The moment the gunshots entered the reed swamp, Wei Ran and Zhou Houpu stopped what they were doing.
"What's wrong?" Wei Ran asked in a low voice.
"Put in the fishing line." As Zhou Houpu spoke, he quickly put away the incense string waiting to dry in front of the two of them, and then pushed the small wooden boat to squeeze out of the dense reed swamp.
Wei Ran, who was sitting at the stern of the boat, pulled out a foot-long crucian carp by pulling on the thin hemp rope. Before he could take the fish off the hook, Zhou Houpu had already stopped the boat. Come down.
Looking across the edge of the reed marsh, Wei Ran was surprised to find a large cargo ship parked quite far away from their reed marsh. And behind the pier surrounded by these boats, it seems that there is the Dongguan City Gate! Turning to look to the left, less than a kilometer away at most was the heavily guarded Nanguan City Gate.
"Are we outside the county seat?" Wei Ran asked in a low voice after realizing it.
Zhou Houpu nodded imperceptibly, squinting his eyes to find the location where he had just fired. Seeing this, Wei Ran took out the telescope from the metal book and handed it to him while the other party was not paying attention.
"You still have this treasure?" Zhou Houpu took the telescope in surprise.
"It's a gift from Qiu Er Mazi." Wei Ran consumed a handful of Qiu Er Mazi again and said casually, "I'll give it to you if you need it."
Zhou Houpu didn't say anything and raised his hand. Pick up the telescope and take a look around. After a long time, he returned the telescope to Wei Ran and motioned him to look in the direction of Nanguan.
Wei Ran raised the telescope following the other party's guidance, and then saw a figure in a suit hanging directly above the gate opening of the south city gate. And directly above the hung man, there stood a little devil with a command knife on his waist and a gun in his hand, which he seemed to be waving in anger.
Zhou Houpu explained in a low voice, "The one on the city wall is probably Gui Ben."
"It's a pity that the anti-tank gun can't be taken out..." Wei Ran muttered to himself. If the anti-tank gun could be taken out, he would be confident enough that even if he couldn't hit Guiben with one shot, at least You can also make him semi-disabled.
Seeing that he could not figure out the source of the gunfire for a while, Zhou Houpu carefully and quietly returned the boat to the reed swamp. Under Wei Ran's gaze, he parked the small wooden boat and lowered the fishhook again, took out the small wooden board again and continued making incense, as if he was not worried about the situation outside at all.
Gradually, the sky turned completely dark, but Uncle Zhou never came back. However, compared to Wei Ran, who was becoming more and more uneasy, Zhou Houpu was also exceptionally calm. He looked up at the looming stars in the night sky, finally stopped his work again, and slowly rocked the boat and continued to travel through the reeds.
After a long time, the boat once again docked at a small shack hidden deep in the reeds. After inviting Wei Ran to get into the shack, Zhou Houpu took out the two pancakes left in the lunch box and the pickle dumplings that were not eaten at noon, placed them on the lotus leaves that were about to be dried, and whispered, "Eat something, you're done." take a nap,My dad should be living in the city today. ”
As he spoke, Zhou Houpu lit a stick of incense around the small shack to smoke out mosquitoes. Then he picked up a sickle, cut a handful of reeds around it, carefully folded them and tied them. Two small pillows
“Is this how you usually guard them? "Wei Ran took a bite of the dry and hard pancake and asked in a low voice.
Zhou Houpu took a hard bite of the pancake and responded in a low voice, "This is good, at least there is a shack. Last winter, the little boy The Japanese raided every village over and over again, forcing everyone to hide in the reeds. There were no shacks at that time, so everyone had to put reeds on the ice to survive. Throughout the winter, they didn't dare to light a fire, and they had no shelter or even food. Many people suffered from the disease. "
"Alas..." Wei Ran, who was listening on the side, became more and more uncomfortable and didn't know how to continue this topic.
"I don't know if I should continue. How long will it take?"
