Lao Cao, who was sent back by Fang Pingshan, not long ago reported to Kong Jie the situation in the Qinghe Village area.
These days, a lot of information came back from the troops at the front. When they were generally integrated, Kong Jie realized that the Japanese army had already launched a battle for the village.
Shen Quan, the second battalion commander who rushed to the regiment headquarters for a meeting, said: "Commander, to sum up, the Japanese seem to have learned a lot, and they also want to use the method of three parts military and seven parts politics."
"On the one hand, we have strengthened the control of the village and implemented the Baojia and Lizuo system. We claim that if one person secretly communicates with others, the whole village will suffer the consequences."
"On the other hand, the Japanese have continuously sent traitors from the puppet army to live in the villages as eyes and ears, and at the same time monitor the contact between our Eighth Route Army and the villagers."
"Not only that, the little devils seem to want to work hard on the soft policy. I heard that they have recently distributed condolences grains to various villages, and sent traitors and puppet soldiers into the villages to help the villagers clean the courtyards, carry water and chop firewood, etc. ."
"In addition, the Japanese have recently requisitioned a large number of people to build gun towers and strongholds. They have also dug deep ditches more than ten feet wide between villages, directly cutting off the roads between villages."
Kong Jie nodded, looked at the others, and asked, "What do you think?"
Wang Leihu, the commander of the first battalion, said: "Commander, it is obvious that since the Japanese commander-in-chief in North China was replaced by an old Japanese named Okamura Neiji, the Japanese's strategy for dealing with our village seems to have changed a lot."
"In the past, the devils mainly used force to suppress them, but now they are trying to win over them."
"The little devil wants to use soft policies to paralyze the people and encroach on our base step by step." said Wang Huaibao, commander of the third battalion.
Wang Leihu had a headache and said: "Captain, if the Japs just play hard, we won't be afraid. Now the Japs want to play dirty, it's really hard to deal with.
I'm afraid that some of our folks will be deceived by the Japanese.
Coupled with the Baojia continuous sitting system implemented by the little devils, it will be much more difficult for us to start work in the village."
Shen Quan said: "Actually, our independent regiment is doing better. We have been winning battles for more than a year. Coupled with the regiment leader's planning, we have established a certain organizational foundation in major villages in advance. The villagers around the base area They also have considerable trust in our independent group."
"It's not that easy for the Japanese to deceive the villagers with their false tactics."
"The so-called pro-people policies of the Japanese include sending condolences and helping the villagers clean their courtyards, chop wood and carry water. These are all fake."
"Exorbitant taxes and miscellaneous taxes are not enough. When did the little devil really care about the lives of our fellow villagers? The fox's tail is always exposed, but it is just a fig leaf."
"But the situation in the base areas of our other teams is probably much worse. If the Japanese suddenly use such soft and gentle methods of encroachment, the brother troops may not be able to respond in time."
The cadres nodded one after another. The second battalion commander was right. This is what everyone is worried about.
Fourth Battalion Commander Lei Dasheng said: "Not only that, the Japs and puppet troops have changed from their normal behavior recently. Usually, the Japs and puppet troops usually hide in the stronghold gun towers and will never leave the stronghold easily. But in the past two days, I don't know what the Japs and puppet troops are thinking. , teams of Japanese and puppet army patrols will patrol along the highway lines and railway lines at regular intervals."
Shen Quan said: "Okamura Neiji, this old Japs, is a bit interesting. After he took office, the tactics adopted by the previous Japs commander-in-chief seemed to be completely opposite to each other."
"But even with this sudden reversal, many of our troops were probably caught off guard."
"In the past, the Japanese and puppet troops hid in strongholds, and the strongholds could not be moved, which meant that there was a lot of room for us to move. Now the Japanese have begun to send out patrols. As a result, it will be much more difficult for us to move and assemble." ”
"Now it seems that everyone's predictions were good. The newly appointed Okamura Neiji seems to be more difficult to deal with than Tada Shun."
Wang Leihu said: "The most interesting thing is that I don't know if this is the case in the areas where your other battalions are responsible for defending. On my side, the garrison of the Japanese stronghold suddenly increased a lot.
In addition, the Japanese began to build new blockhouses around the original brick and stone blockhouses.
And they also brought cement, sand, and gravel. It seems that the Japanese are preparing to build a concrete block tower!"
"It's probably for the attack artillery specifically targeting our independent regiment!" Shen Quan said.
"You little devil, you have worked hard."
The cadres kept talking to each other, but Kong Jie never spoke.
After Okamura Neiji took office, the tactical changes he adopted against the Eighth Route Army were actually similar to what Kong Jie expected.
As for countermeasures, Kong Jie has already been making preparations.
