Bright Sword: Japs, times have changed

It was originally thought that the two captains would arrive later, but unexpectedly, the sentry came to report early the next morning, saying that the two captains had arrived and were now heading up the mountain.

This news surprised Lin Qiang a little. He didn't expect that the two team leaders would arrive at Heiyun Village so soon.

Wearing his military uniform neatly, with a faint smile on his face, to be honest, Lin Qiang also wanted to see what expressions the two regiment commanders would have when they saw his team.

Halfway down the mountain, he ran into Kong Jie and Ding Wei who were walking up the mountain. Just by looking at them, Lin Qiang could feel the invisible pressure from them.

"Old Ding, that boy is the Lin Qiang I told you about."

When the three of them met, Kong Jie was the first to speak: "This kid is really a rare talent. If he were under my command, he would be a battalion commander at least."

Hearing such high praise from his old comrade Kong Jie, Ding Wei became more interested in Lin Qiang, but he would not miss any opportunity to sting his comrades, and said with a smile: "It's a pity that he is not your soldier, Kong Jie."

"Old Ding, don't laugh at me."

Kong Jie surprisingly didn't fight back and said, "This kid is quite capable. Just wait, he'll surprise you sooner or later."

At this time, Lin Qiang also walked up to the two of them, and his excitement calmed down. He saluted and said, "Captain Ding, Captain Kong, I didn't expect you two to arrive so soon!"

Ding Wei showed some interest in Lin Qiang and took over the conversation, saying, "What did Old Kong do to you? This guy kept praising you on the phone. If it weren't for him, I really wouldn't have come this far."

"Old Ding, why do you talk like you're farting?"

Kong Jie seized this opportunity and took revenge without hesitation: "Who is on the phone, insisting on participating in this operation?"

Lin Qiang was speechless. They didn't look like two group leaders at all. They were clearly two idiots who started fighting as soon as they met!

"Captain Kong, Captain Ding, if you have anything to say, let's go up and talk."

Lin Qiang quickly interrupted the two of them. Judging from their posture, they had to decide the winner.

"Well, I'm too lazy to talk nonsense with you."

As Kong Jie stepped forward, he said, "I'm here to do business, not to argue with you."

Although the two did not quarrel along the way, they never stopped talking, and they were all commenting on Lin Qiang's arrangements for the open and secret posts.

When they arrived at the first line of defense set up by Lin Qiang, Ding Wei and Kong Jie were stunned. They pointed at the light machine guns in the fortifications on both sides and asked, "Where did you get these things?"

Lin Qiang smiled awkwardly: "Of course I got this stuff from the devils."

On the first line of defense, Lin Qiang deployed two Type 99 light rifles, which was only one of the firepower points. The other two were Czech-style.

Regardless of whether the two commanders discovered other firing points, since they didn't ask, Lin Qiang didn't say anything more, otherwise he would be suspected of showing off.

You know, even Ding Wei's new regiment was reluctant to deploy this thing for defense. Unless there was a war, it would be kept in the warehouse during normal times, and someone would maintain and clean it on time.

Kong Jie said angrily: "Isn't this nonsense? Of course I know you got it from the devils, the question is how did you get it?"

Having fought so many battles and killed countless Japanese soldiers, Kong Jie certainly knew the difficulties that needed to be overcome in order to seize the Type 99 rifle from the Japanese soldiers.

How many people are there in Lin Qiang’s platoon?

Thirty people at most.

In terms of equipment and combat effectiveness, it is impossible to defeat a small squad of Japanese devils.

But this crooked handle was right in front of them, and they had to believe it even if they didn't want to.

The higher they went, the more shocked they became.

There are three lines of defense, and there are five Czech-type rifles alone. The soldiers are holding Type 38 rifles and have grenades hanging on their waists.

This is nothing. What shocked Ding Wei the most was the location and personnel of these three lines of defense.

Along the way, he also noticed the hidden firepower points, which were arranged in a cross pattern and could completely block most battles.

In terms of personnel, there are more than thirty people in these firepower points alone. Is this still the organization of a platoon?

