Chapter 67

  The exit is a naturally formed stone seam, and during the rainy season, there is also a stream flowing through it. It can only accommodate one horse to pass through with difficulty. After coming out, it is a piece of rugged rocks and weeds, and not far away is a forest, very secluded.

  The team moved quietly eastward, the night cat's eyes were sharp, and he whispered to Xiao Ming: "Boss, there is a devil patrol in front of us, about a dozen people."

  "Go and inform Ma Liu, sneak up from the front, wait for an opportunity to take them down!" Xiao Ming instructed.

  "Password!" The Japanese army soon discovered them, and Lü Jizong asked hastily. After exchanging with Kimura for several months, Lü Jizong's Japanese level had improved dramatically, and his Japanese speech was authentic. In a hurry, the other party did not detect anything at all.

  "Hokkaido! Come back!"

  "Oh, is that Kimura-kun? I'm Yamaguchi!" Lü Jizong replied casually, with a handful of sweat in his palm.

  "Bastard, go back!" The Japanese soldier opposite was very insistent, and besides, he didn't know what Yamaguchi looked like anyway.

  Fortunately, at this moment, Ma Liu and others jumped out from behind the rocks, pulled the Japanese soldiers down from their horses, cut their throats, and some even directly jumped onto the horses, inserted their daggers into the opponents' necks, and then quickly threw the corpses into a distant mountain ditch. The whole process was neat and tidy, without making much noise.

  On the road, they encountered another patrol team. This time, Lü Jizong was calm and unhurried, waiting for the other side to ask questions first, and then responded with a pretentious tone, asking them back in return. As they approached, he suddenly attacked them, taking them down almost effortlessly. This made Ma Liu and others start to look at Lü Jizong in a new light.

  As they approached Heifeng Gorge, the Night Cat led the team onto a small path and slowly approached. Xiao Ming ordered everyone to act according to their previous deployment, leaving the horses in the care of several soldiers, while he and Lü Jizong took Ma Liu and others to sneak towards the road leading to the hospital.

  The Japanese army finally opened a narrow path that only allowed people to pass through at Heifengxia, and after carrying out the wounded, they were transferred to the field hospital by car. The busy shouts of soldiers and the voices of the wounded mixed together, making the scene extremely miserable.

  Several cars drove over slowly, Xiao Ming let the soldiers hide on both sides of the road, Lü Jizong stretched out his hand to stop the car, and the driver looked at each other as a junior captain and a lieutenant, hurriedly stretched his head to ask, Lü Jizong replied: "Received the order from the superior officer, all vehicles entering the hospital must be inspected, for fear that enemy elements will take advantage of the chaos and mix in, quick, tell them all to get off the bus!"

  The soldier did not dare to disobey, got off the bus and called out to the people on the bus, leaving only the wounded in the carriage. The soldiers who came down had not yet stood firm, Ma Liu and others rushed up, together with the wounded, wiped their necks and threw them aside, started the car and drove towards the hospital.

  The field hospital was set up in a small mountain village with about 20-30 households. After the Japanese army arrived, they drove the villagers to a nearby valley and killed them all with machine guns, occupying the village to accommodate the wounded. The houses in the village were mostly low and dilapidated, so the Japanese army had to pitch tents on an open space, install generators, and set up barbed wire around the village perimeter, with soldiers constantly patrolling and guarding.

  At this time, the hospital was in a state of chaos inside and out, with wounded soldiers lying all over the grounds outside the tents. Several cars sped up to the entrance and stopped, and several soldiers jumped out of the lead car, carrying a stretcher and rushing in hastily. A lieutenant standing beside them shouted hoarsely: "Make way, hurry up and rescue our major!"

  The vigilant soldier took a glance and saw that the one being carried was indeed a lieutenant colonel, with blood all over his face. They hastily made way for him, and the others in the vehicle also got out carrying stretchers and followed them in, each finding a place to put down their stretcher.

  The stretcher of the lieutenant was directly carried into the tent, but in a short while, there were gunshots and screams inside. The people outside were stunned, not knowing what had happened inside, and they stared at the tent in surprise, unsure of what to do.

