Bright Sword: This unit is really ruthless

At this moment, a strange sound suddenly came from the depths of the cave, like the growl of some wild beast, or the howling from hell.

"Baga! Retreat!" The team leader was so frightened that he turned his horse around and fled with his men.

......

Zhang Ling brought Xu Erniu and Li Dazhuang to a hidden cave. The entrance of the cave was covered by dense vines and was not easy to be discovered.

"Battalion Commander, what are we doing..." Xu Erniu asked in confusion.

Zhang Ling smiled mysteriously: "Wait for the show to begin."

After saying that, he pulled out a strangely shaped metal device from his backpack, with several wires connected to it.

"What is this?" Li Dazhuang asked curiously.

"Good stuff." Zhang Ling said as he fiddled with the device, "This is a treasure I found from an old Taoist priest. It is said to be able to summon the mountain god..."

Xu Erniu and Li Dazhuang looked at each other, both thinking that Zhang Ling was fooling them again.

Zhang Ling didn't explain, but just continued to fiddle with the device.

Suddenly, the indicator light on the device lit up and a buzzing sound was made.

Then, there was a loud earth-shaking noise outside the cave...

Before the rumbling sound of the explosion completely dissipated, Zhang Ling's heart was beating violently like a drum. Success or failure depended on this one move. The fate of the 772nd Regiment depended on these two shells. He stared at the hillside, and saw a large amount of soil and rubble pouring down, raising a cloud of dust that blocked his vision.

"Done!?" Li Dazhuang shouted excitedly, his voice breaking a little due to excitement.

Xu Erniu also grinned, revealing his big yellow teeth: "Captain, you are so good at predicting things! I, Old Xu, will always respect you in my life!"

The dust gradually dissipated, and the scene on the hillside gradually became clear. A huge crack appeared on the originally rugged hillside, like a hideous scar, stretching across the mountain.

But Zhang Ling's brows were tightly furrowed, the scene he expected did not appear.

“Something’s wrong…” he muttered softly, an ominous feeling coming over him.

"Battalion Commander, what's wrong? The Japanese fortifications must have been buried!" Li Dazhuang asked in confusion.

Zhang Ling did not answer. He picked up the telescope and looked carefully again, his face becoming increasingly ugly.

"Damn it! I've fallen into a trap!" He threw the telescope to the ground with a loud crisp sound.

Xu Erniu and Li Dazhuang looked at each other, not understanding what was going on.

"The enemy's fortifications are not there at all! They deliberately exposed the flaws to lure us to fire!" Zhang Ling gritted his teeth and said, "Those two explosions were not the sound of the fortifications being destroyed, but..."

Before he could finish his words, a deafening roar was heard in the distance, and then the earth began to shake violently.

"It's a tank! The Japanese tank!" Xu Erniu's face changed drastically and he shouted in horror.

Three steel behemoths were seen rumbling out from the other side of the hillside, with their gun muzzles pointed at them like ferocious beasts ready to devour their prey.

"Retreat! Retreat quickly!" Zhang Ling yelled, turned around and ran.

Xu Erniu and Li Dazhuang also reacted and hurriedly followed.

"Battalion Commander, our plan has failed! What should we do now?" Li Dazhuang shouted as he ran, his voice full of despair.

"Plans are dead, but people are alive! As long as I am alive, the 772nd Regiment will not disband!" Zhang Ling roared, "Retreat to the mountains first and fight guerrilla warfare with the devils!"

The three of them ran wildly all the way, behind them was the roar of tank tracks rolling over the ground and the whistling of artillery shells.

"Damn it! These devils are so damn insidious!" Xu Erniu cursed as he ran, "I should have brought a few more shells!"

"It's no use saying this now! Run faster! Don't let the Japanese catch up with us!" Li Dazhuang said breathlessly.

They ran back to their hiding place in the mountains in one breath, and each of them collapsed on the ground exhausted, gasping for breath.

"Battalion Commander, what should we do now? The Japanese tanks have entered the mountains, and we can't stop them with so few people!" Xu Erniu asked with a worried look on his face.

Zhang Ling's face was gloomy and he said nothing. He knew that this time they were in a desperate situation. There were less than a hundred people left in the 772nd Regiment, and their weapons and equipment were extremely backward. Now they were being chased by the Japanese tanks. It could be said that they had no chance of survival.

"Am I really going to give up?" A deep sense of powerlessness surged in his heart.

At this moment, a cold mechanical voice suddenly sounded in his mind:

"The host is detected to be in an extremely dangerous state, and the emergency plan is activated."

"System upgrade in progress..."

"Upgrade completed! New function enabled: time travel!"

Zhang Ling suddenly opened his eyes, and a gleam of light flashed in his eyes.

"Go back in time? Can I..." A bold idea arose in his mind.

"That's right. The host can go back to a certain point in time and make a new choice." The system's voice sounded again.

Zhang Ling took a deep breath, suppressed his inner excitement, and asked, "How far back can I go?"

