Chapter 129 Are you looking down on us?

Chapter 129 Are you looking down on us? ( words long chapter!)

Meng Fanle really didn't understand what Cun Yunsheng's blessing in disguise was, but he knew the thought process of his own commander, which was not something that ordinary people could follow.

In other words, the other party must have made up his mind.

"So, you have decided to trick the British army? But how are you going to do it?" Meng Fanle asked in confusion.

We can't send a telegram directly to the Japanese army, right?

If that were the case, the Japanese army would definitely not believe it.

Some even suspected that this was a fake telegram.

If the Allies knew about this, we would be doomed.

So we can only rely on a third party.

Before, there was a lieutenant in the mine who could be used, but now it is definitely not possible. The Japanese army will definitely not trust him.

This is why Meng Fan was confused.

"It's definitely not possible for us to do it alone. It would be best if a third party intervened." Cun Yunsheng shook his head and said.

"Third party? Who are you referring to?" Meng Fanle looked at the other party blankly, not understanding who this third party was referring to.

"Do you think there are still spies from the Japanese army who have infiltrated the city?" Cun Yunsheng did not answer immediately, but looked at him and asked back.

Hearing this, Meng Fanle answered subconsciously.

"Of course. There are refugees fleeing to Myitkyina every day. There must be Japanese spies among them. Haven't we captured quite a few during this period?"

What does this have to do with third parties?
"You mean, you deliberately leaked the information to the spies? But the Japanese army won't believe it, and the Allied forces will definitely investigate. How did we know this news?" Meng Fan asked a series of questions, leaving Cun Yunsheng speechless.

"Don't be anxious. This is just the first layer of insurance. The second layer of insurance is the most important." Cun Yunsheng signaled him not to be anxious.

"Who?" Meng Fanle became even more curious.

"Military Control."

"Military Control Commission???" Meng Fanle looked at the other party in surprise, wondering how the Military Control Commission was brought up again?
What does this have to do with the Military Control Commission?
"Doesn't the Military Control Commission want to do business with us? Isn't it normal to reveal some information to them?"

"There must be Japanese spies in the mountain city. When these spies get to know this news and report it back to the Special Higher Section, do you think the Japanese will believe it?"

"If you still don't believe it, then there is only the third layer of insurance." Cun Yunsheng spread his hands.

"The third level?" Meng Fanle didn't expect there was another level. He really misjudged this time.

"Yes, it's the third floor."

"The Japanese army may not believe the information they get from us, and they may not believe the information given by the Military Control Commission, but I don't believe it. If the information was given by the natives, would they not believe it?" Cun Yunsheng sneered.

"Three people make a tiger, you've heard of that, right?"

“When everyone says it’s true, you better believe it.”

Hearing this, Meng Fanle felt his scalp tingling. If he were the commander of the Japanese army, he would definitely believe it.

"Commander, you are really far-sighted. This time, you have not only taken the Japanese and the British into account, but also the Military Control Commission. You are the one who is playing tricks on me." Meng Fanle said with a smile while flattering him.

"Okay, stop flattering me. It's your business to let the Japanese spies in the city know about this."

"As for the Military Control Commission, leave it to me."

"But as for the natives, we'll have to let Long Wenjian find a way. Aren't he and Sun Yunfei getting along pretty well recently? Let's see if we can contact the guerrillas in India and find a way to pass this message to those natives." Cun Yunsheng thought about it and decided to make this arrangement first. If nothing unexpected happens, the Japanese army will definitely take action when they receive this information.

When the Japanese and British armies were fighting a fierce battle in Imphal, he sent troops to Lashio.

This is the same as when Zhuge Liang conquered Nanjun with his wisdom.

"Yes." Meng replied angrily.

The Sichuan Army has basically not been involved in any battles recently, and has mainly focused on training.

The training target is the mountain rat on the opposite side.

That’s right, now the Takeuchi Corps has been nicknamed mountain rats by the soldiers of the Sichuan Army.

The entire mountain was hollowed out, with countless visible and hidden sentry and firepower points.

Even Cun Yunsheng felt a headache when faced with this kind of construction.

After thinking for a long time, I still couldn't figure out how to take the opponent's position.

We can only keep studying and pondering.

He also thought about following Long Wenjian's method.

Send an elite force to sneak into a cave and break into the Japanese fortress from the inside.

