march to victory

As soon as they saw Zhang Jinlong bringing Ma Hongji and others up with torches, Li Jing and others hurriedly gathered.

However, Er Gazi had already ordered the soldiers to be on guard in secret... If Ma Hongji was overwhelmed by hatred and wanted to be killed, everyone couldn't just sit and wait for death, right?

Fortunately, Er Gazi noticed that Zhang Jinlong was leading the team, while Zhang Mingfa was sitting on a sliding pole. The daughters-in-law of Ma Hongji and Zhang Jinlong, one on the left and one on the right, were supporting the sliding pole symbolically—with Mr. Zhang around, things would be fine. Do more, otherwise, once there is a fight, the bullet casing will not have eyes, and Mr. Zhang will not be able to joke about the lives of his family.

As for the troops who came over, although many of them were carrying knives and guns, everyone carried their knives and guns on their backs, and no one was holding a knives and guns. Coupled with the fact that soldiers are sensitive to morale, Li Jing immediately discovered that this The team didn't have the slightest murderous intent.

"Battalion Commander, they don't seem to be playing tricks."

"Even if they want to play tricks, they will definitely not come here again." Li Jing glanced at Er Gazi lightly, and then took the lead to welcome the approaching team.

After more than ten meters away, Li Jing walked over quickly and laughed loudly: "Patriarch Ma, please excuse me, please excuse me!"

"Where is it?" Ma Hongji cupped his hands and said, "Your army is here to defend the country and fight devils, and it is also to protect the lives of thousands of people in our Majiapo Village... It's too late for Ma to be grateful, talk about disturbing the second Words, but you can see the outside."

This is very polite, but if you look deeper, you will find that the words are still full of resentment.

"Cough! Cough!"

Needless to say, this is old man Zhang reminding Ma Hongji: It's already this time, what's the point of saying this?If unnecessary misunderstandings are caused and the little devil takes advantage of the loopholes, it will be your Majiapo Village that will be lost.

However, Li Jing is an old man after all, so he pretended not to understand the words and the two coughs, walked up to Ma Hongji with a smile, first stood up and saluted Ma Hongji, and then said with a smile: "It's not my fault for Brother Ma, it's really Ma Hongji." He committed a lot of crimes back then, and he was sorry for the people in the village. Here, Ma first apologizes to Brother Ma and the people in the village."

After finishing speaking, he directly bowed to Ma Hongji.

Seeing Li Jing saluting, Ma Hongji felt a little uncomfortable for a while.

You know, when Li Jing formed a team to attack Majiapo Village, it could be described as menacing and murderous.Ma Hongji even deeply remembered that during the negotiation, Li Jing's sneer was slightly smug.

But now, as soon as he saw Li Jing saluting himself first, Ma Hongji couldn't help feeling a little emotional: It's the Eighth Route Army after all!No matter what your background is, as long as you have been in the Eighth Route Army once, it will be a world-shaking change.

Ma Hongji is also an upright person, and there is absolutely no lack of scheming and means, otherwise, he would not have been able to secure such a big village as the emperor of such a large village in his thirties... In fact, Ma Hongji and Li Jing have no direct hatred , because Li Jing did not kill his family members.For Ma Hongji, the main source of hatred for Li Jing is the face problem.

Now, seeing Li Jing apologize to himself first, and then bowed again, his heart suddenly softened, how could he really let Li Jing complete this bow.

Quickly stepped forward, supported Li Jing, and said with a smile: "I dare not do it, I dare not do it!"

Li Jing also understands the meaning very well, so naturally he will not really finish this bow, otherwise, not only will both parties fail to get off the stage, but the enmity may even increase. Just slapping Ma Hongji in the face.

After helping Li Jing up, Ma Hongji said with a smile: "It's over, it's over, now you are here to protect us from being slaughtered by the little devils, you are all heroes who dare to fight the little devils, since the past is over so If it’s been a long time, then turn over this article, and from now on, everyone is not allowed to mention it again.”

These words were not only addressed to Li Jing, but also to the people in the village, and even an explanation to Mr. Zhang.

But Li Jing also has to go on the road - when he attacked this village, he killed several people and injured more than 20 people. Such a blood feud, even if Ma Hongji, the local emperor, would never be able to suppress it. The people below It is also impossible to say that the past is the past.At least, even if the common people dare not do anything on the surface, they will definitely oppose Li Jing and the others secretly.

Li Jing waved back, and several soldiers came over carrying baskets.

When Ma Hongji saw that the things in the basket were all guns and ammunition, he was shocked, and then he was overjoyed: the old man is a good man after all, his vision is accurate, no, just as soon as he showed a little understanding, Li Jing gave him a big gift .

However, Ma Hongji showed doubts on his face, and asked deliberately: "Li Battalion Commander, what are you..."

"This is a small gift for me to make up for my mistakes. I also ask Brother Ma to help distribute it to the guards in the village to strengthen the armed forces of the guards in the village to prevent the past from happening again."

What is the most valuable this year?Nothing but the barrel of a gun.

