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25 : An expedition that will never return

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Lei Dajiang was dead. This person had made a fortune because of his evil deeds, and he had also perished because of his evil deeds. This was because he was still doing evil when he died. Moreover, it was an inhumane crime, a cruel crime that deprived others of their dignity. It was because of his shameless behavior that he aroused the anger of the people and brought about his own death. Such a person deserved to die. It could be said that he would be notorious for thousands of years. Due to Lei Dajiang's death, Lei Jinfeng was enraged, and so was Lei Jinhua. The two siblings held a grand funeral for Lei Dajiang in the village. Not only did he hold a funeral, but he also asked his lackeys to go door-to-door to collect money. They even boasted shamelessly that Lei Dajiang died because of the peace in the village, so every family had to show their sincerity. He even threatened that if the murderer was caught, he would definitely tie them up in front of Lei Dajiang's grave and make them kneel before lighting the sky lantern. The Lei family relied on the guns in their hands, their wealth, and the support of the Japanese to violate the rule that traitors could not enter their ancestral graves. He had publicly buried Lei Dajiang in the Lei Family's ancestral grave in public.

On the day of Lei Dajiang's funeral, Lei Jinfeng wanted to show off his dignity. In addition to collecting money, he also stipulated that each family must send one person to wear mourning for Lei Dajiang. Otherwise, he would be punished for the crime of kidnapping. Not only that, but Xiaobu was born in the Lei family. However, each family had to pay another set of mourning cloth. In fact, everyone in the village knew that they were exploiting the people in the village under all kinds of excuses and reasons. Lei Dajiang's grand funeral was unprecedented in this unknown village. The coffin was carried by eight well-dressed Buttfaces, followed by a team of 100 Buttfaces. Behind them were the filial sons and grandchildren of the Lei family, and behind them were the people who had been forced to come to the village to wear mourning clothes. Of course, most of them were children, because adults would not bother to attend such a person's funeral. However, due to the other party's power, he had no choice but to do so. The funeral procession was two miles long, and there were all kinds of drummers and monks. Behind the people in the village who were dressed in mourning clothes, there was also a Yangge dance team that was organized by someone. It was very beautiful. Therefore, not only was the funeral procession huge, but the onlookers were also quite spectacular. This was because the people felt that this Yangge dance team was new. Indeed, no one knew if Lei Jinfeng was sad or happy because of his brother's death, or if he was both sad and happy. He was sad because he had lost his younger brother after all. He was happy because he could take this opportunity to rob the entire village again. The funeral-like funeral lasted for four hours. It only ended at one or two o'clock in the afternoon, before Lei Dajiang's sunset, after the hundred Buttfaces fired their guns. Perhaps Lei Jinfeng was intentionally trying to show the villagers that he had the men and the guns. Whoever dared to go against the Lei Family would not have a good ending.

It was unknown if it was heaven's will or what was going on, but ever since Lei Dajiang's funeral began, it began to rain. Moreover, the rain only stopped when Lei Dajiang's grave was filled. After Lei Dajiang's grave was buried, Lei Jinfeng even mocked himself,""My fellow villagers! You all saw it, right? Even the heavens are crying for my little brother. Even the heavens are moved by the power of our Lei family.”In fact, the villagers present were all thinking in their hearts, was the heavens crying for your brother? This is the heavens crying because you're not dead yet and are still harming people!

After the absurd and grand funeral, Lei Jinfeng and Lei Jinhua returned to the county town. Buttface and the Japanese soldiers were still stationed in the village. As the sky gradually darkened, the sky became clear, and the moon quietly came out. As night fell, the village returned to its usual tranquility. This was because in this chaotic era, no one wanted to find trouble for nothing. No one wanted to cause trouble for themselves. Although the old saying often said that 'unruly people come from poor mountains and bad waters'. However, this area had been peaceful since ancient times. There were no major disasters, and it was not as rich as the rice fishing village in Jiangnan. However, it was self-sufficient. Therefore, the cowardly and humble folk customs of this area were nurtured. It was precisely because of this that Liu Zhentian, Lei Jinfeng, and Lei Dajiang were shameless people. Therefore, in this era, after such an incident, no one came out at night.

