There is nothing we can do about it. The Eighth Route Army is now blocked by all forces at home and abroad. The poor are almost unable to take the blame. People are poor and have short ambitions. If you want to live a good life, being stingy is an indispensable skill.

They have always been outside the base area, and no one will recognize the currency issued by the Taihang base area outside the base area.

They are free-range people to begin with, and the funds they finally get for activities are not recognized by anyone in such a peripheral area, and cannot be used as currency to buy things at all.

Although the Eighth Route Army is self-reliant, with so many people, no matter what, there will be consumption, food, clothing, housing, transportation, firewood, rice, oil, and salt. There will always be things that cannot be solved by themselves and require money.

The Eighth Route Army does not take advantage of the common people. This is a basic principle, so there are many places to spend money. How can it be done without saving some wealth?

Zhang Yunfei said nothing as he watched the prisoners of war who took a small amount of money and quickly disappeared into the night.

As for whether they really wanted to return to their original army or whether they wanted to take advantage of the opportunity to escape, that was not Zhang Yunfei's concern.

With so many puppet troops joining in at once, he was worried about letting them stay together. These guys were not good at fighting and were excellent at escaping. If they were to slow down the pace of a battle, they would be in trouble.

Zhang Yunfei organized them into squadrons 1, 2 and 3. As long as they don't coerce together, they are still easy to manage. These guys became puppet soldiers purely to save their lives and make a living. It is much easier to transform them. In the atmosphere of the Eighth Route Army

Over time, they will naturally be assimilated.

As for the guys from the Central Army, they were in much more trouble. There were four to five hundred of them, and only about twenty people were left. It can be imagined that this army had deep prejudices against the Eighth Route Army.

Those who stayed did not necessarily have much favorable impressions of the Eighth Route Army, so it was much more difficult to educate these people ideologically. It was a good job for Qin Wenxiu to do it. Those who can do more work.

"I didn't expect you to stay." Zhang Yunfei really didn't expect that there would be an officer staying, let alone He Jingtang.

"My humble position is from the eleventh period of the Northeast Military Academy." He Jingtang said with a wry smile.

"It's no wonder." Zhang Yunfei understood.

It's difficult to get ahead in the Central Military Forces. He Jingtang is the best example. It's been almost ten years since graduation and he's still a captain. How humiliating is this?

Is it any wonder that he wants to stay? Maybe he has wanted to find another way out for a long time, but he just didn't have the chance. After all, being a soldier doesn't mean you can come and leave whenever you want.

Besides, he doesn't know anything except being a soldier, so he can only hang out in the army. This time, Zhang Yunfei retained someone, which just gave him a chance.

Zhang Yunfei is quite happy that he can stay? After all, he is a graduate of a military academy, and his military quality will not be much worse no matter how bad he is.

And he should be an honest person? If he is flexible, he can at least be a major, not a direct officer? The regiment position is an important position and it is not easy to be promoted? But the battalion position is not so strict.

Zhang Yunfei currently lacks professional staff members, so for the time being, he just serves as this staff member for himself.

He Jingtang is quite satisfied with Zhang Yunfei's arrangement. After all, he is like this. It is impossible to let him lead the troops directly.

This is good now, because there are no military ranks in the Eighth Route Army. If you have to make an analogy, it is equivalent to being attached to the regiment, which is regarded as the rank of major, which can be regarded as giving him full respect.

The Xinnan detachment, which had completed simple training, went on the road again in the dark. At this time, their personnel and equipment were much stronger than before.

This time they seized more than a hundred guns and two machine guns. Because the attack was sudden, the guns and ammunition were not lost, and they received them intact.

Due to the increase in personnel, weapons and ammunition are not much richer, but at least everyone can have a gun in their hands.

Especially when the Japs were fighting in the wild, they had plenty of ammunition. There were more than a thousand rounds of machine gun ammunition and 125 rounds of rifles per person. More than 2,000 rounds of ammunition were seized from these dozen Japs alone.

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The Japs in this era are definitely synonymous with local tyrants compared to the Eighth Route Army, but it is not easy to completely capture their weapons and ammunition.

They are too spendthrift. They like to throw things when they are defeated. Their weapons are often broken by them, and their ammunition is almost consumed. After all the fighting, they often cannot make ends meet.

As they were marching into the middle of the night, sudden gunshots rang out from the front. Without any warning, they encountered the enemy.

Zhang Yunfei hurriedly led his men to rush towards the sound of gunfire, but his heart was filled with worry. The Eighth Route Army was very good at encounters. What they were best at was a well-prepared ambush.

What does Tiedan do for a living? He can actually run into the enemy when he goes out for reconnaissance. What's the point of his reconnaissance?

At this time, Tiedan was also helpless. Although his subordinates were not rookies who knew nothing, they were still inexperienced as scouts. Reconnaissance relied entirely on sight, but at night, the sight was blocked. How far could they see?

These little devils were really bad. They even had lights out at night, so they just ran into them.

In fact, it was not they who discovered the Japs, but the Japs who discovered them. There is no need to explain this. Those who wanted to retreat had no chance, so they just did it.

At this time, Tiedan's squadron directly encountered the Japanese and became completely at war.

Although the Japs discovered them first, after all, the First Squadron was on a warning march and the Japs were camping, so it was only the Japs sentries who discovered them.

It will take some time for the Japanese troops to assemble in large numbers. With the Japanese military quality, this time will be very short.

Tiedan is not a new recruit, so naturally he will not miss such an opportunity and take advantage of the Japanese's brief period of panic.

The bayonet was attached to the gun, and the grenade was used to pull out the match. The grenade and two light machine guns were used to clear the way, and they swept towards the Japanese who were fighting in a panic.

Zhang Yunfei has always attached great importance to the allocation of firepower, but what the Eighth Route Army lacks most is firepower, so it can only be allocated to the advancing sharp knife troops first.

Tie Dan's No. 1 Squadron has the best firepower among their troops. After all, among the four squadron leaders, Tie Dan has the most rich combat experience. He is relied upon for various reconnaissance and assault missions, so it is natural to strengthen their squadron's firepower.

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At this time, a squadron of concentrated bullets fired at the Japs like water. Tiedan spared no effort in consuming bullets to prevent the Japs from organizing an effective counterattack line of defense.

The Japanese were a little stunned by such fierce firepower. They were in the core area and did not expect to be attacked by the enemy.

The Japanese commander was a little confused after being beaten. He couldn't figure out where this group of enemies came from. He was caught off guard and was unable to withstand the opponent's offensive. The defensive firepower of the temporary organization did not last for more than a few minutes and was directly defeated by the enemy.

Devastated.

Tiedan also didn't expect that he could defeat the Japanese organization's defense line so easily. He would not let go of such a good opportunity and commanded his troops without hesitation to penetrate deep into the Japanese camp.
Chapter completed!