Anti-Japanese War: Li Yunlong dared to attack Taiyuan

"No, not really. A while ago, when our Women's Rescue Association went to visit the families of fallen comrades, I met a man with great skills. His family has been practicing martial arts for generations. I persuaded him to join our Eighth Route Army and brought him here to show you."

"Has your family been practicing martial arts for generations?"

Xiuqin nodded and said, "Yes, I asked around in the village. Their family name is Duan, and they're quite famous around Ping'an County. One of their ancestors once won the title of martial arts champion."

After hearing this, Li Yunlong probably guessed who it was.

It must be Duan Peng, he couldn't get away. Li Yunlong originally thought he would have to wait until Duan Peng came out to sell grain before he could find him, but he didn't expect to be run into by Xiuqin. (Note 1)

"Let's go and take a look!" Before Li Yunlong could continue asking, the sound of fighting was heard outside the door.

At this time, outside the command room, Monk Wei had already started fighting with Duan Peng. Xiaohua wanted to dissuade them, but the two men were already fighting fiercely and had no intention of stopping.

"Stop it, don't fight anymore!"

"Xiaohua, this kid is too arrogant. I have to teach him a lesson today! I want him to stop being so..."

Before Monk Wei could finish his words, Duan Peng seized the moment when Monk Wei was distracted and punched him in the chest. Monk Wei took two steps back, adjusted his breathing, and prepared to attack again.

"Alright, that's enough, stop fighting!"

Li Yunlong was well aware of Monk Wei's skills. Normally, it would be difficult for four or five ordinary soldiers to defeat Monk Wei unless they grabbed Monk Wei's hands and feet together from the start.

This young man in front of me, who looks a little rebellious, can make the monk suffer a little loss. His skills are indeed quite good.

"You are quite skilled, boy. What's your name?"

Duan Peng looked at Li Yunlong, then at Xiuqin beside him: "My name is Duan Peng. Director Yang brought me to join the Eighth Route Army. I saw this monk teasing a girl, so I glared at him, and he..."

Hearing this, Li Yunlong roughly understood what had happened. He glared at Monk Wei and asked, "Wei Dayong, were you the first to start?"

"Commander, he's glaring at me!"

"You're going to hit someone just because they glared at you? This is at the headquarters. If you go out and the common people glare at you, are you going to shoot them?"

Monk Wei lowered his head feeling a little guilty, mainly because he didn't like the way Duan Peng looked at Xiaohua, so the conflict arose.

"I was wrong, Commander."

"Alright, go copy your and Xiaohua's names a hundred times. You're not allowed to get married until you finish copying them!"

As soon as these words came out, Monk Wei lowered his head like a defeated rooster, turned around and prepared to go back to the house to copy the characters. He took two steps and stopped, looked at Xiaohua and said, "Xiaohua, I don't know how to write your name!"

As soon as these words came out, Xiaohua, who had been watching Monk Wei being scolded and felt a little distressed, immediately grabbed Monk Wei's ear and said, "Wei Dayong, you can't even write my name!"

As she spoke, she dragged Monk Wei towards the next room and said, "Bring out the table, pen, and notebook. Write my name a thousand times. If you still can't do it, I won't marry you!"

"puff……"

Seeing this scene, Li Yunlong couldn't help but burst out laughing.

Xiuqin was also trying hard to hold back her laughter, but her waist was already bent a little, and the apple muscles on her face were bulging, and it was obvious that she was trying not to laugh.

Duan Peng, who had looked unhappy just now, laughed out loud. He then scratched his head and said, "I didn't know they were dating. Isn't he a monk?"

"You've returned to secular life. You're quite skilled. Would you like to follow me?"

Duan Peng heard Monk Wei call Li Yunlong "Commander" and was able to confirm Li Yunlong's identity: "Are you Li Yunlong?"

"Yes, have you heard my name?"

Duan Peng nodded vigorously immediately and said, "I've heard of it, I've heard of it a lot. Commander Li's name is very famous here. I've wanted to join the army for a long time, but I have an elderly mother at home, so it's really inconvenient."

