Bright Sword: Japs, times have changed

"It really is!"

Before he could fully explain his plan, Lin Qiang wanted to confirm one thing first. He asked Zhang Yuntian, "How often do the Japanese supply teams come to deliver supplies to your base at Wulipu?"

Zhang Yuntian remembered this incident very clearly. He always looked forward to the Japanese supply arriving sooner so that he could improve his life: "Once a month, at the end of the month."

For some reason, after hearing Zhang Yuntian's answer, Lin Qiang felt relieved.

The team arrived at Wulipo and burned the Japanese artillery tower at the beginning of the month. There were still more than ten days left until the end of the month.

This period of time was enough for Lin Qiang to implement his plan, and he immediately explained the complete plan: "Our troops are indeed insufficient, but fighting a war cannot rely solely on brute force. Sometimes we also need to use our brains."

"If a frontal assault doesn't work, then we'll have to disintegrate the enemy from within. You are the key to the success of this plan. I need you to lead your men into the train station and cooperate with the troops outside to capture the station."

"While the Japanese are still unclear about the situation on Wulipu, we can use this opportunity to complete the plan."

Zhang Yuntian just nodded silently, thinking in his mind how to complete the task assigned by Lin Qiang this time.

Lin Qiang continued, "You've met the Japanese at the train station before. You're as smart as I am. I think it shouldn't be a problem for you to find a suitable excuse to fool them."

This plan was feasible, but Zhang Yuntian still had a concern in his heart: "Platoon Leader, I'm not worried about anything else. The main thing is that we have too few troops. What if..."

Lin Qiang interrupted him and said with a smile, "Don't worry about that. Tomorrow I'll send people to contact all the surrounding teams. If they're willing to come, we can all share this pot of fat. If they're not willing to come, I'm not afraid of overeating. I, Lin Qiang, will cook as much rice as my pot can handle."

Then he looked at Zhang Yuntian with a smile and said, "Don't forget, there are two hungry main regiments around. Counting them, do you think the troops are enough or not?"

"This can be done!"

Zhang Yuntian clapped his hands and said excitedly, "This way, we don't have to worry about manpower and firepower. We can completely end this battle before the Japanese reinforcements arrive."

"Platoon Leader, I don't know whether to say you are insidious and cunning, or that you are scheming and deceitful."

Lin Qiang's face darkened as he kicked Zhang Yuntian on the butt: "Wdnmd! This is called deception in war!"

……

Early the next morning.

Zhang Yuntian returned to the base with the puppet army uniforms he had brought back from the county town, and also gathered an important piece of information: "Platoon leader, my fellow villager said that the Japanese still don't know what happened at Wulipo."

Lin Qiang clapped his hands: "Okay!"

"Notify the troops to prepare for battle. Once the signalman returns with the news, rush to Qinghe Town Railway Station immediately!"

"Yes!"

Heiyun Village was not far from Kong Jie's New Second Regiment. In the afternoon, Kong Jie, who was at the regiment headquarters, received the news that Lin Qiang was going to raid the train station.

After hearing the news from the first row of soldiers, the political commissar of the New Second Regiment asked the soldiers to go down and have a drink of water and rest. Then he frowned and said, "Are you familiar with this Lin Qiang?"

Kong Jie was smoking a pipe, and after puffing out white mist from his mouth, he said, "I do have some impression of this guy. He is one of Li Yunlong's men. He left a deep impression on me when we fought against the Yamazaki Battalion last time."

The two discussed in the house for a long time and finally decided to participate in this operation.

The reason is simple. The new Second Regiment was established very recently and has no foundation. Although it is called a main force regiment, its combat effectiveness is actually not as good as that of a battalion of the old troops.

After the last defeat in Zhaojiayugou, Kong Jie knew very well that his superiors were very dissatisfied with him, and he also knew that he was indebted to Li Yunlong.

During this period of time, Kong Jie has been constantly looking for development opportunities, but unfortunately the Japanese's campaign of clearing the countryside made it impossible for him to start. Protecting the people is his first task.

