Resistance against Japan: Starting with the local militia

Chapter 12 A Chance Rescue of the Doctor

"Who goes there? In broad daylight, under the clear sky, how dare you bully these two young ladies!" Tang Weiguo rode forward and shouted.

"Awesome! Is this what it feels like for an ancient hero to save someone? I love it, I love it!" Tang Weiguo satisfied a bit of his wicked sense of humor.

When the two girls in the bandit group saw people coming, a glimmer of hope rekindled in their eyes, hoping that these people could save them from their predicament.

When Hu Han saw Tang Weiguo and his men arrive on horseback, completely unarmed, he didn't panic at all. Instead, he shouted and yelled.

"Where did you come from? Get lost! Can't you see I'm robbing someone? I'm in a good mood today, so I'll let you go. Otherwise, I'll rob you all too," Hu Han said disdainfully, then pointed his gun at Tang Weiguo.

Seeing the bandits pointing guns at him, Tang Weiguo pretended to be frightened and said:

"Good sir, we've disturbed your robbery. We brothers will leave immediately."

"These are a bunch of cowards. They turn into cowards as soon as they see a gun. What kind of heroes are they pretending to be? Pah, disgusting." Hu Han spat.

Hu Han thought there would be a big battle, but he didn't expect it to be just this?

Hearing that the three young men before him had succumbed to the bandits' tyranny, but that they were truly helpless, outnumbered and outmatched, Chu Yu's hope, which had just flickered in his eyes, was extinguished, and he sank into deep despair.

"It's too late. Leave now, leave the horse behind, and get out of here," Hu Han shouted.

“No problem, bandit sir. As long as you don’t hurt us, you can have the horse.” Tang Weiguo said, while winking at Tang Xiaohu and Niu Dali.

After saying that, Tang Weiguo and his two companions dismounted. The bandits watching from the side laughed even louder, and instead of pointing their guns at Tang Weiguo and his companions, they casually placed them aside.

Just as the bandits were about to step forward to take the horse, Tang Xiaohu and Niu Dali suddenly took out two Mauser pistols from their waists and fired at the bandits from the left and right.

"Slap, slap, slap, slap, slap..."

After dozens of gunshots, only Hu Han remained standing; the rest of the bandits had all been killed and were lying on the ground.

Hu Han immediately knelt down, his voice trembling as he said, "Brothers, please let me go. I was blind to your greatness. Please be magnanimous and let me go."

"Huh, weren't you so arrogant just now?" Tang Weiguo said, pointing a gun at Hu Han's head.

"Damn it, it's so satisfying to play dumb and outsmart others," Tang Weiguo thought to himself.

"If you want me to let you go, go and beg those two girls and see if they agree." Tang Weiguo pointed to the two girls who were already stunned.

Chu Yu was stunned by Tang Weiguo's sudden turn of events and his killing of the enemy. Only one sentence echoed in her mind: "I've been saved."

Upon hearing Tang Weiguo's words, the bandit leader scrambled over to Chu Yu and Chu Xin.

"My two aunts, please spare me! I have an eighty-year-old mother and a baby crying for food. Please let me go. I swear I'll never be a bandit again. I'll go back to the village and farm honestly." The bandit cried and shouted, tears streaming down his face.

Startled back to reality by the bandits' cries, Chu Xin and Chu Yu exchanged bewildered glances. Neither had ever witnessed such a scene before. Chu Xin's heart softened, and she quietly asked Chu Yu:

"Sis, what should we do with him?"

Chu Yu said resentfully:

"Judging by their appearance, these bandits have done a lot of bad things. I wonder how many girls have fallen victim to their cruelty. They don't deserve to live. But let the brave men handle them."

“Brave warriors, you should do it your way,” Chu Yu said.

"Alright, Little Tiger, drag him away."

"Alright, boss." Tang Xiaohu stepped forward, grabbed the bandit leader, and dragged him away.

"Good sir, spare my life! I'll never do it again!"

"If you don't let me go, I'll haunt you even as a ghost!" Hu Han cursed viciously at Tang Xiaohu when he saw that begging for mercy was useless.

