Episode 13
Don't move.
Stop shooting.
Sir, the right caterpillar track was blown.
- Fix it immediately. - Yes.
Let engineers clear the mines.
Yes.
Why haven’t they come?
Master, let me go and see what’s happening.
No.
We were told to wait here.
Then we have to wait.
Comrades,
we must finish it within two hours.
Yes.
Sir, there are too many mines.
We cannot clear them all in a short time.
Shit. The Chinese are so cunning.
Sir, the track was blown
And the spare wheel is not long enough.
We don’t have much time. Take my order.
Leave the tank. Let several people guard them.
The rest will follow me. Let’s take the footpath.
Sir, there is a narrow gorge.
It is dangerous. I’m afraid…
Fuck. What are you afraid of?
Don’t you know the situation in Qifengkou?
How could a narrow gorge stop us?
This is within our sphere.
And it is dozens of miles from Qifengkou.
How dare the Eighth Route Army come here?
Set up ambushes here. Let’s set out.
Yes. Let’s go.
Japs are gone.
Shut up.
Everything turned just as Weiguo predicted.
He’s just a lucky dog.
What if the tanks hadn’t been blown?
What if the Japs had removed the mines?
Regiment Leader,
what about the Japs over there?
You mean the tanks over there.
You can drive a tank?
No.
Follow me.
Ok.
Let’s go.
Huzi, Japs are stubborn.
They don’t know
how to fix a broken track.
I know.
Get it fixed.
Ok.
I think it’s most probable
that Japs won’t come.
Yes, maybe they won't come.
Master, I’ll go and see what's happening.
Ok. Take several men with you.
Come on, you guys.
Master, master.
Japs are coming.
Really?
Yes, they’ve come.
Comrades, take your weapons.
Now, listen,
don’t shoot without my order.
Clear?
Clear.
Stop.
Sir.
What’s the matter? Sir.
Look at the gorge over there.
It’s easy for enemies to set up ambushes there.
Suppose they are lurking in the gorge,
we won’t make it through easily.
Even if we do, we will suffer great loss.
But,
the Eighth Route Army has too small forces
to lay ambushes here.
And how dare they challenge
the Imperial Army of Japan?
How dare they lay ambushes in our sphere.
It is not a game. It’s a war.
How could you form judgment on wild guesses?
I think the terrian is disadvantageous.
Is there another way to Qifengkou.
Yes, but
it will take us five more hours.
Let troops stay here until further orders.
Yes.
Stay put.
Cowards! Why don’t come forward?
What the hell are they doing?
Master, what if they go away?
Wait a minute.
Comrades, we have one hour left.
Forward!
Hurry up.
We cannot hold long.
The reinforcements must arrive soon.
The sooner, the better.
Sir, shall we go?
Sir, according to the telegraph,
we must speed up
and arrive at Qifengkou as soon as possible.
Let the troops be ready.
We’ll pass through the gorge ahead quickly.
Yes.
They’re coming.
Get ready.
Go.
Blow.
Sir,
we are surrounded by Eighth Route Army.
What?
No, not the Eighth Route Army.
It seems to be bandits.
Bastards.
Fight back.
We must make it out.
Go.
Master, Japs’ tank is coming.
Sir, our reinforcements have come.
Good. Now, we’ll meet them.
Yes.
What?
The Japs are fighting each other.
Fuck.
What the hell?
Shanshang, I’ll kill him.
Mr. Miura, it’s so brave of you.
We count on you.
Give him cartridges. Fire cover!
Master. It is the Second Master and Shoutian.
Comrades. Forward.
Yes.
Oh, you carry a sword. I have a gun
I’m also a master of sword.
Good.
Comrades, apart from the dead bodies,
take whatever you can find with you
and let’s go back to the Cool Breeze Village.
Ok.
Strange.
Why Jap's reinforcements haven’t come yet.
Should they march in a normal speed,
they should have been here not.
I’m afraid they’ve known of our ambushes.
They might have made a detour.
Jie Zhao was right.
Ok. Jie Zhou, take two men with you,
and make a reconnaissance.
Come back, once you discover the Japs.
Try to avoid conflict. Clear?
Yes. Come with me. Let’s go.
Regiment Commander, the battlefield is cleared.
Fine. Good job!
Let the comrades know,
I’ll treat them to dinner.
Drink as much as they want. Now let’s go.
Let’s go.
Guangrong Xu has done a great battle.
He deserves a metal. A gold metal.
What’s up? Have you found the Japs?
Where are they?
Come on.
