Independence Corps

Chapter 14
Baziying?Tu Lanlong thumped in his heart. He hadn't heard these three words for some years.That's where he was born and raised.Now hearing what this girl said, my heart suddenly felt warmer.His gaze was fixed on the face of the girl who was speaking again. Not only was this girl beautiful, but she also had a sassy air, and her speaking posture suddenly reminded him of someone.

"Are you..." He asked in an elder tone.

"Commander Tu, I'm He Yingying, the eldest daughter of shopkeeper He of the Maosheng Company in Baziying. My father knows you."

"Your father is the shopkeeper of He Maosheng He?" Tu Lanlong stood up suddenly, his eyes jumped a few times.

"Yes, Commander Tu, thank you for remembering my father." He Yingying's face turned red, her eyes twinkled, as if she had met a relative, and she suddenly became excited.

Tu Lanlong repeated several times in his heart, "Maosheng Company, Shopkeeper He, these are such familiar words."It seems that yesterday he was still in that small town called Baziying, with bare feet, walking under the huge door sign of Maosheng Company.

The past suddenly flooded in, deeply covering the heart of the young commander Tu Lanlong.Tu Lanlong was born in a small town in Luanhuagang in the eastern suburbs of Xiabaziying, Wuyi Mountain, Jiangxi. His father was a famous Chinese medicine doctor in Baziying, and he was close friends with He Yingying's grandfather, Mrs. He.It is a pity that in the sixth year of the Republic of China, an unprecedented severe drought left no grass in the area of ​​Baziying, followed by epidemics, and starvation everywhere.Erhuozi, who had always been doing evil in Baziying, followed up with the riots, causing chaos in the four wilds and eight towns.On the eighth day of the twelfth lunar month in the ninth year of the Republic of China, Erhuozi colluded with a group of rebel officers and soldiers and bloodbathed Baziying.That night in Baziying, blood flowed into rivers. Although 11-year-old Tu Lanlong survived the bloody disaster, he no longer had a relative by his side.Later, Tu Zhucheng led troops to suppress the bandits and suppress the rebellious soldiers. Seeing that Tu Lanlong was handsome and smart, he accepted him as his adopted son.Tu Lanlong's life has just begun a new page.

Forget the past.But we have to look back on the past.When Tu Lanlong was tortured by the past and closed his eyes, He Yingying's eyes shone brightly.She fixed her eyes on Tu Lanlong, reluctant to blink her eyelids. The heroic lieutenant general in front of her was the hero Tu who she often heard at the dinner table when she was a child.

He Yingying, who was born in a wealthy family in Baziying, was a restless girl since childhood.This is her grandfather's fault. Although Yingying's grandfather was a businessman, he had a kind of worshipful admiration for heroes.As far as Yingying can remember, the dining table at her house was often occupied by two heroes.One is Tu Zhucheng, the old hero, and the other is Tu Lanlong, the young commander in front of him.He Yingying was more curious about Tu Lanlong than he was about the heroes in those ancient books. Not only did he pester his grandfather and second uncle to talk about it at home, but he never let go of such an opportunity even in school.Every time the old teacher who was teaching shook his head and praised Shen Mengzi to his disciples, she would always stand up and ask the old gentleman in an almost domineering way not to talk about bandits, but to talk about killing heroes.When she grew up, there was a perfect man hidden in her heart.He Yingying came to Miliang Mountain this time with Lu Yichuan, another young talent from Baziying.She and Lu Yichuan grew up together in Baziying. The two families knew each other early because they were family friends.When she graduated from the Women's Normal School, Lu Yichuan was already the vice president of the Baziying Progressive Youth League.He Yingying is not interested in squatting in Baziying and talking about serving the country and ideals. From the first day she entered the normal school, she secretly set a goal that she must go far away in the future to pursue Tu Yingxiong.It happened that Lu Yichuan also had this dream, so the two secretly ran out without telling the family.However, the hero in Lu Yichuan's heart was not Tu Lanlong, which made He Yingying very angry.Lu Yichuan, who was obedient to her, dared to quarrel with her on this point alone.

The hero Lu Yichuan admired turned out to be Shen Mengzi who was born in the mountainous area of ​​Baziying.

