Bright Sword: Japs, times have changed

When the sentry found Lin Qiang, he was taking out some of the supplies for this operation and storing them in the warehouse.

Lin Qiang put all the bandages and other medical supplies into the hospital. The quantity was not large and the hospital warehouse could accommodate them all.

Before he could check the rewards from the system, the sentry came running over breathlessly and reported, "Platoon leader, some Jinsui troops have come down the mountain. They say they have news about Qian Bojun and it's urgent."

Lin Qiang was not surprised at all when he heard that the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army had come down the mountain. He would have been surprised if the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army had not come.

But when he heard the news about Qian Bojun, he suddenly became alert and asked, "Where is he? Where is he?"

"It's at the foot of the mountain!"

Without saying a word, Lin Qiang ran straight down the mountain.

I was afraid that if I was a step slower, I would miss the great opportunity to expand my team.

In the original novel, Li Yunlong definitely took away more than just a battalion's equipment, and there must have been some people who were willing to join the Eighth Route Army.

The Shanxi-Suiyuan Army in Wanjia Town is a good opportunity for Lin Qiang to expand his team. As long as he seizes it, he can more than double the number of people in the team.

Soon, Lin Qiang came to the foot of the mountain and saw the company commander of the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army whom he had met once, but he didn't know his name.

"Platoon Leader Lin, we meet again!"

Wu Zhe greeted him politely, then said bluntly, "Platoon Leader Lin, I'm here to tell you that Qian Bojun intends to surrender to the Japanese. Some of my men and I are unwilling to follow him and become traitors to our country. So, I'm here to ask you to accept my surrender and that of my brothers."

"You said Qian Bojun wanted to rebel?"

Lin Qiang pressed on, "This matter is of grave importance, and shouldn't you have informed your regimental commander immediately? Why are you telling me? Also, you're from the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army. If you don't want to surrender to the enemy, you can just stay there. Why are you coming to me?"

These questions made Wu Zhe chuckle. He said, "Platoon Leader Lin, this brings me back to what happened when we first met. After you took the equipment, Qian Bojun immediately reported it to the regiment headquarters. The reply he received was that I would be subject to military court. However, in order to win over the people, he disobeyed orders and spared me. In return, he asked me to deal with those soldiers who were still undecided or unwilling to surrender to the enemy."

"I'm a man who knows how to repay kindness, but it's absolutely impossible for me, Wu Zhe, to defect to the enemy and become a traitor! I'll naturally spare him if we meet him on the battlefield in the future, in exchange for saving my life."

"Now I'm already a dead man in the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army. Now you know why I didn't inform Chu Yunfei and stopped staying in the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army, right?"

Hearing this, Lin Qiang smiled awkwardly: "I'm really sorry, I didn't know that Chu Yunfei would directly punish you by military law because of such a small matter."

This was something Lin Qiang had not expected. He originally thought that Qian Bojun was planning to rebel and would not report anything about the team to Chu Yunfei. Unexpectedly, in order to stabilize Chu Yunfei, this guy chose to report the truth as before.

Isn't he afraid that Chu Yunfei will blame him and say that Qian Bojun is incompetent in commanding the army and directly remove him from his position as battalion commander?

But one thing is certain, that is, Qian Bojun's battalion was not a monolithic entity, and there were still some people who were unwilling to surrender to the enemy and become traitors.

I just don’t know how many people are willing to join the Eighth Route Army.

"This matter is over."

Wu Zhe reminded him again, "Platoon Leader Lin, before we came here, Zheng Qian, the chairman of the county maintenance association, brought someone to meet with Qian Bojun. Originally, Zhang Fugui was supposed to come to negotiate with you about the equipment, but in the end, I was sent here."

Not only Zhang Fugui noticed Zheng Qian's attitude towards that person, Wu Zhe had noticed it since the two of them entered the door.

He told Lin Qiang the same guess as Zhang Fugui, but he was not as bold as Zhang Fugui in guessing that it was just a Japanese soldier at the level of a lieutenant colonel.

