Chapter Thirty-Eight: Ambush

  "Captain." "Briefly report the situation and hide in place."

  Although it was a detour, the crowd's pace wasn't slow. When they arrived at the ambush site, they still hadn't seen the devils emerge, but the scouts had already been waiting here.

  In this entire team, it can be said that the scouts' workload is the largest. The distance they ran in this operation was more than three times that of ordinary team members, and they also had to evade the enemy to prevent being discovered.

  "Captain, the devils have just finished their meal and not long ago they started moving in this direction. They are advancing in three columns, divided into two parts, with a distance of about 10 meters between them. Their weapons are all slung over their shoulders."

  "Alright, I understand." This is two battalions, so naturally there will be two parts. However, the interval between them is not bad, not too long, otherwise this ambush would be very difficult to deal with. Especially since the Japanese army's reaction speed is quite good, requiring three to five seconds of time. But Liu He's subordinates' reaction speed is also not slow. Just take their hunting speed as an example, two rabbits running one after another, separated by two meters, his main combat personnel will fire two shots within two seconds and hit the eyes of both rabbits in succession.

  Liu He's ghost-hunting team had always used mostly 38-style rifles, which can be said to be the same as those of the Japanese army. In the past, Liu He's subordinates had also used some miscellaneous firearms, but later they all used 38-style rifles, and there were also box guns. The box gun was a favorite among Chinese people at that time, with many bullets loaded and fast firing speed. However, this was not obtained through confiscation. Later, in Liu He's team, the box gun was basically eliminated, even if it wasn't eliminated, they would still carry one box gun and also bring a 38-style rifle with a large cover.

  "You few, go over there, and you this group, don't get too close." Taking advantage of the devils not having arrived yet, Liu He pointed out to everyone their hiding spots, wanting to make use of the environmental advantages to launch a successful ambush.

  "Thud, thud, thud, thud..." The footsteps of the little devils were approaching. From a distance, two groups of devils could be seen rapidly moving their short legs and advancing quickly. In the distance, bayonets glinted on top of their heads. The troops were very quiet, occasionally interrupted by the commander's few shouts of reprimand.

  They're closing in, the little devils have already entered the ambush circle, and it looks like all of them are coming in.

  "You little devil, I'm going to fight you!" No good! How did this kid get here? From far away, Ma Liang was running over with a rifle on his shoulder. It seemed he had been chasing the little devil from the main road, while Liu He and the others hadn't come from the main road.

  "Wait, this must be that escaped fish from Majia Village. Just in time for me to cut the grass and eliminate the roots, prepare." No good, these little devils are raising their guns.

  "Fire!" Liu He shouted loudly, having no choice but to launch the attack ahead of schedule, only a small number of enemies had not yet entered the ambush circle.

  "Bang, bang, bang, bang..." Where did these gunshots come from? The stopped devils have already fallen to the ground. This little devil's tactical movements are really good, but unfortunately this is an ambush war. The little devils in front haven't even moved yet and they've gone to meet their ancestors.

  Sinful sinful, amen. Hopefully after you meet your great aunt, she will let you be reborn as a good person in the next life and not be a beast again.

  "Good boy, get down." Seeing the fight over here, Ma Liang was stunned there, and Uncle Li shouted from afar. This kid is too careless, it's because of him that their ambush didn't achieve complete success, resulting in more than 50 devils falling down and fighting with Liu He and others. However, there's one good thing, the devils haven't found where the Ghost Squad is, they're just randomly shooting towards the sound of gunfire.

  "Bang, bang, clang." "Fools, why are you hitting the helmet? Can't you hit his neck and shoulders?" Liu He was furious. This little devil has fallen down, don't you have anywhere else to hit? Hit the helmet instead.

  "Ah, captain, I've been hit." Suddenly someone jumped up, "You're hit and you still make me lie down." Unfortunately, Liu He's words came too late, his head was also shot, and he fell softly to the ground.

  "Three sons, little devils, I'll screw your grandma." Bang bang bang bang, in an instant a lot of bullets were fired at the few little devils who were lying on the ground. Under such dense gunfire, the little devils still tried to escape, and even each little devil's helmet had several small holes, showing just how thin their helmets were, really very insecure.

  "Logistics team 2, go check if the devils are all dead." Liu He was very worried, this was their first time having deaths, and they didn't know how many were injured, wondering if everyone could take it.

  "Slap slap." "You little brat, who let you come here?" "Brother-in-law, you hit me." Before the logistics team could report back, Uncle Li had already arrived in front of Ma Liang and gave him two slaps on the face. This Uncle Li was really furious. Without Ma Liang, these little devils wouldn't have had a chance to fight back, and Sanzi wouldn't have had to die either.

  "I'll kill you," said Li Shu, pointing the gun at Ma Liang. "Go ahead and kill me, I'd rather go reunite with my parents, and I'll tell them it was you who sent me there."

  "Uncle Li, put down the gun." "Dad, what are you doing? Little Shu, who let you come here? Without you, Sanzi Uncle would not have died." This was Da Ni. Although she was participating in a battle for the first time, she could also see that Sanzi had died because of Ma Liang's influence.

  "Alright, nobody say anything else. As usual, strip all these little devils bare and pile them up together. We'll withdraw, you guys carry Sanzi away."

  "Ma Liang, what are you doing?" "I... I want to atone for my sin, I'm carrying Third Brother on my back." Ma Liang had already rushed forward and lifted Third Brother onto his back. Yes, anyone with eyes could see that Third Brother was dead because of Ma Liang's carelessness, so it was only right that Ma Liang should carry him.

  The return journey was very depressing, as someone had died among them. Although it was only one person, a fresh and lively life was gone, and everyone's heart couldn't accept it. Maybe next time it will be you, or maybe it will be me.

  "Third son, third son, my son." Perhaps it was a father-son bond, perhaps it was a mother-son bond. In any case, Third Son's parents had been waiting at the village entrance for a long time. "Uncle Li, Auntie Li, from now on I will be your son. Third Brother died because of me, so I will take his place and serve you in your old age until your death." Ma Liang knelt down in front of Third Son's parents, crying, "No need for that, we still have a son." Yes, they still had a son, Fourth Son, who was also part of Liu He's group. Since Third Son died, Fourth Son hadn't shed a single tear; he was so heartbroken that he seemed to be in a daze. On the way back, Liu He arranged for several people to keep an eye on him.

  "Wah, Dad, Mom, my brother is dead, he was killed by the Japanese devils." Finally, Si'er burst into tears, and this cry was a life-and-death struggle. Ma Liang thought of his own parents and uncles, who were also heartbroken beyond consolation. Those Japanese beasts!