War Photographer's Notebook

Chapter 1610: What kind of horse do you ride?

Under the guidance of Zhao Jinyu and Li Sui'an, Wei Ran followed them to clean up the dishes and then went to a locked house to get a set of cavalry equipment.

Perhaps it was because of the relationship between Zhao Jinyu and Company Commander Ma, or perhaps Zhao Jinyu was hinting that he had not forgotten that he was a soldier of the Anti-Japanese Allied Forces, so the equipment that Wei Ran received was particularly familiar to him.

In addition to the two sets of military uniforms and some miscellaneous items, Zhao Jinyu specially got him a nine-dragon belt and a 20-shot Mauser M712 cannon. In addition, he also rummaged through boxes and cabinets to find him a Japanese 44-type cavalry rifle.

These weapons are exactly the same as the ones they used in Langcaozigou.

  just

Although the box gun was in good condition, there were only less than 20 bullets in the Kowloon Belt.

As for the cavalry rifle, it could only be described as rusty. There was only the gun, but not even a matching bullet.

In addition to these familiar but poorly-conditioned hot weapons, Zhao Jinyu also helped him get a whetstone the size of a cigarette box from later times and a thick saber, a saber of the same style as the one Wei Ran had before he entered this time and space.

After receiving the things, Wei Ran followed the two brothers back to the courtyard and went into one of the rooms in the west wing.

This room was not very big. There were two sabers and two bulging bundles on the earthen kang. In addition, there were some personal items such as kettles and lunch boxes.

"Just rest here!"

Li Sui'an, no, Li Wangchuan said, "Usually there are only two of us living here, so it's better to squeeze in with us than to sleep in the big bunk bed with more than a dozen people."

"Just don't mind my snoring"

Wei Ran made a joke and threw the things he had just received onto the kang.

“It’s still unclear who will make the most noise.”

Zhao Jinyu threw the things in his hands onto the kang, picked up a towel and said, "Let's go, I'll take you to take a bath first, and by the way, I'll see if I can cure the animal.

Damn it, I've never seen a pony that loves to bite people so much in my life! If it didn't have hooves, I would have believed it was a dog."

“Let’s go and take a look together,” Wei Ran responded with interest, and walked out of the low west wing.

Led by Zhao Jinyu, the group of three walked towards the backyard.

Along the way, Wei Ran also learned some more precise information indirectly. It was now mid-May 1939, and they were stationed near Zhoukou.

In addition, the cavalry company led by Ma Jintao was organized as the "special agent company" of the cavalry regiment. This special agent company was not intelligence workers like "falling three thousand feet straight down the river". On the contrary, most of the work they did was life-threatening.

In addition, the large house where they were stationed was also "borrowed" from a local landlord who was in cahoots with the Japanese.

While chatting at this point, Wei Ran, who was walking behind Zhao Jinyu, also saw the horse that bit people.

  This horse’s teeth are really nice!

Wei Ran couldn't help but grin after seeing the big black horse. The horse was tied to a persimmon tree as thick as a bowl.

He didn't know how long the horse had been tied here, but the persimmon tree was in a miserable state.

Not only was the bark on the main trunk eaten away, but the trunk itself was almost broken at shoulder height.

  If this continues, the shiny and strong black horse might be able to evolve into a beaver if it works harder. A beaver? A hippopotamus?

While Wei Ran was looking at the horse in confusion, Zhao Jinyu had already taken off his box gun and handed it to Li Sui'an along with the white towel in his hand. "This beast has a hot temper and many bad habits. It bites whoever it catches, just like a dog!"

"Be careful or it might bite your shoulder again," Li Sui'an reminded with great joy.

"gollum"

Zhao Jinyu swallowed subconsciously, then rolled up his sleeves and said, "Can I fall into the same pit twice?"

As he spoke, he strode towards the black horse.

The black horse snorted upon seeing this, and pointed its butt towards Zhao Jinyu as if it knew the way, and began jumping up and down and kicking its legs without even waiting for him to get close.

That would have been fine, but while it was kicking its butt, it didn't forget to look back with its long face, baring its big teeth at Zhao Jinyu, full of provocation and resentment.

"Fuck you! Can't I cure you?"

