In the early morning of September 27, 1937, the Japanese invaders invaded and pacified the territory. In just a few months, they killed nearly 800 innocent people, stolen 300,000 kilograms of food, and burned 1,800 houses, committing an unforgivable crime.

The story begins here.

In February 1938, it was either snowing or gloomy. I had hardly seen sunny days. The biting cold wind was whirling everywhere, and it was like a knife slashing on my face, which was very painful.

A month ago, Xiaoling Village, Donghui Town, was just visited by the Japanese army. Livestock, food, clothes, and everything that could be eaten and used was stolen by the Japanese.

Several ordinary people were unwilling to do so, and after just a few arguments with the Japanese army, they were stabbed to death by bayonets and hung them at the entrance of the village to show their public.

Now that a month has passed, the village has not recovered from the last sweep.

The dead fellow villagers are still immersed in the grief of losing their loved ones. The dead fellow villagers are also worried about the food being stolen, and don’t know how to survive the next few months.

As for going out, no one dares to think about it.

Nowadays, the Japanese are pacified. If they are hit by the Japanese when they go out, they may lose their lives.

If you take a step back, even if you can go out, you can't.

In addition to robbing grain, the Japanese also robbing livestock, clothes, and quilts...

At this moment, many villagers couldn't even take out a set of cotton coats and trousers. When they went out in single clothes, the biting cold wind would definitely freeze them into popsicles.

A village with nearly fifty households is now empty when you walk in. The door is closed and you can't see a livestock. There is a lifeless scene everywhere, without any vitality.

Twenty miles west of Xiaoling Village is Donghui Town, and a ten-meter-high artillery tower at the east entrance of the town looks particularly conspicuous.

In order to control this area, the Japanese army established a stronghold here two months ago, and built a lot of fortifications and houses with artillery towers as the center. A small infantry squad and a company of puppet troops were stationed.

The puppet army was the original Jinsui army. They either surrendered to the Japanese with their superiors, or were captured and compromised, becoming the minions of the Japanese army's control and pacification.

The squad leader Lieutenant Okazaki is the highest commander of the stronghold and the captain of the infantry squadron garrison.

He is short and has a squinted legs and looks very strong.

No matter where he goes, he holds a command knife that symbolizes his identity.

Before joining the army, he was a low-level farmer and was bullied by domestic chaebols. He originally thought that by becoming a soldier and becoming an officer through his own efforts, he could show off his power in the army and live a good life with superiority.

Unexpectedly, the strict military level easily shattered this dream.

Although I am the squad leader and have 50 or 60 soldiers in my hands, I am the lowest-level officer in the army. Any officer is higher in level and higher in military rank than me.

If you don't show respect enough in front of them, you will definitely wear it and eventually ruin your military career that you have finally gained through hard work.

So he, the team leader, was very cautious and very depressed...

It was not until two months ago that the captain appointed himself as the commander to establish a stronghold in Donghui Town and stand alone, and his life became better.

From a humble subordinate to the boss who can determine the life and death of many people.

Every day, he is served by his subordinates as emperors. When he is in a good mood, he can go to the defense zone to fight Qiufeng and grab some good things to come back for a tooth sacrifice.

If you are lucky enough, you can also collect some gold and silver and send it back to your family.

It was particularly cold today. With Okazaki's understanding of the Chinese, they must have been shackling at home.

Now that they are out, they will definitely block them all in the village and gain a lot of benefits.

Immediately ordered the troops to prepare for attack

More than thirty Japanese soldiers wearing military coats and more than fifty puppet troops broke out of the stronghold and rushed straight to Xiaoling Village. Okazaki had a war horse for transportation. Walking in the middle of the team, he looked particularly majestic.

As soon as the Japanese army left the stronghold, a figure disappeared at the end of the official road.

I ran all the way, and after half an hour, I suddenly left the official road and entered a land temple not far away.

The Land Temple has long been abandoned. From the outside, it is overgrown with weeds, and it looks like a completely deserted picture.

When you walk in, you will find that there is another world inside: the room was cleaned up, and several young men in Eighth Route Army uniforms were sitting around the ground discussing something.

The person who reported the news rushed in and gasped and said, "Captain, the Japanese and puppet troops in the Donghui Town stronghold have been dispatched again. Judging from their posture, they should be going to sweep Xiaoling Village."

This is a working team sent by the 129th Division to Pingding County to organize the people to fight the Japanese.

The leader of the team was Zhou Cheng, who was the squad leader of the main force. The person who reported the news was a recruit Xiang Feng, a local, who joined the Eighth Route Army a month ago.

There are three team members in the Land Temple, two veterans, and one local recruit who is the same as Xiang Feng.

The entire operation team was equipped with three long spears, two of which were made of Hanyang, with rifles that were almost flat. The only thing they could do was Zhou Cheng's Mauser rifle, 50% new, and there were two big knives, ten bullets, and five grenades... This is all the current assets of the work team.

"No, something big will happen in Xiaoling Village!" Zhou Cheng said with a serious look on his face.

"Every time the Japanese and puppet troops in the Donghui Town stronghold came out to sweep the enemy, they would cause deaths, and this time it would definitely be no exception."

"We must hold back the Japanese and puppet troops and notify the villagers in the village in advance to transfer!"

"Baoba...baoba..."

The three gunshots seemed particularly harsh in the cold wind, instantly breaking the quiet atmosphere around them.

A Japanese in front fell down, and the other Japanese reacted quickly and instantly rushed to the ground. The rifle on his shoulder was held in his hand very neatly, loading the bullet, and pulling the trigger at the position where the gun had just been fired.

The whole set of actions was dazzling, just like a demonstration, which shows how strong the Japanese army's response and combat effectiveness were.

Amid the crackling sound of gunfire, three figures appeared behind the stone more than a hundred meters away, holding guns and quickly retreating to a further place.

They were three veterans of the Operation Team equipped with rifles, Zhou Cheng took the lead.

The performance of the gun is too poor, and the strength of the enemy and us is huge. I dare not get too close to the Japanese. Only one person was killed with three bullets.

"It's the Eighth Route Army..." A leader Cao stood beside Okazaki and shouted.

The Eighth Route Army has fought with the Japanese army many times. Although they are not many people and poorly equipped, they have strong combat effectiveness and are not afraid of death. The imperial army has almost suffered great defeats in several battles. Therefore, the Japanese army has a deep impression of this army and they all want to see it and break the curse of their invincible battle with the imperial army.

Okazaki is no exception.

He served as the captain of the infantry squad with the rank of lieutenant.

If a lieutenant can gain a military merit recognized by his superiors, the lieutenant can easily become a captain and then serve as the captain of the infantry squadron.

The Eighth Route Army who sneaked into his eyes was undoubtedly a military achievement that could be used.

Without saying a word, he pulled out his command knife and shouted loudly at Zhou Cheng's retreat direction: "Kun Kawakami, you will lead a few people and a squad of the Imperial Army to the right side, Ono, you will lead a few warriors and a squad of the Imperial Army to the left side, and the others will follow me and chase them, kill them!"
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