Bright Sword: Japs, times have changed

At this time, Ma Zi had long lost his previous arrogance. One of his hands was pierced through by a Type 38 rifle bullet. Blood was constantly flowing out of the single hole, and his face turned pale due to excessive blood loss.

Qiangzi was a tall man of about 1.8 meters, with a strong body. He appeared in front of Xu Lang, holding a pockmarked boy that looked like a chicken in one hand.

The moment he saw Ma Zi, Xu Lang's long-suppressed anger was finally released. Ignoring the bleeding wound on his left arm, he stepped forward and punched Ma Zi hard in the face.

"what!"

After a heart-wrenching cry, the pockmarked man who was being carried began to beg for mercy: "Captain! Stop hitting me, please stop hitting me! It was the devils who made me do this. I was forced to do it!"

"Forced?"

Xu Lang shook his aching fist and sneered, "What did the Japs use to force you? Did they force you to kill Xiao Linzi?"

"I was really forced to do it, really!"

Half of Ma Zi's face had begun to become noticeably red and swollen, blood mixed with saliva flowed from his mouth, and his speech became slurred: "The Japanese captured my family. My mother forced me to bring the Japanese to chase you in order to protect my sister!"

A cold light flashed in Xu Lang's eyes, and he asked, "Who forced you to do this?"

"Fuck you!"

"Did your mother force you to do this?"

Ma Zi nodded as hard as he could and said, "Yes, it was my mother who made me do that!"

Ma Zi is from the south. After joining the Central Army, his troops were dispatched to the northwest battlefield to fight. After the troops were disbanded and reorganized, he followed Xu Lang to become a puppet soldier.

The brutality of the battlefield in the south was beyond words. In order to protect their families, many southerners like Ma Zi chose to bring their families to the north.

Perhaps he thought that by joining the puppet army, at least he wouldn't have to worry about his family being slaughtered by the Japanese.

"What does this have to do with us?"

At this time, Lin Qiang stood up and said, "Everyone present was forced to rise up in resistance by the Japanese. You had many choices, but if you chose the wrong one, you should pay for your mistake."

Many times, Lin Qiang didn’t know how to deal with such things. In times of war, everyone wanted to do one thing well, which was to protect their families.

Every soldier who joined the army wanted to kill all the Japanese devils and prevent their families from being harmed.

In Xu Lang's opinion, no matter what the reason was for Ma Zi to make this choice, it was unforgivable.

Instead of asking about his brother's condition, he apologized to Lin Qiang for his previous attitude: "Platoon Leader, I was wrong before. I shouldn't have..."

"this is not your fault."

Lin Qiang waved his hand to interrupt him and said, "If anyone doubts a comrade who has shared life and death with me in front of me, I will treat him the same way as you do."

"Platoon leader, I..."

"You should ask about your brother first."

When Lin Qiang led his team to the battlefield, he happened to hear what Ma Zi shouted. In order to show Xu Lang his attitude, he specifically ordered not to kill Ma Zi and leave it to Xu Lang to deal with it himself.

After Ma Zi finished speaking, Lin Qiang led his team to the nearby point in the dark. With the volleys of two Czech-style guns and rifles, they easily killed all the Japanese soldiers.

"Yes! My brother!"

Xu Lang instantly became a different person. Even in the dim moonlight, one could see the distinct red bloodshot in his eyes. "Where's my brother? Where's Xiao Linzi? If you tell me, maybe I can give you a quick death."

As he spoke, Xu Lang asked the soldier beside him for a bayonet and patted Ma Zi on the face: "You know all my tricks, so if you know what's good for you, tell me now. You don't want to be like Wang Changfu and be chopped into a human stick by me, do you?"

Worried about being misunderstood by Lin Qiang and the others, Xu Lang turned around and explained, "Platoon Leader, this Wang Changfu is a member of the County Maintenance Association. I really couldn't stand his actions, so I took people to tie him up. Platoon Leader, killing a traitor is the right thing to do, right?"

"You did well."

Lin Qiang expressed his appreciation: "As long as you kill the Japanese and traitors, I have no objection to any means you use."

This almost frightened Ma Zi to death. He could still vividly remember Wang Changfu's miserable condition, as he was the one who had dealt the first blow.

He would rather die than experience the horrific scene that frightened people just by hearing the sound. He hurriedly said, "It's fake. Everything I said is fake. Xu Lin is not dead at all. I tied him up in a dilapidated temple outside the city."

Hearing that his brother was not dead, Xu Lang felt like a heavy burden had been lifted off his shoulders, and he relaxed instantly.

However, he was very curious about why Ma Zi didn't kill Xu Lin, but Xu Lin was sure that it was not that Ma Zi didn't want to kill him, but that he had other plans for keeping him.

If you want to know why, it’s actually very simple. Just ask: “What do you want to do with him by tying him up?”

"I just want to leave myself a way out."

Mazi suddenly knelt down hard on the ground, and Qiangzi was not paying attention and let him break free.

Ma Zi, who was kneeling on the ground, knew that he would not be able to return alive. He cried and said, "Captain, I lied to you. My family has been sent away a long time ago. I have to thank you very much. The money that was not found in Wang Changfu's house was actually hidden by me. With that money, my mother and others will live for the rest of their lives."

Ma Zi lowered his head, and no one noticed the change in his eyes. The arm that was still bleeding was secretly groping for something.

Suddenly, Ma Zi raised his head abruptly and revealed a creepy smile: "Xu, I know you won't let me go. Even if I die, I will take a few people with me!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Ma Zi's injured arm moved, and a grenade with the fuse pulled out fell to the ground.

No one realized that this would happen, and they all gathered together. In this situation, it was impossible to avoid the damage from the grenade explosion in the first place.

"I qnmd!"

At this time, Qiangzi kicked out and kicked Mazi hard on the back, and then Qiangzi pressed his body on the grenade.

From discovering the grenade to suppressing it with Ma Zi's body, the whole process took less than two seconds. Only after Qiang Zi finished this series of actions did Lin Qiang yell, "Get down!"

Lying down can effectively avoid the shock wave caused by the explosion and reduce the damage you will receive.

Qiangzi put one big foot on Mazi's back to prevent him from suddenly turning over.

"boom!"

The explosion was not as loud as imagined. Lin Qiang and others who were closer only felt a slight vibration in the ground.

"Hadron!"

After getting up, Lin Qiang saw Qiangzi lying on the ground, holding one of his legs in pain. He felt something was wrong and shouted and ran over to check the situation.

"Qiangzi, you're really going to die!"

Lin Qiang angrily said, "Do you think you're brave? Do you want me to erect a hero monument for you?"

Fortunately, it was just a false alarm. After putting his legs down, Qiangzi chuckled and said, "Sergeant, I'm fine. My legs are just a little numb from the shock!"

"Fuck you! When you get back, go to the kitchen and switch places with Zhao Dezhu!"

Hearing Lin Qiang cursing twice, Qiangzi knew that the platoon leader was worried about him, so he quickly stood up and explained, "Platoon leader, I was careless. I didn't want my brothers to get hurt because of my carelessness, so..."

"So you're risking yourself?"

Lin Qiang said angrily, "Your attempt to remedy the situation is correct, but you should have laid down immediately to ensure your own safety. The power of a grenade isn't that great. If you lay down in this situation, you'll at most get hurt. But you should save your life and go to the battlefield to kill more devils for your comrades who were injured because of your carelessness!"

"Instead of risking your own life!"