But in that case, the cost in casualties would be enormous.

So he searched his mind for battles related to mountain warfare, and later he actually found a reference.

That was the Laoshan round battle.

The fortifications dug by Yuehou at that time were similar to the current Takeuchi Lianshan.

Even more than that.

If such a huge fortification was taken down, it would be easy for just the Takeuchi Regiment to take it down.

But some details need to be studied slowly.

After all, there is a huge gap in weapons.

First of all, there are not enough heavy artillery.

At least a hundred doors.

Even if he had a hundred guns, he didn't have that many artillery pieces.

He remembered that during the battle at Laoshan, more than fifty artillery companies and more than three hundred artillery pieces were mobilized.

Even so, the casualties were still very huge.

Therefore, in order to reduce casualties, it is necessary to increase the number of artillery.

The second thing is to update weapons.

Especially the flamethrower, this thing is very effective.

When facing enemies in pits, one volley of bullets can burn them to ashes.

But he didn't have a flamethrower, so he could only ask the Americans for it because they had it.

And it was a very good learning experience.

After all, in the subsequent Pacific battlefield, the Japanese army used the pits to the extreme and the US military suffered a lot.

Presumably, Stilwell would not be reluctant to part with those weapons.

The last step is to redistribute the personnel responsible for the attack.

It is best to have a squad with scouts, engineers, flamethrowers, and signalmen who can call for artillery support at any time.

"I don't know if the bazooka has come out. If it has, the attack will be much easier."

"If it really doesn't work, a recoilless rifle will do. This thing is pretty effective for building fortifications." Cun Yunsheng murmured.

These are just ideas he has conceived, and it will take some time to complete this plan.

The current task is to encircle the Takeuchi League.

Let the artillery practice with them from time to time.

"No, there are also medics. This is the most important thing. The casualties will definitely be huge."

"I have nothing to do, so I'll go and take a look at the field hospital. I don't know how it's being built. I haven't seen the veterinarian in a long time." Cun Yunsheng thought about it and decided that he had nothing to do, so he went to see how the field hospital was being built.

It just so happened that he hadn't seen the veterinarian and Xiaozui for a long time, so he went to see them.

The field hospital was not far from the military camp, where seriously wounded soldiers from the Fifth Army were housed.

These soldiers with festering wounds have almost recovered after being treated with penicillin, but they still need to rest.

Some of the injuries were more serious and required amputation directly.

In the past, people would just leave it to fate and whether they could survive depended purely on luck.

But with the advent of penicillin, the mortality rate dropped significantly.

The infection after amputation was easily overcome.

"Commander." Seeing Cun Yunsheng coming in, the wounded soldiers wanted to stand up, but were held down by Cun Yunsheng.

"No need to get up. How is it? How's the food? How's your injury?"

Hearing Cun Yunsheng's concern, the wounded soldiers felt touched.

Before this, they all knew they would not survive.

After all, since ancient times, there have been very few soldiers who could survive amputation.

Who knew they would survive? It can be said that the Sichuan Army gave them a new life.

They had no complaints about the Fifth Army handing them over to the Sichuan Army Corps, because they all knew that if they continued to follow the Fifth Army back to China, even if they were lucky enough to return, they would still die in the end.

Too many people died from infection.

Therefore, they also truly respect and love Cun Yunsheng.

It can be said that without Cun Yunsheng, there would be no them.

"It's very good. There is meat and fish soup for every meal. I have gained several pounds." A soldier who lost an arm said shyly, and then said with a bitter look on his face.

"I just can't go to the battlefield and repay the commander for saving my life."

This sentence touched the hearts of many people. For them, they only know how to fight and nothing else.

Now those with broken arms and legs can no longer fight.

How can I repay the commander for saving my life?

Listen!

What a lovely warrior.

Until this moment, I was still thinking about what to do if I couldn't fight.

"Yes, Commander, we are now useless. We have wasted so many precious medicines." Another soldier with a broken leg also said.

"Yeah, yeah, what a pity about those medicines."

To them, those precious medicines may be more valuable than themselves.

It's such a shame to waste it on useless people like them.

"What nonsense are you talking about? What do you mean by waste? Some medicines are nothing. What matters is that you survived."

"You fought for your country, we can't just watch you die after you get hurt?"

