Chapter 43: The Bitter Play
As the night passed, Makarov, who was usually arrogant and rough, suddenly became as shy as a child, wandering alone on some remote coast, as if he had lost something precious.
In the aftermath of a soldier's words: "It almost makes people suspect that Sergeant Major Makarov is in love." ”
Regardless of whether Makarov's image was damaged from then on, shortly in the afternoon, Makarov still came to the battalion headquarters and reported with a sad face in the presence of Major You Nanzhe, the commander-in-chief of the landing operations, and Captain Scott, the battalion commander, with a sad face.
Makarov's rhetoric is so puzzling, that a humble company commander and a sergeant who has performed military exploits should sneak out of the island in the middle of the night to visit relatives on the northeastern peninsula? It's not funny.
“…… I'm sorry that the lieutenant insisted that he could return today and that it would not affect the withdrawal of troops. For the lieutenant's decision, I guess the first principle is trust, right? Makarov blushed once, and that restrained look made people want to slap him.
"I'm glad you can trust Lieutenant Joe, but you're obligated to report back at the outset, Sergeant Major Makarov. I thought the 2nd Company was ready to evacuate, but now you're telling me that its highest commander has left his post and is on vacation! Captain Scott's face did not change, but the pencil in his hand poked the tip of the pen on the notepad.
"This expeditionary fleet has registered a total of 24 applications from officers and men, hoping to find their relatives on the mainland." You Nanzhe frowned, took out a list from the file folder on the side, glanced up and down, and then handed it to Scott, "A copy of the list is going to be handed over to the Intelligence Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to contact the 'friendly person' for processing, but it will take time, and there is no guarantee that it will be found." Perhaps we have underestimated some of the urgency. ”
Scott actually knew about Yu Shan and Qiao Yan's situation for a long time, but he still believed that Qiao Yan could treat his duties calmly until yesterday. He guessed yesterday with a slight premonition that Qiao Yan would be unstable. It may affect the management of the troops, but he didn't expect things to evolve to this point, but let him see this special complex of the oriental nation again.
"The troops will board the ship tomorrow, and there will be more than half a day, so let's wait. I'll go to the General Command to report the situation, Captain Scott, you continue to prepare for the withdrawal of troops. ”
Seeing that it was not too late, You Nanzhe planned to submit this matter directly to Zhang Chunrui for handling, after all, this was already related to the situation of the Chinese officers and soldiers in the entire expeditionary fleet.
Soon after, the gendarmerie entered the 2nd Infantry Company for investigative questioning. In the process, the news of the sudden disappearance of Lieutenant Qiao Xian and Sergeant Yu Shan still spread.
The commander of the 2nd Infantry Company disappeared for a day, and although the ordinary soldiers of the Foreign Legion had no opinion, and were still slowly transferring all kinds of equipment and supplies to the steamboat, some of the non-commissioned officers were already whispering in private. Fortunately, Captain Scott immediately took over the command of the company, and with Sergeant Major Makarov's even more brutal reprimand, there were no problems with the troops.
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At dusk, Yu Shan and the down-and-out sampan he rowed were finally spotted and intercepted by the patrolling light cruiser Black Crystal in Futou Bay. When he looked bad, like a fleeing Ming refugee Yu Shan. When it came to the headquarters of the expeditionary fleet, people finally restored things to the beginning.
Sergeant Yu was as lucky as ever and was unscathed, while Army Lieutenant Qiao Yan was "trapped by love" and trapped on the Luao Peninsula in the north. Regarding this result, Zhang Chunrui did not say a word except for slapping the table.
"You Nanzhe, what are you going to do?" Sun Yang looked at the army commander-in-chief with an unchanged face with a little schadenfreude. There was a subtle smile on the corner of his mouth.
"What do you think, Captain Scott?" You Nanzhe did not accept Sun Yang's provocation, but turned around. He cast an inquiring glance at Captain Scott, commander of the Foreign Legion Infantry Battalion, who was sitting in the corner.
