Chapter 12: The Army Moves, and He Encounters Another Fierce General by Chance

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Sun Desheng stared at the scene before him, momentarily stunned. This was the New First Regiment? If not for the soldiers beside him informing him, he would never have imagined that those helping the villagers by chopping firewood and carrying water were actually soldiers of the New First Regiment. They looked no different from ordinary villagers.

At that moment, a nearby soldier said, “Our regiment commander said we are soldiers of the people, born from the people, protecting the people…”

Hearing this, Sun Desheng felt deeply moved. The Eighth Route Army truly seemed different from other troops.

Elsewhere, at the regimental headquarters—

Li Yunlong returned to the headquarters, where Zhang Quan, responsible for logistics, approached and saluted, reporting, “Commander, you’re finally back.”

“There’s a situation I need to report,” Zhang Quan continued. “Our food supplies can only last about half a month. Also, according to gathered intelligence, the puppet troops have recently been searching our base areas.”

“Although we haven’t been exposed, the puppet troops have become suspicious. Do you think we should avoid provoking them?”

Li Yunlong nodded slightly and asked, “How are the wounded recovering?”

“Commander, the lightly wounded have recovered, but the seriously injured still need some time.”

“I understand.” Li Yunlong waved his hand, signaling Zhang Quan to step down. He had long planned to relocate, but without a suitable location, he had not acted immediately. Now, the matter was urgent.

As for food supplies, it was less pressing. First, the system space’s reward materials could sustain them for a while. Second, they had seized many military supplies from landlords earlier, enough to support them temporarily.

Li Yunlong then spread out the map, searching for a suitable place to develop into a base area. With the Japanese army’s rampancy and the puppet troops in power, although their forces had the help of the people, the situation was grim. If discovered, the villagers would suffer.

Therefore, the base needed to be concealed, yet dependent on the people. This was the foundation of their development.

The mountainous region was the best choice.

As Li Yunlong’s gaze swept over the map, it settled on the Huangya Cave Mountain Range on the side of the Taihang Mountains. Several highways there could sustain the troops.

Even if the Japanese and puppet forces discovered the New First Regiment’s base, sweeping it away would not be easy. After all, in the mountains, escape was much simpler.

Moreover, the Japanese wouldn’t make a big fuss just for their own sake.

With this in mind, Li Yunlong said, “Huzi, have Shen Quan come here.”

“Yes!” Huzi turned and left immediately.

A moment later, Shen Quan hurried to the headquarters and saluted.

“Commander,” he greeted.

Li Yunlong got straight to the point, “For the sake of the villagers in Weizhuang, it’s no longer suitable for us to stay here.”

“I’ve decided to relocate, but before that, I need you to lead a team ahead to scout the area.”

Shen Quan looked in the direction Li Yunlong pointed and learned the destination for the troop’s move.

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The Huangya Cave Mountain Range!

“Yes!”

The two discussed the specific marching routes and rendezvous points.

Half an hour later, the plan was confirmed.

“Commander, I’ll prepare and depart at dawn tomorrow.”

“Mm,” Li Yunlong nodded slightly, reminding him, “Be careful.”

“Understood.”

Shen Quan then turned and left.

Next, Li Yunlong inspected the troops, checking on the wounded’s recovery, while instructing Zhang Quan to prepare for the relocation.

According to plan, Shen Quan would go first, with the main force relocating in batches afterward. Some troops would remain to defend the Weizhuang base, as it was also one of the New First Regiment’s bases.

With preparations complete, on the third morning, Li Yunlong led the troops to leave Weizhuang, heading toward Huangya Ridge.

To avoid attracting enemy attention, the relocation was divided into several groups, each taking different routes.

A few days later, as Li Yunlong led Wang Gensheng and others on the march, they came upon a Japanese checkpoint.

Five puppet soldiers were inspecting the passing villagers, extorting from every single one.

Many villagers could only plead helplessly for mercy, their anger silenced by fear.

But the puppet troops ignored their pleas, brandishing guns to intimidate them away.

“If you don’t leave, you’ll come with me to the camp!”

Hearing this, the robbed villagers had no choice but to leave.

Seeing this, the puppet soldiers became even more brazen.

“Come here!”

Several puppet soldiers moved to search a burly man.

“Squad leader, this one’s a pauper!”

The puppet squad leader noticed the man’s unusual spirit and vigor, sensing something was off.

After a quick check, he said, “Soldier, right?”

“Officer, I’m just a farmer.”

“I’m telling you, don’t lie to me,” the puppet squad leader said smugly, “You’ve got a mark on the back of your head — you’ve worn a military cap, haven’t you?”

The man sighed softly, a trace of disdain in his eyes, calmly explaining, “Officer, my mother is ill and waiting for medicine. Please let me pass!”

Hearing this, the puppet squad leader became even more certain, thinking he had finally caught someone valuable and could claim a reward from the Japanese.

“When you come back with us to camp, you’ll understand everything!”

“Take him away!”

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Several puppet soldiers raised their guns and prepared to escort the man away.

Not far from the checkpoint, Li Yunlong and the others saw this and felt a sense of foreboding.

They all considered intervening but were signaled by Li Yunlong to hold back.

“Wait.”

The others didn’t understand but obeyed, though Wang Gensheng and the rest remained on alert.

Li Yunlong’s reasoning was that the man being taken away seemed to be another capable comrade of his. He was curious about this man’s abilities and wanted to see his level of skill.

The man slowly stepped forward, then swiftly spun around, snatching a bayonet from one of the puppet soldiers and kicking him hard.

The puppet soldier fell to the ground under the force.

In that instant, the man’s bayonet had already pierced another puppet soldier.

Several quick slashes sent blood spraying wildly!

The man’s ferocity made even the puppet squad leader tremble. He tried to draw his pistol but was stuck in the holster.

The puppet soldier who had been kicked to the ground pulled the bolt to chamber a round, aiming to fire.

The man threw his bayonet at him.

“Whoosh!”

The bayonet struck the puppet soldier’s chest with deadly precision, ending his life.

However, the delay allowed the puppet squad leader to finally draw his pistol and raise it to shoot.

But just as he raised his hand, a stone flew and struck his wrist. In pain, he dropped the pistol.

Another stone followed, hitting him hard enough to knock him down.

At this moment, Wang Xikui, Wang Gensheng, and others rushed forward to seize control.

Without firing a single shot, they took over the checkpoint.

This was part of Li Yunlong’s strategy—firing would alert other puppet troops, endangering the troop’s relocation.

Afterward, Li Yunlong stepped forward to examine the man’s face closely, and a smile appeared in his heart.

It really was him!

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Guess who this man is? Hehe~

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