Chapter Fifty-Four: Shot Dead

  The troops were advancing slowly, and the several seriously wounded soldiers had only temporarily controlled their injuries. In this cold weather, it was feared that something unexpected might happen. And indeed, two of the seriously wounded soldiers began to develop a fever.

  Tang Qiuli's heart was racing, and he ordered all the team members to change into the enemy's military uniforms. They took a detour on the main road to rush back to the base. Although it was a bit of a roundabout route, their marching speed clearly increased, and the soldiers' physical consumption decreased significantly. More than 400 people, all dressed in enemy uniforms, formed a dense yellow mass, with bayonets gleaming, light and heavy machine guns, mortars, and everything else, making for a stunning scene.

  Tang Qiuli put on Yamada's lieutenant colonel uniform, but somehow it felt awkward.

  This road is smooth and unobstructed, a small group of beards, seeing a large team of Japanese soldiers, had already fled in the wind, how dare they have any ideas, just our few half-human, dare to fight with the Japanese army's main force, Shouxing Lao hang himself, are you tired of living too long? We can't afford to provoke them, let's go around and find a nearby village or something, and get some insurance.

  Alas, what's wrong with this person? No matter how you say it, are you Chinese or not? The thing in your hand is a rifle! Fire a few shots and even if you kill one Japanese devil, you're still a man of honor from Guandong! Then dash into the big forest, who can find you? This is good, as soon as they see a Japanese shadow, they flee without a trace, thinking about how to harm ordinary people!

  Actually, Tang Qiuli really hoped to have a few beards to fight against this fake ghost team, which would prove that they had at least some blood nature, and it would be good to take the opportunity to make friends with more allies or simply recruit them, anyway, the team is currently thinking of expanding.

  What's really frustrating is that nothing happened! Alas, public opinion has been completely lost!

  The troops marched hastily to the base, and on the way, they encountered several checkpoints set up by the Japanese and puppet soldiers. However, the highest rank among the Japanese soldiers at the checkpoint was only a sergeant, and in front of Tang Qiuli's fake lieutenant colonel, they were just doing some small tasks. After a few "mountain bandits" were given to them, it took only a moment to clean up. The puppet soldiers were educated for a while and then released. Tang Qiuli reported the name of the Anti-Japanese Blood Hand Team, saying that they had come from the east of Manchuria to fight against the Japanese in New Jing. These puppet soldiers listened with a daze, thinking that they had really encountered some bold ones - how could several hundred people dare to go to New Jing? They were actually quite impressed. In fact, these puppet soldiers were not die-hard traitors, but they had no choice and were forced to join the army to make a living, and some were even conscripted by force.

  Tang Qiuli's goal was very clear, that is, before the troops grew stronger, try not to attract the attention of the high-level devils in this area. After all, it's not a small matter for a devil to strengthen its forces and wipe out the entire army. This can shift the devil's attention, and this wind will spread through the mouths of these several national soldiers.

  When there was still more than half a day's journey from the base, the troops left the main road and secretly entered the mountain forest, returning to the base in secret. Before entering the base, the rear guard troops were arranged to cover up all traces.

  After several days of long-distance trekking, the troops finally transported all weapons and equipment, ammunition and supplies safely back to the base.

  As soon as they returned to the base, Tang Qiu got off his horse and arranged for the wounded to receive treatment, especially those who were seriously injured, using the best medicine. As for the supplies and equipment, he didn't need to worry about them, with Zhang Quan, the logistics director, taking care of that.

  After finishing all this, he finally had time to spare. As soon as he was free, he immediately felt that the atmosphere in the base was a bit off!

  Let's talk about the warriors, those recruits from the gold mine, looked at him with a somewhat evasive gaze, while the old members of the Blood Hand team had an air of resentment and he keenly felt that there was an invisible gap between the new and old members.

  There's also Qiusheng and Wang Xu, who are left to guard the base. Logically speaking, they should have come to report on their work or ask about the situation here, but judging from their behavior, it seems like they're intentionally avoiding him!

  The strangest thing is that Little Ling hasn't shown up yet, usually she would have appeared long ago.

  This is too abnormal!

  Something's off, what happened in the base during these few days when he led the team away?

  He was pondering there when a fierce-looking mountain tiger came storming over!

  Look at him, still fuming with rage, his dark face flushed bright red, like a furious lion. Because he walked too fast and was carrying anger, several cobblestones under his feet were kicked flying!

