"Squad leader Niu, I didn't realize you had such skills. I'm afraid you are also a veteran, right?" Tang Cheng's eyes fell on Niu Laogui's right hand intentionally or unintentionally. People who often play with guns have more than one shoulder blade holding the gun butt.
It will leave marks, and even calluses will appear on the index finger that is often in contact with the trigger. When Tang Cheng looked at Niu Laogui's hand, he was looking for the callus on his index finger that Liu Yangyang mentioned.
"Company Commander Tang, I have offended someone now. When you are leaving, can you take me with you?" Looking at Jin Mantang lying at his feet, Niu Laogui completely lost the courageous spirit just now.
asked Tang Cheng. Niu Laogui's voice was not loud, but this small restaurant was too small. Not only Tang Cheng heard what he said, but also the dog-skin hat on the table next to him, and he heard it very loudly.
clear.
"Bang!" The big hand in the dog-skin hat slammed on the table. Heizi and Liu Shitou were so shocked that they almost pulled out their short guns at the same time. "Niu Laogui, you beat my man, do you think you can do it today?"
Are you going to walk straight out?" The dog-skin hat, who had poured down a bowl of wine, stretched out his hand to wipe his mouth, turned his gaze to Tang Cheng, and then stared straight at Tang Cheng, the contempt and provocation in his eyes clearly evident.
Tang Cheng signaled Heizi and Liu Shitou to put away their guns, then took out a banknote from his pocket and threw it on the table. He said to the shivering female shopkeeper hiding behind the counter, "This is the compensation for your plate.
My companion has a bad temper and has caused trouble for you." After saying this, Tang Cheng stood up and grabbed the military uniform jacket he took off to leave. From the beginning to the end, he never looked at the dog-skin hat again. This kind of
Deliberate contempt can be even more maddening than the provocation in the eyes of a dog-skin hat.
Tang Cheng did this on purpose. He wanted to see what the dog-skin hat was capable of, and what the relationship between Niu Laogui and them was. Why did Jin Mantang first point the finger at Niu Laogui, an inconspicuous veteran ruffian?
"If you haven't left yet, do you still want me to treat you here to continue having dinner?" After being glared at by Tang Cheng, Heizi and others, who were still sitting in their chairs, stood up and prepared to leave.
"Wait a minute, you bastards who beat me want to leave like this. Have you asked me if I've asked you?" Tang Cheng's face was filled with joy, and the dog-skin hat finally couldn't bear it anymore and wanted to stand up for Jin Mantang. He spread out his cattail leaf fan.
He grabbed the dog-skin hat on his head and slapped it on the table with a smile. The burly man with wide eyes stood up and stopped the Tangcheng group. The anger in this guy's eyes forced Liu Shitou to put his hand on the holster of his gun again.
, ready to draw your gun at any time.
"What do you want to do? Tell me directly. If you want to hide it like this all the time, just get out and don't waste my time." Tang Cheng's indifferent expression made the Northeast Army soldier who stood up furious.
He roared and stretched out his hand to grab Tang Cheng's neck, but Tang Cheng stepped back and avoided it. "If you have something to say, don't touch me. Be careful, young master, I will mess with you." See the other party.
Seeing signs of another outbreak, Tang Cheng smiled and slapped the holster on his waist with his hand, "Hey, you're still not convinced. Believe it or not, I'll kill you with one shot. Get out of here now so that I don't have to watch you."
Then spit out what you just ate."
Only then did the angry big man notice the two rifles straddling Tang Cheng's body, as well as the military jacket Tang Cheng carried in his left hand. The rank mark of second lieutenant was pinned to the collar. "
Why, it misfired, wasn't it awesome just now? It's too late this time." No matter how the other companion with the dog-skin hat kept smiling, Tang Cheng raised his feet and walked out, while Heizi and the four of them pulled out their guns and held them captive.
The three guys who came to cause trouble also left the restaurant.
"Get in the car." Tang Cheng ignored the defeated soldiers who were mixed in the crowd outside the restaurant, and just asked Heizi and the others to escort the three people with dog-skin hats into the carriage. The rumbling truck moved slowly amidst the exclamations of the onlookers.
Driving in the direction Niu Laogui pointed, Tangcheng needed a place to stay and recuperate, so Niu Laogui, who was familiar with the county, pointed out a place for him according to Tangcheng's requirements.
Cyclamen is an inn. Before the war, the business of Xianke Lai, which catered to traders and travelers, was very good. However, since Japan suffered successive defeats at the hands of the Japanese, Cyclamen's business has declined a lot. Tangcheng opened
When we drove the truck to Cyclamen, we found that the inn under the guise of Cyclamen was lifeless and didn’t look like an inn at all. “You may think that Cyclamen is not a big place, but there are many houses in its backyard.
Leave the space behind for the caravan, and maybe you two trucks can also drive into the backyard and stop." As an idea, Niu Laogui told Tangcheng the general situation of the cyclamen.
