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

"Pah! Shameless! When did you become my wife? All you do is take advantage of others all day long!" Zaohua blushed and scolded coquettishly.

"You've already met your parents, how can you run away? Just wait for your big brother to come and marry you! Here, take your medicine!" Mancang said, bringing the medicine over.

"..." Just as Zao Hua was about to say something, a bowl of medicine stopped her from speaking. She rolled her eyes and slowly drank it.

The young man was incredibly earnest when he first started feeding medicine to someone; once he put the medicine bowl down, he wouldn't let go! He insisted that the young girl drink the entire bowl of medicine in one go before he would stop.

"Cough cough cough... You're trying to suffocate me!..." Zao Hua drank a bowl of herbal medicine in one gulp and was left breathless, coughing incessantly by the bedside!

"This is called 'deep affection, down it in one gulp'! You're planning to sip this bitter medicine bit by bit? How can you even drink it?" Saying this, she took a roasted sweet potato, peeled it, and handed it to the other person.

"You've truly mastered the art of living life to the fullest, experiencing both bitterness and sweetness!" Zaohua said, taking a bite of the roasted sweet potato.

"Of course! This is called 'no pain, no gain'!"

"Look at what you can do!"

Just as the two were bickering, Da Zhao knocked on the door and entered. Upon seeing the two of them, an ambiguous smile crept onto his face.

"What are you grinning about? What's wrong?" Mancang asked.

"Huh? Oh! Right, right, something's up!" He said, taking a crumpled piece of paper out of his pocket and handing it to Mancang.

This is a defensive sketch of an iron mine, clearly marking the location of the courtyard, mine pit, railway, guard tower, etc., and the number of Japanese soldiers in each spot. Of course, it's all drawn; after studying for so long, not many brothers can even write their own names completely.

"Judging from the news Tiger sent back, the Japanese have put a lot of effort into the iron mine since we came out! Taking down these fifty-odd Japanese soldiers will be much more difficult than last time!" Da Zhao said, pointing to the contents of the map.

“It’s tough on a lot of people, but we’re not unarmed anymore! Tell the brothers to go to bed early, we’ll meet at four in the morning, and if all goes well, we’ll have breakfast at the iron mine!” Mancang said.

"Alright! Let's give those devils a surprise on our return trip!" Da Zhao replied.

"What's going on? What are you planning? Another operation?" Zao Hua couldn't sit still on the bed and hurriedly asked.

“Didn’t you say you didn’t have enough people? This time we’ll recruit more for you! You can just wait to become a true bandit’s wife!” Mancang laughed.

"Stop messing around! Tell me what you're up to? Where's the iron ore? We just had a big battle, don't mess around!" Zao Hua said anxiously.

"Don't worry! We all came from the iron mine! Just stay home and recover from your injuries. When the brothers come back, they'll definitely bring back a bunch of big men! Brother Cang will truly be the captain!" Da Zhao said.

"Stop talking nonsense! What exactly happened?" Zaohua persisted, having learned the cruelty of war from this battle. She became worried whenever she heard that another war was about to break out!

"Look how anxious the young mistress is. Perhaps Master Cang should explain things to her. I'll go tell the brothers to get ready!" Da Zhao turned and left. He wouldn't be a third wheel to the sweet young couple!

"Don't worry! The Japanese have a lot of laborers trapped in an iron mine..." Mancang finally managed to calm the little girl down before going back.

Having gone through so many battles, taking down the iron ore mine was a piece of cake. Besides, it was a familiar route with no difficulty whatsoever, and the brothers weren't even a little bit worried.

At four o'clock in the morning, all the brothers assembled on time, fully armed, and headed towards the iron mine. Third Master and Mantun even carried two mortars!

Ever since that feint attack a few days ago, Third Master has taken a liking to this thing! After being fed those dozens of shells, he has mastered the use of mortars and can easily hit the Japanese machine gun positions from a kilometer away! Most importantly, this thing has a long range and great power, and it would be a waste not to use so many captured shells!

More than an hour later, the group arrived at the section of railway where the two groups of Japanese soldiers had fought last time, and took advantage of the cover of night to go directly to the perimeter of the freight station.

As dawn broke, four Japanese soldiers on the high watchtower kept watch over the entire camp. Two patrol teams continuously roamed the mining area, and wisps of smoke rose from the small courtyards. After confirming that the Japanese made no unusual moves, Mancang ordered the attack to begin!

"Third Master, fire two shots into the courtyard to wake the Japanese! Full of surprises, those four Japanese soldiers on the watchtowers are yours. Shimizu, use grenades to blow up that fence. Get ready, fire as soon as the Japanese show their faces! Attack!" After assigning the tasks, Mancang immediately ordered the attack.

"Understood!" the group responded in hushed tones.

"Boom! Boom!"

Two shells landed and exploded in the courtyard where the Japanese soldiers lived, causing the row of houses in front to collapse and the smoke and dust to rise high into the air!

"Ta-ta-ta-ta!"

Machine gun fire erupted, and the Japanese soldiers on the four high platforms were hit and fell headfirst!

Two patrolling squads of Japanese soldiers quickly grabbed their guns and looked around for the enemy's location.

"Whoosh whoosh whoosh! Boom boom boom boom!"

Arrows rained down on the courtyard, and in just one volley, more than half of the two patrol teams were killed by arrows! The remaining men were also injured by the flying iron filings from the explosion, their bodies covered in blood!

"Enemy attack! Enemy attack! They're over there!" A group of Japanese soldiers rushed out of the courtyard, not bothering to put on their uniforms, hastily pulled up their trousers, grabbed their guns, and shouted as a lieutenant pointed towards the outskirts of the freight station.

Sato Nagato was incredibly frustrated! In the past, Nagano Yokoo personally managed the iron mine and had strict requirements, prohibiting drinking alcohol on the mine and even more so, forbidding him from visiting prostitutes!

Having just learned yesterday that Nagano Yokosuke had been dismissed, he couldn't contain his restlessness and dragged two courtesans into a debauched affair that lasted until the wee hours of the morning. He'd barely fallen asleep when two explosions rang out in the courtyard. Without even bothering to put on clothes, he threw on a pair of trousers, grabbed a knife in one hand and a gun in the other, and rushed out of the room. In his haste, he didn't even notice he'd put on the wrong trousers, only that his waistband felt particularly uncomfortable.

And so a Japanese soldier wearing black pants and with his back bare appeared in the courtyard!

"Towards the cargo yard! Use that pile of ore as cover to counterattack!" Comical as it may be, Sato Nagako's keen senses remained. He quickly pinpointed the enemy's location and directed his men to charge towards the cargo yard!

Nobody cared about his own attire; everyone was naked! Nobody should laugh at anyone else; let's drive the enemy away first!

"Whoosh whoosh whoosh! Boom boom boom boom!"

A distance of about a hundred meters would normally be covered in the blink of an eye. But as soon as they ran out of the courtyard, they were greeted by a hail of arrows! And they would explode!

They were all shirtless, and the dense iron filings hitting their bodies were incredibly painful! Before they even arrived, a large number of them had already collapsed to the ground, their blood instantly staining the earth red! Many Japanese soldiers died without ever knowing how they died! They were just sleeping peacefully, how could they be dead in the blink of an eye?