Chapter Eight New Member

  "Come, Brother Tan, I, Hu Buzheng, represent Fei Yun Fortress in toasting you a cup. From now on, if there's anywhere we can be of use to you, just speak up. You're my brother from now on! Cheers!" Hu hurriedly pulled in Tan Tian, his heart naturally set on those good guns. Since he didn't see any other subordinates of Tan Tian and didn't know where this person came from, these guns were absolutely impossible for just a few people to take away. Maybe he would sell them to various mountain strongholds, who knows?

  All the bandit leaders present had this idea, so from time to time someone came to offer a toast to Qin Tian. Qin Tian didn't dare drink too much and could only pretend to be polite. But there were too many people, Lin Shufen hurriedly helped Qin Tian block the wine, she was very clever, afraid that he would get drunk and lose control of the situation, causing something terrible to happen.

  Tan Tian certainly couldn't and didn't dare drink much, it was all just an act. The sky had already darkened, at this time a messenger arrived to report that the captured Communist Party members had all been brought in, please instruct Deputy Tan.

  Liu Jinzhong was so anxious that he wished he could grow a pair of wings to leave this haunted place immediately, and he shouted at the messenger: "What's taking you so long? Bring it here quickly!"

  After a while, several soldiers with guns brought eight men and two women over. These ten people were already half-naked and covered in wounds. Qin Tian looked at them and felt a pang of pain. "Elders, you've suffered."

  Tan Tian personally went to support a comrade who was almost unable to stand, and then said to Meng Da: "Please help Meng Da, treat their injuries with the best medicine. Don't worry, if one person is cured, I'll give you ten rifles and 100 bullets!"

  "Qin brothers, you're too polite!" Meng Da's master was overjoyed when he heard this, it's a hundred taels of silver! "Quickly! Come on, hurry up and go treat him, if there's any delay I'll take your lives!"

  Dozens of people rushed over immediately, four people lifted one and started treating them. At this time, Lin Shufen also helped with tears in her eyes because she knew two of them, both of whom were her superiors.

  Qin Tian let the armed soldiers put down their guns and then drove them out of the mountain stronghold. Liu Jianzhong and others strongly demanded to leave, Qin Tian also didn't keep them, took away their short guns, and let them go, shouting "Thank you for bringing us guns!" as they left. For these days, they won't come to attack the mountain stronghold, and this side also has enough time to prepare a retreat route. Anyway, Fei Long Zhai can no longer be stayed in.

  "After these National Army troops leave, Tan Tian loudly said: 'Everyone, heads of households, brothers and sisters, today's events the National Army will not let go easily. My intention is that everyone quickly returns to their respective homes. As for these guns and ammunition, whoever sees them gets a share, but each household can only take twenty quick-firing guns. Bullets, hand grenades, short-barreled guns, and machine guns are all gone, sorry about that. I, Tan Tian, am here to thank everyone for your support, hoping that in the future there will be more opportunities for cooperation. If there's a way to get rich, I, Tan Tian, guarantee that I won't forget each of your households.'"

  The people of Jiushan and Shiba Village are all very excited, they didn't do anything and got twenty quick guns for free, previously they were worried about their lives, now there's such a good thing, this Qin Tian is quite generous, pretty cool!

  Each bandit reported their own name and the strength of their gang, Qin Tian let Gong Ziqi take note of them one by one. These guns weren't given for free, they would definitely want repayment in the future.

  Tan Tian looked at the Browning and Mauser pistols left by several officers, and then called Lin Shufen to his side, giving her a Browning and saying: "You will stay with me from now on, don't worry, I mean no harm. You need to train yourself now, when you have the ability to protect yourself, you can do whatever you like, I'm helping you, understand?"

  Tan Tian knew that the level of comrades in this era varied greatly, and those who were good were extremely good, but after all, they were a minority. Comrades like Lin Shufen who didn't understand anything still made up the vast majority. They had faith and passion, but lacked too much experience and skill in dealing with the enemy. To be honest, many of the older generation died unjustly, and leaving her behind was indeed to let her improve her own abilities.

  Lin Shufen did not think that she would also have a gun. Although guns were rampant in this era, there were not many that fell into the hands of the Communist Party. Don't look at Lin Shufen and the eleven comrades here, they couldn't even come up with five guns. If they wanted to carry out a task, they had to borrow guns from comrades in other areas. Many times, several guns were used by several groups of people. Qin Tian was aware of this situation.

  Lin Shufen didn't know what to say, she suddenly felt very secure following this strange person, so without thinking, she nodded in agreement. That's how a super female hero was born. This is a story for later, let's talk about it another time.

  Tan Tian called the four little friends to his side again. The four of them very respectfully paid homage to Tan Tian, looking very well-behaved.

  Tan Tian gave each of them two twenty-round German-made Mauser rifles. Because many bandits used dual guns, dual guns were a manifestation of their ability.

  "Please introduce yourselves."

  "Master, I'm Chu Fei, proficient in all 18 martial arts, and skilled in the use of hidden weapons, specifically the Zi Wu Sang Men Ding." Chu Fei said excitedly, holding a shotgun in his hand. He had always wanted to buy a gun, but couldn't find a way to get one. Little did he know, even if he found a way, he still wouldn't be able to afford it. Not just guns, but even bullets were too expensive for him. The 20 bandits were already equipped with such fine firearms, which gave an idea of how valuable they were.