"So how did you figure it out now?"

This is what makes Li Yunlong curious. Duan Peng is a filial son. He should be focusing all his attention on his mother now, wanting to take care of her and see her to the end of her life.

"I saw Director Yang and her comrades from the Women's Association taking care of the soldiers' families, and they were doing a better job than I ever could. Director Yang asked me to join the Eighth Route Army, and I thought someone could take care of my mother for me, so I agreed."

Li Yunlong looked Duan Peng up and down, then patted Duan Peng on the shoulder and said, "Not bad. Stay with me and be a guard from now on."

"Yes!"

Compared to the arrival of Long Wenjian and others, Li Yunlong was obviously more interested in Duan Peng. He even specifically looked for Duan Peng to fight with him twice. As a result, Li Yunlong was no match for Duan Peng at all. Duan Peng held back and Li Yunlong could not last more than ten rounds.

"What kind of kung fu is this?"

Duan Peng's moves were wide and powerful, and each one was heavy and powerful. If he hadn't held back his strength to let Li Yunlong, Li Yunlong would probably be sent to the hospital and lying down.

"Three Emperors Cannon Hammer!"

"Duan Peng, do you think I can learn your boxing skills?" Li Yunlong had heard of this name before. This was not some messy kung fu, but a serious and inherited kung fu.

Duan Peng looked at Li Yunlong and nodded, saying, "Commander, your physique is very suitable for learning the Three Emperors Cannon Hammer. Although you are a little older and may not be able to reach my level, as long as you persist in practicing, you can still prolong your life."

Listening to Duan Peng's words, Li Yunlong suddenly felt that he should replace a few of the guards around him. Monk Wei stole his peanuts every day, Yu Zhigan didn't think much before speaking, and now Duan Peng came, it was the same. It would probably be a bit difficult to get a few words of flattery from him.

Are all martial artists so honest?

"Okay, I'll practice with you starting tomorrow, Yu Zhiqian!"

At this time, Yu Zhigan, who was hiding behind the door watching the show, came out with a handful of peanuts in his hand.

"Commander."

"His name is Duan Peng. He will be my bodyguard from now on. Please make the arrangements."

"Yes!"

Then Li Yunlong looked at the peanuts in Yu Zhigan's hand and said angrily: "Duan Peng, don't follow the monk and this guy in the future. Learn something better!"

"It's the Commander."

After Duan Peng left, Li Yunlong chatted with Xiuqin about work and answered some questions Xiuqin had when she was studying. Then Li Yunlong opened a box sent by Zhao Gang.

There were brand new medals neatly arranged inside, and they were not fakes sold to the Japanese.

The Independent Column Medal of Honor was created after Li Yunlong applied to the headquarters and received approval.

He has won awards ranging from third-class merit to special-class merit. In addition, he also applied for the honorary title of combat hero.

These medals and honorary titles of combat heroes will be awarded to the meritorious soldiers at the celebration meeting tomorrow.

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Note 1: The main points are based on Duan Peng's appearance time in the TV series. After all, few people have read the original novel, and most people watch the TV series. I hope you understand. The source of Duan Peng's martial arts is my own creation. However, the Three Emperors Cannon Hammer Kung Fu does exist, and its representative figure is Chu Qing (hahaha, does anyone know who Qing Ge is?)

Chapter 289 The Japanese General Eating Hot Pot and Singing

A section of the Tongpu Line.

Shen Quan brought his men to the side of the railway and observed the situation of the railway.

"There must be a big fish passing by. The Japanese are on such a tight defense, our methods may be useless!"

After Shen Quan put down the telescope, he frowned and said.

Just about half an hour later, two groups of Japanese soldiers passed by and carefully checked the rails to make sure they were not loose or replaced.

Zhou Daye beside him nodded in agreement: "It seems that the Japanese have learned their lesson."

"The Japanese aren't fools. After suffering a loss or two, they'll definitely take precautions. We'll have to try a different approach next time."

