Episode 38
Report, sir
We’ve searched the whole village
No one is here
Seems the people living here
and 8th Route’s HQ
have already been transferred
They are so quick
Report, commander
We found some horse’s footprints
on the east
Footprints?
Man can ride a horse in 8th Route
Must be someone important
Follow the footprints, find them
Commander
We’ve been chasing for 2 hours
There’s no one in front
It’s all woods and mountains here
It can’t be right
Must be something wrong
No, look
We got more footprints from here
As long as we follow these tracks
We will find the 8th Route somewhere
- Yes, sir. – Let’s go
Stop there
Who is there? Password!
Don’t misunderstand, comrades
We are the 8th Route
Oh, it’s 8th Route
Put the gun down
- Comrade,nice to see you. – Nice to see you
What’s your name?
Sangui
Sangui, which unit are you?
Militia in village Zhao, doing the alerting here
Militia in village Zhao
Great, Sangui
We were ordered to
come and protect you guys and civilians here
The Japs are coming
Can you lead us to them?
Of course, our monitor is just right behind
- Follow me – All right
Comrades, our monitor is there
Monitor, monitor
There’re some comrades looking for you
This is our monitor, Daxing Zhao
Comrade Daxing Zhao, nice to meet you
Comrade 8th Route, you’ve working hard
Which unit are you in?
We are the 3rd company
3rd company?
No wander you look so strong
Monitor Zhao
Do you know where is regimental commander Zhao?
I have some important intelligence for him
Regimental commander Zhao
Isn’t he in your HQ in village Yang?
He is not there
So we came to village Zhao to find him
Only turns out villagers are all been transferred
Lucky that we got you
Comrades
I admire your 3rd company the most
I always want to take my men
to you and learn something
Are you still in thin strip of sky?
Yeah, right
Great, when this is over
I will go there to find you
Learn something from you
Can I ?
Welcome, anytime
All right, follow me
Who the hell are you people?
Comrades, we are the 3rd company
3rd company’s station
Isn’t the thin strip of sky at all
Tell me, who the hell are you people
Villagers, run, they are Japs
Get up, get up, all of you
Get up, move, move
Hurry, hurry
Hurry
Fellow, please don’t move
We have to run a search on you
May I ask
Where is the man riding a horse?
I’m the one you want
They have nothing to do with it
If you want to kill me or torture me, just do it
Sir, may I know that
person who give you this horse
where is he?
I don’t know
I won’t tell you if I know it
- Bastard! – Stop
Yes, sir
Commander, please give that order
Which is it?
I think
They have all seen us
and they knew we are not the 8th Route
So I think
We can’t let them live
Not your concern
But
You are a soldier, you need to obey
Yes, sir
Please don’t be afraid
We are the imperial Japanese army
We won’t kill the innocent people
What we want to kill is those
8th Route and someone against us with weapons
Not you civilians
You can go back to your village
and live your life there
In the end, please tell Weiguo Zhou
Be careful
of those hundreds of boxed which were hidden
Fall back
Yes, sir
Let’s go
No one in the village
Sees our civilians and comrades
Are all have been transferred
The Japs didn’t come here
Regimental commander. Regimental commander
We see some new footprints
On the mountain, east to the village
They have dozens of people
Seems like an army
They have followed our transfer track there
Everyone
Combat formation, keep following
The Japs are right in front
How is it?
Through the left inside shoulder blade right into
the heart with one cut, professional
He’s dead for 4 hours
Which means the Japs are here
at least 4 hours ago
We need to speed up, let’s go
Hurry
Regimental commander Zhou, you’re here
Uncle Zhao
Get revenge for our villagers
Revenge
Fellows
It’s our dereliction of duty
that we fail in keeping you safe
I want to apologize
on behalf of our independent regiment
Please rise up, it’s not your fault
These Japs are dressing like you
We can’t never thought of that
Uncle Zhao
How these Japs let you live so easily
There’s a young man in them
seem to be their officer
He said no killing, I don’t know why
What did you say except that?
He want me to tell you to watch
those hundreds of boxes you have hidden up
Regimental commander, what does he mean?
Uncle Zhao, it’s not safe here
Take our follows and start evacuating immediately
And you can’t go back to village Zhao either
I will start now
We won’t cause you any trouble
You misunderstand me
We 8th Route will never
left you civilians behind
- Commander of the 3rd company – Yes
1st and 2nd Platoon, burry these martyr on site
3rd platoon, help with their evacuating now
After they get the position, keep them safe
Yes, sir
Regimental commander Zhao, another thing
Our militia have killed three of four Japs
Thanks
Regimental commander, I’m old
I can’t help you a lot
Thank you so much
Regimental commander, commander
Regimental commander, Zhuzi and I
Have found some new footprints in the woods
Uncle Zhao, take care
- You take care too - follow it
3rd platoon start evacuating fellows on me
Report, sir
We have already buried those corpses
I know
Guys, I know you all did your best
But was an accident
Our actions so far
isn’t so lucky. There’re some
casualties which should not be happened
As your commander
I should take all the responsibilities
Commander
It’s nothing about your guys
Since the beginning of this
I have made two mistakes already
First
Our advantage of the task force, and sneak
attack, not the melee attack
Second
I underestimated those 8th Route in Mount Hutou
Until today, I have known that they have
a regiment regular army there
And our biggest enemy
is their regimental commander
But, don’t worry about it
We still got the advantage
That’s because we’re still in the dark
And they are in the light
Which means we are the hunters here
We are seizing the initiative
And they don’t, they can do nothing
but being hunted
As long as we want
We can beat them in any time
any location
and any way we want.
