I used the Mo Dao (a type of long-handled sword) to fight the Japanese.

On the train to Tianjin, many people sat engrossed in reading the *Yudu Morning Post*. The eye-catching headline on the front page was captivating.

"The Japanese devils used living people to experiment on chemical weapons; their malicious intent deserves to be punished!"

The article describes the destruction of the secret base from the perspective of an observer: the corpses of Japanese soldiers along the way, the strong, pungent smell, the naked corpses of civilians, the strange little flower birthmark... Every detail is described vividly, as if the author were there in person!

Of course, there's no shortage of speculation about the cause of the explosion. Since it started inside the base, I suspect it was most likely caused by operational error on the part of the Japanese. After all, outsiders couldn't possibly enter such a heavily guarded base, and with so much ammunition piled up in one place, it's not hard to understand why it might have caused an explosion!

"Haha, good riddance! Those Japanese devils are truly insane! Using living civilians as guinea pigs, they'd do something that deserves to be struck by lightning! They deserved to be bombed! It's a miracle that God has opened his eyes!"

"Yes! Those little devils deserved it! Imagine the suffering people endure being injected with poison while still alive! Good riddance! Their crimes are heinous!"

"They've committed eight lifetimes of immoral acts! Not only did they kill and set fires, but they also tortured the living, and now they have nowhere to be buried!"

"I wonder if there are any other secret bases like this elsewhere. It would be best to blow them all up!"

"Yes! Definitely! If such a small mountain valley has such a hidden base, how could the Japanese let other places go? I just hope that the officials and soldiers can see this report and find it and destroy it as soon as possible. I don't know how many civilians have already suffered!"

"That's right, it was an operational error by the Japanese that caused the explosion, which brought people to their attention. Otherwise, everyone would still be in the dark!"

"I just hope more people will take action and search the nooks and crannies around them. If you find such a base, report it to the soldiers immediately. Destroy every one you find; these harmful things must not be allowed to exist!"

"But it also depends on the soldiers taking it seriously!"

"They have no choice but to take this seriously! What are the Japanese researching weapons for? Isn't it to fight these soldiers on the battlefield? If they still don't take it seriously, they're truly hopeless!"

"I reckon it won't be long before those students and workers organize a protest! At that point, nobody will believe that nonsense about the Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere anymore!"

……

As the passenger predicted, just three days after the article was published, the people of Yudu City spontaneously staged a large-scale demonstration. Workers, students, farmers, vendors, and even some puppet soldiers participated. The streets near the Japanese garrison compound were packed with people, a veritable sea of ​​humanity!

People shouted slogans, held up banners, and many even threw rotten eggs, vegetable scraps, and broken shoe soles at the military compound. The Japanese, naturally, wouldn't let things escalate, and immediately deployed troops to suppress the unrest, even using armored vehicles! A fierce clash ensued, resulting in heavy casualties and rivers of blood for the unarmed civilians…

Not only in Yudu City, but after the news spread, demonstrations of varying sizes were held almost all over the country. The scale of these demonstrations in cities such as Beijing, Tianjin, the ancient capital, Seoul, and the wartime capital was so grand that it rivaled even the scale of the May Thirtieth Movement!

In this wave of patriotism, people actually discovered a lot of the Japanese's secret facilities, such as ammunition depots, grain warehouses, prisons, Japanese pillboxes, and of course, hidden biological weapons research bases. These were destroyed by various anti-Japanese forces, which greatly relieved the pressure on the entire front line of the war of resistance!

The two Mancang brothers, who were the instigators of this incident, only learned about it afterward. The fact that an article could cause such a huge reaction shows that China is not lacking in passionate men!

But the issues these two brothers were discussing on the train were surprisingly down-to-earth! Along with the article, the journalist's mailbox was also filled with love letters!

At Mancang's suggestion, the love letters in the box were written with a very domineering style. In Mancang's words, the more outstanding a woman is, the more she expects a man with a heroic and domineering presence. Thus, a love letter full of personality and masculine spirit was born! Let's quote two passages here.

"Little girl, I think you're pretty cool. How about you be my wife? Don't you like reporting on war heroes? Well, I am one! From now on, following me will bring you surprises every day and put you on the front page every time!"

"Don't ask me what I like about you! It's just one word: you're amazing! You have a nice voice, you're stylish, you can read and are cultured, and most importantly, you have a great figure and a big butt, so you'll definitely be able to have sons in the future! Let's have a lot of sons together, and when they grow up, I'll teach them to fight the Japanese and become heroes, so you can be on the front page every day and write about heroes every day, isn't that wonderful?"

"And another thing, our place is amazing! Beautiful mountains and clear waters, no Japanese devils, you can even raise pigs, cattle, and sheep. Imagine if you went there, feeding pigs and cattle during the day, and writing about heroes at night—wouldn't that be fantastic? Come join me!"

Mancang certainly didn't read his brother's love letter. If he had known that this kid wrote it like this, he probably would have given his brother a thumbs up and said, "Take care, brother!"

……

In the military police office of Guya County, Nagano Yoko was on the phone non-stop since early morning! Colonel Yamazaki had called him first thing in the morning and gave him a thorough dressing-down! The key point was that he didn't know what was going on. Only after several probing questions did he realize that the secret base had been published in the newspaper!

He wouldn't bother reading Chinese newspapers! That would be beneath his dignity!

After sending someone to finally find a copy of the "Yudu Morning Post," he was so angry that he flew into a rage! He smashed the cups on the table until he finally mustered the courage to call Colonel Yamazaki back.

"Reporting to the Colonel, I've seen it! I'll immediately send men to investigate this newspaper and wipe them out!"

"Baka! What's the use of eliminating a newspaper? The most important thing now is to find a solution! Do you understand?"

"Yes, sir! I understand! I will immediately contact Senyuan Newspaper to issue a statement that this matter is completely fabricated..."

"You don't need to do this; the Yudu garrison can do it much more easily than you! Your task is to find out as soon as possible why the base was destroyed, find the mastermind behind it, and eliminate them completely! The military personnel have gone there; you need to cooperate well and find the enemy as quickly as possible!"

"Yes, sir! I will cooperate fully with the military to locate the enemy as soon as possible!"

"And there's the matter of requisitioning grain. The wheat is almost ripe, isn't it? We need to make arrangements in advance to avoid any mistakes!"

"Yes, sir! Understood!"

"That's it! Don't let me down!"

"Yes, sir! I will not let you down!"

After hanging up the phone, Nagano Yokosuke slumped into a chair, his forehead covered in cold sweat. Based on his sensitivity to the matter, he judged that a storm was about to break. He could only hope that the military could find the culprit as soon as possible and give Colonel Yamazaki an explanation!