In 1934, the drought in eastern Yunnan, the banditry in Yunnan became more serious, and there were bandits who harassed the lives of the people and even attacked the regular army.

Lu Hai carefully opened the door and looked outside the house, it was late at night, everything was in order, except for a few faint cricket sounds in the grass from time to time, there was no other sound. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 I saw that he was about sixteen or seventeen years old, slightly thin, he was wearing a tattered clothes full of patches, and even had a feeling of yellow muscle thinness, but the gaze in his eyes was a little more wise.

"Liangzi, do you want to do it"? Lu Hai said to Chen Liang, who was standing on the side, Chen Liang looked a little taller than Lu Hai, and he was a few years older than Lu Hai, but he was also very thin, and he also carried a Burmese knife exactly the same as Lu Hai.

"! We can't live anymore, so what else do we care? It's a big deal to die with them! ”

"Okay, let's get over while it's dark." Lu Hai tightened the Burmese knife tied to his body, glanced at his grandmother lying on the bed again, picked up a few gourds wrapped in hemp rope at the door and walked out.

The two walked out of the house, grabbed two wooden barrels and hurried forward in the night, and their figures were soon swallowed up by the night.

A cool breeze blew, with a little warmth, it seems that the ghost weather that has been dry for two months is finally going to rain, but it doesn't seem inevitable after all, he can afford to wait, can the seriously ill grandmother in bed wait?

The road is difficult to walk, the rugged road is full of sharp stones and thorns, and the left side of the hillside is a deep ditch full of rocks. ”

After speaking, Chen Liang probed his foot and turned around to walk forward, but he just took a step and tripped over something and fell to the ground, Lu Hai was a little nervous: "Liangzi, are you okay?" ”

"It's okay, I tripped over a rock." Chen Liang stood up and patted the dust on his body, and was about to get the barrel but suddenly felt that his hands were a little wet and sticky, very uncomfortable, and he didn't look too carefully in the dark, but his complexion changed greatly when he got closer, in order to confirm the guess in his heart, Chen Liang squatted down again and touched it a few times, his body was so frightened that he fell to the ground, and stammered: "Xiaohai... Not a stone... It's a dead man! ”

Lu Hai hurriedly took out a fire fold and was about to blow it, but Chen Liang hurriedly stopped it and said: "Don't blow, this is already the boundary of the Black Wind Gully, and it will be troublesome if it is discovered." ”

Lu Hai had to stop, Chen Liang hesitated for a while before saying: "Xiaohai, these bandits kill people without blinking, or we...

"I can't care so much, I have to go, otherwise grandma really can't save her, they want to force us to death, and I won't make them feel good, the big deal is that the fish die and the net is broken!" Ryoko, go back, I'll go alone. After Lu Hai finished speaking, he picked up a string of gourds beside Chen Liang and was about to move forward.

I couldn't see Chen Liang's expression clearly in the dark, but I heard him sigh and then said: "The idea is mine, what is it to let you go alone, let's go together and have a response, if they find out, multiple people will have more power!" ”

"But...

"But what? I have no parents since I was a child, and I have lived alone since my grandfather died last year, if it weren't for your grandma and you who kept sending me food, maybe I would have starved to death by now, and besides, you are my brother, how can I, the eldest brother, let you go on an adventure alone? If you want to go, go together, and if you are found with more than one person, it is more reliable"! Chen Liang said that a few gourds scattered on the ground picked them up and were about to set off.

Lu Hai scratched his head and said, "Wait a minute, since we know that those bandits kill people without blinking, we can't go empty-handed!" I have an idea! ”

"What do you think?"

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The night was quiet, and Lu Hai and Chen Liang finally touched their destination. This is a small hillside full of shrubs, there is a big bluestone under the hillside, there is a small puddle of one or two meters below the bluestone, this seemingly inconspicuous puddle is now the only water source within a radius of dozens of miles that has not dried up, but this water source is occupied by a local group of bandits, it was originally a great drought, the water source is naturally precious, the bandits occupy the water source and offer a high price, a bucket of water will cost a piece of ocean, but the surrounding are poor people, and who can have the money to buy this sky-high price of water?

Bandits naturally do not care about the life and death of the people, so many poor people in desperation will naturally do some desperate things, these bandits have long been prepared for this, in this puddle sent more than ten bandits guard, once found that people steal water will be caught and blackmailed, if there is no money will directly tear up the ticket, after a long time dare to steal water people will naturally be fewer.

Lu Hai and Chen Liang are like this, the drought has been going on for so long, not to mention the water to drink, even the water for cooking medicine for grandma is gone, so this is the scene tonight.

Chen Liang made a silent gesture to Lu Hai, and then carefully untied a gourd and put it into the puddle to carefully fill the water, and the two of them didn't dare to breathe loudly at the moment, because there were two grass huts on the hillside only a few meters away from them, and there was a faint sound of snoring.

