At noon on the 16th, Shitou squatted alone in front of the stable and sighed: Hey!
He raised his left hand and kept wiping his cheek.
Wiping, wiping, he sat down on the ground.
He said to the horse: Tianci, my good brother, you understand me best on weekdays. Please tell me, recently, why I always feel so worried!
Tianci chewed the grass and remained silent.
Shitou looked at Tianci and sneered: Tianci, are you ignoring me? I know! My worries were unfounded, but I only wanted to strengthen my gang and lead my brothers to fight against the enemy. I tried my best to recruit people, buy weapons, and teach my brothers to fight and fight, but in the end, it was still not satisfactory.
I know it too! In any war, there will inevitably be sacrifices and dissatisfaction.
But overnight!
More than half of the brothers were killed or wounded.
It's my fault, my fault...
"Brother, you don't have to blame yourself! You don't have to feel guilty about this! Those dead and injured brothers will not blame you. They sacrificed for their ideals, and they will all be proud of it; feel proud." Fuxing stepped forward. , shouted:
"Brother Fu, Brother Xu, come and sit down." Shitou called:
Xu Banxian advised: Brother, what Brother Fu said makes sense. Those brothers who were killed or injured will not blame you. You don't need to hesitate.
"Brothers, you trust me. They entrusted their lives to me, but I lost them. How could I not blame myself! I didn't protect them well, me!" Shitou responded:
Fuxing then said: Brother, you have tried your best.
Shitou took a breath and said: There is a mole in the gang, if there is no mole! The little Japs will not ambush so many soldiers at both ends of Marco Polo Bridge, nor will they spread out their formation - waiting for us to take the blame...
"It turns out that this is where the eldest brother's dilemma lies." Xu Banxian replied:
Shitou said: It was not a mistake in my command or someone leaking the secret. Why did we lose so miserably!
"Brother, let me correct you. In the last battle, we were not defeated, but the little devil was defeated." Fuxing argued:
Shitou continued: There is an old saying: "Injure the enemy by one thousand and injure yourself by eight hundred." Their losses were great, and our losses were not small either.
The important thing is that they can afford to lose, but we cannot afford to lose.
"From this aspect, it is indeed true." Fu Xing responded:
"Brother, when you think about things, you have to think from both sides. Only in this way can you find the balance point of things." Xu Banxian said:
Shitou said: I don't need a balance now, I want to find out the traitor.
"Brother, it's not difficult to find out the traitor. Let's go and check the brothers in the gang carefully..." Xu Banxian called:
"We can use the elimination method. Before we recruit new people, our actions are very smooth. We recruit new people in one go!" Fuxing said:
"Let's start with the newcomers." Xu Banxian agreed:
Shitou said: It is really inappropriate for us to carry out such arrogant inspections, and it will inevitably hurt others! It will inevitably make everyone in the gang panic!
Xu Banxian responded: Big brother means "secret visit".
"Brother Xu, you made us look like spies—and even conducted secret visits." Shitou said:
Xu Banxian said: We are not spies, we want to investigate spies.
Fu Xing responded: We are almost like spies.
"You two investigate in private, be careful not to expose yourself." Shitou ordered:
"Gang Leader, I ran around a few times and finally found you." The Sixth Leader ran over panting.
Shitou replied: Mr. Six, you are in a hurry to find me. What happened?
The Sixth Master gasped: At the foot of the mountain, last time, last time...
"Master Six, please speak slowly." Shitou shouted:
"Gang leader, Captain Xue from last time came to the gang with a group of people." Head Six patted his chest and said:
Fu Xing responded: Are they all armed?
The Sixth Master replied: I didn't see it clearly. I came to report Captain Xue as soon as I saw him.
Shitou stood up and said: Let's go over and take a look!
Xu Banxian grabbed the grass on Shitou's pants and called out: Brother, your butt is covered with grass.
Shitou patted his butt and asked: Is there any more?
Xu Banxian replied: No more.
"Gang Leader, Captain Xue should have arrived at the main hall." Leader Six reminded:
Shitou shouted: Brothers, let's go quickly.
"Hello, Gang Leader! Hello, Gang Leader!" The guards bowed:
Shitou asked: Are there any guests inside?
"Leader Shi, we meet again."
Shitou turned around and said with a smile: Captain Xue, please come to the back room! Please come to the back room!