  What's going on? Rarely see Mountain Tiger so angry!

  Before he could utter a word, Mountain Tiger loudly asked: "Commander, how do you think this matter should be handled? The brothers are all watching!"

  Tang Qiu stared at Shan Hu in shock and confusion, "What's going on?"

  Seeing Tang Qiuli's appearance, Shān Hǔ was also stunned, you don't know?

  Before he could ask Shān Hǔ, Qiū Shēng Gē and Féng Jì Wǔ hastily ran over from behind, looking like they were chasing after Shān Hǔ.

  Qiu Sheng's brother rushed forward and scolded Shan Hu severely, "You only know how to throw a tantrum, can't calm down no matter what, if I hadn't pulled you back just now, your heavy machine gun would have opened fire!"

  As it happens, Shan Hu was scolded and calmed down. Xia Qiu returned with the troops and has been busy ever since, so she doesn't know about this matter!

  The mountain tigers have come down, but Tang Qiuli is not going to make it. What's the big deal? Making a fuss with guns and cannons? And keeping me in the dark!

  "Alright, Vice Commander Tang and Captain Feng, I order you to immediately report the situation at the base to me!" His tone was stern enough.

  Qiu Sheng let out a sigh, he actually wanted to wait until tomorrow to report this matter to Tang Qiuli, and on this point, Xiao Qiu was also very hardworking, so let him have a good rest tonight. Qiu Sheng had a kind of heartfelt concern for Tang Qiuli, which was not only due to their blood relationship but also because he regarded Tang Qiuli as the soul of this team.

  Ke Shan Hu this cannon tube child, alas, say it and be done with it, anyway it's bound to come out sooner or later!

  Then Qiu Sheng and Feng Ji Wu told him in detail about what had happened at the base.

  Something big has really happened at the base!

  The troops went out to transport equipment, and with the addition of Qiū Quán's scouting team, more than half of the personnel left at once. The base was left with over a hundred people, mostly brothers who had originally followed Liú Tiěhàn, responsible for the daily defense and peacetime training of the base.

  Among the team members who stayed in the base, there were two team members who were captured with Liu Tienan and did hard labor in the gold mine. One was called Qian Defu and the other was Zhang Lizi. This Qian Defu was a local from Liaoyang, his family had some money, he studied for a few days, but this kid didn't study well, squandered all the family's money, and then joined the army with one kick.

  This Zhang Lizhi is not a good guy, he's from Nenjiang, Heilongjiang, and has been useless since he was young. He's a complete rascal, but this kid has a lot of tricks up his sleeve and knows how to take advantage of the situation. His reputation in his hometown is terrible, and he couldn't make a living there anymore. Luckily, his brother-in-law works at the police station in Fengtian and has some power, so he arranged for Zhang Lizhi to come to Fengtian and do something. He was sent to the Northeast Army through connections, and at first, this kid served as a soldier under the camp commander. He's eloquent and knows how to get things done, and the commander found him useful. If he continued on this path, Zhang Lizhi might have turned out okay!

  But this kid wasn't that kind of honest person, back in his hometown, he had done things like groping big girls' butts and calling on widows at midnight. He hadn't changed his nature, after mixing around for a while, he started to get ideas, and actually managed to hook up with the battalion commander's concubine. But nothing stays secret forever, and as a result, he was caught by the battalion commander in bed, and nearly got himself killed on the spot. According to the battalion commander's wishes, he should have been done for right then and there. This kid kowtowed and apologized repeatedly, and later Zhang Lirong's brother-in-law had to pull strings and spend a lot of money to save his life.

  Zhang Lizi was beaten with thirty military clubs, and this group couldn't stay any longer, so he transferred to Liu Tienan's group. Coincidentally, Qian Defu was in the same class as him, and it was said that flies find big manure, these two guys had a similar stench and became sworn brothers, just like good friends. Because Zhang Lizi had many clever ideas, he became the leader, and Qian Defu followed him unconditionally.

  "On the night of the 'September 18th Incident', these two kids didn't dare fire a single shot, and sneaked around to surrender to the Japanese. However, they saw that the captured Northeastern Army soldiers were all killed by the Japanese with machine guns. They were so scared that they wet their pants, and in this daze, they were taken captive and sent to a gold mine."

