Chapter 1605 The seeds of the first guerrilla team
In the mine, the clay stove that burned all night continued to emit warm and dim light, as well as a rather pleasant aroma of rosin.
Beside the fire, four wounded men slept head to toe on thick pine needles, forming a square shape around them.
In the corner of the wounded square, Wei Ran was sleeping soundly with his head on the saddle.
In another corner not far away, a little girl named Yang Shiyi was taking the temperatures of four sleeping wounded people one after another.
This is the task assigned to her by Wei Ran. In addition, she is also responsible for feeding and drinking the four wounded.
In the position between the other two "corners", Hu Bazhi, with the help of Miss Hongxia, used the mule skins that he had stripped off in the Japanese camp before and the materials on hand to sew the necessary pieces for this cold winter.
Prepared jingang shoes.
A section away from the mine tunnel, in the "living room" where three large animals stood, the eldest girl of the Sun family held an ax and was carefully chopping the firewood brought back from outside.
At the entrance of the mine, the second girl of the Sun family was hiding behind the door, looking at the situation outside vigilantly through a specially dug observation window.
It was already the afternoon of the second day after Wei Ran and others returned. The snow outside the mine had stopped before dawn, but the wind was getting stronger and stronger, and the temperature outside was getting lower and lower.
In the morning, when Wei Ran, Hu Bazhi and the four girls went out to chop wood, they could see in the distance a pack of wolves driving the seriously injured silly roe deer into the wolf trough.
This mine is undoubtedly a good place for cats to winter. With the vicious reputation accumulated by the wolves outside over the years, no one will wander here after being full.
Even because there are those prey that the wolves drove into the wolf trough and froze to death, as long as they take a little risk, 80% of the people hiding here will not be so nervous about food.
But even so, the people hiding in the mine were still so worried that they couldn't calm down at all.
They were not worried about wolves sneaking in, nor were they even worried about whether there were any Japanese in the bandits' den a few ridges away.
What worries them is that in addition to the missing Cui Big Beard, there are four wounded people, especially Zhao Jinyu's injury.
After all, a bullet opened a hole in his abdominal cavity. Although the hole was not big, there was still a risk of infection, especially since his high fever never went down.
"Ah sneeze!"
In the quiet mine tunnel, Yang Shiyi couldn't help but sneeze, and then continued to shake the temperature needle she had just taken out from Zhao Jinyu's armpit, and clamped it under Tian Xiaohu's armpit.
"Woke you up?"
When Yang Shiyi saw Wei Ran getting up with a yawn, she immediately asked apologetically.
"It's okay"
Wei Ran waved his hand, "Is it still burning?"
"It's burning, it's 38 and a half degrees."
Yang Shiyi said worriedly while folding a freshly washed towel a few times and placing it on Zhao Jinyu's forehead.
He came closer and turned on the flashlight to look at Zhao Jinyu's face. Wei Ran calmed down and let himself wake up completely. Then he carefully opened the bandage on his abdominal wound and got closer to smell it.
Fortunately, there was no bad smell coming from the wound, which made him somewhat relieved.
"Shiyi, you do the operation next." Wei Ran took a step back, pointed the flashlight at the wound on Zhao Jinyu's abdomen and said.
"good"
However, Yang Shiyi, who was fifteen or sixteen years old, was extraordinarily calm. After washing her hands carefully, she opened the medical bag.
"Seeing that Wei Ran was not going to say anything, Yang Shiyi immediately picked up a bottle of iodine and a small enamel tray. After pouring a small amount of iodine into it, she picked up a small piece of absorbent cotton with tweezers and dipped it in iodine carefully.
Apply it on the sutured wound on Zhao Jinyu's abdomen and around it.
Wei Ran taught her these things when she was changing the dressings on Zhao Jinyu and others before going to bed. She even treated the wounds of Zhao Jinyu and Tian Xiaohu with her own hands.
After a few hours of operation again, the little girl's movements have become much more proficient, which makes Wei Ran particularly satisfied.
As he watched, Yang Shiyi carefully applied iodine and removed iodine around the wound, then carefully covered it with a thin layer of dressing, sprinkled some sulfa powder around it, and then bandaged it again.
"You did a good job. Let's change the dressings on the other two wounds and the other wounded." Wei Ran encouraged him in time.
Hearing this, Yang Shiyi nodded immediately and continued working under the beam of Wei Ran's flashlight.
"Can Brother Jinyu survive?" Tian Xiaohu asked at this time.
"Yes, definitely."
While Wei Ran was talking, he pulled out the thermometer needle from the other party's armpit and took a look at it. Fortunately, Tian Xiaohu didn't have a fever.
