Bright Sword: Japs, times have changed

Chapter 251: Yun Fei gave me a gun, it would be better if I didn’t accept death

After hearing what Chu Yunfei said, Lin Qiang finally understood why he came. It seemed that Chu Yunfei was still determined to recruit him!

Lin Qiang was just about to retort, intending to completely make Chu Yunfei give up on this idea this time, but looking at the Browning in his hand, combined with Chu Yunfei's previous expression, Lin Qiang always felt that something was wrong.

Wait, could it be...

When he looked at Chu Yunfei again, Lin Qiang's eyes were a little more defensive.

This is not impossible. The combat effectiveness displayed by the independent battalion is too terrifying, so it is normal for some people to feel fearful. After all, even the Japanese are afraid of it.

However, Lin Qiang can be sure of one thing, that is, getting rid of him is definitely not Chu Yunfei's decision, at least Chu Yunfei would never have this idea now.

Thinking about it this way, Chu Yunfei's gift of the gun seemed to be a way of making up for himself.

Both of them have the desire to kill the enemy, but they serve different masters and have different paths, so sooner or later they will meet in battle.

When that day really comes, Lin Qiang believes that Chu Yunfei will definitely not show mercy, and neither will he.

But now is a time of national crisis, and both sides are fighting for a unified goal. It is really inappropriate to cause civil unrest now.

With Chu Yunfei's intelligence, he would definitely understand this truth.

But he still came and planned to do this, which means that the one who really wanted to get rid of him was Yan Laoxi.

Thinking of this, Lin Qiang sighed inwardly: "Captain Chu, in this case, please forgive me for speaking my mind. You are not unaware of the situation of our Eighth Route Army. Although we are also part of the Second War Zone, how much supplies and military pay has Commander Yan owed us? The Eighth Route Army we have today is entirely due to our own hard work."

"Brother Lin, this is wrong."

Chu Yunfei was very smart. He interrupted Lin Qiang and said, "I came here this time on the orders of Commander Yan to compensate you."

"Brother Lin is a combat hero. Talents like you shouldn't be buried. Commander Yan cherishes talents very much and can't bear to see you waste your life."

Having said that, Chu Yunfei’s purpose of coming this time is very clear.

He immediately offered Lin Qiang various conditions. In short, as long as Lin Qiang was willing, even letting Chu Yunfei be the deputy head of the group would be no problem.

At the end, Chu Yunfei added: "To be honest, Commander Yan is considering changing my 358th Regiment. Brother Lin, I still have a position for deputy division commander. As long as you are interested, you can take it at any time."

"Deputy Division Commander!"

At this moment, a look of longing appeared on Lin Qiang's face.

Seeing this, Chu Yunfei added: "However, with the overall strength of Brother Lin's team, as long as we say a few good words to Commander Yan, it won't be a problem to reorganize the team into a division."

"How's it going, Brother Lin?"

To be honest, if someone else had such conditions, they would probably be tempted to some extent.

But Lin Qiang wouldn't do that. First of all, it's definitely not because he knows history.

He admired Chu Yunfei and his team, as well as other Shanxi-Suiyuan Army troops who fought bravely in the War of Resistance.

But knowing the current situation, Lin Qiang couldn't refuse directly. After thinking for a while, he said in a roundabout way: "Brother Chu, I need to give this matter a few days to think about it. I don't want to be labeled a traitor."

This was Lin Qiang's roundabout tactic, but Chu Yunfei thought that Lin Qiang intended to loosen up.

After all, the last time he was invited, Lin Qiang refused without a second thought.

Perhaps Chu Yunfei couldn't bear to see Lin Qiang die like this, which caused him to lack some thinking ability. He didn't expect Lin Qiang to guess what was going on.

The two chatted about many things, and Lin Qiang answered truthfully whatever Chu Yunfei asked.

