Bright Sword: I am an undercover agent in the puppet army

Chapter 32: Fighting on the front line, Xu Yang's security team is corrupt and embezzling money

Chu Yunfei nodded: "Yes, our flank is the base of the Eighth Route Army. Once the battle starts, they will definitely find us.

Once they discover it, they will definitely join the battle."

Fang Ligong shook his head: "Commander, before the joint resistance against Japan, our two armies had been fighting for more than ten years, and the two sides had deep resentment. This resentment cannot be eliminated by a slogan of 'joint resistance against Japan and united against foreign aggression'."

Moreover, you know the attitude of the Chairman and Commander Yan towards the Eighth Route Army. The Eighth Route Army is nominally our friendly army, but in fact, both the Chairman and Commander Yan have great prejudice and hostility towards the Eighth Route Army and have never regarded it as a true friendly army.

This hostility is even greater than that of the Japanese army.

The cooperation between the two armies is only temporary.

The same must be true for the Eighth Route Army.

Especially during the battle of Cangyun Ridge, we were clearly stationed nearby, but we just watched from the sidelines, and the Eighth Route Army must have held a grudge against us.”

Chu Yunfei: "Brother Ligong, you are wrong. I have studied the Eighth Route Army. They will definitely take action, but perhaps not to help our 358th Regiment.

But as long as there is a chance to attack the Japanese invaders and weaken their manpower, they will never miss it!

The Eighth Route Army had done this more than once before.”

Fang Ligong fell into deep thought. Since the outbreak of the Battle of Xinkou in 37 and the entry of the Eighth Route Army into the war, they seemed to have completely put aside their hatred with the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army and the Central Army and were determined to actively fight against Japan.

Moreover, whenever the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army and the Central Army fought with the Japanese invaders, the Eighth Route Army would basically take action as long as there was an opportunity.

But soon, Fang Ligong clearly grasped something and said, "Commander, the Eighth Route Army may participate in the war, but they always join the battle on time. They don't put in much effort, but they get the most benefits.

They claim to be helping, but in reality they are mostly taking advantage of the situation, using the weapons and equipment captured on the battlefield to recruit soldiers and expand the army.

Over the past two years, our Shanxi-Suiyuan Army and the Central Army have been getting smaller and smaller, while the Eighth Route Army has been growing stronger and stronger.

This also made the Chairman and Chief Yan increasingly worried. "

Chu Yunfei smiled and said, "What we are discussing now is whether the Eighth Route Army will participate in the battle. Brother Ligong, doesn't your conclusion just confirm this point?"

“……” Fang Ligong was stunned.

Chu Yunfei went on to say: "The Eighth Route Army is not a scourge. They are a group of patriots with beliefs just like us. The difference is that their beliefs are something we cannot tolerate.

This is a battle between two cultures, which can never be reconciled.
But we also share the same view with the Eighth Route Army, that is, we both uphold the principle of national independence and the inviolability of state sovereignty, so I believe in them."

After a pause, Chu Yunfei changed the subject and continued, "Of course, the concerns of the Chairman and Commander Yan are not unreasonable. I can even tell you clearly that we and the Eighth Route Army will have to fight sooner or later. This is absolutely unavoidable.

But the problem now is that it is not the right time yet. Any friction between our two militaries will lead to the loss of China's national defense capabilities, which is what the Japanese most want to see.

It is precisely because of this that the Chairman and Commander Yan tried their best to exercise restraint.

So, we must keep a clear head.

I must reiterate one more point: the interests of the nation are above ideology, and the interests of the country are above everything else.”

Fang Ligong nodded: "I agree with this."

Chu Yunfei: "Then let's prepare to meet the enemy and instruct the staff to formulate a detailed combat plan."

……

Japan is a small country with a limited population. As the battle line in China lengthens, their disadvantage of insufficient military force has gradually become apparent.