"Do we have enough medicine?" Tian Xiaohu continued to ask.
“enough”
Wei Ran still replied confidently, "We have three or four Japanese medical kits. The medicines in them..."
"Isn't there enough medicine in it?"
Tian Xiaohu didn't wait for Wei Ran to finish and asked, "We have four injured patients now. Even if we have four medicine boxes, how many days will they last?"
Before Wei Ran could say anything, Tian Xiaohu continued to ask, "There are three big animals outside, and the daily fodder is enough for both young and old. How many more days can we eat?"
After a moment of silence, Wei Ran put the thermometer needle back into the medicine box and said, "If you have something to say, Squad Leader Xiaohu, why don't you just say it."
"Sickness is a burden"
Tian Xiaohu glanced at Yang Shiyi who was changing Zhao Jinyu's dressing, then looked away and continued, "Zhao Jinyu is a burden, I am a burden, Brother Shen and the others, including the three big animals who do not work, are all burdens. This
It’s getting colder day by day, so many burdens can drag you down to death.”
"You can't say that"
Hu Bazhi, who was working not far away, said, "Isn't it just a few mouths and a few big animals? How can I make you hungry?"
"Where's the medicine?"
Tian Xiaohu asked, "Brother Hu is a hunter. He can catch prey to fill his stomach. Can you find life-saving medicine?"
"At worst, I'll drive my mule to see the doctor tonight!" Hu Bazhi said, "I know..."
"You know shit!"
Tian Xiaohu said angrily, "Where are you going to invite me? All the villagers in the surrounding villages have been driven into human circles by the Japanese. Are you going to the city?"
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Let’s not talk about whether people dare to come, but you are not afraid of attracting the Japanese? When there are so many of us, how many of us do you think can escape?"
"What are the plans of Squad Leader Xiaohu?"
Wei Ran looked directly at the other party and asked. He could already tell that this overly young squad leader might have some ideas.
"Before departure, Captain Zhao also gave me a letter."
As Tian Xiaohu said this, he reached into his arms with difficulty, took out an envelope and handed it to Wei Ran.
After taking the envelope, he found the words "My dear sister Jinlan personally expresses my gratitude" written on it with a brush. In addition, there was also a string of Mongolian characters that he couldn't understand. Looking at one side of the envelope, there was nothing there at all. Sealed, you can directly see the contents of the letter inside.
"The captain told me that if we can't find Commander Zhao, we should find a place to hide those things and go back quickly.
If you can't find them when you go back, just look for a place to look for them. If..."
"What if? Tell me?" Hu Bazhi couldn't help but urge.
"If we come to a dead end and don't know what to do next, just give this letter to Brother Jinyu and follow his arrangements." Tian Xiaohu said through gritted teeth.
For a moment, the cave fell into silence. Whether it was Wei Ran who was like a human spirit, Hu Bazhi who pursed his lips, and even Yang Shiyi, everyone had realized something.
"Brother Wei, if you are literate, please open that letter and read it." Tian Xiaohu sighed, "I guess the captain wants to send us away."
"Why?" Hu Bazhi asked in confusion, and his tone couldn't help but contain the resentment of not being trusted.
"Why?"
The wounded man named Shen sighed, "In order for us to survive, what else can you do? Brother Wei, please open the letter quickly and see what the captain wrote."
After a slight hesitation, Wei Ran took out the envelope from the envelope in his hand and unfolded it.
There were only three pieces of yellowed paper in this letter. On the first two pieces of paper, there were strings of Mongolian characters written on them that he could not understand.
On the last piece of paper, there were lines of traditional Chinese characters written on it.
"I can't understand the first two pages," Wei Ran paused and said, "Let me read the content on the last page."
"Read it, read it quickly." Tian Xiaohu urged.
"comrades"
Wei Ran cleared his voice that had become hoarse for some reason, "Since the beginning of winter, the situation of the anti-Japanese struggle has become increasingly severe, and we, the anti-Japanese soldiers, have reached the most dangerous moment.
When you read this letter, I have already moved my comrades from the first guerrilla team and are preparing to continue the guerrilla struggle.
Before departure, I have handed over the flag of the first team to Comrade Zhao Jinyu for preservation. Next, your task is to protect the flag and protect yourself.
Wait until next spring, if I and other comrades in the first team are dead, you will re-establish the first guerrilla team, with Comrade Tian Xiaohu as the captain, and the remaining comrades will be appointed by Captain Tian Xiaohu according to the situation.
Remember, you are not deserters, you are the seeds of the first guerrilla team. I have reported this decision to Commander Zhao in the name of the captain of the first guerrilla team. As long as you are here, as long as the flag is there, the first guerrilla team will be there.
