Chapter 11: Hasty Deployment of Battle Forces

  "Commander Murong, is this the right flank that you told us to guard?" Guo Erwa asked under the leadership of Ye Zhanhua, along with the newly formed First Regiment led by Meng Xiangfei, they arrived at the Shiguan Gorge which Commander Murong Wudi had promised to defend. However, upon seeing the flat terrain, even a fool could tell that it would expose the entire troop to the enemy's intense artillery fire, making them cannon fodder. He couldn't help but ask Commander Murong Wudi at this time.

  He couldn't understand why Murong Wudi, such a clever person, would be willing to be used by the Nationalist army as cannon fodder. If it were just Murong Wudi himself, he wouldn't care, but this concerned the lives and deaths of several thousand brothers in their Heavenly Village, so he had to say a few more words.

  "This is it, this place is completely indefensible. If the devils use heavy artillery to suppress us and launch a charge, they can appear right in front of us in no time. And what about us? By that time, we'll already be battered by the devil's cannons and won't even be able to lift our heads. What can we do to fight back? Master, you can't let Murong Wudi act rashly, or else he'll throw away the lives of all the brothers in Heaven's Stronghold!" Meng Xiangfei also sensed that this was a trap, so for the safety of all the brothers in Heaven's Stronghold, he had to remind Master to be aware and prepare ahead of time.

  Wild Coral glanced at the terrain here, although she had not fought head-on with the devils, but during training, she also heard Hu Pai and others say that the devils were fierce, knowing that the devils' weapons and firepower occupied a primary position in battle. Let alone these mobs, even if they were fully equipped troops, they couldn't compete with the devils in terms of equipment and combat skills. Now, in this inferior geographical environment, she really couldn't help but worry about the thousands of brothers under her command. So she immediately walked to Mu Rong Wu Di, who was holding a telescope looking at the front, and pulled him over, asking: "Commander Mu Rong, what are you thinking? Our brothers followed you to fight against Japan and protect Yunyang Mountain, not to come here and be cannon fodder!"

  "I know the current battlefield conditions are very unfavorable to us, this place is located in a plain, called Shimenxia, but actually there is no danger to defend. Ma Longfei's mother let me guard here is simply to let my troops serve as bait for the enemy. That little devil must have ambushed heavy troops several miles behind Stone Eagle Mouth, waiting for my men to retreat after fighting here, and then he will cook us and the devils together! Murong Wudi saw Ye Zhanhu's anxious appearance and naturally understood what kind of danger they were in this time. However, his troops had already been drawn in, if they didn't fire a shot and retreated, Ma Longfei would treat them as deserters and eliminate them on the spot. Now it's neither fight nor not fight."

  "Since you all know this is a death trap, why are we still staying here? It's not too late to retreat now!" Ye Zhenhua saw that Murong Wuyi had already exposed the Nationalist Party's sinister plot, and naturally knew that Murong Wuyi was aware of the conspiracy behind it. However, she couldn't understand why Murong Wuyi didn't lead his troops to leave this place of right and wrong, but instead continued to stay in this dangerous place. So she had to figure out the reason for saying so. After all, what she had entrusted to Murong Wuyi were thousands of lives, and if these lives were lost on the battlefield fighting against the enemy, everyone would not have any objections. But if they were framed by the Nationalist Party, then it would be a truly unjust death.

  "What's going on? Do you think it's still the old days of being a bandit? Don't you ever think, in front of us are the little devils, behind us is the 317th Regiment, we're completely stuck!" Murong Wudei said to Ye Zhanhua, this time he really didn't expect Ma Longfei to set such a trap for him, getting several thousand people's troops stuck and unable to move, can only temporarily stay here.

  "This is all your fault, insisting on this joint defense. Now look where it's gotten us - running to this place to be someone else's cannon fodder! You're a menace, I'm going to kill you today!" Wild Coral was truly fed up in her heart, and at this moment she really regretted accepting Murong Wuyi's arrangement, convinced that she had been deceived by Murong Wuyi. She immediately drew out the Browning pistol she carried with her, released the safety catch, and pointed it directly at Murong Wuyi's head.