In order to maintain stability in the occupied areas, the Japanese army supported and developed a large number of Imperial Army, which was a puppet army.

Their numbers are even greater than their own military strength.

Take Yangquan County as an example. There was only one Japanese unit stationed in Yangquan County, the 22nd Infantry Regiment, while the total number of puppet troops exceeded 8000, more than twice the number of the Japanese.

The reason why there were so many Japanese troops in Yangquan was that the Zhengtai Railway, the lifeline of transportation, passed through Yangquan and was adjacent to the two major Eighth Route Army bases of Taiyue and Taihang.

As for some other unimportant counties, the number of Japanese soldiers stationed there was much smaller, and some even had only one squadron or gendarmerie.

When an emergency occurs, troops will be transferred from other places...

With enough Imperial Army troops under his command, Kasahara Koizumi, commander of the 22nd Infantry Regiment of the Japanese Army, was not in a hurry to take action himself. Instead, he sent the Imperial Army to consume the manpower and ammunition of the 358th Regiment first.

However, the combat effectiveness of this group of imperial army is really worrying.

After fighting for more than an hour, a lot of ammunition was consumed, but the front line position of the 358th Regiment was not even within 500 meters.

500 meters, this is the fire blockade range of light and heavy machine guns. The puppet troops are obviously very experienced.

They all lay on the ground and shot with their guns raised above their heads, shooting with faith.

The firepower was quite strong, and was aimed at the position of the 358th Regiment, but the bullets either flew into the sky or hit the ground and drilled into the soil, without hurting even a single officer or soldier of the 358th Regiment.

There were also some puppet army officers who wanted to perform well in front of their father, the emperor, and they commanded their subordinates to charge bravely.

Unfortunately, the fighting capacity of their soldiers was so poor that they had just rushed out a short distance before they were mowed down by the hail of bullets from the 358th Regiment and forced to retreat.

The remaining puppet troops refused to continue the charge no matter what.

"Baga! Damn it! These damned Chinese are really useless!"

Kasahara Koizumi cursed angrily with a gloomy face, and then shouted: "Pass my order, organize a supervision team, let these damned imperial army go forward, whoever dares to retreat will be shot on the spot!
We must draw out all the firepower points of the 358th Regiment!"

"Hi Yi!"

The messenger next to him bowed heavily, then turned and left, passing the order on.

With the supervision team behind them, the puppet soldiers participating in the attack had no choice but to launch the attack. However, as soon as gunshots were heard in front and a few people next to them fell down, the other puppet soldiers would surely lie on the ground.

Then, like toads, they would rush forward a few steps when urged by the supervisors behind them, and repeat this process over and over again.

Security team here.

Xu Yang's wholehearted efforts in helping the Japanese sell Feitian powder were finally rewarded.

Hikawa Okasaka was impressed by Xu Yang's abilities and hoped that Xu Yang would continue to help him sell Feitian powder to make money and gain merit, so he did not assign combat missions to his security team, but instead asked them to handle logistics and transport ammunition supplies.

"Damn, I'm so tired."

Niu Dazhuang wiped the sweat from his forehead and complained with a pout.

Xu Yang next to him: "Then I'll ask the Japanese to let you go to the front line?"

Niu Dazhuang looked back at the front line, not knowing whether he was killed by the officers and soldiers of the 358th Regiment or was a puppet soldier lying on the ground. His chrysanthemum shrank and he said, "Don't worry, Captain, we were just joking."

Xu Yang glared: "Why don't you get to work?"

"Oh, by the way, don't forget to stuff more of the Japanese canned food, ammunition, first aid kits, etc. into your backpack."

When they set out, the security team's backpacks were empty and they only carried a few bullets, because they had no use for them and it would be a waste to carry too many, so it would be better to save them and sell them for money.

Now the role of the backpack is highlighted.

They were responsible for carrying the supplies, so if they embezzled some of the materials, the Japanese wouldn't be able to find out...

(End of this chapter)