On horseback, Wei Ran sent the "switch driving mode" signal to the biting horse through the bump of the stirrups.
After receiving the signal, the biting horse immediately changed into a "walking horse mode" that was more stable but did not slow down much.
When the horse's back was less bumpy, Wei Ran immediately began to examine Li Sui'an's body, looking for wounds.
Soon, he noticed that Li Sui'an's chest was stained red with blood.
To be bad...
Wei Ran felt a chill in his heart and quickly tore off his clothes and took a look. It was not a gunshot wound, but more like a bayonet stab wound!
He put his head against the other person's chest and listened. Fortunately, the heartbeat was still there and strong, and there was not much murmur of breathing. It seemed that the knife only damaged the respiratory tract and esophagus.
"Bear it!"
Wei Ran said, turning the other person over and letting him lie on the horse, keeping his head down. This could prevent blood from flowing into the lungs through the wound and suffocating him.
In addition to this near-fatal wound, Li Sui'an also had various bayonet wounds and gunshot wounds on his arms and legs.
Fortunately, although each of these wounds was more severe than the last, they would not kill him in a short time.
"How is he doing?" At this moment, Zhao Jinyu also caught up with him on horseback and shouted, with Bai Yuguang riding on his horse.
"It's more serious, where is he?" Wei Ran yelled and asked.
"I was stabbed in the hip!" Zhao Jinyu shouted, "I can't stop bleeding!"
"Press the wound!"
Wei Ran reminded loudly, "Press hard!"
"Follow me!" Zhao Jinyu shouted, slapping the horse he was riding to increase its speed.
"Are you injured?" Wei Ran shouted as he chased after him.
"Small injury!"
Zhao Jinyu said while covering Bai Yuguang's wound with a towel, "What about you?!"
"Small injury!"
Wei Ran gave the same response. In the few rounds of killing just now, he did not suffer much damage. In contrast, Zhao Jinyu was injured somewhere. The white towel on his face was stained red with blood.
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Flying all the way,
Under the urging of billowing and floating clouds of yellow smoke, war horses and cavalry fell to the ground from time to time. The scattered cavalry did not dare to gather at all. They could only try their best to avoid the gas bombs fired one after another from behind, and ran towards their own position risking their lives.
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After a while, the cavalry that originally had the advantage could only watch helplessly as the remaining Japanese reinforcements entered Huaiyang City under the cover of poisonous smoke.
But what Wei Ran and others received was an order to retreat - they were cavalry, and it was never their mission to attack the city.
Although he was unwilling, all Wei Ran could do at this time was to follow Zhao Jinyu on horseback and send the unconscious Li Sui'an and Bai Yuguang into the military doctor's tent as quickly as possible.
After careful consideration, Wei Ran did not stay in the surgery tent to help. Instead, he got on his horse again and followed Zhao Jinyu back to their company station.
In such a short time, this secret service company with 200 troops has lost nearly half of its people. Looking at the third company in the distance, the situation seems to be slightly better, but not much better.
"Wei Ran!"
At this moment, Captain Ma Jintao, who had gauze wrapped around his arm, shouted.
"Yes!" Wei Ran responded immediately.
"From now on, the pistol team is under your control!" Ma Jintao said without warning.
After being stunned for a moment, Wei Ran, who was still on the horse, immediately straightened his back and responded loudly, "Yes!"
"Retreat!" Ma Jintao immediately issued a new order.
"Withdraw now?!" Zhao Jinyu subconsciously raised his voice.
"Are you waiting to be poisoned if you don't withdraw?!"
Ma Jintao shouted with red eyes, "Withdraw! We have a chance to avenge this!"
"Yes!" Wei Ran responded first.
They really had no choice at this time. What was even more cruel was that if ordinary soldiers died in battle, they might be able to replace them, but if the cavalry died in the poisonous gas that the saber could not resist, it would be too difficult for both soldiers and horses to replace them.
"withdraw!"
Ma Jintao issued the order again and personally urged the horse to start retreating with the cavalry company.
Why doesn't he want to take revenge? Why doesn't he want to rescue his subordinates who are still trapped in the poisonous gas? Why doesn't he want to collect their corpses?
But this is war, not a game where you can stop at any time if you lose. Even this order was not given by him, let alone the commander who was even more helpless and angry than him.
Turning his head to look at the fiery red sun that had jumped out of the horizon, and the yellow poisonous gas mass in the distance that was extremely conspicuous under the sun, Wei Ran gritted his teeth and took out his camera, and used the viewfinder to capture the rising sun and the poisonous gas in the distance.
The cavalry soldiers nearby were holding sabers in their hands and looking unwilling and angry, especially the wounded who had blisters on their faces that had been corroded by poisonous gas.
