Devil's Army

"Assemble," Leng Feng ordered half an hour after lunch.

Since the guerrillas had not received military training, the entire assembly process took more than ten minutes.

Leng Feng looked at his watch with an unpleasant expression.

"It takes 18 minutes to gather together. The opportunity on the battlefield is fleeting. How many opportunities can be wasted in 18 minutes?"

The team members all lowered their heads and dared not say a word.

"Now I announce the personnel appointments of the troops. Gray Wolf is the captain of the first squad, and Tiao Wolf is the deputy captain. Wait a moment, Tiao Wolf will be responsible for teaching the new team members how to use firearms and grenades, as well as some precautions on the battlefield."

"Yes," Diaolang saluted.

"Wen Lang is the captain of the second squad, Wu Lang is the deputy captain. Wu Lang is also responsible for teaching them the use of guns and grenades and the precautions on the battlefield. Let's start the training now. The first squad turns left, and the second squad turns right. Each of them goes forward 100 meters, go."

The troops were scattered loosely and untidyly to both sides.

At this time, He Bangzi brought his little sister to Leng Feng.

"Captain Leng, I also want to join your army. He Bangzi touched his little sister's head and said reluctantly, "I just can't bear to leave my little sister. We are the only two siblings left at home to depend on each other."

"Little sister," Leng Feng squatted down and took Xiao Lingdang's hand and asked, "Are you afraid of blood?"

"I'm not afraid of blood. I've killed field mice with my father before!" Little Bell said childishly with her head raised.

"Okay, then go and help that sister." Leng Feng said to Xiao Lingdang, pointing at Yuan Wanting who was bandaging the wounds of a wounded person.

Little Bell ran to find her elder sister and shouted, "Sister, sister, the elder brother wants me to come over and help you."

Yuan Wanting followed the sound and saw Xiao Lingling running towards her, and also saw Leng Feng nodding at her.

Yuan Wanting hugged Xiao Lingling tightly and stroked her head. At her age, she should still be in school, playing and being spoiled in the arms of her parents. But now she has to face the troubles of hunger and the threat of death at all times.

"Captain, we also want to join the coalition."

"If we don't drive away the Japanese, we will have no way to survive."

After He Bangzi came over, a few other young men came over.

"Okay, those who want to join the army, please line up here to sign up." Leng Feng said loudly.

"Hula!" Fifteen people came over at once. If more than 15 people had not been massacred by the devils, there might have been more people coming to serve as soldiers, Leng Feng thought to himself.

"Wenlang, come here for a moment."

"Yes." Chen Bowen trotted to Leng Feng.

"Help them register and assign them to the militia. Teach them how to use guns and grenades, as well as some precautions on the battlefield."

"Okay," Wenlang replied.

"He Shanmao, come here." Leng Feng shouted to He Shanmao who was next to the skinny monkey.

"Okay." He Shanmao then walked to Leng Feng.

"Come on, let's sit under that tree and you can help me introduce the situation here." Leng Feng pulled He Shanmao and walked together to the big tree beside the well.

"What year and month is it now?" Leng Feng asked He Shanmao.

"It is September 21, 9st year of the Republic of China." He Shanmao looked at Leng Feng in confusion, thinking, "How come this person doesn't even know what year and month it is?"

Leng Feng knew his doubts and did not explain. In the 21st year of the Republic of China, that is, September 1932, 9, it was exactly the first anniversary of the Liutiaohu Incident when the Japanese Kwantung Army attacked the three northeastern provinces.

"Then where is this place?" Leng Feng asked again

"This is Hejia'an Village, Dadianzi, Tieling County. The county seat of Tieling County is more than 40 miles to the left," said He Shanmao.

"I often go to nearby counties to sell leather, so I am familiar with the area."

"Oh, okay, then explain it more carefully."

"More than 40 miles ahead of Tieling County is Tiaobinshan County, to the north are Kaiyuan County and Changtu County. To the west is Qingyuan Manchu Autonomous County, and to the south is Fengtian."

"Oh, so we are now near Shenyang in September 1932." Leng Feng said to himself.

"What Shenyang?"

"Oh, no, Shenyang is now Fengtian. The group of devils we wiped out came from Tieling County, right?"

"should be."

"How many enemies are there in the county now?" Leng Feng asked again.

"There should be more than 300 devils in the county town, and a puppet army battalion of about 500 people."

"How could there be so many Japanese devils in a small county?" Leng Feng asked.

"Originally there were only about 50 devils here, but later the guerrillas in this area became more aggressive, so they sent in more than 300 Kwantung Army soldiers to encircle and suppress them."

"The Japanese discovered that this squad was missing tonight, so they will send at least one squad over tomorrow. It's more than 40 miles from here to the county seat, so it only takes about five hours to walk there, and it should take less than an hour to drive there. The Japanese probably won't send troops at night, so we should be here in the morning tomorrow."

At this time, a battle plan had already formed in Leng Feng's mind.