He naturally couldn't miss this good opportunity. He found a soldier in the first platoon and said, "Go back and tell your platoon leader that our New Second Regiment is participating in this operation. Tomorrow I will personally lead the team to Black Cloud Village."

The soldiers in the first row didn't hide their smiles and saluted Kong Jie. "I'll bring this good news back to the team, Captain Kong. Now, I'll take my leave. I still need to tell Captain Ding of the New First Regiment this news."

"and many more!"

Kong Jie stopped the soldier who was about to leave and asked, "Are you going to notify Ding Wei?"

The soldier was a little confused and nodded: "Yes, this is the task assigned to me by our platoon leader."

Good boy, you look down on me, Kong Jie!

I must ask Lin Qiang a question tomorrow!

I thought to myself, but said: "No need to run, I'll just call Ding Wei later."

As he said that, Kong Jie asked the soldiers to wait for him there, turned around and walked into the house to call Ding Wei personally.

The call was connected, and a charming voice came from the inside: "Old Kong, you thought so much that you called me? You must be up to something, right?"

"Fuck your mother's fart!"

Kong Jie said with a dark face, "I'm calling you because I have some damn good news to tell you."

As Kong Jie told Lin Qiang about his plan, Ding Wei on the other end of the phone began to breathe more rapidly.

Before Kong Jie could finish his words, Ding Wei said anxiously, "This is really a great thing!"

"Damn it! I've been eyeing that train station for ages! If that damned Japanese bunker wasn't so hard to blow up, I would have done it a long time ago!"

Kong Jie also echoed, "Who says it's not? Those Japanese bunkers are like special brewing iron turtles. Without mortars, there is no way to blow them up."

The Japanese troops defending the train station were not numerous, only one squadron, but with the presence of bunkers, it would cost a huge price to capture the train station.

This is not a difficult task for any team, but the question is how much it will cost to achieve victory and how many soldiers' lives will be sacrificed.

The entire northwest Shanxi team had experienced such a battle. All of them used the lives of the soldiers to block the Japanese machine guns. Only after suffering huge casualties could the explosive packs blow up the Japanese bunkers.

The two exchanged a few more words before hanging up the phone. Kong Jie walked out of the room and said to a row of soldiers, "Ding Wei has also agreed. I guess he's gathering his forces right now!"

"Thank you, Captain Kong. I'll return to the team first!"

…………

night.

The soldiers who were responsible for going out to notify friendly forces returned to Heiyun Village one after another. The news Lin Qiang received was almost all asking him to give up this plan. It was not that they looked down on him, but they were worried that with his limited number of troops, it would be a waste of effort if he went.

The main reason is that most teams are unable to come. They each have their own development plans. Unless other teams encounter a crisis, they will go to reinforce them at all costs.

What surprised Lin Qiang the most was that even Zhang Dabiao rejected him without giving a reason. He just left Lin Qiang with a message: The brave will die of overeating, and the timid will die of starvation.

What this meant was that Lin Qiang should just do his job. Zhang Dabiao still had great confidence in the abilities of his soldiers.

It was not until Lin Qiang learned that Kong Jie and Ding Wei both agreed that he felt less worried.

Even without the help of other teams, Lin Qiang would have raided the train station. This was the only chance. Once the Japanese discovered the situation on Wulipu, it would be impossible to find another opportunity.

At this time, Lin Qiang and Zhang Yuntian had already finalized the plan, and all that was missing was Kong Jie and Ding Wei's troops arriving at Heiyun Village.

Although they had a battle plan, Hu Zi began to worry about the distribution of supplies. He said to Lin Qiang, "Platoon Leader, how much can we gain this time?"

Hu Zi's words were very subtle, but Lin Qiang knew what he meant and said, "Don't worry about that. The Japanese have plenty of supplies at the train station. Besides, when have I ever done a business that lost money?"

"Everyone, go down and get ready. If nothing unexpected happens, we'll attack the train station the day after tomorrow!"