"Crack!"
With the unusually crisp sound of the shutter, everything in the viewfinder was enveloped in intense white light, and Wei Ran, who was holding the camera, also trembled.
When he slowly put down the camera, the white light had disappeared, and he returned to the small yard where he helped Lao Liu from the cooking class cook noodles.
The weather was still hot at this time, but the jujube tree in the yard was already covered with red dates.
Standing on tiptoes, Wei Ran grabbed a branch full of fruits, avoiding a chili tree lying on it, and reached out to grab a few big red dates.
I rubbed it randomly and popped one into my mouth. The crisp texture and sweet taste were mixed with the bitter taste of insect feces.
"Pooh!"
After spitting out the worm-eaten red dates in his mouth, Wei Ran took another one and carefully took a bite. When he saw that there were no worms in it, he turned around and walked towards the kitchen with satisfaction.
At this time, although there was no fire in the kitchen, the unique smell of corn tortillas was steaming from the large pots. However, there was no one in the kitchen at this time.
Why were you sent here?
Wei Ran threw another crisp, almost red date into his mouth, and didn't leave in a hurry. He sat directly by the stove and checked the props provided in the metal book again. This time, he couldn't even find the confession.
Even the small boats in Yangdian were missed.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Like the previous scene, in addition to various lenses, there are still a few unused films in the camera bag, but in the food box, in addition to some silver dollars and gold bars,
, there are also several used films stored there.
As expected, the three oil barrels were still empty and cleaner than the last, and this time there was no wine in the kettle.
Fortunately, the box of artillery magazines tied to the Long March pole was still full. The Kowloon belt on my body also contained 60 to 70 rounds of pistol ammunition and 40 to 50 rounds of rifle ammunition.
Looking at myself again, the wounds everywhere have completely healed, and there is an extra pack of cigarettes in my pocket.
Unhurriedly, he took out one and held it in his mouth. Wei Ran took out a corn stalk from the embers in the stove and lit the cigarette butt, then opened the pot lid and took a look.
As expected, the pot was filled with stick noodle steamed buns, and there was a big red date embedded in the tip of the steamed bun.
Looking out the window, Wei Ran, who was frightened by hunger, found a large blue and white plate, put seven or eight steamed buns in it, and put some shredded pickles into the gap, and then he filled it with satisfaction.
The second layer of the food box.
As a rare opportunity, he picked up the copper pot next to the stove and poured the boiling water inside into the kettle he took out of the metal book.
After filling the boil with water again and putting it into the boil's eyes, Wei Ran was about to poke around to see if there was anything else that could be stolen, when there was movement from outside.
Upon seeing this, he immediately ran out of the kitchen, and then saw the cook Lao Liu walking in quickly carrying a pole.
"Ah! Why are you here!" Lao Liu, who had just entered the door, was startled by Wei Ran standing under the jujube tree.
"Pick some jujubes." Wei Ran pointed to the top of his head, "Uncle Liu, you..."
"The food is being delivered!"
Lao Liu didn't wait for Wei Ran to finish speaking before he reminded him, "Go back quickly. The messenger is here. I heard that he has brought news about Xiao Li and Xiao Bai."
Hearing this, Wei Ran was stunned for a moment, then walked out quickly and said, "I'll be there right away!"
"I'll pick some dates and send them to you later!" Lao Liu shouted from behind.
"I'll do it myself when I have time!" Before Wei Ran finished speaking, he had already disappeared.
All the way back to the courtyard where he lived before, far away, he heard the conversation coming from Captain Ma's room.
"Wei Ran, where have you been! Come in quickly!" Captain Ma noticed Wei Ran first and immediately waved to him.
"Picked some dates"
When Wei Ran entered the door, he placed the few red dates he had just picked on the table and observed everything in the room.
In addition to Ma Jintao, there are also the horseherd Lao Bai and Han Huyuan who came to deliver a letter to everyone last time in this room. Of course, there is also Zhao Jinyu who is holding a letter in his hand and his face is full of excitement.
"Brother Wei is here! Sit down quickly!"
When Zhao Jinyu saw Wei Ran coming in, he immediately said, "Good news! Good news of double happiness!"
"What's the good news?" Wei Ran sat down and asked curiously.
"Both Wangchuan and Xiaobai were sent back safely. They are both in good condition now. Xiaobai can go to the ground, and brother-in-law Wangchuan can also sit up."
The person who answered this question was Captain Ma Jintao with a cigarette in his mouth. This man said with some joy, "I heard from Han Huyuan that after Wangchuan was sent back, my sister Qinghe felt very distressed."
