This killer star of the War of Resistance Against Japan was only 9 years old.

Zhang Cheng was furious. He had just passed the last blockade zone when he ran into a Japanese patrol, but he managed to dodge in time and thought he was safe.

Who would have thought that this patrol team brought a wolfhound? There are usually no patrol teams at this time, let alone with wolfhounds.

Zhang Cheng didn't have time to think about whether the news had leaked or he was just unlucky.

The only good news was that this was the last line of defense, and their guerrilla base was just over 10 miles away.

Thinking of this, Zhang Cheng casually helped a female nurse who was almost too tired to run any further. He kept urging her on:

"Faster, hold on, our team is in the mountains ahead, less than 10 miles away, hold on."

As Zhang Cheng shouted, he looked back. His team of 50 had dwindled to just over 30, while the Japanese had grown from a dozen to over 100, presumably coming out of their outposts to provide support after hearing the gunfire.

Zhang Cheng was extremely anxious. Normally, if it were just his own team, he could easily shake off the Japanese soldiers by simply going through a few forests, relying on his familiarity with the surrounding terrain.

We have no choice but to tough it out now, because we have more than 40 doctors and nurses with us, and they don't have that much stamina.

"Secretary Wang! Secretary Wang!" Two anxious shouts suddenly came from the cave where the Huai City guerrillas were stationed.

Upon hearing this, Wang Mingyuan suddenly opened his eyes, which had been feigning sleep.

"What is it?" he asked, glancing in the direction the voice came from.

"Secretary Wang, ...the soldiers on guard duty on the outer perimeter said that there is dense gunfire coming from the northwest. The gunfire is gradually getting louder. There is an exchange of fire, and ...they are approaching our position."

"Secretary, do you think... it's possible that the captain and the others encountered the Japanese in an accident..."

The one who came to report the information was Xiao Li, who had led the way earlier. He was still out of breath from running so fast.

Upon hearing this, Wang Mingyuan's heart skipped a beat, and he couldn't bear to listen to what Xiao Li had to say.

"Xiao Li, go and notify the team to assemble. I'll go find Captain Wang."

After saying that, without waiting for Xiao Li's reply, he hurriedly ran towards where Wang Wu was resting.

Upon arriving at their destination, they found that Wang Wu and his soldiers were already up.

Xiao Li's two shouts just now made quite a commotion in the quiet cave, clearly indicating an emergency.

Upon hearing the noise, Wang Wu immediately gathered his team and prepared to go find Secretary Wang to ask what had happened.

As soon as the team assembled, they saw Secretary Wang running over.

"Wang Wu, I won't go into details, but there's gunfire coming from the northwest. It's possible that our backup is engaged in a firefight with the enemy. We need to go and provide backup immediately."

After saying that, Wang Mingyuan hurried off to notify the other personnel.

Bai Luo, who was standing nearby, also heard the news. Without saying a word, he pulled out the breastplate from the quick-response backpack, fastened the ammunition pouch, and helped Sha Niu organize her equipment.

Then they quickly followed the group out of the cave.

Once outside, the gunfire from the northwest became increasingly clear.

Secretary Wang also led the assembled Huai City guerrilla team down the mountain.

Seeing this, Wang Wu immediately led his team to follow.

Bai Luo and Sha Niu followed closely behind the group. Although it was midnight and the snow had stopped, visibility was still very low.

The bright moonlight shone on the earth and was reflected off the snow. People could be seen from about 100 meters away.

They hadn't run far when they saw dozens of people staggering towards them.

Upon seeing this, Secretary Wang, who was at the head of the group, breathed a slight sigh of relief. He had already recognized that the person leading the group was Zhang Cheng, whom he had sent to meet him.

He hurriedly greeted him.

"Zhang Cheng, what's going on?"

"Secretary Wang, we were discovered when we crossed the last blockade line. There are at least 100 Japanese soldiers following us now."

"Stone, with his men, is holding back the Japanese devils from behind."

"These are the doctors and nurses we received; not one was missing."

After hearing this, Secretary Wang immediately waved his hand, signaling some of the team members to come out and help the doctors and nurses retreat.

Then he turned to look at Wang Wu.

Wang Wu immediately understood Secretary Wang's meaning and led his team to set up defenses at the edge of a sparsely wooded open space 20 meters ahead.

To stop these Japanese devils and buy time for the doctors and nurses to retreat.

Bai Luo and Sha Niu lay down in a ditch near the edge of the forest.

Not long after, several figures were seen running hurriedly, firing shots behind them as they ran.

Seeing this, Bai Luo knew the Japanese were almost there. He quickly pulled out more than 10 grenades from Sha Niu's backpack, preparing to launch a big attack before the Japanese realized they were being ambushed.

He also instructed the silly girl not to fire until the Japanese soldiers rushed into the open area.

Once ready, Bai Luo looked up and could already see a dense array of figures in the distance.

Good heavens, that's not just 100 or so, it's at least 300 Japanese soldiers.

As the first wave of Japanese soldiers rushed out of the open space, Bai Luo threw out two grenades without saying a word. They were M67 grenades, with a shrapnel kill radius of 15 meters.

With two loud bangs, the eight or nine Japanese soldiers who had just rushed out were immediately blown away. Only two Japanese soldiers on the edge of the area let out a wail, while the others lay motionless on the ground.

From afar, one could see a dark red stain slowly spreading beneath them, blackening the pristine snow beneath them, a price they were paying for the crimes they had committed on this land!

After two explosions, the gunfire from the other side stopped for a moment, then resumed a few seconds later with even more intense gunfire.

Ono Taro, the company commander of this squadron, received a call from the outpost saying that a group of about a hundred people had crossed the blockade zone. He immediately assembled his team and set off to pursue them. Not long after they left, the Jingbian Ichiro Squadron, who happened to be there to relieve the guard, heard that a large number of unidentified people had broken through the checkpoint and also went out to chase after them.

This makes up the more than 300 people that Bai Luo is seeing now.

Ono Taro saw his charging soldiers instantly mowed down by the explosions and immediately hid behind a tree. His men also dropped to the ground, thinking there was a minefield ahead. Seeing figures moving in the opposite woods, Ono Taro immediately ordered his men to open fire.

Bai Luo saw that the enemy was taking cover and did not continue the pursuit.

He sighed inwardly, but it was only about 50 meters apart, so it was quite normal for them to spot the guerrillas at the edge of the woods.

Unlike later TV dramas, where someone lies under a tree with half their body exposed, and the Japanese soldiers walk by without even seeing them.

Seeing the Japanese soldiers fighting a positional war, Wang Wu breathed a sigh of relief. He then looked in Bai Luo's direction, knowing that only Bai Luo possessed such powerful grenades.

The main thing now is to stall for time. The longer it goes on, the safer those doctors and nurses will be.

At that moment, Xiao Li ran up from behind.

"Captain Wang, Captain Wang, the secretary said that your unit should hold off the enemy for about half an hour and then find an opportunity to withdraw and preserve your strength. Once these doctors are deep in the mountains, the Japanese won't be able to catch up."

Upon hearing this, Wang Wu nodded, continued to keep his eyes on the Japanese soldiers ahead, and ordered his men to conserve ammunition. They were to wait for the Japanese to peek out before engaging them.