Anti-Japanese War: Li Yunlong dared to attack Taiyuan

"it is good!"

Chapter 98 The Dawn of Hope Shines Brighter

In the early morning of Shanghai, a thin mist covered the surface of the Huangpu River. The Chinese New Year was just a few days away. Although Shanghai was occupied by the Japanese invaders, who tried their utmost to eliminate some of the country's culture, various red lanterns and other things that only appeared during the Chinese New Year could still be seen on the streets.

In areas such as the French Concession, the festive atmosphere was even stronger, and all kinds of things that only appeared in China had already appeared in advance. This way of celebration could be considered a kind of comfort to the people in the enemy-occupied areas.

The morning mist had not yet dissipated, but the newspaper offices in the concession had already opened, and the newsboys who had been waiting at the door were waiting for today's newspaper.

"Don't worry, don't worry, we have them all, we have them all. We printed a lot today, and there's one for everyone!"

The old man who opened the door smiled and brought out baskets of prepared newspapers, while the newsboys quickly gathered around. Each of them took out a thick bundle of newspapers and put it into their messenger bags. However, they did not leave in a hurry. Instead, they waited for the people from the newspaper office to introduce today's headlines so that they could shout slogans and promote the news.

"Today's headline is that the Eighth Route Army captured the Japanese First Army Commander Kazuo Shinozuka!"

"Do you remember everything?"

The young newspaper boys didn't know what this meant, but they understood that when the Eighth Route Army or the National Army won or captured someone, their newspaper sales would increase greatly, and they could earn more money to supplement their family income.

"Sir, is this Shinozuka Kazuo very powerful?"

"Very impressive! He's the commander of the Japs' First Army. It's like the Eighth Route Army has captured the Japs' highest commander in Shanghai!"

Hearing these words, the newspaper boys' eyes lit up, and they all had a premonition that their newspaper sales would be very high today.

"Go quickly and tell everyone in Shanghai this good news. If you run out of newspapers, come back and get as many as you want today!"

"Okay, thank you sir!"

"Thank you, sir."

Newsboys immediately dispersed and ran towards their destinations, waving their newspapers and shouting loudly: "Extra edition, Extra edition, the Eighth Route Army has captured the commander of the Japanese First Army, Kazuo Shinozuka!"

"Extra, Extra, the Eighth Route Army has captured the commander of the Japanese First Army!"

"Extra number, extra number,..."

The clear and tender voice of children is very penetrating, passing through rooms and streets and reaching the ears of everyone who wakes up in the morning.

"What did the Eighth Route Army capture?"

"It seems like some devil commander."

"Is this true? Didn't the newspapers say a few days ago that the Japanese were raiding the Eighth Route Army base?"

"I don't know, buy a newspaper and take a look!"

"Extra, Extra, the Eighth Route Army has captured the commander of the Japanese First Army..."

As the newsboys ran, the news flew into the homes of ordinary people in the Magic City as if it had wings.

"Wait a minute, I'll have one!"

A middle-aged man on a bicycle stopped his bicycle upon hearing the news. He stopped the newsboy and asked, while taking out money, "Who did you say the Eighth Route Army captured?"

"First Army Commander Kazuo Shinozuka!"

"for you!"

The middle-aged man took out a bill and handed it to the newsboy. After seeing the content printed in bold font on the front page, he became excited.

"Sir, give me your change."

"Keep the change, please!"

The middle-aged man said this without even raising his head, then quickly opened the newspaper and started reading it. After reading the contents of the newspaper, he became very excited and couldn't help but shed tears.

Then he turned over, got on his bicycle, stood up and pedaled hard. He wanted to tell his students the news as soon as possible.

Young students left home in the morning to go to school, and a newsboy ran past them holding a newspaper.

"...Captured the First Army Commander Kazuo Shinozuka..."

After hearing the news, several students immediately ran after the newsboy and shouted, "Give me a newspaper!"

After several students pooled their money to buy a newspaper, they immediately gathered together to look at the headlines. After reading the news, they looked at each other.

"This Li Yunlong is so amazing!"

"I remember he was the one who captured the Japanese Major General before, right?"

"Yes, that's him!"

"That's amazing! We captured another Japanese commander!"

"This is so encouraging! I'm going to tell everyone in the school this news!"

"Me too!"

Several young people immediately ran towards the school with newspapers.

The news began to sweep across the Magic City like a hurricane, starting from the French Concession, and then slowly spread to the entire Magic City. Even in the areas occupied by the Japanese, it was useless for the Japanese to try their best to stop the news.

"Have you heard? The Eighth Route Army captured the commander of the Japanese First Army, Kazuo Shinozuka!"

"Yeah, yeah I heard that too!"

"I heard the Eighth Route Army is having a hard time, lacking food and clothing. We have to think of a solution!"

“I think we have to contribute our own strength.”

"I think so too!"

After someone took the lead, people immediately began to respond. Soon, more and more people responded, and the amount of donations gradually increased.

Some people also began to pack their luggage and prepared to set off for Shanxi Province. They were going to find the Eighth Route Army, to find Li Yunlong, and to follow Li Yunlong to fight the Japanese.

Compared with the morning mist in Shanghai, the mountain city is shrouded in fog in the morning. It is difficult to see things more than ten meters away when going out. Heavy fog is the most common weather in the mountain city in winter.

However, the people in the mountain city do not hate foggy days, because the fog gives them a sense of security. Only on foggy days will the Japanese planes not come to bomb the mountain city. The people can take a breath, repair the destroyed houses, and bury their relatives killed by the Japanese.

