Anti-Japanese War: Starting from Yaobai

The Japanese officer hid in the barracks, listening to the sounds of the enemy deploying their defenses outside. He secretly peeked out through the crack in the window.

He saw that the anti-Japanese guerrillas had already set up their defenses, and the dark muzzles of machine guns were pointed directly at the entrance and windows of the barracks, which made him shiver.

"Baka! These cunning rebels!"

The Japanese officer cursed through gritted teeth.

He knew that they were now trapped in the barracks and that breaking out was almost impossible.

"Keep a close eye on them. If they get close, open fire immediately!"

The Japanese officer gave orders to the Japanese soldiers around him, then ran into the barracks, picked up the phone, and called headquarters for help.

Although there were no decent reinforcements near the armory, it was better than doing nothing.

For a time, the two sides were locked in a stalemate. The Anti-Japanese Allied Army soldiers couldn't get in, and the Japanese soldiers inside the barracks couldn't get out; the stalemate continued.

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Meanwhile, just as Duanwu was leading his soldiers in a stalemate with the Japanese soldiers in the barracks, Ma Shanpao also led some soldiers from the Chunjiang Second Team into a fierce firefight with the Japanese soldiers in the direction of the warehouse.

The Japanese patrol was small in number, and the Anti-Japanese Allied Army soldiers were all using submachine guns. So after a few encounters, the Japanese patrol was reduced to only a few men.

With the addition of a sharpshooter like Ma Shanpao, the Japanese soldiers in the warehouse direction were quickly wiped out.

Ma Shanpao, along with fifty-odd Anti-Japanese Allied Army soldiers, seized all the Japanese arsenals and captured countless weapons and ammunition.

One soldier even shouted excitedly, "Haha, Captain, we're rich now!"

Ma Shanpao cursed, "Don't get too excited, hurry up and organize all these weapons and ammunition, we'll load them onto the truck and take them away later."

"Yes, Captain!"

The soldiers accepted the order and got to work.

Just then, a soldier rushed over, saluted Ma Shanpao, and said, "Reporting to Captain Ma, the battalion commander is asking if the fighting here is over. If it is, take a few mortars over immediately. The Japanese have been forced into the building by the battalion commander and are just waiting to hear the gunfire!"

Upon hearing this, Ma Shanpao burst into laughter: "No wonder he's the battalion commander, he fought this battle brilliantly. How did he come up with the idea of ​​trapping the Japanese soldiers in the house and then blowing them up?"

Ma Shanpao was so impressed with the battalion commander that he immediately ordered his soldiers to carry several mortars and ten boxes of shells over.

Moreover, he personally led the men here. How could Ma Shanpao miss out on such a good thing as driving the Japanese into their shells and then bombing them?
"Captain, we're here!"

Ma Shanpao shouted loudly from a great distance.

Duanwu chuckled, knowing exactly what this kid had come for.

So he gestured and said, "You can do the shelling, but make sure the shots are accurate."

Ma Shanpao patted his chest and assured, "Captain, just you wait and see!"

Duanwu nodded, then ordered the other soldiers to be on high alert and to fire immediately if the Japanese dared to come out of the barracks.

Meanwhile, Ma Shanpao quickly directed his artillery to set up the mortars.

The soldiers skillfully adjusted the muzzle angle and loaded the shells.

Once everything was ready, Ma Shanpao excitedly ordered, "Fire! Don't stop until I tell you to!"

"Yes!"

The soldiers shouted in response, and mortar shells whistled through the night sky, hurtling towards the Japanese barracks like meteors. A series of deafening explosions followed as shells detonated around the barracks and on its roof.

Flames shot into the sky in an instant, illuminating the entire night sky.

The shockwave from the explosion shattered the barracks windows, sending wood chips and bricks flying everywhere.

The Japanese soldiers inside the house were terrified by the sudden explosion. The explosion had already collapsed the roof. Some Japanese soldiers were hit by shrapnel and died tragically in pools of blood, while others were crushed by the collapsed beams and walls, screaming in agony.

But the most deadly thing was that after the shelling, some flammable materials were ignited, and a lot of smoke and dust filled the air, choking the Japanese soldiers so much that they coughed incessantly, their eyes turned red from the smoke, and they ran around the house in a frenzy.

"Baka yarou! Hold on, everyone hold on!"

The Japanese officer shouted at the top of his lungs, but his voice was quickly drowned out by the explosions and the screams of the Japanese soldiers.

Moreover, under the continuous bombing, the barracks were on the verge of collapse and in danger of crumbling at any moment.

The Japanese soldiers finally couldn't hold out any longer. They rushed out of the barracks, desperate to escape this living hell.

However, as soon as they showed themselves, they were met with a barrage of machine gun and submachine gun fire from the Anti-Japanese Allied Army.

A hail of bullets rained down, and the Japanese soldiers who rushed out were hit and fell to the ground.

As soon as a Japanese soldier stepped out of the barracks, he was hit in the chest by several bullets, and his body flew backward like a kite with a broken string, crashing heavily to the ground.

Seeing this, the Japanese soldiers behind them were so frightened that they quickly retreated back into the barracks. But by then, a fire had already broken out inside the barracks, and the thick smoke made it difficult for them to breathe and caused them to cough incessantly.

They were caught in a dilemma, and could only struggle desperately inside the house.

Seeing that the Japanese had completely lost their composure, Duanwu smiled slightly, because the outcome of this battle was already a foregone conclusion.

He ordered the gunner to stay put and guard the place, while ordering the other soldiers who had nothing to do to immediately go and load the ammunition from the armory onto the trucks first.

There were several trucks in the Japanese armory, but that was clearly not enough, so Ma Shanpao and Long Qianyan brought more than a dozen Japanese trucks with them.

These trucks were previously seized and had been hidden in the mountains, but this time they will come in very handy.

The soldiers were excitedly carrying ammunition, but all they could hear were explosions and the screams of the Japanese soldiers.

Duanwu was leisurely smoking a cigarette when, unexpectedly, Long Qianyan rushed back.

Seeing the other person's expression, Duanwu knew something was wrong. So she asked, "What's wrong?"

Long Qianyan frowned and said, "Captain, I didn't capture Chairman Wang, and I didn't find anything good in his house. So I didn't dare to touch anyone else. I just dealt with the Japanese and puppet troops in the west of the city."

Duanwu nodded and said, "That's interesting. The Japanese soldiers and puppet troops are all here, but the chairman of the chamber of commerce and the puppet regime has escaped."

However, Duanwu thought there was no problem, because yesterday he had managed to get the information about the Japanese arsenal from Chairman Wang.

So it's not wrong that the old guy sensed the danger beforehand and ran away.

Moreover, it's certain that the old man didn't tell the Japanese about this, otherwise today's battle wouldn't have gone so smoothly.

So Duanwu waved his hand and said, "Don't take this to heart. Send people out of the city to keep watch. If any Japanese reinforcements are spotted, come and report immediately."

"Yes!"

Long Qianyan accepted the order and left. At this moment, Duanwu commanded, "Everyone, speed up! Try to leave Fuyang County before the Japanese reinforcements arrive!" (End of Chapter)