War of Resistance: Glory of the Beasts

Chapter 79 Don’t hurt me!
“You, you, you… say it again, who ran away!”

Bingcheng, newspaper office, Wang Xiao stood in the office, his whole face flushed red. He pointed at the 17 or 18-year-old kid in front of him who was still in school uniform, and was almost shaking with anger.

The boy in a black school uniform and a hat opened his mouth and said again: "We followed your instructions and went with Teacher Jiang to deliver food to the people in the mountains, but when we arrived at the mountain site, we didn't see anyone cutting wood. When we arrived at the wooden house where they lived, there was no one there, and even the daily necessities were gone..."

"Teacher Jiang said that this group of people could not stand the cruel anti-Japanese environment and became deserters."

"Ugh!"

boom!
Wang Xiao smashed the table with a loud bang, and he was so angry that his teeth were itching.

No one knew how difficult it was for Wang Xiao to carry out underground work in Bingcheng. If it weren't for the man named Xu who helped them rob a batch of imperial treasures, they probably wouldn't even have the funds for the operation.

It was this imperial order that allowed them to organize a group of people, all of whom were veterans of the Fengtian clique. Together with the captured guns and bullets, they were able to arm this group of people.

As a result, we just gave up the mountain farm and found them a place to stay, but these bastards just ran away?

"Where are Xu Chaoyang and the others?"

The student shook his head: "I didn't see anyone."

Wang Xiao sat limply on the chair, feeling terrible. The day was almost here, where could he find people to carry out the mission?

Welcoming General Wang back from Xinjing was a death order from above. Forming a guerrilla force with General Wang as the center was Wang Xiao's fantasy. With General Wang's combat experience, these Fengtian veterans, and the newly recruited soldiers, he could fully achieve internal and external coordination...

But! Why is it that everything doesn't go as planned?
Wang Xiao didn't know what to say anymore, his face was full of regret.

"Also, we saw a tree in the mountains..."

Wang Xiao heard his men whispering and roared, "What's so good about trees!"

"Someone cut off the bark with a knife and wrote a few words on it..."

Wang Xiao finally raised his head and looked at this person.

The student opened his mouth again and said, "It says... there is a traitor."

hum!
Wang Xiao's head buzzed, and he remembered the incident of robbing the imperial treasure.

They were obviously robbing Tianwang Mountain based on rumors, but the Japanese appeared just in time, as if they were on time...

"Go ahead. Don't tell anyone about what happened today."

Wang Xiao waved his hands, unable to pull his thoughts back to reality. He recalled the actions when he robbed the imperial seal, and it felt awkward no matter how he thought about it. But if there was a traitor in his organization, then who was the traitor?
Why didn't the traitor collude with the Japanese to dig out their entire organization?

Wang Xiao couldn’t figure it out!
……

In the mountains, a team of nearly forty people were wandering on the edge of the Black Province. They rebuilt their habitat and stood on a high place to observe the only way into the province.

This is the main transportation route from Jilin to Heilongjiang Province. In front of them is Fuyu, behind them is Shuangcheng, and under their feet is the Dongqing Railway from Xinjing to Bingcheng.

"Lao Xu, do you think that thing is reliable?"

"If we just leave the hunting ground like this, won't Old Wang Xiao be furious?"

"I'm telling you, please don't hurt me. My ears are burning right now. Someone must be scolding me... Ahem!" Chang Zhan sneezed loudly while speaking. "Look, someone must be scolding me!"

Xu Chaoyang was so happy when he saw the group of strong and sturdy former Fengtian Army soldiers in front of him. This time he succeeded in tricking Chang Zhan away from the mountain area. He could even become a platoon leader. Looking at how skillfully these people operated their guns, Xu Chaoyang was so happy.

"Don't worry, Lao Chang, I will never cheat you."

Xu Chaoyang pointed at the group of people in front of him and said, "Look at what you guys are holding. Now they are all Type 38 rifles. Is that so deceptive?"

"Look at our equipment. One Czech-style gun, three pheasant neck guns, a grenade launcher, grenades, and Japanese melon grenades can be equipped to cover all of us. Is it really that deceptive?"

Chang Zhan didn't understand what was going on: "Then you are still hiding something?" "What am I hiding?"

"You had your men hide all the Japanese melon grenades and didn't give any to us. I saw them all."

Xu Chaoyang was so angry that he punched Chang Zhan on the shoulder: "Why do you have such a narrow-minded heart?"

"Is that a melon grenade? Melon grenades all have caps..."

"What else can I bring..."

Xu Chaoyang explained: "You have never fought against the Japanese, so you don't know about these things. The Japanese used Type 91 grenades. Every infantryman carries a grenade cap along with the grenade."

"If the grenade launcher is running low on ammunition, put the base cap on the grenade, pull the safety off and throw it into the grenade launcher to blast it out!"

"Do you remember how to use Japanese cantaloupe?"

Chang Zhan stiffly gestured to his head with his hands, imitating the action of the Japanese soldier knocking on his helmet.

"That's right!" Xu Chaoyang praised, "After it explodes, the grenade can have the effect of a cannonball through impact."

"Don't fool me?" Chang Zhan frowned, a little unconvinced.

"Why would I fool you? They are all matching. The grenade launcher can not only fire these, but also smoke bombs, flares... It has many uses. As for me, I can't explain it to you now. For now, I will take your men to familiarize themselves with the weapons. By the way, do you have anyone who can operate a machine gun?"

"Wait a moment!"

Chang Zhan stopped Xu Chaoyang and asked, "How do we explain this to the Anti-Japanese Association?"

Xu Chaoyang smiled slightly in front of Chang Zhan: "I have a pale-faced scholar under my command, do you remember?"

"Remember, you didn't let him get in the car when we left the mountain field."

"I have already gone to Ice City to report the news."

Xu Chaoyang continued, "Don't worry, I will definitely handle this matter for you smoothly. Otherwise, you can do whatever you want."

In the mountains, the people who were building a temporary residence were divided into two camps. The small group surrounded Xu Chaoyang, and the large group followed Chang Zhan. At the moment, the two groups were all secretly glancing at the leaders of the two sides who were talking while working, with an uncertain look in their eyes.

Xu Chaoyang, who was determined to make these people his own and expand his team, also wanted to use the opportunity of General Wang's return to the north to win the hearts of these guys...

He knew that this time, it would be a tougher battle than the one at the gate of Tianwangshan Stronghold;

He also knew that as long as he fought with energy and spirit in this tough battle, he would be able to make Chang Zhan, who was wandering in the chaotic world like a headless fly, follow him.

Therefore, he must study how to fight this battle!
These thirty or forty people might be the hope for Xu Chaoyang's complete rise.

……

Ice City, Daowai.

In front of a dilapidated house, Tong Meng lowered his head and knocked on the door.

When, when, when.

"who!"

The sound coming from inside the house sounded like someone making a hasty move in fear.

Tong Meng shouted casually outside the door: "Brother, my sister-in-law asked me to bring you two pieces of clothes."

(End of this chapter)