"Majiro!! Who can tell me what's going on?! How could Danyang City be captured?! How did Horii and the rest of the idiots defend themselves?! I gave them a squadron of artillery, even if they were idiots,

Can you hold it for a whole day?! How could these bastards lose Danyang City in one night?!"

Major General Naojiro Yatani, commander of the 10th Composite Brigade, cursed loudly in the conference room of the headquarters, but the two captains did not even dare to hum.om

The supplies were escorted and nothing happened. However, Danyang City was lost. This was the first town lost in the hinterland of the occupied zone since the Japanese army entered China.

"What the hell is going on?! Can anyone explain it to me?!" Naojiro Yatani roared angrily at the captain below: "You bastards, you are unworthy of being called the Emperor! Jingran even has a small guerrilla company.

Even the brigade cannot resist, and the brigade has been completely humiliated by you!!"

"Hai!!" The two captains did not dare to refute, so they could only stand up and respond loudly. Whatever they said at this time was wrong, so it was better to admit it happily.

Yaotani Naojiro cursed for a long time, then sat on a chair and untied his collar and said bitterly: "These damn China dolphins are too cunning! Damn it if Jingran takes this opportunity to attack the town.

Damn..."

He didn't know how long he had been scolding, but Naojiro Yayatani, who had regained his breath, gave the two captains a sinister look.

"That Li Cui is already on his way here. Ying Zuo and the others agreed to my request. What they want to do when they come here this time is to investigate those damn rats. I'll give you one last chance! Find these rats.

Kill!"

"Hai!!"

Compared to the sadness and angry roars of Yaotani Naojiro, there was a burst of joy and laughter on Huo Qingyun's side. They captured a county! This is something that even the Central Army has not accomplished!

This alone is enough to make these guerrillas proud. But they also know that Huo Qingyun and the others are indispensable for the successful capture of Danyang City.

From planning to step-by-step execution, without Huo Qingyun and others taking the lead, this victory would not have been possible.

"Commander in Chief! I, Old Lu, have surrendered! I am completely convinced!" Lu Hong, the leader of the fourth detachment, said loudly to Huo Qingyun.

"I thought we guys were pretty good at it, but compared with you, the Commander-in-Chief, we are so far behind! What's rare is that the Commander-in-Chief and the instructors really treat us as brothers! They don't look down on us rough guys.

, teach us words and lead us to fight! I didn’t say anything! From now on, if the commander-in-chief says east, I, Old Lu, will never go west! Everyone, testify, if you tell any lies, I, Old Lu, will die badly!"

Lu Hong's words were impassioned, but they came from the heart. Before Huo Qingyun and the others arrived in northern Jiangsu, Lu Hong had also fought with the Japanese army.

He had tried both ambushes and forced attacks, and he knew clearly how powerful the Japanese army was. Those heavy machine guns were swept over, and they were instantly shattered. The grenades thrown by the grenades could hit more than a hundred meters, and his brothers even

He died tragically on the battlefield without seeing the Japanese.

This once made Lu Hong despair. He even thought about dying directly with the Japanese army, but Huo Qingyun's fighting method made him see a different possibility.

"Hahaha...Old Lu! This little ambition of yours?! No, this is too impossible!" Huo Qingyun laughed and said to Lu Hong: "Do you know that our National Defense Forces are thinking about stepping down day and night from top to bottom?

Let’s go to the little devil’s land and let them know what it means to destroy the country!”

Huo Qingyun raised his head and drank all the wine in the bowl, and said loudly to the crowd: "Everyone! You are all true heroes, but I hope you don't just limit yourself to this northern Jiangsu!"

"China is big! The world is big! Why should we be limited to northern Jiangsu?! We need to take a longer view, we need to see the bigger world!" Huo Qingyun said loudly to the detachment leaders who were participating in the celebration.

"Everyone study hard and fight well! As long as you perform well, I will find a way to send you to the National Defense University in our three eastern provinces to study. Those who come out from there are all generals! Real officers!"

"But...but we are weak-legged..." Huang Bamei blushed and said a little embarrassed: "We don't have any good status, how can we enter university..."

In this era, "university" is just an unattainable dream for countless students. Especially for students such as Huang Bamei. They envy those who can go to school, and they envy those who are knowledgeable.

It's a pity that they almost never have this opportunity. Therefore, although they appear rough and indifferent on the surface, in fact they are extremely sensitive on the inside.

