...On the second day after Shen Wenyue and his party left the Independence Regiment base area.
As the main force of the Japanese First Army in Shanxi set off to fight in southern Shanxi, the New First Regiment and the New Second Regiment of the Independent Regiment took the lead in launching sneak attacks on various Japanese strongholds, as well as raids on roads, railways and other transportation lines, and quickly launched
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On the other side, what is being carried out secretly is the expansion and control of the vast villages.
The soldiers cooperated with the comrades of the armed workers team to continue to build two-sided governments in the villages, creating a secret nail village and a fortress village.
In fact, the Japanese army in Shanxi followed the main force of the First Army to fight in southern Shanxi. It was expected that this battle would last a long time. How could Yoshio Shinozuka not make some preparations for the security of the counties behind him? p>
Yoshio Shinozuka has always been very wary of the Eighth Route Army in the Taihang area.
Especially the three regiments of the Iron Triangle of the Eighth Route Army near Yangquan and Pingan County.
For this reason, before the Battle of Southern Shanxi broke out, Yoshio Shinozuka specially strengthened the defense forces of the garrison in each county around the three regiments of the Iron Triangle.
All strongholds, big and small, also switched from offense to defense. According to Shinozuka Yoshio's plan, they temporarily switched to defense. When the Battle of Southern Shanxi was over, the imperial troops, with the momentum of a great victory, would annihilate the Eighth Route Army in one fell swoop.
In addition, especially in response to the recent continuous raids by the three Iron Triangle regiments, Shinozuka Yoshio on the one hand ordered to strengthen the defense forces around the base areas of the Three Iron Triangle regiments. On the other hand, he ordered the secret deployment of elite Japanese troops and disguised them as Imperial Army troops.
, reinforcements were sent to the vicinity of Yangquan and Ping'an County, specifically to deal with the Independent Regiment, the New First Regiment, and the New Second Regiment.
Yoshio Shinozuka, an old Japanese soldier, is very interesting. He realized that the ambush intensity of the Eighth Route Army's attacks on Imperial troops and Imperial Army troops was completely different.
If they were ambushing imperial troops, the Eighth Route Army would not hold back at all and would attack them fiercely until all the imperial troops were destroyed.
But if the troops of the Imperial Association were ambushed, the Eighth Route Army would often beat and intimidate them until they forced the Imperial Army to surrender.
So Yoshio Shinozuka came up with this dirty trick, asking the elite troops of the empire to disguise themselves as puppet troops and wear the clothes of Imperial Army soldiers to go out and raid.
Encountering the Eighth Route Army in this way, if the Eighth Route Army treats the elites of the empire as the Imperial Association Army with third-rate combat effectiveness, it will definitely suffer a big loss.
In addition to these methods, Yoshio Shinozuka also retained Kazuki Yamamoto as a secret agent to infiltrate and counterattack against the independent group.
Shinozuka Yoshio understands Kong Jie's temperament very well in this regard. Active attack is the best defense against the independent group.
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Nine days.
A Japanese army disguised as an Eighth Route Army unit, more than twenty people in appearance, suddenly touched some villages in the middle line area of the village where the Japanese army and the Eighth Route Army competed.
The role of this Japanese army, according to Yoshio Shinozuka's plan, is to test whether some villages are secretly communicating with the Eighth Route Army.
The temptation here is very simple.
The Japanese army disguised themselves as Eighth Route Army troops and entered the village. On the one hand, we looked at the attitude of the villagers towards these "Eighth Route Army". If they were enthusiastic and even took the initiative to report the movements of the Japanese army, it would definitely be a secret liaison with the Eighth Route Army.
If the common people do not secretly communicate with the Eighth Route Army, the Japanese can investigate and find out whether there are any hidden Eighth Route Army militia units or guerrillas in the surrounding area. It would be best to fish these guys out and eliminate them in one fell swoop.
Chenjiacun, this is a village close to the Japanese army county seat.
On the surface, the people in the village are very honest. They pay taxes and grain on time, and often accept inspections by the Japanese and puppet troops when they enter the village. They also implement the Baojia company system, and there have been no problems.
However, the Japanese army has always been worried, always suspecting that this village is still secretly connected with the Eighth Route Army and has secret dealings with the Eighth Route Army.
Therefore, this special force disguised as the Eighth Route Army was sent to conduct a test.
These guys are members of the advance team specially prepared by the First Army to deal with the Eighth Route Army.
These members have lived with Chinese people for a long time, and have also learned Chinese, Chinese language, customs and other aspects of culture.
In the end, to what extent do these guys understand Chinese and Chinese culture?
Throw them into a pile of Chinese people, and you can't even tell whether they are Japanese or Chinese.
"Remember, from now on, change your identity for me. We are ordinary Chinese people. All our behaviors and habits will be changed according to the Chinese habits we have learned. We must not let the villagers discover any flaws.