We are the commando, the real soldiers
We need to prove it with our outcome
that we are the best soldiers in the world
- You guys got confidence? – Yes
All right, I want 2 men from the 3rd element
draw those tails we got
Others on me
That two men out
Draw them to the northeast as far as possible
- Buy some time for us. – Yes, sir
Commander
What about these two casualties here
Brother, you can go serving our emperor now
You are always the good people
of our imperial Japanese soldiers
Rest in peace
Why? Why?
They are our comrade- in- arms
They are our member brothers
Who could you kill them?
Commander
Please forgive them
They have no choice
If we take them with us
They will slow us down
This could got us all in danger
Those two soldiers
are our imperial warriors
Their spirit will with us
and keep us safe
Sorry, guys, sorry for that
Please forgive me
Commander
I can die without regrets
with your understand
Our commander is so smart and strong
You will lead us
to kill them all
Cut their right hand
and bury them on site
I wish their soul can be taken back
to their homeland as their right hand did
Yes, sir
Shuisheng, mine!
- Huzi – Yes,sir
Keep moving
Report, commander
It’s village Yangcun right down the hill
Look
There’s some radio station in the yard
That could be their HQ
Weiguo Zhou, I’m here
I’m wondering whether you are here
Two men on scout
Find out their posts and defense
Yes, sir
You two on me, let’s go
Regimental commander, it’s strange
What’s that?
There’re only two men’s footprints here
- Only two? – Right
Just two
It was so dry just now
The woods are little bleak with lots of tracks
So I can’t make sure of that
But I’m sure now
There’re only two people in front of us
Aren’t there lots of footprints here?
Yes, it’s still a lot
But I watch it closely
Only two pairs of footprints which are pretty deep
Others are quite shallow
And the distance between these light footprints
are quite far away
There can’t be such big footstep
on this slippery path
And according to my observation
these leaves tell us, only two have passed
But if the Japs were lined up through here
They won’t leave so many tracks behind, right?
No, because this woods is quite thrive
They will move the leaf
by every single pass
So even they were lined up and pass here one
by one, it will be the same
map
This path we are following
Have nothing, just wandering here
Why is that?
To buy some time
Buy some time, for what?
Wait the sunset
Night attack is our stuff
but also Takeshita’s stuff
Is this
for our hundreds of boxes?
No way, he has no idea
of its whereabout
How can he act without a target
Right, no target no action
Damn
- Jie Zhao, confirm our location - Northeast
A trick to lure the tiger from the mountain!
There real target is on the opposite direction
- Southwest - village Yangcun
Shuisheng, take two men
Find these two Japs,
- Must kill them – Yes, sir
Come, follow me
Zhuzi
You’re familiar with this place, take us back
- to the big road to village Yangcu – Yes,sir
A rapid march to village Yangcun, let’s go
Political commissar
Didn’t regimental commander told you to
move a company from the county brigade
as our regimental HQ guards?
I didn’t see you do it?
We have enough guards here
The County brigade got lots of place to protect
and they are in charge of the evacuating
Don’t bother them
But your safety here…
I’m pretty safe, right?
Political commissar
What if these Japs
are dressing in our suits
and come to village Yangcun, what do we do?
They are heading village Zhaozhuang today
Mount Hutou is a big area
They won’t be in village Yangcun
in such a short time
Besides, regimental commander Zhou
is out for them
But
What? You’re scared?
Just 30 Japs, all right?
Why would I be scared?
That’s right
Relax, even they can got here
Our guards in the outposts
will inform us in time
So we got time to deal with them
Who is in there?
Some new staff officers
Let’s have a look
Political commissar
Nice to see you, everyone
What are you doing
Report, we are using the sand table to practice
Nice, sand table work
is one of the most important skills you need
Take time, have more exercises
To know it better
Yes, sir
Here, let me join you guys
Political commissar, you are our predecessor
Your combat skills is so good
How can we showing off in front of you
You’re wrong
Yes, I’m an old soldier, so what?
We are all coming through your way
Who was born with it?
You guys
should learn from regimental commander Zhou
He is not much older than you
But when it comes to fight
We can’t find anyone better than him here
Right, regimental commander is the Mars
Political commissar
I heard that he was a KMT before
and still not a communist now
Besides, regimental commander Zhou
is always quite nice
to that commander Liu in national army
Political commissar
Don’t you think he is a little…
He was one of the national army, so what?
