Chapter 4: Operation "Battle Village" 27. Battle with a powerful enemy
The procrastinating civilians finally sensed the danger and rushed forward in a panic. The M army followed suit and a massacre began.
The common people fled in all directions in the woods. The M army, like brutal hunters, treated the common people as prey, killing anyone they saw, regardless of gender, age or status!
A tragedy was happening in the Bantong jungle. When Ah Qing came here and saw this scene, his blood boiled and he rushed into the jungle quickly.
At this time, the militia captain was leaning against a big rock helplessly. He felt weak all over, his mind was confused, and he didn't even know how to move. Ah Qing just picked him up and shouted, "Where is Meng Feixiong?"
"Sacrificed!" he murmured.
Ah Qing cursed softly and slapped him in the face: "Listen, go and organize the surviving civilians to move deeper into the jungle! I'll lead the Japanese away."
The militia captain finally recognized Ah Qing, because Ah Qing and Tiger had been to Bangang. He stood up straight at once: "Here comes Tiger!"
Aqing was stunned for a moment and nodded.
The militia captain jumped up and burst into tears: "The tiger is coming!"
Ah Qing shouted in his ear: "You must immediately direct the villagers to go deeper into the jungle!"
After saying that, he rushed forward. Along the way, there were common people running like headless flies. He didn't have time to pay attention to them and kept running forward.
Although the leaves in the jungle were cleaned clean by the Japanese's defoliants, the trees were still lush and the grass was still growing wildly.
At this time, the M army had completely relaxed and was chasing civilians everywhere without forming a battle formation.
Ah Qing rolled and jumped, luring the M army with his guns, and shouted loudly: "Fellow villagers, move to the jungle behind the mountain! I am a tiger!"
No one doesn't know about tigers, whether they are ordinary people or the M army.
After hearing this, the common people immediately became more determined and ran towards the jungle behind the mountain, running with more energy. After hearing this, the M army immediately hesitated.
Koro doesn't care about these lamb-like people. He needs tigers and he wants to catch them!
Ah Qing shot and ran to the left. He remembered that there was a cliff on the left. He knew that he could not escape from the encirclement, and he did not want to be captured by the M army! He ran towards the cliff and finally reached the edge.
The cliff was very high, and there was a rushing river below. The M troops on three sides had stopped firing and were approaching one by one. Ah Qing threw himself on the rock, aiming carefully. As soon as the M troops showed their heads, his gun would fire. However, the M troops swarmed in from three directions. Closer and closer. Ah Qing stood up suddenly, grinned, swept the gun in his hand, fired the remaining bullets, took a deep breath, and jumped off the cliff. There was no news from Sakaoka, and Ah Qing did not come back either. Tiger could not sit still!
Lao Hu and Li Ying left Meixi Island and rushed all the way to Bangang.
The chief of staff was very excited about the "Sakaoka Victory" and immediately spread the experience to other units. As a result, the other 11 villages of the M Army also sent reconnaissance teams into the jungle to conduct covert reconnaissance.
Brigadier General Sinar said only five words: "Create a no-man's land!"
The chief of staff suddenly laughed sinisterly: "Will the general personally go to the front line to command?"
"No, I want to get my legs healed and kill the tiger myself."
"Should we send troops to fight for those three strategic villages?"
"No, as long as they are in the open, everything will be easy!"
The Chief of Staff laughed and said, "Well, I'll clear the perimeter for the general first!"
Sinar nodded: "Your troops do not need to withdraw, as long as you succeed. You come in from the outside, and I will send troops from the west of Ganling. The guerrillas and tigers will not be far from seeing God."
The Chief of Staff and Sinar looked at each other and laughed.
The chief of staff looked up at the sky and saw helicopters dancing in the sky like busy worker bees. He had his reconnaissance team underground, and he didn't believe that these guerrilla civilians could escape his net!
He leisurely raised the coffee that the orderly had just made for him: "It smells so good!"
The cat-and-mouse game in the jungle continues to happen, with occasional gunshots, mortar bombardments, and even helicopter attacks .
However, the chief of staff's face darkened. Time passed and there was no real battle. Could it be that the tiger had seen through his trick?
He walked slowly with a frown on his face, and suddenly he stared at Jack who was quietly bringing him coffee. The orderly was startled, stopped and lowered his head timidly!
