Devil's Army

Li Hongmei's guerrillas fought back for a while, but were defeated and began to retreat.

The second lieutenant led his soldiers to hold on to Li Hongmei's guerrillas. In his heart, he was still laughing at the fallen Japanese squad: How could such a weak guerrilla be wiped out?

At this moment, intensive gunfire suddenly rang out on both sides of the second lieutenant's team of Japanese troops.

Moreover, the dozen or so Japanese soldiers who had fallen suddenly came back to life, shooting at them and throwing grenades at them from behind.

The sound of the second lieutenant's small group of Japanese soldiers' counterattacks became weaker and weaker, and finally calm was restored after half an hour.

"Clean up the battlefield quickly. All these guns and grenades are yours."

"You don't want any guns?" Li Hongmei asked Jackal happily, holding a light machine gun.

"They are all yours. We don't want any guns. Also, take off all the Japanese uniforms. It's quite cold today and you are wearing too thin. Take the Japanese uniforms back and repair them to keep you warm."

"The Japanese took advantage of our lack of bullets and guns and thin clothing, so they kept raiding us. We originally had more than 300 people, but now there are only about 100 left. Another team, led by the deputy captain, is operating on the other side of the mountain."

Li Hongmei did not pretend to be so and immediately ordered the guerrillas to take off the Japanese uniforms. While taking them off, she spoke to Jackal.

In a short while, the guerrillas cleaned up the battlefield.

This battle was the first and only major victory they had won after so many battles with the Japanese.

In the past, they would sacrifice the lives of two or more members to kill one Japanese soldier, but this time they killed 48 Japanese soldiers without any casualties.

"Come on, Captain, let's sit in our base for a while," Li Hongmei invited.

"Okay, I just happen to need your help with something. You guys sit down and take a rest first. I have other team members resting in the front camp. I'll ask someone to call them all over."

"Oh, those people in front are all yours. We wanted to launch a surprise attack on them, but the difference in strength is too big, so we dare not act rashly."

The Jackal laughed. With the guerrillas' limited weapons and equipment, their small team could easily deal with them.

After a while, all the special forces stationed there came over.

Li Hongmei led Jackal and his men back to their secret camp in the mountains and forests, and arranged for two team members to go to the other side of the mountain to call the deputy captain and his men back.

The deputy captain's team was also short of weapons and clothes, so she wanted to share half of the supplies seized today with them.

"Captain, you just said you need our help with something. What is it?" Li Hongmei asked the Jackal when they were alone together.

"It's like this. Our troops are preparing to retake Kaiyuan City. We will have more soldiers sneaking in one after another. There are quite a lot of people, about two regiments. Can you arrange for them to hide nearby?"

"There's no problem in arranging for them to hide, but what about food?" Li Hongmei felt a little embarrassed when talking about food, because they were indeed short of food and clothing.

"You just need to settle them down. We will provide their food, including yours."

"Then there won't be any problem. The mountains here are high and the forests are dense. We are very familiar with this area. We know where people can hide and where there are caves."

"Because a large army needs a lot of supplies to fight, we still need time to prepare supplies and deploy troops. But there is one thing we have to do first, which is to blow up the railway bridge at Tongjiangkou. Then we have to hide here until the large army starts to recapture Kaiyuan City. We are unfamiliar with this place, and if we wander around aimlessly, we will easily encounter the devils."

"That's no problem. After you complete your mission, return to this forest and I will be responsible for settling you down and hiding you."

"Well, thank you very much."

"There's nothing to thank for. It's just a small favor. When will you take action?"

"Now that our worries are gone, we will take action tomorrow. The Japanese have been transferring supplies and troops from Xinjing. The longer we delay, the greater the pressure on Tieling County."

The next morning, the deputy captain of the guerrillas had not returned yet, so Jackal prepared to set off with the special forces.

The special forces soldier who was accidentally injured by the guerrillas stayed in the secret camp to recuperate.

"Captain, we want to follow too."

"No, you are not well trained and this battle is too dangerous. You cannot follow."

"We will just go and watch the battle, not take part in it." Li Hongmei looked at the jackal eagerly.

"Okay, you come with us. Remember, just watch the battle, don't participate."

Li Hongmei nodded happily.

Jackal asked Li Hongmei to put on the injured special forces soldier's Japanese military uniform, and then they set off.

Jackal and his men came to the place where they had fought with the Japanese squad yesterday. There was a lot of noise there, and it was obvious that the Japanese had discovered the Japanese squad that had been wiped out.

"You can't wipe out this group of Japanese soldiers cleanly with your abilities. This incident will definitely alert the Japanese soldiers in Kaiyuan City. Let's act quickly and blow up the Tongjiangkou Railway Bridge."

So Li Hongmei led Jackal and the others and ran towards the Tongjiangkou Railway Bridge along a small path.