Chapter 9: The Annihilation of the Japanese Army

  After the grand feast, behind the mountain stronghold, there was a small hill. Now most people had entered their dreams, but here, someone stood with his hands behind him on a large bluestone on the small hill, looking up at the vast Milky Way in the sky. Underneath the stone, Ah Lang, Zhong Ba Tian, and Shan Mao were holding Hong Shan down below, ready to carry out Zhao Xiao Feng's order to execute him!

  At this time, the gusts of northern wind lifted the hem of Hongshan's clothes, and the white moonlight shone on his ferocious face, revealing a chill.

  Hong Shan suddenly shouted: "Zhao Xiaofeng! You son of a bitch! I just took some weapons from the Japanese, why are you killing me?"

  "Bang!" The mountain cat heard that Hong Shan dared to insult the commander, and immediately hit a hammer on Hong Shan's head. Hong Shan only felt dizzy, but he was indeed a man of his word, and he finished speaking without making a sound.

  "Hmph!" Zhao Xiao Feng sneered coldly, knowing that many people still didn't understand why he hated the Japanese so much and why he was so ruthless to Hong Shan. But there were many things he couldn't say right now! So, after a moment of thought, he spoke coldly to Hong Shan: "Hong Shan, why does your daughter hate you for colluding with the Japanese?"

  Hong Shan shook his head in annoyance: "I don't know! This girl has been spoiled by me! She doesn't understand anything!"

  Zhao Xiaofeng knew that Hong Shan would not admit to being a traitor, so he suddenly remembered that modern people always emphasize evidence. He immediately took out the camera from his pocket and opened the photos, walking in front of Hong Shan and showing them to him one by one. Although they didn't know what Zhao Xiaofeng was holding, the bloody scene made Hong Shan sweat profusely, and even Zhong Batian and Shancat beside him were furious!

  "Bastard!" Ah Lang had personally experienced that scene before, but still couldn't hold back the anger in his heart and cursed.

  Suddenly, Hongshan knelt down and roared: "Damn it, little Japan! I'll screw your grandma! Commander! Kill me now! When I get to hell, I'll go find the little Japanese to settle the score!"

  When Zhao Xiao Feng saw Hong Shan's ferocious face, he suddenly had a thought in his heart. He thought to himself: "Hong Shan has some influence among the bandits, and he also has connections with the Japanese. Now that the war hasn't started yet, if Hong Shan is really willing to help me fight against the Japanese, he might be a crucial piece on the chessboard!" After thinking this, Zhao Xiao Feng immediately helped Hong Shan up and personally untied his ropes, saying: "Hong Shan! Since you know your mistakes, I will forgive all your past crimes. As long as you are willing to unite with me in resisting Japan!"

  "Good! Commander!" Please give me a gun, I'll go fight the Japanese devils right now!

  "No!" Zhao Xiao Feng smiled slightly and said: "It's not the right time yet, I haven't figured out how to take revenge. You go back and rest first, tomorrow morning we will be electing officers for each company. Go prepare well, don't embarrass our Northeast Anti-Japanese Army in the future!

  "Yes! Thank you, Commander!" Hong Shan's face was filled with excitement. Seeing that Hong Shan had found his way back, Ah Lang excitedly stepped forward and grasped Hong Shan's hand, saying: "Big... brother!"

  That discordant cry showed the most sincere emotions of this Northeastern man.

  As he watched them leave one by one, Zhao Xiaofeng felt his heart surging with emotions, his thoughts a thousand miles away. It was as if the typhoon that had swept across the ocean had stirred up a gigantic wave that would not subside for a long time.

  Everything that happened in the past two days seems to be right before my eyes. Since crossing over to 1930, Zhao Xiaofeng has been thinking about the current situation, and a bold idea has been swirling around his mind for a long time - he inexplicably came from the modern world to this world and inexplicably became the commander of the Northeast Anti-Japanese Army. What should I do next? Surrender to the National Army? Or surrender to the Communist Army? If not, then establish my own regime?

  What path should I take from now on? This question has been swirling in Zhao Xiaofeng's mind, and at this time, he already knows that it is impossible to return to modern society for the rest of his life. However, he knows that as long as he wants to live a fulfilling life in this world, he must work hard and fight against those who want to harm him.

  At last, he came to a realization: "Forget it! First deal with the Japanese and then talk about it later! As long as we can drive the Japanese out of China first, our own fortunes will naturally follow! Besides, if I raise a flag against Japan, who knows, maybe I'll even leave my name in history! Heh heh!"

  "The power of the gun is the source of political power." This phrase flashed in his mind. It was a saying that a great leader had once said. To change this war-torn world, one needed to have strong power themselves, and this strong power required oneself to strive for it. Precisely because of this, it was impossible to achieve one's ideals alone; one must have the powerful forces willing to follow oneself to achieve them. Weren't the bandits they had just subdued today a force that couldn't be ignored? And didn't their display of strength also surprise Zhao Xiao Feng? Their performance in Shili Village wasn't a good example, was it?

  If he could utilize the experience he gained as an assassin to arm them, it wouldn't be difficult to turn this group of bandits into a crack elite force. Zhao Xiao Feng believed that as long as he guided their loyalty in the right direction, they would naturally pledge allegiance to him! This group of people was his most solid and first truly personal power during this period.

  Zhao Xiaofeng silently gazed up at the starry night sky, his eyes radiating a fierce light. Each star had its own trajectory and destiny, just like humans, all being driven by fate. But now this period of history was being manipulated by people, yet it was full of endless wars and fragmentation. Looking again at those affected by the war, their fates were as fragile as ants, with no guarantee of safety, he must change this situation.

  The next day, as soon as the sky brightened up. The helpers from Qilin Village and the strong men from Shili Village all arrived, now the entire hall of Yanwang Stockade was packed with people, totaling 860 in all.

