Devil's Army

Everyone was hurrying along the path when suddenly a burst of hearty laughter came from both sides.

There are many bandits in troubled times, and a group of them surrounded the squad leader and his men.

"Why are you leaving in such a hurry? You haven't left any money for the passage yet." A sturdy man shouted to the squad leader and his men.

"There was an emergency at home, so I hurried on my way. I will visit the hero another day." said the team leader.

"There's no need to visit me another day. Now that we've met, just leave your money and go away."

"We are all poor people, how can we have any money?"

"A poor family can afford so many cannons. Do you think I'm stupid?" The strong man was a little angry.

"We are not hired as guards. We are just entrusted by them to take them to their destination."

"I don't care who you are, I just want money. Leave the money and you can all go." The strong man was angry.

"Don't force us to use violence." The squad leader said calmly.

"Hahaha... Don't say things that make me laugh so hard. Just four of you, four guns? Look at how many people we have? More than ten times as many as you have."

"Who said there are only four of us? And we don't need more people, just one of me is enough." After lunch, the team leader arranged for a team member to follow them secretly to prevent any accidents from happening and everyone being caught in the act.

"Alone?" the sturdy man asked doubtfully.

"Everyone has only one life. I only need to point a gun at you. I don't need to care about others."

"A gun pointed at me?" The sturdy man laughed in disbelief.

The squad leader pointed at the felt hat on the sturdy man's head and shouted, "Fly!"

As a gunshot rang out, the felt hat on the sturdy man's head flew away. The four men including the squad leader did not move their guns. It was obvious that there were still people ambushing them in the dark.

The sturdy man was scared and stepped back out of the sight of the other gunman.

"Don't move, or you will die." The squad leader shouted at the strong man and pointed behind him.

At this time, another bullet hit the back of the strong man who was trying to retreat.

"Brother, let's talk it over nicely. Don't hurt our feelings." The sturdy man gave in.

"I don't think you are a person who has done anything evil, and we in the Anti-Japanese Army don't want to make enemies with you. Just get out of the way and we'll say goodbye. Otherwise, don't blame our sniper's bullets for being blind."

"Are you from the First Anti-Japanese Army?"

"Yes, we are from the First Anti-Japanese Army of the Oroqen Tribe."

"That's really a misunderstanding. I have never had any enmity with your First Anti-Japanese Army."

The strong man waved his hand, and the gang members retreated one after another. The team leader and his workers and their families quickly passed through the path.

"Brother, are you just going to let them go like this?" The second in command was unwilling and stepped forward to ask the strong man.

"You can steal money at any time, but you only have one life. We can't afford to offend the First Anti-Japanese Army, nor can we afford to offend the devils. It's better not to offend these people."

The team leader led everyone to jog for two or three hours. This was still a no-man's land, so the team leader did not dare to relax.

The team member at the end saw that the squad leader and his men had gone far away and the gang had also retreated, so he ran out from the darkness and quickly caught up with everyone.

The team leader led everyone to walk for nearly another hour, by which time the workers and their families were all tired.

The team leader found a village nearby and took everyone there to stay overnight.

The four men led by the squad leader brought guns into the village, which caused a minor disturbance. Everyone thought that bandits were coming.

But as Master Zhou and his team walked into the village one after another, the villagers gradually calmed down.

The team leader asked the old village chief to arrange accommodation for them and took out a few dollars as accommodation fees.

The old village chief refused the money from the squad leader and took everyone to stay in some unused houses.

"Old village chief, why are there so many vacant houses in your village?" asked the team leader.

"The Japanese and bandits often come here to harass us. The young people with connections have gone to Tiaobinshan County and Tieling County to make a living. We are old and don't want to leave, so we just wait to die here." The old village chief said desolately and helplessly.

It was then that the team leader discovered that most of the villagers in the village were elderly.

The squad leader was speechless. If these devils and bandits were not driven away, it would be difficult for people to live in a stable life.

Master Zhou and his friends also became more determined to live in the Oroqen tribe.

At night, the squad leader and his men were afraid of a sudden attack from the Japanese and bandits, so they dared not relax. The squad leader arranged two people in a group to take turns to stand guard. The squad leader also patrolled everywhere.

The workers and their families seldom exercised. After walking all day, everyone was very tired and soon fell into a deep sleep.

At six o'clock the next morning, the team leader asked the team members to wake up one after another, have breakfast, and prepare to set off.

He went to the old village chief's home to say goodbye to him, and when the old village chief was not paying attention, he put some dollars on the old village chief's desk.

The lives of the elderly were rather hard, but as a young man he had little expenses in the army.

At this moment, he suddenly thought of his parents at home.