The reason why Zhou Weiguo wanted to laugh was that he felt sad. Such a big country with so many citizens was invaded by the Japanese invaders and could not protect the people. The people were displaced and homeless. In the end, they became bandits who were full of evil. How ironic this is.
A cycle.
There were five bandits in front of him. They were holding big swords. They were said to be bandits. Their clothes were as tattered as beggars. Zhou Weiguo sighed secretly. He probably had no choice but to do it.
"It's for you, take it, don't do these things again." Zhou Weiguo took out more than 20 silver coins and handed them to them.
The leader's face turned red and he said nothing. He nodded after taking it.
"Let's all go home."
"Every home has been taken over by the Japanese, and there is no home left."
Zhou Weiguo was silent, then said, "Then go west to Yan'an. There will be an army there to protect you."
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Along the way, Yang Dali and others felt that Zhou Weiguo was becoming more and more silent.
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November 15, 1938, Yan'an.
After a long journey of almost half a month, Zhou Weiguo and others finally arrived in Yan'an.
During the Anti-Japanese War, Yan'an, as the base area of the Communist Party, has always been a holy place in the hearts of the Communists. At this time, Yan'an was indeed a relatively safe area. Historically, Yan'an suffered many air raids by the Japanese invaders, but only a few casualties were caused.
Hundreds of casualties were suffered. By 1943, Yan'an's troops had repulsed 78 Japanese attacks, 23 of which were large-scale. Thousand-mile river defenses were flawless, creating a unique record in river defense operations in the history of the Anti-Japanese War.
Zhou Weiguo looked at the loess around him and sighed inwardly. Once upon a time, there were dense forests and shady trees here, but it was only because of thousands of years of human development that the current situation was the Yellow River.
After arriving in Yan'an, Zhou Weiguo soon contacted the soldiers, showed his credentials, and entered Yan'an.
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On November 27, 1938, Zhou Weiguo looked at Laiyang County in front of him and breathed a sigh of relief.
This trip to Yan'an lasted more than 20 days, and we experienced the wind and sand in the northwest and the cold wind.
"We're finally home!" Yang Dali said happily, and immediately rode to the city gate.
"Stop!" The soldier in Japanese uniform immediately raised his gun and pointed at Yang Dali, saying in Japanese.
"You can ask for it!" Yang Dali said quickly, but the soldier guarding the door didn't recognize him.
"Are you Japanese?" the soldier asked in Japanese.
"Ah? Well!" Yang Dali was stunned for a moment, then nodded, why is the gatekeeper so strange today?
Then, the soldier waved his hand, and a group of soldiers came out and surrounded Yang Dali.
At this time, the people nearby had already hid far away.
Yang Dali looked confused and shouted, "Are you stupid?"
"Can you speak Chinese?" The soldier frowned again and asked in Chinese.
"I'm Chinese, of course I can speak Chinese!" Yang Dali said dissatisfied, "Are you just a new recruit? Why don't you understand anything?"
"You, show me your good citizen certificate." At this time, a second lieutenant wearing a Japanese military uniform said stiffly in Chinese.
Until then, Yang Dali's patience was running out and he said, "What are you talking about? I'm Chinese."
Suning and Yang Yang were already riding horses and arrived behind Yang Dali.
Zhou Weiguo just watched from the side with a smile on his face. It seemed that the Japanese skills and vigilance abilities of the soldiers guarding the city were pretty good. However, if Yang Dali was really Japanese, this method of handling it would be unavoidable.
Somewhat too much.
"Dali, stop talking and show them your soldier ID card." Yang Yang said helplessly, and then took out his soldier ID card. No, it should be an officer's ID card. Originally, every member who entered the special operations team was a second lieutenant.
Military ranks, when they were in Wuhan, Chiang Kai-shek promoted them to two ranks. At this time, everyone in the special operations team was basically a captain, equivalent to a company commander in an ordinary army.
The man wearing the clothes of a Japanese second lieutenant took it, looked at it, and then saluted Yang Dali and others, saying, "It is your duty, you can enter the city now."
"You idiot, how dare you stop me!" Yang Dali said carelessly. At this time, Zhou Weiguo had already arrived nearby. When he heard Yang Dali's words, his face darkened. It was really unbelievable.
"What did you say?" The second lieutenant immediately looked bad, and the soldier next to him also looked bad too.
"I'm just talking about you, what the hell!" Yang Dali said angrily, "You are a second lieutenant, how dare you stop me, a captain!"
As soon as Yang Dali said these words, the surrounding soldiers exploded. In the independent division, they had never heard such words before. Although it is a common practice and an unspoken rule to crush people to death at the official level, but no one has ever heard this.
It was brought up so blatantly, and said so confidently and in such a tone.
Zhou Weiguo's face turned dark, he pulled out the pistol from his waist and fired a shot into the sky.
After hearing the gunfire, everyone noticed Zhou Weiguo.
Yang Dali secretly said bad, groaning in his heart, looked at Zhou Weiguo, grinned sheepishly, then turned to the second lieutenant and said, "I'm sorry just now, I didn't mean it."
Facing Yang Dali's 180° change, the second lieutenant's anger was instantly extinguished. When he saw Zhou Weiguo, he knew that this person must be a high-ranking official, but he was still dissatisfied and said, "No matter what
What kind of official are you? Even if the master is here, if I should investigate, I still have to investigate. If I should stop, I have to stop. This is the rule set by the master! If you are not convinced, you can go and sue me to the master!"
"I'm sorry, I'm sorry." Yang Dali smiled flatteringly, "Didn't I just lose control of my mouth for a moment? This is my military officer's ID card, look at it!"
Seeing this, Zhou Weiguo stopped talking and took out his military officer ID card and handed it over.
The second lieutenant took Zhou Weiguo's officer certificate, glanced at it, and then stood at attention and saluted, saying, "Independent Division, First Brigade, One Regiment, Sixth Battalion, Three Company, Three Platoons, Long Zhi, I have seen the division seat!"
Hearing Long Zhi's words, other soldiers quickly saluted, "I've seen the master's seat!"
To them, Zhou Weiguo is a god, a young lieutenant general, a national hero, and the person who brought them all this beautiful life.
Zhou Weiguo dismounted, stood at attention, and returned the salute seriously, saying, "You have done a good job. Military laws and regulations cannot be changed by other external forces. I did not lead the troops well today, and I apologize to you."
The other soldiers were so excited that they did not put down their hands and just looked at Zhou Weiguo.
At this time, Yang Dali also stood at attention, saluted, and said to the second lieutenant, "I'm sorry!"
Among soldiers, a military salute is enough to solve everything.
"It's okay, please pay attention next time!" Long Zhi also gave Yang Dali a military salute in return.
"yes!"
"Okay, continue on duty." Zhou Weiguo immediately got on his horse and entered Laiyang.
Yang Dali and others also followed. Yang Dali knew that he was in trouble this time.