977 The Eighth Route Army pressed heavily on the territory
..."Assholes, you damn bastards can only use these conspiracies and tricks. What's your real ability? If you have the ability, come face to face with our Imperial Japanese Army!"
In Xiaonanzhuang, Baode County and Guzhen area, the Eighth Route Army called on the people to come and hold a public trial for the Japanese executioner Suzuki who once led the troops to carry out the massacre in Baode.
When a few young soldiers pushed the tied-up old Suzuki to the vegetable market.
This old devil is still cursing in Japanese.
He was very unconvinced and thought that the reason why he lost to the Eighth Route Army was only because the Eighth Route Army used conspiracy and tricks instead of defeating him in an upright manner.
At first, this old Japanese was very arrogant and had no consciousness of being a prisoner.
Until he was escorted all the way to Caishikou by the soldiers, the common people along the way looked at him with hatred and gnashed teeth.
Many people even had hoes, kitchen knives, and sickles in their hands. If the soldiers along the way had not stopped him, they might have come up and hacked him to death on the spot.
Realizing what fate he was about to face, Suzuki's psychological defense was finally broken.
The original arrogance no longer exists, but instead he keeps begging for mercy with a face full of panic.
Sin will not disappear over time.
When the massacre in Baode County was carried out, Suzuki, as the executioner who ordered the massacre, was also trembling in his heart. He also dreamed of those innocent souls who turned into evil ghosts and came to seek their lives for countless days and nights.
Then I was awakened by a nightmare in my sleep.
He was always shrouded in a great sense of guilt.
In the past, he still had troops. He was still the superior Suzuki Colonel and the captain of the Suzuki Regiment. Facing these unarmed people, he could kill them at any time.
Of course, things are different now, and his situation is over.
His entire regiment was basically wiped out by the Eighth Route Army, and now he was reduced to a prisoner, tied up, and had to die in the most humiliating way for an imperial soldier, amidst endless humiliation and infinite regret. When the soldiers pushed Suzuki, who was tied up, onto the high platform of the vegetable market, they kicked Suzuki unceremoniously on the knee joint, causing the old devil to kneel down with a loud cry.
There are huge crowds of people under the stage.
Suzuki, an old devil, knelt on the ground in humiliation. He wanted to stand up. Even if he died, he didn't want to lose the dignity of a warrior of the Japanese Empire. However, the two soldiers around him pressed his shoulders tightly, making him unable to move at all.
There were still some flashes of light appearing on the side, and Suzuki used his peripheral vision to see that there was a reporter there, holding up a camera and taking pictures.
This scene made him feel even more humiliated and terrified if the photos of him kneeling in front of these Chinese people were completely published and publicized.
The humiliation brought to the Japanese Empire is completely conceivable.
Not only will Suzuki himself die, but his family back home will also receive special harsh punishment.
Suzuki desperately wanted to resist, but couldn't resist at all.
He even wanted to die at this moment. The humiliation in front of him seemed more terrifying than death.
The soldiers of the Propaganda Department took dozens of charges against the Japanese executioner who had already been listed and read them out to the people one by one.
"Kill this bastard!"
"This damn beast should be cut into pieces!"
"Give me back my baby, you heartless beast..."
The common people were yelling and cursing under the stage. They grabbed mud and soil from nowhere, and even pig dung and cow dung in bags, and threw them at the Suzuki on the stage.
There was an aunt under the stage shouting loudly: "Folks, let's stand closer and aim to hit, don't implicate our Eighth Route comrades!"
The two little soldiers on the stage, who were holding Suzuki tightly, looked at the aunt with grateful expressions. They were really afraid that all kinds of feces and soil would accidentally injure themselves.
The reporters who accompanied the army arranged by Kong Jie in advance were filming this scene with cameras.
In the endless humiliation, the old devil Suzuki screamed in panic, so anxious that his suffocated Chinese words jumped out of his mouth:
"Don't you in the Eighth Route Army treat prisoners preferentially? Do you still have any humanity when you abuse prisoners like this?"
It would have been a blessing if Suzuki didn't say this. Captain Liu became very angry when he heard this. He rushed forward, knocked the old devil down with his kick, and then cursed:
"You son of a bitch, a bastard worse than a beast, are you the only one who deserves to be a prisoner?"
The propaganda cadres took the opportunity to explain loudly to the people:
"Folks, our Eighth Route Army treats prisoners preferentially and does not mistreat prisoners. This is the most basic humanitarian spirit, because we are human beings, and we Chinese have always upheld the good character of not attacking others unless they attack us.