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When the team was not far from Chenjiacun, Shigeo Hiramatsu, the leader of the advance team in charge of this test, explained in authentic Chinese.
There was even some local Shanxi accent in his words. Not to mention that he was Chinese, even the little devils pretending to be the Eighth Route Army around him couldn't hear the flaws in it.
At this moment, these Japs are wearing the uniforms of the Eighth Route Army.
Whether it’s the equipment he carries or the clothes he wears, there are almost no flaws.
He also deliberately made the military uniform old, trying to look the same as the Tubalu people he saw in daily life.
In addition, the acting skills of these pretenders are quite good. They pretended to be the Eighth Route Army team and appeared secretly in the evening. When they saw some villagers in the village, they looked around warily.
Hiramatsu Shigeo said to some of the villagers he met, "Fellow, we are from the guerrillas. It is too late and there are no shelters nearby. Can we stay in your village for one night?
By the way, there are no Japanese spies in your village, right?"
Because the disguise of Hiramatsu Shigeo and his party was so good, the villagers who came into contact with them did not notice it at first.
The old village chief of Chenjia Village (the Baojia company sitting system of this generation has not yet been fully implemented) even personally came out to receive them and secretly stayed in the village with Shigeo Hiramatsu and his party disguised as guerrillas.
Everything went smoothly at first. Some villagers were a little wary when talking to some pretenders. They found that these pretenders spoke very fluently and had local accents, so they didn't think much about it.
It wasn't until dinner that a pretender accidentally revealed some flaws while talking to the old village chief. Perhaps because he wanted to know the answer too much and was too eager, the pretender suddenly inquired about some news about the independent group.
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The propaganda cadres of the Independent Group have already vaccinated the villagers in surrounding and outlying villages.
Any troops who want to inquire about the details of the Eighth Route Army are probably having problems, and the folks should deal with them with caution.
The old village chief became suspicious, so he made some fooling around and got over it, saying that he didn't know much about the issue of the Independent Group.
Then, the old village chief temporarily stabilized Hiramatsu Shigeo and his party, and then found some villagers in the village who had had contact with Eighth Route Army comrades to discuss the matter.
"Village chief, do you mean to suspect that these Eighth Route comrades are fake?"
"But we didn't find any flaws?"
Under the increasingly dark dusk, a few confused faces appeared in the remote earthen house. The old village chief and the villagers discussed each other word by word.
"It's hard to tell the real thing from the fake. They also speak with local accents. What if they are really Eighth Route comrades?"
"But they took the initiative to ask about some things about the Independence Group." The old village chief said, "Have you forgotten what some of the propaganda officers of the Independence Group said a few days ago?"
"The foreign guerrillas are somewhat interested in inquiring about the details of the independent group. They even tentatively asked me if there is a militia organization or a military team in our village."
When the old village chief said this, several villagers who had previously been in contact with the pretenders also hesitated.
"Village Chief, if you want to say that, it is indeed possible. If it is really a Japanese or a traitor disguised as the Eighth Route Army, that would not be good."
"What should we do now? How about we test and see if they are really Eighth Route Army?"
"How to try?"
"Have you forgotten the pamphlet sent by Comrade Eighth Route Army? There are many ways to identify whether it is a Japanese or not. Let's try it and find out."
The old village chief said: "I'm going to prepare some coriander right now. It's mentioned in the picture album that little Japan generally hates eating coriander. We can try it."
A villager said: "Village Chief, let's split up and talk to those Eighth Route comrades to see if we can find any problems."
After discussing the countermeasures, everyone took action quickly. The old village chief quickly prepared a handful of coriander and sprinkled it into the rice soup served to the Eighth Route comrades.
In the hall.
The old village chief brought rice soup sprinkled with coriander to the "Eighth Routemen", and Hiramatsu Shigeo, the guerrilla leader, quickly thanked him.
Several villagers who came over to investigate the situation were chatting wordlessly with Shigeo and his party from Heping Village.
These "eight-legged people" seemed to be very talkative, and they believed that they did not reveal any flaws in their conversations with the villagers.
But the occasional eye contact between several villagers and the old village chief revealed more and more hesitation.
Everyone chatted for a long time, and there were only some leftovers on the table. The old village chief and the villagers left the house, leaving Shigeo Hiramatsu and his party to take a short rest.
A corner of the backyard.
The faces of the old village chiefs and others who were reunited looked ugly.
One said: "There must be something wrong with these people. I guess most of them are not Eighth Route comrades."
One said: "When they answer questions, some of them will indeed hesitate for a moment. In addition, if you look carefully at the expressions on their faces, they always seem to be holding back and unable to let go. When they smile, they feel that their smiles are fake.
These are very similar to the fake Eighth Route Army situation depicted in the pamphlet."
