Chapter 61

  "Cavalry company, prepare to charge!" Xiao Ming gave the order coldly as they were now less than a thousand meters away from the enemy.

  "Yes!" Wu Dingbang slowly drew out his war knife, stood on tiptoe and shouted "Cavalry line!"

  "Yes!" The warriors responded in a stern voice, their battle knives emitting a breathtaking chill under the morning sunlight.

  "Kill the devils!"

  "Kill!"

  "Charge!" Wu Dingbang roared in anger, his knife pointing upwards, and he rushed out first.

  "Kill!" The warriors urged their horses on and charged towards the enemy lines.

  The Japanese army opposite received the order from their superior officer, discovered a Chinese cavalry unit suspected of attacking Major Kuroda's unit, and demanded that it be annihilated to restore the Imperial Army's reputation. The commander led his lightly equipped troops into battle, rushing all the way, and finally intercepted Xiao Ming and others before dawn. However, they heard that the enemy's firepower was very fierce, and they did not dare to launch an attack without carrying heavy weapons, so they sent a report to their superior officer requesting fire support.

  When he saw that the enemy had only about a hundred men and was charging at him, the commander was overjoyed, drew his sword, and shouted loudly: "The time has come to make achievements for His Majesty the Emperor! Brave warriors, charge!" The soldiers raised their sabers, let out strange cries, and galloped forward.

  At a distance of still 500 meters, the charging speed of both sides reached its peak. The artillery regiment seized the opportunity to start firing, and shells exploded in the Japanese army's formation, killing and wounding war horses that fell to the ground and rolled over. The soldiers behind could not dodge in time and were blown away together. Even two shells landed near the commander-in-chief, causing a commotion, and the flustered commander-in-chief cursed loudly "Despicable Chinese!"

  However, what left him aghast was that when the two sides were about 200 meters apart, the enemy suddenly changed formation, and from behind emerged over a dozen machine guns spewing fire tongues. The hail of bullets mercilessly reaped the lives of soldiers and warhorses, causing the Japanese army's attack to slow down. At a distance of 100 meters, dozens of submachine guns sprayed out a storm of metal, thoroughly disrupting the Japanese army's offensive rhythm. Warhorses collided with each other, trampling and kicking, while soldiers wailed in despair, unable to defend themselves.

  The two sides finally engaged in close combat, the warriors of Fei Hu Zhai wielded short guns in one hand and horse knives in the other, charging into the enemy formation without hesitation, starting a new round of slaughter!

  The mountain doll held two guns and was fighting happily, when suddenly Xiao Ming shouted loudly: "Wa Zi, 500 meters ahead!" He looked up and saw the Japanese commander riding on horseback, staring blankly at the battlefield in a daze. He inserted the box cannon into his waist, took down the sniper rifle, loaded the bullet, and aimed, completely ignoring the surrounding Japanese soldiers.

  Two gunshots, Xiao Ming knocked down two devils rushing towards Shan Wawa. Unexpectedly, a devil emerged from under the belly of a horse next to him, swinging his sword to slash at him. Xiao Ming dodged to the side, and the sword grazed his shoulder, splashing blood droplets everywhere. Almost simultaneously, Xiao Ming's knife stabbed into the opponent's horse buttocks. The horse leapt forward in pain, stood up on its hind legs, and Xiao Ming took advantage of the momentary distraction to strike back with a single shot, knocking the devil off the horse. In an instant, he was trampled by the warhorse behind him, his body reduced to a bloody pulp.

  Xiao Ming gritted his teeth and bit down on the hilt of his combat knife, reloaded the submachine gun with a new magazine, firing twenty rounds from one hand while holding the submachine gun in the other, creating a bullet screen around himself and Shan Wazi, preventing the Japanese army from getting close.

  Shan Wawa finally seized the opportunity and fired a shot, the bullet passed through the horse's neck and hit the Japanese commander's abdomen. The commander covered his stomach and fell off the horse, the military doctor took a look and said that his intestines were broken, and his subordinates hurriedly lifted him up and sent him to the hospital. The Japanese army was in a state of panic, and they lost their will to fight, retreating westward.

