Chapter 19: Blocking the Reinforced Japanese Army (Part 2)

  Shan Yixuan smiled and said, "Of course it's true, let's go, you just take care of stealing the car!" Liu San saw that Shan Yixuan was not joking, and whispered, "Okay, where are we going to steal?"

  Shan Yixuan let the remaining brothers return to Qinglong Village to rest, and the two of them crossed the blockade line, stealing a car and ten sets of clothes from the Japanese Kempeitai. Liu San looked at Shan Yixuan driving the car and humorously said: "Xuan Ge, it seems that I, Liu San, have followed the right person."

  Shan Yixuan just smiled slightly and said, "Liu San, can you drive?" The latter nodded and said, "I can't fly a plane, but I can drive this thing!" Shan Yixuan drove the car in the direction of Qinglong Village. "Alright, I'm giving you a task, you're going to be the driver for this mission, whether the brothers can safely exit depends on you!" Shan Yixuan was worried about Liu Yiming's side, after all, there were too many devils over there.

  The car soon arrived at Qinglong Village, and Shuang Yixuan honked the horn. Xiao Feng led his men down immediately. "Xuan Ge, so fast?" Xiao Feng looked at this big truck in surprise, not daring to believe it. Shuang Yixuan smiled slightly and said, "It's all thanks to Liu San!"

  Liu San was about to say something, but Shan Yixuan interrupted him and said: "Brothers, your task is very arduous." He handed out several sets of Japanese military uniforms to the brothers. Shan Yixuan got off the car and said: "Change into these clothes, brothers. Your task is extremely arduous, I hope you all understand that if you regret it now, it's still not too late!" Shan Yixuan looked at the few brothers and said in a low voice.

  "No regrets, Xuan Ge just let us go and blow up the arsenal, we won't frown at all." Xiao Feng said excitedly.

  Dan Yixuan looked at Xiao Feng and smiled sinisterly, saying in a low voice: "Right, it's to let you go to the arsenal, but not to blow it up! It's to stand guard for the devils."

  "Huh? Are you really going?" Xiao Feng asked with blinking eyes.

  Shan Yixuan nodded and said, "Right, do you dare?" The few people didn't speak, their eyes filled with a hint of confusion. Shan Yixuan sighed and said, "As long as you follow what I say, I guarantee your absolute safety. Actually, the big brother's side is more dangerous than yours, the devils have an entire regiment, not to mention heavy artillery, there might even be tanks and armored vehicles assisting, no problem, if brothers don't want to go, I won't force it!"

  "Go! I'm going." Xiao Feng said firmly to Shan Yixuan. Immediately, several people nodded in agreement. Shan Yixuan nodded satisfactorily and handed over the second set of plans he had written to Xiao Feng, saying: "This is my second set, which is also your team's battle plan. After you've finished reading it, burn it, got it?" Several people took turns reading the second set of battle plans, and couldn't help but admire Shan Yixuan's command ability even more.

  Shan Yixuan saw that several people had changed their clothes and started the truck, taking several people to Yangcheng North.

  "Check!" In front of the city gate, a group of fake soldiers blocked the truck. Shan Yixuan frowned and opened the car door to walk beside the fake soldier. With a loud "slap", he gave him a big slap on the face. "You dare to block the imperial army's car? You're dead!" Shan Yixuan said, pulling out his pistol and pressing it against the fake soldier's neck.

  "Great King, Great King, calm your anger! Great King, calm your anger!" A ghostly figure saw the situation was not good and immediately came forward to advise.

  "Hmph, eight guarantees!" Shan Yixuan glanced at Liu San in the car and his brothers on the carriage, thinking that as long as they didn't leak anything, they should be able to pass the inspection.

  "It's like this, young master, just now a truck broke through the blockade and ran away, so we're checking your car, sorry about that!" Another fake soldier immediately pulled out a pack of cigarettes and handed it to Shan Yixuan. Then he lit one for Shan Yixuan.

  Shan Yixuan swallowed a mouthful of smoke, furrowed his brow and said: "You said there was a truck that rushed out? What are you guys eating?" The other person trembled with tension, thinking it would be better not to mention it.

  "Alright, your responsibility is huge, you must find that car just now, understand?" Duan Yixuan said calmly after taking a drag of his cigarette.

  Several fake soldiers nodded in a row, and the scolded devils quickly opened the gate. Sun Yixuan returned to the car and stepped on the accelerator towards Yangcheng.

  "Damn it, it's not right to search, nor is it right not to search. It's really frustrating." After Dan Yixuan left, several Japanese soldiers stood together whispering.

  Shan Yixuan helped Xiao Feng and others solve the problem of the sentry and patrol team, looked at several people safely in place, and said a few words to Liu San before riding a devil's motorcycle out of Yangcheng. Several puppet soldiers saw Shan Yixuan again, didn't say anything, nodded and bowed their heads to open the gate.

  Shan Yixuan's car was still on the first line of heaven, walking up the mountain to see how his brothers were preparing, and also helping a sleeping brother cover himself with clothes. Shan Yixuan sighed, thinking that he was lucky to have come to this world and had such a group of brothers, and tomorrow's battle must be fought beautifully.

  "Who?" Liu Yiming heard the sound and picked up his gun, warningly pointing it in the direction of the noise.