Revolution never ask their background
Yes, he is still not one of us
But we communists values freedom of faith
Even if he doesn’t want join communist party
He will be faith to our country to our people
And the reason
Why he is nice to that company commander
is because, company commander
Zhihui Liu is truth against the Japanese
We have advocated to unite all the patriot
who is truly against the Japanese
establish the broadest united front
So he is nice to him
Is because he’s looking from the big picture
Such a man who got both literature and
Military affairs like regimental commander Zhou
is so rare
So, no talking behind his back
Political commissarm, we are not
Just…
Just what. Tell me
But director Zhang said
In our army, it should be our communist leading
Not the gun leading
We have some people here
who think he is the best in the world
so he is making orders
beyond our party
Director Zhang has also said
Revolution army should keep their purity
We can’t judging one pure revolutionary
just by his combating skills
His backgroung is more important
Enough
As a revolutionary, a communist
We should be open and aboveboard!
If we have any complaints against someone
They should say it out
Not like you
Only say it behind his back
I’m wrong, political commissar
You guys continue
I will leave you alone
Xiaohu, let’s go
Report, sir
We’ve found out their situation there
There’re 5 post outside the village, two patrols
And about 40 enemies in the village
All heavily guarded
That is saying
Their HQ must be in the village
Weiguo Zhou could be here, too
Set the o’clock
Now the 17:05
Three, two ,one, set
After it is dark, fist detachment first
Take all the posts down
without a sound
- No mistaken allowed – Yes, sir
Then 1st detachment, build a defense at the gate
Block the possible reinforcement from there
2nd and 3rd detachment on me
Target the regimental HQ
We start at 19
Yes, sir
Political commassar, you are still
upset about these chief staff this afternoon?
This Renjie Zhang
How could he
How could he say that to our new men?
Political commissar, there’ re something
I don’t know I should say it or not
Say it
You have follow me such a long time
Nothing you should or shouldn’t say
The truth is these words they’re talking
Director Zhang has said to us guard platoon
long time ago, but we didn’t listen that
What? He said it to you guys?
Yes, political commissar
Director Zhang is always smiling
with regimental commander Zhang
but he is always saying bad words
behind his back
Why is that?
What’s his purpose of doing that?
I need to talk with him
Political commissar, let him say it
We don’t buy it anyway
I don’t know some great truth
But I know regimental commander is a good man
He knows a lot, and he knows how to fight
As long as we have him
We can win
We can kill more Japs
The more Japs are dead
The less our civilians will suffer
Xiaohu, you’re still young
There’s something you don’t understand yet
Who is there?
Password!
Don’t panic
It must be the Japs in
1st squad, block the village entrance
2nd squad, protect the gear
3nd squad, stay in the regimental HQ, now
Yes, sir
Take cover
Political commissar,
Seems they’ve already in the village
The Japs are too quick
Xiaohu
Cover our officers and radios, evacuating from the
underground passage in the meeting room, now
Political commissar, you need to fall back now
Cut the crap, execute!
Yes, sir
- Close the door, MG on the roof – Yes, sir
You guys on me, burn the files
Hurry
Find all the files out, now
Match
Check it out carefully, don’t miss anything
Be quick, hurry
Grenade
March!
Go
- Burn it all? - Yes, all gone
Split and breaking out, I’ll be right behind you
Political commissar, you first, we go behind you
Cut the crap, hurry, move
Political commissar, the radio and officers are
all safely out, please go with us
- They are already in here- go
Political commissar
Xiaohu, did you destroy the sand table?
What sand table?
That big one in the war room
All the deployment and weapon posts
are all on it
We can’t let the Japs see it
Political commissar, you need to fall back
I will blow it up
You go through the underground passage,
I’ll do it
Political commissar, I’m your safeguard
You are still here, how can I leave
Xiaohu
Didn’t hear the gunshot is stop?
Chief staff Wang may has been killed
I will not run from the field
You’re still young, live your life
Go
It’s an order
After you go, blow the passage
Good boy, we stay together
- Let’s fight with them- Yeah
Let’s go, the war room
Get in
Watch out!
Xiaohu, Xiaohu, Xiaohu
Xiaohu, you’re a real man
Wait me for a sec
Who is Takeshita Jun
Takeshita Jun
I heard you’re classmates
with our regimental commander Zhou in Berlin
And you were once friends
Put down your weapon, surrender
Come closer, let me see what’re you look like
It’s so pity
I have only one grenade left
I’m warning you
Give up, surrender
Zhou
I can’t fight the Japs with you anymore
Goodbye
My dear brother
Watch out!
That’s strange,
Why he throw it into the house
instead of us?
Right
That’s because, there’s must
be a sand table in the house
which has show the surrounding terrain
Those flag is their deployment
This 8th Route officer threw it into the house
defore he dead,
so he could destroy it
Commander
The 8th Route’s corpses
are all here
Please identify them
I see
Is it all?
Yes, it’s all here
Weiguo Zhou is not in it
Report,
We have searched the house
And found a piece of burned paper
in one room
According to the words left
It should be one of their files
But we can’t get any information from that
Besides, we have found an underground
passage, which is already collapsed
So you are saying
We didn’t get anything from this operation?
I don’t know your name
But you are a real soldier
You deserve our respect