"Do we need to talk?" Shangguan Xue looked at Zhao Zilong.

"Of course." Zhao Zilong wanted to hurry north, and the war in Xuzhou was as tight as a day. Now, even the 69th Army, which was blocking the enemy from Bengbu to the south, has also rushed north to help.

"I want to stay and stay with the school." Shangguan Xue said: "It's better to make up for the rest of the lessons." However, my spirit of resistance will not be extinguished. I believe that in the near future, I will definitely die for the war of resistance. ”

On the girl's fair face, two more lines of tears flowed.

Zhao Zilong saw that Shangguan Xue's eyes were full of softness, as if he was expecting something, and his heart couldn't help but move, but he didn't move in the end, but his brows tightened.

Shangguan Xue sighed softly, retreated into the darkness, and said softly: "Brother Zhao, if I am unfortunately sacrificed, remember to burn me a piece of paper money when you are free, and you must recognize me as your wife......

"What are you talking about?" Zhao Zilong's heart was also a little moved, "You are young and a girl, even if you go to the battlefield, it is only medical aid and the like." ”

"No," Shangguan Xue said firmly: "If I go to the battlefield, I must go to the front line to kill the enemy and bleed." ”

Seeing this, Zhao Zilong didn't say anything anymore.

-

After the two separated, Zhao Zilong came to the dilapidated temple that was previously used as a school building. As soon as he entered, he found that it was a temple of King Yue.

The location of the altar has been filled with sandalwood. Zhao Zilong came to the corner of the altar and also asked for a stick of incense, and after worshipping, he also offered his position.

"Lord Yue," then, Zhao Zilong sat down on the spot and meditated, "Today's national disaster is at the head again, I don't want you to be able to put on the battle again to defend against the enemy, I just ask you for a piece of treasure land, take a good rest." ”

After saying that, he began to close his eyes and recuperate. With his special way of pranayama, he can basically recover his mental and physical strength by closing his eyes for half an hour.

But today, he closed his eyes for a full hour before returning to his original state.

After waking up, he bowed three times to the statue of Lord Yue, and then strode north.

Xuzhou, that destination seems really far away today.

After walking for two more days, Zhao Zilong came to a land and water wharf on the edge of a canal. It's finally time to get on the boat, Zhao Zilong thought to himself.

But when he asked casually, he found that because the river was flowing westward at this time, and if it was going to the north, it could only go against the current, so the speed of taking a boat now was not much faster than that of walking.

Although the price was not expensive, he finally decided to use his feet to hurry.

Who knows, when the thirty-seven or eighteen-year-old boat boss heard that Zhao Zilong was not on the boat, he suddenly became energetic. He came to Zhao Zilong's ear step by step, and whispered: "Guest officer, if you are in a hurry, we also have a way to be in a hurry." ”

"No," Zhao Zilong refused, "Since ancient times, boats have been the fastest downstream." Here to the north, all the way against the current, how can there be a fast way? ”

"The guest officer only knows one thing, but he doesn't know the other," the boat boss grinned, and said a little mysteriously, "It's been twenty-six years since I followed my grandfather's ferry at the age of twelve, and I still don't know those methods?" ”

"Tell me about it." When Zhao Zilong heard this, he couldn't help but be interested, but he still acted indifferent.

"Now," the boat boss said in a low voice, "after the end of the Yangtze River Anti-Japanese War, our navy has been wiped out, and many small boats have been sold to us. If the guest officer needs speed, as long as he comes at night, he can ensure that you are at the same speed as the car. ”

"Where can I get to?" Zhao Zilong's eyes lit up and asked.

"Xuzhou," the boat boss pointed to the north, "since ancient times, it has been a battleground for soldiers, so naturally we can't get there." So, let's get to the south of it, all right. ”

"How much?" Zhao Zilong didn't care about this question, and the reason why he asked this was just to show his identity, a small trader.

"Guest officer, at first glance you are a rich master," the captain of the ship came to his senses as soon as he heard that there was a play, "Is that still hard to say?" If you have no goods, I will collect you twelve oceans. Let's say that we will be able to arrive in three days. ”

"Okay," Zhao Zilong said with satisfaction, "However, twelve oceans are a bit too much. How about ten? ”

"Okay, then." The captain of the boat deliberately made a look of embarrassment, but in fact, his heart had already blossomed. You know, just this trip is enough for his family's expenses for more than half a year.

-

That night, the moon was sparse, and Zhao Zilong came to the place where the ship boss had confessed before.

It was a field of reeds, and the captain struggled to pull out a motorboat from it.

You know, it's the most advanced thing right now.

Zhao Zilong's heart was suddenly inexplicably shocked, and he grabbed the shoulder of the ship boss: "Boss, you said that such a good thing was originally a navy thing, why did it come to you?" ”

"Whoa!" The boat boss was obviously scratched by Zhao Zilong's iron tong-like hand, and begged for mercy: "Okay, good man, light, light." Didn't you say it, it's all post-war things, and our navy has been rounded up by the Japanese! ”

"Then," Zhao Zilong continued to ask, "tell me, how much does this boat cost?" ”

"Not much, not much," the boat boss shook his head and said disapprovingly, "It's only three hundred oceans." When Zhao Zilong heard this, he didn't say a word, and slapped him with a big mouth.

"Go to your three hundred oceans," he scolded, "I'll just say, even after the defeat of the navy, it will definitely not reach you!" You little man who eats inside and out! ”

When the boat boss heard this, he knew that the stuffing was exposed, so he hurriedly turned over and fell to the ground: "Good man, spare your life, spare your life!" I really stole this boat myself. Some time ago, the navy hid boats in the canal, probably because of a hurry, and a motorboat had to tow a dozen motorboats behind, so I rowed out of the reeds with a canoe to relieve the last one. ”

"Then you'll drive it too?" Zhao Zilong didn't care about anything, but he was a little puzzled.

"Hero," the boat boss smiled when he saw that the other party was not pursuing it, "Let's drive the boat, it's probably the same." A few days ago, I shipped more than a dozen people to Pukou, and there was no mistake in a batch of goods. ”

Zhao Zilong's heart was almost moved by him.

Suddenly, there was a loud noise outside the reeds.

Both of them were suddenly shocked in their hearts, and the boat boss was especially anxious. He simply dropped the boat and ran straight out.

Zhao Zilong frowned, looked around, took a shortcut, and also stepped forward to check.

It turned out that it was a group of vendors who were on a night trip, and they quarreled with several boat bosses. On the vendor's side, there were at least eleven or twelve people, and the boat boss was only three or four.

Listening to the accent, the vendors had the accent of Fuzhou, Jiangnan, and they had to cross to Suzhou one hundred and fifty miles away overnight.