"What's impossible?! Our Commander-in-Chief was just a bearded man back then!" Huo Qingyun laughed and said to the crowd: "Going forward, isn't Marshal Zhang also born with a beard?!"

"As the old saying goes, heroes are not afraid of low birth! It doesn't matter what your background is. What matters is what you do!" Peng Chengji, the instructor of the general headquarters, took Huo Qingyun's words and spoke to the crowd.

"Why are we teaching everyone literacy now?! It is to lay the foundation for everyone to learn knowledge at the National Defense University in the future. Even those talented people, are they literate from birth?! Don't they learn it step by step?!"

"They can learn, and so can we! We are neither stupid nor inferior to them. Everyone, believe me! As long as you learn knowledge well and fight well! We are not inferior to those scholars!"

"Okay!!" These words made these men feel relaxed and fascinated. After living in the world for many years, they know the pain of not having knowledge.

There is no one here who does not wish that he could participate in the study, but the fact is: they do not have this opportunity.

Most of them, like Huang Bamei, come from poor backgrounds, and most of the time they spend their time in the world just trying to make a living.

Japan came in, and they stood up and fought. With that passion. They wanted a better life and wanted to be respected.

These were given to them by Huo Qingyun and others. In fact, members of the Central Army had contacted them long before Huo Qingyun and others came. They were even given various official titles to allow them to fight against the Japanese.

But no one is a fool. Everyone can see what those government officials have in mind. What they want is for them to be used as cannon fodder.

They had also hesitated whether to join the Central Army, at least with a name that would allow them to carry out official activities. But after the arrival of Huo Qingyun and others, these doubts disappeared.

The Central Army is retreating, and the retreat is so complete. Even the country has been lost. Unless there is no other way, no one will have confidence in the country.

On the other hand, the National Defense Forces fought all the way with the Japanese army in Nanjing, Beijing, Tianjin, Korea and other places. They never lost a single battle, which can be said to be a great achievement.

In such a situation, everyone knows what to choose.

The instructors of the National Defense Forces are not as arrogant as the "special commissioners" of the Central Army. They neither ask for benefits nor talk about "revolutionary principles." When they get home, they simply and plainly tell these guys: Japan

An intruder came to our house to steal things, what should we do?! Die to death, you son of a bitch!

Although the words were vulgar, they suited the appetite of these men. They looked more closely and were even more satisfied. Huo Qingyun and the others had eliminated all the gangsters, those who collected protection fees, and those who took the opportunity to make money from the country.

But for those who had no bad records, they gave them more support. Regardless of whether they wanted to join the guerrillas, they provided guns and artillery. They also took them with them to fight guerrillas and distributed supplies.

After some hard work, these unruly men were convinced and willingly joined the guerrillas.

And Huo Qingyun did not disappoint them. Various trainings and literacy were eye-opening for them. Although there were many regulations that made them somewhat constrained, the instructors explained them one by one.

They are not like the "big officials" of the Central Army who regard themselves as orthodox and look down on these "weak-legged" people. On the contrary, most members of the National Defense Force have no idea of ​​looking down on anyone.

As long as they are willing to serve the country and serve the country sincerely, they are willing to regard them as their comrades and partners. This spirit has existed since the establishment of the Fourth Battalion.

And this spirit has penetrated into all aspects of the entire National Defense Force. Before joining the National Defense Force, everyone has a variety of identities, but after joining, after training, they become comrades who eat from the same pot.

They live and die together on the battlefield, roaring and fighting for their own troops and for victory. They believe that anyone who is willing to serve the country will go with them.

"Although we won this time, according to our intelligence, the Japanese have not given up." Huo Qingyun said solemnly to the detachment leaders: "They transferred an agent from Shanghai, and this agent is not easy!

The purpose of his coming is to find out our true identity and annihilate us in northern Jiangsu."

Everyone was shocked. Huo Qingyun rarely spoke like this. If he said this, then the seriousness of the matter would probably exceed their imagination.

"Commander-in-Chief, who did you send? So powerful?!" Lu Hong put down the wine bowl and said worriedly to Huo Qingyun.

"Speaking of which, this guy is also a traitor. He used to be a red traitor, and he once went to Lao Maozi to learn political security. But his talent was not good, and he immediately rebelled after being caught by the government. He followed the government.

For a period of time, maybe he was not taken seriously because he was a traitor! He was thrown to Shanghai to do work."

