Bright Sword: From Border Region Manufacturing to Major National Heavy Industry

Chapter 232 Capturing a Japanese Woman
"He, tui!"

Wei Dayong spat on the ground, turned to Li Yunlong and said, "Commander, the wind is getting stronger and stronger, and there's more and more sand."

"Isn't this a good thing? Heaven has opened its eyes and is on our side." Li Yunlong pointed to the dim sky and said, "Didn't you notice? The wind is blowing hard, there's a lot of sand, and the Japanese planes aren't coming out anymore."

If the Japanese planes don't come out to scout, the probability of them finding us is much lower.

Even if the Japanese ground forces find us, and the planes don't come to reinforce us, we can still contain the Japanese mechanized forces with rocket launchers.

It won't be so easy for the Japanese ground forces to wipe us out.

“Yes, yes,” Wei Dayong nodded and continued, “If the weather were like this every day for the next few days, that would be great.”

When we march on Taiyuan, the Japanese will definitely be furious.

Their planes will be bombing overhead, and that's no joke.

With bad weather preventing the Japanese planes from flying, we no longer need to worry about their relentless bombing and destruction, allowing us to operate with complete freedom.

"Commander Li, may I ask when we're going back?" Yan Kai walked over.

Last night, Liu Weidong took the equipment back, and Yan Kai wanted to follow, but Li Yunlong stopped him.

"Mr. Yan, look at you, what's the rush?" Li Yunlong was still quite polite to Yan Kai, saying, "Your Taiyuan Arsenal has been lost, a waste of the Japanese. If you're lucky, I'll take you to see how I took it back."

Upon hearing this, Yan Kai's expression turned to shock and disbelief: "Commander Li, you're not kidding me, are you? You're going to march all the way to Taiyuan?"

Although Yan Kai didn't know much about military affairs, he knew that the Japanese had sent out a force of 60,000 to 70,000 men.

If you advance to Taiyuan, those 60,000 to 70,000 Japanese troops will most likely turn back to reinforce you.

At that time, even with your few regiments, and even with district squads and county brigades, you will not be a match for the Japanese army.

“Mr. Yan, didn’t you see? The sandstorm is here. Even the heavens are on our side, the Eighth Route Army.” Li Yunlong pointed and said, “These little devils’ planes can’t come out. With my firepower, it shouldn’t be a big problem to take them to Taiyuan.”

"The problem is, even if you manage to win the battle, what will you do when the Japanese army comes to encircle and annihilate you?" Yan Kai asked.

“Mr. Yan, I will have reinforcements by then, so don’t worry about it.” Li Yunlong said, picking up on this topic, “You haven’t studied the Hell Cannon’s shells enough yet, have you? As long as you don’t take them apart, you can study them however you want along the way. You can sleep and eat with the shells every day without any problem.”

"Alright, Commander Li, I'll go study the shells then." Yan Kai didn't say anything more. Even if Li Yunlong let him leave alone, he wouldn't dare to go if Li Yunlong didn't go back now.

So let's continue researching the cannonballs of the Hell Cannon.

After sending Yan Kai away, Li Yunlong called Gao Liujin, Ding Wei, Gao Xigang, and Cheng Xiazi together.

"Gentlemen, it's getting late. Let me assign the combat missions for tonight." Li Yunlong spread out the map in front of the group and said, "Among the Japanese forces encircling us are three brigades of the First Army. We've already taken over the territory of the 21st Brigade. The territories of the 9th and 29th Brigades are our targets tonight."

Upon hearing this, Gao Liujin immediately shouted, "Li Yunlong, isn't this like an old woman picking on a soft target? What's the point of this? In my opinion, we should find two tougher targets to fight, so it'll be more satisfying."

Ding Wei pointed out:

"Gao Liujin, don't forget our mission."

"Our mission is to buy as much time as possible for the border region's arsenal, not to annihilate as many enemies as possible."

"Last night we took the 21st Brigade's position, which will definitely have a big impact on the morale of the Japanese troops in the 21st Brigade."

"If we take over the garrisons of the 9th and 29th Brigades tonight, it will definitely affect the morale of those two Japanese brigades."

"We raided the homes of three Japanese brigades. Even if they don't come back to reinforce us, at least when they surrounded our main force, they were restless and uneasy, which will definitely affect their fighting capacity."

"Later, when we suddenly rush towards the Taiyuan Arsenal, they will definitely panic and won't be able to attack our main force anymore."

"As long as we can lure the main force of the Japanese army to our side, we will have accomplished our main mission."

Blind Cheng nodded in agreement, adding, "Li Yunlong's thinking is sound. Gao Liujin, if you don't follow orders, don't blame us for beating you up until you do."

Even if Li Yunlong and Ding Wei joined forces, they couldn't beat Gao Liujin in a fight.

Now, with the addition of Blind Cheng, Gao Liujin is truly no match for him.

"You guys from the 386th Brigade are so rude! Three of you ganged up on me! Don't you have any shame?" Gao Liujin stood with his hands on his hips, momentarily forgetting that he himself had come from the 386th Brigade.

Gao Xigang, the commander of the 28th Regiment, persuaded Gao Liujin: "Gao Liujin, let's put the overall situation first. Even if we get to enjoy fighting two hard targets, it will consume a lot of our ammunition. We should try to conserve our ammunition as much as possible."

"I never said I wouldn't follow orders," Gao Liujin said, trying to save face.

Li Yunlong continued to assign tasks: "Old Ding and I will join forces to attack the 9th Brigade's base, Blind Cheng and Gao Xigang will join forces to attack the 29th Brigade's base, and Gao Liujin will stay behind as a reserve."

