Chapter 21: Damn Japanese Devils

Although the plan had to be changed, the supplies at Dahu Village couldn’t be neglected.

So early the next morning, Jiang Yu set off riding her little donkey.

After Zhao Changyun found out, he originally wanted to take some soldiers along to help her.

But Jiang Yu firmly refused.

After all, she was going to launch a surprise attack on the devils, not engage in a real fight with them.

“Master, why don’t you take these three with you? They can run errands for you.”

Zhao Changyun didn’t know what Jiang Yu was going to do in Dahu Village.

He took a step back and stubbornly pointed to Lai Tianbao and two young soldiers, staring at her.

“Alright! Then I’ll trouble you three.”

After considering that she had to come back once to get the weapons, Jiang Yu hesitated a moment and agreed.

“No trouble at all! Hehe!”

Seeing Jiang Yu finally agree, Lai Tianbao immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

He genuinely wanted to repay and protect Jiang Yu, but seeing her pull “magic” out of thin air was even more real to him.

This was something he barely managed to snatch during the battle — how could he possibly think it was troublesome?

“Haha! Alright! It’s almost noon. You guys set off first, we’ll leave after a while.”

“Ah? Where are you going?”

“To the 66th Army base. Don’t worry, you’ll go ahead, we’ll follow behind at a distance. Although we’re on the same route, we won’t be walking together.”

Since Jiang Yu didn’t want them to protect her up close, Zhao Changyun immediately thought of this compromise.

Moreover, the weather had cleared, and the soldiers’ wounds had stabilized.

With a big battle imminent, it was time to hurry and join up with the 66th Army.

As for Jiang Yu’s kindness, they would find a chance to repay it later.

“But the weapons… forget it! This way is fine!”

Jiang Yu had wanted to wait to bring the weapons back before leaving, but suddenly realized that with them following behind, they could actually retrieve the weapons faster.

So she said no more and quickly set off with the others.

They pressed on steadily but quickly.

Though the sky had cleared, the roads were still very muddy.

Without the donkey to ride, Liang Mengwen was like a heavy burden slowing them down.

Jiang Yu’s group only reached near Dahu Village near dusk.

Zhao Changyun and his group following behind, carrying the wounded, were even slower.

“Enough! From now on, don’t follow behind. Find a place to hide, and wait for me to finish the mission before coming back for you.”

After a few brief words, Jiang Yu disappeared, hidden, riding her donkey forward toward Dahu Village.

“She… she…”

Watching Jiang Yu suddenly vanish, Lai Tianbao grabbed Liang Mengwen, so excited he could barely speak.

“She’s busy with her mission. Let’s quickly find a place to hide!

There might be fighting soon, better to avoid getting caught in the crossfire.”

“Isn’t… Master Jiang some kind of immortal? Amazing! Haha! The captain didn’t see it and missed out big time…”

“This is just the beginning! Even more exciting things are coming!”

Hah!

Some people are easily amazed!

Liang Mengwen curled his lips like an experienced veteran, pulling the still overly excited Lai Tianbao and others along to find a suitable hiding spot.

Looking back at Dahu Village not far away, Liang Mengwen actually had thought about running away.

After all, he’d never endured such hardship before.

But when he met Jiang Yu’s eyes, which looked at him like he was already dead, all thoughts of escape vanished.

Especially since Jiang Yu always seemed certain he wouldn’t dare cheat or run away, letting him do all kinds of errands with peace of mind.

He dared not move, feeling like there were eyes watching him all the time.

As soon as night fell, it came very quickly.

Only minutes later, when Jiang Yu rode her little donkey near the edge of the village,

the sky had already gone completely dark.

Fortunately, the moonlight shone brightly from the sky.

Combined with the village’s bright lights, it didn’t affect visibility at all.

Jiang Yu tied her little donkey to the tallest tree in the most visible spot outside the village, letting it graze slowly.

Only then did she stealthily enter the village.

Luckily, this village seemed relatively wealthy—not only was there a main road outside, but the part closer to the village was fully paved with stone slabs.

This was convenient for Jiang Yu; she no longer had to worry about footprints giving away her presence.

But this convenience also worked in favor of the Japanese devils.

They had directly transported all their equipment into the village and only needed to station guards at each exit.

As a result, when Jiang Yu entered the village, she was almost blocked by two Japanese soldiers guarding the gate.

Once inside, looking at the trucks and tanks parked in the village square, Jiang Yu didn’t immediately put them into her space.

Instead, she headed straight for the best-built courtyard in the village.

She planned to kill the Japanese leader first before collecting the equipment.

After all, collecting items openly in front of the devils would cause too much noise; once she had the equipment, killing them afterward would be much harder.

However!

When Jiang Yu arrived outside the Jiang family courtyard, she found that although the courtyard was brightly lit,

the main gate was closed, and a group of Japanese soldiers was guarding it.

With no other choice, Jiang Yu circled to the back of the courtyard, set up a ladder, and climbed over the wall.

Then—

“Ah! Help! Please spare me! Wuu~”

Just as she climbed up the wall, a scream nearly made her tumble down in shock.

“Hehe! What a beautiful sound! Scream louder, haha! Old Master Jiang is such a generous, great man.”

“Thank you, Madam, it’s my good fortune to be favored by so many madams…”

“No! Father, save me! Father… ah—”

“You’re a smart one, but it’d be even better if you offered your wife too.”

“Uh… this is my wife’s good fortune.”

“No! Master, you can’t do this! I bore children for the Jiang family, cared for the elders, I can’t be treated this way!

Ah! Let me go, let me go…”

“Ha ha! Not bad, not bad! Master Jiang, why don’t you join us too?”

“Uh… alright… it’s my honor…”

…

Damn it!

There were quite a few Japanese soldiers patrolling inside the courtyard.

Listening to the sounds coming from the room, Jiang Yu could only anxiously spend some effort to approach the room.

Without any hesitation about whether she would vomit, she burst into the room and quickly took out a few stones, dispatching the beasts inside.

Before the Japanese outside noticed anything abnormal, she barely managed to rush out the door and quickly climbed over the wall.

“Bang! Bang! Bang!”

“Baka—”

“Enemy attack—”

…

As soon as she reached the top of the wall, Jiang Yu hadn’t even had time to get over when gunfire sounded behind her.

Immediately, other Japanese soldiers in the village were alerted and hurriedly rushed toward the Jiang family courtyard.

Frightened, Jiang Yu no longer cared about exposing herself.

She quickly pushed the ladder away, slipped down, and turned to run.

No choice!

She had to leave the Jiang family quickly; otherwise, getting surrounded would make escaping much harder.

However, after leaving the Jiang family compound, Jiang Yu was pleasantly surprised to find that once the Japanese soldiers and their collaborators had fled,

only unarmed laborers and a few collaborators remained near the trucks, tanks, and ox carts.