Liang Jian: Commander, save some for me

Xu Qingfeng had no interest in becoming the deputy commander of the Shanxi Suiyuan Army.

"Haha, I'm not kidding." Li Jin smiled.

Around noon, Li Jin finally met up with Li Yunlong and his group.

"Captain, Captain Kong." Li Jin looked at the two of them with a smile.

"I heard that you went to apologize to Commander Yan?! How was it?! Commander Yan didn't hold you accountable, right?" Li Yunlong asked immediately. He really wanted to know what the specific situation was.

“Nothing much…” Li Jin then simply explained the whole process.

"Haha, I said you're not the type to admit your mistakes easily!" Li Yunlong laughed happily. He thought Li Jin would admit his mistakes straightforwardly, but he didn't expect it to be like this!
"You kid, you are really good at speaking. Admitting your mistake has made the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army owe you a favor. That's great." Kong Jie also admired him.

To be honest, he didn't expect this result.

"However, what I didn't expect was that high-ranking officials of the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army would actually defect to the Japanese. If Commander Yan hadn't noticed it earlier and allowed this guy to take charge of more troops, the consequences would have been disastrous." Li Yunlong's expression became serious.

Although he did not like dealing with the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army, he also did not want to see anything happen to the army. After all, this would be beneficial to the Japanese.

"Yes, the Japs' methods are endless. They even won over the high-ranking officials. I even suspect that those guys in the National Army who are shouting for peace talks with the Japs are not traitors." Zhao Gang also said.

In the National Army, many high-ranking officers were inclined to negotiate with the Japanese. Although they had their reasons for proposing peace talks, no matter what the reasons were, the Japanese were here to destroy their country and race.

Peace talks mean compromising with the Japanese and allowing them to burn, kill and loot on this land more unscrupulously.

"Hmph, those bastards may not have surrendered to the Japs, but they definitely have contact with them. It's obvious that they want to bet on both sides." Li Yunlong said with a cold snort.

Those guys were reluctant to go to the Japanese because they didn't dare to become traitors directly. They still had to save some face and didn't want to be condemned by everyone.

"This is normal. Although the Japanese have suffered several defeats, the advantage is still on their side. Therefore, if we want to defeat the Japanese, we will need a longer time to wear them down." Li Jin also interjected.

The longer it drags on, the more disadvantageous it will be for the Japanese. In fact, after the Japanese captured Wuhan, a lot of their elite troops were lost.

In the past two years, they have continuously sent in new recruits from the country to maintain their combat effectiveness. For example, the 20th Division they attacked was composed mostly of new recruits with no actual combat experience.

Therefore, the Japanese wanted to have the 20th Division attack the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army’s base, allowing those new recruits to kill the enemy, accumulate combat experience, and become true elites.

"You are right. The Japs will definitely be defeated, but not now. They have been leading for many years, and have only been fighting for two years. They are not really defeated yet. At most, they will be struggling." Zhao Gang also agreed with what Li Jin said. All of this was in line with what the author wrote about protracted war.

"By the way, did you suffer heavy casualties this time?" Li Jin changed the subject and asked. He wanted to know the casualties of the New 1st Regiment and the Independent Regiment.

"One hundred and seventy-eight people on my side were killed and more than two hundred were seriously injured. Although these Japanese soldiers were new recruits, they were quite powerful. If it weren't for you, the casualties would probably be even greater." Li Yunlong told the casualties of the New 1st Regiment.

Although the casualties were much smaller than expected, he still felt the pain. If it weren't for the special operations regiment's soldiers cooperating with them in the battle, the casualties would probably be even greater.

He also felt a little emotional. Although the combat effectiveness of the New 1st Regiment was very strong, there was still a gap between them and the Japanese. If there were no special operations regiment, they would still not be able to defeat the Japanese with the same number of people.

With the current combat effectiveness of the New 1st Regiment, it can at most confront a Japanese regiment commander head-on, and it will not be able to defeat more than that.

"This is normal. I estimate that the Japanese recruits have been trained in the barracks for one or two years. Their training time is longer than ours. Therefore, even the new recruits on the Japanese side are not weak in combat effectiveness." Li Jin nodded and said.

The combat effectiveness of the new recruits sent over by the Japanese now is still quite strong. They have been trained for a long time. The key is that most of the new recruits from the Japanese have undergone military training when they were in school. From this, it can be seen that even if those Japanese recruits are new recruits, they should not be underestimated.

