Bright Sword: From Northwest Shanxi to Changjin Lake, a Hundred Battles, a Hundred Victories

Chapter 1 Three Bullets
"team leader!"

"team leader!"

Chen Ming felt pain all over his body, as if he had been crushed by a 500-pound strong man. The shouts around him made him feel somewhat dazed.

"Uncle Zhu, the captain is awake! He's not dead!"

A man dressed in tattered hemp clothes, with a sallow and emaciated face, suddenly shouted happily and pulled the man called "Uncle Zhuzi" over to see.

Uncle Zhu's real name is Li Zhu, and he is the deputy captain of a district squad in Ping'an County.

Chen Ming is the captain of this district squad.

Chen Ming opened his eyes and looked at the unfamiliar surroundings. Before him stood eleven emaciated men covered in patches.

The oldest is estimated to be in his forties, while the youngest looks to be only ten years old.

All eleven people were injured, and their bodies had more or less blood on them.

"Wasn't I drinking with my comrades? How did I suddenly end up here?" Chen Ming was completely bewildered.

Fragments of memories surfaced in Chen Ming's mind, helping him understand his current situation.

According to his memory, he is currently in 1939, not long ago the Japanese army concentrated its forces in North China for a large-scale mopping-up operation.

Their district militia encountered a group of Japanese and puppet troops yesterday, consisting of a small Japanese detachment and a puppet platoon.

There were more than fifty people, while his district squad only had about thirty.

This was the Japanese army in 39; they were well-trained, well-equipped, and their combat effectiveness was far superior to that of the Japanese army after 42.

Moreover, their district squad only had three old rifles with worn-out rifling and seventeen bullets; the rest were melee weapons like broadswords and spears.

"I remember being knocked unconscious by a Japanese grenade launcher, and the soldiers must have rescued me," Chen Ming recalled.

The terrain they encountered was hilly, and more than ten soldiers were killed in their first encounter with the Japanese.

If they hadn't reacted quickly and been familiar with the terrain, this entire squad might have perished.

And now, this group of Japanese and puppet troops are still relentlessly pursuing them.

Only now that it's dark have Chen Ming's remaining troops had a chance to catch their breath.

After receiving the memories, Chen Ming knew that he had probably traveled to the world of "Bright Sword".

Because the place name Ping'an County does not actually exist, but he is the squad leader of the district team in Ping'an County.

Before Chen Ming could even process what was happening, he heard the youngest soldier in the group crying.

"Captain, come quick! Erdan is dying!" The young soldier's eyes were red, and in front of him was a soldier covered in blood.

Upon seeing this, Chen Ming quickly stepped forward to check on the other person's injuries.

After seeing it clearly, Chen Ming frowned.

That's horrible!
The bullet pierced his abdomen; his hands and feet were cold, his face was pale, and he had lost too much blood to be saved.

It's a miracle that they've held on for this long with this kind of injury.

As if in a final burst of energy, Erdan opened his eyes, gripping Chen Ming's arm tightly with one hand, and struggling to raise his other hand, clutching three blood-stained, yellowish-orange bullets.

"Captain, I captured three bullets. Did I do a good job this time?"

Chen Ming held the other person's hand tightly.

He remembered that in order to evade the pursuit of the Japanese and puppet troops, they led the other side in circles, passing by the place where they had encountered the enemy.

The soldier saw three bullets left by the Japanese soldiers on the ground and risked stopping to pick them up, but was shot in the abdomen by the Japanese soldiers chasing behind him.

The other soldiers in the squad carried him all the way back; he had already fainted on the way.

But he held those three bullets tightly in his hand.

Seeing this scene, Chen Ming felt extremely distressed.

He was also a soldier, and he had the original owner's memories in his mind. This soldier was his living brother.

But now this brother has sacrificed himself to capture three bullets.

The resistance against Japanese aggression behind enemy lines was incredibly difficult. In that era, three bullets were worth the life of a soldier.

"Yes, you've done a great job." Chen Ming said solemnly, holding Erdan's hand tightly.

"Cough cough." Erdan forced a smile, but it looked rather ugly because of his injuries. "The captain was killing Japanese soldiers with bullets, and he also told my mother that I can't take care of her in her old age and see her off when she dies."

Before Erdan could finish speaking, he closed his eyes and his arm fell limply to his side.

"Erdan!"

The other teammates around him were agitated, and several teammates who were close to Erdan had bloodshot eyes and were almost spitting fire.

The youngest soldier sat helplessly on the ground, wiping away his tears.

Chen Ming felt incredibly heavy-hearted. He reached out to take the bullet that Erdan had captured at the cost of his life, only to find that it was gripped very tightly and he couldn't pry it open no matter what he did.

It took a lot of effort to finally pull out the precious bullet.

Chen Ming picked up Erdan. His clothes were soaked, but his body felt incredibly light, as if all the blood had drained from his body.

The moon rises, casting a chilly glow.

"Whoo~"

Chen Ming gritted his teeth, raised his head, and stared intently into the distance.

His gaze was as firm as a rock, and his eyes were filled with nothing but anger.

"Don't worry, I will definitely avenge you, avenge the fallen soldiers, and drive the Japanese devils out of our homeland."

At the moment Chen Ming made up his mind, a three-dimensional battle map appeared in his mind.

Within a five-kilometer radius of the map, all kinds of mountains, rivers, and vegetation are clearly visible.

The map also shows many red and blue dots.

The red dot is two kilometers away, and the green dot is next to Chen Ming.

Based on his memory, Chen Ming realized that the red dots represented the group of Japanese and puppet troops who were attacking them, while the green dots represented their own personnel.

However, if he remembered correctly, the place where the group of Japanese and puppet troops were located should have been a village.

But now there are only two blue dots left in this village!

They must be villagers from the friendly side.

Chen Ming wasn't too happy about the sudden appearance of his cheat code, because he knew from the map that another village had been affected.

He wants revenge!

"Uncle Zhu, you take the seriously wounded soldiers and hide. I'm going to take the soldiers who can still move to take revenge!" Chen Ming said to Li Zhu, the deputy captain of the district squad.

"Captain, you need to calm down! There are too many Japanese soldiers now. What we should do now is find the main force of regular troops and then surround and wipe out these Japanese soldiers to avenge our defeat."

Li Zhu is an old revolutionary with a steady personality.

He understood that his squad was no match for the enemy and that rash action would only result in needless sacrifice.

He knew in his heart that the Japanese were sweeping everywhere and that the main force had been scattered and hidden. He said this to comfort Chen Ming and tell him not to act rashly.

"How can I stay calm? My brothers who risked their lives to die in front of me, and my fellow villagers have also been harmed by the Japanese devils! I, Chen Ming, swear I will not rest until I avenge this."

Chen Ming roared, his eyes bloodshot.

The People's Liberation Army serves the people!

No Chinese soldier could stand by and watch his comrades die before his very eyes, or see his fellow countrymen being ravaged by the enemy, without being moved by the sight.

Seeing Chen Ming's expression, Deputy Captain Li Zhu opened his mouth, but ultimately said nothing.

"Those who can still move, come with me. Comrade Li Zhu, you stay here to take care of the wounded. Even if we all sacrifice ourselves, we have to draw the Japanese away for you." Chen Ming formally issued the order.

Vice Captain Li Zhu's eyes welled up with tears. He looked deeply at Chen Ming and said solemnly:
"Comrade, you must come back alive."

(End of this chapter)