"In accordance with the regulations on military operations, no officer or soldier will be abandoned unless there are special circumstances!" Scott put on his military cap, stood up, and gave a military salute to Brigadier General Zhang Chunrui, who was speechless, "Your Excellency General, I apply to lead the team to rescue Lieutenant Qiao Yan." As for the punishment thereafter, it is decided by the military court. ”
"What do you think?" Zhang Chunrui rubbed his brows, and still didn't say anything about Scott's mention.
"I don't think there's any disagreement, right?" Sun Yang was the first to stand up at this time, "Although it is not a good thing to send troops into the Great Ming Guard, it seems that these should not be our concerns, right?" Let the Ministry of Foreign Affairs worry about the rest! ”
Fortunately, Yan Xiaosong was not there at this time, because he had set off with the transport ship in advance yesterday to Dayuan Anping Fort, otherwise he would inevitably be spit out by the vice minister of foreign affairs at this time.
"Send troops to bring Lieutenant Qiao Xi back, Major You Nanzhe, you are fully responsible for this rescue operation."
Zhang Chunrui's instructions did not disappoint the officers present, and You Nanzhe's face was already a touch of hideousness.
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In Futou Bay, the Zheng family's ships, which were responsible for receiving prisoners of war and had not yet completely gone, were dumbfounded by the actions of the Huamei Expeditionary Fleet. The story of a Chinese US Army officer being "kidnapped by pirates" sounds like a singing play, but seeing the appearance of a big war coming on the ocean, it doesn't seem like he is telling a lie, so he can only pretend not to know, and hurriedly drive out of Futou Bay, for fear of being implicated.
Dusk was already thick, and the rhythmic beat of the assembly drums suddenly sounded on a small island. An officer and soldier of the 2nd Infantry Company of the Foreign Legion rushed out of the tent with a backpack and rifle and stood in line in the open space of the camp.
"A bunch of idiots! Look at your idle, sloppy and heavy fat, do you dare to slow down any longer?! Check your gear, fools! Makarov walked majestically at the front of the queue, constantly patting his hands on some unfinished detail of the soldiers' bodies, and the flesh and scars on his face combined into a terrifying expression.
Yu Shan was also fully armed in front of the team, and the soldiers in his platoon all secretly looked at him when they were lined up, but Yu Shan did not sarcastically mock his subordinates as usual, but meticulously checked the equipment.
"Sergeant Major Makarov, is there an enemy?" One of the sergeants couldn't help but ask as Makarov walked by.
"Good question, man!" Makarov strode to the front of the queue, crossed his hands on his hips, and said, "I have sorry news for everyone: gentlemen. Your esteemed lieutenant has been kidnapped by a bunch of unscrupulous fellows, and now more than a hundred poor creatures have lost their commanders! If you let the gendarmerie intervene, you will be ashamed for the rest of your life! Need to ask me how to do it?! ”
"Fuck it! Rescue the lieutenant! Several young soldiers whistled and raised their rifles.
"Excellent! At ease! ”
After Makarov finished speaking, he turned to Captain Scott and Major You Nanzhe, who had already walked to the edge of the camp, and snapped upright: "Report to the chief, the troops are assembled!" ”
"Captain Scott, are you sure that's appropriate?" You Nanzhe looked sideways at Scott and couldn't help but ask again.
"I'm not sure what the opponent will do to Lieutenant Joe. But I must give it my all, it's their duty, sir. Scott smiled at his old boss and, after a military salute, headed toward the coast, where several of the Navy's steamboats were ready.
"All of them, stand upright, turn left, run forward!" Sergeant Major Makarov puffed out his chest. Orders were shouted at more than 130 Foreign Legion soldiers.
Half an hour later, the officers and men of the two infantry companies of the Foreign Legion sailed north aboard the light cruiser West Point, and they were to bypass the Luao Peninsula and land directly on a rocky beach to the east of the peninsula. Then surround the small village that is only a few hundred meters from the coastline.