Zhou Houpu tore off a small piece of pickle and threw it into his mouth, chewing it and making a crunching sound. "This little devil has guns and cannons, and airplanes that drop bombs overhead at every turn. If we can't drive them away, we won't be able to make any progress in the future. "
"We can definitely drive them away," Wei Ran whispered with great certainty, "it will only take four to five years at most. "
"Four or five years? "Zhou Houpu's eyes lit up. Just when he was about to say something, several strange frog calls came from outside the reed marsh.
"Someone is coming." Zhou Houpu quickly swallowed the words in his mouth. Panzi also responded to a few frog calls.
After hearing another response from outside, Zhou Houpu immediately pushed out with his boat, and then walked to a dirt road next to the reeds. I saw a man pushing a bicycle and carrying a bamboo basket.
“Captain Zhao? Why are you here? "Zhou Houpu asked unexpectedly.
"I'll bring you some food on the way." As Captain Zhao spoke, he handed over the bamboo basket covered with floral cloth.
After Zhou Houpu took the basket, Captain Zhao took the initiative to extend his hand to Wei Ran, "Are you Comrade Wei Ran? "
"It's me." Wei Ran quickly jumped from the boat to the road and shook hands with the other party.
"Brother Wei has done a big thing. Now all the Japanese in the county are here. Looking for you! "
Captain Zhao admired in a low voice, "I went to the county seat at noon to have a look. Good guy, I heard that the water in the Xiaonanmen'er bathhouse was dyed red. Six or seven people were taken out of it. A dead traitor. "
"So many? ”
Zhou Houpu looked at Wei Ran in surprise. Even though he and Wei Ran had not been separated since they met in the morning, the other party never detailed what he did in the county.
“Thanks to Qiu Er Mazi for giving birth to a good son, I wouldn’t be able to do so much without his help. Wei Ran smiled modestly, "Captain Zhao, what's the situation in the city now?" Also, the owner of Dongguan Teahouse is not implicated, right?? "
"The city is in chaos. The owner of the tea shed hasn't left his stall for a long time today. I heard that when the little devil came to find him, the storyteller owner had already run away. Before he left, I even set a fire in your yard. If the neighbors hadn't reacted quickly, a large area would have been burned. "
"I guess that boss hates me to death"
Wei Ranhun said nonchalantly, how can he not hate me? Kill his cousin He who protected him from wind and rain. The translator also allowed his tea shed to burn down. It was considered a minor matter to just light a fire and burn down the poor yard. Even if the other party scolded him when he wrote a story, Wei Ran would not be surprised at all.
< p>"Then you have to be careful not to bump into him again in the future."Captain Zhao was joking as he lit the cigarette pot, took two strong puffs and pushed it towards Wei Ran, waiting for the latter He waved his hand to refuse, then glanced at the camera hanging around his neck and continued, "Brother Wei, I stopped by, mainly because I wanted to ask you, did you kill a Japanese in the Xiaonanmen Bathhouse? "
"It seems that his name is Fujii, he is a reporter. "Wei Ran picked up the camera hanging around his neck and shook it, "This thing belongs to that little devil. "
"That's right."
Captain Zhao suddenly realized, and before Wei Ran asked, he took the initiative to say, "During the darkness, the commander of the little devils, Gui Ben, was here. A traitor from Jingu was killed at the South City Gate, and I heard that there was a lot of anger. The news I received seems to be that a relative of Guiben also died in the bathhouse. "
"A traitor from Jingu? "
Wei Ran became interested, "When I killed him, there was a translator He next to me. Qiu Ermazi told me that the reporter was picked up by translator He from Jingu. Why is there another one? "
" Translator He is Er Mazi's man. I guess Er Mazi invited the Japanese reporter to take a bath and picked a Japanese son-in-law for his daughter. Captain Zhao laughed in a low voice, "This pockmarked kid has always wanted to be the father-in-law of a little devil." "
Wei Ran also laughed when he heard this, "Did I stir up a happy event by co-writing it? "
"Not only did it disrupt their happy event, it also caused two more funerals for the Qiu family. Captain Zhao continued, "According to the long-term worker of the Qiu family, Mr. Qiu is still not awake yet. Even Uncle Zhou has been invited to see a doctor." "
Hearing this, Zhou Houpu breathed a sigh of relief, "No wonder my father didn't come back."
