Anti-Japanese War: I have unlimited assistance

Chapter 39 The dignity of a soldier!
A mountain forest on the edge of Dai County and Wutai County.

Last night, after Li Yunlong led his troops to attack the prisoner-of-war camp, he rushed here with the prisoners.

This place is nearly 20 kilometers away from the county seat and is very safe.

After a morning of rest and some dry food, the weak prisoners regained some strength.

After a nap, Li Yunlong came to the prisoners and found a stone to stand on.

Li Yunlong glanced at the prisoners and pointed at one of them and asked.

Seeing the Eighth Route Army commander coming, the prisoners automatically gathered together.

"Brother, which unit are you from?"

"Report to the commander, I am from the 68th Division of the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army!"

"Where is this brother?"

"Report to the commander, I am from the 9th Army of the Central Army!"

"Brother, what about you?"

Li Yunlong pointed at Wei Dayong.

In fact, Li Yunlong noticed Wei Dayong last night.

This prisoner of war is different from other prisoners of war in terms of both his eyes and temperament. There is something called spirit between his eyebrows.

Li Yunlong was very familiar with this spirit, which was a unique temperament of people who practiced martial arts.

Li Yunlong had practiced Iron Head Kung Fu and had come into contact with many martial artists, so he was very familiar with this temperament.

"Sir, I'm from the 27th Division of the Central Army!" Wei Dayong replied.

Li Yunlong nodded: "The 27th Division of the Central Army that was defeated by the Sakata Regiment..."

Upon hearing this, Wei Dayong's eyes dimmed, and the other captured soldiers of the 27th Division around him lowered their heads in shame.

Li Yunlong continued loudly: "Brothers of the 27th Division are all great!"

Hearing this, Wei Dayong's eyes seemed to light up, and the other soldiers of the 27th Division also raised their heads with disbelief in their eyes.

"The 27th Division encountered the Sakata Regiment in the Gang County area, but the division commander deserted the battlefield. This resulted in the 27th Division, with a total of 8 men, being defeated by the Sakata Regiment in less than a day!"

"But the soldiers of the 27th Division are all great!"

"Despite losing unified command, your 27th Division still managed to kill hundreds of people from the Sakata Regiment. For this alone, I, Li Yunlong, admire you!"

"Sir, do you really think so?" asked a soldier from the 27th Division.

Wei Dayong couldn't help but clench his fists.

They were all defeated soldiers, outmatched on the battlefield, defeated and captured, and felt inferior.

But Li Yunlong called them brothers and was kind and friendly, which made the soldiers feel warm.

But this is secondary.

Li Yunlong said sternly, "Of course! All of you brothers here have killed the devils on the battlefield. Even if you were defeated and captured, you would rather die for the devil. You have shed blood on the battlefield against the invaders! The merits you have established cannot be erased by anyone!"

These captured soldiers were unwilling to work for the Japanese.

Those who were willing to work for the devils have already taken up arms and become traitors.

Of course, not all prisoners who were unwilling to work for the Japanese were lucky enough to survive. Many were shot to death by the Japanese.

Those prisoners of war who were even less fortunate would even be taken to the Northeast to undergo live bacterial experiments, which was a life worse than death.

Li Yunlong continued, "I don't like to play games. If you are willing to join the Eighth Route Army to kill the devils, please follow me. If you want to return to your original unit or don't want to continue fighting, I won't force you. If you want to join the Eighth Route Army now, stand on my side."

It was impossible for Li Yunlong to bring back the prisoners of war who were unwilling to join the Eighth Route Army.

It would be disastrous if any of the prisoners of war were caught by the Japanese and revealed the Eighth Route Army’s base location.

So Li Yunlong would only bring back soldiers who were willing to join the Eighth Route Army.

One of the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army soldiers seemed to have thought of something and suddenly asked: "Sir, are you Li Yunlong, the commander of the New 1st Regiment of the Eighth Route Army, who led the troops to attack the Sakata Regiment Headquarters and chopped off Sakata Nobutsu's head?" Li Yunlong's reputation had also spread to the National Army. Some of the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army soldiers who had recently been captured by the Japanese had heard of Li Yunlong's deeds.

