"Why do I feel that you are born to grow a beard?" When the four horses and mules stopped at the foot of a steep hill, Old Huo said to Shang Zhen with his eyes squinting.
Shang Zhen was not the kind of person who was good at speaking, so he could only roll his eyes in protest against Old Huo's praise.
When Qian Chuan'er heard what Old Man Huo said, he laughed and said, "Hey man, are you praising Shang Zhen or Shang Zhen?"
"Of course it's a compliment, hehe, if you don't believe me, ask Wang Laomao." Old Huo still stared.
"He is bold and careful, and he doesn't say much. He knows what he is doing very well." Wang Laomao was not stingy with his praise for Shang Zhen.
At the beginning, Old Huo had no choice but to let Shang Zhen be the leader of their group, and the same was true for Laomao Wang.
But who would have thought that Shang Zhen, who was as thin as a bamboo pole, was so opinionated, ruthless and meticulous.
Just when they discovered that the villager had actually had his arm chopped off by the Japanese army and everyone, young and old, was crying together, Old Huotou and Wang Laomao were helpless.
The heart-wrenching cries of the common people made them want to avenge them, but they were helpless.
They used to have beards, but now they are no longer beards. They did not expect Shang Zhen to take out a bayonet and use thundering means.
Shang Zhen's decisiveness was naturally appreciated by Old Huo and Laomao, who both had bandit-like qualities.
But this time out of righteous indignation they wanted to attack the Japanese army again. Shang Zhen said, wanting to fight the Japanese is one thing, but how to fight is another. We have to hide the extra weapons, because we never know when we may need them!
What Shang Zhen said is naturally reasonable.
So far, these ten or so people have only won the battle at an advantage.
Fighting a war is like living life. You can't just spend money when you have it, you have to save some! Otherwise, when you don't have money, you'll be helpless.
Shang Zhen admitted defeat before claiming victory in the battle with the Japanese army, and he had already thought of their retreat. This point exactly fits the bandits' idea of "a cunning rabbit has three burrows". How could Old Huo and Laomao Wang not be proud of Shang Zhen?
Shang Zhen and his team moved all the extra weapons and ammunition up the hill.
The "Big Three" of Shang Zhen, Lao Huotou and Wang Laomao even walked around the hill. They were very satisfied with the place where the guide found them to hide the weapons.
The three sides of the hill are open areas, with a depth of four to five hundred meters, while the west side is connected to the forest behind through a ridge.
This place is suitable for both holding on and escaping, and is certainly an ideal location.
Now that they had a way out, Shang Zhen and his team set off immediately.
They just walked cautiously without a clear goal. If they had to have a goal, then killing some Japanese soldiers was the goal. As for how to kill them or what method they used, it didn't matter.
There were still sporadic gunshots from the east, which meant the battle in Ningyuan City was still going on. Shang Zhen and the others naturally had no idea how the battle was going there.
Even if they want to save him, they will never move forward.
Their troops were too few, only about ten people in total. If they accidentally ran into the Japanese ambush, the Japanese machine guns would fire like a hen laying eggs, and they would suffer heavy casualties!
"I don't know what the fighting is like there?" Chen Hanwen couldn't help but say it even though he knew he was talking nonsense.
But since he asked the question knowing the answer, no one answered him.
So Chen Hanwen continued, "I don't know if that damn monkey delivered the letter or not. When will the reinforcements arrive?"
No one responded to Chen Hanwen's words, but everyone couldn't help but look at Wang Laomao.
They were fighting for their lives here, but Hou Kanshan went back to deliver the letter.
Going back to deliver the letter is undoubtedly a good job, and Hou Kanshan was able to get such a good job, isn't it because of Wang Laomao?
Wang Laomao naturally noticed everyone's gazes. He subconsciously reached out and rubbed his nose without saying anything.
Just because he didn't say anything didn't mean anyone would let him go.
It is said that in their team, no one dares to mess with Wang Laomao, after all, he used to be a platoon leader.
Now that everyone has recognized Shang Zhen as the leader, Shang Zhen will never say anything to Wang Laomao. After all, Wang Laomao is his platoon leader.
The one who didn't let Wang Laomao go was Lao Huotou. In this team, only Lao Huotou had the qualifications and strength to challenge Wang Laomao.
"Hey, Wang Laomao, that Hou something, isn't he your brother-in-law?" Old Huo asked seriously, but his eyes fixed on Kaba revealed that he had no good intentions towards Wang Laomao.
Wang Laomao looked at Lao Huotou's squinting eyes, thought for a moment, and then retorted, "It's your brother-in-law!"
He absolutely cannot answer by saying "Hou Kanshan is not his brother-in-law, and he has no relationship with Hou Kanshan."
Old Huo was a very bad old man. He didn't speak easily, but what he said was always full of meaning. If he said that he had nothing to do with Hou Kanshan, then this old man would definitely say, "He's not your brother-in-law, why are you taking care of him so much?"