Officers,
it’s better to see for yourself.
Let’s go.
Keep your hands off.
Listen,
I took it first. So, it’s mine.
Why should it be yours?
I found it before you. It should be mine.
You coward,
I killed a dozen Japs
in this battle.
How many did you kill?
A dozen?
Who can prove it?
Do you know I killed more Japs than you did?
Shut up.
Hell with you.
You killed such a little Jap.
What’re you doing?
Dare you contend with me!
You may take it.
Master.
Hi. Comrades,
you see the trophies
of this battle.
Who do you think should get the big reward?
Of course, it should be the Second Master.
Second Master. Second Master.
Dude, what do you say?
I’m convinced of his ability.
He's done such a great job in this battle.
Now,
dude. No, Second Master.
Second Master, let’s drink a toast.
Please.
Second Master is brave.
That’s enough.
Second Master, I’m curious about one thing.
What is it?
Wasn’t Japs' tank broken?
It’s simple.
The tank wasn’t really broken, it is just that
two parts ware missing from the right belt.
Japs couldn’t fix it with the spare belt
so they left the tank.
But how could you drive a broken tank?
Sorry?
He asked you how you could drive the tank.
It’s simple. I got the right belt fixed
with one part from the left belt.
That’s it.
Comrades, our Second Master
is both courageous and witty.
Now, everyone, a toast to Second Master.
A toast to Second Master.
Please.
Second Master.
Sir,
the report just arrived
that Qifengkou was taken
by the Eighth Route Army.
The whole Japanese army was annihilated.
How come?
Where are Shanshang and the reinforcements?
They should’ve arrived now.
We cannot get in touch with Shanshang.
Now, summon the troops.
Yes.
Hurry up.
Comrades, in the battle of Qifengkou,
we lost some of our people.
But we made great success
in capturing Qifengkou.
We annihilated the defending troops.
And we paved the way
for the development of our base.
I may say that
we’ve won overwhelming victory.
Now, comrade, let’s drink for our victory.
Cheers.
Drink up.
Ok.
Next, I will reward according to your efforts.
But who should receive the biggest reward.
- Commander of First Battalion. - Yes.
You led the First Battalion in the main attack,
and fought the principal force of Japs.
You made great contribution in this battle.
Thanks.
Don’t thank me.
I acknowledge your contribution,
but I cannot give you the big reward.
Why not?
Regiment Commander, could you tell me why?
Have a seat.
Who do you think
blocked the reinforcements
from Layang in this battle?
Who made the precious time
for the main troops to launch the attack?
Without him,
it would have been impossible
for us to occupy Qifengkou.
Now, please tell me,
who should receive the big reward?
The Third Company.
Regiment Leader,
I think Commander Xu should get the big reward.
Yes, the Third Company.
Guangrong Xu should get the reward.
The Third Company.
Commander of First Battalion, what do you think?
I agree. Guangrong should get the reward.
You think so?
Yes.
Guangrong Xu.
Yes.
For your efforts in this battle, Third Company
will be awarded the first-class merit.
Good.
No.
Ok. Listen to me.
If I receive it, I’ll be crooked.
I have to speak the truth.
We cannot receive the reward.
Why not?
To tell the truth,
in this battle,
we didn’t see a single Jap.
We didn’t even get a chance to shoot.
The war wasn’t won by the Third Company.
What? Not a single Jap?
Guangrong, don’t be absurd.
What is it all about?
Hundreds of Japs were annihilated,
but we don’t know who did it.
What? Hundreds of Japs were killed?
Yes. When we arrived,
all we saw were dead bodies,
and a blown tank.
Then who killed the Japs?
We don’t know either. It’s weird.
But it must have been a strong troop
for it was such a battle.
General, please.
Sir, I’m Tanaka Kojiro.
I’ve just heard from headquarters
about your visit.
And I’ve came immediately.
Thanks, Tanaka.
This way, please.
General.
Did you see for yourself?
Yeah.
Over two hundred Japs
were all killed.
It was a great battle.
I think it should take at least a battalion
for such a big battle.
Who do you think fought the battle?
I couldn’t figure it out.
Company Commander,
we know all the troops on both sides
around Hill Hutou.
However,
I couldn’t think of any troop who could do it.
As army of National Party retreated last year,
we are the only anti-Japanese force
in Hill Hutou.
Oh. And there is Cool Breeze Village.
But there are only about a hundred people,
how could they kill over 200 Japs.
It is amazing.
Chief of Staff Li,
find out who did it.
We must figure it out.
