Chapter 65

  "Have they retreated?" Lin Xiuying said the Japanese army had begun to withdraw, Xiao Ming didn't dare believe his ears!

  "Yes, the Japanese army has begun to withdraw, I have sent someone to closely monitor the enemy's movements and report back immediately if there is any situation."

  "This doesn't seem quite right, does it? The little devils have thrown away so many lives and wasted a lot of resources, just to leave without a clear reason?" Xiao Ming was very puzzled, thinking for half a day, but couldn't come up with an explanation. However, it seemed that the Japanese army would not launch an attack this afternoon.

  "So, shall we move?" Lü Jizong asked.

  "Still be careful, I always feel that the little devils won't give up easily!" Xiao Ming scratched his head, "What's the situation on the back mountain?"

  "Commander Wang just sent someone over to report that the relocation of the rear mountain has been completed. Not counting the villagers, nearly a hundred people were injured or killed, and Sun Er Gou's family..." Lin Xiuying's voice was low and mournful, "His wife and child didn't make it out during the bombing!"

  Xiao Ming's heart sank, this son of Sun Er Gou was just over a year old, and his robust appearance was pleasing to the eye. "Damn it, Japanese!" Xiao Ming remained silent for half a day, then opened his mouth and cursed, "Where is Sun Er Gou?"

  "After organizing logistics and advancing into the mountains, I heard that people are still relatively normal!"

  "Alright?" Xiao Ming smiled bitterly. Since ancient times, the hatred of killing one's father and stealing one's wife has been unbearable, let alone having a child who is just over a year old. The Sun family had only one heir for generations, and the child was his everything. Who would believe that he could swallow this insult?

  "Hey, assemble the three squads and machine gun squad! We've been hiding for half a day, and not one person has come out to take a look!" Xiao Ming was in a bad mood, but he couldn't let it affect his work.

  Someone came to report: The Japanese army retreated about five kilometers and stopped again, still with an offensive posture.

  "This is strange, what's the little devil singing?!" Xiao Ming was confused. "Order each company to be on high alert! Machine gun company one platoon guards the mountain stronghold, three companies one platoon guards the road leading to the back of the mountain, the rest of the men retreat to Wild Wolf Gorge and wait for orders!"

  The sound of an airplane's roar came again, Xiao Ming shook his head and followed the crowd to hide in the mountain stronghold. Not long after, a soldier stumbled over and shouted loudly: "Commander, it's not good! The front and back of the mountain are all green smoke, the little devils seem to have dropped poison gas bombs!"

  "Poison gas bomb?" Everyone present was stunned!

  "What are you all stunned for! Quickly find gas masks, those who don't have them cover their faces with wet cloths, quickly go to a well-ventilated area!" Xiao Ming reacted instantly, "Waizai, send a signal, order each company to retreat... damn it, put on the mask first!"

  Xiao Ming and Shan Wawa had gas masks in their backpacks, Lin Xiuying and others quickly ran back to their rooms, took out the masks and put them on. Most of the troops stationed at each company were also equipped with them, but it was unclear whether they could take measures in time.

  The mountain doll ran onto the playground and fired signal flares one after another, indicating that each department should withdraw. However, there was no response for a long time, because at this time, the Japanese army came back again! This time, the Japanese army did not hesitate, and the devils wearing masks directly launched a charge. The enemy's planes also dived and strafed the defensive position, regardless of accidental injuries. The defenders suffered heavy casualties, and the battle was extremely brutal!

  The enemy plane flew away, and Xiao Ming and Lin Xiuzhi immediately set off to each regiment, ordering a retreat. Xiao Ming arrived at the gourd valley, and the soldiers on the valley said that Zhang Xiaoshan had already gone to the second line of defense. Xiao Ming wanted to go, but was stopped by the soldiers who said it was dangerous. Xiao Ming glared and shouted "get out of the way", then rushed down.

  The narrow path was piled up with the bodies of the enemy, and only a dozen or so people were left on the second line of defense. Zhang Xiaoshan had his arm broken by bullets shot from an airplane, and he was coughing while leading his men to wipe their guns and distribute ammunition.

  Seeing Xiao Ming, Zhang Xiaoshan's face was tense: "Commander, how did you come!"

  "Zhang Lianchang, hurry up and take your men away, blow up the valley, and retreat to the mountains before the Japanese planes arrive!" Xiao Ming ordered sternly.

