He Daqing, do you know how I've lived these past years?

"Company Commander"

"Company Commander"

Leyou numbly turned his head, looking around in search of the source of the sound.

The team member who had been lying next to Leyou during the ambush was now half-lying on the ground, weakly calling out to Leyou, with two Japanese soldiers lying beside him.

"Big Fool"

"Hold on, the medic is outside, I'll get you out of here soon."

Leyou rushed over and anxiously helped the teammate up, trying to pick him up.

"Company commander, don't save me, I know I'm going to die."

“I was following you the whole time. We could have escaped, but I couldn’t stand seeing two Japanese soldiers desecrating our comrade’s body.”

"Mom, your son is no longer the person who used to be bullied by that scoundrel, Buddha. Today he fought and killed two Japanese soldiers. Are you happy?"

"cough cough"

Seeing blood gushing from Big Fool's mouth, Leyou hurriedly reached out to lift his leg and pick him up, only to find that one of his calves had fallen off and blood was flowing continuously from his stomach.

"Company commander, save me! I'm in so much pain! I don't want to die!"

……

"I stabbed one of them in the back to death first, then another Japanese soldier chopped off my leg to prevent me from escaping."

He laughed and slashed open my stomach, so I took the opportunity to grab the bayonet from the ground and kill him too.

"Company commander, it hurts so much! After killing the Japanese soldiers, I realized my intestines were spilling out. I frantically tried to stuff them back in, but they just kept coming out."

……

"I'm from Beijing. I came here with my father to do business, but he was killed by the Japanese, and we lost all our goods. After I escaped, I joined the army and came here."

"In Beijing, I have a younger uncle who works for a gentleman named Xu Wude. My name is Xu Dasheng. Could you please give him this letter and ask him to take good care of my mother?"

Leyou looked at Dasheng, who was rambling incoherently, and tremblingly pulled out a bloodstained letter and two small yellow croakers from his pocket.

As soon as I touched Dasheng's hand, he suddenly grabbed it forcefully.

"Ouch, Company Commander, it really hurts!"

Da Sheng's body tensed up and he bent over, his face contorted, veins bulging all over his body, and his eyes wide open as he stared at Le You.

A few seconds later, he felt his arm loosen, and Da Sheng's body returned to its original semi-reclining position.

Leyou thought of his comrades from the previous expedition, and then of the young men in Guanggui. He reached out and covered Dasheng's eyes, pulling them down.

"Dasheng, although I wasn't your company commander for long, I will keep my promise to you. Go in peace."

After saying that, he put the letter, the two small yellow croakers, and the two knives next to him into his spatial storage. He picked up the fallen leg, picked up Dasheng, and walked out of the swaying valley.

……

Looking at the hundreds of graves in front of him, Leyou, like everyone else, took off his hat and saluted. Finally, he lit three cigarettes and placed them at the front before retreating with the main force.

"The entire group will have three days off. Everyone will gather here after three days. Leyou will wait; the rest of you may leave."

……

……

"Look at our little Mengchang, has he lost all confidence after being beaten by the Japanese, or is he going to become a missionary?"

"Equal seating"

"Alright, you're still far from good enough. Just then, a telegram came from above. You take a day off and head to Chengdu to report for duty tomorrow. You're almost a year late. You should take this opportunity to work on your mindset."

……

"Hey Jun, could you give me some fuel? I have two Land Kings."

"Go to the logistics department to pick it up later. I'll make a call."

……

Leyou, who had arrived at the logistics department, carried two buckets of fuel toward the base camp.

"Thank God, at least I can still have a bowl of hot porridge."

"Many thanks to that young Mengchang for his pleasure."

……

Seeing the villagers outside the base camp praising him while drinking congee, the sense of dejection in his heart was greatly relieved.

……

The villagers nearby laughed heartily when they saw this.

Leading Jingxian into the courtyard, they saw their master sitting on a stone bench, helping the villagers take their pulses, while Mulan and Huangying were cleaning herbs on the side.

"Master, I'm back."

"Hmm, you look very weak. Go back to your room and get some sleep. We can talk about it tomorrow."

"Mulan, check if you have enough herbs at home for Bazhen Tang. If not, quickly brew a Sijunzi Tang and send it to your senior brother."

Leyou nodded to his master, Mulan Huangying, then went back to his room and went to sleep.

……

……

The next afternoon, Leyou finally woke up from her sleep and took a nap to replenish her energy.

"Senior brother, you're awake? Quickly drink this medicine so you'll have the strength."

Thank you, Mulan.

Mulan looked at the scars exposed on Leyou's chest and couldn't help but ask in a low voice:

"Senior brother, are we useless? Did we not help you at all? Your injuries must be very painful."

