The father of the sword is Kong Jie

Chapter 206 Living Philosophy
Time moves forward about 10 minutes.

Tanimura stronghold.

The Japanese army captain Gu Cun was as anxious as an ant on a hot pot. The Eighth Route Army in front of him was attacking fiercely, and all kinds of new weapons made one's scalp tingle. There were even two infantry artillery, which directly destroyed the artillery building.

After the fortifications on the outskirts of the stronghold were reversely occupied by the assault troops led by Li Yunlong, Gu Cun's heart sank to the bottom of the valley. He realized that the big stronghold he was stationing was in danger of being destroyed at any time.

"Your Excellency, the Eighth Route Army's firepower is too fierce. We have no chance to fight back. If we continue like this, we won't last long! Make up your mind!"

Tanimura scolded: "Baga, even if you die, you must stick to my stronghold. If the time comes, we can serve the Emperor with allegiance, no matter what!"

"Hi!"

After boosting the morale of his subordinates, Tanimura turned his head and gave an order to the communications department, asking the communications soldiers to once again urge the three-way reinforcements to quickly support the stronghold.

The reason why he gave the order to defend to the death was that he still had great expectations for the reinforcements. He even firmly believed that as long as he led the team, as long as he could hold back the Eighth Route Army in front of him, when the reinforcements arrived, he might be able to unite with the reinforcements and take the Eighth Route Army away. Eliminate in one fell swoop.

It wasn't until the communication news from the headquarters of the three counties that Gu Cun was completely desperate:
"Report sir, the reply from the Ministry of Communications, the reinforcements from the north, east, and south were all ambushed by the reinforcements from the Eighth Route Army. The headquarters ordered our department to continue to stand firm."

"Bastard, didn't you tell the headquarters that the Eighth Route Army's attack on our stronghold was so fierce that our troops could no longer resist?" Tanimura asked.

The communications soldier said: "Sir, I said it, but the headquarters still ordered our department to stand firm!"

Tanimura nodded, waved his hand, and sent the messenger away, but the despair in his heart became more and more intense.

The battle at the stronghold is still going on, and the Gucun Squadron has already suffered more than half of the casualties.

The Imperial Association Army who assisted in the battle could not be counted on, and they all cowered. The Japanese soldiers did not point their guns at them, and they even hid under the fortifications all the time. Shooting in mid-air.

It would be hell if it could kill the Eighth Route Army.

It's just that the Japanese army didn't dare to push the Imperial Association Army too hard, especially when the stronghold in front of them was about to fall.

This is the consistent pissing behavior of little devils. As long as the devils win a battle, they will naturally shout at each other when facing the Imperial Association Army.But if the little devil loses a battle, or faces a life-and-death crisis, he will immediately be more polite to the Imperial Association Army.

In addition to the Gucun Squadron, there is also an Imperial Association Barracks assisting the garrison of the Yangquan stronghold.

On the side of the Imperial Association Army, the numbers are often very loud.

Any army, division, or regiment can be ordered as soon as you open your mouth, but there are very few full-staffed ones. Some imperial association armies even have five or six thousand troops in one army, and even two or three hundred people in a regiment.

The reason why the little devil did this was because he intended to bribe and win over the officers of the Imperial Association Army. At least he gave them a higher official rank, so that the officers of the Imperial Association Army could receive more military pay, and they were even more determined to serve the Japanese army.

In addition, it was just for a gimmick. Speaking of it, so many puppet troops followed the Japanese army, and it seemed that the army had grown stronger, which could be used to paralyze the masses, and it was more convenient to manage the law and order of the county.

However, because of the importance of the Yangquan stronghold, this Huangxie barracks is a rare full-stack battalion. The battalion has about [-] troops, which is more than twice the number of Japanese squadrons stationed there.

This puppet battalion commander is called Cao Wangde, and he is a typical speculator who relies on smoothness to survive in troubled times.

There is only one motto in life, "to live is the truth!"

