Chapter 783 The trump card among trump cards (first update)
Author: 574981
Chapter 783 The trump card among trump cards (first update)
Wangjiachong, Shunping County, a village close to enemy-occupied areas.
Because they had just been liberated by the Eighth Route Army, the villagers here did not unconditionally trust and support the Eighth Route Army like they did in the old base areas. They even had some hostility and defensiveness towards the Eighth Route Army.
As the frontline position of the Eighth Route Army against the Japanese and puppet troops, the village received an order to fortify its walls and clear the country early.
But very few people responded, especially those poor people who had no surplus food at home and relied on the harvest in the fields to fill their stomachs. They were afraid that if they left, the crops in the fields would be ruined.
Local cadres cannot force them to transfer. They can only persuade them over and over again, with predictable results.
After two days, the people who didn't want to move still didn't want to move.
No matter how local cadres try to persuade them, they are all in vain.
At three o'clock in the afternoon, several local cadres appeared in the village again.
"Comrade Wang, please don't waste your efforts. My family is in Wangjiachong. I will die here and I will never leave." As soon as a cadre walked to the gate of the courtyard, the fellow villagers' rejection echoed in the courtyard.
"Fellow fellow... I'm here to tell you some good news..." The cadre was not dismissed and immediately told the good news he had 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 the transfer, or that they would starve due to lack of food after entering the mountains, so they specially provided millions of kilograms of food from the seizures to support everyone."
"As long as you, fellow villager, take your family to the mountains on time, everyone in the family, regardless of age or weakness, will receive fifteen kilograms of food."
"While the villagers are away from the village, if their houses and crops in the fields are damaged by the war, our base will compensate them all according to the price."
"When the time comes, we will provide food, ocean, and whatever the villagers want."
"Wait a moment……"
The fellow villager was frightened by what the local cadre just said. His face was full of disbelief and he asked quickly.
"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 mountains, everyone can really receive fifteen kilograms of grain, including children."
"There are five people in my family, so I can't receive 75 kilograms of food."
The local cadre replied firmly: "As long as you go into the mountains on time, you will receive food. Your family can indeed receive seventy-five kilograms of food, half of which is coarse grain and half of which is fine grain."
"Save some food and stick to it for half a month. It will definitely be fine."
"If you replace all refined grains with coarse grains, you will be fine for a month."
"We in the Eighth Route Army keep our word. As long as the villagers move into the mountains on time, everyone will have a share."
"The leaders also said that after entering the mountains, the troops will need a large number of light vehicles to help transport supplies and wounded people. You can also sign up to join the transport team yourself."
"The team not only takes care of the food, but also gives them two kilograms of food every day as revenge."
"This is a pie-in-the-sky good thing. If you miss it, it will be gone."
"If you agree to the transfer, fellow fellow, start preparations now."
"Hide the food and materials that cannot be taken away. It is best to bury them underground. We will dig them out after we finish the counter-mopping operation, defeat the little devils, and the villagers return home."
"After dark, everyone only needs to bring their 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 had just been developed into a base area. It had not yet experienced the autumn harvest, and had not yet enjoyed the benefits of reduced rents and interest rates in the base area. Every household had a tight supply of food.
Now it happens to be a lean period, and the villagers have even less food at home.
Many people have begun to dig wild vegetables to make a living.
Although the grain that the Eighth Route Army compensated them was not much, it was all replaced by coarse grains, which was enough to last the family for another month, maybe until the autumn harvest.
After entering the mountains, you can also join the transportation team to earn food, so the whole family will have less pressure on food rations.
The old man made the decision without much hesitation: "I will transfer..."
"To support Comrades of the Eighth Route Army, let your family collect your 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 of colonel gathered together. Some were discussing something in a low voice, some were sitting on chairs without saying a word, and others were gathering around the table to study maps. It was very lively.
"Your Majesty the Commander said..."
The sentry at the door suddenly shouted, and the busy conference room suddenly fell silent.
The officers all returned to their positions, sat upright, and stared at the door of the conference room in full readiness.
Okamura Neiji was the first to walk in, followed closely by the two division commanders, and then followed by the deputy chief of staff of the front army headquarters...
After entering the door and sitting directly on the rostrum, the officers stood up from their chairs at the same time as if they were discussing it, and said respectfully: "Hello, sir..."
"Everyone sit down..."
Okamura Neji waved his hand and ordered.
Then without any nonsense, he glanced at the dozens of officers in front of him and told the real purpose of this meeting.
"As far as I know, you are all the best in the Kwantung Army, otherwise you would not be photographed by your commander to reinforce the North China Front."
"Before I announce the combat mission to you, as the commander of the North China Front, I would like to first express my gratitude to you."
As he spoke, he bowed to the officer in front of him, and then continued.
"Thank you all for traveling the long distance south to Baoding to support the North China Front."
"When the big sweep is over, I will personally hold a banquet in Baoding City to celebrate the victory."
