Under One Person: I am the Master of Maoshan

A few fanatics saw their comrades throwing their guns and cursing, and were about to shoot at them, but as soon as they raised their guns, they were shot dead by the torchbearers.

At this point, the Japanese no longer had the will to fight and laid down their weapons one after another.

The people holding torches used ropes and handcuffs to tie up the surrendering Japanese soldiers. Just as You Ke was about to use his communication ring to contact Shen Yan, he heard applause from afar.

"clap clap"

Everyone turned their heads to see Shen Yan approaching, clapping his hands, followed by Cheng Zhen and Tian Ming.

Zhou Weiguo straightened his clothes and walked in front of Shen Yan and saluted.

"Report to the captain! The Torch Special Forces have completed their mission, killing more than 500 Japanese soldiers and capturing their commander alive. No one on our side was injured or killed."

Shen Yan looked at him with eyes full of appreciation and patted his shoulder: "Very good, I have seen your battle process, you have lived up to my expectations of you."

Before Zhou Weiguo and his men started the battle, Shen Yan arrived in the jungle. In order to verify Zhou Weiguo's ability, he watched the entire process from a distance.

"Captain, what should we do next?"

Shen Yan came to Yamazaki Jihei and the radio operator and took a closer look.

"Interrogate them both. I want to know how they got here. We'll discuss our next move after Captain Kong arrives."

"Yes, Captain"

Zhou Weiguo and several team members pulled the two men away. Xu Hu, You Ke and others also interrogated the surrendered Japanese with pens and papers.

"Ah! Ah!"

The wailing of Yamazaki Jihei was heard. Zhuge Hongyuan learned a lot of dirty tricks from Master Jin Guang last time, and this time he used them all on him.

His screams made everyone shudder. The surrendering Japanese soldiers were afraid of being tortured, so they poured out everything they knew.

Not long after, Kong Jie and Wu Baili, who had changed his clothes, also rushed into the jungle. He was annoyed to see the battlefield had already been cleaned up, and hated himself for being too slow and unable to catch up with the battle.

You Ke led Yamazaki's adjutant to the front of Shen Yan and others.

"The captain has found out that they came here by mistake. The adjutant misread the map during the march, causing the enemy to deviate 60 degrees from their destination..."

When Shen Yan heard this reason, he sneered and said, "What a talent!"

After the interrogation with Zhou Weiguo was over, Shen Yan learned that they had indeed taken the wrong path, but their purpose made Shen Yan take it seriously. This special envoy, Hattori Naoomi, was most likely Shinozuka Yoshio's helper in Japan.

He kept this news in his heart, planning to ask Mu Yun to verify it with Ishikawa in Japan later.

Zhou Weiguo handed the Yamazaki command knife to Shen Yan: "Captain, this Yamazaki is a noble. Look, there is a chrysanthemum emblem of the Japanese royal family on his knife."

Shen Yan took it and played with it for a while, then handed it to Zhou Weiguo: "Keep it as a souvenir. These things are evidence of their invasion of China. You and your team members change into the equipment brought by Captain Wu. If it's not enough, change into the clothes of the Japanese soldiers."

Zhou Weiguo took his men to change their uniforms after receiving the order. Shen Yan took this opportunity to contact Lu Ren and asked him and Li Yunlong to organize the troops and head straight to Changye County.

Then he asked Tianming to contact the brigade commander by telegram, reporting the battle situation and the plan to attack Changye tonight, and asked the brigade commander to send someone to receive the prisoners.

"Captain Kong, have the soldiers tie all these prisoners to the trees, tie them up tightly and wait for the brigade commander to send someone to receive them."

"Yes"

After making the arrangements, Shen Yan gathered the team. He faced everyone and looked at their faces.

"Comrades! One year ago, I led Captain Wu and his men to launch a surprise attack on Changye County. Before we evacuated from there, I promised the people in the city one thing. I told them that sooner or later I would lead my troops back to fight!"

"Today I will lead you back to Changye County, liberate the county and sweep across the entire southeastern Shanxi. Not long ago, our independent regiment suffered a great loss and was called a dough by the boss!"

When the word "sourdough" was mentioned, Kong Jie and the soldiers of the independent regiment's faces flushed red.

