The guards were escorted away without a trace of resistance, and when they passed in front of Lao Yang, Lao Yang grabbed him and said, "You don't want to say a few more words." ”

Lao Yang saw that the regiment commander was angry and did not stop it, the guards were tied up and escorted to the front of the ancestral hall, standing in the snow. The guards didn't speak or shout to defend themselves, Lao Yang saw it in his eyes, and thought in his heart that this kid was still kind, even if the regiment commander said that he had to shoot him, he didn't refute a hard word or a soft word.

Lao Yang knew that he was carrying out the orders of the regiment commander, but this kid was also a stupid thing who lacked a heart, and he didn't think about it so much, so he decided to intercede with the regiment commander and leave this kid's life.

watched Qi Chong walk in front, came to the ancestral hall and stared at the guards, and then walked into the ancestral hall The head of the regiment.

Lao Yang, who followed behind, watched the regiment commander walk into the ancestral hall, a little far away from where the guards were standing, he stopped, did not follow the regiment commander in, he didn't dare to provoke the regiment commander in anger, and it was not too late to go in after a while, let him stop the fire. If you go in at this time, it will add fuel to the fire, he knows this fellow.

Gang leader Cao looked at Lao Yang and walked over, and said to Lao Yang: "This head of the regiment really wants to kill that kid?" ”

Lao Yang said: "Do you think he is telling a lie like he is telling now? ”

The Cao gang leader said regretfully: "It's a pity that this offspring is born." You and he are fellow villagers, can you say something nice? Isn't it just a cow! ”

Lu Gang listened to Mr. Yang's words, although this kid killed a cow, as a village boy, he knew what a cow meant to the family? However, when he first saw this guard, he thought that this kid was quite heroic, but today he killed the people's cattle, which is definitely not an ordinary thing in Mr. Yang's army, and destroying the relationship between the military and the people, this is definitely not tolerated by the Communist Party.

However, this is not the territory of the Communists, it is a friendly army, and it is strange to hear that the regiment commander wants to kill a personal guard for a cow. After listening to what Gang Leader Cao said, he still felt some compassion, and echoed Gang Leader Cao and said to Lao Yang: "That's it, it's a pity to kill him." However, Mr. Yang, do you say that this kid also doesn't want to have meningitis, so he just wants to kill someone's cow? Spring is about to begin, the cattle will plough the fields, and the people will eat. I don't think this kid is a poor man at all, but a son of a local tyrant and a shoddy gentry. ”

Xiao Lin said: "Brother Gongzi, don't talk about him like that, when I was having dinner with him just now, I asked him where he was from?" He said that he was from Henan, and he fled with his parents, and his father and mother died on the way, and became an orphan, and later met the team of the head of the regiment and took him in, he is not a local tyrant and inferior gentry. ”

When Lu Gang heard Xiaolin say this, he was still unconvinced, he said: "Either he is from the city and doesn't know the importance of cattle to rural people." ”

Kobayashi said; "You're right, he's really a guy on the street, and he ran out after being blown up by devils."

"I told him, he's not from the countryside." Lu Gang smiled proudly.

Lao Yang, who was discussing something with the Cao Gang Leader on the side, called Lu Gang and Xiao Lin over, whispered a few words to them, and then, nodded to the Cao Gang Leader, and ran away with Lu Gang.

When passing in front of the guards, Lu Gang stopped, and saw the guards standing there straight, covered with snowflakes and his hair almost dyed white, he patted the snow off his head and whispered to him: "Little brother, you have to speak before we come back, you know?" Why do you have to explain the matter of killing cattle yourself, we have something to do, your life is not there, it is all up to you, do you hear it? ”

"Boy, my brother asked you." Kobayashi shouted at him.

The guard smiled lightly: "There is nothing to do with you here, you can go wherever you like, what does it matter to me?" What does it matter to you whether I die or not? ”

"Kill me. Go, Brother Pole, don't pay attention to him, let him die. Xiao Lin pulled Lu Gang and said that he was about to leave.

"If you were really shot, don't blame me for not warning you." Lu Gang said.

"Medium." The guard laughed again.

"Medium?" Lu Gang was at a loss, not knowing what he meant.

"Will it be missed, don't bother with this kid, let's go, Lu Gang, if you don't leave, you won't be in a hurry, this kid's life is still in our hands." The Cao gang leader next to him was impatient.

"Wait, boy." Lu Gang shouted to the guards as he ran.

Just after Lu Gang and the others left, when Lao Yang came to the front of the ancestral hall, at this time, he saw the villagers who were gradually surrounding him, and the owner of the cow was also supported in front of him.

These people are here to see how the head of the regiment dealt with this cattle murderer. Nothing like this has ever happened in this village.

Lao Yang watched outside that the regiment commander had not come out yet, and wanted to go in to see what was going on, worried that these villagers who surrounded him would beat the guards if they were emotional, so he said to an officer, probably the battalion commander: "You let your brothers protect this guard, don't let the villagers take a biased attitude towards him, I will go and see your regiment commander." Oh, by the way, what's your name? ”

The battalion commander didn't have a smile on his face, and replied: "I am the commander of the third battalion of the 54th Regiment of the 18th Division, and my name is Li Laihai. Then let the soldiers stand in a circle in front of the guards to prevent the agitated townsfolk from rushing up to hit the guards.