But this does not mean that our kindness can be regarded as weakness and incompetence by these invaders.
We treat prisoners favorably, but we will never forgive executioners like this whose hands are stained with blood.
Now I declare that after a public trial, Japanese Army Colonel Suzuki Jiro was found guilty of all crimes and sentenced to death by firing squad!"
A heart-warming public trial.
If the Eighth Route Army treated prisoners preferentially, even some Japanese soldiers who surrendered would not be mistreated. This is the kindness shown by the Eighth Route Army and the embodiment of the humanitarian spirit.
So, the current public trial is the power shown by the Eighth Route Army.
A heinous invader like Suzuki.
Even the Eighth Route Army, which is open to all rivers and has a tolerant heart, will never forgive.
Shooting!
Use both kindness and power to let the Japanese and puppet troops know the fate of these heinous executioners and invaders.
At this time, Suzuki was already covered in feces and dirt. His body and mind were filled with humiliation, and he no longer wanted to live.
But even if he wanted to die, it wasn't that easy.
Facing the angry crowd, the soldiers did not mind letting the fellow villagers who had been tortured by the Japanese invaders vent their anger before executing Suzuki.
Captain Liu, who had a bad temper, grabbed the old Japanese Suzuki by his hair, banged his head on the ground, and knelt down to confess to the people.
Bang——
Finally, the public trial ended, the people vented their anger, and a gunshot completely ended the criminal life of the old Japanese Jiro Suzuki, the invader.
The people who survived the massacre of the Suzuki Regiment that year were avenged, and they are all grateful to Deit for the Eighth Route Army troops.
The Eighth Route Army, which has the support of the people, once again won the support of the people.
Then, the cadres made propaganda, telling the people that the Eighth Route Army troops would stick to the anti-Japanese revolutionary base areas and continue to fight to the death against the Japanese army. One day, all these Japanese invaders would be driven out of China, and everyone would never have a war again.
Peace and prosperity.
Amid the applause of the villagers, the Eighth Route Army cadres said that they would strengthen the defense of the base area next.
The troops are temporarily resting for three days.
After that, some cadres came forward, invited some people to stay and help, and offered to pay wages to help the troops transport some supplies.
Then the action was carried out according to the empty city plan planned by Li Yunlong, Kong Jie and his party.
A large number of troops carried torches into the city at night, and then set off to the eastern part of Baode County during the day. They even pulled large and small carts of supplies, and the people also helped transport them to the base area.
When the team reaches the halfway point, they turn back secretly.
Just do it like this, for two or three nights in a row.
With the Eighth Route Army's great fanfare, the intelligence department of the Japanese army did not have a living. In these villages, there were inevitably some spy agents lurking among the common people, and the news soon spread to the headquarters of the Japanese army stationed in Mongolia.<
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The Japanese officers stationed in the Mongolian Army were really shocked when they heard the news.
In the past few days, the commander of the garrison in Mongolia has been filled with anger.
The destruction of the Suzuki Regiment, the loss of Hegu Town in Baode County, and the massive propaganda campaign by the Eighth Route Army. Newspapers were flying all over the place about the old Japanese soldier Suzuki kneeling on the public trial platform, accepting the public trial of the Chinese people, and kowtowing, repenting, and begging for mercy.
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There are even clear photos on it.
It was exactly the scene when Colonel Suzuki, the beloved general of His Excellency the Commander, knelt on that high platform and kowtowed.
It has completely disgraced the Empire of Japan.
The Propaganda Department of the Eighth Route Army intensified its propaganda offensive. Taking advantage of the scene of the old Japanese soldier Suzuki being put on trial and kowtowing in repentance, they vigorously publicized that the Japanese army was already declining, and that grasshoppers after autumn could only hop around for a few days.
The little Japanese will be defeated soon, and the Chinese people will win the great victory of the Anti-Japanese War sooner or later.
After this propaganda completely broke out, it attracted various anti-Japanese armed forces throughout northern Shanxi and Inner Mongolia to appear like bamboo shoots after the rain.
The security and stability of various occupied areas have been severely impacted and have become shaky.
The commander of the Japanese army stationed in Mongolia was already very busy with this matter, and then he learned the news that the Eighth Route Army troops dispatched in large numbers from Yan'an were advancing eastward through the Baode County Passage.
"Damn it, what on earth do these Eighth Route Army members want to do?"
The Japanese commander knows very well whose territory is in the east direction of Baode County.
That was the territory of another opponent that gave him an extremely headache, the 35th Route Army of the National Army.