  Zhao Xiaofeng is not an expert in this area, fortunately with the help of Zhong Batian, so there was no chaotic scene. After consultation among Zhao Xiaofeng, Zhong Batian, Hong Shan, A Lang, Cao Shangfei and Shan Mao, they immediately took a series of rectification actions. Seeing the ferocity of these Northeasterners, Zhao Xiaofeng was indeed delighted, but their coordination ability was not strong, and even some simple commands would not be executed. Therefore, they selected a batch of people with the strongest physique and potential from all the young and middle-aged men, formed their first reinforced unit "Annihilate Japan Corps" and taught them with their own experience knowledge and tactics learned in modern times.

  When they saw Zhao Xiaofeng easily defeat Zhong Batian, he had already become the idol of the gangsters. The calm and wise style, the strong and powerful killing, and the divine gun that could shoot a hundred steps, had already left a deep impression on their hearts. So, they all tried to show their strong side, hoping to be selected into the "Exterminating Japanese Army".

  After Zhao Xiaofeng's rigorous testing, more than 400 people stood out. The oldest among them was "Yanhu Uncle", who is 46 years old this year, but his marksmanship is very accurate and he is also recognized by everyone as a godly shooter. The rest are all robust men between the ages of 18 and 30. Zhao Xiaofeng believes that as long as he gives them one month's time, their abilities will take a big step forward.

  The remaining 400 or so people, after removing the women and the elderly and weak, formed another team of 300 people. The remaining old, weak, women and children were ordered by Zhao Xiao Feng to take gold and silver and scatter into various big cities as his intelligence personnel. A team of over a dozen people was sent out as liaison officers, requiring them to search for useful intelligence against the Japanese in all parts of the country. These people became Zhao Xiao Feng's first special operations team.

  "Comrades! In my ideal society, everyone is happy and healthy, there's no war, no poverty. Everyone is equal, no one is inferior. I want all people to be far away from the pain of war, with a warm home, living happily and freely. However, this is just my own idea, as for how to change this situation, I'm still not capable now. So I need power, from today on, what I do will be the power I need. One person can't change society alone, nor can we drive the Japanese out of our land, so I'll use even greater power to change it until my goal is achieved!"

  When they heard this shocking statement, everyone was stunned. Their minds were in a mess. They couldn't digest what Zhao Xiao Feng had said at all. In their opinion, it would be great if the commander could lead them to create their own world. None of them thought that Zhao Xiao Feng would have such "ambition!" Of course, the goal he mentioned was their dream, but they didn't dare believe that Zhao Xiao Feng had that ability!

  Dazed, it took a long time to pass. The crowd finally came back to their senses. Zhong Batian only felt his blood surging upwards, wasn't this exactly the goal he had been pursuing? How could he not have thought of encouraging his subordinates in such a way? Suddenly, Zhong Batian led by example and knelt down towards Zhao Xiaofeng, saying sincerely "Please believe us, Commander! We are willing to swear to follow you to death, until we drive the Japanese pirates out of China!"

  "Rise up!" Zhao Xiao Feng immediately shouted, from today on, everyone is equal, no one is allowed to kneel down to their superiors! A man's knees are made of gold, we only kneel to heaven and earth, and to our parents. We are all men with iron bones! We stand tall between heaven and earth!"

  "Yes! Commander!" Everyone stood up, they looked at Zhao Xiao Feng with excitement, they knew that this commander who emphasized equality among all people would be the one they would follow for the rest of their lives. For him, everyone was willing to sacrifice their own life.

  "Haha! My triumphant smile! My triumphant smile!" Zhao Xiaofeng immediately hummed.

  Since the troops were reorganized, the subordinates rarely saw the commander again, because he had led all the elite of the "Annihilation Legion" back to Heilongzhai. Why did he go back? In fact, the main reason is that he didn't want to abandon Mo Yuhan, after all, this was the only companion who crossed over to this era with him. So he used the excuse of training near Heilongzhai as a pretext and took the team there.

  This time, Zhao Xiaofeng brought Grass Flying, A Lang, and Mountain Cat, and appointed them as company commanders, each leading 150 men. Zhao Xiaofeng also wrote a complete training plan for them, hoping they could complete all the training projects within a month. In order to get the position of company commander under Zhao Xiaofeng, the three people worked hard! They trained their subordinates like crazy, because Zhao Xiaofeng said: "The company commander is the most glorious! He is the first name!"

  Cao Cao's men were training in the woods, and one of the bandits fired ten shots without hitting a single target. Enraged, Cao Cao cursed loudly: "You're useless! Stop shooting and go hang yourself in the woods!"

  That little bandit saw the fire flying on the grass and was frightened, immediately ran to the back of a big tree, then came a gunshot.

  The grass on the ground was shocked, thinking that the little bandit had really lost his mind. Suddenly, he saw the little bandit running quickly from behind the tree, standing at attention and saluting, saying: "Report to the company commander! I just fired a shot at myself, but still didn't hit it."

  He flew into a rage and snatched the rifle from him, saying sternly, "You fool! Look at me!"

  He finished speaking, raised his gun and fired, but due to anger, the bullet also flew out of the target. Grass on the fly was stunned for a moment, then turned around furiously towards Little Bandit and roared: "Look! That's how you shot just now!……"

  At this time, Zhong Batian and Hong Shan were also busy training their subordinates. They also had a copy of Zhao Xiaofeng's training plan in their hands. They were very interested in Zhao Xiaofeng's training plan because these ideas were too advanced! Things that they couldn't think of in their lifetime actually appeared on those thin sheets of paper.

  Zhong Batian also had a task of collecting food everywhere to meet the needs of the main force, so their training tasks basically fell on Hongshan's hands.