Bright Sword: This unit is really ruthless

Enemies meet on a narrow road! How should Zhang Ling deal with it this time?

The night was so dark that one could not see one's hand in front of one's face. Zhang Ling and the other two found a sheltered earth slope and sat down back to back, barely taking a rest. Li Ergou took out a wrinkled steamed bread from his arms, broke off half of it and handed it to Zhang Ling: "Captain, have something to eat."

Zhang Ling took the steamed bread and ate it silently, his mouth full of bitterness. He knew in his heart that it was not easy to go to Shanghai. The journey was full of dangers, and it was a question whether he could make it to Shanghai alive.

"Captain, do you think we can really kill the Japanese?" Li Ergou asked vaguely while chewing on a steamed bun.

"Of course I can!" Zhang Ling said firmly, with the flame of revenge flashing in his eyes. "The Japanese killed my whole family. I must avenge them!"

Wang Mazi snorted coldly, "The Japanese are ruthless and cruel. We can't be polite to them! I say we should give tooth for tooth and blood for blood!"

Zhang Ling nodded: "Wang Mazi is right. We can't be soft-hearted when dealing with animals! We have to be more ruthless and cruel than them!"

After a moment of silence, Wang Mazi suddenly lowered his voice and said, "Captain, I heard that there is an organization called the 'Green Gang' in Shanghai. It is very powerful and covers both black and white. Perhaps we can..."

Zhang Ling understood what Wang Mazi meant. He pondered for a moment and said, "The Qing Gang is a mixed bag and it's hard to deal with them. However, if we can use their power, it would be a good idea."

Just then, there was the sound of horse hooves in the distance.

"Someone is coming!" Li Ergou stood up vigilantly and looked in the direction where the sound came from.

With the faint starlight, they saw a group of people galloping towards them.

"Who is it?" Zhang Ling asked in a low voice.

"I can't see clearly, but judging from the sound of horse hooves, there are quite a few people." Wang Mazi said with squinted eyes.

Soon, the men and horses came closer, and with the light of the torches, Zhang Ling could see clearly who was coming.

The leader was a woman in black, looking heroic, followed by a dozen riders dressed in the same way.

"Who are you?" the woman pulled the reins and asked coldly.

"We were just passing by." Zhang Ling replied calmly.

"A passerby?" The woman obviously didn't believe it. She looked Zhang Ling and the other two up and down, her eyes fell on the Mauser pistol in Zhang Ling's hand, "A passerby with a gun?"

Zhang Ling thought to himself that this was not good, it seemed that the other party had come with bad intentions.

"Miss, we have no ill intentions." Zhang Ling tried to appear calm. "This gun is for self-defense."

"Self-defense?" The woman sneered, "Defense against who? Against me?"

"We dare not." Zhang Ling said, "We just want to find a place to rest."

"This is not a place for you to rest." The woman said firmly, "Leave now!"

Zhang Ling was angry, but he also knew that now was not the time to show off. The other side had more people and if they really started fighting, the three of them would definitely suffer.

"Okay, let's go now." Zhang Ling said, turning around and about to leave.

"Wait!" the woman suddenly called out to him, "Leave your guns behind!"

Zhang Ling paused and his face darkened.

"What do you mean?"

"My meaning is clear." The woman said coldly, "Leave the gun and you can go. Otherwise..."

"What else?" A cold light flashed in Zhang Ling's eyes.

"Otherwise don't blame me for being rude!" said the woman, pulling out the long sword from her waist and pointing it at Zhang Ling.

The atmosphere suddenly became tense.

Zhang Ling and the other two stood back to back, staring at each other vigilantly.

"It seems that we will have a fierce battle today." Wang Mazi said in a low voice.

"What are you afraid of!" Li Ergou said with his neck stiff, "At worst, I can just fight them!"

Just as the situation became tense, Liu Ruyan suddenly said, "Miss, we have no ill intentions. We just want to stay overnight. Why are you being so aggressive?"

The woman glanced at Liu Ruyan and snorted coldly: "Who are you?"

"My name is Liu Ruyan." Liu Ruyan said lightly.

“I’ve never heard of it.” The woman said impatiently, “I don’t care who you are, just leave your guns behind and get out!”

"Girl, aren't you being too overbearing?" Liu Ruyan's tone was calm, yet with a hint of unquestionable majesty.

"Bully?" The woman laughed. "In this chaotic world, the bigger the fist, the more power you have! Either you leave your guns behind, or you leave your lives behind!"

Liu Ruyan smiled slightly, with a cold light flashing in her eyes.

"In that case, it's offending."

After saying that, Liu Ruyan flashed in front of the woman and slapped her on the chest.

The woman obviously didn't expect Liu Ruyan's skills to be so fast. She was caught off guard and was hit by a palm. She flew backwards and fell heavily to the ground.

"You..." The woman covered her chest, her face pale, her eyes full of shock.

Liu Ruyan did not pursue the victory. She looked at the woman coldly and said, "I don't want to kill anyone, but if you continue to be aggressive, don't blame me for being rude."

