Anti-Japanese War: Li Yunlong dared to attack Taiyuan

"Report, his name is Mukai Toshiaki!"

Li Yunlong narrowed his eyes slightly: "Take me to see it!"

"Yes!"

Soon Li Yunlong arrived at the place where the Japanese prisoners were held. It was called detention, but in fact it was just to ensure that the Japanese did not die.

More than a dozen Japanese soldiers were hung on the wooden planks of the military camp, ensuring that they could only touch the ground by raising their feet.

These torture instruments for hanging the Japanese were not prepared by Zhang Dabiao and others, but already existed when they arrived here. Moreover, the original color of these wooden torture instruments could no longer be seen, and they were all dark brown.

This means that many people were tortured to death by the Japanese devils here.

Zhang Dabiao and others only had to interrogate these puppet soldiers briefly to know the function of these things, and they simply gave them a taste of their own medicine.

"Commander, he is Toshiaki Mukai!"

Zhang Dabiao brought Li Yunlong to a Japanese soldier who was hung up, pinched his face hard, and lifted his face up. The soldiers beside him held torches so that Li Yunlong could see the face clearly.

At just one glance, Li Yunlong recognized the man in front of him as Toshiaki Mukai, the devil he had seen in his junior high school textbooks, a devil who took pleasure in killing. For a bottle of wine, he had repeatedly raised his butcher knife to civilians all the way from the Magic City to Nanjing.

"Are you Toshiaki Mukai? You used to be a second lieutenant in the 16th Division? Have you ever been to Jinling?"

Li Yunlong looked at Mukai Toshiaki with a smile on his face and asked with a smile.

"who are you?"

Toshiaki Mukai had been tied up since he was captured. After the large army entered Ping'an County, he was tied up and hung in the cold wind. His mouth was a little dry and his throat was a little hoarse.

"Let me introduce myself. My name is Li Yunlong. You should have heard of my name."

"Li Yunlong? I didn't expect you to speak our language. I've been captured by you. Just kill me! I won't tell you any information!"

After hearing this, Li Yunlong looked at Mukai Toshiaki expressionlessly, with neither sadness nor joy on his face.

"I don't need you to tell me any information, and I don't need it. Do you know Yamamoto Ikki?"

Of course, Mukai Toshiaki knew Yamamoto Ikki, who was regarded by Shinozuka Kazuo as the future military genius of the empire and one of Shinozuka Kazuo's favorite generals. Later, it was heard that he died in battle, but Mukai Toshiaki did not know how he died.

"After I caught him, I had him executed by slow slicing. Do you know how to do that? It's using a knife to cut off pieces of flesh from his body, one by one, and then feeding them to the dogs. He wasn't any good. After only two cuts, he started begging for mercy!"

"But I cut him over a hundred times before he died. It's a shame that his body was fed to the dogs in the end. After all, I wanted to cut him into pieces. I've been practicing my sword skills hard lately. I believe you won't die within three hundred cuts!"

Hearing this, Mukai Toshiaki looked at Li Yunlong in horror and asked tremblingly: "Why are you doing this to me!"

"You don't know the reason?"

Li Yunlong laughed, and Mukai Toshiaki immediately shook his head frantically. He didn't know when he had offended Li Yunlong, and why Li Yunlong tortured him. He felt fear before Li Yunlong's punishment was used on him.

Zhang Dabiao, Staff Officer Xie and others behind him also looked at Li Yunlong in surprise. After all, in their impression, Li Yunlong was not a cruel person.

Zhang Dabiao could understand Yamamoto Ikki, because Yamamoto Ikki's New 1st Regiment suffered heavy casualties at that time, and slow-slicing Yamamoto Ikki was a popular appeal, but how could Mukai Toshiaki deserve the same treatment as Yamamoto Ikki?

"Don't you know how many people you killed along the way from the Magic City to Jinling? How many of these people were soldiers? How many were civilians? Have you forgotten how many innocent people died at your hands?"

"That's right. A demon like you won't remember the innocent people who died at your hands. You only remember the joy you felt when torturing them. The more pain they suffered, the more excited you became. Now, all I have to do is repay them double for the pain you brought upon them!"

"Zhang Dabiao!"

"To!"

"Find two people and hold him down!"

"Yes!"

Soon two soldiers came over, untied Toshiaki Mukai from the torture instruments, and brought him to a table.

"Put his hands on the table!"

Hearing this, Mukai Toshiaki couldn't help but struggle and said, "What are you going to do? What are you going to do?"

"Don't worry, I'll use you for a little experiment first!"

Although it is almost March, the temperature in Shanxi Province at night is still around zero.

Li Yunlong picked up a bucket of water and poured it continuously on Mukai Toshiaki's hands. The biting cold made Mukai Toshiaki shiver. After five minutes, there was no sign of freezing. Li Yunlong couldn't help but sigh and said, "The temperature is still too low. My hands can't be frozen. Otherwise, you'll see them turn into ice sculptures and then shatter!"

