Chapter 35: Liberating Yang City (1)

  Almost everyone did not expect that Sun Yixuan would appear in front of everyone in this way. The whole body was covered with blood, and the low-headed Japanese army was not a matching landscape at all. Zhao Wensing had thought that the people inside might have controlled the situation, but he still didn't think that Sun Yixuan would be so powerful as to control not only the situation but also all the Japanese soldiers.

  Zhao Wenzhen stood up with everyone's vigilance, looking at Shan Yixuan standing in the middle of the Japanese army, guessing in his heart what this young man was all about, and how he could single-handedly restrain the actions of the entire Japanese army. Gao Fei was even more surprised, and the scene before him made him add another layer of distance to Shan Yixuan, who could walk out intact from the fierce battle and make all the Japanese soldiers show respect to him. There must be a problem here!

  What secrets did Shan Yixuan have on his body, and what was the reason for his incredible abilities? Zhao Wenzhong had many question marks in his mind about this mysterious young man. His heart was also filled with a sense of expectation and longing. If he didn't have any political issues, he truly hoped that Shan could join the Eighth Route Army.

  Xiao Feng rubbed his eyes, staring at everything in disbelief, and muttered to himself: Could Xuan Ge be Japanese? This idea was not only thought by Xiao Feng alone, but everyone who saw Shan Yixuan raised their vigilance. Almost at the same time, all the Eighth Route Army soldiers slowly moved towards Shan Yixuan with their rifles raised.

  Shan Yixuan looked at the tense faces of the crowd and couldn't help but secretly sigh, damn it's really unlucky, wrong time, wrong place, appearing in a wrong way, no wonder people would suspect! He felt suffocated in his heart, after fighting with the devils for so long, still being suspected by his own people!

  "Xuan Ge, are you okay?" Xiao Feng walked up to Shan Yi Xuan with some tension, accompanied by his brothers. The rest of the people quickly raised their gun muzzles, pointing at all the Japanese people.

  Shan Yixuan smiled wryly and shook his head, saying: "I'm fine, but..." Shan Yixuan paused for a moment before continuing: "Put down your guns!"

  Lao San and Liu San looked at Shan Yixuan with suspicion, but still slowly lowered their gun muzzles.

  Shan Yixuan feared that his brothers would find out about Liu Yiming's situation, and in a fit of rage, he killed these people. Revenge must be taken, but not now! Killing the Japanese people in front of him would only increase the anger in their hearts, leading to an even more brutal and merciless counterattack against the Chinese people, which was not what Shan Yixuan wanted.

  "Brothers, I'm sorry to you all. It's my fault for not protecting our big brother!" He said with a hint of tears in his eyes, looking at all the brothers with shame.

  Zhao Wenxing made a stopping gesture twenty meters away from Shan Yixuan and the others, and everyone stopped in their tracks, not taking another step forward.

  As soon as Xuan's words fell, all the brothers of Qinglong Village were stunned, with worry and anger in their eyes. "Brother Xuan, is it true? Tell me, this isn't true!" Xiao Feng was the first to cry out loud, his voice filled with endless sadness and anger, his hands constantly shaking Xuan's arm. Since Xiao Feng joined Qinglong Village, Qinglong Village had been his only home, because his entire family had died at the hands of the Japanese, and he had an irreconcilable hatred for the Japanese!

  Xuan Yi Xuan lowered his head in shame and grabbed Xiao Feng's hand, saying in a low voice: "Sorry brother, I didn't protect big brother well!"

  Xiao Feng pulled out a handgun from his waist, immediately cocked the trigger, and pointed the muzzle at a devil, angrily cursing: "Damn you, you've killed my whole family, now you've even killed my big brother! I want you to pay for my brother's life!!!"

  Xiao Feng's words instantly mobilized all the brothers, and the guns that had just been lowered were raised in an instant. All the muzzles were aimed at the devils. The scene was chaotic, and all the devils were panicked and at a loss, their bayonets already fixed and their bullets already loaded. If they really wanted to fight, now it could only be live targets. All the devils looked at Qingteng Yimut with pleading eyes.

  Qīng Téng slowly walked out, dragging his injured foot, and stopped beside Shān Yì. In Japanese, he said: "What do you mean by this? Was everything you just told me a lie?"

  Shan Yixuan didn't say a word, walked straight to Xiao Feng's side and grasped the gun in her hand. Xiao Feng and all the brothers looked at Shan Yixuan with puzzled and incomprehensible eyes.

  "Brother, put down the gun and listen to me for a moment!" Shuang Yixuan shouted at Xiao Feng. This voice was loud enough for everyone to hear. After a month of getting along with Shuang Yixuan, they still had some feelings for him, so they chose to obey him, even though many people were puzzled by the sudden change in Shuang Yixuan's behavior.

  "Brothers, today we received a message from Shi Long brothers and came here to Cui Hua Building!" said Shan Yixuan, pointing behind him at the building which was already riddled with bullet holes and looked like it was on the verge of collapse. "After we arrived, we realized that we had fallen into a trap. The Japanese had ambushed many troops here. After a fierce battle, my brother unfortunately got hit by an enemy sniper. But I took out the sniper afterwards, and then I hijacked their highest commander, Qingteng Yimuh." He said, looking at Qingteng Yimuh.

