The War of Resistance Against Japan: Starting with a Calm View of Life and Death

Soon, the four of them arrived at the tightly closed gate of Su Laoquan's house.

Su Zhan pointed to the gate and said to the sergeant, "Sir, this is it. The sound I heard just now came from inside."

The sergeant with high cheekbones glanced warily over the quiet courtyard and waved his hand.

The soldier carrying the chicken immediately threw the still-flailing hen to the ground and cocked his gun with a clatter.

Another soldier also raised his gun.

The sergeant drew his Nambu Type 14 pistol from his waist and gestured for Su Zhan to step forward: "Yours, go open the door!"

"Yes! Yes!" Su Zhan replied, carefully pushing open the wooden door.

He stepped aside, bowing and scraping, and said, "Please come in, sir!"

The sergeant with high cheekbones ignored him, raised his pistol, and was the first to step over the threshold and into the empty front yard.

The cold wind whipped up the snow on the ground, and the courtyard was deathly silent.

He made a gesture, and the two soldiers behind him immediately followed. The three of them formed a small triangular formation, with their guns pointed forward, and carefully stepped on the stone path, walking step by step toward the main hall.

Su Zhan huddled by the door, peering inside, his heart pounding.

The door to the main room was indeed ajar.

The leading sergeant gave a signal with his eyes, and a soldier stepped forward and smashed open the half-closed door of the main room with the butt of his rifle!

"Bang!"

The door slammed against the wall with a loud bang, which was particularly jarring in the deserted courtyard.

The main room was completely empty, with only a few tables, chairs, and benches.

"Baka!" the high-cheekbone sergeant cursed under his breath, staring suspiciously at Su Zhan at the door.

Su Zhan shuddered in fright and quickly pointed to the door leading to the inner room from the main hall, urgently saying, "Sir! It's inside! The sound is coming from inside! I heard it with my own ears! It's definitely hiding in the inner room! Go and see for yourself, I promise you won't regret it! Trust me!"

The sergeant was skeptical, but eager to make a name for himself, he decided to go in and investigate.

He gave his men a wink, and the three of them, even more cautiously carrying their weapons, walked step by step into the main room.

Their gazes swept across the empty hall, finally settling on the hanging blue cotton curtain.

The curtain remained motionless, but there did seem to be some movement behind it.

The sergeant with high cheekbones gripped his pistol tightly and ordered in a low voice in Japanese, "You, go and check it out!"

He gestured for the soldier with the rifle to come forward and inspect the curtain.

The soldier swallowed hard, looking somewhat nervous.

He held his gun, bayonet at the front, and carefully moved toward the curtain.

He pricked up his ears, trying to catch any subtle sound behind the curtain.

Just as the soldier was about to step away from the curtain, reaching out his left hand and forcefully pulling it open—

Inside the curtain, Zhou Jindong, Wang Yuan, and Wang Quan, who had been holding back for a long time, suddenly released their tension like a taut bowstring!

"It's time to make a move!"

Zhou Jindong roared inwardly, and his entire body's power erupted instantly!

Almost at the same instant, the Type 38 rifle he gripped tightly in his right hand, radiating a violent force from the twisting of his entire body, sent its sharp bayonet flying out like a venomous snake. Through the gap in the curtain, with a "thud!" sound, it precisely pierced the left chest of the Japanese soldier closest to the curtain, right up to his heart!

The immense force and speed allowed the bayonet to pierce through the cotton-padded clothes, flesh, and rib gaps, all the way down to the hilt!

The soldier's body stiffened abruptly, his eyes bulged out instantly, and he let out a short whimper before being forced backward a step by the immense force of the bayonet.

Just as Zhou Jindong's bayonet pierced the first soldier's chest, Wang Yuan, to his right, also moved!

Wang Yuan was large in stature, and his strength was even more astonishing.

He didn't even need to lift the curtain. He simply took advantage of the force and gap from Zhou Jindong lifting the curtain, and like an enraged bear, he stepped out of the curtain's cover in one step!

With the momentum of his forward charge, the bayonet in his hand stabbed fiercely at an even more ferocious angle towards the Japanese soldier standing diagonally behind the first soldier.

This strike was fierce and swift, aimed directly at the opponent's unsuspecting lower right rib!

The soldier was so shocked by the sight of his comrade being stabbed that he had no time to react.

"puff!"

The bayonet pierced deep into the cotton-padded coat and flesh, the tip even striking the ribs with a slight thud!

The intense pain caused the soldier to let out a piercing scream: "Ah—!"

But the scream was cut short by the blood that rushed to his throat.

With a flick of his wrist, Wang Yuan pushed the bayonet forward another half a step inside the opponent's body before pulling it out abruptly!

A gush of scalding hot blood gushed out!

Almost at the same time that Wang Yuan stabbed the second soldier, Wang Quan also rushed out!

His target was clear: the high-cheekbone sergeant at the very back, holding a pistol!

During this period in history, a veteran who had been through many battles was not necessarily a sergeant, but a sergeant was definitely a veteran who had been through many battles!

The Japanese sergeant lived up to his rank, with extremely quick reflexes!

The instant the first soldier was stabbed and the second soldier screamed in agony, he instantly switched to combat mode!

He didn't even see where the attacker was. Relying entirely on his instinctive sense of danger, he quickly retreated while subconsciously raising his right hand, which was holding the pistol, ready to pull the trigger!

If nothing unexpected happens, something unexpected is bound to happen!

The gun is jammed!

The Nambu Type 14 pistol truly lives up to its reputation!

Baka ge baka!

The Japanese sergeant tried to struggle, but Wang Quan was faster!

His thrusts weren't as powerful as Wang Yuan's, but they were precise and fast!