"It can be traced back to three days ago at most."

Three days ago...that was when he was making the bombardment plan!

"Okay! Let's go back to three days ago!" Zhang Ling said without hesitation.

He closed his eyes, concentrated, and the scene from three days ago appeared in his mind...

Just then, a noisy sound suddenly came from a distance, breaking the tranquility of the mountains.

"What's that sound?" Li Dazhuang asked vigilantly.

Zhang Ling frowned, picked up the telescope and looked in the direction where the sound came from.

They saw a team walking towards them, led by a tall woman in military uniform, who looked heroic and extraordinary.

"It's the National Army! It seems to be... the Central Army!" Xu Erniu exclaimed.

Zhang Ling's heart moved and a thought flashed through his mind.

The emergence of this Central Army unit may change the fate of the 772nd Regiment... or perhaps, change his own fate...

Rumble...

After a series of earth-shaking noises, Zhang Ling and the other two lay on the ground, waiting nervously.

After a long time, Zhang Ling got up from the ground, brushed off the dust on his body, then picked up the telescope and observed the hillside opposite.

"It's done!"

Zhang Ling shouted excitedly.

Xu Erniu and Li Dazhuang also climbed up and looked at Zhang Ling expectantly.

"Battalion Commander, is it done?" Xu Erniu asked.

Zhang Ling nodded: "It's done. Two shells will directly destroy the enemy's artillery position."

"Now that the Japanese have no artillery support, we can easily capture their positions."

Li Dazhuang also said excitedly: "That's great, now our 772nd Regiment can finally hold our heads high."

Zhang Ling looked at the two excited people, but he was not so optimistic in his heart.

He knew that this was just the first step and there would be more difficult tasks waiting for them.

"Don't be happy too soon. The devils will definitely not give up."

"We have to retreat quickly, lest we be discovered by the devils."

After Zhang Ling finished speaking, he took the two of them and left quickly.

......

The Japanese artillery positions were destroyed and the Japanese commander was furious.

"Baga! Who did this?"

"Check it out for me right now!"

The Japanese commander roared angrily.

"Report to the commander, based on the situation at the scene, it should have been bombed by mortars."

"Moreover, judging from where the shells landed, the enemy's mortar position should be just opposite our position."

A Japanese officer reported.

"Baga! Across the street? Isn't that the position of the 772nd Regiment?"

"How come they have mortars?"

The Japanese commander looked confused.

"Reporting to the commander, according to intelligence, the 772nd Regiment is indeed not equipped with mortars."

"this......"

The Japanese officers were also a little confused.

"Could it be that they captured it from other troops?"

The Japanese commander guessed.

"Very likely, sir."

The Japanese officer nodded.

"Baga! No matter what, their mortar positions must be destroyed!"

"Mobilize the artillery immediately and bombard the positions of the 772nd Regiment!"

The Japanese commander gave the order.

......

After Zhang Ling and the other two returned to their position, they immediately reported the situation to the regiment commander.

"What? You destroyed the enemy's artillery positions?"

When the team leader heard the news, he was stunned.

"Yes, Captain."

Zhang Ling nodded.

"Okay! Good job!"

The team leader slapped the table excitedly.

"Now that the Japs have no artillery support, we can easily capture their positions."

"Pass the order down, the whole regiment is ready to attack!"

The captain yelled.

......

The Japanese artillery positions were destroyed and their offensive was greatly affected.

The 772nd Regiment took the opportunity to launch a fierce attack and quickly captured the Japanese positions.

Seeing that the situation was not good, the Japanese commander had to order a retreat.

......

The 772nd Regiment won the victory and everyone in the regiment cheered.

Zhang Ling finally breathed a sigh of relief.

He knew that this was just the beginning and there would be more difficult tasks waiting for him.

......

At night, Zhang Ling lay in bed, but couldn't fall asleep.

His mind was full of the events of the day.

He didn't know if he was doing it right or wrong.

He just knew that he had to do it.

He must do this for the country and the nation.

Suddenly, Zhang Ling heard footsteps.

He sat up alertly and picked up the gun beside the bed.

"Who?"

Zhang Ling asked.

"it's me."

came a familiar voice.

Zhang Ling recognized the voice as Xu Erniu's and felt relieved.

"Erniu, it's so late, what can I do for you?"

Zhang Ling asked.

Xu Erniu walked to Zhang Ling's bed, then took something out of his arms and handed it to Zhang Ling.

"Battalion Commander, this is what I captured from the devils."

Zhang Ling took it and looked at it, and found it was an exquisite dagger.

The blade of the dagger was still stained with blood.

"This is......"

Zhang Ling looked at the dagger and suddenly had an ominous premonition.

"Captain, this dagger belongs to the Japanese commander."

Xu Erniu said.

"Devil commander?"

Zhang Ling was stunned for a moment.

"Yes, Captain."

"I saw him kill one of our brothers with this dagger."

Xu Erniu said with gritted teeth.

"So, I snatched this dagger."

"I thought you might need it."