The Age of Awakening: From the Young Runtu

Runtu went to the Jiashan Arsenal.

The main reason is that there are several amounts that don’t match up.

If the team is too big, various problems will arise.

The most important thing is that there is something wrong with people.

"Sir, these items don't match up."

Runtu read the records carefully several times and found that there were some problems.

Although they are all small amounts.

There are often a few pistols and a few rifles that are not on the books.

There are also dozens and hundreds of them.

Maybe it’s because the factory has made a lot of stuff, and it’s hard to tell if it’s missing a little bit.

When this problem arises, there won’t be just one or two people who rot.

Smuggling arms is always a serious crime.

There are smugglers everywhere.

The very beginning was smuggling salt, iron, and gold.

The price is different in each place.Smuggling becomes more and more profitable, so if the profit is there, they will not hesitate to take risks. They hope that if they succeed in the venture, they will be able to survive for a year. Even if they are unfortunately caught, but they can make a long-term plan, they also hope to make money. Losing money.

Especially those who smuggled gold and hid it in their farts.

Runtu didn't expect that there would be people in his place who would take such risks.

I will do whatever is beneficial.

Especially now that there are so many warlords and bandits, arms are in short supply and there is no need to worry about selling them.

It was the most intense period of fighting in the past few years.

But guns aren't very good.

Some warlords have insufficient funds and poor equipment, and cannot meet the standard of one soldier and one gun.

There are more officers than soldiers, more soldiers than guns, and more guns than bullets.

On the contrary, the weapons of the nearby bandits are better than those of the warlords.

There are also many sources of weapons, and the Geming blockers have shipped a large number of weapons from abroad.

These weapons were scattered among the people and even found their way into the hands of bandits.

The Geming blockers also mobilized the militia and militia in large numbers and provided them with some weapons, and the militia and militia continued to make a living with weapons.

Warlords sell weapons to bandits.Warlords could get some money and food from the central government and equip themselves with weapons. However, after many melees, some warlords failed to escape and sold their guns to bandits in exchange for living expenses.

Local bandits and militia mainly obtain weapons from foreign countries, Hong Kong and Macao, and smuggling and civilians.

There are places where arms can be traded directly, and smuggling of arms and tobacco is rife.

Some come directly from Germany and Japan, and some are re-exported from Hong Kong and Macao.Arms smuggling is highly profitable.For example, an original pistol costs only a few dollars in Macau. If it is re-exported to Guangdong and sold to bandits, it can be sold for tens of dollars.

Runtu did not expect that reselling and smuggling would also occur in his factory.

The bandits are militaristic and desperately expanding their armaments, but they have little production and rely entirely on robbery, kidnapping and extortion to maintain their livelihood.

Private firearms also began to increase in number.

Warlords are at war and bandits are rampant. How can landlords and ordinary people protect themselves?The only way is to purchase arms and enrich the armament.

There are many civilian weapons for business group incidents, banditry issues, legion conflicts, peasant group conflicts, etc.

To protect themselves, "militia groups" were formed, and businessmen formed "business groups" to protect themselves.As long as there is a wealthy family, there is no one without weapons, such as some "banks" and "banks", which are more like small armies.

There are quite a few people in Jiashan who have guns.

In some militia groups in villages and towns, "all citizens are soldiers", and almost all able-bodied men are armed.

In many rural areas, there are still tall blockhouses with "gun holes" on them.Whenever thieves invaded, all the men in the village armed themselves with guns and started a "blocking war" with the bandits in the blockhouse.

There are even armed fights between villages, and guns are often used.

Due to the large number of weapons, such things are inevitable.Bandits are so rampant that the vigilante groups in the village mainly fight against the bandits.

The key to the struggle between bandits and militia is who has more sophisticated weapons and who is more lethal.

You can come to Jiashan to buy arms.

But it's not okay if the people under your command line their own pockets.

Even if the bandits come to buy it, they will not sell it.

If he had a different identity, he might have sold it.

What is sold are some inferior products or surplus.

Everything good is important to your new army.

Some bandits cannot buy weapons in Jiashan.

The warlords only cared about fighting for territory and wealth, and did not care about the lives of the people. Because of this, many young and middle-aged laborers who could not survive became desperate and went up to the mountains to become bandits.

