Chapter 3 must be turned upside down!

  Du Lao Liu shook his fan and stood in the forest, looking down at Xiao Anguo and others from a high position, feeling very comfortable recently.

  After buying more than 100 foreign guns from Guangxi, he became a hot property, first rising to prominence within the Ge Lao Hui, and then even Communist Party members came to win him over.

  To be honest, he doesn't even understand what revolution means, only knowing that the chaotic world has finally arrived, buying a gun is just to make a fortune, so recently he steeled himself and spent 500 big yuan to get this Thompson submachine gun from a few Frenchmen.

  Ever since we got this big thing, our days are completely different from before. This time, taking the opportunity of Brother Lao Hui and those old guys participating in the road protection movement, under the name of blocking the Qing army's entry into Sichuan, after sealing off this place for a month, we've earned tens of thousands of taels of silver.

  Thinking of this, Du Lao Liu involuntarily patted the waist bag in his bosom, where five thousand big silver coins had been exchanged for silver tickets and were stuffed inside. As long as he made a few more big deals, no matter who ruled the world, he wouldn't have to worry about food and drink anymore.

  As for big business...

  Du Lao Liu narrowed his eyes, gazing at the dozen or so horse-drawn carriages tied up tightly below the mountain. His mouth began to water as he thought about it. Without mentioning anything else, just looking at these escorts who were all armed with long guns was enough to confirm that there must be something valuable inside. It was possible that this haul could bring in 700,000 or 800,000 taels of silver, so he decided to take the initiative and strike first, killing them before they could say anything. As for whether it was a mistake...

  What does this have to do with me? After it's all done, they'll give them the title of Qing dynasty spy, and I can still go to Chengdu to receive my reward. This "great achievement" might even get me a position as the magistrate of Guang'an County.

  It's all gone!

  Du Lao Liu rolled up his sleeves and decided to take on this task. As a mountain stronghold native, he had a big heart and was meticulous, so he deliberately hid the machine gun in the woods, preparing to give those who didn't open their eyes a surprise attack.

  Du Lao Liu stood beside the machine gun, watching as his subordinate pushed forward a few meters and inserted the yellowish-orange bullets into the barrel, his whole body becoming hot with excitement.

  Is this what they call "one shot of a machine gun is worth ten thousand taels of gold"?

  While they were having a good dream, Du Lao Liu and all the bandits saw that among the crowd in front of them, a fierce young man suddenly rushed out, first shouting "scatter" and then flew over, a hungry tiger pouncing on prey pressed the leading black-faced strong man who was speaking under his body.

  What the heck is this? A flying donkey waiting to be slaughtered?

  Kill him!

  Du Lao Liu was furious, jumping up and down, pointing at Yang Qiu and shouting loudly.

  "Rat-a-tat..." Before everyone could react, the machine gun had already fired!

  A string of bullets splashed around Yang Qiu and Xiao Anguo, the tearing sound of the air and dust enveloped the two, three new soldiers standing behind them didn't even have time to shout before being hit by stray bullets and falling into a pool of blood.

  The moment he was pushed to the ground, Xiao Anguo knew that something was wrong. He wasn't a fool and knew that the other side had no intention of negotiating. The sound of gunfire that followed made his eyes widen in shock. It wasn't until he was dragged behind a large boulder by someone that he realized Yang Qiu had just saved his life.

  "Hu Zi, are you alright?" Since Yang Qiu enlisted, Xiao An Guo had been very fond of this young man who studied at a foreign school and had always wanted to make him his confidant. Seeing that Yang Qiu's arm was already stained with a large patch of red, he hastily asked with concern.

  "It's nothing, just got bitten by a mosquito."

  Hiding in the corner, Yang Qiu cursed himself for being reckless. He had retired from the army for many years, but he still liked to show off his heroism. Fortunately, the guy operating the machine gun on the opposite side was probably a novice, and his arm only scratched the skin. But thinking of the dense whizzing sounds beside his ear just now, it still made him shudder.

  "Yang, brother, are you okay?!"

  At this time, Ma Kui and Bingwen had already dispersed with everyone to counterattack. Seeing Yang Qiu's arm red, Bingwen also ignored the danger and stretched out his body to ask loudly.

  "Take cover, watch out for their machine guns! Mr. Yang and I are fine." Yang Qiu gritted his teeth in pain, hastily signaling that he and Xiao Ankou were unharmed.

  Xiao Anguo also got up, and the soldiers finally put their minds at ease to counterattack. The hail of bullets continued to shuttle between the two sides, and the three companions' corpses in the middle of the road were particularly eye-catching. However, a HMG was locked down, and it wasn't even possible to retrieve the bodies.

  Du Lao Liu, standing on the hillside, saw Yang Qiu rush to Xiao An Guo and roll and crawl behind a large stone, also knowing that it was over. The mob couldn't have such a quick reaction, these guys must be from the military.

  "Brothers, these are the Qing government's running dogs, they have come to rob our railway, kill them." The old six Du was indeed a master of his house, and with one turn of his brain, he first gave his opponents a big hat. At this point, all those bandits shouted loudly, and for a time, bullets flew back and forth, both sides fought fiercely, and people fell down continuously.

  The familiar gunshot sound made Yang Qiu feel as if he had returned to his military days. He swiftly loaded the rifle and, before Xiao Anguo could react, suddenly pulled out an old set of clothes from his backpack and threw them into the air.

  The high-flying clothes shocked all the bandits, after all, the scene of Yang Qiufei flying up to save people just now was really too shocking, and everyone thought that the flying donkey had come again, and they were so frightened that they quickly turned their guns around.

  Just as their attention was temporarily diverted, in Xiao Anguo's stunned gaze, Yang Qiu suddenly leaned out with half of his body to the left and shot.