Suddenly, a childish voice was heard from the mist: "Extraordinary news! The Eighth Route Army has captured the commander of the Japanese First Army, Kazuo Shinozuka!"

"Extra, Extra! The Eighth Route Army has captured the First Army Commander, Kazuo Shinozuka."

This voice resounded in every corner of the mountain city like sunlight piercing through the fog. At the same time, countless people in the mountain city poked their heads out of the houses and ruins and looked towards the source of the sound.

A newsboy was waving the newspaper in his hand with a smile on his face.

Behind him, a group of ecstatic people were celebrating happily.

"The commander of the Japanese First Army has been captured!"

"Dad, good news! The Japanese commander has been captured. We've won another great victory..."

"Ha ha ha ha……"

Then the sound of firecrackers could be heard. A shop owner lifted the firecrackers he had prepared for the New Year high in the air, lit them with a cheerful look on his face, and shouted, "To celebrate this victory, everything is 20% off today!"

The sound of gongs and drums rang out. After hearing the news, a lion dance team that had fled to the mountain city took out food from their worn-out bags and began to celebrate.

Laughter, firecrackers, and the sound of gongs and drums broke through the fog-shrouded city.

The sound of celebration can be heard everywhere in the country. This is the best New Year gift that the Chinese people receive before the New Year.

The dawn of hope shines brighter in the darkness.

Chapter 99 Li Yunlong is promoted again

Five days later, on New Year’s Eve, at the back of Black Cloud Mountain.

"boom!"

A huge explosion sounded, and a house built of stone and wood about a hundred meters away from Li Yunlong collapsed.

Li Yunlong put down the rocket launcher in his hand, wiped the sweat from his forehead, walked to the front of the building and carefully looked at the broken stones and other objects on the ground.

"It's powerful enough, but I think one rocket won't be enough to blow up the Japanese artillery tower. We need two or three!"

The rocket launcher made by Li Yunlong is different from the bazooka rocket launcher seen in later generations. It is a bit similar to the Iron Fist rocket launcher, but it is larger and heavier than the Iron Fist. The weight of the rocket and the rocket launcher is close to 40 kilograms.

There is no other way. Li Yunlong does not have the right steel to manufacture the launch tube. He can only increase the thickness of the rocket launcher to ensure that it will not explode during launch. According to Li Yunlong's estimation, this rocket launcher can only fire five rounds at most before it is completely scrapped. The launcher cannot withstand the high temperature and high pressure when the rocket is launched and cracks will appear.

Zhao Gang and others were standing not far away and clapping their hands vigorously. Especially after Zhang Dabiao saw the power of the rocket launcher, he wished he could sleep with the rocket launcher in his arms immediately. He liked this thing so much. With this thing, if he encountered the Japanese tanks and cars, he could destroy them directly with one shot, and there would be no need to sacrifice human lives.

"Commander, the chief of staff and the division commander are here!"

Just as Li Yunlong was wiping his sweat, he heard a soldier running to the back mountain and speaking breathlessly.

"What? What are they doing here? They're just messing around. They didn't even notify us in advance!"

Li Yunlong couldn't help but complain, but he put on his clothes and prepared to go to greet them.

"Li Yunlong, you don't seem to welcome the two of us. Do you have any objections to us? You've made such a great contribution, but there's no reward?"

Before Li Yunlong took two steps, the division commander and the chief of staff had already arrived at the back mountain. They heard Li Yunlong's complaints clearly.

"How could that be possible, Commander, Chief of Staff? I'm just worried about something unexpected happening on the way. Besides, I should be the one to go see you!"

The arrival of the division commander and the chief of staff did surprise Li Yunlong. The two rarely went out together. After all, they were both the most wanted men by the Japanese. It was said that the division commander's head was worth 200,000 oceans, the chief of staff's was worth 150,000, and it was not clear how much Li Yunlong was worth.

"Okay, let's get down to business. I came here to talk to you about something, and I also came to inspect the arsenal. I heard you're doing well here."

"Not bad, I just researched a new weapon, this is it!"

Hearing that Li Yunlong was researching new weapons, the division commander and the chief of staff immediately became excited and immediately looked at the thick cannon barrel placed on the ground.

"What is this? A homemade cannon?"

At first glance, Li Yunlong's rocket launcher does look a bit like a homemade cannon, similar to the iron cast cannon used by the district squad that requires a ignited fuse.

"A bazooka, loaded with rockets, can attack targets up to 150 meters away. It's quite powerful. I just test-fired it and it blew a house down!"

Li Yunlong pointed to the collapsed room not far away and continued with a smile: "Division Commander, Chief of Staff, if you had come earlier, I could have waited for you to come together and see the power of this rocket launcher. Now..."

Li Yunlong was a little embarrassed. The cost of manufacturing a rocket was very high. Li Yunlong felt a little distressed every time he fired one. There was nothing he could do because he was too poor. He lacked gunpowder and sugar.

Seeing Li Yunlong's expression, the division commander and the chief of staff did not let Li Yunlong try again. Instead, they walked to the collapsed house and asked, "What was that explosion just now?"

The chief of staff had just wanted to ask Li Yunlong what the explosion was about. Now, after seeing the hole in the house with his own eyes, he checked the house again and found that the house was built with stones and wood, and the walls were very thick, and a hole was directly blown out of it. This shows the power of this rocket launcher.

"Yes, just now!"

"Good stuff, how much can this thing produce?"