Anti-Japanese War: Starting from Yaobai

Chapter 2247 Hu Hansan-Death!

After Ma Sanpao left, Duanwu called Long Qianyan and said, "Let's cooperate and stop the puppet army first. Remember to leave some grenades and machine gun bullets, because we will most likely have to deal with the devils later."

"Yes!"

Long Qianyan accepted the order with a serious expression.

The guerrillas were not numerous to begin with, and 200 of them were sent to attack Houjiashan. He and Duanwu, his leader Ye, could only use more than 120 people, and there were more than a dozen lightly wounded among them.

And they only have so few people, not only do they have to stop the two devils, but they are also likely to stop the devils. Thinking about this battle, he has no confidence. If Leader Ye was not there, he would definitely fight this battle with the determination to die.

At the same time, Duanwu unfolded the map and quickly locked onto two unnamed peaks.

These are two small hills, running east-west, about fifty meters high. There are dense trees on the hills, so they can be used as shelters, and the terrain can be used to throw grenades at the puppet army and the devils.

Moreover, dense forests can also block enemy artillery attacks.

Of course, this refers to grenade launchers. If the Japanese use mortars, no matter how dense the forest is, it may not be able to withstand the Japanese bombardment.

But Duanwu was certain that the Japanese artillery would not be able to catch up here in a short period of time.

The Japanese couldn't even climb up the cliff with large artillery such as mountain cannons. Even the mortars that were easy to carry weighed nearly 200 kilograms, so it would be strange if the Japanese artillery could outrun the infantry.

Therefore, Duanwu had to create a time difference and quickly retreat after blocking the Japanese and puppet troops. Of course, this depended on the speed of Ma Sanpao and Ma Pingan.

At this time, Ma Ping'an and Ma Sanpao had already arrived at Houjiashan.

Houjia Mountain has undulating terrain and towering peaks, presenting a magnificent scene of overlapping mountains.

At the top of the mountain range, the peaks are steep and rugged, the rocks are exposed, and the walls are more than a hundred feet high, giving people a feeling of being insurmountable.

The terrain here is very dangerous, with cliffs everywhere, as if it were a natural moat.

The northern part is relatively flat, with hillsides stretching for dozens of miles.

Ma Ping'an's face changed slightly when he saw this. The terrain of Houjiashan was too dangerous. If he had known earlier, he would have let Duanwu take Hu Hansan with him all the time, so that they could pass the test without bloodshed.

Of course, it's unrealistic to think about it. If we had forced Hu Hansan to leave at that time, I'm afraid Hu Hansan would have done something desperate.

Hu Hansan had quite a few men, one battalion had more than 400 men, but the guerrillas only had about 300 men who could fight, and the rest were either wounded or carrying baggage, and were unable to fight at all.

Therefore, Duanwu had no choice but to give up on forcing Hu Hansan to leave, lest the other party become desperate.

Of course, the most important thing is that the Japanese are approaching. If they get entangled with Hu Hansan because of this matter, they may not be able to reach Houjiashan at this time.

What no one expected was that the terrain of Houjiashan was so steep.

Ma Sanpao asked: "Can we go around it?"

Ma Pingan thought for a moment and said, "There are mountains and cliffs on the west side of the road, and there is a mountain stream on the east side of the road. There is water below. How can we get around it?"

However, at this moment, Ma Sanpao suddenly remembered something: "Leader Pan, among those people of Hu Hansan just now, there is a brother I knew before. He told me that there is a road that can go down to the bottom of the mountain stream, and we can easily pass Houjiashan.

He also told me that they didn’t want to fight the Japanese either, but they had no choice, so they tried to avoid a firefight if possible.”

Ma Pingan asked back: "Is it reliable?"

Ma Sanpao replied, "Reliable, this guy is a high-ranking officer under Hu Hansan, a battalion commander, and his name is Su Lao J." "Su Lao J?"

Ma Ping'an was surprised. It was the first time he heard such a strange name.

Ma Sanpao explained, "This kid's father is an old gambler. When Su Lao J was born, he was dealt a good hand of cards with four Js, so he got this name. Before he joined the guerrillas, we gambled a few times together. He had bad luck and always lost. In the end, I gave him a dollar and told him to go to the city to find a job. Otherwise, he would have starved to death long ago."

"Oh!"

Ma Ping'an nodded. He didn't expect that there was such a connection.

Ma Pingan said, "Then we will hold our troops for now. You divide your men into five groups and search for this road as quickly as possible. Leader Ye will be under great pressure. Once the Japanese pursuers arrive and we cannot break through Houjiashan, we will be in danger of being wiped out."

"I see."

Ma Sanpao understood, and immediately took his men to find a way down to the bottom of the mountain stream.

Ma Ping'an continued to lead his men to investigate Houjiashan, looking for other ways to break through the blockade of Houjiashan.

But it was obvious that the Japanese had already thought of what they could think of. Houjiashan had been defended so tightly that even Ma Ping'an could not think of a way to force his way in.

Of course, it would be much easier if Duanwu was there. I'm afraid he could reach the enemy's position by himself.

But at this time, Duanwu was fighting fiercely with the puppet army.

In order to show their bravery in front of the Japanese, these puppet soldiers charged three times in a row, and more than fifty of them were killed while they were still preparing for the fourth charge.

Duanwu looked through his sniper rifle and saw Hu Hansan still giving orders eight hundred meters away.

In order to save his own life, this traitor had no choice but to let his men die.

They let the guerrillas go, which the Japanese saw as rebels. It would be strange if they didn't hold them accountable when they returned.

As the commander, Hu Hansan was naturally the primary culprit.

Hu Hansan didn't want to die, he was yelling at his men. But at this moment, the god of death came quietly, and Hu Hansan's head exploded like a watermelon.

Bright red blood and yellow-white brain matter sprayed all over the bodies and faces of the surrounding Japanese soldiers, including Su Lao J. He was the closest to Hu Hansan. When Hu Hansan died, he was so scared that he shrank his head and ran away without even caring about Hu Hansan's body.

Seeing this, the other traitors didn't care anymore. Hu Hansan was already dead, so why should they risk their lives?

Moreover, now that Hu Hansan is dead, they have an excuse. When the Japanese blame them, they will say that it was Hu Hansan who gave the order.

At this time, Su Lao J also thought so. As for the deep brotherly love? Screw it! He and Hu Hansan originally met at the gambling table, and both of them just had the same hobby.

  Are you kidding me that we are going to fight the guerrillas for him now?

What's more, he had real friends in the guerrillas. When he was in debt from gambling and almost beaten to death, it was Ma Sanpao who saved him and gave him the only dollar he had.

Although he lost the money in gambling when he got to the city, he would never forget this love until his death.

Therefore, he did not want to be an enemy of Ma Sanpao at this time. And if Hu Hansan had not said that they would have a hard time explaining if the Japanese came, he would not have followed.

  It was just right that Hu Hansan died at this time, so he could retreat with a legitimate reason!

(End of this chapter)