mountain chase

1937, June 7.

For a while, people in Shenyang City have been going out less and less.The war is intensifying, and the front line is gradually stretched, and more innocent people have been implicated.

"Fourth Master, all the guns you need this time have been prepared. If there is nothing else, I suggest that you return to Nanjing as soon as possible." Walking to Fourth Master Qiao, the butler was worried.

It can't be his fault.

Since the "September 1931th" Incident in Japan in [-], the three northeastern provinces are no longer under the control of the Nationalist Government.Fourth Master Qiao had already stayed here for more than half a year when he came here, and every day - for the housekeeper, it was frightening.

especially--

After the Japanese man came to visit.

Although, that man never appeared again after that, but the butler still had doubts in his heart, and he never dared to relax himself.

"Alright." After thinking about it for a while, Fourth Master Qiao also felt that he should go back.He put down the book in his hand, "You start to prepare, pack up your things as soon as possible, confirm the route of this batch of munitions, and we will leave."

"Yes."

July 1937, 7, at exactly four o'clock in the afternoon.

Three dark cars stopped at the gate of Qiao's residence.Fourth Master Qiao was wearing a black tunic suit, followed by the butler and others, and got into the car.

The car drove forward, and Fourth Master Qiao had his own special small train. At this time, there were already many guards there, waiting at the train station with the rest of the Qiao family's cronies.

The route starts from Shenyang, passes through Beiping, Zhengzhou, Hefei, and finally reaches Nanjing.

Although this road is far away, if it is by water, the current form will be even more unstable.

1937, April 7.

It's past three o'clock in the morning.Fourth Master Qiao and his party have already arrived in Chengde Town, which is not far from Beiping.

The train is still moving.

In the carriage, the butler walked gently to Fourth Master Qiao's room, where the lights were still on.

"Fourth Master, drink a cup of tea to refresh yourself." Put the teacup on the tray on the table.The housekeeper looked at the man behind the desk with some distress.

The current domestic situation is grim, with wars everywhere, and it is uncertain when it will be their turn.Therefore, Fourth Master Qiao never allowed himself a moment to relax in the vehicle he was going out.

"En." Picking up the teacup on the table, Fourth Master Qiao took a sip to moisten his throat. "Where are you now?"

"Back to Fourth Master, we have already passed Chengde Town in Hebei Province, and we will arrive in Peiping in less than an hour."

"Peking..."

Hearing these two words, Fourth Master Qiao was taken aback.He hasn't been back for a long time.I don't know what happened to the house back then.

Lowering his eyes, Fourth Master Qiao wanted to laugh a little - that's right, people are gone, so what's the use of wanting a house?

"Fourth Master..." Hesitantly called out.Although Fourth Master Qiao still looked calm, as the housekeeper who grew up with him, he naturally knew what Fourth Master Qiao was thinking.

Grandpa Joe's death.

Joe's family is in turmoil.

And that year, Fourth Master Qiao's rage after his wedding.

Although the housekeeper doesn't know all these things, Beiping, this city - to Fourth Master Qiao, there is nothing but endless sorrow.

"boom!"

"Boom—"

In the quiet night, suddenly and gradually came the sound of cannons.

This is... There is a war ahead?

Frowning, Fourth Master Qiao and the butler immediately walked out of the room.

"Liu Da, what's the matter?"

In the carriage, everyone was already sorting out their weapons and ammunition.The butler walked to the second carriage at the front. Inside, there was an information group that visited wires, telegrams and other things.

The leader was a skinny man. He was bowing his waist, snatching the earphones of the front detector from a little girl, and listening carefully.

"If you go back to Fourth Master, it's Beiping, and Beiping is at war!"

"What!" His face darkened, and Fourth Master Qiao's eyes were cold, "How far is this place from the suburbs of Beiping?"

The people on the side kept calculating, "There are less than eighty miles to go."

"Stop the train immediately." Master Qiao commanded, "Order everyone to prepare for the battle, and then send someone to the front to find out what's going on."

"Yes!" The steward nodded solemnly, and immediately went out to carry out the dispatch.

After more than half an hour, someone came back to report, "Fourth Master, you guys drove for a while, and in the distance of Lugouqiao Town in the suburbs of Beiping, I saw a large number of devils outside Beiping City. Been fighting for a while."

"How is the Beiping Guard?"

