Bright Sword: This unit is really ruthless

"Don't mention it. It's a long story, hard to tell in one sentence!" Kong Jie sighed, a look of helplessness on his face. "The Japanese have recently carried out a large-scale sweep of our base. Our independent regiment has been dealing with them. Last night, we received an order from our superiors to support you, but we were still a step too late and let the Japanese escape."

"So that's how it is." Zhang Ling nodded, but he was secretly glad in his heart that Kong Jie and the others arrived a step late, otherwise he would not have the opportunity to show his skills and kill Yamamoto Ikki.

"Captain Zhang, what are your plans next?" Kong Jie asked.

"I..." Zhang Ling was about to say that he didn't know what to do, but suddenly, an idea flashed in his mind, "Captain Kong, I want to join your independent regiment!"

"What? You want to join our independent regiment?" Kong Jie was stunned for a moment, then he burst into laughter, "Great! Great! I couldn't ask for more! A sharpshooter like you is most welcome in our independent regiment!"

"But..." Zhang Ling hesitated, "I was originally from the Central Army..."

"Hey! Nowadays, there is no distinction between the Central Army and the Eighth Route Army. As long as they fight the Japanese, they are all good!" Kong Jie waved his hand and interrupted Zhang Ling's words, "Don't worry, you have come to our independent regiment, and I, Kong Jie, will never treat you unfairly!"

"Okay, I'll listen to Captain Kong!" Zhang Ling nodded. He knew that in this era, only by following Kong Jie and the Independent Regiment could he survive better and achieve his goals better.

"Great! Great! I'll send someone to inform Captain Li right away!" Kong Jie rubbed his hands excitedly. He seemed to have seen the scene where the independent regiment's combat effectiveness would be further improved after Zhang Ling joined.

"Captain Li?" Zhang Ling's mind moved, "Which Captain Li?"

"Who else could it be? Of course it's our captain, Captain Li Yunlong!" Kong Jie said as a matter of course.

"Li Yunlong!" Zhang Ling's heart was filled with shock and he finally confirmed that the world he had traveled to was the world of "Drawing Sword"!

Zhang Ling was startled. How did Kong Jie, this "active volcano", come here? He still remembered that when he watched "Bright Sword", this Captain Kong was famous for his bad temper. He was brave in battle but also had a delicate mind.

"Captain Kong, nice to meet you!" Zhang Ling greeted him with a smile, but he was thinking about the purpose of this gentleman's visit.

Kong Jie dismounted and strode to Zhang Ling. He looked him up and down with his tiger eyes, and a hint of admiration appeared on his rough face: "Are you Zhang Ling? You're quite capable of beating Yamamoto Ikki!"

Zhang Ling said modestly, "It was just luck. Captain Kong, you are overpraising me."

"I don't like to listen to these empty words. Fighting depends on real ability!" Kong Jie patted Zhang Ling's shoulder generously, "Let's go, let's find a place to have a good chat!"

Zhang Ling was almost suffocated by Kong Jie's slap. Captain Kong was really a rough man, but he didn't dislike this straightforward character.

The two came to a relatively secluded place, and Kong Jie said straight to the point: "Brother Zhang Ling, I came here on the orders of Captain Li Yunlong to invite you to join our independent regiment!"

"Join the Independent Regiment?" Zhang Ling was shocked. He didn't expect that Li Yunlong would actually notice him. You know, in the original book, Li Yunlong was a notorious "thorn in the flesh" who didn't give face to anyone. Now he would take the initiative to recruit him, which surprised him a little.

"What? You don't want to?" Kong Jie frowned when he saw Zhang Ling didn't say anything. He thought that Zhang Ling didn't want to join the independent regiment, and his tone became a little unhappy. "Let me tell you, our independent regiment is the main force of the Eighth Route Army. If you can join our independent regiment, it will be your blessing!"

Zhang Ling quickly waved his hands and explained: "Captain Kong misunderstood, I didn't mean to be unwilling, it's just..."

"Just what?"

Zhang Ling hesitated for a moment and said, "Captain Kong, to be honest, I come from the future and am unfamiliar with everything here. I am worried that I will not be able to adapt to the life of the independent regiment."

"The future?" Kong Jie was stunned for a moment, then burst into laughter. "Good boy, you made up a lie without even finding a good excuse. The future? Why haven't I seen you before?"

Zhang Ling knew Kong Jie would not believe what he said, so he stopped explaining and changed the subject: "Captain Kong, I heard that Commander Li was brave in battle, but he did not follow the rules and often disobeyed the orders of his superiors. Is this true?"

Kong Jie's face changed when he heard this, and he said seriously: "Brother Zhang Ling, let me tell you, although our commander has a bad temper, he is a good fighter, and he will never do anything to let down the country and the people! Don't believe those rumors, kid!"

