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Chapter 96
"Crash~"

"Crash~"

Under the blowing of the southeast wind, the lake water kept beating on the hull of the fishing boat, making crisp sounds.The long fleet sailed on the same route a few hours ago again.

The only difference from before is that the number of ships is one less than before.

Old Cui was holding the oars at the stern of the boat, and he still took the lead as before, looking sadly at Cui Hanwen, who was sitting in the bow talking and laughing with the little devil.The feeling in my heart is really hard to express in words.

At this moment, Old Cui really wanted to jump into the water with his clansmen, together overturned these fishing boats, and drowned these beasts who were not as good as pigs and dogs with the smoky water of Taihu Lake.

But when he thought of the women and children in the village who didn't know whether they were alive or dead, he had to suppress the thought in his heart and do things according to their requirements.

"Cui Jun, I admire your ingenuity very much. I believe that with your great help, we will soon complete the task and wipe out that Kuomintang army! Come, let me toast you!!!"

"Mr. Komatsu is being polite, this is what I should do. Please!"

"Please!"

Cui Hanwen and Komatsu Ichiro sat on the bow of the boat, sipping the fresh fresh fish from the lake and the sake that Cui Hanwen had specially brought along.And on the fishing boats behind them, all the Japanese soldiers were slowly eating some food found in the previous village, recovering their spirits.

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At this time, the [-]th Regiment, which had been ashore for several hours, had also arrived at Yaotai Village, which was some distance away from Taihu Lake.

Although the fighting in the Shanghai area has been going on for several months, and there are little devils' planes roaring in the sky from time to time, but in this small village on the edge of Taihu Lake, everyone seems to have not received much impact.Everyone still follows the pastoral life of men farming and women weaving.

When Ma Chao and Xie Jinyuan led the troops here, they could still see from a distance that the villagers were still taking advantage of the rare good weather to dry their clothes and turn over the rice.

The first to discover them were the children playing in the field. After seeing this team covered in gunpowder smoke, they immediately wanted to run to the village.Then, the village seemed to be frightened, and the sound of slamming doors kept appearing.So that when Ma Chao, Xie Jinyuan and others came to the village, all they saw was the closed door and a few chickens and ducks still wandering around.

Ma Chao and Xie Jinyuan looked at each other and smiled wryly.They knew that this was treating them as the troops of the security regiments that ran rampant in the countryside.In order not to cause misunderstanding, Ma Chao ordered the troops not to disturb the villagers, boil water and cook in the open space of the stage outside the village, and take the time to rest.

In the environment of the Republic of China, a considerable part of the security team did not protect the environment and the people, or protect one side.Many of them were those local ruffians, thugs and bullies before.

Coupled with the chaotic current situation, what they did was worse than that of bandits.So it is not surprising that there is such a reaction in the village.

Just as everyone in the [-]th regiment was taking the time to rest, the guards reported that several old people had come to see the officer.When Ma Chao came outside, he saw a few old men, carrying some chickens, ducks, fish [xiǎng], and a cart of grain, waiting quietly at the guard.

The old men seemed to be in their sixtieth years, their black and white beards and hair were well groomed, and they were wearing simple but clean black long gowns, standing there quietly, waiting anxiously. Waiting for Ma Chao and the others to arrive.

"Hello, old man, I am the person in charge of this army. My surname is Ma. I am very sorry to keep you waiting for so long. What can I do for you?" Ma Chao asked politely to several people.

"Hello, sir, the old Wang Changming, as the village chief of Yaotai Village, was entrusted by the villagers to send a heartfelt wish to the chief, and to his subordinates." Wang Changming said respectfully to Ma Chao.

"Village Chief Wang, you can't do it. How can you do it? It's wrong to borrow your land without your consent. How can you accept these things? I'd like to trouble you to send back the wishes of the villagers. Don't worry, we will give you a little I will leave after a short rest. I won’t disturb the villagers.” Ma Chao refused in a matter-of-fact manner.

"The ancients once said that it is very pleasant to have friends come from afar with bricks. No, it is not pleasant. You can come here, and you should have a banquet to entertain you as a landlord. However, the small people in the village are weak and cannot afford to entertain you." , I hope the officer will not be disgusted and accept these." After hearing Ma Chao's refusal, Wang Changming was very panicked.

It is said that bandits pass like a comb, and soldiers pass like a grate.Wang Changming was very scared at the moment.Because, judging from his decades of experience, he felt that Ma Chao thought that the things they sent were too small and not enough to satisfy his appetite, so he refused.However, Yaotai Village really has nothing more to offer.So I could only speak in an almost begging tone, for fear of arousing Ma Chao's troops to loot.

"Leader, take it." Xie Jinyuan, who didn't know when he arrived, said softly to Ma Chao.

"Huh??? Why?" Ma Chao looked at Xie Jinyuan and asked.

"Hey, Tuanzi, if you accept it, they will go back very happy. But if you don't accept it, they will be very scared instead." Xie Jinyuan pulled Ma Chao aside and said bitterly.

Xie Jinyuan knew these ways very well, but Ma Chao didn't know the connotation at all.

As a man who was born in New China and grew up under the red flag, he could never have imagined the existence of such a thing.Hurrying to come to deliver things, I'm afraid you won't accept them.

Compared with the discipline of the Communist Party, which presumptuously takes the masses by shooting, many of the Kuomintang's troops, especially the local security regiments, are simply bandits under the banner of the government.Their style is, if you don't give it, I will rob it, and even destroy your family.If you give it to me, you still have to say nice things, begging me to accept it.It’s not enough if something is missing, it’s not good if something is not good, even if it makes me dissatisfied!

That's why Wang Changming was so terrified after hearing Ma Chao's refusal.He was afraid that Ma Chao would look down on these things, so he let him go back.If that was the case, their Yaotai Village would probably be ruined in the future.

Ma Chao was silent for a moment after listening to Xie Jinyuan's explanation.Then he walked towards Wang Changming and said to him: "I understand Village Chief Wang, I accept the wishes of the villagers. Thank you very much!!!"

(End of this chapter)