"We are obviously going south, why did you tell those people in the town that we were going to Wuhan?" Tan Fei, who had already left Diqiao Town and was sitting on the same carriage as Tang Cheng, was a little confused.
He asked Tangcheng. But Tangcheng Zhu Hui had no time to pay attention to Tan Fei. He was busy counting the harvest in Huandiqiao Town with Liu Shitou, and sold most of the property intercepted from the Yao family.
, Liu Shitou’s backpack specially used to carry money is almost full.
Tang Cheng ignored Tan Fei, but the latter stared at him relentlessly, waiting for Tang Cheng to give him an answer. He sighed softly, rubbing his sour eyes and turned to look at the man with a face full of curiosity.
Tan Fei said, "I'm talking about glasses. You are a well-educated person after all. Haven't you heard of the Thirty-Six Stratagems? There is a plan in there called building a plank road to covertly attack Chencang. The Japanese army cannot let it go in vain."
Let's kill a small group of Japanese soldiers and a hundred or so Imperial Army soldiers."
Tengfei was not a stupid person. He just listened to the beginning of Tang Cheng's words and already understood what Tang Cheng meant. "You mean to tell those people in the town that we went north to Wuhan on purpose, and the purpose was to lure the Japanese reinforcements."
We are going north, but we take the opportunity to go south?" Seeing Tang Cheng nod, Tan Fei was somewhat smug at guessing what Tang Cheng meant. Liu Shitou, who was busy counting money, rolled his eyes in dissatisfaction. Tan Fei
Only then did it become somewhat more restrained.
The Yao family's belongings were sold in Huandiqiao Town. Liu Shitou, who was responsible for keeping the money, could now be regarded as a small rich man. If Tang Cheng hadn't exchanged some oceans for gold bars in the town, Liu Shitou used them to store the money.
The backpack might not be able to carry the money and valuables. Seeing Liu Shitou's money-obsessed look, Tan Fei began to despise Tang Cheng even more. He believed that the only reason Liu Shitou was like this was because he was taught by Tang Cheng.
Tangcheng had no intention of paying attention to what Tan Fei was thinking at this moment. In order not to reveal the purpose of going south, Tangcheng and the others left Huidiqiao Town when it was almost dark. First, they followed the road outside Huodiqiao Town.
The official road walked towards Luojiazhuang for a while, waiting for Lao Dongbei who had fallen behind to confirm that no one was following him, and then turned around and headed south along the official road to Dujiawan. Lin Jiadong was killed in battle, and Hou San and Dice, two people who were born in exile,
The bandit guy alternately became the guide and the forward scout, but more than an hour had passed, and the dice that was supposed to be returned for replacement did not come back on time.
Walking in the dark at night, the fear is that they will get lost. In order to avoid the villages they meet along the way, Tangcheng and the others have to walk through wild areas from time to time. It is particularly important to think of the marks left along the way. The dice did not come back, but along the way
There were marks left by the dice, so Tang Cheng did not order to stop advancing, but only asked those with short guns to be more vigilant. After stumbling for a few more miles along the marks left by the dice, the dice finally came back, and it was still there.
A man in ragged clothes was brought back with a solemn expression.
"There are guerrillas here too?" Hearing this ragged man say that he was a guerrilla, Tangcheng's heart skipped a beat. There are really guerrillas everywhere in this country. Fortunately, this one is called Zhang Tong guerrilla.
The situation introduced by the team members has not yet made Tang Cheng's heart sink to the bottom. This guerrilla team formed by the Huangshi underground party arrived in Caolingtou Village yesterday. Unexpectedly, it was robbed by a group of bandits. The guerrilla team was only ten years old.
A few people were no match for dozens of bandits, but they were immediately surrounded by bandits. Their numbers were overwhelming.
Since the guerrillas were not from Caolingtou Village, they were all caught in the bandits' den. Zhang Tong took advantage of the bandits' laxity to escape down the mountain during dinner tonight. Zhang Tong, who escaped from the bandit's den, fled in a panic, but failed.
He was bumped into by Dice who came out to explore the road. Zhang Tong, who had been hungry for two days, would be Dice's opponent. After a few moves, Dice knocked him to the ground. After asking about the situation and Zhang Tong,
With his identity, Dice brought Zhang Tong back.
"How many bandits are there in total? How many of you are there? Has anyone else been captured by the bandits?" Tang Cheng frowned as he secretly cursed Dice for not knowing how to get things done.
"There are about fifty or sixty bandits, and I saw some guys dressed as military officers among them. There are 17 of our guerrillas, but I haven't seen anyone else captured by the bandits." Zhang Tong swallowed heavily.
Tan Fei handed over the pancakes while answering Tang Cheng's questions. Fortunately, Dice didn't say that these people were the gangsters going south. Zhang Tong thought that the team, which was mixed with horse-drawn carriages and ox-carts, was passing merchants.
"Then how many weapons do they have?" After hearing Zhang Tong say that there were also prostitutes among the bandits, Tang Cheng suddenly became interested in this group of bandits. However, before that, Tang Cheng was most concerned about the weapons and equipment of these bandits.
"I did pay attention to this. There are a total of fifty-two guns and seven or eight short guns." Zhang Tong did not bother to wipe the cake crumbs from the corner of his mouth. He tried to recall and said. "In addition, it seems that the bandits have
There are also machine guns, they look like light machine guns to me."