  All the brothers looked at Qingteng Yimok, who was wearing a military uniform and adorned with the rank of Da Sao. This person, they were not strangers. Since Qinglong Village opened in Yangcheng, both sides had been fighting, until now, the fight meant it was over.

  "Until you arrived, they chose to surrender, and I promised them that as long as they surrendered, I wouldn't kill them! Brothers, a small concession can ruin the big plan. I know everyone, including myself, wants revenge for our brother, but we can't do it this way. Killing them would be an easy thing to do, just one burst of gunfire and they'd be gone, but have you thought about what would happen if we killed them? It would enrage the Japanese command, and they would launch even more ferocious, cruel, and inhumane attacks on my Chinese people. I hope everyone remains calm, I swear to heaven here, I will avenge our brother's death, but not now!"

  Liu San and Lao San looked at Shan Yixuan, although they were very unhappy in their hearts, but Shan Yixuan's words were worth everyone's reflection. All the brothers' guns were lowered again. Shan Yixuan took a deep breath and continued: "Before Big Brother passed away, he told me to lead the brothers to develop well, and I promised him. But I've only been here for a short time, and the brothers know that I think this position of Da Zhang should be given to a brother who has made contributions and has experience in the village!"

  Shan Yixuan didn't want things to become awkward with his brothers because of this matter, but as for these Japanese people, Shan Yixuan would absolutely not let the Qinglong Zhai brothers lift a finger.

  Xiao Feng crashed to the ground with a loud thud and knelt down, looking up at the sky and letting out a long howl: "Big brother, you... you're on your way!

  Lao San walked into the Cuihua Building, and the bloodstains and Japanese corpses inside shocked his soul. He didn't regain his composure until he saw Liu Yi Ming, at which point he fell to his knees with a thud, tears streaming down his face as he exclaimed: "Big Brother, wake up... Big Brother, how could you bear to leave us behind?!" The sorrowful wails echoed from the second floor of the Cuihua Building. Back then, the Japanese military had put a price of 50,000 yuan on Liu Yi Ming's head, but even death itself hadn't taken his life. Today, the Japanese didn't offer a single yuan, yet Big Brother was gone.

  Shan Yixuan was shocked and speechless at this unfortunate news, which no one had anticipated.

  Lao San carried Liu Yi Ming's body and slowly walked out of the Tsui Hua Building. Outside the Tsui Hua Building, all the Japanese soldiers voluntarily made way for a path. Qing Tian Yi Mu took off his military hat and bowed deeply to Liu Yi Ming. Immediately afterwards, all the Japanese soldiers simultaneously bowed.

  Zhao Wenzhong watched the ghost's movements and said astonishingly: "What medicine did this guy use on the ghost? This is the first time in history that I've seen a ghost voluntarily give up its attack and bow to Chinese survivors with a Chinese salute."

  Gao Fei held his rifle and said disapprovingly, "I think that second-in-command of Qinglong Fort is in cahoots with the devils. Let's go, Captain!"

  Gao Fei couldn't stand the arrogant look on Shan Yixuan's face, and he always wanted to make Shan Yixuan lose face once, but he just couldn't find an opportunity. This time, with the Japanese devils and Shan Yixuan in such close proximity, Gao Fei finally found a topic to tease Shan Yixuan about.

  "Wait a bit longer!" Zhao Wenzhen didn't want to disturb Shan Yixuan at this time, it was disrespect to the deceased.

  Shan Yixuan solemnly raised the rifle in his hand, and then all the brothers followed Shan Yixuan to raise the Type 38 rifles in their hands. "Bang!" With a gunshot from Shan Yixuan, all the guns in everyone's hands rang out together, and they paid tribute to Liu Yiming with a gun salute.

  Liu San found a truck and several people lifted Liu Yi Ming onto it. Liu San started the car and slowly headed towards Qing Long Village!

  "Xuan Ge, I was too impulsive just now!" Xiao Feng wiped away his tears. When he saw the ghost bowing to Liu Yi Ming, his anger had decreased a lot. "Xuan Ge, Big Brother is gone, what do we do next?"

  "Brothers, if you are willing to follow me, I will treat you like my own brothers just like Big Brother does. However, these people... cannot be killed!" Xuan looked at the Japanese soldiers behind him with wandering eyes, including Qingteng Yimutu.

  Xiao Feng let out a long sigh and said in a low voice: "I'll listen to Xuan Ge!"

  Shan Yixuan nodded in relief and then looked at everyone.

  All brothers looked at Shan Yixuan with trusting eyes and said in unison: "Listen to Brother Xuan!"

  "Good brothers, since we've started this fight, let's make it a beautiful one! Let Big Brother leave with peace of mind!" Shan Yixuan said loudly to the crowd. He then turned around and spoke to Qingteng Yimoku in Japanese: "I guarantee your safety, but you must give the order for the Yangcheng Arsenal guards to surrender without resistance!"

  Qingteng Yimutu was stunned, he couldn't believe that Shan Yixuan's ambition was so great, and he still had his sights set on the armory. "With your abilities, taking down the armory shouldn't be an easy task, should it?" Qingteng Yimutu looked at Shan Yixuan, this young man who was only twenty-five or six years old gave him a suffocating feeling.