Anti-Japanese War: Starting from Yaobai

Chairman Wang hesitated for a moment, but ultimately succumbed to his fear of death and stammered:

"This Japanese armory isn't a place just anyone can get into. It's surrounded by high walls, over four meters high. And now there's only one door; the rest of the walls have watchtowers and machine guns. If anyone gets close, they'll just start mowing them down with machine guns. So, no matter what your hero's identity is, I advise you not to even think about attacking the armory. Even if you have hundreds of men, you'll all be dead!"

Duanwu listened attentively, remembering every word Chairman Wang said.

After Chairman Wang finished speaking, he asked again to confirm, "Is everything you said true? If you dare to utter even a single lie, I can blow your head off anytime!"

Chairman Wang nodded vigorously, "It's absolutely true, I wouldn't dare to utter a single lie."

Duanwu then put away his dagger and pointed the gun at Chairman Wang again: "You're smart to know what's good for you. But don't blame me for not warning you, if I find out you've informed the Japanese, watch your head!"

As he spoke, Duanwu gave Tang Jiujiu a wink, indicating that they could retreat.

Tang Jiujiu then pulled Li Xiaolian and said, "Xiaolian, come with us?"

Li Xiaolian's eyes were filled with gratitude, tears welling up in them. She held Tang Jiujiu's hand tightly, her voice trembling with sobs, "Thank you, thank you for taking me away from here!"

Tang Jiujiu comforted her, "Don't worry, with us here, no one will bully you anymore."

But at this moment, Chairman Wang said with a wronged expression, "Hero, that's my wife! You, you're just taking her away like this, isn't that a bit much?"

Duanwu turned around and sneered: "Hmph, you still have the nerve to say that? Did you steal him? Say another word, and you'll lose your head!"

Chairman Wang shrank back in fright and dared not utter another word. Meanwhile, Duanwu, along with Tang Jiujiu and Li Xiaolian, left the Wang residence through the back door.

Once outside the Prince's Mansion, Duanwu said to Li Xiaolian, "We still have a mission to complete. You should go home by yourself!"

Upon hearing that Duanwu had told her to leave the city and return home on her own, Li Xiaolian's legs went weak and she almost collapsed to the ground. She clung tightly to Tang Jiujiu's sleeve, tears streaming down her face, "Benefactor, I can't leave! If I go back, Chairman Wang will definitely not let me go. He's very powerful; no matter where I run, he'll catch me. Please, take me with you! I'll do anything you ask!"

Tang Jiujiu was soft-hearted to begin with, and seeing Li Xiaolian in this state, she felt a pang of pity.

She gently patted Li Xiaolian's back, turned to look at Duanwu, and said with pleading in her eyes, "Dabing, look how pitiful she is, let's take her with us. She's just a weak woman, she'll definitely have a hard time if she goes back."

"Big Soldier? Are you the captain of the Anti-Japanese Brigade that's been making headlines lately?"

Just then, Li Xiaolian looked at Duanwu in surprise.

After thinking about it for a while, Duanwu realized that he had indeed been in the spotlight recently, so it wasn't surprising that the other party knew about it.

However, this mission is fraught with danger, and bringing Li Xiaolian along would undoubtedly add a lot of trouble.

But seeing Li Xiaolian's desperate yet hopeful eyes, and Tang Jiujiu's earnest expression, he finally sighed and nodded: "Alright, alright, let's take her with us then. However, we still have important business to attend to, so you'd better stay close and don't cause any trouble."

Upon hearing this, Li Xiaolian burst into laughter through her tears and quickly nodded, "Thank you, benefactor. I will definitely behave and not cause you any trouble."

Tang Jiujiu also showed a relieved smile and tightened her grip on Li Xiaolian's hand.

Duanwu looked up at the sky, then gazed in the direction of the Japanese armory and said, "We can't completely trust Chairman Wang's words. We need to go to the Japanese armory ourselves and see for ourselves."

Tang Jiujiu nodded: "Yes, you're right. Shall we set off now?"

Duanwu nodded, then led Tang Jiujiu and Li Xiaolian cautiously toward the Japanese armory. Along the way, they tried to avoid Japanese patrols, taking the alleyways to reach the armory.

He had been to Fuyang County before, so he was quite familiar with its terrain. However, the current Chairman Wang had probably been replaced; otherwise, Duanwu would have definitely recognized him.

Duanwu quickly located the Japanese armory, and outside the armory, traces of the attack he led during the previous raid remained.

He carefully observed the area around the armory and found that Chairman Wang's words were true. The high wall looked particularly imposing under the moonlight, and there was a watchtower at intervals along the wall, with machine guns mounted on it. Japanese sentries patrolled back and forth on the towers, vigilantly observing the surroundings.

The armory gate was tightly closed, and several Japanese soldiers stood guard at the entrance, fully armed, looking as if they were facing a formidable enemy.

Duanwu hid in the shadows, pondering a plan. He wanted to go inside the Japanese armory to take a look. Although this idea was crazy, that was indeed what Duanwu was thinking. After all, if it was reconnaissance, then it had to be done thoroughly.

At this moment, Tang Jiujiu and Li Xiaolian dared not breathe, following closely behind Duanwu, afraid of making a sound that might attract the Japanese soldiers.

At this moment, Duanwu turned around and said, "I'm going to check out the armory. You all wait here."

Before Tang Jiujiu could respond, Li Xiaolian exclaimed in surprise, "Go in? There are Japanese soldiers everywhere there!"

Duanwu smiled and said, "Nothing ventured, nothing gained. How can we know the situation inside if we don't go in and take a look? Don't worry, I know what I'm doing."

Tang Jiujiu looked worried and was about to speak to dissuade him, but Duanwu waved his hand, indicating that she didn't need to say anything more.

Then, Duanwu went straight to the Japanese armory by himself.

Li Xiaolian gripped Tang Jiujiu's hand tightly, her eyes fixed on the direction Duanwu had left in, and asked in a trembling voice, "Sister, will Brother Dabing be alright? This is too dangerous."

Tang Jiujiu patted Li Xiaolian's hand and gently comforted her, "Don't worry, he's very capable, he'll be fine. Let's just wait here and don't make a sound."

Meanwhile, Duanwu was avoiding the Japanese soldiers' sight and cautiously approaching the wall, taking each step with extreme care, his eyes constantly watching the movements of the Japanese sentries around him.

He discovered that every now and then, there would be brief gaps in the Japanese sentries' patrol routes. Taking advantage of these gaps, he quickly reached the base of the wall, grabbed the brickwork with both hands, and with a powerful push of his feet, climbed upwards like a nimble monkey.

Just as he was about to climb over the wall, a Japanese sentry suddenly turned around and glanced at him.

During the Dragon Boat Festival, he pressed his body tightly against the brick wall with all ten fingers of both hands.

The Japanese sentry looked him over suspiciously, but seeing nothing amiss, he continued his patrol.

Duanwu breathed a sigh of relief. Taking advantage of the moment when the Japanese sentry turned around, he flipped over and landed steadily in the armory courtyard.

The courtyard was filled with the pungent smell of gunpowder, and various ammunition boxes were piled up all around.

Duanwu dared not be careless; he moved cautiously, close to the wall.

Upon entering the armory, he needed to find out two things: first, where the Japanese armory was located and how much ammunition it contained; and second, the arrangement of the weapons within the armory.

This is very important because they not only need to capture the armory, but also to preserve the weapons intact.

This was no easy feat, which is why Duanwu risked entering the Japanese armory to find out what was going on! (End of Chapter)