Liang Jian: Lao Li, I'm really not a military expert

Li Yunlong had been hiding in the cave for two days. It had snowed for two days and there was a lot of snow in the mountains. Fortunately, it was a sunny day today and the snow had begun to melt, so people could finally go out and get some fresh air.

"Monk, you better get up quickly! The sun is shining on your butt and you are still sleeping soundly!"

Li Yunlong kicked the monk angrily. This kid sleeps in every day. If he continues to sleep, he will really become a fat pig!

Wei Dayong snorted twice, got up from the bed reluctantly, and shouted: "Captain, the weather outside is freezing, and we can't train in the cave. You won't let me sleep in, and you can't let me accompany you to see the snow outside!"

"Besides, even if we want to see the snow, I won't go with you. We both can't read, and I'd be embarrassed to tell others about it!"

Li Yunlong kicked Wei Dayong on the butt in anger, and cursed with a smile: "You son of a bitch, you actually despise me for being uneducated. Damn, at least I know more words than you. You kid can't even lift a carrying pole. You don't know a single word. You Zhu Bajie wears glasses and pretends to be educated. You are so ashamed!"

"But you just happened to remind me. I have nothing to do these days, so I can learn to read with you guys to avoid you guys embarrassing me!"

Wei Dayong pouted and shot back, "Captain, with your brain, you'd better not learn it. I heard from classmate Lin that you studied Chinese characters with him for several months, but you only learned 20 characters at most. That means you only learned one character every ten days. You're not even as good as a monk like me. I can learn one character in five days at least, which is much better than you, Captain!"

Li Yunlong could no longer suppress his temper and yelled at Wei Dayong, "Monk, I think you are just a yawning toad. You are so arrogant that you dare to look down on me. This time, I want to compete with you to see who can recognize words faster. If I lose, I will give you a bottle of sweet potato wine. But if you lose, the bottle of sweet potato wine I gave you as a reward will be invalid. Do you dare to bet?"

Wei Dayong wiped his nose and said arrogantly, "Captain, if it comes to fighting, I may not be able to beat you, but if it comes to recognizing words, you definitely can't beat me. After all, I have a foundation, and it's easier for me to learn than for you, an old man. I accept this bet. Today, I will let you see how powerful I am. Let's see who can recognize more words in a month!"

Li Yunlong laughed secretly in his heart, and said with difficulty: "Damn it, you, a damned monk, actually set a trap for me. But I am not just a bunch of idiots. I will show you that I am not only good at fighting, but also very good at learning to read!"

The bet was made, and Zhuzi was called in as a witness. Li Yunlong also took this opportunity to get others to join in, setting off a literacy craze.

Time goes back to yesterday evening, when Ono Squadron was camping while on a mopping-up operation.

"Captain, we received an urgent message from the headquarters saying that we have lost contact with the Kojima Squadron. Yesterday at noon, they sent us a message saying that they had found an important member of the Eighth Route Army and were on their way to capture him!"

"But we have lost contact since then. The headquarters has called many times but received no response. We suspect that all members of the Xiaodao Squadron have been killed. Their last location was near Duanjiazhuang. The headquarters requires our Kawakami Squadron to immediately go to that location to search and find out the true situation!"

Listening to Komura Umezu's report, Ono Taro stroked his mustache and snorted, "That bastard Kojima stole my credit last time, otherwise how could he have been the squadron leader? It's a pity that God didn't favor him. He just became the squadron leader, and in less than a month, he was beaten down to only half of the squadron. Now he's missing. I guess he's in danger. This is in line with the old Chinese saying that those who do evil will eventually perish!"

After complaining a few words, Ono Taro immediately ordered: "Xiaocun, you immediately send a telegram back to the headquarters. My squadron will immediately rush to the vicinity of Duanjiazhuang. We will arrive at Duanjiazhuang before dawn tomorrow to find out the real situation!"

"Hi Yi!"

However, because it was dark and the road was slippery, Ono's squadron did not reach Duanjiazhuang before dawn, which made them miss the best opportunity. They arrived at Duanjiazhuang five hours after Lin Zhenhua left.

"Xiaocun, send people into the village immediately to check. If you find any rebels, kill them immediately. At the same time, see if you can capture some alive and interrogate them. I want to know what happened yesterday."

Major Komura led a team into Duanjiazhuang, but found no trace of anyone. When he was about to report the situation to the squadron leader, he suddenly heard a rustling sound in the distant forest. He made a gesture, and the Japanese artillery immediately set up the mortar, and the shells flew towards the forest. Continuous explosions sounded, scaring Li Tianlai and others inside to run away.

"Yoshi! The damn Chinese are hiding here. They even dare to fight back against us. They are definitely the Chinese Eighth Route Army. Launch an attack and kill them!"

"Kill him, charge!"

Major Komura led a small team of Japanese soldiers and launched a violent attack. The battle was resolved in just ten minutes. Looking at the eight people in puppet army uniforms in front of him, he was so angry that he used his command knife to chop the surrounding trees fiercely to vent his anger. He didn't expect that he would accidentally hurt his own people this time. Li Tianlai and his men were lucky enough to survive under such circumstances.

"Taijun, we are your own people, please don't kill us, we are loyal to you!"

"Baga! Come with me to see the squadron leader. I have something to ask you. You should know what to say and what not to say!" Translator Tong hurriedly translated.

"Translator Tong, you have to save us. As long as we can survive, you will definitely benefit from it!" Li Tianlai flattered Tong the translator.

Tong the translator rolled his eyes, suppressed his inner smile and said, "Since you are in such a mess, I will help you this time. If I didn't feel sorry for you, I would definitely give you this amount!"

Li Tianlai smiled bitterly and said, "I was almost killed by Taijun just now. If I hadn't hidden behind a rock, you would never have seen me. I don't know who I offended. I haven't had a good day in the past two days. I'm on the verge of life and death every day!"

Tong the translator asked curiously, "I'm very happy about your experience these past two days. From what I heard from Captain Ono, he is here to investigate the missing Kojima Squadron. Are you under the jurisdiction of the Kojima Squadron?"

Li Tianlai nodded with a wry smile, but Tong the translator looked excited. He quickly reported the matter to Major Komura. Major Komura looked for Li Tianlai to confirm, then hurriedly took Li Tianlai to the village entrance to report to the squadron leader.