Chapter Thirty-Seven: Pursuit

  "Damn it!" Liu He slammed his fist against the wall, and blood immediately seeped out from his knuckles. But he didn't feel any pain in his hand; instead, he felt a pang in his heart.

  Uncle Ma, Auntie Ma, originally according to Uncle Li's place where they should be called Grandpa, but they let them be called Uncle and Aunt instead. And one by one, the vivid faces of the people from Majiacun village flashed before their eyes.

  It's all because of ourselves, it's all because we let our guard down that they suffered such a disaster. Liu He also hated those soldiers, why did you have to run into the village, didn't you see that even the traitorous village chief wasn't spared by them?

  "Everyone bring your weapons and assemble lightly." Liu He suddenly shouted, for now, let's not wait for Li Lu's report, it's better to organize everyone first.

  "Liáng zǐ, you stay at home and take care of your sister, we'll go avenge for you." "Brother-in-law, I'm going too." "You're going? What can you do? Can you even shoot a gun?"

  As soon as they moved to the assembly point, Li Shu quickly got into character. He didn't care if Ma Liang had just lost his family; the team's requirement was not to bring emotions in, otherwise it would be detrimental to the team.

  "Brother-in-law, Dog Egg and Da Ni are all inside, aren't they?" "They can all shoot guns, why shouldn't they be inside? Listen, you'd better stay at home with your sister."

  "Has everyone heard? Ma's village was slaughtered by those inhuman devils two hours ago. What do you think we should do?" Just now, when Ma Liang was crying and complaining, everyone was listening, and they would naturally be filled with righteous indignation. You know that in these ten miles around, everywhere is connected by kinship. When Ma's village was slaughtered, many people would naturally be very sad, because they have relatives and friends there, and even those who don't have relatives or friends are also very angry.

  "Revenge, revenge." For a moment, this unprecedented loud cry even brought the village security team.

  "You'd better go back, we've taken note of your intentions, but this is a high-intensity war, not something you can handle." Liu He advised the security team, indeed, they were just barely able to shoot guns, if they were defending a position, maybe they would be of some use, but this was a pursuit, Liu He estimated that before they even caught up with the devils, they would already be exhausted.

  "Liu Dongjia, don't look down on us, we are also men with blood." "Alright, I know you have blood, but since we're here, you should still go back. Your current task is to guard the village well and not let something like what happened in Majiacun happen here. You know that once we leave, this village will be empty." Finally, Liu He persuaded them with their mission to stay home and guard the village. In fact, they also knew that following them would only drag them down, knowing how strict Liu He's training was.

  "Alright, everyone has theirs. Each of you check your guns to see if the bullets inside are full, then each of you bring ten more bullets. Put down all other unnecessary things for me. How's your logistics team?"

  "Report to the captain, our logistics team will not drag our feet." "Alright, let's go." One hundred and fifty men quickly picked up their guns and set off. This departure was a small run, these devils had already arrived at the door, naturally they couldn't be allowed to escape.

  Pursuit, does not need to go through Majiacun, according to Ma Liang's words, the direction of the devils' advance and Majiacun, as well as Shanglizhuang, formed a right angle, that is to say Liu He and others this ghost-fighting team was on the diagonal of this triangle pursuing.

  But don't worry that they can't keep up, they are famous for their iron feet, and nothing can stop them from advancing.

  "Huba, huba." At this time, the sound of birds chirping and some chaotic noises came from afar, which informed them that the enemy army in front was at a certain distance and advancing at what speed, but it was not safe yet.

  "Report, Captain, the enemy is now fifteen miles ahead of our army, they have more than 360 people, which is the formation of two companies..."

  Li Lu and his men acted swiftly, scouting out the Japanese army's formation, numbers, weaponry, and morale. Naturally, everything else was taken care of. Within a hundred miles around them, villages, terrain, rivers, and mountains were all etched in Liu He's mind. Even now, if there was a cannon with an experienced gunner under his command, he would know exactly where to aim and fire.

  "Alright, everyone has it. Logistics team one, prepare to set up ladders in front of Qingling Mountain, ensure the main force passes through as soon as possible. Logistics team two, head to Shunhe and prepare a pontoon bridge, ensure the main force passes through. You must not fall behind, each person must be able to take out two devils. Formal combat teams, you are required to take out three devils per person, do you have confidence?"

  "Yes." The crowd roared in anger, perhaps the tragic case of Ma's village had made everyone mature quickly. Originally, they thought fighting the devils was a task given by Liu He, but now it was all for themselves.

  The devils have bullied us to our own heads, if we don't fight back, can we still be called human?

  A human ladder is not about forming a ladder with people, but rather placing someone at a critical point on a cliff to pull or even push the climbing team members, allowing them to pass quickly, sometimes even faster than using ropes.

  A hundred-meter-high cliff, with the assistance of ladders, team members did not stop and quickly passed through. Then, the ladders pulled one by one from bottom to top also quickly passed through. This is the result of special training by logistics personnel.

  Human bridge, it's when there are people treading water in the river, with someone on their shoulders, forming a continuous chain to create a human-formed bridge. After the team members arrive, they quickly pass through by stepping on the bodies of others, without even getting their shoes wet. Whether it's the team members passing through or those forming the bridge, this is all the result of long-term training. This is currently Liu He's fastest way to get through. Naturally, the logistical team's consumption is also huge, and every day they can eat meat that meets the standards of Liu He's later generations.

  "Report, Captain, the Japanese army ahead is resting. It's expected that by the time we catch up with them, they should be done resting...". This was the second reconnaissance report on the enemy situation ahead. "Recon again, I want to set an ambush for them at Sanhe Ridge. You go tell your captain and see if he has any good suggestions."

  Soon, Liu He thought of a battle plan. Sanhe Ridge is a good place for an ambush, with a big road sandwiched between two earth ridges, and some tall shrubs on both sides of the earth ridges that can conceal the soldiers' figures. However, this requires the soldiers to arrive at the ambush location as soon as possible.

  Everyone has it, advancing by running. Although everyone is advancing by running, the footsteps are very light, which is also done to avoid startling the enemy. Liu He's ideal is to ambush for a lifetime. You know, they can't afford to lose anyone now, and there is no condition for intensive shooting training.