Chapter 348 War breaks out (1/2)

Chapter 348: War breaks out

"This is a good method. No matter who dies, we are not responsible!" Xu Xiaodong agreed.

"Then it's decided, you take people to the front to investigate, pay attention to concealment, and be sure to pay attention to safety." Lu Peng ordered.

"Understood!" Xu Xiaodong accepted the order and disappeared into the night with the people.

"Monkey boy, come with me!" Seeing that Yang Xiuling was hesitant to speak, Lu Peng stopped the monkey and motioned for him to stay and protect Tian Xiaoxi. Then he came to the side alone, took out a piece of compressed biscuit and handed it to the monkey, saying : "I'm sure the little devil will catch up soon, you're responsible for keeping watch."

"Understood!" the monkey agreed.

After confirming that the surroundings were quiet, Lu Peng found a relatively flat location, set up his sniper rifle, turned on the scope, and used the cover of night to observe the surrounding terrain, carefully deduced the combat plan, and did not forget to send a signal to Wang Huzi and the others.

Not long after, Wang Huzi and the others arrived smoothly.

"Master, what do you want from us?" Wang Huzi asked, looking around suspiciously.

Lu Peng didn't speak, raised his head, motioned Wang Huzi to look toward the southwest corner, and asked, "Do you see clearly?"

"Hey, it seems like there really is a car. The outline looks like a truck." Wang Huzi said in surprise.

Lu Peng frowned. He didn't expect that the Japs actually had equipment like trucks, which meant that the Japs' armored forces could be deployed here at any time.

"Damn, I should have thought of it earlier. The Japs' cars are so technologically advanced. They must not lack gasoline. Otherwise, how could they drive at such a good speed?!" Xu Xiaodong cursed.

Lu Peng looked gloomy and said, "It looks like we are going to change our plan."

"Why?" Wang Huzi asked puzzledly, not understanding why Lu Peng changed his original intention.

"Because we don't have much time to waste!" Lu Peng said solemnly, looking at the sky, "If the Japanese stay in the car and don't come out, we can't do anything to them unless we use bombs, but bombs are too powerful. I'm afraid I might inadvertently injure friendly forces."

"This is a trouble." Xu Xiaodong agreed, thought for a while, and suggested: "Maybe try the rocket launcher!"

"No, the rocket launcher is not an ordinary artillery shell. Once used, it will affect the people in the village." Wang Huzi shook his head and retorted.

"Yes, the maximum range of rockets is only five kilometers. Once detonated, the destructive power caused will be extremely terrifying and the threat is huge. Once the enemy is injured, even if they will not die, they will lose their combat effectiveness. This is very important to us. It’s not worth it,” Lu Peng said.

"Yes, but it would be a pity to give up like this, right?" Wang Huzi said hesitantly.

Lu Peng looked at Zhao Dahu, "Instructor Zhao, I would like to ask you to help us direct the battle!"

"Me?" Zhao Dahu was stunned for a moment, a little uncomfortable with such an abrupt address. He paused and said seriously: "Don't worry, this matter will be taken care of by me."

"Okay, then I will order now that all the troops are assembled and ready to fight!" Lu Peng said loudly, and then remembered what he had just said, and added: "Except for you, no one is allowed to act rashly for the time being. If there is danger, You can choose to retreat."

Xu Xiaodong and others looked at each other, wondering what kind of medicine Lu Peng was selling in the gourd.

"What, do you have any objections?" Lu Peng asked with a straight face, his eyes as sharp as substance.

"No!" Everyone was startled, quickly looked away, and stood in unison.

"Since you have no objection, just do as I say." Lu Peng said with satisfaction.

Everyone did not dare to disobey the order and dispersed one after another, performing their duties and preparing to fight.

Although Xu Xiaodong and others were confused, they did not dare to ask for the reason and silently carried out Lu Peng's order.

More than half an hour later, Lu Peng saw a convoy slowly driving into the ambush circle. It was the Japanese transport force.

There were seven or eight vehicles in the convoy, and a large amount of supplies were pulled on the carriage covers. Due to the distance and blurred vision at night, it was impossible to see what was loaded on the vehicles.

Lu Peng held his breath and scanned the entire convoy through the scope. He found a few figures that were particularly conspicuous. They were either soldiers or spies of the Japs. The others were puppet troops. Judging from their clothes, they should be Japanese soldiers. He guessed that they were logistics supply trucks of the Japs. .

Discovering this situation, Lu Peng couldn't help but secretly rejoiced. Knowing that the opportunity had come, he waved to Xu Xiaodong and the others to come closer, and lowered his voice and warned: "Remember, don't rush to take action later. First find out how many people the Japanese have sent, and wait until they are divided into Start taking action when there are two echelons, don’t accidentally hurt your own people!”

"Understood!" Xu Xiaodong and others nodded heavily.

Lu Peng observed again, and when he saw the Japanese stopped, he knew it was almost time, so he made a decisive decision and pulled the trigger decisively.

