The War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression Begins in Songhu

Chapter 507 Sounding the Horn (Bonus Chapter for Xia Yue Zhi Yue Helmsman)

Now that Hu Biao and his men are at their wits' end and on the verge of total annihilation, is it possible for a miracle to happen and turn defeat into victory?

You know what! It really happened.

Or to put it another way, there are no miracles in this world.

It was merely a series of coincidences and changes that occurred as some people persevered through sheer grit and determination, eventually creating a miracle.

Several Japanese soldiers in front of him rushed to within twelve or thirteen meters, and it looked like they were about to stab them to death with their bayonets.

At Mo Shuiyan's instruction, Xiao Hao stuffed the third-to-last melon into the grenade launcher; with a 'thud', it was launched once again.

Then, without even glancing at the results of his attack, he reached for another small melon grenade beside him.

The expression on his face was unwavering; as long as Mo Shuiyan didn't tell him to stop, the child would continue doing it.

Either wait until all the grenades are used up, or wait until he is stabbed to death by a Japanese soldier, or wait until some miracle happens and we don't have to do it this way.

Just as the small man picked up the penultimate grenade with his right hand, a miracle finally happened.

Or to put it another way, Mo Shuiyan persisted in bombing the Japanese trucks and finally achieved an unexpected and much-anticipated result.

Specifically, when that smoking melon grenade flew more than 150 meters through the air, it landed with a 'thud' on the ground.

After landing, it bounced up again on the ground, rolling forward for five or six meters before finally coming to a stop.

Unfortunately, the smoking grenade ended up coming to rest under the fuel tank of a truck.

The next second when the grenade exploded, it immediately detonated the fuel tank, which still contained at least half a tank of gasoline, causing an even bigger explosion.

Even so, the series of changes still did not end.

It's unclear what the Japanese soldiers had loaded into the truck bed, but when they detonated, it produced a series of muffled explosions, a strange noise that was hard to understand.

However, in the blink of an eye, a huge cloud of yellow smoke rose up.

They spread rapidly in all directions at an astonishing speed, carried by the shockwave of the explosion.

The Japanese soldiers who had been firing wildly at Hu Biao and his men around the truck suddenly realized they had encountered the most terrifying scene and ran away as fast as they could.

Unfortunately, the poison gas spread much faster than their footsteps, and soon a dozen or so Japanese soldiers were enveloped in the yellow smoke.

Even though the smoke obscured their view, preventing them from seeing what happened to the Japanese soldiers afterward.

But then a violent coughing sound came from it, which sounded somewhat familiar because it was very similar to the coughing sound of AT, nicknamed 'Consumption Demon', which seemed to be coughing up his internal organs.

With Hu Biao and others' combat experience, they had seen and heard so many details.

Before they could react in time, they finally witnessed what had happened, or perhaps they created a miracle.

Good heavens! This truck was loaded with at least one or two tons of mustard gas bombs. The insane Japanese devils actually planned to use such an inhuman weapon in this sweep.

Well, that's great! Using it on our own people is a classic case of trying to steal a chicken but losing the rice instead.

The most wonderful thing is that a large portion of these Japanese soldiers don't seem to be carrying gas masks, and now they're in complete chaos.

Therefore, with such a large amount of poison gas spreading rapidly, even if that high-ranking Japanese officer continued to lie in wait wearing a gas mask, Lao Yu still had the opportunity to make his move.

After realizing all of the above, Hu Biao, Annie, Black Star, Van Gogh, Uncle Bo, Mo Shuiyan and other survivors.

In unison, they shouted, "Blow the bugle! Blow the bugle! Blow the charge!"

Amidst the shouts of several people, the trumpeter picked up the instrument he had always carefully maintained from his waist, put it to his lips, and puffed out his cheeks.

He blew hard and made a "drip-drip-drip~" sound.

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The trumpet's blaring call to arms was the agreed-upon signal for Lao Yu, who was hiding in the pit, to suddenly launch an attack.

What was truly unexpected was that amidst such a resounding bugle call, a series of shocking changes occurred.

Mo Shuiyan, Van Gogh, and Uncle Bo were all seriously injured, but a strong sense of unwillingness kept them going and they refused to die.

Now that the situation has finally taken a turn for the better, the breath I had been holding in was finally released.