When Tangcheng actually saw the fairy that Niu Laogui was talking about, he was shocked by the thick layer of dust on the tables, chairs and benches in the lobby. This damn inn was not at all a haunted house. Facts have proved that the fairy
Ke Lai is indeed not a haunted house but an inn. After the innkeeper, who was called by Niu Laogui from the backyard, learned that Tang Cheng and the others were going to stay here, he rented out all five rooms on the second floor of Cyclamen for just one French currency.
I moved to Tangcheng, and the lease was for half a month.
"I will live in a room by myself and put those boxes in my room." Jiujin showed a rare act of dominance and directly chose a room that he thought was safe and moved in. He also ordered two of Heizi's men to put those boxes in.
The medicine box was moved into his room. Of the remaining four rooms, Heizi and the four of them occupied two, and finally there was one in Tangcheng. Liu Shitou guarded the light machine gun and mortar and lived in the last one.
one.
"Tell me, why did you come to us? Don't tell me that you went to eat." Tang Cheng ignored Liu Shitou and the others who were moving things, but sat down in the hall with Niu Laogui.
The three of them asked the dog-skin hat. Ren, who was furious, turned his head and ignored Tang Cheng who asked. Jin Mantang, who was knocked bloody on the table by Niu Laogui, was the one who spoke first.
"Who is this Boss Hu? Is he also a skirmisher who pulled out from the front like you? Which army is he from?" Tang Cheng didn't know who Boss Hu was in Jin Mantang's mouth, so he could only ask the man sitting next to him.
Niu Laogui asked. Tang Cheng showed his surprise when he learned that this boss Hu was not defeated, and that Jin Mantang and Niu Laogui were from the same army. Seeing that when Niu Laogui taught Jin Mantang a lesson just now, Tang Cheng
Cheng thought the two men were mortal enemies, but unexpectedly they were members of the same army.
"Boss Hu is a tavern owner on the surface, but he is actually the largest group of bandits within dozens of miles around. Boss Hu, who has quit working, is now helping the bandits sell stolen goods and resell cigarettes. I heard that Captain Hutchison
The relationship is very good." Niu Laogui lowered his head and took a puff of cigarette and then said, "Boss Hu once recruited me, but I had already joined the garrison, so guys like Jin Mantang and others who followed Boss Hu kept shouting at me.
Yes, I already wanted to beat him when I got up."
Tang Cheng couldn't figure out what Boss Hu was doing now that he had given up being a bandit, and why he was recruiting Jin Mantang and the others to retreat. However, since Niu Laogui had expressed his intention to surrender to him, it was not difficult for Tang Cheng to know the answer. "Go back and tell them.
It's not difficult for that boss Hu to get a truck. He can exchange it for what I need. As long as he can get 10 horses, 00 rounds of shell gun bullets, and 30 grenades, the truck will be his." Niu Laogui beat him up.
Jin Mantang and his companion were released by Tangcheng, but the dog-skin hat was left alone.
"I heard from Squad Leader Niu that you are from the Northeast Army and a machine gunner. It seems that you are the only one from the Northeast Army in the county." He took out the cigarette and threw it to the dog-skin hat. Tang Cheng struck a match and personally
He lit the cigarette for him. Thinking that he would not be able to escape this beating, he smoked heavily in his dog-skin hat, and simply snatched the entire pack of cigarettes from Tang Cheng's hand and put it in his pocket.
"Do you want to hang around like this forever, or do you want to live a more comfortable life with food and drink?" Tang Cheng's question made Dog Skin Hat a little puzzled, "I mean do you want to join us? I am Tang Cheng from the 88th Division. We are going to
Go to Sichuan to find our old commander for some rest. Follow me. You will have food, drink, military pay, and new military uniforms. I have a Czech light machine gun, but I lack a machine gunner." Tang Cheng finally stated his purpose.
When they learned from Niu Laogui that this guy nicknamed Lao Dongbei was a machine gunner, Tangcheng had the idea of recruiting him.
"Squad Leader Niu, I know you are more familiar with this place than we are. I also need you to do one more thing for me. You go find the defeated soldiers you know in the county and pick those guys who have fought in battles and are not afraid of death. I also need you to do something for me.
6 people, starting from tomorrow we will help Captain Huang train his garrison." Before Lao Dongbei agreed to stay, Tangcheng called Liu Shitou and gave Niu Laogui some money, first asking him to recruit those who were trustworthy.
The broken troops came and cyclamen came.
"Shitou, you can share a room with Lao Dongbei tonight, and discuss with the shopkeeper to see if you can also rent a few rooms downstairs. Ask the shopkeeper to help us boil more hot water. Everyone should be together before going to bed.
I need to take a shower." Lao Dongbei, who was sitting and smoking, did not follow Niu Laogui. Tang Cheng knew that the matter was done, so after giving Liu Shitou a few words, Tang Cheng went upstairs to Jiu Jin's room.
"I asked Niu Laogui to help find people. Just 15 people will be enough. Tomorrow I will take Heizi and the others to the garrison. You and Shitou stay at the inn to guard these medicines. These medicines are our lifeblood. We must not
Leave people alone." It was indeed the best choice to let Jiujin guard these medicines. At the same time, because Tang Cheng had no one available, he had to choose Jiujin.