Lao Yang called the cow cub over again and said to him, "You also watch them a little, don't let them mess up here." After speaking, he walked into the ancestral hall.

This trick really worked, just after the arrangement, I saw a person from behind the crowd pulled out of the crowd and rushed over, this person was on the back of the bear, with some snowflakes on his beard, with a shotgun in his hand, angry, he was the son of the old man, before the accident was in the back of the village in the mountains were hunting hares, someone reported to him, he heard it and ran here, really saw that something really happened to the family, his own cattle were killed, he was furious, and ran straight to the ancestral hall, pulled out the crowd and started the gun to shoot at the tied guards.

At the critical moment, the battalion commander Li Laihai was quick-eyed, rushed forward and quickly raised the barrel of his gun, and with two gunshots, the bullets flew into the misty sky.

The gunshots shook Lao Yang and the head of the regiment in the house.

When he was in the house, Lao Yang was talking to the head of the regiment, Lao Yang was doing the work of the head of the regiment, but the head of the regiment resolutely refused to agree, saying that he had spoken in front of his fellow villagers and could not take it back.

Lao Yang said: "That's just angry talk." I don't know your temper yet? After that, you will regret it. ”

"I don't regret this matter today, I want to make an example. If this matter can't be handled, how can I answer if Master Qin knows that he is to blame? ”

"You're really, why are you so tough? I think this kid is good, wouldn't it be better to keep it to kill devils? Lao Yang said again.

"Why is he going to kill a cow if he doesn't fight for himself? Is there nothing else? Ah, this stupid thing really me off, Ge Laozi. The regimental commander's anger still didn't subside.

"What's his name?" Lao Yang asked.

The regiment commander said: "I don't remember if you tell you." Lao Tzu's name is called a lifetime, you forget Lao Tzu, don't tell you, it's useless to tell you, anyway, he is going to die. ”

"Well, if you don't tell, you won't tell. But I have to tell you, you also have a share in sin. Lao Yang said.

The head of the regiment wondered: "I have a share?" ”

"Exactly. I ask you, did you give the order? Lao Yang asked.

"yes." The head of the regiment replied.

"Are you going to let him get something to eat?" Lao Yang asked again.

"yes, I'll take you on the way to eat." The regimental commander replied.

"Think about it, in order to obey the orders of his commander, a soldier makes delicious food, but the village can't find it, there is no good food, where is the delicious food in these years? He drilled a dead end, and he thought about the delicious, no, he saw the cow, the beef was delicious, right? It's so delicious, have you forgotten about eating beef skewers when we were kids? Lao Yang asked.

"Nope." said the head of the regiment.

"Incense, huh?" Lao Yang asked again.

"I said Lao Yang, what are you going to say, I'm not good for you, am I? Let you eat good things so that you can hurry, don't these fellows have bacon at home? Where do you know what's going on in this little thing's head? After committing such a big thing, he doesn't necessarily want me to wipe his ass? You're always talking about this beef skewer now, do you mean you should kill that cow? "The regimental commander is getting impatient.

"That's not what I meant. I mean that cows should not be killed, and people should not be killed. Lao Yang said with a smile.

"It's easy to chase the horse, what do you think I should do?" The head of the regiment said helplessly.

"It's easy to do, it's easy to do." Lao Yang saw that the head of the regiment was relieved, and hurriedly said to the head of the regiment: "When we go out, we just need to stabilize the mood of the villagers and delay the time, and when the time comes, I will have a way to make it difficult for you." ”

As soon as the words fell, the regiment commander was about to open his mouth to ask Lao Yang what the ghost idea was, but two gunshots rang out outside, blocking back what the regiment commander was going to say, and they were shocked at the same time and ran out.

I saw that Battalion Commander Li and a few soldiers were subduing a man with five big and three thick, the gun had already been seized by Battalion Commander Li, and several soldiers were not his opponents at all. When the stalemate was still in the middle of the stalemate, the regiment commander shouted majestically to stop.

Everyone's eyes turned to the head of the group, and the crowd began to talk.

When the old man's son saw the regimental commander coming, he threw off his arms and was about to walk towards the regimental commander, but one by one the soldiers raised their guns and pointed them at him, and his father hurriedly shouted: "Don't mess around, dog, the regimental commander is coming, he will be our master." ”

"Commander, why do you want to kill my cow?" The dog yelled at the regiment commander with an angry face.

The head of the regiment said calmly: "Dog, don't be impatient for a while, I will deal with this matter." He knew this dog, and he couldn't pull back the nine cows that he was sure of. He had to deal with this matter cleanly, what he said before, he had already spoken, and he couldn't take it as a child's play, but the words that Lao Yang said in the house just now made him hesitate a little, and he didn't know how to speak at this time.

