Chapter 36: The War Cry of the Whirlwind

  29th Army 109 Brigade Command Post

  Zhao Dengyu leaned over the table, holding a pencil and ruler in his hand, carefully observing the sand table. His eyes, which had become bloodshot from staying up all night, were filled with fatigue and worry that he couldn't hide.

  Since the outbreak of war, although the 29th Army had withstood the Japanese army's crazy attack, after multiple intense battles, the officers and soldiers of the 29th Army suffered heavy casualties. Especially the 109th Brigade, as the vanguard unit, was severely damaged, even entire companies and platoons were disbanded.

  Since the start of the Battle of Mengzi Ridge, the enemy has repeatedly broken through the 29th Army's defenses and entered our positions, only to be driven out by the blood and sacrifice of our troops. The back-and-forth fighting has been repeated multiple times, with each victory coming at the cost of hundreds of lives.

  As for whether the 29th Army can hold Xifengkou, Zhao Dengyu has no doubts. What he is considering now is another issue, which is a very difficult task. If it cannot be solved as soon as possible, the situation of the 29th Army will become even more difficult.

  Qin Yang walked towards Zhao Deng Yu's tent, and all the personnel he met on the way smiled and saluted or nodded to him. People still had great respect for this brave hero.

  "Report!" Qin Yang stood outside the door and shouted in a loud voice.

  Zhao Dengyu remained bent over the table, his head still down, and replied loudly: "Come in, Qin Yang!"

  Qin Yang stepped into the command center.

  He had been to the command center before, and looking around, there was basically no change, except for the dozen or so chairs placed neatly around the long table, it was just the maps on the wall and the sand table on the desk that simulated the actual terrain. If there were any changes, it was the subtle change in the position and direction of the red and blue arrows on the map, and the small flags representing the Chinese army on the sand table had retreated a little further back, with fewer numbers.

  It seems that the situation is unfavorable for this side.

  "Qin Yang, do as you please!" Zhao Deng Yu remained busy, and to Qin Yang he was not as strict as he was with other subordinates. Qin Yang and he were more like friends than superior and subordinate.

  Qin Yang didn't say a word and walked to the edge of the table, observing the sand table together with Zhao Dengyu.

  At the beginning, when they were in the base, sandbox operation was one of their traditional subjects, so it was easy for him to identify these. Moreover, he had a great appreciation for the Battle of Xifengkou at that time and had made great efforts to study this battle, so naturally he could see the current situation clearly without any effort.

  "Qin Yang, look, now our 29th Army is stationed in Xifengkou Town, Dongjiakou, Panjiakou, Luowenyu, Tiemenguan and Mengziling Mountain Pass. The rest of the main force troops are gathered in Xingcheng Town and Santunying to build fortifications and prepare for defense. Although the Japanese army's attack is fierce, they won't be able to break in for a while. However, according to the scout's report, the number of Japanese troops stationed in Lamadong has suddenly increased, and they have started building constructions, which looks very suspicious. I don't know what they are up to!"

  Qin Yang lowered his head and carefully searched between Lamas Temple and Xifengkou, as time passed, his face became increasingly solemn. In his memory of the Battle of Xifengkou, it seemed that there was no great direct connection between the Battle of Xifengkou and Lamas Temple. But his intuition told him that what Zhao Dengyu said was very important, and might even affect the outcome of the entire Battle of Xifengkou.

  Sometimes what is recorded in history books may not necessarily be the most authentic history.

  "What's been found!" Zhao Dengyu saw the expression on Qin Yang's face and knew he must have discovered something.

  Qin Yang remained silent, picked up the pencil and ruler, and began to work busily on the map, with standard data quickly appearing before him.

  As the data continued to emerge, the vague feeling in his mind became clearer and clearer. The bad premonition also grew stronger and stronger, and finally, after he wrote down the last set of data, he thoroughly understood.

  "Hiss!"

  Zhao Dengyu almost simultaneously took a cold breath, as the leader of the journey, recognizing the map was naturally not a problem, after Qin Yang calculated the data, he saw at a glance what the Japanese army's intention was.