His bayonet was aimed at the area below the sergeant's right armpit, which was exposed as he raised his rifle!

The sergeant's backward movement and the raising of his rifle exposed his vulnerable armpit to Wang Quan's bayonet!

Wang Quan's bayonet thrust out like lightning, piercing deep into the sergeant's right armpit!

This is an area with a high density of nerves and blood vessels!

"Ugh! I hate it!"

The sergeant let out a scream that was not human, and his right hand could no longer hold the pistol, which fell to the ground with a "thud".

The excruciating pain caused him to instantly lose sensation in his entire right arm, lose his balance, and fall backward.

However, his bad luck was not over!

Zhou Jindong had already pierced the heart of the first soldier and could even feel the final twitch of the soldier's heart under the tip of the knife.

He drew his knife without hesitation!

The blood that came out when he drew his sword accidentally splattered half of his body.

He caught a glimpse of the sergeant, who, though stabbed and fallen to the ground with his pistol out of his hand, was struggling to reach for his waist with his left hand!

There are two hand grenades hanging there!

Zhou Jindong's eyes turned cold, and he didn't hesitate at all!

He drew his bayonet in a deadly arc, and using the momentum of his forward thrust, he plunged it with all his might into the throat of the sergeant who was lying on his back!

Die, you son of a bitch!

"puff!"

The tip of the bayonet pierced the sergeant's neck without any resistance, severing his trachea and major blood vessels!

The sergeant's screams stopped abruptly. His body convulsed violently, his bulging eyes staring intently at Zhou Jindong, filled with utter disbelief. Then his pupils dilated rapidly, and his body went limp, leaving only his limbs twitching slightly involuntarily.

From the moment Zhou Jindong launched the surprise attack to the sergeant's death from a knife wound to the throat, the entire process took less than ten seconds!

Swift as lightning!

Zhou Jindong and his two companions were as still as children, yet as swift as rabbits!

The room was instantly filled with a strong smell of blood.

Three Japanese soldiers finished the job!

In contrast, consider the actions of Zhou Jindong and his two companions.

Calm and composed, handling things with ease!

Wang Yuan, panting heavily, looked at the three pools of blood rapidly spreading on the ground, then glanced at his bayonet, and muttered under his breath, "Damn... that felt good!"

His face was filled with a mixture of excitement and lingering fear.

If the Japanese pistols had fired, the consequences would have been unimaginable!

Only those who have actually killed Japanese devils can understand the significance of Zhou Jindong's previous single-handed killing of three Japanese devils!

Deputy Captain Zhou, this position is well-deserved!

Wang Quan also breathed a sigh of relief, his hand holding the gun trembling slightly.

He looked at Zhou Jindong, his expression full of admiration, and said, "Brother Dong, this trick... it really works!"

Zhou Jindong didn't speak; he quickly glanced at the entrance to the courtyard.

Su Zhan obediently hid to the side, and the commotion here went unnoticed by anyone else, even though the whole town was in chaos due to the Japanese devils' antics.

Zhou Jindong crouched down, first picked up the pistol that the sergeant had dropped, checked the magazine, and found that there were still bullets.

He curled his lip in disgust. This gun has a high failure rate and low power; even a dog wouldn't want it!

But... we're already here.

It's better than nothing.

He casually tucked his hand into his lower back.

Then, he quickly searched the sergeant and two other soldiers.

Aside from rifle ammunition boxes, the two soldiers carried nothing special.

But in the arms of that high-cheekbone sergeant, Zhou Jindong touched a warm metal disc.

When I took it out, it turned out to be a brass pocket watch with fairly exquisite workmanship!

"You're smart enough not to have made Grandpa go to all that trouble to entertain you for nothing!" Zhou Jindong muttered to himself, unceremoniously stuffing the pocket watch into his pocket.

He then quickly removed the ammunition boxes from the three Japanese soldiers and stuffed them into an empty cloth bag.

They also picked up the two Type 38 rifles and leaned them against the wall.

After finishing all this, Zhou Jindong stood up, gave Wang Yuan and Wang Quan a wink, and began instructing them to clean up the scene: "Drag the body to the corner of the inner room and cover it with a rag! We can't worry about the bloodstains for now. Su Zhan, get in here!"

Su Zhan stumbled and crawled in, and seeing the corpses and blood on the ground, his legs went weak and he wanted to kneel down again.

This Grandpa Zhou killed Japanese devils as easily as killing chickens!

Zhou Jindong grabbed him by the collar and dragged him aside so he wouldn't get in the way.

Wang Yuan and Wang Quan immediately got to work, each dragging one body, and quickly pulled the three corpses into the inner room, covering them haphazardly with a few tattered burlap sacks they found in the corner.

After everything was tidied up, Zhou Jindong called Wang Yuan and the other man to his side: "The reason we chose Su Laoquan's house is because it is spacious, has a high margin for error, and is convenient for the first teaching session."

In fact, the curtain-lifting tactic can be used wherever there are curtains.

Have you all learned it?

Wang Yuan and his companion nodded excitedly, looking eager to try.

Seeing this, Zhou Jindong didn't care whether the two of them really knew it or not. He figured that if they practiced it a few more times, they would naturally get the hang of it!

He checked the time, told the two men to take the spoils, and prepared to go to the village entrance to meet up with the other guerrillas.

Now that the tactics have proven effective, they should be promoted and developed.

"Let's go, let's go pick up the rest of the people first. Now we have three more Type 38 rifles. Before the Japanese find out, we need to arm more soldiers and kill as many as possible! Otherwise, we'll have no choice but to hide in the mountains and play hide-and-seek!"

Zhou Jindong made up his mind that it was better for the Japanese devils to die.

What's more, the captured rifle ammunition is really tempting!