  "You dare to be so unreasonable towards Director Murong! Zhao Changyou saw that the gun in Ye Shanhu's hand was pointed at Murong Wujie, and suddenly grabbed Ye Shanhu's gun and pointed it directly at his own head. "If you want to shoot, aim here, if I dodge even a little, I'm not born of my parents!"

  "You..." Ye Zhanhua didn't expect that Mu Rong Wudi would have such a loyal person by his side. Before he could even react, Zhao Changyou had already taken on an air of wanting to fight to the death with him. The intensity was so strong that it almost scared Ye Zhanhua stiff, as she had never seen anyone with such a demeanor before.

  "What do you want to do?" Meng Xiangfei and Guo Erwa simultaneously drew out the short guns in their hands, seemingly intending to advance and retreat together with their master.

  "I don't want to say anything, you don't need to get excited, our Commander Murong will definitely be able to lead everyone out of here safely, I can guarantee that!" Zhao Changyou said. He himself didn't want to make a big deal out of this matter, but under the current circumstances he could only speak like this, because he completely believed in Murong Wudi. In the past, when they were surrounded by devils, Murong Wudi was able to rescue everyone, and this time he would definitely be able to do it again.

  "What makes you say that!" Meng Xiangfei's rough temper wouldn't allow for so much nonsense, and to persuade him one had to come up with solid evidence; otherwise everything was just worthless chatter. Not to mention he wouldn't listen, even if all the brothers of Tian Xiaozhai were present, they still wouldn't listen, which is why he represented everyone in asking Zhao Changyou what made him dare guarantee such a thing.

  "When we first met Commander Murong, our entire army was surrounded by the enemy. With just nine bullets and ten grenades in hand, Commander Murong led us to break through a gap, and without losing a single comrade, we annihilated an entire enemy battalion of over 70 people and broke out of their encirclement. Just because of this, I believe he can lead us out of trouble!" Zhao Changyou said, although he knew the current situation was difficult, as long as Murong Wudi was here, they had confidence to follow him to fight their way out.

  "I believe you, but if you can't lead the brothers out of here, my gun won't spare you first!" Wild Orchid heard Zhao Changyou's words and seemed to have found a reasonable reason for Zhao Changyou to speak on behalf of Murong Wudi with such devotion. After saying this, he put away the gun in his hand.

  Meng Xiangfei and Guo Erwa put away the things in their hands when they saw the master of the house, and naturally they didn't dare to point their things at Murong Wude and others, so they also put them away.

  "Zhao Changyou, order them to fire all their ammunition from the rocket launcher and heavy machine gun units here, attract the enemy's heavy firepower, then retreat with the main force to the west of Tian Shan Gou, where the terrain is treacherous, it's our only reliable barrier!" Mu Rong Wudi saw that Zhao Changyou had already persuaded everyone, so he began to arrange his own battle deployment.

  "You're crazy, the devils are worried they can't find us, and you're still using such powerful firepower to provoke them, aren't you looking for death?" Wild Coral was really startled by these words, and couldn't figure out why Murong Wude would arrange things this way!

  "Hu Pai Fu, you lead a dozen or so people to the front line ahead of time, light up torches on top, and try to use damp hay to set fire, the more smoke the better!" Murong Wuyi didn't respond to Ye Sang's words at all, but instead arranged his own pre-arranged combat mission.

  "That thin line of sky is our last barrier to hide the troops, aren't you telling the devils where we are by making fire and smoke like this?" Wild Orchid really couldn't figure out what Murong Wudi was trying to do, so she continued to ask.

  "Others followed in order to the first line, waiting for the grenade launcher and machine gun teams to arrive at the first line. After 25 minutes, all teams rushed out in order, using three-man killing techniques to intercept the devils who had already charged into Shimenxia, on the flat terrain of Shimenxia. Everyone went to prepare!" Murong Wudei still ignored Ye Sanghua's question and continued to arrange the combat mission, preparing everything carefully before ordering everyone, "Action..."

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