After the matter was settled, Shinozuka Yoshio's originally planned iron gun mopping up tactics, combined with Yamamoto Kazuki's beheading operation, were prepared to take action in a week.
But within a few days, the frenzy of looting the areas occupied by the Japanese and puppet troops officially began.
Throughout northwestern Shanxi, a large number of bandits suddenly joined the camp to rob the Japanese-occupied areas, which completely exceeded the Japanese expectations.
Yoshio Shinozuka, who suddenly learned of this, was also caught off guard.
On Shinozuka Yoshio's side, Cai, Yamamoto, and Kitagawa concluded that those who attacked the bank in the occupied area were most likely the small special operations force of the Eighth Route Army.
Then, who knows what went crazy among the bandits.
They actually dispatched from all directions to sneak attacks on the areas occupied by the Japanese and puppet troops.
Each one is even more rampant than the regular anti-Japanese armed forces.
They also claimed that they were the ones who robbed the bank of the Japanese and puppet troops not long ago.
Isn’t this just a slap in the face of Yoshio Shinozuka, Yamamoto, and Kitagawa?
Although the bandits are not very popular, both in terms of numbers and combat effectiveness, they are not even considered as a third-rate army. At most, they can be called a group of rabble, and they are never looked down upon by the little devils.
However, so many bandits suddenly harassed the occupied counties and counties, affecting the security and stability of the Japanese and puppet troops.
Of course the little devil can't bear it.
On the one hand, Yoshio Shinozuka ordered to strengthen public security to deal with the bandits who were harassing everywhere.
On the one hand, he ordered the intelligence department to investigate what caused the crazy behavior of these bandits.
As a result, the reason has not yet been investigated, but the bandit camp that originally robbed has expanded rapidly.
The first to respond were the Eighth Route Army troops from all sides.
In the eyes of the Japanese, these Eighth Route Army troops are the most abhorrent.
No matter what kind of anti-Japanese armed force, as long as there is some movement, the Eighth Route Army will always come out to join in the fun.
As long as it seizes the opportunity to fight the Japanese army, the Eighth Route Army will never miss it.
As soon as the Eighth Route Army responded, the trend immediately changed.
Looting the areas occupied by the Japanese and puppet troops soon became a trend, and it seemed that anyone could take advantage of it and make some money.
Then, the local national army, the Central Army, the stubborn army, and the Shanxi-Sui Army, seeing that there was an advantage to be taken advantage of, gathered firewood and rushed over to join in the fun.
"Baga, these bastards, do you really think that the Japanese Empire is a soft persimmon?"
The commander of the Japanese army stationed in Yangquan, Nakahara Joio, couldn't help but cursed angrily at the headquarters.
When did the dignified imperial troops suffer such humiliation?
The Eighth Route Army, the Central Army, the Shanxi-Sui Army, and the bandits, these armed forces dared to bully the Japanese Empire, which had the strongest military power in the country.
There are not many people who hold the same idea as Nakahara Joao.
Bandits don't care, as long as there is an opportunity to exploit, no matter who they are, they will rob them if they need to.
Not to mention the Eighth Route Army. As long as they can beat up the little devil, they will be with you at any time. If there is an opportunity to beat up a drowned dog in front of you, you will naturally seize it.
As for the Central Army, the miscellaneous national army, the stubborn army, and the Shanxi-Sui Army troops, they basically followed the trend and made do.
Firstly, I want to get some benefits, and secondly, I also want to take the opportunity to beat up the little devil, and finally feel proud.
After all, we are Chinese, and sometimes we still have a bit of passion and backbone.
Taiyuan City.
Intelligence personnel reported to Yoshio Shinozuka on the losses suffered by the Japanese army in the past week after the upsurge of large-scale looting of occupied areas in northwestern Shanxi.
"General, according to statistics from relevant departments, our department has been affected in Yangquan, Shouyang, Tan County, Taigu, Ping'an County, and even the surrounding areas of Taiyuan City in the past week.
In the robbery operations involving bandits, the Central Army, the Shanxi-Sui Army, the Eighth Route Army, and the National Army, heavy losses were suffered.
In Shouyang County, a total of five banks, large and small, opened by Empire in the county were robbed a total of 12 times. Shops invested and participated by Empire, including tea, oil, cigarettes, fabrics and other material stores, were robbed twice in total.
Eleven companies, a total of forty-five times, three military supplies warehouses were robbed, one external arsenal was robbed, and the maintenance associations of the towns under the jurisdiction of Shouyang County were robbed six times, a total of eleven times..."
After a series of data, it is really terrible.
And this is just Shouyang County. All the major counties around Shouyang were brutally murdered.
What is slightly better is Taiyuan City, where the main force of the Japanese army is stationed, and the security is more thorough.
Despite this, many remote towns and villages around Taiyuan City have also been robbed a lot.
What makes Yoshio Shinozuka most angry is the bastards from all parties involved in the robbery.
A shop, a bank, a maintenance association, at least two or three times, as many as five or six times.
It’s like picking up a piece of wool with all your strength!
Devil?
This is a crazy friction in the face of the Japanese Empire.
After hearing the news, Yoshio Shinozuka endured his anger. After the informant left with the documents, he couldn't bear it any longer and directly swept away the objects on the desk and smashed them to the ground. p>
Chief of Staff Kitagawa Ayumi was also shocked when he arrived at the headquarters.
