Chapter 17 is done! I'm dead tired!

  Three people hastily got up and entered the house. Chen Youde raised his head and saw a pot of wine, a plate of peanuts, and a bowl of salted vegetables on the kang table: "Hehe, Big Brother Biao, you knew I was coming with Big Yong today, so you've prepared wine already. It's just a pity there aren't many good dishes."

  Chen Dabiao, who had just closed the door, also burst out laughing: "Hede, if I knew you and Dayong were coming today, I would have prepared two good dishes. Now there are only a few of us left in Chenjia Slope." After finishing speaking, his face showed a trace of sadness.

  "Damn it, that little devil is a beast! If I don't take him down this lifetime, I won't be able to close my eyes in death." Chen Dàyǒng took over his big brother's words, saying with hatred.

  "Alright, let's not talk about that anymore. Fortunately, I'm prepared today." Chen Youde patted Chen Dayong's shoulder, indicating that he shouldn't add any psychological pressure on Chen Dabiao. They had already avenged their enemy and vented their anger, but Chen Dabiao still hadn't. If they said something wrong, it wouldn't be good. After all, there were only a few brothers left in the entire Chenjia Slope.

  As they spoke, Chen Youde reached into his own bag and pulled out two oil-paper packages. Chen Dayong looked at them with delight: "Youde, I said you little rascal went into the city to take care of something, didn't expect you were buying good food!"

  "Haha, I know you're a foodie, coming to Da Biao's place is like coming home. Today, we'll have a good drink together. To be honest, since we went up the mountain, we haven't had a good drink with our brothers. When I came into town today, I bought some five-spice beef and roasted chicken, as well as a bottle of Laofeng wine. Today, let's chat and enjoy ourselves." After finishing speaking, he put the things on the table, threw his bag onto the kang, took off his shoes and got onto the kang.

  Chen Dayong even came to his elder brother's place and without saying anything else, he threw his shoes on the ground and went up to the kang.

  Chen Dabiao looked at the two of them, curled his lips and smiled. These were all his own brothers, what was there to say? He turned around, took two large plates from the plate rack, opened the oil paper package, put the already cut beef on the plate, and also tore open the roast chicken with his hands and put it on the plate. He himself also kicked off his shoes and got onto the kang.

  "Come, with virtue, in my heart's bitterness. That day I knew about our Chen Family Slope's affair, I always wanted to fight to the death with those little devils, but I just couldn't put down Dàyǒng this kid. However, seeing Dàyǒng today, I'm at ease now. I definitely won't let the old and young masters of Chen Family Slope lose face, can't make my dad, mom, sister-in-law, Little Tiger and them lose face." After finishing speaking, he downed the wine in his cup in one gulp.

  Hearing Chen Dabiao talk like this, Chen Youde's heart skipped a beat and he thought to himself: This is not good, Big Brother Biao is going all out.

  Chen Youde hastily said, "Dabiao, you can't think like that. I'm telling you, this time we came to discuss with you how to deal with the devils, but if you have such thoughts, then I won't take you along."

  Chen Dabiao was anxious as soon as he heard this, now Chen Dabiao can be said to have nothing left, his parents are gone, his wife and children are gone, his home is gone, only his younger brother is left, what else does he have to worry about? During this time, he has been thinking that if he could see his younger brother one more time, he would have nothing to worry about, then he would find an opportunity to start taking revenge, even if it means going down with the little devils together.

  But when Chen Youde and his men went to fight the devils without bringing themselves, how could Chen Dabiao not be anxious?

  "You're a good man, but you can't do this to me. All of you have killed devils with your own hands, but I haven't. How can I face our fellow villagers and your uncle and aunt, as well as your sister-in-law? If you don't take me with you, I'll fall out with you." As he spoke, Chen Da Biao's face had already turned somewhat dark.

  "Big brother, you listen to De's words first. This time we came prepared to give the little devils a good show and make our 'Knife Edge Brigade' famous. Then we can recruit more men and fight the little devils to the end. If you ruin the whole anti-Japanese effort because of your personal revenge, we really won't take you with us." Chen Dajun explained to his big brother on one side.

  "Alright, then I'll listen to what you're planning to do." Having heard his own younger brother's words, Chen Dabiao, who already had a fire of hatred churning in his heart, could only suppress his own hateful intentions and listened to his brother's explanation.

  "Alright, Big Biao, I won't drag this on either." Chen Youde picked up his wine cup and downed it in one gulp, saying: "This time, Da Yong and I came to investigate the situation. Previously, we've been scouting around the outskirts of Changshui Town, figuring out how to get in and out of town, all that's already been taken care of. Now all that's left is to figure out what's going on inside the little devil's storage warehouse. This time, we came specifically to ask Big Biao to investigate the situation inside the warehouse."