"Bang!"

The sound of a gunshot echoed across the valley.

"Ah!" A puppet soldier screamed and ran out of the woods where he was hiding. He squatted on the ground and screamed.

The others were startled, and looked around to find out that the gunfire came from the northeast corner. Before they could figure out what was going on, they heard Wang Huzhu yelling at the top of his lungs: "Kill!!!"

"Da da da!"

"Boom——"

Intense gunshots rang out, and Xu Xiaodong and others reacted, rushed out without hesitation, and shot at the puppet troops.

"puff!"

A puppet soldier fell in a pool of blood.

Lu Peng took the opportunity to climb up a big tree and lay down on it to observe the situation. He found that the puppet soldiers were stunned and hid behind the truck chassis in panic.

"Don't shoot randomly, pay attention to hiding!" Wang Huzi found Lu Peng and quickly reminded him.

Xu Xiaodong and others reacted and realized that they had made a fatal mistake, and quickly hid in the woods.

The puppet soldiers did not dare to rush out rashly, holding their heads with both hands and curled up under the chassis of the truck.

Lu Peng had no time to care about these. He saw the layout of the devils and seized the opportunity. He said coldly: "Squad Leader Xu, you lead your people to continue to attack the devil's logistics supply convoy, and the rest of you will go around to the flank with me to cut off the devil's escape route. You just need to entangle the devils and create opportunities for Instructor Zhao. Do you understand?"

"No problem!" Xu Xiaodong agreed happily and rushed out with a team of people.

Zhao Dahu and Wang Huzi understood Lu Peng's meaning, and without delay, they took their people to touch from another direction.

"Baga, counterattack quickly!"

The convoy was attacked, and the devils responded quickly. A lieutenant rushed out of the convoy, holding a Type 38 rifle, and took the lead in firing at Wang Huzi and others.

"Bang!"

The bullet flew out, piercing a bowl-sized pine tree next to Wang Huzi, leaving a fist-sized hole and splashing countless gravel.

At the same time, gunshots were heard nearby, and bullets flew across the sky, causing dust to fly around.

Wang Huzi and others were startled, and did not dare to stop. They dodged desperately, trying to avoid the opponent's firepower network as much as possible. At the same time, they found a good cover, set up a sniper rifle, aimed at the devils and shot to cover Zhao Dahu.

Lu Peng did not dare to delay, and took the time to change his position and continue to look for opportunities.

"Boom!"

Another explosion sounded, deafening, a truck exploded instantly, raising smoke all over the sky, and then the flames soared into the sky and burned fiercely.

The convoy was blocked, and the devils did not care about moving forward. They stopped moving forward one after another, quickly organized defense, set up crooked handles, set up grenade launchers and other weapons, and fired wildly at Wang Huzi and others.

Xu Xiaodong and his men had already joined Lu Peng and hid in a bush. Taking advantage of the high ground, they launched counterattacks from time to time, killing a group of Japanese soldiers one by one.

The Japanese soldiers suffered heavy losses and dared not to confront them head-on, so they moved their positions one after another.

Lu Peng was waiting for this opportunity, and quietly poked his head out and fired a few shots at the Japanese soldiers' rear positions.

"Baga!"

The Japanese soldiers were furious when they found someone attacking their rear positions, and they raised their heads to search. They quickly locked onto Lu Peng, turned their guns, aimed at Lu Peng and pulled the trigger.

"Bang, bang, bang!"

The dense bullets flew over and landed beside Lu Peng, smashing several dead grasses, stirring up a ball of ashes and flying dirt.

"Damn, it's really cruel!" Lu Peng cursed and quickly hid behind a rock.

"Swish!"

A booby trap was thrown out.

Under normal circumstances, the Japanese would certainly not bother to step on the booby trap, but at this moment they were attacked and panicked, worried about being hit by artillery shells. In order to reduce the burden and force themselves to be calmer, they could only grit their teeth and kick the booby trap over.

"Boom!"

A dazzling light flashed, followed by a violent explosion. The Japanese screamed and fell in a pool of blood, with countless casualties.

Lu Peng took the opportunity to stick his head out to check the situation and found that Wang Huzi and Zhao Dahu had solved the rear defense of the convoy and detoured west along the road, preparing to cut off the Japanese's retreat.

Wang Huzi and Zhao Dahu were both veterans who had been on the battlefield for a long time. They cooperated well and it was easy for them to do this.

Lu Peng no longer hesitated, and showed his head again to confirm that there were no traces of the Japanese nearby, and quickly rushed to the south.

One hundred meters, fifty meters, twenty meters...

The distance was getting shorter and shorter. Lu Peng took a deep breath, pounced out suddenly, kicked the ground with both feet, and pounced on the enemy like a cheetah.

"Da Da Da!"

The Japanese felt the danger approaching, and without waiting for Lu Peng to get close, they shot without hesitation.

