Why! Zhou ***, I can see that you are really kind to Xiu'er from the bottom of your heart. During this time, people in the group are talking about you and praising you, and I have heard some of it. You are a capable person, so I am not afraid of embarrassment and talking to you..."
It turned out that Mr. Zhou's name was Zhou Yongbin, he was also from a wealthy family, and he had studied in Japan. After returning to China, he married his childhood sweetheart, his cousin Sun Xiuqin.
Zhou Yongbin later got an errand in the Peiping government, so he took his wife with him and lived a happy and stable life in Peiping for several years. Hong Xiu was born at that time.
Later, the Northern Expedition began, and Zhou Yongbin's hometown was attacked by the Northern Expeditionary Army. Worried about his parents' safety, he rushed back to his hometown with his family.
As a result, the road was chaotic and they encountered bandits. Sun Xiuqin was so beautiful that she was almost kidnapped by the bandits to be their wife. Fortunately, he was rescued by the passing Wang Beard and his team. At that time, the family had no money and lost all their gifts. There was really no way out.
Wang Huzi was a soft-hearted person, so he hired him as the accountant. Later, when he arrived at Dawangzhuang, Wang Huzi sent him to the headquarters to handle supplies.
He thought that his wife and children had not been to the city for a long time, so he took them with him. As a result, he was hit by Shi Sanchan. If it weren't for the protection of Old Uncle Wu and Gao Xiaoshan, it would be difficult to get out of the city.
Shi San was greedy and couldn't get what he wanted from Wang Huzi many times, so he intensified his efforts to deduct supplies from the replenishment regiment.
Although Wang Huzi saved Zhou Yongbin's family righteously, he still blamed him for his improper behavior, so he didn't like him very much. Salaries have also plummeted.
After hearing this, Zhou Wen felt a little contemptuous of Zhou Yongbin: "This man lives a really useless life. He has no ability and no brains. His home was confiscated and he rushed back to die. It's right to worry about your parents, but at least you can't take your wife and daughter with you. You take risks.
In this place where warlords are rampant, you still dare to take your beautiful wife shopping. No wonder Sister-in-law Xiuqin stays in the back room all day and dare not go out. "
But I despised him. Listening to the faint sobbing coming from the back room, I thought of Hongxiu's thin little body.
He stood up, walked around the room twice, and said, "Let's do this. Our security company will ask you to be a cultural instructor, and you can teach me Japanese by the way. I will give you five oceans a month, and you will eat with us. My sister-in-law and Come, all the red sleeves. If we go on a mission, you can go to the regiment headquarters to eat. The red sleeves can sit in on the cultural classes."
He paused and then said: "Sister-in-law Xiuqin, don't stay in the house all day. Go out when you need to. I'm here to protect you. No one dares to do anything to you. I'll take care of it over there in the regiment."
You start compiling a teaching material today, starting with the Three Character Classic, and teach them to memorize it, write it, and understand its meaning. Japanese is taught to me every night. Today, Hongxiu went to eat with me first, and then sent her back after eating. "
After saying that, without asking Zhou Yongbin's opinion, he called Hongxiu out, held her hand and walked out. Zhou Yongbin shed tears from the sides of his thick glasses and bowed to Zhou Wen's back.
After leaving the room, Zhou Wen looked up to the sky and let out a long breath, feeling that he was panicking. In this world, the last word is the gun.
Hong Xiu cautiously looked up at Zhou Wen's gloomy face, and said timidly: "Brother, are you angry with my dad? My dad is so good. He is often hungry and has to let me and my mother eat. You Don’t be angry with him, okay?”
Zhou Wen's heart softened, he knelt down and gently held Hongxiu in his arms and said: "Hongxiu, brother will protect you in the future, and will also protect your father and mother. Don't worry, brother won't be angry with your father. Don't be angry." ”
Feeling Hongxiu crying quietly in his arms, Zhou Wen picked her up and strode towards the regiment headquarters. This kid actually knows everything!
When I arrived at the regiment headquarters, I saw Wang Beard and Old Uncle Wu having a meal. Without being polite, he took two pairs of bowls and chopsticks and sat down. He picked a lot of meat and vegetables into the red sleeve bowl. He took the wine pitcher, poured a bowl of wine and drank it down in one gulp. His face turned red from being choked, his neck became thick, and he coughed loudly.
Wang Huzi and Old Uncle Wu knew at a glance that something was not going well with this child. Looking at Hongxiu's appearance again, she has already guessed it.
At this moment, Zhou Wen felt a small hand patting his back gently. He turned to look at Hongxiu's worried look and suddenly woke up. What's wrong with you? Even if she felt sorry for Hongxiu, she couldn't lose control of her mood to this extent.
Ever since seeing Hong Xiu and thinking of her sister from her previous life, she has been emotionally entangled with her thoughts from her previous life. Coupled with the recent smooth sailing, the result is a bit floating, even more floating than Xu Dacheng's. The mind is easily affected by external objects.
Once you figure it out, your mood will naturally calm down. He smiled and said to Hong Xiu: "Okay, my brother just thought about things wrongly, so his temper is a bit weird. I'm sorry, Hong Xiu, I will never be like this again."
Seeing the familiar smiling face return, Hongxiu also smiled at Zhou Wen, "Big brother, eat meat."
"Okay, Hong Xiu will eat it too. Come on, this one is big."
