Confidence is very important. Since the third company failed to arrive at the battlefield in time and accidentally picked up a Type 92 infantry gun, at least the company commander Hao Ping and the instructor Yang Deshi regained their confidence. Whether it was a coincidence or luck is irrelevant.
The regiment had cannons but no ammunition, so it handed in the cannons. Commander Lu refused the so-called commendation and shamelessly forced the division to give him something in exchange. He asked for an 82mm mortar, to which his superior replied: Just wait!
Back then, Captain Lu left a message for the Third Company at the Mei 17 signpost, asking Hao Ping and others to wait. Now he got a similar reply, but Captain Lu was not as obedient as Hao Ping. He immediately expressed his attitude without hesitation or ambiguity, and said shamelessly: "Then I'll wait!" Unfortunately, there has been no further news until today.
Taking advantage of this unexpected harvest, Yang Deshi gave full play to it and convened a summary meeting for the entire company of the third company. What do you call this? This is what our wise regiment commander has emphasized countless times, determination to create miracles! Our third company has the determination to run to the end, the determination not to rest even if we die of exhaustion, and the spirit of not being discouraged even if we fall behind. Miracles have indeed been created! What does this show? It shows that justice will prevail! The war of resistance will win! The third company will win!
After such an impassioned speech, not only the soldiers of the Third Company, but even Hao Ping almost burst into tears. All of them stood up and shouted like a tsunami, "We must win! We must win! We must win!" The instructor was really amazing. What the Third Company lacked was spirit. It used to be suppressed by the Second Company all day long, and then the Ninth Company showed up and boasted. The Second Company shouted invincible all day long, and the Ninth Company was shameless all day long. Now I understand what the Third Company lacked? It lacked concepts! It lacked a motto!
From then on, the Third Company had its own slogan. Hao Ping and Yang Deshi felt that the Third Company's slogan was much more impressive than the Second Company's slogan, and full of positive energy. Who would say they were invincible all day? Only people like Gao Yidao would do that! Like all people who took the words out of context, they only paid attention to the word "invincible", without considering that the Second Company's slogan was actually four words, "With me, invincible", and the real meaning was "charge forward without stopping, fight to the death", not "no one can defeat you".
The latest news of the destruction of the Meixian Rangers also reached the Third Company of Wuming Village. Hao Ping shook his head and sighed: "Without a foundation, no matter how good the house is, it will collapse. I just didn't expect it to collapse so quickly."
Yang Deshi's glasses lit up instead: "Hao Ping, do you feel it? Here comes the opportunity!"
"Chance?"
"Go south out of Sansheng Valley and you'll reach Changyao Village. Turn east and you'll reach Xinglong Town. In the past, the political commissar always reminded us not to develop southwards. That was to avoid friction with the Rangers. Now that the Rangers are gone, don't you think..."
At this point, Hao Ping's eyes lit up: "Old Yang, how can I say good things about you? If you were a woman, I would marry you!"
"Stay away from me!"
Then there was bright laughter in the sunshine.
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Hu Yi is a company commander with no ambition, fortunately there is Qin You in the Ninth Company.
The commandos were finished. After the news reached the bar, Qin You sat by the river and smoked for a long time.
It is difficult for the Ninth Company to develop. Qin You has always wanted to take over Lushuipu, but Kanjiu of Lushuipu is currently the smuggling business partner of the Ninth Company. It is not convenient to directly carry out work on the territory that Kanjiu thinks is his. Now that he heard that the Rangers were destroyed and Xinglong Town was washed by the devils into a vacuum zone of dark forces, Qin You felt that the opportunity had come.
Xinglong Town is in the south of Meixian County, so the 9th Company cannot be counted on, but can the 9th Company move? On one side is Li Youde, and on the other side is the 9th Company. It is definitely not what the 9th Company wants to be stuck in the gap of Lvshuipu. If Xinglong Town is an opportunity for the 9th Company, Lvshuipu will be an opportunity for the 9th Company.
The cigarette butt went out in the river, and Qin You felt much more relaxed after standing up again. He decided to set off to meet Kan Jiu at Lushuipu and tell him the story of people striving for higher places.
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Some aspiring young people wanted to join the war of resistance and traveled thousands of miles to the border areas. After they got separated in Meixian, some of them lost contact. The superiors issued a notice to the independent regiment to find their whereabouts and provide possible help. It was this message that was to be passed on to Su Qing, not an order.
Luo Fugui and Xiao Hongying fulfilled their wish and went into the city because of this message which was not an order.
At this moment, a sturdy man dressed as a coolie and a poor girl with two braids and patches all over her body were standing stupidly at the gate of the traitor Li Youcai's house. There was no one in the yard or the house, and the gate was locked and covered with a thin layer of dust!
"Oh my god, this is what happened... Are you sure this is his house? Are you sure you found the right one?"
"I'm not blind!"
"It's hard to guarantee that your eyes will miss something."
"You can! You can and you lost the money?"
"With so many people crowded around, how would I know who took it?"
"You believe someone who says there's a dime on the ground? And you follow him in?"
"Hey? It was my own money that was lost, why are you yelling at me?"
"Didn't you say you'd treat me to a meal? I didn't even want to eat before we set out, and I went hungry all the way just for this meal. Now what? Do you believe I'll bite you?"
Xiong was speechless. He hadn't eaten either. Not only had he not eaten, he hadn't brought any with him. The two foodies wanted to go together, hoping to fill their stomachs after entering the city. As a result, all their money was stolen as soon as they entered the city gate. Now they were starving and their stomachs hurt. Xiong rolled his eyes and had no other choice: "How about... just pawn your big-eyed jerk!"
A pair of pigtails that were wilted from hunger began to slowly curl up.