No, in Ma Hongji's city, he couldn't suppress the ecstasy in his heart and laughed when he heard this: Li Jing said beautifully, talking about strengthening the strength of the village guards, but the question is, who owns the village guards?It's not that he, Ma Hongji, has the final say.That is to say, Li Jing is very righteous, and he gave him such a big gift in the hope that he would come forward to resolve the grievances with the villagers.

"Ha! Ha! Brother Li's gift is too heavy, Ma is ashamed to accept it!"

"I didn't give it to you, Brother Ma, it's just because I don't know much about the village guards, so I'm going to trouble Brother Ma."

The scene was like this, Ma Hongji naturally understood, nodded and smiled immediately: "You are right, you are right! Brother Li, don't worry, I dare not say anything else, but in my Majiapo Village, from now on, whoever dares to mention the past or disrespect to you, you just tell me."

"That's really a big thank you to Brother Ma."

"Ma has already prepared bouillon, and I hope Brother Li will appreciate it."

"I happen to be hungry too. Brother Ma, please!"

"Please!" Probably because he was so happy, Ma Hongji still laughed and said to the soldiers behind Li Jing, "Brothers, go to the village to eat and drink."

Immediately, everyone went down the mountain and entered the village.

According to the habits of the Chinese, originally, some words should be said after the feast is full, before the banquet is over, or when the banquet is over, when everyone is chatting, but Li Jing is ecstatic when he sees Ma Hongji, and thinks this is a rare opportunity. On the way down the mountain, he told Ma Hongji that he hoped that the village could help squeeze out a place for training.

Sure enough, Ma Hongji waved his hand, "Your training is also to better protect our Majiapo Village. We should provide a training place... Just let me know which piece of land you like."

Li Jing was overjoyed, but he didn't dare to forget the rules of the Eighth Route Army, so he quickly explained that he would not want this training ground for nothing, and would compensate the families of the people who suffered losses with the same amount of grain production... It's March, and it's time to When it comes to spring plowing season, if it is delayed for a while, then there will be no harvest this year. Therefore, it is necessary to calculate the annual output per mu for the people whose fields have been expropriated.

Although Ma Hongji was excited, he was an old Jianghu, so he immediately came to his senses and asked Li Jing how big the training place was?

Li Jing directly said that based on the training and accommodation of 1000 people, it is best to set aside a land of no less than [-] mu on the left side of the village, because the land on the left side of the village is the most flat—in fact, Li Jing really wanted to One hundred mu is required, but one is worried that the cost will be too high, and the other is that it will cause unnecessary trouble.At the same time, it explained that no permanent fortifications or the like would be built on this piece of land, so that after the little devils were beaten away, the land would be returned to the people so that the people could cultivate it again, so as not to waste it.

When Ma Hongji saw that Li Jing brought a maximum of 200 people here this time, he thought that the training ground Li Jing needed was only a dozen or twenty acres at most, so he generously let Li Jing choose the place by himself, and even planned not to follow him. Li Jing charged, but quietly subsidized it himself.At worst, treat it as a small gift in return for receiving such a heavy gift from Li Jing, it's still very cost-effective anyway.He even considered that if Li Jing still behaved like this in the future, then he could consider subsidizing Li Jing's food for a month.

After all, he saw that although Li Jing and the others picked and carried them, although they were tightly covered, based on experience, he can be sure that the contents inside have absolutely nothing to do with food, and nine out of ten are still ammunition.

Then when he heard that 1000 people were to be prepared, and the land was no less than [-] mu, Ma Hongji's heart skipped a beat: Mother!If you brag a lot, you will lose a little money all of a sudden.

However, the words have been uttered in public, and I can’t take them back. What should I do... Although he is the domineering emperor in the village, he also knows where the bottom line of the villagers is: if the villagers are kept starving for a long time, the villagers will die. They absolutely rebelled.

Fortunately, what Li Jing said after that made Ma Hongji happy again, and he was very emotional: it is really not a rumor that he joined the Eighth Route Army and did not take the word-of-mouth of the masses.No, even Li Jing, the big bandit back then, now knows how to use money to do things instead of using guns as he did back then.

"Brother Li, you have to pay for me when you are on the wharf, isn't that looking down on me? No! Absolutely not."

"Brother, I know this is very difficult for you, but the problem is that our Eighth Route Army has a rigid rule on not taking the people's needles and threads. Anyone who dares to violate it will be punished by demotion or shooting. There is absolutely no difference. So It's not that I don't give you face, brother, it's that brother doesn't dare to make fun of his own head. So, please be considerate, brother, just for my head, bear with it!"

"This... this... hey~! Okay." Ma Hongji looked at Li Jing with a face of reluctance, then moved closer, and whispered: "However, brother, you must keep it secret for me, otherwise, this If you want outsiders to hear about it, you have to laugh at me as a dead brother."

"It's natural."

This is the tacit understanding between the old Jianghu: even if everyone knows it well, not only can't speak directly, but also have to be tactful... People who don't understand really think so, but in fact they have to change it.

Soon they arrived at the entrance of the village, but the next scene made everyone feel embarrassed, especially Li Jing and Ma Hongji who were walking in the front...