Bright Sword: Japs, times have changed

What Lin Qiang didn't expect was that the plan would go so smoothly.

Not to mention that the county town has been fully deployed, the Japs' guns and artillery have become weapons to destroy them.

Harahira Koizumi was shot dead by Yamamoto Kazuki. His loyal subordinates wanted to hide back in the county town and report to the First Army Headquarters.

He attempted to use his superiors to punish the traitor Yamamoto Ikki.

But their wishes were doomed to fail.

The gate of the county town had already been closed, and was heavily guarded by more than 5,000 soldiers.

Some of these people were soldiers from the independent battalion, and some were troops recruited by Zhang Zizai himself.

Another part is the refugees who fled in recent times. They were mobilized by Zhang Zizai and formed an anti-Japanese force.

With the strength of a reinforced regiment, plus the powerful weapons and sufficient supplies of the Japanese, there is no need to worry about the tens of thousands of troops outside the city.

After Yamamoto Ikki took control of the situation, he immediately eliminated those who disobeyed him.

There were more than 300 people in total, all of whom were Japanese devils holding official positions.

While sending people to deliver intelligence to the independent battalion, he also consolidated his own position.

On the third day after the civil war ended, Yamamoto Ikki had already secured the position of commander of the 4th Brigade.

Only the inauguration documents of the First Army Command were missing.

Yoshio Shinozuka felt mixed emotions when he heard the news.

The good news was that Yamamoto Ikki did not let him down and took control of this army of tens of thousands that did not belong to him.

The worry was that Commander Okamura Yasuji would not recognize Yamamoto Ikki as the brigade commander, and would send Yamamoto Ikki to a military court for disrupting military morale.

But what he didn't know was that Yamamoto Ikki had committed treason and would surely be put to death if he went to the military court.

Therefore, even though Yamamoto Ikki was in control of a large army, he still had no intention of continuing to fight with the independent battalion.

Moreover, he had contacted the commander of the Osaka Division and successfully obtained the other party's protection on the grounds of trade.

Even Okamura Yasuji could not control the Osaka Division.

With this insurance, Yamamoto Ikki felt a lot more at ease.

Independent camp.

Lin Qiang was not happy after receiving the information.

His plan was to announce the news of Yamamoto Ikki's treason as soon as he took control of the 4th Brigade.

But he didn't expect this guy to move so quickly, and he miscalculated this time.

Hu Zi said, "Captain, it's impossible for people to plan everything. This situation is normal."

Lin Qiang nodded slightly. "That being said, we must come up with a countermeasure as soon as possible. Now that Yamamoto Ikki has been protected by the Osaka Division, the situation has become even more complicated."

After a moment of contemplation, Lin Qiang said, "Huzi, we need to collect solid evidence of Yamamoto Ikki's treason and spread it out. We must not only let the Chinese know, but also let the top Japanese military officials know."

Hu Zi's eyes lit up. "Commander, this is a good idea. As long as the evidence is solid, even if the Osaka Division wants to protect him, they have to consider the international impact and internal pressure."

So, the soldiers of the independent battalion began to act secretly.

They went deep into enemy-occupied areas to look for witnesses who had witnessed Yamamoto Ikki's treasonous acts.

At the same time, some documents were unearthed that showed Yamamoto Ikki's private transactions with the enemy.

On the other hand, Yamamoto Ikki thought he was safe and was actively expanding his influence in the brigade.

However, as the situation developed, Yamamoto Ikki seemed to be guilty of treason.

Under pressure from all sides, the Osaka Division was forced to reconsider its protection of Yamamoto Ikki.

In the 4th Brigade, the soldiers who were already dissatisfied with Yamamoto Ikki's usurpation of the throne were also ready to make a move.

But Yamamoto Ikki didn't seem afraid at all.

That day he sent a messenger to inform him of an extremely infuriating piece of news.

Yamamoto Ikki will continue to fight against the independent battalion.

But this was already within Lin Qiang's expectations, and he had a more detailed battle plan.

