Chapter 51: The Fierce Ghost Troop

  The Great Demon Legion

  Huang Min, Yun Xiangtian and others were discussing the deployment of Lingfeng's city defense. Two cars drove up outside the command center, and before they had even come to a stop, Vice Commander Guan Zhenyu jumped out of one of them. He burst through the door, drew his pistol, fired a shot into the ceiling, and then shouted loudly: "Huang Min, commander of the 2nd battalion of the 206th regiment, has been found guilty of colluding with the Eighth Route Army and disobeying military orders. The evidence is conclusive, and he will be executed on the spot as a warning to others. The rest of his unit has already fled, and Huang Min is no more." With that, he turned and left.

  Qiguo was about to intercept him, but before he could speak, Fang Zigeng said: "You're already a dead man, and we can't talk since we're from different worlds. Farewell, I'll burn more paper money for you every Qingming Festival." He pushed Qiguo aside, walked out of the house, and shouted loudly: "Law Enforcement Team, mission accomplished. Withdraw!" He jumped onto a vehicle, leaving one car parked in the courtyard, and drove away.

  The car was loaded with a full load of weapons and ammunition. Huang Min looked at it and sighed, "All the family's belongings are here. He also left all his hopes here. It's just a pity that we're no longer members of the 206th regiment!"

  Geng Xi Wang said disapprovingly, "As long as we can fight the devils, it doesn't matter whether or not we are from the 206th Regiment. Without the constraints of the 206th Regiment, we will be more at ease in battle and won't worry about violating military discipline."

  The field looked a bit sorrowful, he said: "Alas, I'm afraid I didn't die at the hands of the little devils, but died at the hands of our own Military Commission people. That would be a loss." His mood was extremely low.

  Qiguo gazed up at the sky and muttered to himself: "Since Tuanzuo has turned me into a dead man, what will I be called from now on?"

  Yun Xiang Tian also sighed and said: "Yes, Captain Fang is really thoughtful. He couldn't disobey military orders, but he arranged a fake mutiny to eliminate the good play on the spot. Leaving behind a team willing to fight against the devils, completing his true anti-Japanese heart's desire. It's just that the 2nd battalion's number has been cancelled now. Brother Huang, give the team a name!"

  Huang Min gazed at Fengling Mountain, deep in thought for a long time before saying: "The first time I went to Fengling Mountain, the great battle against the ghostly spirits at Anmin Village seems like it was just yesterday. Now, my 2nd battalion brothers have been disbanded by the commander, if we could join forces with the brothers from Fengling Mountain to form a Ghost Spirit Battalion, that wouldn't be bad either."

  Tianye shook his head and said: "The little Japanese are devils, we are also ghosts, this is not becoming equals. Inappropriate, inappropriate."

  "Right. We can't be called the Ghost Squad anymore, we have to become goblins that specialize in eating little demons."

  "Alright, we'll call ourselves the Fierce Ghost Brigade. We'll devour those little devils who dare to invade us. Yun, my brother, hurry back to the mountain and contact the various leaders of the different factions. Let's form our Fierce Ghost Brigade and join forces with the Eight Routes of Qilin Mountain to fight against those little devils."

  Yun Xiangtian returned to the mountain stronghold, only Yezi Chun was still left in the gathering hall of Anmin stronghold, hugging a wine jug, drowning his sorrows. Seeing Yun Xiangtian come in, he asked with drunken eyes: "Withdraw? They've all withdrawn? No credit, no integrity, despicable things! Bah! Still saying they'd leave someone to guard Fengling Mountain with me. All nonsense, all damn nonsense!"

  Yun Xiang Tian ignored him and arranged for Wang Qi to go to Qilin Mountain, Hu San Cai to inform the various camp owners to come to Anmin Camp for a meeting, and Liang Da Yong and Wei San Xi to head to Linping. After everything was settled, he sat down beside Ye Zi Chun with a lack of energy and said: "Ye Special Envoy, stop drinking, can you still walk if you drink more? Hurry up and pack your things and withdraw quickly. Listen to my good advice, keeping your life is better than anything else, don't be foolish."

  Ye Zi Chun stared with her bloodshot big eyes and said: "Are you guys leaving too?"

  Yun Xiang let out a sigh and said, "This is also a helpless move. Huang Ying has already become a ghost. With just the few guns on our Fengling Mountain and the poor devils of Qilin Mountain, can we defeat the little devils? I think you should be more open-minded, don't look for trouble."

  Ye Zi Chun was shocked, and his drunkenness wore off a lot. He stumbled to his feet, his face full of incredulous expressions. He stuttered: "Huang Min became a ghost? How did he become a ghost? And you guys and the Eight Paths on Qilin Mountain are also going to withdraw together?"

