Compared with other counties on the ground in southern Hebei, Qingle County is similar to other counties in terms of size, but because of its location, the city defense has always been full of capital and thought, and the city wall alone has built two roads inside and outside. The outer city wall is two zhang high up and down, relying on the topography and rising, all of the old fire city bricks are bought from Baoding Mansion at a great price, and the wall hooks and joints are also glutinous rice pulp mixed with pig's blood to blend out of the material, and the ordinary gun can only fall a white spot when it hits, and it can't hurt the fur at the top of the city wall at all.

The inner city wall is one mile away from the outer city wall, which is more than half a zhang higher than the outer city wall, but the material used is the blue and white rock that has been chiseled and carried over in Tieping Mountain. At the end of the Qing Dynasty, there was a riot, the incense bandits attacked the city, killed people and robbed money, and risked hundreds of lives to crash through the outer city wall, but stopped gloomily under the inner city wall......

——Several red-haired cannons like housekeepers lit up the inner city wall all morning, and when they saw that the smoke was full of gunsmoke and sparks, they could wait for the smoke to dissipate and take a look, leaving only a few pits the size of a chicken's nest on the blue and white rocks in the Tieping Mountain. In addition, almost all of the people living in the inner city wall are large families, knowing that the incense bandits entering the city will have to be ruined, and they all risk their lives to protect their families and houses, which naturally discourages those rabble-like incense bandits......

But even with such a strong city defense, in the face of a large-scale invasion by the Japanese army, it did not play a role in blocking the iron hooves of the Japanese army at all - not to mention the garrison troops originally stationed in Qingle County, except for the 29th Army of the National Revolutionary Army and the Japanese fought a few tough battles, the other Kuomintang troops almost all fled in despair when they were attacked by the Japanese army, and they really shouted - even if the moat was unguarded, Kou Qiu easily entered!

Since ancient times, soldiers and bandits have been in turmoil, and ordinary people have always paid attention to the principle of small chaos entering the city and going to the countryside in big chaos. Seeing that the Japanese went straight to Qingle County, many of the main families in Qingle County packed up their families and went to the countryside to hide from their relatives, and many houses were abandoned and ruined. Especially the houses built against the city wall behind the outer city wall, the Japanese army after entering the city was demolished, and then the dismantled wood and masonry were used to build the city fortifications around Qingle County.

Walking down the deserted alley to a garden demolished by the Japanese army, Mo Tianliu turned his head to see that there was no one behind him, and then he dodged into the abandoned garden, turned his face and whistled at a gap in the city wall that was blown open by Japanese shells, and then shouted in a low voice outside the city wall: "Mallet...... Mallet ...... Come in! ”

Hearing Sha Bangcui's muffled response outside the city wall, the twenty pistols of Dezao that were tightly wrapped by Sha Bangcui with his clothes drew an arc in mid-air, and fell accurately towards the position where Mo Tianliu was standing.

Hurriedly reaching out to catch the 20-round pistol made by De, Mo Tianliu laboriously untied the clothes wrapped in the pistol, and shouted out of the city wall in a suppressed voice: "Mallet, you have gone through the city gate!" Look back, there is a bird's nest in a big poplar tree, climb up the tree and take the rope that is resting in the bird's nest, and throw it through the wall! ”

As if he didn't expect Mo Tianliu to suddenly change his plan to enter the city, Sha Bangcui hesitated for a moment before shouting in a muffled voice: "Didn't you say that I would still give you the gun, and I would go to the city gate to enter?" Why did you change your mind to throw ropes and climb the city again? Heaven, you know I'm not good at climbing trees......"

Laboriously pulling the Twenty Rings of De Zuo out of his tightly bound clothes, Mo Tianliu pinned the Twenty Rounds of Virtue pistol behind his waist, and shouted out of the city wall: "If you want to climb, you can climb, where is so much nonsense?!" But hurry up, there will be devils walking back and forth on this city wall every once in a while. If you hang in the air and let the devil see it, you will die if you shoot you, and you will die if you let go and fall! ”

As if to frighten Mo Tianliu's words, there was no movement of Sha Bangcui speaking outside the city wall, and after almost a bowl of tea, a thin string as thick as a finger made of twine and rattan tendons was thrown over the city wall.

Grabbing the rope tied to the stone and looking at it, Mo Tianliu tied the rope to the broken stone pillars in the abandoned garden, and muttered in a low voice: "This mallet is okay...... I know that just throwing the rope can't be done, and I haven't been stupid yet...... Come on, climb! ”

With Mo Tianliu's shouting, the originally loose string suddenly tightened and swayed from side to side. In a short time, Sha Bangcui's muscular figure had already appeared on the towering city wall.

Letting go of the string he was holding, Sha Bangcui looked down at Mo Tianliu who was standing in the abandoned garden, and shouted to Mo Tianliu with some hesitation: "Tianliu, there is no place on this city wall where you can tie the rope, I ...... How do I go down? ”

With round eyes, Mo Tianliu raised his hand and pointed to the open space under the city wall: "Do you still need to ask me?" Jump off! ”

"But that's too high......"

"Okay! If you don't jump, then you can stand on the city wall and wait for the devil to come and kill you! When I go back to Dawu Village, I will tell the villagers again, just say that you Sha Bangcui is a coward, looking at people and horses, but there is a rabbit gall in your stomach! ”

"I ...... I still don't dare to ...... Why don't I go through the city gates? ”

Raising the string in his hand very proudly, Mo Tianliu shook the rope head at Sha Bangcui with a wicked smile: "...... Yes! Jump outside the city and go through the gates! ”

With a sad face, Sha Bangcui looked at the rope in Mo Tianliu's hand that he didn't know when to pull back, and stomped his foot fiercely: "Tianliu, you are cheating me again......"