After listening, Lin Qiang shook his head and denied his guess: "According to you, Zheng Qian's status in the county is not low, and he also controls most of the Japanese business. Therefore, ordinary lieutenants would not be so respectful to him. In my opinion, the person going with him is either a colonel or a staff officer."

"what?"

Wu Zhe was shocked by this speculation. "Impossible, right? The colonel is considered the highest leader in the county. How could he possibly go to Dagu Town to meet Qian Bojun in person?"

Lin Qiang smiled and thought that if you knew what happened yesterday, you wouldn't be so surprised.

But he still didn't tell the other party what happened yesterday, because until now, he had not seen Wu Zhe's loyalty to him, and the same went for the other people.

It was proven last time that anyone who wanted to follow Lin Qiang would show his loyalty after expressing his attitude. Therefore, Lin Qiang guessed that Wu Zhe in front of him did not really want to join his team.

This is not surprising. After all, he was a company commander in the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army, but now he has to join someone with a lower position than him. He may not even be able to be a squad leader. Not everyone can accept this gap.

In fact, it was Lin Qiang who misunderstood.

Wu Zhe and others really wanted to join Lin Qiang's team, and they were already prepared. However, Lin Qiang had found excuses to evade the question just now, and he was not sure whether Lin Qiang was willing for them to join.

Wu Zhe had said everything he needed to say about Qian Bojun.

Unsure if there would be another opportunity like this, Wu Zhe asked again, "Platoon Leader Lin, I have the same question again. My brothers and I would like to join your team. Would you welcome us, Platoon Leader Lin?"

"As long as you are sincere, Lin will certainly welcome you!"

Lin Qiang looked at the few people again and suddenly found that he could see their loyalty levels, and they were all above eighty.

This is already a very high level of loyalty, and they have not even joined the team yet, but they can still have such high loyalty. This shows how determined Wu Zhe and others are.

Wu Zhe also laughed and said, "That's great, Platoon Leader Lin, since you've agreed, I'll go back and bring my brothers to join you!"

"How many of you are willing to join our Eighth Route Army?"

Wu Zhe smiled and said, "Not many, only about 400 people."

"How many?"

my darling!

More than four hundred people!

That’s more than the entire row combined!

Haha! God has eyes!

But Lin Qiang rejected Wu Zhe's plan: "Don't rush this, I have other plans."

"Wu Zhe, since Qian Bojun helped him figure out how many people were willing to join his enemies, then you should also know how many people were unwilling, right?"

Wu Zhe confidently replied, "Of course. In addition to the 400 or so people who are willing to join the Eighth Route Army, there are also more than 200 people who want to continue to stay in the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army."

"Lin... Platoon Leader, you don't want me to win them over, do you?"

Lin Qiang chuckled and said, "Smart! Since they don't want to follow Qian Bojun and surrender to the enemy, then the chances of winning them over to join the Eighth Route Army are not small. Why not give it a try?"

"To be honest, my team currently only has close to 400 people. If I want to expand my team quickly, I will definitely not miss this good opportunity."

Now it was Wu Zhe's turn to be shocked. He stared with wide eyes and asked, "Platoon leader, how many people did you say were in the team?"

"Less than 400 people, what's wrong?"

"We're a platoon, right?"

Lin Qiang replied, "Indeed, if you and the other brothers join us, I'm afraid we can only give you the position of squad leader."

"That's not what I wanted to say."

Wu Zhe said, "I really underestimated your ability, Platoon Leader. You were able to develop a platoon into something very close to a battalion. Just based on this, I, Wu Zhe, know that I definitely followed the right person!"

After some humility, the topic returned to the main track.

Wu Zhe asked, "Platoon Leader, you just said you had other plans. I'm afraid it's not just as simple as winning over more people, right?"

"Uh...it is."

Lin Qiang was a little embarrassed. It seemed that having subordinates who were too smart was not a good thing.

"If I'm guessing correctly, Platoon Leader, which battalion's equipment are you interested in?"

Wu Zhe said confidently, "Leave it to me, Platoon Leader. Just wait and see. When you join the team, I'll give you a big gift!"