Among them, the commander of the 35th Route Army, the deputy commander of the Eighth Theater of the National Revolutionary Army, and the commander-in-chief of the North Route Army of the World War II Zone, Fu Yisheng is not easy to deal with.
Over the years, the Mongolian troops have been stationed in Baotou and dare not move lightly in the Datong area.
Do you think the little devil is thinking about it?
In addition to being wary of the Eighth Route Army, the Japanese army was mainly afraid that Fu Yisheng, who liked to steal chickens, would take the opportunity to raid their lair.
You must know that in the entire National Revolutionary Army, except for the Eighth Route Army and the New Fourth Army, there are not many officers in other units who dare to resist the Japanese sincerely, often resist the Japanese, and have many victories. Fu Yisheng is one of them.
The main defense area of the 35th Route Army led by Fu Yisheng, the Hetao Plain area, has been very important in geographical location since ancient times. It is precisely because Fu Yisheng led the troops to garrison in the Hetao Plain that they ensured the security of the entire northwest, including Xi'an and Lanzhou.
And the security of Yan'an's rear area.
Therefore, the Eighth Route Army spared no effort to support the 35th Route Army in resisting Japan.
In addition, it is different from the conventional Chiang Kai-shek troops.
Fu Yisheng was given the nickname Qilu and a Half, except that his combat tactics were somewhat similar to those of the Eighth Route Army.
The main thing is that the relationship between this boy and the Eighth Route Army is not like that of the ordinary national army. Even if they are not enemies on the surface, they are wary of each other in private, and they are in intrigues and have clear distinctions.
On the contrary, Fu Yisheng maintained a very close relationship with the Eighth Route Army troops in the Northwest Military Region.
Fu Yisheng himself has regular correspondence with the Eighth Route Army generals in Yan'an and the commander of the 120th Division, which can be regarded as mutual communication. There is also a lot of mutual assistance and cooperation in the military.
This aspect is related to Fu Yisheng's own national justice and broad mind.
On the other hand, Fu Yisheng led the 35th Route Army to station in Hetao to resist the Japanese army. The support of the Eighth Route Army was also indispensable.
This gave the Japanese army even more headaches.
According to the news from the informants, the Eighth Route Army in Yan'an may have been advancing from Baode County to more than a dozen regiments in the past few nights.
There is quite a feeling of being overwhelmed by heavy troops.
This is a force that cannot be underestimated. In addition, the Eighth Route Army showed far greater combat effectiveness than usual in the battle that nearly destroyed the Suzuki Brigade a few days ago. This was like a wake-up call to the Japanese troops stationed in Mongolia.
And what on earth do this Japanese army, which suddenly received massive reinforcements from Yan'an, want to do?
If they join forces with the 35th Route Army in the Hetao area again... the consequences will be unimaginable.
And then, as the current situation develops, there is not much time left for the Japanese commander stationed in Mongolia to think.
Then the Nishino Regiment, which retreated to the defense line on the east side of Baode County, was the first to be attacked by the Eighth Route Army troops.
Information obtained from the Japanese intelligence department shows that this attacking Eighth Route Army is likely to be reinforcements from Yan'an.
The old Japanese guy in charge of defense, Nishino, was in tears.
When he was stationed in Baode County, he was almost annihilated by these ferocious Eighth Route Army troops in the county. If he hadn't had the foresight to see that the situation was not good and run away in advance, Suzuki's fate might have been his own.
As the saying goes, your Eighth Route Army is so powerful that if I can’t offend you, why can’t I hide from you?
The result is so unbiased.
The Eighth Route Army took the lead in launching an attack, and it happened to be directed at his West Field Alliance.
And the difference this time is that the reinforcements and war supervisors who came in are watching from behind. The old devil Nishino can't just repeat his skills and play some trick of escaping in advance.
I have no choice but to bite the bullet.
The result made Colonel Nishino overjoyed.
The Eighth Route Army launched multiple attacks, but were easily repelled by its own defensive troops.
This scene made Daisaku Nishino, who was watching the battle, feel a little dazed.
When did the Eighth Route Army become so vulnerable?
But how did he know that this was just a deliberate attack from the rear by the Eighth Route Army?
It was just to create a false impression and make a false attack, so in the afternoon after the feint attack ended, the defense lines of the Mongolian troops stationed in other directions were violently attacked by the Eighth Route Army troops.
According to the news from the Japanese reconnaissance force, there are even a large number of main forces of the Eighth Route Army, which are rapidly approaching the direction where Fu Yisheng's 35th Route Army is stationed...