Anti-Japanese War: Starting from Yaobai

Chapter 2402 The bandits are coming!

At the edge of a woods dyed golden by the morning light, a few ragged bandits with cunning faces were intercepted outside the woods by guerrilla sentries.

The bandits smiled in a silly and awkward manner.

"Hey, hey, heroes!"

  One of the bandits grinned widely, trying to show some sincerity in his eyes, and raised his hands and said:

"We really don't mean any harm to him. We just heard that the manager here is a great man. We admire him so much that it's higher than the mountains and deeper than the sea. So we decided to come and see him, chat with him, drink tea, and make friends!"

As he spoke, he blinked deliberately, trying to ease the tense atmosphere in the air with this slightly funny expression.

Seeing this, several other bandits also echoed it. Some scratched their heads and laughed foolishly, while others imitated them and raised their hands, as if they were really just visiting. Although their behavior could not hide the wildness of the country, it was still amusing.

The guerrillas looked at each other, their tense nerves relaxed a little, but their vigilance never dropped.

In this unknown jungle, any sudden friendly gesture could be a hidden secret, not to mention that the other party was carrying a gun.

Apart from the Northeast Anti-Japanese Allied Forces, the only people carrying guns in the jungle were probably the bandits.

There were quite a few bandits, eight of them they saw, but they had no idea if there were any other bandits.

So the sentry fired a warning shot first and informed the people in the camp that the enemy was coming. If the enemy had any ill intentions, the guerrillas could respond immediately.

But it was obvious that the bandits had no intention of attacking the guerrillas. They were just grinning foolishly, which made the guerrilla sentries feel a little puzzled.

However, at this moment, Duanwu's voice was heard from the jungle: "Is it you?"

Liu Damazi hurriedly stepped forward and said with a smile, "Hey, Boss, I didn't recognize you, so I came here today to apologize. Hehe!"

Duanwu felt that the other party was a weasel paying New Year's greetings to the chicken and had no good intentions.

But since the other party has come, I can't just chase him away.

But there was no intention of inviting the other party in.

Duanwu said: "If you have anything to say, just talk about it here!"

Liu Damazi looked embarrassed and thought, "Why don't you invite me in to sit down?"

But he didn't dare to ask. Moreover, Duanwu was very direct, so he couldn't be shy and act like a grown-up girl.

So he said, "Boss, if you leave our place, the Japanese will hate us. We have no grudges in the past or in the present. Isn't it a bit unkind of you to do this?"

Duanwu smiled and said, "Are you here to call me to task?"

Liu Damazi looked embarrassed, because he had indeed come here to call for punishment. But when he saw Duanwu, he instantly became timid.

He quickly denied it, "I dare not, but this matter was indeed caused by you, you can't just ignore it, right? Even if the Japanese come, you can help us fight them, right? What's more, you are the real one in fighting the Japanese.

Of course, we also fought the Japs, but we couldn’t beat them, so we could only take advantage of their unpreparedness to launch an ambush or something like that.”

Duanwu nodded and said, "What you said is the truth."

Liu Damazi was delighted and thought: There is a way.

But unexpectedly, at this moment, Duanwu said: "But I may not have time to help you, because we have to leave today."

  "What? Go?" Liu Damazi was shocked, and Duanwu nodded with certainty.

“Yes, we are leaving today, we are just passing through here.

And I think, the Japanese have raided you before, right? You survived it, too? So this time, I believe you can do it too.

What's more, I didn't walk in vain on your road, I paid the toll. You can't break the rules of the road. You took the benefits, but when you get into trouble, you come to me again, right?"

"this,."

Liu Damazi wanted to say: This is wrong, you are trying to trick us. But he had no evidence.

  Because indeed, the other party has paid the toll. According to the rules of the underworld, you have to let them pass safely after they have paid the toll. You can't go back on your word just because someone is chasing them? Letting them go back and be killed by the devils, is that reasonable?

So Liu Damazi had nothing to say and could only go back with a few of his men to report.

At this time, Ma Pingan, who had brought his men to see a good show, smiled and said, "Brother Ye, you must have been very lucky to have encountered such a good thing before. Why are you so harsh on this group of bandits?"

  Duanwu said: "Bandits are different from each other. Some are forced to join the Liangshan bandits, while others are willing to become bandits. Take this mountain eagle for example. His family has been bandits for three generations. Do you think he was forced to do so?

I have inquired about this group of bandits. They have committed murders and robberies, and even massacred villages. If we recruit such people into our team, won't it be a mess?

Even if we fight together with them, it won't work because the common people will think that we, the Northeast Anti-Japanese Allied Forces, cannot distinguish between good and bad, and thus alienate ourselves.

Therefore, we cannot just see a little bit of immediate benefits and ruin the reputation of our Northeast Anti-Japanese Allied Forces."

Ma Ping'an nodded, thinking that what Duanwu said made sense.

However, at this moment, a soldier came running over and said, "Leader Ye, Leader Pan, our Captain Ma is awake."

"Huh? So fast?"

Duanwu laughed, and Ma Pingan also laughed. Because Ma Sanpao's serious injury has always been a concern for the guerrillas, and now that he has woken up, the entire army seems to be alive, and everyone's face is filled with smiles.

Duanwu and Ma Ping'an took a few quick steps and came to Ma Sanpao's tent, but saw Ma Sanpao leaning on the bed and Wan Shanhong was feeding him porridge.

When Ma Sanpao saw Duanwu and Ma Ping'an coming in, he got up quickly.

Duanwu quickly stopped him and said, "Just lie down. Don't faint again just for this little bit of formality. I don't want to go to the Japanese hospital again."

Ma Sanpao laughed, and Wan Shanhong beside him also laughed.

Duanwu asked at this time: "How do you feel?"

Ma Sanpao told the truth: "Hungry!"

Duanwu nodded, knowing that being hungry meant he was getting better.

But Duanwu still warned: "Even if you are hungry, don't eat too much. He hasn't eaten for more than a day. Drink something thin first. Wait and see if there is any game in the forest. I will kill it and make soup for you."

Ma Sanpao quickly said, "Thank you, Leader Ye."

But at this time, Ma Sanpao paused and said, "Leader Ye, I know the current situation of the troops. I am well now. Let's set off quickly. We can't delay the troops' journey because of me."

Duanwu nodded and said, "Indeed, we need a safe place to rest now. But this position is obviously not suitable. So, let's find two people to carry you away."

Ma Sanpao quickly said, "Leader Ye, I can walk by myself."

Duanwu smiled and said, "Take good care of your injuries. A wounded soldier should behave like a wounded soldier. Obey orders!"

At this point, Duanwu ignored what Ma Sanpao said and said to Ma Pingan: "Let's set off after breakfast!"