Chapter 4: Parting Ways

  Wang Changhai's face was gloomy, the shotgun in his hand had already opened its chamber, and as long as Qin Yang showed any slight abnormality, he would shoot through his brain. The surrounding guard soldiers also stared at him tightly.

  "Tell me, who exactly are you?" Wang Changhai asked in a low voice.

  "What do you mean?" Qin Yang's face turned gloomy and he asked back.

  "What do you mean, how did you know he was Zhao Zongchang? You just met him and you knew he was Zhao Dengyu's brigade commander. If you didn't get the information beforehand and lay in wait here!" Wang Changhai snorted heavily.

  Qin Yang was taken aback for a moment, then smiled wryly. He hadn't expected to make such a mistake in this small detail.

  Indeed, as soon as he met Zhao Dengyu, he called out his name without hesitation, unless he had prepared in advance. After all, Zhao Dengyu was only the commander of the 109th Brigade of the 29th Army at that time, and the Battle of Xifengkou, which made him famous, had not yet begun. At that time, people in China may have been more familiar with Song Zheyuan, the commander of the 29th Army, rather than this anti-Japanese hero.

  His mind racing, Qin Yang thought of a response and raised his hand to push away Wang Changhai's gun. He then pulled out a telegram from his pants pocket.

  The telegram had been soaked in blood for more than half, but the specially made paper still guaranteed that the content on it was clear and visible. At a glance, it was a military special paper used specifically for military purposes.

  "This is what I got from that devil who was just killed on the machine gun position, take a look yourself!"

  Qin Yang handed the telegram to Zhao Dengyu and then took a step back, calmly looking at Zhao Dengyu.

  Zhao Dengyu opened the telegram, on which was printed the words "Huabei Garrison Division Suzuki Brigade" at the top. The content was written in Japanese with only a few words: "29th Army 109th Brigade General Zhao Dengyu secretly scouts area 397 on the evening of the 10th, you are ordered to capture or kill him." At the bottom was the signature of the commander of the Huabei Garrison Division, Kaito Shrine, with the bright red seal of the Huabei Garrison Division Command.

  Zhao Dengyu looked up and glanced at Qin Yang, a hint of a smile appearing on the corner of his mouth. In fact, he had never doubted Qin Yang from the start. A kind of intuition made him feel that this young man was trustworthy.

  Besides, if you want to harm him, there is no need to be so painstaking. Just stand by and watch as the two machine guns of the Japanese army's ambush troops on the commanding heights can cause them heavy casualties and leave them powerless to fight back.

  Zhao Dengyu greatly admired Qin Yang's calmness and bravery, even when surrounded by dozens of guns, he was still so calm. As if born with the calmness and stability of a soldier. For a moment, he moved his heart to love, and hastily stopped Wang Changhai and the surrounding police officers.

  Wang Changhai put away his gun with a hum, still not understanding why Captain Zhao trusted this mysterious young man in front of him. It wasn't until Zhao handed him that telegram that he suddenly realized.

  He walked quickly to Qin Yang's front. Wang Chang Hai put his feet together, gave a military salute and smiled: "Brother, sorry about that, I didn't understand earlier, don't mind it!"

  Zhao Dengyu also walked over and said, "Mr. Qin, this is Wang Changhai, the commander of the 217th Regiment of the 29th Brigade. He's a good man, but sometimes he can be a bit rash, don't take it to heart!"

  Qin Yang was also very familiar with Wang Changhai's great name, and of course wouldn't mind this war hero who led by example and fought bravely against the enemy. He hastily returned a military salute and said: "It doesn't matter, no one blames someone who doesn't know, I also appeared a bit abruptly, it would be strange if people didn't suspect anything!"

  Two people exchanged a knowing glance and nodded in unison.

  After the misunderstanding was cleared up, Wang Changhai began to command the soldiers to clean up the battlefield, gathering all the Japanese military weapons scattered on the battlefield together, preparing to take them away. As for the bodies of the Japanese soldiers, sorry, they were left in the mountains to feed the wolves.

  Qin Yang suddenly remembered that there were two more machine guns on the commanding heights of the mountain slope, and quickly told Wang Changhai. Wang Changhai listened, his eyes shining brightly, and heavily patted Qin Yang's shoulder: "Those are good things, can't let them fall into the hands of the little devils."

  Qin Yang thought to himself, if they knew that these weapons were discarded like trash in his own era's army, he wondered what expression Wang Chang Hai would have. He then thought that he might never be able to return to that era and see those familiar people again, and couldn't help but feel a little uncomfortable in his heart.

  The soldier carrying a machine gun down the mountain slope ran to Wang Changhai's side with excitement, saying: "Captain, Mr. Qin is really good at shooting, not only the two devils next to the machine gun, but also three devils halfway up, all killed with one shot, right in the vital spot!"

  Wang Changhai turned his head and looked at Qin Yang who was smiling at him, asking: "Qin Yang, have you been a soldier?"

  Qin Yang said: "I originally went abroad to study, and had studied at the Frunze Military Academy in the Soviet Union for 4 years, so I am quite familiar with these things in the army."

  Wang Changhai nodded and smiled: "I said so, the shooting is so accurate, and everything about the army is so familiar! It turns out that you are also a military man!"

  Two people walked up to Zhao Dengyu with smiles on their faces.

  Zhao Dengyu looked around Qin Yang and asked: "Mr. Qin, how did you end up in this deep mountain, and how did you get lost here?"

