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

After three rounds of attacks, the group ceased their fighting and quickly retreated back into the stone wall at the cave entrance while the smoke was still thick. There, Zhao Qingxin and nine other young members of the clan who had not participated in the Mo Dao group were already waiting with their guns. After returning, the group quickly dispersed into various recesses to prepare for battle.

"That barrage of arrows was incredibly powerful! Do you think any of the Japanese soldiers inside are still alive?" Qingxin asked, leaning close to Qingquan.

"That's right! Compared to yesterday, today's formation is the correct way to use a swarm! Those Japanese devils and traitors are all crammed together, making them easy targets. It's hard to say how many will survive. Heavy casualties are certain!" Qingquan said with immense pride.

"A swarm of bees! What a fitting name! It really is a swarm of deadly bees! Amazing!" Qingxin said enviously.

"Stop talking, the Japanese are coming out soon! Stay calm, aim carefully before you shoot! Be careful to dodge!" Qingquan reminded them, focusing their attention on the Japanese.

"Ta-ta-ta-ta!"

"Bang bang bang bang!"

The Japanese soldiers emerging from the smoke didn't care about anything else; they fired a burst forward, bullets hitting the rocks and sending sparks flying! Whether they hit the enemy or not didn't matter; only the sound of gunfire gave them a sliver of security!

Inoue Masao emerged from the smoke, his body covered in soot and looking like a coal miner. After scanning the surroundings to confirm the direction of the cave, he immediately gave the order:

"Rabbit, get out of that cave!"

Inoue Masao was extremely frustrated. He had just stepped onto the field when his opponent delivered a crushing blow! What was going on? Was this a show of force? It was just a firework, how could it have such a terrifying effect?

"Hi!"

"All those Chinese servants are dead! Dead!"

"Baka! # \u0026 # \u0026..."

The Japanese soldiers, who had been struggling in the smoke for so long, were seething with anger. Now that they were free, they roared and charged towards the stone wall at the cave entrance. Ignoring the sharp rocks beneath their feet, killing the enemy was the only thing on their minds!

They don't care if someone falls down; they just step on their companions to get over them!

"Ta-ta-ta-ta!"

"Bang bang bang bang!"

With someone directing the Japanese attack, it became orderly. The Japanese soldiers and their puppet troops quickly stepped onto the rock slabs and approached the stone wall at the cave entrance. In the blink of an eye, they were less than two hundred meters away from the stone wall!

"Attack!" Mancang decisively ordered a counterattack. Instantly, eight Type 11 light machine guns emerged from the stone wall and roared. Eight fiery snakes tore at the Japanese soldiers, instantly cutting the frantically charging Japanese soldiers into pieces!

That's right, eight Type 96 light machine guns! They brought out all their resources to counter the Japanese retaliation. If their marksmanship wasn't up to par, they'd make up for it with bullets; they refused to believe that machine gun fire couldn't suppress the Japanese attack!

The charging Japanese and puppet troops were thrown into chaos. They were afraid of such a dense barrage of bullets! Although their marksmanship was poor and their shooting skills were still a bit rusty, they couldn't withstand the sheer number of bullets. The entire rock slab was covered, so how could they charge?

They all scrambled for cover and hid, not daring to show their faces. They would sneak out, fire a single shot, and then quickly retreat, lest they be hit by a stray bullet and die for nothing!

"Baka!" Inoue Masao felt extremely aggrieved. Suppressing firepower was clearly the tactic of their Imperial Japanese Army, wasn't it? When did they get to be on the receiving end of the Chinese?

It's not that they didn't have machine guns, but after that volley of arrows, four of the six machine gunners were left in the fields, and the other two were suppressed behind cover and dared not show their faces, so they couldn't even fight back!

"Mortars, fire!" Turning around, he saw several soldiers carrying mortars and following at the back of the column, and quickly gave the order in a deep voice.

The Imperial Army's usual tactic was to launch an artillery barrage before beginning their assault. However, they were caught off guard as soon as they emerged from the forest, throwing the troops into chaos. The artillerymen had no time to find suitable positions to construct fortifications!

However, it's not too late to retaliate now. As long as one shot penetrates the stone wall, the enemy will be doomed!

The artillerymen behind the troops quickly retreated to find a flat spot to set up their guns. The mountainous terrain was already steep, so finding a place where four mortars could be set up all at once was not easy.

Fortunately, they weren't far from the farmland, and retreating back into the farmland would allow them to find a relatively flat area. Quickly set up the cannons, adjust their direction, and fire!

"Boom boom boom!"

Four shells were fired at the same time. The shells drew arcs in the sky and landed behind the stone wall, exploding into a large cloud of soil and rock debris. They were more than 100 meters away from the cave!

Missed!

It wasn't that the Japanese had poor aim; the gun mount was propped up on soft farmland, and the sound of the cannon fired created a large crater in the soil beneath the base, causing the gun to sink and lose its bearings. No wonder they couldn't hit anything!

"Baka! Again!" The artillery commander on the side shouted in a deep voice, clearly dissatisfied.

"Boom boom boom!"

"Boom boom boom!"

Two more rounds of shelling followed, the shells landing closer to the cave entrance. A small patch of farmland beneath the gun carriage was solidified like brick by the impact, and the gun itself stabilized.

"Again!" The commander glanced down, then raised his hand again to signal for another attack. Three consecutive misses had made him lose face; if he didn't know why, he would have kicked him already!

"Boom boom boom!"

The cannon fired again, this time without veering off course, and four shells struck the stone wall precisely. The stone wall, along with the cave entrance, collapsed, throwing several bodies high into the air before they crashed down, limbs and severed bodies scattered across the ground!

"Rabbit, here you go!"

Seeing this, Inoue Masao felt much more at ease. He stepped out from behind cover, drew his sword, swung it fiercely forward, and shouted loudly! He finally released all the pent-up frustration he had been holding in!

"Ta-ta-ta-ta!"

"Bang bang bang bang!"

The Japanese soldiers and puppet troops hiding behind the bunkers were greatly encouraged and charged forward with roars. The gunfire was more intense than firecrackers during the New Year, and the thick smell of gunpowder filled the entire valley...

"Hahaha, a great victory! Lord Inoue is mighty! These lowly people have been torn to pieces and are dead without a trace!" Wu Erdan said, pointing to the limbs and broken bodies scattered on the ground.

The charge went exceptionally smoothly; the two hundred meters were covered in the blink of an eye. The stone wall had collapsed into ruins, littered with mangled corpses and shredded pieces of burlap. The cave entrance was also filled with collapsed stones, and plumes of black smoke billowed from the cracks…

"Baka! There can't be only this many people in a village! Search everywhere, find all those lowly people and kill them all to accompany the fallen soldiers!" Inoue Masao said after scanning the area.

"Hi!" the surrounding soldiers responded immediately.

There were only a dozen or so bodies scattered on the ruins, and judging from their clothing, they were all men. How could a village have only so few people?

They suffered heavy losses trying to capture this cave! The initial volley of arrows and the subsequent machine gun fire claimed at least a hundred lives in this battle. How could a mere small squad of guards cause them so many casualties? How could a proud commander, a graduate of the Army Officer Academy, accept such a loss?