Resistance against Japan: Starting with the local militia

Chapter 159 The Fury of the Militia

While Qian San went to report the news, the members of Song Ge's work group were not idle either. Before the main force arrived, they decided to conduct a reconnaissance of the bandits.

According to Chen Shan's father, these bandits came from elsewhere; their area had never been plagued by bandits before.

Seeing this, Song Ge and the others decided to split into two groups. One group stayed behind to monitor the area and prevent the bandits from returning, while the other group scouted along the direction the bandits had gone. How to attack the bandits would be left to the main militia force that would arrive later. The most crucial thing now was to find the bandits' trail.

On the other side, after a day and a night of travel, Qian San finally returned to the militia's camp early on the third day. Upon arriving at the militia's service center, Qian San, without taking a break, immediately found Tang Guo and reported to him what had happened at Chen Shan's house.

"What?! How could this happen?!" Tang Guo exclaimed in fury upon hearing the news.

"I know. Leave the rest to me. You can go back and rest." After saying that, Tang Guo left the office and walked towards Tang Weiguo.

"Hey, what brings you here today?" Tang Weiguo greeted Tang Guo warmly.

"Young Master, I have something important to report to you."

"Tell me about it."

“Young master, the pension for martyr Chen Shan was robbed by bandits. If it weren’t for our work group being sent out this time, we wouldn’t have known about this. Chen Shan’s family never intended to trouble our militia in the first place.”

"What! They robbed us by bandits?"

"Yes, Young Master."

"Fine, fine, bandits, huh? I'll remember that." Tang Weiguo roared in fury upon hearing the news.

"Chen Shan, the one from the First Battalion, right? I remember him. He was a brave fighter, and I even praised him. I have a deep impression of him. Since the bandits dare to do this, then don't blame me for being ruthless. Chen Shan is a soldier from the First Battalion, so this matter will be handled by Tang Xiaohu!"

"Hello, this is the intelligence department," Tang Weiguo said, picking up the phone.

"I am Li Qin."

"Send a telegram to Tang Xiaohu immediately, telling him to rush back to the militia's base. There's an urgent mission."

"Yes."

"Well, didn't Chen Shan's family intend to tell us what was going on?" Tang Weiguo pressed on.

"Young Master, this is how it is. Our team went to Chen Shan's home this time. It was only after the team members noticed the unusual behavior of Chen Shan's family that they were able to get this information from them after repeated questioning."

"If we hadn't sent a working group, we probably wouldn't have known about this, and even if we did, it would have been a long time later."

"So, young master, your idea is absolutely brilliant!" Tang Guo exclaimed.

"I did this in case this situation occurred. The families of fallen soldiers were wronged but were too embarrassed to ask our militia for help. I was trying to prevent this from happening, but I didn't expect that this situation would actually occur."

"However, now that we know, we absolutely cannot let them suffer any more injustice."

"Yes, young master, I believe Brother Tiger can handle it well."

"Ah."

"From now on, your service department should treat this inspection work as a basic task and make sure to visit every household."

"Yes, Young Master."

"Okay, you can go ahead and get busy."

"Yes."

"Hmph, bandits? Don't they know that my first battle was against bandits!" Tang Weiguo's face gleamed coldly.

At this moment, Tang Xiaohu is inspecting the defensive positions in Sanjiaji. He plans to build the entire area from the foot of the mountain into a defensive position. If the Japanese devils want to attack here again, he will make them eat their words.

"Battalion Commander, the Regimental Commander has sent an urgent telegram ordering you to proceed immediately to the Regimental Headquarters. There is an important mission for you."

"Hmm, what happened? Why are you in such a hurry?" Tang Xiaohu thought to himself, but shouted out loud.

"Guard platoon, assemble immediately."

After the guard platoon had assembled, Tang Xiaohu led his team toward the regimental headquarters.

"Commander, what's the mission?" Tang Xiaohu asked hurriedly upon arriving at the regimental headquarters.

Instead of answering, Tang Weiguo asked him a question.

"Xiao Hu, what would you do if someone robbed the family members of a fallen soldier from our regiment?"

"Let's get him! How dare they bully our militia? They're asking for trouble!" Tang Xiaohu said menacingly.

"Little Tiger, do you remember Chen Shan?"

"Yes, we must remember that. Our battalion's combat pacesetter died while saving his comrades from Japanese machine gun fire. It's a pity." Tang Xiaohu said with a sorrowful expression.

"Commander, you mean Chen Shan's family was bullied? Damn it, what bastard is so blind!"

"Yes. It's their family. Chen Shan's pension was stolen by bandits. I brought you back to handle this matter!"

"Damn it, these bandits dare to bully my soldiers! They're asking for death!"

"You can move your battalion around as you please. I have only one request: make sure these bandits know what happens when they mess with our militia."

"Yes, Commander, wait for my message." After saying that, Tang Xiaohu hurriedly went out to summon the troops stationed at Wolong Mountain.

"gather!"

Tang Xiaohu left two companies behind for defense, and assembled the first, second, and third companies, plus a mortar company, all on the training field.

"Soldiers, what will we do if our families are bullied?"

"Battalion Commander, fuck him!"

"Okay, now the family of Chen Shan, a soldier from our battalion who sacrificed his life, is being bullied by bandits. What should we do?"

"Kill the bandits!"

"Fight to the death!" The soldiers of several companies shouted with great enthusiasm.

"Okay, let's go now!"

After saying that, Tang Xiaohu led his team and rushed towards Chen's shop.