  "Master, I'm Yue Hong. I also master all eighteen martial arts skills, and my hidden weapon is the flying knife." Yue Hong was the second eldest, wiping his shotgun with his sleeve while speaking. Qin Tian smiled at him, knowing they had wanted such a gun for a long time. However, Qin Tian also knew that these four kids must have their own story, which could be seen from their neat and efficient movements just now.

  "Master, I'm Zi Xun. This name was given by Master. My hidden weapon is the Golden Coin Dart. Thank you, Master, for giving me a pair of guns. In the future, I will be very obedient and practice my marksmanship well to make Master proud!" Zi Xun looked very elegant with a thick black braid that reached down to her curved hips. Qin Tian smiled in approval.

  The smallest one was also a girl, who looked like she hadn't grown up yet and was a bit awkward. She didn't say anything but her face turned red. She was much prettier than Zi Xuan, with two big braids hanging down in front of her chest, looking very pure and lovely.

  "Master, I'm Bai Xue. I'm not as good as my brother and sister, my hidden weapon is the plum blossom needle." Bai Xue said softly with a blush on her face.

  "Alright! We will definitely teach you, but don't call us Master, from now on just call me Tian Ge and him Zi Qi Ge. Later we'll introduce you to the other three brothers." Tian was genuinely fond of these four younger siblings, they had inherited the authentic essence of Chinese martial arts, it was clear that their master, a Taoist priest, was no ordinary person, just by looking at their unusual hidden weapons, it was evident that the Taoist priest was an extraordinary being.

  These four martial arts masters were the main members of the Jing Tian Special Warfare Team, who would later make the Japanese invaders and traitors tremble with fear and lose sleep at night.

  The national army's affairs have come to an end, and this alliance conference has also been put off indefinitely. Guan Tian said that many of the big bosses of the mountain strongholds were not present, so the alliance conference was postponed for three months. Guan Tian also planned to establish his own mountain stronghold within these three months, and then seize the position of alliance leader in a legitimate manner, thus having the opportunity to integrate the local bandits. Within two years, they would become a powerful anti-Japanese force.

  The second master of the Red Sleeve Manor, Green Sleeve, brought people over to bid farewell to Qin Tian and others. Green Sleeve's expression was a bit strange, because as soon as she saw Qin Tian, her heart skipped a beat and her whole body felt hot. She calmed herself down and said calmly: "Qin Tian brother, when will you come to Red Sleeve Manor as a guest? I formally invite you on behalf of our master, don't reject me."

  Qin Tian was grateful for the support of this green-sleeved girl just now, so he also gave her a Browning. This was also thoughtful, first establishing friendship, and sometimes women's help is very pure and selfless. Qin Tian could also see that this green sleeve had a good impression of himself.

  Green Sleeve preferred the Colt, but Qin Tian gave her a Browning that she treasured and wore at her waist. Of course, Qin Tian had given her the gun holster as well, with ten bullets on it. Green Sleeve reluctantly left, and Fei Long Zhai was left with only their own people.

  Tan Tian knew that Zhang Jia and the others were also tired, so he gave a signal, and the three of them entered the mountain stronghold. The people in Fei Long Zhai really didn't expect that there would be three more people outside who were just like Tan Tian and the others. Fortunately, they hadn't misjudged the situation, otherwise they really wouldn't have known how to die.

  Gong Ziqi had eaten his fill and was now on wind patrol duty with Qin Tian, while Zhang Jia and the other two were huddled together eating.

  Zixun and Baixue saw Zhang Jia carrying a strange gun they had never seen before, and out of curiosity, they walked closer. Zixun, being bolder, reached out to touch it, then asked Zhang Jia, "Brother, I'm one of us, I want to ask, what kind of gun is this?"

  Zhang Jia knew that Qin Tian had taken in four team members, and seeing the two sisters looking very cute, he said while chewing his food: "This is a sniper rifle, it can hit targets around 1000 meters away. The battalion commander and horse you saw earlier were both shot by me. How's that, impressive?"

  "1,000 meters! My god, that's a distance where you can't even see people, are you telling the truth? Why can't I hear the gunshot?" Zi Xun asked while caressing the gun as if it were a treasure.

  "Hehe, little sister, this gun has a built-in silencer and flash suppressor, so the gunshot isn't very loud." Zhang Jia and the others were also very excited. When they weren't on a mission, the brothers would chat idly and even talk about Little Japan. Especially Gong Ziqi, he said that if China and Japan went to war, he'd be the first to sign up to fight the devils.

  Actually, what we brothers hate the most are those little devils. At that time, China had been weak for too long and was once the center of the world, a celestial empire that other countries paid homage to. However, it was bullied by some small countries, especially Japan. You say we taught them how to eat, farm, wear clothes, culture, and directly advanced them from primitive society to feudal society. Now they have become industrialized and turned around to bully their teachers, especially during the war of resistance against Japan when over 35 million Chinese civilians died. This is a deep-seated hatred.