Anti-Japanese War: Starting from Yaobai

Chapter 2332: Solid as a rock!

The five-kilometer mountain road is neither long nor short.

But the guerrillas had many wounded and sick soldiers.

The old wounded were able to follow the troops slowly after their wounds healed. But the battle continued, so as the wounded healed, another group needed to be carried on stretchers.

Besides, the troops have to fight, so it is impossible for everyone to carry the stretcher.

Therefore, Duanwu believed that this time, they might not be able to break out successfully as the pursuers were approaching.

Of course, it would be much easier if we knew the exact number of the Japanese reinforcements.

But Duanwu is not a god, so how can he know how many Japanese reinforcements there are?

He looked straight ahead and didn't say a word for a long time.

Ma Ping'an stood behind Duanwu and knew that he was thinking, so he didn't disturb him.

Duanwu suddenly turned around and said, "Order the first company to follow me, and you and Ma Shanpao to lead the second company to follow slowly from behind. Send out scouts to stay behind the team and report to me immediately if they find any trace of the enemy."

Ma Pingan first responded, "Yes, I'll find someone to do it right away." But then he asked, "Brother Ye, do you mean to split the troops into two groups, one to take down the Japanese outpost first, and then when the second group arrives, we can pass through?"

Duanwu shook his head and said, "It's still too late. Even if we rush through this last sentry post, we can't get rid of the enemy. And if we go further north, we will be in Chaoyang. Will the devils there let us go? So now, the further north we go, the more dangerous it will be."

Ma Ping'an sighed and said, "It would be great if Ma Hu and the others were willing to follow us. I just saw that Ma Hu's men were fighting very bravely."

Duanwu shook his head again and said, "They are not the same as us. I saw their fighting style, it was fierce. It was like a swarm of locusts leaving no grass behind. If they were in front of them, if they were Japanese civilians, I believe they would kill them all.

But as the Northeast Anti-Japanese Allied Forces, we still have to have a bottom line. At least we can't kill the Japanese civilians indiscriminately."

Ma Pingan sighed and said, "Brother Ye, you are right. If we want to let these people in, it will probably take a lot of time."

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Duanwu was speechless because that was not what he meant.

But at this moment, there was no time to explain to him, because the company that had just cleaned up the battlefield had already assembled, led by Long Qianyan.

Duanwu ordered: "Everyone, let's go and destroy another blockade of the devils."

However, at this moment, Ma Hu came with his men and said, "Brother Ye, count us in. Let's open up this road together."

Duanwu did not refuse, because the more people there were, the shorter the time it would take for them to capture the Japanese checkpoint.

But Duanwu also knew that Ma Hu's men were not many at this time, and even Li Tiezhu was seriously injured.

Li Tiezhu is a powerful general under Ma Hu.

Many other leaders were also injured, and countless of their subordinates were killed or wounded.

Ma Hu's men fought fiercely, but they also suffered heavy casualties, at least half as many as the guerrillas.

Compared with regular troops, they still lack some experience in warfare.

However, Duanwu had indeed witnessed their bravery, and they were indeed heroes of the green forest.

"Let's go, let's take down this last Japanese checkpoint in Jinzhou." Duanwu waved his hand slightly, and all the guerrillas set off and headed straight for another Japanese checkpoint five kilometers away.

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Night falls. Although it is only the early hours of the night, a bright moon has quietly climbed up the branches, casting thousands of silver rays of light, and covering this silent and tense night with a soft and mysterious veil.

The stars, shining together with the moonlight, seem to be the most loyal watchers in the sky, silently watching everything that is about to happen below.

After a rapid march, Duanwu's troops finally appeared in front of the Japanese outpost twenty minutes later.

This is a solid fortress built of reinforced concrete, like a giant dragon winding and stretching, blocking the way of Duanwu and others.

There are many guard towers on the defense line, each of which is equipped with heavy machine guns and searchlights. The Japanese soldiers are armed with live ammunition and are ready for battle as if facing a powerful enemy.

Outside the defense line, there are dense barbed wire and minefields, which are like a giant net that foreshadows death, enough to keep any enemy out of the outpost.

Any person or animal attempting to cross this area will face catastrophic death.

And at the edge of this web of death, patrolling devils shuttled back and forth, their shadows elongated in the moonlight, like ghosts in fairy tales.

There was a suppressed and tense atmosphere in the air, as if even the wind had stopped breathing, just waiting for that moment to explode.

Duanwu and his troops stood quietly outside the defense line, staring at the seemingly insurmountable barrier.

Liu Jinbiao's mouth twitched at this time, and he quickly said: "When I passed by here before, there were not so many artillery towers. I don't know why there are so many artillery towers suddenly."

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Duanwu was also speechless. Because there were so many artillery towers, and they were connected together, and there were minefields and barbed wire, how could they pass through in a short time?

Moreover, there were searchlights on the artillery towers, and the Japanese were scanning back and forth, and there were still Japanese outside the minefield.

However, this reminded Duanwu that since the Japanese could come out for patrol, they must have a way out.

In other words, they could completely use the road the Japanese came out of to launch an attack on the artillery tower.

However, this did not seem to work either. Because the Japanese soldiers were traveling along the road, it was fine for them to walk, but if they walked, they would probably be shot by the Japanese soldiers' machine guns in the building.

This is indeed another difficult problem, and Duanwu must find a way to solve it. Otherwise, not only will they fail to take down the Japanese sentry post, but they will also most likely suffer heavy casualties here.

However, at this moment, Ma Hu said, "Brother Ye, we provided the information. Now the information is wrong, I must take responsibility. I will take the lead."

As he spoke, Ma Hu also said to the others: "Brothers here, do you have any objections?"

"no!"

Everyone said in unison that they were all Ma Hu's die-hard brothers. Whatever Ma Hu said was true.

What's more, there was indeed a problem with their intelligence.

As a man of the outlaws, every word he speaks is a nail, so why would he get entangled in such things?

So before Ma Hu finished speaking, they all responded with a toast, and someone rolled up his sleeves and said, "Brothers, I'll take the lead. Let's take down the two Japanese artillery towers first. The rest is up to you brothers."

Another person said, "How can that be possible? I'll do it!"

"I come!"

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Everyone started fighting over it, and no one wanted to give in!