Yang Ling and the others found a remote small village to stop and rest. Deep in the village, deep in the mountains, there were only a few dozen families.
The sudden visit of a team of thousands of people made the village suddenly tense. Amidst the barking of dogs, a group of young hunters rushed out of the village with shotguns and crossbows in their hands, staring at the approaching Yang Ling and others with unkind expressions on their faces.
"Who are you? Why do you come to our village?"
Before Yang Ling and the others even approached, a man with a shotgun began to question them cautiously.
"We are the troops of the Sixth War Zone. We just fought a battle with the Japs and rescued many brothers. Now many people are sick and need to stay in your village for a while." After Yang Ling signaled, squadron leader Grizzly Xiong came up.
Negotiate beforehand.
"We don't care what kind of army you are. If you are not welcome in our village, you should leave immediately."
As soon as Grizzly finished speaking, the man holding a shotgun impatiently tried to drive them away.
"We are a team that fights Japanese invaders. We kill enemies to protect our country. How can you treat us like this?" Grizzly Bear immediately shouted angrily.
"We haven't seen the Japs. People come to collect food every day. The village has no food to eat. If you don't let us go, if you don't leave, we will fight you hard!" The man holding the shotgun raised his hand angrily.
The shotgun was pointed at the grizzly bears.
The man holding a shotgun raised his shotgun, and the young hunters behind him raised their guns one after another.
The actions of the hunters made the officers and soldiers of the Lieyan Special Warfare Brigade feel as if they were facing a formidable enemy. They raised their guns to confront each other, and the atmosphere suddenly became tense.
"Leave or not! If you don't leave, we'll shoot!"
Each of the hunters looked excitedly, raising their guns and aiming randomly, as if they might shoot at any time.
"Try firing one! Let's see whose bullet is faster!"
Grizzly Bear also has a bad temper and always likes to use fists to solve problems. At this moment, his expression turned gloomy.
Yang Ling's original intention was to let the grizzly bear come forward to negotiate. Who knew that the negotiation would not work out, but instead caused tensions. He shook his head helplessly. The grizzly bear was too impatient.
"Everybody put your guns down."
Yang Ling, surrounded by several soldiers from the Lieyan Special Forces Brigade, ordered his brothers who were facing a powerful enemy to put down their guns as he walked.
The brothers of the Flame Special Warfare Brigade all looked at each other. After all, the hunters were not holding fire sticks. If they put down their guns, wouldn't they become lambs to be slaughtered? So they were hesitant.
"Sir, this..."
"What, what, what, even what I said doesn't work?" Yang Ling said angrily: "We are soldiers, and the soldiers' guns are only aimed at the enemy, but those on the opposite side are our fellow villagers, put down the guns quickly
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The brothers saw that Yang Ling's voice was already a little impatient and hurriedly put down their guns.
"Sir, you'd better retreat to the back. It's dangerous here."
Seeing Yang Ling walking forward in person, Grizzly Bear was worried about Yang Ling's safety and signaled the soldiers of the Lieyan Special Warfare Brigade to escort Yang Ling to a safe area.
Yang Ling shook his head and said: "There are no enemies here, so there is no danger."
Yang Ling passed over the grizzly bear and stood at the front. He cupped his hands at these young men holding shotguns and crossbows and said, "I am their chief Yang Ling. Which of you is the person in charge of the village?"
These hunters were originally facing a formidable enemy, but now they saw that Yang Ling was so polite. After all, they were all simple people, and they all fortunately put down their weapons.
"The security chief of our village was captured by the security team. Now I have the final say in the village." A man with a beard came out and said.
"Excuse me, what's your name?" Yang Ling asked again.
The bearded hunter replied: "The surname is Niu."
"Brother Niu, you have also seen that most of us don't have weapons. We didn't mean any harm when we passed by here this time. We have offended a lot just now, so please forgive me." Yang Ling said with a smile.
As the saying goes, don't hit the smiling person. When the man surnamed Niu saw Yang Ling coming to apologize, he couldn't explain it with a straight face, so his expression softened.
"Sir, we admire you for fighting the Japanese. From the looks of it, you are not in the same group as those evil security teams. However, our village does have no food. There are so many of you, so you should go elsewhere." Niu Niu.
Hanzi explained.
"We are not all here for food. We came all the way from Dangyang. Many brothers fell ill due to the rain. We just want to have a rest in the village. We will never take a grain of food from the village. Do you think this is okay?"
Yang Ling suggested.
This is not because Yang Ling is depressed, but if many sick brothers continue to sleep in the humid wilderness, their condition will only be aggravated and their lives may be in danger.
After all, when they came out to rescue these captured brothers this time, they were more concerned about how to rescue and get rid of the Japs' pursuit. They didn't bring much dry food and medicine, and he couldn't just watch these brothers being tortured.
The man named Niu hesitated. After all, they were all simple farmers who inherited the fine traditions of the Chinese nation. It was not their style to ignore death, so after discussing in whispers, they reluctantly agreed.
"Only those who are sick can enter the village, and no one else can enter the village," said the man surnamed Niu.
Yang Ling nodded and expressed his gratitude to them: "Then I'm sorry for bothering you."
Yang Ling ordered the officers and soldiers of the Lieyan Special Warfare Brigade to carry the sick brothers into the village, while the rest of the officers and soldiers rested outside the village.
Seeing that Yang Ling was true to his word, the man surnamed Niu also became much less wary of Yang Ling and the others.
"Let each family free up beds to accommodate these sick people, and then boil some hot water and send it to outside the village."
Soon, the brothers who suffered from gonorrhea due to the heavy rain for days were well accommodated, and the people in the village were all talkative and eager to help. This made Yang Ling and his friends have a sharp increase in their goodwill towards the people in the village.
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"Brother Niu, may I ask if there is anywhere nearby where I can buy food and medicine?"
After settling the sick brothers, Yang Ling had to consider the problems of medicine and food for the brothers.
His father saw the situation in the village and it can be said that it was very difficult. Even the children were sallow and thin, so it was unrealistic to buy food from the villagers, so Yang Ling tried to find some food around.
"There are rice shops and pharmacies in the town, but now there are security teams stationed in the town, and food and medicine are strictly controlled, making it difficult to buy them."
Seeing that Yang Ling and the others were not in the same group as the town's security team, the people in the village had now completely lifted their guard against Yang Ling and the others, so the man surnamed Niu also answered all questions.
"Where is the town? Who are the security teams you are talking about?" Yang Ling asked in confusion.
"The town is just thirty miles away. The security team was newly established. I don't know what they do specifically. It's just that they went around collecting food. They came to our village two days ago and captured our security chief. They said that if
If we can't collect enough food to send them over, we won't let them go," the man surnamed Niu said angrily.