Liang Jian: Commander, save some for me

"Brother Mu, do you have any evidence to support your claim?!" Chu Yunfei couldn't help but ask.

"No, it's all guesswork. Whether you believe it or not is up to you. Otherwise, I would never believe that the Japanese could so easily obtain the data on their anti-aircraft guns!" Li Jin shook his head and said.

He remembered that one of the Nationalist soldiers responsible for operating the anti-aircraft guns had been turned by the Japanese. The man had given the Japanese all the data on the anti-aircraft guns and seemed to be an officer.

However, he forgot what it was called exactly. Anyway, he had already given the warning, and whether the Nationalist army believed him or not was not his concern.

Chu Yunfei fell into deep thought for a moment, and he began to believe Li Jin's words to some extent. Indeed, even if the Japanese knew that the National Army had anti-aircraft guns, they wouldn't easily know the specific data of the anti-aircraft guns. If no one leaked it, how could the Japanese possibly guess it?
“Brother Yunfei, I was just mentioning it casually, you don’t need to take it to heart. Besides, the anti-aircraft guns aren’t with the Jin-Sui Army,” Li Jin added.

"No, no, no, this is no small matter. Who knows what that spy might do? I'll report this to the commander," Chu Yunfei said with a serious expression.

If it's a regular artillery battalion, then there's not much of a problem. But for anti-aircraft artillery units, it's a big problem. If there are spies, it's best to find them out in advance to avoid an irreparable situation later.

Moreover, Mu Jin's previous warning had led their Jin-Sui Army to uncover a spy, so it was still necessary to take the other party's warning seriously.

“That works too,” Li Jin replied. Chu Yunfei’s reaction was exactly what he had expected.

"Li Jin, where's Tani Hisao?! Didn't you capture him alive? Where is he?! Bring him out for a quick look." Li Yunlong said at this moment, he hadn't forgotten Tani Hisao, the commander of the Sixth Division.

"That's right, where is that Japanese division commander?!" Chu Yunfei also realized. He had been thinking about this for a long time, and he had been thinking about it all the way here. Thinking about the beastly things the other party had done, he was furious. So many civilians, and the Japanese devils killed them without the slightest hesitation.

"Sigh... You're too late. This little Japanese soldier accidentally fell and died on the way," Li Jin said with a sigh.

"What?! Damn it, he fell to his death?! Why weren't you watching him?!" Li Yunlong immediately started cursing.

"I guess the Japanese devils realized they couldn't survive, so they thought of ending their own lives. It's a bit of a pity," Kong Jie said.

"That is indeed a pity. I haven't even made a move yet!" Upon hearing this, Chu Yunfei also felt somewhat disappointed. He had been eagerly anticipating taking action against the mastermind behind the massacre, and now that he was dead, it would be a lie to say he wasn't disappointed.

"Mu Jin, stop teasing us. Nobody would believe he could fall to his death in front of your people," Zhao Gang said at this moment.

He remembered that back then, Li Jin had people keeping a close watch on Nakajima Kesago, so there was absolutely no way he would fall to his death.

"Political Commissar Zhao is really sharp; he saw it right away!" Li Jin smiled.

"Hey kid, what time is it, still playing us for fools?" Li Yunlong was speechless. Li Jin was actually lying to them.

"Haha, this is just a joke, to lighten the mood. Lü Changgong, go and bring Gu Shifu up." Li Jin laughed twice, then called to Lü Changgong beside him.

"Yes." Lü Changgong immediately left.

"You didn't make your move before we even arrived, did you?! You promised to let Brother Yunfei go first, you can't go back on your word," Li Yunlong asked.

Chu Yunfei wasn't involved in the last attack on Nakajima Kesago, so it would be a bit unreasonable if he wasn't involved this time either.

"Commander Li, how could that be? I've been holding back. I was even afraid I'd lose control and kill him in a moment of weakness," Li Jin quickly said.

From the moment he captured Tani Hisao, he had wanted to take action against him, but he held back.

"That's alright." Li Yunlong nodded in satisfaction. He was worried that when Tani Hisao came up later, he would only have a breath left.

Before long, Tani Hisao was brought over by Lü Changgong. At this moment, Tani Hisao was trembling all over because if he was not mistaken, he was afraid that he would be cut to pieces today, and in the end, he would die in agony with his face disfigured. He might even be shaved into a human pig!
"This is the Japanese division commander?! He looks so haggard, and his lips are pale, like he's injured. Are you sure you didn't take action behind his back?!" Li Yunlong looked at the middle-aged man in front of him and questioned him.

