Reborn in 1963: I Hunted and Stockpiled Meat During a Famine

"We surrender..."

The bandits finally succumbed to the relentless bombardment and collapsed completely.

Unable to escape and unable to fight back, surrendering meant certain death.

Qin Qiming threw another grenade, emptying all the grenades on his body.

"If I don't throw it a few more times this time, I won't have another chance to bomb these bandits!" he thought to himself.

"Turn on the torches and flashlights, put the guns on the ground, and raise your hands!" Qin Qiming shouted.

The result was unexpected; these bandits were utterly incapable of fighting.

Just as Zhao Meng said, they only fight when they have the upper hand; once they are ambushed, they can't hold on and surrender immediately.

Once the torches were lit, the people around became alert and went forward to check the situation.

The surrounded area was littered with parts and debris, the red snow was particularly striking, and the stench of blood was so strong it was impossible to suppress.

Only about twenty bandits remained standing, and all of them were wounded.

The rest were either already dead or lying on the ground groaning in pain, unable to get up.

Of these twenty or so people, most were either a little clever or timid, and they lay on the ground from the start, not daring to move.

Others also lay down like them, but the dense barrage of grenades gave them no chance to take cover.

Hundreds of grenades exploded overhead, even in such a densely packed area.

Adding to the sudden burst of gunfire earlier, those who survived were truly lucky.

"Where's the Green-Faced Ghost?" Zhao Meng, the team leader, glared at the leader.

"No, no, he's not with me. He said he'd be there later," a henchman replied in a trembling voice.

"What? The Green-Faced Ghost isn't here?" Zhao Meng's expression changed drastically, and he was secretly surprised and suspicious.

This most crucial figure is extremely cunning. Despite not leaking a single word, he still managed to find an opportunity to evade detection!

"Take them with you and come with me to the hiding place. We must find the Blue-Faced Demon!"

Zhao Meng roared.

"Guard all exits. Anyone who tries to slip away or escape, or leaks information, will be executed on the spot to prevent our comrades from being harmed!"

"Yes!"

Zhao Meng quickly organized his men to clear the scene, and then ordered them to escort the prisoners to block the cave entrance.

After Zhao Meng had arranged everything, Qin Qiming quietly leaned close to his ear and asked, "Hey, Meng-ge, have you asked them how many people are left in their hiding place?"

"Including Green-Faced Ghost and his gang, there are about ten people left. Originally, we planned to leave a few people there to guard the area while the rest of us went into the city. Green-Faced Ghost led a few men to follow behind, but he managed to slip away. What's going on? You have something planned in mind?"

Qin Qiming chuckled: "Brother Meng, what do you think, this bandit leader, Green-Faced Ghost, will rush straight into the mountains at the first sign of trouble, or will he go back to his hideout to take a look first?"

What do you mean by that?

"The Green-Faced Ghost and his gang have been hiding in the mountains for so long, they must have stockpiled a lot of good stuff. How much could they have brought with them when they came to attack the county town? If they hear any commotion ahead, will they think of going back to check first?"

Qin Qiming looked at Zhao Meng.

“We all know there are three exits to his place. If he comes in from the front and comes out from another exit, won’t we just let him get away again?”

Or I can take the people from our village over there to keep an eye on things; we know that area well.

Just in case, it'll save us trouble if we get caught head-on.

"You've thought of a very thorough plan. Hurry up and go, don't delay. We need to be careful." Zhao Meng looked at Qin Qiming and praised, "You're really quick-witted and have some ideas. If what you said comes true, I'll owe you a favor, and everything will be easier to discuss in the future."

Afterwards, Qin Qiming found the village chief and explained the matter in detail.

So the entire militia of the mixed-surname village was mobilized and headed straight for the stone mountain, to the location of the bear cave.

The militiamen spread out around the bear den, using the snow to cover themselves.

With the experience gained from the previous operation, the second operation went much more smoothly.

"Qiming, do you think that blue-faced ghost might pass by here?" Qin Kang asked, his heart pounding as he hid in the snow.

"Well, I can't say for sure," Qin Qiming said, his eyes fixed on the bear cave. "I just guess he'll go back to his hiding place, block up the entrance that everyone knows about, and then escape from another place with the valuables."

"Your guess is too audacious, aren't it? You actually dared to ask Zhao Meng to bring his men to ambush us?" Qin Kang exclaimed in surprise.

“If the Blue-Faced Demon escapes into the mountains, we’ll be helpless, and the mountains will never be peaceful again. But if, as I think, we manage to corner the Blue-Faced Demon, then the mountains will be peaceful again,” Qin Qiming explained.

"It's all because of this green-faced ghost. I haven't been to the mountains for a while, and we've almost run out of meat at home," Qin Kang sighed.

"What time is it? You're still thinking about food!" Qin Qiming joked.

"The most important thing for people to do in life is to eat; they have no other choice."

"Actually, there's another reason I came, Brother Kang, you know it too."

"I know? I don't know anything!" Qin Kang looked completely bewildered.

"This is our first time visiting Shishan. Do you remember what those two people said at the entrance of the bear cave?"

"I remember, what's so special about it?"

“Those two said they could become division commanders or army commanders in the future…” Qin Qiming lowered his voice, “I specifically asked those captured bandits, and most of them could only become deputy county magistrates or something, and they only knew one exit.”

Qin Kang understood somewhat: "You mean, those two people are people around the Green-Faced Ghost, and only the Green-Faced Ghost's most trusted confidants know about Bear Cave?"

“That’s right, that’s why I said I’d come and ambush him. The Blue-Faced Ghost may have been cunning and escaped countless times before, but as long as he’s greedy just once, he’ll fall for it here. I’m betting he doesn’t want to go into the mountains empty-handed, and I don’t believe he’d be so willing to leave without taking anything!” Qin Qiming narrowed his eyes.

Qin Kang listened, filled with emotion.

They couldn't understand how someone like Qin Qiming could have come from their own village, someone who could predict the Blue-Faced Ghost so clearly.

Most importantly, he felt that Qin Qiming's words made a lot of sense.

After waiting for a while, Qin Qiming suddenly heard a knocking sound coming from the bear den.

The continuous knocking woke up the militiamen, who had been waiting in the cold and were somewhat drowsy.

After the knocking continued for a while, accompanied by the sound of stones hitting the ground, everyone gripped their guns even tighter.

The voices inside the cave gradually became clearer.

"Is the middle gate completely blocked?"

"We've blocked it completely; those guys at the front gate won't be able to get in anytime soon. As for the middle gate, unless they use explosives to keep blowing things up, they might not be able to get through even by dawn with all that stuff we've blocked. By the time they manage to get through the middle gate, we'll have already crossed several mountains!"

“I knew those bandits were unreliable; there must be a traitor among them passing on information.”