Bright Sword: Japs, times have changed

"What good news?"

The scout took a deep breath, tried hard to adjust his breathing, and replied: "Reporting to the battalion commander, according to your order, I lurked all the way to the county town. The Japanese retreated and camped outside the county town."

"Captain Zhang, the county's intelligence officer, told me personally that a Japanese brigade commander committed seppuku in the military police. I think his name was Hirano Watari."

Lai Bujie was shocked by the news, but Lin Qiang finally figured out why the Japanese withdrew their troops. It seemed that the Japanese were also afraid of the things their own people had cooked up.

Suddenly, Lin Qiang thought that this was a great opportunity. Once Hirano Wataru died, there would inevitably be turmoil within the Japanese army. The devils must be in a panic now, fearing that he would use these weapons to counterattack. It seemed that he had to take this opportunity to give them another strong dose of medicine.

Just do it.

Lin Qiang immediately summoned the company commanders to discuss the matter, but did not tell them anything about the Japanese's secret weapons.

Standing in front of the map, Lin Qiang glanced at the company commanders with a determined look: "Brothers, the Japanese are in chaos right now. We need to make some big noise to make them even more confused."

No matter what the reason for the chaos, it will definitely cause great trouble to the Japanese. At least in the short term, there will be no more action.

Anyway, the order from headquarters is to hold back the two Japanese brigades, no matter what method is used, as long as the mission can be completed.

The company commanders nodded one after another, indicating that this idea was feasible.

Being forced to fight by the Japanese all day long, all the company commanders and soldiers were very angry. Why could the Japanese fight when they wanted and retreat when they wanted?

You have to find an opportunity to vent your anger.

Now is the best opportunity, and the company commanders naturally won't let it go easily.

Lin Qiang continued, "My idea is to launch a surprise attack. Our target is their supply depot. Although the defense there is strong, their morale is unstable right now, so there must be a loophole."

"Don't worry about whether the means are honorable or not, as long as the effect is satisfactory to us, that's all that matters."

Lin Qiang was the first to lift the restrictions, and for a while, all kinds of bad ideas came out.

For example, Qiangzi advocated disguising himself as a group delivering food to the Japanese and poisoning the food; Wang Qiang advocated blowing up the Japanese arsenal and inviting the people of the city to watch a fireworks display;

Xu Lang was once a popular figure among the Japanese devils and was very familiar with every place in the county, so naturally he had more bad ideas.

For example, he said that he could trick the wives of some Japanese officers out and then let the Japanese use things to redeem them. All kinds of dirty tricks emerged one after another.

Lin Qiang listened to everyone's various ideas, and the corners of his mouth rose slightly.

But he knew in his heart that some ideas, although satisfying, were not practical.

"Everyone be quiet for a moment."

Lin Qiang raised his hand to signal, and everyone fell silent and looked at him. "Poisoning seems like a good idea, but it's easy to be discovered and difficult to implement on a large scale. Kidnapping the officers' families is too risky, and the Japanese won't necessarily ransom them. Blowing up the arsenal would make too much noise, and without prior notice, it's very likely to harm innocent civilians."

"Battalion Commander, what do you mean?" Qiangzi asked.

"I think Xu Lang's familiarity with the terrain is very useful. We can sneak into the county town, find out the enemy's supply warehouse, and then create some minor disturbances to attract some of the guards."

Lin Qiang confidently analyzed, "Hirano Watari committed seppuku, and with the other one sniped by Duan Peng, the Japanese have already lost two brigade commanders. I estimate that the Japanese in the county only have one brigade commander in command."

"But not all the devils will obey orders, which will definitely cause chaos. So I think now is the best time to take action and make their chaos even worse."

"Besides, the Japanese may not necessarily care about the supply depot. Even if we can't take it away, we can't leave a single hair for the Japanese. Let's blow it all up!"

After listening to Lin Qiang's plan, all the company commanders expressed their agreement.

So Lin Qiang quickly selected an elite team, led by Xu Lang, and they quietly headed towards the county town under the cover of night.

Relying on his familiarity with the roads in the county town, Xu Lang led his team to successfully avoid the Japanese patrol and reached the vicinity of the supply warehouse.

At this time, the area around the supply warehouse was just as Lin Qiang had expected. Although there were guards, they seemed a little lax.

The team members were divided into two groups according to the plan. One group was responsible for creating a riot. They fired guns and shouted loudly from a distance, attracting some guards to rush over to check. The other group took the opportunity to rush to the supply warehouse and plant explosives.

Just as the soldiers were placing the explosives, a group of Japanese soldiers suddenly rushed in, scaring everyone so much that they dared not breathe and hid in the shadows, ready to fight at any time.

At this moment, everyone was ready to die in battle.

This was a battle in the county town, and they were exchanging fire among the Japanese. Xu Lang and others knew that there was no possibility of getting out alive.

No one will be taken prisoners.

They knew that even the hardest bones would break under the inhumane torture of the Japanese. Rather than being tortured to death, it would be better to take a few people with them before dying.

Fortunately, these devils just took advantage of the chaos in the county to run to the supply warehouse to secretly move supplies. After a while, these devils left with satisfaction and laughter.

Seeing the Japanese go away, the soldiers breathed a sigh of relief and quickly sped up the process of placing explosives.

After everything was ready, Xu Lang led the soldiers to quickly evacuate the county town according to the safe route arranged by Zhang Zizai.

After Xu Lang and others were safely evacuated, Zhang Zizai took all his belongings and his two young wives out of the house and moved to the house farthest from the explosion site to settle down.

Zhang Zizai had purchased this house a long time ago, and originally intended to use it as a contact point for meetings with intelligence personnel. However, the personnel sent by Lin Qiang were floating, and the contact points within the county were also random.

This place was now vacant. Zhang Zizai was thinking about taking action some time ago, but he didn't expect it to come in handy so soon.

As Zhang Zizai calmed down, the time on the time bomb in the Japanese supply warehouse was gradually decreasing.

At this time, Zhang Zizai quickly recalled all his previous arrangements in his mind. After confirming that he would not be suspected of the explosion, he opened the second-floor window with confidence and told the two women not to shout for a while.

As time passed, the time on the time bomb returned to zero.

With a loud bang, flames shot up into the sky from the material warehouse, and the impact force generated by the explosion shook the surrounding buildings.

The Japanese in the county town suddenly fell into chaos and alarms sounded everywhere.

The commander of the Japanese Fourth Brigade, Haradaira Koizumi, was furious, but he had no idea how to respond.

Lin Qiang had already arranged a reception team. After Xu Lang and his team returned successfully, a relieved smile appeared on his face.

This grand explosion can be regarded as the last trouble for Hirano Wataru.

This attack not only destroyed the Japanese's material depot, preventing them from having sufficient logistical supplies to launch a war in a short period of time, but also made the already chaotic Japanese troops even worse.

In the following days, the Japanese were busy rectifying their internal affairs and investigating the bombing of the supply warehouse, and had no time to attack Lin Qiang's independent battalion.

Lin Qiang led the soldiers to continue to maneuver cleverly, constantly sending small troops to harass the surrounding areas of the county town. In this way, through a series of tactical operations, they successfully tied up the forces of two Japanese brigades, and successfully completed the task assigned by the headquarters.