The woman struggled to stand up, her eyes full of resentment, but she knew that she was no match for Liu Ruyan.

"Let's go!" The woman glared at Liu Ruyan fiercely, then left in shame with her men.

Looking at the horse team going away, Zhang Ling and the other two couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

"Ms. Liu, thank you for your help." Zhang Ling said gratefully.

"It's just a piece of cake." Liu Ruyan said calmly, "It's safe now, let's leave here as soon as possible."

Zhang Ling nodded and was about to ask Wang Mazi and Li Ergou to leave when suddenly, he felt a black screen in front of his eyes, his body swayed a few times, and he almost fell to the ground.

"Captain, what's wrong with you?" Wang Mazi quickly supported Zhang Ling and asked with concern.

Zhang Ling's face was pale, with cold sweat on his forehead. He felt weak and dizzy.

"I...I seem to be poisoned..."

Liu Ruyan's face changed and she hurried forward to check Zhang Ling's injuries.

"How could this happen?" Liu Ruyan frowned, "When were you poisoned?"

Zhang Ling tried hard to recall, and suddenly, he remembered the bowl of water he drank in the village before...

Could it be... that old lady?

Zhang Ling was shocked and a chill ran through his heart.

He never thought that the seemingly kind old lady would actually poison him...

The night was shrouding the earth, the cold wind was howling, Zhang Ling and his two companions found an abandoned land temple to stay in. Li Ergou picked up some dry firewood and started a fire to dispel the cold. The flickering firelight reflected Zhang Ling's angular face, his eyes were deep, as if hiding endless secrets.

"Captain, Shanghai is not our territory. We are unfamiliar with the place. What can we do there?" Li Ergou asked as he added firewood to the fire. He was actually a little nervous. What kind of place is Shanghai? It's a glamorous place! There are rich and powerful people everywhere, and there are also fierce Green Gangs. If the three of them went there, they would not be able to fill their teeth.

"You know shit!" Wang Mazi spat. "The commander is trying to play the long game! Shanghai is the devil's economic center. Sabotaging there is much better than guerrilla warfare in the mountains!"

Zhang Ling didn't say anything, just stared at the fire silently, and Liu Ruyan's face appeared in his mind. This woman seemed to be shrouded in a layer of fog, making it difficult to see through. She said that she was being chased by the devils, but Zhang Ling always felt that things were not that simple.

Liu Ruyan curled up in a corner, wrapped in a worn cotton jacket, shivering. She would occasionally steal glances at Zhang Ling, with a hint of fear and curiosity in her eyes.

"Are you cold?" Zhang Ling suddenly asked.

Liu Ruyan was startled and quickly shook her head, "No...not cold."

Zhang Ling stood up, took off his coat, and threw it to Liu Ruyan, "Put it on."

Liu Ruyan hesitated for a moment, but still took the coat and whispered, "Thank you."

"Tell me, who are you? Why are the Japanese chasing you?" Zhang Ling's tone was cold, as if he could see through people's hearts.

Liu Ruyan shuddered, and a trace of panic flashed in her eyes. "I... I am just an ordinary citizen. The devils... the devils kill people and burn things, and do all kinds of evil..."

"Do you think I'm a fool?" Zhang Ling sneered, "You're just an ordinary citizen, why would the devils send so many people to hunt you down? You must be hiding some secret!"

Liu Ruyan bit her lip and said nothing.

"Don't want to tell me? Then don't blame me for being rude!" Wang Mazi pulled out a dagger and stared at Liu Ruyan viciously.

Liu Ruyan turned pale with fear, tears welling up in her eyes, "I said... I said..."

It turned out that Liu Ruiyan's father was a senior official in the Ministry of Personnel and possessed a lot of important intelligence about the ghosts. In order to obtain this information, the ghosts killed Liu Ruiyan's family. Only she escaped by chance.

"I see." Zhang Ling nodded. "So, you know a lot about the Japanese?"

Liu Ruyan nodded, "I know many of the devils' secret bases in Shanghai, as well as their arsenals..."

Zhang Ling's eyes flashed with a gleam of light, "Very good! You are very useful to us!"

In the next few days, they continued to move towards Shanghai. Along the way, Liu Ruyan was very cooperative and took the initiative to provide some intelligence about the devils, which gradually made Zhang Ling let down his guard against her.

However, Zhang Ling did not know that Liu Ruyan was actually a double agent. On the surface, she was the daughter of an official in the Allied Files, but in fact she was a pawn planted by the Japanese Special High Section in the National Army. She approached Zhang Ling in order to use him to lure them into a trap.

That night, they arrived at a small town. Liu Ruyan suggested that they rest here for one night and continue their journey tomorrow. Zhang Ling agreed.

They found a small inn to stay in. Liu Ruyan said she was not feeling well and went back to her room alone.

She closed the door, took out a small radio from her arms, and began to send information.

"The target has been hooked, everything is going as planned..."

......

The next morning, Zhang Ling and his two companions were about to leave the inn, only to find that the inn had been surrounded by the Japanese.

"Baga! You are surrounded! Surrender!" a Japanese officer shouted loudly.