Devil's Army

"If you don't speak up, we're going to shoot." Captain Lu shouted again towards the place where the gunshots came from.

"Who are you?" A Chinese-speaking man's voice came from the right front of Captain Lu.

"We are from the First Anti-Japanese Army in Northeast China. Which unit are you from?"

"Are you the unit that fought the Japanese in Tangshan?" A surprised voice came from the other side.

"Yes!" Captain Lu responded to them affirmatively.

Soldiers in different uniforms appeared from all around. One of the officers came over and said to Captain Lu:

"I am Wang Huazhu, the battalion commander of the 45rd Battalion of the Independent Brigade of the 125th Division of the th Army of the Sichuan Army. I am currently the highest-ranking officer among them."

"Oh, aren't they all your soldiers?" Captain Lu then noticed that among the dozens of people surrounding them, there were at least four or five different sets of military uniforms.

"We are all troops that were dispersed by the Japanese. Some are from the Sichuan Army, some are from the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army, and some are from the Central Army. Our more than 80 people come from seven or eight troops." Battalion Commander Wang introduced.

"No matter which unit you come from, you are first and foremost a Chinese soldier. The fact that you did not choose to be a deserter shows that you still want to be a Chinese soldier with a backbone."

"Sir, you said it very well. We will not be deserters. We just want to kill the devils. Captain Wang saw that you were few in number, so we discussed and wanted to eliminate you. Who knew you were not devils?"

"We wear this devil's uniform to facilitate the execution of the mission. What are your plans next?"

"We heard that there was a Chinese army fighting the Japanese in Tangshan. Captain Wang wanted to take us to join them, but we ran into you and almost had a big misunderstanding."

"Everyone come out, we are all family." Captain Wang called out.

A lot of people came out from all around and surrounded Captain Lu.

At this time, a special forces member had already bandaged the wound of the squad leader, who also walked to the side of Captain Lu.

Captain Lu glanced at the squad leader and said to everyone:

"Our troops are now in Ji County. We still have tasks to perform. Captain Lu will take you back to Ji County tomorrow."

"Captain, I want to go with you to fight the Japanese. Can you find someone else to take them back to Jixian?" Captain Lu shouted.

"You're a bitch. Go back and treat your wounds, and take them back to Jixian. If you keep making a fuss, I won't take you out to fight the Japanese again."

Captain Lu stared fiercely at Captain Wang and shouted angrily:

“It’s all your fault!”

"Captain, blame me for this, not our battalion commander. I thought you were Japanese devils!" A Sichuan Army soldier squeezed next to Battalion Commander Wang and said.

"No one is to blame for this, it's just a misunderstanding. No fight, no friendship. Everyone go and have a rest so that you can travel tomorrow."

"Sir, is there any?" The Sichuan Army soldier looked at Captain Lu and hesitated to speak.

"what happened?"

"Is there anything to eat? We brothers haven't had a full meal for several days." The Sichuan Army soldier said with gritted teeth.

"Oh, everyone take out the dry food and distribute it to the brothers." Captain Lu instructed the team members.

"We are also out here to carry out a mission, and we don't bring much food with us. You can have a full meal when you return to Jixian County." Captain Lu said to Battalion Commander Wang.

"The Japanese have caused a lot of trouble in this area, and the common people have nothing to eat. We dare not abuse the common people anymore, so we have to find some Japanese who have fallen behind to attack. So my brothers can't even have a full meal with me."

Battalion Commander Wang felt that it was his dereliction of duty for not allowing his brothers to have a full meal, and he felt very guilty.

"These days, being able to survive is already pretty good. You guys take a rest after you finish eating. I'll go to Tongzhou tomorrow to get a truck and take you back to Jixian."

The dry food brought by the sixteen special forces members was only enough to fill the stomachs of more than eighty soldiers.

After eating, everyone gathered together to rest. Captain Lu arranged several team members to guard the surrounding area.

At daybreak, Captain Lu asked Captain Wang to take everyone and his team members to rest in the camp. He and two special forces members went into Tongzhou City to get a car.

Captain Lu and his men easily sneaked into Tongzhou City in their disguises.

There were Japanese plaster flags everywhere in Tongzhou City, and Japanese patrols were patrolling back and forth on the roads.

There should be trucks in the Japanese military camp, so Captain Lu led everyone towards the camp.

Before Captain Lu and his men reached the military camp, they heard the sound of a truck engine not far away.

Captain Lu saw two Japanese soldiers driving a truck hurriedly out of the city.

When the truck was turning a corner, a Japanese lieutenant suddenly rushed out and was knocked down by the truck.

The truck driver got out of the truck to check the situation and was suddenly caught by the neck by the fallen lieutenant. Then he heard a "crack" and his neck was broken.

The other two special forces members also took the opportunity to open the car door and rushed into the cab, killing a Japanese communications soldier who was holding a briefcase.

Captain Lu and two special forces members threw the bodies of the two Japanese soldiers behind the corner. They picked up a torn mat from the side to cover the bodies. Then the three of them drove away in a truck.