Chapter 118 Ancestral Cannon
After Hu Yizhou arrived in Licheng and settled down with his team, he traveled all night. After driving down the eighty-mile mountain road, it was almost dawn. Then, he walked another five or six miles with a flashlight and gifts for his family. Finally, at dawn
When we got home, there was the scene of mother and son meeting.
Aunt Hu took Hu Yizhou's hand to the main room, sat her son down on the kang, and carefully observed the little son she hadn't seen for more than ten years, and couldn't get enough of him.
Hu Yizhou just sat upright, letting the old man see from his head to his feet, always smiling at the corners of his mouth.
"Mom, I haven't seen you for so many years, how are you?" Hu Yizhou also stabilized his mood and no longer felt uncomfortable talking.
"Okay... okay... With your uncle taking care of me, there is no shortage of food at home. We can also exchange for some money by going to the mountains to hunt prey! When your eldest brother and second brother got married, our family didn't suffer from famine. We also gave your second brother a chance to work in the village."
I have a courtyard...but I can’t see you..."
Aunt Hu kept talking about her life these years. At the end of the sentence, she couldn't help but shed tears. How could a mother forget her own baby?
"San'er, you have suffered a lot in the past few years, haven't you? I heard that the Japanese pirates came in again, and you killed hundreds of Japanese pirates? Everyone said that you are a great hero, and you are worthy of being a descendant of our Qi family army!
But my mother is always worried. This sword and gun have no eyesight, and I am afraid that something will happen to you..." the aunt said.
"Mother... my son is unfilial! But since ancient times, it has been difficult to have both loyalty and filial piety. Today, the bandits invade China, kill my compatriots, rape our sisters, burn our houses, seize our land, and all kinds of evil deeds are too numerous to describe! I am
How can we, the descendants of Qi Jiajun, hide behind others? So, mother, my son cannot listen to you, and he will still fight Japanese pirates!"
Hu Yizhou was afraid that his mother would not let him be in danger, so he said quickly.
"Mom knows... Mom is not an unreasonable person. She knows that the country is greater than the family, and the nation is greater than the individual! So, you can go and fight the Japanese with peace of mind! If anything happens, remember to give me a dream and tell you where it is.
, Mom, I’m going to find you and come back!” Aunt Hu said and shed tears again.
"Mom, don't we want to set up a security team! If we don't go anywhere else, we will fight the Japs in our Taihang Mountains! So, Mom, my son will fight the Japs in our hometown, and you can often see me!" Hu Yizhou
Said with a smile.
"You mean the Japanese pirates will come in? Our place will also become a battlefield to fight against the Japanese pirates?" Aunt Hu asked.
"Yes! But the target of the little devils is still the big cities, and they will only raid our place from time to time! So, mother, let's fight the Japanese pirates in these ten miles and nine villages and in the mountains outside to the end! Let the Japanese pirates know that Qi Qi back then
Grandpa can lead the Qi Jiajun to beat them, and today our descendants of the Qi Jiajun can still beat them!"
Hu Yizhou's voice was so loud that it reached the courtyard outside, and was heard by the third master who was carried in by the eldest and second brothers on a shoulder cart.
"Okay! Okay! You are worthy of being a son of the Hu family, and worthy of being a descendant of the Qi family army! Zhou'er, today the Third Master will tell you something. Even if all the young people in Jiuzhai and the surrounding areas die in battle, we will still fight against the Japanese pirates."
Fight to the end! The young and strong are gone, there are older generations, and the older generations are gone and there are still many women’s soldiers! The women of our Qi family army can also kill Japanese pirates!"
The Third Master is over ninety years old this year. He is the oldest old man in Jiuzhaigou. He is also the clan elder of Hujia Village. All matters in the village are decided by the elders.
Although the old man is old, he is deaf and bright. He can walk to the fields to pick vegetables with crutches. When he was young, he was a famous expert in the Taihang Mountains! The reason why he went to Hu Yizhou's house in a carriage was because
One kind of rule is respect for the elders! After all, when the younger generation invites the elders over, they must follow some rules.
"Okay, it's rare for your family to get together, so go and invite your uncles! By the way, why didn't you see Sihai (uncle)?" The Third Master got off the carriage by himself and entered the main room on crutches.
"Grandpa! My grandson is kowtowing to you! My uncle is at the Sun family camp and will be there in a moment! Please take a seat!" Hu Yizhou saluted and paid homage. Unfortunately, there are so many rules.
"Well, I haven't seen you for more than ten years, so you should kowtow to me three times! You won't have to do that in the future. I'm already the commander of the regiment. This is a middle-level officer. Not bad! Come on, tell me how you are here.
Baoshan City killed so many Japanese pirates?" The Third Master sat on the Taishi's chair and said to Hu Yizhou.
"Grandpa, the situation at that time was like this..." Hu Yizhou talked about the situation in Baoshan City.
"So...you were able to destroy so many Japanese pirates with the help of cannons! Not bad, not bad! Our Qi Army was also good at firearms back then! Grandpa Qi had someone make the Tiger Cannon! There were three Tiger Guns for 500 people.
The cannon is being loaded!"
"This Tiger Cannon is just like the mortar you mentioned... except that the range is a little closer, it can reach 500 meters, and it doesn't shoot explosive shells, but small lead or small pieces weighing 5 cents."
There are 100 stones, and a large lead bullet or stone bullet weighing 30 taels is used to press the top. When fired, both large and small bullets fly out with a roar like thunder..."
The Third Master is talking about, of course, the Tiger Zun Cannon. This is a good thing among domestic artillery. It only weighs 36 kilograms. It uses black powder as the propellant. When it is shot out, it will fall into a large area! It killed many Japanese and Tatars back then!
"By the way, Third Master, do you still have the Franz machine gun passed down from our ancestors?" Hu Yizhou asked.
"The French cannon... that thing is too heavy. It's okay to defend the city, but I heard you say we have to fight in the mountains... No! It won't be used! Knowing that you want to fight the Japanese pirates, I have already sent a message to Lijiazhai
, let them cast sixty Tiger Cannons for you to equip, and let the young men around you learn how to operate the Tiger Cannons! When you gather a team, it should be ready!" said the Third Master.
"Thank you, Mr. Third!"
What can Hu Yizhou say? Apart from being touched, I am grateful! Although the Tiger Zun Cannon is a thing from hundreds of years ago, it is a good plaster that can pull out pus. If used in the right place, it will definitely be a killer! If it cooperates with the forced
Artillery, directional mines, landmines, heartless cannons, large levers and elm cannons, this is simply an ambush artifact!
If you don't want to seize it and run away after the fight... I guess the little devil will go crazy...
"Why are you grateful? Your uncle Hu Sihai was born in the previous generation in our Jiuzhaigou, and you Hu Zhou is born in this generation. This is because our ancestors have eyes! It must be that Grandpa Qi has a spirit in heaven and does not want our land in China to be invaded by Japanese pirates again.
May you grow into such an excellent general!" said the Third Master.
"Grandpa, this is a war of resistance, not cultivation! Why do we get more and more mysterious the more we talk about it?" Hu Yizhou thought silently...
Chapter completed!