Chapter 64: Pushing the Boat Down the River (Part II)
Almost as the grain cart walked to the junction in front of the fortifications outside the turret, from the highest main turret in the center of the Sanchawan turret group, three or four Japanese soldiers with 38 large rifles came out of the small door under the turret that was covered by the curved ruler-shaped breastwall, and shouted loudly to let a few soldiers of the Imperial Association Army who were guarding the moat under the turret lower lower the wooden drawbridge.
While casually playing haha with Wu Dabao, Mo Tianliu peeked at the suspension bridge that was slowly lowered by the soldiers of the Imperial Cooperative Army, especially the big roller that was connected to the rope on the suspension bridge and half hidden in the trench, and looked at it a few more times, and silently remembered the location of the big roller in his heart.
Reaching out and poking hard behind the waist of the rich man, Sha Bangcui took a few steps forward with the rich man in his hands, and came to Mo Tianliu's side just right. Not far behind Sha Bangcui, he led the cart to the chestnut group in front of the fortifications, and approached Sha Bangcui quietly, and a slap in his sleeve had already held a sharp dagger hidden in his sleeve.
Listening to the movement of the suspension bridge being lowered, Wu Dabao, who was pestered by Mo Tianliu to play haha, didn't care about Mo Tianliu's lack of salt and oil, and turned his head and bowed deeply to a Japanese soldier who had just stepped on the suspension bridge: "Henglu Taijun, the carts have rushed over, or do you check as before?" β
Shaking the 38 cover in his hand towards Wu Dabao, the Japanese soldier who took the lead shouted in a stiff voice: "Check..... Carefully! β
Nodding his head and agreeing, Wu Dabao took out a bayonet from his waist, turned his head to the rich man He and said, "Master He, this is really not something we need to make difficult for your old man, it is really a rule set by the imperial army, and your old man is more tolerant......
said polite words, but Wu Dabao did not hesitate at all. Waving his hand and beckoning a few soldiers of the Imperial Association Army to jump out of the fortifications, Wu Dabao came to the first cart parked in front of the fortifications, waved the bayonet in his hand and pierced the bulging grain pocket. With Wu Dabao pulling out his bayonet, from the punctured hole in the grain pocket, the sun-dried wheat grains suddenly slid down to the ground like a trickling stream.
Stretched out his hand to take some wheat grains and looked at them, then threw a few wheat grains into his mouth and chewed them a few times, Wu Dabao suddenly frowned, turned sideways and shouted to Mo Tianliu, who was standing aside, "This wheat ..... Is it the new wheat that came down this year? β
Hurriedly came to Wu Dabao's side, Mo Tianliu smiled and stretched out his hand to pick up a few wheat grains from Wu Dabao's spread palm, but he put a piece of the ocean in Wu Dabao's open palm without a trace: "Boss, whether it's this year's new wheat or the old grain of previous years, aren't they all serious grains that can be eaten?" As long as you find someone to grind and sieve carefully, what comes out is white flour and hard buns! β
With a hook of his fingers, Wu Dabao familiarly put the ocean that Mo Tianliu was resting in his palm into his pocket: "But I'm afraid that the imperial army will eat wrong, and ...... when the time comes."
"Sir, you are also a native of your hometown, so you naturally know the number of roads here. But the Imperial Army ...... Wouldn't I have to listen to you? Don't be afraid to tell the truth to the commander, right now the imperial army is robbing everywhere...... Levy grain, although the He family Daji has not yet been on the wheel, but it is only a matter of time before the imperial army comes to collect grain. The left and right are all ways to break money and eliminate disasters, and we want to leave a few pieces of money for our family, isn't that also a reasonable thing? Sir, as long as this grain can be safely delivered to Qingle County, not only Master He, but also He Translator, you have to remember your benefits, Sir? β
Nodding slightly, Wu Dabao turned his head to look at the few Japanese soldiers standing behind the suspension bridge, and then whispered to Mo Tianliu: "Then send this cart of grain to the turret!" The rest of the carts were also loaded with wheat? β
Raising his finger and pointing in the direction where the other carts transporting grain were gathered, Mo Tianliu replied casually as if he was careless: "Where can it be all wheat?" The trucks in front of them are transporting wheat, and the carts behind are all kinds of miscellaneous grains, such as sorghum, bud rice, and black beans, so they have made up the amount! β
Stretching out his hand to push the cart full of boarding, and looking down at the board that was weighed down by the grain pocket, Wu Dabao chuckled with satisfaction: "Master He is really a natural good hand at doing business - it is better to send the grain to Qingle County by himself than to let the imperial army come to the door and take it!" The new wheat was saved, and the face was earned, and he could still get a good face in front of the imperial army for He Yi..... This calculation is really not something that ordinary people can think of......"
Nodding with a smile, Mo Tianliu no longer talked to Wu Dabao, but shouted at the soldiers of the Eighth Route Army dressed as handlebars: "The boss has ordered, send this cart of grain to the turret, why don't you hurry?" A few more people followed to unload the car, this rough work, but you can't let the bosses get started, let alone make the imperial army hard! You, and a few of you...... Follow Wei Touer to unload the car! β
Wei Zhengguang, who had always stood beside the cart with his waist bent, looked up at the chestnut group, and after seeing the chestnut group squeezing his eyes clearly, he silently followed the cart that was slowly driving towards the turret, but he picked up a black crockpot from another cart and quietly rested on the cart......
