Resistance against Japan: Starting with the local militia

Chapter 49 A great victory

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"Commander, Commander, Ono-tai has been ambushed by the enemy!" Lieutenant Wang hurriedly ran to Gou Dongxi to report.

"You don't need to tell me, I could hear the explosion from three miles away." Gou Dongxi said, slightly displeased.

"Commander, the Imperial Army's supervisory team is urging us to go and support Ono-sama," Lieutenant Wang said anxiously.

"What the hell are you rushing us for? Asking us to provide support is more like sending us to our deaths. Don't you hear the gunfire? If we go to rescue Ono's company now, it's like throwing meat buns to a dog—a one-way trip." Gou Dongxi was a hundred times unwilling to fight this army again; he was terrified of them.

"Commander, what should we do? The Japanese soldiers in the supervisory team are practically pointing their guns at our heads."

"Reporting to the commander, the vanguard has engaged the enemy's blocking force." Before Lieutenant Wang could finish speaking, the messenger from the puppet army's vanguard ran up to report to Gou Dongxi.

"Who the hell told you to fire? Get back right now! Don't you think we've had enough of our brothers dying today?" Gou Dongxi cursed angrily.

"Yes, Commander, I'll go and inform them right away." The communications soldier hurriedly ran back and ordered the troops to retreat and avoid engaging the enemy.

"Commander, how should we deal with the Imperial Army's supervisory team?" Lieutenant Wang hurriedly asked.

"Hmph, Ono's squadron is about to be wiped out, what are we afraid of? As the saying goes, no man is without ruthlessness. When the time comes, listen to my hint, we'll take them out, and then we'll pin it all on the enemy." Gou Dongxi said cunningly.

"Damn it, those Japanese devils want us to be cannon fodder! Damn it, this is intolerable! They're allowed to do the first day of the month, but I'm not allowed to do the fifteenth? There's no such thing as a free lunch."

"Instructor Wang, pick some capable brothers and give them instructions. When the time comes, they'll use the gunshot as a signal to take out these Japanese devils. If they want me to go and die, they won't live either." Gou Dongxi's ruthlessness was unleashed.

Even though I'm acting as a dog for the Japanese, I'm not going to be a dog that's sent to its death. A dog will bite when it's cornered!

"Yes, Commander, I'll make the arrangements right away." Instructor Wang hurriedly called to the puppet army brothers.

"You bastards! Why did you stop working? Get back to the charge! Ono Company is in great danger!" Watanabe Jiro, a member of the Japanese supervisory team, saw that Gou Dongxi's puppet troops had stopped and hurriedly led a five-man supervisory squad to reprimand Gou Dongxi.

"Report, Watanabe-sama, there are enemy blocking forces ahead. Our puppet army's advance is stalled, and we cannot provide timely support to Captain Ono." Gou Dongxi replied in an equally impatient manner.

"You bastards, all of you, get to attack! If Ono-kun is in danger, you'll all die!" Watanabe Jiro said, drawing his katana and placing it against Gou Dongxi's neck.

"Damn it, this Watanabe bastard dares to threaten me." Gou Dongxi cursed inwardly, but on his face he showed a submissive expression and said ingratiatingly.

"Yes, Watanabe-sama, I will immediately organize the brothers to attack."

"Yoshi, you guys attack quickly!"

At this moment, Lieutenant Wang came over and signaled to Gou Dongxi's brothers to get ready. Gou Dongxi saw that behind each Japanese soldier were several members of the puppet army, each with one hand behind their back, standing almost touching the Japanese soldier.

Seeing that Lieutenant Wang had made all the arrangements, Gou Dongxi nodded to him. Then, taking advantage of Watanabe turning around, he drew his pistol and fired at Watanabe.

Upon hearing the gunshot, the puppet soldiers behind the other children stabbed at the Japanese soldiers in front of them. One stab, two stabs, until the Japanese soldier was completely still.

"You betrayed the Emperor..." Watanabe turned his head with difficulty to look at Gou Dongxi.

"Betray you, you son of a bitch! You're so arrogant! You dare threaten me, dare to shit on my head! I'll fucking fuck you!" Gou Dongxi cursed as he quickly emptied the magazine of his pistol.

"Damn, that feels good." Gou Dongxi felt a strange sense of pleasure as he watched the Japanese soldiers fall.

"Commander, what do we do next?" Lieutenant Wang asked cautiously.

"What else can we do? Just sit back and watch the show. Let the brothers retreat a bit more, so they don't get caught in the crossfire," Gou Dongxi said nonchalantly.