Zhang Ling smiled and said, "Of course I believe in Captain Li's character, but I don't like being constrained. If I join the independent group, I hope to have more freedom. I wonder if Captain Li can agree to this condition?"

Kong Jie thought for a moment and said, "I can promise you this on behalf of the regiment commander. Our independent regiment never has a one-man show. As long as your suggestion is reasonable, the commander will adopt it."

"Okay!" Zhang Ling agreed readily, "In that case, I am willing to join the independent regiment and fight the Japanese with everyone!"

Kong Jie was delighted when he saw Zhang Ling agreed. He patted his shoulder vigorously and said, "Good boy, I like straightforward people like you! Come on, I'll take you to see the head of the group!"

After saying that, Kong Jie took Zhang Ling and walked towards the independent regiment’s base.

As the sun sets, the sky becomes fiery red, reflecting the figures of the two people walking side by side, as if foreshadowing the beginning of a legend...

"Kong Jie? Why is he here?" Zhang Ling was puzzled, but he still went to greet him, "Captain Kong, I have heard of your name for a long time!"

Kong Jie dismounted and strode to Zhang Ling. He looked him up and down with his tiger eyes and said in a rough voice, "Are you Zhang Ling? The commander of the first company of the third battalion of the independent regiment, the one who caught Yamamoto Ikki off guard?"

Zhang Ling smiled modestly: "It's all the brothers who fought hard. I don't have that much ability."

"Hahaha, don't be so modest, I've heard it a long time ago. You shot and killed Yamamoto Ikki, which is a great achievement!" Kong Jie said, patting Zhang Ling's shoulder hard, almost knocking Zhang Ling to the ground.

"Captain Kong, please be gentle. My bones are brittle and I can't withstand your powerful Vajra Palm." Zhang Ling rubbed his shoulders with a wry smile.

"Hahaha, good boy, you're quite humorous!" Kong Jie laughed heartily. "Come on, let's find a place to have a good chat. I admire you so much!"

Zhang Ling took Kong Jie to a relatively clean open space, where the soldiers had already lit a bonfire and cooked steaming wild vegetable soup. Kong Jie was not polite, he sat down beside the fire, grabbed a piece of roasted potato and started to eat it.

"Brother Zhang," Kong Jie said vaguely while eating, "you are such a sharpshooter! Yamamoto Ikki is an old devil, very cunning. I didn't expect him to fall into your hands!"

"It was just luck." Zhang Ling said modestly, "If he hadn't underestimated the enemy and revealed his weakness, I wouldn't have had the chance to kill him."

"Don't be so modest, kid!" Kong Jie said with his eyes wide open. "I've been fighting on the battlefield for so many years. What kind of people have I not seen? You are definitely a natural sharpshooter!"

Zhang Ling smiled and said nothing. He knew that it was no accident that he could travel to this era and had such accurate marksmanship. He felt that he had a mission, and this mission seemed to be closely related to this war.

"By the way, Brother Zhang," Kong Jie suddenly lowered his voice and said mysteriously, "I heard that you weren't cut out to be a soldier before, right?"

Zhang Ling was startled and asked calmly, "Captain Kong, what do you mean by that?"

"Hey, stop pretending!" Kong Jie said with a wink, "I heard that you were a scholar before? Or a college student?"

Zhang Ling was silent for a moment. He knew that in this era, his identity was indeed somewhat sensitive. He simply stopped hiding it and frankly admitted, "Captain Kong is right. I was indeed a college student before."

"I told you!" Kong Jie slapped his thigh and said excitedly, "I knew you were not an ordinary person! Honestly, how did you come up with the idea of ​​joining the army? And joining our Eighth Route Army?"

Zhang Ling looked up at the twinkling stars in the night sky and said slowly: "I come from the future..."

Kong Jie was stunned and the potato in his hand fell to the ground. He looked at Zhang Ling in disbelief, as if he was looking at a monster.

"What did you say? You are from... the future?" Kong Jie stammered, "How... how is this possible?"

Zhang Ling did not explain, but smiled faintly and continued: "I came to this era to change history and prevent that catastrophe from happening..."

"Catastrophe? What catastrophe?" Kong Jie was confused and had no idea what Zhang Ling was talking about.

Zhang Ling took a deep breath and said slowly: "A war sweeping the world, a war that is more cruel and bloody than the current war..."

"What?" Kong Jie exclaimed, standing up suddenly. "How...how is this possible? How could there be a war more brutal than the current one?"

Zhang Ling did not speak, but just looked at Kong Jie quietly, his eyes full of determination and resoluteness. He knew that the mission he was carrying was much heavier and more dangerous than he had imagined. But he had made up his mind to stop the catastrophe from happening no matter what, even if it cost him his life...

"Kong Jie? Why is he here?" Zhang Ling was puzzled. Kong Jie was a well-known "cannon" in the independent regiment. He had a hot temper and was brave in battle, but he was also a bit reckless and impulsive.