Chapter 404 You two go ahead and scout the enemy
When Que Dongjin and his companions arrived near the village, they found a signpost. Qin Shili pointed to the road on the left and said, "Hurry, don't go into the village, they are heading this way!"
The Japanese had reached the foot of the mountain. Colonel Kido ordered the chief of staff and Jinggang Ningcun to lead their men to infiltrate from both sides of the foot of the mountain. He and Mishima Kawako commanded their soldiers and reinforcements to begin searching the mountain.
"Spread out and search! Report immediately if you find any clues!" said Colonel Kido.
The commander of the reinforcements looked at Colonel Kido without saying anything. He said a few words to several of his team leaders, then looked at Mishima Kawako. He found that this woman was not only beautiful, but also looked heroic in military uniform.
Mishima Kawako smiled at the commander, then turned around and looked at Colonel Kido and said, "The moonlight is good. We will definitely be discovered when we get close to the target."
"It would be better if they discovered us and made some noise, so that our troops can surround them and concentrate on annihilating them," said Colonel Kido.
In fact, Mishima Kawako was just making small talk. She wanted to use this method to warn the commander of the reinforcements that she had already said that she belonged to Colonel Kido and asked him not to have any ideas about her. She could see from the commander's eyes that he was coveting and greedy for her beauty.
When the commander saw the relationship between Mishima Kawako and Colonel Kido, he knew that it was impossible for him to get this beautiful woman, so he began to direct his men to search the mountain.
Que Dongjin urged everyone to march very quickly, and they soon caught up with Ou Lao San.
"Dongjin, you are so fast." Ou Laosan was a little surprised to see Que Dongjin and the others catching up.
"Speed up and get out of this mountain. The faster the better." said Que Dongjin.
"The Japs shouldn't be able to catch up with us." said the little bee.
"It may be difficult for the Japanese following us to catch up with us, but they will definitely outflank us from the side. We must get out of this mountain before they do," said Que Dongjin.
"So, the Japanese military force is really strong! Are they going to surround the entire mountain?" Ou Lao San asked as they walked.
"That should be the case. Colonel Kido is not a fool. He won't do that. It's useless to just search the mountain in one direction. Brother, hurry up and urge your men to move faster." Que Dongjin said.
"Everyone speed up! Hurry!" shouted Mr. Ou.
"Brother, I am leading my team in the front. We are fast and can conduct reconnaissance by walking in front. Also, we can pass through first. If the enemy surrounds your position, we can support them from the outside and open a gap." Que Dongjin said.
"Okay! Our people's night marching speed is indeed much slower than yours." said Ou Lao San.
"Qin Shili, lead them to march forward quickly, the faster the better! I will follow you from behind. Wang Xueliu, you continue to stay with eldest brother and the others and urge them to go as fast as possible." Que Dongjin said.
"I understand." Wang Xueliu said.
"Everyone follow me!" Qin Shili said as she quickened her pace and quickly passed through Ou Laosan's men and walked towards the front.
"You are really well-trained! Wang Xueliu, have all the ten of you undergone special training?" Ou Lao San asked as he followed behind Wang Xueliu.
"All of us have indeed undergone special training, and some of us have even undergone two rounds of special training," said Wang Xueliu.
"No wonder." The little bee answered in front of Wang Xueliu.
"Boss Ou, have you heard about the guerrillas in this area?" Wang Xueliu suddenly asked.
"Guerrillas? The Communist Party's guerrillas? I heard that there were some at the beginning, but they were chased away by the Japanese raiders." said Ou Laosan.
"Fought away? I heard there are still guerrillas fighting guerrilla warfare all the time!"
"Are you talking about the remaining guerrillas? There may be some stragglers, but they are no longer a force to be reckoned with. They dare not go into the city to harass the Japanese. They may only launch sneak attacks on small groups of Japanese in the mountain villages!" said Ou Laosan.
"What do you think of them?" Wang Xueliu asked.
"I have no contact with the guerrillas, but since they are fighting the Japanese, if we meet them, we can be considered friends! But, will they think we are bandits and look at us differently? I don't think they will have the same feelings for us as you do!" said Ou Laosan.
"Wang Xueliu, you are not the guerrillas!" said the little bee with a smile.
"Little Bee, don't ask which unit they belong to. We are just fighting the Japanese together." said Ou Lao San.
"It's okay. You didn't ask us which unit we belonged to, so we didn't tell you. In fact, it doesn't matter. We have fought together before. We used to belong to the Kuomintang Military Intelligence Bureau. However, Que Dongjin took us away from this organization. At present, we are considered a free anti-Japanese team." Wang Xueliu said with a smile.
"Have you left the National Army? You don't belong to any organization now?" asked Ou Lao San.
"Yes, we are just like you. We no longer belong to any organization. But we are all part of the anti-Japanese team," said Wang Xueliu.
