Episode 36
Target, Banshan Pavilion middle left, the man
in kimono, distance, 323
Wind speed, 5, from the west to east
Regimental commander and Dali is there
Got it. Wait for his gesture
All right
Long time no see, Weiguo
We are both soldiers
There’s no need to fuss
It’s just an arm
But still,
this war cost you
a valuable arm
I feel so sorry for that
I feel so sorry
I haven’t spoken Japanese for years
I forgot them all
Weiguo is joking
When we were in Berlin
Your Japanese is so fluent
Even the Japanese nationals in Germany
thought you were one of us
Not good as your Chinese
You’re joking again
Weiguo, please
This is my subordinate, Mr. Shigeru Miyamoto
I’m Shigeru Miyamoto
Nice to meet you
Please look after me
I will
Weiguo, aren’t you gonna
introduce your friend here?
Tell them your name
I’m Dali Yang
Dali Yang
Good name, just like you
Dali, them are telling you are so powerful
These Japanese are really interesting
I didn’t tear them apart
How do them find that?
Weiguo, please sit
I’ve never thought we met again
It’s just the matter of time
Today in here
We only see each other as friends not enemies
You forgot
Our relationship
Has long gone
in Berlin, 1937
I will always see you as a friend
as long as we’re not in the filed
The minute you step on our land
with weapons,
you became my enemy
I see you forgot
what I said to you
The Book of Tea’ says
Water from the Mountain is the best
Water from the river is the second
Water from the well is the worst
This is from Mount Qingyuan
So it’s the best
Please, have some tea
Takeshita, you’ve killed too many people
Sado didn’t suit you anymore
No matter what kind of water you got
You can’t hide the smell of blood in it
We are all soldiers
Obedience is the first duty of a soldier
I have no other choice
Right
We are both soldiers
The differences between us is that
You are one of the aggressor
I'm protecting my land
Mr. Zhou, we came to China
because we want to
save you from
the corrupt rulers
To bring you democracy and literature
So you won’t become
Colonies of the European and American colonies
In some extant, we are all eastern countries
We have something in common
We can’t we get together
and make the greater east Asia co-prosperity?
You can’t call this colonial rule as democracy
You can’t call this bloodthirsty as literature
You are invading our country
Don’t make this sounds like you’re helping
You don’t deserve it
Open your eyes, see that corrupt
government you got,
Do you feel worth dying for?
I’m serving this country
and people living in it
not like you
like a dog
Weiguo, it’s been five years
How is your kendo?
Do you want to
practice with me?
If I said no?
Are you afraid of me?
I’m afraid I cut your head accidentally
You’re the guest, you first
Takeshita, every inch of land under your feet
is our land
We are the host here
Besides
There isn’t any guest and
host here
Weiguo, I wish your Kendo
is as good as your speech
Why regimental commander
are practicing with the Japs with the sword?
Just a signal
I will shoot him
Zhuzi
Regimental commander must
has his reason
Just keep watching
Freeze
Zhuzi, one o’clock
same height as us
a Japs’ sniper
Target, sniper at one o’clock
distance, 485
wind speed, 4, from the west to east
Target locked, ready for fire
Wait, let me find their second sniper
Didn’t see one
Brother Shuisheng, let me shoot
I’m afraid they will shoot regimental commander
- before I shoot them, - this way
You shoot immediately
when I said it
Then take cover, do not show up
Understood
Zhuzi, now
Zhuzi, keep on watching
Knife back? I didn’t teach you this
Thank you for your tea
Weiguo, I remembered you said
If one day we met in the field
You won’t show mercy
Now your sword in right on my neck
Just a little wound over my carotid artery
You can make it come true
We are a country of rites
Although I don’t see you as my teacher
You did teach my these kendo
I won’t use it against you
Regimental commander, not to this kind of person!
If I were you, I will kill him
Weiguo, I really don’t want to be your enemy
You’re too naive
I don’t want to be your enemy as well
We Chinese people
Don’t want to see you Japanese as our enemies
But it’s what we are now
I didn’t kill you today
Doesn’t mean I won’t kill you
when we meet in the field
It’s a promise?
