Resistance against Japan: Starting with the local militia

Chapter 8 Taiyuan City

"Commander, Taiyuan City is just ahead."

Tang Weiguo looked in the direction Tang Xiaohu was pointing and saw a tall city wall standing between two mountains on the plain.

More than a month has passed since the bandit suppression. During this month, the militia's recruitment work has proceeded smoothly. Most of the captured bandits with clean records have joined the militia, and with the addition of new recruits from nearby villages and towns, the militia's expansion has been successfully completed.

After the recruitment work was completed, Zhao Zhu devoted himself to a new round of recruit training. Thanks to the previous recruit training and the participation of the veterans leading the team, Zhao Zhu was more adept at training this time.

In addition, Tang Weiguo introduced several training materials to educate the soldiers ideologically. He incorporated patriotic education methods from later generations and organized everyone to study them uniformly.

More than a month later, after seeing that the militia's work was on track, Tang Weiguo took Tang Xiaohu, Niu Dali, and several elite reconnaissance companies to Taiyuan City to purchase various supplies.

"Wow, it's huge! It's magnificent! This is the first time I've ever seen such a big city. Goodness, it's so many times bigger than the county town!" Niu Dali exclaimed, as this was the first time in his life he had ever left the county town.

Several soldiers from Niu Dali's reconnaissance company chimed in, "It's huge! I wish we could live here someday."

"Haha, once you go to Beiping, you'll know what a real city is. Taiyuan is still far from that," Tang Xiaohu said with a laugh.

"Where in Beiping?" Niu Dali asked curiously.

"That's what you get for not paying attention in class. Beiping was where the Qing Dynasty emperors lived," Tang Xiaohu said with a laugh.

"Oh, so this is the capital city that opera singers talk about. I understand now. I wonder if I'll ever have a chance to go there." Niu Dali began to dream.

"We definitely will in the future. Now let's hurry up and try to get to the city before dark," Tang Weiguo said at the right moment.

"Alright, let's go, giddy up!"

As darkness fell, Tang Weiguo and his group finally arrived in the city after a hurried journey. They came to an inn with a sign that read "Kelai Inn".

"Let's stay here tonight," Tang Weiguo said to the group.

"We'll follow the master's instructions." Before leaving home, Tang Weiguo told them to change how they addressed each other.

The shop assistants at the door, seeing someone approaching, quickly went to the door if they were observant.

"Gentlemen, please let me have this horse for now. Please come inside."

"You'd better take good care of this horse."

"This silver dollar is a reward for you." Tang Weiguo casually took out a silver dollar from his pocket and handed it to the horse handler.

"Alright, sir, don't worry. For this silver dollar, I'll treat the horse like royalty." The waiter took the silver dollar and said with a big smile.

After handing the horses over to the waiter, Tang Weiguo and his companions went inside and asked the manager to open several rooms.

"Shopkeeper, can you tell me something? What food is available nearby? My brothers and I are all starving," Tang Weiguo asked the shopkeeper at the door as he came down from his room.

"You've come to the right place. There's a restaurant called Tianxianglou nearby, which is the best restaurant in Taiyuan. Just turn right when you go out and walk straight along the main street and you'll get there."

"Thank you, shopkeeper."

"You're welcome."

"Tiger, let's go, Dali."

"Alright, boss." Tang Weiguo arranged for the remaining special forces soldiers to stay in the room to guard the box, which contained hundreds of small goldfish.

.......

"Damn, Taiyuan City is really lively! All those girls are so beautiful. Tiger, why isn't that girl wearing pants? She's shameless!" Niu Dali nudged Tang Xiaohu and said.

“You’re such a fool. That’s not called not wearing pants, that’s called a cheongsam, a kind of clothing that shows off a woman’s beauty,” Tang Xiaohu explained to Niu Dali.

"Oh my god!" Niu Dali exclaimed in surprise.

"Tiger, don't make fun of Dali. We were just like that the first time we went to Beiping. We were like country bumpkins, looking around aimlessly, and people laughed at us." Tang Weiguo joked from the side.

"Haha, boss, you're absolutely right. My first trip to Beiping really shocked me. I never knew there was such a big city."

"I wonder if I'll ever have the chance to go back. I kind of miss that Shanxi noodle shop near the school gate; it was really authentic." Tang Xiaohu's mind was filled with memories of Beiping City.

"It definitely will," Tang Weiguo said.

"Boss, could you take me with you next time you go to Beiping?" Niu Dali interjected from the side.

