The first battle was short and fast. The National Liberation Army ambushed 11 Japanese vehicles transporting supplies on the highway with overwhelming force, killed 23 Japanese soldiers, seized a large amount of supplies, and then quickly withdrew into the jungle.

From small to large, from weak to strong, the scale of the battle must be gradual. The growth of a good soldier is not easy. Yu Biao does not want the troops to suffer excessive losses. After all, it will take more than three years to survive. It's still growing.

In the following days, the National Liberation Army attacked two police stations at night, eliminated two shifts of Japanese police, and conducted an ambush on the Kelantan River, sinking and damaging a motorboat loaded with food and military supplies. , more than 20 Japanese troops were wiped out, and one anti-aircraft machine gun, one heavy machine gun, about 20 rifles, a batch of ammunition and other military supplies and food were seized.

After several small-scale battles, the soldiers were trained in actual combat, and the integration between officers and soldiers became smoother. In addition, casualties in several operations were minor, which greatly increased the confidence of the soldiers.

Half a month later, the troops returned to the camp for a short rest and summary.

"The Japanese use war to support war, and we must also use war to support war," Yu Biao said to the summoned officers at all levels: "The seizures are greater than the consumption. We just want to fight more such battles and try to avoid positional battles and fortified battles." , the number of people dispatched at each time should not be too large, fight quickly and retreat quickly, never let the devils bite, attack in a piecemeal manner, and slowly consume the devils' strength. You must know that the devils' troops have been used to the limit, and it is impossible to add more to Malaya. Soldiers, if we kill one, they will have one less, unlike us who can replenish them. In addition, we have to set up defenses in the jungle to deal with the Japanese raids."

"It's okay to dispatch one brigade at a time," said Yu Deshui, the captain of the brigade. He is Yu Biao's old subordinate and a very experienced commander. He is very good at guerrilla warfare and is very familiar with Yu Biao, so he The question was raised first.

"Operations are fought in groups," Yu Biao said with a smile: "One group attacks, another group digs tunnels, traps, and mines in the jungle, and the other group rests. This not only makes the Japanese devils miserable, but also strengthens ourselves. Keep your spirits up,”

"Then let our brigade go out first," Zhang Sanmao said eagerly: "These battles are too small in scale and not satisfying at all."

"Now we need to familiarize ourselves with the terrain and adapt to the climate. Of course we can't rush it," Yu Biao explained: "Fighting alone is not enough. We also need to mobilize the people. Only then can we become stronger as we fight. Let's rest for a few days and wait until I come back from the meeting at the headquarters. After the pro-democracy cadres from the headquarters come down, the troops will attack again and kill the bandits first."

Whether the anti-Japanese struggle can be carried out in the East Coast Mountains and whether it can be built into an anti-Japanese guerrilla base depends not only on whether the Malayan National Party can send cadres to contact, mobilize, and organize the farmers there, but also on whether the Malayan National Party can Whether the party can solve the urgent demands of the masses at that time.

What is the urgent demand of the masses? Their demand is to relieve or reduce the heavy oppression imposed on them by the two mountains of Japanese invaders and bandits.

After the Japanese fascists replaced the rule of British imperialism in Malaya, rubber could not be sold, and the operations of small rubber plantations came to a standstill. Most rubber farmers had no way out, and the lives of the masses were very painful. The Japanese invaders continued to carry out inhumane oppression. and exploitation, such as forcibly seizing young adults to serve as soldiers and hard labor, or sending them to build death railways in the forests of Myanmar, which resulted in a sharp reduction in the labor force engaged in production on the land. At the same time, the Japanese invaders also continued to force farmers to pay rice for military rations. As a result, The peasants suffered from hunger and disease, and the Japanese invaders also forced the people to pay various exorbitant taxes.

The disasters brought by the Japanese fascists to the masses were already very serious, but the disasters caused by the bandits and robbers were not slightly less severe than the atrocities committed by the Japanese fascists, because the bandits and robbers committed violence and looted homes on a daily basis. In some respects, their The atrocities were even worse than those of the Japanese fascists.

There are three groups of armed bandits in Kuala Kelai. There are nearly a hundred people in the northern part of Kelantan alone. They use violence to force people to donate money and food, rob wealthy people's homes, rape women, and also engage in gambling and drinking. , opium smoking became popular, all of which caused the local farmers to suffer increasingly serious disasters.

When fighting on the Malayan Peninsula, it is essential to win the hearts and minds of the people. There are Chinese, Malays, and Indians here with different religious beliefs and national habits, which greatly increases the complexity of the work.

"We are facing serious difficulties. There are no Malay cadres, and the Chinese cadres do not know the customs, religious beliefs and particularities of the Malay people, and they do not understand the Malay language very well," Li Jinghua said very distressedly. Speaking at the meeting, "Therefore, it is not easy to expand the anti-Japanese guerrilla base area, send a group of comrades to contact and organize the Malay farmers there, and to carry out work and establish a foothold in that area,"

"With the troops escorting us, things will gradually get smoother," Yu Biao comforted with a smile: "The Japanese devils say they are good people, but in fact they make people's lives more difficult. The robbers and bandits also say they are good people. But the bad things they did are more cruel than the devil. Now we also say that we want to do good things and help the people, but if we want them to believe it, we can show it with practical actions. As time goes by, people's hearts will be revealed. As long as we persevere and persevere, we will succeed. I don’t believe they don’t believe us,”

"You're right," Zhang Cong nodded and said, "It's no use saying it better than singing it. You can only prove it with actual actions."

"You are always so confident," Li Jinghua said with a self-deprecating smile: "Well, you can take away the first batch of pro-democracy cadres."

"Don't worry, I will let the soldiers protect them," Yu Biao said with a smile: "More cadres will be needed in the future, so you must seize the time to continue training."

"By the way, there is one more thing I want to remind you," Li Jinghua became serious, took a piece of intelligence and said: "The Japanese devils are going to organize a self-police group to strengthen their rule."

"Self-Police Group," Yu Biao took the information, read it carefully, sneered, and said: "Isn't this something similar to the maintenance meeting implemented in China? Look, I want to turn the Self-Police Group into our police force. Prepare the group,"

The Japanese military government began to implement a strict joint household registration system for the Malayan people. Each household must obtain a settlement certificate before they can be considered as legal and good citizens. It also forced the people to join the self-police team, using the people to restrain and monitor each other. , in order to achieve the purpose of its rule, every city, town, and village must set up self-police regiment sentries. The members of the self-police regiment are organized according to districts, divisions, and classes, and take turns standing guard day and night. The law also stipulates that the responsibilities of the self-police regiment are: to maintain public order and prevent anti-Japanese aggression. The guerrillas monitor people coming and going, register strangers who come to stay, etc. If the members of the self-police group do not perform their duties, they must be held accountable.
Chapter completed!