"Now let me ask my deputy chief of staff to introduce to you the opponents of this big sweep."
The deputy chief of staff understood the situation and stood up from the chair quickly, opened the folder, and introduced seriously: "Everyone..."
"After repeated confirmation by the intelligence department and the reconnaissance force, our opponent's Eighth Route Army has a total of five regiments with nearly 10,000 troops."
"They are very well equipped. There are more than 30 field guns in the mountain alone, which is equivalent to an artillery regiment of our army."
"Currently, these troops are setting up defenses in Wangdu, Mancheng, and Shunping areas."
"Intelligence also shows: after the last major sweep."
"Although the Eighth Route Army in Yizhong suffered heavy casualties, it seized all the time to train the troops."
"But their local troops and guerrillas have never stopped digging tunnels."
"The current size of the tunnels in the Yi Zhong Base has at least doubled compared to the last major raid."
"This situation deserves the attention of all sweeper forces."
"In the last major raid, many of the raiding troops failed to pass the Eighth Route Army tunnels and were defeated by the tunnels."
"To this end, the commander specially summarized the tactics and tactics used by the participating troops in the last raid on the tunnels."
"It will be distributed to everyone shortly."
"Some methods work, some don't."
"How exactly it should be used, when to use it, and which tactics to use for which tunnels, everyone needs to make their own judgments."
"No matter how complicated the tunnel dug by the Eighth Route Army is, it is still underground. It is a confined space."
"If we release poison gas into the tunnels during the battle, the Eighth Route Army troops in many tunnels will either be poisoned to death or come out to fight us."
"So I want to confirm with the commander: "Can our army use a large number of poison gas bombs during the battle?"
"When the troops passed by Peking, the front army replenished us with a lot of gas bombs and gas masks."
"There is no way such good equipment and ammunition can be used as decoration in battle."
Okamura Neiji only hesitated for two seconds before a fierce expression flashed across his serious face. Facing dozens of pairs of expectant eyes, he ordered with murderous intent: "You can use gas bombs..."
"Each unit can directly use poisonous gas bombs when encountering a tough nut to crack, without asking me for instructions."
"But after the war, we must destroy all evidence of our use of poison gas bombs and not let outsiders know about it, so as not to cause unnecessary trouble."
Lieutenant General Sakai Ichiro laughed after hearing this: "Your Excellency, Commander, is wise..."
"I have been fighting in China for so many years, and I have never encountered a Chinese army that did not collapse in the face of poison gas bombs."
"As long as the headquarters agrees that the participating troops will use a large number of poison gas bombs during the sweep, we will win this sweep."
The other Japanese officers became excited.
If artillery and aircraft were the enemy's trump card for invincibility on the Chinese battlefield, poison gas bombs were the trump card among their trump cards.
With such a deadly weapon in hand, if they still can't take the Yi Zhong base, all these years of fighting will be in vain.
The deputy chief of staff continued: "The Eighth Route Army in Yi Zhong especially likes to use tricks to force us to divide our troops. Through defeating each one, we slowly consume our troops. I drag our fat troops thin, and drag our thin troops even thinner, and then concentrate our troops to annihilate them.
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"All participating troops must be prepared for this in advance and must not be fooled."
"They also like to sneak back to our side through tunnels and launch sudden attacks."
"When fighting the Eighth Route Army, each unit should not just focus on the ground, but also consider the underground."
"Maybe there's a tunnel entrance under your feet."
"If the troops are not careful, they will be killed by the Eighth Route Army right under our noses."
Among the more than twenty officers above the rank of colonel, some were arrogant and held the idea that the Kwantung Army was the best in the world. They sincerely looked down on the Eighth Route Army in Yizhong and did not take them seriously.
When faced with the introduction by the deputy chief of staff, it went in with the left ear and out with the right ear, without taking it to heart at all.
Some people accept it humbly and record it while listening.
They had never actually fought against the Yizhong Eighth Route Army and could only understand their opponents through intelligence.
If you know the enemy directly, you will be victorious in every battle. The more you know, the greater the chance of defeating the Yizhong Eighth Route Army on the battlefield.
Some officers also had mixed reactions.
They neither paid attention to the deputy chief of staff's introduction nor looked down upon. They stared at them with big eyes full of confusion and confidence. No one knew what they were thinking.
As for how much of the deputy chief of staff's introduction was heard, only God knows.
Neji Okamura saw all these people's reactions and felt very unhappy, but he didn't say anything more and didn't appear to remind them.
These people are from the Kwantung Army, and it would be a lie to say they are not arrogant.
I want them to put down their arrogance and humbly accept the introduction of the deputy chief of staff. Just talking with words is of no use.
Moreover, they are not affiliated with the North China Front Army, but are only under their own command temporarily, and it is not easy for me to force them to do things.
The best way is to practice.
Only by letting the Yizhong Eighth Route Army teach them a lesson and suffer some losses on the battlefield will they stop underestimating the enemy and fight hard.
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