At the Donghui Town stronghold, Lieutenant Okazaki sat in his office with a very heavy expression.

I have been back to the stronghold for two days. Except for sleeping, I have maintained this posture for the rest of the time, and my expression has not changed at all until Zhang Fugui, the company commander of the Imperial Army, walked in.

"Taijun, my people returned to the stronghold to report that the Eighth Route Army that attacked us two days ago had left and pacified. The reason why we took the initiative to attack us was indeed a coincidence."

"It happened..." Hearing these two words, Okazaki's anger that was holding in his stomach was like a sudden explosion of powder barrels, all of which suddenly surged up.

The two words are like a needle, penetrated directly into his heart, which is very painful.

The clenched fist hit the table hard, cursing with a ferocious look on his face: "It's such a coincidence! When the three Eighth Route Army were about to be wiped out by us, they suddenly appeared and killed dozens of us with a move. They forced a victory that belonged to us into a defeat, and they were defeated in a crushing manner. Why didn't we have such good luck?"

Zhang Fugui stood beside him with his head down and did not dare to answer the conversation.

Lieutenant Okazaki is now angry. If he makes any words make him unhappy, the lieutenant will definitely vent all his anger on him.

Zhang Fugui is a smart person who knows when to restrain himself and when to shut up so as not to feel unhappy.

Of course, Lieutenant Okazaki is not the kind of person who is stupid and can only act in a state of mind.

After cursing for two minutes, he calmed down and stared at Zhang Fugui and continued to ask.

"Is there any news about another thing I asked you to check?"

"Report to Taijun, there has been a result!" Zhang Fugui quickly answered.

"The Eighth Route Army soldiers rescued two days ago did not leave Pingding with their main force, and remained in Donghui Town, and are currently hiding in Xiaoling Village."

"It is said that in order to cover the people of Xiaoling Village leaving the village, they took the initiative to attack us and let us lose everything."

"Because of the emergence of the main force of the Eighth Route Army, their goal was to achieve: our sweep was abandoned halfway, and Xiaoling Village did not suffer any losses. I heard that in order to thank them, the people in the village not only lent the land temple to them as their garrison, but also raised a lot of food for them."

"Baguyalu!" Lieutenant Okazaki's anger surged up again and continued to scold.

"The unruly people in Xiaoling Village are so ungrateful. They dare to help the Eighth Route Army fight against the Imperial Army. I must give them a lesson that I will never forget."

"As soon as the Eighth Route Army passed by, Donghui Town became our world again, and no one could threaten the safety of the Imperial Army."

"I decided to dispatch the stronghold troops tomorrow morning and go straight to Xiaoling Village, kill the Eighth Route Army that hides there, take revenge on the unlucky people in the village, and let other people in Donghui Town see clearly the consequences of the opposition to the Imperial Army, and kill the chicken to scare the monkeys."

The Japanese army's revenge came much faster than the plan. As soon as Xiang Feng told three young people to join the village protection team, Li Yifang brought news of the heavy attack of the Japanese and puppet troops.

"Captain, the Japanese in the Donghui Town stronghold were dispatched: sixteen Japanese, thirty puppet troops, with a crooked hand and a grenade launcher, marched quickly towards Xiaoling Village."

"I ran back by the small road. They can reach the entrance of the village in one hour at most."

Li Yifang was very anxious to report, and after that, he looked at Zhou Cheng with a nervous look on his face.

This is the first time he has come into contact with so many Japanese and puppet soldiers at such close distance. His fear and fear come from the heart, and he is afraid that he will follow in the footsteps of two veterans Zhou Yang and Wang Chengyu.

Seeing Zhou Cheng's face getting ugly and frowning, he seemed to have never expected a plan to break the enemy and immediately expressed his inner thoughts.

"Captain, let's run!"

"We have many enemies and are few, and we are not against the Japanese when fighting guerrillas."

"Only by entering the mountain and not contacting the Japanese, we can survive and continue to fight against the Japanese."

Zhou Cheng spoke without hesitation: "Can't run!"

"The Japanese army obviously came to take revenge. Once we ran away, they would definitely vent their anger on the villagers."

"We are the Eighth Route Army and the people's team. Even if we die in battle, we cannot push the villagers ahead of us to bear the anger of the Japanese."

Li Yifang was anxious: "What should we do? We only have one gun and only four bullets. How can we fight with the Japanese? Should we all explain it to this day?"

Xiang Feng, who was able to maintain a little rational just now, also began to get anxious.

After all, he is also a new recruit and does not have the psychological qualities as good as veterans.

Faced with close-range death, it is all fake to say you are not afraid of it.

He immediately raised his thoughts: "Captain, why don't the Japanese get killed before they can come over, and we will go into the mountain with the villagers in the village to avoid the limelight first and wait for the Japanese to withdraw their stronghold before coming out."

Zhou Cheng still shook his head: "It's useless."

"The Japanese are numerous and powerful. Even if they are empty in Xiaoling Village, they can stay in the village and wait for the rabbit."

"It's so cold, it's okay for the villagers to stay outside for a few hours, but it's definitely not possible to spend the night."

"As long as someone can't stand the cold and return to the village, he will definitely fall into the hands of the Japanese, bullied and insulted by them, and even lose his life."

"So we not only cannot retreat, but we also need to find a way to end the battle as soon as possible, fight off the Japanese, restore the village to safety, and let the villagers go home early."

Li Yifang's head was shaking like a rattle, and his face was full of disbelief.

Zhou Cheng's words were too incredible to him and it was impossible to do it.

The Japanese and puppet troops had more than 40 guns, a grenade launcher and a crooked handle.

The village protection team only has one rifle and four bullets, and the strength is too great and it is not on the same level at all.

Facing the murderous Japanese and puppet troops rushing over, they don’t even have the ability to protect themselves. How can they fight back?

Xiang Feng's thoughts were exactly the same, looking at Zhou Cheng with incredible face, hoping that he could change this unrealistic decision.

Zhou Cheng's attitude is very firm.

Didn't see Li Yifang's expressions like Xiang Feng, and he directly began to give orders: "Nothing is difficult in the world, I'm afraid of those who are interested."

"As long as we make a plan in advance and take into account all possible accidents on the battlefield, there is not a chance to repel the Japanese!"

Speaking of this, Zhou Cheng's mind seemed to be playing a movie, and the scene of Zhou Yang and Wang Chengyu's sacrifice immediately flashed out.

That battle was because it came too suddenly, and I underestimated the enemy and was not prepared enough... and eventually it led to failure and almost lost my life.

I definitely can’t make the same mistake again, so I watched Xiang Feng and Li Yifang continue to say it.

"It's up to people. As long as we work hard, we will definitely succeed."
Chapter completed!