  The warriors let out a sigh of relief, Ma Liu's horse wanted to chase, but Xiao Ming stopped him and ran to pick up a machine gun without stopping for breath. He fired a burst at the retreating Japanese army, and the soldiers of the Special Operations Brigade followed suit.

  Seeing the enemy had vanished, Ma Liu wiped the blood from his face and said: "Boss, you all retreat first, I'll cover the rear!"

  Xiao Ming nodded: "Good! Be careful, follow me quickly!" He urged his horse on, leading the soldiers in a dash to the northeast.

  Just ran out of ten miles, a team of special agent soldiers followed up behind, with long guns and short cannons on their backs, shouting at Xiao Ming: "Boss, our company commander went to chase that injured devil, let us not wait for him, said it was done. After finishing the matter, he will return to the mountain stronghold!"

  Ma Liu was sweeping the battlefield, looking at the bodies of his comrades, and couldn't help but feel a surge of blood: if he hadn't led them astray, they wouldn't have sacrificed themselves! Thinking about the wounded Japanese commander, he must be an important official, go take a look to see if he's dead or not, if not, then finish him off and avenge his comrades! He ordered his subordinates to return and report to Xiao Ming, while he took five men with him, tracking down the Japanese commander.

  "Grandma's, isn't this causing trouble!" Xiao Ming was furious. "Leave five people behind and follow me to find your company commander! Wa'er, take Cat Uncle and the brothers into the mountains. If we haven't returned by noon, you all go back to the mountain stronghold first!"

  The mountain doll smiled and didn't say a word, only firmly shaking her head. The night cat sighed and said: "Boss, take the doll away, this kid can't leave you! Don't worry, I'll definitely bring the brothers back!"

  After replenishing some ammunition, Xiao Ming led his men to chase in the direction of Ma Liu's departure. Strangely, they didn't encounter many Japanese patrols along the way. They chased for more than 30 miles before finally discovering the trail left by Ma Liu. Following the trail, they soon heard the sound of gunfire coming from a distance.

  Xiao Ming and others rushed forward, a soldier was on guard nearby, and hurriedly came to meet them. "Where is your company commander?" Xiao Ming asked.

  "Then he took his men and went in, telling me that if they couldn't get out, I should go back to the mountain stronghold and send a message..."

  "Bullshit! This kid's got a hard life... Take me to see!"

  A few cars were parked on the empty ground, twenty or thirty Japanese soldiers surrounded a large military tent from a distance, seemingly hesitant and not daring to open fire or attack. Instead, bullets kept flying out of the tent, leaving the Japanese in disarray.

  Xiao Ming immediately ordered: "You two, form a group, ambush the enemy from east, west and north, drive them south, quickly!" He also instructed Shan Wawa: "Help them out, be careful of the devils jumping over the wall in desperation!" After finishing speaking, he left.

  Ma Liu followed the trail and arrived at the Japanese army's field hospital. Since the Japanese army had advanced southward, the field hospital began to relocate, and all other places had been packed up and taken away. Only this tent was the operating room, and the military doctor was about to dismantle it after completing the operation and transferring the wounded soldiers. Just then, the commander was sent over, and the military doctor saw that he was a major general with a hole in his belly, so he didn't dare to delay and immediately organized an operation, which delayed things. Those cavalrymen saw that the hospital's defenses were weak, with only two squads of soldiers, and after leaving one squad to defend it, they rushed off to collect their comrades' bodies.

  Ma Liu's machine gun moved, and a soldier disguised as a wounded man was covered in blood, which didn't require any makeup! They rushed in all the way, and the Japanese guards were about to block them when they were hit by a burst of gunfire. Ma Liu led his men directly into the tent, where several nurses were frightened and huddled together. The military doctor, however, remained calm and continued with the surgery, occasionally scolding the nurses beside him. When he saw Ma Liu and his men, he spoke in stiff Chinese, saying: "Please leave, I am performing surgery on a wounded soldier..."