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The largest house in Aodong Village is the home of Cai Dafu, the general banner. Although it is only a small general flag, it is also the bottom of the food chain after the defeat of the army at the end of the Ming Dynasty, but because of the long-term alliance with the jurisdiction of hundreds of households in this area. The Cai family is also relatively well-off, and a considerable part of the military reclamation fields around the village also belong to the Cai family. Especially since the beginning of the previous year, Cai Dafu's sister became the concubine of Liu Baihu's family in Lu Ao's city. It made Cai Dafu even more arrogant.
In the courtyard, under the light of torches, several military men who acted as thugs were still waving leather whips at Qiao. The sound of the whipping of the empty leather whip sounded rhythmically, and each sound made the faces of the big cow and others hiding outside the wall twitch.
Although almost every household has received the benefits of Yu Shan today, due to Cai Dafu's power here, the military households who were selected to execute the cane can only do so. Although he had tried his best to show mercy to his subordinates, the water-stained leather whip still beat Qiao Yan's whole body to tattered clothes and was dying.
Cuiya was imprisoned in the inner room after Cai Dafu's domestic violence, and now Cai Dafu himself is sitting on a big chair, holding a canned meat in his hand and eating it deliciously, and shouting at the people below from time to time, on the small table next to him, there is a bowl of wine, and dozens of shiny silver coins are scattered on the table.
In fact, before Cuiya's old father married his daughter to Cai Zongqi, everyone in the village knew that this beautiful and simple girl should have been told to Qiao Shi by the matchmaker, and even Cai Dafu was a person who publicly expressed envy back then. It's a pity that after a catastrophe, Qiao Yan and Yu Shan left home, leaving Cuiya to take care of her old father and Yu Shan's mother.
But how can a weak woman not be able to support the whole family, and life must go on, right? In desperation, Cuiya's father finally made sense of the matchmaker and re-married his daughter to Cai Dafu. For this marriage, Cai Dafu was not only happy, but also secretly guarded in his heart, for fear that one day Qiao Yan would suddenly appear, so that he would not be able to hold his face.
With the birth of the two children, I thought that Qiao Xian and Yu Shan were mostly dead outside, and Cai Dafu gradually forgot about it. As a result, God likes to joke so much, but I didn't expect that seven years later, Yu Shan and Qiao Yan, who were so tattered that they could almost only be beggars, came back, and they were so arrogant that they were staggering, and Cai Dafu's stomach of horror, resentment and jealousy quickly fermented and swelled.
"Damn, I didn't eat today! Hit hard, beat to death! ”
seemed to feel that someone was "not powerful", Cai Dafu threw away the hollowed out can, walked off the field, personally grabbed the leather whip, and whipped Qiao Xian's body fiercely.
Qiao Yan, who was tied up with hemp rope, had already fallen into a coma, and at this time, the more ferocious whipping woke him up again, and he let out a low moan, and the several blood marks on his face could no longer distinguish his expression.
"Bang dang!" The door of the courtyard was slammed open, and Da Niu and a few other young military households ran in, and then knelt on the ground in unison.
"Mr. Cai, spare Brother Qiao! Today I took Cuiya's sister-in-law to see Yu Shan and Qiao Yan, and it has nothing to do with them! Da Niu kowtowed vigorously, his face full of tears, "Please, you have a lot of them, just let them go!" ”
"You? What kind of dog dare you take my daughter-in-law out of the village?! "Don't say it, don't worry. Cai Dafu became even more angry this time, "They became fugitives, became bandits, and ran back to rob money and tease my wife, how can it be a capital crime!" Hehe, that kid from Yu Shan ran away with a fire gun, and I can't clean up a toad Qiao Yan? ”
Just as he was about to continue to hate Qiao Yan in front of everyone, he saw a middle-aged soldier with a knife and fork running in in a panic.
"Mr. Cai, it's not good! Outside the village...... There have been many thieves, and they have already invaded the village! "The honest military man has no blood. My whole body was shaking.
As soon as these words came out, the people in the whole courtyard, including Da Niu and others, who had already knelt on the ground to plead for Qiao, were dumbfounded. Several military households with wives and children hurriedly dropped the whips in their hands, and regardless of Cai Dafu's expression, they ran in the direction of home.