We’ve received such great help,
we cannot take it without acknowledgement.
Yeah.
And a powerful troop
means a talented commander.
I really wanna meet this hero.
Ok. I’ll check it out.
Fine.
- Then, I’ll go. - Ok.
What a great commander!
Sir.
Did you find him?
Yes.
- Show me the way. - Ok.
How come.
Fuck.
Bastards.
Oh.
My poor boy.
You are the hero of Japan.
You are the honor of our family.
I’ll revenge for you.
I’ll decapitate these damned Chinese.
The heads of Chinese
will be your sacrifice.
As the Chinese old saying goes,
both victory and defeat are common in battle.
Tanaka. A toast for you.
Thanks.
Tanaka,
who do you think
laid the ambushes in the gorge.
Who have the ability
to destroy our infantry and tanks?
Had it been the Eighth Route Army,
it should have taken a regiment.
But the soldiers from the Eighth Route Army
were attacking Hill Hutou at that time.
They can’t spare forces for the ambushes.
Go on.
I think
regular armies from the National Party
were responsible for the attack.
At least a regiment was there.
You mean regular armies from National Party
suddenly appeared in Laiyang.
And it was a regiment.
But the intelligent department
failed to give us any information about it.
How can it possibly be the case?
Well. I cannot make it out either.
But,
it was indeed a strong force.
So,
the anti-Japanese armies in Laiyang
should get our full attention.
Sorry,
I should be blamed for the defeat.
I should commit seppuku.
Tanaka, as a soldier in the imperial army,
it is imperative for you to obey the order.
The headquarters call you back for other plans.
Don’t blame yourself.
Let’s have a toast.
Thanks.
Master,
as you can see,
comrades are excited
after the last victory.
Why don’t we take the chance
and launch a second attack?
Do you have any plan?
Yes.
Oh, really.
We would like to follow you.
What is it?
Withdraw.
Move.
Move? Where can we move to?
Now, everyone knows we won the battle,
we should let more people join us.
Let’s leave Cool Breeze Village for Hill Erlong.
Hill Erlong. What’re you talking about?
It’s out of Shandong province.
Master, I know Jap’s defending forces.
They’ve got several defense areas.
Our actions before had been unimportant
and hadn’t draw their attention.
But the recent assailments
may induce counterfire from the main troops.
We won’t be able to withstand it
with our forces now.
So, it better for us to withdraw.
If we move to another place,
we can still do what we wanna do.
Sooner or later,
we’ll assemble hundreds of people.
That’s when we’ll talk with the National Party.
Master, at that time,
we will lead a regiment.
Well, it sounds good.
But nobody wants to leave his home.
Master.What do you think of it?
Allow me some time to think it over.
Cheers.
Hey.
Hurry up. It’s getting dark.
It's not safe here.
Should the grain get lost on the way,
how could we face the soldiers of CPC.
Yes.
Guys, hurry up.
Ok. Go. Go.
Stop.
What’s in the cart?
Grain.
Grain?
Yes, grains.
You guys, check it out.
Yes, it is grain.
Grain.
Wow. It looks good.
Take it back to Cool Breeze Village.
No. Please don’t.
It is what our villagers have contributed
to the Anti-Japanese army.
Sorry?
It’s for the Anti-Japanese army.
Then it is just for us.
For we’ve been fighting against Japan. Let’s go.
Squad Leader, aren’t the villagers coming
to send food. Where are they?
Wait a minute.
Fine.
Comrade, comrade.
What’s the matter?
Bandits…bandits robbed us of our grain.
Bandits?
Yes, bandits from Cool Breeze Village
took away our grain.
Where are they now?
They’ve just left.
Where?
Over there. They won’t be far away.
Comrades, come on. We’ll catch them.
I have a family origin in Shanxin.
Master,
what’s up?
Eighth Routh Army is coming.
Eighth Routh Army. Why do they come?
Guys, be careful with your guns.
No one shall shoot without my order.
- Clear? - Yes.
Heros of Cool Breeze Village.
You might have made a mistake.
What you’ve taken is
public grain for the Eighth Route Army. Right?
Yes.
Public grain.
We were no really aware of it.
Now that it’s for the Eigthh Route Army,
comrades, give them one cart.
Wait a minute.
You see
Commander Qiu has sent us to take the grain.
We cannot afford to lose even one cart.
I’m afraid you will have to
give back all of the grain
What?
Who do you think you are?
Why should we give back all the grain?
You should be contended with one cart.
Who do you think you are talking to?
