The Mysterious Soldier of the Anti-Japanese War

After the Japanese reinforcements arrived, they quickly surrounded the warehouse. A Japanese officer, holding a loudspeaker, shouted into the warehouse: "You are surrounded. Now I order you to lay down your weapons and surrender. We, the Imperial Japanese Army, will treat you well."

At this time, in the secret underground passage inside the warehouse, Lei Tao, Ai Li and the underground party liaison were nervously listening to the Japanese soldiers' calls outside. Their expressions instantly became extremely solemn.

Lei Tao frowned slightly, his eyes revealing determination and resoluteness. "It seems our situation has become even more dangerous. We must not surrender to the Japanese army."

Ellie's face was filled with worry, and her voice trembled slightly. "So what should we do now? The Japanese will definitely try their best to find us."

The courier looked calm and thought for a moment before saying, "Don't panic, everyone. The Japanese may not be able to discover this secret passage. Let's wait and see what they will do next."

They stood quietly in the hallway, a tense atmosphere pervading the air. Lei Tao gripped his gun tightly, ready to respond to any danger. Ellie looked around anxiously, her heart filled with fear.

The courier was thinking about how to escape the encirclement of the Japanese army and continue to contribute to the anti-Japanese cause. They knew that if they were caught by the Japanese army, the consequences would be disastrous.

Just then, a commotion erupted outside. Japanese soldiers rushed into the warehouse, but after searching, they found no one. A sergeant suddenly spotted a rope tied to a beam in the warehouse, and the skylight on the roof was open. He shouted, "Someone's escaped from upstairs!"

Hearing the Japanese army's shouts, the three people in the passage felt nervous. Lei Tao whispered, "It seems that the Japanese army has been misled for the time being, but we can't let our guard down. They may find out something is wrong soon."

Ellie bit her lip nervously. "What do we do now? Will they continue searching this place?"

The courier calmly analyzed: "Let's wait here for a while and see what the Japanese troops do. If they don't find the passage, we'll look for an opportunity to break out."

At this tense moment, Lei Tao felt that their meeting was fate, and a formal acquaintance was necessary. He gave Ellie and the old man a standard military salute and said, "I realize our acquaintance was missing a formality. It's not too late to make up for it now. I was once the captain of a non-staff foreign special operations sparring team at a secret Soviet military academy. Later, I served as a staff officer for a mercenary corps in the European battlefield. I recently returned to China to fight in the war. My name is Lei Tao, and it's nice to meet you."

Ellie's eyes widened, she covered her mouth dramatically, then thrust out her hand. "Wow, so impressive! Then I'd like to reacquaint myself with you. Hello, Captain Lei Tao! I'm Ellie, the brave, beautiful, and intelligent reporter from the United States of America. Nice to meet you, my hero."

The old man couldn't help laughing when he saw the interaction between the two people. He shook his head and said, "You two young people are still so energetic at this time. I am Lao Wang, the underground party's liaison. From now on, we must work together to fight the Japanese devils." After that, the old man even struck a majestic pose, but accidentally almost fell down, causing Lei Tao and Ai Li to laugh, and the tense atmosphere was instantly relieved a lot.

Suddenly, an idea struck Lei Tao. He recalled a past life story about a Nationalist Army Special Forces unit during the Battle of Nanjing, where a cache of exclusively American-made weapons and equipment was stored in a basement not far from their base. This arsenal was later unearthed decades after the founding of the People's Republic of China, proving the existence of the unit. Lei Tao's thoughts suddenly came to life. "If I find this arsenal and store it in the Bagua Gyro space, I'll have no shortage of equipment for future solo operations. I can also provide support to the Eighth Route Army or the New Fourth Army if I encounter them, but they'll need to find their own ammunition supply. Perhaps I could have their arsenals manufacture the ammunition themselves?" The more Lei Tao thought about it, the more feasible it seemed, his eyes gleaming with excitement. He resolved to find this arsenal if he had the chance, and contribute even more to the cause of the war against Japan.