Chapter 53: A drop in the bucket (Part II)

Although each person ate one or two pieces of dry food the size of walnuts, the veterans who came to receive the materials seemed to have eaten a terrible panacea, and one by one they all came to their senses, and they moved the materials carried on several rafts to the shore by dividing them by two, and then dragged several rafts to the sand on the bank of the river and buried them.

It was as if Scrooge had seen a mountain of gold, but Lao Feitou, who had just drunk a few mouthfuls of grain dregs, seemed to have completely forgotten that his stomach was still rumbling, and he only cared about counting all kinds of materials carried from the raft, and kept muttering: "This bud rice noodles can make porridge, it should be enough for big guys to eat a few meals...... The white noodles can only boil some paste for the injured number, and more than half of them can be used to exchange the food on the side......."

Roughly counting the materials piled up on the bank of the river, the chestnut group slowly came to Lao Feitou's side, reached out and stuffed a fist-sized white flour hard bun into Lao Feitou's hand, and said to Lao Feitou without question: "Eat it all!" I watch you eat, and you don't have any leftovers! ”

Looking over and over at the piece of white flour hard bun that the chestnut group handed to his hand, Lao Feitou subconsciously took the piece of white flour hard bun into his arms: "Didn't you just drink a sip of soup with grain?" My stomach is still full, I'll ...... for a while"

With a glaring eye, the chestnut group grabbed Lao Feitou's arm: "After a while, this bit of dry food will definitely have to be thrown into a cauldron, boiled porridge and sent to the wounded!" Old Feitou, after all these years, I haven't seen you put a little bit of fine grain in your mouth, and all of them quietly feed the wounded! I can't listen to you this time - I'll just watch you eat, no discussion! ”

Laughing wryly, Lao Feitou helplessly raised the piece of white flour to his mouth, took a bite gently, and while chewing carefully, he said to the group of chestnuts: "Little chestnut, these materials you got this time are really life-saving things!" Tell the big guy to rest for another pot of cigarettes, and then hurry up and move it to the troop station, right? Are the wounded still waiting for medicine to heal their wounds, and the big guys are waiting for food to fill their hunger? I said, who's over there? Do you have such a way to carry medicinal herbs? ”

grabbed Lao Feitou, who was about to leave, and the chestnut group stared at Lao Feitou without blinking and said: "If you don't eat this piece of dry food in your stomach today, I mean I won't go anywhere if you die, I'll just stare at you!" ”

"I said you little chestnut, why don't you be reasonable......"

"No two words - eat!"

Staring at Lao Feitou and eating the white flour and hard bun clean, the chestnut group reassuredly beckoned everyone to carry all the supplies on their shoulders, followed behind Lao Feitou, and walked towards the camp where the large army was stationed.

There were still five miles away from the camp, and the chestnut group walking in front had already seen the sentry showing their figure on the side of the mountain road, waving to the old Fei Tou who was leading the way in front of them. When the nose of the chestnut group smelled a trace of smoke from the burning firewood and grass, the old Fei Tou, who was walking in the front, finally breathed a sigh of relief, and shouted to a few sentries who had revealed their bodies from the hidden place: "Hurry up and ask the people in the room to open the big stove again, we have food, a pot of tea, and the big guy can have a stuttering stomach!" ”

Seeing a sentry happily turn around and run towards the valley where the large army was camping, Lao Fei turned his head to the group of chestnuts and smiled: "Little chestnut, don't follow me to the room, hurry up and meet Commander Li." In the past few days since you left, Commander Li has been talking about you a lot! ”

"Good! I had also thought about reporting to Commander Li on my work during this time...... Where is Commander Lee now? ”

"After following Commander Li for so many years, you still don't know his old habits? The position, the house, and the health team, he had to patrol all three places that day, and then he would go to the command post to work! Look at this hour, Commander Li should be in the health team......"

Nodding slightly, the chestnut group turned around and beckoned the martial arts team members to distribute the materials to various places according to Lao Feitou's requirements, but he took a big step and walked towards the best grass hut in the camp of the large army in the valley. There were still three or five feet away from the straw shed, and a thunderous voice had already sounded from the straw shed: "Comrades, you are all good, all of you have achieved minor injuries without getting out of the line of fire, serious injuries without crying or shouting, all of them are good men!" Don't look at our lack of food and clothing, and even find some medicinal materials for the big guy to heal their injuries, but these difficulties are only temporary! As long as the martial arts team we spilled out collects the materials back, we will be able to eat and drink enough to heal our wounds, and we can still go to the battlefield and fight devils......"

Hearing that the thunderous voice was cheering up the wounded soldiers, the chestnut group suddenly quickened their pace, and before the people entered the grass shed, they had already raised their voices and shouted in the direction of the grass shed: "Report to Commander Li, the chestnut group of the Qingle County Martial Arts Team, I was ordered to report back to the old army!" ”

Without waiting for the thunderous voice to answer, the chestnut group had already opened the low-hanging curtain at the door of the straw shed, bowed his head and got into the straw shed, and stood up to the strong man like a black tower, and saluted dignifiedly: "Report to Commander Li, I'm back!" The supplies sent to the large army were also brought, the food was sent to the quarters, the guns and ammunition were also sent to the ordnance department, and the medicinal materials for the treatment of the wounded and sick were delivered immediately! ”

Wearing an old military uniform full of patches and straw sandals made of wheat straw on his feet, the burly Li Jiashun habitually reached out and touched the dark red scar on his head that was the size of a palm, and returned a military salute to the chestnut group: "What kind of food, medicinal herbs and weapons did you bring back?" ”