The other person's condition is clearly not right; they must be injured.

"He did have injuries, gunshot wounds. He was trying to commit suicide when my men saw him and immediately shot him to stop, but they also pierced his hand!" Li Jin explained.

Upon hearing this, Li Yunlong and his men went around to Tani Hisao's back and indeed saw that the right side of his body was bandaged, with white bandages and even some blood. Apart from that, there were no other injuries.

"Alright, alright, let's get started without delay. Brother Yunfei, you go first." Li Yunlong gave Chu Yunfei the first chance to draw his knife.

"Why don't you go first, Brother Yunlong? I'll make my move after you're done," Chu Yunfei said modestly.

"Brother Yunfei, why are you being so polite? We agreed that you would go first, so you have to go first!" Li Yunlong said with a serious expression.

"Okay, then I'll go first." After hearing this, Chu Yunfei no longer hesitated and prepared to make his move.

"Brother Yunfei, use this knife." Li Jin took out a scalpel and handed it to Chu Yunfei. The scalpel was quite sharp and could easily cut off the flesh.

"Thank you." Chu Yunfei took the scalpel and looked at Gu Hisao, who was trembling with fear in front of him. He felt no pity, only the thought of avenging the people.

"Brother Yunfei, when you make your move, be careful to avoid vital blood vessels, lest the opponent die too quickly," Li Yunlong reminded him.

He was worried that Chu Yunfei might go too far and kill him before he even got a chance to strike. That wouldn't do.

"Don't worry, Brother Yunlong, I'll be careful," Chu Yunfei replied.

Then Chu Yunfei made his incision. The scalpel lived up to its name; it was small, lightweight, and, most importantly, incredibly sharp.

After Chu Yunfei cut off three pieces of flesh from Tani Hisao's body, he returned the scalpel to Li Jin.

"That's not all, you need to disinfect his wound with alcohol." Li Jin reminded Chu Yunfei, seeing his unprofessional behavior, and handed him a bottle of alcohol. "Brother Mu, you... you're quite well prepared." Chu Yunfei was taken aback. If he wasn't mistaken, Nakajima Isamu had probably received the same treatment.

“That’s how you deal with the Japanese devils, especially the perpetrators of the massacre. You can’t show any mercy then,” Li Jin said with a serious expression.

“That’s right, cutting off our own flesh is just letting the Japanese get away with it!” Chu Yunfei took the alcohol from Li Jin’s hand without the slightest hesitation.

"Don't be afraid, it will only hurt for a short while and then it will be over soon." Chu Yunfei looked at Tani Hisao in front of him and smiled.

"Wait, take the stuff out of his mouth. We can't do it without hearing a scream when we're sprinkling the alcohol." Li Jin then had someone take the stuff out of Tani Hisao's mouth so that he could make a sound.

"I am a prisoner now, you can't treat me like this! Even if you have to kill me, please give me a quick death!" Tani Hisao said in a trembling voice. He was not afraid of death, but the thought of being slowly sliced ​​to death and having his wounds constantly disinfected with alcohol made him feel suffocated just thinking about the pain.

Death itself is not scary; what is scary is dying a terrible death.

"Now you know to beg for mercy, but when you ordered your men to slaughter those unarmed civilians, they probably begged for mercy before you killed them, didn't they?"
"People like you, what makes you think you can live so long and leave without pain? You're dreaming!" Chu Yunfei said slowly. Although he hadn't seen it with his own eyes, he could imagine it just by thinking about it.

Tani Hisao was immediately stunned, because he had done all of the things Chu Yunfei mentioned!
Without further hesitation, Chu Yunfei took action, cutting off three pieces of flesh and then spraying alcohol onto Tani Hisao's injured arm. At that moment, a violent scream immediately came from Tani Hisao's mouth.

Fortunately, no Japanese soldiers knew about it, otherwise their own division commander would have been executed by slow slicing, and he would probably have gone crazy with rage.

"Serves you right! Brother Yunfei, it's my turn, it's my turn!" Li Yunlong quickly stepped forward and took the scalpel from Chu Yunfei's hand. Those who didn't know better would think he was the one operating on Gu Hisao.

Over the next half hour, Tani Hisao's screams grew louder until they gradually faded and became hoarse.

