Based on the secret communication channel established between Ichiro Miki and the Independent Group.
The news that the Japanese major commander appeared in the villages and towns around Yangcheng to investigate the smuggling situation quickly reached Kong Jie's headquarters.
Kong Jie was not polite at all towards the sudden appearance of the troublemaker Takagi Yuichi.
"There is no need to make a big move and delay. Send two snipers who have seen Qian Dekai and Miki Ichiro to kill this Takamoto Yuichi on the way."
"In addition, I sent a message to Miki Ichiro. I have received his sincerity. We are sincerely cooperating and achieving win-win cooperation. Nothing will go wrong because of a small Takagi Yuichi."
"Yes!"
Wang An, the enemy's Minister of Industry who came to report the news, laughed twice, turned around and left to make preparations.
In town.
In the blink of an eye, two days later, Takagi Yuichi called Ichiro Miki and other Japanese military officers to a military meeting, and asked at the meeting:
"According to my plan, two days have come and it is time to carry out a rural clearing campaign to the villages in the mountainous area."
"This time I am going to send a squadron to sweep. Which of you is willing to lead the troops?"
After Takagi Yuichi finished asking, the entire conference room fell silent. Even several squadron leaders, including Ichiro Miki, said nothing and even lowered their heads silently.
Takamoto Yuichi seemed to see the fear on the faces of several Japanese squadron leaders, and suddenly said angrily:
"Baga, what do you look like? You have completely embarrassed the Imperial soldiers."
"Have you lost all your courage to raid the Eighth Route Army base areas?"
In the end, Miki Ichiro calmed down the atmosphere and said with a smile: "Sir, the Eighth Route Army is carrying out a cold-blooded campaign during this period. If we rashly leave our stronghold villages and towns and go out for raids, we will easily be raided.
This happened not once or twice, and our defenders suffered heavy casualties as a result.
You also know this, so in accordance with the orders from our superiors, we will reduce our outings as much as possible and rely on our strongholds in villages and towns for defense."
When the conversation changed, Miki Ichiro flattered him again:
"Of course, Your Excellency, Major, has led troops in many battles on the frontal battlefield, so he is naturally not afraid of this mere Tubal Route Army troops."
Takagi Yuichi was a little annoyed about this.
But the powerful will not suppress the local cowards. He wants his subordinates to obey orders. If he only relies on his official position and military rank, it will be inefficient.
The team captains below obviously disobeyed his orders.
While Miki Ichiro and other squadron leaders were very smooth, Takamoto Yuichi was a little overconfident.
After thinking about it, Takagi Yuichi decided to personally lead the team and kill the Eighth Route Army's spirit to enhance his own prestige and then reorganize the troops.
"Forget it, I will lead the team myself this time!"
Takamoto Yuichi said loudly, his words full of confidence in winning.
Ichiro Miki immediately responded: "Sir, my subordinates are impressed by your application. Your Majesty is going on a raid this time, and I am willing to accompany you!"
"Xinxi, Miki-kun, you do still have the backbone of a soldier." Takamoto Yuichi praised.
Ichiro Miki said: "Your Excellency, Major, you are very grateful, but... Your Excellency, Major, it would be too dangerous to rashly enter the guerrilla zone of the Eighth Route Army to carry out raids. I still want to sincerely advise Your Excellency, Major, otherwise we should stay in the town!"
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If Takamoto Yuichi is self-aware, Miki Ichiro would not want to indirectly persecute his colleagues.
It's a pity that Takamoto Yuichi didn't appreciate it, but instead scolded:
"If Mr. Miki is as timid as a mouse, I will do the raids myself this time."
Miki Ichiro said nothing and sneered when he turned his back.
At around nine o'clock in the morning the next day, a Japanese and puppet army team led by Takamoto Xiong, accompanied by Japanese squadron leader Mimoto Ichiro and puppet company commander Qian Dekai, entered the guerrilla zone outside the Eighth Route Army Independent Regiment to raid.
