In the past few days after returning to the army, Bai Yihua, Shan Haitao, Cai Shan, and Shi Shoutian had been discussing the issue of cotton clothes for the army. As the saying goes, when you get on the sedan chair, prick your ears. At this time, winter supplies were tight. The Japanese controlled these supplies very strictly. Not to mention a pair of cotton shoes, even one tael of cotton could not be brought up the mountain. The few of them sat in front of the oil lamp and thought hard, but they could not think of a trick. Shan Haitao saw that everyone was silent, so he muttered to himself,"I have to come up with an idea today. Last year, because they did not have winter clothing, more than 300 people in a team of more than 1,000 people were frozen and ran. The number of soldiers who were actually reduced in battle was only about 100. If this problem was not solved within this year, there might not even be a hundred people left by next spring.”Cai Shan interrupted Shan Haitao,"Haitao, stop complaining. Aren't we thinking of a way?" Shan Haitao retorted," I'm talking about the matter. I know that everyone is anxious. We can't just be anxious. We have to take action."”Bai Yihua continued Shan Haitao's words,""If we want to act, we have to have a goal. We don't even have a goal now. How about this, one of us will stay at home to take charge of the work, and the other three will go down the mountain to scout. After we get reliable information, we will come back and study the specific battle plan.”The three of them nodded in agreement. Bai Yihua continued,"Haitao, you can stay at home and work. The three of us will go down the mountain because you are the most meticulous. Shan Haitao didn't decline.
Just like that, the three of them went down the mountain. Before they parted ways, the three of them agreed that no matter what the outcome was, they had to return to the team tomorrow night.
Hu Zi had chased after Bai Yihua. Bai Yihua had no choice but to bring him down the mountain.
In the evening, Bai Yihua and Hu Zi arrived at a village with dozens of families. They went into the village and asked around. They found out that this village was called Wangjiatun, which was only dozens of miles away from Fuyang County. They found a family to stay in. There was only one old man in the family. He told Bai Yihua that this place was particularly uneasy now. The Japanese, Manchurian soldiers, and Beard took turns to rob the place, making the villagers panic. The young people in the village had all run out. Some were soldiers, some went up the mountain to become beards, and some went to the pass to make a living.
Bai Yihua asked kindly,"Sir, which family is the Beard that often comes here to harass?"”
The old man said,"We all call him Yuruozhang. He used to be a battalion commander under the Young Marshal." After the Japanese occupied the three eastern provinces, the young marshal led his troops into the pass. He brought a few of his brothers to stay inside the pass. They were fighting the Japanese and the Manchurian army. They often rob us commoners. Moreover, they killed without batting an eye. As long as it didn't go their way, they would kill regardless of whether it was a child or an old man.”
When Bai Yihua heard this, his anger immediately rose, but he suppressed his anger and did not speak. In the darkness. The old man could not see the expression on Bai Yihua's face. He continued,"Hurry up and sleep. I don't know if we can pass the night quietly.”
The three of them didn't say anything and lay down on the brick bed. Just as Bai Yihua was about to fall asleep in a daze, he suddenly heard the neighing of horses and the sound of messy footsteps from outside. He opened his eyes and saw flames soaring into the sky outside. Bai Yihua stood up with a whoosh, pulled out his pistol, and was about to rush out. He suddenly realized that he was not in the encampment and laid down again. Old Man Shi had also woken up. He said softly,"The Beard is here again. It must be Ba Li Zhang again. If someone knocks on the door and you are strangers, don't go out. I'll go and answer the door.”Before he finished speaking, there was a series of hurried knocks on the door and a loud shout,"Open the door, open the door. If you don't open the door, I'll smash it." The old man quickly got off the brick bed and replied,"Coming, coming." The curses outside didn't stop." Motherf * cker, I'm fighting the Japanese in front, and you're still sleeping soundly. I'm Battalion Commander Zhang's team. Hurry up and pay the money and get the food.
The old man begged," Boss, look at what else is valuable here. Just take it. In this day and age, how much oil can an old coffin like me have to fry?"，Footsteps and voices came into the room. Hu Zi pulled out his gun nervously." Commander, go ahead. There are only two of them."”"No, do you know how many people are outside?" Bai Yihua said softly.”
As the footsteps gradually faded away, Bai Yihua poked Hu Zi."Get up, let's go out and take a look. The two of them got off the brick bed and put on their shoes. When the old man entered the house and saw that they were about to leave, he quickly stopped them."Brothers, don't go out. This Jie Huzi is capable of anything.”
Bai Yihua said to the old man,"Old man, don't worry. We'll be fine." They walked out of the door.
Bai Yihua and the others followed the two bearded men to the village entrance. With the light of the torches, they saw more than ten large carts parked in the open space. The carts were filled with food. There were also two carriages that seemed to be made of cloth. This made Bai Yihua's eyes light up as an idea formed in his mind. He poked Hu Zi." Let's follow them and see where their nest is."”Hu Zi nodded.
In the fire, the bearded man said,""Are all the brothers here? Let's go home." As he spoke, he rode his horse in front. The big and small drivers behind them followed behind. Using the stars in the sky, Bai Yihua judged the direction the Beard was going and then remembered the route they were taking in his heart. When it was almost dawn, the group of bearded men entered a huge mountain. Bai Yihua pulled Hu Zi back." Don't follow us anymore. It's almost dawn. Let's go back."”
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