"This ...... What can I do? Cai Dafu's soul was frightened, looking at the young and powerful military families kneeling in his yard, the whole person was gone.
"Yes, run, run out of the village and west!" Cai Dafu doesn't care what others think. Hurriedly turned around and entered the house, intending to run away with Cuiya and the two children, and swept all the silver coins on the small table into his arms when he turned around.
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Under the light of torches, in several directions. A group of soldiers wearing steel helmets with large ears and steel heels, dark gray uniforms, and rifles in their backpacks rushed into Aodong Village. An old man from a military household who had been unarmed squatted sluggishly at a gap in the earthen wall at the edge of the village, watching these strange soldiers who appeared out of nowhere swarm like evil wolves.
"Put your hands behind your head and crouch to the side! Don't move! ”
The non-commissioned officers, who had received orders in advance, shouted in half-baked Mandarin. The villagers who were about to fall asleep were driven out and pressed into the middle of the open space in the village one by one.
The cries of babies, women and children, and the cries of old people. Even the shouts and scolding of young people came and went, but without exception they were ignored by the officers and soldiers of the Chinese and American Army who were loaded with guns.
"Stay on guard, Sergeant Hans, your platoon is on guard here, and no one is allowed to go!" Makarov strode to the edge of the clearing, constantly giving orders, and beckoning to another group of officers and soldiers not far behind him, "Sergeant, you are familiar with this place, you come to lead the way, we will go and get the lieutenant back!" ”
Yu Shan led his platoon quietly through the open space in the center of the village, surrounded by frightened faces, many of whom looked at Yu Shan with wide eyes, including the big bull who tried to escape with the old lady but was caught. Da Niu obviously couldn't believe that the person in front of him was Yu Shan, who had returned to the village early this morning to make a fortune.
"Da Niu, where is Qiao Yan?!" Yu Shan walked to Da Niu and squatted down, took off his steel helmet, and grabbed the other party's arm.
"Yu Shan, is it you......" Da Niu's whole body trembled, and it took a long time to come back to his senses, and he stretched out his hand and pointed in a direction, "It should still be locked in Cai Dafu's yard." ”
"Where's Cai Dafu?!" Yu Shan's face was about to sink into the water, and he almost spit out word by word.
"I don't know, I probably ran towards the west entrance of the village with Cuiya and the child." Da Niu finally affirmed that the person in front of him was Yu Shan, and couldn't help but swallow his saliva, "Brother Yu Shan, how could you ......?"
"I'm sorry, big bull, I'll talk about it later!" Yu Shan stood up, pulled up the bolt with a bang, and ran directly towards Cai Dafu's house, followed closely by Makarov and nearly 30 soldiers.
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Torches were still lit in the courtyard inside the rammed earth wall, but there was no movement, dozens of soldiers were slowly approaching the base of the wall, and Makarov had already drawn his revolver and stared thoughtfully at the small courtyard door.
Yu Shan walked up a few steps, directly kicked open the wooden door, and in the hula sound, several rifles were pointed at the empty front yard.
"Qiao Yan!"
In the corner where the firelight could barely reach, a young man with his whole body almost whipped into rags and blood all over his body was curled up in the corner of the wall with his hands tied, and Yu Shan recognized the other party at a glance.
"Good, the lieutenant has been found, although not perfectly." After glancing at Qiao Yan, who had few intact parts of his body, Makarov finally breathed a sigh of relief.
"Wait, Cai Dafu and Cuiya are gone, I'll go inside the house to have a look!" The two medical guards were in charge of a simple bandaging for Qiao Yan, and Yu Shan wiped his sweat and walked to the front of the main house, raising the butt of his gun against the closed door in front of him.
A faint cry of a baby floated out of the door, and the butt of the gun raised by Yu Shan paused in midair.
"You're too presumptuous, sergeant, if there's an enemy in the door now......"
Makarov approached from the side, intending to kick the reckless subordinate in front of him away because of his affection. However, at the moment of raising his leg, Makarov's body pounced. hugged Yu Shan, who was holding a gun and was about to smash the door, and pressed down towards the front yard with his entire back to protect the other party's body.
