Nine Slaughterers Strike Directly at Taiyuan

Even in the face of heavy weapons like guns and cannons.

They felt no fear at all.

They could blast open the city gates with ease.

And win to their hearts' content.

This was an experience Zhao Gang had never had before.

"We won this battle, right?"

Luffy split his lips in a broad grin and burst out laughing.

"Let's throw a feast! Old Li said he'd treat me to pickled radish and boiled cabbage before."

As he spoke.

Luffy even wiped the drool from the corner of his mouth.

"This is only the beginning."

Just then, a voice came from within the stronghold.

Everyone turned to look.

Li Yunlong emerged swaggeringly, carrying Xiuqin in his arms.

Xiuqin was a little shy.

Her face had flushed crimson.

She buried her head in Li Yunlong's chest.

"We've already taken Ping'an County Town. What else are you planning to do?"

Zhao Gang asked in astonishment.

In truth, this battle had not followed the orders from above.

The consequences were already severe enough.

It was only because of Li Yunlong's current strength.

That they did not have to worry so much.

If Li Yunlong were to do anything else major.

The impact would be enormous.

"I can't stay here much longer."

Li Yunlong said calmly.

"Old Li, you... what do you mean?"

Zhao Gang was greatly startled.

Couldn't stay much longer?

"I mean, once this battle is settled, I'll be leaving immediately."

Li Yunlong said.

Tushan Susu, Luffy, and the others all nodded.

They were now students of Divine Court Academy.

They had already transcended the worlds they each belonged to.

Once they completed their mission.

They had to return.

Naturally, they could not stay long.

Zhao Gang was steady, meticulous, and composed by nature.

The finest political commissar.

Upon hearing those words.

He was agitated at first.

But quickly calmed down.

And asked coolly.

"Then what do we do next?"

Since Li Yunlong and the others were leaving.

That meant this force could not remain in this world for long.

In that case.

They naturally had to make the greatest possible use of it.

"Who's the biggest boss in our northwest Shanxi region?"

Li Yunlong asked.

"The commander of the Japanese First Army is Shinozuka Yoshio. Under his command are five divisions in the west, superbly equipped, with guns and cannons standing thick as a forest. They also have armored vehicles, light tanks, fighter planes, and more. Their total troop strength exceeds a hundred thousand."

Zhao Gang answered swiftly.

He knew the situation in this region like the back of his hand.

"Since that's the case, then I, Laozi, will wipe out Shinozuka Yoshio and the entire First Army under his command."

Li Yunlong grinned.

"Y-You're serious?"

Zhao Gang's eyes widened.

He could hardly believe it.

True enough.

Li Yunlong and the others were indeed extraordinarily powerful.

But there were only nine of them, after all.

And Shinozuka Yoshio—

He was not some insignificant Yamamoto Ippon from inside Ping'an County Town.

He was the Japanese ringleader of all northwestern Shanxi.

An army like clouds beneath his command.

Five divisions.

More than a hundred thousand men.

All were real soldiers who had received excellent training.

Not the sort of rabble merely making up the numbers.

Nine men.

And they wanted to destroy an entire army?

Just thinking about it was enough to make one feel it was madness.

"Old Li, you must think this through carefully and act within your means."

Zhao Gang solemnly warned him.

"Don't worry. When I, Li Yunlong, do something, I naturally have absolute confidence."

Li Yunlong burst into laughter.

"Senior and junior brothers, how about coming with me to kill a few more people?"

He turned to look at Zhang Sanfeng, Feng Yuxiu, and the others.

"Afterward, you have to throw a feast," Luffy immediately shouted.

"To slay enemy invaders and protect Huaxia is my bounden duty." Zhang Sanfeng smiled faintly.

"It's only killing a few more people. Whatever." Feng Yuxiu gave a sinister smile.

"Only senior and junior brothers?" Tushan Susu spoke coolly.

Li Yunlong shrank his neck and hurriedly laughed. "I misspoke, I misspoke. And of course, our Senior Sister Tushan."

Tushan Susu was the strongest among the nine of them.

Her personality was also domineering and aloof.

Li Yunlong had always been a little...

"Alright, since we've made the decision, let's settle things here, then begin planning the next stage of the operation."

Li Yunlong made the final call.

"Yes."

Everyone answered.

Zhao Gang immediately led people away to handle the aftermath.

For instance, confiscating the weapons and equipment in Ping'an County Town.

This time, they could truly be said to have struck it rich.

Heavy machine guns, light machine guns, submachine guns, mortars, grenade launchers, and more.

Too many to count.

They were all true weapons of war!

One could imagine how vital a role they would play in the future.

Who knew how many allied troops they would make green with envy.

Li Yunlong and Xiuqin lingered together for a while.

Inside the former county office of Ping'an County Town, they held a combat meeting with Tushan Susu, Zhang Sanfeng, Feng Yuxiu, and the others, deciding on the plan for their next move.

Meanwhile, Lin Ye, Li Mang, Wang Qiang, and the others had also returned.

And they brought back some good news.

"The three Japanese regiments that came to reinforce Ping'an County Town this time have all been wiped out.

In the combat conference room, Lin Ye stated it concisely.

"Three regiments—that's over ten thousand men. You wiped them all out?"

Li Yunlong was somewhat surprised.

Among those present, no one understood the Japanese forces better than Li Yunlong.

He knew all too well how terrifying a fully staffed Japanese regiment was.

Its combat strength was practically enough to run rampant across China.

Yet now, they had actually all been wiped out.

Li Yunlong quickly calmed down again.

He knew that his thinking was still being influenced by the past.