Anti-Japanese War: Starting from Yaobai

Zuoshandiao wanted to let the guerrillas go in front, but at this time, Liu Damazi said, "Boss, there are Japanese planes in the sky watching us all the time. If we let the guerrillas go in front and we go behind, it will be bad if the Japanese mistake us for guerrillas."

"Ugh!"

Zuoshandiao let out a long sigh. He was really helpless and could only let the guerrillas follow them.

But there were no Japanese planes. They had been shaken off when Duanwu and his companions hid in the dense forest.

As for calling in planes to deal with a few bandits, the Muchuan devils do not have that much power.

Of course, as a bandit, Zuoshandiao knew even less about the evil deeds of the Japs.

He was afraid of the Japanese planes, so he didn't dare to walk behind and could only lead the way for the guerrillas.

And sure enough, Duanwu's guess was correct. This mountain eagle was very cunning and had found a way to escape for himself early on.

They did not encounter any Japanese invaders on the road they took, and they reached the Songyuan area in less than two days.

Zuoshandiao originally wanted to settle in Songyuan area, but when he found that the guerrillas had stopped moving, he had to continue heading north.

Zuoshandiao’s idea was to stay away from the guerrillas as much as possible to avoid being tricked by them again.

Anyway, Zuoshandiao has a psychological trauma.

Of course, this has nothing to do with Duanwu. Duanwu is selecting a site for the guerrillas’ base.

The guerrilla base was naturally as secretive as possible. At least in the short term, they would not have any combat missions.

There are more than 400 people in the whole army, and now there are more than 100 wounded. The troops are in urgent need of rest.

However, at this time, the guerrillas encountered another problem, that is, they did not have enough food.

The food they had brought with them had been almost eaten up. Even though Chief Wugan gave Duanwu some beef jerky, kumis and other things, it was only enough for them to survive for two more days.

So their top priority is to get food.

In other words, Duanwu doesn't want to fight, but he still has to fight.

However, Duanwu is not familiar with the local area and needs to conduct reconnaissance.

In addition to Ma Hu and his team who went out to inquire, Duanwu and Li Ergou also set out on this reconnaissance mission.

Their destination was a village on the map called Sanlitun.

Li Ergou said that he had heard people talk about this village. There were several hundred people in the village. He had a friend of a friend who lived here and was also a hunter, so he remembered this incident.

However, he was not clear about the specific situation in the village;

Moreover, he had some impression of that friend's friend. If he met him, the guerrillas' food problem might be solved.

After all, the other party is a local and should know where to get food.

But when Duanwu and Li Ergou arrived in Sanlitun, it was completely different from what they had imagined.

Most of the houses in the village are dilapidated, with doors and windows closed, and some have even collapsed, leaving only ruins.

The roofs were either covered with weeds or had dark beams visible.

Inside the house, there were weeds and spider webs everywhere, and it was a mess. It was obvious that no one had lived there for a long time.

The roads in the village are bumpy and overgrown with weeds.

Occasionally, one or two stray cats or dogs jumped out from the ruins and looked at the two uninvited guests with vigilant eyes.

Their cries echoed in the empty village, adding a sense of desolation and loneliness. The entire Sanlitun seemed to be shrouded in an invisible haze, without the laughter and fireworks of the past.

It lay there quietly, as if it had long been forgotten by the world.

Duanwu and Li Ergou looked solemn, because judging from the traces at the scene, the villagers of Sanlitun had either been captured or killed.

This is an occupied area, so nothing is surprising.

But at this moment, a figure suddenly flashed around the corner more than 30 meters away from Duanwu and others.

Duanwu’s ears were so sensitive that although the other party disappeared in a flash, Duanwu heard the footsteps.

Without even thinking, he dodged and chased after him.

Li Ergou was surprised and was about to shout, but Leader Ye had already disappeared from his sight.

Li Ergou scratched his head and muttered, "Leader Ye is really getting more and more amazing. He disappeared in the blink of an eye."

Li Ergou did not chase after him, but continued to stay where he was and wait for Duanwu to come back.

Because of Duanwu's speed, even if Li Ergou rode his horse he couldn't catch up with him.

At the same time, Duanwu had caught up with the person who came.

This was a man with very thick hair and beard, wearing clothes patched up with patches on top of each other, the edges of the clothes were striped.

But the other man was a big and strong man, holding an old single-barreled shotgun in his hand.

When he saw Duanwu, he raised his gun and asked breathlessly, "Who are you?"

Duanwu asked back: "Who are you?"

Hearing that Duanwu was speaking in Chinese, the man's expression eased a lot, but he still did not let down his guard. He continued to look at Duanwu and said, "Get out of the way. We don't interfere with each other."

Duanwu didn't move, but continued: "Ask something, and then leave."

The other party sneered: "You really don't know how to live or die. As soon as I pull the trigger, your whole body will be beaten into a hornet's nest."

Duanwu smiled and said, "You are not a person who kills innocent people. Neither am I. I just want to ask you something, and I don't want you to fight to the death. And I think there is a reason why you didn't shoot. Either there are no bullets in the gun, or you don't want others to hear the gunshot."

"Who are you?"

The other party's expression changed obviously, because it was obvious that Duanwu's analysis was correct.

Duanwu slowly said: "Anti-Japanese United Army!"

The other party's expression changed again, but then he said fiercely with a fierce look in his eyes: "You are lying. The Anti-Japanese United Army no longer exists. Who are you?"

Duanwu spread his hands helplessly and said, "I've already told you, but you don't believe me. And I've said it from the beginning, I'm just asking about something, I don't know why you're so nervous?"

The other party seemed to be thinking, and after a moment he asked: "What's the matter? Tell me? But don't try to do anything bad. Otherwise, I don't mind shooting you into a hornet's nest."

Duanwu ignored the other party's threat and said, "This is Sanlitun, where are the people in the village?"

The other party snorted coldly and said, "From out of town? Your accent sounds wrong."

At this point, the other party paused, but still held the gun and said: "The Japanese have a three-year security rectification plan, and all the villagers from the surrounding villages were arrested and put in a large village for unified management. So let alone Sanlitun, there are no people in other villages.

Okay, I have answered your question. If you continue to pester me, don't blame me for being rude."

As he said this, the other party aimed his gun at Duanwu and moved his body to leave! (End of this chapter)