The Sword of Swords is a Guard for Kong Jie

Chapter 783 The Killer Among the Killers (Part [-])
Wangjiachong, Shunping County, a village next to the enemy-occupied area.

Because it was just liberated by the Eighth Route Army, the folks here don’t trust the Eighth Route Army unconditionally, support the Eighth Route Army, and even have some hostility and defense against the Eighth Route Army like in the old base areas.

As the first-line position of the Eighth Route Army against the Japanese and puppet troops, the village received the order to fortify the wall and clear the field early.

But very few people responded, especially those poor people who had no surplus food at home and relied on the little harvest in the fields to fill their stomachs, fearing that if they left, the crops in the fields would be ruined.

It is impossible for local cadres to force them to transfer, so they can only persuade them over and over again, and the results can be imagined.

After two days, the people who didn't want to transfer still didn't want to transfer.

No matter how local cadres try to persuade them, they are doing nothing.

At three o'clock in the afternoon, several local officials reappeared in the village.

"Comrade Wang, don't waste your efforts. My family is in Wangjiachong, an old man. I will die here if I die. I will never leave." As soon as a cadre walked to the gate of the courtyard, the voice of rejection from the fellow villagers rang out in the courtyard.

"Fellow townsmen... I'm here to tell you a piece of good news..." The cadre was not dismissed, and immediately told the good news he brought.

"The head of the base area considered that everyone had no surplus food, and was worried that the villagers would have accidents on the way to transfer, or that they would be hungry after entering the mountains because of lack of food, so they specially took out several million catties of food from the seized food to support everyone."

"As long as you and your family move into the mountain on time, the whole family, regardless of age, can receive fifteen catties of grain."

"When the villagers are not in the village, if the houses and crops in the fields are damaged by the war, we will compensate them according to the price of the base area."

"At that time, food, ocean, what do the folks want, what will we give?"

"Wait a moment……"

The fellow was shocked by what the local cadre said just now, his face was full of disbelief, so he hurriedly asked.

"Comrade Wang, you just said that the Eighth Route Army not only helped us move away from the battlefield, but also distributed food to us?"

"After entering the mountain, everyone can receive fifteen catties of grain, even children."

"There are five people in my family, so I can receive 75 catties of grain."

Local cadres answered positively: "As long as you enter the mountain on time, you will receive grain. Your family can indeed receive 75 catties of grain, half of which is coarse grain and half is fine grain."

"Save some food, and it will definitely be fine if you persist for half a month."

"If you replace all the fine grains with coarse grains, you can eat them for a month without any problem."

"Our Eighth Route Army keeps its word. As long as the villagers move into the mountains on time, everyone will have a share."

"The chiefs also said that after entering the mountain, the troops need a lot of light equipment to help transport supplies and the wounded, and everyone can sign up for the transport team by themselves."

"The team not only manages food, but also gives two catties of food every day as revenge."

"This is a good thing, if you miss it, it will be gone."

"If you, my fellow, agree to the transfer, start preparing now."

"Hide the food and supplies that you can't take away. It's best to bury them in the ground. They will be dug up after our anti-sweep is over and the little devils are defeated, and the villagers will go home."

"After dark, everyone only needs to bring clothes and livestock that cannot be buried to move."

"There are guerrillas everywhere along the way to help everyone and ensure the safety of the villagers."

Wangjiachong has just been developed into a base area, and has not yet experienced the autumn harvest, and has not enjoyed the benefits brought about by the reduction of rent and interest in the base area. Every household is in short supply of food.

Now it happens to be the lean time, and the folks have less rations at home.

Many people have already started digging wild vegetables to survive.

Although the Eighth Route Army compensated them with a small amount of food, all of them were replaced with coarse grains, which was enough for the family to last for another month, and maybe they could last until the autumn harvest.

After entering the mountains, you can also join the transport team to earn food, and the ration pressure of the whole family is less.

The old man made a decision without much hesitation: "I will transfer..."

"For comrades in the Eighth Route Army, let the family collect things now, and follow the guerrillas into the mountains when it gets dark."

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At the Baoding Garrison Headquarters, dozens of officers above the rank and rank gathered together, some discussing something in a low voice, some sat on chairs without saying a word, and some gathered around the table to study the map, it was very lively.

"Your Excellency Commander said..."

The sentry at the door suddenly shouted, and the lively meeting room suddenly fell silent.

The officers all returned to their positions, sat upright, and stared at the door of the meeting room in full readiness.

Okamura Ningji walked in first, followed by the two division heads, and then followed by the deputy chief of staff of the Front Army Command...

After entering the door and sitting on the rostrum directly, all the officers stood up from their chairs as if they were having a discussion, and said respectfully, "Hello, sir..."

"Sit down..."

Neiji Okamura waved his hand to order.

Then without talking nonsense, he glanced at the dozens of officers in front of him and told the real purpose of the meeting.

"As far as I know, all of you are the best in the Kwantung Army, otherwise you wouldn't have been photographed by your commander to reinforce the North China Front Army."

"Before announcing the combat mission to everyone, as the commander of the North China Front Army, I would first like to express my gratitude to everyone."

After speaking, he bowed to the officer in front of him, and then continued.

