It seems that he didn't expect Zheng Xiao to be so direct. Zhuge Zhou couldn't help but be stunned, but he was also an old fox, so he understood immediately, reached out and pinched the beard under his chin, and looked at Zheng Xiao with a half-smile.
Since we have taken a liking to the outstanding young people in our village, we must show some sincerity. Even when recruiting soldiers, we must pay them with guns.
Zheng Xiao smiled, then found a stone next to the old village chief and made it. He looked at the scene around him and said, "Old man, your ancient village is hundreds of years old, right?"
Hearing what Zheng Xiao said, the old man Zhuge Zhou was not happy. He snorted, "Hundreds of years? It's been more than a thousand years. Since Wuzhangyuan, our bloodline has moved here and settled here."
"Then, I think you all have feelings for every plant and tree here, right? You definitely don't want to leave here?" Zheng Xiao pointed at the ancient village in the distance, as well as the blood-stained depression at his feet, and the depression.
"But do you think you can still live here now? Will the Japanese still let you live here?"
Zhuge Zhou looked sad for a moment. Of course he knew that if he offended the Japanese this time, the ancient village would probably be destroyed if there was trouble. The three things the Japanese like to do the most are: killing, setting fire and robbing people.
"Even if you decide to leave the ancient village, the outside world is more cruel. Now the three northeastern provinces are under the control of the Ru people. Do you think they will let you go?" Zheng Xiao continued, "If you want to live a safe and happy life, the only way is to bring Japan
We must drive out all the invaders, and this depends on me, them, and all Chinese people working together."
"In the past hundred years, the great powers have been rampant, the mountains and rivers have been ruined, and the Chinese people have been bullied at will, and their lives are worse than pigs and dogs. Whenever I think of this period of history, I wish I could live in that period of history and use my own
Strength sweeps away foreign powers and invaders."
Zheng Xiao stood up, his face filled with confidence and pride, "I can't guarantee that each of them will survive this war, but I can guarantee that their descendants can live and work in peace and contentment, and live happily."
Having said this, Zheng Xiao turned his head, looked at Zhuge Zhou, and said word by word, "If you don't think this price is enough, then I can't give you more."
The old man was silent. He was thinking about it, because this matter was too important and he could not make a decision rashly.
At this time, Du Gang came over. His leg was not healed yet, so he was leaning on a cane. As soon as he came over, he said, "Boss, Zheng Xiao is right. Now the Japanese have given us no way to survive, and the village has no way to survive."
It’s burned, so many children have died, what are you thinking about?”
Zhuge Feng was carrying a blacksmith's hammer with the brains of the Japanese cavalry still stuck on the hammer head. At this time, he also came over and said, "Brother, I'm not telling you, so many children have died. We and the Japanese have sworn hatred.
If you want me to say join them, forget it."
Zhuge Zhou sighed, looked at Zheng Xiao who had walked aside for them to discuss, and then said in a low voice, "I think that once I join his team, I am afraid that I will continue to fight in the future, and how many people will die by then."
Children."
Du Peng stepped in at this time, "Uncle, we would rather die on the battlefield than die in the hands of the Japanese."
"What about you, what do you want to do?" Zhuge Zhou looked at the seven or eight young people who were still alive and asked them.
Everyone agreed that instead of being killed by the Japanese like this, it would be better to join Zheng Xiao's team. At least his troops have sophisticated weapons and strong combat effectiveness, so the chance of survival may be greater.
Seeing that people's opinions were unified, Zhuge Zhou called Zheng Xiao over and told him people's opinions. However, he told Zheng Xiao that he could not force others to do this, and everyone needed to participate voluntarily.
Because although the Zhuge family was the largest family in the ancient village, there were many foreign surnames who moved in later, so he could not make decisions for others without permission.
Zheng Xiao naturally agreed.
After discussing this matter, people will discuss how to go to the ancestral hall.
The old village chief felt that the terrain there was steep and very hidden, so the Japanese would not be able to find it for the time being, but Zheng Xiao's words made his heart skip a beat.
That sentence is: There is a traitor in the ancient village, and the topographic map of the ancient village is betrayed.
What, a traitor? This news was like thunder in the sky. Everyone in the thunder was jittery on the outside, especially the old village chief Zhuge Zhou, who shook his head in disbelief.
Zheng Xiao seemed to have guessed what he was thinking. He pointed to the depression and said, "Old man, how did the Japanese find this place? How did they know that there was a mountain col there, and how could they hide the cavalry in the mountain col in advance?
of?"
This series of questions made Zhuge Zhou speechless. Although he didn't want to admit it, he had to say that what Zheng Xiao said made sense.
Without a detailed topographic map, even if the Japanese were able to find this depression, they would not have thought that it was an important traffic thoroughfare connecting several roads leading to various places, let alone that there was a place hidden on one side of the depression.
mountain col.
All of this shows that the Japanese had a detailed map of the ancient village in their hands, allowing them to travel unimpeded and set up ambushes everywhere.
However, if there is a traitor in the village, who will be the traitor?
Perplexed, Zhuge Zhou asked Zheng Xiao, but Zheng Xiao laughed.
Zheng Xiao thought to himself, "There is a traitor in your village. How could I know? It's been more than a day since I got here, and no one in the village can recognize him."
However, the problem of the traitor affects not only Zhuge Zhou and other villagers, but also himself and the special forces. If it were not for the appearance of the traitor, the Japanese would not have the upper hand, and why would he be chased everywhere by the enemy?
After lowering his head and thinking for a while, Zheng Xiao approached the old village chief Zhuge Zhou's ear and whispered a few words. Zhuge Zhou showed a look of surprise on his face, and then started to nod again, seeming to agree with Zheng Xiao's view.
After Zheng Xiao finished speaking, Zhuge Zhou stroked the beard on his chin and pondered for a long time, and finally shook his head, "Don't make this matter public for the time being. We can only inquire about it when we have time."
After all, this is a family matter in the mountain village. Zheng Xiao couldn't say anything more, so he stopped mentioning it. However, Zheng Xiao then proposed the next most urgent task, which was to rush to the ancestral hall as soon as possible and follow him there.
The other hunters gathered together and ensured the safety of a group of young and old in the ancestral hall.
Almost all the old, young, women and children in the ancient village are concentrated in the ancestral hall. If something happens, the ancient village will be in big trouble.
Zhuge Zhou also agreed to this proposal, and they set off immediately, preparing to cross the mountain col, rush to the mountain road through the path, and from there go to the ancestral hall to meet the others.