Shen Quan frowned and began to think of a solution. Zhou Daye beside him thought for a moment and said, "The Japanese are on such tight alert. If we don't have a chance, why don't we just give up?"

Shen Quan shook his head and said, "No, the more this is the case, the more we must find a way to get rid of him. The Japs went to such great lengths and put such tight security, checking so carefully before the train even arrived. There must be a big fish, at least a lieutenant general. Maybe it really is the Japs' Heavenly Locust."

When he said this, Shen Quan's eyes began to light up.

"What about us? Fight hard?"

After hearing this, Shen Quan shook his head and said, "The commander has always taught us that we need to use our brains in battle, and the enemy's trains are not easy to deal with. We don't have heavy artillery, so we will suffer if we fight hard!"

After saying that, Shen Quan sat down on the ground and began to think, recalling some of the battles he had fought with Li Yunlong in his mind, such as the surprise attack on the Japanese stronghold and the puppet army cavalry battalion at the beginning, and Li Yunlong's later infiltration into Taiyuan, etc.

A simple plan gradually formed in Shen Quan's mind.

"Report, observer reporting, the train is still thirty kilometers away from us. Moreover, after leaving Datong, the train has become two, and the distance between them is about three kilometers."

Once again, information was transmitted back. After Shen Quan received the telegram, his brain began to work rapidly.

"Old Zhou, we might have really caught a big fish this time. The military train is out, and there's a scouting train ahead. Could this level of skill really be the Japs' locusts?"

Hearing Shen Quan's words, Zhou Daye immediately laughed: "Tianhuang, Old Shen, you are really bold in your imagination, but I guess it should be the commander of the Japanese First Army. He must be heading south from Datong to Taiyuan."

"New First Army Commander, you can't let this little devil get to Taiyuan alive. Our commander is getting married, and if this devil commander gets to Taiyuan, who knows what kind of trouble he'll cause!"

"Old Shen, do you have a plan?"

"That's about right. Let's use the old method. We still have the uniforms of the Japanese and puppet troops we captured, right?"

"There's some left."

"Let's do this for now!"

Shen Quan whispered in Zhou Daye's ear.

Zhou Daye thought for a moment and said, "Okay, I'll arrange it right away!"

"We will split up and start at six o'clock sharp..."

Shen Quan was about to propose a time for them to act together when Zhou Daye interrupted him, saying, "Listen to the gunshots. We can hear them from a short distance away."

Shen Quan looked at his watch, then at Zhou Daye's watch, and finally took off his watch in frustration and put it in his pocket.

"This broken watch is always out of time. This time I caught a high-ranking Japanese officer and used his watch. I don't believe that a high-ranking officer's watch can be out of time!"

Zhou Daye glanced at Shen Quan, shook his head and said nothing. This watch was given to Shen Quan by himself. He had used it for two years without any problems. Now that it was in Shen Quan's hands, it was better not to mention it.

In Datong City.

Matsui Ishigen's train stopped briefly in Datong for twenty minutes before departing again.

Because the following section of the road entered the Eighth Route Army's activity area, Datong also strengthened its vigilance for Matsui Ishi.

A train was sent to lead the way, and on this train there was also a battalion of Japanese infantry.

Upon hearing this news, Matsui Ishi frowned even more unhappily and asked, "Isn't a single Imperial infantry battalion capable of dealing with these Chinese guerrillas?"

Although the situation in Shanxi Province was devastating and the Sixth Division was completely wiped out, Matsui Ishigen's impression of the Eighth Route Army and other armies still remained that they were defeated at the first blow. After all, they did not encounter any major obstacles along the way from the Magic City to Nanjing. Even when fighting in Nanjing, the highest commander fled the battlefield.

Even though the Sixth Division was completely wiped out, Matsui Ishige believed that it was due to the lack of support from the surrounding troops and the fact that Prince Asaka Yasuhiko was seriously injured and unable to command, rather than the Eighth Route Army's combat effectiveness.