Chapter 1: Crossing Over and Possession

  "How is he? Is Lian Chang still not awake?" Huang Yuke asked anxiously.

  Guard Li Chenlong shook his head, "Still unconscious, looks like we'll have to wait a bit longer, Huang Paichang what do you think we should do?"

  "We can't stay hidden here, the devils will sweep through here at any time. Let's retreat to Yang Village, where we can rest and gather information about the headquarters."

  "Should be safe by now!" "Yeah, should be about it. This battle has been going on for more than five days, and according to plan, our mission is also complete, so it should be safe."

  "Now even coma, I think what Lao Huang said is feasible." "I agree too!" The other comrades all nodded in agreement with Huang Yu Kai's decision.

  "Alright! Withdraw to Yang Village immediately and hurry up!" Huang Yukai gave the order to retreat at once.

  "Here comes the village head! He's also our contact person, Guang Fa Uncle." Lian Xi introduced.

  "Hello, Uncle Guangfa!" Huang Yuke warmly shook hands with Uncle Guangfa.

  "I've heard everything, follow me into the village! Everything has been arranged." Guang Fa uncle led everyone to move into the village.

  "A group of people stay outside the village to keep watch! The others follow me into the village." Huang Yuke made some arrangements and led the soldiers into the village. The village was not very big, with only about 50 households. Although there were only about 50 households, they had made great sacrifices in resisting the invasion of the devils. Guangfa's son, Jinchang, was killed by the devils during a battle against them. At that time, Guangfa couldn't find him, and it turned out that he had joined the guerrilla team and became a deputy commander. During a battle with the devils, he covered the retreat of his comrades and sacrificed himself heroically after being hit by multiple bullets. When the news of Jinchang's sacrifice spread to the village, it deepened the villagers' hatred for the Japanese invaders. This was also why Guangfa treated Huang Yuke and his men with such enthusiasm.

  The warrior carried Li Xinmin and followed Guang Fa to a courtyard close to the foot of the mountain. The courtyard was not large, but very neat. There were three thatched cottages in the yard, and at the gate stood a tall, dark-skinned, strong man.

  "Fu Bao is coming! This is Huang Paichang of the Eighth Route Army, they will be living in your home, you must take good care of them!" Guang Fa shouted from afar.

  "Alright uncle! I've already made arrangements, and cleaned up the room! I'll move to Erwa's house, and let them live in mine."

  "This is my nephew, Fu Bao!", "Thank you, Comrade Fu Bao!" "No need to be polite! We're all one family!" The big man scratched his head with some embarrassment.

  "Bring Lian Chang into the inner room!" Huang Yu-kai directed the soldiers to carry Li Xinmin into the inner room. After settling down, he came out and sat down with Guang Fa Shu to talk for a while. From Guang Fa Shu's mouth, he learned that in the mountains behind the village, there was a guerrilla team stationed, which not only fought against the Japanese devils but also propagated the anti-Japanese national salvation policies of the Chinese Communist Party and the Eighth Route Army among the villagers, mobilizing the masses to resist the Japanese invaders. In order to avoid the loss of life and property of the ordinary people during the Japanese sweep, the guerrilla team also helped the ordinary people with spring sowing and autumn harvesting, hiding grain and materials in underground tunnels.

  With the help of the guerrilla team, a defense system was established in the surrounding villages, and an observation post was set up near the county town occupied by the devils to monitor their movements, so that they could issue a warning to the villagers in time. The guerrilla team arranged for someone to guard the post, and in case of emergency, they would light smoke and fire on the highest peak of Lao Ye Ling in the back mountain, and the villagers would see the urgent signal of thick smoke rising, and immediately retreat and hide. In the evening, they would use gunfire or exploding hand grenades to send a signal to the villagers that the devils were sweeping through. In this way, the surrounding villages could avoid the devils' encirclement in time.

  "Huang Paichang! This is our village's only doctor, Tan Xiancheng. Let's see if he can diagnose and treat you, Li Lianchang." Guang Fa sent someone to fetch the only doctor in Yang Village, hoping that he could help treat Li Xinmin and over a dozen wounded soldiers.

  "Director Tan, hello! You must cure our company commander!" Huang Yuke exhorted Director Tan with great anxiety.

  "Don't worry, Huang Lianchang! I'll do my best!" Tan Xiancheng said, carrying his small medical box into the inner room to start diagnosing Li Xinmin. Not long after, Tan Xiancheng came out of the inner room and told Huang Yuke, "I just checked his pulse, it's very stable, and I've already treated his external injuries, they're not too serious. However, as for why he still hasn't woken up, I think it should be because the shell shock damaged his brain. As for when he'll wake up, it's hard to say for now."

  "Please, Doctor Tan! You must cure our company commander!" The other cadres also gathered around, their faces filled with anxiety.

  "I'm also helpless. Let me try a few doses of medicine and see if it works! In his situation, unless he wakes up himself, I'm afraid..."

