The War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression Begins in Songhu

Chapter 289 Debut (Part 1) [Bonus Chapter 610 for the Emergence of the Erotic Photographer]

At 11 p.m. on the 7th, looking at the almost completely dark Fanjiazhang Village in front of him, Hu Biao lowered his voice and said "Make your move".

He immediately led the group behind him and slowly made his way towards the village in front of them.

As they walked, not even a slightly heavy footstep was made, nor was there any sound of bayonets clashing with canteens or ammunition boxes.

All of the above is because Hu Biao and his team are going to conduct a special operation tonight.

Although the methods were rather primitive, it was still an unprecedented breakthrough for our Party's army.

The reason for this is that Fanjiazhang Village, which is 30 or 40 miles away from Pingding County, is the target they have chosen to attack tonight.

Although it is just a small village, not much larger than Zhangjiayu, it is a key transportation hub.

It borders Madaoling Village in Xiyang County to the west, and is a strategic location on the south side of the Madaoling Pass. It is a necessary passage for Pingding County to travel west to Yuci and Taiyuan.

Even at the end of October last year, in order to stop the Japanese troops who had successively broken through Niangziguan, Shimenguan and Jiulongguan and were advancing towards Taiyuan.

A unit of the 343rd Brigade of the 115th Division of our Party once fought against the Japanese here.

It is precisely because this place is so important that a small squad of fifty-odd Japanese soldiers, along with a battalion of puppet troops, are currently stationed in Fanjiazhang Village.

Although the puppet army's organization looked intimidating, in reality, this battalion only had 120 or 130 men, which could only be considered a company.

However, even when combined with the Japanese soldiers, they still numbered around two hundred, eight times the number of Hu Biao's men today.

If it were a direct confrontation, Hu Biao and his men would be no match for them.

Fortunately, the Japanese are currently in a state of arrogance after their consecutive victories against the National Revolutionary Army; especially in these occupied areas, the Japanese have not been attacked much before, so they are quite complacent.

In that case, if Hu Biao and his men were to use special operations, they would have an 80% chance of taking this place down, while keeping casualties to a minimum.

With an 80% success rate, Hu Biao and his team were more than capable of taking the risk and pulling off a heist.

Thus, they used pre-prepared soot from the bottom of a pot to smear themselves with black paint; and all their equipment was tied up beforehand to prevent any noise during their movements.

When they started to take action, Hu Biao and the other veterans were full of confidence.

They even secretly thought to themselves that it was only because the current strength of the Northern Jiangsu Independent Regiment was too weak that they would have dared to launch a surprise attack on Pingding County.

When they came out to inquire about the situation two days ago, there were only two companies there, about four hundred Japanese soldiers, plus more than three hundred puppet troops.

Compared to the Japanese soldiers they had previously wiped out, they weren't really a very strong force...

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It can only be said that the Japanese soldiers in Fanjiazhang Village, by shirking their important duties of keeping watch and guarding the village entrance at night and entrusting them to the puppet troops, almost sealed their fate of destruction.

After the others stopped where they were, Hu Biao and Lao Yu acted as scouts, making their way towards the sentry post at the edge of the village.

There was no other way! Among the transmigrators, only Hu Biao was the most senior and steadfast, so at this crucial moment, it was up to him, the team leader, to lead the team.

After getting to a position a dozen meters away, they were pleasantly surprised to find two sentries slacking off; they were hiding under a sheltered roof with their guns tucked in.

While smoking, he made lewd jokes, saying that some young widow in the city was really good-looking, and that he would definitely go and have some fun with her after he was relieved of his post next month.

In short, they had no idea that anyone would dare to provoke the Japanese, and were completely unprepared at this moment.

So when Hu Biao and Lao Yu crept over, covered their mouths from behind with one hand, and pressed a dagger or bayonet against their throats, they whispered:
"If you don't want to die, behave yourselves. When you're done, keep your mouths shut and don't shout. Tell me everything I ask you, and don't try anything funny."

As soon as I loosened my grip a little, those two guys behaved themselves remarkably well.

Not only did he not make a sound, but he also quietly explained that all the Japanese soldiers and other puppet troops were staying at Master Fan's house in the village, how many sentries were there, and which rooms they were staying in.

One of the older ones even squatted on the ground and drew a topographical map on the ground with a small stick.

Seeing this, Hu Biao had no intention of killing them; after gagging them and tying their hands and feet, he simply threw them into the shadows and that was it.

After that, the group made their way towards the home of landlord Fan in the village.

Along the way, they did not encounter any Japanese soldiers or puppet troops. The greatest danger was when a big yellow dog suddenly appeared as they approached.

Upon seeing such a large group of outsiders appear, the big yellow dog hesitated for a moment before opening its mouth to bark.

Seeing that things were going badly, Hu Biao and Lao Yu didn't even have time to take out a sheep bone laced with anesthetic from their pockets.

At that critical moment, a sharp arrow grazed Hu Biao's body and struck the big yellow dog precisely in the head.

God knows how much power was carried in that arrow, it pierced right through the big yellow dog's forehead.

The big yellow dog, which had just opened its mouth, was shot dead on the spot.

Unable to resist glancing back, she saw that the person who made the move was Zanana, who had actually been carrying a giant recurve bow when she traveled here.

Hu Biao and Lao Yu, still shaken, turned around and gave the young woman a big thumbs up.

You know what! When they first saw this bow and arrow among all the equipment on the donkey cart, they privately complained about Zanana. Although her profession in the modern world is a hunter, what use is a bow and arrow?

As it turned out, this thing was not only useful, but quite useful.

In this way, the group did not spend much time at all, and without anyone noticing, they arrived at the courtyard in the middle of a village, outside a courtyard with a high blue brick wall.

The courtyard alone, with its height of just over two meters, far surpasses that of Zhang Youcai, the wealthy merchant of smuggled goods in Zhangjiayu.

Without any delay, Hu Biao, whose physical condition is now quite good, simply jumped and grabbed the edge of the wall with both hands. With the force of his arms, he flipped his whole body up.

Two minutes later, the door opened with a slight creak.

The people waiting at the door immediately filed in.

By this time, the entire courtyard of the landlord Fan's house was eerily quiet, except for the faint sound of snoring.

In other words, their whereabouts remained completely undetected; the sleeping Japanese soldiers and puppet troops were completely unaware of the impending danger...

(End of this chapter)