Facts have proved that not everything goes as smoothly as Tang Cheng planned. After Xinhua County helped Luo Changshan eliminate the Black Tiger Gang in Huanglong Mountain, the more Tang Cheng and others headed towards the hinterland of Guizhou, the more they felt...
The locals were poor and miserable. Most of the villages they passed along the way were thatched houses, and even many teenage children were still barefoot. This place was obviously not comparable to the places in the south of the Yangtze River.
"Fortunately we brought enough food, otherwise we would have no money and no place to buy food." The luckiest person is Fatty Ma. Before leaving Xinhua County, Tangcheng had already asked him to buy food in the county.
There was a lot of food. If it weren't for this, their team of more than 200 people might have run out of food long ago.
"You are stupid. Is it possible that all the people here will starve to death? They are just poorer, but it is not that they have no food." Tang Cheng used the branch in his hand to knock the helmet on the fat man's head, "Although this place is remote.
The people here seem to be a little poorer, but there are still landlords here with old wealth, and the food is in the hands of those landlords. If we want to buy food, we naturally have to go to the landlords here. Is it possible that you still hope
Let these common people conjure food for you."
There are many unruly people in poor mountains and rivers. This is an old saying that has never changed. Ever since Tangcheng began to find local people secretly looking at his motorcade, he ordered to strengthen defenses. He did not want to be robbed by the locals and tied to a big tree.
Feed the worms. In fact, as long as there are thieves who are thinking about you, you can't hide. In just two days after leaving Xinhua County, Tangcheng and the others have been attacked by locals many times. They simply attacked Tangcheng and the others.
Most of the locals used swords, spears and bamboo bows. These were no match for bullets. The locals who came to attack Tangcheng could only end in failure every time, but they never tired of their attacks and never wanted to stop.
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Of course Tang Cheng didn't care. In fact, he couldn't stop the actions of these locals. So Tang Cheng canceled the training of Liu Shitou and the others and began to move faster. If he hadn't passed by larger villages and towns, Tang Cheng wouldn't have done it.
They would order them to stop and rest. Of course, not all locals would want to rob Tangcheng of their belongings. In order to supplement their meat supply, Tangcheng even made trades with the locals they met along the way. Salt and iron were exchanged with locals.
Prey brought from the mountains has been a traditional trade between the locals and the Han people since the Tang and Song Dynasties. Naturally, Tang City also abides by this tradition.
"I need three guides, and I also need 20 of the hand crossbows you use. We have doctors who can help you treat the sick villagers. When we get to the next town, your guide will take us
The delivered salt and ironware will be returned here." Tangcheng was sitting in a Tujia village bargaining with people. The Tujia people's homemade sip wine was not to Tang Cheng's taste, but the Tujia bacon made Tangcheng secretly admire it.
Endless.
The Tujia men in the village were originally planning to rob Tangcheng and the others, but after seeing a towering tree 300 meters away being knocked down by Tangcheng with a grenade, these Tujia men changed their minds. With only three
A guide and 20 hand-made crossbows can exchange for enough salt and iron for the village to use for a year. This kind of transaction is much more cost-effective than risking one's own life to rob, not to mention that they themselves are not sure.
The robbery will be successful.
After resting for a day in the Tujia village, Tang Cheng suddenly changed his mind. He planned to hire 12 Tujia men to serve as bodyguards for the team. And it was said that the 12 Tujia men selected by Tang Cheng were the best hunters and hunters in the Tujia village.
Crossbowman, Hou San and others were very puzzled, especially Liu Shitou and the others who had been asking Tang Cheng. They didn't understand why Tang Cheng spent this unjust money. The only one who truly understood Tang Cheng's intention was Tang Cheng.
Mulianshan has been busy all day in the village.
"These people have been living in these mountains for generations. The mountains are their home, their granary and their paradise. Although we have machine guns, grenade launchers, and dozens of rifles, when we really confront these mountain peoples
, these things will only become a burden to us, because you cannot bring enough ammunition to chase them in the mountains and forests, but they can shoot crossbow arrows into your body at any time."
"From here on, we have to pass through many places like this. Without the help of local people, it will be difficult for us to pass smoothly. Is it possible that we have to use salt and iron tools to open the way every time?" Seeing that Liu Shitou and Tan Fei had no idea at all.
Understanding his intentions, Tang Cheng couldn't help but get angry. If he hadn't thought that he was still in the Tujia village at this time, maybe Tang Cheng would have forced the two of them to do another heavy marching training.
With local people acting as guards and guides, their lives in Tangcheng gradually became better. Although there were still some desperate local mountain people who came to rob the road, since they had Tujia guards, such things have become much less common. The mountain people's
Although there are still some old feuds between the various villages, the Tujia men are also famous in Guizhou for their toughness. For a sum of money that they don’t even know if they can get it, they drag the Tujia people into this enemy. The mountain people
I wouldn't do such a thing.