Ding Wei couldn't help but ask curiously, "Lin Qiang, tell me honestly, how many people do you have under your command now?"

This also aroused Kong Jie's curiosity. He only paid attention to the weapons of the soldiers and ignored the arrangement of the number of people. He came to his senses after hearing Ding Wei's words.

Lin Qiang smiled sheepishly and said, "Not many, only about 200 people."

"How many?"

The two team leaders asked in amazement at the same time.

Kong Jie stared with eyes wide open, a look of disbelief on his face: "Oh my god, your platoon is almost as big as my battalion!"

Kong Jie was not exaggerating when he said this. The new Second Regiment had only been formed not long ago. Although it had all the necessary staff, there were not enough staff for each position.

For example, his first battalion normally has a strength of about 500 people, but now it has less than 400 people.

There is nothing to say about the firepower, otherwise Kong Jie would not just stare at the weapons in the soldiers' hands.

If his New Second Regiment had had an easier time, it would have been impossible for them to agree to Lin Qiang's plan to attack the train station without saying a word after learning about it.

It was even more impossible to persuade Ding Wei to discuss the plan with Lin Qiang, a small platoon leader.

Lin Qiang was very clear about this, so he dared to make a plan with confidence, because he knew that Kong Jie and Ding Wei would definitely participate.

As for Ding Wei, Lin Qiang believed that as long as Kong Jie asked, he would definitely not refuse.

As an old comrade, Ding Wei would definitely send troops to assist Kong Jie in completing this operation. Moreover, they were targeting the Japanese train station, which contained a lot of interesting things. He had no reason to refuse.

Ding Wei couldn't help but sigh: "Li Yunlong is so lucky!"

Kong Jie couldn't help but complain in his heart: "Who said it wasn't true! That kid took all the good things away."

Apart from anything else, the abilities that Lin Qiang has demonstrated so far are enough to make Ding Kong and the others take him very seriously.

Why do I envy Li Yunlong? Because he has several such talents under his command.

In the yard, Hu Zi and others were organizing training for the new recruits, and the shouts of killing were deafening.

Ding Wei took a look and found that what these soldiers were holding were all the Japanese Type 38 rifles.

He originally thought that these fun things were only equipped on a few lines of defense, but he didn't expect that everyone would have one!

"Old Ding!"

Kong Jie pointed at the team in training and said, "This guy isn't lying. He really has over 200 people under him!"

"Look more closely, what are they holding in their hands during training?"

It was only with Ding Wei's reminder that Kong Jie noticed the Type 38 rifles in the soldiers' hands. He immediately thought of his own team. As a main force regiment, they couldn't even produce a few decent weapons and were not as well equipped as a platoon.

At this moment, Kong Jie had a bold idea in his mind.

"Two captains, please come in."

Lin Qiang was very satisfied with the two people's reactions, and the smile on his face never disappeared.

Kong Jie turned to look at him and said seriously, "Lin Qiang, if I ask Lao Li for you, would you be willing to work with me?"

"Lao Kong, how could you steal your comrades' support?"

Ding Wei said righteously, "It's no use looking for Lao Li. We have to look for the brigade commander."

Lin Qiang didn't dare dwell on this question any longer and quickly changed the subject: "Two captains, let's discuss the battle plan."

After entering the house, Lin Qiang revealed his plan in full, and after that he kept observing the facial expressions of the two team leaders.

Ding Wei spoke first, "The plan is good and thorough, but I want to know how you're going to destroy the bunker without taking any damage, as you said."

"It's very simple."

Lin Qiang put down the tea bowl and uttered a few words slowly: "Use mortars."

As soon as the words fell, the two regimental commanders simultaneously widened their eyes and looked at Lin Qiang, as if asking, "Boy, do you still have a mortar?"

"Please rest assured, Captains. I will never joke with the lives of our soldiers."

Lin Qiang smiled and said, "But I'd like to trouble the two captains to keep my situation confidential."

They knew Lin Qiang's little tricks, so Ding Wei said, "That's easy to say, but you have to give me some hush money, right?"