The Rise of the Youth in the War of Resistance

If you can imagine it, can't others think of it?

There are so many smart people in this world. Maybe they have already seen through what you are thinking and are waiting for you to fall into their trap!

Zhao Shao's eyes widened at this moment, as if their eyeballs were about to pop out of their sockets. He looked around in horror, trying to find even a glimmer of a safe exit from this camp that was like a cage.

His breathing was rapid and heavy, and each breath felt like it was being pressed down by a huge rock, struggling to enter and exit his chest.

His eyes were like those of a desperate trapped beast, frantically searching for the dawn of hope in the darkness.

Finally, he saw a place not far away where there were relatively few soldiers on guard, but the snoring was deafening.

Zhao Shao's heart skipped a beat, as if he had grabbed a life-saving straw in the darkness. He thought:

“Maybe this is my way out!”

Once this thought appeared, it spread wildly in his mind like weeds.

So he took a deep breath, gritted his teeth, and decided to escape from here.

His legs were shaking, and every step he took felt like trudging through mud.

He approached the area cautiously, the sound of his heartbeat like thunder in his ears.

With every step he took, he could clearly feel his heart heavy, as if an invisible mountain was pressing on it, making it almost impossible for him to breathe.

Suddenly, at this moment, one of the soldiers on guard suddenly stopped snoring.

Zhao Shao, who was already close, felt his heart being tightly grasped by an ice-cold hand, and the blood in his body seemed to freeze at this moment.

He turned his head in horror, his eyes fixed on the soldier.

The soldier just twisted his body, found a more comfortable position, and continued to sleep soundly without any other unnecessary movements.

Zhao Shao finally breathed a sigh of relief, but his back was already soaked with cold sweat.

He secretly rejoiced:

"Fortunately, fortunately, we were not discovered."

He raised his trembling hand to wipe the sweat from his forehead and continued to move forward fearfully.

Finally, like a frightened bird, he carefully walked out of the camp and came to an area that seemed relatively safe.

But just when he thought he could relax his tense nerves a little, God once again played a cruel joke on him. What happened next made his heart, which had just been relieved, rise to his throat again.

For some unknown reason, another sharp gunshot broke the brief silence.

Zhao Shao, who was running away, suddenly stopped, his feet seemed to be nailed to the ground, and he couldn't help but sigh in despair:

"My fate, why is it so bumpy!"

His face instantly turned as pale as paper, and his body began to tremble uncontrollably, as if he was in a world of ice and snow.

The soldiers on sentry duty who were originally sleeping soundly were instantly awakened by the gunshot. They looked around frantically like frightened sparrows, their eyes full of confusion and fear.

The commander who came out of the tent shouted at the top of his voice:

"Everyone assemble urgently!

Everyone assemble urgently!"

The voice was quick and harsh, like a sharp bayonet, piercing straight into everyone's ears.

Many people came out of the tents one after another, some of them were sleepy and had messy hair;

Some looked confused and hadn't even put on their clothes properly.

Among these people were young and strong men who were captured like Zhao Shao, as well as soldiers in disheveled clothes.

Zhao Shao, who was running away, suddenly stopped. His mind was in chaos and full of doubts: Has he been exposed?

I was shot?

His brain seemed to stop working at this moment, and everything was blank.

So he frantically checked his entire body quickly, but found no wounds.

At this moment, the awakened sentry noticed Zhao Shao standing there in a daze. He immediately raised his gun alertly, crouched down and walked towards him cautiously, shouting:

"Hey, kid over there, what are you doing standing there moving around?"

When Zhao Shao heard the roar, his heart suddenly rose to his throat, as if it was about to jump out of his mouth in the next second.

His body couldn't help but tremble.

"How to do how to do"

He kept muttering to himself, as if chanting a spell.

"Forget it, let's give it a try." In extreme tension and fear, the adrenaline surged.

He instantly came up with an idea, turned his head hastily, forced a stiff smile on his face, and replied:

"Master Jun, I just came out to use the restroom. I couldn't unbutton my pants, so I moved over here and back again. There shouldn't be any problem, right?"

Seeing Zhao Shao turning around, his hands on his belt, and the urgent calls for assembly, the soldier didn't bother to think carefully about whether what Zhao Shao said was true or not, and said impatiently:

"Hurry up and go back to the group..."

Zhao Shao received the order as if he had been pardoned. He nodded repeatedly and said with a flattering smile on his face:

"Okay, General, I'll go to the gathering right away."

His smile was extremely stiff, and he didn't notice the cold sweat dripping down his forehead. He then turned around and ran desperately towards the assembly point.

Zhao Shao couldn't help but sigh again while running:

"Why is my fate so bumpy?"

When passing by the gathering point, Wang Shi grabbed him fiercely, his eyes wide open, and he roared:

"Where are you going..."

At the gathering point, the atmosphere was extremely tense, as if the air was about to freeze.

An officer stood on the simple podium and roared loudly:

“I really didn’t expect it!

At this time, there are still people thinking of escaping?

Do you think you can escape?

Or do you simply not want to live anymore?"

The officer's voice was filled with anger and disappointment. His eyes widened, and his gaze was like burning flames, as if he wanted to burn everyone in the audience to ashes. He glanced at the soldiers in the audience fiercely.

