Chapter Eleven: Between Advance and Retreat

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  "Boom!" The hand grenade exploded. Shrapnel happily reaped the lives of the little devils. The little devil who had fallen and been injured earlier was liberated along with several companions. Several blind devils, while falling to the ground, pounced onto branches stuck in the earth, luckily leaving a few holes on their bodies. They struggled together with the shrapnel-injured little devils, wailing and howling.

  Koizumi Tsuguo was thoroughly enraged. He had lost over a dozen soldiers, yet he hadn't even caught a glimpse of the enemy's shadow. He drew his command sword and pointed forward, shouting: "Advance, full speed ahead!"

  "Rat-a-tat..." Waiting for the little devils to enter range, Firework Brother fired first. The machine gun bullets immediately eliminated two rapidly advancing little devils. The other devil soldiers quickly sought cover and hid to counterattack.

  Liu Tao's marksmanship was quite good. Within a few seconds, he had already taken out two little devils who hadn't hidden well.

  Ozawa Jiro sneered. In this face-to-face confrontation, he was very confident. This has always been the pride of our Great Japanese Imperial Army. The soldiers' fearless charge to death and the warrior spirit that is always ready to sacrifice for the Emperor are unbeatable by anyone.

  Liu Tao was having a great time when Huo Yao's machine gun suddenly went silent. The little devils took advantage of the opportunity to launch a fierce attack, and the two were pinned down by the firepower and couldn't lift their heads.

  "What's going on?" Liu Tao shouted loudly.

  The guy crouched down and took out the magazine. He called out in dismay: "Damn, there's no ammo at a time like this."

  Koizumi's subordinates were all seasoned veterans, seeing their opponents being suppressed by their own firepower. A few little devils came out of the bunker and rushed towards Liu Tao and Huoyao Ge. "Bang..." Liu Tao threw out a few hand grenades, temporarily stopping the little devils' attack. After throwing a gun to Huoyao Ge, the two fired in bursts, and the little devils rushing forward immediately fell to the ground.

  Fire Brother followed the shooting. I don't know if the little devil's single soldier combat ability is really strong, or Fire Brother's marksmanship is too poor. The little devil who moved quickly and attacked, Fire Brother didn't hit one. Fire Brother was really depressed in his heart.

  Ozawa Jiro yelled and swung his baton. The little devils charged forward with their lives on the line.

  Liu Tao found that Huo Yao's marksmanship was really bad. The little devils' attack was fierce, and the two of them were completely suppressed by the enemy's firepower. Liu Tao thought "At this rate, we will soon be surrounded by the little devils." So he shouted to Huo Yao: "Quickly retreat!"

  Liu Tao fired a few more grenades without hesitation. The two of them retreated from the bunker and turned around to escape. Fortunately, their escape route was blocked by a large boulder, and the little devils didn't discover that their opponents had withdrawn for the time being.

  When the devils occupied the hiding place of Huoyao Ge, it was already empty. Ozaki Jiro looked at the empty bunker, only the bullet shells left during the battle were quietly lying there. He danced wildly with his command knife, slashing randomly to vent his anger.

  The two of them sprinted down the mountain path. Suddenly, a flurry of gunfire echoed from up ahead. Their hearts skipped a beat as they thought "Yanzi and Zuo Caiyun are in danger". They quickened their pace. The gunfire stopped after just a few minutes, and their hearts sank to the bottom of the valley. "Halt!" Liu Tao yelled at Huoyao Ge, who was still sprinting. He had spotted someone lurking in the trees up ahead. Before they could hide, the figure in the woods shouted again: "It's the captain! The captain is back!"

  Hiding in the woods was Liu Tao's team. Dozens of guerrilla fighters ran out of the woods, surrounding Liu Tao and talking nonstop.

  "Captain, you've finally come back. We just encountered a lot of little devils..."

  "Why is it just the two of you? Didn't they say there were many people?"

  "Didn't you say you were escorting a girl? Why can't I see her?"

  "Captain, give me one of the guns on your shoulder..."

  There was a guerrilla member staring at the machine gun in Huoyao's hand. Huoyao didn't think twice and handed it over to him. The guerrilla member snatched it away like he was robbing someone. What Huoyao was most worried about now was the safety of Yanzi and the others. He himself didn't know why his heart was so anxious for these people who had only been with him for a few days. So he asked the guerrilla member, "Have you seen Yanzi?"

  "Swallow? No." The team member didn't have the mood to care about Huo Yao now. He went to one side to fiddle with the machine gun.

  Liu Tao made everyone quiet down. He asked an old team member, Old Li: "Did you see the swallow and a female comrade? What's going on with encountering many little devils just now?"

  Old Li asked back: "I didn't see any swallow, who was with him?"

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  Liu Tao anxiously said: "She is the person we need to escort. Hasn't she been caught by those little devils?" Huoyao Ge's heart continuously prayed for heaven's blessing.

  Old Li shook his head and said, "I didn't see the little devils catching anyone. Just now we met at least one company of devils. Afraid you'd run into them on your way back, I fired a few shots to distract them, trying to lead them away. But since those little devils didn't come chasing after us today, they just fired a few random shots and headed in the direction of Lao Ying Village."

  Liu Tao and Huo Yao burst out at the same time: "The little devil has found Zuo Caiyun."

  The team members were still in a daze. Liu Tao had already ordered: "Old Li, take two people to lure away the devils behind us. The others follow me on the small path to Lao Ying Village. Advance immediately at a run."

  Huoyao Ge followed behind Liu Tao, thinking in his heart "Yanzi, you must hold on, brother is coming to help you."

  Liu Tao cursed secretly: "This guy, how did he bring Comrade Zuo Caiyun to the bandit's den?"

  Swallow, don't mention how depressed I am now. Just now, I was accidentally discovered by the devils. In a panic, I led Zuo Caiyun to this dead end. Now ahead is Lao Ying's stronghold, a den of bandits, and behind us are a large number of little devils. This is truly a dilemma. Swallow has already run out of energy, let alone Zuo Caiyun. The two of them are almost as slow as a tortoise now.

  Swallow sat on the ground with a thud, and now he had the idea of dying in the net. He helplessly said to Zuo Caiyun: "We can't go any further, ahead is Lao Ying's lair, it's a den of thieves."

  Zuo Caiyun said faintly, "But I don't want to give up. I cannot let those who died for me sacrifice in vain. You should also face it bravely, we will all have a reason to live." Yanzi looked at Zuo Caiyun's eyes full of strength. After thinking for a while with her head down, she stood up and said with a red face, "Yes, I cannot die. I also have a reason to live. Then let's go up the mountain from here, hoping to find a way out."

  The mountain road had high mountains on both sides. The slope was covered with low shrubs. Yanzi and Zuo Caiyun struggled to move forward up the slope. The two of them hadn't climbed very high when they were blocked by a cliff. The little devils had already chased to the foot of the mountain, so Yanzi and Zuo Caiyun quickly squatted down to hide.

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