His body went limp immediately, and he breathed his last, thus meeting his end.

When Anne shouted "Blow the horn!" at the top of her lungs, she was only slightly distracted, and a Japanese corporal seized the opportunity.

A bayonet thrust out and pierced her slender waist. Anne, who had been able to fight back with all her might, was immediately frozen in place; before she could make any move, two more bayonets pierced her back and ribs respectively.

With a crisp 'clang,' the samurai sword slipped from her hand.

The chief of staff of the Northern Jiangsu Independent Regiment, the proprietress of Deyuelou Restaurant, died a heroic death in battle.

At this point, apart from Song Jie and the nine children, only Hu Biao, Hei Xing, and Lao Yu remained alive in their small group.

Furthermore, Hu Biao and Hei Xing were also almost at their last gasp.

Even now, with the Japanese troops near the convoy in disarray, Lao Yu has an opportunity to take advantage of the chaos and complete his mission.

There were still sixty or seventy Japanese soldiers charging up, and it seemed that Hu Biao and his few remaining men had no chance of surviving.

Fortunately! After the trumpet was played with all its might and the continuous bugle call rang out for only three or four seconds, a similarly high-pitched bugle call sounded from a mountain ridge behind them.

The sound echoed the trumpet's blast, creating a wave of sound that seemed to pierce the sky.

Suddenly, a bugle call sounded, and one Eighth Route Army soldier after another emerged from the mountain ridge, charging towards the position like tigers descending the mountain.

Actually, the appearance of these people is not so surprising.

The saying goes, "Give roses to others, and your hands will retain their fragrance."

The hard work and achievements of Hu Biao and his team during their previous journey demonstrated their astonishing value, and countless people were willing to risk their lives to save them.

Upon learning that Hu Biao was being relentlessly pursued by the Japanese near Yi County, the Pagoda Command and the Eighth Route Army Headquarters immediately sent a telegram to the Pingxi Base Area.

They must spare no effort to rescue Hu Biao, Hu Tuanzuo, and their group.

Even before the order was issued, because of Hu Biao and others' past brilliant achievements, Commander Song of the Pingxi base area was unaware of the secret that the Northern Jiangsu Independent Regiment had joined our party.

He still made sure all his troops were ready to depart in advance.

All they wanted was to prevent this banner of resistance from falling.

Upon receiving the order, multiple units from the Pingxi base area immediately rushed towards Yi County to search for Hu Biao and his men.

During this period, they also formed the 2nd Independent Mixed Brigade with the Japanese and engaged in fierce battles.

Therefore, this Eighth Route Army unit that rushed to the scene was actually not very large in number, only about a company in size, with about a hundred people.

However, after a fierce battle and a shocking turn of events, the Japanese soldiers on the scene were also at their last gasp.

These hundred or so Eighth Route Army soldiers were the last straw that broke the Japanese soldiers' psychological defenses.

They could have easily taken down the infamous Tiger of Shanghai, Hu Biao, and his accomplices by simply charging forward a dozen or so steps, thus achieving a great feat.

But after a private turned around and led the way in fleeing, the other Japanese soldiers also turned and ran.

They were running towards the convoy, because the Japanese soldiers in the convoy were also desperately trying to escape, wishing they had one less leg.

Instinctively, they ran towards the safer direction of Zijing Pass.

The group of people were in a chaotic state and soon ran into the group of reinforcements who had rushed over and were already panting heavily.

Only after an officer from the reinforcements kicked and punched two of them, even wielding a samurai sword and cutting them down, did they stop their chaotic escape and regroup, cautiously fighting their way back.

However, after all that back and forth, several minutes had already passed.

This bought Lao Yu more time to act.

The key point is that after waiting for so long, Lao Yu finally received the signal she had been waiting for. She lifted the camouflage on her head and jumped up.

He looked around with his submachine gun in hand, but found no trace of any high-ranking Japanese soldiers.

However, not far ahead, yellow mustard gas had already spread over a large area of ​​seventy or eighty meters, suggesting that this important Japanese figure was still hiding there.

The crucial question then arose: should he rush into the poison gas to find and kill his target?

Shall we go in? When they were fleeing, they had already thrown away all their gas masks in order to travel light.

Should we not go in? What if that high-ranking Japanese soldier put on a gas mask and survives...?

(End of this chapter)