Chapter 25: The Bloody Battle at Xiao Ximen

  "Fire!" Zhao Xiao Feng immediately let out a loud roar, taking the lead in throwing out a hand grenade and shouting: "Aim at that one with the command knife and fire!"

  "Alright! Battalion Commander!" Gu Wenqian, who had already killed several enemy officers, gave Zhao Xiao Feng a glance, immediately stood up and quickly fired a shot.

  "Bang!" Zhao Xiaofeng shouted: "Good! Good kid! Good marksmanship!"

  "Bang!" A shot rang out beside Zhao Xiaofeng, and he saw that the Japanese army major, Shima Motoharu, who was wielding a baton, had been hit. Zhao Xiaofeng immediately became excited and wanted to pat Gu Wenqian on the shoulder to encourage him, but ended up slapping empty air.

  "Ah! Qianwen! Qianwen!" Zhao Xiaofeng exclaimed, it turned out that Gu Wenqian was shot in the head by the Japanese at the same time he killed Shimamoto Masakazu, his entire face was covered with thick blood, and you couldn't tell where his eyebrows were or where his eyes were.

  Seeing Gu Wenqian fallen to the ground, Zhao Xiaofeng suddenly felt a sharp pain in his heart. It wasn't because a comrade had died, but because he suddenly realized that he had stepped into his own role - he was now an anti-Japanese warrior, and his loyal comrade had been killed by the Japanese! "Good brother!" Zhao Xiaofeng wiped away the blood on Gu Wenqian's face with his hand, then stared at the fresh blood on his palm and let out a loud roar: "Kill! Beat these damn dogs to death!"

  Several soldiers who were watching Zhao Xiaofeng immediately raised their guns and fired wildly at the Japanese army below the city. Huang Xiansheng, who was watching from the side, saw the urgent situation and immediately ordered his soldiers to join the resistance army.

  At this time, the sky was already bright, and Zhao Xiaofeng, who had been fighting fiercely all night, was almost a little exhausted. The Japanese also quickly retreated after losing their commander.

  "Damn it, I can retreat!" Qi Yong cursed.

  "Thanks to their help!" Jin Zhanguo pointed at Huang Xiansheng and said.

  Zhao Xiaofeng may not have known that the person who rushed up to help him resist the Japanese army was Huang Xiansheng, but Ah Lang knew Huang's identity, so he quietly approached Zhao Xiaofeng and whispered: "Huang Xiansheng has arrived!"

  "Come here!" Huang Xiansheng saw Ah Lang walking towards the battalion commander and immediately called out to him. Huang Xiansheng didn't know Zhao Xiaofeng either, but he knew that this battalion commander was a hot-blooded man.

  "Yes! Director!" Ah Lang gave a salute and immediately ran towards Huang Xiansheng.

  "What's your name?" Huang Xiansheng asked warmly, because he had already discovered that his little captain was a rare talent. Just now, he counted it himself, and within one minute, this kid actually killed five devils!

  "Reporting to Director! I'm Ah Lang!" Ah Lang saluted again.

  "Good! Good!" Huang Xian's voice had just finished speaking, when suddenly the city below was boiling, and a crowd of people rushed towards the city wall.

  "Huh!……" Huang Xian's voice was startled, but after careful consideration, he suddenly realized. It turned out that the people of Fengtian had heard that the troops had repelled the Japanese army's attack, so they all spontaneously brought them food and drink. And also brought medicine to bandage their wounded soldiers, supporting their anti-Japanese actions.

  Although Zhao Xiaofeng already knew the other party's identity, he really didn't have time to meet with Huang Xiansheng now. At this moment, Pu Ye had mixed into the crowd and came in front of Zhao Xiaofeng with a cup of water.

  Zhao Xiaofeng quietly observed his surroundings and saw that they were all his own people. He immediately asked, "How is it?"

  "Very good!" Pu Jia immediately replied: "The traitors in Fengtian City, the Japanese are now all caught by us, not one has escaped, even Zang Shiwei is arrested! The greatest achievement is that we have taken over the arsenal and artillery factory without any effort! Many materials have been dispatched to start transferring to the forward slope base."

