AWB Chapter 1003 Only the Alive Can Reunite
Chapter 1003 Only the Alive Can Reunite
The little boy watched helplessly as his older siblings, along with other villagers, were forcibly taken away and disappeared into the depths of the mountains behind the village.
Some of the village's uncles and elders tried to rescue them, but their efforts ultimately ended in tragedy.
Those people dragged the bodies of their uncles back and cruelly hung them on a big tree at the entrance of the village for all to see.
When Jiang Jiyun learned that the place the little boy mentioned was in the back mountain, she turned her head and looked into the dark shadow of the mountain.
Jiang Jiyun took a deep breath and then whispered to the little boy, "Don't be afraid. Take your mother and leave this place quickly. This place is about to become a battlefield."
"Our support troops will arrive soon. As long as your brothers and sisters are alive, we will do everything we can to rescue them from the enemy!"
After hearing these words, a glimmer of hope flashed in the little boy's eyes. Then, he suddenly knelt down and kowtowed repeatedly to Jiang Jiyun, his actions so swift that Jiang Jiyun was caught off guard.
"Get up quickly!" Jiang Jiyun hurriedly reached out and grabbed the little boy, calling out anxiously, "There's no time to waste, take your mother and leave quickly, remember you must survive to be reunited!"
The little boy nodded quickly, held his weeping mother tightly, and staggered as he ran towards the riverbank.
Watching their departing figures, and confirming that the little boy and his mother were far from the danger zone, Jiang Jiyun turned and returned to the village.
Knowing that she could not fight against so many powerful enemies on her own, she acted quickly and began to plant explosives throughout the village.
Although these improvised bombs cannot directly defeat the enemy, they can at least cause trouble for them and buy them some time to escape.
The villagers had just arrived at the riverbank when suddenly an explosion was heard, and they turned around to see flames shooting into the sky.
At that moment, it was time for the Japanese soldiers to change shifts and eat. Someone accidentally triggered a trap, causing a violent explosion.
On a nearby hill, Jiang Jiyun, holding a sniper rifle, calmly aimed and fired at every enemy fleeing from the explosion site.
Every shot she fired hit its target's head with deadly accuracy, causing those who tried to escape to fall dead.
The sound of the explosion in the village quickly reached the ears of the nearby troops. Regiment Commander Jiang Qiexing made a decisive decision and ordered the First and Second Battalions, which were closer to the village, to quickly march to provide support. At the same time, he also contacted Feng Zhiyun.
Upon receiving the news, Commander Feng informed Jiang Jiyuan and his men that "according to the latest intelligence, a massive explosion has occurred in a mountain village about thirty miles away from us!"
Upon learning of the situation, Jiang Jiyuan did not hesitate to call Jiang Jiyun.
When the call connected, instead of hearing Jiang Jiyun's voice, there were bursts of explosions and rapid gunfire.
Jiang Jiyuan and Ma Chao immediately headed towards that place.
At this moment, Jiang Jiyun had put away his sniper rifle and switched to a heavy machine gun with more powerful firepower.
Because of her height and strength, she couldn't lift the Gatling gun and fire as easily as her uncle and the others.
She lay prone behind a pile of sandbags, continuously unleashing a barrage of fire at the enemies attempting to charge forward in a relatively stable posture.
The villagers ran in panic, and the once large village with hundreds of people was now reduced to only a few dozen.
Suddenly, a series of deafening explosions came from afar, and the old woman burst into tears.
As she ran, she said to the old man who was holding her back, with a hint of self-reproach, "That poor child, she was so young, trying to protect us old folks! She shouldn't have died like that!"
The old man held his wife's hand tightly and ran forward without stopping.
He panted as he comforted her, "Old woman, don't think too much. Listen to the sound; the explosions over there haven't stopped, which means the child is likely still alive. We need to find other people to help us quickly!"
Those forced to mine deep in the mountains also heard the huge explosion coming from outside the mountains.
These people were forced to submit to oppression because their loved ones were still in the hands of the enemy, but deep down they always harbored resentment towards the invaders.
The thought of their loved ones dying in the explosion ignited a volcanic eruption of rage within them. Grabbing their tools, they charged at the enemy guarding them.
"Damn you Japanese devils, I'm going to fight you to the death today!" someone roared angrily.
“You heartless beasts who murdered my family, today I will die with you!” another man shouted through gritted teeth.
"Let's all charge! Make these bastards pay!" another person shouted, raising his arm.
In an instant, shouts and curses rose and fell, weaving together a stirring and heroic battle song.
This village is one of the largest in the surrounding area.
It wasn't originally comprised of so many families; rather, it was formed by merging several small villages that were originally scattered in different places.
Two years ago, the invaders carried out a brutal massacre in these small villages, resulting in the tragic loss of countless innocent lives.
The survivors were forced to flee their homes and were forced to beg in the county town or township.
Later, under the arrangement of some officials, they began to rebuild their lives and combined the survivors from various small villages with different surnames to form the large village that is now.
At that time, there were not many strong and healthy people left in the village. Looking around, all that could be seen were elderly people, frail women, and young children.
In the past two years, the children have gradually grown up, but before they have reached adulthood, a group of Japanese soldiers of unknown origin suddenly broke into the village and occupied the entire village.
Even more hateful is that those children who survived and grew a little older were all kidnapped and their fates are unknown.
Not only children, but also strong women were arrested.
They tried to send messages out, but those people all died one by one. Even the Japanese raised a monster in that river.
They had witnessed the monster eating people with their own eyes, so no one could leave the village alive.
The soldiers of the First Battalion saw figures running towards them in the distance, and the battalion commander ordered everyone to take cover.
Only when they realized that the people were elderly, women, and children did they emerge from their hiding place.
"Eighth Route Army?"
"Are you from the Eighth Route Army?"
"Hurry and save them!"
"Please hurry and save that child!"
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After the battalion commander arranged for a squad to escort the civilians to safety, he led his team to continue their journey in that direction.
Second Battalion Commander Zhuang Daquan also encountered the runaway teenagers. Before he could even see who they were, a mud-covered monkey rushed over and hugged him.
"Father! You almost didn't get to see your grown son!"