"We can't let the hero bleed and cry, right?" Cun Yunsheng said angrily.

Seeing that Cun Yunsheng didn't seem to be pretending, the soldiers all breathed a sigh of relief.

"Okay, you don't have to worry about the future. Take care of your health first. I still have tasks that require you to complete." Cun Yunsheng knew what these people were thinking.

He was simply worried that he had been a member of the Fifth Army, but was now disabled and of no value, and was afraid of being abandoned.

So I say these things to gain a little sympathy and not to drive them away.

After all, many wounded and disabled soldiers spent all their meager pensions soon after returning home, and were left with only begging.

"Really? Commander?" The soldier with a broken arm who spoke earlier's eyes lit up and asked with concern.

It’s no wonder that he is so active, it really concerns their vital interests.

If there is something to do, at least food and accommodation will be provided, and it would be even better if there is a little salary.

They had heard that the Sichuan Army had previously recruited a group of disabled artillerymen specifically for artillery training.

I even found out about the welfare benefits, and found that they were almost the same as those of a private first class.

You know, this is a disability.

It is great to have such treatment, with food and accommodation provided.

The Sichuan Army has meat for every meal.

Even their previous troops couldn't do it.

"Of course it's true. When have I ever lied to anyone? Ask the whole group, is there anything I, Cun Yunsheng, said that I haven't fulfilled?" Cun Yunsheng assured, patting his chest.

With these words, the wounded soldiers finally breathed a sigh of relief and said that the regimental commander could give them any instructions and they would guarantee to complete the task.

Seeing this, Cun Yunsheng patted their shoulders and comforted them one by one.

"Brother, you promised me that you would visit me often, but you didn't keep your promise." Chen Xiaozui couldn't help rolling his eyes when he saw Cun Yunsheng.

"Ahem... You know, I'm very busy and have to deal with a lot of things every day." Cun Yunsheng quickly made up an excuse.

Unfortunately, Chen Xiaozui curled his lips.

"Hehe, you just know how to lie."

"You must have come here for something, right? You are such a busy man, you would never come here if you had nothing else."

Looking at Xiaozui's appearance, Cun Yunsheng smiled and touched her head and said.

"Where's the vet? Ask him to come over here, I need him for something."

"Don't call Veterinarian Uncle Hao. He has a name, Hao Xichuan." Chen Xiaozui muttered, but still went to find Veterinarian Hao.

Not long after, Veterinarian Hao came in front of Cun Yunsheng, stood at attention and saluted.

"Tuanzuo."

Just as Chen Xiaozui said, Veterinarian Hao hadn't seen Cun Yunsheng for some time.

But I still remember Cun Yunsheng clearly, because he was the director of the field hospital.

In fact, he refused. After all, his medical skills were only limited to treating animals.

But there was no way. There was not a single real doctor in the entire medical team. Even the medical worker brought here earlier was just a medic, who could only treat explosion wounds and the like.

If it really requires surgery or something, I wouldn't do that.

Choosing a general from among the short men, the experienced veterinarian Hao became the team leader of the medical team and is now the director of the field hospital.

So much so that the former members of the cannon fodder group couldn't help but make fun of Veterinarian Hao when they saw him.

Veterinarian Hao, who used to only have to treat a few animals, now has to treat thousands of animals and has become a celebrity on the livestock market.

In response to everyone's teasing, Veterinarian Hao could only smile bitterly.

He is very experienced, really experienced in looking after livestock.

People are different.

According to Cun Yunsheng, it's all the same, it's all about seeing a doctor and taking medicine.

The medical level at that time was just so-so, don't expect anything too good.

There is not much difference between treating people the same way as animals.

Apart from miracle drugs like antibiotics, other diseases can only be treated with Chinese herbal medicines.

Veterinarian Hao happens to know a little bit about Chinese medicine and has done some research on medicinal materials. In addition, he is old and experienced. If he doesn't take the position of dean, who will?
"Okay, you're already old, but you're still so serious." Cun Yunsheng still has great respect for this veterinarian Hao.

He is so old, but he still goes out to fight. Normally, he should be at home enjoying his grandchildren.

This damn battlefield.

"You are the superior, so you should show due respect to him." Veterinarian Hao quickly shook his head.

After hearing this, Cun Yunsheng was too lazy to argue with him and just let him go.

"There is something I need to discuss with you."

