Chapter Fifty-Seven: Night Raid

  "Halt." Liu He waved his hand, and all the troops stopped advancing. The county city wall was already in sight from a distance. "Captain Liu, how do you plan to attack the county city? What kind of support do you need from us?"

  "Zhang Paichang, you just watch from the side and that's it. If there are any escaped devils, you're responsible for wiping them out. The battle in the county town will be up to us."

  "How can this be? We can't just stand by and watch." Zhang Paichang naturally didn't want to, Liu He and the others were fighting for the county seat, but letting them stand by and watch was clearly a sign of distrust.

  "Alright, Zhang Paichang, in two hours, you can attack the main gate, and leave the rest to us." Two hours later, Liu He and his men had already taken down the devils. What's the point of attacking the main gate at that time? Zhang Paichang only needed to enter the city to receive supplies, which was also why Liu He allowed Zhang Paichang and his men to follow them. They could only take away some bullets and other things, but nothing else.

  "We're leaving." Liu He waved his hand, and the team leaders and squad leaders all led their own men to disperse in different directions. Soon, the guerrilla fighters were all hidden in the darkness of night.

  "Their concealment is really great." Zhang Paichang sighed, "Paichang, don't give others the courage, we can do it too." A veteran next to him said discontentedly, "You can do it, haven't you seen the soldiers under your command? They can still be seen two miles away, and even if they can't be seen, their voices can be heard. And look at those people, three steps away and they blend in with the night. No wonder Captain Liu doesn't want to take us into action together."

  "They're lining up, aren't they telling us to attack the main gate? This main assault still requires our regular troops. Those small skirmishes and sneak attacks are really not worth mentioning." The old soldier said with discontent.

  Ke Liu He and his team were doing something, they were climbing over the city wall, each member arrived at the designated position. The Japanese army inside the city had a transport battalion in a warehouse location, a battery of artillery was with the main force, and part of the main force was elsewhere, while at the city gate there was a squad of devils and a company of puppet troops on guard duty.

  When Li Lu reported to Liu He, he didn't mention anything about the puppet army because their combat effectiveness was ordinary, especially at the beginning of the war. These puppet armies were not very determined when they defected, but when approaching the city, Li Lu still reported this matter to Liu He, which is also why Liu He handed over the main gate to Zhang Pai and others. Maybe they would take in these puppet armies. Liu He didn't have any good or bad feelings towards the puppet army, he just didn't want to take them in because it was too far from home.

  The team members of Liu He arrived at the city wall, which had been scouted out during the day. Several logistics personnel quickly stacked up in the shape of a ladder, and someone climbed up along the human ladder and threw down a rope. The other team members then pulled on the rope and stepped on the human ladder to quickly climb to the top of the city wall. All team members successfully crossed the city wall very smoothly.

  At this time, the searchlights on the city wall occasionally swept over, and the reconnaissance team members chose a good location, which was the blind spot of the searchlight.

  "Team one, group one, in charge of the main enemy battalion. Others are responsible for the transportation team of the devils. Everyone must act quickly and take their positions on the edge. Half an hour later, listen to my command, we will attack together."

  "Captain, what about the Jap standing guard at the city gate?" "The Jap on sentry duty is your reconnaissance team's responsibility. Can you complete the task?"

  "Got it." Li Lu guaranteed in a low voice, this time he was very excited. All along, the main battle and logistics team were responsible for fighting the devils, while their reconnaissance team members only had the task of observing. It was really frustrating, but they really couldn't spare anyone to fight the devils. This time was just right, as they only had three team members outside monitoring where the devils were going, while the other team members were all concentrated in the city, and this task only required two people.

  Excited, Li Lu and his men were really excited, this was their first time fighting against the devils.

  "Who's there, ah Pa Lu, enemy attack!" Suddenly, at the city gate, the puppet army discovered Zhang's squad and their tracks. They were easily recognizable, their clothes could be seen at a glance, and under the searchlight, they were clearly visible.

  "Rat-a-tat-tat." Instantly, the machine guns at the city gate opened fire, and these devils' reaction speed was really fast.

  "It's gone, we have to act ahead of time," Liu He shouted loudly. In fact, the team members had already been hiding outside the enemy camp, and even at the sentry post outside the gate, people had been hiding in advance. After Liu He gave the order, he would fire the first shot, which was aimed at the sentry post. Another group of people were also listening to the movement on this side, and when Liu He's first gunshot rang out, there was a faint cry from inside, and the second shot from the monitoring sentry post was also fired.

  "Bang, bang, bang," followed by the sound of kicking doors, the team members quickly kicked open the door to the devils' residence. Torches were lit, and in the light of the flames, some devils were still sleeping, while others were naked and trying to reach for their guns. Could the team members let them get their guns? Of course not. The bullets first hit the devils who were getting up, then they went through the list one by one, and most of the little devils died in bed.

  "Act quickly, count the numbers, beware of any remaining devils." The group leaders shouted as they swiftly inspected the bodies of the devils and collected their guns. If they found any devils still moving, they would put another bullet in their heads.

  "Hey dad, what's that noise outside?" "Don't talk, let me listen... Ah, it's coming from the direction of the enemy army camp. It seems our troops are attacking their camp."

  At that moment, the residents of the city were awakened by the sound of gunfire, and they all discussed it in a flurry. Some brave ones even opened their doors and looked outside through the cracks to see which army had come to fight against the devils.

  Liu He's timing was good, it was just in the second half of the night, and the devils who had gone out also returned. Not one escaped, all died under their guns. After repeated checks, except for the devils at the city gate, all the other devils were dead.

  "Alright, gather the troops, we're assembling at the city gate. What's going on at the city gate that it's being attacked so fiercely?" Liu He heard that the machine gun fire at the city gate was still intense, which naturally meant he needed to go and reinforce them.

  What was the situation at the city gate at this time?