When setting off, Takamoto Xiongyi showed the caution and intelligence that a Japanese major should have.
"Since the Eighth Route Army implemented a cold-blooded campaign, the targets have often been officers. During the sweep, everyone temporarily took off their collar badges to prevent the Eighth Route Army from distinguishing the commanders in the team."
As soon as Takamoto Xiong said this, he asked a Japanese squad leader to take his place at the front of the team after taking off his military rank.
The Japanese team leader had no choice but to accept the order, just cursing in his heart.
Miki Ichiro and Qian Dekai also took off their military ranks and stayed with Takamoto Yuichi.
In this way, Takamoto Yuichi, who felt that everything was ready, issued the order for the troops to march.
Soon after, the team entered the guerrilla zone of the Independent Regiment of the Eighth Route Army. On the way to a village in the guerrilla zone outside the Independent Regiment, gunfire suddenly rang out in the forest.
Bang——
Caught in the middle of the team, the Japs Major Takamoto Yuichi, accompanied by Ichiro Miki and Ichiro Miki, fell down and was shot through the heart.
The unwilling Takagi Yuichi fell heavily to the ground.
He never figured it out until his death. How could he be the first to be killed when he was still hiding in the middle of the team despite having lost his military rank?
How could this poor old devil know that the Eighth Route Army snipers who secretly attacked him were targeting him, Takamoto Yuichi, based on two "acquaintances", Qian Dekai and Miki Ichiro.
What made Takamoto Yuichi even more astonished was that after the gunfire rang out and he fell, the original Japanese and puppet troops did not appear as panicked as he had imagined.
There was even Captain Miki Ichiro's last voice coming to my ears - "Okay, it's done, everyone, take the body of His Excellency Major, and let's go back to town!"
Takamoto Yuichi: "..."
Perhaps it was because of his anger that his life, which was already on the verge of death, completely passed away in the blink of an eye.
The eyes are so round that they really can’t rest in peace.
That morning, the news was sent back to the Japanese military headquarters.
While leading a team to clear the countryside in the guerrilla area of the Independent Regiment of the Eighth Route Army, Shao Zuo Takagi Yuichi was attacked by a cold gun from the Eighth Route Army and died heroically...
When Takamoto Yuichi's body was cremated, Ichiro Miki and other Japanese officers cried miserably.
After Takagi Yuichi's ashes were sent away, that afternoon, Miki Ichiro invited a group of officers to have a meal in the restaurant.
The guests enjoyed themselves and returned home happily.
Then the situation in the major villages and towns around Yangquan became business as usual.
The ambitious Major Yuichi Takagi came to the villages and towns around Yangquan to investigate the situation. It was like throwing a stone into a calm lake. It only caused ripples for a moment, and then the entire lake returned to calm.
The Japanese military intelligence department did not believe in evil, after the suggestion.
The superior headquarters dispatched two officers successively to the villages and towns in Yangquan to take over the command.
As a result, the fate of these officers was almost without exception. During the raids on the base areas of the Independent Regiment of the Eighth Route Army, they were shot and killed by the Eighth Route Army one after another.
The Japanese army felt very distressed about this.
After experiencing the beheading operations of the Eighth Route Army in the county town, the Japanese army's grassroots security officers were already in short supply.
It wasn't until the last major dispatched by the Japanese military command, a major named Kawashima, arrived in the villages and towns in Yangquan.
Only then did things get better.
After Major Kawashima arrived in the villages and towns around Yangquan and survived safely for more than half a month.
He reported the specific situation to his superiors, stating that he had led teams into Chinese villages many times to carry out rural clearance campaigns and ensured the security of villages within his jurisdiction.
In addition, there are no problems in the surrounding villages and towns of Yangquan. Officers such as Miki Ichiro have always been loyal to their duties and worked conscientiously, which has maintained the stability of the entire area.
After the news came out.
The Japanese army was also busy due to the spread of the disaster and the large number of refugees in the county. In addition, they had to deal with the Eighth Route Army and beware of the National Army. They had no time to carefully examine the situation on Kawashima.
