"I didn't hide it with the iron sand gun."

Hu Bazhi said proudly, "I tied the iron sand gun to a tree not far from the mass grave. I also tied a stone to the fire door. When I want to shoot, I just need to shoot an arrow from a distance.

If you drop that rock, you can shoot. He was able to hit the puppet soldier because he was just unlucky."

Taking advantage of this topic, the three of them slurped braised pork and rice into their mouths, but they didn't drink more of the sake that didn't suit their taste.

After filling his stomach, Wei Ran pointed to the loot on the floor and said, "Let's share this among the three of us."

"I don't want it anymore"

Zhao Jinyu said quickly, "I don't know how to repay the two eldest brothers for saving my life. They also gave me Xiangzi, so I am satisfied."

"Brother Wei, let's pick first."

Hu Bazhi also patted the three boxes on his waist with great generosity, "I'll be satisfied with this, teach me how to use it later."

"Then I'm not welcome."

As Wei Ran spoke, he first pulled the cowhide Zhaowu backpack in front of him. This thing could help him cover when he took things out of the metal book.

Immediately afterwards, he took out the lunch box containing tobacco, the bottle of sake, and the tube of candy. "This bag belongs to me, and I will get a box of rice and a soup bag filled with gasoline."

I want these things."

"Don't want anything else?"

Hu Bazhi asked in surprise, there were more than just these trophies, there were also a lot of silver dollar military coupons and the like, especially when Wei Ran just threw a bunch of gold rings into the pile of trophies.

"Keep those yellow and white things, and buy a decent outfit for Brother Jinyu when you go back." Wei Ran shook the dog fur coat on his body and said.

"It can't be used like this..."

Wei Ran waved his hand nonchalantly, "If you don't need it, just keep it yourself and find a place to hide it. This time we need guns, bullets, and even several grenades. We will follow you to ambush in a few days."

The Japs have a better chance of winning."

"Alright"

Hu Bazhi was secretly relieved when he heard Wei Ran's words. He originally thought that Wei Ran was going to follow Zhao Jinyu to find his brother Zhao Jinge.

"Are you going to fight the Japanese?"

Zhao Jinyu spoke at this time, "How about you take me with you?"

"You want to go too?"

"I went to see my eldest and second brothers just to fight the Japanese."

Zhao Jinyu said matter-of-factly, "If you can't find them, it's the same as following Brother Wei and Brother Hu to fight the Japanese. Anyway, as long as you can fight the Japanese, that's fine."

Seeing Hu Bazhi looking at him, Wei Ran put away his own things and said, "Follow you to fight the Japanese. You are the boss. You have the final say whether to take them or not."

"Okay! Then the three of us brothers will do something big together!" Hu Bazhi made a decision simply.

"Then it's settled"

Wei Ran stood up as he spoke, carrying his backpack filled with his belongings, and said, "I'll go around to see if any Japanese are chasing after me."

"I'll go!" Hu Bazhi and Zhao Jinyu also got up.

"You two take a rest."

While Wei Ran was talking, he had already picked up a 38-meter cap loaded with bullets and got out, "The three of us will take turns."

"Where does this person come from?" Zhao Jinyu asked in a low voice, "Is he really a foreigner?"

"Guan'er is bright, the message is correct, and the scoop is tight."

Hu Bazhi muttered vaguely, "There are thousands of white mountains and black waters here. No matter which red flower pavilion you enter, I think he must be at least a cannon! If you catch the east wind, you won't be able to protect your position."

After saying this, Zhao Jinyu couldn't help but show a look of surprise.

"Brother Zhao, which flower pavilion did you worship? Is it Liang Zaizhu?"

"Not the beams, not the pillars"

Zhao Jinyu replied, "On the way here, I made a horse-drawn horse for the leader. As soon as I learned some skills, my mother's kiln changed. She was covered in red and just mailed it out, but she ended up in the devil's kiln again."

In the bear's den, while Hu Bazhi and Zhao Jinyu were questioning each other, Wei Ran had already stepped on his skis again and slid a hundred meters away, hiding in a nest of a pine tree.

After looking around, he first took out two captured Mauser pistol cartridges from his arms, then took out the cannon box in the metal book, replaced it with a 20-round magazine, and put all the two pistol cartridges into it.

Pressed it in and put a bullet in the chamber.

After putting away the box of cannon, he opened the Japs backpack, first threw two clips into it, then opened the soup bag filled with kerosene, and filled the stove in the metal book with fuel.

