After a night of heavy downpour, the river rose, and the fields were full of muddy water, and the rain washed away the long-lasting smoke of gunpowder, and the air became fresh and refreshing again. Follow? Dream?. lā

Last night, Yang Ling and his team braved the rain to arrive at the small mountain village at the foot of the Mahui Mountains, and were warmly welcomed by the villagers, so that the brothers finally had a hot meal and a good night's sleep.

Days of high-intensity combat made Yang Ling nervous, and after waking up, it was already dawn, and his whole body was in a better state.

He pushed open the carved wooden window, and the fresh air mixed with the smell of earth rushed in front of him, which immediately lifted people's mood.

Yang Ling and a few guards stayed in the house of the elder surnamed Liu last night, and the rest of the brothers also lived in the rest of the village's house, where they were warmly welcomed by the villagers.

"Deputy of the regiment, Uncle Liu asked us to go over for dinner."

Seeing Yang Ling wake up, the guard Huzi walked over with a gun, and after washing his dirty face, his spirit was much better.

Yang Ling beckoned to the guard Huzi and said, "Huzi, come here, you go and inform a few company platoon commanders, and ask them to temporarily borrow all the private money saved in the hands of the brothers, and then give them the money for dinner." ”

"Deputy of the regiment, Uncle Liu, they all said that they invited us to eat." Huzi was a little puzzled by Yang Ling's order, and complained: "Besides, just eat one or two meals, there's no need to give money, right?" ”

"Why should we eat and drink the food that people have worked so hard to grow, if every army comes over to eat, we will all eat people poor, what do you let people eat?" Yang Ling didn't teach Huzi a lesson angrily.

Seeing that Huzi was still hesitating there, Yang Ling urged: "Don't rub it off, hurry up and do as I say." ”

"Yes!" The guard Huzi then turned around and ran out of the door.

The heavy rain overnight made the mountains feel like they had been soaked in water, the roads were muddy, and the devil troops would not be able to fight for a while because they were equipped with a large number of heavy weapons, Yang Ling breathed a sigh of relief, and the brothers were finally able to rest.

When Yang Ling walked to the hall, the elderly man surnamed Liu was busy serving food to the table with his family, and the dishes and chopsticks had been placed on the table of the Eight Immortals.

"Chief Yang, I slept well last night, our poor country is not as good as the city, and I ask Chief Yang to take care of me." Old man Liu Xing was as polite as ever.

"Old Liu, you're polite, we are all soldiers and war people, we don't pay so much attention to it, these days we have been sleeping in the open air, I finally slept last night, and I have to thank Liu Lao for your hospitality."

Seeing that Yang Ling was so polite, Liu Lao also warmly invited Yang Ling to take a seat: "Sir Yang, you're polite, please come to the table, let's talk while eating." ”

Yang Ling walked towards the Eight Immortals table, there were already four or five plates of side dishes and two roast chickens on the Eight Immortals table, although the fragrance was overflowing, but Yang Ling frowned.

"Old Liu, just fill your stomach with coarse tea and light rice, how can I afford it." Yang Ling also knows that the life of the croppers is hard, and they are frugal on weekdays, and they are only willing to eat meat during the New Year's holidays.

And when he and the others arrived, Liu Lao stewed meat and killed chickens, such a warm hospitality, Yang Ling was also quite embarrassed, if he knew this, he shouldn't have come here to spend the night last night, didn't this cause trouble to the villagers.

"Chief Yang, you are born and killed devils on the battlefield, and we can't entertain any good things in the mountains, just some coarse tea and light rice, please don't dislike it."

Seeing the warm invitation of Mr. Liu's family, Yang Ling also shook his head helplessly: "Then thank you Mr. Liu." ”

Yang Ling beckoned to a few guards and said, "Come and eat together." ”

Several guards and brothers also came over and sat down after hearing Yang Ling's words, and these hungry and full on the battlefield saw the table full of food, and they all moved their index fingers.

Yang Ling turned his head to look at the few Liu family members who were still busy in the house, and said to Liu Lao: "Liu Lao, let everyone come out to eat together, we can't eat so many meals." ”

"Chief Yang, let's eat first, don't worry about them, they finish cleaning up, and there is still food in the pot." Although Liu Lao said it easily, there was a loneliness on his face that was difficult to hide.