Captain Xue replied: You don’t want to invite me! I also wanted to go in and take a rest, but my back was broken due to the bumpy road.
"Who says otherwise! The mountain road is rugged and difficult to walk on!" Shitou continued:
"Brother, those brothers..." Fuxing pointed at the brothers in front of him and called:
"Hello, brothers!" Captain Xue shouted:
Fuxing and the others said together: Hello, Captain Xue!
"Brothers, let's go inside and drink tea." Shitou shouted:
"Gang Leader Shi, they are the wanderers I selected. They all want to accompany their brothers and kill the little devils with them." Captain Xue said:
Shitou was stunned and said: Captain Xue, when did I tell you to take people up the mountain!
"Gang Leader Shi, there is no need to talk about this kind of thing! You and I know each other well. You did a great job the day before yesterday, and the little devil was severely beaten by you..." Captain Xue responded:
"Captain Xue, drink tea in the back room, drink tea in the back room." Shitou shouted:
Fuxing then said: Captain Xue, brothers, please come! Everyone please!
Captain Xue stretched out his hand and said: Please!
"Captain, these things!" A brother from behind shouted:
"Leader Shi, I brought some weapons." Captain Xue reacted and called:
Shitou ordered: Head Six, ask the brothers to move it in.
The Sixth Master shouted: You guys, come here.
"Leader Shi, let's go." Captain Xue stood beside Shi Shi and said:
Shitou smiled and said: Captain Xue goes first.
Captain Xue moved his feet and asked: Gang Leader Shi, where are Brother Lin?
"He! He was wounded by artillery the day before yesterday, and he is still lying on the bed!" Shitou replied:
"It seems that your losses are not small." Captain Xue responded:
Shitou called out: We will talk about this later.
"Brother, the kitchen is still cooking. I'll go in and bring out some wine." Fuxing said:
Shitou responded: They haven't eaten yet, will it be okay if they drink wine on an empty stomach...
"Brother, they are all good drinkers, they don't know how!" Fuxing raised his head and muttered:
Shitou then said: Are you sure!
"Leader Shi, what are you talking about?" Captain Xue asked:
Shitou replied: Nothing! Nothing to say!
Captain Xue stepped into the main hall and asked: Gang Leader Shi, where are the leaders of your gang?
Shitou replied: It was hot at noon, so they were all resting in the room.
"Captain Xue, you have had a hard time on the road."
"I said Cao Cao, Cao Cao will be here soon. Leaders, you will arrive in time, in time." Captain Xue said with a smile:
Shitou shouted: "Everyone, come and sit, come and sit."
"Captain Xue, what kind of weapons are there!" Gang Leader Wang called:
Captain Xue continued: There are bullets, grenades, grenades inside...
Gang Leader Wang asked: Are there no cannonballs here?
Captain Xue said: Nowadays, the little devils are keeping a close watch, and the superiors are very strict with weapons, especially cannons and shells. It took a lot of effort for me to get these weapons!
"These little devils." Gang Leader Wang muttered:
"Captain Xue, deputy gang leader, brothers, come and sit down, let's all drink and chat." Shitou called:
Fuxing opened the wine jar and shouted: Captain Xue, the kitchen is still cooking, you have a bowl of wine to cope with your stomach.
"No, no, drinking before dinner will make you drunk." Captain Xue walked to the table and refused:
Fuxing replied: I won't be drunk. Captain Xue's ability to drink has already been learned by Fuxing.
"Brother Fu, I haven't eaten. I really can't drink." Captain Xue continued:
"Captain Xue, Brother Fu has poured it for you, drink it!" Shitou shouted:
Captain Xue glanced at the stone and said: Let's have a drink!
Gang leader Wang responded: That’s right!
Captain Xue held the bowl and said: This will not happen again!
Gang Leader Wang raised his head and swallowed it in two mouthfuls.
Shitou "smiled" and praised: Captain Xue is a good drinker!
Captain Xue put down the bowl and replied: Gang Leader Shi is so ridiculous! What a joke!
"When it comes to drinking capacity, everyone sitting here, I'm afraid! Only Brother Fu is your opponent." Gang Leader Wang continued:
"Brother Fu and I can't compare. My drinking capacity is mediocre, but Brother Fu's drinking capacity is huge." Captain Xue replied:
Fu Xing smiled and said: Captain Xue, I can get a compliment from you - I'm lucky for three lifetimes.
