Within three days, the news that the Japanese had recruited enough troops for the Imperial Army spread throughout the Japanese-occupied areas, along with two orders modified by the chief of staff, both of which were related to the soft policy being implemented by the front army.
Under the temptation of food, many people who were about to run out of food decided to take a gamble even though they did not believe in the Japanese from the bottom of their hearts.
If you stay at home and run out of food, you will still starve, or even starve to death.
If you join the Imperial Alliance Army and earn a living, you will not only get fifty kilograms of food as compensation, but you will also have one less mouth to eat at home. Why not?
In just a few days, the Japanese recruited more than 3,000 troops in the occupied areas.
"The Japanese have a big appetite!" Wang Ping couldn't help but sigh at the new regiment headquarters, looking at the telegram sent by Wei Yong.
"In just a few days, more than 3,000 soldiers were recruited to form the Imperial Association Army, and the Japanese were also mobilized to personally train and form the Imperial Association Army. Once the Imperial Association Army, which has a total of eleven regiments, is completed and has combat effectiveness, it will definitely have a huge impact on the army.
We pose a huge threat!" Political Commissar Huang Yuanqiang affirmed with a stern face.
Chief of Staff Zhong Chenggong followed up and added: "The combat effectiveness of the Imperial Association Army, which has been personally trained by more than 10,000 Japanese, will certainly not be too bad!"
"Coupled with the Japs who have added a large number of new soldiers and heavy equipment, our opponent's strength once again exceeds ours!"
Wang Ping shook his head and replied: "I'm not worried about troops or equipment. What I'm most worried about is the soft policy being implemented by the Japanese!"
"The fundamental reason why our Eighth Route Army has been able to gain a foothold in this troubled world is the support of the people."
"If the people's support is like this, the people will support us unconditionally, even at the cost of their own lives!"
"And the purpose of the Japanese's soft policies is to win people's hearts to their side!"
"Their tolerant policy is very simple. In normal times, not many people would believe their rhetoric. But it is different now. There is a severe drought in North China, and the people do not even have enough food to survive. As long as the Japanese have food.
, you can easily impress the people, make them believe in them and support them..."
"If the common people believe in the little devils and support them, even if the proportion is only 10 to 20%, it will still pose a huge threat to us!"
"By then, we won't even have a foothold here!"
The frowns on Huang Yuanqiang and Zhong Chenggong's frown deepened at this time, especially Huang Yuanqiang. As a political commissar, no one understands the importance of people's support to the Eighth Route Army better than him!
After hesitating for a few seconds, he couldn't help but ask: "Captain, what should we do?"
Wang Ping shook his head and replied: "The Japanese used food to recruit troops and form the Imperial Alliance Army. We can't stop this."
"One person joins the Imperial Alliance Army to compensate for fifty kilograms of food. In addition, there is one less mouth in the family. The people who are originally short of food are likely to be able to survive until the autumn harvest. This is to save the lives of the people. We must not watch.
, otherwise it will push the people's hearts into the hands of the little devil!"
Seeing that Huang Yuanqiang's face was getting more and more ugly, Wang Ping changed the topic and replied: "However, we can find a way to turn this threat into something beneficial to us!"
"Don't the Japs have food in their hands to buy the hearts and minds of the people? Then let the little Japs feed some of the troops of our new regiment!"
Huang Yuanqiang was shocked by Wang Ping's answer, and it took him a long time to react!
"Captain, are you confused... Let the little devil help us feed the troops? The little devil is not a fool!"
Wang Ping replied confidently: "I'm not confused~"
"It's not impossible to let the little devils help us feed the troops!"
"Didn't we still have dozens of action teams operating in the Japanese-occupied areas? After such a long time, the action team must have expanded by a lot of people!"
"Since the Japs are recruiting on a large scale, we will let all these dozens of action teams join the Imperial Alliance Army. They will eat the Japs, drink the Japs, and use the Japs to attack the Japs when the time comes!"
Huang Yuanqiang's eyes lit up and he shouted: "What a great idea!"
"There are more than 10,000 people in the Imperial Alliance Army. If you casually insert hundreds or even thousands of people, it will definitely not arouse anyone's suspicion!"
Wang Ping nodded and replied: "There is another advantage!"
"Those of our action teams who join the Imperial Association Army will not only have the opportunity to expand and train the troops for free, but also increase the strength of these action teams to a certain extent. You must know that almost all of our action team captains are from the direct team.
Elite. With their strong combat effectiveness and commanding abilities, even if they are just a small soldier when they join the Imperial Alliance Army, they can be promoted to company commanders or even battalion commanders in a short period of time!"
"Once our military operations require the cooperation of those people, these people can pull more troops and attack the Japanese from behind. The internal and external attacks will give the Japanese an unforgettable lesson!"
"How to deal with the Japs' tolerant policy?" Huang Yuanqiang's tense nerves did not relax much as he continued to ask.
Wang Ping did not answer, but frowned and asked: "What do the devils do to win people's hearts?"
"Food!" Huang Yuanqiang answered without thinking.
Wang Ping added: "General food is not enough, they need a very large amount of food!"
"Without a sufficient amount of food support, the Japanese's tolerant policy will be short-lived and cannot continue forever!"
"If we can find a way to destroy the grain in the hands of the Japanese, even if we can't destroy it, we can destroy part of it!"
"Without food, the Japanese's so-called tolerant policy cannot be implemented, or it may not be implemented for too long, or even show its fangs again. In order to ensure the combat effectiveness of the troops and feed tens of thousands of troops, they have to start from the hands of the common people again."
Grab food from here!"
"In this case, the people will find out that they have been fooled and the Japanese have cheated!"
After saying that, Wang Ping walked to the sand table and analyzed: "It is absolutely impossible for Linfen City to have so much food. This means that most of the food used by the Japanese army to support the soft policy must be transported from other places!"
"Find a way to find the only way for the Japanese to transport food, and then deploy troops to ambush the food transport troops, so that the little devil loses his wife and loses his troops..."
When it came to fighting, Zhong Chenggong's eyes instantly became hot. He stared at Wang Ping and Huang Yuanqiang and answered with a look of realization on his face.
"Captain, I understand!"
"I will order the troops now: send more intelligence personnel and reconnaissance troops to find the only way for the Japanese to transport food..."
Two days later, Zhong Chenggong appeared in front of Wang Ping with a telegram.
"Captain, we've found it...The Japanese are transporting food to the areas they occupy by truck and by road...However, this road is not within our base area, and even the nearest stretch of road to us is nearly 30 kilometers away!"
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