  "Thank you, Captain Tan!", and so, the first squad leader Huang Yu-kai and the second squad leader Liu Wen-tao etc. held a meeting to determine their next steps. They decided to temporarily rest in Yang Village for a period of time, while sending people to find out about the main force's news and location. At the same time, they were waiting for Company Commander Li Xin-min to wake up. During this time, they got in touch with the guerrilla troops in Lao Ye Ling through Guang Fa Shu, and received support from them in many ways.

  Although everyone may feel hopeless about Li Xinmin's awakening, they still hope he can wake up as soon as possible.

  That day was just like any other, after feeding Li Xinmin some porridge, security guard Li Shilong went outside to help with something.

  Just as he had just left, Li Xinmin's hand moved a few times, and then slowly opened his eyes.

  "What's going on here? Ah! My head hurts so much!", Slowly, he felt that his brain was suddenly filled with a lot of information, making his head ache terribly.

  It took him quite a while to recover.

  "I didn't expect to travel back in time to the War of Resistance era, and inexplicably became a company commander. Fortunately, this person has the same name as my original one." Li Xinmin was muttering to himself there.

  "Alas! I don't know how things are over there, but my family must be heartbroken when they find out!"

  "Now that heaven has given me this opportunity, I'll make the most of it! You little devils, are you ready? I'm coming for you!" Li Xinmin slowly sat up, just as guard Li Chendong happened to enter the room.

  "Company Commander! Company Commander, are you awake?" he shouted as he rushed out of the house. Before long, his comrades arrived.

  "Captain! You're finally awake! We were worried sick!" The brothers under him exclaimed one after another.

  Here is the translation:

  Now that we've come this far, let's introduce Li Xinmin. In the 21st century, Li Xinmin was the captain of the "Red Wall Guards". He led his team to be responsible for protecting the national leaders' lives in major diplomatic occasions. They were all selected from millions of PLA soldiers and were known as mysterious "Imperial Sword-Bearing Guards". Being able to become a captain further demonstrates Li Xinmin's strength and ability.

  He is now the captain of the special operations company of the Eighth Route Army headquarters, Li Xinmin. He also became a tiger general. In 1935, he joined the revolution and joined the Communist Party of China in the same year. He had repeatedly built military merits and stood out for his abilities, so he was transferred to the headquarters to serve as the captain of the special operations company. This time, the devils mobilized tens of thousands of people to sweep through the base area. In order to ensure the smooth evacuation of the headquarters, the battalion he belonged to was responsible for attracting the enemy. After several battles, they were thoroughly defeated, and there were heavy casualties in the battle that lasted for several days. The third company commander Li Chengming, deputy company commander Wei Jinchang, squad leader Wang Bingyue, and dozens of brothers sacrificed themselves.

  In the following days, Li Xinmin focused on listening to reports from recent times. What was in front of him now was that the troop's organization was incomplete and most of its weapons and equipment had been destroyed during the retreat. What he urgently needed to do now was to contact the main force, reorganize and expand the troops.

  After successful communication, dozens of warriors were absorbed from the guerrilla team. Finally, with the help of Guangfa Shu, he was able to gather more than a dozen strong men. Li Xinmin mixed these new soldiers with the original old soldiers and let them train together for a period of time, led by the old soldiers, so that the new soldiers could integrate faster.

  The sun had just risen, and the small village still had a hint of coolness in the morning air. The warm sunlight of the morning passed through the big trees beside the empty land, leaving patchy light spots on the ground.

  A crisp assembly call sounded, startling the old crows in the forest outside the village to fly away. Before long, the soldiers of the Eighth Route Army had all gathered outside the village.

  Li Xinmin looked around, although in his eyes it was still weak, but this section in this era is still passable. As for the elite, don't be too optimistic, he gathered all the warriors here today to execute some of his plans, which is to train these soldiers into an elite force, a strong army, and absolute elite. Although the conditions are limited, he is still so confident, he always believes that he will succeed.

  Just two days ago, he finally found the main force and reported his current situation to headquarters. Due to the devils' crazy sweep in this period of time, our military and civilians have suffered huge losses. Headquarters decided that each unit would rest and regroup in different places, launch a counter-sweeping offensive, and thoroughly crush the little devils' attempt to destroy our base area. This gave Li Xinmin a great opportunity, he could use this period of time to expand his troops.

  Looking at these warriors, the feeling in my heart is still very deep. The clothes of these warriors are all worn out, and their ages are uneven, with young people and middle-aged people. However, he saw determination in the eyes of these people, that is, to drive the invading Japanese devils out of China. They didn't show a bit of cowardice.

  Li Xinmin was deeply moved and made up his mind to train this team well, to train it into an elite force, to sharpen it into a sharp blade.

  "Report to the company commander! The first platoon is assembled! Please give instructions!" First Platoon Leader Huang Yuke steps forward to report.

  "Report to the company commander! The second platoon has assembled! Please instruct!", "The third platoon has assembled! Please instruct!". The second and third platoons come forward one after another to report.

  Over a hundred pairs of eyes were fixed on Li Xinmin, waiting for his orders.