Chapter VI Conflicts
In order to motivate the exhausted mule team mates, Lu Yuan promised that after the mule team arrived at Majiaji, half of the mule and horse carts captured from the bandits would be rewarded equally among the mule team's work, so that the speed of the mule team was not slowed down, but a few points faster than before. Lu Yuan originally planned to spend more than 4 hours on the 50-mile journey, but it actually took only 3 hours, and when he arrived at Majiaji, the person contacted by the rider was already waiting on the side of the road.
"Old Ma, are you hanging the lottery? How? Is the injury serious? The mule team rushed to Majiaji, and Ma Tie, who had been unconscious, miraculously regained consciousness, and when the connector who was familiar with Ma Tie came to say hello, he knew that Ma Tie was seriously injured. Ignoring the connector who came to pick up the mule team, Lu Yuan had already had the idea of parting ways with this mule team, but Ma Tie, who had just woken up, kept Lu Yuan alive and dead, and in desperation, Lu Yuan had to agree to stay in Majiaji for one night.
"Old Ma, what's the origin of that kid? Can you do this to him? The connector and Ma Tie are old acquaintances, so they naturally know Ma Tie's temperament, and seeing that Ma Tie was uncharacteristically so enthusiastic about the young man, he couldn't help but ask the reason in a low voice.
Ma Tie glared at the other party, raised his right hand with difficulty and pointed to the cart behind him, and said softly, "Old Han, if you can overturn dozens of bandits by yourself, and you can also capture a cart of weapons and ammunition, I will be like an ancestor who will give you a look." Speaking of this, Ma Tie paused, looked up at Lu Yuan's back and said in a low voice, "It's a pity, if this kid belongs to my Lao Tzu, I will ensure that our third company will be the sharp knife company of the whole regiment next year." ”
Han Kun also turned his face to look at Lu Yuan's back when he heard the sound, Ma Tie's words made him suspicious, and after he saw the weapons and ammunition on the cart, he believed that Ma Tie's words just now were not coaxing himself. "Old Ma, don't worry, it's just a hairy boy. You wait to see my methods, this is Ma Jiaji, there is nothing that my old Han can't do, you just have to wait for that kid to voluntarily follow you back to the base tomorrow. ”
Lu Yuan, who took the first step, didn't know that someone was already playing his own idea, and after a hurried dinner, Lu Yuan was placed in an idle courtyard to rest. The chase battle in the afternoon had always made Lu Yuan feel high, and it was not until this time that Lu Yuan, who was full of water and food, was completely idle, and felt the soreness all over his body. On the oil lamp on the kang table, Lu Yuan disassembled and maintained the newly obtained shell gun, although the method of disassembling and assembling the shell gun was still immature, but Lu Yuan believed that he was already very familiar with this shell gun.
Put the shell gun full of bullets next to the pillow, and the rifle was also placed on the inside of the kang where he could reach out and touch, and Lu Yuan, who had taken a cold shower, comfortably got into the clean quilt. Suddenly traveling to this era made Lu Yuan unable to completely accept it for a while, but after the battle in the afternoon, Lu Yuan finally understood that it was not an accident that he had traveled to this era. Reaching out and rubbing the wooden pendant that suddenly appeared on his neck, Lu Yuan once again recalled what had happened during the day.
Thinking back to the battle that happened in the afternoon, Lu Yuan, who had calmed down at this time, couldn't help but be a little secretly afraid, if he was a little careless in the afternoon, he might completely lose his life, and after thinking about the whole battle process carefully, Lu Yuan suddenly found many mistakes. It was right that he chose to leave the avenue at that time, but he should never be alone in chasing the defeated bandits, not to mention that there were Japanese soldiers hiding among the defeated bandits.
It wasn't until the rooster crowed that Lu Yuan fell asleep, but he didn't know that a small team of capable people had already entered Majiaji at night. "Old Ma, this is Company Commander Xu, I was ordered to pick up those students from Yan'an, just leave the rest to Company Commander Xu, and you can stay here to recuperate." Han Kun introduced Ma Tie and Company Commander Xu to each other, and then specifically mentioned Lu Yuan's matter.
"Lao Ma, that kid who doesn't like to deal with people, I think this time I'll let Lian Commander Xu and them take it away. You're still injured, I guess you won't be able to care about that kid for a while, it's a mule or a horse, you have to pull it to our team for a walk to count. Don't worry, when you recover from your injuries and return to the base, I will return that kid to you. Han Kun was thinking about Ma Tie, but he didn't want him to say this, but it aroused the interest of Company Commander Xu.
"Old Han, I said why don't you have a doorkeeper on your mouth, you said that I found a kid who can see the right eye, am I easy? It's good for you, before you could do it overnight, you sold me, Lian Commander Xu is gone, that kid has to follow him to Yan'an, I don't care, you have to compensate me for my losses. Ma Tie complained about the talkative Han Kun very much, and the latter remembered that this Company Commander Xu had the same temper as Ma Tie, and always liked to draw a good hand for his company from other troops.
