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

Chapter 64: The Eighth Route Army blew up and pried open the railway. The Japanese commander asked: Where did the Eighth Route Army get so much explosives?
Blackwater River Stronghold.

Xu Yang looked at the pile of broken devils' bodies in front of him and pretended to be horrified and said, "Taijun Richuan, I heard from Captain Gou that Taijun Watanabe was ambushed by the Eighth Route Army and died.

Could these be the bodies of Watanabe Tai-kun and the others?"

"Yes, Seo-san."

Hikawa Okazaka's attitude towards Xu Yang, his lifesaver, was obviously much better. After a pause, he asked, "By the way, Xu-san, when did Watanabe-kun and the others leave your Liuzhuang base?"

Xu Yang thought for a moment and said, "It was around five in the afternoon, when it was getting dark."

Hikawa Okazaka added, "Watanabe-kun set out early in the morning, why did you set out from your base so late?"

Xu Yang: "When Mr. Watanabe was delivering weapons and ammunition to me, he seemed to have captured an underground member of the Eighth Route Army, which delayed us for some time.

By the time we arrived at our Liuzhuang stronghold, it was almost noon.

Then, to express my gratitude, I set up two tables of banquet to entertain him, but I didn't expect that this would waste time and let Watanabe Taijun suffer this murderous attack.

It's all my fault. I am guilty. I am guilty! Please punish me, Richuan Taijun!"

Xu Yang bent his waist and lowered his head to repent, pretending to be very sad. Tears flowed out, and he couldn't stop them. Soon they covered his entire face.

As a person with experience in performing in hundreds of anti-Japanese war dramas, Xu Yang's acting skills are obviously much better than Gou Dachang, and his tears come at any time.

Hikawa Okasaka knew that Xu Yang was a very righteous man, and it was completely reasonable for him to host a banquet to entertain Watanabe Renta for sending him weapons and ammunition.

Didn’t he himself receive a lot of benefits from Xu Yang?
Therefore, Hinakawa Okazaka did not mean to blame Xu Yang, he just wanted to make things clear.

Seeing Xu Yang crying so hard, Hikawa Okazaka felt a little guilty, and he quickly comforted her, "Xu Yang, it's not your fault that Watanabe was ambushed by the Eighth Route Army.

When the Imperial Army used a postcard to call us away from our families and send us to the battlefield, we were ready to serve His Majesty the Emperor and the Empire of Japan.

He died for the sake of the empire, and his death was worthy.

I will apply for a death benefit for him, so you don't have to be so sad."

Xu Yang wiped his tears and said, "Mrs. Richuan, when I think about how Mr. Watanabe was drinking with me at the table this afternoon, I feel sad..."

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The Japanese army's transport teams and other small units were ambushed by the Eighth Route Army more than once or twice, so the death of Watanabe Renta was just a minor episode and did not attract excessive attention from the Japanese army.

Even Hikawa Okazaka did not take any retaliatory actions against the Eighth Route Army.

However, Yoshio Shinozuka has not had an easy time these past two days.

Because the Zhengtai Railway was repeatedly damaged, many trains were forced to stop operating, which had a great impact on their supply transportation.

The Japanese army in North China needed a large amount of coal for power generation, steel smelting, etc., and Shanxi is a major coal-producing province.

The Zhengtai Line is the main trunk line connecting Shanxi with other provinces.

The railways were destroyed and coal mines soon became scarce in various places, and the pressure fell on Yoshio Shinozuka.

Taiyuan City.

1st Army Headquarters.

Miyano Shun said to Shinozuka Yoshio: "This damn Eighth Route Army really knows how to pick the right time. They knew that the Locust Army had withdrawn a large number of troops from North China and focused its attack on the south. They were temporarily short of troops, so they immediately jumped out to cause trouble."

Shinozuka Yoshio slowly put down the document in his hand and said, "It seems that the Eighth Route Army is not trying to sabotage this time, but is more likely to go after the railway tracks." Miyano Shun was stunned and said, "Commander, why do you think so?"

Shinozuka Yoshio: "If the Eighth Route Army wanted to disrupt railway transportation, they could have chosen tunnels or bridges for their attacks.

Wouldn't the effect be better this way?"

Miyano Shun: “Destroying bridges and tunnels is indeed more effective, but the locust army basically has bases in these places.

It would not be easy for the Eighth Route Army to launch an attack on it.

On the contrary, on those regular sections of the road, since the locust army had no strongholds, the Eighth Route Army only needed to avoid the patrols of the locust army to carry out the raid, and there was absolutely no risk. "

After a pause, Miyano Shun continued, "Although it is relatively easy to repair a regular road section after it is damaged, if there are enough damaged points, it can also achieve the effect of damaging bridges and even tunnels."

Yoshio Shinozuka nodded. The current situation was exactly as analyzed by Miyano Shun.

There were so many damaged points on the Zhengtai Railway that the railway troops were simply unable to cope with it.

The destruction of the railway also greatly affected the patrol of rail armored vehicles. In order to prevent the railway from being further attacked by the Eighth Route Army, the Japanese could only take the stupid approach of increasing troops for foot patrols. This not only increased the workload of the Japanese and puppet troops, but also made their efficiency much lower than before.

This creates a vicious cycle.

Miyano Shun went on to say: "The Eighth Route Army was short of supplies, so it was normal for them to take away some railroad tracks after the raid.

They have always done this.

Compared with the purpose of the Eighth Route Army, I am more confused about where their explosives came from?
You know, before this, the Eighth Route Army was reluctant to use explosives to carry out ordinary attacks on the railway tracks."

Shinozuka Yoshio nodded again and fell into deep thought.

Miyano Shun added: "There is an old Chinese saying that goes, 'There are only thieves who can steal for a thousand days, but there are no thieves who can guard against thieves for a thousand days.

If the locust army wants to ensure the safety of the Zhengtai Railway, it seems that the only way to solve the problem once and for all is to organize another sweep and severely damage or even completely annihilate the Chinese Eighth Route Army. "

Shinozuka Yoshio: “This is indeed the only way to break the impasse at the moment, but the locust army’s current attack focus is on the two lakes region in southern China.

For this purpose, a large number of troops were specially drawn from the locust army in North China and even our 1st Army.

In a short period of time, the locust army may not be able to organize such a large-scale sweep operation."

Miyano Shun was silent. He also knew about this situation.

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Headquarters of the Eighth Route Army Independent Regiment.

Zhao Gang said to Li Yunlong excitedly: "Old Li, Comrade Xu Yang has made a great contribution this time. The Japanese yen we produced can be spent after testing. Even the Japanese bank staff can't tell the difference."

Li Yunlong's eyes sparkled as he said, "This is great. From now on, we won't have to worry about having no money anymore."

Zhao Gang said: "It's not that simple. With this production line, it's not difficult for us to make Japanese yen, but it's not that easy to spend it."

Li Yunlong quickly regained his composure: "Yes, if we suddenly take out so many yen to buy things, won't the Japanese target us?

It would be nice if I could go to the Japanese mainland to buy things."

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(End of this chapter)