Chapter 7: Blood Debt (Part 2)

  When the sun leaps out of the horizon, the entire Taihang Mountain is like wearing a red five-colored cloud clothes, making people look at it with dizzy eyes.

  However, Qin Weike didn't have the mood to appreciate such a beautiful view at this moment. He was covered in messy grass and hiding behind a cluster of trees on the slope, observing the Japanese army's campsite 500 meters below.

  They were found yesterday afternoon by a group of young devils, under the leadership of Yang Da-kui, the best hunter in this mountain, who found them with little effort.

  At the moment when they first discovered these standing and walking beasts, several little ones burst into rage, with their weapons pointing at the advancing Japanese army squad without exception.

  But they were stopped by Qin Wei's deadly glare. Under his low growl, several people began to slowly suppress their anger, because they knew that Qin Wei's resentment was no less than theirs.

  Several people followed for an entire afternoon, after the enemy camped overnight, Qin Wei continued to observe the opponent's actions. For a whole night, the little devil's shift change time and the location of the dark sentry were all recorded by Qin Wei.

  Back at the resting point behind the mountain, Qin Wei looked at the few young men who were still fast asleep and couldn't help but shake his head, silently sighing to himself: They're just a bunch of ordinary people after all.

  However, he immediately laughed at himself, wasn't he also a commoner? Although he wore the rank of a national army officer and was actually a rookie who had never experienced war.

  But now is not the time to talk about this, Qin Wei knew that his side's few people wanted to face the Japanese army's small team head-on was basically a fantasy, the other side's Japanese army could wipe out their few people with just one squad, so dealing with these little devils can only use surprise attacks, hit the opponent off guard, use their own firepower to suppress the opponent at close range, and let the opponent have no chance to play their advantage.

  Only in this way can they have the opportunity to win.

  Qin Wei thought about these things, stretched out his foot and kicked awake several people. Yang Dayong rubbed his sleepy eyes and said: "Brother Qin, the little devils have set off again."

  "No, the devils are now preparing to have breakfast, we're also going to eat. Once the little devil is on the road, we'll follow up." Qin Wei turned around and said to Yang Da Kui: "Da Kui, where are the devils heading in that direction?"

  Yang Da-kui lowered his head and thought for a moment: "Hmm, in front of us, after walking 50 or 60 li, there is a big town called Anping Town with over 2,000 people. After another hundred li, it will be Changzhi City."

  "Oh, that means we have to make our move tonight, otherwise it won't be easy once the devils arrive at Anping Town." Qin Wei said to himself.

  "Yes, if Big Brother Qin passes through Anping Town to Changzhi City, that road will be a big one, and it will be hard for us to make our move."

  Yang Da-kui was also getting anxious at this time.

  Looking at Yang Da-kui and everyone's somewhat anxious expression, Qin Wei smiled slightly: "Alright, everyone can rest assured, I will definitely not let these devils escape from the mountains. Their fate is to become fertilizer on Chinese soil, they must pay for what they have done." Although Qin Wei said this with a smile, the murderous intent in his tone still made several young men who had never been on the battlefield feel chilled to the bone.

  Just as Qin Wei and the others were studying how to launch a surprise attack on the Japanese army, the leader of the Japanese army squad, Hara Koji, was checking the map with his compass in hand, studying the direction of advance of this unit.

  However, at this time, Harunobu Motoyama was still very happy in his heart, because they had finally found their place, and looking at the map of Anping Town, Harunobu Motoyama was very happy, because as long as they passed through Anping Town, it would be a big road, and Changzhi City was not far away. Although he didn't dare to attack Changzhi City, but as long as he returned to the main road, he could completely reunite with his main force, and then go together to eliminate the Japanese army entrenched in Changzhi and southern Shanxi.

  "Hey Ono, come here for a sec." Haruichi Miyama called out loudly to his sergeant, taking his eyes off the map.

  "What's up, Captain Haruyama." A typical Japanese soldier appeared in front of Haruyama Koji, not tall but extremely sturdy, with a distinctive mustache that gave him a very Japanese flavor. This guy was Shinozuka Shinji, a professional military man who had undergone many years of training and never took his own life or anyone else's life seriously. His greatest pleasure in life was killing, endless killing.

  "Hey Ono, look, we're almost out of the mountains. We've got about 25 kilometers left to go. I hope we can make it to Anping Town tonight and spend the night in a warm house instead of camping out like this."

  Shono Jiro looked at Haru Tsugumichi with some excitement, a sense of disdain in his heart. What could a guy who had just graduated from military academy possibly do? If he hadn't been staring at the map and giving orders blindly, I might already be enjoying Chinese women inside Changzhi city.

  However, after all, he was his superior officer, and he still had to maintain a certain level of respect. So he listened as Shinozaki spoke in a low voice: "Captain Harayama, you should know that we are currently marching through the mountains, and we can't compare our speed to what it would be on flat plains. I think we'll need at least two more days to reach Anping Town."