Old Huo glanced at Wang Laomao in surprise. He was surprised to find that the trap he had set was actually seen through by Wang Laomao!
So Old Huo could only snort: "If I had a brother-in-law like this, I wouldn't even want a wife!"
Wang Laomao also snorted and didn't continue. He glanced at the winter forest and thought to himself, "You old idiot, do you have a wife? If you had a wife, how could you be a cook? You're just an old loser!"
Speaking of "old extinct family", this term is still very sinister. What is "old extinct family"? It means that there are no descendants.
Wang Laomao was not afraid of Lao Huotou, but he was wary of the gang under Lao Huotou, such as Qiu Bo.
"Hehe," after Wang Lao Mao finished speaking, Old Huo smiled cunningly again, "Actually, I know what you're thinking, kid."
"What am I thinking about?" Even Wang Laomao was curious when Old Huo said this.
"He must be thinking about you, an old loser. Do you have a wife? You also have a brother-in-law!" said Old Huo.
When Wang Laomao heard what Old Hu said, he stopped laughing and didn't explain anything.
No explanation is given, which means you have accepted it. Calling Old Huo a loser is just a tacit agreement. But that’s what you said, Old Huo. It’s none of my business!
"Alas." Old Huo sighed, a rare moment. "Who said I don't have a wife? My wife was already pregnant when I left home!"
Huh? Old Huotou's words immediately piqued everyone's curiosity. Everyone in the team, including Shang Zhen, pricked up their ears.
"Why the hell do I seem to see a group of rabbits!" Old Huo changed the subject.
His irrelevant words left everyone puzzled, and people with slow brains like Erhanzi and Hu Zhuzi actually looked around, but the surrounding mountains and forests were still the same, with both dead white trees and emerald green pines, but where were the rabbits?
"Where is the rabbit? You old bastard are just lying!" Hu Zhuzi said angrily.
"You idiot, just say less. He is scolding us. He said that whenever he mentioned his wife, all of our ears stood up like rabbits!" There were smart people who explained to Hu Zhuzi, such as Qian Chuaner.
Old Huo looked back at Qian Chuan'er, who stuck out her tongue at him.
However, Old Huo did not pursue Qian Chuan's idea. This was what he meant originally, but the verbal trap he set was once again seen through by Qian Chuan.
"I do have a wife, but I got her pregnant, and then I went out to join the army and couldn't go back." To everyone's surprise, Old Huo brought up his life experience again, but his tone was flat, as if he was talking about something that had nothing to do with him.
"Who tied your legs? You can go back now." Wang Laomao took over the conversation.
"I can't go back, I can't go back. It's on the other side of the river," Old Huo sighed and turned his head to the north. His eyes looked at the endless mountains and forests, as if he wanted to cross thousands of mountains and rivers.
"Which river?" Shang Zhen asked curiously.
Although Shangzhen didn't have much culture, he had heard of the rivers in the three northeastern provinces.
There are not many rivers in the Northeast that are called rivers. For example, the largest river in Liaoning is called Liaohe River. As for rivers, Shang Zhen can only think of two, one is called Songhua River and the other is called HLJ. As for the others, he really doesn't know.
Tiger Head did not answer Shang Zhen's question, but he began to hum.
But the humming he did not do was the kind of humming that comes from an old and weak person who is tired from work. He was just humming a little tune.
But the tune of the little song was very strange. Even when Shang Zhen and others recalled it later, they were sure that the words hummed by Old Huotou were neither the dialect of the three northeastern provinces nor the language of the ethnic minorities in the three northeastern provinces, such as the Koreans, Tartars, and Hui people.
At that time, Shang Zhen and others, who were already knowledgeable, guessed that the river that Old Huotou was talking about should be HLJ, not Songhua River.
The Songhua River is a river in China. You can just take a boat to the south or north of the river. How is it possible that you can't go home?
However, HLJ is the boundary river between China and the Soviet Union. According to Old Huotou's age, it can be imagined that the Soviet Union had not yet been established when he was young, and it should have been Tsarist Russia at that time.
Old Huo should have had a wife and children in Tsarist Russia, but after returning from Tsarist Russia, the Soviet Union was established and he never went back.
In addition, the little tune that Lao Huotou was humming at that time should be a Russian folk tune. From this, Shang Zhen and others came to a shocking conclusion: Lao Huotou’s wife should be a Russian.
Although they later had mixed opinions about Lao Huotou, everyone still praised Lao Potou for having a Russian wife.
This old guy is really capable, he actually managed to get a Russian wife!
Note: The Koreans and Huis refer to two ethnic minorities in the three northeastern provinces: the Koreans and the Huis. Regarding the Tatars, it is generally considered a general term for ethnic minorities in the north, including the Mongols, Daurs, Manchus, and some say the Jurchens.