"Silly child, this is a man's medal, his honor."

"Alright, you can go out now. I'll just put on some clothes and come out. There's something I need to tell you."

After getting dressed, Leyou went out and saw his master and three others sitting in the courtyard waiting for him.

"Master, yesterday I received a telegram urging me to leave for Chengdu immediately. But there are still many people outside suffering from hunger."

Before Leyou could finish speaking, Mulan and Huangying immediately interjected:

"Senior brother, senior brother, we know where the granaries are in the Japanese-occupied city. Sometimes we've even climbed into the city at night to scout it out."

Leyou looked at the two suspiciously, hesitated for a moment, and then said to his master:

"Master, I want to go take a look later. If I can succeed, I want to steal it tonight."

"Then you need to plan carefully. The city is not like the outside. If you get caught, it won't be so easy to escape."

"Don't worry, the city defense forces are currently attacking the Japanese strongholds. I'll go check it out first."

After lunch, Leyou asked Mulan how she managed to climb into the city at night.

Mulan stammered as she went back to her room and brought out two octopus-shaped throwing hooks.

Leyou took it directly and went back to her room, actually putting it into her spatial storage.

Then they came out, took Mulan, and headed straight for Qiancheng.

"Senior brother, the Japanese army's grain depot is just ahead. There were many Japanese soldiers patrolling there before, and there are roadblocks at the entrance, so they don't let anyone get close!"

Leyou watched from a distance as only a few scattered Japanese soldiers stood at the gate, while the patrolmen were replaced by puppet troops.

After checking the sky, he took Mulan for a stroll around the city.

Places that used to be guarded by Japanese soldiers have now become puppet troops.

Suppressing his suspicions, Leyou took Mulan out of the city to go home first, while he himself went to the garrison headquarters.

"Equal seating"

"Didn't I tell you to leave? Why are you still here?"

"Sir, though the country is broken, the mountains and rivers remain; though the city is overgrown with weeds in spring, you, my fellow villagers, are my roots."

The Japanese controlled the food supply in the city, ran schools, and kept forcibly taking villagers back to the city. The number of traitors was also increasing.

"Today I went to the city and observed that there are fewer Japanese soldiers; they've been replaced by puppet troops and traitors. Why don't we launch a surprise attack?"

The boss looked at Leyou, his left fingers tapping incessantly on the table.

"You need to understand, this isn't just a matter for a few people. Everything needs to wait until the information is confirmed before we take any action."

"It's not like you can send hundreds or thousands of people to launch a surprise attack just because you say a few words."

“Jun Zuo, give me a company. Tonight I’ll burn down the Japanese granary. I hope to distribute some of the looted grain to help the villagers.”

"Alright, I'll give you face today, Mr. Song. Take the Third Battalion from your previous regiment with you. I'll wait for your news."

"Thank you for the seat."

Upon arriving at the military camp, Leyou intended to find the regimental commander first, but unexpectedly, the battalion commander of the third battalion was already waiting for him on the parade ground.

"Report: The Third Battalion was supposed to have 500 men; 420 men are present."

"Everyone, check your equipment. Tonight we're going to storm the Japanese grain depot and take all their food."

Then burn it all down to cut off the Japanese army's retreat.

"Set off"

And so, several hundred people marched rapidly toward Qiancheng.

……

"Stop!"

Those who are good at climbing move forward.

"Experienced in knife fighting"

"Step forward"

"Later, you'll follow me up the city wall, kill those puppet soldiers, and open the city gates."

After regrouping with the troops, follow me to raid the granary. Use knives to kill people, be quiet, and don't fire guns.

The last two should remember to retrieve the grappling hooks.

After giving the instructions, Leyou took out two octopus-shaped throwing hooks from his person, which he had borrowed from Mulan and her sister.

Leyou quietly ran to the foot of the city wall, listening intently to the surrounding sounds and estimating her location.

Hold the end of the grappling hook rope with one hand and the middle of the rope with the other.

Begin by twisting your wrist clockwise, causing the grappling hook to rotate clockwise as well.

Once the location was confirmed, the hand in the middle was released immediately. The grappling hook flew straight towards the city wall.

"click"

A soft metallic clang echoed from above, as if metal were striking the city wall.

Leyou listened intently but found no sound, so he pulled the rope and climbed directly onto the city wall.

After peeking around the crenellations and finding no enemy, he quickly jumped onto the city wall, pulled out another grappling hook, wedged it to the side, and lowered the rope.

He drew his katana from his waist and slowly walked down the horse path.

The team members who came up later either carried out assassinations on the city wall or dismounted and made their way towards the city gate.