  Lama Cave is 150 kilometers away from Xifengkou, and the two places are all mountains and rivers, with almost no roads passing through. Even if there are one or two sheep's intestines, they have to go around many places and pass through several defensive lines of both sides, so it is basically impossible to launch a surprise attack or sneak attack from the direction of Lama Cave.

  But if it's an airplane, then a distance of 150 kilometers is basically not considered far at all, and the originally best barrier of mountains will also lose its protective effect.

  Originally flying from Chengde, if the Japanese planes took off from Lamas Temple, the bombing frequency would increase by at least tenfold, possibly even more!

  Imagining dozens of planes continuously bombing the 29th Army's position at Xifengkou, Zhao Dengyu felt a chill run down his spine. Xifengkou was originally a mountainous area, and it was impossible to build trenches or other camouflage facilities. If they were to be covered under the Japanese army's bombs, they would likely suffer heavy casualties even before engaging with the enemy.

  "We must stop them!" The thought flashed through Zhao Dengyu's mind.

  Before he could speak, Qin Yang had already spoken up.

  "Brother Zhao, I want to take the special warfare team over there to scout out the actual situation of the Japanese airport construction at Lamma Cave. If it's true, we'll think of a way to blow it up!"

  Zhao Dengyu thought for a moment, and it seemed that the most suitable team to carry out this task was still Qin Yang's special forces. Compared to fighting defensive battles on the battlefield, reconnaissance and raids were what special forces were best at. So he didn't decline, and together with Qin Yang, they quietly studied possible situations that might arise.

  After lunch, the special forces team began their third assembly here. This is also their third mission execution.

  Standing in front of the team, Qin Yang's gaze swept across the square formation before him.

  When his gaze passed through the original positions of Yue Hai, Jiao Ming and several other team members, looking at those empty spaces, Qin Yang's heart ached. In these days, he had already regarded the base as his home and those team members as his own family. Thinking of Yue Hai's silly smile and Jiao Ming's humorous tone, he felt very uncomfortable in his heart.

  He took over the name list of flowers, opened the cover, and began to call the roll.

  The warriors responded loudly.

  "Yue Hai!"

  Everyone was stunned, didn't the instructor know he had already sacrificed himself?

  "Yue Hai!" Qin Yang repeated again, his voice much louder than before.

  Tie Tou understood and came back to his senses. He wiped away the tears that had welled up in his eyes and shouted loudly: "Yes!"

  ……

  "Jiao Ming!"

  ……

  As Qin Yang called out the name of each martyred special forces soldier, a special forces soldier responded loudly.

  A stifled sob echoed through the ranks.

  Finally finished calling out names, Qin Yang handed over the name list to Xiao Yue who was on duty today and turned around to look at the special forces members.

  The special forces soldiers all held their heads high, with most of them still having tears in their eyes, but a desperate determination was spreading throughout the special forces.

  "When I left the base, I brought 51 people with me. When I go back, I will still bring all 51 of you back with me. Yue Hai and the others will forever be members of the special forces, forever your comrades in arms, my soldiers! Qin Yang paused for a moment before continuing: "This is war, once you're involved, you can't regret it. I think that if Yue Hai and the others knew, they wouldn't regret it either, because their deaths were worthwhile. They died with honor as descendants of the Yellow Emperor, worthy of being called soldiers!"

  Soldiers should die on the battlefield, rather than in bed, the battlefield is the ultimate destination for soldiers!

  "So if you sacrifice yourselves, I won't shed tears for you, but take up arms to continue the mission. Of course, if I fall on the battlefield, I hope you won't grieve for me either, but wipe away your tears and continue my unfinished fight!"

  The atmosphere was very heavy, and some warriors were already in tears.

  Qin Yang turned around, holding the military flag of the War Soul Special Warfare Brigade in his hand, unfolding the flag surface, pointing to the two powerful characters "War" on the flag: "We fight against heaven, earth and man. We are the soul of war, we can be born for war and die for war. We want to make those who dare to invade our territory hear the sound of the alarm bell and tremble with fear, so that they will never again have the heart to invade! My name is War Soul, war then alarm!"

  Qin Yang's roar echoed from the valley, constantly reverberating between the steep mountain peaks!

  My name is War Soul, and when I go to war, the drums will sound!

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