The man's eyes were red, "We are still fighting, but, but many Chinese have already died. The little devil's guns and ammunition are much more powerful than those of the guards, and the city walls bombarded by the cannonballs are about to collapse."

"Fourth Master!" A man's voice suddenly sounded in the carriage, "We, we are also Chinese, and there are people in our car, please be sure——" He didn't finish his sentence, but everything Everyone understands what he means.

The people here are all close friends of the Qiao family, and they are iron-blooded men.Fourth Master Qiao went to Shenyang and stayed for more than half a year. This was not only to find out the traitors of Qiao's family, but more importantly, he came for the next batch of arms.

Now, in this train—starting from the fourth carriage, each carriage is filled with a large number of guns and ammunition.

All were silent.

The sound of gunfire outside was faint.

Although they didn't see it, they all saw it—those little devils!One by one, they should all be hacked into pieces!

"boom!"

"Boom—loom—"

"Fourth Master!" A small voice said.

"Fourth Master!" The voices of a group of people!

Fourth Master Qiao stood at the front. In order to hide, the train had already turned off the lights according to his instructions.Inside the dark carriage, there was the sound of men's heavy and hot breathing.

Fourth Master Qiao couldn't see the faces of these people clearly, but he could see everyone's heart.

"No."

Two simple words.

Neat.

They didn't even hear the slightest hesitation.

"..."

Standing beside Fourth Master Qiao, the housekeeper fell silent.

He was only one finger away from Fourth Master Qiao, 10 centimeters away.

He really felt the coldness and solemnity emanating from Fourth Master Qiao.

"Why, why... why!" The man seemed unbelievable, he clenched the gun in his hand, his voice gradually amplified from a whisper, and finally questioned!

"No why."

Still standing at the front, that slender body was always straight.

"Ha..." He laughed mockingly.

"boom"!The man slammed his fist against the wall of the carriage, "Fourth Master... I have always felt that it is a supreme honor to be able to enter Qiao's house and work for you. Because you can always protect us and lead us It's just that I didn't expect——you are also a person who, for the sake of your own life, even disregards your compatriots, and you don't even have the blood! I, Zhu Yaoguo, don't accept it! I don't accept it!"

Hearing what the man said, the originally silent people in the carriage also started to commotion.

They didn't speak at first, too—truly stunned.

He was stunned by Fourth Master Qiao's "No".

"Brothers! Since the fourth master is not willing, we can't force it. If you are willing to live, you can stay in the carriage. If you are not afraid of death, come down with me and kill the little devil!"

"Snapped!"

The man was still talking when he suddenly slapped him across the face.

stiff.

There was silence again in the carriage.

Although no one was seen, everyone knew that this person was Fourth Master Qiao.

"Do you think——you are amazing?" said a cold voice, "Do you think—— that you are a hero?"

"..." The man didn't speak. He was so hot just now that he didn't notice that Fourth Master Qiao had come over.Now, this person was standing in front of him, and the aura around him made Zhu Yaoguo's waist go weak.

"You all think so?" Turning around, Fourth Master Qiao stared at the men in the darkness, "Since you know that there are ammunition inside, you should know what this batch of ammunition is used for."

"Is it for... the national army! But, the national army is fighting devils, and we are also fighting devils now!" In the dark, someone whispered.

He was muttering, but now there is a dead silence, and this voice is infinitely amplified.

"If you think that adding you guys can turn the situation around, I won't stop you if you want to go down, but the task now is to escort all the munitions to Nanjing safely! This is the most important thing ,do you know?"

Although these words were interrogative sentences, Fourth Master Qiao didn't mean that at all.

After he finished speaking, he turned on the flashlight in his hand and found the butler's position, "Go down immediately and implement the second plan."

"Yes!"

"Now, all the people go down for me, drive out the truck in the last carriage, and the ammunition is being packed. After an hour, drive back to Chengde Town, turn east, and take the waterway."

With a ray of light, everyone saw Fourth Master Qiao's delicate face and his cold eyes.

"Yes!"

With a uniform voice, everyone began to act immediately.

Standing in the carriage, Fourth Master Qiao turned his head to the man who had collapsed, "Hurry up!"

The man seemed to wake up suddenly, and immediately scrambled and ran out of the car.

"boom!"

"Bang bang—bang—"

In the distance, the sound of artillery fire can continue to be heard.

Only this time, everyone didn't look back, they were racing against time, with their backs turned to their compatriots.