After receiving the news, Lin Qiang sneered: "Yamamoto Ikki is courting his own death."

Hu Zi asked, "Battalion Commander, how do we fight?"

Lin Qiang unfolded the map and analyzed it. "The terrain here is steep and suitable for an ambush. We can feign defeat and lure them in."

Yamamoto Ikki brought his troops with great momentum. He was full of confidence and believed that he could defeat the independent battalion in one fell swoop.

When they entered the ambush circle, Lin Qiang gave an order and gunfire rang out.

The soldiers of the independent battalion fought bravely and the Japanese army was thrown into chaos.

Yamamoto Ikki realized he had fallen into a trap and tried to organize a counterattack, but his soldiers were already panicking.

It turned out that the evidence of his treason had spread among Japanese soldiers, and no one was willing to work for a traitor anymore.

In addition, after the Osaka Division stopped cooperating with Yamamoto Ikki, the Japanese who originally supported Yamamoto Ikki also became wavering.

A team without morale is even less combat-effective than a group of bandits.

Yamamoto Ikki's army was defeated and he fled in a hurry, leaving behind hundreds of corpses.

Lin Qiang also adjusted the deployment of the independent battalion again at the first opportunity. After all, in order to show his sincerity, Yamamoto Ikki was aware of many of the deployments.

After Yamamoto Ikki escaped back, he knew that his situation was hopeless.

He was unwilling to fail and decided to go all out.

He secretly contacted several scattered Japanese and puppet strongholds in the surrounding area and promised them a large sum of money, hoping that they could work together to encircle the independent battalion.

Lin Qiang quickly learned of Yamamoto Ikki's conspiracy through the intelligence network.

He decided to take advantage of the situation and unite with several friendly forces nearby to form an encirclement around these Japanese and puppet strongholds.

When Yamamoto Ikki led the assembled team towards the independent camp, he found that the surrounding environment was unusually quiet.

By the time they realized something was wrong, heavy artillery fire suddenly broke out all around them.

It turned out that the coalition forces led by Lin Qiang launched the attack.

Yamamoto Ikki commanded the resistance in a panic, but the hastily assembled team fought on their own without any tacit understanding.

The independent battalion has high morale and strong ability to coordinate operations.

Yamamoto Ikki tried to gain the trust of the headquarters through fighting. Even though Yoshio Shinozuka tried his best to cover it up, the news of treason still reached the ears of General Okamura Yasuji.

Not only that.

Everyone in the country knew that an entire Japanese army of tens of thousands had committed treason.

This is not just about Yamamoto Ikki alone, but the entire team.

This news made Yamamoto Ikki furious.

Lin Qiang wants to kill him.

Yamamoto Ikki knew that if he continued like this, he would definitely fail, so he came up with a vicious plan.

He ordered his men to capture many innocent civilians and use them as human shields in front, while they advanced step by step towards the independent battalion.

Lin Qiang frowned when he saw this. This situation was extremely tricky.

If we open fire, civilians will inevitably be hurt, but if we don't open fire, the enemy will attack.

Hu Zi gritted his teeth and said, "Captain, these beasts."

Lin Qiang calmed down and shouted, "We will persuade them to surrender and give them three minutes to think. At the same time, we will quietly send people around to the rear to cut off their retreat."

The soldiers of the independent battalion shouted in unison to persuade them to surrender.

Yamamoto Ikki remained unmoved and continued to drive the people forward.

Just as the people were about to step into the independent battalion's defense circle, fierce gunfire suddenly came from behind.

It turned out that the attack was launched by the soldiers who had circled behind.

Yamamoto Ikki's puppet troops were in great chaos.

At this time, the people heard the gunshots and lay down one after another. The independent battalion seized the opportunity to open fire.

Seeing that the situation was hopeless, Yamamoto Ikki tried to escape, but was hit in the leg by a bullet.

He was eventually captured alive.

Lin Qiang looked at Yamamoto Ikki who was being escorted, feeling filled with emotion. This victory was hard-won, but justice will never be absent.