  After being rescued by Tang Qiuli, they followed the team to the base. In a stable environment, warm climate, and good food, these two kids were like fish in water, and their eyes lit up when they saw sunlight. They started to get into trouble, especially Zhang Lizhi, who didn't want to follow the team and fight against the Japanese at all. What's the point of being here? You can't drink, gamble, or visit prostitutes, and you can't even make some extra money on the side. He wanted to escape but couldn't find an opportunity because the base was heavily guarded. His cunning eyes were fixed on several female team members in the base.

  The climate at the base is warm like summer, and all the team members are wearing thin clothes. The mountain girls have developed plump and full figures due to long-term labor, and with daily training, they are sweating profusely, their thin clothes soaked through, revealing their curves. Those breasts, that butt, that small waist, that face, that skin, it's really tantalizing! Don't look at these little girls who are only 18 or 19 years old, but they have developed into a beauty like a pool of water, especially that one called Little Ling, possibly because she was pampered by that Tang kid. Looking at her makes me furious, and it's hard to breathe. If I could get her in bed, it would be worth dying for!

  Zhang Lizhi this kid is always thinking about this, every day he finds time to get close to these few girls, those sly eyes are full of hooks, as if he wants to strip off their clothes on the spot and have a wild time, at night he even ran several laps in his dreams!

  These girls have a naive and simple character, the mountain children are not so cunning, they don't think badly, and they get along very well with the new team members. In their eyes, the new team members are much older than them, just like their own brothers, and the new team members also treat them as little sisters!

  Who would have thought that Zhang Lizhi and Qian Defu, these two scoundrels, were harboring such evil intentions? It's really a case of "a rotten melon can't produce a good gourd", there are all kinds of people in this world!

  Most of the troops were there, but these two little ones didn't seize the opportunity to take action, their hearts racing with anxiety, they could only hide far away behind a tree, staring at the girls' breasts and buttocks.

  After Tang Qiuli led the team out, the base suddenly became much quieter, and the duty time of each class's sentry was also extended accordingly.

  It just so happened that last night, it was Zhang Lizi and Qian Defu's turn to take the second half of the night shift. These two rascals saw an opportunity and started paying attention to the movements of the girls. If these scoundrels were going to do something despicable, they would be careful about it.

  The four female team members were in a cave, and Xiaoling was alone in Tang Qiuli's room. As she looked around, one of the girls came back. The three who had gone out earlier were on duty to take care of the wounded today, and it happened that the female team member in this room was on shift.

  The girl went into the house and soon the lights went out, apparently she had fallen asleep.

  These two rascals have made their move, the girls have been living here for a long time and didn't guard against anyone, including Xiaoling's room which wasn't even locked, they were used to it and nothing had happened before, but who would have thought there were these two-legged beasts!

  Zhang Lizhi sneaked into Xiaoling's room, and in the darkness, the girl's body fragrance stimulated his nerves, immediately making him hot all over, with lustful thoughts filling his mind. He couldn't help but want to push Xiaoling down on the bed and vent his desires. But he didn't use his brain to think things through - was this really something a human should do? Truly, he didn't know how to write the word "death", being so blinded by lust that he couldn't care about anything else.

  Zhang Lizhi lifted the mosquito net, and his two dirty hands were about to touch Xiaoling's breasts. The feeling of touching her made him tense up, and he almost ejaculated on the spot. Just as he was about to praise her for being a natural beauty, he felt a cold gun muzzle pressed against his forehead.

  If it were an ordinary person, they would have been discovered by others and immediately begged for mercy or made excuses, such as having a high fever and being confused, sleepwalking into the wrong room, etc. Perhaps the girl's family would be too embarrassed or her heart would soften, and she could escape this time.

  But he didn't think so, in his eyes, she was just a little girl, one scare would make her collapse like a pile of mud, and at that time, she wouldn't be able to do as she pleased, and things would go well!

  So, this little guy dodged the gun and took out his dagger, flashing it in the light, and put it to Xiaoling's neck. He didn't have any intention of killing Xiaoling, he couldn't bear to, but he didn't know about Xiaoling's skills. With a twist of her slender waist, her long legs kicked up with a whooshing sound, and with one kick, she sent Zhang Lizi's dagger flying. Taking advantage of the momentum, she used the gun butt to strike this little guy on the head, and with just one hit, he fell to the ground with a thud, instantly knocked out. Xiaoling put on her clothes, found some rope to tie him up securely, but after thinking about it, she still wasn't satisfied, so she took a rag and stuffed it into his mouth.