Lu Yuan was still sleeping comfortably in the bed, and suddenly felt that there seemed to be something more around him, and when the hairs stood upside down, Lu Yuan had already turned over before he fully opened his eyes, and the whole person was pasted on the wall on the inside of the earthen kang. He took out the shell gun from under the pillow, and with just a rub of his left hand, the safety of the shell gun had been rubbed open, and Lu Yuan immediately pointed the shell gun at the stranger who appeared in the room.
"Don't shoot, it's your own people." Company Commander Xu, who wanted to quietly touch Lu Yuan's side, was shocked into a white sweat, he didn't expect that this kid with a tender face would be so vigilant, and his reaction was unexpectedly fast, and his skills were even better. Company Commander Xu's screams completely woke Lu Yuan up, but Lu Yuan, who had already opened his eyes, had no intention of putting down the shell gun.
Lu Yuan not only put down the shell gun, but also signaled Company Commander Xu to hand over the weapons on his body and hand over the weapons, which is an act of surrender on the battlefield. Company Commander Xu had the intention not to hand over the gun, but looking at Lu Yuan's expression at this time, he knew that this young man might shoot correctly. Reluctantly, Company Commander Xu put the short gun pinned to his waist on the kang table next to him according to Lu Yuan's instructions, and then turned around in place according to Lu Yuan's instructions, Lu Yuan, who was squatting on the earthen kang, was relieved, but the shell gun with a large open nose in his hand was never put down.
"Who are you? What do you want to do here? Lu Yuan asked Company Commander Xu as he got dressed, and finally put his rifle wrapped in rags under his armpit. At this time, Lu Yuan had quietly opened his full-view map, judging from the situation displayed on the map, the middle-aged man standing in front of him showed a small yellow dot of safety, but in line with the principle of caution, Lu Yuan decided that he would never put down the shell gun in his hand before leaving Ma Jiaji.
"I'm the one who came to replace Ma Tie, my surname is Xu, you can call me Lao Xu." It seemed that Lu Yuan, who pointed the shell gun at him, had no real malice, and Company Commander Xu, who had his back to the door, made a calm gesture to the people he brought, and introduced himself to Lu Yuan, trying to get Lu Yuan to put down the shell gun in his hand first.
"You don't have to go on, I'm not interested in knowing who you are, it's already dawn, I'll leave here soon." Knowing that the other party and the escort of the mule team were all the way, Lu Yuan thought about it, then put down the shell gun in his hand and closed the insurance. "I promised Captain Ma yesterday that I would stay in Majiaji for one night, so no matter what your purpose is, I hope you don't say it, I don't want you to waste your efforts."
Lu Yuan's words made Lian Chang Xu's face show a look of disappointment, he thought that he could gain a good hand in Majiaji, but he didn't want to see an extremely stubborn boy. When Company Commander Xu exited the room according to his instructions, Lu Yuan walked over and closed the door, and then returned to the earthen kang where he had slept all night and began to get busy.
Putting the rifle wrapped in rags in his hand, Lu Yuan leaned over and grabbed the cowhide backpack that he found from the bandits' cart yesterday, the backpack contained 150 rifle bullets and dozens of shell gun pistol bullets that Lu Yuan had captured from the bandits, in addition to some banknotes and the ocean, the shell gun in Lu Yuan's hand was full of bullets, and the remaining bullets were just enough to fill the two spare 10-round magazines.
Grabbing the pistol bullets scattered on the earthen kang, Lu Yuan loaded them into the spare magazine one by one, and when the two spare magazines were full, Lu Yuan put them in his trouser pocket. As for those rifle bullets and bits and pieces of money, they were re-stuffed into the cowhide backpack by Lu Yuan, and after sorting out the cowhide backpack, Lu Yuan suddenly felt as if he had missed something, and looked down at his tattered shoes, Lu Yuan finally remembered what he had missed.
Lu Yuan took out a dozen oceans from his backpack and put them in his pocket, ready to find the market here for a while, to see if he could buy a set of clothes and shoes for himself. After a few minutes, Lu Yuan finally packed up his things, pinned the shell gun to his waist and covered it with his clothes, and Lu Yuan walked out with the rifle wrapped in rags. "Why are you still here? I've made it clear, and I'm getting out of here. ”
In the courtyard, before Company Commander Xu, who was coldly faced by Lu Yuan, could speak, he was preempted by the young man who came with him. "Be polite when you talk to our Company Commander Xu, I don't know, I think you are a big man. If you have any ability, just show it and take a look, I have seen a lot of the appearance of the wax head gun. The young man's words were obviously angry, but Lu Yuan didn't answer his words, but just looked at Lian Commander Xu with a smile.