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Chapter 129 Chapter 128, Order, Training Busy

Moo... Moo... Moo... Moo... 12 donkeys, 38 oxen and 17 mules were placed in the valley by the guerrilla comrades, calling from time to time, waiting for their masters to come.

Outside the valley, the comrades of the working group asked the owner of the lost animal to enter the valley, and then stood at a distance and called for his own animal to come back. The animals are intelligent and know their owners, so they will not follow strangers calling them, which can avoid someone claiming the animal as much as possible.

The people were also worried! After all, the comrades of the working group said that they had taken back the animals from the bandits, and no one could guarantee whether their own animals were among them. After all, the bandits wanted to drink and eat meat. Didn’t you see that the families whose sheep were taken away didn’t get back any of them? They were all eaten by the damn bandits.

It was obvious that the number of owners who came to claim the animals was much larger than the number of animals seized. Then, as the owners called out, the animals came out of the valley and greeted their owners.

Seeing the lost animal recovered, some people cried with joy, some danced with joy, some bowed to the comrades of the working group, and some even knelt down...

In short, after an hour of claiming, there were still 10 cows, 2 donkeys, and 2 mules that had not been claimed. In this case, either the families who lost their animals did not dare to speak out, such as the landlords whose animals were not claimed, or the bandits bought (robbed) them from outside and the guerrillas were not aware of it.

Of course, it could also be that someone from the landlord’s family came, but the landlord doesn’t know how to raise livestock, and the farmhands in charge of raising livestock didn’t come, so the livestock didn’t recognize their owner...there’s nothing we can do about it!
"Okay, folks, the world is unpredictable. We, the Eighth Route Army guerrillas, are not omnipotent. We can only ensure the annihilation of the bandits and repel the invading Japanese and puppet troops. This is all we can do to compensate for the loss of these livestock! Folks, please go back!" The comrades in the working group were eloquent and quickly persuaded the masses to leave.

Then, the remaining 10 cows, 2 donkeys, and 2 mules became spoils of war that needed to be divided. How should this be handled? Zhao Danian discussed with Captain Guo, and the guerrillas kept 6 cows and 2 donkeys, and Captain Guo took the rest back to the Qinlai Detachment, thus completing the distribution work.

As for whether there will be landlords coming to settle accounts later? ? How did Captain Kong calculate that account? The same batch of supplies was robbed by the Japanese, so you have to report the combat losses...

"Haha, I didn't expect that we could get 6 cows and 2 donkeys in the end. Now our guerrilla team has a total of 20 livestock! It would be even better if we could keep some of these war horses!" In the guerrilla livestock pen of Liangjia Village, Wang Zixian looked at the large livestock that filled the livestock shed, waved his right hand, and threw a handful of hay into the trough.

"These six cows are all oxen that can work in the fields! We will have livestock to use when we start planting next spring!" Zhao Danian said on the side.

"These days, the women have been making full use of our three donkeys, four mules and five pack horses. Adding two more donkeys will make them feel a little more busy," said Xing Weiguo with a smile.

"It's a pity that these pack horses are too weak and can't run fast, otherwise we could form a cavalry squad!" said Li Yuexuan.

"What's the use of a cavalry squad of 5 horses? It's just for transmitting intelligence! A cavalry team must have at least twenty or so cavalrymen to be deterrent!" said Zhao Danian.

"This is ready-made. I heard there is a cavalry regiment in the division. I wonder if the horses in the cavalry regiment are as good as the ones we captured. These are Shi Yousan's military horses. They are really good!" Xing Weiguo said. "Forget it. We can't afford to support the cavalry! We can't even keep these animals alive! In the past few days, we have almost eaten up all the horse feed we captured, and the hay we found on the mountain has also been eaten up! We can't let them die, right? War horses can't survive without concentrated feed! I heard that they also feed the war horses with eggs. Those are eggs. We can't even eat them!" Luo Wei said on the side.

"Captain, 772nd Regiment, people from our old unit have arrived! It's Captain Xiao who leads the team. He said he brought orders from the headquarters and also brought five cadres with us!" At this time, Hu Lanzhou, who was in charge of the guard at the village entrance, ran over and reported the news.

"Finally they're here... The independent detachment is here too?" Zhao Danian looked at Hu Lanzhou, and after getting a positive nod, he turned and left: "Let's go and welcome the comrades!"

At the entrance of the village, after a round of greetings, Political Commissar Lai, who came with the team, read out the order on behalf of the headquarters and handed it to Zhao Danian. Then, everyone welcomed the main force into the village. After a simple drink of water, Captain Xiao and Political Commissar Lai began to lead people to move things. Well, the guerrillas left behind 1 Min 3000, 10 rounds of ammunition, 2000 box guns, and rounds of ammunition.

The rest were divided up and taken along as ordered. Then, the war horses were rumbled out, and those who could ride mounted them directly, leaving 5 war horses for the guerrillas.

"Um...wait a minute..." Zhao Danian discussed with Xing Weiguo in a low voice, and then said: "Our guerrilla team still has five pack horses, and we really can't support them. You can take them back to the old unit! Just say that our Beishan guerrillas are giving gifts to the old unit!"

"Haha..." Captain Xiao was riding on his horse and was extremely happy: "Haha, Lao Zhao, you old boy, the title of this money-spending boy has finally come to our old unit, right? Haha..."

"What do you mean by a boy who gives away money? I can win battles and seize good things. You can take them or not. If you don't want them, I will give them to the independent detachment!" Zhao Danian scolded with a smile.

"No? Why not? Just those few horses? What are you still standing there for? Hurry up and get some people to bring them over..." Captain Xiao directed the soldiers to go and bring the horses over, then he dismounted, saluted Zhao Danian and said, "Thank you comrades for the gift! After this farewell, take care of yourself and kill more enemies! Goodbye!"

Captain Xiao left, taking a Min-24 rifle and Zhongzheng with him, to hand in the mission to the brigade commander who had carried Zhongzheng on his back.

Political Commissar Lai also left, and took with him Captain Guo and his party who had followed him again. Of course, he also took away the Hanyang-made light machine guns assigned to the independent detachment.

Those who should leave have left, and those who should stay have stayed in Liangjia Village. The guerrilla cadres gathered in the east wing again and held a small meeting.

"Not bad, the work was not in vain! 6 cows, 2 donkeys, 1 Min-16, 6200 box guns, 150 rounds of ammunition, 300 kilograms of salt, 200 kilograms of soy sauce, 2 kilograms of vinegar, 200 kilograms of grain, 12 yuan... The most important thing is that our team has been strengthened again, with 5 new recruits with excellent skills and commanders with rich combat experience! Um, welcome new comrades to join us! Quack, quack..."

(End of this chapter)