Hmph, how can Shen Mengzi compare with Tu Yingxiong?He Yingying was very unconvinced, she and Lu Yichuan had quarreled countless times over this topic.But Lu Yichuan was more stubborn than her, insisting that Shen Mengzi was the biggest hero in Baziying.In order to convince her, Lu Yichuan also brought up a lot of facts, saying that Shen Mengzi dared to take out the bully Huang Sanye who was rude to his mother with a spear at the age of 15, and then followed the bandit Er Huozi who robbed his family's young mule. The younger brother San Huozi started, taking advantage of the time when San Huozi bowed his head and lifted his shoes, he slashed down with a kitchen knife and chopped the head of the frightened bandit San Huozi into a watermelon.He Yingying ignored all of this, when Lu Yichuan was talking about Shen Mengzi to her, her eyes were slightly closed, her face was pink, as if she was lying in the sun and dreaming.In fact, in her heart, she was thinking about Tu Yingxiong.Lu Yichuan ignored her and was intoxicated by himself. He recited all kinds of deeds of Shen Mengzi like a student reciting a text.For example, when Lu Yichuan was ten years old, Shen Mengzi had already set up a pole in Wild Wolf Valley, and his banner was full of former Er Huozi's people.Those bandits who kill people without blinking an eye and do evil things are more addictive than making troubles in the bridal chamber, but they are taught by Shen Mengzi to obey the rules.They only carried a banner with the words "Stealing from the rich and helping the poor, doing justice for the heavens" written on it.Under these eight characters, they have done too many things, including righteous deeds and even more evil deeds.But every time he did something, he could shake the whole town and the whole country. Shen Mengzi and his brothers made a big splash in the small Bazi camp.Those businessmen who bully and dominate the market, and those rich men who frequently ask their tenants or poor families to pay off their debts with maids, would break into a cold sweat every time they heard the word "Shen Mengzi".The strange thing is that since Shen Mengzi's "eight-character flag" came into being, the folk customs in Baziying suddenly improved a lot. People like Lu Yichuan's family can live a very down-to-earth life without worrying about Baziying any more. From time to time, shopkeeper Sun of the largest bank in the camp sent someone to fetch his father, and his father was tied with a palm rope for the few tins of silver that were not recovered because they were released.What's more, his two twin sisters can go to Baziying to visit the temple fair with peace of mind, and they can come back dressed up in fancy clothes, talking and laughing with the younger generations.From the day Shen Mengzi took over the mountain as king, he made a poisonous oath under the "eight-character flag". The idea of ​​a poor girl being a little girl.In this way, the girls and young ladies in Baziying can walk safely and securely on the official road.

When Lu Yichuan talked about this, He Yingying slowly opened her eyes, she was surprised as if she had just woken up, and then asked calmly: "Are you finished, girl, miss, there is nothing else in your mind." of?"

Lu Yichuan smiled shyly. He had said the above words countless times at the Youth League meeting, and every time he said it, his heart was baptized.But he still felt that it wasn't enough, Lu Yichuan swore that he must let his Shen Yingxiong beat He Yingying's Tu Lanlong.So, regardless of whether He Yingying liked to listen or not, he spoke again with high spirits.

Lu Yichuan was talking about Shen Mengzi's later events.

When Lu Yichuan was fifteen or sixteen years old and went to middle school in the county seat, Shen Mengzi had already burned the "eight-character flag" and served as the commander of the cavalry battalion under General Fu Zuoyi.

"Aren't you annoying? Isn't he just reckless?" He Yingying suddenly yelled, turned over, and walked away from Lu Yichuan.At that time, they were sitting by the stream next to the No. [-] Middle School. In summer, Baziying was burning with scorching sun everywhere, and only the grove next to No. [-] Middle School could bring people shade.The brook is gurgling, the birds are singing and the flowers are fragrant. Two young people with ideals often come here for private meetings, but every time they come back after having fun.

The reason why He Yingying has a deep prejudice against Shen Mengzi is due to a terrible incident.When Shen Mengzi first became a bandit, he led people to rob her family's rice shop, and slapped her father viciously, and overthrew her pregnant mother to the ground, causing her to lose a sister she had never met.This hatred is certainly worth remembering, and He Yingying once made a vow that when she grows up, she must avenge the sister she has never met!However, Lu Yichuan quickly questioned He Yingying's hatred, and concluded that He Yingying had misremembered the object of hatred.Shen Mengzi is definitely not that kind of person, neither can he slap the respected shopkeeper He, nor can he slap the pregnant Mrs. He.He said that He Yingying must have heard it wrong. Even if the brothers under the "Baziqi" ransacked her rice store, it was done by others behind Shen Yingxiong's back. of.Regardless of these, He Yingying firmly insisted that the disaster that happened when she was three years old was caused by the bastard Shen Mengzi, and that the younger sister who died in the womb was definitely murdered by Shen Mengzi.The two quarreled about this for nearly a year, and finally Lu Yichuan produced solid evidence, proving that the looting that night was indeed not done by Shen Yingxiong, and that a reckless man named Man Liu carried Shen Yingxiong down the mountain on his back to do such evil things.He Yingying took a sip, and said: "I don't care if he's Man Six or Man Seven, anyway he's flying the 'eight-character flag', who else could it be if he's not a bastard?"

