Anti-Japanese War: Starting from Yaobai

At the same time, compared to General Maruyama's anger, the Anti-Japanese Allied Forces soldiers sat in the woods, their faces filled with the joy of victory.

Ma Ping'an couldn't help but curl up the corners of his mouth as he looked at the lively scene, but he was still wondering how the captain had sneaked into the enemy camp and blew up the Japanese tank and artillery units?
So he came close to Duanwu and asked with a smile: "Captain? How did you sneak into the enemy camp? And how did you blow up the enemy's tank and artillery units?"

"hehe!"

Duanwu laughed dryly and then told what had happened.

He described in detail how he sneaked into the enemy camp by lying under a Japanese truck, and how he accidentally broke into Maruyama's central military tent, and how he got Maruyama's order, and how he retrieved artillery shells from the Japanese arsenal, and how he pulled the Japanese artillery shells to the Japanese tank unit, and how he made a time bomb, etc.

After Duanwu finished his vivid description, the soldiers were stunned for a moment, and then burst into warm applause and cheers.

Someone shouted excitedly: "Captain, your courage and strategy are simply amazing! If it were me, I would not even be able to find the gate of the Japanese camp, hahahaha!"

"That's right, Captain. You went deep into the tiger's den and tricked the Japanese into running around. You are really amazing!"

Another soldier echoed, his eyes full of admiration.

The soldiers expressed their admiration for Duanwu one by one.

Duanwu was a little embarrassed by everyone's praise, and quickly waved his hands and said: "Don't say that, this is all to drive away the Japanese. Moreover, the success of this operation is inseparable from everyone's cooperation."

Ma Pingan smiled and said, "Captain, you are too modest. Your command ability is obvious to all."

"hehe!"

Duanwu laughed dryly twice again, and then changed the subject: "The Japanese will not give up after suffering a loss this time, and will be more cautious."

Ma Pingan asked back: "Captain, what should we do?"

Duanwu smiled and said, "Warfare is the art of deception. What do you think of this?"

Ma Pingan thought for a moment and spoke first: "Captain, in my opinion, 'the art of warfare is to be cunning' means that we must use strategies in war and not play by the rules. Just like this time you sneaked into the enemy camp and unexpectedly blew up the Japanese tank and artillery units, making it difficult for the Japanese to defend themselves. This is the beauty of using strategies. We must continue to use this trick in the future to make the Japanese unable to figure out our intentions."

Long Qianyan also nodded and said, "I agree with Vice Captain Ma's opinion. This 'trick' is more about understanding the enemy's psychology, finding the right moment, and giving them a fatal blow."

Ma Shanpao smacked his lips and said, "I think that this 'trick' is to confuse the Japanese. They think we are here, but we are over there; they think we are going to attack by force, so we will launch a sneak attack. It's just like when we hunt, we have to make the prey not know where we are and when to attack, so that they can relax their vigilance and catch them in one fell swoop!"

Ma Hu also expressed his opinion: "I don't have as many twists and turns as you do. I just think that this 'trick' must not let the little devils go smoothly. We have to torment them in various ways, make some noise here today, set a fire there tomorrow, make them nervous every day, and have no intention of fighting properly. This way, our chance will come."

Duanwu listened to everyone's explanation and nodded with a smile: "Everyone's words make sense. 'The art of war is to deceive', the core lies in the word 'deception', which means to make the enemy unpredictable. So our next task is to lay mines on the previous battlefield without the enemy knowing!"

"What?"

Before Duanwu finished speaking, several people were already extremely shocked. Ma Pingan widened his eyes, his face full of disbelief: "Captain, although laying mines is a good idea, the Japanese just suffered a defeat and must have increased their vigilance. It is too risky to lay mines now!"

Long Qianyan also frowned and said, "Yes, Captain, the Japanese must be patrolling the surrounding areas strictly now. If we act rashly, we will be easily exposed, and then the gain will outweigh the loss."

Ma Shanpao also shouted: "Captain, I know that laying mines can severely punish the Japanese, but this is too dangerous. What if we are caught by the Japanese?"

Ma Hu also nodded, looking worried: "Captain, why don't we find another way? Laying mines is really too risky."

Duanwu looked at the worried expressions of the crowd, smiled slightly, and said slowly:
"Everyone, don't be anxious. Listen to me slowly. It is precisely because the Japanese have suffered a loss and have strengthened their vigilance that they certainly can't imagine that we would lay mines at this time. This is called taking the enemy by surprise and attacking them when they are unprepared.

Moreover, we can divide ourselves into several groups and sneak into the battlefield from different directions. If we move quickly and evacuate immediately after laying the mines, the Japanese should not be able to detect us.

Besides, the battlefield was not very large, and more than 200 mines should be enough."

Ma Pingan was still a little hesitant after hearing this: "Captain, that's true, but we're operating at night and our visibility is poor. What if something goes wrong when laying mines and our own people get hurt?"

Duanwu nodded and said, "Old Pan, what you said makes sense. However, we can select some experienced soldiers. As long as we are careful, there should be no problem. Besides, the soldiers have laid mines at night before."

Long Qianyan thought for a moment and nodded: "Captain, you have really thought it through. If we can really do as you said, then this mine-laying plan is indeed feasible."

Ma Shanpao also said: "Captain, now that you've said that, I have a clear idea in my mind. I'll listen to you and do it!"

Ma Hu also agreed: "Yes, Captain, I support you too! I will take my men and go kill the Japanese!"

Duanwu looked at everyone, nodded with satisfaction and said, "Good! As long as everyone has confidence. Let's go select the personnel and take action immediately. We will give the Japanese a big gift tomorrow morning!"

"Yes, Captain!"

Everyone stood up and responded in unison.

Ma Ping'an repeated Duanwu's order and said, "Listen to the captain. Let's go and pick some people and gather all the experienced soldiers!"

After a while, a group of veterans with rich combat experience gathered together.

Duanwu looked at these veterans in front of him and felt very relieved. The Anti-Japanese Brigade had grown up, and in such a short period of time, more than 200 veterans with rich combat experience were selected.

But even so, Duanwu still had to remind them: "Comrades, this mine-laying mission is crucial. It is related to the future battle situation of our Anti-Japanese United Army. Everyone must be careful and obey orders!"

The soldiers responded in unison: "Yes, Captain! We will complete the mission!"

Duanwu nodded slightly: "Very good, let's go!" (End of this chapter)