Luo Jiang was unaware that the guerrilla force and the Eighth Route Army had spent a grueling night mining the area surrounding the Japanese barracks, even managing to kill the Japanese division commander, which had thrown the enemy into a state of panic.
The following morning, after finishing his meal, Luo Jiang left the quadrangle courtyard and headed toward the north city gate, intending to wait at the ruins of the Tianyun Taoist Temple for the arrival of the disciples from various Taoist sects.
Japanese soldiers were patrolling the main streets, but unlike their usual arrogant selves, they looked nervous whenever they spotted a local civilian. It was only after a civilian had passed by that the tension on their faces would ease. In the smaller alleys, there wasn't a single Japanese soldier to be seen, nor were there any puppet soldiers or police officers.
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