"I would like to be mine, but I can't enter the city gate with a gun?" After Xiong innocently realized that the reason why the wicked girl died was not this: "Just pretend I didn't say anything! Just pretend I didn't say anything! Um... I'll think of another way and guarantee that you can have a meal, isn't that enough?"
As long as the word "eat" is mentioned, the effect is immediate. The two pigtails immediately wilt and the pair of eyes that were already lifeless due to hunger flash with a clear light: "Do you have a solution?"
"I, Luo Fugui, have been in Black Wind Mountain before! Do you think I'm kidding?"
Xiao Hongying stood on tiptoe without hesitation and raised her fist to hit the bear's tall shoulder, but unfortunately she missed the target: "Mule, you are really great! I can lend you my gun.
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A shabby little street was lazily walking in the afternoon sun. There were few pedestrians on the street, but there were many people standing on the street, in groups of three or five, with patches on top of patches and dirty towels on their shoulders, some holding hemp ropes, some leaning on shoulder poles, all staring at the two figures that had just appeared, mainly at the tall fellow, like a bear!
Finding a place under the eaves that could block the sun, Luo Fugui leaned against the wall lazily because he was hungry. Xiao Hongying staggered to his side and sat down on the ground, frowning and sniffing: "What does this have to do with Black Wind Mountain? Is this your solution? Take over the labor? When you earn your wages... buy me some paper to burn?"
"Do you still have any conscience? Do you really expect me to carry your gun and rob people all over the street? This is a county town, sister! Don't you have to abide by the law?"
Xiao Hongying was too hungry to complain anymore and resigned herself to her fate by letting her braids hang down. At this moment, several people appeared at the corner of the street, and the coolies waiting for work on the street immediately became agitated, standing up straight, showing off their dark and strong bodies, and looking at them expectantly.
Little Hongying raised her head again, her dejection gone, and her pigtail stood up again! She gathered all her strength and rushed to the target faster than anyone else, grabbing the collar of the leader and not letting go, raising her little face and widening her eyes.
"No matter what the job is, he can do the work of ten people for only five people's wages! If you are willing to pay half of the wages of two people first, he will do it! Uncle! Grandpa! Great benefactor! Speak up! Don't you want to take advantage of this?"
The hired worker whose collar was pulled was dumbfounded by the poor girl's sharp words. He lowered his head and looked at the clear eyes in front of him: "I... what did I say? What did you say? What did you say?"
The poor girl raised her hand and pointed at the bear under the eaves of the street: "Look, what do you think!"
Luo Fugui was also dumbfounded, thinking, weren't you going to die just now? How could you sell me out so energetically? It's the job of ten people? Have you grown up? It's over!
The hired worker's eyes fell on Xiongshan and he immediately became excited: "Oh my God... This guy is really strong!"
The coolies on the street were dumbfounded. This newcomer wanted to take the quota of ten people? How could everyone live like this in the future? I don’t know who was the first to shout angrily: “This bastard wants to destroy our jobs! Guys, if you don’t want your children to starve to death, fight him with us!”
One word caused a thousand ripples, and the shabby little street immediately exploded. All the coolies rushed towards the bear with an overwhelming momentum!
There was no way he could earn money by working with his remaining strength, so he had to use all his strength on his legs. Luo Fugui almost cried as he ran away in a panic.
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The sun hanging high in the blue sky moved a little further and continued to look at the world lazily.
The tall bear and the wilt little braid were wandering on the street.
"Hey - if I tell him you can do the work of five people, will that be all right? Or should we look somewhere else?"
"Get out of here, you bastard! You've made me almost crippled! Do you still want to count on me?"
"How could I know that there are so many rules for just working hard? Aren't you just hungry? I'm almost dying, why would I care about so many things? I'm not leaving! I'm just going to starve to death here!"
Xiao Hongying didn't care and sat down on the street again, letting the pedestrians pass by without paying any attention to her, breathing heavily with her pigtail hanging down.
Luo Fugui had no choice but to stop, turned around to look at the wicked thing, blinked his unscrupulous bear eyes for a while, returned to Xiao Hongying and squatted down: "Now that you mention it, I have an idea. Don't move here, wait for me for a while." Then he stood up, looked at the surrounding environment, and walked towards the alley not far away.
In less than a minute, the bear came back and stuck some dry grass he had picked up from the alley into the back of the collar of Little Red Tassel as she sat on the ground.
He watched helplessly as the bear put a straw mark on the back of his neck, and his wicked little face became darker and darker.
Luo Fugui pretended not to notice and deliberately ruffled the grass to make it more conspicuous. At the same time, he said earnestly: "My mother also tried to sell me, but unfortunately she didn't sell me. It would have been great if she had sold me back then."
"… "
"Girl, listen to me. After I take the money, you run away, and we'll meet at a restaurant after that! Who are you? Is this a difficult thing for you? The key is that it doesn't take any effort! Besides, the one who can buy you is definitely not a good person, so it would be a waste if you don't sell it to me!"
"… "
"Can you please stop looking at me like that? How can you sell this bad character? You should show the same expression you used when you were trying to trick the captain. Hey? Did you understand what I said?"
Xiao Hongying, who was sitting on the ground, was furious and was about to blow up the temple. Just as she was about to explode, a voice suddenly came from the side: "Big fool, is this girl yours? Name your price?"
The unscrupulous bear was so frightened that he sat down on the ground. He turned around to look at the customers who had come in, and he subconsciously said, "My God, why are these products so popular?"
Looking at Xiao Hongying again, her expression that was about to explode with rage suddenly turned into one of deep grievance. She looked at Wuliang Xiong reluctantly, and then raised her tearful face towards the customer who came to visit. She looked extremely pitiful...