Episode 30
Li
Just want to see you
About that thing
Let’s talk about it later
Okay, all right
Comrades, this is my new invention
Called infantry trap mine
Now I’ll show you
What this infantry trap mine is
Attention!
Comrades, this infantry trap mine
is targeted on Japs infantry
Once he step on it
His half foot sole is gone
Right to his belly,
which will be badly hurt at once
Now the Japs
is better injured than died for us
If we kill him
They’ll just bury him on site
But if we simply hurt him
They had to find several men to take care of him
As guerrilla forces
We can hold them successfully
Right, good, good
Chu Zhang, that’s awesome, got another one?
Let me try one
No
- Let’s go - What?
Let’s go
Why are you going?
Chu Zhang, you have grass on your hat
What’s that about?
Here’s some intelligence
from Qingyuan underground CPC
Said that city Qingyuan has been recovered by a
independent brigade of national army in Suhu area
It is said that before that night
The puppet army in that city
was suddenly pulled out
There’s not a single shoot
during the recover
Anyway
In this condition
We have one more city
survived from the Japs
And we have a friendly troops
came out from nowhere
That’s a pretty good result
The intelligence said that national army
didn’t fight with the puppet army
but focusing on
recover the regional order in stead
Maybe it’s the commander of the Japs in Laiyang
want to use them as a killing knife
And this national army is their knife
City Qingyuan is the price
Report this intelligence
and my analyze
to our senior officer, now
All right, I’ll report it now,
waiting for further orders
Brigade commander, our generalissimo has
claimed that the NFA as rebel army in 17th
Their designation is no longer exist
That’s why we can’t show mercy
to this Mount Hutou army
If we can incorporate them in our force,
it’ll be better
Brigade commander
We have told the Mount Hutou’s Laiyang government
and that communist bandits
It’s the last day for them
I don’t think
They will surrender
Commander of the 1st battalion Zhihui Liu
Is here to report
My dear brother Zhihui, here, come inside
Report
Save it, save it, sit
People from Huangpu military
school is just not the same
Brother, it’s time for you to take some spotlight
Brigade commander, please enlighten me
Take your men march to the Mount Hutou
the day after tomorrow. Annihilate those bandits
yes, sir
I’ll do my best, won’t disappoint you
Ming Qiu said, we will never surrender
But we must follow strictly to the instruction
about the anti disputes and fights
of central military commission
and the CPC central committee
Especially the principle of self-defense
We can do nothing out of self-defense
All right, never surrender
That’s the one I want to hear
Comrade Ming Qiu has also forward
an order from our central Revolutionary military
commission, about rebuild the NFA headquarters
Great
We must fight the nationalist reactionaries
Back hard against their anti-communist disputes
If we won’t
They will not go back to
the way of fighting the Japs
Intelligence from Qingyuan’s underground
The independent brigade
of the nationalists in Qingyuan
Have already gotten ready for combat
They will send a reinforced battalion
to Mount Hutou base area
I suggest, let the Laiyang government arrange
Strengthen the defenses and clear the fields
and transfer the civilians in Mount Hutou base
according to the anti mopping up requirements
Since this time, it’s the nationalists army
Not the Japs’ puppet army
Do we need to transfer the civilians?
If we don’t, how can we clean the field
I’m against these two suggestions
If we don’t clean the field
Our food and supplement will
will all be given to the enemy
If we don’t transfer our people
How can we keep them safe?
Our enemy this time is a Chinese army
Not the Japs
I think they won’t do things to the civilians
like the Japs
And what’s more
It’ll also cost us a lot to clean the field
If it is not for the wicked enemy
I don’t think we need that
Comrade Weiguo Zhou
I hope you didn’t have any imagination for the
reactionary national government and their army
Chu Zhang, let me remind you
Our superior’s instruction about
the anti disputes and fights is
reasonable, controllable and advantageous
So it’s not good for us
to suffer some loss
before we find out what our enemy will do
I suggest, let’s vote for that
Guys agree with clean the field and make
the transfer,raise your hand
Guys didn’t agree with that
Raise your hand
One agree, two against and one abstain
Our final decision is
We don’t clean the field and make the transfer
Comrade Weiguo Zhou, if anything happened
Can you take responsibility for that?
