Ah Qi was speechless for a moment after hearing Li Man'er's words, lowering his head and saying nothing.
He didn't know what Li Man'er meant. It's just that he had been in the army for a long time and really didn't want to believe that there were barbarians in the army. Many of them were brothers who lived and died together and fought together on the battlefield. Now tell them
, Blind Man Zeng actually worked carefully, how could they accept it?
Li Man'er stared at Ah Qi closely and asked, "Do you know the consequences of Xi Zuo lurking in the city?"
Ah Qi nodded, inexplicably feeling that Li Man'er's temperament was a bit like that of a prince, which made him involuntarily afraid and did not dare to look at her.
"Know."
"Now that you know the consequences, don't be confused about it. The temporary pain is better than the destruction in the future!"
When Ah Qi heard what she said, she nodded immediately and did not dare to say anything more.
"Then let's go!"
Like a little follower, Ah Qi followed Li Man'er obediently to the camp where the veteran lived temporarily.
It was getting brighter, and there were gradually more and more people on the street, and the figures of Li Man'er and Ah Qi didn't look so obtrusive.
The more than 300 old, weak, sick and disabled people left behind by the Xiao family now live in this area. Most of them are disabled, some have lost their hands and feet, some are blind, and they can even see.
Parts of their heads and faces were missing. I don’t know how much they suffered and how they survived.
The camp was filled with a desolate smell. Those soldiers who were injured while guarding the country did not receive very good treatment. They dragged their broken bodies and stayed in this desert land, doing whatever they could in the camp to survive.
This remaining life.
Normally, if nothing happened, no one would come to their place. The arrival of Li Man'er and Ah Qi made the atmosphere in the camp a lot more tense.
"Who are you looking for?" There was an old man who was lighting a fire. When he saw the two of them facing each other, his face became a little more wary.
Li Man'er said: "Old man, we are here to see Lu Dakuan, is he here?"
"It turns out he's an acquaintance." The old man's expression relaxed a little, and he pointed to a small old house tremblingly, "He should be there at this time. You should go find him."
"Thank you."
Li Maner took Ah Qi there.
Although the house is old, it is still quite sturdy. The door panel is wobbly and makes a harsh squeaking sound when pushed open. I don't know if it is rusted somewhere.
As soon as the two of them entered, they saw Lu Dakuan lying on his back on the bed, his hair unkempt and his eyes wide open without even blinking, as if he was dead.
If she hadn't seen his chest rising and falling, Ah Qi would have thought he was dead.
"Lu Dakuan, we meet again."
Lu Dakuan sat up from the bed as if he was cheating. When he saw Li Man'er, he was slightly stunned, and then suddenly realized, "You are... the daughter of the Marquis' family? I heard
The girl led people to attack the camp yesterday and killed all the barbarians. She is truly a heroine."
He held out a thumb and said sincerely: "As expected of the Queen of the Gate."
"Okay, you don't have to flatter me like this. I came to you to ask you something."
Lu Dakuan disapproved and said: "How can this be considered flattery! What I, Lao Lu, said was from my heart. If it weren't for my poor health, I, Lao Lu, would also like to follow the girl to attack the camp and kill a few barbarians.
Enjoyable."
This was said with some enthusiasm, and Li Man'er believed that he was sincere, but this was not an important matter.
Lu Dakuan has been a soldier for many years. He is a veteran veteran through and through. He is the best at recognizing people. He then said: "I wonder what the girl wants me to do? If the girl has something to do, please ask Lao Lu to do it. Just ask someone to send me a message."
That’s it, why bother to come in person.”
"Okay!" Ah Qi said impatiently, "Let's talk about serious matters."
Li Man'er gave Ah Qi a meaningful look and said to her, it's really rare for you to dislike others being noisy.
"Lu Dakuan, are all the old, weak, sick and disabled here?"
"Yes, I'm not afraid of your ridicule, but no one who is good can be placed here with us. To use the words above, we all have today and no tomorrow, and being thrown here is, to put it mildly, the same as indifference.
The Communist Party of the North exists or dies; in fact, to put it bluntly, they are just eating here and waiting to die."
Li Maner asked again, "Do you still have military pay?"
Lu Dakuan said: "Yes, there is, but it is very pitiful to get this money! We usually don't have much expenses, food and accommodation are all in the camp, good or bad, we can always fill our stomachs. But who has no wife, children and children?
Ah, that little money is not enough to settle the family, but it’s better than nothing!”
Li Man'er nodded thoughtfully, "Thank you for your hard work."
"It's not hard, it's not hard." Lu Dakuan was flattered, "To say the least, the Xiao family is still generous..."
"How do you say this?"
Lu Dakuan said with some embarrassment: "Logically, we people should be grateful for the kindness of the Holy One. After all, our military pay, food and clothing are all money allocated by the imperial court. But..."
He hesitated for a moment, then gritted his teeth and said, "There are so many moths in this world."
This sentence alone is considered extremely disrespectful.
Li Maner smiled, "What you said makes some sense. However, when the Xiao family kept you, why did they choose you to meet the Marquis? Is it because you have the best legs and feet among these people? I see the one outside
The old man who made the fire is much better than you."
Lu Dakuan said quickly: "Girl, don't make fun of me. I know best what kind of virtue I am." He walked with a limp, and his body fell sideways uncontrollably. This was regarded as
What legs and feet are the best?
"Why is that? Is there something special about you that I don't know about?"
Speaking of this, Lu Dakuan's face looked quite proud, "To tell you the truth from the girl, I, Lao Lu, was also considered a fierce general on the battlefield. Not to mention that I could go in and out seven times, and I would kill the barbarians with fear.
There is no armor left, but I, Lao Lu, am also a person who can risk his life and put life and death aside. Fighting can be regarded as a brave person, and he still has some merits. Therefore, these three hundred old, weak and remnant soldiers are all at my disposal. In addition,
There are a thousand people left in the city, which is quite a team."
Li Maner knew that he should be talking about those in the logistics department.
"You know Wu Ying, Sister-in-law Wu and the others."
"Of course I recognize it." Lu Dakuan said: "The war is going well now, so we are not busy. If the fight lasts for seven days and seven nights, we, too, will have to fight."
A bright light suddenly burst out in his eyes, "To be honest with you, girl, we, the thousands of disabled women and children, are the last line of defense for the old city of Mobei."
Li Man'er also became serious, "Tell me why you are the last line of defense."
"If the city is destroyed, there will be countless casualties among the soldiers. But if the barbarians want to occupy the old city of Mobei and attack the new city, they will definitely trample over the broken bodies of us. Even if I have only one tooth left, I, Lu Dakuan, will bite