"Then I'll wait for you." Tang Xiaohu fired a shot at Hu Han's forehead.

As the gunshot rang out, the noise immediately subsided.

He did not execute her on the spot in front of the two sisters.

Niu Dali was cleaning up the battlefield at that moment. He didn't care about the guns that the bandits had brought, but the villagers were used to being frugal, and even a mosquito bite was still meat, so he cleaned up the bandits' things thoroughly.

“Young ladies, we’re safe now. The mountain roads here have been quite dangerous lately. Why don’t we travel together and look out for each other?” Tang Weiguo invited.

Having just experienced the bandits, the two sisters agreed without hesitation.

"My sister and I are very grateful to the brave men who saved us. My name is Chu Yu, and this is my sister Chu Xin." Chu Yu pulled Chu Xin to express her gratitude to Tang Weiguo.

Only then did Tang Weiguo get a good look at the two people's faces. The one who spoke was taller and had a more attractive face.

With big eyes, a pert nose, and a voluptuous figure, she was a typical classical Chinese beauty. The girl next to her was petite and had a playful and cute appearance; no wonder she was stopped by the bandits.

"It's just a simple gesture, no need for such heroic gestures. I'm about your age, so just call me Big Brother. Besides, traveling with two beautiful ladies is a wonderful thing," Tang Weiguo joked.

"Where are you headed, Miss Chu? You don't seem to be from around here," Tang Weiguo asked Chu Yu.

"We came from Taiyuan and were planning to go to Yan'an." Just as Chu Xin was about to say the word "An", Chu Yu immediately covered Chu Xin's mouth and quickly said, "We're going to Linfen to stay with our relatives."

"Yan'an? People from the Red Army? The Eighth Route Army hadn't even been established yet at this time." Tang Weiguo secretly guessed the identities of the two people.

"That damn Chiang Kai-shek, he's still busy fighting the civil war," Tang Weiguo cursed inwardly.

“Oh, Linfen isn’t close to here, and it’s been quite dangerous lately. There are a lot of bandits along that road. Why don’t you stay with me for now, and once you’ve contacted your relatives, they can come and pick you up? It’ll be safer that way, what do you say?” Tang Weiguo said after thinking for a moment. At this moment, Tang Weiguo was pondering how to keep the two girls here.

"Alright, Brother Tang, then I'll trouble you."

Seeing that Tang Weiguo said so, Chu Yu stopped refusing and agreed.

"Miss Chu, you two seem to be intellectuals. May I ask what you study?" Tang Weiguo asked, trying to start a conversation.

“Brother Tang, you have a good eye for people. My sister and I are from a university in the provincial capital, and we both studied medicine. We’re here to go to Linfen to become doctors,” Chu Yu said.

"Doctor, that's wonderful! I was just thinking of starting a small hospital, but I haven't found a suitable doctor yet. I wonder if you two would be interested? Don't worry about the salary, I'll offer the highest I can." Tang Weiguo indicated that he was wealthy.

Chu Yu didn't rush to answer, but thought for a moment and said:

“Since Brother Tang has spoken, my sister and I will help him out for now. We still need to discuss this with our family; we can’t make the decision on our own right now.”

"That's true. Then you'll have to work hard during this time, young lady," Tang Weiguo said with a smile.

The group chatted all the way and finally made it back to the Tang family before dark.

"I didn't expect Brother Tang's house to be so big!" Chu Xin exclaimed.

"It's nothing special, I benefited from my ancestors' legacy."

"Master is back. And who are these two young ladies?" The old steward came over and saw that Tang Weiguo had brought two young ladies back.

"Uncle Tang, I rescued these two girls on the road. They can stay at our house for now. Aunt Tang will prepare two clean rooms for the two young ladies to stay in."

"Yes, sir, I'll arrange it right away." The old butler hurriedly went to make the arrangements.

“Brother Tang, there’s no need to go to so much trouble. My sister and I are not delicate people. We can stay anywhere.”

"Guests from afar are welcome; let me do my best to be a good host."

"Are you hungry, ladies? Let's eat first."

After everything was settled, Tang Weiguo went back to his room and had a good night's sleep.