It's quite annoying. Now it's better, that damn girl won't bother going to Yan'an to be jealous."
"Miss Six is now waiting at Master Li's bedside day and night."
Han Huyuan also said, "The master said that after Master Li recovers, he will let them get married at his ancestral home, and then send the young couple to Sichuan. When the time comes, Xiaobai will be with him to take care of him."
"You might as well send it over there."
Ma Jintao said in a puff of smoke, "From now on, the two families will often move around, and they can hug each other to keep warm in this troubled world."
"Young Mistress also said that when Xiao Bai recovers his health, he will find a handsome wife for him among the maids in the backyard, so that you can feel at ease, Lao Bai." Han Huyuan said with a smile.
"Thank you very much, young lady. With the young lady's words, I feel at ease." The horse herder Lao Bai said with a smile, obviously extremely satisfied with the result.
“There are still good things going on”
Only then did Zhao Jinyu put down the letter in his hand and said happily, "Brother Wei, Sister Shiyi wrote to say that the person she arranged has been in contact with my second brother and squad leader Xiaohu!"
"How are they doing?" Wei Ran, who had just breathed a sigh of relief, asked immediately.
"My eldest brother and second brother are still alive, and they are all in Maozi's territory now."
Zhao Jinyu handed two of the letters to Wei Ran and said, "Since the beginning of summer this year, the little devil and Mao Zi have been fighting in Nomenkan. The battle has been going on for several months, and the little devil was really beaten by Mao Zi.
, now it’s as if I’ve been cheated.”
Raising his hand to take a puff of cigarette, Zhao Jinyu continued, "Sister Shiyi's uncle has been asking for several months, and then he got in touch with my eldest brother and second brother. When this letter was sent..."
At this point, Zhao Jinyu thought of something sharply and abruptly changed the subject and said, "In addition, squad leader Xiaohu and Hu Bazhi also got in touch. They are also fighting guerrillas with Cui Dabeard, and sister Hongxia is also
We are with them! Brother Wei, please read the letter quickly, the details are all in it."
Hearing this, Wei Ran also focused on these two pieces of writing paper.
In most of the truncated letter, Wei Ran also found something that Zhao Jinyu had not said just now - although his eldest and second brothers had contacted him, they did not trust Yang Shiyi's family.
In other words, in this letter, Yang Shiyi wanted to ask Zhao Jinyu for a letter to prove her identity.
He had even guessed what Zhao Jinyu was thinking at this time. He wanted to set off immediately to meet his eldest and second brothers! In other words, he wanted to personally deliver the flag of the first guerrilla team to Zhao Jinge!
"Brother Wei, brother-in-law, I plan to..."
"Du-du! Dudu!"
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Before Zhao Jinyu's plan was completely finished, a sharp whistle sounded in the yard - the whistle blown by Commander Ma's adjutant!
"You guys sit down while Han Huyuan rests. You can wait until I come back and finish writing the letter before you leave."
Ma Jintao stood up as he spoke, picked up the military cap lying randomly on the table, put it on his head, and walked out of the room. At the same time, he said, "Jinyu, go to the meeting with me first!"
"Wait for me to come back!"
Zhao Jinyu swallowed what he just said and hurriedly left the room following his brother-in-law Ma Jintao.
"It's probably going to start again."
As the horseman Lao Bai said this, he stood up and said, "Old Han, I will entrust you to take the letter back with you. Thank me, the master and the young mistress for me, and say that I, Lao Bai, kowtowed to them."
"I will bring it." Han Huyuan nodded and made a promise.
"That's it, I have to help you prepare in advance." After the horseman Laobai finished speaking, he gestured towards Han Huyuan with his fists, then turned and left the room.
"How are Wangchuan and Xiaobai doing now?"
Wei Ran asked while continuing to read the letter in his hand. There was a lot of key information in the two letters that Zhao Jinyu had cut off.
First, Yang Shiyi and her uncle’s family arrived in Khabarovsk successfully.
Secondly, after many efforts, they found Tian Xiaohu, Hu Bazhi, who had been missing for several months, and Cui Dabeard, who had lost contact at the beginning.
According to the statement in this letter, when Cui Bearded drove his sledge and dispersed with them, he rushed to the secret camp where Commander Zhao and others had been hiding. Not only was the building empty, but he was almost discovered by the Japanese.
For this reason, he had to hide the original weapon, and it took him three or four days in the forest and snow fields to get rid of the enemy.
After that, he immediately returned to the mine, but Wei Ran and others had already left by then.
In desperation, he could only take a brief rest and after nearly half a month of searching, he finally defected to Wang Yachen's tribe.
A long time passed after that, when they were carrying out guerrilla activities, they accidentally ran into Hu Bazhi and Tian Xiaohu, who had been being hunted by the Japanese and traitors.