  Qin Yang had already thought of an answer, so he replied: "A good friend of mine was ill, and the doctor prescribed many medicines, but they didn't have much effect. Later, someone introduced me to a village in this mountain where an old imperial physician from the Qing dynasty lived. So I wanted to come into the mountains to take a look and see if I could find that doctor. As it turned out, he had already passed away, so I had no choice but to turn back. Unexpectedly, on the way back, I encountered thick fog and got lost, which is how I met you all!"

  "Oh, I see!" Zhao Dengyu nodded his head.

  "Do you still have any relatives now?"

  Qin Yang shook his head, a hint of sadness flashing in his eyes. "Gone, all gone. Except for myself, I have no relatives left."

  Zhao Dengyu hummed in response.

  Two men walked shoulder to shoulder, after a while, Zhao Dengyu stopped and asked: "Qin brother, at this time of national crisis, every Chinese man should have a burning passion, report to our rivers and mountains, do you want to join my 109th Brigade?"

  From the moment they met, Zhao Dengyu liked this fierce young man. He had been through many battles and his eyes were sharp, he could see at a glance that Qin Yang was not as simple as he introduced himself to be, but he believed in his intuition. He believed that Qin Yang would become his powerful right-hand man in the future.

  Qin Yang was taken aback for a moment, to be honest he was willing to help Zhao Dengyu, but he didn't want to join any faction.

  When he first arrived in this world, he didn't understand it yet and needed time to get familiar with it. If he joined a certain faction too early, he would inevitably be restricted, which wouldn't be beneficial for his understanding of this world.

  Moreover, he didn't want to be subordinate to others, but wanted to create his own team and do things in his own way.

  After some thought, Qin Yang shook his head, "General Zhao, thank you for your kindness, I still have some things to take care of temporarily, after I'm done with my business, I'll go find you at the 29th Army, for now, I can only hope you understand!"

  Zhao Dengyu felt a little regretful, such an excellent general Miaozi was let go like this, it's really a bit unacceptable. But then he said with a broad mind, "Since that's the case, I won't force you. However, the door of the 109th Brigade is always open to you, and you can come find me anytime."

  Qin Yang nodded solemnly and said that he had a very good impression of Zhao Dengyu, the traveling general, and was willing to make friends with this legendary general in history.

  What's more important is the upcoming Battle of Xiping Gate, he will definitely participate in it.

  As a Chinese soldier, his boiling blood did not allow him to miss it!

  Even if I were to be wrapped in horse hide and die nine times, I would not regret it!!!

  Zhao Dengyu took off his beloved pistol from his body and handed it to Qin Yang: "This is a Browning pistol given by a German friend, I've been wearing it for 10 years, today I'll give it to you as a memento, so our acquaintance won't be in vain."

  Qin Yang didn't decline, took the gun and hung it on his waist, then took out a high-powered binoculars from his backpack and handed it to Zhao Dengyu, saying: "General Zhao, this is for you. I believe you know how to use it well, and it's much better than yours!"

  Zhao Dengyu turned the binoculars over in his hand, the camouflage-colored casing, the faintly red lenses, the precise knobs. He looked up at Qin Yang in surprise and asked: "This... this is much better than mine! Where did you get it?"

  Qin Yang's profound and unfathomable smile, "You don't need to ask, just try it out and see if it works!"

  Raising the binoculars, Zhao Dengyu saw a bright green scene before his eyes. In this green world, the surrounding environment that was originally invisible under the night sky was clearly reflected in his eyes.

  "What a great thing!"

  What could be a better gift for soldiers than this?

  Zhao Dengyu handed the infrared telescope to the attendant soldier beside him, grasped Qin Yang's hands: "Mr. Qin, thank you so much!"

  At the three forks in front of the mountain, the soldiers of the 109th Guard Regiment of the 29th Army who came to greet them were anxiously waiting. In the distance, a familiar figure appeared. They were overjoyed and rushed to welcome him.

  "Long trip!" The guard platoon leader Li Zhan Kui took a look at the young man beside the brigade commander, wearing a strange black and green outfit, carrying a bulging backpack, walking and talking with the brigade commander, who was usually serious but now had a rare smile on his face.

  Li Zhan Kui was puzzled in his heart, who is this person, and actually so close to the travel leader.

  Zhao Dengyu stopped in his tracks and turned around to look at Qin Yang, "Qin younger brother, are you really not going to give me the 29th Army?"

  Along the way, he and Qin Yang had a very pleasant conversation, and the two people were already calling each other brothers.

  Qin Yang smiled and shook his head, "Brother Zhao, I'll go deal with some things first, in a few days I'll visit you at the 29th Army!"

  Zhao Dengyu nodded and said: "Alright then, I'll be waiting for you at the 29th Army!"

  He turned his head, gave a few orders to the orderly, and the orderly quickly left. After a while, he led in a sorrel war horse, brought over a cloth bag and an exquisite iron box, and handed them over to Zhao Dengyu.

  "Qin, my brother, here are 50 silver dollars and 100 rounds of handgun ammunition, just take them, don't decline. You'll need them!" Zhao Dengyu didn't wait for Qin Yang to refuse before shoving them into his hands, then pointed at the horse: "That horse is also yours, so you can save some energy."

  Qin Yang nodded gratefully and didn't say anything. Then he stuffed the cloth bag and bullets into his backpack and mounted his horse.

  "General Zhao, I'll be back to look for you!" Qin Yang waved his hand at Zhao Dengyu, and the warhorse let out a long whinny as it galloped towards the fork in the road on the left.

  Zhao Dengyu stood still, gazing at Qin Yang's gradually disappearing back...

  Another chapter is coming, hurry up and collect recommendations if you like it, hehe, infinite wonderfulness, all in Mingdiao!