Chapter 53 Leaving the forest and entering Yangjiazhuang

  "It's already like this, and we don't even know if Old Liu can come back or not. Stupid big guy, let's just forgive him!" Xue Yumei said with a sobbing tone after hearing Chen Shaoqin's complaining words. At this moment, whenever she thought of her son Liu leaving with his two brothers, her heart felt uncomfortable.

  "I'm not blaming him, I'm worried about him!" Chen Shaoqin naturally understood everyone's concerns. He himself couldn't put his mind at ease either. After all, there were only three of them, and they had to navigate among so many devils. It was definitely a situation where danger outweighed luck. Who knew if they could even make it out alive this time? How could he possibly blame Liu?

  "Director Chen, what should we do next?" At this time, a brother came to the front of Chen Shaoqin and others, interrupting their conversation and saying, "The mountains are full of miasma everywhere. After our previous efforts, the little devils didn't get any benefits, so I'm worried that there will be a large group of little devils surrounding the mountain outside!"

  "This brother's analysis is not bad, the miasma and all that, as long as we wait for the sun to come out, we can effectively avoid it. But those little devils outside are not so easy to deal with!" Chen Shaoqin listened to this kid's words, nodded in agreement with his analysis, then took out the torn map, and carefully examined it under the faint and flickering firelight.

  "Dummy, what if we can't escape the encirclement of those little devils tomorrow?" Xue Yumei said worriedly. Previously, they had a large team, and when facing the little devils, they could still have a big fight. But now there were only a few people left, and they lacked guns and ammunition. They would have to face the heavy encirclement prepared by the little devils outside, and she really felt that the situation was not optimistic.

  "Don't worry, heaven won't cut off a man's path, we'll definitely find a way out!" Chen Shaoqin comforted Xue Yumei, then pointed to a direction on the map and continued, "This is Yangjiachang, located just east of our forest, surrounded by high mountains and steep terrain, with narrow roads that make it difficult for the little devils' main force to deploy. As long as we smoothly pass through Yangjiachang, we can leave Xuzhou's range and directly enter Wuhan. After the battle in Xuzhou, the whole line retreated and gathered in Wuhan. Once we reach Wuhan territory, we'll definitely find our own troops!"

  "But judging from the distance marked on the map, from here to Yangjia Village, it's probably over a hundred miles away, and it's still a mountain road. Brothers haven't eaten or drunk anything along the way, how can they hold on till Yangjia Village?" Xue Yumei looked at the hungry faces of her brothers and could only speak out the actual situation.

  "Now we can't do anything at night and can't find anything to eat, everything has to wait until tomorrow!" Chen Shaoqin also frowned after hearing this. At present, this is indeed the biggest difficulty, but they are really powerless now, and can only hold on first, and wait until dawn tomorrow to talk about it again. "Everyone rest first!"

  Chen Shaoqin finished speaking, comforted the brothers to rest, and then got up himself, walking towards the stone that way, taking the initiative to take on the sentry work. Xue Yumei and the brothers were both hungry and tired after a day of tossing and turning, and soon fell asleep...

  The next day, as soon as it dawned, Chen Shaoqin led his brothers to start their journey, heading east towards Yangjiachang. Along the way, they picked wild fruits to satisfy their hunger. As night was about to fall, they arrived at the outskirts of Yangjiachang.

  Yangjia Village is a small village, located in a remote area, with inconvenient transportation. The only path leading to the village is a narrow and steep trail that can barely accommodate one person at a time. Towering mountains and dense forests surround the village, making it an ideal hideout. Even if the Japanese devils were to pursue them, they would be unable to break through this natural barrier, ensuring Chen Shaoqin and his group's safety.

  "Is this Yangjia Village?" Xue Yumei panted as she followed Chen Shaoqin to the narrow path, and when she saw the scattered houses in front of her starting to light up, she curiously asked Chen Shaoqin. Last night, they had all seen Yangjia Village on the map and knew it was an inconspicuous small village, but now that they really saw Yangjia Village, it really made her feel even smaller than what was marked on the map, "What kind of village is this? There are only three or two houses, just a few families!"

  "This is exactly what we need, don't say too much, let's hurry in here!" Chen Shaoqin slightly expressed his own opinion, and then hastily ordered everyone to enter the village first, after all, this outside was not a place to stay for long, and the little devils might catch up at any time.

  The brothers listened to Chen Shaoqin's words, took their equipment and followed Chen Shaoqin towards the village. Just as they were about to reach the house, two gunshots rang out from behind them. Chen Shaoqin immediately signaled for everyone to be quiet and not make a sound.

  Right behind, a group of soldiers chased after a young man towards the village, firing warning shots from time to time: "Damn it, stop for your old man, or I'll shoot you dead!"

  The young man was frightened by the other's words, and he covered his head with his hands, squatting on the ground without daring to move. The soldiers immediately surrounded the little guy, and a man who looked like an official walked up to him, took a close look at him, and then asked his subordinates: "How many is this now?"

  "Report to the barracks, this is the twenty-seventh one caught today!" A soldier replied on the spot. This group of people wore military uniforms and had a blue sky and white sun emblem on their heads, it was clear that they were a team catching strong young men, but what Chen Shaocan couldn't understand was how such a large number of troops could appear in this small village where birds didn't lay eggs, and still so openly catch strong young men.

  "Take him away!" The officer immediately gave the order, and the soldiers took the young man into their ranks. In their midst, more than 20 young men were being escorted, walking in this direction.

  After dealing with that young man, the officer saw Chen Shaoqin and others, pulled out the pistol in his hand, and asked Chen Shaoqin: "Who are you?"

  Perhaps it was because they saw Chen Shaoqin and his men, although not many in number, but with so many weapons and equipment in their hands, that they had to raise their vigilance and take defensive measures.

  "We are the War Eagle Sniper Team, you'd better not cross us!" At this time, one of Chen Shaoqin's brothers reported their name without any concealment. Chen Shaoqin wanted to stop him but it was already too late.

  "War Eagle Sniper Squad!" Upon hearing these words, the battalion commander's hands began to tremble. To know that this group of people could make the little devils dizzy and confused, they were naturally not ordinary people. Now that they had encountered them here, if nothing happened, it would be fine, but if a conflict broke out, he really couldn't guarantee that his brothers could escape from the enemy's long guns.