The Yellow Locust Gang

The countryside of Xiǎo Yú, like with most Chinese provinces during this era, is plagued with bandit gangs. Ranging from small ragtag groups of thugs to large organized but poorly disciplined hosts they are countless and unending. A constant stream of destitute peasants, craven deserters, and those just looking for an easy meal keep these gangs flush with manpower. Two major gangs prowl Xiǎo Yú, one of which is known as "The Yellow Locust Gang." Yellow representing power and prosperity in traditional Chinese culture, and locust referring to the gangs ability to lay waste to all they descend on. They are lead by "Four Eyes" Chin, a smart and capable man believed to once have been a junior officer in the now destroyed Anhui Clique. Chin's nickname stems from his poor eyesight, the man needing glasses to see beyond the end of his nose. It is said that the primary goal for his gang is to ensure he has enough glasses to last him the rest of his life, and while this is laughed at as simple gossip among his men, he does handsomely reward any bandit who turns in a pair of glasses at the end of a raid, and severely punish those who attempt to hide any found from him. Despite this, he is a competent and clever leader, having made connections with the White Russians in the province for information and weapons. Chin's gang fly's an old banner, said to have been brought home from Tonkin by Chin's Great Great Uncle who had served as a banner man in the Black Flag Army insurrection against the French, in Viet-Nam some 40ish years earlier. 

This gang is organized to be ran as a Horde Squad for Fistful of Lead. 

 

The entire gang, Chin pictured with glasses to the right of his banner man, next to his Russian supplied lewis gun, and his bodyguard. 

 The melee element of his gang. Two grunt groups, one with spears (and the tough as nails trait, gaining it +1 grunt) and one with hatchets and cleavers. 

Chin's riflemen grunts, two groups. 

Chin's regulars. Chauchat LMG and MP20 both supplied by the White Russians. I only just recently discovered, upon rereading the rules that LMGs (Rules as written assault rifles) and SMGs are NOT specialist only weapons, as I had once thought!! Only MMGs, (Such as Chin's Lewis Gun) and Sniper rifles are (Well rocket launchers too, but.. in 1920s china? hmmm.. what can I kit bash) 

As well as some pistol wielding regulars, no doubt gang bosses intended to keep the grunts in line! 

He also has an old cannon! I hope to swap out the gunners eventually for models from Gringo40's. 

Shout out to Gringo40's, flag and banner man supplied by them, delightful casts all around.  

That's that, onto the next one..