There's no other way; every time there's a new wound, they apply alcohol to disinfect it, which is something even an iron man couldn't withstand.

At this moment, Tani Hisao's arm was already bandaged, his face was getting paler and paler, and he could no longer speak. He had called out so many times that his voice was hoarse!

"Kill me! I may have been involved in the massacre, but I was just following orders. I wasn't the real mastermind!" Hisao Tani said in a hoarse voice, looking weak and miserable.

"Who is the mastermind?! Where is he?!" Li Yunlong asked.

“He has already returned to his country and is not here,” Tani Hisao said.

When Li Jin heard Tani Hisao persuade the mastermind, a name popped into his mind: the other party was a Japanese prince!
"Damn it, what are you talking about if you're not here? Do you think I'm going to go to your place and arrest him?" Li Yunlong said irritably. He thought the mastermind was still in China, but he didn't expect him to have returned to Japan.

Li Yunlong ordered his men to gag Tani Hisao.

"Now that we've reunited, there's something I need to tell you. Last night, our commander sent a telegram saying that the Japanese seem to have sent their 4th Division to encircle and annihilate us."

"Including other units, the combined forces of those surrounding and annihilating our Japanese troops numbered over 50,000." Li Yunlong slowly revealed this information.

"What?! More than 50,000? We're doomed!" Qian Bojun exclaimed in shock. They only had less than 20,000 men; how could they possibly fight against more than 50,000 Japanese soldiers?

"What's there to be afraid of? We still have Mu Jin here. Even if we can't win, it won't be difficult for us to retreat." Li Yunlong said calmly. Although the Japanese had a lot of men, it was really unlikely that they could be wiped out.

After all, as long as Li Jin was there, he wasn't afraid of these Japanese devils.

"Actually, this was expected. As long as everyone follows orders, I guarantee you will get out unscathed," Li Jin said at this moment.

It was expected that the Japanese would send out a brigade from the 4th Division, but that's not a big deal.

Back then, he escaped from an encirclement of tens of thousands of Japanese soldiers with only three hundred men, let alone now that he has nearly twenty thousand men under his command!
Hearing Li Jin's confident words, Chu Yunfei and the others breathed a sigh of relief. If even Li Jin panicked, they really wouldn't know what to do.

"Alright, everyone get started now. Let's continue tonight. You've been traveling for so long, you should rest for a bit!" Li Jin said to Chu Yunfei and the others.

The execution by slow slicing cannot be rushed; the victim needs to be cut a couple more times. However, Li Jin is unsure how long the victim can endure it, given that he is in his forties and has a lot of gray hair, and his physical condition is much worse than that of Nakajima Kesago!

"Alright." The group nodded and then went to find a place to rest. As for the guard duty, Li Jin naturally arranged for someone to stand guard.

When Chu Yunfei left with Fang Ligong, Fang Ligong still looked like he hadn't had enough!

"I never thought we'd actually be able to take action against a Japanese division commander. It's a way of doing our part for those civilians," Fang Ligong said with emotion. Although he only made one cut, he felt a great sense of satisfaction.

“Yes, speaking of which, if we could bring the enemy back to the Jin-Sui Army alive, we would have made a great contribution.” Qian Bojun chimed in, but compared to the others, he was thinking about how great a feat it would be to capture a Japanese division commander alive.

"Qian Bojun, it's fine if you want to take him away, but Mu Jin will never let him go. If you try to take him away by force, you'll probably die faster than Gu Hisao," Fang Ligong warned. Mu Jin was no pushover.

When the other party is kind, you will treat them as good brothers, but if you offend them, you will be courting death.

"I was just saying it casually, of course I know it's impossible," Qian Bojun said. He was just saying it offhand; if he really disregarded Mu Jin's wishes and took Gu Shoufu away, he would definitely be doomed.

"But you know what, if we can actually capture a Japanese division commander and bring him back to the Jin-Sui Army, we'll definitely get promoted several times over." Fang Ligong also had high hopes.

Chu Yunfei shook his head helplessly after hearing this. Capturing a Japanese division commander alive was like a dream. With their strength, they could never do it, let alone now, since they were not as powerful as Mu Jin's troops.

"Brother Ligong, send a telegram to the commander later, tell him about the situation, and mention that we are not in any danger right now," Chu Yunfei said.

"Commander, we're surrounded by over 50,000 Japanese soldiers. That can't be considered safe," Fang Ligong said. (End of Chapter)