Bright Sword: Japs, times have changed

"wrong!"

Lin Qiang suddenly thought of Hu Zi and Xu Lang who were delivering supplies to the regiment headquarters. After taking a look at their route on the map, he found that it was the same route the Japanese searched.

As long as you return to the base along the highway and leave the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army's defense zone, you will encounter the Japanese on the highway.

"Go, notify the special forces and ask them to support Hu Zi!"

Lin Qiang said: "If they encounter the devils, no matter how powerful they are, they can only run for their lives!"

"Okay, I'll go find Duan Peng right away!"

Zhang Yuntian ran to the door, but was stopped by Lin Qiang again: "Wait a minute, tell Duan Peng not to engage in a protracted battle with the Japanese. After receiving Hu Zi, they will have no choice but to retreat and circle around the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army's defense zone!"

"Yes!"

The situation was urgent. After Duan Peng learned of the mission, he immediately gathered the team and rode on horseback to provide support.

This preparation was not enough. Lin Qiang asked Zhang Yuntian to take a team of people down the mountain to fight guerrilla warfare with the Japanese, also heading towards the defense zone of the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army.

There was no way around it. The base's current defense was not perfect enough. Lin Qiang also knew that this was the vanguard sent by the Japanese, and their purpose was to find the location of the Eighth Route Army.

Once the Japanese find the Heiyunzhai base, the next to arrive will be Ono, who is blinded by anger, and a regiment of Japanese in the county town.

It just so happened that Chu Yunfei had been feeling very angry recently, and luring the Japanese from Xiaowangzhuang over there would be enough for him to vent his anger.

If there were other teams' defense zones nearby, Lin Qiang would not just think of leading them to the 358th Regiment's defense zone.

After arranging this matter, Lin Qiang became more and more anxious and had to complete the defense deployment of the remaining three hills as soon as possible.

It is impossible for Lin Qiang to manage a team of thousands of people alone. After all, a person's ability is limited, and it is impossible to ensure that there are no mistakes in all aspects.

Lin Qiang found a piece of paper and wrote down the names of Hu Zi, Qiang Zi, Zhang Yuntian, Xu Lang, Wu Zhe, and Wang Qiang on it, and then wrote the word "captain" after each of their names.

Lin Qiang distributed the six names evenly among several people. Each person will lead a team of 200 people, and the remaining 42 people will be assigned to the arsenal, hospital and logistics management work respectively.

Zhao Dezhu has contacted Lin Qiang several times. Although the reply every time was no, Lin Qiang couldn't really not give him any answer.

Apart from anything else, the logistics alone is a very arduous task.

As the team grew larger, the original logistics staff could no longer handle it, and the arsenal and hospital also needed a lot of help.

"Alas, there are still not enough people!"

Lin Qiang sighed.

If other teams knew about this, they would definitely point at Lin Qiang's head and scold him for being greedy.

There are already thousands of people in a platoon, and yet they still complain that there are not enough people. I'm afraid only Lin Qiang can say such a thing.

……

After leaving the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army's defense zone, Hu Zi asked Xu Lang to take out his gun so that he would not be unable to react in time if he encountered the Japanese.

The truck was driving on the road, and the roar of its engine scared away the birds in the woods.

After driving for a distance, Hu Zi parked the truck on the side of the road, opened the door, got out and looked around.

Xu Lang also got out of the car and looked around but didn't find anything unusual. He thought he hadn't noticed it, so he asked, "What's wrong, Hu Zi, what did you find?"

"I haven't found anything yet."

Hu Zi shook his head and said, "But I always feel like something is not right."

It's out in the middle of nowhere, there's not even a ghost in sight, what could be wrong?

Xu Lang looked around again and then returned to the car: "Let's go, speed up, we can still make it back in time for dinner!"

Hu Zi always trusted his intuition, but he really didn't find anything unusual, so he had to get back into the car, start it and continue on his way.

To ease the atmosphere in the car, Xu Lang took the initiative to find a topic: "Hey, Huzi, do you think the platoon leader can manage so many people now?"

Hu Zi stared straight ahead and answered, "It's hard to say. With almost a regiment of troops, it's probably too much for a platoon leader to manage alone."

Not finding anything unusual, Hu Zi relaxed and continued, "I know what you're thinking. You just want to ask me if the platoon leader will let you lead a team, right?"

Hu Zi himself had the same idea. Although he now had a team in the first platoon, most of them were commanded by Lin Qiang himself. Strictly speaking, he only managed the team's training.

Xu Lang chuckled and said, "Since you already know, I'll be frank. Our team is so strong now, the platoon leader will definitely delegate power. You, Qiangzi, and Zhang Yuntian will all lead your own teams. And as for Wu Zhe, he made the greatest contribution to this operation, so the platoon leader will definitely let him lead a team."

"And me?"

When talking about himself, Xu Lang sighed: "Alas, I don't have as much experience as you and Qiangzi, nor do I have as much contribution as Wu Zhe and the others. Huzi, I say this not because I feel unbalanced, but I just want to say, when will it be my turn to make a great contribution!"

Hu Zi turned his head and glanced at him, saying, "Why are you in such a hurry? As long as you're still alive, there will always be a day when you can make a contribution."

"But who knows when we'll have to wait?"

Xu Lang expressed his inner thoughts: "I also want to make meritorious service, so that the platoon leader, company commander, and regimental commander will all know me. I am different from you. I defected from the puppet army. If I don't make outstanding achievements, I will be a private for the rest of my life."

From Xu Lang's words, Hu Zi could feel the other party's unwillingness and helplessness.

He had no idea what to do about it and didn't know what to say.

The two fell into silence for a while, and it was this brief silence that allowed Hu Zi to see the Japanese soldiers appearing on the road ahead.

"Devil!"

Hearing Hu Zi's words, Xu Lang retracted his thoughts, clenched the gun in his hand, and said to Hu Zi: "We can't go forward anymore, turn left!"

Hu Zi turned the steering wheel while saying, "This is the defense zone of the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army. What if it causes misunderstandings?"

"What are you afraid of? It's not the first time!"

As the truck changed direction, the Japanese soldiers on the road also noticed it and sped up to rush towards the truck.

"Huzi, step on the accelerator!"

Xu Lang had already leaned half of his body out of the car window, looking for a better shooting angle.

"I'm stepping on it!"

Resisting the high speed, the truck's generator emitted a loud roar, and the vibration forced Xu Lang to shrink back: "I shouldn't have let you drive just now!"

"Cut the nonsense!"

Hu Zi turned his head to look at the Japanese soldiers not far away and shouted, "If you don't shoot, we will have to lose the truck!"

"Drive more steadily!"

As Xu Lang fired, he said, "I can't even aim!"

"and many more!"

Hu Zi suddenly noticed that the Japs in the rearview mirror had changed direction and stopped chasing them: "Look, why are the Japs not chasing us anymore?"

"Could it be that they know they can't catch up with us?"

This is just the edge of the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army's defense zone. It is impossible for the Japanese to give up halfway through the pursuit. It must be due to other reasons.

"Wait in the car, I'll go see what's going on."