Bright Sword: Japs, times have changed

the next day.

The base was as peaceful as usual. As autumn deepened, the chirping of insects and birds in the forest became increasingly rare. Now the loudest sound in the base was the shouting of the soldiers during training.

Everything is running according to Lin Qiang's arrangements, and the output of the clothing factory is increasing little by little.

At the current rate, we can prepare winter cotton clothes for the soldiers before winter comes.

With the bedding factory, the sentries no longer have to take turns wearing different sets of cotton clothes.

Lin Qiang ordered the first batch of cotton clothes to be distributed to all the sentries responsible for guarding the base.

Wearing warm new clothes, these soldiers who have been baptized by war for a long time have pure smiles on their weathered faces.

The most shocking thing was the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army and the Central Army brought back from the prisoner-of-war camps.

In their impression, the Eighth Route Army lived a very hard life. Not to mention weapons and equipment, not many people could even wear cotton clothes for the winter.

And everything in the base is constantly refreshing their cognition.

New weapons, fully automatic assault rifles, mortars, infantry guns, howitzers, etc. Even the original troops did not have as many of these weapons as here.

You can eat as much as you want at every meal, which is full of oil and water, and you can even eat pork stewed until it is tender from time to time.

Soldiers can eat meat.

If this happened in the original army, it would be almost impossible.

As usual, after inspecting the base, Lin Qiang also came to the kitchen to have breakfast.

His appearance attracted the attention of many soldiers who were rescued from the prisoner-of-war camps.

Eating the same food as the soldiers seemed incredible to them.

The soldier sitting next to him couldn't help but ask, "Sir, why are you eating with us?"

After swallowing the food in his mouth, Lin Qiang smiled and replied, "Because I am a soldier just like you."

He is a soldier just like us.

This sentence itself has no meaning, but in the eyes of these soldiers, Lin Qiang is completely different from his previous superiors.

Seeing that they had stopped eating, Lin Qiang couldn't help but ask, "Why, don't you think I shouldn't eat with you?"

The soldier who asked the question hurriedly shook his head and said, "No, it's just..."

Lin Qiang continued, "But your former superiors wouldn't do this?"

"Yes."

"Then was then, and the present is now."

Lin Qiang ate a steamed bun until he was about 70% full. When he stood up, he said to everyone, "Our team never asks for special treatment."

The soldiers looked at Lin Qiang's departing back, and the kitchen fell into silence for a moment.

He had been planning to go to the resettlement camp, but before he had taken a few steps, Qiangzi and a soldier found him.

Qiangzi's face was solemn, and he said breathlessly: "Platoon leader, the Japanese are making a move!"

"what's the situation?"

Since the last ambush, the Japanese in the county have become much more well-behaved.

Lin Qiang knew that the Japanese would definitely find ways to retaliate, as they had been silent for some time.

Now that there is a sudden movement, it is likely that they are well prepared and planning to launch a siege on the base.

Qiangzi took a breath and said, "This morning, a large number of Japanese soldiers were dispatched from the county town and headed towards Anhua County. The number of Japanese soldiers in the artillery towers and strongholds along the way doubled."

Aren’t you coming towards the base?

After hearing this, Lin Qiang breathed a sigh of relief. He had not yet completed the deployment in Xiaowangzhuang. If the Japanese suddenly attacked at this time, it would be very disadvantageous for the first platoon.

"Do you know what the devil's intention is?"

Qiangzi shook his head and said, "It's not clear yet, but Yuntian has already gone to the county town to gather intelligence."

"Why didn't you inform me about this in advance?"

Lin Qiang frowned and asked, "When did Zhang Yuntian set out?"

"An hour ago."

Qiangzi explained on Zhang Yuntian's behalf, "We didn't find you at the time, and Zhang Yuntian was worried that getting the news a little late would cause trouble for the team, so he asked me to report back after I saw you."

"He went there on horseback? Alone?"

"Yes."

Hearing Qiangzi's answer, Lin Qiang frowned even more tightly.

The sudden appearance of so many devils must have meant something had happened. At this time, Zhang Yuntian was heading to the county town alone, and it was easy for him to encounter danger on the road.

The base is neither too far nor too close to Laiyuan County, and it takes about three hours to go there and back on horseback.

About an hour has passed now. If everything is safe along the way, we should be almost at the county town.

But Lin Qiang was worried that something unexpected might happen.

"Go and call the monk for me."

"Yes!"

When Qiangzi turned around, Lin Qiang said again: "Prepare two more horses."

Qiangzi paused, turned around and asked, "Platoon Leader, are you going to the county town in person?"

"Yes."

Lin Qiang looked towards the county town with a deep gaze and said, "Let's find out what the devils' intentions are and create some trouble for them."

Preliminary estimates show that in order to block the Japanese to the greatest extent, Xiaowangzhuang will need three days to complete the combat deployment.

The Japanese suddenly made a move. No matter what their purpose was, Lin Qiang felt a sense of urgency as if a storm was about to come.

Qiangzi said, "Then let me go with Huzi!"

"What are you going to do with me?"

Lin Qiang laughed and said, "I'm not going to the banquet, it's fine as long as I have the monks with me."

"But……"

"Nothing to worry about."

Lin Qiang interrupted, "Your and Hu Zi's main task is to ensure the safety of the base. When I'm away, the team's training must not be relaxed."

"Yes!"

Qiangzi knew that Lin Qiang’s decision would not be easily changed, so he no longer insisted on going to the county town with him.

After thinking for a while, Lin Qiang said, "Call Duan Peng as well."

……

county seat.

With Zhang Zizai's help, Zhang Yuntian easily entered the county town.

After waiting in a safe place for a while, Zhao He pushed the door and walked in.

Seeing this, Zhang Yuntian asked directly, "Does anyone know why the Japs made such a big scene this morning?"

Zhang Zizai was the first to shake his head: "I don't know about this matter. Okamoto seems to have disappeared recently. I haven't seen him for several days."

It was expected that Zhang Zizai was unaware of this, but what Zhao He said next surprised Zhang Yuntian.

"I don't know anything about this either."

Zhao He said, "I only know that a Japanese squadron leader came to me yesterday and asked me to prepare a large banquet at Manchunlou before tonight. It looks like a lot of people will be attending."

banquet?

Zhang Yuntian pondered, "Is this a welcome party for someone, or a birthday party for someone?"

"I don't know."

Zhang Yuntian didn't get any intelligence on this trip and didn't want to return to the base just like that.

So he stood up and said to the two of them, "You guys try to gather as much information as you can. I'm going to meet someone I know, maybe he'll know."

"Do you have any acquaintances in the county?"

Zhang Zizai asked in surprise, "Who is this person? How come I don't know him?"

"You'll find out later."

After saying that, Zhang Yuntian left straight through the back door.

Zhao He also left here soon after.

"acquaintance?"

Zhang Zizai muttered as he left through the main gate: "It seems my cousin is hiding something from me too."