Devil's Army

Captain Pei, along with four team members, and the third company commander quickly left the first battalion's base when the mortars were bombing the Japanese barracks.

In order to avoid the Japanese patrol, Captain Pei and the second company commander tried to take small paths.

These paths may have been made by hunters in the mountains, and not many people use them. Some areas have been abandoned and overgrown with weeds. Some paths are only wide enough for one person to pass.

The team came to a small stream. Captain Pei instructed:

"Everyone be careful, this road is slippery."

As soon as Captain Pei finished speaking, a soldier "splashed" into the stream.

The soldier behind him subconsciously reached out to pull him, but his foot slipped and he also slid into the stream.

Captain Pei dropped his pistol sling to the side of the road and jumped into the stream.

A guerrilla fighter who was good at swimming also jumped into the water.

Two soldiers who fell into the water were struggling in the stream with a "thump, thump..."

Captain Pei and the guerrilla grabbed them from behind and swam towards the shore.

After a while, the two soldiers who fell into the water were rescued to shore by Captain Pei and the guerrilla.

"Thank you, Captain Pei!" said the soldier after being rescued.

"This short stretch of road is steep and often washed by streams. It is wet all year round, covered with moss and slippery."

"Did you hear that? Everyone, be careful with your steps," the third company commander shouted in a low voice.

"Captain Hu, it's so dark and the road ahead is difficult to travel. Why don't we just spend the night in the woods and set out at dawn?" Captain Pei suggested.

The third company commander nodded and told everyone to camp in the woods.

When patrolling at night, Captain Pei deliberately went with the third company commander.

There was so much he wanted to know about this unit.

"Captain Hu, where are you from? How many years have you been in the army?"

"I am from Nanyuan, Beijing. I joined the army in the year of the July 7 Incident."

"No wonder the Third Regiment Commander is so confident that he can defend Kuancheng County. Not only are your weapons sophisticated, but your soldiers are also very strong in combat."

"We all go through systematic and rigorous training and training before going to the battlefield. When the July 7 Incident broke out, due to time constraints, our training was far less rigorous and comprehensive than it is now."

The company commander paused for a moment and said sadly:

"At that time, more than 500 people from Nanyuan signed up to join the First Anti-Japanese Army. During those three years of fighting against the Japanese, the number of people who survived could be counted on one's ten fingers."

Captain Pei didn't say anything. Since the establishment of their Lubei Guerrillas a few months ago, how many members of their team had been killed by the Japanese?

The third company commander suddenly stopped Captain Pei and the guards as he heard some noise in the woods.

When the third company commander wanted to move forward to find out what was going on, he suddenly stopped and retreated.

A leopard slowly walked out from behind a tree, staring vigilantly at the unknown creatures that had entered its territory.

Captain Pei raised his gun and prepared to shoot the leopard.

The third captain stopped him:

"We can't shoot. This place is not too far from the Japanese base. Gunshots can travel far at night. They might hear it. Use a knife."

The captain took a guard's rifle, put on the bayonet, and said to him:

"Go, go to the camp and call a few people."

Captain Pei only had a pistol, and a guard stood in front of Captain Pei with a shining bayonet.

The third company commander also pointed his gun at the leopard.

The clouded leopard stopped. It had never eaten humans before. To it, humans were just unknown creatures.

It was always very cautious about unknown creatures and would not attack rashly. Moreover, there were two shining bayonets, which made it feel dangerous.

After a while, the leopard lowered its body, its tail gently swaying from side to side, its eyes glowing fiercely as it stared at the captain of the third company, and a deep roar came from its throat.

The third company commander had heard from the older generation that this was the prelude of a ferocious beast pouncing on a person. He quickly tightened his grip on his gun and swung it at the leopard.

The guard also stepped forward, waving his gun and shouting at the leopard.

The leopard was frightened by the third company commander and the guards and stopped for a moment, not daring to pounce forward.

At this time, the guards brought a squad of soldiers and ran towards this side with shining bayonets.

The leopard growled, turned around and ran into the bushes, and disappeared in a flash.

The third company commander breathed a sigh of relief, put down his hand holding the gun, patted his butt and walked towards the soldiers.

"There are ferocious beasts on this mountain. Notice that soldiers should patrol in squads and not go out on patrol alone."

"Yes!" the squad leader replied.

At six o'clock the next morning, the third company commander and his men set out on a journey to search for the Japanese artillery positions.