358 No matter how high you are praised, how miserable you will fall.
Until the 20th.
There are six days until New Year’s Eve.
It has been nearly two weeks since the comrades from the enemy's Ministry of Industry lurking in the 251st Regiment handed over to Reporter Shen the films that proved that the 251st Regiment was resisting the Japanese on the surface but actually colluding with the Japanese.
Independent Regiment, Enemy Industry Minister Wang An felt that the regiment leader had trusted the wrong person.
"As a woman, what can she do even if she knows the truth? Then she stupidly stands up and shouts that the 251st Regiment is a traitor who colluded with the Japanese. Who knows, someone in the national army may even arrest this reporter. Get up."
"It's been almost two weeks and there's still no news. Captain, it seems that our film was given to the wrong person."
Kong Jie still looked calm.
"Be patient, the water is too muddy. If you want to see clearly what's going on underwater, you'll have to wait a little longer."
"Not to mention these, during these times, your Ministry of Enemy Industry will first focus on determining the situation of the major maintenance associations in the villages and towns surrounding the Japanese-occupied areas, sort out the information before the year, and then we will visit them one by one."
"Yes!"
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Twenty-one days.
Just before the Chinese New Year, a big event happened in northwest Shanxi.
The news came from the Kuomintang-controlled areas controlled by the Central Army and the local National Army in southern Shanxi:
In the latest issue of the "Anti-Japanese National Daily" published by the Jinnan Newspaper, Shen Wenyue, a reporter from the Jinnan Newspaper, personally wrote an article with inspiring words to correct the "251 Day" published in previous issues. Article "The regiment is an example of heroic resistance to Japan behind enemy lines".
Shen Wenyue expressed it with quite sharp, shocking and to the point remarks:
"The so-called 251st Regiment's heroic resistance to Japan is purely a hoax. The truth is that the 251st Regiment has been wandering around rather than attacking since it was stranded behind enemy lines, and has even secretly communicated with the Japanese army.
Lu Duoxian, the leader of the 251st Regiment, said that there was a fierce battle with the Japanese army in Taiyuan. The truth is that Captain Lu led the 25th Regiment and originally went to the direction of Taiyuan City to surrender to the Japanese army.
As a result, it was destroyed by the Eighth Route Army on the way, which triggered a firefight between the Japanese army and the 251st Regiment. The 251st Regiment was defeated and hundreds of people were killed by the pursuing Japanese army."
As soon as this report came out, the newspaper of the day was quickly sold out.
When faced with the regulatory authorities of news newspapers, the national military did not even have time to take action. The news spread like a tide in all directions.
Once spread.
Not only the Kuomintang-controlled areas in southern Shanxi, the entire three Jin Dynasties were in an uproar.
The 251st Regiment of the National Army stood at the forefront of the storm.
The topic surrounding "Whether the 251st Regiment was a heroic anti-Japanese team or a traitor who secretly colluded with the Japanese" quickly became a topic of discussion among the people in the streets and alleys.
Then, in the current issue of the "Anti-Japanese National News" newspaper, there are some military and current affairs content below.
Shen Wenyue actually teamed up with several reporters to co-write a detailed exposé that revealed how the 251st Regiment secretly colluded with the Japanese and betrayed the enemy and the country, but was able to resist the Japanese in a glorious manner on the surface, and even became a model for the war behind enemy lines.<
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Below this report is a joint report by more than a dozen reporters. This lineup is truly spectacular.
And it’s not just Chinese reporters, there are even foreign reporters, including some reporters from the United States and the Soviet Union.
In the newspaper, the films that Wang An asked the comrades from the Enemy Industry Department to hand over to Shen Wenyue have been developed into photos by Shen Wenyue and published in the newspaper.
In addition, this report mentioned that many reporters, including foreign reporters, rushed to the 251st Mission for actual verification.
We also found those soldiers who were unwilling to surrender to the Japanese and conducted private interviews.
Only then were things revealed one by one, and as the story went deeper, more and more inside stories were revealed.
Only then did the truth emerge. It turned out that the 251st Regiment had been secretly supported by little devils since its establishment.
Lu Daoxian, the leader of the 251st Regiment, is very good at shooting. He is exquisite on all sides and pleases on both sides.
While paralyzing the people, it also paralyzed the judgment of the military government.
In the report, the reporters also took a photo, "Lazy 251st Regiment troops", "Soldiers and officers smoking pipes", "It was already around 10 o'clock in the morning, and there was still no one
A training ground for one person.