Captain Xue looked at everyone and said blankly: Did I compliment you?
"It's a bit." The second master responded:
hehe! !
Shitou said, "Brother Fu's drinking capacity is generally recognized. He can drink twenty or thirty bowls without drinking."
"Brother, drinking is nothing! It's not worth it!" Fuxing called:
"Brother Fu, what's wrong with being a good drinker! Others can't drink even if they want to." Captain Xue continued:
Shitou responded: Just like me, I will fall over after drinking two bowls.
"Captain Xue, fellow leaders and brothers, you may not have heard me say that because of some annoying things in the past, I became obsessed with wine and indulged in it all day long, and later my drinking capacity skyrocketed... "Fuxing said:
"Brother Fu, we can't bear to look back on the past, so let's drink to the past." Shitou interrupted:
"Brother, it's not so easy to toast to the past! Some wounds cannot be erased in a lifetime, they will be deeply engraved in one's heart." Fuxing replied:
"Brother Fu is right. A wound that can be erased is not a wound at all. The real wound is hidden in the heart of a person. As the years go by, it settles and accumulates day by day..." Captain Xue Replied:
Shitou thought for a moment and said: Brother Fu, it's been so long! You have to try to let go!
Fuxing thanked him: Thank you big brother for reminding me!
"Gang leader Shi, deputy gang leader, what are you going to do over there at Marco Polo Bridge!" Captain Xue called:
"What else can we do! The losses in the gang are obvious now. We can only regroup and fight against the Japs again in the future." Gang leader Wang responded:
Captain Xue exhaled and replied: You should take advantage of this time to recuperate and reorganize yourself. I will wait for your success.
"Captain Xue, you seem to be too concerned about our affairs." The fifth master said:
Captain Xue replied: "Being obsessed" is certain, but where does "being too obsessed" start? What you do - serve the country and the people. Every action you take will make the little devils jump up and down with anxiety. They put up notices all over the streets. Like this time, the little devils said that the brothers are the People's Party and destroyed them. fortifications, along with the people who killed them.
"Thanks to the little devil! They say that we are the People's Party. If we are members of the People's Party, we will completely eliminate them." The Fifth Leader continued:
"Captain Xue, brothers, let's drink tea! Drink tea!" Shitou held the bowl and shouted:
Captain Xue raised the bowl and said with a smile: Leader Shi, please!
"Gang Leader, the food is ready." Gang Leader Wang whispered:
Shitou responded: Let them bring it up.
"Also, go and ask the brothers outside to come in." Shitou warned:
"Master Shi, I remember! There are two girls following you, they went..." Captain Xue said:
Shitou replied: They are all inside.
"Captain Xue doesn't know something! The two of them have become our sisters-in-law. Brother Fu's sister married the deputy gang leader, and the other one married our gang leader." Xu Banxian called:
Captain Xue smiled and said: Really!
"Captain Xue, we didn't even invite you to a wedding banquet..." Shitou said:
"Gang Leader Shi, everyone is putting out bowls to eat, why don't the ladies come out to eat?" Captain Xue blocked the stone and asked:
Shitou replied: They are all eating in the room.
Captain Xue continued: It is the rule of your gang that the female family members stay in the room to eat!
"They are both pregnant and it is inconvenient for them to come out." Shitou looked over and said:
Captain Xue suddenly said: Oh!
"Gang Leader, Captain Xue, let's eat, let's eat." Gang Leader Wang called:
Shitou shouted: Captain Xue, everyone in charge, brothers, everyone, let’s eat, let’s eat!
"Gang leader Shi, deputy gang leader, brothers, everyone eat! Everyone eat!" Captain Xue held the bowl and said politely:
Shitou said: Captain Xue, we are all rough guys, please be so polite! I have to wash the dishes for everyone!
"Leader Shi, are you crying to me about poverty?" Captain Xue asked:
Shitou asked back: Captain Xue, are you afraid that we won't give you the money for the weapons?
"I love money. I'm not so stingy!" Captain Xue replied:
"Captain Xue, eat, eat." Xu Banxian shouted:
Gang Leader Wang put a piece of meat on Captain Xue's bowl and shouted: Captain Xue, try it.
Captain Xue picked up the meat and chewed it calmly...
