Courtyard House: Home Alone

The medical staff quickly used the allocated medicines to give injections and apply medication to the feverish wounded. Several large pots were set up in the kitchen to cook several pots full of rice, and the long-lost aroma of rice filled the entire canyon. Many soldiers held their hot meals, their eyes reddening.

After Lin Yifan finished checking on the wounded with Wang Dengzhi, he had just stepped into the cave entrance for some fresh air when he saw Lü Wei walk in from outside with a grave expression.

Lu Wei walked up to Lin Yifan and Wang Dengzhi and said in a low voice, "Young Master, Captain Wang, we searched the place where Chen Zhipeng last stayed and found some traces. We followed the traces and found that they led out of the mountain, so it seems he left the mountain."

Just then, the anti-Japanese guerrilla fighter named Er Gouzi ran over, saluted Wang Dengzhi, and said, "Brigade Commander, the deputy brigade commander also took away all the silver dollars that he was entrusted with safekeeping."

Upon hearing this, Wang Dengzhi's face flushed red. He slammed his hand hard against the stone wall beside him, causing the soil to fall down in a clatter: "You, Chen Zhipeng! I've always treated you well, and you actually dared to betray us and become a traitor!"

"Captain Wang, immediately send men to the mountain pass to keep watch, and have them report back as soon as they discover anything."

Additionally, those in the team who are close to Chen Zhipeng should be temporarily placed under surveillance to prevent him from having accomplices.

Seeing that Wang Dengzhi was emotional, Lin Yifan spoke up to remind him: "Since Chen Zhipeng has surrendered to the Japanese, he will definitely bring the Japanese to encircle and annihilate us."

These Japanese soldiers are ours to handle, but you all need to get ready quickly too.

Upon hearing this, Wang Dengzhi immediately calmed down. He knew that the situation was critical, so he quickly arranged for guard duty and personnel to be checked. He also ordered the rested soldiers to seize the high points on both sides of the canyon and build simple defensive fortifications.

Lin Yifan released his spiritual power and spread it outwards to explore. After a while, he found a group of Japanese soldiers at the edge of his territory, numbering about a thousand. Behind them were more than a thousand puppet troops.

Leading the way was a bespectacled man in his thirties with a fawning smile on his face, closely following behind a Japanese major. This must be the traitor Chen Zhipeng.

Lin Yifan calmly withdrew his spiritual power and said in a deep voice to Wang Dengzhi beside him, "Captain Wang, you guys prepare on the spot. I'll take some men to check ahead."

After saying that, he turned to Lü Wei beside him and asked, "How many people are in your group?"

Lu Wei quickly stood up straight and replied, "Reporting to you, young master, there are seven of us in our group, including myself. They're all in the cave helping to treat the wounded!"

"Go and call them out. I'll lead you to kill the Japanese devils. I'll go first and wait for you on the road ahead. Hurry up."

Lü Wei immediately responded and turned to quickly head into the cave to gather his team members.

Lin Yifan nodded, turned to Wang Dengzhi and gave him a few instructions on guarding the canyon, then turned and headed towards the outside of the mountain, finding a dense forest with a wide view to conceal himself.

He exchanged four 98K sniper rifles and four 6x scopes in the space store, then exchanged three Chicago Typewriters (Thomson submachine guns) and matching bullets. After that, he took out two boxes of grenades from the static warehouse and waited quietly for Lü Wei and the others to come over.

Before long, six fit men followed Lü Wei and quickly arrived. Each of them carried a short gun and had sharp eyes, clearly indicating that they were all well-trained and skilled.

Upon seeing Lin Yifan, the group immediately stood respectfully, awaiting his orders. Lin Yifan glanced at the seven men and pointed to the weapons on the ground: "You can choose your own weapons. In a moment, we'll go to meet them. We don't need to fight the Japanese in a battle of positions. We'll focus on their commanders, heavy gunners, and communications soldiers. We'll throw them into disarray first, and I'll take care of the rest."

The seven men immediately stepped forward, each choosing a weapon that suited them, and quickly checked their firearms and ammunition. Their movements were clean and efficient, without the slightest hesitation.

Seeing that they were ready, Lin Yifan took the lead and sneaked towards the direction from which the Japanese were coming. The seven men followed closely behind him, and under the cover of the dense forest, they quietly made their way to the high slopes on both sides of the Japanese troops' path and lay in ambush.

At this time, the Japanese were still more than six kilometers away from the canyon where the Anti-Japanese Allied Army was hiding. Their vanguard search team had already reached the bottom of the slope. Chen Zhipeng was bending over and pointing the way for the Japanese major, saying flattering words, completely unaware that there were already dark gun barrels pointed at him from the dense forest above.

Lin Yifan made a hand gesture, and the two team members with sniper rifles immediately set up their guns steadily and aimed at the Japanese officer and Chen Zhipeng who were walking at the front.

Two gunshots rang out almost simultaneously, and the next second, Chen Zhipeng and the Japanese major fell to the ground, dead.

The Japanese troops were instantly thrown into chaos. The vanguard lost their composure, lying on the ground and not daring to raise their heads, firing wildly at the hillsides on both sides.

Lin Yifan raised his hand and made a gesture, and the other two snipers immediately pulled the trigger, taking out the Japanese communications soldier and grenade launcher operator in succession.

Immediately afterwards, Thomson's three team members fired a burst of bullets at the Japanese officers' gathering point down the slope, instantly taking down several Japanese sergeants and lieutenants.

The Japanese soldiers reacted quickly and immediately organized heavy machine guns to sweep the high slopes on both sides, while mortar shells rained down one after another, sending tree branches and rocks flying everywhere.

Lin Yifan had already led his team to change positions in advance, circling around to the woods on the flank of the Japanese troops. They then took out two Japanese heavy machine gun positions one by one, and casually threw out a few grenades, causing the puppet troops on the flank to cry out in pain.

Several Japanese commanders died one after another. The remaining Japanese captain was furious and ordered the puppet troops behind him to move forward and charge towards the high slopes on both sides, in order to wipe out the ambush force that had suddenly appeared.

Seeing the puppet troops rushing up and the Japanese soldiers bringing up the rear, Lin Yifan had Lü Wei and the others draw the enemy's attention, while he used his lightness skill to quietly approach the Japanese soldiers from behind.

This is the Japanese mortar position, with six mortars lined up neatly in a row, and the gunners are adjusting the firing angle.

With a thought, Lin Yifan unleashed a barrage of bullets from the stationary warehouse, targeting the gunners and ammunition handlers first, followed by the Japanese sentries on guard.

In less than three breaths, there wasn't a single living Japanese soldier left on the entire artillery position.

Then, he charged forward from behind, using grenades to deal with groups of Japanese soldiers and puppet troops, and using bullets from the stationary warehouse to deal with scattered enemy formations.

Within a ten-kilometer radius, he was like a machine reaping the lives of Japanese soldiers, fast and efficient. If it weren't for the need to properly train Lü Wei and the others, he would have already wiped out all two thousand-plus enemies.

While catching the stragglers, Lin Yifan kept an eye on Lü Wei and his group. Seeing that they were using the terrain to their advantage and occasionally taking down one or two Japanese soldiers without being in any danger, he felt reassured and continued to clear out the remaining enemy forces behind them.