When the battle started at the previous stronghold, when the Japanese and puppet troops retreated to the stronghold, Cao Wangde's loud voice spread throughout the entire fortification: "First company commander, bring me up to the top, we will defend the stronghold to the death, and advance and retreat with the imperial army!"

What a loyal general of the Imperial Association Army!

Even though the war was urgent, Captain Tanimura couldn't help but feel emotional for a moment when he heard the voice, thinking that after this battle, he must reward Cao Wangde heavily.

As a result, he turned his head and saw that a company of the Imperial Association Army was on top of the fortifications, but what about the Cao Wangde people?Why is it missing?
... "Battalion Commander, let's run away now? Taijun Tanimura is still standing in front!"

The first company commander was a little hesitant. His team was in front of the fortifications, but he, the company commander, followed Cao Wangde without looking back.

Cao Wangde scolded: "You kid, what are you talking about, can't you see the situation in front of you? This little devil is definitely doomed, we will only die if we stay, let's hurry up and run away!"

"Battalion Commander, it's just, what about the others?"

"My dear mother, what time is this? Do you still care about other people? You can count as one if you run away! If you don't leave, I will leave by myself."

As Cao Wangde said, he led a team of guards and ran towards the back door of the stronghold.

There was a whole road running through the Japanese stronghold, the road in front was blocked by the Eighth Route Army, and the only way to survive was the back one.

Gu Cun had been handed over to the puppet army in the direction of this back road, so it was easy for Cao Wangde to escape.

The first company commander gritted his teeth. Seeing Cao Wangde running away, he hurriedly shouted: "Battle Commander, I didn't say no to leaving! Wait for me!"

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Soon, a Japanese army messenger arrived and reported: "Report sir, Cao Wangde, the battalion commander of the Imperial Association Army, fled from the rear with his people!"

"Baga, you bloody bastard!"

Tanimura yelled at him, and he came back to his senses and realized how stupid his previous judgment on Cao Wangde was.

This is clearly a typical ghost who is afraid of death.

Running away will greatly affect the morale of the army.

The battle on the front line was still going on, when suddenly there was a burst of gunfire from the back of the stronghold, and Tanimura's face changed slightly.

This damn Eighth Route Army also blocked the retreat route.

When the disheartened Cao Wangde rushed to Gu Cun with his troops, half of the original guards around him were lost.

Gu Cun looked at Cao Wangde with a sneer on his face, "Cao Wangde, what are you doing?"

Cao Wangde quickly replied: "Taijun Gucun, something is wrong! I thought that if we continue to hold on to the stronghold, we may only have a dead end, so the subordinates risked their lives to find out the way for the Taijun in advance. I guessed There may be an ambush by the Eighth Route Army, so what do you think? I guessed right!"

"As soon as I led the team out, I was ambushed by the firepower of the Eighth Route Army. I led the people to fight bravely, and after fighting back desperately, I withdrew all the way back."

"Taijun, it doesn't matter if I was injured and killed many brothers for you to find the way. Although I am more heartbroken than anyone else, as long as I can find the way for you, I will be so humble. All the way to evacuate, but we must be careful of the ambush of the Eighth Route Army!"

"By the way, Majesty, after I discovered the Eighth Route Army's ambush in the rear direction of the stronghold, I immediately arranged more troops to garrison at the rear pass to strengthen the defense in the rear direction. Sneaking in from the rear, attacking front and rear, our stronghold will be in danger then."

The words were so swearing, even a little touching, that they almost burst into tears.

At this moment, Cao Wangde vividly displayed the image of a hard-core traitor and a loyal dog householder.

Although Tanimura will not easily believe Cao Wangde's nonsense.

But at the moment of military emergency, these imperial association troops are still useful, and they must not be easily blamed.

In addition, Cao Wangde has a high prestige in the Imperial Association Army.

Tanimura thought for a while, resisting the urge to shoot the guy who was about to run away before, patted Cao Wangde on the shoulder, and said with a smile: "Yaoxi, Cao Wangde, your great loyalty, this battle is over, wipe out these After the Eighth Route Army, I will give you a big credit!"

"Hi!" Cao Wangde responded flattered...

(End of this chapter)