Pinduoduo connects the past and present; the wildest young commander and his entire army help me bar

"Goddess, please bless us! Please show your power! Otherwise, our Jinsan Brigade will either die at the hands of these starving, green-eyed people or at the hands of these poor folks."

"A true man must die, but we should die on the battlefield fighting the Japanese devils, not at the hands of our own people."

"Goddess, please show your power!"

Just as Zhang, the adjutant, was praying with his hands clasped together, Qin Lizhi, who was kneeling in front of the shrine, suddenly stood up.

Those deep eyes were fixed on the shrine, and the fingers hanging at his sides were clenched into fists.

"Lieutenant Zhang, what's the situation outside?"

I knelt on the prayer mat for too long, and my whole body was numb when I got up.

"Young Marshal, the situation is still stable. Let's wait a little longer. Last time, the Goddess was also a bit late in distributing food to us. It will definitely be the same this time..."

"Distribute grain, porridge, and rice immediately!"

"This, young marshal..."

Deputy Zhang wanted to persuade him further.

But Qin Lizhi closed his eyes, his thick, raven-feather-like eyelashes drooping on his eyelids, making him appear even more solemn.

The words of advice that Zhang, the adjutant, was about to say stuck in his throat, and he finally let out a heavy sigh.

The entrance to the air-raid shelter.

As people collapsed from hunger one after another, they fell into a deep despair.

"Will we still be able to provide porridge and meals?"

There were protests.

Some people were dejected and ready to give up, complaining, "I've traveled all over the country for so many years, and I've never seen a warlord who would give porridge and meals to the people."

"Not to mention that the Jinsan Brigade was besieged in the mountain city, and was almost completely surrounded by the Japanese."

"If we get the food, what about the soldiers? Are we supposed to let them starve to death before the civilians?"

"Forget it, I only have this one worthless life. If I die, I die. If my death can save a soldier, then my death will be worthwhile."

"I am unarmed, but soldiers can kill Japanese devils for me and avenge me!"

"In that case, I shall die."

The person speaking was so hungry that his eyes were lifeless and his lips were so dry that they were peeling.

But the words that came out of my mouth caused me to question my conscience.

Many people with a conscience chose to do the same as him, preferring to starve themselves rather than leave food for the soldiers.

However, there are also many villains whose eyes have turned green with hunger, and who reveal their viciousness when they are starving.

"Zhang Yicheng, you fucking bastard, you infiltrated the refugee camp from the Jinsan Brigade to try and turn them against us, didn't you!"

"You spineless brat, if you're going to starve to death, so be it. Don't spout nonsense and disturb our peace of mind."

"We're just country bumpkins, we don't understand what you're saying. All we know is that we're going to starve to death, we don't want to die, we just want to get some food and water, and live a good life!"

Zhang Yicheng refuted this.

"I didn't mean to disturb anyone; I was just speaking my mind."

"If you don't agree, that's fine. It's not like there aren't people who agree with me anyway."

"We have different paths, so we cannot work together."

However, Zhang Yicheng's words were misinterpreted.

The big guy wasn't appeased; instead, he became even angrier.

You can't turn a single person to your side!

"Everyone, hurry! Anyone who wants to distribute porridge and meals to the Jinsan Brigade, come at me! Let's kill this Zhang Yicheng!"

The big guy was quite convincing in the crowd. After all, at a time like this, who cares about conscience or national righteousness?

The most primal thought surged in their minds—to survive!

Take the food and drink, seize them, and live a good life!

So they obeyed the big guy's every word and just wanted to kill anyone who was blocking them from getting food!

The group swarmed towards Zhang Yicheng and his companions.

"I saw this guy and he's in cahoots with Zhang Yicheng. Kill him, kill him too!"

"So you think you're so great, huh? You worthless lives can just starve to death, but we still want to eat!"

"You bitch! Die!"

In an instant, the crowd descended into chaos.

Because of these people's riots, countless innocent people were implicated.

The cries of pain and wails echoed through the sky for a moment.

The crowd's attempts to dodge caused a surge in the crowd, which in turn led to a stampede.

The pitiful cries blended together.

until--

"boom"!

The sharp gunshot startled everyone, and even the attacker stopped punching.

Zhang's sharp eyes swept across the crowd, and he immediately spotted the big guy, this troublemaker.

A deep command.

"Go and arrest these troublemakers!"

Although the big guy was rebellious, even the hardest fist can't beat a gun. Upon hearing this, he turned to run away.

But after running only a couple of steps, the road ahead was covered in dust.

Bullets whizzed past him from behind, one of them grazing his knee.

The excruciating pain made him scream, and he fell to the ground in a sorry state, his knees hitting the dust.

The soldiers who rushed over grabbed him and pulled him up.

They were thrown in front of Zhang's adjutant along with some of the troublemakers.

With the cold, hard gun barrel pressed against his head, Lieutenant Zhang was in a bad mood and had little patience.

"You son of a bitch, the young marshal abandoned our brothers in the Jin San Brigade to give porridge and food to the people, and you, you dog, still have the nerve to cause trouble for me here?"

"Drag them away and give them each fifty lashes!"

"Yes, Lieutenant Zhang!"

As soon as he finished speaking, someone pleaded for Zhang Yicheng.

“Lieutenant Zhang, Zhang Yicheng is innocent. He originally wanted to give up his rations and leave them for the soldiers to fight the Japanese.”

"I didn't expect that this big guy couldn't stand it, so he instigated people to go up and beat up Zhang Yicheng."

A person wearing glasses offered an explanation.

"Is what he said true?"

Deputy Zhang looked down at Zhang Yicheng from his elevated position.

Zhang Yicheng was covered in blood from the beating. Despite his frail body, he remained proud and unyielding.

Zhang, the adjutant, had met quite a few scholars, but most of them were spineless.

This is the first time I've ever met someone with such integrity.

"Hey, what's your name?"

Lieutenant Zhang asked.

"Zhang Yicheng".

Zhang Yicheng's voice was already barely audible.

"Someone, help this guy up. Everyone else gets their normal portion of food, but give this guy double!"

"He has a strong sense of national responsibility, and I like people like that."

"This time, the porridge and meals were saved by the young marshal from the mouths of his soldiers!"

“If you are not grateful and still think that it is your duty to be fed, then I might as well let you taste what it is like to be shot.”

"This gun in my hand is no joke!"

"Bang bang bang!"

Three shots were fired in quick succession, causing the walls in front of the air-raid shelter to tremble.

Not to mention the thugs below, who were itching to do something but were trembling with fear.

These people lowered their heads and temporarily suppressed their hostility.

The cook arrived with his young apprentice and several soldiers as helpers.

In front of the entire populace, he washed the pot, added water, rinsed the rice, kneaded the dough, and steamed the buns.

The pale blue flames rose up, seemingly igniting the desire for life in countless people.

Inside the air-raid shelter.

Xing Xingwen was earnestly persuading Qin Lizhi to retract his decision.

Even after he pleaded with Qin Lizhi until he was hoarse, Qin Lizhi still didn't change his mind.

Just as the situation was about to reach a stalemate, in the next second, countless 50-pound bags of rice poured down from the shrine right in front of the two of them!

This was the first time Xing Xingwen had ever witnessed such a miracle, and his eyes widened in astonishment!