Chapter 28: Sneak Attack on the Devil's Transport Vehicle

  Chen Shaowu and Liu the Third left the wounded brothers with Xue Yumei in the forest, although Xue Yumei was not happy about it. But she had no say in the matter, as Chen Shaowu would never take her along. So he made up an excuse to leave her behind to care for the wounded and took the brothers out of the forest.

  The outer part of Linzi is a winding and difficult-to-travel highway that runs through the south and north of Qu County. People say that the Shu Road is more difficult than going up to heaven, but this narrow highway is probably even more difficult than the Shu Road. Before the little devils came to Qu County, this was the only way for merchants to transport goods and drive the economic demand of Qu County. However, now that the little devils have occupied Qu County, the commander-in-chief, Bin Tian Yifu, has designated this transportation route as a supply line for the Japanese army's front lines, making it the only traffic route through Zhujiatun and the only connection hub between the Japanese army's front lines and rear.

  Although Chen Shaoqin and his men destroyed the two artillery towers in Zhujiatun, the Japanese troops deployed heavy troops to garrison Zhujiatun. As a result, the required rear supply also increased greatly, so on this road, basically every half hour, there was a supply truck passing by, which undoubtedly gave Chen Shaoqin and his men an opportunity to seize supplies.

  Chen Shaoqin led the team to a small hill, bent down and carefully observed the cars that passed by every half an hour. He said to Liu the Crooked: "The devils' cars pass by every half an hour, and there aren't many devils escorting them. This may be because the little devils think Zhujiatun has their garrison, and this road is relatively close. As soon as something happens, they can know about it in the first place and take support measures, so they are fearless!"

  "Tell us, what's the plan?" Lao Liu asked, having heard Chen Shaoqin's precise analysis. He knew that Chen had already formulated a complete plan in his mind and was just waiting for everyone to participate together. So he couldn't wait to know how Chen planned to do it and how they would execute it specifically.

  "Zhujia Town is five to six li away from our current location. At the speed of the devils' mechanized troops, it will only take ten minutes for them to arrive after hearing the gunfire and providing support. Moreover, a small devil's vehicle passes by here every half hour, which means that within this half hour, there won't be any reinforcement trucks following or preceding the current one. Therefore, what we need to do is to control as much of the situation as possible. For example, if we can take out the little devils on a truck without firing a shot, it will give us a better opportunity for our subsequent attack and retreat. Otherwise, we'll only have ten minutes before the little devils reinforce this place. Does everyone have any information to complete their tasks?" Chen Shaoqin measured the distance carefully, then began to discuss with everyone.

  His goal was simple, to get the supplies delivered by the little devils and win this ambush battle's only victory hope. Chen Shaoqin had no intention of leaving, he wanted to personally witness the entire process from planning to implementation, after all, he had already made preparations to face difficulties with his brothers.

  "Don't worry, brothers! None of us are cowards. With just one word from you, we'll all charge at the devils together!" Lao Liu said this voluntarily in front of Chen Shaokan, probably feeling that Chen didn't trust him and his brothers enough.

  "Yes, Boss said it well. After 20 years, we'll be a good fellow again. We're lucky to follow Captain Chen to fight the devils. Don't worry, Captain Chen, we guarantee to execute your orders without any discount, and kill the devils without showing any mercy!" Xiaoshi raised his long gun and spoke to Chen Shaocin, looking like he was eager to listen to Chen's command and couldn't wait to start fighting the little devils.

  "The devils' trucks are coming!" At this time, Chen Shaoqin heard the sound of the devils' trucks getting closer and closer from afar. He hastily shouted to everyone, with a tone that meant to make everyone quiet down and prepare for battle: "Xiao Shi Tou, you take two brothers to push those big rocks in front forward, block the road in front of the devils' trucks!"

  "Understood!" Xiaoshi replied immediately, then followed A4 and several others to push the huge stones in front of the door. In less than a few minutes, the huge stones rolled down from the top of the mountain and smashed onto the road where the devils' truck was advancing, forcing the little devil's truck to emergency brake and stop.

  The stone achieved the goal of blocking the car from moving forward, and after braking, five or six little devils immediately got out of the car, each holding a gun to guard around them. They crouched down and moved cautiously towards the location where the stone was, as if they were afraid that someone would ambush them from the front, making their minds suddenly tense up, not daring to be even slightly careless.

  The little devils who escorted the supplies were getting off one by one to stand guard, but Liu was getting impatient. Those few little devils weren't even enough for him to fill his teeth with, and as long as he pulled the trigger of the gun in his hand, he believed that no more than five shots would be needed to kill those little devils cleanly: "Officer Chen, let's go? Now is the best opportunity. There are only five devil soldiers getting off the truck, killing them is like pinching an ant to death, it's not difficult at all."

  "We can't use guns, we must lay the foundation for us to have enough time to complete the task behind us, absolutely cannot be impulsive!" Chen Shaoqin said calmly. He also knew that these five little devils were not easy to deal with, but today their purpose in coming here was not to eliminate these five little devils, but to bring those supplies, medicines and food from the hands of these five little devils, so every step he had to think carefully, cannot be adventurous.

  "Even if I take the lead, I can still get rid of these five little devils!" Lao Liu was not a person who could wait patiently. Seeing that he couldn't lay a hand on these five little devils, his heart itched unbearably, to the point where he couldn't calm down without taking action.

  "Wait a bit!" Chen Shaoqin didn't know why, but he always felt that the truck wouldn't be so simple, with only five little devils guarding it. There must be something hidden, only he couldn't quite put his finger on it at the moment. That's why he hadn't let Liu and the others take action yet.

  Just as Liu was about to continue trying to find an opportunity to attack, the five little devils on the road suddenly stood aside and waited respectfully for something. In just a few seconds, more than a dozen little devils jumped down from the truck, holding not only 38 big covers but also crooked machine guns, grenade launchers, and Type 92, with firepower far exceeding Chen Shaoqin's by several times. This made Liu involuntarily take a deep breath and secretly thank Chen Shaoqin for being cautious, or else he would have really gone to no return...