"We have to accept the criticism from the leaders after losing the battle, but today we want to let everyone know that the independent regiment is not a dough but a group of wild wolves. Do you have the confidence to follow me to tear apart the devils in Changye County and avenge our fallen comrades!"

"Yes! Yes! Yes!"

"Okay! Everyone, set off!"

The voices of the independent regiment soldiers kept echoing in the forest, as if to break the sky.

Around nine o'clock in the evening, Shen Yan led his troops to the dense forest outside Changye County.

On the way, he formulated a battle plan and asked the captured radio operator to contact his superiors.

The Yamazaki Battalion mistakenly went to Changye County because they were unfamiliar with the terrain and started a battle with the Eighth Route Army guerrillas near Changye County. They captured many Eighth Route Army soldiers and hoped to communicate with their superiors as it was getting late, so they rested in Changye County for one night.

The 29th Brigade, to which the Yamazaki Battalion belonged, immediately communicated and asked them to arrive in Changye County before 10 o'clock in the evening.

The Ishida Regiment under the command of Yamashita Xiongni of the former 108th Division was stationed in Changye County. Ever since Yamashita Xiongni committed suicide by seppuku, he seemed to have been forgotten.

He only had one battalion of infantry under his command, and he repeatedly requested reinforcements from his superiors, but Shinozuka Yoshio ignored them. He was also unfamiliar with the Yamaguchi Koki Division stationed in Linfen, so he was isolated and helpless in the Shanxi region, and could only drown his sorrows in alcohol every day.

But today he received an order from Taiyuan to settle the Yamazaki Battalion. Ishida suddenly became energetic. He knew that the 29th Brigade was Shinozuka Yoshio's confidant. He wanted to take this opportunity to show his loyalty to Shinozuka Yoshio and make his situation better.

Ishida sat on a chair and asked the adjutant: "Sato, has the accommodation prepared for the Yamazaki Battalion been arranged?"

"Hey! Captain, we have requisitioned the largest restaurant in Changye County, Jinhe Restaurant. They have prepared food and accommodation."

Ishida nodded with satisfaction, then looked at the time on his watch and waited for the arrival of the Yamazaki Battalion.

At around ten o'clock, the soldier on duty outside knocked on his office door.

"Report to the regiment commander, a group of soldiers came from outside the city, saying that the Yamazaki Battalion wants to see you."

When Ishida heard this, he became excited and rushed to the city gate with his adjutant Sato.

"You must be Yamazaki-kun, right? The brigade commander has informed me and asked me to take care of you."

The person wearing Yamazaki Jihei's clothes was Zhou Weiguo, and he saluted Ishida.

"Hello, Commander Ishida. I'm Yamazaki Jihei. It's really rude to bother you so late at night. But we are carrying prisoners of the Eighth Route Army, and it's really inconvenient to live in the wild."

After saying this, he waved the command knife in his hand and pointed it at several prisoners.

Ishida was attracted by the command sword in his hand. He recognized the chrysanthemum emblem on it at a glance. He thought that this Lieutenant Colonel Yamazaki must be of great background and he must make good friends with him.

"Of course, of course. Please come in, Yamazaki-kun. I have prepared a banquet."

Zhou Weiguo led his troops into the city with him. Ishida was curious when he saw these soldiers wearing special equipment.

"Yamazaki-kun, are these all your soldiers? Their equipment is so special, and they have masks on their faces."

Zhou Weiguo lowered his voice and replied, "Ishida-kun, don't ask too much. They are the most elite soldiers under General Shinozuka, and they belong to the secret force. And it was thanks to them that we were able to capture the Eighth Route Army this time."

When Ishida heard that these soldiers belonged to a secret force, he did not dare to ask any more questions. He led Zhou Weiguo to the Jinhe Restaurant.

Shen Yan, who was following behind, laughed secretly in his heart when he arrived at Jinhe Restaurant.

"Ladies and gentlemen, please come in." The waiter of the inn welcomed everyone into the restaurant.

"My, have you arranged it?"

The waiter nodded and said, "Don't worry, Mr. Sato, the room and the banquet have been arranged, and we are waiting for you."