Bright Sword: Japs, times have changed

"Hey!"

Ding Wei said unconvincedly, "I told you you're fat, and you're really out of breath? You're so arrogant! Our three regiments combined have nearly 5,000 people, and Chu Yunfei's reinforced regiment has over 5,000 people too. How can an army of over 10,000 people defeat your independent battalion?"

"Then we, the regimental commanders, should just quit our jobs and become company commanders for you, kid!"

What surprised him was that with Li Yunlong's temper, he would have started to blow his nose and curse by now, but now he didn't say a word.

And Kong Jie, why are none of you saying a word today?

"Lao Li, and Lao Kong, what's wrong with you today?"

"What's wrong?"

Kong Jie said sourly, "Old Ding, it seems you really don't know how strong Lin Qiang is!"

Ding Wei didn't know much about the independent battalion and responded, "No matter how strong he is, it's just an independent battalion. Does this guy have planes and tanks?"

"He doesn't have a plane."

Li Yunlong said: "But this guy really has a tank!"

"what?"

Ding Wei stood up with a jerk, kicking the stool away. "Does this guy have a tank?!"

Lin Qiang smiled but said nothing.

As for how Li Yunlong knew it, Lin Qiang guessed that he must have learned it from the brigade commander. Kong Jie was told to him by Lin Qiang himself. As for Ding Wei, the two rarely talked to each other, so the other party did not know about it.

That’s not all. Kong Jie’s next words made Ding Wei’s eyes almost pop out.

"Old Ding, when I asked Lin Qiang how many howitzer shells he had left, do you know what he said? Just two words: enough!"

Not only Ding Wei, but even Li Yunlong was shocked!

If these three groups were to be provided with enough, they would have nothing to eat.

We can’t even say there’s enough water in the well!

Sometimes the weather is dry for too long, and by the time people have finished drawing water, there is almost no water left in the well, so they have to fetch water from a river more than ten miles away.

Lin Qiang smiled slightly.

At this time, a voice came from the intercom Lin Qiang was carrying: "Report to the battalion commander, the enemy has been trapped. We have captured a few and killed more than ten. The rest have escaped. We did not dare to let the brothers chase them."

Hearing this, under the puzzled gazes of the three, Lin Qiang responded, "Well done. Stay alert. Oh, and bring the captured ones to me. Don't take off their equipment."

"Yes!"

After that, Lin Qiang finally explained to the three people: "A small group of Japanese soldiers tried to attack my artillery position, but the result was obvious. They failed and several of them were captured."

"Captain Kong, I believe you must be very interested in these captured devils, because they are the devil team that raided Yang Village."

Upon hearing this, Li Yunlong and the other two all looked solemn.

With the intelligence of Li Yunlong and Ding Wei, they had long known that this group of Japanese soldiers were not ordinary. Even their helmets were not reflective, and they were carrying submachine guns.

If the independent regiment had not been temporarily transferred to Yangcun, the Daxiawan headquarters might have been attacked by the Japanese.

As for this team, the three of them wanted to completely wipe it out, not only to vent their anger on their old comrades, but also because they were worried that their own defense zone would be attacked in the same way.

Apart from anything else, since the independent regiment was attacked, the defensive strength of other troops' regimental headquarters has increased several times, as they are all afraid of a surprise attack by this Japanese team.

Ding Wei was the first to react and asked, "This Japanese team is not simple. How did you do it?"

After hearing Ding Wei's words, Li Yunlong and Kong Jie realized that Lin Qiang's team not only drove away this special group of Japanese devils, but also captured several of them alive.

Lin Qiang explained: "If the Japanese can have a special team, why can't we have one?"

Then he explained the existence of the special forces to the three of them, but they were confused.

Li Yunlong was the first to react. He didn't understand, but remembered something: "Tell me the truth, kid, was it you who ambushed the Japanese troops in Ping'an last time?"

After hearing what Li Yunlong said, Kong Jie also remembered and said, "I knew about this matter too. When I got the news, I immediately sent people to check it out. When I got there, there was only a pile of corpses. I wondered who did it, and it turned out to be you!"

"I did it."

Lin Qiang smiled and said, "To be precise, it was my special forces team that did it."

While they were talking, several members of the special forces arrived outside the command post with several prisoners from Yamamoto's special forces team.

"Battalion Commander, what should we do with these devils?"

All the soldiers of the independent battalion adhere to one principle, which is not to accept prisoners.

These devils are still alive thanks to Lin Qiang's order to capture them alive.

Judging from the current situation, Kong Jie's chance of taking revenge personally is very slim. It would be better to capture a few prisoners and let them avenge the sacrifice of the independent regiment soldiers.

When Kong Jie saw the familiar helmet and submachine gun, he was already burning with anger and wanted to rush up and tear these devils to pieces.

Lin Qiang looked at Kong Jie and said, "Captain Kong, how about leaving these prisoners to you?"

Kong Jie walked up to the Japanese soldiers without saying a word. He wanted to take action, but the words "treat prisoners well" were an iron rule that he could not violate.

At least, not in public.

"Thank goodness, my brothers, you handed the prisoners over to the New Second Regiment and said it was my order."

"Yes!"

The special forces members escorted the prisoners away. Kong Jie took a few deep breaths, calmed down, and said, "It was these devils, Lin Qiang. Killing them was really a beautiful job. I finally got rid of the anger in my heart!"

The three of them finally got together. They wanted to fight the local tyrants and have a good gathering with Lin Qiang, but the Japanese didn't give them a chance.

In the afternoon, the forward observation post reported that the first echelon of the Japanese army had passed Hulukou and was approaching the Xiaowangzhuang position.

The four of them gathered in front of the map, and Ding Wei was the first to speak: "Comparison is really frustrating. Where the hell did Lin Qiang get such a detailed map?"

Kong Jie continued, "He can even get a tank, so what can't he get?"

"Hey, didn't this guy get the plane?"

Just because you don’t get it now doesn’t mean you won’t get it in the future!

Lin Qiang said helplessly: "Three regimental commanders, the Japanese are about to attack, can we stop talking about irrelevant topics?"

Li Yunlong looked at Lin Qiang and said, "The Japanese are attacking us. What does this have to do with us?"

"Kong Jie, Ding Wei, these two guys said they were here to reinforce us, but they're actually here to take advantage. Otherwise, why would they leave the troops to you to command?"

"Needless to say, it's obvious that they're here to take advantage of us. With just one reinforced company, do you really expect me to be your death squad?"

Li Yunlong's words completely revealed what several people were thinking, and it was indeed the case.

Ding Wei said indignantly: "Lao Kong and I are doing this to avoid disrupting Lin Qiang's plan, unlike you."

The first echelon of the Japanese army had already passed Hulukou. Kong Jie had a simple idea. He said to Lin Qiang, "In my opinion, we should just bombard them with artillery to save ourselves the trouble."

This group of devils did not carry heavy weapons, and were mostly infantry and cavalry. Ding Wei had a different opinion: "This won't work. Once we open fire, the devil's follow-up troops will definitely terminate their plan."

"The brigade commander didn't arrange for the three of us to come here just to show off. I say, let them come over and prepare the howitzers for the large enemy force behind us."