Bright Sword: Japs, times have changed

"Battalion Commander, the Japs are starting to withdraw!"

At first, Lin Qiang thought the Japanese had simply withdrawn from the front lines. He was still puzzled when he heard the monk excitedly say, "Battalion Commander, the Japanese have begun a full-scale withdrawal. The camp has been emptied. It seems they realize how powerful our independent battalion is!"

"What did you say?"

Lin Qiang looked at the monk in disbelief and asked again, "Are you saying that the Japanese have completely withdrawn to the county?"

The monk nodded and replied, "Yes, I saw the Japanese retreat with my own eyes. They even took away their tents."

Hearing this, Lin Qiang immediately fell into deep thought.

Lin Qiang felt something was amiss. Why had the Japanese suddenly withdrawn their forces? Something must be wrong.

He called a few scouts and ordered them, "Sneak into the vicinity of the county town and investigate to see what tricks the devils are up to."

The scout took the order and left.

Lin Qiang was puzzled. What was the Japs playing at?

We can't show weakness and let the Japanese think that we have set a trap for them, and then withdraw out of fear, right?

No matter what the reason was, just guessing here would not get any results, so Lin Qiang called the brigade commander to ask.

Not long after, the brigade commander's voice came from the phone: "Who is it?"

"Brigade Commander, it's me, Lin Qiang."

Hearing the name Lin Qiang, the brigade commander seemed a little surprised: "Shouldn't you be fighting two brigades of devils right now? How did you have time to call me?"

Judging from the brigade commander's tone, it seems that he is not aware of the Japanese withdrawal.

Lin Qiang suddenly laughed, finding his own idea amusing. No matter how powerful the brigade commander was, it was impossible for him to know the Japanese retreat the moment they did.

Even if the message is delivered immediately, it still takes time.

Lin Qiang adjusted himself and replied, "It's like this, Brigade Commander. Originally, according to the plan, I deliberately exposed a flaw, allowing the Japanese to occupy the front line. Before we could continue the operation, the Japanese suddenly withdrew."

"It wasn't just a simple withdrawal from the battlefield; the entire force retreated back to the county town without any warning."

Lin Qiang chose to conceal the fact that the Japanese might have a weapon of mass destruction.

It's not that he is ambitious, but telling the brigade commander will only cause more trouble for the other party. It would be better for Lin Qiang to assign a team himself, or lead a team to verify it personally after the war.

If there is, then we should nip it in the bud and let the Japanese completely give up this idea. If not, that would be the best, just treat it as familiarizing yourself with the geographical environment in advance.

"You kid, don't you think that there is some big move from above, which has ruined your good fortune?"

The brigade commander said jokingly, "Then you're going to be disappointed. The commander hasn't issued any orders for action yet. Except for you, the entire 386th Brigade is on standby."

"Oh right, and that idiot Li Yunlong, damn it, he actually got into trouble with the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army."

Lin Qiang was startled and asked, "What's the situation? Did the independent regiment suffer any loss?"

"Suffering a loss?"

The brigade commander sneered and said, "Who is Li Yunlong? There's no reason for him to suffer any loss. Besides, if he dares to suffer any loss, I will definitely remove him from his position!"

Ok!

It seems that all of Li Yunlong's good habits were learned from the brigade commander. It's true that what kind of general you have, what kind of soldiers you lead!

Until the phone call was hung up, Lin Qiang still didn't understand why the Japanese withdrew their troops.

But the call was not in vain. At least he learned two pieces of information. One was that the boss's plan had been fully deployed, and the other was that Chu Yunfei could no longer hold back and was about to take action.

Of course, Chu Yunfei’s target was not Li Yunlong, but Lin Qiang.

It is also not ruled out that Li Yunlong and Lin Qiang are both targets that Chu Yunfei wants to eliminate.

Lin Qiang has a good habit, which is that he will not keep thinking about things that he cannot figure out for the time being, but will choose to put them aside temporarily. Naturally, the problem or matter will be solved.

Soon, the special forces returned to their position carrying some unidentified materials.

Duan Peng took off his gas mask, walked forward with a gloomy face, and said, "Battalion Commander, the mission is accomplished, and the team has no casualties."

"What's inside?"

In fact, when he saw Duan Peng's expression, Lin Qiang had already guessed what was in the box, but before he got a definite answer, he still held on to a glimmer of hope.

If it was not what he thought, at least one thing was certain: neither the prisoners of war nor the civilians were subjected to inhumane torture.

however……

"You're right, there are indeed weapons developed by the Japanese in here!"

Lin Qiang had previously told Duan Peng about the process of the Japanese researching this weapon, which was why Duan Peng was so angry at this moment.

Lin Qiang clenched his fists, his eyes icy. "Put this thing away carefully. No one is allowed to approach until a perfect solution is found. Also, this matter is not allowed to be spread outside."

"Tell the special forces members to keep their mouths shut. If anyone leaks this information, I will not let them off lightly!"

"Yes!"

After Duan Peng agreed, he took the special forces team to move the things away.

This matter was not allowed to be leaked, on the one hand because they were worried that it would arouse the anger of the soldiers. When a person is most angry, he often loses his mind. Lin Qiang could not guarantee that he could take all of this into consideration.

On the other hand, there was concern that it would cause panic. Not the panic about the consequences of the Japanese using this weapon, but the soldiers were worried that their loved ones would be persecuted by the Japanese and become the next experimenters.

In short, it’s better to keep this matter secret for the time being.

At least we should wait until the action on this matter is launched before telling the soldiers the truth of the matter, so that they can focus on completing this goal.

Lin Qiang has not yet come up with a perfect solution for how to deal with this batch of weapons. This is also the first time he has encountered such weapons. It can be said that during the entire War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, the Eighth Route Army knew very little about this type of weapon.

Lin Qiang was worried that any hasty action would lead to serious consequences, so he did not dare to act rashly.

"Hey."

Lin Qiang sighed and thought that it would be better if the battle was fought on a small island. Just fight and leave after the battle. An island that may be sunk by tsunamis, typhoons and volcanic eruptions at any time is better off not having it.

The withdrawal of the Japanese troops was good news for the soldiers, as it meant they could stretch their muscles and make a fire to warm their frozen hands.

After the fighting stopped, Zhao Dezhu appeared on the battlefield again with the soldiers of the kitchen team.

Although the soldiers were cold and hungry and everyone wanted to have a hot meal as soon as possible, they lined up in an organized and disciplined manner and no one caused a disturbance.

The front-line positions were deployed for defense again. Lin Qiang also specially dispatched several mortars and infantry guns, and Maxim also dispatched four guns.

The Japanese intention of withdrawing their troops is unclear, but Lin Qiang believes that as long as they are fully prepared, even if the Japanese have any conspiracy or tricks, they will collapse on their own.

After everything was arranged, the scouts sent out returned.

He hurriedly found Lin Qiang and breathlessly reported, "Report to the battalion commander, good news!"

"What good news?"