Bright Sword: Japs, times have changed

The two acted at the same time. Qian Bojun called Chu Yunfei's regiment headquarters. After Chu Yunfei answered the phone, he reported the situation truthfully and asked to be punished.

Chu Yunfei's reaction on the other end of the phone was just as Qian Bojun had expected: "What a bunch of good-for-nothings! A whole company of people were disarmed and they didn't even dare to spare a single skin!"

"Commander, this happened too suddenly."

Qian Bojun tried his best to explain for the company commander: "After all, we were fighting the Japanese at the time, and we were afraid of accidentally injuring friendly forces. But we never expected that someone would get there first, and even took away all the weapons and ammunition on the pretext of suspecting their identities."

"So how did you handle it?"

Hearing Chu Yunfei's tone gradually soften, he realized that this was the right thing to do and hurriedly said, "While I was reporting to you, my adjutant Zhang Fugui was on his way to Black Cloud Village to negotiate. I believe he will return to the camp soon with weapons and ammunition."

"It better be this way!"

Chu Yunfei snorted coldly and said, "Punish that company commander by military law as a warning to others!"

This is Chu Yunfei's way of commanding the army, decisive and ruthless.

This sentence made Qian Bojun break out in a cold sweat, and he quickly replied, "Yes!"

After the call was disconnected, Qian Bojun came to his senses and found himself inexplicably covered in cold sweat, his face instantly darkening.

After so many years of fighting, he had made great contributions, but in the end, only Chu Yunfei was rewarded, while he and others could only stay in the small town of Dagu.

If I were also the team leader, would Chu Yunfei still dare to speak to me like this?

The more he thought about it, the more Qian Bojun was tempted by the conditions proposed by the Japanese.

"I've followed you through battles all these years, and I've long since repaid your cultivation of me. Since you, Chu Yunfei, won't give me a chance, don't blame me for looking for opportunities to get promoted and make a fortune on my own."

Qian Bojun said this to himself, but he never expected that the company commander who was outside the door holding a gift to thank him happened to hear it clearly.

The company commander recalled Lin Qiang's words in his mind and suddenly realized that his battalion commander really had the intention of surrendering to the enemy.

He quickly took a few steps back, returned to the doorway, and shouted into the house, "Commander, Commander!"

Qian Bojun came out upon hearing the noise and saw that it was the company commander Chu Yunfei had ordered to be executed. Suddenly, a thought popped up in his mind: "Wu Zhe? Why are you here?"

Although he had made sufficient preparations in his heart, when he saw Qian Bojun, a trace of guilt still flashed across Wu Zhe's face. "Battalion Commander, I lost such a big man to you, and you didn't blame me at all. So, thinking of your hard work for the brothers, I bought some food to nourish you."

Just as Qian Bojun turned around and was about to enter the house, he did not notice the guilty look on Wu Zhe's face.

After the other party entered the room, Qian Bojun said, "Close the door."

"Oh, okay!"

After closing the door, Qian Bojun rolled his eyes and whispered, "Wu Zhe, you've been following me for quite some time, right?"

Wu Zhe held up two fingers and gestured, "It's been exactly two years, Captain."

"You've made many contributions, but because of this little thing, the commander wants to punish you by military law."

Qian Bojun said with great regret: "You were a talented general, what a pity!"

"Commander, what did you say?"

Wu Zhe thought he had misheard and asked, "You said the regimental commander wants to punish me by military law?"

"Yes."

Qian Bojun pointed at the still-unputted phone receiver and said regretfully, "When you came, I had just finished talking to the regimental commander. I thought that this matter would sooner or later be known to him, so I might as well report it proactively. But I didn't expect that he would actually let me punish you by military law."

As he spoke, Qian Bojun secretly glanced at Wu Zhe's changing expression. Noticing his despair about what he was about to face, Qian Bojun suddenly gave him hope: "But I don't intend to do what the commander wants."

"Battalion Commander, you..."

Wu Zhe was both surprised and delighted, his mood like a roller coaster: "Are you going to disobey the commander's orders for me?"

"I, Qian Bojun, value talent and don't want to see you lose your life like this."

Seeing that the time was ripe, Qian Bojun began to instill the idea of surrendering to the enemy into Wu Zhe's mind: "The regimental commander is like this. He can't tolerate any grain of sand in his eyes. Not to mention you, even if we battalion commanders make a mistake, he will not hesitate to punish us by military law."

"I've followed him through battles all these years, yet all the credit goes to him alone. To be honest, I, Qian Bojun, feel very unbalanced. Since he's blocking our path to promotion and wealth, we might as well create our own. Do you think what I say makes sense?"

