Chapter 42

I am a clumsy player with a speed of 1K, please give me a pitiful recommendation, thank you.

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"Can't you understand the concept of a feint attack? Damn it, it's not that I'm praising you Eighth Route Army, but with your few men, you're not even enough to fill the Japanese soldiers' teeth gaps. It's not like I'm asking you to capture Qingzhou City. It's a feint attack, understand? You're so stupid!"

The fat man looked at Colonel Ma, his face turning sour. He felt that he couldn't communicate with this guy at all. Such a simple principle, how could he not understand it? What kind of fool must he be?

"Haha, I get it, I get it!" Colonel Ma slapped his thigh and laughed heartily, continuing, "The main force feints an attack on the county town, while a small elite force sneaks to attack the Japanese No. 1 warehouse. But the elite force is too small to carry much food, right?"

"The Japanese military trucks aren't just for show. I'll drive one myself. Let's get this straight, the food I'm getting for the bandits, you can't have any ideas about it. Find a couple of guys who can drive, and I'll lead them straight out of the city gate." The fat man said, thinking of the sixth leader of the Tiger Mouth Bandit Camp who was planted in the puppet army. It seemed he would have to use him.

"There's no one in the Eighth Route Army who can drive Japanese military trucks." Colonel Ma was dumbfounded, realizing that driving skills were also essential for fighting the Japanese.

"Here's what we can do. To get food and weapons, I have another trick. Listen up. Think about it, the Japanese stockpile so much food and supplies, they must be transporting them to the front. If I burn all the food and supplies in the No. 1 warehouse, even the Japanese in the county town will have to go hungry. Do you think the Japanese will transport food again? They'll be too hungry to play the game of fake and real food trucks with you. When that happens, you can lead your men to ambush them, and you'll have more food and supplies than you can handle." The fat man said with a mischievous smile.

"Damn it, brother, you're like a living Zhuge Liang, so clever!" Colonel Ma's eyes lit up as he listened to the fat man's plan, already imagining mountains of food and weapons.

This feint attack on the city isn't about whether you can capture the food, but about burning everything the Japanese have. Once their food, supplies, and weapons are gone, do you think the Japanese will still be a threat to the fat man and Colonel Ma's transport team?

The fat man had an agreement with the Tiger Mouth Bandit Camp to get food within three days, and today was the last day. If he couldn't get it by tonight, he would have to marry the woman, Sai Diaochan... No, he would have to marry her, but her fierce demeanor was like night and day compared to Wang Yi. This kind of fierce woman, the fat man felt he didn't deserve.

"Don't forget, a feint attack comes at a cost. Within a mile of the county town, except for the main road into the city, everything else is a minefield. So, it's best for you to stay a mile away. The minefield outside the county town is quite troublesome." The fat man poured cold water on the excited Colonel Ma, instantly deflating him.

"Uh... Can't we just go through the mountains?" Colonel Ma said dejectedly, lacking confidence. If they went through the mountains, the troops wouldn't be able to get within a mile of the county town. If they went by water, the troops wouldn't be able to spread out, and they would be too close to the No. 1 warehouse. When the elite force attacked the No. 1 warehouse, the Japanese would respond quickly, and the mission might fail. So, the troops could only attack the west gate of the county town, which was farthest from the warehouse.

"Looking at your dejected face, I'll help you. I'll arrange someone to lead your troops through the minefield." The fat man said.

"Great, who?" Colonel Ma said excitedly.

The fat man smiled calmly. The person to lead through the minefield wouldn't be him but Sai Diaochan. After discussing the details with Colonel Ma and having Mr. Huang prepare the necessary items, the fat man led Little Li back to Liu's residence. He didn't go through the front gate; Little Li became a cushion, allowing him to climb over the back wall and return to the room where Sai Diaochan and the others were locked up.

When he opened the lock and entered the room, the fat man immediately sensed something was wrong.