Another said: "There is a problem. I noticed that many Eighth Route Army members deliberately left the coriander in the bowl, or picked it out. This may not mean that these Eighth Route Army comrades are fake, but there is definitely a problem.
, there are some leftovers on the plate!"
"The conditions for the Eighth Route Army comrades to fight against Japan are difficult. They don't even have enough to eat, so how can they leave leftovers?"
"Yes, there are even some rice grains in the bowl!"
"When I eat, I don't look like a soldier. How should I put it? It's a little too polite, as if I've never been hungry before."
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"Village Chief, now we can basically confirm that these eight routes are fake. What should we do next?"
The old village chief thought for a while and said: "These fake Eighth Route Army soldiers must have some ulterior motives when they appear here. If we secretly notify the comrades of the armed work team to come and help, if the news is leaked, the Japanese will definitely think that...
Our village is full of secret connections."
"Well, Amin, let me stabilize these fake Eighth Route Army first. You guys will rush to Tangyuan Town immediately and report the situation to the Japanese. Say that a group of Eighth Route Army has appeared in our village and has been stabilized by us. Let's
They came quickly to wipe out the Eighth Route Army."
Several villagers were stunned, and then they all gave a thumbs up to the village chief.
"Village Chief, this is a powerful move. Let's let the little devil bite the dog!"
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In the main hall.
The companion next to him whispered in Japanese, "Captain, the people of Chenjia Village are so enthusiastic about the Eighth Route Army, they must have secretly communicated with the Eighth Route Army, or we can just..."
He made a gesture of wiping his neck.
Hiramatsu Shigeo cursed in Chinese: "Asshole, speak Chinese."
"Yes!"
"Remember, our mission is to infiltrate the base of the Eighth Route Army Independent Regiment and steal information. If we find an opportunity, we can secretly ambush and assassinate them. These ordinary villagers are not our targets and are not worth taking action. As for the villagers here secretly
Regarding the matter of connecting the Eighth Road, if we pass the news back, someone will naturally deal with it."
"Yes!"
"Captain, what should we do next?"
"These villagers are very cunning. They keep making detours and think of ways later to see if they can extract useful information from their mouths and find out where the troops of the surrounding independent regiments are stationed." Shigeo Hiramatsu said.<
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"Yes!"
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Around eight o'clock in the evening.
The sky has turned completely dark, Shigeo Hiramatsu thought, it is not easy to continue moving in the dark, so he will stay in Chenjiacun for one night first.
The old village chief continued to warmly entertain Hiramatsu Shigeo and his party, and even set aside a courtyard for Hiramatsu Shigeo and others to stay.
At around nine o'clock in the evening, just as Shigeo Hiramatsu and his party were preparing to take a rest, out of usual habit, a companion who was acting as a whistle outside the house suddenly noticed some movement not far away.
The battle broke out quite suddenly, and someone threw grenades directly into the yard.
Several loud bangs completely broke the dead silence of Chenjiacun at night.
The Japanese team leader Saburo Aoki, who led the team all the way here, was full of excitement. Sure enough, there were eight soldiers hiding in this village.
The two sides fought for a while, and Hiramatsu Shigeo, who looked ugly, also realized that the people who suddenly attacked him turned out to be imperial troops.
Now it was embarrassing, there was a big misunderstanding, and one of my own people started fighting with my own people.
The voice of the old village chief sounded outside the house.
"Taijun, the Eighth Route Army is in the house. There are twenty-five people in total. They all have weapons in their hands. You must be careful."
Hiramatsu Shigeo was dumbfounded. The people of Chenjia Village had not secretly communicated with the Eighth Route Army, but had secretly reported the news to the imperial army?
Under the dim night, the fighting between the two sides intensified.
Saburo Aoki originally wanted to capture these eight soldiers alive, so as to extract some important information. However, after a brief exchange of fire, with no results, he gritted his teeth and directly ordered the use of grenade launchers, preparing to blow up the entire courtyard.
Shigeo Hiramatsu in the room was speechless. He heard Saburo Aoki's Japanese password.
But now, even if I yell out and show that I am Japanese, most people will not believe me.
Hiramatsu Shigeo quickly led the team to escape from the back door of the yard.
As a result, I just rushed out of the backyard and was ambushed by fire again.
The old village chief who was accompanying Saburo Aoki said: "The gunshots came from the backyard. Taijun, my guess is indeed correct. These eight people will definitely escape from the backyard."
"円西!" Saburo Aoki was overjoyed and led his team to outflank the backyard.
In the end, the battle lasted for another ten minutes. Hiramatsu Shigeo led the remaining eight people to break out, leaving behind sixteen corpses, which were directly packed away by the proud Saburo Aoki as evidence of the brave battle tonight and the elimination of the Eighth Route Army...