The matter finally ended with Lu Yichuan disarming and surrendering. Lu Yichuan promised He Yingying that he would have the same hatred for Shen Mengzi as she did, and would never treat him as a bullshit hero again.And one day in the future, if she meets Shen Mengzi, she must help her kill him with her own hands.Even if you can't kill him, you still have to get that slap back!At this time, Lu Yichuan already loved He Yingying very much. In front of the hero and his beloved, he made a painful choice. He decided to agree to He Yingying first and worship Tu Lanlong together with him. As for meeting Shen Mengzi in the future, what will happen? Whether he wants revenge or not, he is naturally very clear in his heart.

He Yingying and Lu Yichuan embarked on the road of searching for heroes in this way. The two experienced countless twists and turns along the way. The most dangerous time was that they almost got involved in an organization called the Assassin Party.Fortunately, He Yingying found out early, and the two escaped from the tiger's mouth.Later they learned that this organization called the Assassin Party was initiated by a few young students with the purpose of assassinating Chairman Wang Jingwei.

"What time is it? The Japanese knife is already on the necks of my Chinese compatriots, and they still have the intention to carry out assassinations?" Lu Yichuan was indignant when he escaped from the pier surrounded by the assassination party.He Yingying blamed Lu Yichuan for being talkative, that he shouldn't talk to strangers on the boat.Lu Yichuan also admitted that it was wrong for him to talk to strangers, but he thought that everyone was a young student, so he had reasons to help others.

"If I want to help you, I don't have the time to mess around with you." He Yingying was thinking about Tu Yingxiong in her heart, and she thought that if she couldn't find Tu Lanlong during this trip, she would be lost in this life.

Fortunately, they were in a place called Majiayao, and finally found out that Tu Lanlong was no longer in Datong, but went to Miliangcheng to take up the post of commander-in-chief of the 11th Army.He Yingying was very upset. Majiayao was not too far from Miliang City. They took a ferry for two days and two nights, and then took a truck from the theater headquarters before entering the Miliang Mountain.Just when He Yingying was excitedly imagining the scene of meeting Tu Lanlong, a misfortune happened.Liu Mi'er's pink group intercepted the convoy of the theater headquarters at a place called Eagle Cliff.After a fierce battle, 38 national army brothers from the escort convoy fell into a pool of blood, and six trucks loaded with war supplies and pork and rice became the trophies of the red powder group, including He Yingying.He Yingying, who was frightened by the gunshots, was still too frightened to open her eyes until Mi Xia brought her to Liu Mier.It was only later that she learned that the attack had been planned for a long time by the fan group, and that Liu Mier's fan group had a long history of conflict with the 362 brigade under Chief Yan. The 362 brigade had intercepted the transport convoy of the Red Fen Tuan half a year ago, which was the largest dart that the Red Fen Tuan had received in two years.The convoy was transported south by Xue Qirui, a salt merchant in Jincheng. The Shunyuan Escort Bureau of Jincheng No. 362 Escort Bureau invited a group of red fans to escort them. They didn't expect the 362 brigade to be targeted.As a result, Hongfentuan almost smashed the pot and capsized the boat.Although the convoy and cargo were saved, the red fan group lost five lives, and Liu Mier held a grudge against this.Ever since the Red Fen Tuan made public their bodyguards, no army has dared to stop the Fen Fen Tuan's darts. No matter how good or bad they are, whether they are people in the world or the regular army, they have given back the face of the Fen Fen Tuan. A team of stunned heads who don't know what to do.

Liu Mi'er felt a bit of hatred. Looking at the captured spoils, there was also a sister like a fairy, with an orchid-like smile on her swarthy face that had been blown by the wind and frost.

"Yo ho, I said why is the sky so gorgeous today. It turns out that the heavenly girl has come down to earth. Where did the beauty come from? Why did you hit the muzzle of my pink ball?"

