Chapter 471
Li Bin took off his helmet and wore light clothing, walking through the forest. He found a stick and tied the military dagger to the stick to make a "long knife". Along the way, in addition to using the "long knife" to cut open the grass, he also occasionally carved a mark on the tree to help himself find his tank on the way back.
He had thought it would take him several days and nights to get out of this forest, but in just two hours, Li Bin felt a sudden brightness before his eyes, the scenery unfolding before him was suddenly clear, and a vast plain stretching out as far as the eye could see appeared in front of him.
The ground is overgrown with weeds, and in the distance, there are fields that have been harvested not long ago, with wheat stalks scattered all over the place, and in some areas, black soil can be seen. In the middle of the fields, a simple dirt road stretches all the way to the distant horizon. Not far away, there is a cluster of thatched cottages, which appears to be a small village.
Suddenly, Li Bin saw a few figures swaying in the distance. He was overjoyed: "Haha! There are people over there!" So he quietly approached the direction of those people.
As the distance got closer, Li Bin found that those people were dressed like Chinese rural people in the 1930s. He thought to himself: What kind of place is this? Is it a movie shoot or something? But if it was a movie shoot, why couldn't he see any cameramen?
Li Bin was filled with doubts and wanted to ask for clarification, but it seemed that those farmers had not yet discovered him.
Since it's a Chinese person, that makes things easier. Thinking this, Li Bin jumped out and walked towards the peasant closest to him.
Li Bin's sudden jump startled the farmers in the field, and several of them saw Li Bin wearing a green military uniform and carrying a gun. They were immediately frightened and scattered in all directions, with some shouting "Run quickly, the devils are coming!"
The uniform worn inside the tank is not camouflage, but a green jacket-style military uniform. Plus, the tank driver's stature was originally relatively short and small, so it seemed that those old villagers took Li Bin as a Japanese devil.
However, those fellow villagers shouting "The devils are coming!" scared Li Bin as well. He thought to himself: Could it be that he had traveled back in time to 1930s China?
Anxious Li Bin hastily shouted: "Fellow villagers, don't be afraid, I'm not a devil, I am the People's Liberation Army of China!"
However, those farmers did not stop their footsteps and still fled towards that small village like their lives depended on it.
Li Bin followed the few villagers into the small village, but when he entered the village, he found that every household had closed their doors. There were children playing outside, and adults pulled the children back into the house.
Seeing this situation, Li Bin came to the door of a thatched cottage that looked the largest and most majestic. He knocked on the door and shouted: "Fellow countrymen don't be afraid, I'm not a Japanese devil, I'm a Chinese soldier!"
The door creaked open, and an old man with a pair of glasses perched on the end of his nose and a gourd-shaped hat on his head poked out. He looked at Li Bin standing in the doorway, shook his head and said: "Chinese soldiers? Are you still considered Chinese? Without resistance, you abandoned the entire Northeast! You threw us ordinary people to the Japanese devils!"
Look at the old man's attire, it looks like a village style. After hearing him say this, Li Bin somewhat understood in his heart that he must have crossed over to that era! It is very likely that he came to Northeast China shortly after the September 18th Incident!
Thinking of this, Li Bin carefully asked: "Old man, what year is it now? Where is this place?"
The old man pushed his old glasses and looked at Li Bin in surprise. He said, "Young man, you won't be dizzy from being hit by the devils, will you? Let me tell you, it's now the 20th year of the Republic! This is within the jurisdiction of Fenghuang County, Manchuria."
Li Bin was secretly calculating in his heart, since it was the 20th year of the Republic of China, that is, 1931! Wasn't that the year when the Japanese launched the September 18th Incident? The eight-year war we talked about, but in fact, the war lasted more than eight years! From 1931 when the Japanese invaded Northeast China to 1945 when the war ended, it was actually a 14-year war!
Since I've come here, Japan has already invaded Northeast China. So I must think of ways to kill more devils! It's best if I can use my own strength to change history, it's best if I can stop Japan from launching a full-scale invasion war against China!
Li Bin is an excellent tankman. To be a good tankman, one must not only be a warrior but also a mechanic and a computer operator, requiring knowledge of many aspects to drive a modernized tank well. Of course, what a tankman needs is brains, not brute force. In terms of marksmanship, hand-to-hand combat, or bayonet fighting, even an ordinary little devil would be more than a match for him!
