Devil's Army

When Chunxiu and Xiangqin heard that they had to go back to the village, they stood there and didn't dare to move.

Seeing this, Xiao Guo said to them:

"How about you take our company commander across the river from the shallow water in front, and I'll take a platoon leader back to the village to fight the Japanese?"

Chunxiu and the others nodded quickly.

As Chunxiu led the way, the third company commander asked her:

"How did you know we were at the fork in the road?"

"We didn't know. We were on our way to visit our relatives in Baodi and just happened to run into you guys."

Chunxiu and her companions brought the third company commander and his men to the shallow water. The third company commander told them to return to the village later, and then led the soldiers across the river quickly.

When the soldiers of the third company reached the vicinity of the Japanese position on the small wooden bridge at the fork in the road, the Japanese's attention was all attracted by the soldiers of the first company on the other side of the small wooden bridge.

The third company commander immediately launched an attack on the Japanese position.

The Japanese soldiers in the position were suddenly attacked by the soldiers of the third company and immediately became panic-stricken.

Company after row of soldiers quickly crossed the bridge under the cover of soldiers on the river bank.

The first row of soldiers from the first company rushed across the bridge and attacked the enemy's position fiercely. The second row of soldiers from the first company also quickly crossed the bridge.

The Japanese in the position were attacked from both sides by the first and third companies of the third regiment. Gradually, they could not hold on and began to retreat towards Baodi.

The Third Regiment Commander did not order his soldiers to pursue either. The Third Brigade Commander gave him the task of guarding the Sanchakou and Bailonggang Bridge.

The commander of the third regiment ordered the commander of the first battalion to arrange soldiers to immediately consolidate the existing fortifications and build new ones.

The commander of the Third Regiment set up the regimental headquarters on the south side of the small wooden bridge at the fork in the road, and the Third Battalion moved into the headquarters with the Third Regiment.

Xiao Guo led a platoon leader and two squads of soldiers and quickly ran to the village. These devils were capable of doing anything. If they returned too late, they would not know how badly the village had been harmed by the devils.

Xiao Guo and his men quickly arrived at the outskirts of the village. There was no gunfire in the village, no shouting from the villagers, and no sight of any Japanese sentries.

This further confirmed the third company commander's speculation that this group of devils came here for reconnaissance. They did not dare to be too ostentatious, for fear of alerting the devil troops in Ji County.

A platoon leader asked Xiao Guo:

“Is there a way to get into the village that bypasses the entrance?”

"Yes, the walls of our village are relatively low, and you can climb over them from either end."

"First squad leader, you are responsible for the left side of the village. Second squad leader, you are responsible for the right side of the village. After entering the village, pay attention to the Japanese sentries."

After entering the village, a platoon leader discovered that there were indeed two Japanese sentries at the entrance of the village. They were hiding under the wall and looking outside through a small hole in the wall.

If we rushed into the village rashly, we would definitely alert the Japanese. If the Japanese took the villagers as hostages, things would become difficult to handle.

In order not to alert the Japanese in the village, a platoon leader left two soldiers to deal with the secret sentry at the village entrance, and the others went into the village to search for the Japanese.

Soon, a platoon leader and his men discovered the Japanese and the villagers who were surrounded in the village ancestral hall.

The villagers were divided into two groups by the Japanese and squatted. A lieutenant asked a villager to stand up and asked:

"Now it's your turn to tell us what you know about the Jixian troops."

A Japanese soldier came over, escorting one of the villagers on the left.

"The troops in Ji County have armored vehicles. I saw them when I went to Ji County to buy something." The villager said timidly.

“Great, how many are there?”

"I saw three that day, but I don't know how many there were in total."

"Okay, next one." The villagers were driven to the right side of the village. The Japanese soldiers escorted a villager from the left side.

Obviously, the third company commander's guess was correct. This was a reconnaissance unit of the devils. He was interrogating the villagers, trying to learn about the situation of the Jixian First Army from them. If they hadn't met the third company commander and his men, these villagers would have been killed after the devils learned about the situation.

"Go!" A platoon leader gave the order, and the soldiers broke into the house and shot at the Japanese in the house. Some soldiers also shot at the Japanese in the house from the window.

The two Japanese sentries at the entrance of the village were shocked when they heard the gunshots from inside the village. But before they could react, the two soldiers of the First Army who were staring at them fired gunshots, and their hands holding the guns were hit, and the guns in their hands slipped to the ground.

The two Japanese sentries didn't even bother to pick up their guns and ran out of the village.

Another round of gunfire rang out, and two Japanese soldiers were shot in the legs and fell to the ground.

Two soldiers from the First Army rushed forward and tied them up tightly.

The gunfire in the village ancestral hall soon stopped, and all 13 Japanese devils were knocked down.

The gunshots also caused panic among the villagers, and several children burst into tears.

"Fellow villagers, we are from the First Anti-Japanese Army. We have wiped out all the Japanese devils. You are safe now." A platoon leader walked into the ancestral hall and comforted the villagers.

Xiao Guo also followed him into the ancestral hall. When the villagers saw Xiao Guo, their mood gradually calmed down.

The platoon leader left behind the old village chief Guo and two young villagers, and asked the others to go home.

"Old village chief, can you tell us what happened?" a platoon leader asked the old village chief Guo.

"Around nine o'clock this morning, when I just walked out of the village, I saw a group of Japanese soldiers running towards me with guns. Oh, by the way, Xiao Guo, where are your wife and sister Xiangqin? When the Japanese soldiers came, they were outside the village, and I told them to run quickly." The old village chief asked Xiao Guo worriedly.

"They are all fine." Xiao Guo said with a smile.

Only then did Village Chief Guo breathe a sigh of relief.