Chapter 775: Not even worthy of carrying shoes for Route 8
Seeing that his trick was successful, Brother Wang Si immediately returned to Wangjia Village with a group of bandits.
One of the bandits asked in confusion: "Fourth Brother! Why don't we join the Imperial Army?"
Fourth Brother Wang smiled mysteriously and said, "If my cousin can wipe out that group of Eighth Route Army soldiers, we can continue to occupy Langtang Island. I will be the big boss, and you will be the second, third, and fourth bosses respectively. Isn't that better?"
The bandits cheered: "Great! That's great."
One of the bandits said worriedly, "Fourth brother! If Captain Diao knows that Gao Xiaolong is dead and our team has been dispersed, he will definitely blame you."
Fourth Brother Wang said disapprovingly, "Don't worry! He would be happier than anything else if he could wipe out those Eighth Route Army troopers. Not only will he not blame me, but he will praise me instead."
The bandits kept silent, thinking that Fatty Diao and his gang were no match for the Eighth Route Army from Langya Terrace.
A bandit changed the subject and asked with a smile, "Fourth brother! Why did Captain Diao lead the Imperial Army to act at night?"
Fourth Brother Wang laughed and said, "To be honest, those Imperial Army soldiers are just like us. At night, they like to pretend to be Japanese soldiers and rob houses, bully men and women, and make some extra money. Haha!"
One of the bandits said anxiously: "Then we should go home quickly, so that our families will not be harmed by the Imperial Army."
Brother Wang Si said angrily, "Don't worry! My cousin will never rob our Wang Village."
The bandits were silent, knowing that he and Diao Erxi were only distant cousins, not to mention that Diao Erxi was a ruthless and evil guy.
Langtang Island, where Xiang Chu lived.
Xiang Chu called Liu Zhengxiong and other key members to a meeting and asked:
"Gan Rong! This is the shadow spy who went out for reconnaissance at night."
Gan Rong nodded and said, "They have been sent! There are spies within a five-mile radius of Langya Terrace."
Xiang Chu nodded and turned to ask Ning Qiang: "How is the recruitment going today?"
Ning Qiang apologized, "Head of the Office! I am really useless. I only bought 13 horses today and didn't recruit a single soldier."
Sun Ji added: "We recruited soldiers under the banner of the Eighth Route Army and publicized the destruction of Gao Zilong's bandits, but the common people were still very afraid of the devils and puppet troops and did not dare to let their children join."
Xiang Chu pointed at the map hanging on the wall and ordered, "You two should expand the scope of recruiting soldiers and try to recruit about 200 people to form a battalion first."
"Yes!"
Ning Qiang and Sun Ji hurriedly accepted the order.
No one expected that recruiting soldiers behind enemy lines would be so difficult.
Liu Zhengxiong said thoughtfully: "Director! Why don't we fight against the bully landlords, ruffians, corrupt officials, traitors and running dogs, and distribute land to the people, and they will join us."
Xiang Chu nodded and said, "Very good! We must create momentum."
Yu Xiaowan said anxiously: "This won't work. We will become the target of public criticism."
Xiang Chu said disapprovingly: "Don't be afraid! We have already killed more than 2,000 bandits. Why should we be afraid of these bad guys?"
Liu Zhengxiong echoed, "Xiao Wan! Think about Sun Wukong. He dared to cause trouble in the Heavenly Palace. What are we afraid of if we cause trouble in a small county?"
Yu Xiaowan said angrily, "Go ahead and make a scene! Anyway, you two are fearless."
At this time, the radio transmission sounded.
Yu Xiaowan hurriedly copied and translated the message, and exclaimed, "Spy report! A battalion of the Imperial Army from Jiao County set out overnight, pretending to be Japanese soldiers, raping and looting, and robbing houses, and is heading here."
"hateful!"
Everyone couldn't help but scold.
Xiang Chu sneered and said, "A bunch of guys who are here to die. Come on! Let's kill them overnight."
At dawn, Wangjia Village.
Diao Erxi came here with about 400 puppet soldiers, burning, killing and looting along the way.
Many puppet soldiers were carrying large and small bags of loot, with happy looks on their faces, having reaped a great harvest.
There were also many puppet soldiers who had not yet snatched anything and were very unwilling to give up.
Seeing the seemingly wealthy Wangjia Village was like a hungry wolf seeing a sheep.
"Yoshi! Hello, everyone."
The puppet troops pretended to be Japanese soldiers and began to rob houses crazily.
In an instant, the peaceful and harmonious village went from heaven to hell.
Brother Wang Si and the bandits were drinking and having fun in the village ancestral hall and rushed out in a hurry.
