Bright Sword: Japs, times have changed

The independent battalion was the first team to reach the designated location.

This is also because the frontal march took the main road with better road conditions.

Moreover, the special forces were very fierce and removed all obstacles along the way one by one.

But the price was the sacrifice of eleven special forces members.

Lin Qiang has arranged for people to send their bodies back to the base.

The remaining team members were in heavy hearts, knowing that behind every victory there is always a huge sacrifice.

Lin Qiang stood at the front of the team, his eyes determined and filled with grief. "Brothers, we must not let down the expectations of our fallen comrades."

His deep, powerful voice echoed through the ranks.

At this moment, the scouts came running to report that they had discovered a small group of Japanese troops ahead, escorting a group of civilians towards the stronghold. They were probably being captured to be used as laborers or as hostages.

Lin Qiang clenched his fists, a look of determination flashing in his eyes.

"Everyone, gather and prepare for battle. This time, we must rescue the civilians at the lowest cost, and also teach the Japanese a severe lesson to comfort the spirits of our fallen brothers."

The special forces members quickly organized their equipment and quietly surrounded the Japanese troops.

When they approached the right distance, with Lin Qiang's order, gunshots instantly broke the silence.

The special forces members were filled with anger, and their bullets were mercilessly harvesting the lives of the Japanese.

After learning about it, we found out that this was the nth batch of civilians that the Japanese had captured and brought into the county.

Lin Qiang asked his men to send the people to a safe place, his face gloomy.

The monk asked, "Captain, what are the Japs trying to do?"

"Isn't it obvious? That bastard Shinozuka Yoshio wants to use the people as hostages to force us to withdraw!"

The monk didn't look like a monk, but more like a street thug: "This damn bastard, when I catch him, I will definitely help him to pass away!"

As he spoke, the monk touched the mirror box on his waist.

Lin Qiang silently complained: Physical salvation is also salvation. The damn Yoshio Shinozuka has committed serious sins. Even if the monk talks a lot, he may not be able to save him.

Bullets are better.

After arriving at the designated location, Lin Qiang was not idle either.

Since we know that the Japanese are taking civilians hostage, we might as well take advantage of their tactics.

Along the way, they continued to collect intelligence and learned that Yoshio Shinozuka was mobilizing more troops to try to encircle the independent battalion.

So some team members disguised themselves as captured civilians and deliberately exposed themselves on the Japanese patrol route.

The Japanese army was fooled and took these "civilians" to their stronghold.

The main force of the independent battalion followed quietly behind. When they arrived near the stronghold, the disguised members suddenly attacked and joined forces with the supporting troops outside.

Suddenly, the sound of gunfire was deafening and the Japanese army was in chaos. Lin Qiang took the lead and led the soldiers to fight bravely against the enemy.

The monk was like a tiger descending from the mountain, and the mirror box in his hand kept spewing out tongues of fire.

Soon, the Japanese troops in the stronghold were wiped out.

This battle not only rescued many detained civilians, but also seized a large amount of supplies, weapons and ammunition.

Even a small victory before a big war can greatly boost the morale of the soldiers.

It also dispelled the shadow of the previous special forces members' sacrifice.

These rescued people had not yet been sent into the city, but Lin Qiang was temporarily unable to do anything for the people in the city.

The only way is to liberate Taiyuan City.

Lin Qiang knew that liberating Taiyuan City was not an easy task and that a detailed plan must be made.

He called together the backbone members of each team to discuss countermeasures.

At this time, a soldier came to report that a comrade who claimed to be from Taiyuan City.

Lin Qiang went to check and found that although the man was dressed in civilian clothes, his eyes were flashing.

After some questioning, we learned that this comrade had taken great risks and brought a map of the internal defense layout of Taiyuan City.

This is undoubtedly a timely help.

Lin Qiang immediately contacted Li Yunlong and others, but learned that the three regiments were unable to arrive in time due to strong obstacles.

Lin Qiang had no choice but to study the map himself.

"Monk, arrange for this comrade to go down and rest."

But he was rejected by the other party: "Captain Lin, my mission is completed, but there are still many civilians in the city. I must ensure their safety."

"Captain Lin, I will be waiting for your arrival in the city."

Lin Qiang admired him deeply and shook his hand tightly, saying, "Comrade, don't worry, we will definitely enter the city as soon as possible."

The comrade nodded and turned away.

Lin Qiang looked at the defense layout map carefully, frowning.

The defenses of Taiyuan City are very strict, so a frontal attack is definitely not possible. We have to think of a clever way.

The monk came over and said, "Captain, how about we launch a surprise attack at night? We can sneak in in the dark."

Lin Qiang shook his head: "It's not that simple. There are hidden bunkers and firing points everywhere here. It's dangerous at night with limited vision."

Just as everyone was racking their brains, a scout came to report that they had discovered unusual movements in a hidden valley outside the city.

Lin Qiang took a few people to check and found that a group of puppet soldiers were secretly stockpiling military supplies, as if they were planning to transport them into the city.

Lin Qiang came up with a plan.

He ordered his soldiers to quietly control this group of puppet troops, change into their uniforms, and disguise themselves as a team transporting supplies as they approached the city gate.

The defenders in the city thought they were their own people and were completely unprepared.

In this way, the team successfully entered the city.

After entering the city, Lin Qiang and others advanced cautiously.

They avoided several Japanese outposts according to the defensive layout map they remembered.

However, halfway through the journey, they suddenly encountered a Japanese army squad conducting a routine inspection.

Lin Qiang's heart tightened, but he appeared calm on the surface.

The monk muttered softly, "Captain, what should we do?"

Lin Qiang gave a look, signaling everyone to stay put.

At this time, a soldier who looked like a puppet army leader came forward and explained in broken Japanese that these were military supplies to be sent to a certain place.

The Japanese squad leader looked suspicious and walked around the carriage.

Just when the atmosphere was tense to the extreme, there was a commotion in the distance. It turned out that a few drunk Japanese soldiers were making trouble.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Lin Qiang and others pretended to be impatient and urged the Japanese squad leader to let them go quickly.

The Japanese squad leader was annoyed by the noise and waved his hand to let them go.

Lin Qiang breathed a sigh of relief and led everyone to continue heading towards the core area of the city.

As they moved forward, they secretly contacted their underground party comrades in the city.

With the cooperation of underground party comrades, they successfully found the location of the Japanese arsenal and the command center.

They then exchanged some explosives and distributed them, asking people to blow up the two targets.

The soldiers were divided into two teams and sneaked towards the armory and the command center respectively.

Lin Qiang led a team to the command center, and they carefully eliminated the sentries along the way.

When they were about to reach their destination, an accident happened. A soldier accidentally hit a stone, making a noise.

In an instant, alarms sounded and Japanese troops from all around rushed over.

Lin Qiang shouted loudly: "We can't stop bombing the arsenal! We must hold on!"

After saying this, he led the charge towards the Japanese army. The monk also roared and started firing.

Although the soldiers were few in number, they were all brave and fearless.

On the other side, the soldiers responsible for blowing up the arsenal successfully broke through the defense line, placed the explosives and lit the fuse.

"boom!"

A huge explosion was heard, and flames shot up into the sky from the arsenal, causing the Japanese troops at the command center to panic.

Lin Qiang seized the opportunity and led his team to charge into the command center and killed the senior officers inside.

Afterwards, they fought and retreated, and broke out of the city together with the soldiers who came to meet them to blow up the arsenal.

The supporting team outside the city launched a quick and fierce attack, opening a breakthrough.

Only then did Lin Qiang and others manage to break out.