Chapter Thirteen

  The New Year passed quickly, and Wang Jinlong sighed: "This year's is the most prosperous!" The Flying Tiger team members ate and drank well, but they always felt that something was missing, and their hearts were not at ease.

  On the sixth day of the New Year, at dawn, the whistle sounded, and the Flying Tiger Team gathered. Xiao Ming told them: The holiday is over, training has begun!

  More than half a month without training, many team members have gained weight. Xiao Ming was not lenient at all, exhausting them to the point of almost vomiting their intestines out, but they felt a stone lifted from their hearts instead. Only then did they understand: it turned out they were waiting for this day all along, damn cheap bones!

  Training is back on track, and Xiao Ming has also strengthened his practice in other projects. He was surprised to find that Xie Sibao can already keep up with the team's rhythm. During the holidays, Xie Sibao not only persisted in shoveling manure but also pulled Dalong together for training whenever he had time. Moreover, he usually gets up earlier than others, finishes shoveling manure first, and then trains together.

  This morning, Xiao Ming appeared on the training ground as usual, with a sniper rifle in his hand. Da Long stepped forward to ask about the training content, and Xiao Ming shouted: "Xie Sibao, step out. Others remain the same, Da Long leads the team for training."

  Xie Sibao stood at the back of the team, hearing Xiao Ming call himself, feeling a little uneasy. When the team dispersed, he slowly walked over and stood in front of Xiao Ming. Xiao Ming stared at Xie Sibao for a long time without speaking, but Xie Sibao calmed down instead, raised his head to look at Xiao Ming, with bright and firm eyes.

  Xiao Ming suddenly laughed: "You're pretty good at shooting!"

  "Hmm, can't compare to Instructor." This wasn't modesty, as Xie Sibao personally witnessed 200 meters away, Xiao Ming raised his hand and shot off the bandit's hat with one bullet.

  "I'm just practicing more, a bit of accuracy, rushing out, will also make mistakes, at most can be considered a godly shooter." Xiao Ming smiled, "And you, have the potential to be a sniper, this point, from your eyes can be seen!" Xiao Ming's mood is always difficult to calm down, this has always been his shortcoming.

  "Sniper?" Xie Sibao was perplexed, looking at Xiao Ming in confusion.

  Xiao Ming knew it would be hard to explain a few words to Xie Sibao, so he handed the gun back to him: "Take it and try."

  Xie Sibao caught the gun, turned around and pointed it at a small tree in the distance. The tree, which he had already aimed at countless times in his heart, suddenly became clear and thick through the small mirror on the gun. Xie Sibao was startled and turned to look at Xiao Ming.

  "That's a scope, it can magnify your target six times. With it, within 600 meters, you can hit any part of the enemy, including little brother," Xiao Ming smiled, "From now on, I will teach you all the skills as a sniper, as long as you learn with your heart, remember, use your heart, you will become a qualified sniper."

  "This is it, thank you, Instructor!" Xie Sibao's eyes were filled with gratitude, and he suddenly felt that Xiao Ming wasn't as terrifying as the rumors had said.

  "As a sniper, you can't mix in any emotions!" Xiao Ming's expression was serious, "Now, turn around, take aim."

  Xie Sibao turned around and raised his gun, suddenly feeling that his shoulder had been hit by something. He lowered his head to take a look, it was a broken tree branch.

  "The first lesson, a sniper must keep an eye on all six directions, listen to all eight sides, and have eyes in the back of his head." Xiao Ming said calmly, "The second, once the target is locked, no matter what happens, you can't be distracted."

  Spring is in full bloom, and before he knew it, Xiao Ming had been at Flying Tiger Fort for almost a year. The Flying Tigers were now able to train on their own, and all the skills that could be taught had been taught; what was left was up to individual comprehension.

  Xiao Ming and Wang Jinlong discussed it, let Da Long be the captain of the Flying Tiger Team, Ma Liu as deputy, and Xie Sibao in charge of sniper training. In this way, Xiao Ming was relieved a lot, having time to guide Xiaoyue's homework, Xiaoyue called out in distress.

  In the hall, Xiao Ming and Wang Jinlong drank tea for half a day without saying a word. Lately, Wang Jinlong's worries have been getting heavier and heavier.

  "What's on your mind, Wang?" Xiao Ming suddenly spoke up, grinning at Wang Jinlong.

  "Oh... this..." Wang Jinlong felt very sudden, and for a moment he didn't know how to respond.