Li Yunlong sighed. He thought that he probably couldn't realize his wish this year. He could only wait until winter and try to catch some more devils.

"Devil, devil, you are a devil, what on earth are you going to do? I will tell you everything!"

Toshiaki Mukai was not a warrior to begin with, otherwise he would not have raised his butcher knife against unarmed women and children. After being threatened by Li Yunlong, his psychological defenses collapsed.

"Where is Noda Takeshi now?"

"Served as deputy captain of the 1st Infantry Battalion of the 13th Regiment of the 6th Division!"

"They're all in Jin Province, so I don't have to look everywhere!"

Li Yunlong's eyes lit up after hearing this, and then he signaled Zhang Dabiao to tie him to a pillar in a wooden house.

"Bring some sugar and honey!"

Li Yunlong did not intend to kill Xiang Jin Minming immediately, as that would be too easy for him.

After Zhang Dabiao had prepared everything, Li Yunlong took the knife and started cutting Toshiaki Mukai's body, but he didn't do it by lingchi (slicing the body into pieces). Instead, he cut the wounds one by one.

Then apply honey carefully on it. There is not much of this stuff available, so don't waste it.

After applying the honey, Li Yunlong sprinkled sugar on the wound, and then sprinkled sugar, honey and other things along the land around Mukai Toshiaki.

There were dozens of wounds on Toshiaki Mukai's body, but they were all wounds inflicted by a female doctor in later generations on her boyfriend. They were not fatal and would not kill him.

The wounds were covered with honey and sugar, and Li Yunlong considerately gave Mukai Toshiaki some water.

"Zhang Dabiao, light a fire inside to raise the temperature a little. If the temperature is too low, the ants won't come out!"

Zhang Dabiao and others finally understood what Li Yunlong was going to do. Looking at Mukai Toshiaki, whose body was covered with wounds and smeared with honey and sugar, everyone couldn't help but shudder.

Li Yunlong was even worried that the temperature was too low and the ants would not come out to move around, so he chose a wooden house and thoughtfully prepared a fire for him to prevent him from freezing to death.

"Don't die so easily. I have a hundred ways of torturing you waiting for you. Live well!"

Chapter 127 Kong Jie: That’s a whole regiment of the devils

After dealing with Mukai Toshiaki, Li Yunlong found a few prisoners from among the Japanese prisoners and let Staff Officer Xie and others have a try, letting them experience the feeling of chopping off the Japanese dog's head with their own hands, and then returned to the command center.

Since the decision has been made to defend Ping'an County, many things need to be reconsidered, such as the possible counterattack by the Japanese, how to govern Ping'an County, how to plan the retreat route, and how to evacuate safely in case of a misjudgment and the Japanese attack Ping'an County with all their strength.

In addition, what Li Yunlong was most worried about was the air defense issue. Before, Li Yunlong's troops were in the Taihang Mountains, and the Japanese planes could not determine their specific location and had no way to bomb them. However, if they were stationed in Ping'an County, the entire Ping'an County would be a target and could be bombed by the Japanese at any time.

Li Yunlong was even thinking about whether he should find a way to directly blow up the Japanese Taiyuan Airport, but thinking of the airport's defense deployment, Li Yunlong temporarily gave up this idea. The Japanese now have a large number of troops around Taiyuan, and it is not a good time to blow up the airport, but when the Battle of Zhongtiao Mountain starts, he can find a way to blow up the Japanese Taiyuan Airport.

In addition, Li Yunlong was thinking about how to get rid of the Japanese Sixth Division. He only had about a year. When the Pacific War broke out, this main Japanese division would immediately move south, and there would be no chance to destroy it.

Just as Li Yunlong was thinking about the problem, he suddenly heard a familiar voice outside the door calling his name.

"Li Yunlong, Li Yunlong, come out here!"

The voice was familiar, and the person was even more familiar. It was Comrade Kong Jie, Li Yunlong's closest comrade-in-arms.

Seeing Kong Jie coming, Li Yunlong immediately stood up and greeted him. Before Kong Jie could say anything, he gave him a hug and said, "Old Kong, it's been a while since we last met. I miss you so much!"

After saying that, he hugged Kong Jie tightly.

Kong Jie couldn't help but be stunned, and looked at Li Yunlong in surprise. When did Li Yunlong become so enthusiastic towards him?

"Don't be polite to me, I'm telling you, I won't buy it!"

Kong Jie immediately pushed Li Yunlong aside and found a chair to sit down. He took out his pipe, lit it, and said, "Don't think I don't know what you're planning. You think you can get rid of me with just two heavy machine guns? Impossible, absolutely impossible!"

Li Yunlong heard Kong Jie's words, his face still full of smiles: "I thought it was something big, it's just this little thing, I thought you came to congratulate me for taking over Ping'an County!"

