Chapter 9 Chapter 5 Gunshots in the Town

Early the next morning, people from the security team came. There were 6 people in total, 4 from the town security team, a sedan chair and two mountain people temporarily hired to carry the sedan chair.The leader is Song Qing, who is now the deputy captain of the security team.He was lean and thin, and he was wearing a black short jacket like other security teammates. The only difference was that the others were carrying a long gun, and he had a German 24 imitated by Hanyang Arsenal on his waist. Mu Liangfeng's house was on the hillside, and there were only five or six families around, all of whom were hunters who usually hunted for a living. In addition, they had been to Mu Liangfeng's house before the Song and Qing Dynasties, so they were familiar with each other.

John saw a few people suddenly appear in the house, even though he knew that the town would send someone to pick him up, he was still a little nervous, he asked Mu Liangfeng: "Is this someone from your government?" "Don't worry, I know them all, they are all from the town security team." John was relieved, and casually said: "Why do people from the government wear such clothes?" Song Qing first greeted Mr. Mu with a smile: "Greetings to Mr. Mu." He said flatteringly and handed him a cigarette: "Where is Mr. John?" Mr. Mu didn't pick up his cigarette, and pointed to the room.

John and Mu Liangfeng came out of it. "Mr. John, I am Song Qing, the deputy captain of the town security team. I was ordered to pick you up and take you to the county seat. The technicians from the county seat will arrive soon, and they will take care of the plane." John said lightly, "Thank you!" Then he turned to Mr. Mu and Mu Liangfeng and said, "Grandpa, my Chinese brother, I'm leaving first." Mr. Mu was a little bit reluctant: "John, come back to see us when you have time!" "My residence is in Ling County. I will definitely come back to see you when I have time." He made a fist gesture to Mu Liangfeng again: "Brother China, your country needs young people like you. Go to the battlefield to fight the aggressors and serve the country.”

Mu Liangfeng nodded, his eyes were a little wet. "Mr. John, please get on the sedan chair!" Song Qing made an inviting gesture. "NONO, I don't sit on this thing." John insisted on refusing: "I just hurt my hand, I can walk slowly with you, it's shameless for others to carry it." "Your injury hasn't healed yet, you can't use your strength, you'd better sit down for a while!" Mr. Mu said. Only then did John reluctantly get into the sedan chair. "Liangfeng, would you like to go to town with me for a few days?" Song Qing looked at this friend who played with him since childhood and spoke.

Mu Liangfeng thought he still owed Liu Yan a pheasant, and wanted to follow, but was stopped by Mr. Mu.Song Qing didn't persuade him any more, leaving only two security team members to guard the plane, and the others followed the sedan chair down the mountain. Not long after John left, Fenglingdu Town was flooded with news of the defeat of the national army. Wuhan had fallen, and the Japanese army was gathering troops to march south.This time there is no need for the security team to intervene, because this is no longer a rumor, and the people who released these news are all official figures—those are the remnants and wounded soldiers of the national army who retreated from the front line.At this time, Fenglingdu was already full of people: refugees who had fled here from the north, students and workers who followed the troops back in Wuhan, and hundreds of thousands of broken soldiers and wounded.

Early this morning, the neighbor’s Uncle Zhou bought a Hanyang-made gun from Kubing for 100 French coins, and he returned to this small village with only a few households with the gun on his back: “Liangfeng, come and see Uncle’s new gun.” " Mu Liangfeng had just returned from shooting two pheasants in the back mountain, and when he saw the gun, his heart was moved.He pestered Mr. Mu to go down the mountain to buy a gun. Mr. Mu became angry: "The gun is used to fight devils, how can they sell it? How can we buy it? It is a weapon for defending the country!" Uncle Zhou originally wanted to come over to show off, but was robbed by Mr. Mu accusing Sang and Huai, and left in embarrassment.But Mu Liangfeng couldn't care less: "I can also buy him to fight devils."

"You are still young, wait another two years!" "I'm not young anymore, I'm already 19 years old." Mr. Mu took a puff of cigarette: "If you say no, then you can't. I will tell you about some things slowly. Now you have to listen to grandpa in everything you do." It was the first time Mu Liangfeng saw his grandfather behave so fiercely, so he didn't dare to talk about buying a gun and joining the army. "Grandpa, I want to go to town." Mr. Mu was silent for a while, but still agreed: "Go early and come back early, remember not to cause trouble."

