Of the more than 300 people, more than 200 were willing to stay and join the Eighth Route Army. Those who decided to leave were basically those who lived nearby and had relatives at home.
"Have you all decided to join the Eighth Route Army?" The cautious Rong Jun decided to ask again.
"Joining the Eighth Route Army and fighting the Japanese is our only way to survive!" A prisoner who was obviously the leader stood up and affirmed.
Then he explained: "Sir, you don't know, there were originally more than 300 of us. After we were captured by the Japanese and started working as hard labor, more than 100 people died in less than half a year, and the remaining 200 people died.
Yes, but no one can guarantee how long they can survive the torture of the Japanese."
"You were right just now. Instead of working as a coolie for the Japanese and being tortured to death by the Japanese, it would be better to join the Eighth Route Army, beat them up and die on the battlefield!"
From the other party's conversation, Rong Jun was sure that this person's identity was definitely not an ordinary soldier. He hesitated and asked: "Who are you? Why were you captured by the Japanese!"
"Sir, I am a company commander of the Northwest Army. On the battlefield, my commander ran away, I ran out of bullets, I ran out of food, and the Japanese released poison gas. In the end, I was captured by the Japanese because I had no strength."
"Of the more than a thousand men in the regiment, only about 300 were left. The officers were killed and the cannons were running away. I am the only company commander left!"
"Good brothers! I welcome you on behalf of the Eighth Route Army!" Rong Jun gave everyone a positive answer without thinking about it.
As for my heart, I have long been happy.
He knew he had found a treasure.
Let’s not talk about whether the company commander in front of him has the ability. If he can live and die with his subordinates on the battlefield and fight to the death, he is a hero.
As for the more than 200 people behind him, they are all veterans who survived the bloody battle with the Japanese. As long as they are given weapons and given a good rest, they can go to the battlefield immediately.
At the Japanese brigade headquarters in Linfen City, the chief of staff hesitated for several days and decided to report to Major General Matsumoto the military information that a large number of maintenance meetings had been attacked in the past few days, but the Eighth Route Army could not be found.
Because all those who were attacked were the Sustainers and not a single imperial soldier or even a puppet soldier was killed, the Chief of Staff hesitated and did not report it.
But just now, after the report that more than 300 prisoners had been kidnapped and killed by the Eighth Route Army was sent to his hands, the chief of staff finally couldn't bear it anymore.
The more than 300 prisoners were all soldiers of the Northwest Army. If they were to be mixed up with the remaining soldiers of the Eighth Route Army and regain their weapons, it would definitely be a big threat to the Imperial Army.
After listening to the report, Matsumoto's face instantly became gloomy.
Staring into the Chief of Staff's eyes, it was as if he could spit out fire, and he was very angry.
After a full five seconds, he asked with a stern face: "Is there any news about the blockade being attacked by Tubal Road?"
"No!" The chief of staff knew that the brigade commander was making the decision without authorization and was angry for not reporting the news of the attack on the maintenance meeting in time. Faced with the question, he did not dare to hesitate at all and answered immediately.
"How did these Tubalu escape from the mountain without being attacked?"
"Didn't the garrison on the blockade report that their blockade was so seamless that not even a fly could fly across it? Then where did these Eighth Route Army troops come from!"
The chief of staff shook his head and replied: "I don't know either. I sent a telegram to the blockade garrison at that time. I asked about each stronghold one by one. Not a single stronghold was attacked by the Eighth Route Army. I didn't even see the shadow of the Eighth Route Army!"
"Idiots, they are all a bunch of stupid pigs. The Eighth Route Army came out, and they actually told me that they didn't see anything, Bagya Road!" Major General Matsumoto was not polite at all and yelled.
At this time, the chief of staff had no other option but to lower his head and bear it.
Matsumoto seemed to have thought of something: "Can you determine how many people from the Eighth Route Army are attacking our maintenance meeting?"
"Okay!" the chief of staff finally replied with an affirmation.
"There are three Eighth Route Army units in total, and each Eighth Route Army unit ranges in size from a dozen to more than 20 people!"
Matsumoto frowned immediately: "There are only more than fifty people in total, which does not match the number of remnants of the new regiment we know!"
"Before our bombing, the Eighth Route Army must have encouraged a large number of prisoners to join them. After the bombing, they tried to break through our blockade, but we were repelled. At that time, the new regiment used at least two hundred people!"
The chief of staff immediately reacted: "That is to say, the main force of the remnants of the New Regiment is still in the mountains. They are planning to use the old method of sending part of the troops out of the mountains to fight guerrillas with us outside the mountains. Some people will stay behind in the mountains to establish a new
The camp!”
"However, this time we will definitely not be fooled again and let them lead us by the nose!"
Major General Matsumoto's frown slowly relaxed, and after thinking for a moment, he began to issue orders.
"Remember the order just issued by the Front Army Headquarters, which requires us to use the iron-blooded cage policy to deal with the Eighth Route Army!"
"Although our current policy for dealing with the Eighth Route Army has many similarities with the orders from the headquarters, they are not iron-blooded enough!"
"Order the garrison on the blockade line to strengthen patrols. We can't sit back and relax just because we have bunkers. I don't want to see another Eighth Route Army pass through their blockade line, whether entering or leaving the mountains!"
"Chief of Staff, according to the orders of the headquarters, mobilize the common people and the prisoners in the city to widen all the roads in Linfen to ensure that the cars and motorcycles equipped by the imperial army can quickly move to every village!"
"Didn't the Eighth Route Army that attacked the Maintenance Council disappear after every operation? They must have taken a small road. Therefore, we must increase the mobility of the reinforcements and stick to them before they retreat."
"So, I will apply to my superiors for a vehicle transport squadron to be strengthened in all large strongholds and counties. I will ensure that each large stronghold has a reinforced team to achieve mechanization and rush to all villages in the jurisdiction within half an hour!"
The chief of staff's eyes lit up and he immediately complimented: "The general is wise!"
"With a car, the road that originally took an hour to complete can be reached in ten minutes. In this case, Tubal Road will not have time to attack the Maintenance Council and then retreat smoothly!"
"There's another benefit!" A mysterious smile suddenly flashed across Major General Matsumoto's face.
"With cars and motorcycles, we can also conduct mobile patrols on the roads 24 hours a day and completely control all roads in Linfen."
"Controlling the highway is equivalent to dividing Linfen into small areas. Even if there are Eighth Route Army activities in these areas, we can separate them so that they cannot communicate with each other, and then defeat them one by one!"
"What a great idea!" the chief of staff said sincerely.
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