  "Good!" Zhao Xiaofeng continued to ask, "Has Wang Yizhe left the city?" What he wants to confirm most now is whether the commander of the 7th Brigade, Wang Yizhe, has withdrawn from Fengtian. This person's appeal is really too great, and if he doesn't leave, it will be difficult for him to start a riot in Fengtian.

  "It's gone!" Master Pu nodded and said: "Our people have seen it with their own eyes! We have now made contact with the soldiers mixed in various troops and the soldiers at the lecture hall, they will soon bring troops and comrades to help!"

  "Hmm!" Zhao Xiao Feng thought for a moment, then immediately said: "Taking advantage of the Japanese people's rest time, we will immediately proceed with the deployment according to plan! We must quickly seize control of Shenyang City!"

  "Alright!" Pu Ye immediately turned around and walked away, but suddenly he turned back, handing the water in his hand to Zhao Xiaofeng: "Commander! Have a drink first! Hongshan has already received orders from the Japanese. They ordered our troops at Yanwangzhai to move towards Shenyang immediately and cooperate with the Japanese army's attack on Shenyang!"

  "Ah! Let's proceed as planned!" Zhao Xiao Feng took the water and nodded, now he was indeed thirsty, a night battle plus many days of fatigue, he really couldn't take it anymore. Fortunately, the enemy was just outside the city, which forced him to muster up his spirit and drink a bowl of water, eating some dry rations handed over by the soldiers.

  "You're Zhao Feng, the top student from Ludang Academy, right?" Huang Xiansheng walked up to Zhao Xiaofeng and extended his hand.

  Zhao Xiaofeng smiled slightly at him and also stretched out his hand, saying slowly: "Sorry! Director Huang, my original name is not Zhao Feng, but Zhao Xiaofeng!"

  "Zhao Xiaofeng?" Huang Xiansheng muttered to himself, feeling a bit strange. What was wrong with this young man? Why did he tell him that his name wasn't Zhao Feng? Zhao Feng? Zhao Xiaofeng?

  "Ah!" Huang Xiansheng suddenly exclaimed: "Zhao Xiaofeng? The commander of the Northeast Anti-Japanese Army? That young man?"

  Facing Huang Xiansheng's surprise, Zhao Xiaofeng immediately and firmly said: "Protect the family and defend the country, resolutely resist Japan! For the parents and relatives of Northeast China, for the parents and relatives of all China, I have long been preparing to resist Japan!"

  "Disgusting!" Zhao Xiao Feng secretly swallowed a mouthful of saliva, scolding himself, "Heh heh, how did I become so good at talking!"

  "Good job, Commander Zhao! Today's Fengtian City is up to you! Haha!" Huang Xiansheng continued to laugh loudly: "With you in Fengtian, I don't think the little Japanese can jump around for much longer!" He had long heard about the Northeast Anti-Japanese Army, after all, he was the police chief of Fengtian City, and he knew everything that went on in the Northeast region like the back of his hand. At Shili Slope, Zhao Xiaofeng led a dozen or so people to wipe out more than 30 Japanese elite soldiers; without much effort, they took over the old lair of "Wild Horse" at Qianpo Slope. These feats had long been exaggerated by admirers into something almost mythical.

  Zhao Xiaofeng was very satisfied with Huang Xiansheng's performance and immediately humbly said, "With Director Huang as a hero here, how dare I call myself the commander?"

  "Commander Zhao, your words are wrong! As long as you can drive these Japanese dogs out of China, we Northeastern people will support you, even if you call yourself a marshal! Now, the defense of the Fengtian city gate is up to Commander Zhao to command!" Huang Xiansheng knew that Zhao Xiaofeng couldn't hold off the Japanese attack here, so he went down to prepare. He wanted to concentrate all the forces he could gather in Fengtian City as quickly as possible and have a big battle with the Japanese!