Although we don’t do that
I suggest, transfer the city government
and the local country government
In case of any unnecessary loss
The training unit will be response for
covering this transfer
I think
Since they came to our place
we must fight them back
But, if you really want to win
the fighting is our way, not the real purpose
Cooperation is the real thing we want
After all, the Japanese is our enemy
You’d better be right
I’ll inform the men above the platoon leader
Our battalion will be station here,keep alert
Yes, sir
Villager
Seems our villagers
have suffered a lot from that bandits
let’s go
little boy
what’s your name? Your age?
Traitor
Come here
Stop
Don’t forget that uniform on you
Grandpa, we are the KMT army
We are here to save you
Grandpa
Don’t be scared, the communist bandits
in Mount Hutou is really our fault
that we didn’t do our job well
I want to apologize to you
Don’t worry
This time we came for that
We will not leave here
until they were gone
Please tell us where did they go
We will get revenge for you
I don’t know there are bandits in Mount Hutou
All I know is
Outside this mountain
There are Japs, traitors
You soldiers didn’t kill these monsters
On the other hand, you came to fight our Chinese
Do you know what is called conscience?
Bandits?
If those 8th Route are bandits
What the hell are you people?
Before the 8th Route came
We were suffering from hunger and cold
The Japs came
did tons of evil things more than we can count
Then the 8th Route came
Not only kill the Japs
and also gave the field to everyone
Although it’s not a lot, but we can still got
something left after all the hard work
As for the Japs and the puppet soldiers,
they can never made it back alive
since the 8th Route came.
So they were too scared to come again
What about you people?
Where the hell are you when the Japs are
killing and doing all these evil things?
What did you do?
And you people came now telling that you came
for those communists, those so called bandits?
Stay here tonight
On my command
Station at your position after get in the village
No interrupting the villagers, no enter
to their houses. Anybody violate the rule
will be judged by the military law
Yes, sir
Setting stakes
Report battalion commander.There’s someone
outside said he has something to report
Evening sir, evening sir
What’s your name?
Any important intelligence you have?
I’m Gousheng. I’m a hunter in the village
Sir, are you here for those 8th Route?
Not the 8th Route
The bandits who called them 8th Route
Bandits, bandits, right
Sir
I know where are these bandits hiding
Where are they?
in the cavel valley 50 li from here
How do you know that?
I saw them the day before
yesterday when I was hunting
They have about two or three hundred of people
And I saw they caught several hunters
in the village
I hided and ran up by luck, so close..
Don’t be scared, brother Gousheng
This time, we came
just for those bandits
Are you willing to lead us there?
I’m flattered that you see me as a brother
I will lead the way for you
Reward
Yes,sir
These ten silver dollar is all yours
After you lead us there
You will have another ten
Thank you sir, thank you sir, leave it to me
I will show you where the bandits are
On my command, 1st and 2nd company, get their gear
Follow brother Gousheng aheading to cavel valley
Yes, sir
Wait, the battery and MG platoon are going too
- Provide fire support – Yes, sir
We have been going for more than
one day, how far still left?
Almost there, almost there
Almost there?
You are saying it since we in the mountain
We have gone for one day, and still not arrived
Are you playing with us?
I won’t, I won’t
Tell me, how far is it left?
Just a dozen li in the mountain
A dozen li?
- Spread my command – Yes, sir
Station on your current position
We will keep going when the sun rise
Yes, sir
Station on your current position,
march tomorrow morning
Yes, sir
Sir, it’s there
Right
Where the hell is our battery and MG platoon?
Maybe the slept over didn’t get the orders?
Their equipment are too heavy
They are in the end yesterday
Shall we wait for them?
I’ll send a crier to tell them hurry
All right, good idea
- On my command – Yes, sir
- Rest on their position - Yes, sir
Rest on your position
- Aniu Lu – Yes
Come here
Company commander, anything?
Check out the battery and MG platoon
- Tell them to keep up – Yes, sir
Hurry
Hurry up. Hurry
Take them out
Yes, sir. Get up, get up
Take them to village Lilou
We will have more captures on the way
Hurry
Hurry. Come on. Move
Freeze
Be a good boy, gun down
Sir, mercy
Mercy
Who is sir?
We are the 8th Route you want
Let’s go ,don’t wait for those gentlemen
Who do you think they are?