  Yun Xiang Tian shook his head helplessly and said, "Yes, Huang Dage petitioned for war, wanting to defend Lingfeng to the death. As a result, today Fang Tuanzhang sent his deputy with an enforcement team to carry out the execution. How miserable! An entire battalion of people turned into ghosts in the blink of an eye. If we don't retreat, we can only become ghosts too."

  Ye Zi Chun was completely awake, his eyes seemed to be spitting fire as he stared at Yun Xiang Tian and trembled with the question: "They... ... ... not a single one is left?"

  Yun Xiang Tian nodded and said: "Not a single one was left."

  Ye Zi Chun suddenly sat down on a chair with a thud, his face turned pale and he muttered to himself: "How could this be? How could this be?"

  Yun Xiang Tian smiled, leaning in close to Ye Zi Chun's ear and saying: "Chunzi Ge, Huang Da Ge said that if you truly resist the Japanese, they welcome you to become a ghost, to become a fierce vengeful spirit that can devour little devils."

  Ye Zi Chun looked at Yun Xiang Tian with a peculiar expression on his face. "What do you mean?" he asked, "Explain it clearly."

  Yun Xiang Tian recounted the events that occurred in the 2nd battalion of the 206th regiment today, word for word. After listening, Ye Zi Chun was stunned and stared at Yun Xiang Tian, asking: "Is it true? Are you deceiving me again to comfort me?" When he saw Yun Xiang Tian nodding affirmatively, he suddenly jumped up, clenched his fists in front of his chest, and exclaimed: "This is the best news I've heard since returning to Lingfeng!" His face sank as he glared at Yun Xiang Tian, saying: "Yun Gongzi, Yun Lao Di, are you trying to scare me to death? Scaring people can be fatal." Then, his expression changed to one of joy and laughter, saying: "I won't hold it against you. I must return to the war zone command center immediately."

  "What? Can't bear to part with your special envoy status?"

  Ye Zi Chun scolded him, "Huang Min has already cancelled the numbering, you let the brothers on Fengling Mountain take the fire stick and arm themselves to the teeth with the little devils. Still think yourself clever? Just a pig brain."

  Yun Xiang Tian patted his head and laughed, saying: "Right, right, right! Look at this pig brain of mine. There's such a big god of wealth here that hasn't been worshipped, instead going out to beg for food to eat. Is that so, Big Brother Pig?"

  "Is that so? I... " Yezi Chun suddenly felt something was off, and her face fell as she said: "You, Yun Xiang Tian, Young Master Yun, when will you ever behave properly? If you keep talking like that, your mouth will grow ulcers! Honestly!"

  At this time, Hong Shangu walked in and saw that Yun Xiangtian and Ye Zichun were both beaming with joy. She asked: "You two have taken wives? You look so happy, do you know what's going on?"

  Ye Zi Chun said excitedly: "Even more exciting than getting married! He'll tell you later, I'm leaving first."

  The leader of the four villages greatly admired Huang Min's bold move and agreed with his proposal to form a unified command, but who would be in charge became the focal point of contention. They did not want to put their men under Huang Min's control, and they also knew that Huang Min would not become a bandit or an outlaw.

  Yun Xiangtian also knew what they were thinking, and after weighing his words carefully, he said: "Auntie and the two uncles, no matter who commands this troop, the goal is to eliminate more little devils. Huang Min has clashed with the devils several times and severely damaged the Shan Kou Lian Dui. Shouldn't we listen to his suggestions?"

  Everyone could hear the meaning of Yun Xiangtian, Ba Tianlong owed a body and said: "Yun Xian's opinion is good, but our mountain brothers are used to being scattered. Will Huang Changguan look up to us?"

  Zhen Shantiger said, "We are mountain bandits. To put it nicely, we're upholding justice on behalf of Heaven, but at our core, we're just strongmen who kill people and rob them. My opinion is that we can both use the name 'Lethal Ghost Troop' to coordinate with each other in battle and jointly wipe out the enemy. But we won't constrain each other; instead, we'll focus on expanding our own strength. In the end, whoever has the greater power and kills more Japanese devils will be the one who gets to call the shots. What do you think?"

  His opinion was unanimously recognized by everyone, and Yunxiang Tian also thought this method was feasible. After the matter was settled, Yunxiang Tian immediately sent Feng Tianxiong down the mountain to inform Huang Min, the leader of each village, of their suggestion.

  Madam Wang suddenly asked: "Mountain village owner, it's been a long time since we've seen the foolish monk, where did he go?"

  Hong Shan's gentle smile said: "My brother, is a dragon that appears and disappears, this time out for nearly a month, not even a message, who knows his whereabouts."

  Yes, how could they have imagined that Chitian and Shang are now in a life-and-death situation.