You want a fight?
Come on.
No. Don’t.
Since we are all against the Japanese,
comrades, leave them all the three carts.
But,
I should make it clear
our forces are no inferior to your troops.
Recently, a squadron of Japs
were killed in the gorge.
You know who did it?
It was us, Cold Breeze Village.
What? The battle in the gorge
was made by your people.
Yeah. Let me tell you
ever since Second Master
came to Cold Breeze Village,
we’ve been invincible.
Even the separate regiment
of Eighth Route Army cannot equal us,
let alone a squadron of Japs.
Since Commander Qiu has asked for the grain,
we’ll give it back this time.
Comrades, let’s go.
Ok.
What? Weiguo Zhou.
You mean the Weiguo Zhou
who were in Hill Hutou.
Yes,
but I’ve no idea how he became a bandit.
- Dalong. - Yes.
Ask higher-level officers to come here.
Yes.
Tanaka was called back by the headquarters
due to his mistakes in the battle.
I’m appointed the new commander
to lead the brigade to Laiyang.
I hope you guys will cooperate
to destroy the enemy forces in Hill Hutou.
Yes, sir.
Now, considering the company
once stationed in Laiyang, Taifeng, Qingyuan,
the overall force in this area
will exceed 10 thousand.
Sir, I cannot think of any force
that’ll withstand the attack
by Japan’s Imperial Army.
Good.
I believe it won’t be long
before the capture of Hill Hutou
under your direct command.
Now, all the troops
should be combat-ready. -Yes
Comrades,
do you remember the troop
that supported us in the battle of Qifengkou?
We’ve checked it out.
Really?
Was it forces of the National Party?
Believe it or not, it was Cool Breeze Village
that annihilated a squadron of Japs.
Cool Breeze Village. They’ve got about 100 men
and dozens of guns.
How could they defeat a squadron?
Cool Breeze Village made it
because of a new comer
who is a great commander.
And the name of this guy is Weiguo Zhou.
This Weiguo Zhou
once came to Hill Hutou.
What? He had been in Hill Hutou.
Then, how did he become a bandit.
Squad Leader, I should be blamed.
Weiguo left because of my fault.
I should be blamed too.
You despised him for he’s from National Party.
You shouldn’t have done so
when both parties are fighting the Japanese.
Our party should have welcomed him.
Ok. Have a seat.
I appreciate
the frankness of Mr. Li and Mr. Xu.
This means
they’ve realized
their mistake.
But, I wish
no such thing should happen again
in Hill Hutou.
Yes, sir.
Ok. Now, what’s important
is what we shall do now?
We badly need
an experienced commander.
Weiguo, together with over 100 bandits,
annihilated a squadron of Japs.
Such a good commander
should be in our group.
Yes, I agree.
If he would come here,
he can take my position.
Ok. It seems we all agree to let Weiguo join us.
Then,
who will go and invite him?
Me. I should take the duty.
After all, it was I who drove him away.
I promise to take him back.
No. I'll invite him back.
Sit down.
I won’t go.
I admit I treated him improperly.
But I would as soon die
than meet an officer of National Party.
If you should meet him in this way,
he won’t come back with you.
I suggest
Doctor Fang and Yi Chen
should go with Company Commander Xu.
I disagree.
Why not?
They are gangsters.
It was Commander Xu who drove Weiguo away.
I’m worried about his safety
if he should go to Cool Breeze Village.
Yes,
I don’t think Commander Xu should go.
Well, I think
nobody is better than Mr. Xu.
We should send Commander Xu
because we owe Weiguo an apology.
Even if we cannot bring him back
to Hill Hutou,
we should let him know
our desire of cooperation.
Maybe, we can unite with Cool Breeze Village
to fight Japanses.
Commander Xu, take it easy.
I believe Weiguo
won’t show resentment towards you.
He is a commander, not some mean guy.
As long as you make it clear to him
that we’re willing to cooperate,
he won’t embarrass you.
Ok. I will go.
Yi Chen.
Yes.
It is your duty
to promote the united front.
Commissar said
he wanted you to go with Commander Xu.
I am with him.
Please be assured
We will accomplish the mission.
As to Doctor Fan,
she was alert and smart,
and on the way to Hill Hutou,
she’s been taking care of Weiguo.
Also, her friendship with Weiguo
will surely be a great help in the negotiation.
Ok. Comrades,
it is now the toughest period
of anti-Japanese war.
What’s essential to the success of war?
In some sense, it is human resource.
And our army has always been able
to make the best of our men.