Chapter 31: The Devils Launch a Night Raid on the Small Woods
"Stop selling mysteries and tell me what's going on!" Chen Shaoqin couldn't accept this kind of deliberate suspense, so after Liu said that sentence, he immediately asked, with an attitude as if he was about to issue a death order, demanding that the kid explain everything without any reservations.
"Yes!" Liu, the adopted son, solemnly saluted Chen Shaoqin with a somewhat unskilled military salute, and then explained his actions, "I had two literate brothers leave the name of the War Eagle Sniper Unit at the place where they installed the trap on the small stone!"
"You little scamp, you really can fix things!" Chen Shaoqin heard this and first was shocked, then intentionally put on a displeased expression, saying to Liaozi Liu, "Next time it's best if you discuss these kinds of things with me! Don't let it happen again!"
"Yes! I guarantee there won't be a next time!" Liu, the adopted son, immediately expressed this in front of Chen Shaoqin, but in his heart he was very clear that Chen Shaoqin must have been secretly pleased with this matter, and as a superior, it wasn't good to represent such a violation of discipline, so he could only tacitly understand without speaking.
The troops quickly entered their temporary camp, bringing with them weapons, ammunition and some medicine and food. Although the camp did not have a military doctor, there were two original mountain stronghold's quack doctors who knew a little about Western medicine. At this time, everyone could only rely on them, at least they were the hope of these wounded brothers.
Xue Yumei saw that Chen Shaoqin's team had returned, and she immediately rushed into the team, blocking Chen Shaoqin's way. Before seeing Chen Shaoqin, there were many things in her heart that she wanted to say to him, but now that they met, she didn't know what to say. In the end, she could only choke back tears, saying nothing, and stood foolishly in front of Chen Shaoqin, watching as he led his team past her.
"We are camping here today, everyone pay attention to rest!" Chen Shaoqin immediately settled the troops and then turned around to look at Xiaoshi and A4, "Xiaoshi, you and A4 go one kilometer away to keep watch and prevent the little devils from launching a surprise attack!"
The little stone responded, and Ah Si immediately went on high alert, while the other brothers rested in place. They had no tents, no campsite, only the endless night sky and the forest filled with the rustling of leaves, although it was extremely tough, but each one of them felt extremely happy to have such a peaceful evening, after all, they had been chased by the devils for so long, rarely having an evening without being followed.
The night is quiet, and the crickets are chirping from time to time, making the whole night even more silent...
In the depths of the night, a team of torch-bearing soldiers marched in an orderly fashion along the forest path, their leather boots crunching on the dry twigs. This was a detachment of little devils, numbering over fifty people, making up a full-fledged combat squad, and the devil officer leading them was none other than Nomura, who had been relentlessly pursuing Chen Shaoqin and his men.
"Captain Nomura, this time our ambush failed and even injured Yamamoto-san, the god of guns. How are we going to explain this to Commander Hamada? Suzuki was full of worries. For the failure of their mission, they might be able to find various excuses, but for Yamamoto's injury, they couldn't shirk responsibility. After all, Yamamoto Tarō was borrowed from Xing County, and it was already overstepping to temporarily transfer him here. Now that he has been injured, if the North China Dispatch Army Headquarters finds out about this, not to mention them, even Hamada Itsuo will have to take responsibility. So Suzuki was worried about how their superiors would punish them."
"So we must find them and thoroughly wash away the shame that those Chinese have left us!" Nomura was well aware of Suzuki's concerns, which were also his own. Something big like this had happened, and their superiors would not let it go unpunished. Now the only way to save themselves was to catch Chen Shaokan and Diao Liu with their own hands and hand them over to Hamada Ikuo, which would give them a chance to be pardoned and avoid seppuku in front of the Emperor's portrait.
"Ah-hai!" Suzuki understood Nomura's intention and clearly knew that this was the only way they could go, so after responding, he immediately ordered the troops behind to follow up quickly, speed up the march, and catch up with Chen Shaokan as soon as possible. He believed that Chen Shaokan was right in front of them, and as long as they sped up, they would definitely be able to catch up.
As Suzuki's order came, all the little devils started running and marching, the sound of boots trampling branches formed a whole piece, which sounded crisp and loud in the dark pressure.
A small stone on a mountain bag in the forest was on guard, seeing the flashing torchlight in the distance, worried that it was a large group of little devils, and immediately ran towards the garrison with Ah Si. They arrived at Chen Shaoqin and Liu's side in no time, reporting to Chen: "Officer Chen, an unknown troop was found one kilometer away, rushing towards us!"
"How many people?" Chen Shaoqin immediately became alert, originally he was going to rest with his adopted son Liu Haohao, but before he could even lie down steadily, a small stone ran to his front and reported to him that they had discovered a team rushing towards this side, so he anxiously asked about the number of people.
"Judging from the density of torches, there are no less than a hundred people. However, due to the darkness and obstructed view, we can't see clearly what unit they belong to. But one thing is certain, their destination is right here!" Xiaoshi continued, recounting every detail he knew, not daring to omit even the slightest information, fearing that any overlooked details might affect Chen Shaogin's judgment.
"Could it be the Little Devils?" As soon as Liu heard this, the string in his heart immediately tightened up. These days he had been constantly battling with the Little Devils, living every day in danger. Now hearing that a troop was rushing over, he immediately thought of the appearance of the Little Devils.
"It must be the Little Devils!" Chen Shaoqin made a clear judgment after hearing the words. "We are now in the enemy's rear, in the midst of the Little Devils' territory, and there is no other team that has appeared in this area except for us and the Little Devils. Who else could have such a large-scale team?"
"What are we waiting for? Let's go with them!" Lao Liu immediately pulled out his gun and turned around to shout to the brothers, "Brothers, let's go fight the devils with me!"
"No way, we can't force our way through! The enemy situation is unclear, we can only retreat!" Chen Shaoqin immediately stopped his reckless behavior.
"Do you have a plan?" Liu Waizi seemed to see that Chen Shaoqin had already made up his mind, otherwise Chen Shaoqin wouldn't be able to handle the situation so calmly.
