He Daqing, do you know how I've lived these past years?

At the corner of the hall, Leyou spotted the family of five she had met earlier squatting there, weaving straw sandals. She asked them if they had eaten dinner.

After receiving the answer, Leyou went into the kitchen and found that Jingxian was already heating up the food, while Huangying was chirping incessantly nearby.

A moment later, when Mulan Hua led Nianmin in, the food was already heated up.

……

After finishing his meal, Leyou lit a cigarette and said to the three women:

"Tomorrow I'm going with the 58th Army to encircle and annihilate the Japanese."

I'll give you the machine gun. I gave the previous twenty-odd rifles to the local guerrillas; that way they'll have more weapons and be more confident. It also helps avoid casualties.

Since the last time we repelled the enemy, Jizhou has been both resisting and retreating. Therefore, Master will be back in a few days. I will leave some food for you.

Nianmin also needs your help. Go to bed early tonight. I'll keep watch tonight, and I'll leave at dawn tomorrow.

"Brother"

"Senior brother, you have to be careful. Bullets don't have eyes, but you do!"

Jingxian and the other two women gave Leyou a series of instructions before returning to their room.

Leyou pulled out several bags of grain, about ten pounds of meat, and some vegetables from the cupboard. He hung the meat on the rafters and started polishing his rifle, humming a tune. Anyone know how to do this?

"The brave generals of the Three Kingdoms"

Zhao Zilong is the top choice.

Heroes emerge before Changbanpo

And that Zhang Yide

Waiting on Dangyang Bridge

A thunderous roar resounded continuously.

......"

Leyou, gun in hand, walked out of the kitchen and saw the family of five huddled in a corner of the living room, resting. He went over to them.

"Hey, fellow villager, why don't you ask your wife and two daughters to sleep inside?"

"How can that be? Your room is full of your wife and children. It's the same for us to rest here."

"Why don't you let your two daughters sleep over there? That way you won't be so tired."

"Let's go, I'll go and talk to them."

"Thank you, sir. Thank you, sir."

So Leyou led the two girls into the room, spoke briefly with the other girls, then retrieved a blanket from his spatial storage behind the door and placed it on the table inside the room before leaving.

I walked about 100 meters. I sat down, lit a cigarette, and quietly looked ahead.

……

As dawn broke, Jingxian walked over carrying a bowl of meat porridge and some vegetables.

Leyou smiled, gave him a kiss, and then started eating breakfast.

"I have to go now. Keep an eye on things at home. If you can't manage, talk to Mulan and the others about taking turns keeping watch at night. We'll leave as soon as I get back. Thank you for your hard work."

After gently touching Jingxian's furrowed brows, Leyou whispered words of comfort before picking up his gun and heading east.

Jingxian stood there with the empty bowl until Leyou was out of sight, then she quietly wept as she returned to the Taoist temple.

"Why can't we just live a normal life? Every day is filled with fear and uncertainty."

……

"Le You, company commander of the Third Company, immediately proceed to the Nanwan Bridge area to encircle and annihilate the enemy."

……

After receiving the battle order, Leyou went to the logistics department to get a few grenades, and then led his team on a rapid march to the designated location.

They soon arrived at Nanwan Village. Seeing the villagers coming and going, Leyou breathed a sigh of relief. Just as he was about to order an advance towards Qiaotou Village, a patrolling soldier ran over to report:

"Company commander, enemy spotted 600 meters behind us."

"About two hundred people"

Good grief. We've run into a whole squadron.

The disparity in troop strength is enormous! The enemy's mere dozen or so light and heavy machine guns would be enough to give them a run for their money, not to mention their infantry guns and grenade launchers.

"Order the first platoon to enter the village and evacuate the people as soon as possible, and disperse them into the houses. Once the enemy enters the village and hears our gunfire, immediately open fire to eliminate the enemy who have entered the village."

The second platoon ambushed the enemy at the village entrance, attacking the middle section of the enemy force. The main assault focused on taking away the enemy with light and heavy machine guns.

The third platoon will be positioned last, focusing their attack on the enemy's infantry guns and grenade launchers. They must be eliminated; even if the entire platoon is wiped out, I will go with them.

Second row, third row, don't be stingy with grenades, throw them wherever there are many people.

Brothers, you're back safe and sound, let's get started!

At Leyou's command, the three platoon leaders each led their forty-odd men into action, and Leyou also took out two samurai swords and ran off.

"Company commander, the troops ahead have entered the village. Should we fire?"

"and many more"

Leyou only ordered an attack when he saw the artillery convoy appear before him.

"Boom boom boom"

"Boom boom boom"

Seeing the grenades exploding around the infantry gun, Leyou was heartbroken and slapped the ground, crying out in distress.

"Damn it, beat them up! Stop firing the cannons! If the tires explode, are you going to push them?"

As the third platoon began their attack, the second platoon also started throwing grenades at the enemies wielding machine guns and opened fire.

Upon hearing the gunshots, the entire platoon began firing sniper shots; some fired from the rooftops, some from the second-floor attics, and others from inside the pigsty…

The artillery, which had no cover, was quickly wiped out, and Leyou hurriedly shouted:

"Give me suppressive fire, and send a few men to seize the grenade launchers and fire at the enemy in the middle."

