Siheyuan: Shazhu's Brother Shadan

Everyone immediately became alert and picked up their weapons to look for the source of the gunshot.

The county captain signaled everyone to remain calm and sent Liu Erzhuang and Fugui to investigate the situation.

After a while, Liu Erzhuang reported that a wounded Japanese soldier was found nearby.

It turned out that the gunshot was fired by this Japanese soldier. He was seriously injured while escaping and could not move forward.

The injured Japanese soldier deserted during the battle and thought that he could lead the remaining Japanese soldiers and make meritorious service out of his crime.

So he crawled little by little towards the place where he was injured, and then lured the enemy while shooting.

It's obvious that he's a die-hard veteran!

The county captain decided to seize this opportunity to interrogate the Japanese soldier and obtain more intelligence.

The team members carefully approached the Japanese soldier and successfully subdued him.

However, at this moment, hurried footsteps and motorcycle sounds were heard in the distance, and more Japanese soldiers were rushing towards this side.

At this time, in the "Changde Campaign" of the same year, the Japanese army mobilized a force of about 10 to carry out a large-scale "mopping up" operation in Changde, China and its surrounding areas.

In other small or medium-sized "mopping-up" operations, the number of Japanese troops involved may have been only a few thousand.

The purpose of these "mopping-up" operations was usually to destroy China's anti-Japanese bases, eliminate anti-Japanese forces, plunder resources, and protect the Japanese army's transportation lines.

The mopping-up force that the county brigade encountered was a branch of a small mopping-up branch.

County brigades are now faced with new challenges and must make quick decisions to respond to the impending crisis.

Retreat as quickly as possible and return to the original cave entrance.

"What should we do?" The county captain stared at the mountains of equipment and food in front of him with a frown on his face, his heart full of regret and reluctance.

These were all what they had worked so hard to find in the cave!

However, at this moment, the Japs were approaching and the situation was extremely critical.

He really couldn't bear to abandon so much precious equipment and food, but if he didn't retreat in time, the consequences would be disastrous.

According to intelligence, the number of enemy attackers this time is probably greater than last time.

Faced with such a powerful opponent, the county captain knew that it would be difficult to compete with the existing forces alone.

"Captain, it seems that you are the only one in our team who knows how to operate artillery?" Suddenly, the idiot at the side asked.

"Yes, what's wrong? It's true that I'm the only one who can use artillery." The county captain replied.

At this time, Shadan made an unexpected suggestion: "Since we have so many weapons and equipment, why not use some of them to fight the enemy?"

When these words were spoken, everyone was stunned and didn't know how to respond for a moment.

After a moment's silence, Fugui frowned and said suspiciously, "All equipment must be handed over to the government. This is a written rule. Can we really squander it like this?"

Obviously, he was not the only one who held this idea, as others had the same expression on their faces.

The rest of the people, on the other hand, were cautious and reserved about the proposal.

These equipments are treasures regarded as precious by everyone. In comparison, who would be willing to give them up so easily?

Many people even secretly wondered whether it was too extravagant and wasteful to use these precious equipment to fight the enemy. Should we waste them or give them up? Many people had such contradictory and tangled feelings.

If Shadan knew how to read minds, he would have fainted on the ground out of anger by now!

"What's the point now? What are you still hesitating about?"

"Okay, then let's take out a part of them and fight the enemy. We're going to die anyway, so we might as well just give it a go!" said the county captain in his summary speech.

"Uh……"

After hearing this, Shadan felt weird and very uncomfortable.

Only by repelling the enemy can they keep these equipments. It really, really, really seems like they have made such a great determination?

It really leaves the idiot speechless.

If I could, I really want to say to them, I admire you!

The county captain acted decisively and directed some of the team members to build positions, and directed other team members to move some artillery shells and ammunition to the positions.

They set up ambushes on both sides of the valley, waiting for the enemy to arrive.

As for the prisoner, two county brigades of militia were sent to guard him.

Soon, Japanese troops entered the valley.

I roughly counted the number of Japanese soldiers, wow, there must be at least a squadron.

"What should we do? Keep fighting?" The county captain looked at the other team members and said.

This time all the team members were on the battlefield. Looking at so many Japanese soldiers below, their first feeling was that the whole army was going to be wiped out and there was no escape.

Shadan looked at the densely packed Japanese troops marching in formation below. If he were in charge, he would have buried mines on the road. With the pace they were walking, they would have been destroyed long ago.

It's a pity that a little kid like me can't even take command.

I can only ask myself silently: What should I do?

Shadan tiptoed to the county brigade and said in a low voice: "The Japanese didn't even send scouts to investigate the situation. This is simply God's help! If we don't fight now, when will we fight? We still have a lot of grenades on hand. We can use the terrain advantage and throw them down from a high place!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the people around him echoed and expressed their agreement, but then Fugui on the side said with embarrassment: "Having said that, isn't it a waste to do this?" For a moment, everyone fell silent, and their eyes were all cast on the county captain, as if waiting for him to make a decision.

You have to know that this group of people were originally ordinary people. They were forced to take up arms for self-defense because of the war and gradually formed this team.

Strictly speaking, they were not real soldiers. They had neither uniform military uniforms nor formal designations. It would be more appropriate to call them "Tubalu".

The sophisticated equipment they possess often needs to be surrendered through layers of authorities and eventually be handed over to the Eighth Route Army, which is the regular army. This is the main value of their existence.

At other times, they were either responsible for evacuating local residents and ensuring their personal safety, or going to the front to inquire about the enemy's situation and act as scouts.

There are very few battle scenes where real guns and swords are used to engage in serious combat with the enemy.

For these ordinary people who have just devoted themselves to the revolutionary cause, they lack sufficient combat experience and military literacy and are unable to cope with such high-intensity, high-risk tasks.

It was like they had just put down their hoes and picked up guns.

"Okay, let's do it. Get out your grenades and blow them up."

Everything was ready, and the county captain shouted: "Open fire!" In an instant, artillery shells and grenades rained down on the enemy group, and the sound of explosions resounded throughout the valley.

The Japanese army was caught off guard by the sudden attack and suffered heavy casualties.

Seeing this, the county captain led his team to charge again.

Shadan pulled down the county captain's hand as he was about to give orders.