Bright Sword: This unit is really ruthless

After hearing Zhang Ling's order, the soldiers in the first battalion secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

It’s not that the soldiers were afraid of the Japanese coming.

The main reason is that it is not advisable to stay here for a long time.

This time we managed to get so many horses.

So much loot.

If you really encounter the elite Japanese devils.

If they fight, they will surely have to retreat, and a lot of spoils will probably be lost.

These spoils were really a pain for the Eighth Route Army, who were already tired of poverty.

Now that the mission has finally been completed, the soldiers are happily driving their horses back to Heli County.

In order not to attract the attention of the Japanese and the puppet army, Zhang Ling naturally led the soldiers of the first battalion of the independent regiment to take the mountain path.

As long as the troops don't take the main road, they don't have to worry about encountering the Japanese and puppet troops.

You know, this generation is also an enemy-occupied area after all.

It took about two hours to walk.

At this time, it was about a hundred kilometers away from Heli County.

If we continue walking like this, we should be able to return to Heli County in the evening.

But as he walked, Zhang Ling suddenly frowned and stopped.

I saw him squatting down and touching the dust on the ground with his hand.

There are footprints.

And these footprints are definitely not those of ordinary people.

Judging from the size and imprint of the footprints, they are military boots!!!

Almost everyone in the Eighth Route Army wore cloth shoes. Even if they had military boots, they were usually boots captured from the Japanese.

But not everyone has it, only a few leaders have it.

And on such a mountain path, there would be such a dense density of military boot footprints.

This is definitely not normal.

Seeing Zhang Ling squatting on the ground, the soldiers of the first battalion also stopped.

Zhao Gang walked up to Zhang Ling with a puzzled look and asked curiously, "Captain, what did you find?"

Zhang Ling then pointed to the footprints on the ground and said, "Old Zhao, look at these footprints, don't you find them strange?"

Only then did Zhao Gang see the footprints on the ground at the place pointed out by Zhang Ling.

But he didn't see any problem: "What's the big deal? It's just footprints."

"Footprints are normal. People walk everywhere."

Zhang Ling shook his head: "Old Zhao, you are the political commissar appointed by the boss to assist our independent regiment."

"How could we make such a big mistake? This really shouldn't have happened." Zhang Ling said.

Zhao Gang also heard Zhang Ling's words, and his face suddenly turned red: "Old Zhang, what on earth is this? I don't know either."

"It just looks like an ordinary footprint to me."

Zhang Ling then introduced it in detail: "Look at these footprints. Our Eighth Route Army soldiers and local people basically all wore cloth shoes."

"Some were even barefoot, without even shoes."

"But these footprints are all made by special prints."

"These are obviously the footprints left by military boots. And judging from the footprints all over the ground, it seems that there are quite a few people."

"If I'm not mistaken, these should be the special military boots of the Japanese devils."

"The Japanese's special military boots?" Zhao Gang was a little surprised.

He had never expected that Zhang Ling could guess so much information just by looking at some footprints on the ground.

To be honest, at this time Zhao Gang also admired Zhang Ling more and more.

He is indeed a person who can make the boss agree. He is the only one who can lead this independent regiment.

Zhang Ling continued, "The pattern marks left by these military boots are probably the Japanese Showa 5-style military boots."

"Showa 5-style military boots?" Li Dazhuang was also a little curious: "What are those?"

Zhang Ling: "The so-called Showa 5-style military boots are actually the boots that the little devils used when Emperor Showa ascended the throne in his fifth year."

"We ordered the Japanese to produce military boots in their own military factories. Because they were produced in the 5th year of the Showa era, they were called Showa 5-style military boots."

"These military boots are made of pure cowhide, which is very strong and wear-resistant. The soles of the military boots are equipped with 30 anti-slip spikes, and there are horseshoes installed on the heels."

"After wearing these military boots, not only will you walk very steadily, but they will also leave deep marks."

After hearing Zhang Ling's description, Zhao Gang was shocked: "Old Zhang, why do you know so much?"

"Where did you get all this knowledge? I'm really finding you harder and harder to understand."

"The boss told me before that you, Zhang Ling, are just a rough guy. I didn't expect you to be so knowledgeable."

"I, Zhao Gang, really admire you."

Hearing this, Zhang Ling smiled and said, "What's the big deal? Just go to the book corner more often and you'll know."

After saying that, Zhang Ling squatted on the ground and took a few steps.

He looked at the footprints carefully and found that they were indeed Showa 5 style military boots.

"The Japanese made military boots this way for the purpose of making them strong and durable. After all, the Japanese are just a late-developing fascist country."

"If we really compare it to those traditional old empires in Europe, it still doesn't measure up."

"Besides, our Dragon Country has a vast territory, and the Japanese can't supply us with trucks, so we can only walk on our own most of the time."

"So the Showa 5-style military boots became one of the most common military boots in the Japanese army."

After saying that, Zhang Ling stood up and looked at the marks and patterns left along the path.

He was 100% sure that these marks and patterns were left by the Japanese.

Since the Showa 5 type military boots appeared here, it is basically certain that unusual Japanese soldiers appeared here.

Maybe they are elite devils.

Thinking of this, Zhang Ling suddenly remembered a special Japanese team that had never appeared in the original plot.

Yamamoto's special forces!

It’s that Yamamoto, the Yamamoto Ikki who I’m going to fuck with you!

Realizing that it might be Yamamoto's special forces, Zhang Ling became a little anxious.

This Yamamoto Special Forces is different from the Yamazaki Battalion we encountered before.

Although the Yamazaki Battalion is very strong in combat.

But more of them are tactical teams, Japanese troops that carry out raids or certain special missions.

But generally speaking, they met the independent regiment led by Zhang Ling.

For example, last time, Zhang Ling led the independent regiment to defeat the Yamazaki Battalion, forcing it to retreat in a panic.

But Yamamoto's special forces are different.

The Yamamoto Special Forces is one of the few teams in this era that understands special operations.

Judging from the direction of this road, Yamamoto's special forces team is probably heading towards Yangcun.

Looking at the footprints on the ground, they weren't too deep, so it seemed likely that they hadn't walked too far.

If Zhang Ling could get ahead of Yamamoto's special forces, then he would be confident that he could command the first battalion to kill Yamamoto's special forces.

Otherwise, if Yamamoto's special forces get closer, Kong Erlangzi will be in trouble.