Gritting his teeth helplessly, Sha Bangcui jumped from the city wall and jumped to the level ground in the abandoned garden like a rammer. Half-bent over and rubbing his numb ankles, Sha Bangcui muttered indignantly, "I won't listen to you next time..... You're going to cheat me no matter what...... You've been cheating on me since I was a child, and I've never been able ......to pit myself enough."

Quickly gathered the rope used to climb the city and hid it under the stone corridor pillars in the abandoned garden, Mo Tianliu turned around and helped Sha Bangcui who rubbed his ankles vigorously: "Where am I pit you?" I have a good thing to do for you! ”

Shaking off Mo Tianliu, who was holding his arm, Sha Bangcui was like an angry child, twisting his neck and shouting: "From childhood to adulthood, what good things can you do to take care of me?" If you don't want to steal a donkey, you will tell me to pluck it, but you will be the one who will benefit, and I will be the one who will be beaten......"

"This time, something really good has for you! I ask you, after a whole day of walking, are you hungry? Thirsty or not? ”

"I'm hungry...... It's not like you have to go into the city to find medicine for the villagers, and you don't care about what to eat at all......"

"Not yet? Come with me, I'll take you to the good food! The two-finger-wide white noodles and the soft meat with wide sauce may even be served with braised fish! ”

"Is this really a good thing?! That...... What about the captain and Lao Meng? Why don't you see anyone? ”

"They can't be called ...... this thing"

"Why?"

“...... Bang mallet, let me tell you the truth - Liu Hongyan of Fuyuan Medicine has more than one business in Qingle County, do you know this? ”

"Know! Didn't he also open a Baiwei restaurant? I heard that the original owner of the restaurant was driven away by him in collusion with the Japanese, and a big man took up other people's business without spending money, and even the master chef of stir-fry was left to work for him......"

With his hands on his thighs, Mo Tianliu exclaimed with a little excitement: "Then let me ask you again, where is this Fuyuan medicine number?" Where is the Baiwei Xian Restaurant? ”

"Fuyuan Medicine is in the inner city wall, Baiwei Xian Restaurant...... It was not far from the gates...... Tianliu, what is your idea? ”

"Isn't this clear? There is a devil gendarmerie in the inner city wall, and there are dozens of devils in it, and we can't pick up these guns at all! There is also the garrison team headquarters of the Imperial Cooperative Army, isn't that also in the inner city wall, next door to Liu Hongyan's house? If we want to find Liu Hongyan and take the medicine that can cure the disease, we must not be able to enter the inner city wall to break it! Otherwise, if there is a slight disturbance, we won't be able to get out! ”

"Oh...... But seeing that it's getting dark, Liu Hongyan must have gone home for dinner? What's the use of our Ben Baiwei Restaurant? ”

"Why don't you say you're a mallet?! Liu Hongyan, who has nothing in his eyes in this life, only recognizes silver! Let's just ...... You can't understand it if you talk too much, just follow me! ”

"Then you haven't said it yet, why can't you call Captain Shang and Lao Meng? Tianliu, if you don't explain it to me, I won't listen to you this time! ”

Looking at Sha Bangcui with a resolute look, Mo Tianliu sighed helplessly: "Bang mallet, it has only been ten days since we left Dawu Village, and the villagers in the village feel that we are outside. When Man Shun talked to me today, he was a mouthful of a lock, a mouthful of a big boss, inside and out, everyone regarded us as a married daughter-in-law, splashed water, and couldn't get a good face when I went back to my parents' house! This time to find medicine for the sick villagers in the village, I have to ask the big boss to take it down again, I am afraid that in the future, the villagers in Dawu Village will only recognize the big boss in the dreadlocks, and they don't remember Mo Tianliu and Sha Bangcui who went out in the village! ”

Looking at Mo Tianliu inexplicably, Sha Bangcui blinked and shook his head: "Tianliu, you have been around for a long time, what are you going to say?" ”

"Things are expensive when they leave their hometowns, and people are cheap when they leave their hometowns, have you heard this saying? If the villagers really talk to us, no one will be willing to help us when they go home to farm in the future! Stick, you can be regarded as a reasonable crop, but no matter how big you can endure, how much land can you serve alone? Without the help of the villagers, it is just the grain that is beaten down from the ground, how many days can you pick it up in your mouth alone?! ”

"Heaven stays...... When you were a child, you were scourging the villagers everywhere in the village, when did you change your temper? Do you care so much about the folks in the village and you are outsiders? Besides, didn't you say last time that we wouldn't be able to plant the ground for several years, and the old lady Jiang promised us to water the ground......."

"You stupid mallet, are you endless? I've told you all the things I need to say, if you want to listen to me, then follow me! Don't believe me...... You go up to the city gate by yourself to find the big boss and Lao Meng! ”

Seeing that Mo Tianliu was about to leave with an angry look, Sha Bangcui suddenly became anxious: "When did I say that I didn't listen to you?" With you! Can't go with you?! ”

"Stick, what are you?"

"Oxen? A year younger than you, can you forget this? ”

"Cow? I think you're a donkey—leading and going backwards! ”

"Donkey? Heaven for you...... and scolded me again......."

You are arguing back and forth, Mo Tianliu and Sha Bangcui quickly walked out of the abandoned garden and walked towards another alley, not paying attention to the group of chestnuts and Meng Mancang standing quietly on the corner of the street behind them......