Chapter 67: Lanling County Town

  Ye Tu Fei nodded calmly and said: "Right! Lanling County City. If my judgment is correct, the current Lanling County City is an undefended county city."

  Peng Youming said: "This, this is too adventurous! What if the little Japanese are not troops transferred from Lanling County Town? We'll be in a desperate situation then."

  Han Hongxun suddenly burst out laughing and shouted: "What's there to be afraid of? A real man should die with his head held high, not cowering! It's all the same whether we die here or there, what's there to worry about? Ye old brother, I support your idea, let's do it now!"

  Peng Youming had always felt inferior to Han Hongxun, but seeing Han's attitude now, he too suddenly felt a surge of heroic spirit: "General Han is right! A real man should have such grandeur! Let's go all out and fight to the death. If we can take down one little Japanese devil, that's already worth it; if we can take down two, then we've made a profit!"

  After unifying their thoughts, Ye Tufei led his troops in adjusting their direction and rushed straight towards Lanling County.

  Ye Tu Fei has won the bet.

  At this moment, the garrison in Lanling County only had a small squad of Japanese troops and a battalion of the Royal Collaborative Army. All other forces were redeployed to the blockade line under the strong request of Gaoqiao Xin and the active coordination of the division commander.

  What's more interesting is that when Ye Tufei led his troops to prepare for the attack, the Hwangtaijun unit in the county seat actually turned against the Japanese and stabbed them in the back, then opened the city gate to welcome Ye Tufei's troops into the city.

  The captain of the Huiying Army squadron was a native of Lanling County, named Liu Dali, who had a horse face that made people unforgettable at first sight.

  Liu Dali ushered everyone into the city and hastily ordered his subordinates to cook a meal, getting something hot ready for his brothers.

  Peng Youming was very interested in Liu Dali, and took the initiative to chat with him. In Peng Youming's mind, this Brother Dali must be a good fellow who still has a conscience and integrity.

  Who would have thought that during the exchange, Liu Dalie said: "Last night, the Japanese urgently deployed troops, and I knew something was wrong. After inquiring, I found out that a unit had broken through from the direction of Xuzhou, breaking through two layers of Japanese encirclement. I thought to myself, this unit is really formidable."

  Liu Dalie said as he poured tea and handed out cigarettes for everyone.

  "Yè Tú Fēi asked: 'How dare you rebel against the Japanese?'"

  Liu Dalie smiled wryly and replied, "You guys standing under the city gate like this, I knew something was wrong. There's only a small team of Japanese in Lanling County, how can they withstand your torture? If we follow the Japanese to deal with you masters, once the Japanese are defeated, will you masters spare me Liu Kui? I thought about it and decided it's better to rebel, hehe."

  Peng Youming was somewhat disappointed and said: "Then what are you planning to do next?"

  Liu Dalie sighed and said, "Brothers, wearing this dog skin, we are bullied by the Japanese without saying, and we also suffer from the spitting of our fellow villagers. To be honest, if it weren't for mixing a meal to eat, we brothers would have dispersed long ago."

  Peng Youming heard what he wanted to hear and a smile appeared on his face. He said: "Why don't you guys come along with me?"

  Liu Dalie looked at Peng Youming again and then lowered his head to glance at his own Hui Cooper Army uniform, sighing: "We who used to be secondary sons..."

  Peng Youming burst out laughing and said to Ye Tufei: "Ye Liu Ye, now it's your turn to speak!"

  Ye Tu Fei pointed at Peng You Ming, made a shooting gesture with his hand and said: "Sixth Master, I've also worn this uniform! Sixth Master, I've also been a traitor like Han Jian Er Gou Zi! Secretary Peng, are you satisfied now?"

  Peng Youming laughed so hard he doubled over at the waist.

  At this time, Han Hongxun thought of something important and asked Liu Dali: "Is there a hospital in the county town?"

  Liu Dalie slapped his forehead and said, "Look at me, how could I have forgotten this? Hurry up, I'll take you there. The Japanese are in the county hospital, and their skills aren't bad."

  Han Hongxun's unit was equipped with a doctor and several nurses, and Peng Youming's unit also had several medical personnel. From the perspective of medical personnel, resources were sufficient, but what was lacking was medical equipment and medicine.

  The Japanese hospital promptly solved this problem.

  The wounded were taken care of and the brothers had eaten their fill. Ye Tufei said to Liu Dali, "How about it? Shall we go together?"

  Liu Dalie smiled strangely and said: "Sixth Master, are you leaving just like that?"

  Ye Tu Fei shrugged and said: "What other way can we go? Do you want the Japanese to send us off with drums and cymbals?"

  Liu Dalie made a gesture and said: "We can drive!"

  "Car?" Ye Tuo Fei came over with enthusiasm, grabbed Liu Da Li's arm and said "Hurry up, take me to see!"

  Liu Dali struggled free from Ye Toutuo's grasp and flew towards him, putting forth a condition: "Let me take you there, but Sixth Master, you have to agree to one condition of mine."

  Ye Tu Fei rolled up his sleeves and intimidated Liu Da Li, saying: "Ah, you still dare to make conditions with Master Liu? Believe it or not, I'll cripple you right now?"

  Liu Dalie's face showed no fear, he straightened his head and said: "If you don't agree with me, even if you kill me, I won't take you there."

  Ye Tu Fei suddenly laughed and said: "You don't take me there, I won't find it myself?"

  Liu Dalie also laughed and said: "If you can find it, I, Liu Dalie, will twist off the head on my neck to use as a chamber pot."

