The other party actually offered to join the independent group, which shows that what he just said worked, and the group leader's method is useful!
He immediately replied: "Of course we are recruiting troops, but the conditions of our Eighth Route Army are a bit poor. Unlike the Central Army and the Shanxi-Sui Army, we can still get some military pay at ordinary times!"
"We in the Eighth Route Army do not have military pay, but we will give you some allowances during holidays!"
"But there is one thing I can be sure of: Our Eighth Route Army is sincere in fighting the Japanese. Officers and soldiers are equal. Even if we lose the battle on the battlefield, not a single cadre or soldier will be left behind!"
"You may not believe it, but our Eighth Route Army cadres always rush to the front when charging!"
"And when it's time to retreat and retreat, they often walk at the end of the team!"
"When we evacuated the coal mine yesterday, the regimental commander was at the rear!"
"And he personally commanded the rear troops and killed the puppet troops who were pursuing them for more than 400 days!"
"Not only did they seize a large amount of equipment and ammunition, they also brought back a large number of prisoners. You should have seen them when they came back. Each prisoner was carrying several guns!"
The absentee who just asked the question immediately made a decision: "Sir, I don't want military pay, as long as I can have a full stomach, let me continue to fight the Japanese!"
"If it weren't for your Eighth Route Army, I would have died of exhaustion in the coal mine sooner or later, so this life is saved by your Eighth Route Army!"
"What you just said is right. The Central Army and the Jinsui Army do have military pay, but after layers of deductions from the superiors, too little of it finally got to us, and the food was poor. The superiors could hit us whenever they wanted.
Just scold them, they don’t treat us ordinary soldiers as human beings at all!”
"Rather than go back and suffer for the little military pay and not have enough to eat, it's better to stay and join your Eighth Route Army!"
"Commander of the Eighth Route Army, I want to join the Eighth Route Army and join your independent regiment!"
"I also want to join the independent group!"
"I also joined the Eighth Route Army and joined your independent regiment..."
Several absentees nearby shouted that they were afraid that if they said it was too late, the independent regiment would not recruit troops!
When the troops marched day and night and returned to the base area, excluding the more than 100 escort companies, there were more than 600 absentees. Only a dozen insisted that they did not want to be soldiers. The others all asked to join the independent regiment, join the Eighth Route Army, and continue to fight the Japanese!
As for the original troops, after two days of understanding and comparing the Eighth Route Army, they were completely disappointed and had no intention of going back!
At the Japanese Army Brigade Headquarters in Datong City, the Major General Brigade Commander was sitting behind his desk and furious!
Several subordinates with the rank of colonel, lieutenant colonel, and major lieutenant stood in front of them, their heads lowered, looking at each other with expressions of confusion, not daring to say a word!
"Bageya Road, can any of you tell me whether the garrison brigade lied about the military situation and the Chinese troops who attacked the coal mine were not as numerous and powerful as they reported. Or are those Chinese troops already slipping away from under our noses?"
The major general, who had suppressed his anger, asked loudly!
After saying that, the brigade leader turned his attention to the person in charge of intelligence and continued to curse!
"And you guys, it's been two days since the coal mine was attacked, and you don't even know who your opponent is. Are you all pigs?"
"The battlefield is so big, and so many of our imperial troops died, didn't we leave any evidence to prove the other party's identity?"
The head of the intelligence department who carries the rank of major sergeant on his shoulders is very aggrieved!
He mobilized all his subordinates who could be mobilized, and even requested the intelligence department of the neighboring defense zone to cooperate, but he did not find any useful intelligence!
He took a deep breath and replied: "Sir, you are humble and incompetent, please be punished!"
"Our opponents were too cunning. After taking down the coal mine, they burned it to ashes and blew up everything that should be exploded. We didn't find anything useful except bullet casings on the battlefield!"
"Although the reinforcements have fought against them, all the imperial troops who have seen this Chinese army face to face have died!"
"From the analysis of the bullet casings left on the battlefield, the equipment used by this Chinese army is exactly the same as that of the Imperial Army, except for the box cannon that can fire continuously!"
"The Central Army and the Shanxi-Sui Army basically do not have fully-organized troops equipped with weapons made by the Empire. This situation will only occur if the Eighth Route Army relies entirely on captured equipment!"
"In addition, they are particularly good at sneak attacks, night battles, and mountain battles. I initially judged that they are the Eighth Route Army!"
"But there are many Eighth Route Army troops operating around Datong. I can't determine which Eighth Route Army troops attacked the coal mine!"
"Also, after confirmation on the battlefield, we did not find the body of the person in charge of the coal mine, and the bodies on site and the total strength of the coal mine guard team were dozens less. I judged that they should have been captured by this Eighth Route Army unit!"
"Are you sure Nakata-kun, the person in charge of the coal mine, is not dead?" the major general asked, staring closely at the person in charge of intelligence.
"A humble position for sure!" the major replied after hesitating, and then explained.
"Among the few dozen people there are the imperial army, and there are also Chinese people who work for the imperial army!"
"That's good!" the Major General Brigade replied with a long sigh of relief.
"You don't know, this Nakata is not an ordinary Japanese. Behind him stands a huge family. This family provides a large amount of funds and equipment to the imperial army every year. It is very powerful in the military and the government!"
"After knowing that his junior was missing in Datong, he has put pressure on us through the front army and the military headquarters, asking us to find him as soon as possible. We want to see him alive and his body after death!"
"So the intelligence department's investigation cannot stop. We must know which Eighth Route Army attacked the coal mine. I want to avenge Yushan's imperial army!"
"Besides, since there are no clues from the Imperial Army, you can consider the problem from another angle!"
"Nearly a thousand absentees were rescued by the Eighth Route Army. The Eighth Route Army cannot keep them forever and will definitely release some of them!"
"If we find these absentees, as long as we know which Eighth Route Army they were released by, we will know the culprit of the sneak attack on the coal mine!"
The major in charge of intelligence answered with his eyes bright: "Sir is wise, I will go and investigate immediately!"
The leader of the Major General Brigade continued to ask: "There is also a telegram from Shangfeng. The owner of this coal mine plans to reopen the coal mine and continue to provide a steady stream of coal resources to the empire. Let us cooperate. In order to avoid the mining area being attacked again, the mining area
The strength of the garrison will be increased!"
The captain of the field infantry brigade who was reinforcing the mining area hesitated and reminded: "Sir, I don't think it is necessary to reopen that coal mine!"
"The entire mine was bombed into rubble, and all the mines were destroyed. To reopen it, we not only have to clean up the ruins of the mining area and rebuild the mining area, but we also have to dig out the buried mines, and we don't know what mines are there."
The specific conditions inside the cave are unknown, so it is better to re-select the location and open a new coal mine than to reopen the mine!"
The brows of the major general brigade leader quickly knitted together!
The purpose of those chaebols coming to China to mine is to make money, and then provide the money earned to the imperial army as military expenses. If they can't make money, they have to invest huge funds, which is a bit outweighed by the gain.
You should keep a close eye on your subordinates and ask: "The situation is really that serious!"
"Hey! It's much more serious than imagined!" the captain affirmed.
"There are many officers in the mining area garrison who know how to mine. They judge that the empire's investment in reopening this coal mine is one and a half times more than our investment in opening a new coal mine!"
"Baga!" the major general yelled!
"I didn't expect that the Eighth Route Army's sneak attack on the mine would cause such heavy losses to the Imperial Army. I must find them and cut them into pieces!"
"I will report this matter as soon as possible. The decision on whether the coal mine will be reopened will be decided by the higher authorities!"
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