Sort of
All right, please save your life safe
I will come to pick it
- You do your best - I will
Remember
I don’t want to be a capture
Dali, let’s go
You have a confidant,
but only one of you can survive
Miyamoto, thank you
You’re welcome
How many snipers you deployed?
Four
If I got it right
We have lost four snipers
Sorry, sir
It’s all my fault
I didn’t report it to you
I understand
But I hope you can understand
It’s not him we are targeted for
it’s the whole 8th Route in Mount Hutou
I see
What do you think of this Weiguo Zhou
He is really not a normal guy
Miyamoto, you are once an intelligence officer
Tell me your opinion
First
Weiguo Zhou knows how to show weakness
Take his Japanese as an example
He said he didn’t remember it
But I don’t think
he will forget any practical skills against us
I don’t buy it either
Like I would never forget Chinese
It’s the reason why I asked you
all speak Chinese
Do you notice that
soldier with him only
got one magazine with him
So it’s only 30 at most
It means the 8th Route in Mount Hutou
don’t got much ammo
The other things is
The way he wear it, on his right front
This means
they don’t know how to use magazine correctly
So they have training issues
And he called Weiguo Zhou regimental commander
So he is just a regimental commander?
But
It’s possible
Because he was
a officer in KMT army before
Then he join the communist party
The acceptance is still in progressing
And seeing from the battles before
It’s all minor skirmishes
Which means
the 8th Route in Mount Hutou
especially Weiguo Zhou’s troops
are all small units
It seems we got
lots of information from this meeting
But, these information
can’t help us
with further judgment
Weiguo
I underestimated you
What did our regimental commander think?
Why let them live
Zhuzi, think who’s place we are in
If we shoot them
Kill these two Japs
Our regimental commander won’t make it
Right, I’m wrong, I didn’t think of that
Right
We are all they have got
We must watch them closely
before they get battalion Liu’s area
Got it
The way we are using our commando
Weiguo Zhou’s better than me
Although we have advantages
in arm and gear
have more experiences
But we lack of
experience working as a small group
On the other side,
Since the day them have built their task force
they are fighting with us
They got lots of experiences
So I did miss that
to some extant
Miyamoto didn’t get enough intelligence
and I gave command behind your back
Please punish me
It’s not your fault
I should know him better
We are classmates for two years after all
But
You haven’t seen him for 5 years
You know, people may have changed
a lot in five years
right
5 years
That’s long enough
To change the way he acted
and his personality as well
But he is still the same
on one point
Please enlighten me
Think it all over before he act it
I feel the same
According to my analysis
Weiguo Zhou always won’t act before his enemy
But he got ahead of his enemies for every time
Like his snipers
Friends in front, thanks for not killing us
Show you mercy
Yeah, in your dreams
Miyamoto, Tomosaka’s rifle 6.5mm
Can got me through your body
But thank you for protecting me
I’m sacred
Your are such a noble person
I’m afraid I fail to take care of you
to put you in danger
It’s not your fault
We can only blame
Weiguo Zhou got some good sniper
Please punish me
Miyamoto, sit down please
Sit, please
Actually, we are
both hostage of Weiguo Zhou now
But I think we are safe
as long as
Weiguo Zhou is in our area
Zhuzi,I think
with another half an hour
Regimental commander will get in our area
I’ll give you signal then
Understand
Miyamoto, do you trust me?
Sir, of course without any doubt
All right, please listen to me
Remember, don’t move
In my judgment
when we are practicing kendo
Weiguo has two snipers
And according to that position of that shot
These two snipers
should be on the 12 o’clock direction
There’re two pillar behind us
Which is about 40cm wide
If an adult
hides behind the pillar
Even the best sniper
can’t shoot his body
Let’s do it
On my count three
Target, pillar behind us
Got it
I have made a deal with Brigade commander Konoe
If they can’t get message from us in another hour
They will send two assaults
and three detachment here
This meeting with Weiguo Zhou
is just see him
I hope the Chinese army didn’t got in
To be my best friend’s enemy
I have to see him first
Miyamoto, we must stay one hour
Behind the pillar
One more hour
Then, Weiguo Zhou’s sniper will be hunted
Three
Zhuzi, don’t move
Even they hide behind the pillar
as long as we are here, they can’t leave there
Understand
Zhuzi, I think regimental commander
are already in battalion Liu’s area
Time to fall back
Brother Shuisheng, just let them go?