A dull burst of black powder sounded, a flash of fire erupted from the window on the side of the door, and Makarov's back, which was still in mid-air, was instantly torn apart by countless iron sand, splashing a blood mist.
Yu Shan was heavily pressed to the ground by Makarov's body, and with one hand he touched the other party from behind, and then took it back to his eyes, full of blood!
Several soldiers who reacted rushed to the main entrance, pulled out the grenades on their waists, and the soldiers who were squatting under the window had already unscrewed the back of the handle.
"Idiot...... Don't throw ...... There are women and children in the house......"
In the midst of the shock. The seriously wounded Makarov made a weak voice, and the soldiers who were about to burst in front of the door were stunned.
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There were torches planted all around, rifles and bayonets pointed at the crowd, and the faces of the soldiers were bright and dark under the flickering firelight, looking very hideous.
In less than an hour, in the open space in the center of the village, more than 200 villagers were exhausted in terror, and this night may be unforgettable for the villagers of Aodong Village for the rest of their lives.
The manhunt continued into the early hours of the morning, and finally after the hour passed. In the rice field about a mile west of the village, Cai Dafu, who left his wife and children and absconded alone, was caught.
At this moment, Cai Dafu was already disheveled, his legs were full of sludge, and Cuiya, who was squatting on the side, was also pale at this time. The child on her back kept crying, and Cai Niuwa was tightly hugged by Cuiya in her lap.
Abandoned in the house by her runaway husband, in order to protect the child, in desperation, she lit a clay gun stuffed with iron sand. Fired from the window into the dimly lit courtyard, it hit Makarov in the back. If it weren't for the insufficient amount of black powder in the earth, the power would be greatly reduced. I'm afraid Makarov will be beaten into a sieve on the spot.
Qiao Yan, who did not have much intact in his body, and Makarov, whose entire back was covered with blood, were placed on the side of the village clearing by the medics. After emergency treatment, the unconscious Makarov was able to complete the debridement, disinfection and bandage. And Qiao Yan, who was already sober, was so weak that he couldn't even say a word, so he was half-lying on a stone grinding edge and was fed canned fruit.
"Uncle spares his life...... Uncle spare his life! ”
Cai Dafu was pushed into the open space by several soldiers with guns, and when he saw that everyone around him was loaded with guns and ammunition, and the bayonets were bright, and almost all the people in the village were imprisoned here, his feet suddenly became weak, and he knew who was kowtowing hard.
Yu Shan was napping not far away, as if he heard a familiar voice, he immediately stood up, and walked towards Cai Dafu with a rifle.
After kowtowing for a long time, it seemed that he didn't find that he was being troubled, Cai Dafu couldn't help but secretly raised his head, this lift was not tight, and he saw Yu Shan, who was dressed as a "soldier", walking up to him menacingly.
"It's you, Yu Shan?! Ah! ”
As soon as he said a word, he watched a black thing smash over and hit his open mouth on the spot. After a sharp pain, a front tooth was knocked out on the spot by the butt of the gun, and Cai Dafu, who was covered in blood, only felt sweetness in his mouth.
"The surname Cai, you left your wife and children, it's not a thing!"
Thinking that Qiao Yan was beaten like that, Makarov's serious injury was also directly related to the other party, Yu Shan directly opened the bolt safety, and the muzzle of the gun was against the other party's head.
"Brother Yu!" Cui Ya pounced from the side, hugged Yu Shan's legs, and cried vigorously, "Please, Brother Yu, let go of my man, he has no eyes, offended Brother Yu and Brother Qiao, I hurt people, I will make amends to you, use my life to resist it!" ”
"Enough, Sergeant!" Captain Scott pulled away from the mountain and looked apologetic at Cuiya, "Madam, don't worry, we're not robbers." ”
"You want to ...... What do you want to do? ”
Cai Dafu finally came to his senses and looked at the murderous scene, his face bloodless.
"We are the Army of the American Republic of China, and someone kidnapped our officers." Scott walked to the center of the field and raised his hand slightly to the villagers squatting on the ground around him, "In order to prevent accidents, we have been ordered to surround this place and round up the bandits. ”
With that, Scott stepped aside, revealing the Army Commander Major You Nanzhe behind him.