"Haha, no problem, we'll try to get all the soldiers from our regiment to go together."

Not long after they started walking, Tang Weiguo passed by a pavilion. A group of women, dressed in flamboyant and revealing clothes, were soliciting customers in front of the door. When the girls at the door saw Tang Weiguo's distinguished attire, they hurriedly stepped forward and surrounded Tang Weiguo and his two companions.

"Gentlemen, why don't you come to Cuixiang Pavilion tonight for some fun?" The girl speaking subtly unbuttoned her blouse, revealing her two large, snow-white breasts.

Tang Weiguo knew without even guessing that this was the infamous brothel.

Heaven had to pity him; Tang Weiguo, who had lived two lives, had never seen anything like this before, and his face immediately turned red. Tang Xiaohu and Niu Dali beside him were also blushing and at a loss for what to do.

The girls who had gathered around became even more excited when they saw the three men's expressions.

"Hey, these girls are still three virgins. Handsome young man, want to come with me? I'll let you taste the flavor of a woman." The girl who spoke earlier almost dragged Tang Weiguo inside.

Tang Weiguo realized that this situation was unacceptable; if they were dragged in, his innocence would be jeopardized.

"Tiger, Dali, run!" Tang Weiguo shouted, squeezing out of the girls' encirclement and turning to run.

The melodious laughter of the girls came from behind me.

"Sisters, this is the first time I've encountered such adorable chicks. I really want to eat them up."

"Big sister, you can't keep it all to yourself. Next time you see it, give it to me."

"Hahaha."

.......

Once Tang Weiguo was free, he stopped and slowly began to walk.

"Boss, what place is that?" Tang Dali asked curiously, wondering why this woman was being so enthusiastic.

"brothel."

"Chicken farm? A place to raise chickens? We've never seen anyone raising chickens dressed like that anywhere. Besides, the chickens live better than people." Niu Dali looked puzzled.

"Never mind, you'll understand later." Tang Weiguo waved his hand.

Tang Weiguo rested for a while, then continued walking back and forth.

"Master, we've arrived at Tianxiang Pavilion." Tang Xiaohu pointed to the bustling restaurant ahead.

"Let's go get something to eat." Tang Weiguo strode towards Tianxiang Pavilion.

"Three male guests, please come in," a waiter greeted them at the door.

"Do you have any private rooms?" Tang Weiguo asked.

"Sir, I'm so sorry, all the private rooms are full. I'll have to make do with the main room for now."

"The lobby it is, but find me a quieter place."

"Alright, this way please." The shop assistant led Tang Weiguo and his group to a corner.

"Hey waiter, bring out all the restaurant's specialties. Oh, and a bowl of rice too." Tang Weiguo didn't know what to order, so he just told the waiter to bring whatever he could find.

"Also, buddy, book me a private room for tomorrow noon. I need to entertain some guests."

"Sir, a deposit of one dollar is required to reserve a private room," the waiter replied apologetically.

Tang Weiguo casually took out two silver dollars from his pocket and gave them to the waiter.

"One is the deposit, and the other is your tip," Tang Weiguo said. Upon hearing this, the shopkeeper's face lit up with joy. He quickly took the silver dollar, blew on it, and listened to it. A crisp sound rang out.

After confirming that the money was correct, the waiter said with a happy expression:

"You're very generous. With such a generous offer, please feel free to come tomorrow at noon. I'll make all the arrangements for you."

"Hurry up and serve the food, we're all starving," Tang Weiguo ordered.

"Alright, sir, the food will be here shortly."

Before long, the table was laden with dishes. Tang Weiguo and his group were also starving, and without saying a word, they all began to eat.

Niu Dali, in particular, was practically a cooking machine. A whole bowl of rice was gone before anyone else could eat much. Seeing that he still seemed to want more, Tang Weiguo had the waiter bring out some steamed buns.

"Hiccup, boss, tonight's dinner was really great," Niu Dali said on his way back.

"That's right, you ate almost all of it. You're the best eater in the whole group, we can't compare," Tang Xiaohu joked from the side.

"Hehehe." Niu Dali chuckled sheepishly from the side.

"Alright, let's head back early. The brothers who stayed behind haven't eaten yet. Let's take the packed meals to them."

The group quickened their pace, and when they passed Cuixiang Pavilion, they almost ran to avoid being surrounded by the overly hospitable girls.

Back at the hotel, after explaining what he needed to do, Tang Weiguo told everyone to get some rest.