Protect the flag, protect yourself, and protect the family letters left behind by everyone. This is your most important task this winter.
I have another letter for my sister Jin Lan. If Jin Yu does not survive, you can take this letter to Shanxi to find your sister for help as a natal family member."
After reading a few words on the letter paper, Wei Ran glanced at the address written at the end and the red seal stamp with "Zhao Jinge Seal" written on it. After thinking for a while, he combined the letter paper and the two Mongolian letters.
The letters were folded together in their original order and stuffed back into the envelope.
"What should we do now?" Wei Ran asked after returning the envelope to Tian Xiaohu.
"This is making us deserters!" Another wounded man couldn't help but clenched his fists. Wei Ran already knew that his surname was Li, a very common surname in later generations.
"What if?"
The wounded man surnamed Shen was particularly calm, "We are not deserters, is it possible that we can still carry guns to fight the Japanese?"
"you..."
"We go back just to cause trouble to the captain and the others."
Tian Xiaohu also clenched his fists when he said this, "Even if I go to the army commander, I will still be a burden.
But we are not trash. Since the captain asked us to be seeds, we must survive no matter what, at least until the next spring!"
"Squad leader, tell me, what should we do?" the wounded man surnamed Shen asked.
"I have to ask you first."
As Tian Xiaohu said this, he had already looked at Wei Ran and Hu Bazhi, as well as the girl Hongxia who was still busy not far away, and Yang Shiyi who was changing dressings for the wounded, "Are you willing to listen to the arrangements of me, the acting squad leader?"
, or do you want to stand on your own?"
"We listen to you!" Miss Hongxia made the decision without thinking, "As long as we can fight the Japanese, we will listen to you."
"That's right!" Yang Shiyi also echoed.
"We also listen to you! Right, Brother Wei?" After Hu Bazhi made his decision, he didn't forget to ask Wei Ran.
"I want to hear your thoughts before making a decision," Wei Ran said calmly but seriously.
"Brother Shen, Brother Li and I are staying here."
Tian Xiaohu said, "Brother Wei, you and Brother Hu, take Sister Hongxia and the other four, take Brother Jinyu, the flag and the letter, go and join his second sister."
"This is not okay!"
Miss Hongxia, who just said she had listened to Tian Xiaohu's arrangements, was the first to regret, "I'm not leaving, I'm staying to take care of you."
"I'm not leaving either!" Yang Shiyi said.
"We're not leaving either," said the eldest girl from the Sun family, who came back with an armful of firewood in her hands.
"If you want to leave, then go together. If you want to stay, then stay together." Hu Bazhi said with a frown.
"There are three big animals and three sledges in total."
Tian Xiaohu asked, "If we all leave, how can we get there? Can we get out of these white mountains and black waters? Can we get to Fengtian? Can we get to Shanxi?"
"Then we can't keep you three!" Hu Bazhi said.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! "I am the squad leader, and I have the final say on this matter!" Tian Xiaohu said, and actually took out the Nagant revolver from his arms
, and pressed his chin before anyone could react.
"What are you going to do?!" Hu Bazhi immediately panicked.
"You can leave as soon as you are told, if..."
"You shoot"
Wei Ran interrupted Tian Xiaohu's threat, but at the same time he had already pulled out the cannon, pressed down the nose of the machine, and put the muzzle of the gun on the top of Zhao Jinyu's head, "I spent so many medicines to save you.
If you dare to commit suicide, if any of you dare to commit suicide, as long as you dare to fire the first shot, I will kill the rest.
I won’t even let go of the big animals outside. Finally, I will commit suicide. Anyway, I have long wanted to try and see if I can kill myself by shooting myself in the head.”
Hearing this, Tian Xiaohu froze for a moment, and then he saw that both Hu Bazhi and Hongxia had taken out their own guys and pressed them against their foreheads.
Sighing feebly, Tian Xiaohu said desperately, "There are so many of us, there is no way we can escape together."
"Maybe...I have a way"
Just when the deadlock was reached, Yang Shiyi, who had just finished changing the medicine for the injured Brother Shen, suddenly spoke.
"You? What can you do?" Wei Ran asked decisively, putting the box cannon into his arms.
Also looking at the people around her, Yang Shiyi hesitated for a moment, rolled up her sleeves, showed a table wrapped in red cloth on her wrist, and said, "This agate bracelet is a treasure passed down from my mother's family. My mother often told me that if
If I can escape from the bandits' den, I will go to Bingcheng to find my uncle and show him this bracelet."
"Your uncle..."
"He is engaged in fur and mountain goods business in Bingcheng. His name is Yang Jibin."