At this time, several soldiers dragged up a man who was very familiar to Zhao Shao - Li Tie.

Li Tie was now no longer breathing, his body as limp as mud, and he was casually thrown in front of the officer.

The blood left along the way formed a dark red blood trail, which was shocking.

Even Zhao Shao, who had seen dead people before, was so shocked by the scene that his stomach churned and he almost vomited.

Among Zhao Shao's group of people, some people could not bear the visual impact and vomited on the spot with a "wow".

The sound of vomiting was particularly harsh in this deadly silent gathering place.

The officer watched all this with an expressionless face, then pointed at Li Tie and said coldly:

“Did you see that?

If anyone else tries to escape, they will end up like him!"

His voice was cold and ruthless, like the cold wind in the dead of winter, which made everyone's bones ache and made people shudder.

After hearing these words, everyone was filled with fear and quickly lowered their heads like frightened ostriches, not daring to look again.

They knew clearly that there was no turning back and they could only move forward.

For a moment, the atmosphere in the team became solemn and depressing to the extreme. Everyone was like an eggplant hit by frost, thinking listlessly about their unknown fate.

No one dared to try to escape again, but at the same time, they began to realize that they had to find a way to protect themselves in order to survive in this cruel environment.

As a result, everyone involuntarily gave up the idea of ​​escaping and started thinking about how to survive in this unknown land.

After a while, Li Tie was dragged from here to a conspicuous place in the center of the camp, right next to the man who stole food last night.

The officer saw that the deterrent effect he wanted had been achieved, and then he began to paint a rosy picture for everyone, saying:

"As long as none of you do what they do, such as stealing food or running away, and just behave properly, why would I kill you?

Of course, if you do good things, won’t I also reward you…”

The officer gestured to the soldiers standing nearby, and then saw two soldiers carrying an iron box and opening it to reveal the glittering money inside. The officer pointed at the box and continued:

"See this iron box? The money inside may be more than you can possibly earn in your entire life, but now you have a chance. Serve honestly under me, and this money will belong to you in the future..."

Seeing the huge pile of money in front of them, a group of people in the team immediately showed greedy looks in their eyes.

Zhao Shao had never seen so much money since he was a child. Although he had no concrete concept of money, when the box of money was placed in front of him, he couldn't help but start to imagine how wonderful his life would be if all this money belonged to him!

The officer looked at them, each with his eyes flashing with greed and desire, and a sneer of contempt appeared on the corner of his mouth.

He knew that money was always the most tempting thing for these soldiers.

So he decided to give them some time to indulge in their dreams.

After a while, the officer spoke again:

"Okay, now let's get back to reality.

Next, I will personally distribute commendations to the soldiers who brought people back yesterday.

This is not only a recognition of you, but also a reward for your efforts.

I hope you can continue to maintain this performance and make more contributions to our team..."

Hearing this, everyone raised their heads, with anticipation glittering in their eyes, as if hungry wolves saw food.

They are eager to be rewarded and even more eager to be recognized by officers.

At this time, the officer had already prepared a list. He slowly took it out from his pocket and began to read out the names and the corresponding reward amounts one by one.

"Qi Hao, bring back 100 people and I'll reward you with two strings of coins."

Upon hearing this number, Qi Hao, who was standing guard not far away, showed a surprised smile on his face. The smile was as bright as the summer sunshine.

He didn't expect to get so much money, which was much more than the half a dozen he expected.

He hurriedly trotted forward and took the two heavy coins from the box from the officer's hands, his hands trembling with excitement.

"Wang Shi, bring back 80 people and I'll reward you with a string of coins."

……

As the officers continued to read out the names and reward amounts, every soldier who brought back the person felt like they were on a roller coaster, sometimes excited, sometimes disappointed and sighing.

Some soldiers were so excited about receiving huge rewards that they danced like children;

Some soldiers were disappointed because their efforts were not sufficiently rewarded, and they gritted their teeth and clenched their fists.

But no matter what, everyone knows that only through one's own efforts can one get better returns.

Seeing that the veterans brought back yesterday could receive such a large reward, some of Zhao Shao's group couldn't help but express their loyalty:

"Sir, we will never be like them, don't worry!"

"Yes, sir, we will definitely be obedient and will never run away!"

……

The officer nodded with satisfaction, a smug smile on his face, a smile full of confidence that he was in control of everything.

He knew that these new recruits had been conquered by his methods, and all he had to do next was to slowly tame them.

“Very good, I hope you can do what you said.

As long as you perform well, I will naturally give you the rewards you deserve.

But if anyone dares to disobey my orders or do anything disloyal or unjust, then you will be severely punished! "

After saying that, the officer waved his hand, signaling the soldiers to move the remaining money in the iron box.

As they watched the iron box filled with money gradually disappear into the distance, most of the recruits' eyes flashed with desire and greed, as if the box was taking away their souls.

"Okay, now each captain will take his men to training!

If anyone dares to be lazy, don't blame me for being rude!"

The officer shouted loudly, his voice full of unquestionable majesty.

The recruits immediately followed their captain like obedient puppets and began a day of hard training.

The officer watched all this coldly from the side, with the corners of his mouth slightly raised, as if he was quite proud of his own methods.

His eyes revealed a confidence that he was in control of everything, as if these recruits were just chess pieces in his hands, at his mercy.

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