"Wang Xueliu, you are right. We belong to the anti-Japanese team. We are not bandits anymore, right?" Ou Laosan said with a smile.
"That's right. You are no longer bandits. In fact, you have never been bandits. You have never done anything to harm poor people," said Wang Xueliu.
"We are still bandits. Although we have never robbed poor people, we have robbed rich people." said the little bee with a smile.
"Little Bee is really generous. Okay, let's not talk about this anymore. Now our common enemy is the Japanese devils, and you have become an anti-Japanese team." Wang Xueliu said.
"I'm really glad that you look at our team this way. Wang Xueliu, you said that we drove away the Japanese invaders. No matter which party or army holds power in this country, they shouldn't treat us as bandits and suppress us!" said Ou Laosan.
"I don't think so. Your contributions in fighting the Japanese are there," said Wang Xueliu.
"What Ou Laosan means is that he can't let his brothers be bandits all their lives. They have to give them a legitimate job." said Little Bee.
"That's great! We are often in the mountains, and we have the chance to run into guerrillas. We can make friends with them and fight the Japanese together with them. In this way, we can all have a legitimate reason. Our team has also left the National Army anyway." Wang Xueliu said with a smile.
"Wang Xueliu, your opinion is different from Que Dongjin's. From what I heard from Que Dongjin's tone, he likes to fight the Japanese alone, just like me. He doesn't want anyone to control him!" said Ou Lao San.
"Que Dongjin is a little arrogant! However, he is determined to fight the Japanese. He also said that we should fight the Japanese wherever we are, no matter what party they are from. He doesn't care about them. However, as the war of resistance progresses, he may change his mind." Wang Xueliu said.
"You mean, Que Dongjin will also rely on the organization? But, you came from the National Army, you won't go back to the National Army! Will you move closer to the Communist Army?" Ou Laosan was a little confused. The National Army was richer than the Communist Army, and its weapons and equipment were much more sophisticated!
"These are all matters for the future, and we haven't considered them for the time being. Okay, speed up, and tell your people to go faster!" Wang Xueliu urged.
"Everyone, start walking! Speed up!" Ou Lao San urged his men.
Que Dongjin and his group were already some distance away from Ou Laosan and his group. Zhang Dahu no longer thought about his grandmother. He realized the importance of this breakout. He vaguely felt that it would still be a difficult task to break out with Ou Laosan and his group.
Qin Shili was walking in front. She remembered that when she was on guard duty, she felt a large group of Japanese soldiers coming out of the city. She felt that there was a large group of Japanese soldiers following closely behind Ou Laosan and his men. She also felt that a group of Japanese soldiers might suddenly appear in front of her.
"Hurry! Follow closely!" Qin Shili turned around and said to the people behind her.
"I'm really a little behind." Xie Mengqi said.
"You have to keep up even if you can't. Mengqi, try harder." Jiang Wukui said.
"After special training by Captain Que, they are better than us after all," said Xie Mengqi.
"Of course, they have suffered more than us. Li Jianwei, don't you think so?" Jiang Wukui asked Li Jianwei behind him.
"Yes, they have undergone even more brutal training," said Li Jianwei.
"You know how much suffering we have endured! Let's go quickly!" said Wang Hanyu.
"Wang Hanyu, don't show off. If we had special training with Que Dongjin, we would never lose to you." Jiang Wukui said.
"That's if. Unfortunately, you don't have the chance," said Wang Hanyu.
"Captain Que is our fellow apprentice, and you even call us uncles and aunts!" said Li Jianwei.
"Come on! According to what you said, Que Dongjin is Wang Xueliu's student, and Wang Xueliu and I are classmates. You should also call me Aunt Master!" Wang Hanyu said with a smile.
"You still have the mood to joke! Speed up!" Que Dongjin urged from behind.
"The real master has spoken, why don't you leave quickly!" Zheng Can said.
"Stop!" Qin Shili, who was walking in front, suddenly stopped and said softly.
"What's wrong? Is there a situation?" Jiang Wukui asked softly.
Qin Shili quickly used sign language to tell the people behind her to be quiet. She tilted her ear to listen, then plopped down on the ground and listened for a while, then squatted and used sign language to tell the people behind her that there was an enemy! The people behind her used sign language to pass on to Que Dongjin at the end.
Que Dongjin walked gently towards Qin Shili and talked to her in sign language for a while. Then he fell to the ground and listened with his hands close to the ground.
"Everyone, take a break here. Let's check on the enemy's situation." Que Dongjin told everyone using sign language, and then said to Qin Shili and Wang Hanyu, "You two go ahead and scout the enemy's situation, and then come back to report."
Qin Shili and Wang Hanyu followed the order and left. Qin Shili walked in front, and Wang Hanyu followed behind her. They walked lightly, with their ears erect, and vigilantly scouting the surrounding situation. They knew that the enemy had surrounded them, and if they wanted to get out of this mountain, they had to break through with a gunfight.
