Chapter 3: Kill the Enemies!
However, no matter how much Li Guotao tried to persuade her, Bai Wei, who was crying inconsolably, simply could not listen. As Li Guotao hesitated, Bai Wei suddenly collapsed onto the body of Bai Langzhong, falling silent. Li Guotao stepped forward to check and found that Bai Wei had fainted from crying. He couldn't help but let out a sigh of relief; this was for the best, as he could now hide her away.
Lai San! Isn't it true that the last time you came to our village to steal sheep, you ended up getting beaten by us? Now that you have allied with the Japanese, you bring those little devils to harm us. Are you still even human?
The villagers began to shout angrily; if it were not for the little devils standing there with their bayonets, it is likely that these furious villagers would have rushed forward and torn this traitorous dog to pieces by now
Li Guotao planned to first investigate the situation before taking any action, so he quietly made his way into the village. Avoiding some Japanese soldiers standing on the street, Li Guotao carefully climbed onto the roof of a house and lay quietly on top. From this vantage point, he could clearly see that almost all the villagers of Xiaozhang Village were gathered in a large pit at the center of the village. However, there was no water in the pit at this time of year. The pit was quite large, and even if it could accommodate two to three hundred people, it did not appear crowded.
Bang! Two gunshots rang out almost simultaneously, and two little devils returned to the underworld. It may sound a bit verbose, but in reality, everything happened in the blink of an eye
Now, the three light machine guns of the enemy are simultaneously aimed at the crowd. Although with Li Guotao's skills, he is confident that he can eliminate all three machine gunners in a short time, there are still assistant gunners to consider. In addition to the machine guns, the enemy has dozens of riflemen. No matter how skilled Li Guotao is, it is impossible for him to take down all fifty or so enemy soldiers at once. Therefore, if Li Guotao acts rashly now, and the enemy opens fire on the crowd, it will result in a large number of casualties, which is something Li Guotao does not wish to see.
"Report, Your Excellency! They refuse to hand over the grain, and they are loudly insulting the imperial army. Insulting, do you understand? They are cursing you!" The treacherous dog gestured while explaining to Yamamoto Jiro.
"Fellow villagers, listen to me! The commander has said that if you do not hand over the hidden grain, you will all die!" shouted a traitor wearing a Japanese military cap to the people in the pit.
At the moment when the little Japanese officer drew his knife, Li Guotao's heart sank, secretly exclaiming that it was bad! As expected, as soon as Yamamoto's order was given, three machine guns simultaneously opened fire on the villagers in the pit
The leading Japanese squad leader, Yamamoto Jiro, could not help but frown at this sight. He waved to that traitorous dog and said, "You, come here!"
Li Guotao carried Bai Wei into the cellar, sealed the entrance with wooden boards, and then pulled over the corn stalks standing against the wall to pile them on top of the boards, forming a small stack of firewood. Only then did he clap his hands, believing that this should not be discovered.
Li Guotao followed Bai Wei out of the house and saw her weeping sorrowfully over the corpse of Bai Langzhong. Unable to restrain himself, he stepped forward to offer comfort, saying, "Miss Bai, please accept my condolences. There are still other little devils in the village. If you cry like this, it will attract them. You should find a place to hide for now..."
"What are they doing?" Yamamoto Jiro asked coldly. Yamamoto Jiro had been here for a few months and could speak some simple Chinese.
Bang! Two rifles fired simultaneously, and two bullets pierced the heads of the two enemy machine gunners.
Let's first assess the situation before making any decisions! Li Guotao secretly resolved to take action. He was too far away to hear their conversation clearly, but he could hear the curses of the villagers who had been driven into the pit. From the villagers' curses, Li Guotao learned that these little devils had come to seize grain, and that they were brought by a traitor named Lai San.
"Baga yaru!" That Lai Sanlian gestured and spoke, and Yamamoto Jiro finally understood Lai San's words. It turned out that these villagers were cursing at him. Yamamoto Jiro was furious, drew his command knife, and shouted loudly, "Damn Chinese, all of you die!"
With a snap, Li Guotao quickly pulled back the bolt of his rifle and then aimed at another machine gunner. Another rifle had intended to shoot at Yamamoto Jiro, but unexpectedly, Yamamoto Jiro reacted quite swiftly as well. As soon as the gunfire erupted, the little devil quickly took cover behind a nearby truck. Seeing that Yamamoto Jiro had hidden, Li Guotao had no choice but to aim at another enemy officer.
"Baga Yalu! He is shooting from the house across!" Yamamoto Jiro was the first to notice Li Guotao waving his command knife and shouting loudly
Bastard!" Li Guotao shouted, no longer caring about anything else. He raised the two rifles in his hands, aimed them at the two machine gunners, and decisively pulled the trigger.
Li Guotao turned and walked into the room, picking up the two Type 38 rifles of those two little devils, along with useful weapons such as bayonets, bullets, and grenades, taking everything he could carry
Lai San! You are truly lacking in virtue! You know very well that our Xiao Zhang Village is just a tenant farmer village, consisting entirely of impoverished people who work the land for the landlord. At this time of year, we can barely feed ourselves, and you want us to hand over our grain? Isn't this asking for our lives?
After everything was ready, he finally walked towards the village. In Xiaozhang Village, everyone has the surname Zhang, and only the Bai family, a family from outside, lives at the easternmost edge of the village, with the nearest neighbor being several dozen meters away.
At this moment, Li Guotao observed that there were a total of fifty-four enemy soldiers in the village, of which two had already been killed by him, leaving fifty-two remaining. The enemy soldiers were equipped with three light machine guns, three grenade launchers, and the rest were riflemen, constituting an entire squad of Japanese troops. Besides the enemy soldiers, there were also four traitors. With such a small number of people, Li Guotao truly did not take them to heart. It is important to note that Li Guotao was a special forces soldier and had participated in the national special forces competition, defeating elite special forces from various military regions across the country, winning first place in the competition, and being awarded the title of 'King of Soldiers.' Therefore, these dozens of enemy soldiers were nothing in his eyes; the key issue now was how to rescue these villagers.
Yamada Ta-kun! The dog traitor hurried over, bowing and scraping as he spoke
The small devils raised their guns and aimed at Li Guotao on the rooftop. At that moment, Li Guotao fired two more shots, killing two of the small devils. The small devils were well-trained, and by this time, more than one gun was already aimed at Li Guotao. He did not want to remain on the rooftop any longer, serving as a target for the small devils, especially since their numbers were overwhelming. With only two old Type 38 rifles, it was impossible for him to eliminate them all in a short time. Li Guotao rolled over and jumped directly off the rooftop. He felt several bullets whizzing past him as he descended; the small devils indeed had good marksmanship, but unfortunately, they were a step too late. As Li Guotao landed, his gun was already reloaded. At that moment, two small devils on guard from the street appeared at the entrance of the alley where Li Guotao was. He raised his hand and fired two shots, directly taking down those two small devils.