"You are decisive and cautious. Captain. You Nanzhe was quite satisfied with Scott's lack of injury and consideration of the handling of the blockade news, but he was inexplicably sad when he saw the Ming people who were trembling in the middle of the clearing surrounded by the Foreign Legion soldiers.
"This saves a lot of trouble. However, Lieutenant Choi and Sergeant Major Makarov were seriously injured and needed to be sent back to the ship for treatment, Major. Looking at the frail man in the corner, Scott sighed.
"Now that the people have been found, let's go and give some compensation to the people here." Seemingly in no mood to enjoy this "victory", You Nanzhe turned around and prepared to exit the village.
"Sir......" Suddenly, Qiao Yan in the corner let out a weak voice. You Nanzhe's footsteps also stopped.
"Qiao Yan!" Yu Shan hurriedly ran over and helped his companion up, "We'll go back soon, Qiao Yan!" ”
"What about the folks......
Qiao Yan grabbed Yu Shan's shoulders with difficulty, walked towards the villagers in the middle of the clearing, and then stood in front of Cai Dafu's family who were shivering.
"Brother Qiao, please......" Cui Ya was still chattering, but when she saw the blood oozing from the gauze on Qiao Yan's end, she couldn't say the second half of the sentence anymore.
"Daddy. Mother! Cai Niuwa was also frightened, just shaking her parents' arms vigorously, and she was already crying into a big face.
"Niu Wa is good...... Take good care of your mother and sister, you know? Joe squatted down with difficulty. Stroking Cai Niuwa's little face, a smile appeared on her face under the gauze.
But Cai Niuwa no longer recognized the man in front of her who was almost covered with a white cloth, and retracted into Cuiya's arms in fear.
"Brother Qiao, you have a lot of them. I'm not a thing, I shouldn't have gotten the benefits you gave everyone! I shouldn't be disrespectful to you, you say intercession. We are not bandits, we are all good citizens! Cai Dafu gave up his hand again and again, and almost knelt down and kowtowed again.
"Mr. Cai, it's not easy for everyone, after I leave, don't embarrass everyone. You are good to Cuiya, she followed you, and it was also her blessing. Qiao Yan probably knew about the trouble he had caused to Cuiya's family, and choked up as he spoke.
Yu Shan also walked over at this time, and after a while, a cloth bag full of silver coins was thrown to the ground: "This is the silver we paid to the villagers in the village, everyone should not have such a thing, Qiao Xian and I will not come back!" ”
Looking at the pile of silver coins scattered out of his pocket, Cai Dafu's heart was beating wildly, forgetting any fear in his mind, and rushed over in a few steps, grabbing the silver coin with ecstasy on his face.
"Brother Qiao, don't believe this surnamed Cai, you give so much silver to the village, and when you leave, he will definitely take revenge on the big guy! I went to the city to tell the people, saying that we colluded with the bandits, and when the time came, the city sent troops to take people, and few of us could survive, so he swallowed all the silver! ”
Suddenly, the big bull in the crowd stood up, clenched his hands into fists, and scolded Cai Dafu who was lying on the silver coin pocket. This scolding was not tight, and several young military households on the spot shouted along.
Cai Dafu didn't have any excuse at this time, just sneered and stubbornly guarded the silver coin pocket beside him as if no one was around, his eyes turned straight, and he didn't know what he was thinking.
The chaotic times in the last years of the Ming Dynasty were similar to the killing of powerful generals with backgrounds, and I have seen a lot of them in the book, but it is the first time that I have seen and heard with my own eyes. The drama in front of him was shocking, and You Nanzhe's brows furrowed on the spot.
"Captain Scott, I'm afraid we can't avoid other injuries to these innocent people." You Nanzhe walked over and beckoned to Yu Shan.
"Sergeant, you're a local, aren't you? How likely do you think this is? You Nanzhe looked around at the men, women, and children present, and lowered his voice.