Seeing that he hadn't said anything for a long time, the dog barked again: "Commander, didn't you say that you were going to shoot this little bastard?" If you can't do it, I'll come. Folks, do you want to have it? ”

The villagers said in unison: "If you want it, you want it." ”

Seeing that the crowd was stimulated, the dog said to the regiment leader: "Commander, did you hear that? Battalion Commander Li, give me the gun. ”

"Slow." At this time, Lao Yang had to come out to say a few words when he saw this kind of scene, if he really went down like this, the regiment commander would not be able to get off the stage, and the lives of the guards would not be saved, and the hard work just now would be in vain.

It turned out that he and the Cao gang leader discussed whether there were cattle sellers in the vicinity. Cao said that there were no cattle sellers, but the cattle could be obtained, and his uncle's family lived in a neighboring village, and his family happened to have a cow to see if he could get it. Lao Yang was happy when he heard this, and said that he couldn't rob or play, but bought, and he had to do everything possible to buy the cow, the sooner the better, and rode a horse. After speaking, he quietly gave Cao Gang Leader some money, saying that if it was not enough, he would make up for it later. asked the Cao gang leader to take Lu Gang and Xiaolin away.

I have been going for so long, and I haven't seen Lu Gang's shadow, and there is no sound of horses' hooves.

Looking at the villagers in front of him, Lao Yang cleared his throat and said: "Folks, I am Lao Yang of the New Fourth Army, this regiment commander is my fellow countryman, I also heard what he just said about shooting this guard, I understand him, he is purely angry, it is a momentary impulse, he is a manifestation of love for the people, and he is a good regiment commander." When he said such a thing, he really hated that iron could not be made of steel, and your cattle were killed, and his heart was indeed very uncomfortable, and he was indeed angry. This guard has been following him for several years, and like our New Fourth Army, he is also a good man who fights devils and kills traitors, he is not a local, he is from other places, it is said that he came from the Yellow River, their hometown is occupied by devils, what is the plan to leave his hometown? You say, isn't it to kill all the devils and drive them away? Folks, if the cow dies, there can be again, but such a young and strong young man dies like this, and there is no more. People cannot be resurrected after death, that is to say, in the sacred land of China, there is one less warrior who bravely resisted the Japanese invaders, and there is one less hero who defends the country and the family. You say, "Can he die?" ”

Everyone seemed to understand what they said, and they were all talking about what Lao Yang said.

Lao Yang said passionately: "Killing people pays for life, it is justified." Did he kill someone? No. Yes, he killed the cow, the cow should not be killed, the cow is the lifeblood of the people, it is about to be the spring ploughing season, which family can be separated from the cow, the cow is our friend, is the most powerful helper of the rural people, yes, we should have feelings for it, to treat it well, because it can give us a happy life, help us plough the fields, diligently, eat grass, do tiring work. Isn't it? However, after all, it is an animal, and no matter which perspective it stands, human life is still more valuable than a cow's gold, or more meaningful. ”

The head of the regiment took the lead in clapping his palms, and under his leadership, some of the villagers also clapped their palms, and the dog listened for a long time, as if he had heard some clues, and he asked Lao Yang: "I know you mean to intercede for this kid, so why don't you do it, what do you say?" ”

"Indemnity. Lose a cow to you. Lao Yang smiled and said, "Okay?" ”

"Compensation? Do you pay or do he pay? Where do you have compensation? Where did his regimental commander have compensation? If you lose the horse, I think you can still get it. "The dog knows that Lao Yang and they came on three horses.

"Haha, you son of a dog is still scheming, you have the courage and knowledge to start my horse idea. I admire you. Lao Yang said: "Dog, if it weren't for this, if you haven't returned the cow to you by an hour, I will pay you a horse, do you want to get it?" ”

The dog was secretly happy when he heard this, he was persuaded by Lao Yang, and hurriedly nodded and said, "You have to talk and count." ”

"Of course, our New Fourth Army has always been a man of his word, a man of all kinds, a man of discipline, not taking a stitch from the masses, and compensating for damaged things according to the price, which is a fine tradition of our Communist Party. I, a member of the Communist Party, don't want to shoot anyone at every turn, and I can't always keep the word "shot" on my lips when I talk angrily and have a big temper, right? Lao Yang seemed to be speaking to the head of the regiment, but he didn't watch the head of the regiment speak, but stared at the face of the dog and said.

The head of the regiment smiled and said, "Old Yang, don't laugh at me here." I don't have the cow you said, aren't you going to tear down my platform? Tell you, I don't have a horse, the dog wants a horse, you give it. ”

"Tell you, fellow leader, a word is a deal." Lao Yang said confidently.

"Ge Laozi, you remember for me, Lao Tzu's surname is Chen. He, my guard, his name is Cui Qi, remember? The captain said loudly.

The guard named Cui Qi shed two tears when he heard Lao Yang's words, gritted his teeth and was so moved that his whole body trembled.

The cow cub didn't know how to comfort him next to him, and couldn't speak, so he patted the snow for him.

"Gotta get it," the sound of horses' hooves came from far and near.

Everyone looked over there, only to see that in the wind and snow, Xiao Lin was galloping towards here with a prancing horse.