There have been many famines and wars in Chinese history, as well as countless conspiracies and revenge. Many people have taken their families to escape into the mountains in order to continue their bloodlines. The natural environment of the deep mountains and forests is harsh, with jackals, tigers and leopards rampant, and bandits and robbers appearing from time to time. People born in this copycat in the evening do need to be guarded against.

The village leader Zhang Younian only dispelled his suspicion after carefully asking Xinghua and Ding Goudan. Therefore, he clasped his fists while walking, saying, "I am really embarrassed. I am obsessed with mundane affairs and neglected you all. Please forgive me!"

Li Qinglin hurriedly clasped his fists and replied, "Mr. Zhang is so polite. We are the 10th Division of the National Army. We will come to Guizhai tonight to stay overnight. We will set out to chase the team tomorrow morning."

In fact, Zhang Younian not only believed Li Qinglin and others after asking Xinghua and Ding Goudan. The most important thing he was to welcome him after looking at the military discipline of this small national army. After Li Qinglin and his team entered the village, they kept standing in the open space. Although the surrounding villagers were holding weapons and looking at them with unfriendly eyes, the officers and soldiers could not take off their shoulders and could not get out of their sheath. Such a team should be a team with strict military discipline.

In order to completely dispel Zhang Younian and others' wariness, Li Qinglin proposed to set up a tent in this open space to camp at night.

Since Li Qinglin and the others promised to stay for only one night, Zhang Younian would not really let Li Qinglin and the others camp in the open space. He immediately arranged someone to lead the way for Li Qinglin and the others and took them to an empty room in the village to stay.

Li Qinglin and the others immediately buried the pot to make rice, boiled water and took a bath. Li Qinglin and the others had been marching on the road for a while, and now they finally arrived at a relatively safe place. The soldiers finally relaxed, took a full meal and took a hot bath, and the soldiers fell asleep early.

Li Qinglin also wanted to sleep, but Zhang Ergou, a big man, Zhao Shuanzhu took Wu Cheng to find Li Qinglin. They wanted to ask Li Qinglin where he should go next.

Li Qinglin's house was brightly lit. After hearing the purpose of Zhang Ergou and the others, Li Qinglin turned to ask Wu Cheng: "You are the platoon leader and the highest rank. Where do you think we should go?"

Wu Cheng lowered his head and said, "I don't know either."

Zhang Ergou said anxiously, "Boss, now you make the decision, we will all listen to you."

Seeing that everyone was looking at him with anticipation, Li Qinglin smiled.

Li Qinglin's smile aroused Zhang Ergou's dissatisfaction. He muttered: "You are so anxious that you still laugh."

Li Qinglin put away his smile and said, "We have been leaving the large army for some time. Now there are two ways to go before us. One is to go home each and the other is to go back to the 10th Division. How do you tell me?"

Zhao Shuanzhu said: "My hometown was occupied by the Japanese, and I can't go back even if I want to. I want to find a team."

Zhang Ergou said: "I have been in the army for so many years and I can't do anything else anymore. It's better to continue to be in the army."

The big man said, "Boss, I will go wherever you go."

Wu Cheng, who lowered his head, said, "We are still soldiers now. If we go home privately, we will be arrested as deserters. Let's go to the army."

The Military Service Law promulgated in the 22nd year of the Republic of China clearly stipulates that all deserters will be punished, so what Wu Cheng said is not false.

Seeing that three of the five people had decided to continue looking for troops, Li Qinglin said: "Now our 14th Army may gather near Baoding, so we will march towards Baoding."

Zhang Ergou then asked, "What if they haven't been found in Baoding yet?"

Li Qinglin sighed and said, "Let's talk about it then. If it really doesn't work, let's take the train south from Baoding."

Li Qinglin had decided to go towards Baoding, and the other few people had no better way. After chatting for a few more words, everyone went back to their rooms to rest.

Early the next morning, when Li Qinglin and the others were still washing, Zhang Younian came. Behind Zhang Younian was a group of villagers. They were carrying baskets full of steamed buns and steaming porridge buckets. The villagers came to bring breakfast to Li Qinglin and the others.

The national army has an unwritten practice: where the army is stationed, the local government has the obligation to work on the army. It is precisely with this unwritten rule that some armies with poor military discipline often ask for force from the local government. If they fail to meet their requirements, these armies will also harm the local government.

Li Qinglin and the others said they would leave today, but Zhang Dafu was unsure whether these soldiers really left today. Zhang Dafu thought about it for a long time last night and decided to explore Li Qinglin's tone early this morning in the name of the army.

Someone gave food for free, so Li Qinglin and the others naturally welcomed it to one hundred times. After some thanks, the soldiers started to have breakfast.

When Li Qinglin and the others finished their meal, Zhang Dafu asked in a roundabout way when the team would start. Li Qinglin knew Zhang Dafu's worries and smiled and said, "When we sort the team, we will leave in the morning. But, I want Mr. Zhang to do me a favor. You see, we have more than 60 people now, and the journey to march back is still very far. Please ask Mr. Zhang to sell us some grain and vegetables."

Zhang Dafu thought Li Qinglin had started to quarrel, so he hurriedly said, "Sir, our village is located in the deep mountains, with barren land and poor people. I am afraid that the things the superior wants to buy may not be able to buy. Please forgive me for this. But don't worry, as long as we can get out here, we will give it to the team for free."

Li Qinglin knew that he thought he was asking for it forcibly, so he called Xiao Liuzi and said, "Take money with Mr. Zhang, buy food at the amount of 60 people in ten days, and buy salted fish, bacon, or mountain products, or something."

Xiao Liuzi said: "Buy so many, the mules can't carry them."

Li Qinglin pointed to the soldiers of the security group and said, "Can they be able to carry the mules, so can't they carry them away?"

Xiao Liuzi laughed and said, "Brother, you're a good idea. These people should do some work well, otherwise they just eat but don't do things, and they might be thinking about how to do bad things."

It is easy to do things with money. Xiao Liuzi's white ocean was quickly spent, and food and other things were quickly sent.

Zhang Dafu also came with Xiao Liuzi. After selling his own goods for money, he was of course happy on his face. However, after he came, he quietly pulled Li Qinglin aside. It turned out that he wanted to buy some guns.

There was a batch of 38 large covers on Li Qinglin's mule carrier, and some people naturally wanted to buy guns. Since both parties had demands, the transaction was quickly reached. Li Qinglin sold twenty 38 large covers and 2,000 bullets to Zhang Dafu, and Zhang Dafu paid the money very readily.

When Zhang Dafu asked someone to carry the gun away, Wu Cheng seemed to want to say something. Zhao Shuanzhu glared at the sight and said, "I don't know how far I have to go. I don't prepare some money now. Do we all starve to death?"

Xiao Liuzi smoothed out the situation and said, "Platform leader, we are selling the enemy's supplies, and the money we get is for the brothers to eat. This is not considered a violation of military law, right?"

Looking around for a week, seeing that no one supported him, Wu Cheng had to shut up and stop talking.
Chapter completed!