"Mom, Mom..." Suddenly a ragged little boy appeared at the entrance of the village crying.
"I want my mother..." the little boy cried, feeling lost and helpless.
A lonely figure, as if he was the only one left in the world.
Lu Ming, who was about to sit on the back seat of the 29-inch and 29-inch Dual-Fuel Truck, stopped.
Miao Hongmei's armed team members are all rough men, and Miao Hongmei has a similar personality. It is obvious that she has no way to deal with this little boy.
A team member walked over and shouted at the little boy to stop crying, then took him by the hand and walked towards the village.
The little boy was so scared that he covered his mouth with one hand, but his tears fell faster and faster. He obediently walked towards the village, but still looked around, as if hoping that his loving mother would suddenly appear so that he could throw himself into her warm arms and cry loudly.
Miao Hongmei watched from a distance and sighed softly: "He is an orphan. He hid in the cellar and was not discovered. His mother must have been captured. His father's body was on the cellar cover. Before he died, he climbed onto the cellar despite the bloodstains and severe pain to protect the child from being discovered."
Lu Ming stood quietly, watching the little boy's back gradually disappear in the village.
I didn't go into the village because I didn't want to see too many tragic scenes.
Suddenly, something moved in his mind, "You, come..." Lu Ming waved to Daguo and Xiaoguo.
Originally, Xiaoguo and Daguo were already ready to get on the bicycle. They would take turns pedaling. Whoever took a rest would sit on the front bar of the bicycle, while the owner would sit on the back seat.
At this time, they all came down to Lu Ming and listened to Lu Ming's whispers.
At first, both Da Guo and Xiao Guo nodded, but waited for Lu Ming to continue.
"No!" For the first time, Xiao Guo and Xiao Guo said in unison, firmly disagreeing with their master's order.
Lu Ming started by asking, based on what happened last night and since it wasn’t raining or anything, is there still a chance to track down the bandits who escaped into the mountains through traces? After all, they brought along captured women and children, so they should have left a lot of traces. Can you two little girls follow them
They both nodded and said yes.
Lu Ming then told them that he wanted them to lead the way while he would lead the armed forces into the mountains to suppress the bandits.
The two little girls immediately shook their heads like rattles.
Lu Ming understood that the two of them did not want to take risks themselves. It was useless to explain to them that time was precious and the sooner they set off, the less humiliation and danger the captured women and children would suffer.
"I must go. If you don't lead the way, I will take people into the mountains and wander around." Lu Ming looked serious, "Do you dare to kidnap me?" Grandma Tuolong was helping him with things in the county town, so these two little girls were easy to deal with.
The two little girls looked at each other and bowed together, "We dare not." They whispered, "In our eyes, the master is like a dragon. If we have the slightest intention of offending him, we would be crushed to pieces..."
Lu Ming didn't have time to think about what they said at the moment, so he slowed down his tone, "Liu Taisui's bandits have just appeared. I think they are just a bunch of scattered people who have just gathered together. There won't be too many people. According to reports, there are only two or three hundred people who entered the village. I'm afraid this is a bit exaggerated. When people are frightened and panic, they will always imagine the things that scare them to be more terrifying. The villagers who saw the bandits were all scared at the time."
"So, our pistol platoon's combat power should be able to deal with this gang. Moreover, if you two lead the way, you will be able to find the gang's tracks before they find you. If they have more people and stronger firepower, I will definitely order them to retreat quietly instead of fighting them head-on."
"Okay, having said that, if you don't lead the way, I will call them to go into the mountains and look for traces of the gangsters!"
Lu Ming waved and called Jia Kui and Miao Hongmei over.
"Master, you can leave a few capable men to send you back to the county town, and the two of us will lead the rest to suppress the bandits!" Da Guo and Xiao Guo looked at each other, and as if they had telepathy, they spoke in unison.
"You guys often whisper that you're more powerful when you're around me. Is that true?" Lu Ming asked.
Xiao Guo and Xiao Guo nodded their heads together, "But..."
“No need to say more!” Lu Ming waved his hand and said to Jia Kui and Miao Hongmei who were approaching: “Gather the team, let’s go into the mountains to look for Liu Taisui’s gang!”
Jia Kui was startled, while Miao Hongmei opened her eyes wide in surprise. "The commander's guards are well-armed. I judge that Liu Taisui's gang has just gathered together. There are not many people and they are also a mess. Because he is the county governor, the people who gathered together are nothing more than former police officers, county office clerks and his guards. If it is a surprise attack, the commander's guards can completely defeat them, but we don't know the situation in the mountains. I am afraid that we will be ambushed after entering. Those gangs must have a way to communicate with each other. Don't let them gather together and make a mess of us!"
Lu Ming smiled at her: "I am 80% sure that we can find Liu Taisui's lair, and we can launch a surprise attack."
Miao Hongmei immediately rubbed her hands together, "Commander, I'll go to the assembly!" She didn't think that such a high-ranking commander could deceive her about the war preparations.
Jia Kui also nodded slightly, took out a small Browning-like pistol from his arms, loaded the bullet skillfully, and at the same time called Captain Zhao to come over.
Lu Ming smiled at Xiao Guo and Xiao Guo: "You guys should also get ready and change your clothes."
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In the dense forest, a team of more than a hundred people walked silently. They all followed Commissioner Zhang's suggestion and weaved straw hats with branches and green leaves and wore them on their heads.
Two or three hundred meters ahead, Xiaoguo's figure was looming. If she couldn't see her, she would quickly retreat.
Sometimes she would stop, and the team would also stop to rest.
In fact, Daguo was two or three miles ahead, carrying a high-power telescope that the Northern Territory bandits could not have.
In this way, it can be guaranteed that the gang's sentry post will be discovered and eliminated by Daguo before they notice the team of more than a hundred people.
If the fruit is small, make sure not to lose track of the large fruit.
There is a mysterious connection between the two of them. Whatever Daguo sees, Xiaoguo will report it to Lu Ming truthfully.
Lu Ming didn’t think much of it at first, because it was a very simple thing that two ordinary people in his previous life could do with a mobile phone.
But later when I thought about it carefully, I couldn't help but marvel at it. I wondered what other abilities this fruit had that I didn't know about.
"Take a rest." Daxiaoguo sat on a dead tree in front and waited. When the team approached, she came to Lu Ming and whispered. Lu Ming made a gesture, asking everyone to take a rest.
"Eat something. Don't be hungry. You need to have strength. We should be getting closer and closer to Liu Taisui's lair."
Lu Ming didn't feel tired, but it was hot and stuffy in the forest, and some soldiers were sweating profusely.
Lu Ming sat on the dead tree where Xiaoguo had just sat. Xiaoguo handed him some beef jerky. Lu Ming took it and although it tasted like chewing wax, he still stuffed it into his mouth and chewed it in big mouthfuls.
Jia Kui and Miao Hongmei came in front of Lu Ming, both of them had a lot of questions in their heads, and had no idea what the little orderly following Commissioner Zhang was doing.
"We have a few agile scouts at the front." Lu Ming smiled at them.
Although Jia Kui and Miao Hongmei were still puzzled, they thought that he was Commissioner Zhang's secret agent, so they nodded and said, "Yes."