I just don’t believe that
Without our MG and artilleries,
Our two company can’t
take these bandits down. Let’s go
Report
Report company commander
That leader is missing
Just a villager
Maybe he is afraid of fighting
so he ran away
That’s what I’m thinking
Since we are close
It’s all the same whether we
have the leader or not
L et’s see what the bandits got
Assemble our troops, keep moving
What happened? It’s not right
We haven’t receive any message
from our leading squad
Where are those 20 men?
Have we lost them?
No, it can’t be
I will send another squad
to check it out there
- Li – Yes – Come here
Company commander, what’s that?
Take the 2nd squad go ahead
To check out on 1st squad,
it’s already been a long time
Yes, sir
Others, keep moving
It’s another 15 min
Where is Li?
Missing?
Report
Report company commander, we lost contact
- with our platoon back. – What?
In the daylight?
Another platoon is gone?
When I was fighting the Japs in Subei area
I was never even wink my eyes
And I am certainly not going to be afraid
of these bandits in the mountain
I don’t believe they are better than these Japs
I just don’t believe it
There’s something in the front, let’s search it
You got that?
Yeah
1st and 2nd company, in fighting formation
March while searchin
Hurry , hurry
Why you all looks like you have never eat? Hurry
These KMT army is so rich
Look, two light MG at the gate
If we had that
Platoon leader, when are we gonna begin?
Why is that rush? Wait
Leader of 6th squad is coming
Are these firecrackers and barrels ready?
Yeah
4 string of 1000- loud firecrackers,4 barrels
4th squad, light the firecrackers right after
the 5th squad begin to fight
All right, platoon leader, watch us
4 string of 1000 loud firecrackers
Lying in the iron barrels
No one can tell the
Differences between that and the MG
All right
- Report – Report what
6th squad set out 2h earlier than the others
Why you came now?
Platoon leader, you know
the job you gave us, right?
We are exhausted
Stop, no talking about exhausted here
How is that thing I gave you?
Platoon leader, don’t worry
Wait and see
they are gonna cry for this
All right
Attention, everybody
After the fight begins
Except my machine gun
Each of you have only three shoot
After that, pull out immediately
Understand?
- Understand – Yes
Platoon leader is so biased
Gave all the meat away
And I only got the meat soup left
Report platoon leader
Our field at the village gate is under attack
We have repelled them away
The 3rd company is after them
How can they go chasing the unknown enemy?
Find them
Tell the commander of the 3rd to pull out
Yes, sir
Battalion commander, don’t be angry
Let he go if he want
It’s just some bandits anyway.
Bandits?
I’m afraid not
It’s been already two days
We still got no information from the cavel valley
You are being too cautious, platoon leader
We have set an army there
Two infantry company and a half MG company
I have always had this bad feelings
I can’t tell where it comes
It has been 20 hours
Why we can’t see nobody back?
They should be chasing the enemy
Battalion commander, don’t worry
Our soldiers are all of the best
Pass my command
The left one infantry company and half battery
Keep alert
In case of their night attack
Yes, sir
Freeze, freeze
Sit down
Brother
Why are you here?
How is our men?
Our men have two slight wound, the enemy have 8
16 captures including their battalion commander
Be a man who has courtesy and integrity
Know his responsibility and follow disciplines
Evening, senior
Zhuihui Liu from the 2nd infantry company of
13th term general military school salute to you
Camaraderie, devote ourselves to our country
How is the feeling to be my enemy?
Zhihui is ashamed, but
But what?
Brother
Why you didn’t return to your unit?
But stay with the 8th Route?
Because our 8th Route
is an army which really fighting the Japs
- The communists are bandits – Idiot
I just want to ask you one question
Will you fight against us?
No, if it is you
And if it isn’t my men?
Zhihui
You know who is our real enemy?
- The Japanese – Yes, that’s right
As a man from Huangpu, you should save our
country from the Japs – I am ashamed
Don’t be
Go back and tell your brigade commander
I will let your battalion go
But
Anything except yours, your lieutenant’s
and your other forces’ gun and sword
I won’t give back any other ammo
Don’t look at me in this look
You KMT army is rich, we are poor
Since you came to fight us with your gear
We will take it
and use it against the Japs, all right?
