Chapter 19 Establishing Authority
Yang Lin smiled and said, "Captain Wen, don't be nervous. I just want to ask, Wanjia Town is not a military stronghold. The Japanese suddenly sent you here a few months ago. I wonder what their purpose is?"
Wen Peng breathed a sigh of relief and replied, "Well, I don't know the specific reason, because after entering Wanjia Town, the Japanese didn't give us any combat missions."
After a pause, Wen Peng seemed to have thought of something and said, "Oh, by the way, last time we played mahjong, I really wanted to hear Yuan Datou say that the Japanese had built a warehouse at the Qinghe Town Railway Station and asked the companies and platoons to patrol the surrounding area more often when they had nothing to do.
I don’t know if it’s related to this incident.”
Yang Lin nodded thoughtfully. It seemed that there was something fishy about the station in Qinghe Town. This made him more determined to fight the train station.
Also, the reason why Ding Wei was being hunted was most likely because he encountered puppet cavalry on patrol.
"I won't disturb your fun. Captain Wen, have fun!"
Yang Lin turned and left, and after he went out he was very considerate and closed the door for the two of them.
Wen Peng finally breathed a sigh of relief only after Yang Lin left the yard.
The second concubine leaned out from the bed and said, "Wen Peng, are you really going to surrender to the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army?"
Wen Peng asked: "At this point, do I have any other choice?"
The second concubine said, "After the matter is done, they won't abandon the donkey after it has done its work, right? I tell you, if you don't have money, I won't live a hard life with you."
Wen Peng said: "I know a little bit about the character of Chu Yunfei, the head of the 358th Regiment. He is upright and principled, and he will not abandon his master after he has done his job."
"Okay, don't think too much, business is important."
After saying that, Wen Peng slipped into bed.
But after Yang Lin's interference, Wen Peng no longer had the original interest. He surrendered after fighting for less than 30 rounds and ended the fight hastily.
…
After leaving the second concubine's residence, Yang Lin did not stay in Wanjia Town for long, but went straight out of the city.
Although the city gates were closed, this obviously did not pose a problem for Yang Lin.
The city wall of Wanjia Town was only 4 or 5 meters high. Yang Lin avoided the patrol of the puppet army, found an empty place, climbed up the city wall, and then jumped out.
It was already 12 o'clock in the morning when we returned to the base.
Yang Lin habitually opened the property panel and took a look.
Host: Yang Lin
Sex: Male
Age: 23
Level: 3 (7866.510000)
Merit value: 8966.5 (obtained by killing enemies or completing sign-in tasks, can be used to upgrade skill levels and purchase items in the system store)
Rank: None
Position: Captain of Luotuoling Independent Brigade
Strength 225 (normal people have 100)
Agility 190 (normal people have 100)
Speed 185 (normal people's speed is 100)
Skills: Elementary infantry tactical command, elementary firearms proficiency, elementary Japanese proficiency, elementary artillery proficiency, perfect infantry training manual.
Yang Lin retracted his gaze and asked, "System, didn't you say that merit points can be used to shop in the system mall? Where is the system mall?"
"Ding! System prompt: The host's level has been raised to 5, and the mall will be automatically unlocked. The higher the level, the more items there are in the mall."
"Oh, I see ."
Yang Lin nodded and returned to the headquarters.
Although it was late at night, the station was brightly lit and the noise inside could be heard from a long distance away.
Yang Lin walked towards the largest barracks with a gloomy face.
“Bang!”
The door was kicked open heavily by Yang Lin.
Time seemed to freeze at this moment. When everyone turned around and saw that it was Yang Jing who kicked the door, they all stopped what they were doing and there was complete silence.
The 2nd Platoon Leader Niu Dadan smiled awkwardly as if he had done something bad and was caught by his parents, "Brother Lin, why are you back?"
Yang Lin walked over with a gloomy face: "Why am I back? If I don't come back, you guys will probably rebel!"
"We are now a regular army, not bandits!"
"It's fine if you guys gamble at night, but you don't even have a sentry."
"What if the enemy attacks at this time?"
"this……"
Everyone lowered their heads, not daring to look directly into Yang Lin's eyes that looked almost murderous.
Yang Lin also knew that the hard training in the past few days had made them exhausted.
That's why I indulged myself tonight while he was away.
But things are different now. They are now regular troops and must abide by discipline and military regulations. Some bad habits must also be eliminated.
Only in this way can the army have a military soul and high combat effectiveness.
Yang Jing walked towards the gambling table.
"Since this is your first offense, I won't punish you this time!"
The soldiers just breathed a sigh of relief when they heard Yang Lin continue, "But these tools must be confiscated!"
After saying that, Yang Lin picked up a sack and started to put the dice, dominoes and, of course, the dollars on the gambling table.
The warriors all had ugly expressions as if they had eaten shit, especially those who won money.
"Niu Dadan, take it out!"
Niu Dadan weakly took out two dollars from his back pocket.
"And more! Hurry up! If you keep dawdling, I won't be polite!"
Niu Dadan took out a few dollars from his other pocket and put them on the table reluctantly: "Brother Lin, does this count as embezzlement?"
Yang Lin was almost amused by his anger: "You are so bold, as a platoon leader, you not only broke the law knowingly, but also led a group of people to gamble, and you still don't repent, your crime is simply unforgivable!"
"Take him out and give him 30 blows with the military stick!"
Niu Dadan knew that Yang Lin was serious, and he was so scared that he fell to his knees with a plop, begging for mercy: "Brother Lin, I know I was wrong!"
The other soldiers also begged for mercy: "Yes, Captain, our platoon leader has already known his mistake, please forgive him this time."
"Otherwise, if he is beaten with these 30 military sticks, he will definitely die."
Yang Lin glanced at everyone coldly: "You want to be loyal, right? Then let's be punished together!"
Everyone shrank their necks in fear and shut their mouths.
Niu Dadan really cried and started to play the emotional card: "Brother Lin, do you still remember that when you were little, you had nothing to eat, so I secretly gave you the roasted sweet potatoes from my own home."
"And that time when you broke your leg while hunting a wild boar, I risked my life to help you drive the wild boar away, and I carried you on my back for more than 20 miles along the mountain road to bring you home."
"And that time..."
Although the owner of this body is not Yang Lin, Yang Jing inherited his memory after traveling through time, so of course he knows all this.
I couldn't help but feel a little soft-hearted at the moment.
But the military never jokes. If they let Niu Dadan off this time, it would be difficult for them to establish their prestige again in the future.
So, he gritted his teeth and said, "Shut up, I owe you these, I will naturally pay you back!"
"But, you led a group of people to gamble today and violated military rules. You must be punished accordingly!"
"Drag them out and beat them!"
Seeing that no one was making any movement, Yang Jing shouted at one of them, "Shi Lao San, you are in charge of holding the stick!"
"yes!"
Shi Laosan nodded and gave Niu Dadan an apologetic look: "Platoon Leader, I'm sorry."
Niu Dadan never dared and would never go against Yang Lin's will.
At that moment, he could only stand up tremblingly and walk towards the yard outside the door.
Yang Lin turned his back and said, "Shi Lao San, if you dare to show mercy, then we will be punished together!"