"Okay, I'm going to burn you to death! Poison you!" the chief of staff said gritting his teeth.
The orderly began to tremble all over, and suddenly knelt down: "Sir, please spare me!" The chief of staff immediately laughed, shook his head, turned around suddenly, and shouted: "Come here, pass on my order. All the soldiers who went up the mountain, retreat back to the village!"
He clapped his hands and walked step by step towards his marching tent.
Lao Hu learned what happened in Bangang, and he and Li Ying traveled to eleven villages to tighten the discipline of guerrilla warfare.
Tiger breathed a sigh of relief: "Okay, let's play hard!"
Tiger looked at the sky in the south: "Guo Shanzei and Li Yuanxin have already started their work in Huishan, and the work in Ganlingxi will soon be handed over to Captain Hong. Therefore, I decided that Captain Hong will command this operation!"
The guerrillas gathered from three strategic villages and rushed to Mae Sai Island at a rapid pace.
Tiger was fishing on the beach, while Captain Hong was working hard in the house on the island.
The old monk and his staff were planning intensively with him, while the guerrillas who returned to Mae Sai Island were fighting together.
A communicator in charge of reconnaissance came back and reported to Tiger what he saw. The troops of the M Army retreated one after another at noon.
Tiger nodded and waved his hand: "The current commander is Captain Hong, you report to him immediately!"
He put away his fishing rod, looked into the distance, and fell into deep thought.
Soon, Captain Hong came up behind him and said , "The M army is retreating. This must be a conspiracy."
Tiger turned back and stared at him: "Reason?"
"The M army is determined to win this time. It is impossible for them to go down the mountain and rest in broad daylight."
"What can they do?"
Captain Hong said in a deep voice: "The M army's first means are artillery and helicopters. But they often resort to more inhumane means: poison! Burn!"
The tiger hummed softly.
"We thought he might have poisoned the springs and incendiary bombed the jungle."
Tiger nodded. "Of course these bastards are capable of anything!" He stared at Captain Hong fiercely. "What are you going to do?"
"Send a messenger immediately to inform the people to use animals to test whether the water is drinkable; block the cave to prevent the fire from entering the cave."
"Did you do it?"
"People have been sent out!"
The tiger narrowed his eyes and said, "Hurry up!"
Captain Hong continued, "There are 220 combatants on the island now. I want to launch a counterattack!" Tiger said coldly, "This is what the enemy needs!"
Captain Hong was stunned: "We must act!"
Tiger nodded: "Well said! We must take action, but not head-on! Not today, not under any circumstances where the conditions are not ripe!"
Captain Hong said: "We can harass them!"
Tiger nodded: "I want to catch the leader first! All harassment operations will be planned and directed by you!"
"yes!"
Tiger stared at him and said, "I'm telling you right now, from now on, Ganling West will be your guerrilla zone! So, from today on, you are already the highest commander here."
"But……"
"This is a military order! You can't always be under my wing!"
"yes!"
"Who would you like to be your advisor?"
"Old monk!"
"I promise you!"
"When are you leaving?"
"This battle must be won under your command!"
"yes!"
Poison was readily available, and incendiary bombs were plentiful.
The chief of staff mobilized almost all the helicopters in Ganling West. Boxes of poison with skulls printed on them were delivered to the twelve villages in less than half an hour. The helicopters escorted the M army into the jungle while bombing all the way.
The M soldiers put on protective masks and spread poison in the springs and grass.
When the couriers arrived at the hiding places of the people, things had already started to happen. Some people had been poisoned and soon died of erosion. The people were in a panic.
Then, helicopters of the M Army flew all over the mountains and plains under the 4 o'clock afternoon sun. In an instant, incendiary bombs exploded continuously in the jungle, and the jungle was set on fire.
The raging fire blocked out the sun and the sky, and the thick smoke that could not be stopped flowed into the cave. Those who could not bear it and ran out were burned to death on the spot.
The militia and guerrillas blocked the cave entrance tightly but couldn't control it. Even the militia was shouting: "I can't stand it anymore!"
The jungles of the twelve villages struggled painfully in the flames, and the people of the twelve villages cried in pain: "The soldiers of the M country are too cruel!"