  "I'll take a guess, if I'm right, how about treating me to a drink at home?" Xiao Ming still smiled.

  "Alright, three times is the limit. If Instructor Wang guesses correctly, we'll drink for three days straight." King Dragon also became interested.

  "When our family wants a wife, right?" Xiao Ming said with a smile.

  "The instructor smiled and continued guessing."

  " Liu's big yard!" Xiao Ming smiled and said a sentence, bowing his head to drink tea.

  Wang Jinlong almost jumped up and said: "How did you know? Coach is really amazing, I've been thinking about him for the past few days!"

  "Calm down, listen to me slowly," Xiao Ming said after taking a sip of tea. "This Liu family's compound is not comparable to the Second Dragon Ridge, it can only be taken by force, and once the guns and cannons go off, it will make a big noise. I heard that the Liu family has great influence in this area, if we take care of him, it will inevitably lead to official persecution, which would be troublesome later on. Why don't we prepare first and wait for the right moment to take him down? Even if the government sends troops then, we won't be afraid."

  "What does the teacher think should be prepared?"

  "Buy some bullets and store some food." Xiao Ming took out a piece of paper from his pocket and unfolded it, "Also, I drew a defensive map based on the terrain. Please take a look at it, this is not my specialty, so please supplement it as needed, let's try to build it as soon as possible."

  Wang Jinlong took it and looked at it, nodded and said: "Good, money is not a problem, I'll let Mr. Ji go to handle it now. How about the bullets and food?"

  "Are you going to buy bullets or food?" Xiao Ming paused for a moment and suddenly asked: "Master, how much longer until the wheat harvest?"

  "It's still two months until harvest."

  "Alright, at the time of wheat harvest," Xiao Ming smiled, "I heard that Liu's big yard has good fields of thousands of acres, we'll work after the wheat harvest, and by then the money and grain will all be ours!"

  On the mountain road, Xiao Ming and Fei Hu's team were driving eight large trucks, moving slowly. The trucks carried 300,000 rounds of ammunition and 3,000 hand grenades that they had just purchased. In this era, with money, anything could be bought. What surprised Xiao Ming was that he even managed to buy bullets for the Thompson submachine gun. Yan Laoxi's munitions factory wasn't just bragging after all!

  Sun Erdou didn't understand why he wouldn't take the good main road, but instead took the small path, which wound and turned, getting farther and farther away. If they were to run into bandits...

  Suddenly remembered Xiao Ming's words: We are just bandits. Couldn't help but laugh.

  "Sun Erdou, what are you smiling at stupidly!" Xiao Ming shouted.

  Sun Erdou was startled and hastily came forward: "Officer, what's going on?"

  "How much farther is it to Flying Eagle Fort?"

  "This, Commander, fifty li north of here is Flying Eagle Fort, what does the commander mean...?"

  "This trip has cost a lot of money, I have to find somewhere to make up for it!" Xiao Ming smiled.

  Sun Erdou finally understood why Xiao Ming had done this, and thought to himself: "This is too cruel, just because someone fired a shot, you've been after him all along." He quickly said: "The instructor was right, not only did Guo Shanfeng kill his own brother, but he also didn't treat his comrades as human beings. He should have been dealt with long ago." Thinking that he had almost been killed by Guo Shanfeng himself, he naturally felt a sense of excitement.

  Find a secluded place, Xiao Ming ordered to camp, called Da Long and Ma Liu, and gave the task: "Bring your equipment, you two will lead the team tonight to destroy Fei Ying Village, how to do it is up to you, and bring back the brothers safely. Sun Er Gou, give you a chance to show your face, bring back those who are familiar with the mountain village, honest and capable, understand?" Everyone took orders.

  Sun Ergou's heart was racing with anxiety, thinking that if he brought back someone who would cause trouble for the instructor, would he still have a good life to live?!

  The big dragon hesitated for a moment and asked: "Sir, how many people are we taking with us?"

  Xiao Ming said: "I and Shan Wawa, Xie Sibao bring one more person to stay behind, that's enough. How can you not believe me?"

  The big dragon ordered a check of equipment, rested for a while, and set off with Sun Erdou leading the way.

  Xiao Ming ordered Xie Sibao: "You two, go to a high place and find a few sniping positions. If anyone looks for trouble tonight, it's up to you two." The two of them left.

  The little girl giggled and came over: "Officer, I've been walking all day, don't you think it's time for me to take a break? After all, I'm still young, right?" This kid has been here for half a year, eating and drinking well, growing taller by the day, almost catching up with Xiao Ming.