Then comes the question from the soul:
"With such an undisciplined, unorganized and lazy army armed with pipes, how can it be a heroic anti-Japanese force?"
The people were silent, as they seemed to already have the answer in their hearts.
Seeing that the situation was getting out of control, the military government of Shanxi Province dared to hesitate in the face of public criticism and did not bother to clean up the Shannan newspaper office. It quickly clarified to the outside world that the government had also been deceived by the 251st group.
We will intensify our efforts to verify and give the public a satisfactory answer as soon as possible.
In this way, although it is a bit slap in the face, it is explained clearly.
Soon after, Boss Chiang, who had trusted the wrong person, was furious and ordered a thorough investigation into the authenticity of the 251st Regiment's traitors.
Independent group.
The news also came through. Wang An rushed to the regiment headquarters with the latest anti-Japanese national newspaper in southern Shanxi and reported the situation to Kong Jie.
Seeing Kong Jie, Wang An was filled with emotion:
"Captain, please stay calm, I made a mistake.
I really didn't expect that this reporter Shen, a female prostitute, could be so capable. Good guy, it seems that this reporter Shen not only has the character of a reporter and a literary man, but also has the intelligence to deal with the enemy. Foreign reporters have come here. No wonder
There is nothing the national army can do to stop it."
Kong Jie smiled, but he was actually a little surprised.
I didn’t expect that Reporter Shen had so much energy and really got things done.
Wang An chuckled and said: "Captain, if you want to say that these foreign reporters are really not afraid of death, those reporters just broke into the 251st Group.
Our comrades from the enemy's engineering department who were lurking in the 251st Regiment provided support and guided these reporters to find those soldiers who were unwilling to surrender to the Japs in the first place. In this way, when these reporters interviewed, everything was exposed."< /p>
"You boy, I really have you!" Kong Jie said with a smile.
"Thanks to Reporter Shen," Wang Andao said.
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"By the way, Commander, in addition to this matter, during this period, the news newspapers in the Kuomintang-controlled areas have been promoting the Wannan incident. There are many people who accuse the reactionaries of the National Army, and they are all crying out for the injustice of our New Fourth Army! ”
Kong Jie said: "The people's eyes are sharp, and paper cannot contain the fire. Sooner or later, the conspiracies of the reactionaries will surface."
"In the Jinnan Kuomintang-controlled area, there should be some comrades from within the newspaper office who were involved in exposing this matter to the public."
"This is not something we have to worry about for the time being. We still have to be alert to the next move of the 251st Regiment.
The public opinion in front of us has pushed the 251 group to the forefront. This rabbit will bite people when it is cornered!"
"The 251st Regiment will definitely do something crazy next, and our lurking comrades must always be vigilant."
"Yes!"
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After Wang An left, Kong Jie called in the first battalion commander Wang Leihu.
"Captain, are you looking for me?"
Kong Jie nodded and asked: "How is the situation around the first battalion's recent station?"
Wang Leihu said: "It's quite stable. With the help of the recent large-scale robbery of the Japs-occupied areas, the guerrilla area of our first battalion has expanded a lot. Now we have turned from offense to defense, and we are temporarily in a stalemate with the Japs.
It’s almost the Chinese New Year now, and the Japanese have become more peaceful. There shouldn’t be any more wars in a short time.”
Kong Jie said: "In this way, your battalion will continue to fight steadily, defend the station, and send me another three hundred elites. I don't care how you train or how you assign tasks. There is only one requirement. Be ready to fight at any time."
When Wang Leihu heard this, he was overjoyed and said: "Commander, is there a battle?"
Kong Jie smiled and nodded, saying, "Have you heard about the stubborn 251st Regiment?"
Wang Leihu said: "Commander, I heard that the 251st Regiment is really shameless. It is obviously a ragtag group that surrendered to the Japanese, but it gave itself a reputation as a heroic anti-Japanese force behind enemy lines.
It's a good time now. I was exposed by a reporter and I lost all my face.
I just want to see how the national army will end up with it."
Kong Jie said: "It is better to ask for yourself than to ask for others. You don't know the nature of the national army. In addition, the 251st Regiment is originally behind the enemy's rear. It is okay for the national army to hide in the rear and enjoy the blessings. Let them go deep into the enemy's rear."
Don’t expect to fight against the Japanese."
"In addition, the Japanese will never ignore the incident where the 251st Regiment is exposed, and may step up their efforts to persuade the 251st Regiment to surrender."
