Chapter 1: The Big Knife Squad!

  March 10, 1933, Xifengkou, the garrison of the 217th Regiment of the 109th Brigade of the 29th Army.

  Under the pitch-black night sky, Zhang Xinghan and his comrades-in-arms leaned against a corner of an earthen wall in the distance. At this time, a man with no expression on his face walked up to Zhang Xinghan's side, carrying an old Hanyang rifle, and sat down beside him, squeezing hard with his buttocks to make room for himself between Zhang Xinghan and another soldier.

  He leaned against the earth wall and closed his eyes. Zhang Xinghan shook his head, smiling bitterly as he looked at his comrades around him, feeling a mix of emotions in his heart. He was originally an A-level special forces soldier in the 21st century, but during a mission, he died unexpectedly. As a result, when he woke up, Zhang Xinghan found that he hadn't died, but had instead traveled through time and space to 1933 in North China, becoming an ordinary private in the famous 29th Army's 109th Brigade's 217th Regiment.

  Zhang Xinghan, who was familiar with history, knew that at this time, the Japanese invaders were launching a major attack on the Great Wall passes, and his 109th Brigade, under the leadership of General Zhao Dengyu, had been ordered to rush to Xifengkou to reinforce it. In the previous battle, they had fought against the Japanese for more than three days, and the high ground outside Xifengkou had changed hands several times, with blood flowing like a river.

  And the man beside him, named Zhao Hei Ta, was as black as his name suggested. Zhao Hei Ta had dark skin, thick arms and a body full of explosive muscles from years of high-intensity military training. His face was covered with a messy beard, and if you were in the dark, you would absolutely not be able to see that under this black forest hid a human face.

  The big knife on his back was a nightmare for the little devils, and it's unknown how many Japanese soldiers were cut down by that knife.

  Zhao Hei Ta is the monitor of his own squad, although he is a monitor, he doesn't have any airs about him at all. He is straightforward and generous, and is loved by his comrades.

  Today is the evening of March 10, 1933. Zhang Xinghan, who knows history well, knows that tonight is the night when the 217th Regiment's Big Knife Team launched a surprise attack on the enemy camp, and it was also the battle where the 29th Army's Big Knife Team became famous all over the world. However, only Zhang Xinghan knows that in this surprise attack, very few of the five hundred brave warriors of the Big Knife Team will be able to return alive.

  As a Chinese special forces soldier, Zhang Xinghan had long regarded his personal life and death as unimportant. National independence and territorial integrity were deeply ingrained in his mind. Since he had traveled back to the anti-war period decades ago, as a Chinese soldier and a descendant of the Yan and Huang emperors, he should fight with all his might, defend his home and country, and use the enemy's blood to wash away the unforgivable sins they had committed against China!

  ……..

  Just then, "Emergency assembly!" The voice of the herald echoed through the night sky, followed by several sharp and urgent whistle sounds.

  Zhang Xinghan, who was sitting in the corner, suddenly stood up and quickly gathered with his comrades beside him, holding the Hanyang-made rifle in his hand.

  Zhao Hei Ta, the squad leader, also suddenly opened his eyes and stood up, walking with Zhang Xing Han and others towards the gathering place. "I say, Zhang Wa Zi, your reaction is quite fast! Wait for me." Zhao Hei Ta scolded behind Zhang Xing Han's back.

  In less than three minutes, over 120 officers and soldiers quickly gathered in the empty space of the campsite, forming several rows. A senior lieutenant colonel strode over with a stern expression.

  Captain Lian Zhang was not tall, but he had a sturdy build, with thick and powerful arms, and a large iron sword on his back. In fact, all the soldiers in the company, including Zhang Xinghan, also carried a large iron sword.

  Captain Liang's gaze swept coldly over the entire company, his voice stern as he said: "Orders from above, the whole regiment is gathering, everyone must be present! Right turn, quick march! Assemble at the regimental headquarters!"

  "Yes!" Including Zhang Xinghan, all the officers and soldiers of Lian responded thunderously, immediately turned to the right in unison, and followed the company commander to run towards the regimental assembly point.

  Zhang Xinghan knew his company commander, who was twenty-nine years old and named Hou Wanshan. He was a veteran soldier with more than six years of military service, and his knife skills were so impressive that they seemed almost supernatural.

  Zhang Xinghan was able to recognize Hou Wanshan, not only because he was his own company commander, but also because in the battle a few days ago, he had saved Zhang Xinghan's life by cutting down a Japanese soldier who was trying to sneak up on him.

  At that time, Zhang Xinghan had just come to himself and found himself in a smoky battlefield, with scenes of fierce fighting all around him, and for a moment he couldn't react.

  Zhang Xinghan still clearly remembered that at the time, Hou Wanshan, the company commander, chopped down a Japanese devil and roared at him: "You dog day, what are you thinking? Pick up your weapon and chop these dog days' Eastern dwarf pirates for me!"

  Wokou, as soon as Zhang Xinghan heard the two words "Wokou", he was taken aback for a moment with strong patriotic feelings, then turned his head to look at the soldiers of both sides who were fighting around him, looking at the dazzling Tokugawa flag, Zhang Xinghan suddenly understood and immediately roared, gripping the big knife in his hand and charging towards those Eastern Wokou...

  Soon, Hou Wanshan led the entire fourth company to the regimental assembly point. At this time, on the open space in front of the regimental headquarters, there were still hundreds of officers and soldiers from the 29th Army standing with big knives on their backs and hand grenades at their waists, looking solemn.