Lu Peng was well prepared, dodging the bullets swiftly, rushing to the Japanese corpse, picking up a Type 38 rifle, skillfully removing the safety pin, then raising the rifle, aiming at the Japanese and shooting.

After the bullets were used up, just when he was about to replace the new magazine, he found that the Japanese did not stand up. He was stunned for a moment, and then realized that the Japanese reaction was too sensitive. He immediately gave up the idea of ​​shooting, quickly put away the rifle, bent down to pick up a Japanese corpse, and dragged the corpse in front of him.

This tactic is very simple, but the effect is amazing, because the corpse blocked the Japanese vision, making it impossible for the Japanese to see the situation in front.

Without waiting for the Japanese to react, Lu Peng crawled along the corpse, charging at the fastest speed, and went straight to the enemy commander.

"Enemy attack!"

The Japanese commander was not stupid either. He realized the danger and rushed towards Lu Peng with a roar, trying to suppress Lu Peng with the Type 38 rifle in his hand.

"Swish!"

The sound of bullets breaking through the air sounded again, hitting the commander's head accurately and knocking him unconscious on the spot.

"What?"

The Japanese were shocked and instinctively stopped shooting, staring at the surroundings vigilantly.

Lu Peng was secretly happy, crouched down and came to the body of the Japanese, quickly checked it, found a Type 92 heavy machine gun, pulled the bolt, loaded the bullets, set up the machine gun and shot at the Japanese.

"Baga Yalu!"

The Japanese roared angrily, lying on the ground one after another, looking for cover, setting up the crooked handle, trying to fight back.

"Bang!"

Lu Peng did not give the Japanese any chance to breathe, and shot three magazines of bullets in a row, quickly pushed the bullet into the chamber, and pulled the trigger again.

Although the Japanese lay on the ground, they did not fight back blindly. Seeing Lu Peng's bullets coming, they rolled sideways to avoid them, but were hit by the bullets and fell down screaming.

"Baga!"

A soldier was hit in the abdomen, howled in pain, struggled to stand up, and just as he was about to take out his pocket watch, he ran into Lu Peng, his face changed slightly, and he wanted to pull the trigger.

"Puff!"

Lu Peng shot first, hitting the devil's forehead, then grabbed his rifle, took his pocket watch, and continued to sweep.

"Baga!"

The devils were furious, and they all got up and tried to surround Lu Peng.

"Pah!"

Lu Peng fired another shot, killing a devil, then lay down and continued to chase the remaining Japanese troops.

Because they were fighting in the mountains, the devils couldn't run fast at all. Even if Lu Peng had the advantage of the terrain, it was still difficult to catch up with the devils, but the number of devils was less than expected, and they were wiped out soon.

Lu Peng knew that he couldn't go deeper, and he had just wasted a lot of bullets, so he didn't dare to stay any longer, so he returned the same way and met up with Xu Minsheng and the others.

"Brother, you are awesome, you actually killed a devil commander!" Zhang Qing praised.

"It was just luck!" Lu Peng laughed.

"Luck is also a kind of strength!" Xu Minsheng said, and called out: "Let's retreat. I guess Captain Zhao and his men have already controlled the situation. It will be too late for us if we are late."

Lu Peng said nothing, motioned for everyone to follow, and led everyone out of the forest and detoured to the north.

After walking for a while, Lu Peng suddenly asked: "Brother Xu, why did you choose to retreat from this road?"

"Hehe, you don't know, the terrain of this road is relatively flat, suitable for cavalry assault, and relatively safe." Xu Minsheng said.

Lu Peng understood what Xu Minsheng meant. If it weren't for his reminder, it is estimated that everyone would not have thought of this problem. Thinking that he almost lost his life just now, he sighed secretly, and then he was relieved.

"Hey, why don't I see Captain Zhao and his men?" Zhang Qing looked around and found that there were a few people missing in the team, and asked suspiciously.

Xu Minsheng pondered and said, "According to the original plan, they should ambush at the fork in the road in the south to intercept the retreating devils."

Lu Peng understood Japanese and guessed what Xu Minsheng meant. He frowned and said, "Are they in trouble?"

"I thought so too." Xu Minsheng said solemnly, "No, we have to go back and support them."

"Don't worry, I'll see what happens first." Lu Peng stopped him.

"Yes." Xu Minsheng agreed and led people to be on guard.

Lu Peng observed the nearby terrain, determined the direction, lurked in the dark, found two trees along the way, broke the branches with stones, made trip ropes, sharpened the trunks, made javelins, hid in the dark, then picked up the weapons and waited patiently.

Half an hour later, Lu Peng heard gunshots in the distance.

"Let's go!"

Lu Peng stood up decisively, took the lead to get out of the bushes, and ran quickly.

After a while, Lu Peng finally discovered the whereabouts of the Japs. With the help of moonlight, he found that they were exchanging fire with a group of people in camouflage uniforms. There were not only the Eighth Route Army, but also puppet troops, who rushed up without saying a word.