Anti-Japanese War: Starting from Yaobai

Without the slightest hesitation, the one-eyed man gently pulled the trigger.

boom!
A crisp gunshot echoed through the silent cave, and Li Xiaolian's body slowly collapsed, blood spreading beneath her and quickly staining a large area of ​​the ground red.

Looking at Li Xiaolian's corpse, Duanwu said in a deep voice, "Everyone remember, we are facing a group of cunning and cruel enemies. Any carelessness could lead us to our doom. From now on, everyone must be on high alert to ensure that this operation plan is foolproof."

Long Qianyan and Ma Shanpao both nodded.

At this moment, One-Eyed Dragon put away his gun and said, "Captain, this woman is dead. Let's discuss how to deal with the Japanese now."

Duanwu nodded slightly, then turned and led everyone back to the Soviet-style weapons.

He pointed to the Soviet-style weapons and ammunition and said, "These weapons are our key to fighting the Japanese. Everyone must make good use of them. Now, let's continue to study the battle plan."

The group sat together, and Duanwu spread out a map, pointing to the terrain from Songyuan to Phoenix Mountain, and said, "The Japanese will definitely strengthen their defenses against our minefields this time, and they will be especially wary of us rescuing people. But we should take advantage of this mentality and catch them off guard."

Long Qianyan frowned and thought for a moment before saying, "Captain, how exactly should we set up the minefield? The Japanese are definitely already on guard against the previous method of having civilians step on triggers, so that trick probably won't work, right?"

Duanwu said, "Why not? We have used it before, but the Japanese commander has changed this time. And it's been at least half a year since we last used this tactic, so the Japanese will definitely not be on guard."

Ma Shanpao quickly chimed in, "That's right, that's right! We've changed our opponents several times already, how would the Japanese know!"

But at this moment, Long Qianyan cautiously said, "Captain, the risk of us gambling like this is very high. If the Japanese guess our intentions, we will not only fail to rescue anyone, but we may also endanger the civilians."

One-Eyed Dragon said, "Captain Dragon, if we keep looking ahead and behind, how can we fight a war?"

Long Qianyan retorted angrily, "I said it's possible, how am I being hesitant?"

Seeing that the two were about to argue, Duanwu quickly said, "What you both say makes sense. I will take your suggestions into consideration. Besides, I have already sent Ma Hu to scout, and we will have news soon. You two distribute the weapons and ammunition, and then prepare for battle. In this battle, we will strive to strike decisively, not only to save people, but also to severely damage the elite of the Japanese First Division!"

"Yes!"

Long Qianyan, Ma Shanpao, and One-Eyed Dragon received their orders almost simultaneously. Duanwu nodded and left as well.

Because he had another task to complete: to oversee the anti-traitor operation in the recruit camp.

Killing Li Xiaolian was only the first step. The second step was to secretly execute the four Japanese spies—Watanabe, Suzuki, Kurai, and Kato—who had also infiltrated the anti-Japanese brigade's recruit camp. In this way, the anti-Japanese brigade would have no more worries about its rear.

When he prepares to act, he will also eliminate the Japanese spies outside the anti-Japanese brigade's base. In this way, the Japanese will only be able to obtain the false information he gives them, thus obediently falling into their trap.

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In the afternoon, Duanwu had already returned to the Anti-Japanese Brigade's base.

By this time, order had been restored at the garrison. Apart from the supply troops and the garrison hospital having been evacuated, Chunjiang's first and second squads had already returned to their barracks. The new recruit company had also begun some basic training.

Li Zhenshan, the company commander of the new recruits' company, said: "This is called 'sharpening your spear at the last minute, even if it's not sharp, it will still shine.'"

So, one by one, the new recruits began training with the 29th Army's broadsword. Several thousand men, shirtless, practiced their swordsmanship under the sun.

Of course, they didn't have knives. Those with good skills made their own knives out of wood. But those without skills could only use tree branches.

Upon arriving at the playground, Li Zhenshan saw Duanwu and immediately saluted, saying, "Captain!"

Duanwu nodded slightly and asked softly, "How's the situation inside?" Li Zhenshan lowered his voice and replied, "Captain, everything is normal. We haven't detected anything unusual. Those Japanese spies are practicing their knife skills here!"

"kindness!"

Duanwu nodded, then his gaze swept across the crowd and quickly locked onto the four Japanese soldiers: Watanabe, Suzuki, Kurai, and Kato.

Duanwu nodded again and said, "Old Li, take them inside and tell them I have something to say to them."

"Yes!"

Li Zhenshan accepted the order and immediately sent someone to summon Watanabe and the others.

Duanwu sat on a chair in the wooden house, waiting quietly.

A moment later, Li Zhenshan walked in and said, "Captain, the people have been brought."

Duanwu nodded and said, "Bring him in."

Soon, Watanabe, Suzuki, Kurai, and Kato were taken into the hut.

A flicker of panic crossed their eyes upon seeing Duanwu, but they quickly regained their composure. Watanabe spoke first: "Captain, what do you mean by this? We genuinely came to join the Anti-Japanese Brigade. Why are you arresting us?"

Duanwu sneered and said, "Defect? ​​You Japanese spies, do you think you can fool us? We've known all about your schemes for a long time."

When Suzuki realized that his plan had been exposed, he panicked.

He quickly said, "Captain, what are you saying? We are all poor people, how could we be spies? You can't wrong innocent people!"

Cangjing also said, "Yes, yes, Captain, you can't just listen to one side and condemn us like that."

Kato quickly chimed in, "Captain, you can't accuse someone without evidence! That would discourage us anti-Japanese comrades!"

Duanwu smiled slightly and said, "Don't worry, I won't wrong you!"

With that, Duanwu called out to the door, "You two come in!"

Before Duanwu could finish speaking, Liu Jinbiao and Chen Yushan walked in with smiles.

The two men chuckled at Watanabe and the others: "Brothers, why don't you hurry up and tell the truth?"

Watanabe's eyes darted around. Although somewhat surprised, Liu Jinbiao and Chen Yushan were originally members of the Anti-Japanese Brigade.

However, he was confident that he had not revealed his true colors in front of these two people.

So he continued to argue, "Brother Liu, Brother Chen, what do you mean by this? You can't wrong people like this. We were captured by the Japanese in the mine together, and we were rescued together. How can you make baseless accusations?"

Suzuki chimed in indignation, "That's right! The four of us treated you like brothers, and you actually betrayed us?"

Cangjing quickly said, "Captain, you can't be fooled by these two. They're slandering us!" (End of Chapter)