It’s too kind to them
They are now
hiding behind the pillar.
We can’t do anything with them
They got lucky today
Regimental commander is safe, let’s fall back
We still got time before sunset
We can’t make it back
If their army got here, Zhuzi, fall back
I just can’t let you leave so easily
You finally got back
Didn’t I tell you, it’s okay
Right, you’re okay
Don’t make me worried for you anymore
Let’s go
All right
Our commando has lost a lot
in these days
As the commander of this team
I feel responsible for it
But
These fights make us
find out our deficiency
Which is extremely shortage of
experiences on fighting as a small group
This is what we have learnt
in the price of 20 imperial soldiers
You should understand
how valuable it is
In the future, we will fill this gap
Because, you are all the
best of our imperial soldiers
Please tell me
Can you become the best commando?
Yes
Please
Long live the emperor!
Long live the great empire of Japan!
Kill all the Chinese!
Long live the emperor!
Long live the great empire of Japan!
Kill all the Chinese!
Kill all the Chinese! Kill all the Chinese!
Set off
Commander, sir
The lack of practical experience
can be only make it up in combat
So what are we gonna do next?
- Chinese army in Qingyuan? – Right
Listen
What?
That’s strange
What did you hear?
Didn’t you heat that?
Why are you so paranoid?
Let me tell you something
Recently, the Japs’ reinforcement
are like the ghosts
You know the 2nd battalion?
Know what?
These Japs are the one
took 2nd battalion’s field
I heard the survivor
from the 2nd battalion said
they were all killed
while sleeping
These Japas are quite bloody
They’re all sharpshooters and unmerciful
Is it true? Don’t scare me
I’m not scaring you
Why we didn’t got a good officer
If it’s commander Liu with the 1st battalion
We don’t need to worry about it
Why is that?
You don’t know that?
He is younger brother of Weiguo Zhou
an officer of the 8th Route in Mount Hutou
Weiguo Zhou? That brilliant officer
of the 8th Route in mount Hutou?
Tell me, is there another Weiguo Zhou
in this area?
Let’s say battalion commander Liu
is officer Zhou’s younger brother
Why is that has anything
to do with us ?
Now the Japs
are killing here and there. Like they
never afraid of anyone. But the 8th Route
in Mount Hutou really kicked their asses
Those Japs dare not come after them
They feel ashamed and angry
so of course they will come to us
Battalion Liu have learnt some tricks
from his big brother
So the Japs are afraid of him too
But our battalion commander
don’t have this kind of relationship with them
So, we are so dead
Right, if I know it earlier
I will join the 8th Route
Watch your back!
37 men on the outposts of 3rd battalion,
1st company right behind you
are all got killed last night
Their bodies are hanged outside the shelters
after the sunrise
How did you do
your job as their regimental commander
It’s just a few days
You lost the Qingyuan field
and now the Japs are
right under here
took down our outposts?
I…
They also said, we can’t count on money
even money
will make some sound
What about you?
The whole platoon
37 brothers dead
Without any sound
I didn’t know
they would lanch a sneak attack so soon
They? Do you mean
You will start to think of that
when the Japs are in town?
Regimental commander, they used their
secret army again, just like they did
last time in Mount Qingyuan, they…
Do you have a brain? I’m asking you
what’s in your head?
The way I see it’s full of shit!
The Japs’ secret troops?
you can call it secret troops for the first time
It’s the second time, all right? still secret?
We lost the field in Mount Qingyuan
and a battalion commander, this time. I think
it’s okay if we lost one more company commander
Regimental commander, please, please
Regimental commander, please calm
This time it’s not regimental commander Yan
I gave check their field
Their way of defense is right
But our enemy is too crafty
Right his ass
If he did it right, the Japs won’t got it
They have assaulted the 2nd and the 3nd company
why not the 1st under commander Zhihui Liu
What they did is right
Regimental commander, what he did is good
But compare his fields with the others
His fields are further than them
I despise you people the most
Less capable than others and still not admit it
Regimental commander, regimental commander
Regimental commander
Regimental commander, please
Regimental commander, company commander Yan is
not that good, but he followed you for many years
- Please show him mercy – Shut up
Go spread my command, 3rd battalion 1st company
Wangyong Chang
Execute on site with dereliction of duty
Commander of 1st regiment, Shigui Yan
Remove his duty
Send him to military office
Battalion commander Zhihui Liu, rise to
commander of the 1st regiment, as a lt. colonel
Sit down, please
Colonel?