The other prisoners of war all looked at Li Yunlong.

Li Yunlong nodded and said, "Yes, I am Li Yunlong. Sakata is nothing to me. I chopped off his head with my own hands."

"Okay, sir, I'll do it with you!"

The Shanxi-Suiyuan Army soldier walked out and stood behind Li Yunlong.

Seeing someone taking the lead, a large number of Kuomintang soldiers stood behind Li Yunlong and expressed their willingness to follow Li Yunlong.

But at least half of the soldiers still stood there motionless, and most of them had hesitation on their faces.

"Brother, tell me why you don't want to join our Eighth Route Army?"

Li Yunlong pointed at a prisoner with hesitation on his face and asked.

The Nationalist soldier said bluntly, "Sir, I want to join your Eighth Route Army to fight the Japanese. We fight the Japanese everywhere. But your Eighth Route Army's equipment is too poor. There are only two or three people to one gun, and each person has less than five rounds of ammunition. If I join your Eighth Route Army, I won't even have a gun."

After hearing what this Kuomintang soldier said, some Kuomintang soldiers who had joined the Eighth Route Army behind Li Yunlong suddenly hesitated.

Impulsive.

After joining the Eighth Route Army, you won’t fight the Japanese with swords and spears, right?
"Ha ha…"

Li Yunlong suddenly laughed:
"Brother, it's true that our Eighth Route Army was poorly equipped in the past, but that's all in the past. Look around you. We Eighth Route Army soldiers were armed with submachine guns, and we would fire at the devils whenever we saw them. Did you all hear the noise we made when we attacked the prisoner-of-war camp last night?"

The prisoners looked around with confusion in their eyes... Strange, aren’t they called the Eighth Route Army? Why are they equipped with such luxurious equipment?

Another prisoner of war answered quickly: "I heard it. From the noise, I thought a regiment was coming to attack the prisoner-of-war camp. Oh, and there were artillery pieces."

"The commotion of this regiment was only caused by my guard platoon. What about the artillery?"

Li Yunlong pointed to a place not far away:
"A genuine Type 92 infantry gun, a Japanese product. Do you still think our Eighth Route Army is poor?"

"Let me add one more thing. Anyone who joins our Eighth Route Army can be guaranteed to receive a Type 1 rifle and 100 rounds of ammunition, as well as five MK5 grenades. They're all genuine American products!"

Li Yunlong took out an MK2 grenade and waved it in front of the prisoners of war.

"This thing has a maximum killing radius of 10 meters. It feels great in the hand, and with a simple throw it can reach 30 meters away."

"The last time we attacked the Sakata regiment headquarters, our regiment used 1000 grenades to kill over 300 Japanese soldiers. It was so effective."

Then, Li Yunlong looked at the soldier who questioned the poor equipment of the Eighth Route Army and asked:
"Brother, our Eighth Route Army's weapons and equipment are not inferior to those of the National Army, right?"

The soldier was a little skeptical: "Sir, if I join the Eighth Route Army, will I really be given a Type 38 rifle, 100 rounds of ammunition, and five grenades?"

"What nonsense! I trust this officer!"

A soldier couldn't bear to watch it anymore and immediately walked behind Li Yunlong.

Hualala... With someone taking the lead, a group of soldiers stood behind Li Yunlong.

Li Yunlong laughed heartily. "Why wouldn't you believe this? The Type 38 rifle isn't a very good piece of equipment. When you kill the Japanese on the battlefield and make a contribution, I'll give you a submachine gun and 500 rounds of ammunition. That would be awesome!"

finally.

Most of the soldiers, including Wei Dayong and Wei Daxun, stood behind Li Yunlong.

Only a small number of soldiers do not want to fight anymore and want to return to their original units.

The soldiers behind Li Yunlong's eyes gradually became more focused from the numbness of yesterday.

Some soldiers even had tears in their eyes.

It wasn't just Li Yunlong who saved their lives.

It was also because of Li Yunlong's respect for them that they regained their dignity as a true soldier!

Of course, I also found the direction!
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