Yang Shiyi paused, "I have never met him, but my mother said that as long as he sees this bracelet, he will definitely help me."
Speaking of this, Yang Shiyi muttered, "I...I just don't know if he is still alive."
Seeing everyone looking at each other, the little girl continued, "My mother has told me the address of my grandma's house countless times, and I will definitely be able to find it.
I promise that as long as he is found, as long as my uncle is still alive, he will definitely be able to help us. Whether he hides or goes to Shanxi, I guess it won't be a big problem."
"What does Squad Leader Xiaohu mean?"
Wei Ran helped lead the conversation, "Three sledge trucks, 10 people, I guess it won't be a big problem."
"The difficulty lies in running out of this mountain."
Hu Bazhi considered it carefully and said, "As long as we can avoid the Japanese and run out, even if there is no one to help us, we can beg for food all the way."
“No need to beg for food”
Hongxia pointed to one of the mines and said, "That young master Cao left a lot of wealth."
“Wait two more days”
After a long silence, Tian Xiaohu gritted his teeth and made a decision, "In two days, if Brother Cui hasn't come back yet, let's... let's leave together!"
"Then it's settled"
Wei Ran responded before anyone could speak, "Miss Hongxia, please take me to see the family fortune left by Young Master Cao. We are poor and rich, and we can't really beg for food."
If you want to go to Shanxi, do you have to go to the year of the monkey and the month of the horse?"
"I'll take you there right now!"
As Miss Hongxia said this, she put down the Jingtan shoes she was about to finish, picked up an oil lamp, and headed into a mine with the flame.
"Brother Shen and Brother Li are also drafting."
Wei Ran said as he stood up, "When I come back, I will write a letter to your family for you, and then I will take a photo of you all and send it back together."
The wounded man named Shen was stunned for a moment, then nodded with a bright smile, "That's good, I have to think carefully about what to write."
"Let's go too"
Wei Ran didn't notice Tian Xiaohu's unbearable eyes under the dim light, and followed Miss Hongxia into the low mine.
"Brother Wei, can you also write a letter for me and Miss Sun later?" Miss Hongxia asked while leading the way.
"Okay, I'll write it for you later." Wei Ran agreed happily.
"Can you also take photos for us?" Miss Hongxia asked expectantly.
"Yes, why not?" Wei Ran responded with a smile.
"That's great!" Miss Hongxia said happily, "I haven't even taken a picture."
"I remember you know martial arts?" Wei Ran asked, changing the subject.
“How many tricks do you know?”
Miss Hongxia said carelessly, "I learned it from my brother. He used to learn the poke kick from a serious apprentice. He could break a stone tablet with one kick. I can't, so I just kicked a brick."
"That's it..."
Wei Ran twitched the corner of his mouth and followed the other person into another branched mine.
This mine is not too big. Once drilled in, the depth is only three meters, and the height is only about one and a half meters.
But at the end of the mine, there were several wooden boxes, and several brass carbide lamps hung on the surrounding walls.
Carrying the oil lamp and continuing inside, Wei Ran looked through the boxes one by one.
This first box contains all tin boxes. There is no need to open them. Just by the faint smell of urine, you can tell that the contents in these tin boxes are all cigarette creams.
.
Looking at the second wooden box, there are more than 20 Bagman portable machine guns from the Daku Factory placed side by side. The gaps between the guns are also filled with 50-round capacity.
magazine.
It is obvious that although Young Master Cao is a bit messy, he still has the "phobia of lack of firepower" that the Chinese people only realized a few years later. Putting aside his personality, Young Master Cao is undisputedly a man who advocates firepower.
Real people covered.
Finally, he looked at the third box. In addition to envelopes of silver coins, there were several boxes of Mauser pistol bullets and a large glass jar of calcium carbide.
"Young Master Cao is well prepared."
As Wei Ran spoke, he had already picked up a few envelopes of silver coins and boxes of bullets for Miss Hongxia to take. He himself picked up the jar of calcium carbide and a few calcium carbide lamps and walked out.
As for those flower traps, they are preparing to escape, and it is really inconvenient to hold them.
Returning to Tian Xiaohu and others along the same route, Wei Ran couldn't help but light all the carbide lamps he brought back, making the dark mine brighter than ever before.
"Guys, should we take pictures first or write letters first?" Wei Ran asked as he took out his camera under the cover of his Japanese backpack.
"Take pictures! Let's take pictures first!" Miss Hongxia said impatiently.
"Then follow Miss Hongxia, let's take pictures first." The wounded man surnamed Shen looked at each other and the comrade next to him, and accepted Miss Hongxia's decision with a smile.
"Then let's take pictures first!" Wei Ran said, adjusting the camera in his hand very seriously.
