Chapter 12
"Sir!"
The old man never thought that the young commander would do such a thing, and hurriedly shouted: "Absolutely not! Absolutely not!"
"You just saved our village, how can you give us food?"
"The situation is so difficult now, and the troops fighting the Japanese in various places are also short of food and clothing. How can we ask for food from the commander?"
"Yes! We can't accept it! Absolutely not!"
"..."
Many villagers present also declined, with surprise and emotion in their eyes.
These days, there are only warlords who ask for food from the people, how can there be troops that deliver food to the villagers?
Even the two Wu brothers were shocked when they heard this.
"Fellow villagers!"
Lu Zhixian waved his hand and said solemnly: "You don't have to feel any burden. These materials were just seized from the devils, and it is even possible that they were originally confiscated from the villagers. Now we are just returning the materials to their original owners."
"Besides, the current situation is difficult, and the villagers' lives are really hard. Everyone has elderly parents and children to take care of. Even if they don't eat, at least they can't let the elderly and children starve."
"These grains are not much, in fact, they are just a little bit of our thoughts."
"..."
He said a lot of words in succession, and every word was from the heart.
Supplies are important.
But for the Anti-Japanese War Company, it is not the most important thing at the moment. After all, what they got in Heiyun Village before is enough to support them for nearly half a year.
How could he turn a blind eye to the villagers who were at the end of their rope?
"No! No!"
Many villagers still refused.
Lu Zhixian didn't say much, just asked his soldiers to take out the food.
"Sir!"
Wu Baili, who was standing over there, was deeply moved and said with great admiration: "If every unit can be like the Anti-Japanese Company, the devils will definitely not be arrogant for long!"
"Two brothers!"
Lu Zhixian suddenly looked solemn and said: "The devils will definitely come again soon. I wonder what your two brothers are planning?"
"We--"
Wu Baili's face changed slightly.
Of course, he understood what Lu Zhixian meant.
They killed both the village chief and the devils, so they are definitely on the wanted list. The villagers can hide in the mountains, and the devils will not go to great lengths to find the villagers in the vast mountains, but the second devils in the maintenance association will definitely not let them go, and they may not be able to stay here at that time.
"Two brothers!"
Lu Zhixian's expression changed slightly, and he soon revealed his intention: "I see that you two brothers were able to kill three of the more than ten Japanese soldiers here before. You are definitely born to be soldiers. Now that the country is in crisis, passionate men should go to the battlefield to kill the enemy and defend the country. At least we can't let the villagers live in fear every day. I wonder if you two are willing to fight the Japanese with us?"
"Fight the Japanese?"
"Yes!"
Lu Zhixian nodded and said seriously: "Defend the country and protect the villagers!"
"I am willing!"
"I am willing!"
The two brothers looked at each other and soon said resolutely.
"Okay!"
Lu Zhixian cares most about the Wu brothers, and he can't help but be quite excited when he heard this.
You must know that these two are definitely top talents. As the former and latter company commanders of the Steel Seventh Company, which will be famous in China in the future, their strength can be imagined.
It is no exaggeration to say.
With two people joining, the strength of the Anti-Japanese Company is definitely even stronger!
"But——"
"What's wrong?"
"I'm still a little worried about my parents and fellow villagers."
Wu Baili was embarrassed at this time, and said with some worry: "Captain Lu, as you said just now, the Japanese will definitely come to investigate this matter. Although the villagers go into the mountains, it is not easy for the Japanese to find them, but if the Japanese are tight, I am still worried about the safety of the villagers."
"Let's do this!"
Lu Zhixian naturally understood this point. He said seriously: "I will send a platoon of troops to stay here for ten days. If the Japanese don't enter the mountains within ten days, they will probably give up this matter. Then you can fight the Japanese with me, okay?"
"Okay!"
The two brothers were overjoyed.
"Sir, I want to join too!"
"Sir, I want to join too!"
"..."
At this time, more than 20 young men not far away also couldn't help shouting.
Seeing these men with burning eyes, Lu Zhixian was filled with murderous intent, so he couldn't help but say excitedly: "Okay! As long as you are willing to fight the devils, our Anti-Japanese War Company warmly welcomes you!"
"I, I want to go too!"
At this moment, a childish voice suddenly came from behind.
Hmm?
Lu Zhixian turned around.
I saw Wu WanliWhen was he timidly pulling his trouser legs, his tender little hands seemed to have exhausted all their strength.
He was slightly startled, then squatted down, gently touched his head, and whispered: "Wanli, war means death."
"Then, why do we have to fight?"
"Because sometimes we have to fight! Those little devils want to rob our cattle, sheep, and food, and also want to harm the grandparents, uncles, and aunts in the village. Do you think we can agree to it?"
"No!"
"That's right!"
Lu Zhixian nodded and said softly: "So, sometimes even if people die, we have to fight. Listen to my brother. "If you don't say that, Wanli will stay with my father and mother obediently."
"Yes."
"Good boy!"
"But, but——"
Wu Wanli suddenly glanced at the Wu brothers not far away, and said hurriedly: "I don't want my elder brother and second brother to go either!"
"Wanli!"
Lu Zhixian said softly: "Who is willing to go to the battlefield? But the reason why your elder brother and second brother still want to fight the devils is that they just hope that you don't have to fight again in the future! Do you understand?"
"Yes."
Wu Wanli nodded as if he understood.
...
Two hours later.
Black Cloud Village.
After a long journey, everyone finally returned here.
"Company Commander!"
Wei Dayong was shocked when he saw the entire mountain village, and hurriedly said: "Oh my God! Our base is actually here? !"
The other prisoners of war soldiers present were also surprised.
No one expected that there was a mountain stronghold in such a hidden and dangerous place, and the whole mountain stronghold was open and the buildings were well-arranged!
"Brothers!"
Lu Zhixian smiled slightly and said, "This will be our base for a period of time in the future!"
Everyone was also very surprised.
Having such a base naturally makes people feel at ease.
"Kong Xianhua!"
"Here!"
"Take the brothers to rest first, eat and drink enough, and we will have to intensify training starting tomorrow."
"Yes, company commander!"
Kong Xianhua immediately accepted the order.
As everyone left, Lu Zhixian couldn't help but smile: "This trip to the prisoner-of-war camp is really rich!"
Let's not talk about weapons and equipment for now.
The seized materials are nothing.
But the addition of this group of veteran prisoners of war has greatly enhanced the strength of the entire anti-Japanese company.
You should know that the total strength of the previous anti-Japanese company was only about 200 people. No matter how strong the combat power was, it was still restricted by the number of people. But now, with the addition of prisoners of war and young and strong villagers, the total strength of the entire prisoner-of-war camp has approached the 500 mark.
This is the number of people in a full-strength camp!
"The weapons and equipment are barely enough for the time being!"
With the expansion of the number of people, the equipment of the entire army must naturally be strengthened. Fortunately, a lot of weapons were seized from bandits and devils before. Although they are not as good as American equipment, they are enough for the time being.
"Right!"
Suddenly Lu Zhixian thought of something.
He quickly took out a black card from his pocket, which was engraved with various ancient patterns. In the middle was the back of a soldier holding a rifle facing the artillery fire. The scene looked both tragic and awe-inspiring.
That's right.
This is the reward given by the system-the Anti-Japanese War Hero Card.
"I want to draw a card!"
"Character card activated!"
"Random hero drawing, countdown begins, 3, 2, 1..."
"Ding! Congratulations to the host for winning the four-star hero character - Lei Zhan!"
"..."
Suddenly, the system's mechanical voice quickly sounded.