Bright Sword: I checked in amidst the aftermath of the battle

Chapter 65 Ma's Report: Discovering a New Continent

Half an hour later, at Daxia Village.

The Ma family brought in another 20,000 jin of grain.

This time, because the escort team was so large, and it was already broad daylight when villagers from all over came out to work, the procession attracted attention along the way.

To avoid exposing himself, Zhang Fugui did not personally go out, but instead sent a platoon of soldiers to follow behind the Ma family's escort team.

He figured he was just there to make a show of things, so why not take the chance to earn two thousand dollars?

The escort team quickly arrived at the gate of the Zhou family mansion.

The district squad soldiers on guard at the door also saw it and quickly relayed the message to the living room.

Wang Yousheng is currently observing the 3D map.

Judging from the current situation, the Japanese troops are still on their marching route, and it is estimated that they will be able to approach the village of the base area in about half an hour.

Even if the message were to be relayed to superiors now, it would be virtually impossible due to the poor quality of communication equipment.

Although a few hundred Japanese soldiers are not a large force, once a battle breaks out, the poorly equipped Eighth Route Army will suffer losses. In the past, such situations would have to be reported to the brigade headquarters.

Unfortunately, the brigade headquarters was too far away from him, a hundred or two hundred kilometers away!

Nevertheless, he had already sent a message to Zhang Dabiao through Zhang Shan, hoping that the plan would succeed.

At this moment, Ma had been cornered by two soldiers, and his abdominal wound had been simply bandaged by them.

Ma's report has discovered a new continent!

He had never seen such excellent bandaging skills before. When did the bandits learn this? Moreover, the soldier's demeanor and actions did not resemble those of bandits, which reminded him of the Eighth Route Army.

In fact, he had been thinking about this problem for a long time. Generally, when mountain bandits come down the mountain to rob, they need at least a few dozen people.

Even though there are few of them, each of the bandits is fierce and brutal. But looking at them now, apart from the leader who is a bit troublesome, the others look less and less like bandits.

With so much grain, the bandits would have already taken it back to the mountains, so he guessed that it belonged to the Eighth Route Army.

Thinking of this, Ma Baohui started to have ulterior motives again, even though he still had unbearable wounds on his body.

At this time.

"They're here, they're here."

Ge Erdan came up to Wang Yousheng.

Wang Yousheng had already sensed the aftershocks of the battle, so he nodded and said, "Let's wait a little longer."

"We have to wait? Wait for what? They're here to take our people. What are we going to do?"

Ge Erdan saw it all. This time, the Ma family had sent one or two hundred people, all of them looking fierce and menacing. His intuition told him that a battle was inevitable.

If a real war breaks out, let alone food supplies, even getting out of the Zhou family compound will be a problem.

Zhou Huaiqi also got nervous. Ma reported that so many people had come this time, while the Eighth Route Army only had a dozen or so. Even if they had three heads and six arms, they couldn't win, right?

What will I do if things go wrong?

Outside.

The Ma family members have all arrived.

Just as Ge Erdan said, these gunmen from the Ma family were all ready for battle and looked like they were not to be trifled with.

Seeing this, Ma reported, "Can I leave now?"

Although he spoke with a strong voice, the wound on his abdomen still caused him excruciating pain, making his face contort.

Wang Yousheng just smiled faintly. Zhang Dabiao hadn't arrived yet, and he still needed to stall for time.

The leader of the Ma family's gunmen was none other than Steward Ma. As soon as Steward Ma entered, he announced, "Master! Twenty thousand catties of grain have arrived."

Ma reported back with satisfaction and said to Wang Yousheng, "Can I leave now?"

Wang Yousheng did not answer because he was still studying the map. At this moment, Zhang Dabiao and his battalion were approaching.

When Ma reported that Wang Yousheng was not speaking, he assumed that Wang Yousheng was afraid, so he got up to leave. Immediately, two soldiers stopped him again.

This really put Ma and his security team in a bind.

The two sides have once again entered a standoff!

Ma Huibao couldn't hold back this time and cursed, "Damn it, you bunch of bastards, what exactly do you want? Leave your names if you dare! Which mountain are you from, which territory are you on?!"

He had already realized that Wang Yousheng was stalling for time.

At the same time, the golden finger finally sent a long-awaited message.

Intermediate level detection: Aftershocks of combat detected within 2000 meters.

The 1st Battalion of the Independent Regiment is approaching.

Upon hearing this news, Wang Yousheng finally breathed a sigh of relief. Damn it, Zhang Dabiao finally arrived.

In that way, he can go ahead and do it.

He stood up, looked down at everyone in the living room and the yard, and said, "Village Chief Ma is indeed a generous man. You can leave now."

"snort!"

Ma Baohua grunted and, supported by two servants, hurriedly left the reception room.

Under the protection of his guards, they quickly withdrew from the Zhou residence.

Seeing that the Ma family's gunmen were all eyeing him menacingly, seemingly unwilling to give up, Ge Erdan hurriedly asked, "Platoon Leader Wang, are reinforcements coming?"

Wang Yousheng nodded and said, "Good, get the soldiers ready for battle."

"Are we going to take them down?" Ge Erdan frowned.

Wang Yousheng said indifferently, "Of course, do you think Ma's report will let us leave so easily?"

"yes!"

At this moment, on the hillside outside the entrance to Daxia Village, the vanguard of the First Battalion had already arrived.

Company Commander Zhao Dabao led his lightly armed infantry, armed with Type 38 rifles, and quickly approached the direction of Zhou's house at the village entrance, followed by light machine gunners.

"Battalion Commander, there are gunmen monitoring the area near the Zhou family's residence."

At the village entrance, a scout busily delivered intelligence.

Zhang Dabiao, carrying a large, gleaning sword, took a look through binoculars, and what he saw was astonishing.

Damn it, several hundred people have gathered in front of the Zhou family's house. Although they are not Japanese soldiers, they are still armed.

No wonder Katsuko needed urgent reinforcements; if he had arrived half an hour later, he would have been collecting Katsuko's body.

Zhang Dabiao immediately ordered: "Order Company Commander Zhao Dabao to concentrate all firepower and attack immediately without delay!"

"Yes, sir!" The scout hurried off to deliver the combat orders.

At the same time, Zhang Dabiao said, "First Platoon of the Second Company, occupy the high ground at the entrance of the village and set up the heavy machine guns for me. Without my order, the heavy machine guns must not expose their firepower."

"Yes, sir!" The soldiers of the first platoon of the second company accepted the order.

The soldiers of the heavy machine gun platoon quickly occupied the high ground around the village entrance, rapidly assembled the Type 92 heavy machine guns, tested the firing range, and formed a crossfire network with the six heavy machine guns pointing directly at the gate of the Zhou family.

Seeing that the heavy machine guns had been deployed, Zhang Dabiao immediately led the remaining soldiers on a rapid march toward the Zhou family.

The sudden appearance of so many people in Daxia Village had already alarmed the villagers, who all closed their gates, and the entire village became eerily quiet in an instant!

The scene shifts, and we see Ma Baohui finally emerging safely from in front of the Zhou family's gate.

Seeing that so many people had come, and dozens of faces in total, he asked the butler, "What's going on? Why are there so many people?"

The butler replied, "Yes, for your safety, sir, we also asked Master Zhang for help."

"Oh? Master Zhang, you didn't keep him waiting long, did you?" Ma reported with a surprised expression.