Our commander of 3rd battalion 1st company
got executed because of their assault
Regiment commander is now in the military office
So I got promoted
I heard that
37 men
Were killed by the Japs
I checked their body
All were killed with a single wound
dead immediately without any fight
Brother
Who the hell are their reinforcement here?
Just in 5 days
First we lost the Mount Qingyuan
Now the last defense is at risk
Tell the truth
I think this reinforcement is
just like your task force
Remember that time in Mount Hutou
We are all been caught alive without notice
Their reinforcement is coming for me
Their commander is called Takeshita Jun
A classmate of mine in Berlin
Report
Regiment commander!
There ‘re two civilians stepped on the mine
What happened?
This morning they are
hunting near the Mount Shimenkou
they stepped on it when they were coming down
One is dead on site
The other lost his legs
Although our doctors did their best
His safety is still unknown
Didn’t I give them orders
No Japs no stings?
We didn’t deploy any mine there
And we can tell
from the shrapnel we got
It’s not the mine
made in our base
It’s Japs’ mine
And our sapper find some mine in Shimenkou
and thin strip of sky area
which didn’t belong to us
How is the number, got a lot?
Not a large number
But every mine is quite tricky
We can’t find it if we
aren’t searching on purpose,
And they are all in the traffic thoroughfare
Tell the troops, keep alert
We can’t let them in again
And tell the civilians, do not
go out recently, please wait
until our sapper find out all the mines
Yes, sir
Platoon commander
The Japs found our 2nd platton, 1st regiment,
1st battalion when we were crossing the
blockade line last night
We got hit by the Japs
Nine dead, 16 badly injured
Our unit
was force to fall back
What happened?
The Japs killed us badly
several days before
We want to beat them back
So I sent 2nd platoon
cross the blockade line last night
I want them attack their blockhouse
which only get a dozen guards there
But I didn’t thought that
they got discovered
when they are crossing the line
How did you notice that?
Dali Yang’s obstacle course
is the best in our regiment, right?
Platoon commander, our obstacle course
did well, but
but the Japs fulfill the blockade trenches we
can easily pass with some water
I didn’t see that coming
The moment our 1st squad in 3rd platoon
across the iron mesh and get in the trench
They heard the sound of the water. The Japs
in the blockhouse got MGs and grenade launcher
Our first squad was stuck in the trench
The other two squad came to save them
In the end, we got commander of 2nd platoon,
1st squad and 2nd squad died
Platoon commander, please punish me
We 1st battalion got beaten
I can’t go back to see my men
The leader of the 1st squad is my fellow
I can’t go back to see my fellow
Please dismiss me from my post
I don’t want anything else
Let me be a machine gunner
I will kill them and get revenge for them
9 died
16 badly injured
And you just got removed from the post?
Regimental commander, then
Then put a pullet in my head
Dali, go back
Next time, I will tell Jie Zhao
Take his men with you
Platoon commander, please kill me
Dali Yang, you bastard!
It’s nine died, and I kill you, that’s all?
Do you know what you should do
Go back to your 1st battalion and get ready
I will come to you
this afternoon
See you take down that blockhouse tonight
Platoon commander, leave it to me
We will get well prepared
Dali
You’re my man
And also soldier from the old 3rd platoon
Don’t make the old 3rd platoon ashamed
Don’t make company commander Xu ashamed
Platoon leader, I won’t make Village Yang ashamed
Make you ashamed of me
- Erniu – Yes - Tell Jie Zhao report to the
- Regimental office with his men – Yes, sir
Excellent!
Now these Chinese army
are all busy with their own business
And the 8th Route in Monut Hutou
are also got trapped in there
The security in Laiyang got better
in these few days
I think this better security here
is only our own wishful thinking
Sir, you’re too modest
This attack on their posts
Make them all shocked
And those mine in Mount Hutou
Has made all the civilians
Panicked
I have filled all the trenches
with water as you asked
And we caught a big fish
in Taifeng last night