  Where did Xiaoling get the gun from? This gun was obtained by Tang Qiuli in Hei Mangzi Gou when he fought against the mountain forest police team, and it was taken from the deputy captain's body. It was a brand new gun with a complete set of accessories, including a holster and leather belt, all of which were given to Xiaoling. She was so delighted that she couldn't bear to part with it, carrying it with her every day and even placing it under her pillow when she slept. Not that she was afraid of anyone, but rather because she treasured it like a precious gem, often taking it out to touch it from time to time. Today, it just so happened that it came in handy for Zhang Licheng, the scoundrel.

  This story is long to tell but the actual effort was short. Xiaoling heard some noise from next door and her heart skipped a beat, it was the room of several companions, had someone else snuck in too?

  She rushed out and just reached the door when she saw someone flying out of a hole, falling to the ground with a thud. He struggled to get up but couldn't. This time he was beaten badly enough. Xiaoling stepped on him and took a look, it was Qian Defu, at that moment she understood what was going on! He was in cahoots with Zhang Lizhi who was tied up in her own room!

  At this time, the fighting sound alarmed the sentries at other posts, who rushed over and took the two men into custody with their guns.

  Xiao Ling was worried, had her own sister been taken advantage of?

  She rushed into the cave and took a look, feeling relieved. As it turned out, this little girl was actually the cousin of Mountain Tiger, named Huang Qiujin, who was also a feisty one. Her boxing skills were not much inferior to Xiaoling's. At this moment, she was still practicing her moves, seemingly not satisfied with her current performance.

  When she saw Xiaoling come in, she rushed into her arms and burst out crying, she was furious!

  At this time, Xiaoling saw that the girl's underwear was torn, and on her white and plump breasts, there were several eye-catching scratches, shocking! Her heart sank, Qiuju still got hurt!

  Qian Defu, this kid, didn't have Zhang Lizhi's bad intentions, Zhang Lizhi had already snuck into Xiaoling's room. He was still anxiously waiting by the door, thinking it was locked. When he finally realized, he rushed in frantically and immediately tore open Qiujie's undergarments. He pounced on the girl, grabbing and biting her. By the time she woke up from her initial shock, she had already been taken advantage of by this kid.

  With a mix of shame and anger, Qiu Ju threw a punch that sent Qian Defu flying far away. She jumped up from the bed, her body tense with rage. You'd think Qian Defu would have learned his lesson after being punched once, but no, he came back for more, shaking his head and thinking to himself, "This girl's got some serious skills!" His head was spinning a bit, but he didn't care - he was determined to get the upper hand today. He charged at Qiu Ju again, thinking she'd be like all the other girls he'd messed with before, cowering in fear. But he was dead wrong! Before he even reached her, he took a vicious kick to the stomach that left him doubled over like a shrimp. And just as he was recovering from that, he got slammed in the face with a knee that sent stars flying and had him tumbling through the air before crashing to the ground, unable to get back up.

  Xiao Ling thought of the dirty hands on her body, and she felt a wave of nausea. She comforted Qiu Ju for a few words, then hurried back to the cave, using clear water to scrub her chest hard, until her white chest was rubbed red, only then did she feel a little better. After thinking for a moment, she dropped tears again.

  At this time, the autumn-born, Feng Ji-wu, Wang Xu and Zhang Quan who were left behind heard the noise and rushed over. They immediately understood what was going on and asked Xiaoling and Qiujie to explain the situation in detail. The few people were so angry that they were dizzy at the time. The soldiers who rushed over after hearing the news were also furious, especially the old team members of the Blood Hand Team, who wanted to kill the two boys on the spot.

  Qiu Sheng stopped everyone, after all, they were Liu's chief of staff's men. Besides, the commander had not returned yet, so first, strictly guard these two bad eggs and wait for the commander and chief of staff to return before dealing with this matter. As soon as this happened, the new team members felt extremely uncomfortable, in front of the old team members, they couldn't lift their heads. The old team members thought that before the new people came, there were no such incidents, and unconsciously, a rift formed between the old and new team members.

  Tang Qiu left them and just came back today. When Autumn Chrysanthemum saw her brother return, she couldn't help but pour out all the grievances in her heart, sobbing as she told Mountain Tiger everything that had happened. As soon as Mountain Tiger heard it, he exploded in anger, grabbing his heavy machine gun and rushing to the cave where the two little brats were being held. He was about to open fire on the cave when Autumn Born rushed over just in time and stopped him. If not, those two little brats would have been shot by Mountain Tiger!

