Chapter 62: The Great Shift in Victory

  "Haha haha." "Big brother, what are you laughing at? You haven't stopped smiling all along the way." "Haha, little brother, you're not married yet, so you don't know. This is my first time entering the county town. Our host gave us some silver coins, didn't he? I bought a hair ribbon, hair flower, and a piece of floral cloth for your niece. It's just enough to make a floral jacket."

  "Big brother, this isn't the reason you've been smiling all along, is it?" "That's right. I also bought a piece of flowered fabric for your wife to make clothes with. And for your nephew, I got him a school bag so he can study hard and learn to read and write well, and in the future, marry a beautiful and filial daughter-in-law back home. But you little scamp look pretty happy too."

  "Ah, big brother, I'm not happy at all." "How can you say that? Although you didn't laugh out loud, I've seen that you haven't closed your mouth in days. You weren't like this before."

  "Haha, big brother, you've noticed this too. When we came out this time, my mother told me that if I went to any market-like place, I should buy some flower cloth to bring back. Before the new year, my aunt from a neighboring village introduced me to a potential wife, and when I get back this time, I'll have to go take a look."

  "Haha, great, big brother, you finally have a new home too," "Big brother, it's all thanks to Liu Dongjia's kindness. Without Liu Dongjia, I wouldn't have had the chance to marry my wife. Liu Dongjia is really a good person, not only did he let us eat well, but also increased our income by a lot. Just like before, my aunt from the neighboring village didn't want to come to my house, but since we've been doing better, she comes over every now and then, and each time she leaves with big bags of stuff."

  Liu He and his comrades were on their way back, each carrying big bags and small packages. Inside, there were clothes taken from the devils, their dry rations, canned goods seized from the devils, and gifts bought in the county town for their families. Although they had more things to carry this time than when they came out, no one was unwilling to carry them.

  There were over a dozen horses in the team, carrying machine guns and grenade launchers on their backs, and even some hand grenades were placed on the horses' bodies. Some of the excess firearms and ammunition were stored by Liu He in the place where silver coins and firearms and ammunition were previously stored, leaving behind a large amount of military equipment for his next arrival.

  On the way back, not only were the team members happy, but Liu He was also very happy. This time out, they had eliminated a lot of devils, but their own team members hadn't suffered any damage at all. It was an unbelievable thing, and not even one team member had sprained an ankle. Wasn't this something worth Liu He being happy about? They would be back home soon, he had brought the men out intact and would bring them back intact as well. This was definitely something to be happy about.

  There's another thing that's worth being happy about, Liu He also bought a lot of things to bring back, he remembered when they left the village, Zhang Zhen and others came out to see them off, Zhang Zhen appeared especially gentle at that time, "He, you must come back safely, I'll be waiting for you, don't forget to bring me gifts when you return."

  Rarely does Zhang Zhen say something like that, and after finishing the sentence, her face turned red and she ran away, leaving Liu He somewhat perplexed. What's gotten into Zhang Zhen to make her so talkative all of a sudden? Just as Liu He was puzzled, Aunt Li spoke up and revealed the underlying reason.

  "You're a silly boy, don't forget to come back and buy gifts for Zhang, I'll be the matchmaker then." Actually, Aunt Li had been worried about Liu He not getting married all this time. To be honest, these years, Aunt Li had always treated Liu He like her own family member, so of course she's anxious that he hasn't gotten married yet. It seems that Aunt Li had already sounded out Zhang Zhen and got a basic agreement, which is why there was the above scene.

  When the team members were buying hair flowers, hair ribbons and flower cloth in the county town, Liu He was still joking with everyone, why can't they get out of these few things? As a result, he suddenly remembered that he also needed to buy something, but then he became anxious. There really isn't anything good to buy! Rouge powder, will Zhang Zhen like it? After knowing her for so many years, I have never seen her buying rouge powder before. No way, just buy a piece of flower cloth for her, and also buy one for Li Shu, although he saw Li Bo buying flower cloth too, but isn't this a kind intention from me as a younger generation? And Gou Dan has grown up, didn't bring him this time, and he was crying. Don't need to buy candy for him. This time out, I got several small handguns, just right to give one to Zhang Zhen, one to Gou Dan, and one to Da Ni.

  This is the first time we've ever had such spoils, in the past we also captured handguns but they were ugly and weren't distributed. Moreover, their main tactic was ambush so there wasn't a need for handguns, even squad leaders and above didn't have them issued to them, just a few people carried an extra rifle.

  "Captain, this time we learned a song from Zhang, and I feel it's just right for us, as if it was tailor-made for us." "Oh, what song is that? Sing it to me."

  "Alright, brothers, let's sing. We are all divine marksmen, ready to sing." "We are all divine marksmen, every bullet eliminates an enemy, we are flying troops, no matter how high the mountain and deep the water..."

  This is actually the guerrilla song of the Eighth Route Army, how did this song appear at this time? Liu He was puzzled for a moment, and it really suited them to sing. Isn't this tailored for them?

  "Uncle Li, when did you learn this song?" "Captain, do you remember when we were in the county town and you went out for a few hours? That's when we heard Zhang Paichang and others singing it, and that's how we learned it. The purpose was to give you a surprise."

  "Ah, great, this is really surprising, I've decided that from now on, this song will be our team anthem. Let's all sing it together, we are all sharpshooters..."

  Suddenly, a loud singing voice echoed between the mountains. This singing could stir up trouble and also bring it down. At this time, the distant bird calls continued to echo, but no response was heard, only strings of songs were heard.

  "Bang, bang, bang, bang," "Stop, what's that noise in the distance." Suddenly, Liu He heard gunfire, and inside there were not only rifle sounds but also machine gun sounds. After the singing stopped, he even heard the sound of small cannons.

  "Report to Captain, battle ahead, please instruct." At this time, a scout rushed over, panting, and reported to Liu He.