Resistance against Japan: Starting with the local militia

Chapter 31 Returning to Wolong Mountain

At this moment, Tang Weiguo was leading the militia to clean up the battlefield. Fortunately, the artillery had deliberately avoided the Japanese vehicles transporting munitions. After the battle, there were still 5 relatively intact vehicles left on the battlefield.

The vehicles were loaded with weapons and ammunition. Ironically, one of the vehicles also contained Japanese medical supplies.

Compared to the last ambush, the militia gained a lot from this attack.

While the militia were cleaning up the battlefield, a Japanese support battalion rushed to the scene. They had received orders from their regimental commander to find the whereabouts of this mysterious unit.

Meanwhile, the Japanese intelligence headquarters was also busy, mobilizing its spies who had infiltrated the Second War Zone Command to investigate.

"Tang Xiaohu, how's the battlefield cleanup going?" Tang Weiguo asked.

"Commander, it's basically done. All that's left are the Japanese corpses." Tang Xiaohu pointed to the Japanese corpses scattered on the ground.

"Never mind that, retreat now! We've ambushed the Japanese transport convoys twice; they've probably gone crazy. They'll definitely send troops now. Our casualties are already heavy, so we need to retreat immediately with the captured supplies," Tang Weiguo said.

"Communicator, notify all units to retreat immediately. Also, call Niu Dali over here," Tang Weiguo ordered.

Before long, the various militia groups withdrew in an orderly manner, and Niu Dali also ran over.

"Dali, I'm giving your special forces company a mission," Tang Weiguo said.

"Commander, what's the mission?"

"We still have some landmines and grenades left. Try to use them all on the position we just left. Set up traps for me. I want to give the Japanese a little surprise. Make good use of those five vehicles," Tang Weiguo said, pointing to the intact cars at the scene.

"Yes, Captain, I promise to complete the mission."

"Once everything is done, assemble at the temporary stronghold. Oh, and leave one last team to keep an eye on the Japanese reinforcements and see what tricks they're planning."

"Yes, Commander." Niu Dali accepted the order and led the special forces soldiers to set up the traps.

"Let's go, we're retreating," Tang Weiguo said to Tang Xiaohu and Tang Weiguo.

The remaining members of the militia returned to their temporary stronghold with supplies.

An hour after Tang Weiguo left, the Japanese reinforcements arrived at the battlefield. The Japanese found the battlefield in complete disarray, littered with the corpses of their soldiers.

"Damn it! If I catch these guys, they're all dead!" The Japanese captain was furious at the sight.

"Communicator, report to the regimental headquarters: the entire transport convoy has been wiped out. Our troops are currently searching for the enemy's whereabouts."

"Yes, Captain."

"Squad leader, quickly collect the bodies of the Imperial Warriors."

"Yes, Captain." The company commander led a squad of soldiers to begin cleaning up the remains of the Japanese soldiers.

Just as the Japanese soldiers had finished cleaning up a few corpses, a booby trap was detonated with a loud bang, instantly killing the Japanese soldiers who were cleaning up the bodies, and also injuring several other Japanese soldiers nearby.

"Lie down."

Another group of Japanese soldiers in a reconnaissance platoon, ordered by their captain to search for enemy tracks, were also hit by booby traps set by the local militia, killing several Japanese soldiers.

"Reporting to the captain, we have been hit by enemy booby traps. The engineers are currently clearing the mines, but progress is a bit slow."

"Damn it, these guys are incredibly cunning!" the captain said angrily after hearing this.

"Report the situation to the regimental headquarters. Now we need to wait for the engineers to clear the mines."

"It's the captain."

Wang Fugui and his group, hiding in the shadows, were keeping a close eye on the movements of the Japanese reinforcements.

"Platoon leader, it seems the Japanese are trying to track our militia."

"Let them chase us. We've laid plenty of mines along the way. Let the Japanese devils taste the power of our landmines." Wang Fugui said disdainfully to the Japanese soldier in front of him. He had killed at least 30 Japanese soldiers in the past two days.

Meanwhile, Tang Weiguo had already led the militia back to their temporary encampment to rest; the sun was already setting behind the western mountains. Looking at the sun, Tang Weiguo reassured his troops and allowed them to rest. That night, the Japanese wouldn't dare venture alone into the mountains.

Seeing Tang Weiguo return safely, Chu Yu finally felt relieved. She then immediately threw herself into the operation to rescue the seriously wounded.

The militia had over 900 men when they went, but only over 600 returned. More than a third of the entire regiment was killed or wounded in the two battles.

Tang Weiguo then decided to rest for one night and prepare to retreat to Wolong Mountain early the next morning.

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When the commander of the Japanese volunteer battalion relayed the news of the annihilation of the entire transport convoy back to the Japanese regimental headquarters, a huge uproar erupted within the Japanese ranks. The regimental commander, enraged, smashed a fine tea set to pieces.

The Japanese military reprimanded its intelligence department for its intelligence failures. Under pressure from the Japanese military, the Japanese intelligence department began to exert its strength, and numerous hidden agents were put into operation.

The large-scale operation by the Japanese intelligence department attracted close attention from the Nationalist government and Yan'an. Meanwhile, Tang Weiguo, the mastermind behind it all, was visiting wounded soldiers at his temporary base, oblivious to everything happening outside.

Early the next morning, Tang Weiguo led the militia back to the Wolong Mountain camp. After fighting two battles, the militia soldiers exuded a murderous aura, and the entire militia seemed to have been reborn.

After two days of slow progress, Tang Weiguo led his militia into the Wolong Mountain area, where soldiers from the replenishment battalion were already waiting to meet him.

"Finally back." Tang Xiaohu stretched his muscles vigorously.

"Commander, congratulations on your victorious return," Zhao Zhu said to Tang Weiguo.

"Thank you for your hard work in guarding the home from the rear," Tang Weiguo replied.

"Commander, the food is ready for everyone, and we're waiting for you."

"Okay, I also miss Old Zhang's cooking," Tang Weiguo said with a smile.

Tang Weiguo and his entourage successfully returned to the Wolong Mountain military camp after returning to the militia, where they began a new round of rest and recuperation.

In a village in Yan'an, people dressed in Eighth Route Army uniforms came and went.

In one of the rooms, a middle-aged man wearing glasses was reporting on something.

"Commander, according to intelligence, two Japanese transport convoys were ambushed near Xikou. The attacking convoys are unknown. According to our information, the Japanese seem to be taking this convoy very seriously, and many of their hidden spies have been activated."

"Oh, is that so? Are all these hidden spies being monitored?" the commander asked.

"We've put everything under surveillance. We've chosen not to alert them; we're preparing to play the long game."

"Good, these hidden intelligence agents will be very useful in the future."

"By the way, is this mysterious unit affiliated with our forces?" the commander asked.

"Sir, this is not our unit. Our unit has no presence near Xikou."

"Judging from their appearance, they belong to the Nationalist government. I'm curious which Nationalist army unit it is. I've instructed the intelligence department to keep an eye on this matter and report any news immediately."

"Yes, Chief."