However, to everyone's surprise, the next morning, they saw a group of mad dogs biting something on the street. Some brave people went forward to take a look and realized that it might have bitten a human bone. When people took a closer look, it was indeed a human bone. Because not far away, there was another head, and a few dogs were fighting to bite and snatch it. Moreover, every dog wanted to have this head alone. The dogs also bit and fought with each other. One moment, the dog picked up the head and ran away. The next moment, the dog chased after it. After a brutal battle, he took the head and ran away. A group of dogs saw it and chased after it crazily. The dogs that participated in the fight were all large dogs. As for the weaker dogs, they could only helplessly bite the small bone they had won. However, whether it was the dogs fighting for the skull or the dogs chewing on the small bones, they all ate with relish. Moreover, every dog's eyes were filled with vigilance and greed, and their eyes were flashing with a ferocious light. At this time, the main force of the crowd that often chatted on the platform in front of the temples, Lei San Ye, appeared again. Of course, he would not see Fifth Brother Zhang among this group of people. Now, there were only Third Master Lei and Widow Wang Er, as well as some old and frail people. Third Master Lei walked out shakily. When he saw the actions of these dogs, he said,"Those of you who are slightly younger, show me what this dog is biting.”Widow Wang Er, who was gathering at the temple platform, and Old Father Wu, who was in the east of the village, said,"It looks like he's eating some kind of bone? It seems to be human? If it was a human, then there was still a head! It was taken away by a dog again. Why did it look like someone who had just been buried? Although it didn't bleed when bitten, there was still meat!”When Third Master Lei heard these words, he seemed to have a bad feeling. He immediately shouted to Buttface, who was standing guard at the bottom of the cannon,"You brat, come over here. Quickly go to your Company Leader's grave and see if it's still intact!”Although Lei San Ye sounded weak, his voice was filled with a terrifying majesty. Buttface immediately ran up and said,"Third Master, don't worry. I'll go and take a look immediately. I think the captain's grave is safe. Because who would have the guts to touch our Company Leader's grave? Unless he doesn't want to live anymore." After the soldier finished speaking, he left.

Not long after, the soldier ran back and said breathlessly,"Third Master Lei, something bad has happened. As expected, the Squadron Leader's grave has been dug up. Not only was the Squadron Leader's grave dug up, but your family's ancestral grave was also dug up. There was also a notice beside it. I didn't dare to take it because I was afraid of ruining the scene. The notice reads like this." The soldier panted, but Third Master Lei was anxious. Using his last bit of strength, he let out a hair-raising voice,"Tell me quickly!" The soldier said,"The village rules state that traitors are not allowed to enter the ancestral graves. Whoever buries a traitor in their ancestral grave is a traitor. Their ancestors have no right to occupy and pollute our sacred land.”When Third Master Lei heard this, he didn't know if it was because he had used too much strength to shout just now, or if it was for some other reason, or if it was because he was old. Anyways, when Lei San heard this, his eyes were as wide open as a dead fish. Moreover, with a gulp in his throat, he fell straight to the ground. He only shouted out a sentence that people could understand,"What a sin!" He didn't know if Third Master Lei was referring to the sins of the Lei brothers or the people who dug up their ancestral graves. He fell to the ground and muttered something, but no one could hear him clearly. He could only vaguely hear that it seemed to be saying: "It's over, it's over. The Lei family's power is gone, and the horses are finished.”Those who were about to talk about the new things in the village seemed to have a premonition. They immediately gathered the soldiers and said,"Don't just watch. Hurry up and carry Third Master Lei home! Otherwise, if your commander finds out and you ignore him, will he spare you?”A few soldiers rushed over when they heard the news. They carried Lei San Ye back to his house in a flurry and immediately sent someone to report to their commander, Lei Jinfeng.

After receiving the report, Lei Jinfeng led a team of 200 people into the village in a short time. This time, Lei Jinfeng didn't enter the house, nor did he harass the commoners. Instead, he rushed straight to their family's graveyard. When he arrived at the scene, Lei Jinfeng saw the mess in front of him and the scattered bones. He felt an ominous premonition in his heart. However, Lei Jinfeng still forced himself to remain calm and said,"Company commander, I order you to build a reinforced concrete grave for all our ancestors in the shortest time possible. The rest of you, go back to the county town and ask Captain Yamada for help. We'll wipe out Mount Maoer immediately.”

When Lei Jinfeng returned to the county town, he didn't know whether it was because of the destruction of his ancestral grave, or because he had already known about the legend of Maoer Mountain when Liu Zhentian was in charge of the county town, but he felt as if there was a thorn in his back. He immediately rushed to Yamada's command center and reported the situation of Maoer Mountain to Yamada. "Mr. Yamada, Mt. Moko is not a bandit force, but a well-equipped and well-trained guerrilla force. Mao 'er Mountain could be said to be the outpost of the anti-Japanese armed forces of the Party, and it could also be said to be the military station of the Eighth Route Army. It was the resting place for the people who came in and out of the mountain, and it was also responsible for collecting food and cloth for the Eighth Route Army. If we want to take advantage of the time when the main force is sweeping through the area to eliminate them, we might have to cooperate with the main force at that time. We don't have the excess manpower to deploy this matter. Therefore, it was better to take advantage of the fact that the main forces were not making any moves and that the Maoer Mountain guerilla forces were still young to destroy them in one fell swoop.”Lei Jinfeng had made ample preparations to attack the Maoer Mountain guerrillas this time. He didn't tell Yamada that he was filled with blood because someone dug up his family's ancestral grave. He directed Mao Dun's focus to the overall situation of the war and used this to move Yamada's intentions.

