Anti-Japanese War: Starting from Yaobai

Chapter 3015 Emergency Rescue!
The scout ran frantically, his heart filled with anxiety, knowing full well that the lives of countless miners were on his hands.

A moment later, he returned to the temporary habitat of the Chunjiang Good Team. At this time, Long Qianyan and Ma Hu were gathered around a simple topographical map, studying the next action plan.

Before the scout could catch his breath, he shouted, "Captain, something terrible has happened! At the Da'an mine, the Japanese are massacring the miners. I saw them tie the miners together in pairs and shoot them with machine guns. If they weren't quite dead, the puppet troops would finish them off before throwing them into the pit!"

Upon hearing this, Long Qianyan's face instantly turned extremely ugly, and his eyes even seemed to spit fire.

He thought to himself, "These damned Japanese devils actually attacked the miners."

He felt that he could not delay any longer; every second that he waited could result in the deaths of more miners.

"These beasts!"

Long Qianyan cursed through gritted teeth, then immediately turned around and loudly ordered the communications soldier: "Immediately send a telegram to the battalion commander, truthfully reporting the situation at the mine. Tell him that the situation is urgent and our unit must act immediately to rescue the miners!"

"Yes!"

The communications soldier received the order and quickly ran to send a power to Duanwu.

At this moment, Long Qianyan took a deep breath, trying to calm himself down, and then looked at Ma Hu, saying, "Captain Ma, we can't wait any longer. The Japanese are so ruthless, we must attack Da'an Mine immediately and rescue those miners. Time is life, and every minute we delay could mean more of our compatriots dying at the hands of those devils."

Ma Hu nodded vigorously, his face also filled with anger, and said, "Captain Long, you're right. None of our good brothers in Chunjiang are cowards. Even if we have to fight the Japanese to the death, we will rescue the miners!"

Long Qianyan nodded and then continued pointing to the map, saying, "Team Leader Ma, look, this is the overall layout of the Da'an Mine that you scouted earlier. The Japanese have put up barbed wire around the mine, but there are no landmines inside. Apart from a few watchtowers that are a bit troublesome, the rest of the fortifications are quite ordinary. In other words, as long as we break through into the Da'an Mine, the Japanese will have no defenses left."

At this point, Long Qianyan paused for a moment, then continued, "We will attack in two groups. The cavalry, you will lead a group of brothers to launch a surprise attack from the east side of the mine to draw the Japanese soldiers' attention. I will lead the rest of the brothers to flank from the west side, separating the miners from the Japanese and puppet troops. Then we will join forces to annihilate this group of Japanese and puppet troops."

Ma Hu listened attentively to Long Qianyan's plan, nodding in agreement from time to time. He then said, "Captain Long, don't worry. I will definitely complete the mission and draw the Japanese's attention to the east."

Long Qianyan nodded and said, "Alright, let's split up and have the brothers take enough ammunition and check their weapons and equipment. This time, we're going to fight a tough battle against the Japanese and avenge the miners who died!"

Upon hearing the order, the soldiers sprang into action, and soon the entire unit was assembled.

Long Qianyan stood at the front of the group and shouted, "Brothers, the miners at Da'an Mine are being massacred by the Japanese devils. They need us to rescue them. We, the Chunjiang Good Team, have never been cowards. We've never been afraid of anyone in a head-on battle. Come with me into the mine and let those little devils know that we Chinese are not to be trifled with!"

"Good! Good!"

The soldiers shouted in unison.

Long Qianyan nodded in satisfaction, then waved his hand and shouted, "Let's go!"

At his command, the soldiers split into two groups and sped off toward the Da'an Mine!

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Meanwhile, in the mine's kitchen, Liu Jinbiao, Chen Yushan, Suzuki, Watanabe, Kurai, and others also heard gunshots outside the kitchen.

Chen Yushan's expression changed drastically. He rushed to the door and peered through the narrow crack. He saw a group of miners being driven away by the puppet troops, tied together in pairs, and then being led away. Then he heard gunshots.

Screams were heard when the gunshots rang out, but Chen Yushan couldn't see them at all.

Even so, he knew what had happened.

He turned around and said in a feigned trembling voice, "The Japanese are killing people, and it seems like they've killed a lot of people."

Upon hearing this, Watanabe's eyes flashed with a barely perceptible smirk, but it vanished in an instant.

He quickly got up, pretended to walk briskly to the door, and deliberately acted panicked, peeking out through the crack in the door.

Then, he turned around, feigning shock and anger, and said, "The Japanese devils are indeed killing people. Those damned little devils."

But in fact, Watanabe already knew that the Japanese soldiers at the mine would kill a group of miners.

Before infiltrating the mine, Kitahara, the head of the Special Higher Police, had told him, Suzuki, Kurai, and others about it.

Although the Special Higher Police and the military had to abandon the Da'an Mine as bait in order to allow him, Suzuki, Kurai and others to successfully infiltrate the anti-Japanese brigade.

However, the Imperial Army would never let the Anti-Japanese Brigade have its way. Before the Anti-Japanese Brigade attacked the mine, the Imperial Army would kill a group of miners to prevent the Anti-Japanese Brigade from gaining more manpower.

So Watanabe knew the truth about this matter perfectly well, but he pretended to know nothing at the moment, in order to show Liu Jinbiao and Chen Yushan that they were the same as Liu Jinbiao and Chen Yushan, ordinary laborers captured by the Japanese, and victims of this cruel war.

Suzuki chimed in at the opportune moment, feigning extreme anger and shouting at the top of his lungs, "These despicable Japanese devils are utterly heartless! They must have executed those miners who are unable to work!"

Upon hearing this, Liu Jinbiao cursed inwardly, "You two damned Japanese devils, you're really good at pretending."

However, he remained outwardly calm, but inwardly he was worried that if the battalion commander did not arrive in time, given the Japanese army's frenzied killing pace, many miners would likely die in the darkness before dawn.

Suppressing his anger, Liu Jinbiao frowned and said, "What should we do? We have to think of a way to save those miners."

As he spoke, he secretly observed the reactions of Watanabe, Suzuki, and Kurai.

Suzuki, who appeared to be on the closest side to Liu Jinbiao, sighed and said, "What can we do with just a few of us? The Japanese devils are numerous and powerful, and they have guns and cannons. We are completely unarmed!"

Watanabe chimed in, "Yes, we can barely take care of ourselves, let alone save others. We can only hope that someone will come to rescue us and, while they're at it, rescue those miners too."

Cangjing added, "I hope so. I wonder if there are any anti-Japanese forces outside the mine. If they come, then these miners will be saved."

Liu Jinbiao sneered inwardly, thinking to himself, "These bastards are putting on quite a show!"