"Thank you for the long journey to Baoding to support the North China Front Army."

"When the sweep is over, the commander will personally hold a banquet in Baoding City to celebrate."

"Next, I would like to invite my deputy chief of staff to introduce the opponents of this sweep."

The deputy chief of staff understood, stood up from the chair quickly, opened the folder, and introduced it seriously: "Everyone..."

"After repeated confirmation by the intelligence department and the reconnaissance troops, our opponent, the Eighth Route Army, has a total of five regiments and nearly [-] troops."

"They are very well equipped. There are more than 30 Guangshan field artillery, which is equivalent to an artillery regiment of our army."

"At present, these troops are deploying defenses in Wangdu, Mancheng, and Shunping."

"Intelligence also shows: after the last big sweep."

"Even though the Yizhong Eighth Route Army suffered heavy casualties, we should hurry up and train our troops as soon as possible."

"But their local troops and guerrillas have not stopped digging tunnels."

"The size of the tunnels in the Yizhong base has at least doubled compared to the previous raid."

"This situation deserves the attention of all mopping up troops."

"In the last big raid, many raiding troops failed to pass the level of the Eighth Route Army's tunnels, and were defeated by the tunnels."

"For this reason, the commander specially summarized the tactics and tactics used by all participating troops in the last major sweep against the tunnels."

"It will be distributed to everyone in a while."

"Some methods work, some don't."

"How to use it, when to use it, and which tactics to use for which tunnels, you need to judge for yourself."

The commander of the division, Sakai Ichiro, suddenly interrupted: "Your Excellency, Commander..."

"Humble job has a problem..."

"No matter how complicated the tunnels dug by the Eighth Route Army are, they are underground. It is a confined space."

"If we released poison gas into the tunnels during the battle, the Eighth Route Army in the tunnels would either be poisoned to death, or come out to fight us."

"So I want to confirm with the commander: "Whether our army can use a large number of poison gas bombs during the battle. "

"When the troops passed through Beiping, the front army replenished us with a lot of gas bombs and gas masks."

"It's impossible to let such good equipment and ammunition be displayed in battle."

Neiji Okamura only hesitated for two seconds, and a fierce expression flashed on his serious face. Facing dozens of pairs of expectant eyes, he commanded murderously, "You can use gas bombs..."

"All troops can directly use poison gas bombs when encountering difficult bones, without asking me for instructions."

"But after the war, we must destroy all the evidence of our use of gas bombs, and we must not let outsiders know, so as not to cause some unnecessary troubles."

Lieutenant General Sakai Ichiro laughed after hearing this: "Your Excellency, Commander, is wise..."

"Bizhi has fought in China for so many years, and has never encountered a Chinese army that did not collapse in the face of gas bombs."

"As long as the headquarters agrees that the participating troops use a large number of poison gas bombs during the sweep, we will surely win this sweep."

The other devil officers became agitated one after another.

If artillery and airplanes are the devil's trump card in the Chinese battlefield, then gas bombs are the killer trump card.

With such a deadly weapon in hand, if they still can't take down the base in the middle of the wing, their battle for so many years will be in vain.

The deputy chief of staff continued to introduce: "The Eighth Route Army in Yizhong especially likes to use means to force us to divide our troops, and slowly consume our troops through various defeats. I drag our troops thinner, thinner and thinner, and then concentrate our forces to gather and annihilate them. .”

"All troops participating in the war must be prepared in advance, and they must not be fooled."

"They also like to make a sudden attack after detouring to our side through tunnels."

"When fighting the Eighth Route Army, each unit should not only focus on the ground, but also consider the underground."

"Maybe there is a tunnel entrance and exit under everyone's feet."

"If the troops are not careful, they will be killed by the Eighth Route Army right under our noses."

There are more than 20 officers above the rank and file, some of them are arrogant and conceited, holding the idea that the Kwantung Army is the best in the world, and they look down on the Eighth Route Army in Yizhong from the bottom of their hearts, and don't take them seriously.

Facing the introduction by the deputy chief of staff, he went in with his left ear and out with his right ear, and he didn't take it to heart at all.

Some accepted it humbly and recorded it while listening.

They have never really fought against the Yizhong Eighth Route Army, and they can only understand their opponents through intelligence.

Know the enemy directly and win every battle. The more you know, the greater the chance of defeating the Yizhong Eighth Route Army on the battlefield.

There are also some officers who have mixed reactions.

He neither paid attention to the introduction of the deputy chief of staff nor underestimated it, staring at a pair of big eyes full of confusion and confidence, no one knew what they were thinking.

As for how much the deputy chief of staff introduced, only God knows.

Okamura Neiji had a panoramic view of these people's reactions and felt very upset, but he didn't say much, and he didn't act to remind them.

These people are from the Kwantung Army. It would be a lie to say that they are not arrogant.

It is useless to let them put down their arrogance and humbly accept the introduction of the deputy chief of staff.

Moreover, they are not affiliated to the North China Front Army, they are only under their command temporarily, and it is not easy for them to force them to do things.

The best way is to actually fight.

Only by letting the Eighth Route Army in the Yizhong teach them a lesson and suffer a little loss on the battlefield, will they put away their underestimation of the enemy and fight hard.

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