After asking the old man a few more questions, Li Bin finally figured out that it was now September 21st, 1931! It had been only a short while since the Japanese launched the 9/18 Incident!
As for the old man's doubts, Li Bin replied: "I am a National Army soldier guarding Andong. I was injured on the battlefield and just woke up. I don't know how many days I've been unconscious."
As for the old man's doubts, Li Bin wore clothes that were not Northeast Army uniforms. Li Bin replied that he was a tank soldier. The old man also believed his words, after all, in those years, basically no Chinese people knew what tanks were.
The villagers saw the village talking to this soldier and also knew that he was not a Japanese devil but a Chinese. So, they all opened their doors and walked out of their houses.
Just at that moment, someone suddenly ran in from outside the village, shouting as he ran: "It's bad! The devils have come!" Immediately afterwards, several shrill gunshots were heard from outside the village.
This time, it's the real deal! Seeing the villagers' frantic appearance, Li Bin hastily stood up and shouted: "Fellow villagers, don't panic! I'm here! Don't hide in your houses, quickly run to the woods behind the village!"
These Northeasterners are different from those in the interior. When most ordinary people in the interior still did not know how cruel the Japanese were, the Northeasterners had already experienced the brutality of the Japanese. From the time when Japan massacred the city of Lushun during the First Sino-Japanese War to the later Russo-Japanese War, the Japanese slaughter of Chinese peaceful residents left a shadow in the hearts of these Northeasterners.
After listening to Li Bin's words, the villagers rushed into the forest behind the village. But Li Bin climbed onto a rooftop and carefully observed this batch of devils coming over.
Looking down from the rooftop, about 300 meters away from the village, a group of devils wearing Kwantung Army uniforms were chasing a young man wearing Northeastern Army uniform. The devils behind occasionally raised their Type 38 rifles to fire shots, while the young man running ahead would turn his head and shoot back with his Mauser pistol. It seemed that there were over 70 devils, looking like a small squad.
The "crack, crack, crack" of the Mauser pistol rang out, and one of the leading Kwantung Army soldiers fell to the ground with a loud thud, like a wooden stake.
A row of Kwantung Army soldiers crouched down behind them, raised their Type 38 rifles and fired in unison, a string of shrill gunfire ringing out.
The young man looked very agile, he quickly rolled to the ground and lay in the grass, a row of whistling bullets "whooshed" over his head.
The devils set up their machine guns and fired a string of bullets at the young man's hiding position, while the remaining devil infantry simultaneously pulled the bolt, ejected the shell from the barrel, and then fired another round.
The dense bullets suppressed the young man, who couldn't lift his head and could only hide behind a stone in the bushes to avoid the flying bullets. At this moment, a devil-like lieutenant shouted with a wave of his command knife: "Kill!"
More than a dozen devils infantrymen fixed bayonets on their Type 38 rifles and charged towards the direction of the grass thicket.
Li Bin knew that this young man was also an anti-Japanese force. Seeing him about to encounter danger, Li Bin didn't consider so much anymore and thought of rescuing the young man. Although Li Bin was just a tank soldier with not-so-strong individual combat capabilities, he was still an excellent warrior who had experienced life-and-death tests! At this time, he had already put danger behind his mind.
Li Bin, without much thought, jumped off the roof and charged towards the bushes with his Type 95 submachine gun. However, he was discovered by the enemy after running for over a hundred meters.
"Someone's over there!" A devil shouted.
The submachine gun was turned around, and a long tongue of flame spat out from the muzzle, "dada" shooting a string of bullets towards Li Bin.
Li Bin fell to the ground with a thud, bullets whizzing past his head and grazing his skin. The rest of the Japanese infantry also fired a round of rifle shots in his direction, one scorching bullet just grazing his ear!
"Damn it, this little devil's marksmanship is really accurate!" Li Bin cursed silently in his heart.
However, Li Bin, who was very familiar with firearms, knew in his heart that the submachine gun could only fire five rounds at a time and had to pause before firing another five rounds. And those Type 38 rifles had to be cocked by pulling the bolt to fire one round of ammunition.
After the pistol fired five shots, Li Bin jumped up and then rolled on the ground, crawling towards the young man.
"Danger! Don't come over!" The young man who was lying on the ground saw Li Bin trying to approach him, he turned his head and waved his hands repeatedly at Li Bin.
