Anti-Japanese War: Starting from Yaobai

Chapter 2863 Lingnan Granary!

At the same time, just as Wugang and Wurigeng Dalai were making offensive gestures and successively captured two Japanese strongholds, Duanwu had quietly arrived at the location of the Lingnan granary with two squadrons of the Anti-Japanese Brigade.

The Lingnan granary, like a steel behemoth standing in the darkness, was surrounded by layers of permanent fortifications carefully constructed by the Japanese army.

Many fortifications are made of thick concrete, more than three meters high, with shooting holes every few meters on the wall.

Outside the fortifications were crisscrossing barbed wire fences, flashing a cold light under the moonlight.

Inside the granary, the lights were on brightly, dispelling some of the surrounding darkness.

Several teams of Japanese patrols were patrolling intermittently inside the granary.

Outside the granary, a company of puppet soldiers seemed much more disorganized. Some of them gathered in groups of three or four, smoking and chatting, completely unaware that danger was about to befall them.

In their hearts, the Lingnan granary is impregnable. If anyone wants to take over the Lingnan granary, they are simply seeking death.

But they didn't know that their enemy was scouting them not far away.

Duanwu, Long Qianyan, Ma Shanpao and Ma Hu were lying in the weeds not far away from the puppet army's position.

"Captain, the defenses of this granary are too strong. How can we attack it?"

Ma Shanpao asked Duanwu who was standing beside him in a very low voice.

Duanwu narrowed his eyes slightly, carefully observing the main body of the granary and the surrounding defense layout. After thinking for a moment, he whispered:

"A violent attack will definitely not work. We have to outsmart them. Look, there is a forest on the east side of the granary. We can sneak through there, get rid of the barbed wire first, check if there are any mines, and then attack from the side. Also, send a few smart brothers to go around the back of the granary, make some noise, and attract the enemy's attention. Then we can take the opportunity to charge in."

Ma Shanpao, Long Qianyan and Ma Hu all nodded with admiration in their eyes. They knew that Captain Duanwu was resourceful and it was reassuring to follow him into battle.

Soon, according to Duanwu's deployment, Ma Hu led a small team and quietly moved towards the woods on the east side of the granary.

This forest is closest to the puppet army's position. As long as they enter the puppet army's position and kill the puppet soldiers in the position, they can easily approach the outer wall of the granary.

Ma Hu led a small team of eleven people and approached quietly under the cover of woods and night, fearing to disturb the puppet soldiers who were napping in the trenches not far away.

As they got closer and closer to the puppet army's position, Ma Hu raised his hand to signal everyone to stop. He lowered his voice and said in a very low voice: "Be smart, work in groups of two, and don't make any noise when you do it."

Everyone nodded slightly, with fierceness in their eyes, and quickly dispersed in pairs, forming a fan shape to encircle the puppet army.

The moonlight cast a cold glow on the silent battlefield. The puppet soldiers were still unaware of the situation. Some were smoking cigarettes, with sparks flickering in the darkness; others were chatting with saliva flying, occasionally letting out a few vulgar laughs.

A puppet soldier was talking excitedly when he suddenly felt a cold wind blowing from behind him. Just as he was about to turn around, a rough but powerful hand covered his mouth tightly.

He opened his eyes wide and tried to struggle in horror, but he felt a sharp pain in his throat. A sharp dagger had cut his trachea.

He was unable to utter a sound, and after kicking his legs weakly twice, he collapsed to the ground.

The other team also succeeded. They cooperated tacitly, one covered his mouth while the other wielded a knife. In the blink of an eye, two more puppet soldiers fell in a pool of blood.

Ma Hu was agile. He spotted a lone puppet soldier and approached him quietly.

The puppet soldier was facing away from him and had no idea. Ma Hu suddenly stretched out his hands, covered the puppet soldier's mouth and jaw with one hand, and held his head with the other hand, then twisted it hard. With a click, the puppet soldier's neck was broken by Ma Hu.

The puppet soldier didn't even make a sound and his body went limp.

As this puppet soldier was quietly eliminated, all the puppet soldiers in the area within a radius of 50 meters were killed silently.

After doing all this, the team members quickly gathered in the direction of Ma Hu, and then continued to move towards the outer wall of the granary.

They passed through the puppet army's positions without making any unnecessary noise.

The outer wall of the granary was within reach, and the thick concrete wall exuded a cold atmosphere.

Ma Hu gently patted the shoulders of the team members next to him, signaling everyone to hide where they were and observe the situation.

At this moment, the Japanese patrol team in the granary happened to pass by this side, and the orderly footsteps could be heard clearly through the wall.

Ma Hu and the others held their breath and pressed their bodies tightly against the wall, not daring to breathe. Ma Hu heaved a sigh of relief only when the footsteps of the Japanese patrol gradually faded away.

After making sure that the Japanese patrol had gone far away, Ma Shu grabbed the slightly bulged outer wall with both hands, pushed off with his feet, and flexibly climbed over the more than three-meter-high outer wall like a monkey, and landed lightly inside the wall.

The other team members followed closely behind, climbing into the granary silently one after another.

But they didn't expect that just when they had gained their foothold and were about to find a suitable hiding place and move further forward, suddenly, a sharp sound of a gun bolt was heard.

It turned out that, by coincidence, a Japanese soldier who had just gotten up for the night had caught a glimpse of Ma Hu and his men in a daze. He instantly woke up and shouted at the top of his lungs: "Enemy attack! Enemy attack!"

In an instant, the interior of the granary, which had seemed calm, began to boil like a pot of boiling water.

The Japanese soldiers who were originally resting or on duty in various places came from all directions. The sounds of footsteps, shouting, and gunshots were intertwined, creating a chaotic mess.

Ma Hu knew they were completely exposed. He acted decisively and ordered, "Brothers, fight! Find cover and fight the devils!"

Boom!

Before Ma Hu could finish his words, the pistol in his hand spewed out flames and shot off the head of the Japanese who first discovered them.

The other team members also responded quickly, finding cover and engaging in fierce firefight with the Japanese.

Bullets flew back and forth in the narrow space of the granary like raindrops, sparks flying everywhere.

At the same time, Duanwu, who was on the periphery, heard the sudden gunshots in the granary. His face darkened and he immediately realized that Ma Hu and others had been exposed.

He made a prompt decision, quickly pulled out the signal gun from his waist, and pulled the trigger towards the sky. A red signal flare with a long tail of flame rose into the night sky, which was particularly eye-catching in the darkness.

"Plan 2, start!"

Duanwu shouted loudly, and his voice traveled far in the night wind.

The Anti-Japanese Allied Forces fighters, who had already circled around the back wall of the granary, immediately took action after seeing the signal flare. They carried the mortars that had been prepared in advance to an area with a wide field of vision, aimed them at the back wall of the Japanese granary, and carried out carpet bombing!