  After hearing this, Tang Qiuli's innermost anger was unprecedented, and a strong killing intent suddenly surged up around him. Although it was in the warm summer air, several people beside him involuntarily shivered with a chill, what a heavy killing intent!

  "Let's get started!" He simply gave an order and strode towards the conference room.

  Everyone waited until all the commanders arrived. Xiaoling didn't want to come, feeling embarrassed discussing this in public, and was a bit afraid to face Tang Qiuli, thinking she had wronged him. Tang Qiuli's expression was cold, only saying to Qiu Sheng, "As long as the sky hasn't fallen, no one is allowed to be absent from today's meeting, also let Qiu Ju participate!" Qiu Sheng had no choice but to persuade Xiaoling to attend, and as soon as she entered, she found a corner to sit in. If it were usual times, she would have already leaned against Tang Qiuli's side.

  Only Liu Tiehan arrived last, with a look of anger and shame on his face. After all, the person who did such a thing was his original brother, and his mood was mixed with shame and hatred.

  Everyone is here, Tang Qiuli's eyes are filled with murderous intent, and he says in a low voice: "Just inform all the leaders of one thing, if this thief is not killed, it will not be enough to calm the people's anger, and it will be difficult to maintain the discipline of the troops! Execute immediately!"

  Listening to this tone, I feel a killing intent. Everyone present felt a chill in their hearts. The conductor showed another side of himself!

  Liu Tiehan looked up at Tang Qiuli, with a serious and hesitant expression. In his heart, he still wanted to save the lives of these two people. After all, they were old brothers who had crawled out of the same pile of dead bodies. Now, there were only so many old brothers left in the whole regiment, and losing any one of them would be heartbreaking!

  Tang Qiuli saw Liu Tiehan's expression, waved his hand and said, "Chief of Staff, there is no need to say more. My decision will not be changed! Why do this? After the execution is carried out, I will explain it in detail to everyone!"

  Outside the base, in front of a cliff, all team members stood silently in formation, standing at attention on the edge of the cliff. Two men, Zhang Lizhi and Qian Defu, who had committed evil deeds, knelt there, their faces pale as they realized their time was running out. They were paralyzed with fear, like two piles of mud!

  Zhang Lizhi suddenly sat up straight, with a burst of evil energy, and shouted loudly at Tang Qiuli: "Tang, you're always sleeping with women every day. I just touched her, it felt so good! If I could do this little girl once, it would be worth dying for!" He thought he was very heroic, like a man! But, unknowingly, his words and actions made the new team member, who had some sympathy for them, feel extreme anger and contempt. You two don't even know how to repent, but instead boast about what you've done! You're better off dead, such trash, living is just a disaster, might as well be shot early on!

  Tang Qiu's hand waved in disgust, "Execute!" Simple words, but like a thousand gold giant stone, pressed on the hearts of the team members, finally saw the iron-blooded side of Commander Tie!

  The mountain tiger smiled and walked forward, holding a familiar submachine gun that rarely left his hand. Today it was his turn to execute. After a burst of deafening gunfire, the two villains on the cliff's edge were torn apart, their bodies shattered, with specks of blood staining the pristine white snow red as they tumbled into the deep valley below. The two ugly souls fell to the 18th level of hell, never to be reborn again!

  Shan Hu asked Tang Qiuli what gun to use before the execution, and Tang Qiuli told him it didn't matter, as long as he could kill those two guys. Shan Hu thought for a moment and decided to use his old reliable gun.

  The mountain tiger didn't know that his move had brought such a shock to the team members. Those who had seen people being shot, hadn't seen anyone use a heavy machine gun like this before. This scene was too violent, too bloody! Team members with various thoughts in their minds unconsciously shrank their necks. The commander was ruthless, but Captain Huang was even more ruthless! From then on, the team members not only revered Tang Qiuli, but also feared Mountain Tiger from the bottom of their hearts. Look at him, a 16-year-old young man, shooting people, using a heavy machine gun to kill, and still feeling unsatisfied afterwards. Be careful, don't offend this guy.

  Actually, Tang Qiulei knew when Shantiger asked that Shantiger would definitely do this, not just for Qiuju but also for Xiaoling. He wanted this effect. These new team members, although they are good in nature, have been influenced by the bad habits of being in the Northeast Army for a long time and must be dealt with firmly to establish discipline. Special times call for special measures!

  For a moment, the scene was extremely quiet, everyone had different thoughts, only the whistling wind swept past their ears...

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