  "Blow up the mountain?" Zhang Xiaoshan shook his head and called out a few names, "You guys quickly follow Commander, we've got this place covered!"

  The warriors looked at Zhang Xiaoshan and then at Xiao Ming, and for a moment they were at a loss.

  "Hurry up and take them away!" Xiao Ming urged, "If the enemy planes come back again, none of you will be able to leave."

  "Commander, look at us!" Zhang Xiaoshan pointed to the soldiers on the ground, "We're all done for, can't move! Let these kids go, let them avenge us by killing more devils in the future! Hurry up, stop nagging, take the commander away!"

  The Japanese army heard no movement from the opposite side and launched another attack. A few people pushed Xiao Ming up to the mountain valley, and a group of devils rushed in, followed by an earth-shaking loud noise, and the narrow valley and position were instantly engulfed in the explosive flames.

  "Chuanwa, it's a must-get!" Xiao Ming sighed in his heart and turned to command the soldiers guarding the valley entrance: "Quickly, quickly retreat!" Before they reached the back mountain, loud explosions were also heard from Heifengxia and Jiudaowan.

  Xiao Ming returned to the defensive position in the back mountain and circled around, then came back to the stronghold. Xu Da Ge ran over to ask for instructions: "Commander, what is our mission?"

  "Set up a blocking position at the mountain pass entrance and hold on until dawn! Don't worry, those little devils' heavy weapons won't arrive for a while, as long as we can hold on until nightfall, I'll have a way!" Xiao Ming's eyes were bloodshot, his teeth chattering with rage.

  The Japanese army finally poured in and quickly completed the encirclement of Feihu Village, launching a probing attack on both Feihu Village and Hou Mountain.

  Xiao Ming hid behind the gate of the village, calmly sniping at the Japanese soldiers, keeping the attacking Japanese and puppet troops pinned down on the road up to the mountain village. They lay flat on the ground, not daring to move a muscle, and quickly changed positions after firing, leaving the Japanese army bewildered. Xu Dage and his men watched in awe, exclaiming: "Good heavens! Luckily they're not little devils, or we'd be done for!"

  The Japanese army was short of heavy firepower, and the grenade launchers were suppressed out of range. Only a few mortars searched for targets, and as soon as the guns fired, they quickly aimed at the artillery, but unfortunately, the effect was not very good.

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  As the sky grew darker, the Japanese finally lost their patience and no longer cared about the puppet troops on the road. The grenade launchers and mortars fired simultaneously, and the gatehouse collapsed in the midst of the explosions.

  Xiao Ming saw it was going badly and quickly ran back, saying to Xu Dage: "Alright, the Japanese army is attacking, it's up to you now!"

  Xu Dage was like waking up from a dream, and hurriedly said: "Commander, you go back to the main hall and rest, we will never let a single devil come up!" Turning his head to shout at his subordinates: "All of you damn well understand! All of you learn from the commander, use your brains to fight, absolutely cannot let the little devils come up. Get ready, as soon as the cannon fire stops, go to the battlefield!"

  The cannon fire stopped, and the machine gun squad rushed to the position. The Japanese army had also charged to the middle of the mountain, six machine guns swept across in a burst of anger, the enemy fell one after another, the soldiers began firing intermittently, for a time the sound of gunfire was incessant, the Japanese army rolled on the ground desperately trying to dodge. The Japanese commander saw that things were not going well and hastily ordered the mortar to open fire, moving the grenade launcher forward. Xu Dage took advantage of his advantageous position, ordering the soldiers to continuously throw hand grenades, disrupting the enemy's line of sight, both sides fought to a stalemate.

  The battle in the rear mountain was much smoother, as soon as the enemy entered the mountain path, more than a dozen hand grenades flew down from above, and the shattered shells bounced back and forth between the cliffs. The Japanese army was either killed or injured, although there were mortars and grenade launchers to support them, but they couldn't see anyone, only firing randomly without any purpose, with little effect. For the time being, neither side had a good solution, and both sides were at a stalemate.

  Fortunately, the commander of the Toribe travel group arrived at Feihu Fort in time. Seeing that it was already late and the soldiers were all exhausted, he ordered the Imperial Guard to stay behind and keep watch, while the Imperial Army retreated two kilometers back, set up camp and rested, and would fight again the next day.

  The gunfire gradually subsided, and both sides of the battle let out a sigh of relief. Xiao Ming ordered Xu Dagui: "Tell your people to get some food ready, leave two people on guard, and wait for me to find two people to go down with me later. Drive those devils out so they don't affect our work!"