Yamada pondered for a while and said," Yo, Lei Sang, your plan is very good." I will immediately transfer Kawashima's squadron over from Podi Village. You will cooperate with Kawashima to complete the crusade against Maoer Mountain. We must wipe out this Tuba Road in one fell swoop and clear away the obstacles for our future sweeping. I need to report to Commander Takeda Masao immediately. Once our plan is approved, we will immediately set out and wipe out the Maoer Mountain guerilla brigade.”

On the third day after Lei Jinfeng offered his advice to Yamada, Master Wang Shijie came to school. Wang Shijie and Old Master Wang went to the principal's room to sit for a while, then looked at Teacher Little Mazi. They sat down and chatted for a while before leaving. Teacher Xiao Mazi sent Wang Shijie and Old Master Wang off. When he returned to the house, he saw that Old Master Wang had left a stack of money at the foot of the table. Xiao Mazi bent down to pick up the money and prepared to send it to Old Master Wang. Who knew that when she picked up the money, she would find a note in it. It was written in a striking manner,"Inform Zhao Guizhi and Zhao Min of Maoer Mountain as soon as possible. The enemy is going to sweep Maoer Mountain. Tell them to prepare for battle."”After Xiao Mazi finished reading it, he rubbed the note and put it into his mouth. Then, he found the principal and said," Principal, Master Wang stayed at my place for a while just now. He left the money at my place. I'll send it to him. Please take care of the children." Also, I have something to discuss with Master Wang.”The principal immediately said,"Go! Go! Go! In case Old Master Wang was anxious about losing the money.”Xiao Mazi immediately walked out of the school gate. Who knew that just as Xiao Mazi walked out of the school gate, Old Master Wang turned around and returned. When he saw Xiao Mazi, he asked,"Mazi, did I leave my money with you?"”Little pockmarked hurriedly said," Grandpa, it's at my place. I was afraid that you would be anxious, so I was just about to send it to you!"”When Old Master Wang heard this, he added,"I have more than 8,000 yuan in total! Have you counted it clearly?" When Old Master Wang spoke, he deliberately emphasized Republic Eight. " There's more than 8,000 yuan in total," Xiao Mazi replied." I've counted it, and it's exactly the same. Why don't you count it again tonight?" If it's not right, then I'm not human and I stole from you, okay? Grandpa." Wang Shijie took the money and laughed as he turned to leave. As he walked, he said,"Ma Zi, does Grandpa still not trust you?”

That night, Maoer Mountain received news that the enemy was going to wipe out the area. The main hall of Maoer Mountain was brightly lit. Zhao Guizhi, Zhao Min, Wang Wenxiang, Liu Desheng, Guo Xiaorui, and Company Commander Wu were plotting with their heads lowered. After a long meeting, Commander Wu said,""Since everyone already understands the severity of the situation, I won't say much. Next, I'll assign the battle mission. We will divide Mao 'er's team into three combat units. Captain Zhao and Political Commissar Zhao will each lead a team and be responsible for ambushing on the east and west sides of the mountain. These two teams were mainly made up of the original troops of Mao 'er Mountain. The team led by Wang Wenhai was handed over to Wang Wenxiang to command. I placed my scouting company in ambush on the north side of Maoer Mountain, which is the front of the battlefield. Guo Xiaorui followed Political Commissar Zhao, and Liu Desheng followed Captain Zhao. Wang Wenxiang, take your team and ambush on both sides of the entrance of Maoer Mountain. Be careful to hide well. Don't expose yourself. Don't alarm the enemy. Let the enemy in. "First, Captain Zhao and Political Commissar Zhao's people will shoot the enemy according to the plan. They will scatter the enemy and let the enemy search for us in groups. This will allow our traps, hidden pits, and mines to work first and eliminate a portion of the enemy's effective strength. I estimate that we will be able to wipe out one-third of the enemy's strength. The soldiers will snipe and consume a portion of the enemy's strength. Then, I will lead the soldiers of the reconnaissance company to wipe out another one-third of the enemy's strength. This way, the enemy will not pose a threat to us and we will have to retreat. This is the time for Wang Wenxiang to play his role. Wang Wenxiang, you have to seal the mountain pass. Don't let a single enemy go. This time, I want to annihilate all of them. What I want to emphasize is that Political Commissar Zhao and Captain Zhao, although our guerilla unit has been established for a long time, our soldiers have never fought such a big battle. Therefore, you must organize your troops well. Even if you want to destroy the enemy, you can't let the casualties in the troops be too high, which will cause the soldiers to develop a fear of battle. In other words, he had to destroy the enemy and also mobilize the enthusiasm of the soldiers. Nurture the confidence and courage of the soldiers to fight bravely. Is everyone clear about the mission and requirements?”The rest replied,"Yes."”Company Commander Wu continued," I happened to encounter this battle. It just so happens that my hands are itching. I hope that the Maoer Mountain guerrillas will be able to train and grow in this battle. When we are not around, they can also stand on their own." Captain Zhao and Political Commissar Zhao, this time, let's show them the mountain and jungle combat skills that Captain Wang and Zhou Ting trained! Not a single one of these invading enemies would be able to return.”

