This little old man, called Wang Ping, according to Zheng Long's visual measurement, is at least sixty years old, the reason why he is called the little old man is because he is really short, and a little hunchbacked, his height is estimated to be less than one meter six, and his face is full of anxious old age spots, the only difference is that his eyes are full of wisdom, which shows that his mind is still sober.

"Junior, I heard that you are from the army?" After Wang Ping approached, he glanced up and asked Zheng Long with his mouth open.

"Yes, uncle!" Zheng Long replied in a loud voice, "My name is Zheng Long, the 219th Regiment of the Northwest Army, and the 219th Regiment of the Lugou Bridge Battle." ”

"Don't shout! Don't shout! Wang Ping took two steps back and said, "I can hear it." ”

"Then you're in good health." Zheng Longqiang answered.

"What are you doing here?" Wang Ping said straight to the point: "This year's harvest is not good, and I have encountered bandits twice, and there is not much food left in the village." ”

"Don't worry, I'm not here to levy food, nor to recruit soldiers." Zheng Long explained, "The purpose of my visit is to protect everyone, and the second is to provide a job for the big family to support their families. ”

"You're talking nonsense." Wang Ping replied: "Where do we have a job to support our families in this poor and remote country. ”

"That's right." Zheng Long explained again: "Our army intends to build a secret arsenal here, specializing in the production of weapons. ”

"I chose this place, first, because it is relatively remote, and secondly, I want to use the masses as a cover."

"I can assure you of three things, first, we will never harass the people in the village, second, we will protect the people in the village from harm, and third, after the arsenal is built, the laborers in the village can go to work in the factory and get paid a monthly salary, one ocean a month."

"Is there such a good thing?" Wang Ping looked at Zheng Long and said, "What do you need us to do?" ”

"You'll just need to give us a place to live." After Zheng Long finished speaking, he paused and said, "Our arrival is definitely beneficial to you. ”

"Junior, I'll just ask you a word." Wang Ping looked at Zheng Long and said, "You guys are here, what if you bring the little devil here?" ”

"Uncle, I also ask you a word, if we don't come, can you guarantee that the little devil will never come?" Zheng Long asked rhetorically.

"It's always a little bit safer." Wang Ping stared at Zheng Long and said, "The masses just want a stable life." ”

"Uncle, do you have a long life this year?" Zheng Long asked.

"Three out of sixty." Wang Ping paused for a moment, not knowing why Zheng Long suddenly diverted the topic.

"That uncle has gone through a lot of times." Zheng Long raised his head and asked, "Uncle, you want to live in peace, don't we want to be soldiers?" ”

Wang Ping was speechless.

"We are all Chinese, foreign enemies have invaded, why do you want to live in peace, we have to fight hard?" Zheng Long stiffened his neck and said, "Who are we desperate for?" Isn't it for the people of this country and for our children and grandchildren? ”

When Wang Ping heard this, his lips moved, and he didn't refute.

"Okay, let's put these things aside." Zheng Long lit a cigarette and continued to ask, "Uncle, your age should be full of children and grandchildren." ”

"Let me ask you, if this country is ruled by the Japanese, will the stable life you imagined definitely come?"

Wang Pingleng paused, but still didn't reply.

"In times of war, no one can stay out of the matter, uncle!" Zheng Long looked at Wang Ping and said, "The risk you are talking about is not a risk at all, the Japanese will shoot when they come, what else can I do?" ”

"Uncle, only if we work together, can there be hope for the country."

"If you don't want to take this risk, then I can only say that you are not worthy of being a Chinese."

"Don't say it, don't say it!" Wang Ping's face was flushed when he was said, and he waved his hand to interrupt Zheng Longdao, "How many of you are there?" ”

"At the moment there are more than 1,100 people." Zheng Long replied.

"About two kilometers east of our village, is Shanggou Village, the people in that village have moved here, you go to that village, where there is no one, you can toss hard." Wang Ping thought for a while and said, "As for the salary you just said, if you need it, come to the village to inform you, anyway, it's not far away." ”

"Brush!"

Zheng Long's eyes lit up suddenly when he heard this, and said, "The method you said is exactly what I want." ”

"Fugui, you take them to recognize the way." Wang Ping said to Li Fugui, looked up at Zheng Long and said, "You are right, we have the same root and the same clan, so we should pull each other." ”

"I'll go back and get some grain, and the masons will go over and pick up the village."

"Thank you so much." Zheng Long took Wang Ping's hand, shook it twice, and said, "I heard that there are bandits in the village, and I will help you solve this matter." ”

"I have a heart!" Wang Ping replied: "What is the situation outside now?" ”

"Beiping, Langfang, Tianjin, Baoding and Songhu have all been lost." Zheng Long replied, "But this battle will not be lost, and our country will not die!" ”

"I hope so." Wang Ping replied and turned to leave.

"Let's go, I'll take you to Shanghou Village." Li Fugui saw Wang Ping leaving, so he greeted him.

"Let's go, let's go pick up my soldiers first." Zheng Long answered, and took Li Fugui towards Lu Zizheng and the others.

Thirty minutes later, Zheng Long, Lu Zizheng and the others converged, and Li Fugui looked at the big truck in front of him, as well as the weapons on the truck that exuded a metallic atmosphere, and his eyes widened.

When the truck started, Li Fugui couldn't help it, and pestered Zheng Long to have a driving addiction in person.

Zheng Long promised to teach him in the future, and then he gave up.

Thirty minutes later, under the leadership of Li Fugui, Zheng Long and others finally arrived at Shanggou Village.

This village is not very big, there will be more than 50 families in the Manchurian Collective, the houses are all earthen thatched houses, and there are some caves, the conditions are not good, and they can live in it.

This village is also surrounded by mountains on three sides, which is a little more remote than Laoguan Village, and the road is a little more difficult to walk.

Zheng Long is very satisfied with this place.

Next, Zheng Long led people to clean all the houses, repaired the roads slightly, and led people to build fortifications around the village, which was a whole day.

In the evening, Zheng Long asked Fairness to take his company to Laoguan Village with Li Fugui to wait for the bandits who might arrive.

At this point, Zheng Long and others finally have the first stronghold in the real sense.

And this place is also the place where Zheng Long's team really took off.

On the night three days after Zheng Long and the others arrived, a team of 100 people with guns headed in the direction of Laoguancun.

The bandits are finally here!