Bright Sword: Japs, times have changed

Daxiawan Headquarters.

The boss and the chief of staff are summarizing all the battle situations in northwestern Shanxi and the finishing work of the implementation of the entire plan.

The chief of staff is a straightforward person and never hides anything. For example, if he likes someone, he likes him, and if he doesn't like someone, he doesn't like him.

Whenever Lin Qiang and Li Yunlong were mentioned, the chief of staff would never hide his love for them and would always tell the boss that they were a lucky general and a brave general!

The boss would always respond with a smile: "Hey, if Li Yunlong were half as obedient as Lin Qiang, I would sleep soundly at night!"

This time was no exception. When mentioning the battle of the independent battalion, the chief of staff put down his work and said with a smile: "This Lin Qiang is really a lucky general!"

"Not only did he build his own team into a fierce and powerful division, he also expanded and strengthened several of the 771th Brigade's main regiments, especially the 772st and nd Regiments. In just one month, the strength of the troops increased several times!"

"We've also replaced our weapons and equipment, and we've got enough food, cloth, cotton clothes, and other supplies. Hey, with Lin Qiang here, it seems our headquarters doesn't have to worry about the shortage of supplies for the troops below!"

The boss nodded repeatedly after hearing this, his eyes filled with satisfaction. "Yes, this little Lin is quite resourceful and can always come up with some way to get supplies. However, the stronger the independent battalion becomes, the greater the pressure on Lin Qiang will be, and this pressure doesn't just come from the devils."

The Chief of Staff's expression grew serious. "You're right. This time, the independent battalion fired the first shot, wiping out nearly two Japanese brigades. This time, they even held back a Japanese brigade. This isn't something any ordinary unit can do."

The boss smiled upon hearing this and said, "I know what you're thinking. You don't need to remind me of this. After the battle, have that guy come to headquarters and I'll tell him in person."

The Chief of Staff smiled upon hearing this, lowered his head and continued with his previous work, but as he was thinking, he suddenly raised his head and asked, "Boss, if Lin Qiang came and asked about why you looked down on him in the past, how would you answer?"

"Hahaha!"

"Then I'll tell him that I was testing him at first, but now he's passed the test."

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Xiaowangzhuang position.

"Battalion Commander, this is the seventh attack by the Japanese."

Lin Qiang looked at the corpses of Japanese soldiers left on the battlefield in the distance and responded calmly: "Monk, why do you think the Japanese soldiers are attacking us like crazy?"

The monk scratched his head and said, "Captain, I think our independent battalion must have hurt them too much, and they want revenge."

Lin Qiang sneered, "Revenge is only one aspect. They want to remove us as a thorn in their side so they can advance the battle smoothly."

After a pause, he continued, "But they underestimated the combat effectiveness of our independent battalion."

At this time, the sentry led a guerrilla to find Lin Qiang and reported: "Report to the battalion commander, this is a guerrilla from Gange Village. He said he has important information to report to you."

Hearing this, Lin Qiang asked, "What information?"

The guerrilla member hurriedly responded: "Report to the battalion commander, the situation is like this. Our team planned to take advantage of the fact that the Japanese troops are concentrated in your area and go to the rear to cause some trouble for the Japanese. When we were passing through the direct line between the Japanese troops and the county town, we suddenly discovered a group of Japanese troops rushing towards the county town."

"Our captain suspected the Japanese were plotting something, so he ordered the use of guerrilla tactics to engage them. Nearby militia also joined the battle, but they ambushed a Japanese transport convoy coming out of the county town."

"After the captain looked at what the Japanese were transporting, he thought it wasn't food or other supplies, but more like a weapon they had never seen before. So he asked me to report this to you."

After listening carefully, Lin Qiang was a little confused and asked again: "What is the size of the Japanese transport team?"

"There were only about thirty Japs, but they had two light machine guns and a truck."

The guerrilla fighter seemed to recall something and added, "At that time, the grenade was thrown onto the Japanese truck, destroying the goods being transported. The Japanese fled from the truck as if they had seen a ghost, and they also put on a kind of mask that I had never seen before."

"What!?"

Hearing this, Lin Qiang's heart trembled. He probably guessed what the Japanese were going to transport.

At this moment, Lin Qiang suddenly remembered that when he rescued the monk, the Japanese were escorting a group of prisoners of war into the deep mountains and forests.

There was no one living there. Even if Lin Qiang didn't have a specific location in mind, he wouldn't have chosen to establish a base there.

There were speculations at the time, but Lin Qiang thought it was unlikely that the Japanese really had a research base in northwestern Shanxi. Now it seems that it is a regret that he did not go to find out at that time.

After the battle is over, I must go back and find out.

After Lin Qiang made a decision in secret, he said to the guerrilla fighter, "You take a rest first."

"Monk, pour me a glass of water and some dry food."

"Yes!"

After Lin Qiang left the command post, he looked at the corpses of the Japanese soldiers on the battlefield again, and his eyes became extremely cold.

He then called Duan Peng on the intercom, told him about the guerrillas, and repeatedly emphasized the danger of this mission: "Remember, no matter what happens, we cannot let this mission fail, otherwise, we will be in big trouble!"

This was the first time that Lin Qiang issued an order to complete the mission at all costs, which means that if necessary, the lives of special forces members can be sacrificed.

After Duan Peng learned what the Japanese were transporting, he realized the seriousness of the matter. He also knew that if the mission failed, the independent battalion base would become a living hell.

"Captain, don't worry. Even if I die, I will never let the devils succeed!"

"Go ahead, be careful!"

The special forces are well-equipped, including chemical protective suits, gas masks and other equipment.

Not long after, a specially dressed team quietly left the Xiaowangzhuang position, and the guerrilla who came to report the situation was among them.

It's just that his clothes are different from others, which makes him look a little out of place.

The special forces team set off, but Lin Qiang still felt that it was not stable enough.

In order to ensure that the special forces would not encounter interference from large Japanese forces during their operations, Lin Qiang gave orders through the walkie-talkie, asking the team to deliberately reveal flaws.

During the Japanese's eighth charge, the soldiers at the front line withdrew from their positions according to Lin Qiang's orders and temporarily gave the positions to the Japanese.

In the devil's camp.

When he saw the team finally break through the independent battalion's front line, Hirano Wataru was so excited that he almost shed tears.

"Yoshi!"

"It seems like it's only a matter of time before we wipe out Lin Qiang and his independent battalion!"

"Order the troops to pursue the victory and wipe out the independent battalion in one fell swoop!"