"What does a grenade launcher look like, company commander? All I see are a few big gun barrels."

"I usually tell you to read more books, but you try to outsmart your teachers. That little thing is a grenade launcher."

After shouting his words, Leyou immediately ran towards the infantry gun.

"If I hadn't learned how to use howitzers from William in the Nu River area, I wouldn't know how to use this Type 92 at all."

"Damn it, even if you're close by, I can still kill you all with a single blast!"

After loading ammunition and adjusting the angle, Leyou immediately called over about ten team members to slightly lift the rear frame of the Type 92 rifle.

"fire"

"boom"

With a deafening roar, the enemy in the middle section was blown apart like bowling balls, while the soldiers who had seized the grenade launchers continued to bombard the enemy in the middle section by feel.

Leyou, who was being tossed and turned through the air by the gun mount, felt like the grenade launcher could fire a dozen or twenty shots in that minute. It's a good thing!

"Snapped"

"clap clap"

With seven or eight thuds, the remaining people in the three rows nearby rushed over to help everyone up.

Good heavens, after firing one shot, this infantry gun has turned upside down. Was it raised too high?

Looking back at the soldiers who had just fallen, they seemed mostly unharmed. Next time, let's not lift them up; we can fire horizontally anyway, so if one shot isn't enough, we can fire a few more.

He then hastily ordered the third platoon to attack the enemy.

"Boom boom boom"

"bang bang bang"

The enemy in the middle section was quickly wiped out by a pincer attack, while the enemy in front, without reinforcements, soon died from hidden gunfire.

So brothers, it's easy to dodge a spear in the open, but hard to guard against an arrow in the dark. Be careful and don't be too optimistic about things.

"Collect the spoils, each squad counts its members, and anyone who knows how to fire infantry guns, come over here."

Seeing the two soldiers coming over, Leyou was at a loss. He quickly asked the three platoon leaders to each find three clever soldiers to come and learn from.

"This is a Type 92 infantry gun; it can fire directly and at a 70-degree angle."

"There are eleven of you here. I'll teach you how to load ammunition, clean up, adjust angles, and so on."

"So it is, and so it is."

……

After teaching the soldiers how to fire the cannon, Leyou quietly went to the grenade launcher. Seeing that no one was around, he put two of them into his spatial storage and also collected two boxes of cannonballs.

Just as he was chuckling to himself,

"Report! A Sichuanese troop is approaching from the rear."

"Wait a minute, why are there Shu troops here?"

"Let's go take a look."

Leyou led three platoon leaders and two squads of soldiers toward the dense crowd in the distance.

"Those bastards, they ran so fast, I didn't even see them!"

"Short-lived turtle! You bastard! You idiot!"

"The horse sellers all come across street vendors."

……

"Stop talking nonsense, you bunch of idiots! Someone's coming!"

……

Leyou looked at the group of young faces in front of him, some of whom were still going through puberty and were wearing straw sandals.

Some carried bamboo tubes on their backs, while others carried bamboo baskets; they wore only thin clothes, patched all over.

He was holding an 1888 Commission rifle, also known as the old-fashioned rifle, and had several twisted hand grenades strapped to his waist.

"Which division of the Shu army are you from, and what are you doing here?"

The boy in the lead chuckled, scratched his head, stepped forward, and said:

"Grandpa, what's up? Do you need a claw?"

Seeing the boy's somewhat unconvinced expression, Leyou said:

"What's wrong? What's it that you're unhappy about?"

"Can you understand the story I'm about to tell?"

Le You was completely baffled. He asked him where he was from, but he wouldn't say. He even wanted to set up a formation.

Seeing Le You's impatient expression, the leading boy quickly smiled and said:

"Don't be angry, we're here to help you tie it up."

"We should learn from those older generations who went to Sichuan to fight against the Japanese."

They marched with high spirits to fight the Japanese invaders and help the people.

Our old man used to come here with General Yang and kill a lot of bastards, you know?

So today we must rise up and wipe out those damned enemies!

Only after a platoon leader explained the boy's words to Leyou, who only had a vague understanding, did he finally comprehend what he was saying.

Looking at the group of skinny, bamboo-like boys in front of him, he was immediately reminded of the group of kids he had met when he attacked Songshu Mountain. He felt a mix of sadness and excitement.

A strong youth makes a strong nation...

"You guys follow me for now. We're going to the bridge to fight the enemy. Once we've wiped them out, I'll treat you to some meat and rice."

"install?"

"Mo yo"

"Son, you'd better keep your word."

"Haha, don't worry, I keep my word. Platoon leader, take them to exchange their guns and equipment."

So, about forty boys followed their platoon leader to equip the Japanese soldiers with their gear. In no time, they went from muskets to cannons, and they were overjoyed.

Seeing the boy jumping up excitedly in front of him, Leyou happily took out a cigarette and lit it, while the boy who had been leading the group pulled out a pipe from his belt and handed it to him, saying:

"This is fantastic, my old man's precious treasure."

Le You shook his head, put the remaining half pack of cigarettes into his bamboo tube, and said:

"Hurry up and familiarize yourself with the gun; we're leaving soon."

"Yes, yes!"

……