Bright Sword: From Border Region Manufacturing to Major National Heavy Industry

Chapter 336 Bloodshed
The brigade commander led the dismantling and transportation teams to the perimeter of the natural gas plant and told them to wait.

"How is it? Has a signal been sent from inside?" the brigade commander asked the monitoring personnel.

The guerrillas could only enter after a signal was given from inside.

"Not yet." The surveillance personnel shook their heads.

"No rush, let's wait a bit longer." The brigade commander glanced at his watch; there was still some time.

But the brigade commander waited a while longer, and time was running out, but still no signal was sent.

"Go, bring Fujita Ichiji to me," the brigade commander ordered.

"Yes."

Soon, Fujita Ichiji was brought before the brigade commander. Seeing the brigade commander's unpleasant expression, Fujita Ichiji immediately said, "Sir, the garrison there isn't entirely composed of Hojo's men. The delay must have been caused there."

"Go in and see what's going on right away," the brigade commander instructed Fujita Ichiji.

Fujita Ichiji didn't want to go in, didn't want to be beaten by Hojo Keiji again, and shrank back: "Sir, can't you send someone else?"

"What do you think?" A fierce glint flashed in the brigade commander's eyes.

Fujita Ichiji immediately nodded obediently: "Alright, alright, then I'll go in and take another look."

"Wait a minute." Seeing that Fujita Ichiji was about to leave, the brigade commander asked, "Are you sure you can just walk in like this?"

“According to Director Hojo’s instructions, the people guarding the outer perimeter must be dealt with first, so I can definitely go straight in,” Fujita Ichiji explained.

"Then can my men go in with you?" the brigade commander asked.

Time is running out; we must take control of the natural gas plant as soon as possible, since dismantling and transportation both take time.

There must be some problem inside. The brigade commander needs to send people in to resolve this quickly.

“Here’s what I’ll do. I’ll go over first. If your men can get in, I’ll signal you,” Fujita Ichiji said.

"That works too." The brigade commander nodded.

Fujita Ichiji went ahead first.

The brigade commander quickly selected the guerrillas, his tone solemn: "Have you memorized the map?"

This map was naturally the layout and structural map of the natural gas arsenal obtained by the brigade commander from Hojo Keiji, whom he had previously sent Fujita Ichiji to contact.

"Yes, we've got it all figured out." The guerrillas nodded.

"Fujita Ichiji gave the signal that you can enter. If the situation inside is bad, then take it by force," the brigade commander ordered. "Remember, use melee weapons as much as possible, and don't use guns."

"Yes." The guerrillas all nodded.

Fujita Ichiji entered smoothly and then sent a signal to the brigade commander.

"Go on, and hurry up." Upon receiving Fujita Ichiji's signal, the brigade commander immediately sent the first batch of guerrillas in. Only after confirming that there were no problems did he allow the rest of the team to enter.

"Yes, sir." The guerrillas quickly moved on at the brigade commander's command.

Upon arriving at the gate, the guerrillas immediately spotted the drugged Japanese soldiers.

The guerrillas didn't hold back; one of them immediately stepped forward and slit his throat.

The rest of the men quickly dispersed and occupied their positions, then sent a signal to the brigade commander.

Then a second and third wave of more guerrillas quickly followed and entered, and they occupied the entire factory very easily.

Finally, in the canteen behind the natural gas factory, they found Hojo Keiji, who was also completely mesmerized, along with the core personnel of the defense.

Fujita Ichiji surveyed the scene and said to the guerrillas, "It looks like Director Hojo ate the drugged food to gain the trust of these key personnel in the garrison."

The guerrillas learned of the situation and signaled to their brigade commander.

"Haha." Seeing the situation, the brigade commander laughed. "We took over the natural gas arsenal without firing a single shot or shedding a drop of blood. It's all thanks to Fujita Ichiji."

Without further ado, the brigade commander turned around and said, "Let the dismantling team and the transport team go in."

"Yes."

Soon, the dismantling team and the transport team arrived.

Seeing how this huge natural gas arsenal was taken down so easily without bloodshed, everyone was full of admiration for the brigade commander's abilities.

As expected of one of the three heroes of Whampoa Military Academy, no wonder even someone as capable as Li Yunlong had to keep his tail between his legs in front of him.

The dismantling and transport teams quickly entered, and the brigade commander also entered.

"Remember, make sure the workers and technicians at this natural gas arsenal don't get hurt. Tie them up securely; they're all valuables," the brigade commander instructed the guerrillas.

"Yes." The guerrillas responded. They would keep the Japanese soldiers who were valuable, but what was the point of keeping the ones who weren't?