  "Ah, yes... I forgot that point. Here in the Taihang Mountains area of North China, the mountain roads are steep and not easy to traverse. Even if the straight-line distance on the map is only 25 kilometers, it would take at least 50 kilometers of actual walking. Thanks for reminding me, Little Ono."

  "You don't have to be polite, sir. Reminding you is our duty as subordinates." Although he looked down on this somewhat bookish officer, Shōji Noboru still maintained a relatively respectful attitude, which made Haruo Yamamoto feel very pleased.

  He lifted his wrist, took a glance at his watch and said: "Kono-san, everyone is having lunch right now. Once we finish eating, we'll set off immediately. You should know that for a small unit like ours in these vast mountains, if we're discovered by the Chinese army, we'll be in grave danger."

  Ono Shinji puckered up his mouth, didn't say anything, just bowed and then turned around and left.

  Watching Shoji Ono's figure fade into the distance, Hironji Harayama sneered: "Country bumpkin, what does a fisherman from Hokkaido have to be proud of?"

  In fact, Hidenori Yamamoto knew that Shoji Ohno looked down on him, thinking he was a useless military officer who had graduated from the military academy and crawled out of the pile of dead bodies. He didn't think much of this newly graduated military officer like Shoji Ohno, but what about these regular military officers who graduated from the military academy? Didn't they also look down on these guys who only knew how to kill all day long?

  Not to mention the internal conflicts within this small Japanese army unit, after finishing their breakfast, the entire troop formed a combat formation and began marching forward.

  Qin Wei and a few others quietly followed several hundred meters away, looking for an opportunity to make a fatal blow.

  As night fell slowly, another day's march came to an end and the Japanese army began to set up camp.

  Qin Wei took advantage of the remaining light in the sky to record the situation at the Japanese military camp.

  "There are three grenade launchers here, three Type 81 rifles here, the rest are all Type 38s. Hmm, that's it. About fifty people, if everything goes according to plan, we should be able to take them down."

  Qin Wei recorded the last deployment of the Japanese military camp in secret, slowly putting away his binoculars, and then moved bit by bit out of the Japanese army's line of sight. He found Chen Da-kui and others resting behind the mountain.

  Taking a deep breath, Qin Wei drank a mouthful of water from his canteen and said in a low voice: "We'll take action tonight. I've taken a look at the terrain, and it's not very favorable for us. The area around the little devil's camp is an open space with some withered grass but not very lush. The Japanese army has one sentry post and one hidden sentry post. The sentry post is visible to everyone, while the hidden sentry post is on the edge of the open space where they dug a hole and hid inside. They don't have much defense. First, we need to take out the enemy's hidden sentry post. Behind the hidden sentry post, there's a small depression. Dà Yǒng, ān Píng, you two will take care of this hidden sentry post. You must not make any noise. Do you understand?"

  Chen Dayong and Chen Anping both nodded heavily, being able to personally avenge their own family members was absolutely an extremely exciting thing.

  "Alright, I'll take care of this. Da Kui, you bring the rest of the people and sneak to the outside of the enemy camp quietly. Wait for my command. When I tell you to throw grenades, you must use the fastest speed to give me all the hand grenades on your body. Everyone is the same. The enemy's camp area is not small, try to throw the grenades where there are more people. After the grenade explodes, everyone starts charging. Use black tape to tie the clips together, front and back, to save time changing bullets. Empty all four clips for me, don't spare bullets if you see a shadow. You must empty all four clips, got it?"

  Qin Wei looked around at the people present, then continued to say: "After the shooting is empty, throw away the submachine gun and finally use 20 rounds of sweeping fire to clean up the remaining enemy. Remember when changing pistol bullets, you must be in pairs, one person changes bullets and one person guards against accidents when both are changing bullets at the same time. This is today's combat plan. Also, everyone be careful today, these little devils are all old devils, with extremely strong combat effectiveness, and dare to fight to the death. I'll give you a sentence: only dead devils are good devils, I don't want any captives, I just want everyone to live safely after killing all the little devils, do you understand?"

  The last sentence, although it was said heavily, carried a tone of concern that warmed everyone's heart.

  "The time for action is 3 o'clock in the morning, and a little more. Be careful not to extinguish those piles of bonfires set up by the devils. We are outnumbered, once we let them run away under the cover of darkness, it will be easier to chase them." Qin Wei specially reminded again.

  "Alright, Qin Ge, everyone knows what to do. We can avenge ourselves soon. None of you must mess this up. Remember, even if we're bitten by the enemy's bullets, we'll follow Qin Ge's words. This is for our Chenjiapo 131 people to avenge, for our parents and siblings to avenge. Even if we die, we'll die on the charge." Yang Da Kui said with gritted teeth, and several young men nodded with red eyes, then began to quietly check their weapons.

  Waiting is always the slowest, and waiting with hatred in one's heart is even more protracted. When night fell on the Taihang Mountains, Qin Wei knew they were about to begin washing away their hatred with the enemy's blood.