"This guy surnamed Cai can do anything, sir! In my opinion...... However, Lieutenant Qiao Xian's meaning is to let go of the ...... surnamed Cai for the sake of Cuiya's face" Yu Shan gritted his teeth and nodded fiercely.
"That's right, that's right...... Sergeant Yushan, now I order you to sift through and bring these people back! Sue them, if you want to live, don't be stubborn. Glancing at Qiao Yan, who was silent, You Nanzhe walked towards the outside of the village without looking back.
As soon as the order was given, the soldiers of the Chinese and American Army around him stepped forward one after another, and began to divide the more than two hundred villagers into several piles, and then identified them one by one because of the mountain.
There are still a small number of people who are reluctant to leave, which makes Yu Shan not surprised at all. In those days, there were always so many people who would rather starve to death than leave. And most of the military households, including Da Niu, nodded decisively in agreement because they were tempted by Yu Shan and Qiao Yan when they returned to their hometowns, and because they completely offended Cai Dafu.
Willingly or not, for a moment. Nearly two hundred men and women began to pack up their things, but no matter how much they tossed, they were only one or two rag packages. The people in the village were taken by the gorgeous soldiers in the direction of the coast like a dream, and perhaps it would not be long before Lu Ao Suocheng found that the former Aodong Village Fort had been emptied.
"Brother Qiao, thank you......" Seeing that Yu Shan finally let go of her husband, Cuiya also breathed a sigh of relief, hugged Cai Niuwa and hurriedly kowtowed to Qiao.
"Sister Cuiya, let's go together!" One by one, the villagers with packages left the village one after another under the organization of the soldiers, and Yu Shan strode from the side. The rifle with the bayonet pointed downwards and was directly inserted in front of Cai Dafu, so frightened that the man who was still dreaming of making a fortune was full of excitement, "Cai Dafu, congratulations on picking up a dog's life...... Stay here and enjoy yourself!" ”
"The Major has already let him go, Yu Shan!" Qiao was stunned for a moment, and hurriedly stretched out his hand to try to stop Yu Shan.
"But will this dog thing let go of the villagers and Cuiya?! It's already very face-saving not to kill him! Yu Shan spat at Cai Dafu and grabbed Cuiya's arm, "Cuiya." Just believe your big brother Yu's words, take the child with us, the days outside are very good! ”
"No...... Brother Yu, thank you......" Cui Ya's face turned red. Quickly shrank aside, hugged his son and lowered his head, "I still want to stay in the village......"
"Yu Shan, what are you doing!" Qiao Yan was also anxious at this time. endured the severe pain in his body and put it on Yu Shan's shoulder, "Cuiya's affairs, we don't need to worry about it." ”
"You're still lying to yourself! You forgot what Cai Tai Fook did to you. How will it be to Cuiya! We can't do anything about this dog thing, if Cuiya still follows him, will she have a good life?! ”
Yu Shan's words were like thunder, and Qiao Yan was out of proportion at this time.
"Cai Dafu, spare your dog's life today, but we know very well what you are!" Yu Shan walked up to Cai Dafu with a hint of a sinister smile, grabbed the other party's collar, "What are you rubbing, write a letter of resignation!" ”
Cai Dafu's eyes flashed with a hint of viciousness, but he soon smiled bitterly: "Brother Yushan, are you laughing...... I can't write. ”
"It's okay, I'll write it, you draw it! If you don't ......" Yu Shan smiled again, took out a small notebook and pencil from his jacket pocket, and wrote a letter of resignation after a few clicks.
After a pig-killing howl, one of Cai Dafu's fingers was cut by Yu Shan, and it was used as the red clay of the painting. Cui Ya was stunned at this time, and watched her husband being held hostage by Yu Shan and stamping a bloody handprint on the letter of resignation.
"Excellent! From now on, Cuiya has nothing to do with you! "Yu Shan's series of Wang Ba's qi is perfect, and Qiao Yan on the side is as unresponsive as a wooden man.
"Brother Yu......" held the "letter of resignation" handed by the other party, and Cuiya's face showed a bleak smile, not knowing whether to be happy or sad.