"Tian Hu, why do you Tujia people have the surname Tian? I mean, shouldn't your Tujia people have very long names like the elders?" The Tujia man who talked to Tangcheng the most was the one named Tian in the escort team.
Tiger. Among the many tongue-twisting Tujia names called by Tangcheng, only Tian Hu’s name is easy to pronounce. Moreover, Tian Hu is not only a man who can speak Chinese, Tangcheng also found that other Tujia men were using their names intentionally or unintentionally.
Alienate yourself from Tian Hu.
Tian Hu, who has a sturdy figure comparable to that of the old Northeast, is actually a man who doesn't like to talk much. When he is with Tang Cheng, Tang Cheng usually asks questions, and Tian Hu only occasionally answers a few words. "I was not one of them."
In the village, the surname Tian is also a branch of the Tujia family." Reaching out to scratch his head, Tian Hu gave Tang Cheng an answer that was not an answer. Tang Cheng actually already knew what he said.
Unlike other Tujia men, Tian Hu is not only an outsider, but also a loner in the Tujia village. Although Tian Hu has worked very hard to be accepted by others in the village, unfortunately, except for the elder and the village owner
In addition, other Tujia people still treat Tian Hu as an outsider. It was the intention of the elder to put Tian Hu into the escort team. The elder, who is nearly 70 years old, is like an old fox. He can't bear to see Tian Hu like this.
Living a miserable life in the stockade, he wanted to hand over Tian Hu to Tang Cheng to take him away from the stockade. Regardless of whether Tian Hu was willing to leave, at least let Tian Hu see things outside the stockade.
Tian Hu was good at shooting crossbows. He once fought a hungry leopard alone with only a machete for a child in the village. These were told to Tang Cheng privately by the great elder, although Tang Cheng had not seen it yet.
Although he had not seen Tian Hu's methods and abilities, he had a very good impression of this tough and taciturn Tujia man. Not only because Tang Cheng found the shadow of the old Northeast in Tian Hu, but most importantly, after leaving the Tujia village, these
Among the Tujia men, Tian Hu was the only one who never drank alcohol. In his spare time, he would ask Tangcheng about firearms.
"I like people who are unsatisfied with the status quo. Staying in the village is not so much a waste, but a bomb that can explode at any time. Such people are born to be soldiers." Tian Hu only said
In two days, he became familiar with how to use and maintain the rifle and the rifle. Now not only Tangcheng was interested in Tian Hu, but even Mu Lianshan, who had been taking care of the wounded, began to notice that this Tujia man could use a firearm for the first time.
There are not many newbies to target shooting.
Tang Cheng nodded frequently to Mu Lianshan's words. Perhaps it was because the elder saw Tian Hu's unwillingness that he encouraged him to take Tian Hu away. However, these have nothing to do with Tang Cheng. Now he can only think about what to do.
How to get this Tian Hu into my hands. "I watched Shitou and the others start to mess around again in the past few days. Instead of them messing around idlely, they might as well let this Tian Hu lead them to learn how to hunt.
It will be easier for Fatty Ma." Tang Cheng was amazed by Mu Lianshan's suggestion. This was indeed a good way to bring Tian Hu closer to people like him.
"This thing is easy to handle. Just look at it. It won't take three days. I'll make sure that this stupid big man can't be driven away." Tang Cheng didn't want to hide anything from Liu Shitou and the others, so he arranged for Liu Shitou and the others to follow Tian Hu.
Before learning to hunt, he had told the three of them his plans. Liu Shitou, who was naturally active, immediately patted Tang Cheng's chest. Tian Hu didn't know that Tang Cheng was planning on him.
He just tried his best to lead Liu Shitou and the others around in the woods along the road all day long. The number of prey harvested was not at all considered by Tang Cheng. What he cared about was only the relationship between Liu Shitou and the others and Tian Hu.
Hunting is not as strenuous as training, but it is not an easy task either. After seeing the power of firearms, Tian Hu gradually began to take Liu Shitou and others deep into the forest. Tian Hu himself also became obsessed with the rifle in his hand.
, the power of this thing is much more powerful than his crossbow. Tang Cheng is very happy to see Tian Hu's change. While other Tujia men are busy chatting and amusing themselves with the Yunnan Army people, Tian Hu uses 50 rounds a day.
The consumption of bullets slowly moves towards the sharpshooter.
In fact, the happiest person was not Tang Cheng, but Fatty Ma. Ever since Tian Hu, a man who was extremely familiar with the mountains and forests, appeared, Fatty Ma began to eat more and more meat every day. More meat meant that
Everyone's food is ready. Zhang Xiaobao and Lin Ying, who used to have sallow faces, are now rosy. Even Tang Cheng's injuries seem to be healing much faster.