"Of course it's divided equally. You don't want to keep it all, do you?"

"Company commander, how can this be possible? Every time I come out, I always take advantage of you."

The last time he went to the regiment headquarters, Zhao Zhiguo took him there, and he got a horse.

At first, he was afraid of violating discipline and did not dare to come to the county town. In the end, he gained a lot of benefits.

"Give me three pistols, and you take the remaining two. My two platoon leaders don't even have a pistol."

On the battlefield, once it is necessary to fight with a bayonet, if equipped with a pistol, it will be almost invincible in close combat and can save the officer's life with a high probability.

In an army that lacks officers, it is very necessary to equip officers with a pistol for self-protection. There are no more soldiers to recruit, and officers have died in battle. It is not known how long it will take for an army like Zhao Zhiguo to replace an officer.

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On the way back, Zhao Zhiguo and the others rested in a dilapidated private house on the highway. Half of the house collapsed. Except for passing tourists who rested here, no one wanted to live here.

Gao Cang took out the steamed buns he bought from the city and gave one to Zhao Zhiguo. After eating and drinking enough, he felt sleepy and both of them fell asleep.

In a daze, Zhao Zhiguo felt that someone was touching his gun. As a conditioned reflex, he drew his pistol and pointed it at the target.

But when he took a closer look, there was only a little boy of thirteen or fourteen years old in front of him, looking at him eagerly.

"Whose child are you?" Zhao Zhiguo asked.

The little boy lowered his head and looked at the ground, shaking his head. Gao Cang was also awakened by the sound, and he also looked at the child in front of him.

Not a single piece of clothing was intact on the child's body. His hair had covered half of his face and was dirty, leaving only two clear eyes exposed.

"Is this child hungry?" Gao Cang asked looking at the pitiful little boy.

The little boy understood Gao Cang's words and nodded.

Gao Cang took out a steamed bun and carefully handed it to the little boy. The little boy took the steamed bun and wolfed it down.

"Eat slowly, don't choke. There is still something left after eating. How long has it been since you last eaten?" Zhao Zhiguo looked at him eating and felt pity for the child, "Where are your parents?"

Only then did the little boy raise his head and glance at Zhao Zhiguo, then shook his head.

"I'm asking you, are you a little mute?" Gao Cang asked.

"I'm not mute. My parents have been gone for a long time. All I remember is that they died on the roadside, and then I walked all the way here begging for food."

"Company commander, this kid looks so pitiful."

"Too small, no taller than a gun. He has been malnourished for a long time. He probably can't even hold a gun. If the troops march in a hurry, he will definitely not be able to keep up."

It is not that Zhao Zhiguo is hard-hearted. Once the troops are transferred and he cannot keep up, they may be left to the enemy, which is even more cruel.

"If you leave him like this, he will definitely starve to death without any means of livelihood."

Because of years of war, warlords in various places imposed exorbitant taxes. Even in the Bashu region, some warlords collected the taxes for 150 years. After a hundred and fifty years, the people were in dire straits, and many adults starved to death, not to mention half-grown children.

Zhao Zhiguo would definitely not watch a teenage child starve to death: "What's your name?"

"Dog!"

"Did your parents give you the name?"

"No, when I asked for food, they asked me to bark like a puppy before giving me food. I learned how to bark, and then they called me dog." The little boy said.

After Zhao Zhiguo heard what the little boy said, he was even more shocked. He thought of a sentence, "I have never been afraid to speculate on the worst malice of my countrymen."

"These people are going too far!"

"What's your last name?"

A child has been left with traces of humiliation since he was a child. If he doesn't change his name first, he will never be able to get rid of this identity in his life.

"My surname is Liu. My father once told me that my ancestors had emperors."

"From now on, your name will be Liu Qingsheng, and your new life will start from today." Zhao Zhiguo thought for a moment, "Can you follow me from now on?"

"What do you do?" Liu Qingsheng looked at Zhao Zhiguo eagerly, his little eyes full of curiosity.

"Us? Guess what we do!" Zhao Zhiguo took out a pistol and waved it in front of him.

"A soldier fighting in a war?"

"You are quite smart. If you follow me, you will have food to eat. You no longer have to beg for food, let alone bark like a dog."

Liu Qingsheng nodded to Zhao Zhiguo and agreed. The way back was naturally a little slower. By the time he got back to the station, it was already close to dusk.

As soon as he entered the village, Dianhou hurriedly greeted him: "Company commander, division commander and regiment commander are here."

"Coming so soon?"

The regimental leader had mentioned that the division commander would come to inspect in the past few days, but he did not expect that he would arrive today, which caught Zhao Zhiguo off guard.

"The division commander asked you where you were. I have been covering for you. I said you went to inspect the position and would be back soon."

"Okay, I understand. You take Liu Qingsheng to take a bath, give him a haircut and change into clean clothes."

Only then did Dianhou realize that Zhao Zhiguo was followed by a little follower, his hair was covered in lice, his feet were bare, and his little hands and feet were the same color, both black.

Zhao Ziming came with the teacher. When the two brothers met again, they didn't have a chance to greet each other and just nodded.

"Teacher, why are you here?"

Zhao Zhiguo greeted the teacher with a smile when he saw him.

"Where have you gone?"

The teacher didn't even raise his head, still looking at the picture drawn by Zhao Zhiguo on the table.

"Aren't you here to take a look at our position?"

Zhao Zhiguo very obediently poured a glass of water for the teacher.

"to be honest!"

The teacher's words only contained a few simple words, which immediately made Zhao Zhiguo feel guilty.

"This...that's what I said..."

Looking at the teacher's stern eyes, Zhao Zhiguo swallowed the word "truth" back into his stomach.

"I have been to the city. I am a countryman and have never seen the world."

"Stop being so glib here and tell me what you did in the city!" The teacher did not believe Zhao Zhiguo's lies.

"Division Commander, our communication capabilities are so poor. It takes us at least an hour to reach the regiment headquarters with just one horse, let alone the division headquarters. By the time the intelligence from the division headquarters is transmitted to the forward positions, the enemy will definitely have already put the bayonet on it.

It stuck us in the throat."

"So you went to Heyun County and told the little devils not to come and fight us?" Only then did the teacher look at Zhao Zhiguo with interest.

"Hehe, Commander, your information is still useful. Even Monkey Sun cannot escape from your Wuzhishan."

"Stop flattering me here. I just made a guess. Do you have any useful information?"

"There has been no movement in Heyun County so far, but there is only one regiment of puppet Manchukuo troops and more than forty little Japanese, and the city wall is not complete. I think there is a chance that we can gather the strength of two regiments and make a surprise attack. Success

The rate is very high.”
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