"So even though we have a lot of advantages now, there is still a gap between us and the Japanese." Li Yunlong also understood this point, but so what.

"What's the situation with Captain Kong?!" Li Jin looked at Kong Jie again and asked.

"The casualties here are a bit higher, with 253 people killed and more than 400 seriously injured." Kong Jie also gave the casualty data.

The combat effectiveness of the Independent Regiment was not as good as that of the New 1st Regiment. Whether it was firepower or individual soldier quality, there was a gap between them. He had to admit this.

"It's not too big. After all, we are attacking the Japanese directly, not a sneak attack!" Li Jin comforted him. Although the so-called main attack was not to really defeat the Japanese, it was mainly to delay time and force the Japanese to ask for help.

Both of them nodded. If they really charged directly at the Japanese, the casualties would definitely be even greater.

"I'm a little embarrassed that you didn't get anything this time." Li Jin also showed a bit of embarrassment on his face.

"What the hell is he talking about? Isn't this all about avenging the people who died in the massacre? This is not just your business." Li Yunlong said.

Besides, Li Jin used to be a member of the New 1st Regiment, so it was certain that he would come to help. As for the captured spoils, it would be the best if they could get them, but if they couldn't, they had already killed a lot of Japs.

He estimated that this attack on the Japanese would cause at least 3,000 casualties on their side, which was already a huge profit. Of course, more than half of these 3,000 people were killed by the soldiers of the special operations regiment.

There was no way. The special operations regiment’s combat effectiveness was too strong and their shooting was very accurate. The Japanese could not resist it.

"Old Li is right. Let's not talk about those things. We are here to avenge the people. Besides, we did come here for nothing. Didn't you distribute equipment to us? It is enough to make up for the ammunition we lost this time, and even a lot more. We made a profit." Kong Jie also said.

They didn't consume too much ammunition this time. After all, they didn't really want to destroy the 20th Division, they just wanted to delay time.

"Yeah." Li Jin nodded.

"Now that everything is over, it's time to take action against Nakajima Imao." Li Jin's eyes revealed murderous intent as he spoke.

After all the effort, we finally captured the enemy alive, so we can't let him die too easily.

Lingchi execution is necessary. Although it is impossible to cut so many times, you have to cut as many times as possible. "Li Jin, do you really want to Lingchi Nakajima Imao?!" Zhao Gang asked.

"Of course, if we don't torture them, how can we justify the tragic deaths of the people? You know, those people were tortured to death. It is said that some Japanese soldiers even played a beheading game.
The ones who were chopped were the ordinary people. The beastly things they did during the massacre are too terrible to describe in words! Therefore, they must be tortured to death!" Li Jin thought Zhao Gang wanted him not to torture Nakajima Imaogo, so he told him some of the things the devils did.

"Old Zhao, don't even think about letting this beast die easily, or I will turn against you!" Li Yunlong said with a serious face, he was not joking.

When he heard what Li Jin said about the Japanese using civilians to play some kind of beheading game, he felt his blood boiling and a surge of rage in his heart.

"What are you thinking about? I just want to confirm it. Then I will cut him twice to vent my anger." Zhao Gang said unhappily. The reason he did that was to confirm whether Li Jin was going to do this.

Although it is possible to kill without being cruel, it is obviously not suitable for beasts like the Japs, so slow slicing is appropriate.

"Haha, I thought you were going to plead for Nakajima Imazogo. I thought too much. It's my fault." After hearing this, Li Yunlong apologized with a smile.

Then several people came to Nakajima Imao, who was tied to a tree at this time. When he saw Li Jin and others coming, he felt a chill rising from the soles of his feet to the top of his head.

"Why is his face swollen? Are you lynching him? Didn't I tell you to wait for me? If you beat him to death, how can I torture him to death?" Li Jin looked at Liu Changshun and questioned.

He was worried that Nakajima Imao wouldn't be able to hold on and die, which would be terrible.

"Hey, hey, hey, it was me who punched the Japanese in the face. It has nothing to do with Xiao Liu. There's nothing I can do about it. This kid is a bit too arrogant." When Li Yunlong heard that Li Jin was blaming Liu Changshun, he quickly admitted that he did it.