Seeing that the carts that had been inspected by Wu Dabao and others drove across the suspension bridge one after another, and the rich man He also walked towards the suspension bridge under the hostage of Sha Bangcui and Li Ziqun, and always followed Wu Dabao's side, and accompanied Wu Dabao to check the grain, Mo Tianliu, who breathed a sigh of relief, looked at the Japanese soldiers who were standing by the suspension bridge and staring at the cart and said: "Boss, the rules of this Sanchawan Turret are not small?" I see that those imperial soldiers have been standing by the drawbridge and staring at the scene, are you worried about those of us who deliver food to the imperial army? Still don't worry about you, boss? β
Turning his head to look at a few Japanese soldiers standing by the drawbridge, Wu Dabao pursed his lips disdainfully: "The imperial army can be trusted, then only they are themselves!" Just those of us who carry guns and eat food in the Imperial Army, which of us has not been slapped by the Imperial Army on weekdays? Sometimes a greeting comes, as long as the work under the hand is a little slow, then maybe it will be a good beating! β
Showing a sympathetic look, Mo Tianliu whispered to Wu Dabao, who was full of disdain, "This is really ...... Serving people's bowls and being managed by others, which line of people are hard-working and carrying the work, the grievances are indispensable......"
Fiercely stabbed the bayonet in his hand into a grain pocket, Wu Dabao snorted very angrily: "It is said that it is a bowl and a person to be managed, but the things in that bowl are different!" Don't say anything else, it's the food that goes to the mouth every day, the imperial army eats white flour and hard buns, and you can see meat in the dishes from time to time, our brothers eat all multigrain rice, and giving a pickle gnocchi is a meal! Let's see...... The grain you send to Qingle County has to be subdivided when you enter the grain warehouse, the wheat is sent to Baoding Mansion, and the other miscellaneous grains may be sent to the barracks of the Security Brigade of the Imperial Army! β
The tip of his eyebrows raised slightly, and Mo Tian consciously asked: "The food of the imperial army and the imperial association army, is there still this exquisiteness?" Boss, how do you know that other miscellaneous grains will be sent to the barracks of the Qingle County Imperial Association Army Security Brigade? β
"Yesterday, when the team that went to the countryside to collect grain returned to the city, they also played a turret, and I heard from a brother I knew well. At present, the grain depot in Qingle County is full of wheat, just waiting for the arrival of the train from Baoding County, except for leaving some for the imperial army in Qingle County to eat, all of them have to pull Baoding Mansion to fill the imperial army's military rations. The rest of the miscellaneous grains are all in the barracks of the Security Brigade of the Imperial Association Army in Qingle County right now......"
Accompanied by Wu Dabao, who was full of disbelief and resentment, he checked the grain loaded on the remaining cart, Mo Tianliu finally waited until the last cart had also been inspected, and then looked at Wei Zhengguang and others who were helping to unload the truck in the turret and drove out of the suspension bridge at the other end of the turret group with an empty car, and then smiled at Wu Dabao, who had just put away the bayonet: "Hard boss!" When our grain cart turns back, does the boss have anything to carry? β
Listlessly waving his hand at Mo Tianliu, Wu Dabao replied casually: "What else do you want to bring...... If Master He can help say a few good words in front of He Yi and transfer me back to Qingle County as soon as possible, it will be better than anything else - after all, in Qingle County, if you are hungry, you can still think of going out to fight tooth sacrifices, right? β
Nodding at Wu Dabao in agreement, Mo Tianliu followed the last cart past the Sanchawan Turret. When the cart walked a few miles on the road leading to Qingle County, Mo Tianliu stepped up his steps, quickly caught up with the chestnut group walking in the center of the team, and whispered in the ear of the chestnut group: "Big boss, the devil suddenly changed the rules for sending food......
Listening to Mo Tianliu's words explain the situation in Qingle County, the chestnut group couldn't help frowning: "I didn't expect the devil to play such a trick?" Among the grain we pretended to be on the cart, there were only two or three carts of wheat, and the rest were all kinds of miscellaneous grains, and the grain pockets pressed down were all sand! If the devil forces us to transport wheat and miscellaneous grains separately according to the type of grain, our team will be dispersed. When the time comes, when we rush to transport grain, there will be no more manpower and carts. In particular, a part of the comrades was assigned to serve as a vigilance ......"
With the same frowning, Mo Tianliu had no idea for a while, and whispered anxiously: "This devil is really ...... They want the two devils to work for them, and they are reluctant to give the two devils a bite of good food! This is just like the rich men in some villagesβthey eat white flour themselves, and they eat wheat bran for long laborers, just like the animals......"
His eyes lit up suddenly, and the chestnut group suddenly whispered, "Tianliu, what did you just say?" Eat white flour by yourself, and eat wheat bran for long workers......"
Looking at the group of chestnuts in a daze, Mo Tian nodded consciously: "Yes!" The rich people in some villages are not kind, even if the long-term workers are hard and tired, they are reluctant to give the long-term workers a mouthful of good food, but they hide in the house and eat white flour and hard buns! β
"That long worker...... There should be resentment in your heart? β
"It's nature! The timid long-term worker didn't dare to say anything, so he could only grit his teeth and endure it. The more daring long-term workers will play tricks when they carry the work, even if they can't clean up the rich man who picks the door, they can still sulk ......"
"Tianliu, according to the information we have obtained, where is the granary of the devil in Qingle County?"
"The west of the city is just outside the city wall of Qingle County! There was no big house in Qingle County that could be used as a granary, and the devil had just occupied the house of a large family outside the city wall as a granary. β
"Our grain cart is on the road from east to west. But if you don't take the road outside the city and pass through the city, it's a shortcut, right? According to the information we have obtained, almost all the devils in Qingle County have gone out of the city to grab food. Except for those devils guarding the granary, all the devils guarding the city gate are two devils? β
"That's right...... Big boss, you ask this...... Do you have an idea? β
"Tianliu, you said that if the devils guarding the grain depot know that the second devil has hidden some wheat in private, what can they do?"