"You say." Veterinarian Hao responded quickly.

"How many medical staff are there in the entire field hospital now?" Cun Yunsheng looked at the busy people around him and asked.

Hearing this, Veterinarian Hao thought for a moment and said.

"There are thirteen medical staff, more than twenty nurses, and only one surgeon, John. He is currently in charge of all surgeries."

so little?
Cun Yunsheng’s first reaction.

But then he secretly cursed himself for being so stupid. At the beginning, there was only one medic in the cannon fodder regiment, and his uncles provided support with three medics.

This was the earliest medical team of the Sichuan Army Corps. Later, with the support of American military instructors, a surgeon was sent to perform operations on the wounded.

At the same time, several medical workers were recruited from the defeated soldiers, and Cun Yunsheng had always insisted on training medical workers, so we had thirteen people. Otherwise, there would only be a few people now.

"Commander, is there any mission?" Veterinarian Hao asked hurriedly.

"There are only a few seriously injured patients left now. Those with minor injuries have long been discharged, and the hospital is not so busy anymore."

He knew that Cun Yunsheng would never come to the temple without a reason, so since he came here, he must have something going on.

"There is a task that requires you to think of a solution." Cun Yunsheng looked at the other party and then spoke.

"Thirteen medical workers are too few. There should be at least fifty."

"Ah? So many? My hospital doesn't need so many people." Veterinarian Hao was confused. Why did they need so many people for no reason?

Is there going to be a war?

Even if there is a war, a dozen medical workers should be enough.

"Not many. I even think it's too few. These are just some medical workers. I would rather have a few more doctors." Cun Yunsheng shook his head. This number of people is nothing. It's not many at all.

"Commander, training doctors is really time-consuming. Even the Americans say it takes at least two or three years." Veterinarian Hao said bitterly.

Hearing this, Cun Yunsheng waved his hand.

"I don't need an all-rounder. As long as someone can perform surgery and dares to do it, that's fine. We don't have that much time right now. We can train them slowly."

"You need to hurry up and think of a way to train doctors."

"As for medical personnel, I plan to set up a medical team in each battalion and company, so that they can learn battlefield first aid and follow them to the battlefield."

Even though he was mentally prepared, Veterinarian Hao still felt a pang in his heart when he heard Cun Yunsheng's words.

"Commander, are we going to fight?"

"It will be soon. Now everything is not ready yet. Before the army moves, the food and fodder must go first."

"Similarly, there is an urgent need for medical workers. The upcoming battle will be very fierce. We must ensure that there are enough medical workers to rescue more wounded." Cun Yunsheng looked at veterinarian Hao and said solemnly.

"Yes, Commander, I understand." Veterinarian Hao is also a veteran on the battlefield. He naturally knows that one more medical worker means that a wounded soldier will survive if rescued in time.

"Well, I feel very relieved to leave the field hospital to you." Cun Yunsheng smiled again, and then he visited the layout of the field hospital with Veterinarian Hao and listened to him talk about some of his demands.

The main problem is that medical supplies, especially penicillin, are in short supply.

He didn't have much of this stuff himself.

We can only hope that America can speed up mass production.

Otherwise, the occasional burst of a few boxes of penicillin would not be enough.

.........

"How many villages are there?" Long Wenjian asked with a frown as he looked at the sketch in his hand.

"This is the eighth one. The Japanese are really like crazy. They have recently raided several villages in succession and used all the tricks they used at home on these natives. Recently, more and more natives want to join us in fighting the Japanese. We are now famous." Sun Yunfei said excitedly.

The banner they are currently using to the outside world is the Eighth Division of the Independent Volunteer Army.

That’s right, it’s the 8th Division of the Independent Volunteer Army.

Long Wenjian thought that the number originally proposed by Sun Yunfei was too petty.

If you want to do it, do it big.

What kind of captain is that? When people hear him, they just think he is a guerrilla.

When I named the Eighth Division of the Independent Volunteer Army, people were surprised.

Oh open!

You have the strength of a division, and when the natives heard about it, they clamored to join you.

I have to say that this move was indeed powerful. In just over ten days, the group expanded to more than a thousand people.

Although they were all a group of civilians who had just been armed, they all had one thing in common: they had a grudge against the Japanese army.

In other words, they are fearless in battle.