"After all, the 251st Regiment has several thousand troops, and it is a large armed force. Whether it is the national army or the Japanese, they all want to get this piece of fat."
"The 251st Regiment is behind enemy lines, and the Japs are closer. Naturally, those who are closer to the water and the towers will get the moon first."
"The Central Army of Southern Shanxi will definitely send people to contact the 251st Regiment, but we don't know how the 251st Regiment will choose whether to stand firm and resist the Japanese, or continue to collude with the Japs, or even harm the national army in turn.
, we can only prepare in advance."
"If the 251st Regiment really wakes up and takes up guns to fight the Japanese and fight the Japanese, it will be like our worries are in vain. But if the 251st Regiment is determined to become traitors, we can't just watch."<
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Wang Leihu understood and said: "Commander, don't worry, if the 251st Regiment is really determined to be a traitor, then we will beat the rabbits in the grass and deal with the Japanese and puppet troops, including the 251st Regiment."<
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Kong Jie said: "Yes, that's what it means.
But now, the Chinese New Year is coming soon. According to the little devil's urine, he might even use the New Year's celebration to divert attention on the New Year's day and secretly recruit the 251 group.
I’m afraid the comrades in the first battalion will have to work harder.”
Wang Leihu said happily: "Captain, you don't know this. As long as our brothers in the first battalion can kill the Japanese, they will be happier than celebrating the New Year.
If we really go to war on the New Year's Day, then I will lead a battalion of soldiers to defeat the Japanese, puppet troops, and the 251st Regiment, which can be regarded as a New Year for our independent regiment."
"You kid, you're right, go get ready!" Kong Jie said with a smile.
"Yes!"
After everything is ready on Kong Jie's side.
The incident of the 251st Regiment ostensibly resisting Japan but secretly surrendering to the enemy continued to be brewed through the propaganda of the "Anti-Japanese National Daily".
The people criticized the 251 regiment fiercely for their duplicity and despicable behavior.
Many literati also came out to join in the fun and wrote one or two articles to severely criticize the 251st Regiment for their rebellion against the enemy.
In the Kuomintang-controlled areas, the comrades of the Eighth Route Army underground party immediately took action, and through some news newspapers, they published a report like this:
"Yesterday's hero, today's traitor, who is wandering without fighting? Who is secretly colluding with the Japanese invaders? Who is pretending to resist the Japanese behind enemy lines, but in fact, they are colluding with the enemy and betraying the enemy?"
This series of questions successfully transformed the 251st Regiment from an anti-Japanese force into a traitor to the enemy and pushed it to a climax.
This communication is like a slap in the face of the national army.
I remember that just before it was revealed that the 251st Regiment had secretly surrendered to the enemy, the National Army newspapers used the 251st Regiment's heroic resistance against the Japanese behind enemy lines to vigorously criticize the Eighth Route Army for wandering instead of attacking, and slandered the Eighth Route Army for secretly colluding with the Japanese invaders. .
It's better now, the relationship is all a good thing done by the national army.
I really think the people are blind.
But you are trying so hard to fool me!
At the same time, Lu Daoxian, the leader of the 251st Regiment, who was pushed to the forefront, is now like an ant on a hot pot, anxious.
Lu Daxian was very angry and wanted to kill the female reporter named Shen.
The 251st Regiment fell into the hands of a reporter.
And those photos published in newspapers made Lu Daxian even more frightened.
He didn't know where the reporter took these photos. It was obviously a situation in which he met in secret with Japanese military officers.
How high I was praised at the beginning, how miserable I am now!
Lu Daxian knew that he was almost doomed, at least as far as the national army was concerned.
After this incident was exposed, even if it was for the sake of appeasing the people's anger, the military government would never let it go.
No matter how much background he has, it is useless.
Now all he can rely on is Lu Daxian...
"We are the only one left with the Japanese Empire, Commander Lu, do you still have any hesitation?"
On the 22nd, Kudo Tatoshi, the new spy agency chief of the Japanese army in Taiyuan City, said this when he came to the 251st Regiment to meet with Lu Duoxian in private.
To say that Kudo Tatoshi was indeed brave enough, he took a dozen Japanese soldiers with him and dared to rush to the 251st Regiment to interview Lu Daxian.
The reason is very real. Kudo Tajun has already grasped Lu Dahyun’s heart.
"Commander Lu, now your dealings with the Japanese Empire have been completely exposed. Your government will never let you go. You have no way out now."