"General!"
"Sit down!"
"Hi!"
"Have you heard about the matter?" Yoshio Shinozuka asked. After venting just now, the anger in his heart calmed down a little.
"Hi!" Beichuan responded, "It happened too suddenly. Our army is focusing its main force on dealing with the Eighth Route Army and the follow-up Tiejun mopping up tactical plan. Who knew that the bandits around the occupied area would suddenly riot?
Crazy robbery!"
"Due to the sudden incident, I heard that various counties in the occupied areas lost a lot of cash, materials, and equipment during these days."
Yoshio Shinozuka said with a headache: "These bandits really deserve to die. How could they have led to the current situation if they were not careful? It's such a mess."
Beichuan smiled bitterly and said: "General, the matter has come to this. Although it is troublesome, the small bandits, even if they are joined by the Central Army, Shanxi-Sui Army and the Eighth Route Army, are not enough to shake the rule of the Japanese Empire over the occupied areas." "It's just that we originally planned to implement the iron gun mopping up tactics and beheading operations with the special forces in two days. Now it seems that we have missed the best opportunity and can only postpone it for a while."
Yoshio Shinozuka nodded and said: "That's all we can do. The current situation must be dealt with. This is not only a huge loss in the occupied areas, but also involves the majesty of our Empire of Japan."
"Next, we must deal with the bandits who are looting the occupied areas, the Central Army, the Shanxi-Sui Army, and the Eighth Route Army. We must quickly defeat them with thunderous means, or even eliminate them all, so as to re-establish the power of the Japanese Empire." p>
"We must not allow anti-Japanese resistance to become a trend. Doing so will only make it more difficult for us to fully unify the entire North China."
Beichuan agreed: "The general is right. In my opinion, the Eighth Route Army must be involved in the large-scale robbery incident in front of us.
Speaking of which, before the Eighth Route Army launched its large-scale raid in August, the anti-Japanese armed forces in Shanxi were already at an absolute disadvantage.
The compromise faction and capitulation faction in the Jinsui military, as well as some local national army troops, have shown a tendency to either compromise or surrender to the Japanese Empire.
As a result, the Eighth Route Army made such a fuss in its attack operations. These guys who were originally wavering turned around and raised the anti-Japanese banner again. It was really cruel."
"In the final analysis, the source lies with the Eighth Route Army."
Yoshio Shinozuka felt the same way and said: "The Eighth Route Army is a big scourge and must be eradicated sooner or later. If the Eighth Route Army is not eradicated, the areas occupied by our army will never be peaceful."
"Not long ago, the Eighth Route Army launched a large-scale raid. Our department sent the Yamazaki Brigade to test the strength of the Eighth Route Army in depth. The plan to encircle and annihilate the Eighth Route Army went bankrupt. Then before our eyes, the Chinese anti-Japanese armed forces from all sides participated in the robbery of the occupied areas. Our country, Japan
The majesty of the imperial troops has slipped to the bottom of the slope."
"If this continues, morale will be at a loss, and there will even be a trend of the rise of anti-Japanese armed forces in Shanxi."
"The Shanxi-Sui Army and some National Army troops are typical losers. Once the advantage is tilted to the Eighth Route Army, they may follow suit and raise the banner of resistance against Japan. This is something we absolutely do not want to see."<
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Speaking of this, Yoshio Shinozuka said decisively: "So I plan to temporarily delay the raids and beheadings of Tiejun for the time being, and first focus on dealing with this wave of bandits robbing the occupied areas in northwestern Shanxi."
"Focus on attacking the Central Army, the local national army, and the Shanxi-Sui Army, so that these bastards can wake up and realize the invincibility of the Japanese Empire."
"In addition, use thunderous means to eliminate bandits and Eighth Route Army troops as much as possible, as a deterrent to re-boost the morale of our imperial troops."
"To start the temporarily delayed Tiejun mopping up tactics and get a smooth start to the beheading operation of the special agent team!"
"Order that the army combat troops stationed in the counties in the occupied areas temporarily cooperate with the local security forces to quickly eliminate the invading bandits, the Central Army, the National Army, the Eighth Route Army, the Shanxi-Sui Army, etc."
"Focus on attacking the Central Army, the Shanxi-Sui Army, and the local national army, focusing on eliminating bandits and the Eighth Route Army, and the mountains around the county. After obtaining intelligence, immediately carry out a thorough encirclement and suppression of the bandit forces to prevent the bandits from returning to robbery." p>
"After the public security in major counties was initially stabilized and the bandits were encircled and suppressed, and certain progress was made, the main forces were dispatched to raid the villages and towns surrounding the counties to destroy the guerrilla zones and base areas that the Eighth Route Army had taken the opportunity to develop in recent days."
"Hi! General, I will order the staff department to formulate a detailed battle plan." Kitagawa Ayumi responded.
Yoshio Shinozuka added: "The Eighth Route Army and bandits do not consider persuading them to surrender for the time being, and directly focus on annihilation as their main goal.
After focusing on attacking the Central Army, the local National Army and the Shanxi-Sui Army.
You can start the persuasion operation in private. If any of these troops are the first to surrender to the Japanese Empire, it will have a chain effect and set an excellent example for those who surrender and compromise."