Monkey and Dog Bear were sweating profusely, doing push-ups. Just as he was about to speak, he noticed Monkey frantically blinking at him, and Dog Bear shaking his head in fear. His senses heightened, and his plump body darted forward like a weasel, so fast that Monkey and Dog Bear were stunned.

A leg swept past the spot where he had just been standing, aiming for his buttocks.

"Fatso, stand still, don't run!" Sai Diaochan, who had missed her kick, stood behind the fat man with her hands on her hips, fuming. Before he entered, she had been hiding behind the door, ready to kick him. Why did he leave without a word, and even promised to take off her pants and spank her?

"Only a fool would stand still!" The fat man quickly darted forward again, so fast that Sai Diaochan's second kick also missed. He then turned around and saw Sai Diaochan in a little Western dress, his eyes widening in surprise, his body freezing as if electrocuted.

This little Western dress suited Wang Yi perfectly, but on Sai Diaochan, the fierce and wild woman, it looked somewhat out of place. However, it was much fresher than her usual casual men's clothing, adding a touch of Western flair to her wildness. If she had wavy hair, she might have charmed many men.

"What are you looking at? I don't have flowers on my face. Keep staring, and I'll gouge out your eyes, fatso!" Sai Diaochan, exhausted from her failed kicks, saw the fat man staring at her in a daze, her face turning red and her neck flushing. Fortunately, her wheat-colored skin hid her blush, and the fat man only saw her with her hair standing on end.

"Ha, you're just trying to show off in front of me. I'd rather avoid you, thinking I'd want to look?" The fat man rolled his eyes, feigning indifference. Who couldn't play this game?

"Hmph, you sneak out to have fun and lock me in this room, and you say I'm showing off in front of you? Did you go to meet your lover?" Sai Diaochan said angrily.

The fat man, hearing this, thought, "Oh, this lady is jealous." First, there was Wang Yi, who he couldn't win over, and now there was Sai Diaochan, who was clinging to him. With these two women, he had no time for any romantic encounters.

"If Colonel Ma were my lover, then yes." The fat man, not being gay, decided to tell Sai Diaochan about his early morning encounter with Colonel Ma, omitting the details about chemical drugs and military crossbows. If Sai Diaochan refused, Colonel Ma's team would have to use human lives to clear the minefield, and many would die before the feint attack even began. They wouldn't even have 200 men left, let alone carry out a feint attack.

"What?" Sai Diaochan's eyes narrowed, and she fell into deep thought. She wasn't a person who didn't understand the gravity of the situation.

The fat man's plan was undoubtedly a good and safe one, but the number of men for the feint attack was still too small. The more men, the more the entire county's Japanese and puppet troops would be mobilized, and the fewer Japanese would guard the No. 1 warehouse. This would make it easier for the fat man to burn the warehouse and escape.

"Monkey, go back to the bandit camp immediately and tell the leader to bring all the brothers and their belongings to Tuoshan to wait. Tell my brother that if he doesn't arrive by nightfall, I won't recognize him. Remember to bring the two machine guns. I'll lead the Eighth Route Army to wait at Tuoshan." Sai Diaochan was a decisive woman. She wasn't helping the Eighth Route Army but wanted to reduce the pressure on the fat man, who would be leading the elite force.

"Got it." Monkey was glad not to participate in the food raid, a life-and-death mission with a high risk of death.

"Fatso, take me to meet Colonel Ma of the Eighth Route Army." Sai Diaochan's tone suddenly softened. With over 7,000 Japanese and puppet troops guarding the county town, the fat man would have to destroy a large warehouse and escape alone. Her heart tightened, her face pale, and her eyes filled with a strange reluctance. This was a man with a fated connection, her man, and the affection that had just begun might end tonight.

"As long as you are resolute, I will be with you!" she said to herself. The three obediences and four virtues were nonsense to her. She only believed in fate, and she believed that the fat man was the man given to her by heaven. She couldn't stand by and watch her man fight the Japanese.

War is cruel. To gain, you must pay with blood. It's either the enemy's blood or your own. There is no third way.