In storytelling, many bandits are glorified as those who rob the rich and give to the poor. In fact, the bandits do steal from the rich but rarely "give to the poor". After all, the bandits can live a life of licking blood with the blade of a knife entirely because they cannot maintain their lives. .Some bandits will not rob the poor at all. Firstly, the poor are all close relatives in villages far and near. In order to build a good mass base, they often do not eat grass near their nests. The other is because the poor themselves are too poor to afford food. Can't squeeze out any oil or water.

It is for the above reasons that the bandits will set their sights on some large households nearby, such as landlords, local tyrants, squires and other classes. They own a large amount of land and tenant farmers, and their homes are very wealthy. If they can break out one large household at a time, at least Enough for the bandits to eat and drink happily for a year or two.

The local tycoons are not fools. It is not easy for them to build a family business with hard work. How can they bear to give it to others? In order to be able to keep their own property, the local tycoons often sacrifice small things to save big ones." They spend a lot of money to buy guns and hire villagers. Young people formed a security team to guard their homes and property.

The members of the security team have undergone special training. Generally speaking, the captains of the security team are retired Qing soldiers with rich combat experience. Even the bandits with large numbers do not dare to be too unscrupulous.

Those who cannot buy equipment will even make their own equipment.

A bandit targeted a wealthy family. The wealthy family owned thousands of acres of land, numerous tenant farmers, and even hired servants to serve the master.

This bandit is not a reckless gangster. On the contrary, in his opinion, the internal defense system of this large family is very complete. If you want to break into Hu's house, you must find the weak points from within.

Therefore, the bandits found a young bandit and asked him to dress up as a cattle dealer and enter the rich man's house to buy cattle to spy on information.

Sure enough, after entering the livestock shed in the Hu family compound, the little bandit discovered that the wall behind the livestock shed was short and thin, making it the best point of attack.

The bandits were overjoyed after hearing this, so they agreed with the bandits to attack this place as their goal.

A few days later, on a dark and stormy night, the bandits led a group of people to the back wall of the livestock shed and used the explosives they had prepared to blow a large hole in the wall. Then waves of bandits swarmed in. Enter the hospital.

But what the bandits didn't expect was that just when the first bandit was about to rush out of the cowshed, a flash of fire suddenly lit up on the ground, followed by a series of bangs and gunshots. The bandits also fired violent flashes and gunshots. Zhong fell down in response.

Then, the security team immediately dispatched after hearing the warning and started a battle with the bandits.The bandits rushed into the yard with joy, thinking that they would definitely get some fat this time. Unexpectedly, before they saw any resistance, their accomplices had already fallen to the ground. They suddenly panicked and dropped their guns and the bodies of their companions. After escaping, the bandits' plan completely failed.

The security team makes their own weapons, ground guns.

The principle of ground guns is very simple. They are a row of muskets filled with projectiles. Their tails are buried and fixed in the ground. The muzzles of the guns are aimed in the direction where the bandits may attack. A small iron wire is tied to the trigger. The other end of the iron wire is connected to the nearby area. Buildings are bundled together to form straight lines of trigger fuses.

Once someone or an animal accidentally kicks the fuse, the trigger of the musket will be pulled, resulting in an automatic fire effect.The purpose is to prevent someone from stealing. Hunters have also used this trap to contact large beasts such as wild boars, and the effect is immediate.

Jiashan's goods are not sold to bandits.

All they do is robbery.

A businessman went to Jiangsu and Zhejiang to deliver goods. When he returned to his shop, it was already dark.Entering the courtyard through the back door, I felt something was wrong as soon as I entered. Before I could understand what was going on, someone hit the ground with a stick.Then, two more people rushed up and tied them tightly with a rope.At this time, I realized that I was kidnapped by the bandits.

When they dragged him up from the ground and walked out, they found that his two brothers had also been tied up.Just like that, the three brothers were escorted to a forest. As a bandit imitated a few dog barks, a group of black-faced men emerged from the depths of the forest.They were afraid of being recognized, so they smeared a thick layer of pot ash on their faces, making each of them look like a black man, which looked scary.

The bandit asked: "How many did you pull?"

Immediately one said: "Thirteen heads."

The bandits called these kidnapped people fat pigs, and called kidnapping fat pigs, so he asked how many heads, not how many people.

As I was walking, I suddenly heard a bandit shouting: "Stop!"

Unable to see with my eyes, I was wondering in my mind whether I had reached the destination or had gone astray?Could it be that we met the security team? Then we would be saved?
It turned out that I was wrong and the bandit asked me to take off my shoes and socks.There was a river ahead, and the bandits asked us to wade across it.

