Chapter 17: Reaping the Harvest

  Thirteen Japanese military corpses on the truck had their heads cut off and became headless corpses.

  On top of the Japanese military uniform on his body, there was still fresh blood flowing.

  This was what Yang Junran thought of on the spur of the moment, but a sentence from Zhou Yulan made him think that if the Japanese army didn't come to attack, all his efforts would be in vain.

  But then he thought of Amaterasu Omikami, whom the Japanese army worshipped, and it seemed that she did not accept headless ghosts, so Yang Junran's confidence was rekindled.

  The invading Japanese army had a characteristic: even when battles were difficult, they would handle the bodies of their comrades.

  Taking advantage of this feature, director Yang Junran directed the current scene.

  Thirteen Japanese soldiers in the distance have started to stir, vigilantly looking around.

  Two infantrymen, carrying rifles, came to the side of the large vehicle and wanted to carefully examine the bodies of their comrades on the vehicle.

  With a loud crack, Yang Junran's semi-formal rifle began firing.

  A Japanese soldier's head had a blood hole in it and fell to the ground.

  As Yang Junran's gunshot rang out, the warriors around him quickly opened fire.

  The remaining twelve devils died quite miserably, with at least three gunshot wounds on each of their bodies.

  Seeing that all the Japanese troops had been dealt with, Yang Junran swiftly waved his hand.

  Several old soldiers quickly walked over, holding bayonets and cutting off the heads from the corpses.

  Although the order was given by Yang Junran, Yang Junran's heart was racing and his body was covered in cold sweat.

  This was personally witnessed by Yang Junran, and compared to last time when he directly saw the headless corpse, this is much more severe.

  Meng Yumei seemed to have noticed Yang Junran's abnormality and asked with some confusion: "Commander Yang, what's wrong? Are you not feeling well?"

  She wouldn't have thought that Yang Da, who seemed ruthless and merciless, was actually a rookie on the battlefield.

  "It's nothing, it's okay." Yang Junran forced a smile and said to Meng Yumei.

  The warriors completed their mission and quickly started running back here.

  Looking at these warriors, Yang Junran was somewhat frightened.

  Not far away, Qianli Zhenxiong was more angry than Yang Junran's frightened heart.

  Since dawn, our troops have been subjected to indiscriminate firing, resulting in more than ten deaths.

  Suddenly, there were gunshots behind him, and Sena Kiyohiko couldn't help but worry that if his rear was blocked, the entire unit would be annihilated.

  "Hakka! Why hasn't anyone who went to check returned yet?" Kōri Jingyū shouted loudly.

  An aide nearby hastily dispatched a few Japanese soldiers to go and take a look.

  Several Japanese soldiers cautiously ran over here and when they saw the bodies of their comrades, they didn't have any mood to check them out, quickly went back to report.

  "Hakka! Dispatch three squadrons to search, I must find out this despicable Shina person!" After getting the situation, Sen no Koei's face turned iron blue and he shouted loudly.

  The staff officer looked at Sen no Rikyuu's face and didn't dare to disobey in the slightest, hastily conveying the orders.

  Machine guns in the distance fired again, and Senoo Kiyoharu quickly took cover.

  This time it's not just machine gun fire, occasionally mixed with a few artillery shells.

  Three squads of Japanese soldiers began searching towards Yang Junran's hiding place, forcing him to choose a quiet retreat.

  Fortunately, there was Meng Yumei, this living map, and the entire troop's retreat went very smoothly.

  Bang bang, several gunshots have already sounded.

  Yang Junran, who had safely retreated, would not forget to lure the Japanese troops behind.

  The Japanese troops rushed over in the direction of the gunfire after hearing the sound of guns.

  Yang Junran led three light machine guns and waited for the arrival of the Japanese army.

  In the distance, Japanese troops had appeared in Yang Junran's line of sight, and three light machine guns began to fire.

  Several Japanese soldiers running at the front were immediately hit and fell to the ground.

  "Kill them all." The Japanese squadron leader waved his saber and shouted loudly.

  The Japanese light machine gun began firing over here at Yang Junran, and the rest of the infantry quickly charged towards Yang Junran with bayonets.

  Yang Junran's body hair stood on end. In over twenty years of living, this was the first time he felt so close to death.

  Bullets kept flying around Yang Junran's side, and three light machine guns were completely suppressed.

  "Retreat, retreat." Yang Junran bent his body and quickly ran forward.

  The Japanese army behind continued to pursue, at this time Yang Junran no longer needed to attract attention, only needing to quickly escape.

  Fortunately, Yang Junran's physical strength was still okay, and his running speed wasn't slow either.

  Yang Junran's heart, however, bore a lot of pressure.

  Bullets were flying around him nonstop, Yang Junran didn't dare to run in a straight line, he could only run back and forth erratically, without any pattern.

  The troops in front have entered the safety zone and are firing to cover Yang Junran's retreat.