In the mess hall behind the natural gas arsenal, the brigade commander also saw Hojo Keiji, who was completely captivated.

"Should we wake him up?" Fujita Ichiji asked as he saw the brigade commander arrive.

"No need." The brigade commander waved his hand and instructed the guerrillas, "Tie them up and take them back."

This is the director of a natural gas arsenal; there's bound to be more valuable information coming out of his mouth.

Take it back and ask about it slowly.

"Yes."

The dismantling and transportation work is proceeding in an orderly manner.

The guerrillas also happily joined in to help.

The brigade commander found Lao Yu, who was directing the dismantling team to dismantle the pipeline.

The students have all gotten started, and although their movements are not yet very skillful, their proficiency is increasing rapidly.

Looking at the students, the brigade commander asked Lao Yu, "Lao Yu, have these students ever seen blood?"

"Commander Chen, what do you mean by this?" Old Yu was not quite sure.

"Is it whether they have killed anyone on the battlefield?" the brigade commander asked.

“Apart from that class monitor Liu Fuxing, I reckon the others don’t have it.” Old Yu shook his head.

“That won’t do.” The brigade commander shook his head and said in a serious tone, “They will also be going to the battlefield in the future. Since they are going to the battlefield, they must shed blood.”

Before them, the natural gas arsenal was taken down without bloodshed. The students had never seen blood, so they could work peacefully alongside the workers.

What happens next?

When the battlefield is filled with mountains of corpses and seas of blood, and flesh is mangled beyond recognition, even if the students have learned all of Li Mu's skills, they will be so frightened by the bloody scene that they will turn pale and vomit profusely. Wouldn't that cause them to miss the dismantling mission?
If there's enough time for dismantling, that's fine; but if not, the time is bought by the combat troops risking their lives.

Every minute of delay could cost countless lives.

Old Yu hesitated for a moment: "Commander Chen, the dismantling is being carried out at a rapid pace, and the students are still here..."

The brigade commander understood what Lao Yu meant and interrupted him: "It's alright. Once the dismantling mission is completed, we'll let them bleed again."

"Alright then." Old Yu nodded, agreeing that the brigade commander's words made sense.

Director Li's suggestion to send the students to the battlefield as soon as possible to hone their skills likely carries this implication.

When I get back, I'll have to talk to Minister Zhang about it again.

If I have the chance in the future, I'll make all the remaining students bleed.

Even if some of them never go to the battlefield, seeing blood is never a bad thing. "Captain Yu, we've run into a problem here, can you come over here for a moment?" At this moment, a technician ran over and said to Lao Yu.

"Brigade Commander Chen, I'll get back to work now," Lao Yu said to the brigade commander.

"Go ahead, go ahead, don't delay." The brigade commander nodded, and Lao Yu hurried over.

Old Yu arrived here; the screws just wouldn't come off.

If you can't unscrew this screw, you'll have to use a cutting machine.

Once this cutting machine is on, it can easily damage perfectly good pipes.

Even if it's re-welded later, its strength will be greatly reduced.

The factory manager specifically instructed that the pipes should be disassembled normally if possible, and that the cutting machine should be avoided as much as possible.

There are more than just a few screws here.

These screws are rusted, and the maintenance is definitely inadequate. If we use a cutting machine to cut them all, the pipes will still be damaged even after being put back.

Lao Yu gently tapped the screws with a tool, but they didn't come loose.

Then he knocked on it a few more times with great force, but the screw still showed no signs of loosening.

"If we can't get it off, we'll use the cutting machine..." In order to save time, Lao Yu finally decided to use the cutting machine.

Liu Fuxing came over and, seeing the situation, said to Lao Yu, "Uncle Lao Yu, why don't you let me give it a try?"

"You have a way?" Old Yu looked at Liu Fuxing suspiciously.

Liu Fuxing didn't say anything, but took the cutting machine and cut a new screw groove into the screw.

With the new screw slot, the screw can be easily unscrewed.

Old Yu and the other technicians' eyes lit up when they saw this: "Hey, how come we didn't think of that? The cutting machine has such a wonderful use. You really are college students. Your minds work faster than ours."

Without further ado, Lao Yu instructed, "Cut the remaining screws like this, quickly, and hurry up."

"Yes." The technicians found a new direction and immediately got to work, successfully and intact dismantling the section of pipe.

There were other rusty and worn screws later, which were all disassembled in the same way.

"Thanks to the factory manager for sending you all along, you solved a major problem and provided our dismantling team with valuable dismantling experience." As the dismantling work was nearing completion, Lao Yu praised Liu Fuxing.