The next day, the enemy arrived at the foot of Maoer Mountain at dawn. The enemy's cars and modern weapons could not enter the depths of the mountain. This was because once Mao 'er Mountain entered the mountain, there was no road suitable for mechanical vehicles. Some mountain paths were suitable for people to walk on. However, the enemy did not consider that their strengths had disappeared in such an environment. As the enemy had been stationed in this area for a long time, they had not encountered any formal harassment or attacks. Therefore, this group of enemies was still domineering and arrogant when they came here. They did not take the people here seriously at all. In their hearts, they believed that as long as their army arrived here and walked through this place, the people here would be completely wiped out by them. The truth might be just as they had expected. They had only encountered a dozen people shooting and resisting at the mountain pass. Then, under their machine gun fire, the dozen or so people fled in all directions, disappearing into the dense forest in the blink of an eye. Both the Japanese and Buttface saw the hope of a complete victory. They immediately rushed into the mountain while howling. At first, they rushed in in groups. However, they only met a few people who occasionally fired a few shots. Even if he shot a few shots, he would quickly disappear. He had no intention of fighting. Seeing this, Lei Jinfeng laughed out loud and said,"Bandits are bandits. They usually shout happily! He couldn't do it when he saw the real deal. He only knew how to shoot in the dark. Brothers, don't be afraid. Don't worry and chase after them boldly. Kill every woman you see. If you don't want to kill any woman you see, she's yours. You can play with her however you want.”

Upon hearing the commander's words, these soldiers who had become accustomed to bullying the common people seemed to have received an imperial edict. They scattered in all directions, howling as they chased away those who had shot them. Three in a group, five in a group. Gradually, there were no more combat units, and the distance between them grew further and further. Lei Jinfeng, Kawashima, and a small group of Japanese soldiers with three machine guns were left behind. The three Buttfaces were chasing after the person who had shot them. One of them tripped, as if he had triggered a mechanism. Before he could react, he was smashed to death by the wooden raft with a sharp knife on his head. He only had time to let out an extremely miserable cry and did not even have time to pull the bolt. Not far away from them, a few Japanese were chasing after a woman. This woman was one of the ones who had escaped from Lei Jinfeng's demonic claws. Her name was Zhang Yuzhu. A few Japanese soldiers roared,"Miss Hua's work, Miss Hua's work.”As they chased, their legs gave way and they all fell into a pit. When he looked again, not a single one was left. All of them had been pierced through by sharpened wooden stakes. Those who were crawling had sharp wooden stakes sticking out of their backs. The tip of a wooden stake emerged from his chest. He didn't even have time to fire a shot before he died.

As the enemy was chasing, a row of arrows suddenly pierced through their chests. They chased after him, but they didn't know if they had been blown up by mines or something. Miserable cries rose and fell, constantly ringing out. At first, Lei Jinfeng and Kawashima were quite pleased with themselves, thinking that the screams were only heard after the guerillas were stabbed to death by their bayonet. But the more he listened, the less likely it was. Because the screams of the Japanese could be heard. Lei Jinfeng and Kawashima seemed to have understood something at this moment, and they quickly gave the order to gather. Just as the enemies were panicking and gathering, two groups of people were quickly gathering at the mountain pass on both sides of Maoer Mountain under the cover of the grass.