  Xiao Ankou saw from the rock crevice that the guy who was charging in the front and had just poked out half of his body to talk to himself was hit directly in the chest by this shot. However, before he could even cry out, Yang Qiu shouted "Oh no!" beside him.

  Yang Qiu originally mistook the Mauser for a semi-automatic assault rifle, and after pulling the trigger three times in a row, he found that only one bullet was fired, scaring him so much that his back was covered in cold sweat. Fortunately, the bandits on the other side did not realize it either, and he managed to retreat behind the big rock again.

  "Idiot! Idiot!"

  Yang Qiu, who had just finished cursing himself, was suddenly bombarded by a hail of bullets from the opposite side, which shattered the large rock that he and Xiao Anguo were hiding behind into flying debris. Fortunately, this group of bandits hadn't acquired mountain cannons yet, or else Yang would have become the shortest-lived transmigrator in history.

  "Protect me, Ma Ge and Wen!" The fierce opponent unexpectedly ignited Yang Qiu's desire to fight, shouting a reminder to cover him from behind. His two closest friends were reminded and immediately organized everyone to concentrate their firepower on the machine gun, allowing Yang Qiu to find an opening once again.

  The scout fired his gun and a second bandit fell at the muzzle.

  In the blink of an eye, Yang Qiu swiftly pulled the trigger and before anyone could react, he had already moved to the other side of Xiao An'guo, his body leaning to the right. This time, he didn't lean out as usual, but instead suddenly pushed off with both feet against the stone, using the momentum to pull open the empty space and fired another shot while half-crouching.

  At the same time as the gunshot, another person fell down on the opposite side.

  This series of actions was so smooth and natural that Xiao Ankou, Bingwen and others were stunned, especially Du Lao Liu's jaw dropped. He couldn't understand why this young man, who was as agile as a monkey and had been waiting to be slaughtered like a sheep, suddenly became as fierce as a mad dog the moment the gun went off?!

  What's more, this guy's arm is still bleeding profusely!!

  Du Lao Liu's heart ached, this team was his life! Although Yang Qiu didn't harvest anything with the next two shots, he still scared the bandits into lying down and not daring to show their heads, but instead used machine guns from a distance to suppress this side, in case that big guy would rise again and hurt people.

  Suppressed by a machine gun, and with more than 100 guns assisting, Yang Qiu was also helpless. If he had his familiar 81 rifle, he would have been confident in taking on these idiots who were popping out to shoot, but now he only had a Hanyang-made rifle, which required him to pull the bolt after each shot, and it just wasn't powerful enough!

  "Oh, right! How could I have forgotten?"

  The inconvenient weapon finally made Yang Qiu respond with the M1911A1 that had been with him all along, it could fire continuously, but it was a close-range weapon, so he still had to think of a way.

  Seeing Yang Qiu constantly sizing up the surroundings, Xiao Anguo gradually recovered from a series of unbelievable thoughts and asked for advice: "Brother Hu Zi, what do you think we should do? If we stay like this, we'll be finished sooner or later."

  Xiao Anguo's tone made Yang Qiu slightly stunned, although he was a rare university student in the new army who had studied abroad, and with his rigorous training, he looked like a newborn tiger cub, so everyone called him Hu Zi. However, after all, he was young, and everyone usually called him Hu Zi, but this was the first time someone called him brother! Especially Xiao Anguo! This showed that his earlier impulsive rescue of him had been somewhat useful, at least he had gained recognition from this leader.

  "Sir, I have an idea."

  "Don't call me sir, if it weren't for you today I would have lost my life already. From today on, we are brothers! We'll share the good fortune and face the difficulties together! You say how to fight, if we're wrong and lose our lives, brother won't blame you." Xiang Ankou saw Yang Qiu's bravery and was even more determined to make him his confidant, his expression serious and solemn as he made the oath.

  "Alright, let's get down to business." Yang Qiu pointed at the cliff wall beside them and said, "For now, there is only one way to escape this predicament, which is to climb up from here, go around behind them, and take out that machine gun."

  "Okay, I'll take them there."

  Xiao Anguo indeed proved to be a straightforward man, and after listening, he prepared to organize people to climb up, making Yang Qiu directly stunned. He hastily pulled him back and said: "Sir, this place is too obvious. If we climb up without cover, we will definitely be blocked by machine guns. Therefore, it is necessary to conduct firepower bait."

  "What's 'firepower' supposed to mean?"

  "......" Yang Qiu slapped his forehead, feeling a strong urge to cry. Weren't the Hubei New Army troops trained by German instructors? Why didn't this guy even understand firepower bait?

  "Everyone, look! We are here, the enemy is there, and this side is a cliff. As long as we make a strong attack posture... Here, right here! Organize everyone to move out and keep firing, attracting them to this side......" Now is not the time for discussion, Yang Qiu immediately picked up a stone and drew the current terrain and enemy firepower on the ground, with just a few strokes making Xiao Ankou's eyes shine brightly. By the time he explained what was called firepower enticement and the tactics that should be adopted at this moment, he had already nodded repeatedly.

  Xiao Anguo finally understood, and Yang Qiu let out a sigh of relief. This feeling of making things up on the spot was even more exhausting than fighting himself, fortunately it wasn't a more detailed tactic like cross-covering and shielding.

  After entrusting the task of covering people to Xiao Anguo, Yang Qiu also made preparations. First, he took out a pistol from his cloth bag and confirmed that the safety was still not open before putting it in his waistband. Although this made his own second child a bit dangerous, who let Hat Brother not provide a gun holster?

  This damn world, just arrived and already fighting for life.

  It must be turned upside down!