This operation was led by Second Lieutenant Sakai, with a total of sixty people in the two detachments. In order not to attract attention, Hattori Hikoo specially borrowed a civilian truck.
Hattori Hikoo was determined to achieve the effect of a surprise attack. He asked Jiro Sakai, Interpreter Kim and the driver to change into casual clothes, and hung advertising boards around the carriage, which was like sealing the carriage. All the military police hid in the carriage.
The reason why Hattori Hikoo asked Xu Haichuan to follow him was because the houses in the countryside were very scattered, and if there was no one to lead the way, it might not be possible to find them even if he told them the directions.
Since we are going to arrest people, how can we do it if we don’t have precise targets?
At 8:40, the truck drove into Yangcun.
The village road was very narrow, and a mule cart came towards us. The driver was a man in his thirties.
The Japanese soldier driver honked his horn twice and seemed reluctant to turn the mule cart around and walk in front of the truck.
Xu Haichuan knew this man. He was from Cao Yunfei's guerrillas. Everyone called him Lao Liu. Just follow the instructions on the note and follow him when you get to Yangcun.
"Turn left...turn right...stop!" Xu Haichuan looked at Lao Liu tying the mule cart to a tree, looked back, and walked into a house next to him.
Jiro Sakai took out his pistol and said, "Are you here?"
After listening to the translation, Xu Haichuan said: "Here we are, go straight ahead fifty meters away, the second house on the right, there is a lantern hanging on the door."
The village road in front is even narrower, a winding path that can only be used by pedestrians, not even mules and carriages.
Jiro Sakai got out of the car, reached out and knocked on the advertising board, and said: "Everyone get out of the car!"
The Japanese soldiers kicked open the advertising boards, jumped out of the carriage one after another with rifles in hand, and quickly stood in two rows, waiting for Jiro Sakai's order.
Jiro Sakai loaded his pistol with bullets and said: "Suzuki Souchang. You take twenty people to stay behind!"
Suzuki bowed and said: "Yes!"
Jiro Sakai: "The rest of you are following me. The target is fifty meters ahead. The second house on the right has a lantern hanging on the door. Take action!"
Forty military policemen, led by Jiro Sakai, formed a skirmish formation and quietly moved towards the "target".
Taking advantage of the terrain to separate the Japanese troops was part of Jiang Xinyu's rescue plan. Otherwise, even with the help of the county brigade, they would still not be the local rivals of the two detachments of the Japanese troops.
"Whoosh!"
"puff!"
A cold arrow shot over and hit the chest of a military policeman in charge of guarding. He fell to the side of the road with a plop, howling in pain.
"Be careful, there are enemies!" Suzuki lowered himself and shouted loudly.
"Boom!"
With the sound of firecrackers and iron sand fired at them, two Japanese soldiers were injured in the face. They lay on the ground screaming and looking for the attackers with their rifles raised.
When fired from a long distance, a fire cannon can't cause much damage, but the dust it shoots up can disturb people's minds.
"Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!..."
Suddenly there was loud gunfire in the distance, and a group of people led by Sakai Jiro was obviously also attacked.
Suzuki said loudly: "The enemy's situation is unknown, so we are not allowed to attack. We must find bunkers and defend individually!"
The Japanese troops were well-trained and only panicked for a moment, then immediately dispersed, raised their guns and began to fight back.
As soon as the gunfire rang out, Xu Haichuan immediately lay down on the ground. Two military policemen stayed by his side. They were called personal protection, but in fact they were monitoring him.
"Translator Jin, tell Taijun, can we go in and hide?" Xu Haichuan said, pointing to the house where Liu entered.
"Wait for me to ask..." Translator Jin held his head and moved closer to Suzuki and said: "Chairman Suzuki, Mr. Xu asked to go into the house and hide."
The house was close to the roadside, and the whole house had a clear view. One Japanese soldier even hid behind the water tank in front of the house, and raised his gun from time to time to fight back.
Suzuki looked inside the house. There was no back door or rear window. If someone went in, they could only come out through the front door. The front door faced the truck, so there was no need to worry about Xu Haichuan escaping.
The most important thing is that before leaving, Hattori Hikoo specially asked to ensure the safety of Xu Haichuan. This person will be of great use in the future.
"Go! Coward!" Suzuki said impatiently.
Translator Jin happily crawled back to Xu Haichuan and said, "Taijun agreed..."
Suzuki said to the two military policemen: "Guard the door and don't let anyone get close to Xu Haichuan!"
"yes!"
"yes!"
Xu Haichuan lowered his head and ran quickly into the house. Translator Jin followed him in. One of the two Japanese soldiers hid behind the water tank, and the other lay behind the stone roller, shooting continuously.
Cao Yunfei and his men were hiding in the dark. They had a variety of weapons. Although they seemed powerful, their actual attack capabilities were limited.
They were just creating an atmosphere of panic and wanted to confront the Japanese army head-on. Whether it was individual combat capabilities or weapons, the guerrillas were no match for them.
Even when facing 20 Japanese soldiers, it was still very difficult for the nearly 70 guerrillas to deal with it. In less than ten minutes of fighting, six or seven members were injured.
One of the team members just poked his head out from behind the tree. "Bang!" A bullet accurately hit him between the eyebrows. Blood and brains sprayed on the tree, and the body fell limply to the ground.
"Master, Xiao Wu is dead!" a team member shouted.
"I saw it!" Cao Yunfei raised his pistol and fired two shots, shouting: "Brothers, please pay attention, the little devil's marksmanship is getting better and better!"
"Master, if we don't withdraw, we won't be able to withdraw when those Japs come back!" A team member crawled over and said.
Cao Yunfei leaned behind a stone, changed a magazine, and said: "I also want to withdraw, but the man can't be rescued, so withdraw to his manna!"
"That's right...Why doesn't Old 6 signal?"
"Gungun, don't talk nonsense with me here. You take a few people and cover the wounded and evacuate first!"
"It's... the boss, be careful!" This team member reached out and gave Cao Yunfei a hand.
"boom!"
A bullet hit the stone, causing gravel to fly and almost blinding Cao Yunfei.
Cao Yunfei spat twice, stretched out the barrel of his gun and fired three shots at the Japanese soldiers attacking him. "Bang! Bang! Bang!" None of them hit.
"Japanese, devil, is that really him? He's so devilish. After shooting, he changed places... By the way, there are comrades from the county brigade. Don't open and shut up. The big boss, I'm the captain of the guerrillas!"
"Bang! Bang! Bang!"
Three gunshots were heard in the distance.
"Master, Lao 6 has given the signal and they have been rescued!" a team member shouted excitedly.
Cao Yunfei looked at the direction carefully and asked worriedly: "Is it Lao Lu's gun?"
"It's true, his family's ancestral shotgun..."
"boom!"
A bullet was fired, and the team member who spoke screamed "Ouch!" and then yelled obscenities.
Cao Yunfei knew that the reason why he could still scold so vigorously was because he was only slightly injured.
"Let's go, let's go! Retreat as planned!" Cao Yunfei ordered loudly.
"boom!"
"boom!"
"boom!"
"boom!"
Several grenades were thrown together, and under the cover of the smoke, the guerrillas disappeared into the woods one after another.
A few minutes later, Jiro Sakai rushed back with his people. They encountered an obstruction from the county brigade in front, which mainly restrained them and prevented them from going back for reinforcements.
"Suzuki-kun, we were ambushed by the Communist Party!" Jiro Sakai said angrily.