The Japanese intelligence department wanted to say a few more words, but was reprimanded by the headquarters:
It’s time to focus your energy in the right direction.
The situation in the villages and towns in Yangquan area has just ended.
In the town’s restaurant.
Qian Dekai quietly stuffed a wad of yen into Major Kawashima's pocket. Major Kawashima's round face smiled even brighter. He raised his glass and clinked it with Ichiro Miki who was standing beside him.
"Miki-kun, from now on, the public security issues in the entire Yangquan area will depend on you and me working together!"
Ichiro Miki said with a smile: "Don't worry, Major. If we are united and united, we will definitely be able to maintain stable public security in the Yangquan area without worrying about our superiors."
"Exactly what you said, cheers!"
"Do it!"
The Japanese officers and soldiers drank together until evening.
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Detachment Headquarters.
Reported by Wang Anhui:
"Captain, things are much easier than we thought. Before we could think of any solution, the little devil himself solved the internal problems."
"Qian Dekai said that the newly arrived Kawashima turned a blind eye to our smuggling. Kawashima even implicitly said that he could help cover it up."
Chief of Staff Xu Guoan on the side was filled with emotion.
"Attack people's hearts, Lao Kong, your move is really amazing. If our secret smuggling with the surrounding Japanese and puppet troops continues like this, without starting a war, the fighting will of the surrounding Japanese and puppet troops will be destroyed by us."
Completely rotten!"
Kong Jie smiled and said: "Some third-rate devils are just security officers of the puppet army. Their will to fight is not that strong in the first place."
"They also have to eat as soldiers. In recent years, the Japanese and puppet troops have been unable to supply supplies. In fact, the living standards of the Japanese and puppet troops have dropped significantly."
"By engaging in smuggling with us, they can make more money and live a better life. The Japanese, puppet, and security forces around them are also human beings, and they are greedy for money and afraid of death. Naturally, they will not refuse." p>
What else can Xu Guoan say about this? It’s an eye-opener.
I have only been in the Independent Group for a few days. Only by witnessing it with my own eyes can I know the amazing internal development of the Independent Group.
Not to mention, Xu Guoan was astonished by how well-equipped and powerful the independent regiment's troops were after adjusting the elite soldier policy.
Let’s talk about the equipment of some ordinary combat squads.
Among them, the rifle squad has a full complement of twelve people, equipped with eight Type 38 rifles, two Jin-made submachine guns, and an Enfield rifle for long-range sniping. It is also modified to add a quadruple scope, and sometimes even strengthens a
An American M1 Garand semi-automatic rifle, each member is issued sixty rifle bullets.
The squad leader and deputy squad leader are each equipped with a shell gun.
The light machine gun squad has twelve people and is equipped with four machine guns, one of which is a Bren light machine gun. Each machine gun carries two spare barrels during combat and is issued with one thousand rounds of ammunition. If there is a shortage of ammunition during combat, it will also
Ammunition can be replenished at any time through the infantry squad.
The ammunition hand and the commander are each equipped with a shell gun.
There are twelve people in the small artillery squad, two 50 small guns, and one 50 mortar. Each gun is equipped with three people to operate, one observer, one gunner, and one loader.
Plus two grenade launchers, each launcher is equipped with six rounds of grenades.
Commanders and observers are equipped with a shell gun...
Observing the equipment status of this series of grassroots combat squads, Xu Guoan was swallowing his saliva.
He even pondered in his mind whether he should call the brigade commander and ask him to come to Kong Jie for a stroll or something.
I can hardly stand it anymore.
Commander Kong's observation was so keen. When he noticed Xu Guoan's face, he got vaccinated as soon as possible:
"I said, Lao Xu, don't roll your eyes. You will be our chief of staff in the future, and you can't turn your elbows outward."
"Do you think it's easy for me to develop this equipment? To the outside world, I always call me poor. This is the old rule of our independent group."