flstandardbreds Chapter 388 The Japanese reinforcements have arrived.
Chapter 388 The Japanese reinforcements have arrived.
Upon hearing this, Yang Ningyu looked up at the sky and realized that it was indeed about time.
Yang Ningyu didn't linger in the fight and immediately shouted loudly at the young man holding a light machine gun in the distance.
"Tiedan! Tiedan! Tell the brothers to retreat."
"Boss, why are we retreating? In another half hour we could have devoured these bastards!"
"When the time comes, we'll skin the Japanese devils alive, and then our brothers will have cotton-padded coats to wear."
Upon hearing Yang Ningyu's words, the young man named Tiedan, who looked to be in his late twenties, immediately retorted somewhat anxiously.
Yang Ningyu was somewhat tempted upon hearing this, but only for a moment before sticking to the order he had given earlier.
"Tiedan, follow orders. This place is too close to Chun City. Besides..."
"Gao Qiang! Gao Qiang!!! Retreat! Retreat! The Japanese reinforcements are coming again!!"
Before Yang Ningyu could finish speaking, Qin Lan's anxious shouts suddenly came from the dimly lit forest to the side.
Gao Qiang and Yang Ningyu, who had been interrupted, immediately looked in the direction of the sound.
In the still somewhat dim forest, a figure could be seen rapidly approaching.
The speed was ridiculously fast; the two of them only felt a blur before their eyes, and then there was someone in front of them.
When their eyes finally registered what was happening, they realized that it was Qin Lan who had been talking to them.
Qin Lan, who was carrying two mortar barrels, saw that the two were still in a daze, so she repeated what she had just said.
"Gao Qiang! Retreat quickly!"
Once he came to his senses, Gao Qiang asked with a serious expression.
"Qin Lan, are you sure? How far are we from here? And where did you get those two cannon barrels you're carrying?"
Gao Qiang was a little puzzled, wondering where Qin Lan, who was usually a bit eccentric, had come from.
"Oh my, I saw it with my own eyes. These two mortars are proof. I just sneaked up behind the Japanese and cut down their artillerymen. These two mortars were captured at that time."
As for how far, I didn't pay attention; I was too busy getting back. But there were quite a few Japanese soldiers there.
As Qin Lan spoke, she threw the two cannon barrels in front of Gao Qiang.
After hearing Qin Lan's explanation, Gao Qiang and Zhang Ningyu both felt a jolt in their hearts.
Yang Ningyu kicked Tie Dan, who was staring at the mortar on the ground and drooling, and cursed.
"Tiedan, you damn well better go and relay the order right now."
"Hey, boss, don't be angry, I'll go right now!"
After hearing Qin Lan's words, Tie Dan knew that this matter could not be delayed, so he immediately ran to convey Yang Ningyu's order.
A strange whistle rang out across the entire battlefield.
The bandits who were chasing after the Japanese soldiers were all stunned, wondering if they had misheard.
This was their village's retreat signal.
But right now they're beating the Japanese soldiers so badly that nobody understands why they suddenly retreated.
While these bandits were still hesitating whether to pretend they couldn't hear and continue chasing and fighting the Japanese,
A series of panting curses came from behind.
"Stop chasing them, damn it... Get out of here! The Japanese are coming again... Reinforcements are here... Uh... Oh right, take as many of the Japanese weapons you can from the ground!"
The one speaking was Tie Dan, who was now running so hard to catch up with the bandits in front that his face was red and his neck was bulging.
As for his last sentence, he added it himself.
After all, these are all equipment that I painstakingly obtained.
It would be such a waste not to take it with you.
Upon hearing this, the bandits first looked with some reluctance at the Japanese soldiers who were retreating not far away.
If they were given a little more time, none of these Japanese devils would have escaped.
But now they have no choice but to obediently stop their pursuit.
They started walking back, rummaging through the corpses of Japanese soldiers for anything they could use.
Little did Tie Dan know that because of his last words, they no longer had time to evacuate.
3 minute later.
"Who told you to clean up the battlefield? Get the hell out of here! The Japanese are right behind us, and you're still picking up weapons. Are you all out of your minds?!"
The speaker was Yang Ningyu. When he arrived at the front of the battlefield and saw his bandits looting corpses, he was so angry that his head ached.
"Boss, we brothers can't work for nothing. Look how thick this cotton coat is. You'll definitely stay warm wearing it."
The one who spoke was Tie Dan, who was feeling a little guilty. At that moment, he was holding a Japanese military uniform that he had pulled off a corpse and was about to put it on Yang Ningyu.
But the next moment, Yang Ningyu's angry gaze stopped him in his tracks, and he stopped moving forward.
Seeing Tie Dan's guilty look, Yang Ningyu knew perfectly well that this must have been an order from Tie Dan.
But now is not the time to pursue his problems. Taking a deep breath, Yang Ningyu shouted at the somewhat bewildered bandits around him.
"Grab what you have and get out of here immediately!"
But no sooner had he finished speaking than a sharp whistling sound suddenly came from the sky, which was already beginning to lighten.
Upon hearing the shrill whistle, Yang Ningyu's expression changed drastically, and he immediately roared at the bandits around him.
“Get down!!!”
"Boom boom boom..."
No sooner had Yang Ningyu finished speaking than a barrage of artillery shells rained down from above.
The blast instantly knocked down a large number of the bandits who hadn't even had a chance to react.
At this moment, Tie Dan tackled Yang Ningyu to the ground to avoid the Japanese artillery fire.
After an unknown amount of time, Yang Ningyu, who was being held down by Tiedan, realized that the Japanese had stopped shelling.
He patted the iron ball off his body, signaling him to get off.
Still a little dazed from the explosion, Tie Dan staggered off Yang Ningyu after receiving a signal from him.
Then he reached out and pulled Yang Ningyu up from the ground.
"Boss, are you okay?"
Tie Dan looked Yang Ningyu up and down with concern, and only after finding no signs of injury did he breathe a sigh of relief.
Yang Ningyu, however, had no time to check if he was injured.
He first waved to Tie Dan, then looked at the Black Tiger Stronghold bandits who were getting up one after another.
He shouted in a slightly hoarse voice.
"Hurry up, everyone, get the wounded brothers out of here!"
Yang Ningyu's words brought the bandits, who were still somewhat dazed from the bombing and had just gotten up from the ground, back to their senses.
However, compared to the six or seven hundred people before the bombardment, now less than three hundred people can stand up.
Moreover, most of them were injured. Yang Ningyu looked at his brothers lying on the ground, lifeless.
A pang of heartache shot through my heart.
Just then, a rapid sound of horses' hooves reached Yang Ningyu's ears, whose face was still etched with sorrow. He even felt a slight tremor under his feet.
Yang Ningyu's expression changed drastically, and a bad premonition surged into his heart.
The next second, the scene he saw confirmed his premonition.
Suddenly, a large number of Japanese cavalry appeared in the direction from which the Japanese soldiers had retreated.
There were at least 500 of them, and they were less than 300 meters away from where Yang Ningyu and the others were.
The bandits who had just gotten up on the battlefield also heard the commotion.
One by one, they stared pale-faced at the Japanese cavalry charging towards them like a tidal wave from not far away.
"Retreat! Retreat into the woods!!"
A loud, slightly hoarse shout snapped the bandits out of their terror, and they scrambled and stumbled towards the forests on either side.
But for cavalrymen who have already gained speed, 300 meters is just a blink of an eye.