After all the cadres expressed their opinions, Kong Jie finally made the final decision:
"Now that the old devil Okamura has made a move, we will take action as soon as possible. Of course, passive defense is not the character of our independent group, and we must take the initiative to attack."
"Right now, our response is generally in three directions. First, step up the political offensive and launch an anti-cannibalization campaign. How can it be so easy for the Japanese army to use political means to win over our folks?
After all, the Japs are foreign invaders, and they don’t understand the language. What future can we have with a bunch of traitors working for them? We are soldiers born and raised by the people. If we can’t win over the Japs in terms of winning people’s hearts, then we might as well go home and farm. Come on."
The cadres all laughed when they heard this. The group leader was telling the truth, and everyone was confident in this aspect.
Kong Jie continued: "Second, political offensive still needs military offensive as a auxiliary means."
"The little devils want to switch from defense to offense and take the initiative to mobilize the garrison in the stronghold and patrol around to guard against the movements and gatherings of our Eighth Route Army and reduce our movement space.
If this is used against other groups, it may be effective, but if the Japanese want to use it on our independent group, then they are asking for trouble."
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"In view of the situation where the Japanese and puppet troops take the initiative to attack, we will next have a series of offensive measures to make the little devils switch from offense to defense and shrink into their turtle shells."
Chen Quan's head turned the fastest, and he understood Kong Jie's thoughts best. He said happily: "Captain, if the Japanese really hide in the stronghold's gun tower, it will be difficult for us to attack even if we have attack artillery, but if the Japanese dare to take the initiative It will be much easier if you come out."
"With our sniper team tactics, our side bombs, mines and traps, sooner or later the Japanese and puppet troops will regret leaving their stronghold."
"I went to the repair shop two days ago and found that the explosive production room was filled with explosive packets and wires. Dong San told me that recently the repair shop has been busy producing large quantities of remotely controlled side bombs. I don’t have time to help our battalion repair the guns. Commander, have you thought of this for a long time?”
Kong Jie smiled and said: "You have a sharp eye. Yes, right after the counter-mopping up, I ordered the repair shop to prepare early. These side bombs will come in handy sooner or later."
"The Japanese and puppet troops have just left their stronghold and are patrolling around. This is exactly what I want. Only the side bombs are enough to scare the Japanese and puppet troops."
"As for the third point, the internal development of our base area will continue and cannot be affected by external military operations."
Li Wenjie, who is now the acting political commissar of the Independence League, said with a smile: "In terms of internal development, head, please rest assured that we are basically on the right track now."
"With the expansion of our guerrilla zones, the villages near our roots are relatively more stable. Our soldiers have helped the villagers reclaim a large amount of land and develop farming. In addition, our taxes are so low that the villagers We even took the initiative to send more food, which is absolutely enough for the villagers to fill their bellies."
"In addition to training, our soldiers will also devote themselves to farming. We will not become part-time workers. After the crops are harvested, we will definitely be self-sufficient."
"In terms of foreign economic development, whether it is the counties, villages and towns in the Japanese-occupied areas, or the Kuomintang-controlled areas, the road has been successfully opened up."
"The briquettes and briquette stoves we produce ourselves have already been sold to the outside world, and the sales volume has been very good."
“In the future, according to the team leader’s plan, we will gradually build wineries, cigarette factories, and even chicken essence processing plants. By then, the products produced can be sold through the sales channels we have developed, and will provide a solid foundation for our independent team.
Provide a steady stream of income."
Kong Jie nodded and asked: "We are doing business under the eyes of the enemy. We must ensure concealment and safety in the process. Without these as prerequisites, the business chain we have finally built will be easy."
It will go bankrupt."
Wang An, the head of the enemy's Ministry of Industry who also participated in the meeting, responded: "Captain, don't worry, since the Japanese Taiyuan City agency chief Takeda Eijiro and his successor Kudo Tatoshi were killed by us one after another.
There is a gap in the leadership of the Japanese in intelligence.
Our comrades from the Enemy Industry Department also took the opportunity to break into Taiyuan City. Nowadays, major counties in the surrounding Japanese-occupied areas basically have intelligence stations secretly established by our comrades from the Enemy Industry Department."
"These comrades are protecting us, and the sellers we do business with are not our own comrades. Some are entrusted by some smart and capable villagers, and some are even sold by Japanese businessmen after multiple layers of disguise.
How could the little devil notice it?"
"As for the sales in the Kuomintang-controlled areas, it's better to say that they sell it by their own people. The national army takes advantage of the war to make money from the country's difficulties. They are probably used to this kind of thing."
In this way, Kong Jie was indeed relieved.
