Although Guizhou is not the south of the Yangtze River, its climate is almost the same as that of the south of the Yangtze River. During the rainy season, it is just like the south of the Yangtze River with drizzle. A ship slowly docked at the Dananqiao Pier, and the old man You, who had white hair and beard, held an umbrella in one hand.
With one hand stroking his beard, he stood in front of the pier. Thinking of the fierce battle here, he couldn't help but feel excited: "Boy, it was here that the old man was almost shot by a Miao crossbowman."
"The Miao people's crossbows are indeed powerful, but it's a pity that now is the world of machine guns and cannons. No matter whether they are strong generals or sharpshooters, they have no use now." Tang Cheng slowly walked out of the cabin, looked at the old man and said with a smile.
: "Young Weng is also very agile. If not, how could he have escaped with his life from the Miao people's crossbows."
"Average, average." Old Man You was a man who couldn't bear to be praised, so he couldn't help but waved his hands, "We knew how to fight back then, but it's not like you do now. Although we also have guns in our hands, we have very few bullets. Besides, Guizhou has been here since ancient times.
In remote areas, there is no way to replenish ammunition after it is exhausted, so many times we can only rely on swords and crossbows to fight, but we also have cannons."
Although Old Man You and Tang Cheng had only known each other for two days, the two of them were as close as old friends, and they talked about everything. The juniors in the You family couldn't help but secretly say that they were strange. As soon as the boat docked, the two of them were very happy.
But before anyone got off the boat, Old Man You suddenly clicked his tongue twice: "It's a pity that Mr. Mu went to Xiguan to treat people. If he were still here today, I would have someone to chat with..."
"Old man, what you said is a bit wrong. I've been talking to you all the time during our trip. I've been talking to you for a long time, but you keep treating me like nothing." Tang Cheng saw this.
Feigning anger, he said, this old man is very good. He was righteous and brave when he was young. Although he is now nearly seventy years old, he is getting stronger with age. Although he has some small plans of his own, he still has no loss of heroism.
"Hey, boy, you are so angry." Of course, Old Man You knew that Tang Cheng was not really angry, and he immediately laughed and said, "I know that you are a capable boy, and you can't keep up with a clumsy tongue like me.
Old man, it actually doesn't mean anything. The Mr. Mu next to you is the only one who can talk to me." The old man is really straightforward. If it were anyone else, even if he had such thoughts, he would not say it directly.
"Okay, okay, you should rest now. I know what you are planning. Just ask me for a gun or bullets. I can make the decision and give you some, but this Mr. Mu can't." Tang Cheng said to You.
The old man raised his hands and said, "Mr. Mu is the only one who knows medicine around us. The hundred and ten of us are all wounded. If Mr. Mu hadn't taken care of us all the way, at least more than half of them would have died. These brothers of the Yunnan Army and
The Japanese army fought very hard. Since they were able to withdraw from the battlefield alive, and I promised their commander to take them back to their hometown, I must take them back alive. Mr. Mu is the key to ensuring that they continue to live.
"
Seeing that Tang Cheng had guessed what he was thinking and made his words so clear, Old Man You could only laugh and scold Tang Cheng for being a slippery boy, and stopped mentioning his desire to retain Mulianshan. The two of them had just boarded the boat.
When we arrived at the pier, we suddenly heard the sound of shouting not far in front. After listening carefully, it seemed that many people were arguing about something. The group of people immediately quickened their pace and walked toward the place where the noise was coming, waiting to leave.
As we got closer, we realized that it was locals working on the dock who had caught two soldiers who had come to steal something.
Old Man You turned his head to look at Tang Cheng, who was following him. The latter slowly shook his head, indicating that the two men were not Yunnan Army soldiers under his command. Tang Cheng was wearing casual clothes at this time, and saw that the locals gathered here did not do anything drastic.
He did not reveal his identity, but just stood beside Old Man You and watched calmly. "Tell me about you guys. If you don't go to the soldiers to fight properly, why do you always come to us to steal things? You shouldn't have done it last time.
If you are soft-hearted and let you go, I think you should send it to the town hall."
Among the dozens of local people gathered together, there were always one or two people who could take charge of the matter. Immediately, someone said that the two soldiers who stole things would be kidnapped and sent to the town hall. Through the crowd, Tang Cheng asked the two soldiers who had stolen things.
The defeated soldiers who had been pushed to the ground looked around and saw clearly what was going on inside. The frowning brows could not help but frown even more tightly. The two defeated soldiers in the crowd could not even be called defeated soldiers. Look at the situation inside.
They may not be as old as Liu Shitou, and their tattered military uniforms look more like opera robes.
"Wait a minute, I have something to ask them." Seeing that someone had already brought the rope, Tang Cheng gestured slightly, and Wu Laosan, who was following him, waved his hand and pushed through the crowd. The local man who was squeezed away by Wu Laosan made a gesture.