  At this moment, the imperial soldiers who had just entered the courtyard opened their coats and revealed the submachine guns inside, firing at the surrounding Japanese troops. The Japanese guards were facing outward, completely unguarded, and the wounded and medical personnel inside had no weapons, only to be beaten, for a time like chopping melons and cutting vegetables, beating the enemy to cry out in horror. At the same time, with several shots ringing out, the Japanese soldiers standing guard on high ground fell to the ground, and gunshots also rang out outside the village.

  The gunfire in the tent was quickly silenced, and Lü Jizong directed several soldiers to find a few sheets, packing up all sorts of bottles and medical equipment. Xiao Ming arrived at the courtyard, hearing the sound of horseshoes and battle cries from afar, knowing that Wu Dingbang had already arrived, and loudly commanded: "Ma Liu, take people into the village, blow up all the houses for me!"

  The night cat sneaked in through that mountain valley and was frightened by the terrible scene in front of him. He went back to tell Xiao Ming and others, and everyone was outraged. Since there were no people left in the village, it's better to let those houses bury those little devils!

  Ma Liu shouted "Yes", and led a dozen soldiers rushing into the village, seeing the house directly throwing hand grenades inside. Those houses were built with stones and mud, and had been standing for many years. With the explosion, they collapsed in an instant. In just a short while, more than 20 houses were left with only ruins and broken walls, as well as the cries of surviving Japanese wounded soldiers.

  Dalong and Wuding Bang quickly cleared out the Japanese troops on the periphery and came over to rendezvous with Xiaoming and the others.

  "Commander, where are we going next?" Wu Dingbang asked excitedly.

  "Take these medicines back to the mountains, hurry up, don't let the Japanese army find out and block the road again. Go, brothers are waiting for it to save their lives!" Xiao Ming had people tightly tie the collected packages and boxes on the horseback, "Old Lü, you go with them, be careful not to lose them!"

  "Alright, but you must hurry back too, it's almost dawn!"

  Wu Dingbang was somewhat disappointed and still led the cavalry regiment to rush away.

  "Great Dragon, take your men to the place where the horses are kept on high alert, then set up an ambush at the crossroads. We'll be right behind!" After seeing Great Dragon lead his men away, he said to Ma Liu: "The Japanese army is rushing here now, let's go and attack them once more before withdrawing!"

  "Commander, what about the car?"

  "Got it! We don't need it and can't leave it for them!"

  The direction of the hospital faintly heard the sound of gunfire, and the Japanese troops in Heifengxia felt that something was wrong. They immediately reported to the brigade commander, Watanabe. The communication soldier reported that the phone at the hospital was not working, and Watanabe was shocked and pale. He ordered a company of Japanese soldiers to rush to the hospital quickly to see what had happened. When this company arrived at the hospital, they saw that the scene was in chaos, with corpses all over the ground, and only a few cars were still burning, making crackling sounds. There was no one in sight.

  The company commander was helpless, and while sending someone back to report, he ordered the soldiers to start cleaning up and searching for any surviving soldiers. The Japanese army put down their weapons and started moving the bodies on the ground.

  Just then, a loud gunshot was heard, and the Japanese squad leader fell to the ground with his head down. Suddenly, dozens of figures emerged from behind the rocks and in the weeds, holding submachine guns and charging forward while firing. Although the Japanese army was well-trained, the enemy's momentum was too fast, and many soldiers lost their lives before they could take off their guns from their shoulders. Those who reacted quickly saw that things were not going well and rolled and crawled away in all directions.

  Xiao Ming raised his hand and knocked down two stubborn Japanese soldiers, then turned to shout at the Shanwa children who were still fighting enthusiastically: "Wa, send a signal, retreat!" The purpose of sending a signal was to tell Daliang in the distance that they would arrive soon.

  Shanwa Zi sent out a signal, and Xiao Ming led Ma Liu and others to rush all the way to the designated location to meet with Da Long. Without saying much, Xiao Ming instructed: "Da Long, just fight for a while, we'll go ahead to scout!" After finishing speaking, he mounted his horse and led Ma Liu and others to hurry westward.

