Chapter 29: Narrow Escape from Death (Below) (Just a Few Votes Away)

  Twenty miles northeast of Kunshan is Yangcun Village.

  In the muddy rural road outside the village, Yue Weihan was running forward with Liu Tiezhu, one foot deep and one foot shallow, like a drowned chicken. Behind him, Hua Hanlin was following closely, covered in mud. A few hundred meters behind them, a small team of Japanese soldiers were chasing after them relentlessly, their shiny flashlights occasionally shining on the three men's bodies, followed by a burst of crisp gunfire.

  These little devils are really ruthless, and I'm sure they also know that if they don't catch the culprit who assassinated Kuroba this time, their fate will be extremely tragic. Therefore, they have a determination to pursue them to the ends of the earth and never give up.

  Originally, with Yue Weihan and Liu Tiezhu's physical strength as well as Hua Hanlin's agility, it would have been easy to shake off the ghostly pursuit. Unfortunately, Liu Tiezhu was hit by a stray bullet in his right leg early on. Although the wound wasn't fatal, he couldn't run anymore. With no other choice, Yue Weihan had to carry him while escaping.

  This way, it seriously affected the speed of escape, and was caught up by the ghost soldiers behind.

  Fortunately, the devils were also affected by the rainy day and muddy roads, which made their footing unstable, so they couldn't shoot accurately. Otherwise, Yue Weihan and his men would have been caught up and shot dead by the devils long ago.

  "Mind your own business!" Liu Tiezhu roared, "Otherwise none of us will survive!"

  "Shut up, our Baoshan camp has never abandoned brothers. Yue Weihan gasped violently for two breaths, gritted his teeth and said, "Zhuzi, believe me, I can do it!"

  "Yingzuo, if you don't put me down, I'll shoot!" Liu Tiezhu was really anxious and pointed the gun at his own temple.

  "Zhùzi, spare some," said Hua Hanlin, who was following behind and responsible for blocking bullets for the two, in a bad tone. "There are no bullets left in the gun."

  "I... Ah..." Liu Tiezhu let out a wolf-like howl, and suddenly pulled the trigger. A crisp gunshot rang out.

  Hua Hanlin heard the gunshot and his gallbladder was about to burst, he tore open his throat and roared: "Zhu Zi..."

  Yue Weihan also thought Liu Tiezhu really shot himself, so he quickly put down Liu Tiezhu. After putting him down, he found that Liu Tiezhu's eyes were wide open and still spinning around! Just as the two of them were staring at each other, a dense gunfire suddenly erupted from all directions, and more than a dozen dazzling flames swept towards the ghostly soldiers who were chasing and killing them.

  "Check!" Flower Hamlin exclaimed with great joy, "Camp seat, this is our man!"

  "Did you hear that? What's all the commotion?" Yue Weihan said, plopping himself down on the ground with a thud. Just now he was about to make a run for it, but since reinforcements had arrived, he suddenly felt like his entire body had been drained of energy, and not a single thread of strength remained. In short, this guy was a good-for-nothing who only tapped into his potential at the most critical moments.

  The sudden blow caught the pursuing Japanese troops off guard, and after throwing down a dozen or so corpses, the Japanese troops retreated. The Chinese army across from them had more than a dozen light machine guns alone, and judging by their firepower configuration, they had at least one battalion. This was definitely not something that their small infantry squad could withstand head-on.

  Soon, a group of dark shadows surrounded Yue Weihan and others, immediately followed by a burst of thunderous laughter: "Damn it, we knew you wouldn't be in trouble, hahaha..."

  "Really? Is it really you?"

  "Ying zuo! You can die for me."

  In the muddy field, Chi Chengfeng, Cao Xinglong and Niu Dagen rushed forward first, without saying a word, they hugged Yue Weihan, Liu Tiezhu and Hua Hanlin who were lying in the mud. Niu Dagen even started wailing like a woman, Chi Chengfeng was unhappy, slapped him with his hand and scolded: "You're such a spoiler, why are you crying, the captain isn't dead."