Unhurriedly, he put the lit stove into his arms. Wei Ran immediately packed up the things in his bag, then took off his dog-skin coat and carried the Japanese backpack on his chest.

After some adjustments, he put on his coat again, curled up against the tree trunk, and quietly observed everything around him.

The snow that started when Hu Bazhi met yesterday has no intention of stopping, and the marks left by their skis when they came have long been covered up.

It is almost certain that the Japanese will most likely not be able to catch up. Now we just have to wait and see if we will meet the shopkeeper Cao who needs Hu Bazhi to pay tribute when we go back.

After all, the firefight just now was quite big, and Cao Da's shopkeeper would most likely send someone over to check on the situation.

Not long after, Hu Bazhi also approached Wei Ran on his skis.

"Does this fast horse belong to the Japanese?"

Hu Bazhi sat down next to Wei Ran and leaned against the tree. He pointed at the set of skis stuck in the snow next to him and asked Wei Ran.

"I found it in their car," Wei Ran explained with a normal expression.

"Brother Wei, don't you plan to tell Brother Zhao about your identity?" Hu Bazhi continued to ask.

“No rush”

Wei Ran shook his head and said, "I'll finish fighting the Japanese with you first."

"I just asked."

Hu Bazhi said abruptly, "Brother Zhao told me where his eldest brother might be."

"Then let's wait until we fight those devils you've been staring at," Wei Ran said.

"Then I won't be polite to Brother Wei."

Hu Bazhi paused, "When we beat that wave of Japs, I will probably have to escape."

"Are you worried that Shopkeeper Cao will do something to you?" Wei Ran asked casually.

"Shopkeeper Cao is a businessman at heart."

Hu Bazhi mocked, "Although he is the king of the mountain now, the business of fighting Japanese is not cost-effective for him. If he knew about it, he would most likely have the three of us kidnapped and sent to a forest farm to be shot."

"Are you going to..."

"I also plan to join the Anti-Japanese Alliance to fight against the Japanese and the Japanese!" Hu Bazhi said seriously, "I also hope that Brother Wei can give me a recommendation."

“I guess it won’t be a big problem to make a recommendation.”

Wei Ran said with a smile, "I guess we have to rely on Brother Zhao Jinyu to provide us with a clear path. In addition, I guess Shopkeeper Cao will come and send someone to question you later, right?"

Hu Bazhi nodded, "When it gets dark and we go back, I'll arrange for you two to find a place to hide. I'll pick you up after I'm done fooling Shopkeeper Cao."

"It's up to you," Wei Ran responded.

"Okay, brother Wei, stop staring here. The devil can't touch you. Just go and squint for a while."

With that said, Hu Bazhi, who had just sat down, had already asked Wei Ran to get up, and left the tree nest and returned to the bear den not far away.

The three of them rested here for most of the day. During this period, Hu Bazhi also asked Wei Ran to teach him how to use the three box cannons.

In the afternoon, the three of them even lit a small bonfire, each heated up their lunch boxes with braised pork rice bowl and filled their stomachs again, and then walked back under the cover of night.

Halfway through the journey, Hu Bazhi led the two of them to a leeward mountainside, pointed to a lying dead tree and whispered in a low voice, "You two brothers are waiting here. I'll go back and take a look first. It's okay."

I'll come here to pick you up again, and if you hear the sound of gunfire, run away quickly."

After saying that, Hu Bazhi also took out the three boxes from the wooden gun box on his waist, handed them to Zhao Jinyu along with the furnace that Wei Ran had given him, and then unpacked the sacks containing the loot.

He came down and threw it into a tree nest. He only took his iron sand gun, Berdan rifle and bow and arrow, and ran away without a trace on his skis.

"Is Brother Hu in danger?" Zhao Jinyu asked in a low voice.

"Probably not"

Wei Ran shook his head, and while tidying up the simple shack covered with a thick layer of pine needles under a dead tree, he asked, "Can you ride a horse?"

"Brother Wei asked this."

Zhao Jinyu sat on the pine needles at Wei Ran's invitation, "My family used to have dozens of horses, and I was lying on the horse's back before I even learned how to walk."

"No wonder..."

"What?"

"nothing"

Wei Ran shook his head, took out his cigarette case, took out a cigarette, put it in his mouth and lit it, "Wait for something to happen."

Hearing this, Zhao Jinyu wisely said no more, just took out the Japanese lunch box filled with shredded tobacco, skillfully rolled a toad cigarette and lit it, and took a sip happily.
To be continued...