"Commander, how are we going to explain this to Commander Fujino when we get back?"

"What else can we say? We'll just pin the blame on the dead. It's all Captain Ono's fault. Tell the brothers to give me the same story: Captain Ono sent us as bait, and we escaped with our lives, but Ono-sama unfortunately fell into an enemy ambush and the whole army was wiped out."

"Commander, you are truly remarkable." Lieutenant Wang was filled with admiration.

"Alright, stop flattering us. Go and make the arrangements. Tell the brothers to act as miserable as possible."

"Yes, Commander."

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"Battalion Commander, Battalion Commander, Platoon Leader Song reports that the puppet troops withdrew on their own after engaging in firefight with us. According to Platoon Leader Song's reconnaissance, they were fighting amongst themselves, and the puppet troops took out the Japanese soldiers themselves," the company commander ran over and said.

"But as the regimental commander predicted, they'll fight back when pushed to the limit. These puppet troops don't want to be cannon fodder anymore. Order Platoon Leader Song to keep a close eye on these puppet troops. If they make any rash moves, report to me immediately."

"Yes, battalion commander."

"Everyone, give them a good beating! Don't let a single Japanese soldier escape!" Li Debao led his combat company to block the Japanese soldiers who were trying to break through.

Meanwhile, Wang, the company commander of the special reconnaissance battalion who came to provide support, was leading his sniper company to snipe the Japanese soldiers who were running out of the smoke one by one.

At this moment, the flares fired by the Japanese earlier transformed into death reapers, exposing them all to the militia soldiers' view.

"Company Commander Ono, we can't break through. There are too many enemies, and we don't have enough smoke grenades," Squad Leader Murakami reported, clutching his arm.

"What? Where are Gou Dongxi's puppet troops? Why haven't they attacked yet?"

"Damn it, these puppet troops actually dared to betray the Imperial Army, they deserve to die." Ono realized that the puppet troops hadn't attacked after so long that Gou Dongxi was watching them make a fool of themselves.

"I have failed Your Majesty the Emperor." Ono looked at the Imperial soldiers falling one by one around him and said to himself with a hint of despair in his eyes.

"Ono-kun, you have to pull yourself together. We'll definitely be able to break through," Murakami said, holding Ono's arm.

"Murakami, lead the Imperial soldiers to break through the encirclement. I will apologize to His Majesty the Emperor with my life." Ono pushed Murakami aside and urged him to break through.

"Captain Ono."

"You should try to break through."

"Hai." Murakami bowed deeply to Ono, then led the remaining Imperial warriors who were still able to move toward the mountain to break through.

"Company Commander Qin, a group of Japanese soldiers are running up the mountain. Go and wipe them out for me, don't let a single one escape." After receiving the information from Wang Fugui, Niu Dali hurriedly ordered Qin Yang to lead his men to give chase.

"Battalion Commander, leave it to me. How dare they run up the mountain right in front of us? I really don't know how many eyes the Horse King has."

"Do a good job. I don't want any of you to be injured or killed."

"Yes, Battalion Commander." Company Commander Qin ordered his soldiers to pursue the Japanese soldiers in the direction they had fled.

As the gunfire on the battlefield gradually subsided, the militia finally succeeded in the ambush. Tang Weiguo did not order the pursuit of the puppet troops who had fled at the first sign of trouble.

"Communicator, notify the entire regiment to quickly clean up the battlefield."

"Yes, Captain."

"Commander, come quick! There's another Japanese soldier doing something here." Tang Xiaohu called out to Tang Weiguo from afar.

Tang Weiguo walked over and saw a Japanese officer kneeling on the ground, his shirt open, carefully wiping a short knife, completely ignoring the militia soldiers who were surrounding him.

"Heh, what else can we do but apologize to those damn Emperors?" Tang Weiguo said coldly.

"Ha, you think you can die with dignity? No way! You've got some nerve. Niu Dali, go and cut your head off."

"Yes, Captain."

Niu Dali took the broadsword and rushed towards Ono, the Japanese soldier. Just as Ono was about to be disemboweled, Niu Dali swiftly brought down the sword, and Ono's head flew several meters into the air, leaving behind a pair of resentful eyes.

"Quickly clean up the battlefield and prepare to retreat." Tang Weiguo ignored the order and commanded the remaining troops to quickly clean up the battlefield.

Meanwhile, Tang Dazhuang, who was stationed at Longting Stronghold, had also successfully ended the battle and was directing the logistics personnel to quickly transfer supplies.