Okamura Neiji made careful plans to infiltrate Yuncheng.
Before the war, he sent people to infiltrate Yuncheng and spread the word, "If the Japanese capture Yuncheng this time, they will massacre the city."
Yan Laoxi and the entire Jin-Sui army knew nothing about this.
In fact, it's not that they "know nothing", but that they know it but don't take it seriously, and even think it is beneficial to the Jinsui Army.
Yan Laoxi’s idea is simple:
If the people knew that the Japanese would massacre the city after taking Yuncheng, would they give their full support to the Jinsui Army?
Would the Jinsui Army be more advantageous in terms of manpower, material resources and even troop sources?
It's okay for Yan Laoxi to think so.
The problem is that what Yan Laoxi is thinking will only appear when the people have no choice... If there is no choice, no matter what, they will die, then of course they will fully support the Jinsui Army.
But the ideal is full but the reality is very backbone.
The Jin-Sui Army had occupied Shanxi, especially in Yuncheng for many years, and imposed countless levies and miscellaneous taxes. In addition, after the Japs entered Shanxi, Yan Laoxi not only suffered repeated defeats, but also secretly contacted the Japs and had a tendency to surrender. The people had already lost confidence in the Jin-Sui Army.
There was no confidence in the Jinsui Army, and Japanese spies spread the news that if Yuncheng was captured, the city would be massacred. This directly gave the people of Yuncheng a strong sense of crisis...
It is the nature of the people to seek good fortune and avoid misfortune.
So many people will naturally think so:
Staying in Yuncheng and waiting to die is not an option.
But where can we go after leaving Yuncheng?
If you don't want to escape Shanxi and become a refugee... you have no choice but to join the Eighth Route Army!
The Eighth Route Army is reliable!
These days there was one victory after another, and the Japanese were defeated. Even Yuncheng was captured by the Eighth Route Army and handed over to the Shanxi-Sui Army.
What is the Jinsui Army?
Last time, he left Yuncheng without firing a shot and fled. Will he do the same this time?
Regardless of the large number of people, there are hundreds of thousands in a city, but if you have any ideas, they will soon spread throughout the city and the opinions will tend to be unanimous... In fact, most people do not have many opinions. They just listen to word of mouth from others.
Then if it makes sense, go with the flow.
Therefore, before the war started in Yuncheng, there was a trend: to be prepared to escape from Yuncheng, and when the situation was not right, they immediately fled to Zhongtiao Mountain and joined the Eighth Route Army.
Some of them who have the conditions have even done so. This is one of the reasons why the Eighth Route Army recently felt that the flow of people and business travelers in Zhongtiao Mountain suddenly increased.
Okamura Neiji was very satisfied with this, because he just wanted to plant "panic" in the hearts of the people in Yuncheng.
The people were panic-stricken. Although they did not show it, one day just one fuse could cause chaos in Yuncheng. That was the moment they were waiting for.
On the other hand, Okamura Neji also discovered an unexpected surprise: the people of Yuncheng actually planned to defect to the Eighth Route Army in Zhongtiao Mountain... That was hundreds of thousands of people.
In the war years, most of the people were old, weak, women and children...the young and middle-aged had long been conscripted by the Shanxi-Sui army as soldiers or used as laborers.
These old, weak, women and children have nothing but mouths to eat!
Once Yuncheng was captured, the imperial army would use Yuncheng as a basis to penetrate the Yellow River along the passage between Zhongtiao Mountain and Luliang Mountain, and then encircle Zhongtiao Mountain and cut off its connection with the Eighth Route Army base area.
By then, food cannot be transported to Zhongtiao Mountain, iron and copper from Zhongtiao Mountain cannot be transported to the base area, and there are so many "refugees" in Zhongtiao Mountain... The Eighth Route Army in Zhongtiao Mountain will soon be in trouble!
Thinking of this, Okamura Neji showed a proud smile on his face.
Things really developed just as Okamura Neji hoped.
It was Yamamoto Kazuki's special agent team that Okamura Neiji sent to Yuncheng to sneak attack the Jinsui Army ammunition depot.
Kazuki Yamamoto repeatedly suffered losses at the hands of the Eighth Route Army, and the special agent brigade was crippled again and again. Yoshio Shinozuka even lost confidence in him.
But Okamura Neji didn't think so.
He analyzed Yoshio Shinozuka: "Mr. Shinozuka, isn't this a problem with our employment? Mr. Yamaki returned from studying abroad with Hans. He learned Hans's special operations, but Hans's tactics were
It is used to assist the main force in combat, and it is aimed at the enemy's regular army!"
Shinozuka Yoshio said "Huh" and replied: "So that's it! The General is right, the Eighth Route Army is not a regular army. They are better at fighting guerrillas and hiding. It may not be appropriate to use Yamamoto Kazuki's tactics!"
Okamura Neiji said: "So, we can try to make him change his goal, such as dealing with the Jinsui Army..."
So, the special brigade went out again. With the cooperation of several members of the mainland assault force, they successfully sneaked into Yuncheng and launched an attack.
This time, Yamamoto Kazuki felt proud. They launched a sudden attack in the middle of the night, and within fifteen minutes they broke into the arsenal and set it on fire.
After a violent explosion, the entire population of Yuncheng was awakened.
Then there was a loud sound of gunfire. The Japanese agents and spies were setting fires and shooting everywhere, and from time to time they shouted:
"The devils are coming!"
"Folks, run away!"
"The devils are coming to massacre the city!"
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Suddenly there was chaos in Yuncheng, and the frightened people packed their bags and tried to escape from Yuncheng overnight.
Of course Yan Laoxi would not let the people out of the city and immediately ordered the implementation of the curfew.
In fact, a curfew was implemented early in the morning.
Curfews are mandatory during wartime. At night, every household must stay at home and cannot go out. If there is an emergency, please report to the patrol team.
This is done because it is easy for enemy agents to carry out espionage activities at night, and it will be convenient for people if they can freely walk on the streets.
But this was of no use. The management of the Jinsui Army was loose, and the Japanese agents disguised themselves as laborers and even the Jinsui Army easily hid it.
At this time, the frightened people didn't care about the curfew. They packed their bags and rushed to the city gate like a tide.
Originally, the people could not leave the city because the Jinsui army guarded the city gate.
The company commander guarding the city gate arrogantly shook the box cannon at the people, flashed his big gold teeth and shouted at the people: "The commander has an order, no one is allowed to leave the city! Go back to your house and stay there.
Otherwise, we will kill without mercy!"
The company commander was completely unaware that danger was approaching him.
The people in front of him are not all ordinary people. There are also many Japanese spies and agents among them. Exposing yourself to the agents in this way is tantamount to courting death...
A gunshot was heard, and the company commander fell down in response.
The people immediately became chaotic, and several soldiers from the Jinsui Army nervously pulled the triggers and opened fire on the people.
Then someone shouted: "Folks, if you stay here, you will die. If you rush out, there is still a way to survive! Rush!"
At this time, the common people had no ability to think, so they were led by others, so they shouted and rushed towards the city gate under the guidance of the Japanese agents...