"Captain, you are too impulsive." Li Jin felt helpless again. In fact, he didn't intend to really blame Liu Changshun.

I'm just worried that if I cut him a few more times, Nakajima Imazogo would die, because that would be too easy for Nakajima Imazogo.

At this time, when Nakajima Imao heard Li Jin talk about lingchi execution, he was still unclear about what kind of punishment it was, but one thing was certain, this punishment would definitely not make people feel so relaxed!

“Wuwu…” Nakajima Imao struggled and made a humming sound with his mouth, trying to speak.

"I'd like to see what you have to say." Li Jin took the thing out of Nakajima Imao's mouth.

"Can I ask, what is the method of death by lingchi?!" Nakajima Imao said!
"So you didn't know that Lingchi means cutting off your flesh piece by piece, and while cutting off your flesh, they will also stop your bleeding to prevent you from dying.
When all the flesh on your body is cut off, you can be made into a living human skeleton. How about it? Doesn't it feel very artistic? ! This is the first time I have ever given someone this kind of punishment. You are very lucky. "Li Jin couldn't help but reveal an amiable smile at the end.

But in the eyes of Nakajima Imao, this smile was simply devilish, and he was so scared that he trembled all over.

Cut off all the flesh from the body and make a skeleton, but the person is still alive. What kind of punishment is that?!

"Give me a quick death! Please!" Nakajima Imao said with a trembling voice. He knew that he could not escape death, but he did not want to die in this way.

"That won't do. I used an entire division's equipment to capture you alive. If I let you die so easily, I will suffer a great loss." Li Jin refused decisively.

"I can tell you some military secrets, but I only ask you to give me a quick death." Nakajima Imao said hurriedly. If he had known that he would be tortured to death after being captured alive, he would have rather shot himself to death at that time.

He already regretted that he shouldn't have listened to what his subordinates said. The Eighth Route Army would not kill him but would exchange him for supplies. What's the point of exchanging him now?

"I'm not interested. No matter what military secrets they are, they are useless to me." Li Jin covered Nakajima Imao's mouth again.

"Li Jin, the execution by lingchi should be carried out by putting a fine net on his body to make it into pieces so that it is easier to cut. You are not planning to do it like this, are you?" Zhao Gang reminded.

Lingchi execution requires a lot of cuts. If you just do it directly, the enemy will be killed by bleeding. Therefore, the cuts must be made just right. This punishment cannot be completed without some tools.

"Don't worry, Political Commissar Zhao, I have prepared everything long ago." Li Jin said with a smile, and he ordered Liu Changshun to bring the prepared things.

"That's fine." Zhao Gang nodded.

"Old Zhao, you know a lot about this punishment. I thought you just cut his flesh with your hands, but I didn't expect you would need props." Li Yunlong couldn't help but praise him. He was indeed a scholar and knew a lot.

"I read it in books, Lao Li. If you want to know about other punishments, you can also read books." Zhao Gang replied.

"That's not necessary. It's enough if you understand it." When Li Yunlong heard that he was asked to read a book, he decisively refused. Studying? What the hell is learning?

Zhao Gang was speechless after hearing this.

"Old Li, you need to study more." Kong Jie also said.

"What the hell, what's your business? Old Zhao is an intellectual after all. You may not know more characters than me. You don't know the character of a falling carrying pole.
You are a pig with a green onion stuck in your nose, why are you pretending to be an elephant?" Li Yunlong started to retort directly.

"You..." Kong Jie was speechless for a while and was very angry, but what Li Yunlong said seemed to be correct, as he did not recognize many words.

Like Li Yunlong, he doesn't like to study and easily feels uncomfortable when he starts to study.

"Hey, hey, hey, stop arguing, Li Jin. This execution by slow slicing will take quite a long time, right? You're not planning to just stay here and kill him, are you?!" Li Wenying interrupted the two people who were about to quarrel and asked Li Jin.

"Not really. I'm asking you to participate as well. Besides, I have to go to the brigade headquarters with you to report on the operation and discuss the follow-up plans." Li Jin said.

This Nakajima Izao would not let the other party die so quickly. If he said he wanted to kill him by slicing, then he would do so.

As for taking action now, it is just to make a few people feel involved. After all, they have paid a lot of price, and it would be unreasonable not to participate.

(End of this chapter)