The first thousand three hundred and seventy-two chapters secret passage
In the dim night, this brother of the Flame Special Forces Battalion ran all the way to the retreat point. Bullets kept passing by him, and he was chased by the screaming Japanese.
"Puff!"
Bullets flew out of the darkness and engulfed the Japs' bodies. Some Japs who rushed too fast were immediately overturned by the bullets, and screams continued.
The Japanese who were chasing behind them dispersed and fired back covertly. For a while, bullets whizzed and gunshots were heard loudly.
"Boom!"
A brother threw a grenade in the direction of the Japanese. Under the cover of the explosion, the brothers in charge quickly evacuated.
Before the Japanese could catch up, several brothers quickly got into the darkness and arrived at the gathering place.
When Zhang Tie saw his brothers returning, he couldn't help but let out a long sigh of relief, but soon his expression darkened again.
Zhang Tie stared at the brother who was covered in gunpowder smoke and asked: "Why is there one person missing?"
The brother in the sniper team who successfully retreated answered with grief on his face: "He, he was killed in action."
After hearing this, the brothers around him couldn't help but look dim.
Although they know that everyone has their heads tied to their waistbands and may be killed at any time, they still feel sad every time they hear that a brother has been killed in battle.
Fierce gunfire came from outside, mixed with the shouts and screams of the Japanese. A large number of Japanese soldiers were approaching and surrounding us.
Zhang Tie and the others didn't even have time to grieve, so they had to restrain their emotions and prepare to retreat.
"withdraw!"
Zhang Tie looked beyond the wall of the landlord's compound and saw the dark sky. Although his face was full of reluctance, he quickly evacuated.
The brothers slid into the dry well one by one along the rope of the dry well, drilled into the secret passage dug by the landlord, and retreated towards the outside of the city.
Soon the landlord's compound was surrounded by a large number of Japs. It was too dark for the Japs to know what was going on inside the high-walled compound.
In order to avoid causing more casualties and to capture a few survivors for interrogation, the Japanese did not attack rashly.
"People inside, listen, you have been surrounded. Put down your weapons and surrender. The Imperial Japanese Army will spare your lives."
A Japanese officer began to shout in stilted Chinese into the landlord's compound.
But the landlord's compound was quiet, and there was no reply, as if there was no one inside.
However, all the pursuing Japanese soldiers watched helplessly as the guerrillas who attacked the division headquarters fled into this courtyard. Unless they could grow wings and fly away, they would definitely be hiding in a corner inside, ready to hedge at any time.
The Imperial Japanese Army fired at the restricted area.
"continue!"
Although there was no movement in the landlord's compound, both the Japs commander Makino Kanichi and other Japs officers believed that there must be guerrillas hiding inside and they were doomed.
"Listen to the guerrillas inside, the Imperial Japanese Army is benevolent. We will give you one last chance. If you don't put down your weapons and surrender, you will die!" The Japanese who shouted was impatient and vague.
With a threatening meaning.
All the Japs were ready to fight. But there was still no movement in the landlord's compound, which made them look at each other in shock.
"Prepare to attack!"
The commander of the Japanese Wolf Squadron, Makino Kanichi, had a murderous look on his face. He waved his hand behind him and prepared to launch an assault on the landlord's compound.
"Boom-boom-boom!"
Mortars launched the first attack, and shells roared into the courtyard.
In the deafening explosion, countless fragments flew around. The vegetation in the courtyard was torn to pieces by the explosion. The rubble on the roof fell like a waterfall amid the tremors, and the smoke and dust filled the air.
"attack!"
Before the smoke from the explosion had dissipated, the commander of the Japs Wolf Squadron had already led the Japs armed to the teeth into the landlord's compound from several directions.
"Da da da……"
The Japanese who rushed into the courtyard attacked and fired at the same time, fully displaying the powerful firepower of their submachine guns.
Howling bullets penetrated the diffuse smoke, leaving holes in many walls, and sawdust flying around the windows.
But the strange thing is that the Japanese who took turns covering the attack did not encounter any resistance.
"Search with all your might!"
The sullen Japanese commander Makino Kanichi gave the order.
The Japanese quickly searched from room to room, including the front yard, back yard, and garden.
"Report! No Chinese people were found in the backyard." Soon, the Japanese hurried over to report.
"There's no one in the room!"
…
The Japs conducted a thorough search in the landlord's compound. Not even a ghost was seen, let alone a guerrilla.
This made the Japs puzzled. They had chased them all the way and watched helplessly as the attackers fled into the courtyard. But now the people felt as if they had disappeared from the world, which made them very puzzled.
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"Search again, not missing any suspicious places! Pay attention to see if there is a cellar."
Japanese commander Makino Kanichi believed in his own eyes that the Chinese team members who escaped would definitely be hiding in a corner, they just didn't notice it.
The Japs searched more carefully this time, and soon made new discoveries. They found blood stains next to the dry well.
Japanese commander Makino Kanichi looked into the dark well with a flashlight, his eyes uncertain.
He quickly threw another grenade into the well. If there was anyone hidden inside, he would definitely die.
"Boom!"
There was a dull sound of an explosion from underground, and a large plume of smoke and dust erupted, but there was no scream.
After the smoke cleared, the Japanese commander Makino Kanichi ordered the ropes to be found again and went into the dry well to check the situation.
"There is a secret passage inside!"
The Japs who entered the group soon started shouting.
The Japs commander Makino Kanichi also followed the rope down the well, and then led the Japs of the Wolf Squadron into the dark and narrow passage.
After walking in this secret passage for about ten minutes, they arrived at the exit, which was also the mouth of a well. However, they found that the exit was blocked by a millstone.
It took them a lot of effort to open the millstone blocking the exit. Unfortunately, the Flame Special Forces Brigade that attacked them had already escaped from the city through this exit.
"Major, we found no trace of them."
The Japanese launched a search focusing on the exit, but still found nothing until dawn.
Although the Japanese commander Makino Kanichi was extremely unwilling, he quickly returned to the division headquarters to learn about the damage.
Although the division headquarters suffered heavy losses due to the sudden attack, several staff officers were killed on the spot, and the guards also suffered heavy losses.
However, when the division commander Shizuichi Tanaka was breaking out, he asked a staff officer to put on his general's uniform, which saved him from being shot. I was also frightened, and my face was scratched by fragments, which was considered disfigured.
"Have you caught the Chinese guerrillas?!"
Seeing Makino Kanichi's return, the division leader Tanaka Shizuichi, who was in an extremely bad mood, asked.
"The Chinese people are so cunning, they escaped along the secret passage." Makino Kanichi said with shame.