I used the Mo Dao (a type of long-handled sword) to fight the Japanese.

A major battle was about to break out! The first to attack were more than forty hunting dogs. The distance of more than twenty meters was nothing to these dogs. In the blink of an eye, the hunting dogs had surrounded the Japanese soldiers and were pouncing on them!

Biting, dragging, and pouncing—as long as an opportunity arises, a Japanese soldier will fall to the ground, and then a dog will slit his throat, and that's it!

Of course, the Japanese soldiers couldn't just stand still and let the hunting dogs bite them. Their bayonets flashed, and any dog ​​that pounced on them was bound to be injured! To take down a Japanese soldier, you had to pay the price of at least two dogs, meaning two dogs were equivalent to one Japanese soldier!

But don't forget there are also eighteen strong young men wielding Mo Dao (a type of long-handled sword)! Tiger could take on four Japanese soldiers by himself and two dogs, so the others were naturally no less capable. The advantage of the Mo Dao in fighting the Japanese bayonets was immediately apparent.

The weight of the Modao (陌刀) is more than three times that of the bayonet, and when the two collide, it is usually the bayonet that deviates from its trajectory. Moreover, the Modao is three feet longer than the bayonet, so when it is swung, the bayonet can only parry!

"You little devils, die!"

Tiger roared and swung his sword at the Japanese soldier's head, but the soldier parried with his spear. Just then, Fujimoto Yellow bit into the soldier's groin, causing him to howl as the force of his arm dissipated. The sword then swiftly slit his throat! In the blink of an eye, a Japanese soldier fell, dying as a eunuch!

The two worked together very well throughout the entire process!

On the other side, Qingquan was no less formidable. Born a swordsman, he grew up wielding a sword, and his Mo Dao (a type of long-handled broadsword) moved with dazzling skill—slashing, chopping, thrusting, and parrying—leaving a bloody mark on every Japanese soldier. Any Japanese bayonet that touched his Mo Dao would inevitably go astray, and a single misstep could result in a more thorough disembowelment than if the soldier had committed seppuku themselves!

The battle started off one-sided, much to the astonishment of Masao Inoue! After several rounds, they were left with only a dozen or so men, while the enemy had no injuries other than the deaths of a few dogs!

The battle has reached its conclusion; if they continue, they will be wiped out!

“Gai ge ge! (meaning retreat)” Inoue Masao commanded in a deep voice.

With a forceful thrust of his sword, he lured the full arsenal of long-handled swords aside, then turned and ran without a second thought!

In the blink of an eye, the remaining Japanese soldiers quickly broke free from the ensuing fight and surrounded Inoue Masao, fleeing into the distance. In this back-and-forth exchange, nearly fifty men had been lost; Inoue Masao's heart was bleeding!

Adding to the losses in the valley, their plan to lure the enemy this time was simply a joke!

But that's not all! Escape isn't that easy! Don't forget the other side has over forty hunting dogs; how could a person possibly outrun dogs?

Mancang and his men chased the enemy all the way to the foot of the mountain before stopping, as they didn't know how many Japanese soldiers were still in the valley. Losing a few brothers for these remnants would be a huge loss! Manxin was still unconscious, so they needed to quickly retreat to a safe place and try to get some penicillin.

"A magnificent feat! It's truly a blessing from our ancestors that this old man has the honor of witnessing such a heroic act! These young men are all heroes! Heroes of our ancient Ya County!"

When Mancang and his companions returned to the cemetery carrying their rifles and short guns, the old doctor was overwhelmed with emotion. His hands trembled as he grabbed the young man's hand and exclaimed, "Hero!"

“Grandpa! This is no place to stay for long, we must leave immediately! I’ll take you home to get your medicine now, to thank you for saving my brother! When this kid wakes up, I’ll definitely have him come to thank me!” Manxiang said, pulling the old man along.

Although they ultimately won, their gains were pitifully small compared to previous battles! They didn't even manage to get their hands on a single truck, which they had been longing for.

"Good! Good! Let's go back to the village. I'll get you a few horse-drawn carriages. They'll be faster!" Knowing that there was no time to lose, the old doctor quickly slung his medicine box over his shoulder and headed out.

"Okay! Thank you for your trouble, old man! We'll buy it for you, no matter the price!" Manxiang said, moved.

"No need! We have one at home, and my nephews have one too. You can take it! Taking money from the heroes who fought the Japanese will make people gossip about me! Hurry up, don't delay! The commotion here is quite loud, and it won't be good if it alerts the other Japanese soldiers!" the old man said.

"Alright! The situation is urgent, so we won't stand on ceremony! Come on, we'll take you home." Manxiang called to his brothers to help escort the old doctor home.

Half an hour later, the brothers drove two horse-drawn carts loaded with wheat straw back home. To avoid being chased by the Japanese soldiers, they took winding and circuitous routes, choosing only country roads. By the time they arrived at Tianma Village, it was already dusk.

"Manxin! My son! What happened to you? Wake up!..." Upon hearing that Manxin was injured and unconscious, Manxin's mother couldn't hold back anymore. She rushed to her child's side, tears streaming down her face, and cried uncontrollably.

Even the brothers, gathered around the brand-new bed, couldn't bear it. Seeing the elderly couple weeping uncontrollably, they silently shed tears as well...

“Third Sister, Manxin is alright! She’s already seen a doctor, and the doctor said that as long as we get penicillin within two days, Manxin will wake up!…” Mantun said from the side.

"Huh?...Then hurry up and get the medicine! Aren't you rich? You can't even afford a prescription?" the bride asked, puzzled.

"This... they don't sell it! The Japanese control is so strict that even the clinics in the whole county don't have it... we have to steal it from the Japanese!" Tiger explained.

"Huh?... What kind of medicine is it? Why isn't there any in the whole county? You've robbed a lot of things, but you don't have this forest?" The bride was even more puzzled.

“The two brothers, Mancang and Manxiang, have already gone to the county town to try to find a solution. Don’t worry, Third Aunt, Mancang said he will definitely bring the medicine back within two days! It’s very dangerous for them to get the medicine from the Japanese…” Mantun said in grief and indignation.

"Huh?..." The villagers were all stunned, their hearts clenching involuntarily!

“Mancang, stay here to take care of the children. You all go back and rest! We must trust Mancang. He is a reliable and trustworthy man. Perhaps the two brothers will be back when we wake up!” said Zhao Renyi, the clan chief.

“That’s right! Mancang is reliable! No one will abandon Manxin! Go back and rest, we trust Mancang and all the brothers of the Modao Regiment!” Manxin’s father added.

They risked their lives to get medicine for their injured child; that's already incredibly kind of them! To complain at a time like this would be utterly inhumane! Besides, there are always casualties when fighting the Japanese; it just happened to be their own child this time!

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That's right, the two brothers, Mancang and Manxiang, stayed in the county town to search for penicillin. After this battle, Mancang deeply realized his shortcomings, among which the lack of medical personnel was a weakness that urgently needed to be addressed.

"You two are planning to sneak into the Japanese hospital to steal medicine! Are you crazy? Do you think it's so easy to sneak into a Japanese hospital? Besides, this county town is such a small place, where would there be a Japanese hospital? This isn't the front line, we don't even know if Yudu has any left!" Zaohua became anxious as soon as she heard that the two of them wanted to sneak into the Japanese hospital.