Bright Sword: Japs, times have changed

Word reached headquarters that the operation had begun.

The boss's calm face also broke into a smile, and he praised: "You know what, although Li Yunlong is prone to making mistakes, the soldiers led by such a general are always better than others. This Lin Qiang is really a lucky general!"

A general who can obtain howitzers and raise an elite army without any help from the organization, what else can he be if not a lucky general?

Li Yunlong's resume was impressive enough to impress the bosses at headquarters, right? But in just a few months, Lin Qiang was almost catching up to Li Yunlong.

At this time, the chief of staff finished his work, looked up and said with a smile: "Boss, I don't remember you saying that at the beginning?"

When the brigade commander recommended Lin Qiang for credit, the boss flatly refused, saying that Lin Qiang lacked training and was prone to pride and complacency.

It hasn't been long since then, but the boss has changed his opinion of Lin Qiang and keeps praising him.

The boss laughed and didn't answer.

As they chatted, the chief of staff thought of something else. After thinking for a moment, he said, "Boss, didn't Lin Qiang give you a gift last time? How about using this to get rid of the special envoy sent by Yan Laoxi?"

After the last war, Yan Laoxi began to fear the strength of the Eighth Route Army, and specially sent a special envoy to the Eighth Route Army, under the pretext of recording the merits, to inquire about the overall strength and attitude of the Eighth Route Army.

The special envoy of the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army who came to the headquarters was named Zhang. He was a major general of the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army and the bosses all called him Director Zhang.

Hearing this, the boss nodded and said, "I think it's okay. I'll do as you say."

"Xiao Zhang, go get the gift Lin Qiang sent."

"Yes!"

The Chief of Staff smiled and said, "Then I'll go and invite Director Zhang over."

"it is good."

Not long after, Director Zhang, Major General of the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army, came to the command center.

As soon as he entered the door, he asked, "Boss, you called me here, aren't you going to fool me with those old things again?"

"Of course not."

The Chief of Staff said, "Director Zhang, come here and see what this is."

A piece of silk was spread out on the wooden table, on which were neatly arranged shoulder straps symbolizing military training, an exquisitely carved command sword, and a folded piece of red and white cloth.

"This is……"

Director Zhang had a vague guess in his mind, but he didn't dare to confirm it.

The boss was very pleased with Director Zhang's reaction. He put his hands behind his back and said with a smile, "Director Zhang, didn't you say you wanted to collect the recent achievements of the Eighth Route Army and publish them in the newspaper?"

"Let me tell you what these things are and where they come from."

"Wait a moment!"

Before the boss started, Director Zhang hurriedly took out the notebook and pen he carried with him and sat at the table to prepare to take notes.

The main purpose of Director Zhang's trip was to complete the task assigned by Yan Laoxi, but the secondary purpose was to collect recent meritorious deeds and publish them to inspire the anti-Japanese war sentiment across the country, and at the same time use the meritorious deeds as slogans for recruiting soldiers.

This plan kills two birds with one stone.

The boss also knew Yan Laoxi's usual style, so he sent Director Zhang to the headquarters for half a month. All he learned about were some of the merits in the early days of the War of Resistance.

If it weren't for the big plan later, the boss really planned to continue to argue with Director Zhang.

After everything was ready, Director Zhang extended his hand and said, "Boss, you can start now."

"it is good."

The boss didn't dwell on it and slowly said, "These two shoulder insignias belong to a Japanese major general, as does this command sword. A month ago, during the Battle of Xiaowangzhuang, our 386th Brigade's Independent Battalion, along with the Independent Regiment, the New 1st Regiment, and the New 2nd Regiment, annihilated the combined forces of the Japanese 7th and 9th Brigades. Both sides committed a combined force of 30,000 men in this battle."

"Thanks to the coordinated efforts of the four commanders, over 30,000 enemies were wiped out in this battle, with only a group of less than 100 men escaping."

"During this battle, the commander of the Japanese 7th Brigade, Kawashita Hide, was killed. These two shoulder straps symbolizing the rank of major general and this command sword given by the Japanese soldier Tian Huang are the spoils of this battle."

"And the greatest trophy is this complete flag representing the Japanese 7th Brigade."

"what!!!"

Director Zhang stood up from his stool with a swish, and the huge impact kicked the stool away. "Boss, are you saying that we captured a military flag?"

"It's a complete military flag."

For the first time, a look of pride appeared on the boss's face.

"Oh my God!"

For a moment, Director Zhang was so shocked that he couldn't speak.

Throughout the history of the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, no team had ever captured a Japanese military flag, let alone a complete flag.

The Japanese army attached great importance to the military flags of the troops. The flags represented their beliefs. Therefore, in battle, once the devils knew that they could not survive, they would burn the military flags of the team as soon as possible and would never allow them to fall into the hands of the Eighth Route Army or the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army.

Director Zhang couldn't believe what a sensation it would cause if he brought this loot back.

"Calm down, stay calm, and find a way to take this flag away."

After Director Zhang calmed himself down, he smiled and said to the general manager, "General Manager, the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army and the Eighth Route Army are both under the Second War Zone. It can be said that the military achievements made by the Eighth Route Army are also the military achievements made by our Second War Zone."

"How about this? You keep the Japanese major general's command sword and epaulettes, and I'll take this flag back. I believe Commander Yan will take this opportunity to publicize it and boost the morale of the entire nation in the war of resistance."

"Excuse me, but this flag is just a decoration for your army. What do you think, sir?"

If it were in the past, with the boss's temper, Director Zhang's last sentence would be enough for the boss to send him a warm greeting.

Now that the country is in crisis, the two sides should not have friction over trivial matters. As a senior leader, the boss should set an example and avoid anything that may affect the relationship between the two sides.

However, from Director Zhang's words, we can also know that the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army was constantly being suppressed by the Japanese because Yan Laoxi ordered them not to take the initiative to attack, and they were very aggrieved and angry.

If the origin of this military flag were to be spread, it would help to stabilize the gradually weakening morale of the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army in the Second War Zone.

But the boss would not agree to it so easily. The people brought by Yan Laoxi were the same as him. They were calculating a lot, but they just wanted to get something for nothing without any real money.

But when it comes to getting something for nothing, ten Yan Laoxis put together cannot compare to the boss and his men. They had nothing back then, but they still managed to build an anti-Japanese team, didn't they?

The general smiled faintly and said, "Director Zhang, you also said that our Eighth Route Army belongs to the Second War Zone's battle sequence. The military achievements we have made are naturally the achievements of the Second War Zone. Therefore, it is only natural for me to hand over this flag to your Shanxi-Suiyuan Army."

"only……"