  "Look at home, it seems that the devils are not just in this hospital, why don't we go somewhere else to take a look?" Ma Liu shouted behind Xiao Ming.

  "Your grandma thinks I don't want to, isn't it almost dawn?! Shut up and hurry up!" Xiao Ming was also very annoyed, if there was enough time, he would have gone to the Japanese army's command center to take a look!

  As expected, just after passing the exit not far away, they encountered a Japanese patrol team. The other side saw a cavalry coming fiercely and hastily asked for the password. Xiao Ming didn't answer, shone his flashlight on their faces, urged the horse to rush forward, and swept wildly with the twenty rounds in his hand. When he reined in the horse and turned back, Ma Liu was already clearing the battlefield.

  The gunfire startled the warriors on guard at the exit, who rushed out to check. Xiao Ming asked: "Has the cavalry company returned?"

  "Returning to Commander, returned, Director Lü has also arranged for someone to pick you up, right in the woods!" The newcomer replied.

  "Alright, you guys go back first, and on your way, ask them to bring over two machine guns!" Xiao Ming's hanging heart was put down by half, now he just had to wait for Da Long and the others!

  Xiao Ming and his team had only been walking for a short while when a group of Japanese puppet soldiers caught up with them. However, they didn't expect that the other side still had the leisure to set an ambush on the road. Just as they were climbing the previous small hill, the sound of gunfire erupted from both sides of the mountain road, like exploding beans. The enemy was immediately stunned by this sudden burst of gunfire and rolled down in disarray. By the time the commander organized a counterattack, the other side had already vanished without a trace. The commander was furious and ordered an all-out pursuit. As a result, some unlucky devil triggered explosives, causing rocks to fly everywhere and inflicting heavy casualties on the Japanese army. The commander saw that they were unable to advance further and could only order the rescue of the wounded and wait for reinforcements.

  Waiting for Da Long to return, he left his men to assist in the defense, Xiao Ming and others returned to the mountain, the sky was already bright.

  Wang Jinlong didn't sleep well for a whole night, and only slightly put his mind at ease when he saw Xiao Ming return. He immediately called someone to bring hot water, and after they finished washing up, the meal was served again. Xiao Ming didn't stand on ceremony either, wolfing down the food quickly, and then got up to leave: "Big brother, I'm going to take a look at Wild Wolf Gorge!"

  "Brother, where are you going?" Wang Jinlong asked.

  "Those little devils took a loss yesterday, they're probably going to retaliate today. I'll go take a look at their preparations!" Xiao Ming casually picked up the sniper rifle and said to Shan Wa Zi: "You stay here and sleep, don't go anywhere!"

  Wang Jinlong stretched out his hand to stop Xiao Ming, saying: "Brother, we've been harassing the little devils for a night, how can they have the energy to come into the mountains again? Besides, isn't Old Lin over there? You're also tired, go rest first and recover your spirits. I'll call you when something comes up. Listen to me, hurry off!"

  Xiao Ming saw Wang Jinlong's resolute attitude, and thought to himself that it was indeed the case. The Japanese army had just suffered a loss, and without heavy weapons, they wouldn't dare act rashly. He said "alright" and went off to rest.

  Wang Jinlong's guess was correct. Commander Watanabe, upon hearing the report from his subordinate, became enraged and ordered the engineer troops to clear the road as soon as possible in order to enter the mountains and annihilate the remaining bandits, avenging the Imperial Army soldiers. At the same time, he requested that the air force dispatch a reconnaissance plane to search for enemy tracks.

  The reconnaissance plane circled above the mountain for a while, but didn't discover any suspicious situation. Instead, the pilot only saw the pointers on the instrument panel spinning wildly and was shocked. He soon realized that there was a magnetic field in the mountain! He quickly turned back and reported to his superior, after which no other planes dared to come again. Watanabe was furious, jumping up and down and cursing "Bastards"!

  By noon, subordinates reported: The road at Heifengxia has been opened up and we can enter the mountain!