He Yingying didn't know at the time that there was a mole in the middle of the denomination, the woman with a high nose bridge, and a woman who spoke like a machine gun was Liu Mi'er. Once the danger was lifted, her young lady's temper would immediately come up.

"Let me go, you bandits, how dare you rob the theater headquarters' car!"

He Yingying's second uncle was the head of the 156th Regiment of the National Revolutionary Army. Influenced by her second uncle, in He Yingying's mind, the theater command held the supreme status.A team that dares to intercept the convoy of the theater command and openly shoot at the brothers of the national army is definitely not a good team, it is either a bandit or a robber.

"Let you go, where are you going?" Liu Mi'er was in a great mood that day, and the new sister from the Red Fan Group hadn't come for a long time, so she sent her such a girl suddenly. On a whim, she just wanted to tease He English.

"I'm going to find Tu Yingxiong!"

"Tu Yingxiong? There are only red powder groups and tiger camps in my mountain. I have never heard of Tu Yingxiong."

"His name is Tu Lanlong, and he's from Baziying, our hometown!"

"Tu Lanlong?" Liu Mier let out a burst of laughter, laughing so hard that the delicate flesh on her face would burst open.After laughing, he stroked his hair that was blown by the wind, and said solemnly: "All the sisters who have reached my mother's mountain, none of them will be able to leave. Sister, even if my sister is destined to you, I will accept you."

After finishing speaking, regardless of whether He Yingying agreed or not, she asked Mi Xia to bring He Yingying into the cave.

It wasn't until the next day that He Yingying discovered to her surprise that Lu Yichuan had disappeared.

"Yichuan, Yichuan, Lu Yichuan --" she yelled and ran out of the cave, jumped over the fence surrounded by wooden piles, and ran to the cliff.

Mi Xia chased after hearing the sound, and grabbed her: "What are you doing, don't shout here."

"I'm looking for Lu Yichuan, Lu Yichuan -" He Yingying opened her voice and called out to the vast sky.

"You mean that man, he left early." Mi Xia said to her.

"Where did he go?"

"I don't know, he was scared away by the gunfire." Mi Xia told He Yingying that after the red powder group exchanged fire with the national army guarding the convoy, she accidentally discovered that there were two strange men and women in the car.Perhaps out of instinct, she was the first to rush forward, covering He Yingying with her body, and escorting her to a safe place while shooting.When she threw herself into the gun battle again, she found that the man was holding his head and fleeing desperately along a mountain road.

"Heartless, leave me alone, and I will never see you for the rest of my life!" He Yingying stomped her feet and said crazy words. After scolding Lu Yichuan, she scolded Mi Xia, blaming her for indiscriminately bringing her to the here.Mi Xia didn't explain and let her scold.After she had finished scolding, she said: "The head of the group has treated you well. She told me to keep you by her side."

"Head, which leader?"

"It's the one who teased you yesterday. She is a famous heroine with a radius of hundreds of miles."

"Just her? She is the head of the bandit group!"

No matter how much He Yingying was reluctant, in the end she was forced to stay in Niangniang Mountain by Liu Mier.Not only that, Liu Mi'er also appointed her as his No. [-] internal service soldier, saying that she would teach and read and talk with her.

For the past three months, He Yingying survived almost as if she was in prison, and now, she finally met the hero she admired.

This night, a man and a woman from Baziying under Wuyi Mountain had no distinction of status at all, and there were no taboos between men and women. The two told each other about everything about Baziying.Instead, Mi Xia who came with He Yingying was left hanging for a long time.It wasn't until He Yingying finished telling her story that Tu Lanlong remembered that there was another person in the room. Then he turned his eyes and said to Mi Xia, "Don't ask, you are that Mi Xia."

Misha nodded.

"Well, it's too late, you guys will stay in Meiyuan tonight, and we'll talk about other things tomorrow."

He Yingying was still a little reluctant, and wanted to talk to Tu Lanlong more.Seeing this, Mi Xia gently tugged at the corner of her clothes, signaling her not to go too far, after all, this is on someone else's territory.Tu Lanlong looked at the two eccentric women and smiled wordlessly.

When the earth was completely silent, Tu Lanlong ate something in a hurry. Originally, he wanted to take a hot bath and sleep, but because of the arrival of He Yingying, he suddenly aroused his thoughts of his wife Zu Tiao.Unable to explain why, Tu Lanlong felt that the girl brought by Su Maocai looked a bit like Zu Niao, in appearance, and even more in spirit.

That night, Tu Lanlong suffered from insomnia.

(End of this chapter)