Bright Sword's Bloody War of Resistance

Chapter 575 Twenty-Fourth Army Group
In Changzhi City, the headquarters of the [-]th Army.

Several red and green slogans were placed on Fan Hanjie's desk, and the contents of the slogans were different.

"Commander of the national army, there is something to discuss, the imperial army is willing to pay a lot of money to redeem the cannon!"

"The imperial army is full of sincerity and is willing to shake hands and make peace!"

Fan Hanjie looked at the slogan in front of him, with a sneer on his face: "The little devil has always been rampant, but this time he has learned how to beg for help. Brother Jian, what do you think of this?"

Liu Jin, the deputy army commander at the side, immediately said: "Boss, the Japanese troops who attacked Changzhi carried heavy artillery. This is a strategic weapon with great power. Its whereabouts are unknown after the war. The Japanese army must be eager to find it. The Eighth Route Army may have a headache. How could the Japanese army let it go!"

When it comes to the power of heavy artillery, even though the Battle of Changzhi has passed for a month, Fan Hanjie still has lingering fears: "If it hadn't been for digging a trench outside the city to stop the Japanese army, otherwise Changzhi would not be able to defend for a day!"

Fan Hanjie was well aware of the whereabouts of the Japanese heavy artillery. After the meeting that day, after the handover between the [-]th Army and the Eighth Route Army, someone mentioned the Japanese heavy artillery, but Fan Hanjie suppressed it.

In Fan Hanjie's view, although the Japanese army's heavy artillery was tempting, the [-]th Army and even the Nationalist Government could not get the Eighth Route Army to hand it over. Instead of intensifying the conflict, it would be better to pretend to be confused and expose the matter.

"Chief of Staff, who put up the slogans in the city, have you ever checked?"

"Boss, this matter has not yet been clarified, but all the garrison troops have been mobilized to investigate in the city. I believe there will be a result!" The chief of staff replied.

"En!" Fan Hanjie nodded after hearing this. He knew the current situation in Changzhi.

Immediately, Fan Hanjie said with a half-smile: "Zhou Weihan took the supplies of twenty regiments from me at once, now it's finally his turn to have a headache, just wait and see."

After the Battle of Changzhi, the Nationalist Government quickly rewarded him with meritorious service. Fan Hanjie was promoted to Commander-in-Chief of the [-]th Group Army and Director of the Changzhi Administrative Office because of his meritorious service in defending Changzhi and annihilating the invading enemy. He was awarded a Blue Sky White Sun Medal.

Today's Fan Hanjie can be said to be a legitimate military and political power in Changzhi, and he can be regarded as a member of one party within the national army, forming a faction of his own.

The last person to receive such treatment was Hu Zongnan in Shaanxi Province, within the Central Army, only after He, Chen, Tang, and Hu.

Under the jurisdiction of the 89th Group Army, there are three divisions of the [-]th Army, the [-]th Division, the [-]th Army, and a single brigade. After the supplementary sources of troops in the rear filled up the establishment, the staffing reached nearly [-].

The Unique Brigade was adapted from the 358th Regiment of the Jinsui Army and was directly under the 358th Group Army. After the war, the [-]th Regiment became the Central Army under the leadership of Chu Yunfei. Was also awarded the post of Major General Brigadier Commander.

Although Yan Laoxi in the World War II area was very dissatisfied, he was far behind in Shanxi, and more than 358 members of the 5000th regiment were out of control.

In addition, there is a separate security force of more than [-] people. Although Xing Zhaotang bears the title of a security commander, he can only command the strength of a regiment.

Therefore, although the establishment of the New Five Armies has been abolished, the strength Fan Hanjie can control has not decreased but increased.

The words are divided into two parts.

After Zhou Weihan returned to Pingshun from Wu'an, he secretly contacted Terauchiyong, learned of the Japanese army's intentions, and immediately ordered all regiments to step up their investigations in the defense zone.

In the eyes of the Japanese army, Pingshun was the headquarters of the Eighth Route Army, and it dispatched the most infiltrators.

It is a pity that the spies of the Japanese army were captured by the local militiamen and fellow villagers in the outlying villages before they arrived in Pingshun.

"Old Zhou, it seems that the little devil is really in a hurry. Yesterday alone, 133 suspicious people were caught in Pingshun, most of them were from Anyang, and a small part were sent by the Japanese army from Tunliu and Xinxiang. A lot of people were also arrested in the other division!" Xing Zhiguohui reported.

"Hmph! The little devil has also learned his skills. Those who come back here are all traitors who work for the little devil." Zhou Weihan snorted coldly, and then said: "The notice will continue, all places must continue to be vigilant, don't take it lightly!"

"But this is too passive, it's impossible to guard against, and it's not a problem if it goes on like this!" Zhou Weihan clasped his arms around his chest, with a distressed expression on his face.

"Yes, the base area has always been under a high degree of martial law, which will affect economic circulation, and the villagers are the most affected!" Xing Zhiguo answered.

"Do you think this is okay? The heavy artillery is just a bait. The little devil wants heavy artillery. Let one or two traitors go back and inform the little devil that the heavy artillery is in the hands of our Eighth Route Army, and then we will do this."

"I have two plans for the little devil. If the little devil has the ability, he can snatch it back from our Eighth Route Army. The other is to change it back. Be sure to notify the place. That’s fine for Terauchiyong, old friend let him go!” Zhou Weihan said with a smirk.

Seeing Zhou Weihan's smiling face, Xing Zhiguo knew that he hadn't held back his fart, and immediately said, "Okay, I'll make arrangements now!"

Zhou Weihan's instructions were quickly conveyed, and the Japanese troops all over the country got accurate news that the heavy artillery was in the hands of the Eighth Route Army, and there was a great possibility that it was in Pingshun.

The Japanese commanders everywhere were overjoyed, and finally they could have an explanation from Neji Okamura.

Tunliu, the Brigade Department of the First Independent Mixed Brigade.

The head of the brigade, Kawata Tsutsutaro, was overjoyed after hearing the report, and asked the traitor in front of him, "Is the information ever accurate?"

"Taijun, it's very accurate. I heard from the militiamen in the base area of ​​the Eighth Route Army that when the Eighth Route Army transported heavy artillery to Pingshun, they were still on guard along the way!"

"Besides, the Eighth Route Army doesn't seem to know how to use heavy artillery, and it becomes a display in their hands, so the Eighth Route Army also wants to exchange these captured heavy artillery for some weapons and equipment!" Zhou Weihan only said half of what he expressed, and he did not report his arrest in the end.

Kawada Tsutsutaro and the chief of staff looked at each other with joy in their eyes.

But the little devil is not so easy to fool. The chief of staff of the devil said: "The imperial army sent many people to Licheng and Lucheng of the Eighth Route Army. Why are you the only one who came back, and the others?"

Facing the interrogation, the traitor already had an idea in his mind, and said hesitantly: "Taijun, the Eighth Route Army's base areas are extremely strict in interrogation. In fact, I have a distant cousin who is a company commander in the Eighth Route Army. He was invited out by me. He came to inquire!"

"Yoxi, Nidi did a great job!" Kawata Tsutsutaro said approvingly, "Miyata-kun, how should this matter go forward?"

(End of this chapter)