Vanguards of the War of Resistance! Let's travel back in time together, classmates!

Chapter Ninety: A Bloodbath Triggered by a Steamed Bun

The assault team was led by Ban Ge and Huang Zhibing, each with a platoon of 30 men, and equipped with 4 Springfield sniper rifles, 16 Garand rifles, and 10 Thompson submachine guns.

Then, the guard platoons of the first and second battalions each sent a platoon to be mixed with the three understrength companies of the recruit company, with the aim of familiarizing themselves with the combat mode of the troops and their cooperation.

Only two mortar platoons were dispatched, with 12 70mm mortars.

The female soldiers' company also wanted to join in the fun. There was no other way but to take a platoon with them. Shangguan Yun calculated that it was about right. There were 20 trucks and 10 motorcycles. Currently, the mountain bandits only had 6 of them, and the rest were used by the reconnaissance company. There was really no room left.

Seriously, is this some kind of bandit suppression operation? Over five hundred people in dozens of cars are heading towards Laoye Ridge in a grand procession. Anyone who didn't know better would think it was the Japanese sweeping through the area.

In fact, Shangguan Yun didn't need to be so arrogant. Wasn't this for training troops? There were many new recruits this year, and the mountain stronghold had a total of eight or nine hundred men, most of whom had little combat capability. What would happen if the Japanese invaded next year? Even if Wu Ruhai was unlucky this time, he probably wouldn't get many prisoners.

In fact, Wu Ruhai was already unlucky enough at this point.

Since their crushing defeat at Longwang Temple, they had nowhere else to turn but to lead their troops to occupy Laoye Ridge for temporary refuge. They had hoped that the Japanese would come to their aid and incorporate them once they recovered, but almost half a month has passed and there has been no sign of them.

Now that the mountains are blocked by heavy snow, there's nothing left in the stronghold. Ren Yongqi had to take it all out and eat it all before we ran away.

Wu Ruhai has even dug out rat holes these days, and has eaten almost everything edible. Of the original 200 men under his command, dozens have fled due to hunger, leaving only a little over 100.

One of these platoons belonged to Wang Wei and had already been turned, though he was unaware of it. He now only had about 100 men at his disposal, which wasn't enough.

At this time, Shangguan Yun had arrived at Longwang Temple, where a guerrilla squad of more than 50 people was stationed. Due to the special geographical location, Shangguan Yun gave special instructions that the recruit camp would send a platoon every three days to cooperate with the guerrillas in guarding this place.

At this time, the person in charge of the guerrillas in this area was Dunzi, the newly promoted deputy platoon leader. When he saw Shangguan Yun's command vehicle arrive, he had everyone line up to greet it from afar and shouted, "Long live our leader!"

Shangguan Yun redeemed himself a brand-new German Lynx 2 armored command vehicle, tracked, with a top speed of 60 km/h, 20 mm armor, and equipped with a 20 mm autocannon and two 7.92 mm machine guns.

The interior is extremely spacious and can accommodate 6-8 people at the same time. In addition to the driver, commander, telegraph operator, and 3 machine gunners, there is still room for others. The vehicle is also equipped with vehicle-mounted radar and various modern and advanced instruments.

The command vehicle was flying the Songjiazhai military flag, a red flag with a white border, embroidered with a golden tiger descending the mountain, with wings on its ribs, riding the clouds and mist, with an extraordinary aura.

This was designed by Shangguan Yun. No one knew what it meant. Shangguan Yun simply said that they would understand when the New Year came.

Shangguan Yun got off the command vehicle and came to the outside of the stronghold. Instead of going inside, he loudly praised all the soldiers stationed there, and then met with the messenger, Lynx, sent by Wang Wei.

This messenger was Wang Wei's confidant, but he hadn't had a proper meal in several days. He had just had a hearty meal at the stronghold and was carrying two steamed buns in his pocket, saying he was taking them back for his brothers. It seemed that life was pretty miserable for them back at Laoye Ridge.

According to the messenger, Wang Wei returned to Wang Yan's place in Wulongkou two days ago. He told Wang Yan about Shangguan Yun's understanding and support for him, and they also made plans to carry out certain actions together. In the final battle against the Japanese, Wang Yan betrayed him and launched the last attack.

Wang Yan was overjoyed and told Wang Wei to go back and make arrangements. Wang Wei was currently inside Laoye Ridge, and all the defection team members were eagerly awaiting the attack. They were really living a miserable life.

Upon receiving all the intelligence, Shangguan Yun immediately divided his forces, with the assault team in front and the other companies following behind, and charged towards Laoye Ridge.

They received a very special piece of news: behind the Dragon King Temple, there was an ancient well that, since the last great battle, had ceased to be silent and often emitted the sound of dragons roaring.

Furthermore, the Battle of Dragon King Temple was the most brutal since the last major battle, with hundreds of people killed or wounded, truly a river of blood.

However, when cleaning up the battlefield after the battle, everyone discovered that there was not much blood left at the scene, as if all the blood had been absorbed by something, which was very strange.

None of the soldiers guarding this place dared to approach the ancient well, and for a time it seemed to have become a forbidden area of ​​the Dragon King Temple.

Shangguan Yun nodded, indicating that he understood and would discuss it later, before leading the team toward Laoye Ridge.

To avoid arousing suspicion from the enemy, Lynx returned to the mountain stronghold ahead of time and informed Wang Wei of the details.

Shangguan Yun led his team all the way to Zhangjiawan before stopping to wait for any movement there, as the village was only 2 kilometers away from there.

At this moment, on Laoye Ridge, the messenger Lynx, who had just returned, called out with a joyful expression, "Cat Head... come quick... I brought you some food..."

In the storeroom outside the main hall of the mountain stronghold, several people lay sprawled about, all dressed in rags, pale and emaciated, with dull, lifeless eyes. Upon hearing the word "food," they all opened their eyes wide and looked in this direction.

"Brother...where are you..." The young man called Cat Head sat up abruptly and crawled over. Several other people moved over as well.

"Don't move, damn it, anyone who dares to move, I'll kill him..." Lynx shouted, picking up his gun.

Upon hearing this, everyone shrank back, watching as the cat took two steamed buns, bit into one without hesitation, and stuffed the other into its pocket, intending to save it for dinner.

The crowd could no longer sit still. A bandit in his forties leaped up, wielding a large knife, and slashed at the lynx.

Lynx was equally decisive. He dodged the knife with a swift movement, kicked the attacker to the ground, and then fired a shot.

"Snapped!"

The man rolled and landed in empty space.

At this moment, several people who had heard the gunshots outside opened the door and rushed in. Smelling the aroma of steamed buns, they became even more frenzied and charged forward like wolves and tigers.

Seeing that things were going badly, the lynx reached out, grabbed a steamed bun, quickly threw it into the yard, then turned around, grabbed the cat's head, and ran away.

Cat Head had already swallowed the steamed bun in a few bites. Several of Wang Wei's team members ran to a distance. Cat Head grabbed a mouthful of snow and stuffed it into his mouth, then desperately swallowed the steamed bun, his eyes rolling back in his head from being so full. The people next to him were drooling.

Lynx whispered to his companions, "Don't rush, quickly find Captain Wang and gather together. Everyone will have steamed buns to eat soon."