Anti-Japanese War: Starting from Yaobai

I have an impression of this “Three-Year Public Security Improvement Plan” during the Dragon Boat Festival.

It was a highly targeted combat plan carefully planned by Japanese imperialism in order to consolidate its rule in the occupied areas of China.

It is not just a military operation, but also covers all aspects of politics, economy, culture and so on.

Militarily, the Japanese army adopted tactics such as "divide and conquer" and "iron wall encirclement" to carry out successive "mopping up" operations against the anti-Japanese base areas.

They took advantage of the mechanized forces to advance rapidly on the plains, while sending elite troops deep into the mountains in an attempt to completely eliminate the anti-Japanese armed forces.

These military operations were often accompanied by baptism of blood and fire, with countless villages burned down and countless innocent people massacred.

Politically, the Japanese army vigorously supported the puppet regime and implemented the baojia system, attempting to undermine the people's will to resist by controlling grassroots society.

They used traitors, spies and other forces to spread rumors and create panic, attempting to make the people give up resistance out of fear.

At the same time, they also strengthened their control over the ideological and cultural fields, strictly prohibited all anti-Japanese propaganda, and attempted to spiritually enslave the people in the occupied areas.

Economically, the Japanese army implemented a strict economic blockade and plunder against the anti-Japanese base areas. They cut off the base areas' contact with the outside world and prohibited the inflow of all necessities, attempting to strangle the anti-Japanese army and civilians economically.

The implementation of the "Three-Year Public Security Rectification Plan" brought severe disasters to the Chinese people.

When Duanwu thought of this, he couldn't help but sigh that the Japanese plan was quite vicious.

They arrested all the people in the village and put them under centralized management, which made it impossible for the guerrillas to contact the ordinary people.

Moreover, with the baojia system, ordinary people did not dare to come into contact with the guerrillas easily.

Once the guerrillas lose the support of the people, they will be like fish on shore, unable to move forward.

"Hey!"

Duanwu suddenly called out to the bearded man who was about to leave.

The bearded man pointed his gun at Duanwu again.

Duanwu said directly: "Where is the devil's granary? I want to get some food."

The bearded man sneered and said, "Phoenix City."

After saying that, the bearded man turned around and ran away.

Duanwu did not chase after him this time because he had already gotten the information he wanted.

He returned to the original place, and Li Ergou hurriedly went up to him and asked, "Leader Ye, have you caught the person?"

Duanwu shook his head and said, "No, let him go."

"Ugh!"

Li Ergou sighed.

Duanwu said with a smile: "Why are you sighing? Although the person was released, we got the news. Let's go to Phoenix City. That person said there is food in Phoenix City. Let's go and take a look."

"Oh, oh!"

Li Ergou seemed to suddenly realize something, and he said, "Well, how could Leader Ye not catch the person? It turned out that Leader Ye had let him go."

So the two of them went straight to Phoenix City.

This Phoenix City is also marked on the map. It is not a small county town. It is smaller than the previous Tongyu County.

From a geographical point of view, the Japanese should have occupied this place and stored grain here, then transported the collected grain to Songyuan, and then transported it from Songyuan to places where grain was needed.

Of course, these are just Duanwu’s speculations, and whether it is true or not will depend on whether we see Phoenix City.

The two walked through the winding mountain road and walked for fifteen kilometers before they saw the Phoenix City.

The afterglow of the setting sun sprinkled in front, dyeing the sky into a brilliant golden red, and also covered the ancient city with a mysterious and glorious coat.

The city of Phoenix is ​​built on the mountain. Although the city walls have experienced erosion from wind and rain, they still stand tall and majestic. The moss and wild flowers that tenaciously grow between the cracks in the rocks add a different kind of vitality to this ancient city.

On the city wall, the ancient arrow towers and beacon towers stand silently, as if telling the history of this ancient city. On the city gate, there is a lifelike phoenix pattern carved, which should be the totem of this city.

Duanwu has heard that Shamanism has many totems, and the phoenix should be one of them.

At this time, the city gate was wide open, and the guards on both sides were wearing uniform ethnic minority costumes. Some of them held spears, while others carried Liao Type 13 rifles.

Their eyes were very alert, and anyone entering the city needed to be questioned and their ID checked.

Duanwu and Li Ergou naturally had no ID.

So if they want to enter the city, they need some means.

The two men hid in a forest about six or seven hundred meters away from the city gate and waited for an opportunity.

Soon, two hunters dressed in Phoenix costumes came out from the depths of the woods. They carried bows and arrows and hunting knives on their waists. One of them was carrying a hunted roe deer on his back. It was obvious that they had just returned from a hunt.

Duanwu smiled and winked at Li Ergou. They both stood up at the same time and quietly walked over.

The two hunters are of course not there for nothing. Years of hunting have made their sensory nerves very sharp.

Although Duanwu and Li Ergou did not make any sound, they both had a sense of danger.

The two people suddenly turned around and met Duanwu and Li Ergou's eyes.

Li Ergou was so frightened that his body trembled, just like a child who was about to do something bad and was discovered by an adult.

Duanwu just smiled and attacked before the other party could react.

With one knife on each side to hit their neck, he used the force of the shock to knock the two men unconscious.

The two men slowly fell to the ground, and only then did Li Ergou react.

Duanwu glanced at Li Ergou and said, "You lack confidence. With your skills, you should be able to deal with one of them."

Li Ergou smiled foolishly, because indeed, his father was Li Zhenshan, and Li Zhenshan was the instructor of the Big Knife Team.

So, although Li Ergou was not very ambitious, he also learned a lot from his father.

Therefore, if he were to launch a surprise attack on a hunter at this time, he should be able to deal with him even if the other party had already discovered him.

But the other person suddenly turned around, causing him to stop involuntarily.

And this pause is a manifestation of lack of confidence.

At that moment, Li Ergou was hesitating whether to take action or not, but felt that he was not sure, so he just stood there in a daze.

If Duanwu had not taken action, the two hunters would probably have screamed.

Of course, Duanwu would not let this happen. He attacked at the right time and knocked the two people unconscious.

"Don't just stand there, change your clothes!"

Duanwu ordered Li Ergou, who still did not take any action.

Li Ergou finally reacted and said as he took off the hunter's clothes, "Leader Ye, do you think the guards at the city gate will recognize these two people?"

Duanwu thought for a moment and said, "Maybe he knows me, but it doesn't matter. The Japanese don't have a photo on their good citizen certificates, only a name. And from what I just observed, the guards at the door didn't open the certificate to check, they just let me through when they saw it was a good citizen certificate.

However, we also have to be vigilant. I estimate that Phoenix is ​​not very big, and the other party is a minority. In addition, our accent does not sound like that of the locals, so it is possible that we will be exposed. "

Li Ergou asked: "What if it is exposed?"

Duanwu smiled and said, "If we are exposed, it means we are unlucky. We will adapt to the situation when the time comes."

By this time, Duanwu had already changed his clothes and put on his hunting rifle.

His two knives were also inserted into his lower back, and he just inserted his pistol into the boot.

Li Ergou followed suit and quickly changed his clothes, and then the two of them headed straight for Phoenix City! (End of this chapter)