"Wait, what did you just say? They still have machine guns in their hands?" Tang Cheng suddenly raised his hand and interrupted Zhang Tong. After receiving Zhang Yi's exact answer, Tang Cheng began to think deeply. What he was interested in was among the bandits.
But if the bandits had machine guns in their hands, it might turn into a tough battle if I wanted to attack these bandits. I only have so many people now, and if I want to fight against the machine gun fire, the casualties will definitely be small.
No, after thinking about it, I feel like the gain outweighs the gain in going to Tangcheng.
"No, we can't go through this muddy water. It's only right to avoid the Japanese defense line and go south." Seeing that Tang Cheng was silent and started to think about things, Lao Dongbei, who was driving the car, came over and bit Tang Cheng's ear.
Although they look like there are more than 30 people now, more than a dozen people have been killed or injured in the battle in Huidiqiao Town, plus the already injured people on Wu Chuang's side, they are only 14 who can still use guns to fight.
If a person with this small number is to deal with dozens of bandits equipped with machine guns, it will end in a lose-lose situation, which is not worthwhile at all.
"That's how I thought about it. I'm not stupid. Why are we rushing to help people who have nothing to do with us? I won't go. We will go south to live a good life." I knew that Lao Dongbei was worried that he would be in trouble.
After pondering the matter, Tang Cheng smiled, reached out and patted the backpack in Liu Shitou's arms, and swore a promise to Lao Dongbei, which made Lao Dongbei turn his head back in doubt.
Do not touch porcelain or earthen pots. This is a principle that Tangcheng learned from those gangsters. The money in Liu Shitou's backpack is enough for people like him to live a good life after going south to Sichuan. No matter how straight-faced he is, he holds a gun and fights with the Japanese army.
Fighting a tough battle is indeed not worth it. "Now you are the only one who has escaped, what do you want to do? Find reinforcements, or do you want to follow us south?" After promising that Old Northeast would not meddle in other people's business, Tang Cheng planned to ask Zhang Tong clearly now.
the meaning of.
After drinking half a bottle of water, Zhang Tong wiped his mouth with his stained sleeve and then looked up at Tangcheng. "All the guerrillas were captured by the bandits. I'm so
I worked so hard to escape just to find a way to rescue them and follow you, so wouldn’t I become a deserter?" Zhang Tong seemed to be a little excited, and his voice gradually became louder. Liu Shitou next to Tang Cheng was nervous
He looked around and reached out to cover Zhang Tong's mouth, signaling Zhang Tong to speak in a lower voice.
His eyes showed disdain for Liu Shitou's timidity. Zhang Tong twisted his head to avoid Liu Shitou's outstretched hand. However, just as he avoided Liu Shitou's hand, he was kicked in the waist and abdomen by a foot.
, fell off the carriage on his back. "My people saved you, gave you food and water, and bandaged your wounds. Not only are you not grateful, you also look at my brother with that look,
I think guys like you are no better than bandits." It was Tang Cheng who kicked Zhang Tong off the carriage. Tang Cheng happened to see the expression on Zhang Tong's face just now by the light of the cigarette butt in his mouth, and he couldn't hold it back.
Kicked this guy off the carriage.
Zhang Tong, who got up from the ground, was about to say something, but Tang Cheng reached out to stop him, "You are guerrillas, we are not, and there are only a dozen of us. If you want us to deal with dozens of bandits, you are not stupid."
Well. You guerrillas have more than a dozen guns and they are no match for anyone else. Do you expect us to be able to do just that with a few broken guns?" Most of the weapons they captured in Tangcheng were covered under tarpaulins. This would be like heaven.
No matter how bright the stars and moon were, Zhang Tong could not see the firearms and ammunition under the tarpaulin. Tang Cheng was right in saying so.
"Shitou, give him your Hanyang-made rifle and give him 50 rounds of bullets. Whether he can save people or not is his own business. Let's go." Liu Shitou reluctantly threw away the Hanyang-made rifle at his feet.
After getting off the carriage, he grabbed two handfuls of bullets and threw them over, then ignored Zhang Tong who was standing on the roadside. Such an episode was destined not to affect Tang Cheng's determination to go south, but Tan Fei, who was bent on finding trouble, turned against Tang Cheng again.
I secretly rolled my eyes a few times, thinking that Tang Cheng was not an easy guy to get along with.
Tan Fei was just muttering about Tang Cheng's character in his heart, but he didn't say that what Tang Cheng did just now was wrong. Tang Cheng led them to defeat more with less in Huandiqiao Town. This was done by being familiar with the terrain and hitting Japanese aircraft one after another.
Ambush. Not to mention the dozens of bandits that Zhang Tong mentioned, they also have dozens of rifles and machine guns in their hands. In addition, the bandits are familiar with the terrain here. If they really help Zhang Tong rescue people, they will end up safe.
No, in the face of life and death, no one would mind living a long life, including Tan Fei himself.
Tan Fei didn't say anything to contradict Tang Cheng's decision, and Wu Chuang and the others were even less likely to say anything. ** and ** were sworn enemies. However, Zhang Tong's appearance made Tang Cheng wake up. With Dice and Hou San leading the way,
He had already bypassed Caolingtou Village, but the bandits had no fixed abode. Tang Cheng was worried that people like him would be harmed by the bandits if they avoided the Japanese army.