  Ye Tu Fei looked left at Liu Da Li and right at Liu Da Li, finally saying: "Alright, I admit defeat. What conditions do you have?"

  Liu Dalie was overjoyed and said: "As long as you agree to take us brothers in, Sixth Master."

  Ye Tu Fei said: "What does it mean? Didn't Secretary Peng promise you?"

  Liu Dalie said: "I can see that, Sixth Master, you and Secretary Peng are not on the same path. My brothers and I have discussed it, and we all say that Sixth Master is a righteous person, and we're willing to follow him and share a meal together."

  Ye Tu Fei burst out laughing and said: "What's with this Sixth Master being so righteous? You guys are just looking at me because I used to be a Royal Collaborator Army, aren't you?"

  Liu Dalie hastily denied, saying: "How dare I say that, Sixth Master? Although we are three hundred miles away from Erlang Mountain, your reputation in Erlang Mountain at that time was known to all within a radius of five hundred miles!"

  Liu Dali's flattery just happened to hit Ye Tufei's weak spot, and he happily snapped his fingers, saying: "Look at how well you speak, okay, Sixth Master will take you in. Hurry up and go take a look at the Japanese car."

  The little Japanese car had been taken away to be used by the troops, and this one was left hidden in the warehouse. When Ye Tu Fei saw it, he immediately jumped into the driver's seat, but no matter how hard he tried, the car just wouldn't start.

  Liu Dalie was under the car with a sly smile and said: "Sixth Master, this car is temperamental. Why don't I try?"

  Ye Tu Fei had no choice but to get off the car. After Liu Da Li got on, he made a face at Ye Tu Fei, fiddled with something for a bit, and then the car started up.

  Looking at Ye Tufei's confused face, Liu Dalie hastily explained: "Sixth Master, hehehe, this car was tampered with by my brothers and me. We kept it in case we needed to escape in an emergency."

  Liu Dalie said, opening the car door and pointing to a bundle of wires under the steering wheel: "I swapped two wires here. The Japanese were in a hurry and didn't check carefully, heh heh, so this car stayed behind."

  Ye Tu flew onto the car and sat in the passenger seat, saying: "Looking at your movements, you're an old hand at driving?"

  Liu Dalie drove the car out of the hiding place and proudly said to Ye Tufei: "That's it! I've been driving for almost ten years now, if it weren't for the Japanese invasion, I'd still be driving for the old commander!"

  With this vehicle, dozens of seriously injured soldiers in the team have been facilitated, and the marching speed of the troops has also been greatly improved. Peng Youming optimistically said: "In that case, even if we take a detour, we can save a lot of time."

  Ye Tu Fei replied, "If taking a detour can get us out of the encirclement by those little Japanese devils, then even if it takes more time, it's worth it. But for now, we're still surrounded by those little Japanese devils!"

  Peng Youming disagreed and said: "With you here, I believe we can definitely break out of the encirclement of the Japanese devils!"

  Ye Tu Fei smiled and said: "You still have confidence in me? But I don't have any confidence at all?"

  Peng Youming rolled his eyes and said, "What's that thing you've got hidden in your bosom? Don't think I don't know. With that thing, it's not just you Ye Liu Ye who can do it, even I Peng Youming have the ability to do it."

  Ye Tu Fei laughed and unbuttoned his shirt, saying: "Old Peng, you see for yourself, do you want me to take off my pants too?"

  Peng Youming slanted his eyes and took a glance, saying: "Damn it! Who knows where you've hidden that thing!"

  "What's that thing you're talking about?"

  Peng Youming stopped in his tracks and said, "The map! The little Japanese battle map! I'm telling you, Ye Tufei, this map can be kept by you for now, but when we arrive at the destination, you must hand it over."

  Ye Tu Fei pretended to be confused and said: "Map? Old Peng, did you see the map? Hurry up and bring it over for me to take a look, that thing is really useful."

  Peng Youming's expression turned urgent as he said, "Ye Tufei! I'm not joking with you, this map is too important to the troops in the base area, you must hand it over!"

  Just then, they arrived at a fork in the road and the troops stopped. Zhang Luohui ran over to ask for instructions.

  Ye Tu Fei stupidly retorted to Zhang Luo Hui: "Isn't the map with you? Just follow the predetermined route!"

  After finishing, Ye Tufei immediately realized his mistake and hurriedly fooled Peng Youming, saying: "That's not the map of Little Japan, it's the map used by Liu Dali brothers, can't be compared with the map of Little Japan."

  Peng You understood at a glance Ye Tu Fei and said: "Are you sure that it can't be compared with the map of Little Japan?"

  Ye Tu Fei replied without hesitation: "Of course!"

  Peng Youming took a deep breath and said: "Oh, so you've seen the map of Little Japan after all."

  Ye Tu Fei could no longer evade, and had to surrender, saying: "Alright, alright, my Comrade Peng Da Shuji, since you don't mind that we killed the prisoners of war, I'll agree to your terms. Once we reach your territory, I'll hand over all the maps of Little Japan, deal?"

  Peng Youming was delighted and patted Ye Tufei's shoulder, saying: "This is the style of Ye Liu Ye, righteous!"

  With the map, they grasped the general deployment of the Japanese army. Ye Tufei led his troops through the gaps in the Japanese army and finally arrived at the base of the Eighth Route Army in the Yimeng Mountains by the second half of that night.

  The only pity is that the truck was abandoned in a forest at one time and had to be discarded.

  When Liu Dalie decided to abandon the car, he was heartbroken and almost cried. Ye Tufei comforted him, saying: "Later on, Sixth Master will get you a small Japanese sedan to drive!"

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