  "Hey, Chi Chengfeng, why are you hitting me again?"

  "Who else should I hit if not you?" Chi Chengfeng said again, "His grandma, you stupid big black brute."

  "You...!" Niu Dagen retorted, "Your words are even darker and coarser than mine! You're the one who's stupid, dark, and coarse!"

  Yue Weihan, Cao Xinglong and Hua Hanlin were stunned for a moment, then burst out laughing. They didn't expect that Cow Dagen, who was usually silly, had also learned to argue with people, and even came up with such a clever sentence, almost choking Chi Chengfeng to death.

  Having laughed enough, Yue Weihan raised his face again, letting the cold rainwater flow from his hair tips to his face.

  Cao Xinglong stepped forward, his face covered in sweat, and said: "Commander, shoot me, I disobeyed your orders."

  "You dare to violate military orders and still have the nerve to show off? Watch me not kill you, I'll kill you right now." Yue Weihan said, about to draw his gun. Cao Xinglong quickly grabbed Yue's arm and begged for mercy, "No, no, no, Captain don't really take action, your bullets are precious, save them to reward the little devils instead."

  "Get out!" Yue Weihan kicked Cao Xinglong away and immediately burst into loud laughter.

  Can't help but admit, the feeling of escaping from death is really great. Cao Xinglong, this little guy, although he violated military orders, he did it like a man, like a soldier! Still the same old saying, Bao Shan Camp has never abandoned its brothers' tradition, He Yuehan won't abandon his brothers under him, and his brothers under him won't possibly abandon him as their camp leader.

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  Twenty li further south, a Japanese armored vehicle had become stuck in the mud. In an attempt to free itself from the muddy constraint, the engine of the vehicle was roaring wildly, while over ten sturdy Japanese soldiers were desperately pushing at the rear and sides of the vehicle. Several other Japanese soldiers were busy stuffing straw and wooden boards under the front and rear wheels of the armored vehicle.

  A few steps away from the armored car stood Lieutenant Colonel Takahashi, his face pale.

  As the captain of the Shanghai faction's direct-affiliated Constitutional Guard, Takataro Kowaka is directly responsible for the death of Asakayama Torahiko. He knows that he will inevitably die no matter what, and his only extravagant hope now is to be able to capture the mastermind who assassinated Torahiko with his own hands, in order to reverse the fate of the entire Kowaka family!

  It was originally easy to catch those three Japanese culprits, and it wasn't even necessary to mobilize a large troop.

  However, the bad weather in China is now causing great difficulties for his pursuit action. The only thing that makes Lieutenant General Takahashi feel slightly comforted is that Suzuki's squad has tightly grasped those three assassins, and Maeda and Aoki squads have also circled around from both sides, believing that this pursuit will end soon.

  "Colonel, Suzuki's squad has been ambushed by Chinese troops, requesting support!"

  A muddy Japanese sergeant stumbled to the front of Takahashi and, upon hearing his words, Takahashi's face turned red with rage. Just as he was about to slap the sergeant, a lieutenant emerged from the communication vehicle and hastily approached Takahashi, saying: "General, an urgent telegram from headquarters orders us to withdraw our troops."

  "What? Headquarters is telling us to withdraw?" Colonel Takahashi's eyes widened instantly.

  After receiving the telegram from the captain, Lieutenant General Takahashi hastily read it and his face changed instantly. He immediately waved his hand and ordered: "Order, each squadron to abandon pursuit and withdraw to Lukouping!"

  "Attention!" The captain's voice rang out as he swiftly drew himself up straight and then turned on his heel and departed.

  The mud-covered Japanese army sergeant said eagerly: "Colonel, Suzuki's squad has been ambushed, requesting..."

  "Hachigaya ru! Let the Suzuki squad retreat immediately, retreat!" The slap from Takashi Goto finally came down, and with one slap, the Japanese army sergeant was slapped to the ground. The sergeant quickly got up, stood at attention again, and then dared to turn around and limp away.