After Zhou Wen comforted Hong Xiu, he turned to Wang Huzi and Old Uncle Wu and said, "The boy has been a little wandering these days. Please forgive me if I can't feel sorry for the leader and Old Uncle Wu. I respect you." A bowl for you."
Wang Huzi and Old Uncle Wu looked at each other suspiciously, not daring to speak. Is the sun coming out in the west? When has this kid ever been so humble? Don't be a trap.
"Really, I sincerely apologize. If you don't believe me, just do it first to respect me."
"Hey! Believe it, why don't you believe it?" Wang Huzi had already formed a conditioned reflex and reacted immediately when he heard the word "believe it".
He picked up the wine bowl, thought for a moment and said, "My dear, we feel a little wronged when you come here. With your and Dacheng's abilities, you will have a bright future wherever you go.
You are a benevolent person, and we will not misunderstand this, so it is up to you to take care of those babies. I always hope that these children will not be like us and end up with no future. "
After speaking, he sighed and continued: "As for floating, what's wrong with this capable person being a little floating? How can we argue with you at our age? So there is no need to apologize.
I just hope you can take care of these kids and bring them out of their abilities. If you have any plans for the future, it can be considered as a help, right? A good man needs three gangs. "
What does this mean? Where's Tuogu? After talking about this, Zhou Wen also said sincerely: "The leader and Old Uncle Wu trust me, and I don't hide it. I also like these brothers very much. They are simple and kind-hearted, and they have good foundation and can endure hardships.
I trained them so hard just to be able to save my life in the troubled times in the future. I have some ideas about what the future will look like, but it’s hard to say yet as the time isn’t right.
But I promise that I will cherish the lives of my brothers as I cherish my own life. I will not lead my brothers to do anything harmful to God, let alone do anything that is sorry to my brothers. The days will be long in the future, just watch. "
"Hey, there's no need to say it so harshly. We believe in you. We believe in you. Come on, let's talk happily today. Let's have a bowl."
"Have a bowl."
...
In the next two days, Zhou Wen and his people pieced together various parts and repaired twenty guns. The most satisfying thing is the British 77, which is the famous British Lee-Enfield rifle in later generations.
It has a range of 900 meters and high accuracy. It is loaded with a double-row 10-round magazine. The bolt is shorter than ordinary rifles, so the bolt pull is super fast. A trained shooter can fire at a rate of thirty rounds per minute. It's even worse when it's in Zhou Wen's hands. It's truly a murderous weapon with fierce firepower.
Because it uses 7.7 mm bullets, it is called Ying Qiqi. It is not compatible with the mainstream 7.9mm rifle bullet in China. In addition, the Yingqi Qiqi has a short gun body and the bayonet installation is prone to failure. The disadvantage of using a bayonet is obvious, and most domestic troops do not like it.
But Zhou Wen likes it. Differences in combat concepts led to a sharp gun being abandoned by the domestic army. Zhou Wen's tactical philosophy is that firepower comes first, and precise, intensive, and long-distance strikes are the way to go.
Bayonet? You think too much.
"It's just that bullets are difficult to deal with." Zhou Wen sighed.
So I went to the regiment headquarters to find Wang Huzi and said: "Regiment Commander, twenty pieces of the gun have been repaired, and they are all made in Hanyang. The old slide is too old and has no repair value, so I removed all the universal accessories.
There were dozens of guns with few parts. I asked Blacksmith Wang to try making them to see if they could be used. The repaired gun first replaced the old slides of the guard company. The other one is mine, take a look. "
Wang Huzi said: "Isn't this Ying Qiqi? No one has any use for it."
"Others can't use it, but I can. This gun is mine, but it's out of bullets. Do you have any in your stash?"
"I can't remember this. I have to check it out. Call your old Uncle Wu. Where is the key?"
This old Uncle Wu is a hot-headed soldier and warehouse director.
The three of them came to a room next to the regiment headquarters, which was just across from Zhou Wen and the others. Zhou Wen thought: "If it really explodes, I won't be able to run away. This is a one-for-three rhythm."
After entering the house, Zhou Wen looked at Wang Huzi with contempt after seeing the bullet boxes and gun boxes all over the room. "Old digger!"
Wang Huzi quickly yelled at Qu: "There are not so many, most of them are empty, reserved for stabilizing the morale of the army."
After checking, it turns out that the front row is real and the back row is empty. That means you are really poor.
He looked down at Wang Huzi again. "Poor guy!" No matter how you write it together, it's wrong!
I checked both front and back and found no 7.7mm bullets. But hey hey! Under the last row on the left is a long box.
Yes, you read that right, a long box.
Wang Huzi's face became unnatural when he saw where Zhou Wen was staring. "Um, scholar, let's go if it's gone. There are empty boxes behind us. I have something to do with the group."
"Captain, I'll pay you back within half a year." Zhou Wen looked at Wang Huzi seriously and said.
...
Zhou Wen carried the long box to the river beach, where the guard company was still training.
Then I heard Xu Dacheng's voice coming from far away: "You idiot, when you were dismantling, you used your left hand and your right hand to dismantle it. Did you know that it was just the left hand? Go away, who is that? It's you." Since this guy brought his little brother with him, Rather, he tried his best.
Zhou Wen put down the box and called Uncle Ma over.
"Uncle Ma, please open the box and see what it is?" Zhou Wen said with a smile.
"Is it a machine gun?" Uncle Ma's mouth trembled with excitement. As soon as he looked at the box, he knew it was a machine gun. The packaging was extremely familiar to him. He immediately ran over to get a bayonet and pried open the box to take a look.