He was about to scold, but suddenly he saw Old Man You standing next to Tang Cheng, so he had to step aside and let Tang Cheng, who was walking behind Wu Laosan, squeeze into the center of the crowd. The two soldiers were let go, but they did not dare
They stood up with relief, but still lay on their sides on the ground. Looking at the bruises on their faces, you knew they had been beaten before.
"Stand up and say something." Although Tang Cheng's injuries were well, it was still a bit troublesome to squat down easily, so Tang Cheng just stood there and let Wu Laosan reach out to pull up the two lying soldiers. Tang Cheng
Wearing casual clothes, Wu Laosan was wearing a military uniform with a short gun on his waist. The two soldiers could only stand up tremblingly, lowering their heads and not daring to look at Tang Cheng. "Looking at you wearing military uniforms, you should be in the army.
People, tell me your unit number now, otherwise I won’t be able to help you.”
"Old man, I want to take the two of them to my camp, can you make it easier for me?" Tang Cheng asked several times in succession, but the two soldiers who kept their heads lowered refused to say a word. Tang Cheng was helpless.
He had no choice but to prepare to take them back to his camp. Tang Cheng had already said so, so how could Old Man You say no? He was saying that he also wanted to know the origins of these two soldiers. Old Man You asked his housekeeper to work on these docks.
The locals whispered a few words, and the crowd gradually dispersed, but there were still people who were secretly looking at Tang Cheng and the two soldiers who were stealing things.
The new camp in Tangcheng is in a forest outside Old Man You's house. It's only about 2 miles away in a big car at the pier. You can see the smoke from the camp in the distance. Wu Laosan pushed him into the big car.
The two soldiers obviously did not expect that there would be a camp here, and there were many people in military uniforms in the camp. However, their attention was not on the Yunnan troops. The meat pot on the fire had already attracted them away.
got their full attention.
The expressions of the two soldiers had already been seen by Tang Cheng, but he did not expose them. Instead, he turned to look at Old Man You who also jumped out of the cart, "Old man, if you have a chance, please try our army."
Ignoring the two soldiers, Tangcheng finally took a sip of the broth delivered by Fatty Ma. Being able to drink this hot broth on a rainy day is of great help in relieving fatigue.
s help.
"Give these two boys a bowl too." Tang Cheng smiled when he saw the two soldiers standing by with their Adam's apples twitching and drooling. After the two soldiers took the bowls, they immediately gobbled them up without caring about how hot they were.
, there was still some minced meat in the broth, and it was so oily that they felt as if a hand had grown in their stomachs, and they wanted to grab the soup in the bowl. In just two blinks, the bowl of broth was completely gone. Tang
Cheng smiled and looked at Wu Lao San beside him, "Lao San, these two guys are pretty good, they have a bit of your style."
Wu Lao San just smiled innocently but didn't say anything. Fatty Ma was not good at fighting, but he could cook excellent broth. When Wu Lao San drank soup that day, he also drank a bowl of broth in one breath.
"Give these two boys another bowl of soup!" The two soldiers still only took two blinks to swallow the bowl of broth, but when the third bowl was brought, they stopped devouring it.
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"You have all eaten my broth, now you should tell me your names?" Tang Cheng put down his bowl and asked. I heard that Tang Cheng had picked up two soldier eggs, and Liu Shitou and the other two were forced to train.
They had already gathered around, and two soldiers holding bowls were surrounded in the middle, which seemed like a sheep among tigers. "We are the Yunnan Army returning home. If you tell me our name and unit number, this kind of broth will be
You have something to drink every day, otherwise, you will have to be tied up and sent to the town hall."
The two soldiers timidly looked around at Liu Shitou and others around them, then looked at each other, and then answered Tang Cheng's inquiry. "Old man, I originally wanted to stay with you for a few more days, but now it seems that it may not be possible.
Gujiao is not very far from here. Let’s set off now. Maybe we can get there before dark.” Seeing that the rain had lightened up, Tang Cheng immediately decided to set off for Gujiao Town. According to the two soldiers,
, there was a gathering point for broken soldiers outside Gujiao Town, where there were dozens of wounded soldiers without care.
Old Man You didn't want Tang Cheng and others to leave, but he had just heard the conversation between Tang Cheng and the two soldiers, and knew that he couldn't stop Tang Cheng, so he had no choice but to nod in agreement. Tang Cheng sent someone on horseback to Xiguan to pick them up.
Mulianshan discussed with Old Man You to buy several carts of grain in Longli. After everything was prepared, the Tangcheng group said goodbye to Old Man You and hurried to Gujiao Town.
On the way from Dragon Emperor to Gujiao Town, Tang Cheng finally understood the origin of those defeated soldiers from the mouths of two soldiers. Strictly speaking, the soldiers gathered in Gujiao Town were not considered defeated soldiers at all. They should be
We call them deserters. Most of the defeated troops were Yunnan troops who were dispersed in the Battle of Wuhan. These people did not join up with the original troops, but chose to return home privately. Deserters did not dare to swagger through the Kuomintang-controlled areas.
Yes, they can only walk through the trails day and night.