After taking off his shoes and socks, the bandit who led the way pulled hard and followed him into the water involuntarily.My eyes were covered and I couldn't see anything. I was like a headless fly, letting others control me. I was so panicked that I didn't dare to speak out. Anyone who dared to speak out would be beaten immediately.The moment I was pulled into the water, I was jolted by the cold water. My calves were so cold that my muscles twisted, and the soles of my feet were sore from the gravel. The feeling was unbearable.

After finally crossing the river, I lost feeling in both feet.The bandits refused to stop and could only endure the pain and continue to follow them.After walking for about an hour, there was a sudden sound of dogs barking.I guess there must be a village ahead, otherwise there would be no dogs barking.

Sure enough, Jean guessed correctly again. The bandits escorted us into the village, took us into a large courtyard, and then pushed us into a dark room. We were ordered to get on the kang, lean our backs against the wall, and sit cross-legged, shoulder to shoulder. good.

The blindfold was finally taken off. Since it had been covered for too long and there were no lights in the room, it took a long time before I could vaguely see the environment in the room.There was nothing, just a big kang.

Said something.Without saying a word, the two black-faced bandits punched their companion in the face several times, causing his mouth and nose to bleed. They threatened to cut out his tongue if he dared to chew his tongue again.Having learned from the past, no one dared to speak.

Lila sat crookedly on the kang all night. Before dawn, the bandit ordered him to go on his way.The feeling of walking barefoot was too uncomfortable. There were so many thorns on my feet that I grinned in pain when I took a step.The bandits seemed to be sincere in tormenting us and dragged us into Weiziwa. Now, we had suffered the same crime.

After leaving Weiziwa, I felt like my feet were rotten.

When we reached Noon, three groups of bandits met.The bandits will leave when asked to go, and stop when asked to stop. They are more obedient than tame dogs.Alas, even if you don't obey, you will be beaten to death.

I haven't eaten for a whole night, my stomach is growling, and I have no strength to walk.When it was almost dark, the bandits drove the people into a dry ditch and threw them into a dozen cold and hard nests, which they then gnawed on the ground like dogs.

When people are hungry, their dignity is no longer important, and they scramble to eat the cornstarch clean.There was a knot in my stomach, which made me feel even more uncomfortable.

After squatting in the ditch until late at night, a bandit shouted: "Go up the mountain."

The rope was pulled, and he stood up unsteadily and followed.It is said to be a mountain, but in fact it is just a small hill. It is not difficult to climb up, but my feet hurt.

As they climbed up the hill, the bandit shouted again: "Come down the mountain." He had to step one foot deep and one foot shallow, struggling to go down among the uneven terrain with his waist bent.

When everyone was exhausted and almost unable to walk, the bandit shouted again: "Get on the boat."

I got on the boat, crossed the river, and shouted again: "Get off the boat." Then the rope was pulled, and like dumplings, they all fell into the water. Fortunately, the water was shallow and no one was drowned, but they choked on a few mouthfuls of dirty water. , and it’s enough to make someone cough for a while.

Because his feet were so painful that he couldn't walk, he was dragged to the shore and beaten. There was a hole in his left eye socket, and blood dripped down his cheek to the ground.Someone asked for mercy, but the bandit grabbed a handful of mud and slapped it on my eye socket, which made me tremble with pain.

Finally we arrived at the bandit's village, which was an abandoned temple.

At first, I always thought that the bandits lived on the top of the hill, which was easy to defend and difficult to attack. Then I realized that their stronghold was not fixed at all. They lived here today and went elsewhere tomorrow, just to attack in the east and in the west, so that the bandit suppression team could not figure out where they were. Where is the final destination?

The sufferings suffered on the road were painful enough, but the sufferings suffered in the village were infinitely more painful.The bandits played with us for fun, making us run around in all directions, that is, running barefoot all over the yard. We were not allowed to stop unless they told us. Anyone who couldn't run and stopped was immediately hung up and whipped.We will never give up until the skin is torn to pieces.

If we don't go along with their wishes even a little bit, or if they are sincere in tormenting people, we will immediately suffer again.They have countless ways to torture people, and any one of them can scare the courage of good people.

After being tortured, he was released after paying money.

Most are such bandits.

The trade of guns must not be given to bandits.

Giving it to the bandits can only make it easier for them to prey on the common people. (End of chapter)