  Lian Changhou Wan Shan immediately waved his hand and led the four rows of officers and soldiers into formation.

  At this time, Zhang Xinghan finally noticed that at the front of the queue stood several military officers, with the leader having thick eyebrows and big eyes, a square face, an air of majesty, and a dense mustache at the corner of his mouth. The person standing behind him was also thick-browed and big-eyed, seven feet tall, with a broad chest, a sturdy build, and a straight nose bridge, exuding a heroic aura. All of them were dressed in military attire, standing solemnly at the front of the queue with serious expressions.

  As the four men lined up, a senior military officer with a solemn expression walked out with his head held high and chest out, stood at attention and saluted: "Commander, Brigade Commander, my 217th Big Knife Team has fully assembled! Please instruct!"

  Zhang Xinghan clearly saw from behind that the person speaking was none other than Wang Changhai, the commander of the 217th Regiment, who was also his current regimental commander.

  "Hmm!" The man at the front, Zheng, nodded heavily and immediately his expression turned stern. In a voice like thunder, he addressed all the night raid team members: "Brothers! Today, the enemy has invaded our territory. As soldiers, we should bear the heavy responsibility of defending our homeland. The entire 29th Army is stationed on the border, at the forefront of the battle. We must fight bravely and take the lead in killing the enemy and defending our country!"

  "Kill the enemy and report to the country! Defend our mountains and rivers!"

  All the night raiders raised their right hands and shouted loudly. Zhang Xinghan, who was among them, only felt a burst of thunder-like cheers ringing in his ears, and in the dark night, an invisible killing aura spread out with it.

  From the face of his comrade beside him, Zhang Xinghan saw determination and fearlessness! Although all the soldiers knew that tonight's battle was a matter of life and death, whether they themselves and their companions around them would return alive or not, only heaven knew. But as a soldier, the only thing he could do was to carry out orders, take up his steel knife and kill those invaders!

  The officer in charge nodded solemnly with a satisfied expression and immediately raised his hands to signal everyone to be quiet.

  After the crowd's noise subsided, the officer sternly said: "Good! I am worthy of being a northwest Han man! My northwest army has been fighting internal wars for so many years, and there is nothing to boast about! But today is different! We are going to fight a national war! As soldiers, we live for our country! We die for our country! If our deaths can protect our homes and defend the independence of our nation and the integrity of our territory! What fear do we have as soldiers even if we are torn apart? My 29th Army comrades! Take up your combat knives! Set off! Let those little devils taste the ferocity of Chinese knife skills! I, Song Zheyuan, await your triumphant news here.

  Zhang Xinghan was startled when he heard this, and it turned out that the person standing in front of the troops giving a speech was none other than General Song Zheyuan, the commander of the 29th Army. Since Zhang was standing relatively far back, and with the darkness falling, although there were torches lighting up the surroundings, it was still difficult to make out the face of the speaker clearly. Especially since Zhang didn't know much about Song Zheyuan, and even though he had looked at his photos on some websites in later years, there was a big difference between the photos and the real person.

  Just as Zhang Xinghan was still reeling from the shock, a young general officer behind Song Zheyuan stepped forward with his head held high and chest out.

  "Attention! Left turn, march!"

  Zhang Xinghan looked at the man, guessing that this must be the famous anti-Japanese general Zhao Dengyu, General Zhao. Two days ago, in the battle of the 4th Regiment, although General Zhao had already led his troops to join the fight, Zhang Xinghan still hadn't had a chance to meet this legendary anti-Japanese general. In later generations, he was one of the few anti-Japanese heroes recognized by both the Nationalist and Communist parties.

  At this time, he saw the true face of the famous anti-Japanese general Lushan. Zhang Xinghan was not only excited but also thrilled! To be able to follow such a famous anti-Japanese general and national hero to fight on the battlefield, even if he died in battle, he would have no fear or regret.

  So when Zhang Xinghan heard General Zhao Dengyu's order, he immediately responded with all the officers and soldiers in unison.

  Immediately, the officers and men began to turn around under the leadership of each company commander and head north.

  For this night raid, General Zhao Dengyu specially selected 500 strong and powerful soldiers from the 217th Regiment who were good at using big knives to form a night raid vanguard dare-to-die squad. All dare-to-die squad members were equipped with big knives and hand grenades, without carrying firearms, led by General Zhao Dengyu himself, setting out first.

  The remaining officers and men of the 217th Regiment followed under the leadership of Regimental Commander Wang Changhai and covered.

  The purpose of this night raid was to severely strike the Japanese enemy's arrogance and take back the two highlands lost by the 218th Regiment during the day.

  These two heights are located on the outskirts of Xifengkou. Due to the geological characteristics of Xifengkou, which is mostly rocky, it was difficult to excavate and build fortifications. Therefore, the strategic position of the two heights on the outskirts of Xifengkou became extremely important. The 29th Army occupied them, advancing to launch a counterattack, retreating to defend from a high position. If the Japanese army occupied them, if they deployed their artillery positions on the two heights, they could directly carry out more effective artillery attacks on Xifengkou. Fortunately, the 218th Regiment had just lost its position and the Japanese army had not yet had time to build artillery fortifications on it.

  General Zhao Dengyu decided to launch a surprise attack on the Japanese army at night, catching them off guard and taking back the lost position of the 218th Regiment.

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