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Yangzhuang has been occupied by the Japs from the Guchuan Infantry Brigade, and every hill and vantage point is controlled by the Japs' machine gun teams or tactical teams.
More than 200 people in the village who had been attacked and had no time to move were all driven into the open space in front of the village ancestral hall, surrounded by Japanese soldiers with bayonets shining brightly.
These ugly Japanese soldiers stared at the crowd of civilians with cold faces, and the bayonets in their hands filled the air with a chilling air.
The common people were full of fear of the Japs. Their faces showed uneasiness and fear. They didn't know whether it was the cold brought by the rain or fear. Some people's faces turned pale and their arms trembled.
The men stood in the outer circle, and the old, weak, women and children were in the inner circle. Everyone was crowded together. There was a swaddling baby crying, and the young mother was coaxing her in a low voice, worried that the child's crying would offend these Japanese.
The Japs have already announced an order. If no one speaks out about the guerrillas after dawn, the Japs will go on a killing spree, and now it's dawn.
All the people were worried about their fate, and they were also praying secretly, hoping that those who slipped out during the night would find the guerrillas to rescue them.
In a courtyard near the ancestral hall, shrill screams could be heard from time to time. It was the Japanese who were unwilling to torture the villagers who were captured.
Every scream coming from inside made the villagers outside tremble with fear. Many people's faces showed despair. Is God going to destroy Yangzhuang?
The Japanese infantry battalion Chang Guchuan also lived in the village. It was already dawn. He was sitting at the table enjoying breakfast. The screams of the villagers being tortured reached his ears from time to time.
"Aren't you going to chew on it?"
Chang Guchuan, the Japanese commander, was drinking porridge while asking the Japanese staff officer standing aside.
The Japs' staff officer nodded and said angrily: "They are very stubborn and have never revealed the hiding place of the Chinese guerrillas."
After hearing the report from the Japanese staff officer, an imperceptible killing intent flashed across Captain Tanichuan's face.
"In that case, let's teach them a lesson and let them know the consequences of going against our Imperial Japanese Army."
The Japanese staff officer was stunned for a moment, and soon understood the meaning of Captain Chang Guchuan's words, which was to scare the monkeys.
The Japanese staff officer waved his hand behind him, and a Japanese soldier immediately understood and went out in the direction of the ancestral hall.
"Has the news been released?" Captain Tanichuan asked after finishing his porridge, taking out his handkerchief and wiping his mouth.
"The news has been released. Three Chinese people fled at night, and our sentries did not stop them."
Captain Tanichuan nodded and said: "Very good, pay close attention to everything. If you find the Chinese guerrillas approaching, report it immediately."
"Hiyi!"
Chang Guchuan, the leader of the Japanese army, knew that no matter whether the Northern Jiangsu guerrillas showed up or not, they would definitely win this round.
If they dare to show up to save people, they can take the opportunity to eliminate them. If they stand idly by, I'm afraid the local people will never support them again in the future. This is a conspiracy that kills two birds with one stone.
Because the local people kept tight-lipped and refused to reveal where the guerrillas were hiding, the Japanese became a little angry.
"Taijun said, I will give you one last chance to tell where the guerrillas are hiding, and you can survive, otherwise none of you will survive!"
The traitor who acted as the Japanese translator glanced coldly at the villagers, his words full of warning.
Facing the translator's warning, although these villagers knew the consequences, they all remained silent and no one stood up.
Many of the officers and soldiers under the Northern Jiangsu Guerrilla Corps are local young soldiers, and there are also more than ten young men in Yangzhuang serving as soldiers in the Northern Jiangsu Guerrilla Corps.
Facing these invaders and traitors, the villagers hated them so much that they could not betray their own soldiers.
Seeing that these villagers still refused to let go, the Japanese officer became a little angry, pulled out his saber, and threatened loudly, but the villagers remained indifferent.
Soon, two Japs who looked like wolves and tigers rushed into the crowd. Amid the panic of the crowd and the screams in women's ears, the Japs soldiers captured a man.
"If you don't tell me, he's dead!" The Japanese's face looked a little ferocious.
Looking at the man who was captured by the Japanese, the man's family members struggled and screamed desperately, because they knew that the little Japanese could do what they said.
"Don't even say it. We will probably die. We can't be traitors!" This man was tough and showed no fear at all.
"Little devil, stop your wishful thinking, I won't tell you!"
"What did he say?" the Japanese officer looked at the translator.
The translator hurriedly nodded and bowed his head and replied: "He refused to say."
"Baga!" the Japanese officer became angry. He raised his saber and slashed at the man.
"ah!"
With a flash of the sword, the man with his chest puffed out was knocked to the ground by the Japs. Some people in the crowd screamed in horror, but they did not expect that the Japs really started killing people.
The villagers were all panicked. They did not expect that the Japs could really do it. The man's family members also started crying and howling. The scene seemed a bit chaotic for a while, but it was quickly suppressed by the Japs soldiers with bayonets around them.
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"If you don't tell me, what will happen to you!" The Japanese officer's sword was dripping with blood, and his face looked even more ferocious.
The Japanese infantry battalion Chang Tanichuan, surrounded by a group of officers, stood watching this scene from a distance without any expression on his face, because killing was already commonplace for them.
In troubled times, human life is nothing, and they have no regard for the lives of these Chinese villagers. For them, killing them is just killing them.
The Japs killed people, and while the villagers were frightened, they were also full of hatred for the Japs. They looked at the Japs with hatred in their eyes.
Just as the Japanese officer was about to pull out another person to kill and threaten the people, a Japanese cavalryman rode in from outside the village and stopped in front of Captain Guizi Tanichuan.
"Captain, we found Chinese guerrillas in the southwest of the village."
The Japanese soldier who got off his horse spoke very quickly, but Captain Tanichuan and the surrounding Japanese officers heard clearly, and they were also shocked.
"The fish is hooked." Captain Tanichuan's face showed joy.
The reason why they want to capture these people is just to force the guerrillas to show up on their own initiative. Now the guerrillas have really appeared.
"how many people?"
"A scale of three to four hundred people."
"Yoshi."
Captain Tanichuan was very happy when he heard that he had caught so many people at once. Even if he was not the main force of the Northern Jiangsu Guerrilla Corps, he was at least part of it.
They have been chasing and searching everywhere in the drizzle these days. At most, they see dozens of guerrillas running, but they can't catch up.
Now hundreds of them suddenly appeared. Thinking that if they were to be annihilated, they would be the first to do so. The Japanese officers were all eager to try.
"Act according to the original plan and be sure not to let go of a single Chinese guerrilla!" Captain Tanichuan ordered.
"Hiyi!"
The Japanese officers all bowed their heads heavily. When they raised their heads, their eyes were filled with crazy bloodthirsty killing intent.