  "Brother!" Xuan walked up to Liu and said, "Why aren't you sleeping?" The latter saw it was Xuan, immediately put away his gun and said, "How can I sleep? Didn't you go somewhere else? Why are you back?"

  Shan Yixuan smiled and said: "I've arranged everything over there, mainly here. Big brother, you go to sleep first, I'll keep watch!"

  "You've had a long day, get some rest." Liu Yiming said with a yawn. Shan Yixuan shook his head and said: "If big brother can't sleep, how can I? Alright, I'll go over there, you guys stay here, remember, if there are tanks, be sure to lure the devils in close before attacking, we need to use the small cannon's firepower to suppress the enemy's firepower!"

  "You've repeated it over a dozen times today, I remember, the brothers all remember, hurry up and go!" Liu Yiming said with a smile.

  Shan Yixuan nodded and led a few people to where he had previously buried the explosive packs.

  The next morning, before dawn, the rumble of the devils' cars had already reached everyone's ears. Liu Yiming immediately woke up everyone and prepared for battle. Shan Yixuan looked at the car lights and thought to himself that they had finally arrived.

  The car stopped outside the ambush range, and a devil ran to the front of the first car and said: "Lieutenant Colonel Yoshida, we are about 20 kilometers away from Yangcheng, and the terrain ahead is complex. Shall we send someone to check?"

  Yoshida Kōro furrowed his brow and thought: "Map!" This road was too quiet, so quiet that it made him feel afraid.

  The wireless radio-carrying devil immediately took out a map and flashlight from his backpack, and Yoshida Kōro looked at the map and said: "Is there a cliff ahead?" The latter nodded and said: "Hai, five kilometers ahead is a line of sky!"

  "What's going on?" Yoshida Koro took a deep breath and continued, "Isn't there another road that leads to Yangcheng?"

  "He pointed to a mark on the map and said, 'Here we can go directly to Yangcheng, but our heavy equipment and vehicles cannot pass through. The road can only be traversed by individual soldiers in sequence. If there is an ambush on both sides, we will be completely exposed to the enemy's gunfire.'"

  Yoshida nodded and said: "It seems that there is only one way to go, the sky will be bright soon, and when it's bright, the troops will pass through the first line!"

  "Hi!"

  Dan Yixuan watched as the enemy's headlights went out and muttered to himself: What is the enemy waiting for? Waiting for dawn?

  "Xuan Ge, why haven't the devils left? Have they discovered us? Or has the news leaked out?" a brother asked in a low voice.

  Shan Yixuan shook his head and said, "It's impossible. The terrain ahead is too complicated. Any officer would consider the safety of their troops when passing through such a dangerous place. Our position is too advantageous. The devils are waiting for dawn, and only at dawn can they determine whether it's safe in front. Go inform Commander-in-Chief, tell them not to alarm the devils, and lead them into our ambush!"

  "Yes!" The brother said and turned around to retreat backwards.

  At dawn, the sky gradually brightened, everything was normal, and the devils sitting in the car were about to fall asleep. They had been rushing from Xuzhou all night and were already exhausted. Yoshida Kōtarō looked at his watch and gazed at the rising red sun, saying: "Let the tanks lead the way and quickly pass through the first line of heaven!"

  The tank's engine roared to life again, startling all the brothers. Everyone looked down at the mountain as the tank slowly moved forward. A dozen or so trucks followed closely behind the tank's rear.

  "Colonel, you're being too cautious. The Chinese should have been scared out of their wits when they saw our troops, how could they possibly ambush us?" the driver joked.

  "Hmph! Don't underestimate the Chinese, they're not simpletons. The Emperor originally planned to retake this place in a few months' time, but we're slowly getting bogged down in a stalemate. The Western front is unfavorable for us, it's understandable, but if China also doesn't develop in a favorable trend for us, then that would be our own fault for underestimating the enemy! Got it? Don't look down on your enemies!" Yoshida Kōran was very interested in Chinese history, and he became a commander of the Great Japanese Empire because his merits on the Western front were all related to Chinese history. He treasured that book "The Art of War" by Sun Tzu as a precious gem.

  "Ah Hai!" The driver who was driving didn't dare to speak!

  The tank stopped ten meters away from the anti-tank cone. A ghost child ran to Yoshida Kōtarō's side and said, "Report to Lieutenant Colonel, the Vietnamese in front have built an anti-tank cone and inserted warning signs, beware of entering the minefield ahead!"

  "Fire!" Yoshida Kōro opened the car door, looked at the tank turret, frowned and said: "Fire!" The tank immediately fired at the tank turret, and as soon as the cannon was fired, the tank turret turned into rubble. Yoshida Kōro laughed and said: "This is all you've got? Still building a tank turret?" He then returned to the truck and ordered: "Quickly cross the first line of heaven!"

  The tank moved forward again...

  "Remember, don't fire without my order."

  Shan Yixuan calculated the distance of the tank to Lebao, counting in his heart 3.2...1... "Boom!" The tank's track was blown off. The devil in the driver's cabin hastily opened the cover and crawled out.

  "Report, the tank's track has been blown off by a landmine and we don't have any spare tracks. The tank can't move forward anymore." The tanker devil ran to the front of the first truck and said respectfully.

  "Hachigatsu, those damned Chinese!" Yoshida Kiroku's furious fist hit the glass, and he continued, "Sneaky Chinese! Order the engineer troops to enter the minefield."