  Xiao Ming laughed even more brightly: "Alright, let's start with a thousand old oxen plowing the fields, stretch and exercise our muscles and bones, sleep will be more sound. Shall we begin now?" Shan Wa Zi stuck out his tongue and went to prepare fodder for the horses.

  Xie Sibao and the other person arrived at a high place, found a suitable location to ambush, raised their guns and looked around through the scope. Suddenly, their gaze stopped on Xiao Ming's body. Xiao Ming was facing away from him, urinating, when he suddenly turned around with a smile and waved at him. Xie Sibao quickly moved the gun away, his heart racing: This instructor, does he really have eyes in the back of his head?

  It's really a case of bad luck, they had just robbed a wine merchant's convoy during the day and returned to their hideout for a hearty drink. When the Flying Tigers arrived, the bandits on the mountain were drunk as mud, with guns pointed at their heads they still didn't come around, so they had to be splashed awake with cold water.

  The mountain wind saw clearly that it was Sun Erdou. His mind cleared up a lot and he asked: "Sun, what do you want to do?"

  "Damn it, what do you want to do? I've joined the National Army now. Last year, that sly fox Hu Feng startled our superiors, and after they returned, they were very uncomfortable and ordered us to suppress bandits. Over Mountain Wind, sorry about this, be honest and maybe there's still a way out."

  Years ago, the flower fox said that when he heard the mountain wind was not coming to seek revenge, seeing the equipment and momentum of the incoming person, it was absolutely a regular army, and suddenly saw hope: "Everyone, misunderstanding, as long as you let me go, everything is fine."

  Sun Erdou smiled and said: "That's right, isn't it? Although the officer's face must be given, but for brothers, it's just a matter of loosening their hands. You're the boss, don't you think?"

  Guo Shanfeng nodded repeatedly and asked tentatively: "Brother Sun, how about ten yellow croakers?"

  Sun Erdou shook his head: "There are still over a hundred brothers waiting at the foot of the mountain."

  "Or twenty articles?"

  Sun Erdou sighed and said, "Boss, you're making it difficult for me. If not like this, then let our squad leader talk to him, but I'm telling you, our squad leader has a bad temper." He pointed at Ma Liu.

  Guo Shanfeng nodded and bowed, but before he could speak, Ma Liu had already become impatient. He pulled out a dagger, pressed Guo's hand onto the table, and with a swift motion, cut off his little finger. "You damn well better give me a satisfying answer," he said.

  The mountain wind howled loudly, and he knew that playing tricks on the soldiers was useless. He hastily said: "Officer, spare my life, just give me a number, as long as you let me go."

  Sun Ergou leaned in: "Boss, as the saying goes, 'as long as the green mountain is there, don't worry about firewood'. With a gun in your hand, do you still care about that little bit of money?"

  Guoshan Feng was sweating all over, knowing that if he didn't vomit blood today, he wouldn't be able to get through. He gritted his teeth and said: "There's a water jar outside the house, move it away, everything is inside." Moving the water jar, lifting the stone slab, there was indeed a cellar, with many yellow and white things inside. Guoshan Feng had been busy for nothing these past few years.

  Ma Liu began to admire Sun Er Gou a bit. If he killed Guo Shan Feng, where would he find the money? He glared: "What else?"

  "The storm has passed and it's calm now: 'It's all gone, if you don't believe me, just kill me.'"

  "Kill you?" Ma Liu smiled and tilted his head at Sun Er Gou, "There are still people who haven't settled accounts with you yet!"

  Sun Ergou sighed and said, "Guoshan Feng, the master's confidant, told me in a dream that he misses you and wants you to go keep him company!" With a wave of his hand, someone came up and bound Guoshan Feng with ropes, then threw him off the cliff.

  Sun Erdou found several familiar bandits, figured out the personnel composition, handed over the cruel ones to Ma Liu, and after removing the old, weak, sick and disabled, there were still three or four dozen strong and capable men. He tried his best to persuade these people to follow him, and they agreed very readily: wherever they went, they would be fed, besides, the miserable cries coming from behind the mountain were not just for fun!

  There were many large vehicles on the mountain stronghold, and the Flying Tiger Corps almost loaded everything that could be taken away, with more than 20 vehicles. Da Long looked at the sky and saw that it was about to dawn, so he ordered the departure and went to rendezvous with Xiao Ming.