"Cuiya, come with me." With the help of the mountain, Qiao Yan also walked in front of Cuiya and finally smiled.
"No, Niu Wa and Erya will ask the two eldest brothers to take care of them in the future, don't let people ......bully them when they grow up."
After speaking, Cuiya slowly untied the swaddling clothes on her back and gently put it on Yu Shan's hand.
"I was born as a member of the Cai family, and died as a ghost of the Cai family."
As soon as the words fell, Cui Ya's figure shook to the side, so fast that Yu Shan and Qiao Yan couldn't make any reaction.
Cui Ya hit the stone mill not far away, and fell to the ground softly, and the blood stained the stone mill red. Cai Niuwa cried and rushed to Cuiya, who had lost her breath, howling and crying, and on the other side, Cai Dafu suddenly burst out into a burst of wild laughter, laughing so much that he leaned forward and backwards, exhausted.
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"Mother, I want mother!"
On the coast, Cai Niuwa's crying continued, and Qiao Yan hugged the child while holding the daughter left by Cuiya, with tears on his face.
One by one, the steamboats left the shore and headed for the light cruiser West Point, a few hundred meters to the east, each of them silent.
A "vigorous" rescue operation ended, not only successfully recaptured Qiao Yan, but also dramatically "moved" nearly 200 people, but the last scene made everyone who saw it have mixed feelings.
After early morning, the officers and men of the Huamei Expeditionary Fleet stationed on the islands around Futou Bay began to evacuate, and the fleet was divided into two parts, and the Gray Whale transport ship carrying the people of the Ming Dynasty was to temporarily go to Pearl Island, while the other ships sailed directly to Anping Fort in Taiwan. According to Zhang Chunrui's instructions, the expeditionary fleet will rest at Anping Fort for a period of time, and then "unite" Zheng Zhilong and the Yan family's fleet to march to Ryukyu Island to encircle and suppress Zhong Bin's forces, which have cooperated with the Japanese Japanese invaders, and accumulate energy for the Yan family's "comeback".
On the Gray Whale, Qiao Yan and Yu Shan, who had been dismissed, stayed silently in a cabin, and the cabin was guarded by several gendarmes. According to the order of the General Headquarters of the Expeditionary Fleet, they will be temporarily detained at the Pearl Island Naval Base and escorted back to face trial by a military tribunal in due course.
The badly wounded Sergeant Major Makarov was also on board and he would be taken back to Pearl Island Hospital for hospitalization, but most of the medics who had seen his injuries guessed that the rude non-commissioned officer, who was as strong as an ox, would probably have to recuperate for at least two months before he could get out of bed.
Cai Niuwa had a high fever when she got on the ship, but fortunately, the medical staff on the ship took the medicine immediately, and the child was not in danger of life, and the baby girl Erya, who was less than one year old, was temporarily taken care of by a lactating woman who moved out of Aodong Village.
Is it done right? Or is it wrong? Cuiya's weakness and fierceness have been entangled with the two of them like a dream.
Qiao Yan and Yu Shan didn't know the answer, and the two rotten brothers looked at each other at this time, and their hearts were churning. (To be continued......)
PS: Qiao Yan and Yu Shan, from the moment they took the initiative to step on the immigration ship, they were not destined to be good baby-like characters. Luck and fantasy are always at the mercy of their judgments. We can use reason to arrange the plot, and we can also use emotion to express the character of the characters. Unless they are arranged to be vanilla NPCs in the first place.
Cruel reason has long been told to them, and their extravagant hopes are almost impossible to realize, but like many people with similar personalities, the illusion of not hitting the south wall and not looking back will age deeper and deeper in despair, more and more persistent, and thus ignore a qiē......
Character determines fate, this is just two little people who seem to have different personalities, but in fact, the essence is the same as the flow of the flow has to face a certain ending, the beginning of a new dream to eliminate the old dream. It's just a small branch story that tells hundreds of thousands of words intermittently, and it has nothing to do with conspiracy or the overall situation...... In addition to Yu Shan and Qiao Yan, there are many people who are still waiting for the end of one of their stories.