As soon as he stood up, the chestnut group said loudly to the Li family with a somewhat ostentatious look: "Report to Commander Li, this time I am in a hurry to come back, so I will exchange some coarse grains for budding rice noodles for the old troops, and bring them to the wounded and sick to get some white flour and tooth sacrifices." The weapons and ammunition are all covered by a lot of water, and the bullets are also matched, which is enough for us to fight a few tough battles with the devils! There are also medicinal materials, which are all good medicines accumulated in Tujia Village, Qingle County for many years, and they can be sold at a large price on the market! ”

Nodding with satisfaction, Li Jiashun finally had a smile on his face: "When I asked you to go to Qingle County to form a martial arts team, the comrades of our old army are like marrying a girl, holding the dowry belongings that were saved from between your own teeth!" Now that your new daughter-in-law has returned to the door, she still knows to bring something back to her mother's family, and our mother's family finally feels sorry for you in vain! Don't talk nonsense, hurry up and take me to see the medicinal materials you got here, this wounded and sick comrade is waiting for medicine to treat his injuries! ”

Strode out of the grass shed where the wounded and sick were resting, the smile on Li Jiashun's face suddenly disappeared, and he asked the chestnut group in a suppressed voice: "Little chestnut, how many supplies did you bring in total?" You've only been out for the past few days, even if you are the God of Wealth reincarnated, I'm afraid you haven't saved much belongings, right? This time...... Got out of your family's foundations? ”

There was also no smug look on his face, and Li Ziqun nodded slightly: "Except for one gun and more than a dozen bullets per person in the family, all the other weapons and ammunition have been sent back!" I got some medicinal herbs, and I could barely support them for a few days. Can grain ....... Commander Li, although it is said that the wheat harvest has just been harvested at the moment, but this year's rain is not good, and the harvest is not a good year, and the villagers themselves have to calculate in order to rely on the harvested grain to support next year's wheat harvest, we just want to raise grain, and it is also ......"

Sighing slightly, Li Jiashun helplessly reached out and patted the shoulder of the chestnut group: "It's hard for you to be a little chestnut!" These days, the martial arts teams everywhere are trying to send the materials they get to the old troops, but there are not many things to send. There are also two martial arts teams that called the devil and the second devil to ambush on the way, and it doesn't count the loss of everything, and everyone has taken in more than a dozen ......"

His eyes suddenly froze, and the chestnut group suddenly whispered: "Commander Li, if there are other comrades from the martial arts team who send supplies are ambushed by the devils...... I'm afraid I won't be able to stay in this place for long, right? The little devil is a thief, as long as you look at the martial arts teams everywhere sending supplies in the direction of Komatsuso, then you will definitely be able to figure out that our old army is hiding in the area of Komatsuso......"

"I also know that our troops have been next to Komatsuso for too long, and it's time to move. But now you have seen this meeting, at the moment we say that there is a regiment of men and horses, but it is really just a battalion, even if it is supplemented with some weapons and ammunition, it is difficult to fight with the devils. We don't have any food in our hands, and there are so many wounded, we can't walk fast with the wounded at all, let alone have a place to let the wounded recuperate with peace of mind......."

"Where are our old troops going to move next?"

"The initial plan is to go back and go to the junction of Gongnan, Suiping and Qingle counties. The scouts sent out came back and reported that the territory belonged to the three regardless of the three places, and the devils and the second devils rarely went to that place, and it was estimated that it would allow the large army to stay for a long time, and also allow the wounded to have a period of time to recuperate......

Before Li Jiashun could finish speaking, Mo Tianliu, who carried two bundles of medicinal herbs with Sha Bangcui and walked to the vicinity of the straw shed, suddenly met Li Jiashun's words: "You can't go to that place!" ”

Turning his head to look at Mo Tianliu, who was carrying a bundle of medicinal herbs, and then at Sha Bangcui, who was a little taller and stronger than himself, Li Jiashun suddenly smiled at Mo Tianliu and asked, "This little comrade, why can't you go to that realm?" ”

Stuffing the medicinal herbs he was carrying into Sha Bangcui's arms, Mo Tianliu slapped the dust and grass clippings on his body, and said to Li Jiashun with a big grin: "I know the boundary you said, in the three counties of Qingle, Gongnan, and Suiping, there are many people who call that territory Dongbuliu. At this time, the mountains were full of firewood, grass and shrubs, and they could barely hide the appearance of people. But as long as it takes another ten days of work, the first little north wind will be together, and the leaves in that place will be fine, and even a rabbit cannot be hidden on the mountain. In addition, there is a lack of water in that place, no crops can be grown, and there is no village around at all, so there is no way to find food nearby for emergency relief......

Seeing Mo Tianliu's foaming appearance, the smile on Li Jiashun's face became thicker and thicker, and a harmonious voice interrupted Mo Tianliu's words: "I really haven't seen it, you little comrade is still a land lord, and you know so much about the situation on the ground in southern Hebei?" If that's as you say...... Where do we, many horses and wounded, go to find a suitable place to be stationed? ”

Raising his eyebrows proudly at Li Jiashun, Mo Tianliu replied with a wicked smile: "There is naturally a place, then it depends on whether the chief scoop on the ground of the Eighth Route Army in southern Hebei has the courage!" I said that I was in charge, I always heard you say that the chief scoop on the ground of the Eighth Route Army in southern Hebei is a fierce general like Sai Zhang Fei, but you also introduced me and the mallet to me? What kind of energy can you have gossiping with a guy here? ”

Looking down at the old military uniform full of patches on his body, and then at the pair of straw straw sandals on his feet, Li Jiashun and Li Ziqun glanced at each other, and both of them laughed, but Mo Tianliu and Sha Bangcui were confused, and they looked at each other and were stunned on the spot......