  But Zhao Xiaofeng didn't think so, he was blocking the Japanese army in Fengtian City, just a means for him to gain fame. Now that the whole world is paying attention to the situation in Northeast China, as long as he can hold on for ten days or half a month, he can confidently lead his troops back to their base. After all, his own military strength was not yet strong enough to fight the Japanese, and his manpower was too small. As long as he could bring the weapons and equipment from here back to the base, and then raise the banner of righteousness, his troops would quickly swell in numbers. By the time he had trained them into a powerful army, he could lead them to sweep across the Japanese invaders, even attacking their stronghold in Japan!

  But how will things develop? Zhao Xiaofeng doesn't know either. "Everything depends on fate." Zhao Xiaofeng understands this principle very well.

  "The Northeast Anti-Japanese Army is in our Fengtian City! Our Fengtian City has been saved!" The people of Fengtian City cried out one after another, and instantly, the flags of the Northeast Anti-Japanese Army emerged from hidden places all over the city. These were all the work of Pu Ye, and those scouts who had been sent to Fengtian City went around persuading the people according to Pu Ye's instructions. They told them, "As long as the Northeast Anti-Japanese Army comes, the people will be saved! The Japanese will soon be driven out! Commander Zhao Xiaofeng of the Northeast Anti-Japanese Army has come to rescue the people of Fengtian!"

  The red flags all over the city were as gorgeous as the fresh blood of the Japanese invaders! On that bright red flag, a huge golden five-pointed star was embroidered, which is the flag of the Northeast Anti-Japanese Army, personally designed by Zhao Xiaofeng.

  More than 500 soldiers of the Seventh Regiment had gathered on the city wall, many of whom were sent by Zhao Xiaofeng to participate in the war, and most of them brought several or even dozens of comrades who were willing to fight against Japan.

  Zhao Xiaofeng saw more and more soldiers gathering around him, he immediately took off his military uniform and stood on the city wall, shouting: "Brothers! Fellow villagers! Everyone listen to me!"

  When he saw the soldier suddenly take off his uniform, everyone was shocked and stared at him, not knowing what medicine this person was selling in the gourd. The originally chaotic scene immediately quieted down.

  "We are no longer wanted by the Northeast Army! We are no longer wanted by the government! We are no longer wanted by the National Army! What should we do now?" Zhao Xiao Feng continued to shout in a hoarse voice: "We must save ourselves, we must rely on our own strength from the Northeast to drive out the Japanese devils! I am Zhao Xiao Feng, the commander of the Northeast Anti-Japanese Army! Please believe me, I will lead the army to recover our rivers and mountains! Return the people's sky to its former clarity!" Zhao Xiao Feng was not a politician, he was not good at giving speeches, but what he said were words that had been carefully thought out to stir people's hearts: "Men with blood in their veins! Everyone pick up your weapons! For our home, for our parents and relatives! Let's fight the little devils!"

  "Good!" Instantly, the whole Xiaoxi Gate boiled up. Under the support of the Northeast Anti-Japanese Army soldiers, everyone at the scene shouted loudly.

  The people on the scene don't care who you are, as long as you sincerely resist Japan and think for the people, they will support you! The current people are very simple-minded, they don't know what kind of army Zhao Xiaofeng is in command of, but they do know that when the Japanese came, the Northeast Army ran away, the National Army ran away, even the Young Marshal was not there, and many soldiers who were originally stationed in Fengtian also left the city. Now, suddenly a "famous" anti-Japanese commander appeared, everyone is excited, and many people are shouting to sign up for the army.

  Suddenly, a team of people rushed quickly from the city to the nearby city wall. Zhao Xiao Feng was shocked at first, and this team had nearly two thousand people! But he took a closer look, immediately overjoyed, excitedly shouting loudly: "Brothers! I'm here!"

  "Big brother! Zhao big brother! Zhao Feng big brother!......" Those military officers who had trained and studied together at the Martial Arts Hall, as well as most of the elites from all over the place, had all arrived! They rushed towards Zhao Xiaofeng, shouting loudly.