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

Chapter Ninety-One: The Hunt

The group turned to avoid them. Outside in the hall, a pot had been set on fire, and a brawl had broken out over a now-cold steamed bun. Gunshots rang out, along with the sounds of knives and axes hacking and slashing, screams, roars, shouts, curses, and commands...

The scene was a living hell, even worse than before, to the point that people no longer knew why the war had started.

Wu Ruhai, his face darkening, stood at the door, pulled the pin on a grenade, and threw it out. The explosion calmed everyone down.

Under the protection of the guard squad, Wu Ruhai arrived at the scene of the incident, looked down and exclaimed, "Oh? Steamed buns... damn... bring them here..."

As he spoke, he stepped forward and kicked a bandit whose face was covered in blood and who only had one arm left. He then picked up a steamed bun that was half-stained with blood.

"Haha...looks like I'm not abandoned by heaven, someone even brought me steamed buns, haha..."

At this moment, Wu Ruhai appeared to be insane. His large body was draped in a black cloak, wearing a fox fur hat and bearskin snow boots. He had two guns at his waist, and his face was deathly pale.

Suddenly, a burst of gunfire erupted, accompanied by shouts of battle cries from the foot of the mountain: "Boom! Bang! Bang! Bang! Kill! Capture Wu Ruhai alive! Annihilate the traitorous dog! Bang! Bang! Bang!"

Wu Ruhai casually stuffed the steamed bun into his pocket and led his men to the cliff to take a look. As soon as they peeked out, a bullet hit his hat, and the fox fur hat flew off.

"Ah!... Hurry up, head to the back mountain..." With that, he turned and left, and dozens of loyal followers followed behind him, running towards the back mountain with uneven steps.

By this time, the mountain stronghold was in complete chaos. With Wang Wei's support, after a barrage of artillery fire, most of the bandits defending the cliff were raped, a dozen or so were taken prisoner, and the rest who stubbornly resisted became targets for the recruits.

The battle ended in less than fifteen minutes, which made the companies behind feel very unbalanced and quite unhappy.

At this moment, the battle on the front mountain was basically over, and Wang Wei was leading his men to collect the prisoners.

Seeing that everyone was still excited, Shangguan Yun suddenly had a brilliant idea since the big bandit leader Wu Ruhai was still on the run.

So he summoned all the soldiers to the hall and said loudly, "You all did a good job, especially the new recruits. They fought bravely and their marksmanship was decent. However, the bandit leader Wu Ruhai is still at large. According to the reconnaissance company, he has gone to the back mountain. So, who is willing to go and pursue the remaining bandits...?"

"I'll go... I'll go... it's our turn..." Everyone was excited and eager to participate. It seems that anyone can kick a man when he's down.

Shangguan Yun gestured with his hands, "Everyone, there's no need to be anxious. At this moment, the entire area within dozens of miles of Laoye Ridge has been controlled and surrounded by our army. Wu Ruhai can't escape. Since everyone has this intention, I, the commander, hereby issue the order that from today onwards, Laoye Ridge will be permanently garrisoned and will serve as our army's long-term hunting ground..."

Shangguan Yun looked at everyone and continued, "Today is our first hunting activity. In the future, if we capture such prisoners again, such as heinous criminals, Japanese devils, and other devils who invaded our nation, they will all become our prey."

We are the best hunters. The guard platoon stays behind, while the other three company commanders lead everyone into the back mountain from different directions. The goal is to annihilate Wu Ruhai's remaining forces. Remember, we must find them alive or dead.

As for these bandits, so loyal and fierce, we won't take them prisoner. They'll all be hunted. Each company commander should tally the numbers, and there must be no exaggeration. The results will be recorded in the military merit register. Begin the operation...

Shangguan Yun's orders were as firm as mountains, and everyone cheered and rushed out of the hall, gathering their forces to charge towards the back mountain. Then the remaining people began to mourn for Wu Ruhai and his gang, hoping that they would know what was good for them and commit suicide quickly, otherwise their fate would not be good.

There's no other way; these vicious criminals must be killed, otherwise they'll be a menace wherever they go, and we'll have to feed them—it's such a hassle.

Killing them all would boost morale, instill a sense of righteous indignation, serve as a warning to others, and improve troop discipline.

Anyway, there are many benefits. Shangguan Yun found many reasons for himself and decided to do it this way. People like Wu Ruhai are not worth dying for.

Shangguan Yun ordered his men to cook lunch on the spot while he examined the prisoners. Finally, he ordered his men to drive all the prisoners back to the stronghold. Wang Wei's team members were starving, and Shangguan Yun couldn't bear it. He told the guards to give them some of their own rations and boil some hot water for them to drink.

Each person was given a steamed bun or half a pancake. The hungry team members couldn't wait for the water to boil and ate all their rations in the snow. They couldn't be given any more, but Shangguan Yun was afraid that they would get sick from eating too much. So he waited until they drank some boiled water before giving them more rations.

For the next two or three hours, led by the veterans, the newly enlisted soldiers were divided into several units and conducted a thorough search of the deep mountains and forests where Wu Ruhai was hiding. In fact, they had nowhere to hide.

Wu Ruhai and his gang were not natives of Laoye Ridge, so they were unfamiliar with the terrain and ran around aimlessly like headless flies. Moreover, they left a lot of bloodstains and footprints along the way, so it was only a matter of time before they were caught.

However, the cunning Wu Ruhai actually divided his men into several groups and broke through in different directions. If Shangguan Yun hadn't had enough men, they probably wouldn't have been able to catch him.

Scattered gunshots echoed intermittently from the hill behind. Shangguan Yun, along with Wang Wei, Zhu Zi, Ban Ge, Li Xia, and several others, sat around the campfire. Shangguan Yun took out a lot of the food they had exchanged, as well as baijiu (a type of Chinese liquor), beer, soft drinks, canned goods, and so on...

Everyone enjoyed the snowy scenery while sipping their drinks, all while listening to the gunshots.

"Shangguan, you're really ruthless. This once-powerful Wu Ruhai has ended up as prey for a bunch of greenhorns. Heh..." Ban Ge chuckled.

"That's right... these guys stole all the credit this time..." Li Xia rolled her eyes at Shangguan Yun.

"Hey, I'm telling you, as long as you're all safe and sound, what's a little credit? Would I ever mistreat you... Hmph..." Shangguan Yun said disdainfully.

“That’s right, Brother Shangguan is the big boss. It’s very easy for you to do whatever you want. Even if he becomes president in the future, it’ll be a piece of cake for you to become the director of the Women’s Federation…hehe…” Wang Wei said to Li Xia with a smile.

"Go away... Who wants to be the Women's Federation director? I want to be a general! Humph... Wang Wei, tell me the truth, what have you been doing all this time? You haven't come to the organization at all. Where's your older brother...?"