Chapter 52

Hu Hao looked at the letter, although he still didn't recognize some of the traditional characters, he understood the general meaning.

"You father told you to stay at your aunt's house, didn't he? Why did you come here?" Hu Hao asked.

"I, I missed my father, so I came to find him!" the girl said, lowering her head.

"Oh, I see. Alright, go out first and find a place to hide. Remember, keeping yourself safe is the most important thing. Tomorrow, leave from the north gate, and I'll wait for you there!" Hu Hao said.

"But where can I hide! I have no money left!" the girl said.

"You're Chen Yundi, right? I'll call you Xiaodie. Here, take this. Hide for now, and I'll see if I can get out. If I can't, I'll come find you," Hu Hao said, taking out two silver dollars from his pocket and giving them to Chen Yundi.

"Ah, thank you! How can I pay you back?" Xiaodie said.

"We'll see. Anyway, your father is in the Eighth Route Army, and I am too. I'll find him to pay you back," Hu Hao said.

"Ah, you're in the Eighth Route Army? You really are in the Eighth Route Army?" Chen Yundi was excited when she heard Hu Hao say he was in the Eighth Route Army. She had been searching for two months and hadn't found the Eighth Route Army. Now that Hu Hao said he was in the Eighth Route Army, it felt like she had found family.

"Why would I lie? If I said I was in the Eighth Route Army, the Japanese would definitely arrest me. It's not a good thing. Alright, you go ahead, and I'll follow behind. Once you find a place to stay, I'll leave!" Hu Hao said.

After Xiaodie left, Hu Hao followed her from about 50 meters away, watching her enter a hotel. After waiting a bit, Hu Hao came to the hotel entrance and saw that Xiaodie was no longer there. He started thinking about how to escape.

Hu Hao watched as the Japanese soldiers continued to search house by house. He slowly moved west.

"Bang, bang!" Suddenly, gunshots were heard.

"Huh, where are the shots coming from?" Hu Hao looked back. Before he could pinpoint the exact location, a group of Japanese soldiers passed by.

"Baka, what are you standing there for? Go after them!" a Japanese second lieutenant shouted at Hu Hao.

"Go, go!" Hu Hao quickly turned and followed the group of Japanese soldiers, with the second lieutenant following behind.

"Damn, how unlucky! I was almost out, but now I'm back. Who fired the shots? Which bastard did this? If I find out who it is, I'll beat the crap out of you!" Hu Hao thought angrily. When he reached the center of the city, he saw many Japanese soldiers surrounding a building, continuously firing at it, but there was no response from inside.

"Huh? What are they shooting at? There's not even a shadow!" Hu Hao said.

"Bang!" Suddenly, a gunshot came from inside the building, and the Japanese soldier operating the machine gun was shot in the forehead and died.

"Damn, that's some good shooting! It's on par with mine. I should introduce myself!" Hu Hao thought.

"Rat-tat-tat!" Another Japanese soldier took over the machine gun and continued firing at the building, while the others used their rifles.

Suddenly, a black object was thrown from upstairs—it was a Japanese hand grenade.

"Boom!" Several Japanese soldiers were knocked down.

"Nice!" Hu Hao thought, hiding behind a corner and watching the shooting.

"Baka, give me a squad, charge in..." A Japanese captain hadn't finished his order when he was hit by a bullet from inside.

"Hmm, not bad, they know to target the officers. Good potential!" Hu Hao thought, "Should I save them? The Japanese are all around. If I go to save them, I might not even know how I die!"

Hu Hao looked around, hoping to find some heavy weapons. After scanning the area, he found nothing except the heavy machine gun.

"Sorry, not that I don't want to save you, but your luck is just bad. The Japanese have surrounded you. I won't blame you for interrupting my escape. If I die, I'll burn paper for you tomorrow!" Hu Hao thought.

More and more Japanese soldiers were coming, and they even brought a mountain gun.

"Ah, I'll mourn for you for three minutes. The mountain gun is here, you're done for!" Hu Hao thought.

The Japanese set up the mountain gun and opened the ammunition box. Hu Hao's eyes widened.

"You're not meant to die today!" Hu Hao slowly moved to the machine gun position, picked up a hand grenade, and threw it into the Japanese ammunition box. Before the grenade exploded, he shot the machine gunner in front of him and took over the machine gun, turning it around.

"Boom!" "Boom!" "Boom!" "Rat-tat-tat!" As the shells exploded, he started firing the machine gun, mowing down the Japanese soldiers around him. The explosion from the mountain gun ammunition cleared the area.

"Monkey, stop, the Japanese are fighting outside!" a tall man inside the room said, holding two Mauser pistols. Another man named Monkey was also hiding behind a large pillar, holding two Mauser pistols.

"It seems so. Let's wait a bit before going out," Monkey said.

"What's happening? Why is there an explosion in the city? When was the city gate closed? The second battalion commander, hearing the explosion, quickly crouched down to observe the city.

"The city gate has been closed for a while, and there are gunshots coming from inside the city," a soldier said.

"You bastards, why didn't you report that the city gate was closed? Someone, go inform the regiment commander that there's a battle in the city, the city gate is closed, and it's probably Er Lengzi fighting the Japanese. Hurry up!" the second battalion commander shouted.

"Someone, charge towards the city gate, shoot at the Japanese on the wall, and prepare the demolition team to blow up the city gate!" the second battalion commander said.

"Yes, sir!" The guard immediately went to inform the others. Soon, all the Eighth Route Army soldiers hidden outside the city stood up and moved towards the city wall. When they reached 300 meters, they all crouched down. The Japanese on the wall started shooting, and the Eighth Route Army returned fire.

"Someone, cover the demolition team with machine guns! Hurry!" a company commander shouted.

The machine guns in front started firing at the city wall, and the demolition team quickly carried the explosives towards the wall.

"Commander, look, there aren't many Japanese on the wall. They must have gone to find Er Lengzi. This is a good opportunity. Once we break through and meet up with Er Lengzi, we won't fear the Japanese anymore!" the political instructor said.

"Yes, Er Lengzi kills the Japanese in large numbers. We must break through this time. If the Japanese in the city realize what's happening, it will be much harder for us to break through!" the second battalion commander nodded and said.

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