think that this mountain rules are well established. From a broad perspective, it is a bit of a kind of killing the rich and helping the poor, and a hero from the world. He said in private that what is the poor to rob? It is better to go with the flow and gain a good reputation.

It is because of the reputation of robbing the rich and helping the poor that several political forces are fighting against this bandit armed force. The Kuomintang army wants to recruit peace, the Eighth Route Army wants to incorporate, and the Japanese and puppet parties also want to pull them over. Xie Baoqing has contacted representatives from several aspects and is considering it.

He had been dealing with the Kuomintang army for twenty years and survived the repeated clearances. He knew too much about the Kuomintang army. He heard that some bandits were recruited and then dealt with again. There were many such things. Some were reorganized into local troops after recruiting and sent you to death as soon as the war started, and he would use someone else to kill you. He would not do such stupid things. The Japanese and puppets could not consider it. The bandits also had a reputation problem. At least they were considered Chinese bandits, so it would be bad to make a traitor and bandit.

It is precisely because of this that Zhao Gang was inclined to recruit this group of bandits, but Shen Long knew that Heiyun Village was not all people like Xie Baoqing. Their second leader, Liang Erhu, raped and plundered all kinds of evil. Every time he stole a new woman, he would marry him seriously, and the old woman would be rewarded to his minions. Over the years, he has harmed at least hundreds of innocent women.

Moreover, in the original work, the monk Wei died under his command. No matter which aspect is considered, Shen Long would not allow such people to get involved in the Eighth Route Army. He told the situation of Heiyun Village and then concluded, "Like Xie Baoqing, it is still a target that can be saved, but if a person like Liang Erhu joins our Eighth Route Army, what will the villagers around him think of us?"

"How many villagers here are destroyed by Liang Erhu? Will they still support us as before when they see Liang Erhu put on the uniforms of our Eighth Route Army? Therefore, I think bandits like Heiyunzhai should be divided and dealt with. Bandits like Liang Erhu who do all kinds of evil should not be taken in, but should also be held to hold a public trial meeting to deal with them strictly!"

"The scholar is right! If a bastard like Liang Erhu joins my Independent Group, why don't the villagers point at me, Li Yunlong and curse me?" Li Yunlong agreed with Shen Long's opinion. He has always looked down on bandits like Liang Erhu who only harms the people and is unwilling to let them join the Independent Group.

Facing the crimes listed by Shen Longluo, Zhao Gang had nothing to say, "The problems pointed out by Xiao Shen are very representative. Such people are indeed not suitable to join the Eighth Route Army team, but if they want to catch Liang Erhu and the others in public trial, Xie Baoqing will definitely not agree, right?" In his opinion, Xie Baoqing belongs to the group of people who can still fight for.

"The central government requires us to fight for all the targets we can fight for and form an anti-Japanese united front. The purpose is to unite all the forces that can be united and resist the attack of the Japanese." After speaking of the practical significance, Chen Long began to analyze this problem from a theoretical perspective. "The existence of these bandits just made us unable to concentrate our strength. They have caused great obstacles to the production and life of the people in the northwest border of Shanxi. Clearing the bandits and restoring normal production order can allow us to concentrate our strength better."

"These bandits are like pustules on human bodies. If you don't deal with them, they will definitely affect your health!" Chen Long also made an analogy, "Only by dealing with these bandits can we fight the Japanese in a healthier state."

"Although Xiao Shen has been joining our Eighth Route Army for a short time, his theoretical foundation is stronger than that of some old cadres!" Zhao Gang praised him, and when he spoke, he took a special look at Li Yunlong.

Of course, we have been a senior cadre after all. I don’t know how many theoretical works I have read. Due to my vision, I am afraid that even Zhao Gang is not as good as himself in theory. However, Chen Long felt that there is still a certain gap between him and Zhao Gang in terms of down-to-earth.

"Old Zhao, what do I do!" Li Yunlong was unhappy now. He knew that he never liked to learn these things, and he was even more unhappy to be said by Zhao Gang.

"Hahahaha!" The house suddenly burst into laughter. Everyone knew Li Yunlong's fault. After laughing, the meeting also came to a conclusion. There must be a choice in recruiting bandits. Everyone should not be brought into the Eighth Route Army's ranks. Some bandits with good reputations are better to say, and bandits like Liang Erhu who have a great crime must be severely punished.

"Xie Baoqing will definitely not want Liang Erhu to be dealt with, so we have to control this bandit first, and then make a clear stand with him! Tomorrow I will take people to touch the details of Heiyun Village and come up with an offensive plan!" Chen Long took the initiative to ask for the fight.

"I will take people to visit the victims of Heiyun Village and try to hold the public trial conference more decently!" Zhao Gang considered this issue from the perspective of political work. He felt that this was a good opportunity to unite the general public, making them realize that the Eighth Route Army is a team that truly sets the rule for the people.

"That's it!" Li Yunlong immediately made the decision, "If you want to fight Heiyunzhai, let the new recruits go, which is also an opportunity for them to train." The independent regiment has expanded a lot recently, and the quality of the soldiers has also been questioned of the quality of the soldiers. The intensity of fighting bandits is not as great as that of the Japanese, so it is most suitable to let the new recruits take action.

When Chen Long was planning to take people to investigate near Heiyun Village the next day, several unexpected guests interrupted his plan, and these leaders from the division headquarters directly found Chen Long.

"Comrade Chen Long, in view of your outstanding contributions to the anti-Japanese cause in Taiyuan, the division headquarters decided to award the Iron Army Avant-garde Medal to you and the Special Company of the Independent Regiment you led! I would like to encourage you!"

After saying that, the leader of the division headquarters took out a silver medal and wore it on Shen Long's chest, then patted him on the shoulder, "Actually, this medal should have been awarded to you for a long time, but it took some time to verify the performance, and it has been delayed until now."
Chapter completed!