"Uncle Yu, I'm also part of the arsenal, so it's my duty to contribute," Liu Fuxing said excitedly.

"Go and find the other students. Commander Chen has some tasks for you," Lao Yu said after the dismantling work was finished.

"What mission did Commander Chen give us?" Liu Fuxing asked suspiciously.

“Take these few with you to find Commander Chen, and he will assign you tasks,” Lao Yu said.

"it is good."

Liu Fuxing found the group and brought them to the brigade commander: "Commander, Uncle Yu said you were going to assign us some tasks, so we've come."

The brigade commander asked first, "Have any of you killed anyone?"

Apart from Liu Fuxing, the other students all shook their heads.

One of them even said, "Sir, let alone killing people, I've never even killed a chicken."

"Haha." Liu Fuxing and the others burst into laughter.

"Come with me." The brigade commander didn't directly state the mission, but instead told the students to follow him.

Liu Fuxing and the others didn't know what the brigade commander was up to, but they still followed him without question.

The brigade commander led them to the place where the Japanese soldiers' bodies were placed.

Seeing the blood and corpses on the ground, all the students except Liu Fuxing immediately felt nauseous and bent over to vomit.

The student who had never even killed a chicken vomited the most, even bringing up bile.

Liu Fuxing understood the brigade commander's meaning and looked at him calmly: "Commander, do you want us to witness blood and corpses, to experience the cruelty of the battlefield in advance?"

“You’re only half right,” the brigade commander said, shaking his head.

"What about the other half?" Liu Fuxing had a vague idea of ​​what it was. He was sure he had no problem with it, but he was afraid he couldn't say for sure about the other students.

You'll find out soon enough.

After the students had finished vomiting and were somewhat able to adjust, the brigade commander continued, "Come with me."

Liu Fuxing and his group followed the brigade commander to another location.

There were no Japanese soldiers here, but rather a few traitors.

These are all heinous traitors who escaped from the anti-traitor squad; who would have thought they were hiding here.

Such traitors don't need to be brought back for a public trial; their crimes can be punished by execution on the spot.

The brigade commander said to several guerrillas, "Distribute the knives you have to the students."

"Yes." Several guerrillas immediately handed the knives to the students. These knives were still stained with blood and had not been wiped dry. They were handed over in this bloody state.

Liu Fuxing remained calm and accepted the document without changing his expression.

The other students trembled as they reached out their hands, but even the student who had never killed a chicken couldn't catch the knife.

With a clang, the knife fell to the ground, making a crisp sound.

The brigade commander said sternly, "Pick up the knife."

The student suppressed his trembling and discomfort and picked up the knife as instructed.

The brigade commander looked at Liu Fuxing, pointed at one of the traitors, and said, "Kill him."

"Yes, sir." Liu Fuxing did not hesitate. He grabbed the knife and walked up to the bound and gagged traitor. With practiced skill, he slashed the knife down on the traitor's neck.

His carotid artery was severed, and blood spurted out. The traitor struggled desperately for a few moments, then quickly became weak and motionless.

This scene turned the other students pale.

Those students who had never killed a chicken before were so frightened they almost fainted.

"You guys, each take a knife and kill one," the brigade commander said to the remaining students without pausing.

The students looked at each other, none of them daring to step forward.

"This traitor is named Xu Tiancong. He led the Japanese to a cave where dozens of girls were hiding. The youngest of these girls was only twelve years old. I won't go into the atrocities committed by the Japanese, but you all know what they were like. So, does Xu Tiancong deserve to die?" The brigade commander looked at one of the students. "Think about it, if this happened to your sister, your older sister, or your mother, could you bear it?"

“He deserves to die.” The student immediately gritted his teeth.

"So what are you still standing there for?" The brigade commander's tone became stern again.

The student did not disappoint the brigade commander. He took a knife, walked over, and slashed the traitor more than a dozen times.

The brigade commander pointed to the next traitor and continued, "This man is called Liu Hanchu. He led the Japanese to the village where the guerrillas were hiding. The Japanese slaughtered hundreds of people in the village, and only one guerrilla survived. He still caught up with and killed this last surviving guerrilla. If this guerrilla hadn't left clues before he died, this man's evil deeds might have been covered up. So, did he deserve to die?"

"He deserves to die!" Several students nodded in agreement.

"Then you can get started. Several people can go at once," the brigade commander said.

Except for the student who killed the chicken, all the other students rushed forward and hacked the traitor to death with a flurry of knives.

(End of this chapter)