The next day, the four finally walked out of the mountain and onto an official road. Zhou Wen already knew the approximate location. The big mountain behind is Taihang Mountain, which has now entered the boundary of Henan.
The other big man with a stewed butt bug never caught up, so he was probably in danger. Before leaving the mountain, Zhou Wen had thrown away the old sleeve with one bullet left, and returned the dagger to Xiong San.
Xiong San never dared to ask Zhou Wen how he fought off the bandits, but when he saw the faint blood stains on the dagger, he trembled in his heart. I know that this young man may have a life on his hands.
Xu Dacheng asked. Zhou Wen just explained a few words lightly. He only said that he had killed the bandit leader with a gun, and the bandits were frightened.
Xu Dacheng was simple-minded and knew that Zhou Wen had played with guns in the Taiyuan Arsenal before. Although I admired my friend, I didn't think too deeply about it.
Xiong San is different. He knows that it is not as easy as Zhou Wen said. Facing a group of fierce bandits, he only had a dagger. Grabbing a gun is a challenge.
Not to mention beating the bandit leader to death while being surrounded by bandits, and he was still unscathed. Courage, marksmanship, martial arts, and planning are all indispensable.
Is this possessed by ghosts and gods? Ever since this young man woke up after being injured, he has been full of mystery and looked completely different from the previous few days. Thinking of this, I suddenly shuddered in my heart, and I didn't dare to think about it anymore.
In his heart, he became afraid of Zhou Wen and felt that he was someone he couldn't mess with.
After walking along the official road for most of the day, we entered a county town called Xinxiang in the afternoon. Although it is said to be a county town, it is actually not very big. After entering the county town gate, you walk along a large north-south street.
There are various stalls and shops on both sides of the street, and the sounds of sales and shouts are endless. It seems to be much more prosperous than Zhou Wen's own hometown, Lishi County.
Zhou Wen didn't know that Xinxiang County during the Republic of China was an important station on the Pinghan-Han Line. One of the gathering places for goods traveling from north to south. Many goods from Shanxi, including northwest China, are collected here and transported to all parts of the country by train.
Xu Dacheng clicked his tongue as he looked around. Maybe it was because he had been wandering around in the mountains for a long time. When he entered the city, he felt that everything was fresh.
Several people had not eaten anything all day and night. I saw a food stall selling meat buns, which were so oily and mouth-watering that the vendors were still shouting loudly.
Xu Dacheng swallowed his saliva, then subconsciously dug into his pocket, and shouted: "Awen, let's go, I'm treating you." He came back to his senses just after saying that, and couldn't help but feel a little sad in his eyes.
Zhou Wen understood the mood of his good brother, put his hand on his shoulder and said: "Don't be sad, Dacheng, believe me, we will get better. This current difficulty is nothing, it is just a training and training for us."
"Yeah!" Dacheng nodded with red eyes.
Zhou Wen turned to look at Xiong San. Xiong San quickly stepped forward and bought a few. Each person took one and started chewing.
Several people were eating and walking. As you approach the end of the street, there is a large inn on the left, with the words "Laifu Inn" written on the door plaque.
There is also a white cloth label below the large characters, which reads in red font "Recruiting Office of the 24th Army Division of the National Revolutionary Army".
Xiong San took the lead and walked in through the gate. Entering the gate was a large courtyard with a large patio of nearly 300 square meters.
Then I heard Xiong San say: "***, please wait outside. I'll go see the commander first." After saying that, he walked directly into the lobby.
The three of them were looking for places to squat or sit in the courtyard. Xu Dacheng approached Zhou Wen and said softly: "Awen, are we just going to be caught by this 24th Division as soldiers?"
"Eighty percent correct," Zhou Wen replied. Just as he was about to explain a few more words to Dacheng, he saw Xiong San coming out with an officer in his twenties wearing an iron-gray military uniform, an armed belt, and a rifle on his waist. The lobby. Everyone stood up.
"Are these two?" the officer looked at Zhou Wen and Xu Dacheng and asked.
"Yes, that's right, they are all middle school students from Taiyuan." Xiong San replied with a slight bow, and then introduced: "These are the brothers who are helping this time. Their name is Goucai." Looking at the officer looking at him, the big man driving the car He quickly nodded and bowed with a charming smile.
The officer looked at Zhou Wen and Xu Dacheng carefully, nodded, and said with a smile: "I heard that you were attacked by bandits on the road. If you survive the disaster, you will be lucky! The two *** have a bright future. Experience. This banditry is not necessarily a bad thing. At least it makes you understand that holding a gun is more useful than studying these days.
Now that you are here, just settle down and work hard. If you follow our Shi Shuai, you may become rich that day. When the time comes to return home in glory, maybe you will still be grateful to the two elder brothers who brought you out. "
After the officer finished speaking, he turned to Xiong San and said, "Just have a good night's rest here today. I will ask a few brothers to take you to Xuchang by train tomorrow morning."
Xiong San nodded in agreement, took out the cigarettes he bought when he entered the city from his pocket, stuffed them into the officer's hand, and asked carefully: "Chief Zhou, didn't you send them to Xinyang last time? Why... "This is not the first time this guy has done this business.
The officer surnamed Zhou proudly replied: "Our Commander-in-Chief Shi has led his troops to Xuchang in June, and even Commander-in-Chief Chiang sent someone with money and millions of dollars to express condolences to our army, millions of dollars. "
Xiong San and Gou Cai both opened their mouths when they heard this number. They didn't know what millions meant, but it was the largest number that people at their level could hear.
The officer surnamed Zhou was very satisfied with the effect of this revelation. He casually flicked the hem of his military uniform with his right hand, and then ordered: "You will stay in Room C No. 2 tonight. I have made arrangements."
Seeing that Zhou Wen and Xu Dacheng were silent, he looked at them again and said: "When we arrive in Xuchang, put on the military uniforms, we will become a family. We will see each other when we look up from now on. You are all scholars, and you will be promoted quickly. Say Maybe there will be a time when you can take care of me.
You go and have a rest first. I'll ask the store owner to prepare a table of food and drinks for everyone in the evening. "
The third brother said quickly: "I'll do it, I'll do it, how dare you let Commander Zhou spend money." The officer surnamed Zhou nodded, turned around and left.
Everyone then entered Room C, No. 2. A waiter brought water and everyone went up to wash up. Zhou Wen took advantage of the opportunity and quietly said to Xu Dacheng: "Dacheng, I'm afraid we won't be able to go back for a while. Now that we've come, we'll settle down and settle down to serve as soldiers."
The man surnamed Zhou was right in what he said. In this world, if you learn to hold a gun, you will at least have a way to protect yourself. But you can’t be clueless. I often see newspapers at my uncle’s place. "
When Zhou Wen said this, he glanced at Xu Dacheng and saw that he was listening attentively, and then said: "I guess the world will be chaotic for a while. Let's stay here for a while and learn how to fight. , with a gun in hand, it would be easier to run back, wouldn’t it?”
"I want to learn cannon." Xu Dacheng said quietly but firmly: "I just like cannon. If you want to learn, just learn cannon."
Zhou Wen covered his head with his hands and was speechless. This guy is just stubborn. If he hadn't been obsessed with artillery and insisted on going out of the city to watch some Jin army drills, he wouldn't have been tricked by his own boy and kidnapped to Henan.
"Okay, I will definitely find a way for you to learn how to do it. But in the future, you have to listen to me on how to do it and who to do it. You must trust me."
"Don't you always draw attention to us? Needless to say?" Xu Dacheng glanced at Zhou Wen with disdain, proud of his lack of brains.