Needless to say later, after these two people were rescued, they simply stayed in Wangbu because they searched for Zhao Jinge to no avail, and later rescued Miss Hongxia.
Yang Shiyi's gains didn't stop there. Almost immediately after re-establishing contact with Hu Bazhi, Tian Xiaohu and others, her uncle finally found out the whereabouts of the Zhao brothers and established contact with them after many efforts.
Unfortunately, as mentioned before, Zhao Jinge and Zhao Jinshan did not seem to trust Yang Shiyi's family, so she wrote to ask Zhao Jinyu's thoughts.
"Last time I took them back, they were not safe along the way. There were several times when they had to rely on ginseng soup to keep them alive."
Han Huyuan's answer settled Wei Ran's thoughts. The middle-aged man with elegant temperament shook his head helplessly, raised his hand and pointed to the wooden box the size of a shoebox in the middle of the table and said, "Young lady asked me to bring a few things.
Things, before I had time to take them out, they ran away first."
Hearing this, Wei Ran raised his head and took a look. The wooden box in the middle of the table was the same locked and sealed wooden box that Ma Jintao had given to him the last time he saw him.
Obviously, the letters just now were taken out from here. At this time, there are still several exquisite tin boxes that are not too large in size and workmanship.
Before Wei Ran could say anything, the Han nurse had already reached out and picked up a tin box and handed it to Wei Ran, "Master Wei, this is given to you by the young lady."
"You... don't have to wait for them to come back?" Wei Ran asked in astonishment, but did not reach out to pick it up, "Also, I am not a young master, just call me Wei Ran."
"No, both brothers also have a share."
Han Huyuan said gently, "Young Mistress asked me to thank you for taking care of Young Master and Jin Yu. This is considered a thank you gift, not a sign of respect."
Hearing this, Wei Ran hesitated for a moment, then took the tin box and expressed his gratitude.
Out of politeness, he did not open the tin box immediately, but stuffed it into his arms.
The tin box was about the same size as a later civilian aluminum lunch box, and it was light and weightless when picked up, but he had a vague feeling that the contents inside might be something big.
"in addition"
Han Huyuan waited until Wei Ran accepted the small gift before continuing, "Young mistress also said that she hopes brother Wei Ran can persuade Jin Yu."
"What should you advise him?" Wei Ran, who had already expected this trouble, asked in return.
"I hope brother Wei Ran can persuade Jin Yu to let him... stop him from going to his eldest and second brothers."
Han Huyuan said, "Young Mistress hopes that Jin Yu can go back soon and can personally escort Master Li back to Sichuan and Shu together with Brother Wei Ran. She also hopes that he can stay in Sichuan and Shu and leave a successor for the Zhao family."
Hearing this, Wei Ran opened his mouth, but heard Han Huyuan continue, "The young mistress said that two men from the Zhao family have gone to the battlefield to fight the Japanese, and she is worried that she will not even have a natal family in the future."
"I..."
Wei Ran sighed, "I understand, I will give Jin Yu a good advice. Master Han, please wait a moment, I also have something I would like to trouble you to take back."
"No trouble," Han Huyuan said immediately.
"Then wait for me"
After saying that, Wei Ran quickly left the room, went back to the west wing, and took out the used rolls of film from the food box.
After carefully checking the sealed cylinder outside, he escaped from his arms as quickly as possible and opened the tin box to take a look.
The contents in this tin box are precious enough. Three Rubik's Cube-sized tin cans on the left are tightly packed together. There are also words such as "Angong Niuhuang Pill", "Purple Snow Pill" and "Ultimate Treasure Pill" on them.
The words. There is not a big space on the right side, but there is a ginseng with intact roots wrapped in red cloth.
There is no doubt that no matter what it is, it is a life-threatening treasure in this era. Such a gift is enough to show the sincerity of Sister Zhao Jinyu.
With a weak sigh, Wei Ran fastened the tin box and put it in the food box, took back the metal book, and then left the west wing holding the several sealed film canisters.
Almost immediately, Ma Jintao and Zhao Jinyu hurriedly walked out of the hall and shouted, "Jinyu! Blow the whistle and assemble! It's time to avenge our brothers!"
"yes!"
Zhao Jinyu responded angrily, took out a whistle from his pocket and stuffed it into his mouth. Before Wei Ran could say anything, he puffed up his cheeks and blew out a sharp and harsh whistle that carried the sky-high fighting spirit!
"Why..."
Wei Ran opened his mouth, but in the end he did not continue to say anything. He just ran quickly into the west room and handed all the film seals to Han Huyuan who was at a loss.
