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

Just then, Zhao Mancang thrust his sword into the Japanese soldier's left ribs, all the way to the hilt! On the other side, Hu Zi grabbed the Japanese soldier's pistol and slashed at his arm, attempting to sever it! However, he was clearly overthinking it; a bayonet is not a cleaver, so the damage was limited.

After landing a successful blow, Zhao Mancang quickly slipped behind the Japanese soldier, immediately covering his mouth and nose, grabbing his neck, and dragging him inside. Making any noise and waking the others would be troublesome!

"Woo woo woo..." The Japanese soldier wasn't quite dead yet, still yelling and struggling. But he was clearly at his last gasp, and soon his body went limp and he fell silent!

Zhao Mancang was still not satisfied, so he drew his bayonet and slashed the man's neck before letting him go.

"Both Japanese captains are taken care of! Quickly go in and check if anyone else is inside!" Having clearly killed the Japanese captain and vice-captain, Zhao Mancang couldn't help but feel excited at the glimmer of hope for the operation's success! All his planning over the years had finally paid off!

"Great!" Tiger was excited too! If the officials have been taken care of, how far behind are the others?

This room was also a suite, with a more elaborate layout than the other one. Sure enough, two women were found bound hand and foot in the suite. After untying them, I quickly told them to keep quiet and promised to take them away afterward before moving on to the next room.

The other two rooms here are also empty. Let's continue checking the situation across the way. The Japanese soldiers living here are on the other side, which is the kitchen, storeroom, and a room for storing miscellaneous items. The last room is the dormitory for the puppet troops at the mine. When the two of them went in, more than a dozen puppet soldiers were huddled on the kang (a heated brick bed) and fast asleep! Their snoring was so loud that it was like thunderclaps that you couldn't wake them up unless you were struck on the head.

"Woof woof woof woof"

"Baka! Who's there?"

Just as the two were about to cover each other's mouths and slit their throats, the shouts of the Japanese soldiers rang out from outside the courtyard gate!

They've been exposed!

My goodness! He's more trouble than he's worth!

"Take the guns and clothes out and lock the door!" Seeing this, Zhao Mancang quickly ran across the street, grabbed a pile of clothes and two guns, and threw them at the door. Soon, Hu Zi also came out carrying several guns. After confirming that all the guns were out, they quickly closed and locked the door, effectively trapping these puppet soldiers inside! These guys were still asleep and had no idea what was happening!

The two men, carrying their guns, quickly returned to the entrance of the courtyard. The group of people remained motionless, as if frozen in place.

Some were carrying guns, some were holding wooden sticks, some were clutching grenades, and some were even rummaging through their pockets in Japanese uniforms, trying to find silver dollars—a motley crew of people! Two searchlights shone brightly on the area outside, making it as bright as day except for the area blocked by the courtyard wall! Two patrol teams were approaching the area step by step, guns raised!

Holy crap! Judging by this, it's no surprise that these incompetent teammates have already started looting. They made such a commotion that they alerted the Japanese patrol dogs. They're hopeless at everything they do, and they never seem to have enough to eat!

"Don't just stand there, get ready to fight!" Zhao Mancang stepped forward, shoving a gun into each of their arms, preparing for battle. They had killed twenty-three Japanese soldiers in the courtyard, and there were still twenty outside. But these twenty were the most dangerous; each one was fully armed, and dealing with these frail, barely-standing guys would be far too easy!

But now the die was cast! Peeking through the crack in the door, I saw two patrol teams leading several wolfhounds, baring their teeth and growling as they lunged at us! Two machine guns on the watchtower were pointed at us, ready to fire—the situation was extremely critical!

Looking inside the courtyard, there were quite a few people, but only Tiger, Dog Hair, Da Zhao, and himself were able to stand. The others were squatting on the ground trembling, showing no fighting ability whatsoever, and there was no hope for them!

Alright, even if we have to grit our teeth and go now, none of them will escape until we've dealt with these Japanese devils!

He grabbed a few hand grenades from Li Dadi's arms, pulled out the pins, slammed them against the wall, and threw them over the courtyard wall!

"boom!"

A loud explosion rang out, hitting the two Japanese soldiers and several dogs in the lead squarely! The Japanese patrol quickly retreated a few steps and lay down on the ground to take cover, and then the machine guns on the two guard towers roared to life.

"Ta-ta-ta-ta!"

The bullets hit the door panel, leaving several holes!

"You three, stop standing there and throw grenades! Go and collect these things from every room!" Zhao Mancang pulled out the pin of another grenade and threw it out with a thud.

"Alright!" The other three quickly grabbed a few grenades and, following suit, pulled and threw them out!

"Boom boom boom!"

The grenades exploded one after another outside the door, stunning the Japanese soldiers! Did they really need so many grenades to kill only ten men?

"Ta-ta-ta-ta!"

The machine guns were firing incessantly, and the four-finger-thick door panel was on the verge of collapse!

"Bring those ore bags over and use them to block the door!" Zhao Mancang urged the trembling men, seeing that the door wouldn't hold for long.

"Okay...okay!..." Several people lifted the ore bags with trembling hands.

These bags filled with ore were probably samples for testing. A large stack of them was piled up in one corner of the right-hand eaves, and they came in handy right now!

"Cangwa! Do you think these are usable?" Third Master staggered over, carrying a wooden box with the lid already open, filled with grenades!

"Great! Just in time!" Zhao Mancang was overjoyed. These grenades would be enough to hold out for a while!

"Third Master, just pull off this ring, smash this lump against the wall, and throw it! You're good with your aim, so blow those two watchtowers down first!" Zhao Mancang recalled how Third Master had spent his whole life herding cattle and sheep, and his stone-throwing skills were unparalleled! Not only could he hit exactly where he pointed, but hitting a sheep's rump from fifty meters away was no problem at all!

"This...can it work?" Third Master was clearly still unsure. He had been an honest and simple man all his life, and had never experienced anything like this before.

“No problem! Just think of it as herding sheep and throwing stones! Take a peek through the crack in the door, this thing is powerful enough to blow up a bunch of sheep, but destroying a few wooden stakes won’t cause any problems!” Zhao Mancang said.

"Okay... alright!... I'll give it a try..." As he spoke, Third Master leaned against the door frame, glanced at the location of the two guard towers, and quickly withdrew. The distance was about forty meters, and he was confident that he could use a grenade to get over the courtyard wall!

"Huff~~~" Third Master leaned against the wall, took several deep breaths to calm himself down, grabbed a grenade, clumsily pulled the pin, and threw it. Then he covered his ears and waited for a long time, but there was no sound of an explosion in the distance!

"Did you hit it?" Zhao Mancang asked, throwing out a grenade.

"No!...I forgot..." Third Master was also very frustrated, he was just too nervous!

"It's alright, let's try again!" Zhao Mancang encouraged.

"...Okay!..." Third Master said, grabbing another grenade, pulling the pin, and this time not forgetting to tap it against the wall before throwing it away!