Chapter 36: Beating the Little Ghost's Bandit Down

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  Li Quan was hiding at the foot of the mountain, waiting for the guerrillas to come closer before opening fire. Unexpectedly, a sudden gunshot rang out, and the puppet soldier next to Li Quan fell to the ground. Then, Hua He Shang led his men in a charge down from the mountain, and Li Quan knew things were not going well, hastily leading the puppet soldiers in a retreat in another direction. Fortunately, Hua He Shang did not intend to wipe them out completely, so Li Quan managed to escape with his life.

  The guerrilla fighters heard the sound of gunfire and hastily hid their bodies, then looked in the direction where the sound came from. They saw hundreds of people rushing down from the opposite mountain, and the guerrilla fighters' hearts sank, thinking that they were doomed to be captured. Not far away, some puppet army figures emerged and ran in another direction. The guerrillas only then realized that the people who came down from the mountain were there to drive away the puppet army.

  The flower and the monk's horse stopped at the mountain pass and looked out towards the guerrilla's hidden position. Liu Tao still didn't dare to confirm what the other side was up to, so he could only hide and wait quietly. But the little devils were getting closer and closer, and the guerrillas didn't have much time left to wait any longer.

  At this time, Hua and Shang walked to the front of their subordinates and shouted towards the ambush place of the guerrilla team: "Are you brothers of the guerrilla team?"

  Liu Tao had no choice but to stand up and reply: "I am Liu Tao, the captain of the guerrilla team. I don't know what it means for the Huas to block our way."

  Hua and Shang laughed: "Captain Liu misunderstood, it was Li Quan who wanted to block your way, I just didn't like him, so I drove him away."

  Liu Tao asked, "Since the master of the flower family has not left any instructions for us, can we be allowed to pass through here?" Flower He Shang ordered his subordinates to clear the way and said, "You want to pass through here, you can do so at any time. I, Hua Mou, will never block your way."

  The little devils were getting close, so Liu Tao had to make a desperate gamble. He led the guerrilla team down the road that Hua He Shang had cleared for them. After all the guerrilla fighters had passed through the cleared road, Liu Tao bowed his fist and said to Hua He Shang: "Thanks to you, Master Hua! I, Liu Tao, will definitely come to your doorstep to thank you in person someday."

  "Alright, alright." Hua He Shang bowed his fist in return and continued: "But those little Japanese devils behind Captain Liu are really detestable. Do you want me to help Captain Liu block them?"

  Liu Tao's footsteps suddenly stopped. Because of Hua He Shang being a bandit, the two had never had any dealings with each other. Liu Tao had heard that Hua He Shang was involved in robbing the rich to help the poor. However, it was said that when Hua He Shang robbed the rich, he would only use the money to help himself. It was also rumored that Hua He Shang had ambushed a small group of Japanese supply trucks. But facing this large group of Japanese soldiers, Liu Tao couldn't help but think "If Hua He Shang really dares to fight the Japanese, then I'll have to look at this bandit leader in a different light."

  The little devils quickly caught up to the guerrilla team's previous hiding position. Hua He Shang ordered his men to raise their guns and aim at the little devils. Noda watched as the guerrilla team merged into Hua He Shang's troops, but because Hua He Shang's defensive position was easy to defend and difficult to attack, and the enemy had a large number of people, Noda could only order his soldiers to stop pursuing. The little devils also found cover and aimed at Hua He Shang's men. A big battle seemed imminent. When both sides were at a stalemate, Liu Tao led the guerrilla team back to Hua He Shang's defensive position. Liu Tao said to Hua He Shang: "Hua Dangjia is indeed a heroic good fellow. I've always heard that Hua Dangjia is not afraid of power, and today I see that it's true. But my guerrilla team isn't one to take advantage of others' kindness. How can we let Hua Dangjia resist the little devils for us? We should retreat on our own. Let's join forces and have a big battle with the little devils!"

  Hua He Shang saw that these people were already exhausted to the extreme, and they might collapse at any moment. Unexpectedly, they still rushed back to assist in the battle. Hua He Shang laughed loudly: "The guerrilla troops are indeed good stuff, I, Hua Mou Ren, have made friends with you brothers."

  At this time, the old eagle brought his subordinates to the location where Noda was. He saw that the opposing side was guarded by Hanao and Shō, and the mobile unit was right next to them. This made the old eagle overjoyed. He had always wanted to be the bandit king of this area, and Hanao's group was the only one that could rival him. Since he couldn't handle Hanao himself, he reached an agreement with Noda. The old eagle would help Noda eliminate the mobile unit, and Noda would help the old eagle flatten Byakkozan. Now that Hanao and Noda were at odds, the old eagle felt it was time to fan the flames and add fuel to the fire. He wanted both sides to clash and deepen their hatred for each other. From then on, Noda wouldn't be able to waver anymore. So the old eagle shouted to Hanao: "Hanao, listen! The people next to you are the mobile unit, they're the enemies of Lord Noda. Quickly bring them over here, if you dare to help the mobile unit, Lord Noda will flatten your Byakkozan!"

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  "Hua and Shang replied with a pretentious tone: 'Are you the leader of Lao Ying's stronghold? When did you become a running dog for the Japanese? Have you forgotten your ancestors? Aren't you afraid that in the future, your descendants will be too ashamed to show their faces.'"

  The eagle was enraged by Huahe and didn't respond, charging at Huahe with a single shot. However, Huahe was not within the bullet's range, still smiling wherever he was, completely disregarding the eagle.

  Noda was also extremely angry, thinking that he could have caught up with the guerrilla team and thoroughly eliminated them. Suddenly, a monk named Hua appeared out of nowhere, causing Noda to miss his chance. Noda had originally thought that when he arrived on the scene, the guerrilla team would only be left with a few dead fish and shrimp, or would have already been completely eliminated. He didn't expect it to turn into a battle of positions. Noda couldn't help but regret not bringing out the artillery. He was unwilling to let the fat meat in his mouth slip away, until Lao Ying's troops arrived, with a much larger force than Hua's. Only then did Noda suddenly gain confidence. He said to Lao Ying: "Let's send people to charge together and break through the place where Hua is defending, and thoroughly eliminate them all."

  The eagle wanted to make a big move with Noda and Hanao, but he wasn't that stupid. Noda didn't send troops to charge forward, so why should he go and be cannon fodder? It's not like the position guarded by Hanao was easy to attack, and who knows how many brothers would die if they just charged in like that. The eagle agreed verbally, but hesitated to take action. Noda naturally knew what the eagle was thinking, but he couldn't bear to give up like this either. So Noda waved his hand grandly, and the little demon slowly advanced towards Hanao's position with caution.

  Yenoda took action and the eagle hastily ordered his subordinates, bandits and ghost soldiers, to advance together.

  The guerrilla team has made preparations and is waiting for the enemy to come forward before opening fire.

  Hua and Shang seemed relaxed and at ease, without any worries about the impending war.

  The bandits and little devils under the eagle's command saw that Hua He Shang and others did not open fire to stop them, so they took a deep breath and quickened their pace.

  "Boom, boom......" The explosion suddenly sounded. Noda and Lao Ying saw that the cliffs on both sides of the road in front of them were falling like raindrops with numerous hand grenades and homemade explosive packs. Lao Ying's bandits and Noda's little devil soldiers were instantly killed or injured.

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