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

After winning a battle, the whole village once again brought out food and held a village feast. The midday feast was interrupted by the Japanese soldiers, and since everyone was still not satisfied, the evening feast continued, much to the excitement of the young people who had not gone with Mancang!

"Tiger, tell me quickly, how did you train your dogs? So many dogs in the village didn't spot the Japanese soldiers, how come yours did?" Qingquan's cousin, Zhao Qingxin, asked enviously.

That's right, it was those hunting dogs that spotted the Japanese attack and gave them timely warnings, giving them time to prepare a counterattack and catch the Japanese off guard.

At the time, everyone was having a village feast, and the hunting dogs were lying near the cave entrance. Suddenly, Fujimoto Yellow stood up, its fur standing on end and its eyes fixed on the outside of the cave as if facing a formidable enemy! In no time, all the hunting dogs stood up, watching the outside of the cave warily, ready to tear at any moment!

The hounds' unusual behavior immediately caught everyone's attention. One by one, they put down their chopsticks, grabbed their weapons, and headed outside. Seeing that dozens of Japanese soldiers and puppet troops had discovered them and were preparing to wreak havoc, the villagers became alert and braced themselves for battle.

Luckily, the hunting dogs spotted them beforehand, otherwise they would have been trapped in the cave like turtles in a barrel!

"Haha, it was all Cang Ye's idea! We've trained them to scale high walls, sniff out things, and work together to bite. It's normal for a dog's nose to be so sharp that it can spot the Japanese early!" Tiger cried his heart out after getting revenge, and he became lively again, chatting and laughing with everyone, temporarily putting aside what had happened before.

"Amazing! I'll come to your village to learn from you. With a pack of hunting dogs like these guarding us, the villagers won't be afraid of the Japanese devils!" Qingxin said excitedly.

"And what's with those wooden tubes? How can they shoot so many arrows at once? That's amazing!"

"That's called a swarm of bees! It's a weapon that Cang Ye came up with. One shot can take out a whole bunch of Japanese soldiers. It's really effective!"

Although it was the first time using it today, the effect was truly remarkable! Didn't you see how the Japanese were afraid and only aimed at the wooden tubes? It's just a pity about those launchers.

"Stop bragging! After this battle, you all know your own limitations, right? You thought your marksmanship was pretty good these past few days hunting rabbits and pheasants, didn't you? But what happened? How many shots did you even fire on the battlefield?"

"You can't fool anyone when it comes to marksmanship, it's all about practice! We each have over a hundred bullets now, so practice like crazy! If we don't improve our marksmanship, we'll get beaten up again next time!" Da Zhao, the vice-captain, summarized.

"You're right about the big move. Our marksmanship is still quite different from the Japanese! We need to improve our drawing speed and shooting accuracy. There are no shortcuts, it's all about practice!"

"As for how to train, I don't know. Does anyone have any good ideas?" Tiger chimed in.

"This... is a difficult problem. Hunting rabbits and pheasants doesn't seem to be very effective..." Da Zhao also fell into deep thought.

These firearms are essential for fighting the Japanese. While the repeating crossbows and swarm guns left by our ancestors are powerful, they can only be used when there's an opportunity. Being suppressed by the Japanese like today, unable to raise our heads, even the most powerful weapons are useless.

"Let's bring Uncle Cang over! He's got a lot of tricks up his sleeve, maybe he can come up with a solution!" Tiger suggested.

"Very well! Such a big thing should be known to Master Cang."

……

At another table, Mancang was earnestly persuading the clan chief, Zhao Renyi, to lead the entire clan to relocate. The Japanese had already been exposed; having suffered such a great loss, they couldn't remain indifferent. Next time, they would surely retaliate fiercely! Even if they stayed, they might not be able to protect their fellow villagers.

But these older folks really didn't want to leave. They had only just moved here and things were starting to look up, and now they had to move again. Nobody was willing to leave! Most importantly, the older folks believed that the Japanese and puppet troops who had come this time were either dead or captured, and that their place hadn't been exposed yet!

The deadlock between the old man and the young man left the other tribesmen wavering and unable to make up their minds!

Mancang rushed over overnight after receiving the news. Many team members were drunk and were arranged to rest in a thatched hut by the villagers. After briefly understanding the situation from Manxiang, Dazhao, and Huzi, without trying to persuade the clan chief or resolve the issue of training marksmanship, he went straight to the prisoner-of-war area to check on the prisoners. This left the other three looking at each other, puzzled. What was there to see about those prisoners?

"Good sir! Please, let me go! I have an eighty-year-old mother and a baby less than a month old. I work for the Japanese to earn a living, and I have never done anything immoral..."

"Yes, yes! Every time we followed the Japanese into the village, we tried to make as much noise as possible so that the villagers could hear us in advance and escape! We weren't really traitors..."

"Please let us go! We only came into the mountains to make up the numbers for the Japanese. We always raised our guns half a foot higher when we fired and we never hurt a single person!"

"Please, kind sir, spare us! We are all good people!..."

"A good person? You've put on this coat and you still call yourself a good person? Do you even believe it yourself?" Manxiang was speechless. A traitor calling himself a good person? This was the biggest joke he had ever heard in his life!

"Hahahaha! You're so talented! Do you think we're three-year-olds?" Da Zhao was even more speechless. He wasn't like this when he was a collaborator.

“We are really good people! ...We have never done anything bad…”

"Heroes, please believe us! We've only been wearing these suits for less than two months. If you spare us, we'll reward you handsomely!"

"Haha, it seems you guys won't shed tears until you see the coffin! You've been captured and you're still trying to argue? What do you think would happen if you were locked up with those dozens of dogs?" Manxiang said sinisterly.

"No! You can't do this! We're all from the same village, we see each other all the time. Please, let me go!"

"Yes, yes! We're all from the same hometown, so it's very friendly..."

Of the eleven prisoners, seven were puppet soldiers in yellow uniforms and four were detectives in black. The two leaders, Wu Erdan and Li Zisheng, were among them, and they were the ones who begged the most!

Mancang simply watched without saying much. He naturally didn't believe what these people were saying, but he still needed to carefully consider how to get more benefits.

It was late, so everyone went to sleep in the cave. The next morning, while everyone was still asleep, a piercing scream echoed throughout the entire cave.

"The prisoners escaped!"

The one who exclaimed was Manxiang. He woke up early in the morning to find the door to the cell where the prisoners were held wide open. When he went inside, he found the room was already empty!

"How did they get away? There were so many dogs, how could they have escaped without a sound?" Tiger wondered. With so many dogs, how could these people have run away so silently?

Tiger rushed over to check on the hunting dogs, and thankfully they were all alright, except for a dozen or so that were injured, the others were still resting near the cave entrance.

"Chase them! These people in this deep mountain forest can't have gone far!" Da Zhao said.