Chapter 2: The Toad's Lightning War

  This matter still needs to be carefully considered, Zhang Yun Tian waved his hand and drove the crowd away. He turned around to look at Chen Jian, this iron-like man was using his hands to grab his own hair. Knowing that he was uncomfortable in his heart and was blaming himself. Hurriedly joking with him: "Are you going to pull your hair out and become bald? Are you thinking that this room is too dark and want to make it brighter?" As he said, he burst into laughter.

  "Damn it, these traitors are vicious, we won't be able to live with ourselves after this." Zhang Yuntian smiled and said: "You've made progress, you're actually thinking now, that's rare. So what do you think we should do? Should we surrender?"

  "You..." Chen Jian jumped down from the kang in anger, but then he saw the smile in Zhang Yun Tian's eyes and realized that he was just teasing him. Deflated, he sat back down on the kang.

  Zhang Yun Tian walked over and gently patted him, comforting: "Let's think about it again, see if there's a good way to do it, we can't let the traitor be so arrogant."

  Chen Jian nodded, tapping his hand on the table as he fell into deep thought. Zhang Yun Tian paced back and forth in the room, this matter was indeed tricky. If they didn't go, how could they still show their faces to their fellow villagers, how could they still call themselves anti-Japanese? In the future, what would their fellow villagers think of them, of the Wu Gong team? But if they did go, it was clear that it was a trap set by the puppet army, waiting for them to jump in. The puppet army must have already fortified their defenses and stockpiled ammunition, waiting for them to take the bait. The Wu Gong team's current strength was only equivalent to one company, and they had suffered heavy losses during the previous battle, now their combat effectiveness was less than half of what it was during peacetime, and they didn't have much ammunition or landmines left either. This battle was not winnable.

  Just as Zhang Yun Tian was worried about this, Yan Xiwen led the vanguard of the anti-Japanese righteous and brave army to move to the side of Tongcheng. There is a logistics transfer station here that is responsible for providing supplies and ammunition to the three divisions of Japanese devils who are besieging the Fourth People's Party in the front line. In order to prevent the devils from making large-scale destruction of the base of the Wu Gong team, Yan Xiwen and Qin Wanjun decided to send out a vanguard to hold them back, so that the devil's Han traitors could not disperse their troops to sweep. If successful, it can strongly support the activities of the Wu Gong team and put great pressure on the devils' logistics at the same time.

  Yan Xiwen was ordered to lead a company of anti-Japanese guerrillas as the vanguard, conducting this sabotage operation behind enemy lines. Everyone wore camouflage uniforms designed by Yan Jufan, which from a distance looked like giant toads. Although not as elegant as the Four Peoples' Party military uniform or the People's Unity Party militia, their concealment ability was extremely strong. In the fields tens of meters away, it was difficult to distinguish them from the grass and trees in the background, let alone aim at them for shooting. Therefore, although the soldiers were initially not very pleased, after several exercises where Yan Jufan's "mouse team" successfully launched sneak attacks, the anti-Japanese guerrillas grew fond of these toad-like uniforms. Many even designed various camouflage patterns for different environments. This made the mischievous kid who had been secretly observing the progress of this matter laugh quietly. This subtle and imperceptible effort was indeed more powerful than simply waving one's hands or drawing diagrams.

  The crowd in front of us is unfolding and hiding in the open wilderness outside. The middle relay station said that after a while, the devil's patrol team will come to take over the shift. At this time, the devils are slightly slack due to their increased numbers. It's the best time for a sneak attack. If it were another team, they would definitely hesitate and choose to act at a quiet time. However, Yan Xiwen and several platoon leaders discussed and decided to take action when they changed shifts, which can fully eliminate the devils and simultaneously eliminate the garrison and source troops, allowing them to thoroughly destroy this supply station and gain a lot of time. By the time the devils come to their senses, it will be too late.

  This supply depot stood on the outskirts of Tongcheng, guarded by a reinforced squad. The surroundings were all high watchtowers with machine guns and searchlights on top. At the entrance, there were two machine gun emplacements with dark muzzles pointing outward, several devils vigilantly gazing outwards.

  Before long, a small team of devils had arrived at the door, and with the sound of the password, the garrison squad also ran to the door to change shifts. At this time, Yan Xiwen was watching everything nervously, he was waiting for a moment, that is, the moment when both sides saluted each other. The officers and soldiers of the second company were staring tightly at the devils' movements, and the previously arranged gunners had also locked the devils in their sights.

  "With a loud 'Fire!', the sound of gunfire instantly rang out, and the lined-up devils fell to the ground with their heads shot off. The machine gun emplacements at the entrance and the sentries on the four corner towers were also instantly killed. A few who escaped the net were immediately given an extra peanut. Blood flowers bloomed on their foreheads, in the midst of those uncomprehending eyes, eerily strange."

  At this time, just one minute after the password was issued, the devils were all annihilated without firing a single shot. This action once again proved the theory of the bad little boy, that with careful preparation and surprise attacks on the enemy, aiming to be fatal in one blow, it is possible to most effectively eliminate the enemy and preserve oneself. It can deliver a fatal blow to the enemy with lightning speed, stunning the opponent while fully demonstrating the tactics of our anti-Japanese righteous and brave army. In the current situation where there are no large troops, this is the most effective tactic. Now Yan Xiuwen still remembers his nephew's spirited expression when he said these words, and even his own astonished look with his mouth wide open. Last time, a small team of devils was annihilated, and this time they even killed two small teams of devils and captured a supply station. I wonder what good things are inside? We must transport all the good things away before the devils realize it.

  Yan Xiwen and the warriors watched excitedly as a squad of soldiers approached the supply station, carefully sweeping the battlefield. Once they confirmed that no one was left behind, Yan Xiwen led the charge inside. Everyone quickly gathered up the contents, and when the doors opened, the massive pile of military supplies stunned everyone. There were crates upon crates of Type 38 rifles, bullets, hand grenades, submachine guns, rocket launchers, and accompanying ammunition. The most exciting discovery was three infantry cannons, as well as a large quantity of military uniforms and other supplies - enough to equip an entire division! Unfortunately, they couldn't take everything with them.

  Looking at the numerous military supplies in front of him, Yan Xiuwen ordered the use of the large carts in the courtyard to transport all the infantry guns, grenade launchers and ammunition away. As for the others, they would first transport bullets, rifles, as many as they could. Soon a squad of soldiers escorted the carts loaded with infantry guns, grenade launchers and various ammunition, setting off overnight. They had to rush back to Lanzhou before the enemy discovered them.