As soon as his grandfather agreed, Mu Liangfeng mentioned the two pheasants and ran away. He took everything he should have with him, including the Browning pistol, firecrackers, and the two pheasants that he was about to give away. Sure enough, there were routs and wounded everywhere in the town. Mu Liangfeng saw them gathering in small groups, some listlessly wandering on the street, and the rich sitting in dumpling noodle shops or teahouses, looking like they were all alone. Distracted and demoralized.The wounded were gathered by the army and the town in two ancestral halls and a private house facing the street.From time to time, I saw one or two batches of national troops with better military appearance coming from the east of the town, probably to replenish their troops and drive to the front line.The roar of cars and the sound of people's footsteps resounded without rhythm in the street paved with bluestone slabs, which made everyone jump in shock.

Mu Liangfeng had never been to a place like a teahouse before, so he asked an old man passing by, and the old man glared at him: "You think about women all the time at such a young age?" Mu Liangfeng's face turned red: "I'm not a woman, I... I'm on business." Although the old man was not very polite, he still pointed the way: "Turn left ahead, Baoqing Company is directly opposite." Sure enough, there is a beautiful teahouse. The upper and lower floors of the house are all made of wood, which looks ancient, and "Liuyan Teahouse" is hung in front of the central hall.

What a classy teahouse. The lobby of the teahouse was full of people, more than half of them were wearing military uniforms. Seeing Mu Liangfeng coming in, a guy with a teapot came over and said, "Brother, do you want tea?" "I'm looking for your shopkeeper!" The guy looked him up and down: "What do you want from the shopkeeper?" Mu Liangfeng smiled embarrassedly and said, "I'm here to give her a pheasant." "You wait, I'll ask the shopkeeper." After speaking, he went upstairs.After a while, the guy came down from upstairs and said to him: "Brother, go up, our shopkeeper invites you to go upstairs."