  Yang Junran took a look at the Japanese army behind him and his heart almost jumped out.

  Behind them were over 500 Japanese soldiers in khaki uniforms.

  Having seen this, Yang Junran's whole body strength increased even more, and he ran towards the safe area in front of him at a superhuman speed.

  The Japanese army also stopped pursuing and looked at the road ahead.

  Three squadron leaders gathered together, discussing what to do next.

  Right ahead is where Yang Junran and his men ambushed, anyone who has been a soldier would know the danger of this place as soon as they arrive.

  Both sides are high mountains, and there is only one road that can be passed through.

  Such a terrain is extremely dangerous, and for the Japanese pursuing troops, this is a matter of life and death for their own troops.

  After consultation among three Japanese battalion commanders, it was decided to send a small infantry detachment to reconnoiter first and decide whether to launch an all-out attack depending on the situation.

  Yang Junran saw that the Japanese army was not coming over and immediately ordered his troops to start firing.

  After a chaotic shooting spree, Yang Junran led his troops in a swift retreat towards the outside of the mountainous area.

  The Japanese army saw Yang Junran retreat again and hesitated.

  But a small team of soldiers was dispatched to pursue Yang Junran's troops with caution.

  The troops on both sides of the high ground looked at the Japanese army and saw that they were not many in number, and did not launch an attack.

  The Japanese troops successfully passed through here and gave a sigh of relief to the following Japanese troops.

  However, the Japanese troops fell into the trap set by Yang Junran's troops.

  A team of over a hundred people, dealing with a small Japanese field squad, Yang Junran's grasp was not great, but Yang Junran knew that if he wanted to attract the Japanese army, it would be very difficult to make some noise here.

  The Japanese troops heard the gunfire here and didn't dare hesitate at all, quickly issuing the order to charge.

  Even so, there was still a distance between each squadron of the Japanese army.

  "Howitzer battalion, machine gun battalion block the Japanese army's rear route and fire." Kim Myung-seong quickly gave orders.

  The defenders on both sides of the high ground quickly sprang into action, organizing a deadly web of firepower with various weapons.

  The Japanese troops were immediately disrupted and deployed, and most of the devils quickly counterattacked.

  Mortars were quickly set up and fired at various strongpoints on the high ground.

  If Yang Junran were here, he would definitely secretly admire the Japanese army's reaction.

  But now Yang Junran is somewhat helpless.

  Since the exchange of fire with the Japanese army, he led this regiment and casualties continued to rise.

  Fortunately, there were three light machine guns constantly suppressing the Japanese army's shooting, otherwise the casualties would have been even greater now.

  "Go around and attack the Japanese army from behind." Yang Junran shouted loudly at the company commander beside him.

  Lian Chang nodded and led more than thirty people to circle around to the rear of the Japanese army.

  The crossfire between the two sides continued, and Yang Junran's marksmanship seemed to be good, having already taken out four devils.

  With the arrival of the flanking troops, the casualties of the Japanese army continued to rise.

  Yang Junran held up his rifle and shouted loudly: "Brothers, charge!"

  The warriors quickly held up their rifles and launched an attack on the Japanese army.

  The Japanese army saw the warriors charge and quickly started withdrawing bullets, preparing to fight with the warriors.

  Yang Junran took out his own shotgun and rushed forward quickly.

  Rat-a-tat, the rifle fired continuously, and one by one, the Japanese soldiers fell to the ground in surprise.

  The warriors saw Yang Junran shoot and quickly started shooting too.

  After Yang Junran's unscrupulous tactics, the Japanese army didn't even have a chance to fight back.

  "Sweeping the battlefield, I'll go take a look at the high ground." Yang Junran put away his shotgun and grabbed his Type 81 rifle, running towards the high ground.

  With Meng Yumei's guidance last time, Yang Junran quickly rushed to the top of the high ground.

  Although the warriors had an advantage in numbers and terrain, they fought a draw with the Japanese army.

  The Japanese army relied on the advantages of light machine guns and grenade launchers to continuously suppress various firepower points, providing accurate shooting for the Japanese army and bringing fatal blows to many shooters.

  Especially under the cover of machine guns, Japanese infantry was very active.

  "Mortar battalion, machine gun battalion, suppress the enemy's firepower with overwhelming force. Each company's light machine guns will target individual Japanese soldiers, while the rest of the troops will target the Japanese grenade launchers." Yang Junran arrived at the position, observed for a moment, and shouted out loudly.

  With Yang Junran's order, the warriors quickly changed their free shooting and began to look for their own targets according to Yang Junran's command.

  The mortar battalion's ten 97-style 150mm mortars quickly opened fire, and shells began exploding near the Japanese army's strongpoints.

  Even more shells directly hit the Japanese army's firepower, and the Japanese officers and soldiers were blown up with their limbs flying everywhere, and blood splattered all over the ground.