  Xu Dage was about to leave when he suddenly turned his head and asked: "Commander, are you saying there's still work to be done tonight?"

  "Or else I'd let you guys die defending the stronghold for nothing! Being in such a desperate situation, I reckon those kids of yours have already cursed me multiple times in their hearts, haven't they?" Xiao Ming narrowed his eyes and stared at him.

  "No complaints! Following Commander to fight the devils, all brothers have no grievances. You arrange this way, you must have your reasons! Just that..." Xu Dage said, secretly glancing at Xiao Ming.

  "But what?" Xiao Ming's eyes narrowed even more intensely.

  "Brothers, let me ask you, when can we go out and kill the devils like last time? They say that if we can have a good fight like that, even if we die, it's worth being a soldier! Especially those new recruits, just thinking about it keeps them awake at night!"

  "Last time it was unavoidable!" Xiao Ming bitterly smiled, "Tell them not to speak lightly of life and death, if they can survive then try their best to survive, keep their lives to kill more devils, hurry up and prepare!"

  Xiao Ming leaned against the wall and began to doze off after eating something simple. Xu Dage and others didn't dare disturb him, quietly went out and closed the door, going to speculate about tonight's action.

  At some point, Shanwa appeared in the hall, Xiao Ming's eyes were still closed, and he asked softly: "Are you all ready?"

  "Ready!" Shanwa patted the dust off her body, "Commander, look who's here!"

  As they spoke, Wang Jinlong and Lin Xiucheng came out again. Wang Jinlong didn't care about the mud all over his body, he rushed to Xiao Ming's side in a few strides, and trembled with his voice, saying: "Brother, how are you? Are you hurt?"

  Xiao Ming smiled and said: "Big brother, I'm fine, just thinking about what to do next!"

  "Lao Xiao, I really didn't expect that you still have such a skill here!" Lin Xiuling was somewhat incredulous.

  "Me too, I just found out!" Xiao Ming smiled, "Maybe we have the same idea, but, big brother is a veteran, how could he not know this is a dead end, besides..."

  "Bandit!" Wang Jinlong laughed and took over the conversation, "The principle of leaving a way out for everything is still understood, the reason why the cunning rabbit has three burrows!" The three of them burst into loud laughter.

  As soon as Xiao Ming went up the mountain, he found that Fei Hu Zhai was indeed a treacherous place. As long as the enemy surrounded them from below, the people in the stronghold would be trapped. Xiao Ming suspected that there must be another way out of the stronghold, but Wang Jinlong had never mentioned it, and he didn't dare ask. It wasn't until today that Wang Jinlong patted his head and said he forgot to tell Xiao Ming that behind the chair he sat on in the main hall was a hidden passageway leading directly to the back mountain, which was naturally formed by a stone crevice.

  "Alright, let's get to work!" Xiao Ming said with a smile. "Big brother, you go back and make arrangements, tell the Special Operations Squad and the Cavalry Squad to stand by, once we're done here, I'll rush over to join up with you guys!"

  "Brother, be extremely careful, I'll be waiting for you at the camp!" Wang Jindong knew that saying more would be useless, patted Xiao Ming's shoulder and turned to leave.

  "Lao Lin, you stay here and keep watch, I'll take the kid out for a bit!" Xiao Ming tidied himself up and took Shanwa out of the great hall.

  Xu Dage saw Xiao Ming and Shan Wazi fully armed, each with a sniper rifle in hand, and hurriedly asked: "Commander, where are you going?"

  "Go and clean up those eyes outside, the person who called you is waiting at the mountain pass, that little devil has gone mad today, be careful not to get killed!"

  Before long, the sound of gunfire came from the foot of the mountain, followed by more intense return fire, which continued intermittently for two hours before stopping. After a while, Xiao Ming and Shan Wazi returned to the mountain stronghold, covered in bruises and looking very disheveled.

  Xiao Ming changed his clothes, moved a stool to the playground, found a wooden stake and sat down, starting to meditate with his eyes closed. On the nearby wooden stake were tied several Japanese soldiers, but they had already been taken care of by their own poisonous gas, their dead bodies looked extremely terrifying.

  Until late at night, Xiao Ming suddenly stood up, stretched out his hands and circled the playground once, nodding in satisfaction.

  "Lao Lin, are you ready? It's time!" Xiao Ming sneered with a cold smile.