In addition, in each village they rescued, they left behind as many as 20 to 30 rifles, or as few as a dozen rifles, so that they could form militias and protect their own villages.

These methods were all thought up by Long Wenjian. This guy has traveled far and wide, is knowledgeable, and has all kinds of clever ideas in his head.

In addition, Cun Yunsheng sent telegrams from time to time to provide them with some advice.

It can be said that the Eighth Division of the Independent Volunteer Army has been particularly popular recently.

This has attracted the attention of the Japanese army, and they have begun to send their main forces to pursue them.

But at this moment, the Japanese army, like the previous expeditionary forces, was caught up in a vast ocean of war with the indigenous people.

As soon as they left the city, Long Wenjian and others knew that the Japanese army was coming.

Then use the terrain to set an ambush.

Often relying on American weapons, good results can be achieved.

This caused the Japanese army a lot of headaches, and they could only retreat into the city.

However, telegrams from the base camp came every now and then, asking them to transport supplies back.

The base camp asked them to attack Myanmar. In addition to cutting off the supply of the China-Myanmar Highway, they also wanted to see if they could plunder it.

But they are not here to bring warmth.

The natives in the city cannot be exploited too harshly, so they can only target the natives outside the city.

Unfortunately, because the Japanese army went too far, the natives completely betrayed them.

It can be said that the Japanese army is now having a hard time.

"It's not enough. This is just a small fight." Long Wenjian shook his head, feeling that this was just the beginning.

He kept Cun Yunsheng's order in mind and drew a small path leading to Lashio.

It was required that the trail be accessible to trucks and tanks.

So far, the progress is pretty good.

Some places may require a break before you can pass.

Most places basically meet the requirements for traffic except for the overgrown weeds.

"Ah? Is it going to get out of hand? By then I'm afraid that a large Japanese army will surround and suppress us. I'm afraid that all these people who have been gathered with great difficulty will be destroyed." Sun Yunfei said with some regret.

Hearing this, Long Wenjian looked at him meaningfully.

"Captain Sun, don't forget what our purpose is. It's not to play some trick of occupying the mountain and becoming the king. If you think it's fun, you can come back and follow the commander. I'll give you a mountain and you can be the king of the mountain every day."

This sentence should be regarded as a warning. Don't get carried away just because you have been a commander for a few days.

Don't forget who gave you everything.

For such a person who is confused, if persuasion doesn't work, Long Wenjian will have to suggest that Cun Yunsheng replace him.

After all, the volunteer team is not short of people.

There are always people who are loyal to the Sichuan Army.

The original purpose of establishing the volunteer team was to hope that they could divide the indigenous people.

Now it seems that the plan is successful, but some people are starting to get carried away.

After being hit like this, Sun Yunfei broke out in a cold sweat and immediately came to his senses. He had been a little carried away for a while.

I always thought I could do whatever I wanted once I became a teacher.

"Yes, yes, I was a little too proud of myself. I have to thank Captain Long for his reminder." Sun Yunfei said quickly.

"We all work for the regiment commander, so we must remember our mission." Long Wenjian took a look and said nothing more. Instead, he continued to draw sketches on the map.

At this time, a team member came over and said with a serious expression.

"Captain, we've captured someone."

"Japanese soldiers? If so, just lock them up or kill them. We don't have time to take them with us now." Long Wenjian thought they were prisoners or something, so he didn't take them seriously and signaled them to deal with it themselves.

"No."

"Is he a native? Find a place to lock him up." Long Wenjian still didn't raise his head and continued.

"No, it's a Chinese who is fleeing. He looks very strange," the team member explained quickly.

"Chinese?" Long Wenjian was stunned and subconsciously raised his head and looked at the other person.

"Are you sure? Could it be the Japanese soldiers pretending to be them?"

They were very popular during this period, and the Japanese army must have noticed them.

He had sent several groups of spies, but they were all discovered and killed by him.

So I subconsciously thought it was a spy this time too.

"They are not Japanese soldiers. Their accents and everything matches. We also checked the underwear they wore carefully." The team member shook his head.

"Then let him come over. I want to see who the other party is." Long Wenjian suddenly became interested.

It was rare to see Chinese people fleeing at this time.

After all, the Japanese army had occupied Myanmar for some time. The Chinese who should have fled had already started fleeing, and most of the remaining Chinese accepted the rule of the Japanese army.