In fact, the defenses of the 9th and 29th Brigades' garrisons were weak; one regiment would have been enough.

The reason for having two regiments was mainly to ensure efficiency and prevent the Japanese from reacting or sending reinforcements.

After succeeding, we will have plenty of time to slip away and hide.

As soon as Li Yunlong finished speaking, Gao Liujin immediately shouted again: "Li Yunlong, why should I be a reserve? Why should I go to battle?"

"Based on what you just said, you didn't say you wouldn't follow orders, so what, is that just bullshit?" Li Yunlong glared, then said, "This sandstorm looks like it'll last for a few days. We'll have four regiments fighting at night and resting during the day. And then, you go work during the day. As long as you're the only one not going to Taiyuan, you can do whatever you want with the Japanese rear." "That's more like it." Gao Liujin laughed when he heard that. They could do whatever they wanted with the Japanese rear.

If I get into trouble, Li Yunlong will be the one to cover for me.

"That's settled then. Get the troops fed as soon as it gets dark. We'll start our operation as soon as it gets dark," Li Yunlong finally decided.

"it is good."

After Li Yunlong and his troops finished their meal, it was getting dark. The four regiments immediately set off under cover of darkness towards the garrisons of the 29th and 9th Brigades.

Gao Liujin stayed behind to rest, and Yan Kai was also watched over by Gao Liujin.

boom!
boom!
boom!
……

The garrisons of the 9th and 29th Brigades were attacked at almost the same time.

In the darkness, the shells from the Hellfire Cannon and the Type 92 Infantry Gun blasted out a bright light, and the defenses of the 9th and 29th Brigades were violently breached.

The four regiments pounced in like a pack of wolves.

Gao Xigang and Cheng Xiazi fought very smoothly, sweeping all the way through, and captured the target's command center before midnight.

Li Yunlong and Ding Wei also had a very smooth journey, and even had some unexpected gains.

"Hehe, Commander, I didn't expect there to be such an unexpected gain at the Ninth Brigade's base." Zhang Dabiao chuckled slyly as he ran over to report to Li Yunlong.

"What unexpected gain?" Li Yunlong asked suspiciously, noticing Zhang Dabiao's somewhat sly smile.

"We captured a Japanese woman, and she's incredibly beautiful," Zhang Dabiao said.

"Da Biao, look at your pathetic self. What use are those Japanese women? They're not as useful as two artillery shells." Although Li Yunlong cursed like this, he still said, "Bring those Japanese women over here quickly."

The Japanese women who were able to capture the Japanese brigade headquarters were definitely not ordinary Japanese women.

Soon, the Japanese woman was brought before Li Yunlong and Ding Wei.

This Japanese woman was indeed very beautiful, with skin as white as lotus root and hair as black as jewels. Even though she was in her thirties and wearing a cotton robe, she couldn't hide her charm.

Li Yunlong withdrew his gaze from the Japanese woman and looked at the captured translator, saying, "What's the background of this Japanese woman?"

This woman is dressed so well and takes such good care of herself; she's most likely a relative of a high-ranking Japanese official.

The translator quickly replied, "I don't know either."

"What did you say?" Li Yunlong held his broadsword directly to the translator's neck, indicating that if the other party didn't behave, he wouldn't be polite.

The translator knelt down, terrified: "Grandpa Eighth Route Army soldier, I'm just an ordinary translator. I've never seen this Japanese woman before, how would I know who she is?"

"Get up, I don't have a spineless grandson like you." Li Yunlong still removed the broadsword from the other man's neck.

Upon closer reflection, it does seem to make some sense.

This Japanese woman looks to be of high status; we wouldn't have been able to find her without a thorough search.

Judging from this, I'm afraid very few people have actually seen her.

"Thank you, Grandpa Eighth Route Army! Thank you, Grandpa Eighth Route Army!" The translator quickly stood up, having just escaped death, his whole body drenched in sweat.

"Then ask her, what's this Japanese woman's background and identity?" Li Yunlong said to the translator, adding, "I told you, without a spineless grandson like you, if you call me grandpa again, I'll chop you up!"

"Yes, yes, yes." The translator nodded repeatedly, then immediately turned to look at the Japanese woman.

The translator asked several questions in Japanese, but the Japanese woman didn't answer.

He acted timidly, as if he were terrified.

"Damn it, you've fallen into my hands, what are you pretending to be pitiful for? If you don't answer my questions, believe me, I'll have someone strip you naked..." Li Yunlong was furious.

Ding Wei stopped him in time: "Old Li, let's take this Japanese woman with us and have someone keep an eye on her. I have a feeling she's a big fish."

"How big?" Li Yunlong asked.

"That depends on whether the Japanese encirclement and suppression forces will send troops back to reinforce us," Ding Wei pointed out.

If the Japanese encirclement and suppression forces were to send reinforcements back, then without a doubt, this Japanese woman would be the biggest fish of the big fish.

If used properly, the effect would be no less than if Yan Kai were brought along.

Conversely, if the Japanese reinforcements do not return, it means that the Japanese women are not that valuable.

Upon hearing Ding Wei's words, Li Yunlong immediately understood and laughed, "Then let's see if the Japanese encirclement and suppression forces will withdraw their troops, haha."

Li Yunlong now had a hunch that the Japanese encirclement and suppression forces would definitely withdraw troops.

If you dare send reinforcements, hehe, let's see how I play you!
(End of this chapter)