Chen Liang was very careful, the whole process almost did not make any sound, when they filled these gourds with water, then carefully got up and tiptoed towards the bushes on the side, as long as they walked out a few steps this act of stealing water can be declared successful.

Lu Hai first got into the bushes and was about to walk forward, but at this moment, Chen Liang stepped on a thorn under his feet. A few spikes penetrated deeply through the straw sandals on his feet, and under the severe pain, Chen Liangqiang couldn't help but not scream, but his body still beat violently because of the conditioned reflex. This beating is insignificant in normal times, but there are some shrubs growing next to Chen Liang, and the sound of fluttering grass and trees finally broke the silence of the night!

"Wang... Woof.... Woof...! ”

A rapid dog barking on the hillside instantly shocked the two who were already worried into a cold sweat, and Lu Hai hurriedly stepped forward and grabbed Chen Liang and got into the bush.

"Bang... "Two gunshots rang out in the darkness, the bandits' characteristic firebolts, and the scattered and dense steel balls shot at the bushes almost instantly.

Immediately afterwards, there was a burst of scolding and fire from several grass huts on the hillside, but at this moment, it was clear to look at the grass huts, and about a dozen bandits chased down with torches and machetes!

Lu Hai turned around and glanced at the bandit who was chasing, but at this moment, a bandit also found them in the bush, this bandit almost did not hesitate at all, and the firearm in his hand directly pulled the trigger towards Lu Hai.

At the critical moment, Chen Liang hurriedly pressed Lu Hai to the ground, but at this moment, the leaves above his head were hit by scattered steel balls.

"Run!" Lu Hai came back to his senses and shouted, and the two hurriedly lowered their heads and ran quickly towards the forest not far away.

"Chase! Don't let them run! In the chaos, one of the bandits shouted loudly, and more than a dozen bandits quickly burrowed into the bushes and chased after them.

In the dark, the difficulty of escaping in this dense bush can be imagined, not to mention that Lu Hai's face was red and swollen by the branches, the spikes in the soles of Chen Liang's feet have not been pulled out so far, and every step he takes is a pain in his heart, but of course the current situation can't take care of this, he gritted his teeth with a blue face and followed Lu Hai's steps and fled quickly in this shrub.

"Bang... Bang! There were two more gunshots behind him, flying a large number of leaves, but in this darkness it was full of dense branches and the fire gun was not accurate enough, although it was thrilling, but it was not hit by the fire gun, these bandits saw that the fire gun was not effective, Lu Hai and they ran farther away, so they simply stopped shooting, and chased after them angrily with a steel knife.

After running out for dozens of meters, these dense and piercing shrubs finally became open and sparse, but in the darkness a few meters away was a slightly sparse pine forest, Lu Hai then shouted to Chen Liang: "Liangzi, pay attention to your step"!

"Got it"! As soon as the words fell, the two of them quickly sprinted a few steps into the forest, these bandits saw the two of them into the forest but chased after them with a happy face, thinking about it, this bush is full of dense branches and thorns, even if they hold torches, they will inevitably have a close contact with these branches, Lu Hai and the two of them got into the pine forest, but it was easy for them to chase, but they did not pay attention to the conversation between Lu Hai and Chen Liang.

In the pine forest, Lu Hai and Chen Liang ran in this forest but some irregular curves, they seemed to be trying to avoid something, although these bandits ran into the forest first but failed to run too far, at this moment, these bandits also got into the forest, seeing that Lu Hai and Chen Liang were only more than ten meters away from them, the two bandits laughed fiercely when they saw this, and picked up the fire gun in their hands again.

"Bang... Bang! At this moment, Lu Hai and Chen Liang had already prepared, only to see that the two of them almost fell down to both sides in unison, and the fire gun missed again, but it took time to reload, so at this time, Lu Hai and Chen Liang got up again and quickly ran out.

"You bunch of waste, you can't even beat the two little dolls, go up and chase them directly, I'm going to cut them with my own hands tonight"! A middle-aged bandit in his early forties with a beard and a beard scolded angrily.

"Yes"! The bandits responded in unison, and then chased after them. As soon as he took a few steps, the bandit in front only felt that something had stumbled under his feet, and before he could react, he saw a small tree the thickness of an arm pop up on the ground and slammed on the body of a bandit beside him.

The bandit was almost too late to be hit by a huge force and flew out, and at that moment, one of the bandits stumbled under his feet and smashed directly to the ground. With a muffled snort, the bandit stopped moving.

"Be careful, there are traps in this forest"! One of the bandits hurriedly shouted, and the bandits hurriedly stopped, lowered their heads and turned the dead bandit up, only to see that the bandit had three sharpened branches tied to his throat, and what tripped him was a clump of artificially pinched weeds.

The bearded bandits looked at Lu Hai and the others who were still fleeing quickly in front of them and said angrily: "Chase Lao Tzu, I have to drink from their hearts and livers today!"