Under the influence of alcohol, Zhao Jinyu took a step forward, reached out and grabbed one of the horse's legs that had just kicked up, and then tried to use horizontal force to knock the beast to the ground.

Unfortunately, before he could exert any strength, the big black horse swung its legs violently, easily knocking Zhao Jinyu off his feet, causing him to almost bounce out with his butt skipping on the water.

This was not the end yet. This naughty black horse not only bared its big teeth and snorted, but also pooped and peed at Zhao Jinyu.

At this point, Zhao Jinyu, the man from the grassland, the Mongolian man who claimed that he rode on horseback before he could walk, was completely humiliated and angry. He grabbed the box gun that Li Sui'an helped to carry and said angrily, "I'm going to kill you today."

"Why are you so angry with a beast?"

Wei Ran stopped the other person, feeling both amused and helpless, and said, "Let me try."

"Don't!"

Li Sui'an immediately grabbed Wei Ran and said, "That beast was really polite to Jin Yu. If it was someone else, he would have bitten his head. Can you..."

"It's okay, don't worry."

Wei Ran waved his hands, gently broke free from Li Sui'an's pull, and walked straight towards the big black horse. By the way, he also pulled out the box gun that he had just received and had not had time to load bullets into it.

It is absolutely true that horses are animals that understand human nature.

Seeing Wei Ran lower the nose of the plane cleanly and neatly, the big black horse, after exchanging a glance with Wei Ran, began to kick its hooves anxiously, and the snorts came one after another, but it dared not kick its hind legs anymore.

This smart big guy could see that Zhao Jinyu was reluctant to do anything to it, so he could naturally realize that if he was not honest at this moment, the person in front of him would probably kill him immediately.

  especially

Especially Wei Ran's fierce look, which seemed to be constantly glancing at the balls hidden under its crotch, made it even more uneasy.

  As for Wei Ran

His confidence came from the horse riding skills instilled in him by the metal book, and also from his speculations about the metal book.

Especially the hourglass-shaped white hair pattern on the horse's forehead, which made him almost 70% sure that this biting horse, which was more dangerous than a metal notebook, was probably prepared for him.

As for the purpose, it was not difficult to guess. He had just arrived, and if he wanted to be recognized in this cavalry special forces company, taming such a horse might be the most effective way. Thinking of this, he took a step forward, and the horse subconsciously took a step back.

No matter how Wei Ran composed the story of the living ancestor, the horse really sensed that something was wrong at this moment.

So when Wei Ran took another step forward, the dark horse immediately took a step back without thinking.

Under the dull gaze of Zhao Jinyu and Li Sui'an, the man and the horse played chess for about ten minutes, with each other moving forward. The big black horse had retreated repeatedly around the tree, causing the reins to get tangled in the trunk.

"Snapped!"

Wei Ran patted the horse's neck lightly, and the horse's neck muscles trembled.

"Snapped!"

Wei Ran patted its neck again, neither too hard nor too light. The big black horse saw that its resistance was futile and that the gun in Wei Ran's other hand was already against its other neck, so it immediately rubbed Wei Ran's arm in a slightly flattering manner with the white fur pattern on its long face.

"Please help me get a brush." ​​Wei Ran said without turning his head.

"immediately!"

Zhao Jinyu came to her senses and quickly ran to a side room next door, took out an iron-toothed brush and handed it to Wei Ran.

While Wei Ran was leisurely brushing off the grass, twigs and dirt on the biting horse, Zhao Jinyu had already returned to the side room and walked out with a saddle on one hand and a sweat pad, saddlebags and other items in the other.

Behind him, there were a number of shirtless men. Without exception, these sturdy cavalrymen had all heard the news and came to watch the fun.

Under the watch of these soldiers, Wei Ran first smoothed the horse's fur, then carefully prepared the saddle and put on the canvas saddle.

"Brother Wei, think it over before you untie the reins."

Zhao Jinyu reminded him in time, "If our cavalry company loses its horses, we will at least be whipped even if the company commander pleads for mercy."

"rest assured"

Before Wei Ran finished his words, he was already leading the black horse around the persimmon tree that was about to be gnawed through.

