Chapter 21: Deception in War

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  Several devils didn't even see the enemy, but more than half of them were eliminated in a muddle. This fire was fiercely vented on the puppet army, and several puppet army company commanders were slapped hard in the face. If it weren't for considering that they still needed their protection when returning to the city, several devils would have killed these useless things immediately.

  Hao's house is no longer needed, the big car that was prepared to seize grain is now filled with the bodies and weapons of the devils, the wounded devils are also being carried onto the car. The puppet army and devils are retreating to Tongcheng with their tails between their legs. This time they have sent out vanguard troops to scout ahead and organized a company of puppet troops as rearguard. They are acting extremely cautiously. Two battalion commanders of the puppet troops know that this time they are in big trouble, so many devils were killed, while their own security detachment didn't suffer any casualties. When they return, how can Yamamoto Kōtarō let them off lightly?

  "Inside and outside, it's not human!" The two were just sighing in their hearts when Yan Xiwen was waiting for them to fall into the net about 500 meters ahead. The previous attack was made by Yan Xiwen, who took the place of a platoon of anti-Japanese guerrillas. The mountain people, who had undergone rigorous training, had extremely accurate marksmanship. Almost no bullets were wasted, and the coordination between hand grenades and the second row of guns was also very tacit. The entire battle did not exceed one minute, and they retreated immediately after finishing. Even the shell casings were collected in a pre-set cloth strip, Yan Xiwen was delighted in his heart, many of these methods were thought up by Yan Jufan, and from this battle, it can be seen that they are very effective. The sudden attack plus the immediate withdrawal left the soldiers unscathed.

  Another attack came quickly, falling on the head of the ghostly traitor who had just relaxed his nerves. This time, the ghost's luck was exhausted. The standing ghosts were all killed without exception. "My mother!" The puppet army immediately fled like a burst camp towards Tongcheng, and the two battalion commanders couldn't scold them to stop. Later, they found that everyone around them had run away, and they didn't have the courage to stay behind alone to deal with such a formidable ambusher. As a result, the two battalions of puppet troops let go of their guard.

  Yan Xiwen commanded the soldiers to cleanly and efficiently kill the wounded Japanese devils on the big truck, which was Yan Jufan's special instruction. Today's harvest is not small, with 50 long and short guns, three machine guns, several grenade launchers, and a pile of ammunition. "We've made progress, this time we captured heavy firepower, and in the future, when we encounter Japanese devils, we won't run away with our tails between our legs." Yan Xiwen thought happily. The Japanese devils' entire equipment was taken down without exception, and immediately, one and a half rows of soldiers became porters, each carrying a pile of military ammunition. Three minutes later, the area was empty. The Anti-Japanese Righteous and Brave Army's soldiers performed well in their training. They successfully completed this mission, annihilating a small Japanese squad and also taking out a company of puppet troops. Yan Xiwen led his team to circle around, hiding during the day and moving at night, taking small roads with no people, and smoothly returned to the Lishi Village base.

  The fake army ran for five miles before finally running out of steam. The two battalion commanders were able to regroup and take stock of their numbers, only to discover that during the second attack, they had also lost over a dozen men while protecting themselves from the devils outside. The two battalion commanders cursed as they reorganized their troops and slowly returned to the attack site. They were afraid that if they arrived too early, they would encounter bad luck, which would not be far from death. By the time they finally arrived, the Japanese no longer needed "support".

  The ground was littered with corpses, not a single person was left alive. Everyone's throat had been cut, and on the bodies were scattered papers with the words "Blood Debt Repaid" written in large red characters. All the weapons and equipment had been taken away, leaving nothing behind, not even a belt.

  Two company commanders were secretly worried, and it would be strange if the Japanese didn't let themselves off. Although they had also lost more than a dozen brothers, all the Japanese had died, and there were no guns or weapons left. How could they explain this to Yamamoto Kōtarō when they returned? Could they say that they saw someone attacking the Imperial Army and immediately counterattacked? But why were there no guns or weapons left? Did the attackers fight while rushing forward and take away all the guns and boots? Even if it was themselves, they wouldn't believe it. If they said that as soon as they were attacked, they immediately blew up the camp, and their brothers couldn't be restrained? Wouldn't the two of them, who led the troops, become useless rice buckets for the Imperial Army? That pervert would skin them alive!

  No choice, gritting his teeth, he called over a few trusted men and secretly discussed it with them. Then, loudly facing the chattering pseudo-army, he shouted: "Brothers, today we're really out of luck, running into this kind of thing. If we go back, we'll immediately be dead, aren't we being forced by the devils to harm ordinary people? Today, this thing has happened and even if we don't want to die, it's not possible. The Japanese will absolutely not let us off. We've discussed it among ourselves, why don't we find a mountain and set up our own regime, still eating and drinking well, and turn against those bastards."

  The pseudo-soldiers below also knew that today's affair would absolutely not be good, and they responded in unison. Fortunately, these people rarely brought their families along, mostly just a pair of arms carrying a head, and as long as they themselves were full, the whole family wouldn't go hungry. They readily agreed: "Let's overthrow those little devils! Grandpa has been bullied by them for so long, anyway Grandpa has lived long enough. Count me in."

  "Count me in."

  "I will definitely follow the officers, brothers and elders, everyone is following the two officers today"

  At one time, all kinds of voices responded in unison.

  The world is changing rapidly, and in an instant, the pseudo-military of the Peace Preservation Corps transformed into righteous warriors fighting to save the country from Japan.

  The sun shone down on the scattered corpses, and flies began to gather together for a meal, buzzing, buzzing, laughing with joy.

  The village of Kuai Shi is jubilant, the troops have returned with a large amount of spoils. However, the news is still being kept under wraps to prevent the enemy from finding out and launching a massive counterattack, as this place has just been established and cannot withstand turmoil. So all those in the know have been given a gag order. But the insiders who know about this matter have greatly increased their confidence in Yan Xi Wu and his volunteer army.

  Yan Jufan was even more delighted, his father and uncle led the team to launch a surprise attack, although it was a bit of a sneak attack, but being able to quickly and accurately achieve victory still showed very high military quality. And these were all thanks to his own efforts, although he didn't participate in person, he also had something to be proud of. Yan Jufan's blood boiled as he caressed the enemy's machine gun, this weapon would return the hatred a thousandfold to the Japanese devils! The little boy made a silent vow.

  But what made him happiest was that the intricately carved grenade designed by Yūnō had a good effect in actual combat, but he soon saw Yūnō stroking the enemy's launcher with a thoughtful expression. He secretly smiled to himself. It seems that Yūnō indeed has a talent for this aspect, seeing something new and immediately starting to think about it. This needs to be nurtured well, he should suggest to his mother to collect more steel materials, if they can get some machine tools, that would be even better.