"Uncle Liu, what are you packing up your things for, are you going to leave your relatives?" A guard brother asked puzzled as he watched the eldest son of the Liu family move the package out of the house and put it on the ox cart to fix it.

Liu Lao sighed helplessly: "Don't hide it from the boss, the army sent us a notice early in the morning, saying that the devil was about to fight, and let the whole village go to De'an for refuge....."

After hearing what Uncle Liu said, the brother who asked was stunned, and even the brother who was eating with a bowl was silent.

If they can defeat the devil in Ruichang County, maybe the people of this village don't have to flee, thinking of this, it seems that something is blocking their throats, making their hearts inexplicably uncomfortable.

Yang Ling also sighed slightly, turned his head and said, "Old Liu, it is the incompetence of our troops that has wronged you." ”

"Chief Yang, don't say that, these days, I have seen many bosses who have been blown up and have missing arms and short legs being carried down, I know that you have also done your best, you are born and died, we are old, we can't go into battle to kill the enemy, what is it to go out and take shelter for a few days."

Liu Lao also began to wipe his tears as he spoke, he has lived here all his life, although he said that he would go out and take shelter for a few days, but who knows when he will be able to come back.

Although the food on the table was sumptuous, but thinking that these hospitable villagers were going to become refugees far from home because of the arrival of the devil, Yang Ling and their food were hard to swallow, and they couldn't wait to kill the devil now.

But the little devil is fierce and fierce, and the weapons and equipment are powerful, where is it so easy to kill, Yang Ling wanted to say a few words to comfort Liu Lao, but it was difficult to say the words on his lips.

Yang Ling and the others hurriedly ate breakfast, and the guard Huzi also came back from outside, and Yang Ling learned from Huzi's mouth that the brothers who lived in each family were well received.

In the face of these simple and enthusiastic villagers, Yang Ling's heart was full of emotion, when the nation suffered hardships, it was not only them who fought bloody battles on the front line to defend the country.

There are thousands of people who are silently paying, the army is fighting in the front, they donate money and food in the rear, and even organize countless teams to go to the front line to cook and carry stretchers to take care of the wounded.

Yang Ling thought of the defeat of their troops all the way, and thought of the large area of land that had fallen, implicating these villagers and leaving their hometowns, and a strong sense of guilt rose in his heart, they had failed the expectations of thousands of people.

The troops had assembled in the open space of the village after breakfast, and the brethren, who had had recovered some of their spirits, stood there in silence.

But seeing the villagers who hurriedly packed up their things and prepared to evacuate, there were sympathies, anger at the devils, and guilt on their faces, and the team was silent.

Yang Ling sent the silver dollars collected from the brothers to the villagers, thanking them for their hospitality, which surprised and touched the villagers immensely.

"Sir, how can this be done, it's just a meal, how can you collect money." Seeing the two silver dollars stuffed over, some villagers hurriedly waved their hands and excused themselves.

"Auntie, on behalf of the brothers of the first regiment, I thank you, although the money is not much, but it is also the heart of the brothers, accept it quickly."

The money collected by the brothers was delivered to the villagers, who were about to leave their hometowns, and their hearts were mixed when they looked at the ragged officers and soldiers standing there in a row.

"We must work hard to kill the enemy on the battlefield and let you return to your hometown as soon as possible!" Yang Ling raised his hand when he said that he brushed and saluted the villagers.

The brothers followed suit, raising their hands in salute and shouting in unison: "I am dead and the country is alive!" Swear to die and not be a slave to the country! ”

Seeing these scarred officers and soldiers with dirty and tattered uniforms saluting them, the eyes of the villagers who were about to leave their homes were moist, and all kinds of emotions were mixed, and some people couldn't help crying.

"Don't cry, cry anything, go, let's go, there are bosses here to fight the devils, we will come back one day." The village elders wiped their tears and shouted.

The ox carts full of packages creaked across the muddy roads, and the villagers carried the packages on their backs, and with tears in their eyes, they walked away from their hometowns step by step, looking at these reluctant people, the brothers clenched their fists tightly in their hearts, and vowed to beat the devils out of China.