Anti-Japanese Jagged General

Chapter 558 A Bigger Crisis (First Update!)

"Battalion Commander, Commander, they won't have any problems!" The company commander Xiong Changhe was also worried.

"It's definitely okay! The head of the group was the head of the special warfare brigade at the headquarters, and he was the head of the group a long time ago, so there must be no problem!" Zhong Chenggong comforted himself.

Having said that, Zhong Chenggong's worries did not decrease much, and he still looked back at the direction of the gunshots from time to time.

Soon, the gunfire ended.

When he was hesitating whether to send someone to inquire about the news, a sound of horseshoes came from far and near.

The horses captured from the devil's stronghold just now were directly used by Wang Ping, and he was given to the second company and first platoon leader of the new regiment, who was the only cavalryman, to temporarily act as a temporary cavalry correspondent.

Seeing the familiar figure of the other party, Zhong Chenggong's nervous heart rose to his throat at once, nervous and looking forward to the other party's next report.

"Good news, battalion commander, the head of the regiment asked me to report: the devil's reinforcements were captured by us, and 18 puppet soldiers were also captured. The capture was rich. He is leading the troops to chase here. The head of the regiment asked you to lead the team as soon as possible. Go to the nearest fortress village and lie in wait." The cavalry reported excitedly as soon as they rushed over
"Win!" Zhong Chenggong and Xiong Changhe heaved a sigh of relief at the same time. After looking at each other, they both saw smiles from the heart on each other's faces.

Then Zhong Chenggong ordered the front cavalry platoon leader.

"Go back and tell the leader to catch him up as soon as possible and be careful. In two hours, one of our fortress villages will arrive!"

Zhong Chenggong didn't know that as they got closer to the village, a bigger crisis was getting closer to them.

After Wang Ping led the team to follow Zhong Chenggong into the village, more than 100 people including the seriously wounded were all blocked at the entrance of the village.

Although the coldest time had passed, it was night, and Wang Ping could still see many soldiers shivering in the cold wind.

"What's the matter? Why don't you go into the village? It's so cold outside that ordinary soldiers can't hold on, let alone those wounded!" Wang Ping asked with a slap in the face as soon as he saw Zhong Chenggong, very dissatisfied with what he saw.

Zhong Chenggong also looked aggrieved: "Head, it's not that we don't go in, it's the common people who don't let us in!"

"As soon as we came, more than a dozen traitors from the Maintenance Association ran away with guns. I thought the people here would welcome us back, but I didn't expect them to stay behind closed doors. Not only did they not talk to us, but they also told us to leave quickly. Village, don't harm them!"

"What's going on here? Didn't you say that this village is our fortress village?" Wang Ping asked puzzledly, frowning.

"It is indeed a fortress village. Three or four months ago, a dozen young men from the village joined our new regiment, but all died in the ensuing anti-encirclement and suppression operations. But we gave a pension, and when we left the village, many The common people came out to see us off, and gave us eggs and steamed buns. Unexpectedly, we have become like this in less than a month since we left the village!" Zhong Chenggong explained immediately.

Then suddenly thought of what?Frowning, he shouted: "It must be the devil's continuous sitting system. They must be afraid of the devil's revenge, and then they dare not approach us!"

"Then why are you in a daze? Find someone to ask immediately! Remember to keep it hidden, so that no one can see it, and cause trouble for the villagers!" Wang Ping immediately ordered.

Ten minutes later, an underground party member hiding in the village was brought before Wang Ping.

Zhong Chenggong obviously knew him, and when he saw him, he frowned and asked, "Old Zhang, what happened in the village? The common people don't want to see us!"

"Hello, Chief!" Lao Zhang hurriedly received a gift from Wang Ping and Zhong Chenggong.

Then he replied with a helpless face: "I don't blame everyone for this situation. After the troops passed by, the devils set up a maintenance meeting in the village, and also set up a guard team to report each other's people who cooperated with the Eighth Route Army. .”

"You don't know that on that day, six people in the village were killed by these bastard traitors."

"Then the devils also set up a contingent system. If it is found that someone in the village is connected with the Eighth Route Army, and if no one can be found, the whole village will be punished. The whole family will be fined fifty catties of grain. If there are no traitors, they will be robbed, unless the people who connected with you will be robbed." Get it out!"

Now that the whole village is being stared at by those traitors, people are panicking. I am afraid that I will be reported. How could anyone dare to come out and contact you! "

"Didn't we drive away all the traitors who maintained the meeting?" Zhong Chenggong asked, frowning, with a dissatisfied expression.

Lao Zhang was not polite because Zhong Chenggong was the battalion commander, and directly retorted: "They are gone now, but they will come back."

"After they come back, they will come to liquidate and contact your people. At that time, what awaits them will definitely be ruined families."

"Unless Battalion Commander Zhong promises everyone that the troops will not leave in the future, everyone will believe it!"

"No!" At this point, Lao Zhang suddenly thought of something, and continued: "Even if you promise to everyone, Commander Zhong, everyone will not believe it!"

"Those traitors in the Maintenance Committee have been telling you every day that the Xinyi Regiment has been defeated. The regiment leader and political commissar are all dead, and the remaining two or three hundred remnants have been driven to the mountains, and nothing will happen. Many people believe that I think it is impossible for you to develop and grow again under the eyes of the devils."

"If I contact you at this time, once you leave, you will definitely be liquidated by the devils and kill yourself!"

Seeing the frown on Zhong Chenggong's face getting deeper and deeper, when he subconsciously wanted to curse.Wang Ping really broke his mouth and said.

"I understand: "Now that the devils are powerful, we may be wiped out at any time. The common people don't think highly of us, so they won't offend the devils and lose the lives of themselves and their families for us!" "

Seeing Lao Zhang bowing his head and not speaking, Wang Ping knew that Lao Zhang was also in great pain.

As a secret party member, seeing his troops squeezed out by the people, it is impossible to be happy in his heart.

Thinking of this, Wang Ping comforted directly: "Comrade Zhang, I don't blame you for this. If you want to blame it, blame us for not winning the battle and failing to give the people confidence!"

"Although the people's hearts are gone for the time being, I believe that as long as we win more battles and re-develop the army, and make the devils in the county feel jealous of us, the common people will definitely stand up and support us again!"

"After all, this situation of the common people was forced by the devils, and no one would not support their own soldiers!"

"Comrade Zhong, send Lao Zhang back, remember to keep it secret, and don't let other people in the village find out. We still need Comrade Lao Zhang to continue to lurk and provide us with information!"

After sending Lao Zhang away, Wang Ping sat down on the ground.

The brows that were stretched just now frowned into a big Sichuan character.

Several battalion and company commanders, including Zhong Chenggong, also frowned, or sat on the ground, or leaned against the dirt wall at the entrance of the village, thinking about the solution.

"Head, do you want us to visit another fortress village!" Zhong Chenggong, who had no idea what to do, suggested helplessly.

"No need!" Wang Ping refused.

"I have heard about the establishment of the devil's maintenance committee and the implementation of the continuous sitting system. It just happened that our Xinyi regiment was defeated again. It is normal for the common people to be scared. We have nothing to blame everyone!"

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