When the reins loosened, Wei Ran glanced at the long face beside him, and then, amid the particularly wonderful expressions of the people around him, he once again pulled out the box gun that had no bullets in it, lowered the big and small nose and brought it close to the thick lips of the biting horse.

"Biting"

Although Wei Ran said this, he directly squeezed the barrel of the gun into the horse's thick lips in an extremely rogue manner and pressed it tightly against the cheek.

After looking into the eyes of the biting horse again, Wei Ran pulled the reins loose and held them in his hand.

Fortunately, after a brief stalemate, the horse did not rush forward.

"This beast is a bully who only fears the strong and bullies the weak!"

A cavalryman with some bite marks and bruises on his shoulder said with a smile, "If I had known, I would have used a gun to scare it."

As soon as he finished speaking, Wei Ran had already put away the box gun in his hand, stepped on the stirrup, grabbed the pole, and jumped onto the horse quickly and neatly.

However, before the surrounding soldiers could applaud, the biting horse that had been particularly obedient just now suddenly started jumping up and down again!

This time, the cheers turned into exclamations, and Zhao Jinyu and Li Sui'an also subconsciously pulled out their box guns - Wei Ran didn't even have time to step into the stirrup!

Fortunately, although Wei Ran was also frightened, the skills taught by the Metal Book Church were absolutely of high quality and quantity and they were not secretive at all.

This naughty and biting horse didn't run away, nor did it roll over like a donkey. It just jumped up and down, as if it would not continue to be a horse until it threw Wei Ran off its back.

On the other hand, after Wei Ran had stepped firmly on the ground, he no longer cared about the people around him who were watching the fun. He pulled the reins and left the persimmon tree that was almost eaten to death. He also seemed to be competing with the horse, neither hitting nor scolding it, and he did not even pull out his gun again. He just held the reins with one hand and the saddle with the other, letting the biting horse toss around like crazy.

Just as he had guessed before, as more and more people gathered to watch the fun, the exclamations became more frequent.

Later, Wei Ran, who was trying hard not to be thrown off, even accidentally caught a glimpse of Company Commander Ma and a soldier wearing riding boots and holding a horsewhip.

However, at this moment he didn't bother to greet them. He just pretended not to see them, and didn't hear the soldiers around him calling "Captain". All his attention was focused on controlling the horse.

Amid the cheers and exclamations of the surrounding soldiers, this biting and wicked horse, after a series of struggles, saw that it could not get rid of Wei Ran at all, so it snorted and shit on the spot, while swinging its big tail back and forth vigorously, as if to say, "If I can't get rid of you, I'll throw shit in your face."

This shameless behavior immediately made the people around who were watching the fun burst into laughter. It also made Wei Ran, who was already covered in dust on the horse's back, curse as he was hit with horse manure on his head. He wiped a handful of horse manure from his back and leaned over to smear it on the cheek of the black horse.

"You are what you are! These two disgusting bastards are such a perfect match!"

The leader who was watching the fun from a distance made a loud and quiet joke which immediately made the people around him burst into laughter. But when Wei Ran, whose hands were covered in horse manure, turned around, the man who was suspected to be the leader had already turned around and walked back.

Ma Jintao, on the other hand, gave him a thumbs up from a distance, and then shouted, "Wangchuan, come with me. Wei Ran, that broken horse is yours! Hurry up and let Jin Yu take you to find a place to wash it properly. Also, both of you should change your bad habits of swiping manure and smearing shit."

After he said this, the surrounding soldiers, as expected, burst into laughter again.

Without getting off the cheap horse, Wei Ran wiped the not-so-much horse manure on his hands on the horse's neck, bent down and asked Zhao Jinyu, who was almost laughing to death, "Where can we go to take a bath?"

"Come with me"

Zhao Jinyu, who had subconsciously wanted to help lead the horse, glanced at the dirty Wei Ran, wisely kept his distance, and led him to a small door in the corner of the backyard that seemed to have been opened by demolishing the wall.

“You go first”

Li Sui'an, who also stood a little further away, said, "I'll come find you guys later."

Before he finished speaking, Li Sui'an squeezed through the crowd of onlookers and disappeared without waiting for a response from Wei Ran and the others.

(End of this chapter)