Huo Qingyun paused and said to the crowd: "This kid is considered capable and has a good eye. He got on Wang Zhaoming's line. Then he became a traitor with all his heart. He also helped Wang Zhaoming win over Ding Mo Village and destroyed the military command in one fell swoop.

Base in Shanghai.”

"Humph! Damn it!!" Huang Bamei always had a hot temper, and she couldn't help but grit her teeth when Huo Qingyun said this.

"That's not all. According to our information, this time the Japanese army was able to quietly attack Wuhan and surround this Li Cui." Huo Qingyun said with a sneer: "He opened up a lot of joints and bribed a lot of people along the way.

The military system is in line with the system."

Hearing what Huo Qingyun said, the crowd gnashed their teeth in hatred for Li Cui, whom they had never met. They also knew a little about the situation of the Wuhan Defense War, and Huo Qingyun did not hide the information sent back by the National Defense Force from them.

Knowing that the fight in Wuhan was hard and the losses were heavy, everyone was heartbroken. Thinking that this was all because of the traitor's betrayal, how could they not hate it?!

"The reason why Li Cui came this time is because of Yaotani Naojiro's request." Huo Qingyun said this and smiled at the crowd: "We really scared Yaotani Naojiro this time. It's rare for him to be like this."

Don’t be so shameless as to request Shanghai!”

"Hahaha..." The crowd laughed. They captured a town in the Japanese-occupied area and completely annihilated three squadrons of the Japanese army. This was the first time for the Northern Jiangsu guerrillas to do so!

"Next, the focus of our work must be on the common people." Huo Qingyun put down his wine bowl and said to the crowd: "We cannot ignore the power of the common people. Look at our recent victories, which one was not provided by the common people?

News and cover?! We need to mobilize the people, and we need to punish the traitors. Of course, we must also pay attention to protecting those comrades lurking inside the enemy."

Everyone nodded, and even Huang Bamei, Liu Yunjiao and others took out a small notebook and started recording what Huo Qingyun said. Seeing this, the others also took out notebooks to record.

"The phenomenon of traitors must be curbed, and those things that have been sold to the ancestors must be cleaned up!" Huo Qingyun said to the crowd: "Everyone should pay attention to this, and there is also the issue of coordination between us. All departments must contact each other regularly.

We should set up our own contact points in each village, township and town to help our brother troops as much as possible."

"When Li Cui comes this time, he will definitely contact a group of local organizations that were formerly under the military command. Everyone should have a good idea of ​​these organizations. These people are our key observation targets. If they are determined to resist Japan, we need to fight for them. If they are iron

We must also resolutely crack down on those who are determined to be traitors!"

"The General Headquarters and I applied for a batch of supplies, mostly weapons, ammunition and medicines. Along with these came some comrades who were learning to be field medical personnel." Huo Qingyun sighed to the crowd: "We still didn't think it through.

, everyone should remember to strengthen the training of field medical care for the soldiers when they return home. Those are all good guys..."

At this point, everyone felt a little sad. Although the attack on the Japanese army was successful, the losses were not small. In all calculations, there were at least more than 400 casualties.

"That's right! The compensation for the fallen soldiers must be given to their families as soon as possible. If the families are willing, we will be responsible for escorting them to the rear. At least in the Beijing-Tianjin area, it is safe."

Huo Qingyun's words made everyone feel happy. Everyone was on the edge of a knife. Everyone might have died in the battle tomorrow. To be able to receive pensions and take care of the family is so benevolent and righteous!

While Huo Qingyun and the others were discussing the post-war cleanup work, a man with oily hair and a Japanese Army Major uniform came into Naojiro Yatani's office.

"Li Sang, didn't you say you wouldn't arrive until three days later?! How did you get here so quickly?!" Yaotani Naojiro said to the man in front of him in surprise.

"There is no way... Your Excellency Major General Yautani, according to the news you sent, I am afraid that there will be those attackers near you." Lairu smiled bitterly at Yaotani Naojiro and said: "For this reason, I have to be more cautious."

Naojiro Yatani nodded, expressing his understanding. Then he said: "Li Sang, the letter you sent me said that you already have some clues in your investigation?! Can you tell me about it?!"

Come in, it's Li Cui. He didn't come here according to the date he said, but arrived in advance. And even if it was in advance, he came in secret when he entered Naojiro Yaotani's headquarters.
To be continued...