All right
From now on, as far as I’m alive
I’ll fight the Japs till my last day
will never let our Huanpu martyrs down
Give the gun back to him
My brothers
They have fought Japs with me for many years
I can’t let them down
Enough
What do you think I would do to them
I didn’t do anything to them
All caught alive
Alive?
They are all waiting you outside
You wanna see them?
Let’s go
Salute
Long live the 8th Route!
Down with the traitors!
No fighting between Chinese!
Brother
We don’t have much food
I can only treat you with the cans
Don’t say that, you’re being too polite
No
No?
When are you so quiet?
Fighting Liu
No, brother
It has been 4 years, right?
You said you are the 13th term
So you have also left home for 4 years
You changed a lot
No
Brother
To see you, all of the sudden
I’m still in shock
Brother, do you drink
You have wine?
Fill it up
- This wine - Made in Suzhou,
Cheers
Zhihui, we are all out
Who is at home with dad?
Agen
Gosh!
Dad will be so boring
He likes to pick some faults
And judging someone
I’m not there, and you are not there
What is he gonna do?
To dad
Brother
Your arm
It’s bombs bullets outside, just one arm
Your story have all spread around
your school brothers
in general military school
But we all thought
you were killed in Nanjing
Nanjing
When Nanjing is falling
I was on the field outside the city wall
Then I brought two brothers
Go back in town
to save your sister in law
Right, where’s she
She is gone
I saw her
dying in front of me
When she died, the gun she used
is the one I gave her as a gift
To my sister-in-law
Then I took my bro out
from Nanjing
We want to go back to our unit
We tried
But we didn’t find our unit
We got nowhere to go
So on the way to nowhere we went in Cool
Breeze Village, so I became their second master
Bandits?
Yeah, bandits
There’s one good thing to be a bandit
Is that I can get a gun
And kill the Japs as always
In cool breeze village
I got some serious victories against the Japs
Really kicked their asses
Then the Japs became angry
So they came to encircle and suppress us
Our brothers in the village
got injured or died in that fight
The 8th Route saved my life
So I decided to stay in 8th Route
Cause I can kill more Japs here
Hui, you have been a commander for years
You know how is that feeling
Brothers fighting the enemy together
are dying, only a few left
They are all heroes
And our brothers in another life
Hui, remember this
No matter what uniform you are in
what uniform am I wearing
As long as you are fighting the Japs
We are all brothers
Brother
Why I didn’t
see a villager along the way here
The Japs killed all the 137 people
Of village Lilong
Son of bitches
all right, go and check out your men
Battalion commander
All checked? You sure we don’t have casualties?
Report , yes, no one got hurt
All right, tell me
How you got caught?
I have no idea
I’m just walking
Then next minute I was knocked out
I was looking for the two platoon to tell them
to keep up on your command
When I got there
It’s no one there, I was just wondering
Then I got a gun pointed at me,
became their capture
Our defender platoon were keep moving in the end
Suddenly, we fell in a
trap which is full of mud
We want to call for help, but the mud came
So there’s nothing we can do
but became their captures
And we were the lucky ones
Some brothers fell
Into a trap full of shit
That’s really stinks
The truth is I don’t know who I got caught
We were sleeping
When I woke up,
Our about one hundred brothers
including the MG platoon were all tied
But it was so strange
Cause we didn’t hear anything before that
All right, you’re all fine,
that’s what really matters
Battalion commander
Why there is not a single villager
in village Lilong?
They were all killed by the Japs
Bastards!
Brothers, as from today
We won’t fight against our Chinese
Save your strength for the Japs, kill them all
Kill them all
Everyone, turn left
Salute!
Let me introduce
This one is Zhuihui Liu the commander of the 1st
Battalion of Qingyuan police brigade national army
This's our country head Chen, chief of staff Zhang
Battalion commander Liu, nice to meet you
Nice to meet you
You know each other?
Of course! In Shanghai western restaurant
You are…
Weiguo Zhou’s brother
My brother told me to send you home
He also killed Japanese for you. I..
So you are saying
We are all came from Shanghai
Zhuhui is ashamed
Don’t be. We are all from Shanghai
May I ask battalion commander Liu
What do you think of Wannan incident
Inconvenient to Zhuhui straight
“Ting Ye suffered a wrong
as great as history has never know.
We are all Chinese, why you want
me dead instead of your true enemy?”