Along the way, Leyou slit the throats of several puppet soldiers. Their defenses were very lax; they were either drinking or chatting and joking.

Since we've already pledged allegiance, isn't it a matter of either you or me dying?

Oh no! Leyou, who had reached the city gate, discovered that there were four Japanese soldiers and about twenty puppet troops there.

What to do? Should we pull out a machine gun and start firing?

If the enemy comes out of the city, wouldn't that be like lambs to the slaughter?

Leyou looked back and decided to wait; the team members would eventually come down to open the city gate.

After a moment of blankness, Leyou suddenly felt a tap on his back. In a panic, he hurriedly tried to raise his knife to stab from behind.

"It's me. You're something else, still spacing out. You won't even know when you're about to be shot."

The voice of the third battalion commander came from behind.

"That scared me to death. I thought it was an enemy. I'll know better next time."

After glancing at the densely packed soldiers behind the Third Battalion Commander, Leyou nodded to him and then leaned against the wall, charging towards the Japanese soldiers at the city gate.

More than a hundred people followed and charged towards the puppet troops.

The puppet troops, a dense mass of men wielding knives, charged at them, terrifying them so much they dared not utter a word; some stood frozen in place.

Some were so frightened they lay on the ground.

Some scrambled and crawled towards the city.

The battalion commander led a dozen men straight at the few puppet soldiers who were fleeing into the city, while the rest of the men charged at the Japanese soldiers and the puppet soldiers who had not fled.

When the four Japanese soldiers saw so many people rushing towards them, they immediately raised their guns to fire.

Leyou rushed over and swung his twin swords at them.

"idiot"

Seeing Leyou's two samurai swords, the four Japanese soldiers nodded to each other and switched off the safety.

He took out a strip of cloth and tied it around his head.

Shout a

"Gibberish"

One man charged towards Leyou, while the other three charged towards the hundreds of soldiers.

……

Soon the four Japanese soldiers went to paradise.

Leyou hurriedly ordered the city gates to be opened, letting the hundreds of people outside in, and they all ran towards the granary.

The sound of hundreds of people running late at night was detected in advance by the Japanese soldiers stationed there.

Two searchlights shone in, and Leyou hurriedly shouted:

"Front row charges, rear row fires slowly."

"Take cover"

"Da da da"

"Da da da"

Suddenly, the sound of machine gun fire came from the grain depot. Apart from the dozen or so soldiers who had charged ahead and fallen to the ground, no one else dared to rush forward.

The grain depot was right in front of them, but they were blocked from entering by two machine guns at the entrance.

Leyou looked around, asked the battalion commander for three grenades, and agreed to charge and attack upon hearing the explosions.

Even if the machine gunners are still there, we'll fight to the death. Otherwise, if the war drags on and the Japanese come to reinforce, we'll really be surrounded.

Leyou, holding a grenade, quickly climbed up a nearby tree, surveyed the terrain, and...

Then jump onto the roof to the left front and keep running and jumping towards the entrance of the grain depot.

"Da da da"

"Da da da"

The Japanese machine guns opened fire at full capacity, completely suppressing the 3rd Battalion's riflemen.

……

Leyou, who had reached the rooftop of a house near the granary, aimed carefully, pulled out a grenade, and threw it at the machine gunner.

"boom"

"boom"

"boom"

After three grenade explosions, the Japanese machine gun fire immediately ceased.

The battalion commander raised his broadsword and shouted:

"Come on!"

Leyou also jumped off the roof and ran towards the granary.

Time was of the essence, and speed was of the essence. As soon as an enemy appeared, they opened fire, and the locks of every grain depot were blown open with a single shot.

"Third Battalion Commander, send out a dozen men to scout along the route, fifty men to spread out and wipe out the enemy, and the rest of you hurry up and move the grain."

"Look around for grain carts or donkey carts."

The tasks were quickly assigned, and everyone sped up their work.

Leyou ran to the farthest granary, opened the lock with a single shot, and frantically hauled bags of grain into his spatial storage until it was full (9 cubic meters) before emerging.

Then I ran outside and saw a troop carrier and a dozen donkey carts loaded with grain leaving the warehouse.

But there are still more than a dozen grain depots that are completely full.

They hurriedly found the Third Battalion Commander, and before Le You could even say anything, the soldiers had already taken two bags each, and some even carried three bags on their shoulders and ran out.

“You guys keep a 20-meter interval, and 10 people at each spot start moving the grain back and forth. Don’t all run back to the grain depot, I need to start a fire later.”

After saying that, Leyou picked up the grain sack and ran outside.

There were still sporadic gunshots rang out nearby, but now, apart from the soldiers on guard, everyone else was running around like madmen, carrying food supplies...