  Chen Dabiao was stunned after hearing Chen Youde's words, and it wasn't until half a day later that he said: "Good kid, you've actually calculated the little devil's warehouse. To be honest, at first, I just wanted to find a few stray devils to deal with. Your appetite is really big, but the little devil's warehouse is heavily guarded, with over 1,000 devils stationed here. They're all very fierce, and even I can only move within the range of their repair factory. I couldn't go any further inside. The little devils set up three layers of barbed wire, and I could only move within the first layer. If you want to enter the second or third layer, you need someone to escort you, and you also need a special pass. Otherwise, the little devils can shoot you directly. Once, a laborer was shot dead by the little devils while urinating at the second layer of barbed wire, which scared everyone away. Later, no one dared to approach that place again."

  "By the way, Big Biao, what was that little devil having you do mainly at the repair shop?" Chen Youde thought to himself that this big brother was just an ironworker, what could he possibly do?

  "I'm just fixing horseshoes for the little devil's horses at the repair shop, what are you asking this for?" Chen Dabiao asked with some curiosity.

  "Horses, horse hooves, Big Biao Gei, how many war horses can that little devil have?" Chen Youde's heart moved, and he continued to ask.

  Chen Dabiao thought for a moment, calculated it, and replied: "There are probably over 200 but less than 300 horses, among which more than 100 are pack mules, the rest are all warhorses."

  "That is to say, the little devils have at least one squadron of cavalry, and who knows how many infantrymen. Ah yes, what rank was their commander?" Chen Youde continued to ask.

  "The little devil's leader is a guy named Mada Keiichi, he's some kind of lieutenant commander, I've never seen or heard that he's a very fierce person. If his subordinates do something wrong, they'll get slapped in the face by him. Those Japanese interpreter devils and whatnot, haven't been spared from being beaten up by this little devil either." Chen Dabiao replied

  "Oh, what's this little devil's hobby?" Chen Youde thought for a moment.

  "This I don't know, I'm just a working man, he's the highest commander of the little devils in this area, how can I know what he likes? Hmm, but I once saw him take people to Yue Xiang Lou, it's said that day they went to Yue Xiang Lou and made the prostitutes inside suffer." Chen Da Biao said after thinking for a while.

  "Oh." Chen Youde nodded slightly and then picked up his cup again to take another sip.

  "You have a way, what do you think? Can these little devils be dealt with? They are over a thousand people, how many do you have now?" Chen Dabiao asked about the 'Knife Edge Brigade'.

  "Haha, big brother, our team now has just over 100 people." Chen Dayong took over the conversation.

  "What? Just over 100 of you, and you want to take on the little devils' over 1,000 men? Are you crazy?" Chen Dabiao exclaimed, holding up his wine cup.

  "Big brother, isn't that what the old saying says? 'Quantity is not as important as quality', even if we have over 10,000 people, but they're all cowards and weaklings, we still can't win the battle. When we avenged Chenjiapo village, weren't there only seven of us who took down more than 50 of those little devils? Having many people doesn't necessarily mean it's useful." Chen Dayong was full of confidence.

  "But after all, there are many of them. You know that during the Taiyuan period, neither the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army nor the Central Army had ever fought against so many little devils. With just a few of you, you want to fight against so many little devils, isn't this an unrealistic fantasy?" Chen Dabiao expressed his concerns.

  "Big Biao, don't worry, didn't I just say that sometimes having more people doesn't necessarily mean we'll win. We have plenty of ways to deal with those little devils." He said, raising his wine cup and saying: "Come on Big Biao, let's have a drink."

  After finishing speaking, he drained the white wine in his cup in one gulp. Chen Dabiao and Chen Dayong also didn't say anything, both of them drained their cups in one gulp as well.

  "Big Brother, do you know? The little devils have set up a war reserve warehouse in Changshui Town, with the aim of further occupying the southeastern part of Shanxi Province. If these beasts occupy more places, more ordinary people will suffer. Perhaps the scene at Chenjiapo will spread throughout the southeastern part of Shanxi Province, which is something nobody wants to see. That's why Qin Big Brother sent me and Dayong to Changshui Town for reconnaissance this time, to destroy the little devils' arsenal. Once the devils launch an attack, these weapons and ammunition will become instruments of slaughter for ordinary people. We must destroy it, no matter what the cost." Chen Youde slammed his wine cup heavily on the table and said in a low voice.

  Chen Dabiao didn't say a word, he just silently stared at the wine cup in his hand. After a while, he said: "Yide, I understand what you're saying. What I'm least afraid of now is death. The little devils can't scare me. Now that I've lost everything, what's there to be afraid of? All I have left is the determination to fight the enemy to the death. As for avenging our fellow villagers in Chenjiapo, led by Captain Qin, that goes without saying. I will definitely investigate all the matters in the enemy's warehouse district and get back to you. This matter of fighting the enemy, I, Dabiao, will not compromise, even if it means death."

  At this moment, Chen Dabiao's eyes flashed with a resolute light that captivated people's hearts.