When Wang Si Ge saw that they were puppet soldiers, he hurriedly shouted, "Cousin! This is our Wangjia Village, you can't rob us."
Diao Erxi shouted angrily: "Get lost! There is no village that cannot be robbed."
One of the bandits pulled out his gun and fired a shot into the air, shouting:
"Whoever dares to touch our village, I will fight him."
All the bandits shouted, "Yes! Let's fight him."
"Ta-ta-ta! Ta-ta-ta!"
The puppet soldiers, who were desperate for money, picked up their light machine guns and shot the bandits to pieces.
The puppet soldiers rushed into the villagers' homes frantically and committed evil deeds crazily.
"thump!"
Brother Wang knelt down in front of Diao Erxi and begged for mercy.
"Cousin! Please at least leave my family alone."
Diao Erxi still wanted to use him, so he nodded and said, "Okay! Let your family go. I asked you to pass the message to Gao Xiaolong to destroy the Eighth Route Army together. Did you get the message?"
Brother Wang Si wanted to get them away, and hurriedly said, "It has been reported! They are waiting for you at the foot of the mountain."
Diao Erxi waved his hand and said, "No hurry! Let's go to your village first. Oh, right! Where is the richest man and the most beautiful woman in the village?"
Brother Wang pointed to Wang Baozhang's house and said, "Wang Baozhang is the richest, and his concubine is the prettiest."
Diao Erxi laughed loudly and said, "Lead the way! Let Wang Baochang lose both his people and his money. Haha!"
Brother Wang nodded and said, "Cousin, please!"
Some puppet soldiers set fire indiscriminately and burned down the villagers' houses.
Some puppet soldiers opened fire and killed people, and there was a constant stream of cries and shouts.
An old man who knew Diao Erxi shouted, "Captain Diao! Do you still have the law?"
"This battalion commander is the law!"
Diao Erxi roared loudly, raised his hand and shot the old man to death.
Wang Baozhang ran to his side and said anxiously, "Captain Diao! Our village is a model village that honors you and the Imperial Army. Why is this happening?"
Diao Er said with a smile: "Captain Wang! Because your village is hiding the Eighth Route Army."
Chief Wang regretted telling Fourth Brother Wang that there were Eighth Route Army soldiers here, and said bitterly, "How dare our village hide Eighth Route Army soldiers? I just made it up."
Diao Erxi seized the opportunity and shouted, "How dare you lie to this battalion commander? Hurry! Hand over all your money and your beautiful little wife, and I will spare your life."
Chief Wang glared at Fourth Brother Wang and decided to scare Diao Erxi. He pointed in the direction of Langya Terrace and said, "Captain Diao! Gao Xiaolong and his 2,000+ bandits have been wiped out by the Eighth Route Army. You should leave now."
Diao Erxi had heard this all along the way, and to confirm it, he pointed a gun at his head and shouted angrily: "If you tell a lie, this battalion commander will kill you right now."
Chief Wang patted his chest and said, "If I tell a lie, I will be struck by lightning. You can ask anyone. The Eighth Route Army has hundreds of artillery pieces and thousands of machine guns. They killed Gao Xiaolong and his men this morning and now they have occupied Langya Island."
"Hundreds of cannons? Thousands of machine guns."
Diao Erxi suddenly felt cold, and pointed his gun at Wang Sige's head, shouting, "Wang Sige! Are you deliberately trying to get this battalion commander to die?"
"I, I didn't."
Brother Wang Si spoke incoherently and turned and ran away.
"Bah! Bah! Bah!"
Diao Erxi fired three shots and killed him, then pointed his gun at Wang Baochang and angrily shouted,
"And you! Hand over all your money and concubines immediately, or I'll shoot you like an Eighth Route Army soldier."
Wang Baozhang knew that there was no way out, and shouted angrily:
"You villains are not even worthy of carrying shoes for the Eighth Route Army!"
"How dare you shield the Eighth Route Army! Go to hell!"
Diao Erxi roared and pulled the trigger, but there was no bullet in the gun.
"Bang!"
A bullet flew into his head.
“Tick-tick…tick-tick!”
The charge of the Eighth Route Army sounded.
Someone even used a loud speaker to shout: "Villagers, get down!"
Wang Baochang and other villagers hurriedly lay on the ground.
Immediately, there was the roar of artillery and the sound of machine gun fire.
"Eighth Route Army! The Eighth Route Army is coming."
The puppet soldiers shouted and screamed and rushed out of the villagers' homes in panic.
They threw away their bags and fled Wangjia Village in panic.
More than a hundred elite warriors of the Shadow Bamboo Agency were chasing and killing them fiercely from behind.
The road was littered with corpses of puppet soldiers and discarded weapons.