flstandardbreds Chapter 169 You don’t follow martial ethics
Chapter 169 You don’t follow martial ethics
"Commander, we've captured two Japanese officers."
Li Yilong, who was directing his soldiers to finish off enemies and collect supplies, immediately perked up when he heard Zhang Biao's words from the earthen slope.
He rushed towards the earthen slope.
"Where is it? Bring it here so I can have a look."
As several Red Army soldiers pressed up from below the earthen slope, two Japanese officers appeared.
Li Yilong shoved Zhang Biao, who was blocking his way, and quickly walked towards the escort team.
Upon getting closer, Li Yilong exclaimed "Wow!" when he saw the military ranks on the two Japanese soldiers.
One was a colonel and the other a lieutenant colonel. He remembered that the highest-ranking Japanese soldier his troops in the western province had killed was either a lieutenant colonel or a major.
But it definitely wasn't a colonel. With that thought in mind, he could stand up straight when he went to headquarters to ask for things in the future.
"Commander, these are the Japanese soldiers' swords." At this moment, a Red Army soldier escorting the troops walked up to Li Yilong and handed him two Japanese soldiers' swords.
Upon hearing the soldier's report, Li Yilong shifted his gaze from the two Japanese soldiers, Sakata Tetsu and Puyou Jier, and saw the two command swords in the hands of the Red Army soldier. He immediately took one of them.
Li Yilong drew his sword directly, looked at the gleaming command knife, and couldn't help but exclaim in admiration.
"What a fine knife! It's a waste to give it to the Japanese."
"Baka yarou, put down my sword! I challenge you to a duel!"
Sakata Tetsu, who had been keeping his head down, couldn't help but speak up when he heard Li Yilong mocking him.
"Wow, this Japanese guy can speak Chinese?"
Li Yilong was amazed to hear that this colonel could speak Chinese.
"Is this your knife?" Li Yilong brandished the command knife in his hand a few times.
"Yes."
Sakata Shin stared at Li Yilong with anger in his eyes and said.
"How about this, first tell me which brigade you're from, your name, and your rank, and then I'll consider whether or not to duel you. My blade, Li Yilong's blade, does not kill nameless nobodies."
After hearing Li Yilong's words, Sakata Tetsu asked.
"May I ask if you are the commander of this unit?"
"Of course, I am Li Yilong, the commander of the West First Regiment."
"I am Sakata Tetsu, the commander of the Sakata Regiment of the Fourth Brigade. Next to me is my adjutant, Hokuto Ichiji."
"Sakata United? Has that name ever been heard of? It sounds so familiar."
When Li Yilong heard the name Sakata United, he felt like he had heard it somewhere before.
Upon hearing Sakata Tetsu's words, Zhang Biao suddenly remembered where he had heard them before, and walked over to Li Yilong and whispered.
"Commander, the massacre at Dawangzhuang a year ago and the injury that left Commander Kong Jian bedridden for several months were all done by this Sakata Regiment."
Li Yilong was reminded by Zhang Biao's words and immediately remembered that he had once vowed to personally annihilate this regiment. He never expected that the regiment's commander would fall into his hands today.
Thinking of this, Li Yilong took another command sword from the soldier next to him.
The two knives were thrown directly in front of Sakata Tetsuya and Pu Youji.
"Don't say I'm bullying you, both of you come at me together."
"Commander, this is against the rules."
Upon hearing Li Yilong's words, Zhang Biao quickly stepped forward to dissuade him.
"What rules? In the West First Regiment, my word is law. Let them go."
Several Red Party fighters, who were holding down Sakata Tetsu and Putuo Jier, looked at each other.
In the end, he released his grip on the two Japanese soldiers.
"Sir, you are a true warrior, and I admire you. If it weren't for the war, I believe we would have become very good friends."
When Sakata Tetsu saw that Li Yilong had actually agreed to his duel request, he bent down to pick up the knife from the ground and said to Li Yilong with admiration.
Standing next to Sakata Tetsuya, Fuyukichi also picked up a knife, drew it out, and held it upright in front of him, assuming an offensive stance.
"Friend? You should go report to your damn Amaterasu Omikami first."
As soon as Li Yilong finished speaking, he raised his pistol and fired two shots at Sakata Tetsuya and Puyou Jier.
Sakata Tetsuya stared in disbelief at the wound on his chest from which blood was slowly seeping out.
He slowly squeezed out a sentence.
"You lack martial ethics."
After saying that, he could no longer support his body and collapsed to the ground.
Li Yilong tucked his pistol into his waistband, squatted down, picked up the command sword next to Sakata Tetsu's corpse, and said leisurely.
"What's the point of talking about martial ethics with animals? I would shoot an animal to death if I encountered one."
At this moment, Zhang Biao walked up to Li Yilong and said with a worried expression.
"Commander, isn't this considered killing prisoners of war?"
Upon hearing Zhang Biao's words, Li Yilong's expression instantly darkened.
"Which eye of yours saw me kill prisoners? Didn't you see they refused to surrender? They were even trying to cut me with knives. Is there anything wrong with me killing them?"
Zhang Biao was stunned by Li Yilong's words, and it took him a while to finally utter a sentence.
"No problem, no problem..."
After hearing Zhang Biao's words, Li Yilong nodded in satisfaction and then looked at the several Red Army soldiers who were staring in disbelief.
"And you? Do you have a problem?"
Several Red Army soldiers trembled in fear at Li Yilong's words.
They all said.
"No problem, it's them who refuse to surrender."
Li Yilong nodded in satisfaction upon hearing this. Truly worthy of being his men.
Just then, a Red Army soldier hurriedly ran towards the earthen slope.
"Captain, Captain."
Li Yilong turned around immediately when he heard someone call out.
"What's with the wailing? I'm not dead yet, what's all the panic?"
The soldier finally managed to climb up the earthen slope.
"Commander, a Japanese truck is coming from the dirt road in the direction of Yuan City."
Upon hearing this, Li Yilong frowned.
"A Japanese truck? Are you sure it's just one?"
"Yes, we only saw one, and the truck was in a terrible state, covered in blood, with the windshield shattered, and there was no one in the cab."
At this point, even the Red Party fighter couldn't help but shudder.
Upon hearing this, Li Yilong cursed loudly.
"Are you fucking asleep? There's no one in the driver's seat, how did this car get here? Come on, take me to see what kind of monsters and demons these are. Are we seeing ghosts in broad daylight?"
After saying this, Li Yilong walked straight down the hillside, and Zhang Biao and several Red Army soldiers immediately followed. Clearly, what the soldier who came to report the situation had said had also aroused their curiosity.
Below the Yunling position, Li Yilong held up binoculars and watched the Japanese trucks slowly approaching in the distance.
The scene was indeed as the soldier who had just reported it described: the Japanese truck was dilapidated, and the front windows were shattered.
Indeed, there was no one in the driver's cab. Strangely, the road was not a straight line, but the driverless truck was able to perfectly avoid the obstacles.
"Damn it, is this some kind of ghost in broad daylight?"
Zhang Biao, who was standing to the side, put down his binoculars and muttered something under his breath.
Upon hearing this, the Red Army fighters who had come over to watch the drama unfold suddenly felt the weather grow colder.