The enemies had gathered. Lei Jinfeng and Kawashima did a headcount and found that nearly one-third of their men were missing. Moreover, Kawashima had lost more than half of the Japanese soldiers. Kawashima's eyes turned red when he saw this. He immediately drew his sword and gave the order to kill. All the devils immediately attacked the main peak of Maoer Mountain. This time, they didn't encounter any resistance. However, when the Japanese and Buttface passed through an open and relatively flat area, which the enemy thought was an advantageous terrain for them to fight, they heard the explosion of a mine. In just a moment, the open ground in front of Lei Jinfeng and Kawashima was covered in blood and flesh, and broken limbs rained down around Lei Jinfeng and Kawashima. In the blink of an eye, the enemy had lost another third of their forces. Kawashima was completely enraged. His eyes were filled with blood, and savagery and ignorance occupied his mind at the same time. Lei Jinfeng, on the other hand, felt terrified. However, he was the one who requested Yamada to come on this expedition. Therefore, Lei Jinfeng could only complain in his heart and did not dare to suggest retreating. Kawashima raised his sword high and ordered the heavy and light weapons to fire. He ordered the soldiers to quickly occupy the positions below and seize the high ground, wanting to take back the initiative in the battle. The enemy rushed to the steep slope in front of them. Suddenly, gunshots rang out from the opposite mountain. Bullets were shot densely like raindrops. The Japanese and Buttface fell in groups. However, the enemy did not stop attacking. Instead, they charged forward even more crazily. At this moment, he did not know what mechanism had been triggered. With a loud bang, rolling stones and logs rolled down the steep slope at high speed. In the blink of an eye, more than a third of the enemy's forces had disappeared under the oncoming bullets and the attacks of rolling stones. Lei Jinfeng looked at the soldiers he had brought with him. There was less than one-third of them left, and they could no longer fight. He could only order the Japanese soldiers to carry Yamada and retreat towards the mountain pass. However, they did not expect to be hit by a barrage of bullets as soon as they reached the mountain pass. Kawashima ordered the soldiers to fight to the death and finally escaped. After a headcount, he realized that besides Lei Jinfeng and himself, there were only a dozen Buttface and the Japanese soldiers. Lei Jinfeng and Kawashima couldn't care less as they had to run for their lives. They desperately squeezed into a car and fled in panic with the remaining ten or so people. When Wang Wenxiang saw this, he panicked and ordered the soldiers,""Chase, even if you die, you have to catch up to these defeated soldiers.”The soldiers ran as fast as they could to catch up. As they chased, they watched the enemy's car drive faster and faster, and the distance between them grew further and further. Lei Jinfeng and Kawashima looked around and finally escaped from danger. Just as they were about to catch their breath in the car, a barrage of gunfire came from the other side. When Kawashima and Lei Jinfeng saw that there were people blocking their way in front and there were pursuers behind them, they hurriedly jumped out of the car and fled for their lives. Now, they could only think about escaping. They had no time to think about how to eliminate the bandits in Maoer Mountain. Wang Wenxiang, who was chasing after the enemy, was unwilling to give up and continued to chase. As they chased, they saw that there were still people shooting at them. They did not know what the background was, so they stopped the soldiers. Seeing that the enemy had run far away, the people who were ambushing the enemy saw that Lei Jinfeng, Kawashima, and three other soldiers had escaped. They did not chase after him, perhaps afraid that they would encounter an enemy on the way, so they set up an ambush. Wang Wenxiang took a closer look and saw that the people ambushing them were wearing the uniform of the Central Army. Since it was the period of cooperation between the two countries, they walked up to him. "Which division are you from?" Wang Wenxiang shouted.”Who knew that just as Wang Wenxiang finished asking, someone on the other side replied,"Why does it sound like the second young master of the Wang family? I'm Dumbo Zhang." When Wang Wenxiang heard Dumbo's voice, it was definitely Dumbo. Because Dumbo's brother, Three Stoves, was especially close to him, and he often came to their house to play when he was young, he was all too familiar with Dumbo's voice. Wang Wenxiang leaped up high and ran in Dumbo's direction, and Dumbo followed suit. When the distance between the two of them was only about two meters, both of them stopped. Both of them looked at each other in a daze and stood still. Suddenly, the two of them seemed to have a tacit understanding as they quickly pounced into each other's arms at the same time. When the two of them met, they hugged each other, laughed, and jumped. Tears flashed in their eyes. It was Wang Wenxiang who spoke first." Brother Dumbo, I didn't expect it to be you. How did you become a member of the Central Army? How did you get here?" Tell me quickly." "Hey! It was a long story for a child without a mother! I'll tell you when I have time in the future. I'm here to look for your brother. Where's your brother?”Wen Xiang said,"My brother isn't on the mountain. He left on another mission."”" It's alright," Dumbo said." I can find you. I'm not planning to leave. I wonder if your superior will agree to it?"”

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