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

Afterwards, Mancang showed Platoon Leader Sun crossbow shooting and a swarm firing training exercise, which shocked the captain! Putting everything else aside, the sheer force of the swarm firing was enough to make his hair stand on end and his eyes almost pop out of their sockets!

"Commander Zhao is truly a genius! You've managed to use arrows in so many ways; I'm utterly impressed!" It took Platoon Leader Sun a while to come to his senses after returning to the council hall, and he gave a thumbs-up in praise.

"Platoon Leader Sun, you're too kind! Platoon Leader Sun, you've come all this way to our remote mountain village, you must have something on your mind. Now you can tell me, right?" The moment I saw Platoon Leader Sun, I knew this guy had something to say, but he just kept showing off and showing off his sword without saying a word. Now that I understand the fighting strength of the Mo Dao Regiment, you should tell me, right?

"Haha, to be honest, I do have a favor to ask. According to reliable intelligence..." Platoon Leader Sun recounted the matter in one breath.

According to intelligence, the Japanese supplies will arrive in Yudu in seven days, and will then be transported to the front lines by the garrison in Guya County. Platoon Leader Sun's mission is to intercept these supplies at the right place, either destroying or capturing them, in any case, ensuring the Japanese don't get their hands on them.

Mancang immediately agreed! Robbing Japanese soldiers was practically his old profession! How could he let such a fat sheep swagger away just because it passed right by his doorstep? No way!

The two hit it off immediately. Sun's men would monitor the transportation, while Mancang would carry out the looting plan, and all the supplies obtained would belong to the Modao Regiment!

Man Cang deduced that the Japanese would definitely take the Laohegou route to the front lines, but since they had already caused trouble there twice, the Japanese would certainly be on guard. They would have to find another way to secure these supplies!

Sure enough, the brothers who were sent out to scout came back and said that the old river ditch had been guarded by the Japanese, with a ten-man squad and some traitors stationed there. If they tried to rob it, they would alert the Japanese!

However, this also confirmed Man Cang's guess: the enemy would definitely take this shortcut to Seoul. This meant they would have to find new ambush points between the county town and Laohekou. Searching outside Laohekou would inevitably require passing through Laohekou, which would still alert the Japanese.

After careful consideration, they settled on Sanli Bridge. This was a stone arch bridge spanning the Baihe River, its banks lush and green, easily concealing hundreds of people. With the Japanese convoy blocked at both ends, their only escape option was to jump into the river!

However, before they could put their plan into action, the Japanese came knocking again! Just five days after receiving the news, two days before the delivery of supplies, the valley entrance was blocked by the Japanese once more!

Unlike last time, this time it was all Japanese soldiers. By the time Gou Mao spotted them, they were already at the Qili Township market and had no time to report. Moreover, they came in over a dozen trucks, and as soon as they arrived, they unleashed a barrage of artillery fire!

"Boom boom boom!"

Two Type 92 infantry guns directly destroyed the facilities at the entrance of the valley. The brothers on duty at the entrance of the valley scrambled back to the village to report the situation.

"Brother! Brother! Something terrible has happened! The Japanese have arrived with more than a dozen truckloads of men, and two cannons this thick! They've already blown up the entrance to the valley!" Mantun said breathlessly.

"Understood! Notify Da Zhao to take a platoon to guard the back of the mountain, and the rest of you take your weapons and hold off the Japanese halfway up the mountain!" Man Cang, having also heard the sound of artillery fire, quickly gave the order.

The guys are still training in the back hills; what they need now is speed!

The training's effectiveness became apparent as soon as a battle began. A dozen minutes later, the brothers assembled in front of the mountain stronghold, grabbed their weapons without a word, and ran towards Erdaoliang, where they had ambushed Nagano Yokoyuki last time. By the time everyone had set up their positions at Erdaoliang, the Japanese soldiers had already entered the valley, cautiously advancing, shields in one hand and rifles in the other!

Two Type 92 infantry guns, each as thick as a bowl, followed behind, surrounded by dozens of Japanese soldiers for protection.

"Commander Zhao! The pressure is immense this time! There are at least five hundred Japanese soldiers! Have you thought about an escape route?" Platoon Leader Sun said worriedly, looking at the densely packed Japanese soldiers.

"There's no turning back! Let's just do it! Third Master, didn't you have your eye on the cannons? Well, here are two! Let's take them down first!" Mancang ordered.

"Alright!" Third Master was still injured, but he couldn't care less about that now; he had to drive back the Japanese first.

"Prepare in full force! Suppressive fire!" Man Cang continued to command.

"Mortars and grenade launchers, keep firing! Bomb the crowd as much as you can!"

"Dele!"

"beat!"

At a single command, the battle commenced immediately, with all sorts of weapons firing almost simultaneously, filling the entire valley with an intense atmosphere of killing intent!

"Boom boom boom!"

"Whoosh whoosh whoosh! Boom boom boom boom!"

"Bang bang bang bang!"

"Ta-ta-ta-ta!"

They went all in from the start! All sorts of weapons were unleashed at the Japanese soldiers, causing a brief commotion within their ranks!

However, the commotion was quickly quelled. Several Japanese soldiers huddled together, forming a wall of thick shields to protect them. Arrows struck the shields with a series of whooshing sounds, and the ensuing explosions were largely blocked, causing little real damage to the Japanese. Instead, the Japanese soldiers used the gaps between the shields to peek out with their guns and launch a counterattack, fighting with considerable skill and efficiency.

Moreover, with the shields protecting them, most of the shrapnel from the exploding shells was blocked by the shields. The force of the explosion pushed the shields against the soldiers, causing them to stumble back a few steps and dissipate the force. The soldiers were mostly unharmed, at most suffering internal injuries and spitting out a mouthful of blood!

In the first round of attacks, only Third Master's side had a good result. A shell hit the area between two cannons, and the shockwave caused the two cannons to fall to the ground, temporarily eliminating one threat!

"Damn! They've all learned to use shields! Did they think they could hide in their turtle shells and I wouldn't stand a chance?" Man Cang was quite surprised to see his usually invincible swarm blocked by shields! He really didn't expect the Japanese to use such an ancient weapon to deal with these arrows!

However, while shields can block arrows, they are significantly weaker against grenades and cannonballs. As long as you concentrate your firepower to blast open those turtle shells, they will still die!

"Tiger, use grenade launchers and mortars to blow up those turtle shells!" Mancang roared the order.

"Good!" Tiger roared back.

"Boom boom boom!"

Before the second round of shelling even started, the Japanese artillery fired first! However, they encountered the same problem as Nagano Yokoo: due to visual errors, the shells hit the first ridge, and the brothers hiding behind it were hardly affected!

Fortunately, the two cannons were overturned; if they had been fired, the consequences would have been very different!

"Boom boom boom!"

The sound of cannon fire followed immediately, and the shells exploded on one of the shield walls, instantly blasting the shields to pieces!