Bright Sword: Japs, times have changed

Ma Dashan's attitude was that even if Li Yunlong came, he would have to speak to him in a nice tone.

He was very careful in his words and deeds, giving Lin Qiang enough face.

Lin Qiang looked at the man who could be his father at this age, but he couldn't bring himself to call out the word "Xiao Ma".

"I'd better call you Lao Ma."

Ma Dashan immediately smiled and nodded in agreement: "Hello, Old Ma, hello, Old Ma!"

"I don't know what you want from me, Platoon Leader Lin, but don't worry, as long as I, Ma Dashan, can do it, I will do it even if it means death!"

Hearing this, Lin Qiang chuckled and looked at Ma Dashan, who had a determined face, and said, "This matter is really not difficult for you. It's just a matter of a word from you, Old Ma."

The people under Ma Dashan were all recruited when the team was being formed. After so many years, those who had disloyalty would have either left on their own or been eliminated. The remaining ones are very loyal to Ma Dashan.

Judging from Ma Dashan's behavior over the years, anyone under his command who wanted to overthrow him would have reported Ma Dashan to the Japanese long ago.

So, as long as Ma Dashan said a word, he would join the Eighth Route Army from today on, and no one under his command would say no.

What is the most important thing in troubled times? Staying alive.

Over the years, Ma Dashan not only kept his men alive, but also helped take care of his family. The local people in Anhua County were also spared from persecution by the Japanese devils because of him.

These people don't care who Ma Dashan follows, they only know that they are following Ma Dashan.

Ma Dashan was a shrewd man. As soon as Lin Qiang appeared, he guessed why he came.

As for being a traitor, he really didn't have that intention. He just wanted to stay alive and ensure that the people were not harmed by the Japanese within his ability.

"Platoon Leader Lin, I am stupid, please explain clearly."

Even Lin Qiang feels inferior to such acting skills.

"Then let me be frank. Old Ma, if I ask you to bring your men to join our Eighth Route Army, would you be willing?"

Ma Dashan showed an expression that said "as expected", although it was only a flash, it was still captured well by Lin Qiang.

"Platoon Leader Lin, it's not that I, Ma Dashan, don't want to, but..."

"You don't need to say anything more. You just need to answer whether I am willing or not."

Ma Dashan interrupted and replied, "Yes, of course I do!"

"But Platoon Leader Lin doesn't know that the reason the Japanese in Anhua County haven't interfered with the lives of the people is because I've been mediating. To be honest, without me, Ma Dashan, the people of Anhua County would definitely not be able to survive!"

Ma Dashan is not exaggerating. You can refer to the people in several other counties when the Japanese first came. Even now, the people are not having a good time.

If someone has a daughter or a pretty daughter-in-law at home, they dare not show up anywhere.

Zhao He's wife and daughter, Li Mei and Zhao Yulin, have never left the Zhao family's gate since the Japanese invaded the county.

She announced to the public that she had returned to her parents' home, but no one knew where it was or when she would return.

In order to perform the trick well, the matchmaker almost trampled the threshold of the Zhao family to pieces.

Anhua County wasn't much better, but at least the people there lived better than those in other counties.

Lin Qiang understood these things, and at the same time, he did not think of letting Ma Dashan lead the team to the base: "As long as you are willing to join our Eighth Route Army, it doesn't matter where you work."

"There are many ways to fight the Japanese. You don't necessarily have to fight them to the death on the battlefield."

A word to wake up the dreamer.

Ma Dashan understood Lin Qiang's words. He knew he couldn't play dumb, so he asked, "Platoon Leader Lin, do you want me to be a sting in Anhua County?"

Lin Qiang smiled and nodded, watching Ma Dashan's expression change.

"no problem!"

Ma Dashan agreed without blinking an eye: "To be honest, if you asked me to withdraw from Anhua County, I might not agree, but if you want me to be an insider, there is absolutely no problem."

If it weren't for Ma Dashan's loyalty, Lin Qiang would have thought that this guy was using a delaying tactic and agreed too quickly. Even Lin Qiang thought that he needed to think for a while before making a decision.

"it is good!"

Lin Qiang extended his hand again and said with a smile, "On behalf of the organization, I welcome you to join us!"

The two shook hands again, but this time Ma Dashan straightened his back and shook hands with Lin Qiang with one hand.

Lin Qiang thought he was delaying the attack, and Ma Dashan thought Lin Qiang didn't believe in him.

The Eighth Route Army had also approached him before, using the same rhetoric and the same approach, but with a different outcome.

They believed Ma Dashan because everyone had seen it, but Ma Dashan thought that they didn't believe him, so the matter ended there.

Lin Qiang's decisiveness made Ma Dashan a little dazed. After he came to his senses and realized it was true, he felt somewhat touched.

Ma Dashan was very happy. From now on, he was also a regular soldier and a member of the anti-Japanese force!

"Platoon Leader Lin, what do you need me to do?"

Lin Qiang replied, "First, don't use your name anymore. As long as no other leaders are around, there's no need to salute. Second, you don't need to do anything. Everything remains the same. I'll have someone contact you when I need you. Remember, the code is Imperial Jade Wine, one hundred and eighty per cup."

"I remember!"

Zhang Zizai in Laiyuan County has no secret code because of the existence of Zhang Yuntian and Xu Lang. The two of them are like living secret codes.

Anhua County is not a good option because there are no other comrades except Ma Dashan.

Other teams might have arranged comrades to lie in wait, but Lin Qiang didn't know.

Therefore, in order to avoid any accidents, Lin Qiang set a secret code.

Apart from Ma Dashan and a few other people in the group, no one else could possibly know this secret code.

If anyone else knew, that could only mean one thing.

There are colleagues!

And this colleague is a nobody!

The matter was settled, but Lin Qiang began to worry about how Ma Dashan would explain himself when he returned: "The Japanese are gone, how are you going to cover up your lie when you return?"

"This is easy to handle."

Ma Dashan said with a grin, "When the time comes, I will break one of my arms, and then let some of my brothers hide, and then slowly return to the county town in the future. This method is a bit stupid, but it works. The Japanese trust me very much, and I can go in and out of the military police at will!"

This made Lin Qiang look at him with a higher opinion. You know, even Xu Lang, a popular figure among the Japanese, couldn't come and go as the gendarmerie wanted, so Zhang Zizai couldn't do it either.

"As long as you have a way."

Lin Qiang said to the soldiers of the New Second Regiment, "You all should go and rest first. Oh, and return all the weapons to them."

The soldiers had no objection to Lin Qiang's words. They returned the weapons to Ma Dashan's team and then went to join the main force.

After seeing off Ma Dashan and the others, Lin Qiang found Kong Jie and thanked him, "Captain Kong, thank you very much!"

Hearing this, Kong Jie was delighted and responded with a smile: "We have also contacted this Ma Dashan, but this guy is unwilling to leave Anhua County. How did you convince him?"

"I didn't convince him."

Under Kong Jie's surprised gaze, Lin Qiang said, "I let him continue to stay in Anhua County."

Kong Jie's expression changed from surprise to astonishment. He asked in disbelief, "Boy, are you planning to take over Anhua County?"

Lin Qiang smiled and said nothing.

Suddenly, a burst of fierce gunfire broke out in the silent night.

What followed was the devil's angry curses.

Kong Jie heard this and asked, "What are the devils chattering about?"

"Swearing."