Li Yunlong is a little depressed now. After he took down Ping'an County, no one seemed surprised. He sent a telegram to the headquarters to inform them that he had taken down Ping'an County. The headquarters was not surprised at all and just asked about his casualties.

Kong Jie rushed over angrily and didn't seem surprised. This was Ping'an County, the turning point of World War II, the Battle of Ping'angle!

"You were able to go to Taiyuan and capture Shinozuka Kazuo. What's there to congratulate for taking down a county? If you can take down Taiyuan, I will congratulate you!"

After he finished speaking, Kong Jie immediately said, "I almost got away from you, Li Yunlong, you are such a dishonest boy!"

"Kong Erlangzi, I gave you face, didn't I? You didn't even say a few words of congratulations when you first came, and you directly accused me of being unkind. If you don't explain why today, I'll beat you up!"

After Li Yunlong finished speaking, he rolled up his sleeves and communicated with Kong Jie. He must not let this guy calm down. He had to make Kong Jie get excited or conquer himself, otherwise Li Yunlong would not be able to gain any advantage. This was the experience Li Yunlong summed up by himself and the conclusion he drew from some memories.

Hearing this, Kong Jie immediately became furious. He stood up from the table and slapped it, saying, "Li Yunlong, you have no conscience when you say this. You tricked me into buying your training methods, the three-three infantry system and the 400-meter obstacle race. I gave you the people, but the headquarters sent them away within a few days!"

As soon as these words came out, Li Yunlong immediately laughed and said, "What was I doing at that time? You're trying to get away with it just because of this? You were the one who begged me to buy it, I didn't sell it to you!"

Kong Jie's demeanor immediately subsided after hearing what Li Yunlong said. He took a drag on his pipe and said, "Alright, I won't talk about the past. Let's just say today, when you attacked Ping'an County, I, Kong Jie, came to help without hesitation with my guard company. Fearing we weren't strong enough, I sent a telegram directly to the division headquarters and they dispatched two more battalions. And you're going to send me off with just a handful of weapons?"

"If I hadn't asked, I would have kept it a secret from you. I eliminated the Japanese in the stronghold for you so that they couldn't go back to Ping'an County to provide support, and you went straight into the city to eat the rich people?"

Seeing Kong Jie's exasperated look, Li Yunlong took out a list and slammed it on the table. "Kong Erlangzi, I'm very happy that you can support my independent column, but I don't like the tone of your voice!"

After saying this, Li Yunlong pushed the list in his hand forward.

Kong Jie took the list and glanced at it, frowning. "Is this all the weapons Ping'an County has? Two hundred rifles, thirty thousand rounds of ammunition? Four mortars, ten grenade launchers? And four light and heavy machine guns? Ten thousand kilograms of grain? Li Yunlong, are you taking me, Kong Jie, for a fool?"

Apart from anything else, the amount of 10,000 kilograms of grain is not right. It is only enough for a Japanese brigade to eat for a few days. It is impossible that there is only so much food in a county town.

"Kong Erlangzi, I told you you're stupid and you really are stupid. This is my reward for you!"

After Li Yunlong finished speaking, he put a cigarette in his mouth and looked at Kong Jie.

Kong Jie was stunned for a moment, then he immediately took out three matches and lit three of them together to light Li Yunlong's cigarette: "Hehehe, Lao Li, I told you that you are not that stingy. What is our relationship? Right? On behalf of the Independent Regiment, thank you!"

As soon as this list came out, Kong Jie immediately felt a little embarrassed. After all, it was Li Yunlong who captured the county town, and the independent regiment only helped to capture the strongholds. Moreover, the capture of these strongholds was mainly due to the weapons used by Li Yunlong's troops.

The independent regiment did not waste any ammunition today. These weapons and ammunition were almost like they were picked up for free.

Li Yunlong smoked the cigarette that Kong Jie lit for him, blew out a puff of smoke and said, "Kong Erlangzi, this thing is not so easy to get!"

After hearing this, Kong Jie's smile froze: "I knew you wouldn't be so kind. Tell me, who do you want this time?"

Kong Jie said this almost through gritted teeth, as he was already used to Li Yunlong asking for people from the independent regiment.

"I don't need anyone, but I want you to do me a small favor. I estimate that in a couple of days the Japanese will find out that Ping'an County has been captured by me, and I'll need your help then!"

"..."

Kong Jie took a few puffs of his cigarette, then silently stood up and walked out the door. "I shouldn't have come here! Li Yunlong, are you crazy? If a county town is taken, the Japanese will definitely send crazy reinforcements. By then, it won't just be a battalion, but an entire regiment! Or even a division!"

"If you're scared, Kong Erlangzi, just pretend I never said anything!"

Just as Kong Jie was about to step out of the door, he paused and said, "Li Yunlong, it's not that I, Kong Jie, don't want to help you, but this amount is too little. The independent regiment can't afford too many casualties!"