Of course, when asked why the team wanted to attack the Japanese artillery tower, Lin Qiang said it was to prepare for the liberation of the county town, so naturally he could not tell Chu Yunfei the truth.

It was not until the afternoon when Chu Yunfei was sent away that Lin Qiang reluctantly returned to the house and played with the Browning pistol in his hand.

"Captain Chu, Captain Chu, tell me, it would be great if you weren't so stubborn!"

At this time, Zhao Yuling knocked on the door and came in. She vaguely heard Lin Qiang's words and asked curiously, "Brother Lin, who is stubborn?"

"Ah, no one."

Lin Qiang looked at the basket in the other person's hand and asked, "Are you out digging for wild vegetables again?"

Ever since she revealed her feelings to Lin Qiang last time, Zhao Yuling seemed like a different person. She was completely straightforward with Lin Qiang and not at all reserved.

Take the matter of entering the door for example. Knocking on the door was just to remind Lin Qiang that she was coming, not out of courtesy.

She didn't care whether Lin Qiang heard her last confession or not. In her heart, they had already established a relationship.

Worried that Lin Qiang would feel embarrassed, Zhao Yuling took the initiative to apply to join the team.

Faced with this request, Lin Qiang had no way to refuse and had to agree.

But he couldn't really let her follow the team to the front battlefield, as that would go against what he had promised Zhao He. Helplessly, Lin Qiang had to set up a Women's Rescue Association in the base and let Zhao Yulin organize the women to do something.

It is said that there are many masters among the people, and Lin Qiang is also lucky. Among the several batches of refugees he received, there were doctors and nurses, and even more rare was that there were also old Chinese medicine practitioners.

The addition of doctors and nurses greatly alleviated the problem of insufficient staff in the base hospital.

The emergence of old Chinese medicine practitioners has provided the base with another option for treatment drugs.

Digging wild vegetables, no, digging herbs became the main task of the Women's Rescue Association.

Zhao Yuling shook the basket in her hand and said proudly, "Brother Lin, look carefully. These are not wild vegetables, they are clearly herbs, okay?"

Lin Qiang was also a poor child in his previous life. He often went up the mountain to pick wild vegetables when he was young. He could tell at a glance that most of the vegetables in the vegetable basket were wild vegetables.

Of course, in rural areas, many Chinese medicinal plants are eaten as wild vegetables, such as Houttuynia cordata, Bupleurum chinense, etc.

This made Zhao Yuling a little unhappy, and she refuted vigorously, "This is a herbal medicine! I learned about herbs from Grandpa Zhong. Do you think that Grandpa Zhong taught me wrongly, Brother Lin?"

The Grandpa Zhong that Zhao Yulin mentioned is an old Chinese medicine doctor who escaped here. He is almost seventy years old this year, and he is still very strong. If he continues to live like this, he will probably live to be a hundred years old.

Grandpa Zhong’s family has been practicing medicine for generations, and his ancestors have produced several generations of imperial physicians. Needless to say, their knowledge is of great value.

Since an old Chinese medicine doctor joined the base, many soldiers' hidden illnesses have gradually recovered through acupuncture and herbal treatment.

Lin Qiang, the authority of the old Chinese medicine doctor, naturally believed it and said with a smile: "Grandpa Zhong must have taught me correctly."

"what!"

Zhao Yuling said depressedly: "Then you are saying that I haven't learned it. I know that I am stupid and can't do anything well."

As she spoke, she pretended to cry, which made Lin Qiang very worried.

He could kill the devils without blinking an eye, but he couldn't stand a woman crying in front of him, especially a beautiful woman.

"By the way, Ling'er, how is your mother doing at the bedding factory?"

Helpless, Lin Qiang had to quickly change the subject.

Seeing that Zhao Yuling didn't respond, Lin Qiang immediately asked, "Do you want to go to the county town to see your father?"

"May I?"

Zhao Yuling put away her previous emotions and asked expectantly, "Brother Lin, can I really go to the county town to see my father?"