Therefore, Long Wenjian suspected that this Chinese person must be a spy for the Japanese army.

Soon, a young man in his twenties was brought to Long Wenjian. Judging from his dress, he did not look like an ordinary person and seemed to have a wealthy family.

Such a person as a spy?
How much did the Japanese army pay?

"What's your name?" Long Wenjian looked at the other person and said in a cold tone.

"Zhao Wencai." Although the young man's face was thin, his voice was still very loud.

Especially when he saw that Long Wenjian and others were well-equipped, he was full of curiosity.

"Are you the Eighth Division of the Independent Volunteer Army?" Zhao Wencai looked at Long Wenjian and asked speculatively.

"Oh? You still know us?" Long Wenjian asked instead of answering.

"Of course we know. We have all heard of your name." Zhao Wencai said excitedly.

"Stop, what are you doing?" Long Wenjian stared at the other party. He wanted to see what the other party was planning.

Hearing this, Zhao Wencai said with some sadness.

"My family left their hometown and came here since my grandfather left. After three generations of business, we have become quite wealthy. When the Japanese army attacked, we originally wanted to retreat, but for some reasons, we did not choose to flee."

"I thought everything would be fine, but the Japanese army suddenly went crazy and ransacked my house. Only a few of the more than ten people in my family escaped, and the rest died."

After hearing this, most people showed sympathy, only Long Wenjian felt that there were many loopholes in this.

However, he wanted to know what the other party's plan was, so he didn't expose it.

"So are you ready to join us and fight the Japanese together with us?" Long Wenjian continued to ask cooperatively.

"No, when I was fleeing on the road, I met a group of aspiring young people who were preparing to go to Myitkyina to join the Sichuan Army." Zhao Wencai shook his head and said.

“???” Long Wenjian was confused. What the hell!

Why don't you follow the routine?

Shouldn't I complain to him and hope that they can help rescue my family?
Then they were taken to a place suitable for ambush, where there were large numbers of Japanese troops waiting for them to take the bait.

Why has it changed?
This guy won't figure it out, right?

"Myitkyina? It's hundreds of miles away from here, and the roads are all mountainous, which is not easy to walk on." Long Wenjian decided to continue testing.

"I know, but only the Sichuan Army can save my friends." Zhao Wencai shook his head and said.

"Your weapons and equipment are too poor. You are no match for the Japanese army. When I escaped, the Japanese army had already mobilized a large group out of the city with the purpose of destroying you."

Why does this sound so awkward?

This guy actually looks down on them?

However, it seems that the newly joined natives are really no different from bandits.

Only the soldiers in the special forces company led by Long Wenjian were better.

But after a long period of fighting, everyone was covered in dust and dirt, so it is not an exaggeration to say that they are bandits now.

"Hehe, are you looking down on us? Do you think that only the Sichuan Army can defeat the Japanese army? We can't do that?" Long Wenjian asked, frowning at the other party.

"Of course, the Sichuan Army has the Americans behind it. They are equipped with all American-style equipment and they defeated the Japanese army." Zhao Wencai's eyes sparkled when he talked about the Sichuan Army.

Looking at the other party, Long Wenjian was weighing the pros and cons in his mind, and then continued to ask several times in different ways.

It's basically just one question, asked repeatedly.

As long as there is one question that he cannot answer, it can be concluded that this guy is a Japanese spy.

As it turned out, there was nothing wrong with the guy's answer, which made Long Wenjian let down his guard.

But he did not reveal his identity immediately, but asked with a smile.

"Don't you want to rescue your companions?"

"Just you guys?" Zhao Wencai was obviously a little unconvinced.

This made Long Wenjian a little unhappy. What happened to them?
Although those natives don't look very good, our own special forces company is carefully selected and has good combat effectiveness.

Even when facing a squadron of Japanese troops, he would not be afraid.

"Okay, stop talking nonsense and tell me where it is?" Long Wenjian was too lazy to explain so much to this guy.

He could see that this person was probably stubborn.

Now, apart from the Sichuan Army Corps, other troops are not taken seriously at all.

Although they were secretly happy, on the surface they were still indigenous troops and were looked down upon by the other side.

"Just in the distance ahead, there is a small town with a small group of Japanese soldiers." Zhao Wencai hesitated for a moment, but still spoke, pointing to the town in the distance.

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