Mu Liangfeng went upstairs. It turned out that there were three small elegant seats and a separate room upstairs. Liu Yan was waiting for him in that small room. It was obviously a boudoir. scent. Seeing him timidly entering the door, Liu Yan smiled and said, "Come in and sit down, it's rare that you still remember to promise others." Mu Liangfeng didn't enter the door, but just put a pheasant at the door: "I won't come in and sit, I just came to give you a pheasant." Liu Yan was stunned for a moment, she didn't expect this silly boy to say this.He stood up, smiling like a flower: "It's rare for you to be trustworthy, let me treat you to tea!" After speaking, he led him to a private room next door by the window, and made him a cup of the best Junshan Longjing tea with his own hands. . Mu Liangfeng picked it up and drank it down. Seeing him drinking tea like this, Liu Yan giggled: "Tea should be tasted slowly, and you have to sip it in small sips. Sit down, and I'll make you another cup." At this moment, a few rough voices from downstairs shouted: "Master Liu, come down, my brothers invite you to make tea yourself." Liu Yan ignored it, and after a while, there was the sound of smashing things, little man Crying from below: "The shopkeeper's shopkeeper's." Only then did Liu Yan go downstairs, and Mu Liangfeng followed.Downstairs were standing four or five soldiers smashing things on the counter, commanded by a captain in his early 30s.The soldiers who chatted and drank tea in the teahouse also calmed down. The war had worn down their spirits, and they didn't want to meddle in their own business. "Damn it, I'm working hard on the front line, it's so disrespectful to ask you to pour a cup of tea." The company commander cursed and stopped talking when he saw Liu Yan. "Open your dog eyes to see clearly, what kind of place is this, it's your turn to be unrestrained." The company commander sat on a chair lazily and put his foot on the table: "Where is it?" "The site of Tang Songshan, the deputy brigade commander of the 93rd Division of the National Army, you came here to make trouble, do you want to live?" The company commander immediately got a little nervous, stood up, and a soldier next to him said, "Don't listen to her, the company commander. The Tang Songshan battle in Wuhan was turned into a hornet's nest by machine guns, and the corpses were collected by the Brothers of the 3rd Battalion." "I was almost bluffed by you, so that's how it is." The company commander became smug again: "The dead can't bluff people these days. Hurry up and pour tea for the old men, or you will look good." Liu Yan stood there expressionless and did not speak. "It looks like none of you came back from the front line. If you have the ability to go to the front line to fight little devils, what kind of men are you here to bully women." Mu Liangfeng couldn't bear it anymore. "Oh, so there is a little boy backing him, no wonder his tone is so harsh." The company commander became angry from embarrassment.From the perspective of a man, especially a soldier, bullying a weak woman is indeed ridiculous.As he said that, he stepped forward and raised his hand to give him a kick. Mu Liangfeng also got angry, got up from the ground, and put the firecracker on top.Pointing at the company commander: "If you bully people again, I will really shoot." Several soldiers saw the real guy, and they also showed the guy to Mu Liangfeng. The company commander felt ashamed of himself: "Brothers shoot, don't interfere, I want to see if this little bastard has the guts to shoot today." He walked over slowly and raised his hand again. Ready to slap Mu Liangfeng. As soon as he raised his hand, Mu Liangfeng's firecracker also made a loud bang—he fired. Hearing the scream of the company commander, he hugged his thighs and fell to the ground. The soldiers didn't expect that the kid in front of them was really kind, and they all froze.Liu Yan never expected that Mu Liangfeng would really dare to shoot, and was stunned for a moment, not knowing what to do. Everyone knew that the firecracker only had one bullet, so they all gathered around to arrest people with confidence.Mu Liangfeng kicked the table away and pulled out the pistol from his waist: "If you want to die, come up." When the soldiers saw that the boy had swapped out two guns like a juggler, they reacted quickly, aiming the four Zhongzheng rifles at Mu Liangfeng. Mu Liangfeng was not afraid at all: "I will kill whoever fires the first shot." None of the soldiers dared to shoot. At this time, Song Qing also came in with some members of the security team. Seeing the confrontation between the two sides, he immediately ordered his men to point their guns at the soldiers. "Tie up these troublemakers and send them to the mayor." Song Qing roared. "Who dares to be presumptuous here!" The car engine rang outside the door, a small jeep stopped at the door, a major in his early 30s rushed into the teahouse with a few soldiers armed with live ammunition, and the troublemakers put away their guns immediately: " Captain." "What's going on?" The leader's eyes swept around the house. Liu Yan said: "Your subordinates owe you discipline, so they went to the boss's territory to make trouble." "boss?" "I am Liu Yan, wife of Tang Songshan, deputy brigade commander of the 93rd Division of the National Army." The head of the regiment stood at attention: "Hi Ma'am, I am Zhang Zhiming, the head of the major." Seeing that the regiment commander's attitude had changed drastically, the soldiers who drank tea began to fight too much, and explained the cause and effect of the matter. When Captain Zhang heard this, he was furious, and kicked the company commander who was lying on the ground moaning fiercely: "Guard platoon, tie up these troublemakers for me, and company commander Wu will be dismissed. Army stick, these other bastards will be locked up for three days, each with 10 army sticks." Looking at Song Qing again: "It's none of your business here, I will explain this to Mayor Wu." The guard platoon helped up the company commander on the ground and escorted a few soldiers who were making trouble out of the door. Head Zhang looked at Mu Liangfeng again: "Secret guns, attack soldiers, come here, tie this kid up for me too." Liu Yan became anxious, and quickly stopped him: "Tuan Zhang, I can't blame him for what happened today, it's your fault." "Ma'am, I'm sorry, military regulations, I hope you don't embarrass me." "I'm still going to make things difficult for you today, no one will allow you to take it away." Liu Yan has a pungent personality, with an attitude of being unreasonable and unforgiving. Head Zhang didn't argue with her, he turned around and got into the car, and his subordinates took down Mu Liangfeng's gun, dragged him and walked outside. Song Qing was also anxious, and stopped them with several members of the security team. The two guards of the head of the regiment immediately showed their Thompson submachine guns: "Do you want to disobey the military order?" Mu Liangfeng was afraid of hurting others, so he hurriedly said: "Don't move, just go around the world to see if they can take us." Look at Liu Yan, her eyes are really concerned.I thought in my heart, such a beautiful woman, born in such troubled times is really hard for her. "If I don't come back, please go and tell my grandfather, just say that I went to fight the Japanese devils as a soldier, and let him not worry." When Mu Liangfeng was escorted out, he desperately turned around to face Song Qing and Liu Yan. Say. Liu Yan chased up from behind: "Don't worry, I will find a way to find you safely."