  Ma Liu nodded and smiled, saying: "Okay, you do your thing. Hey, are these Eastern girls? Let's take a closer look later!" But his mind was racing quickly, considering whether to kill the devil now or tie him up and talk about it in a safe place. Seeing that the Japanese army outside had already surrounded the tent, although they didn't dare shoot, if they rushed out, they wouldn't be able to guarantee their safety! They were at a disadvantage without long-range weapons, and going out would only get them beaten!

  While thinking, his hands didn't idle either, opening fire to suppress the Japanese army, not daring to show their heads, and at the same time finding an opportunity to prepare for a breakout. Just then, outside sounded the familiar gunfire like popping beans, Ma Liu smiled: damn it, our own people! Leaving two men to guard, he slipped out, taking a look, the battle was basically over.

  Ma Liu's subordinates cooperated tacitly, and the Japanese soldiers were worried about the safety of their superiors, completely disregarding their own lives and deaths. The enemy arrived from behind, but they didn't notice at all, and more than half of them were shot dead by a few soldiers with long and short shots. Xiao Ming turned to the back of the car and easily knocked down several Japanese devils who were desperately resisting, and the rest were trained in marksmanship by Shan Wawa.

  Ma Liu chuckled and leaned in, just about to speak when Xiao Ming waved his hand: "Less nonsense, hurry up and pack your things!"

  "Not at home, there's a military doctor and four Eastern girls inside, what do you think we should do?" Ma Liu smiled with some ill intent.

  "Grandma's, I haven't even taken you in yet and you've already given birth to a little rascal! Come on, let's go take a look!" Xiao Ming's heart skipped a beat.

  Inside the tent, the military doctor was sewing up intestines. Xiao Ming moved to his side and knocked him unconscious with a slap, saying "bind and take away". The military doctor brought by Lü Jizong was only at the level of bandaging wounds and injecting needles. Last time in Shanyang, when they rushed to the hospital, the person had already run away completely. If not for Xiao Ming's intention, it would have been directly binding two people up the mountain.

  Ma Liu asked: "Master of the house, what about these women? If not..."

  Suddenly, a nurse spoke up: "Don't kill us, we are Chinese!"

  "Chinese?" Ma Liu was very surprised.

  "Offered to heaven, conquered by the Japanese."

  "Damn it! After all that fuss, it's fake!" Ma Liu was very disappointed. And to make matters worse, he ran into the master of the house, who was also from his hometown. "Master, you see..."

  Xiao Ming thought for a moment and said: "Ask them if they want to leave, if they do, take them away first. If they stay here, the Japanese won't let them off either!" Having achieved his own goal, Xiao Ming couldn't be bothered with the rest of the matter.

  Having a car made things much easier, packing everything up and tying the horses to the back of the carriage, they set off with a rumble, until there was really no road left to drive on, at which point they abandoned the car, loaded the goods onto the horses' backs, fortunately having rounded up over ten more horses, just enough to get by. Rushing along, they finally entered the mountains by noon. The night cat had already arranged for people to meet them, and everyone quickly gathered together.

  Wu Dingbang saw that a Japanese man was tied up, along with several female nurses. Curiously, he asked Ma Liu: "Liu'er, you've been busy for half the day, just to go and grab a few Japanese girls?"

  "Right! Isn't that chief of staff always saying something about everyone resisting Japan? Let's take it back and have them all resist Japan for once!" Ma Liu said seriously, while the several girls were flustered.

  "Shanwa Zi curled her lip and said, 'Xiao Liu, don't be too happy yet, the commander hasn't settled accounts with you! This time if it wasn't for the commander saving you, humph!'"

  Ma Liu immediately changed his expression and smiled: "Good brother, thank you for saving my brother, my brother will treat you to a drink! Last time Er Gou said that several people under him didn't have wives, he was anxious to no end, now he can even change the wine jar when he gets back!"