"The Empire of Japan is your only choice. In addition, the promise made to you by Director Takeda is still in effect."
"As long as you are willing to lead the people to surrender to the Japanese Empire, you will still be the group commander of the North China Security Army."
"I came here this time just to get a clear answer from you, Commander Lu."
Having said this, Kudo Tatoshi paused and said, "Of course, you can also refuse my invitation."
"But what will be the consequences? Captain Lu, you should understand better than me. Captain Lu is a person who understands current affairs, so he will not destroy his own future, right?"
Lu Daxian was indeed at his wits end. Even if there were only a dozen or so people in Kudo Tatoshi and his group in front of him, he would not dare to have the slightest idea of taking down Kudou Tatjun and others.
The great backer of the national military government has fallen, and there is only the last straw left in front of us - the Japanese.
For a person like Lu Duoxian who cherishes his life, how can he still hesitate?
All he wants now is to escape from the current whirlpool.
"Your Majesty, Major, I am willing to lead my troops to surrender to the imperial army! The time and place are all decided by Your Majesty, Major."
"No rush, no hurry!" Kudo Tatoshi, who was confident of winning, smiled and shook his head, saying: "Captain Lu, I have another idea."
"Major, please speak!"
Kudo Tatoshi said: "After this incident, if nothing unexpected happens, the national army will definitely send troops to your 251st Regiment to investigate the truth.
I suggest that in order to show Commander Lu’s sincerity towards our Japanese Empire.
At that time, it will be up to Commander Lu himself to turn the guns and eliminate the national troops who came to investigate the 251st Regiment.
To show the world that Commander Lu is determined to surrender to the Japanese Empire."
"This..."
Lu Daxian was a little confused. Engineer Duojun was right. The national army would definitely send someone to the 251st Regiment to investigate the situation.
The number of people is estimated to be quite large. If nothing else, it is still the Central Army. The officer leading the team has an official position even higher than that of his commander.
If he leads the troops of the 251st Regiment to surrender to the Japs, even though he will be accused of being a traitor, in the final analysis, the law does not punish the public, and there are not a few national army troops who rely on this method to save the country.
If you surrender to the Japanese today, you can just escape and come back later.
The national military government is quite broad-minded in this regard.
In addition, given Roh Do-hyun's level, he also knew some information within the national army at that time.
"I would rather surrender to surrender than to surrender to the Communist Party!"
"I would rather surrender to the Japanese than surrender to the Eighth Route Army!"
This is by no means groundless.
It is basically impossible to surrender to the Eighth Route Army and then return to the embrace of the National Army.
But after surrendering to the Japs and then going back, in many cases it is simply a matter of course.
But if Lu Daxian takes the initiative, he will in turn kill the officers and troops of the national army.
The nature of that is too bad.
Facing Kudo Tajun's glaring gaze, Lu Daxian had no choice but to nod slowly.
Kudo Tatoshi then laughed and said, "Captain Lu, please rest assured that the Empire of Japan will definitely share weal and woe with friends who sincerely surrender.
I think Captain Lu will never regret his choice today.
After Captain Lu surrenders to the Empire of Japan, our Empire of Japan will definitely ensure the safety of Captain Lu.”
And the reason why Roh Do-hyun was asked to take the initiative to turn his guns to deal with the national army.
Kudo Tatoshi naturally has his own considerations.
The original plan of Engineering Duojun was to suddenly pull the 251st Regiment into the water when the soldiers and civilians in the Kuomintang-controlled area thought that the 251st Regiment was a great anti-Japanese hero, and have the entire 251st Regiment surrender to the Japanese Empire in order to suppress the Chinese.
The role of anti-Japanese sentiment.
Who knew that something went wrong along the way, and the reporter from their Kuomintang-controlled area actually exposed the 251st Regiment’s background first.
The effects of active and passive are completely different.
Now if Noh Da-hyun surrenders to the Japanese again, he will be imprisoned for secretly colluding with the Japanese army, nothing more.
It simply cannot achieve the effect Kudo Tatoshi expected.
Therefore, Kudo Tatoshi thought of another move and asked Lu Doxian to destroy the national troops who came to the 251st Regiment.
In this way, it will definitely arouse greater public opinion.
It must be a big blow to the morale of the national army.
It can also achieve the effect expected by Kudo Tatoshi.
In addition, it can also prevent the 251st Group from being capricious after surrendering.
This is a good thing that kills multiple birds with one stone.