Then, Kong Jie asked: "During this period, the troops of each battalion and company must cheer me up. They must not only be prepared to counterattack the Japanese army, but also be prepared to defend against Japanese attacks at any time."
"In addition, we must strengthen the village's defense system to guard against Japanese infiltration."
"I want to remind you about this. The Japanese are not stupid. They send plainclothes teams to infiltrate our villages. This is just a general method. They may even disguise themselves as our Eighth Route Army troops and can also speak fluent Chinese.
, it’s hard to distinguish between true and false.”
"So each unit has strengthened its defensive measures, and each unit must set up constantly changing passwords."
"In addition, Wenjie, you have worked so hard here to strengthen the villagers' awareness of prevention and strengthen the villagers' awareness of distinguishing between ourselves and the enemy. If there is any unexpected situation, we must respond immediately, and the regiment headquarters must also respond immediately.
Message received."
Li Wenjie responded: "Don't worry, leader!"
"Also, in this anti-mopping operation, the Japanese suffered a lot from our sniper platoon."
"The number of special shooters in the Japanese team is no less than ours. During the frontline defense of each department, we must strengthen the awareness of counter-sniper attacks. Be careful that the little Japanese have learned our methods and sent snipers to counterattack us." Kong Jie finally explained. p>
The battalion commanders and instructors were also awakened and responded one after another.
After the meeting, the cadres left in twos and threes.
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Qinghe Village.
For the villagers, one night was just a matter of time to take a nap. When they woke up the next day, it was as if a group of Jia Changbao chiefs who had been shouting fiercely yesterday seemed to have changed their attitudes.
He made a 180-degree turn and even took the initiative to nod and bend down to say hello to the villagers.
Morning.
"Folks, the second dog Wang is dead!"
The news reached Qinghe Village that Wang Erquan, the captain of the grain collection team, felt humiliated because he was a traitor last night. He hanged himself in fear of crime and died in his own home.
When the villagers heard this, they all looked overjoyed. If it weren't for the fact that there were some armor chiefs and security chiefs around, everyone would have clapped and praised him.
Some villagers who were observant even noticed that these chiefs and security guards, who were originally here to maintain the association, were even trembling when they heard the news.
Just last night, Fang Pingshan and Yang Jie separated into two groups.
Fang Pingshan directly punished the traitor leader Wang Erquan, forced Wang Erquan to write a suicide note of fear of crime, and then forged the situation of Wang Erquan committing suicide in fear of crime.
On Yang Jie's side, he led the rest of the armed forces team and comrades from the militia team to control the Jia and Bao chiefs of Qinghe Village at night.
After a lot of coercion and inducement, these traitors who came from the maintenance association to serve as the chiefs and security chiefs were afraid of death, so they immediately became honest.
When the news that Wang Erquan had hanged himself in fear of crime spread to the village, the traitors were all horrified when they heard the news.
Last night, those people from the armed workers' team came to the door and threatened them. If they didn't know what to do and continued to be traitors to the Japanese, they would end up like Wang Erquan.
These traitors originally thought that the armed workers team was looking for an opportunity to deal with the captain Wang Erquan.
Who would have thought that these elusive guys were so powerful that they actually made Wang Erquan commit suicide and hang himself in his house.
You know, Wang Erquan's residence was in Tangyuan Town, which was a heavily guarded town by the Japanese army. But even so, Wang Erquan still died, and he still died in his own home.
I heard that when the Japanese military police arrived, the situation was just like what was written in Wang Erquan's suicide note. He was ashamed of being a traitor and committed suicide in fear of crime. Other than that, no other clues were found. p>
But the traitors in Qinghe Village knew very well that with Wang Erquan's tendency to follow people's influence, greed for life and fear of death, they made him commit suicide?
Unless it's a ghost.
Obviously, it was definitely someone from the martial arts team who did it, otherwise the martial arts team wouldn't have threatened Wang Ergou's fate in advance.
Thinking of this, these traitors trembled even more.
No matter how powerful the little devil is, like Wang Erquan, for example, if he hides in the town and sleeps in his own home, he will still be killed by the Eighth Route Army of the armed workers.
It was done so quietly, and it was so ridiculous to say that it was suicide out of fear of crime.
In fact, Ba Ye is too awesome.
Those traitors who once advised Wang Erquan were even more miserable.
The little devils can't save their lives, so what else can they do? They can only surrender to Master Ba!
Just like that, the attitude of the traitors in Qinghe Village towards the villagers has completely changed. As long as there are no Japs coming to monitor them, they are all polite to the common people!
If the Japs come, they will cooperate with the common people in acting. When the Japs leave, they will nod and bow their heads to apologize to the common people, for fear of offending the Eighth Route Army grandfathers of the armed workers team who are watching in secret...