These words made Wu Zhe firmly believe that his battalion commander was going to surrender to the enemy. He also believed that what he said was true and that the regimental commander would punish him by military law for this matter.

At this moment, Wu Zhe seemed to have entered a fog and could not find a way out.

Eighth Route Army, yes, there is also the Eighth Route Army!

Wu Zhe seemed to have grabbed a life-saving straw. Even though it was because of the Eighth Route Army that he faced this situation, he would rather forgive the Eighth Route Army than die or become a traitor.

But he also knew that he absolutely couldn't let Qian Bojun discover his intentions now. Everything had to be done according to his wishes. He nodded and agreed, "Battalion Commander, what you said makes a lot of sense. With your abilities and the support of your brothers, you can definitely serve as the regimental commander, or even the brigade commander, of any team!"

Qian Bojun felt very comfortable with this flattery. Wu Zhe was originally his trusted subordinate, and now it seemed that saving his life was the right choice.

So, Qian Bojun gave him a very important task: "To tell you the truth, I have already been planning this matter. Now all I need is the right opportunity. However, there is one more thing I need you to do. Some people in the team are still undecided. You go and convince them."

"If someone is stubborn and refuses to change, they might even try to ruin our chances."

At this point, Qian Bojun's tone was icy, his eyes cold: "Then let him pay the price for his loyalty!"

"Such a person is not worthy of your hard work."

Wu Zhe agreed calmly, "Captain, please rest assured and leave this matter to me. I will definitely not let you down for saving my life!"

No matter what Qian Bojun's reason was, he did not follow Chu Yunfei's orders, which can be regarded as saving Wu Zhe's life.

But this was not enough to make Wu Zhe follow him wholeheartedly and surrender to the Japanese. He agreed because he wanted to take this opportunity to find out how many people were willing to surrender to the enemy and how many were not.

"Go ahead, hurry up!"

Wu Zhe saluted and said, "Yes!"

the other side.

Zhang Fugui rode his horse at full speed and finally arrived at Heiyun Village after three hours.

The sentry stopped him and he didn't even get up the mountain.

After waiting for more than ten minutes at the foot of the mountain, I saw someone coming down from the mountain.

After seeing the person coming, Lin Qiang sneered in his heart and was very disdainful of Zhang Fugui.

It was not a matter of disdain for the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army, but a matter of disdain for these traitors who were about to surrender to the enemy.

"I am Zhang Fugui, deputy commander of the 1st Battalion, 358th Regiment, Shanxi-Suiyuan Army."

Zhang Fugui stretched out his hand and asked, "Excuse me, who are you..."

Lin Qiang didn't intend to shake his hand. He said coldly, "I'm Lin Qiang, Platoon Leader of the First Platoon, Third Company, First Battalion, Eighth Route Army Independent Regiment."

Zhang Fugui withdrew his hand awkwardly, anger flashing across his eyes, but he still smiled and said, "Platoon Leader Lin, I believe you know the purpose of my visit today. The misunderstanding that arose then has now been cleared up."

"No problem at all!"

Lin Qiang was very magnanimous and said, "Since it was a misunderstanding, I must apologize to your army. After all, it was me who ordered the disarmament of your army."

Zhang Fugui was a man who knew how to handle things. He immediately said, "Platoon Leader Lin, you are too kind. It is I who should apologize to your army for my men's recklessness."

The two of them exchanged a few words of humility, and finally Lin Qiang said, "Okay, since you are so insistent, let me see your sincerity in apologizing."

"what?"

Zhang Fugui was obviously stunned for a moment. Why the hell did this kid not play by the rules?

Still want to show your sincerity?

Don’t say you are just a small platoon leader, even if you are your battalion commander, you have to speak politely to me when you see me!

Zhang Fugui was obviously a little angry, but he suppressed his anger and said, "I will show my sincerity later. But Platoon Leader Lin, now that our misunderstanding has been resolved, can you return my company's equipment to me?"

Hearing this, Lin Qiang immediately revealed a very angry expression and said, "I get angry whenever I mention this. I was afraid of disciplinary action from my superiors if there was a misunderstanding, so I reported the matter immediately. Who would have thought that our company commander would scold me without saying a word, saying that he would take the weapons away and personally apologize to your army."

"You said I was just worried about the safety of the team, what did I do wrong?"

Zhang Fugui didn't care about Lin Qiang's fate. He only cared about his own equipment. He asked, "Platoon Leader Lin, what do you mean..."

"You are late!"

Lin Qiang said, "Our company commander has already taken his equipment and gone to apologize to your battalion commander."