"Your father will probably have to live at Qiu's house for a few days." Captain Zhao He comforted, "Thank you for your hard work and wait here for two more days. I guess news will come out from his side soon. "
"Leave it to me," Zhou Houpu promised without thinking.
Captain Zhou knocked the pot on the sole of his shoe, "Brother Wei, let's talk alone. chat? ”
Wei Ran was stunned when he heard this, nodded happily, and followed Captain Zhao a few steps further along the dirt road. He waited until Zhou Houpu and the bicycle behind him were completely out of sight, and then the two of them started one after another.Stopped.
Captain Zhao put the cigarette bag on his waist and asked in a low voice after a moment of silence, "Brother Wei, I want to know who you are. In the afternoon, I robbed the tea shed owner who ran away. He said We met you on the way to He Translation from your hometown and we came here together."
Wei Ran hesitated for a moment, then stood up straight and solemnly announced that he was almost disappearing, but he was told to do so. The title that haunts me is, "Former 1st Platoon, 1st Platoon Guard, Pistol Company, 364th Brigade, 122nd Division, 41st Army of the National Revolutionary Army, directly under the headquarters of the National Revolutionary Army, with the rank...Second Lieutenant. My squad leader is Li Hexian."
"The 122nd Division of the 41st Army?"
Captain Zhao muttered something and then his eyes widened, "The 41st Army that defended Teng County three years ago?! You... How did you survive?"
Wei Ran smiled sadly, but did not answer. The number he just reported was exactly the number that Li Hexian was in during the Tengxian Defense War in 1938. It was that battle that added the rank of second lieutenant to the first page of his metal book.
"Stay" Captain Zhao solemnly patted Wei Ran on the shoulder and extended the invitation in a particularly sincere tone.
Wei Ran nodded without hesitation, and at the same time made his request, "I want to fight the Japanese."
"Let's fight the Japanese together!" Captain Zhao solemnly stretched out his hand and clasped Wei Ran's hand again.
After solving the identity problem, the two chatted for a few more words, and then walked back to the side of the bicycle in tandem.
"I have to go to other villages to make some arrangements." Captain Zhao kicked off the leg braces of his bicycle, "Hopu and Weiran, I'll leave this to you. News will come out of the city in time." Send it back."
"Captain Zhao" Zhou Houpu stopped Captain Zhao who had already turned the bicycle around.
"What's wrong?"
"If you have a chance to fight the Japanese this time, can you take me with you?" Zhou Houpu asked seriously.
Captain Zhao glanced at Wei Ran, thought for a moment and said happily, "Okay! If I have a chance this time, I will take you with me!"
Before he finished speaking, he had already I got into the car with my legs crossed and ran along the dirt road under the starlight, disappearing from sight.
When Wei Ran jumped back onto the boat, an excited Zhou Houpu quickly hid in the small shack deep in the reed swamp, holding on to the bamboo pole.
"Brother Houpu, this Captain Zhao is..."
"Yan Ling Team, have you heard of Yan Ling Team?" Zhou Houpu asked with a sure tone.
“I’ve heard of it, of course I’ve heard of it!”
“He is a veteran of the Yanling Team and the captain of our team. He usually leads us around the county to detect little devils. Although my father, I, and Morita have no chance to fight against the Japanese, the Yanling team cannot fight against the Japanese without the information we have obtained."
As Zhou Houpu spoke, he took a picture from the basket. He took out some food and a large pot of tea.
Wei Ran’s heart moved and he asked in a low voice,"What's Captain Zhao's name?"
"Zhao Bo!" Zhou Houpu said with deep admiration in his tone.
“It’s him?!”
Wei Ran was secretly surprised. Perhaps not many people in later generations would have heard of the name Zhao Bo, but everyone knew about the guy who blocked the chimney. Xiao, and the former is the prototype of the latter!
"I knew you must have heard of him."
Zhou Houpu leaned against the pillar of the shack, his tone full of hope, "I begged Captain Zhao several times to fight. He didn't even agree to it. This time he finally had a chance to fight the Japanese."
"Yes, I finally had a chance to fight the Japanese." Wei Ran lay down against the edge of the shack and looked at the bright night sky above his head. The tone was also full of expectation.