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

Chapter 7: The sinister devils, each with their own agenda, used fertilizer powder as a death pension
the other side.

After developing the photos in the county town, Xu Yang returned to the Liuzhuang stronghold and took the combat report revised by Ma Tong to the Heishui River stronghold 10 kilometers away.

This was a secondary outpost on the Shotai Railway Line, manned personally by the Rikawa Squadron.

Originally, there was a battalion of puppet troops stationed in this stronghold, but they had been sent out by Hinakawa Okasaka to sell Feitian powder.

As the war continued, Japan's lack of war potential as a small country had gradually become apparent, and some Japanese troops had to find ways to raise their own military pay.

Feitianfen is the military pay given to the Richuan Squadron by the higher authorities.

After the sale, the Richuan Squadron can keep 50%, and only needs to hand in the other 50%. The more they sell, the more they get, and after the sale is completed, they can continue to receive it.

However, a month or two had passed and the Feitian Powder had not been sold, let alone sold. No one even wanted to buy it. Even when the Imperial Army went door-to-door to sell it, ordinary people in various places avoided it.

The Japanese sentry on duty at the stronghold brought Xu Yang to the office of Hikawa Okazaka.

Hikawa Okazaka raised his eyebrows and asked in broken Chinese: "Mr. Xu, you sold the fertilizer powder, so you are here to apply for it?"

"No."

When Xu Yang said no, Richuan Okazaka's face immediately sank, and Xu Yang continued: "However, when our security team went to the countryside to sell Feitian powder, we accidentally encountered an Eighth Route Army guerrilla team and had a fierce exchange of fire with them.

The fighting will of this Eighth Route Army guerrillas was very tenacious. The soldiers of our security team also showed a spirit of fearlessness and courage to fight. Deputy Captain Tian Jinshui took the lead in the charge after several hours of bloody battle.

Our security team finally wiped out this Eighth Route Army guerrilla force. However, Deputy Captain Tian Jinshui and more than a dozen soldiers of our security team also died heroically.

They all sacrificed their lives for the Great Japanese Locust Army, so I would like to ask Mr. Hikawa to award medals and death compensation to Vice Captain Tian Jinshui and his men."

"This is a detailed combat report, as well as a list of our security team's casualties and ammunition losses.

In addition, there are also photos of the battlefield that I took after the battle, as well as photos of the corpses of the Eighth Route Army guerrillas. Please have a look at them, Mr. Richuan. "

After saying that, Xu Yang walked forward respectfully and handed the combat report and a stack of photos to Hinakawa Okazaka.

Hinakawa Okazaka read it carefully and found it to be quite detailed. The battle seemed very fierce and cruel. Although there might be some exaggeration, it was still within the acceptable range.

Moreover, Tian Jinshui's performance in the battle was similar to usual. He always charged at the front in every battle and was extremely loyal to their locust army. This was very true.

Coupled with the support of photos, the entire combat report does not seem to be fabricated at all, except that the ammunition consumption seems to be a bit too much.

Hikawa Okazaka frowned slightly and said, "Xu Sang, how come you consumed so much ammunition?"

Xu Yang said: "Taijun, you know how difficult it is to deal with the Eighth Route Army. They hide behind bunkers and defend themselves. We can only suppress them with firepower while launching a charge.

After the ammunition ran out, we engaged in hand-to-hand combat with the Eighth Route Army for more than an hour, and finally wiped out all of them, but we also suffered extremely painful casualties.

The brothers who were lucky enough to survive were almost all injured. Taijun, you can see that these injuries on my body were caused in the battle. "

As he spoke, Xu Yang rolled up his sleeves and hem, revealing the knife wounds inside.

You can't catch a wolf without sacrificing a child. These wounds were inflicted by Xu Yang himself in order to gain the trust of Hikawa Okazaka, and a large amount of pig blood was smeared on them.

As expected, after seeing the injuries on Xu Yang's body, Hikawa Okazaka became convinced of this battle.

If you want a horse to run well, you must feed it grass. The Japanese naturally know this truth.

Hikawa Okazaka thought for a while and said, "Xu Sang, Tian Sang and the others died for our Great Japanese Locust Army. Our Great Japanese Imperial Army will not treat them unfairly. I will apply for medals for them later. As for pensions and rewards, if we apply to the superiors, we need to allocate funds from the Ministry of Finance, which will take at least half a year.

So, how about this? I will give you another 30 tons of fertilizer powder as their death pension and your reward money."

Xu Yang frowned and said, "Master, can you pay in cash? I can wait."

If they could afford the money, would their imperial army still need to sell fertilizer powder?
Of course, Hikawa Okazaka has made a lot of personal money over the years, but it is obviously impossible for him to pay public money privately.

Hikawa Okazaka's face darkened and he asked, "Why? Xu Sang, do you have any objections to my arrangement?"

Xu Yang quickly shook his head: "I dare not, but we can't sell Feitian powder at all."

"Mr. Xu, I believe that with your ability, you can definitely sell the fertilizer powder." Hikawa Okasaka patiently persuaded him, like the wolf grandmother who fooled Little Red Riding Hood.

Xu Yang felt amused. If it was easy to sell, you would force us to sell it and even threatened us that if we couldn't sell it within the deadline, we would either have to buy it ourselves or have our military pay deducted.

However, of course, it was difficult to sell in the past. Now, Feitian flour is a delicious bun for Xu Yang. It is no exaggeration to say that it is comparable to gold.

Since it is impossible to change Hinakawa Okazaka's attitude, it is natural to gain as much benefit for yourself as possible.

Moreover, the more greedy they appear, the more they act like puppet soldiers.

"Taijun, okay, then I will work harder and go to the countryside more often to promote our product, and try to get the local people to buy our fertilizer powder.

However, could you give us some more fertilizer powder as a reward? "

Hikawa Okazaka smiled and said, "No problem, I will reward you with another 5 tons."

Xu Yang continued to bargain: "How about 10 tons?"

"Okay, then I'll give your security team another 10 tons, making a total reward of 40 tons." After a moment's thought, Hikawa Okazaka agreed.

After all, to him, the unsellable fertilizer powder is no different from soil.

The combat report and photos in his hand were enough for him to apply for a large reward from the regiment headquarters.

Xu Yang said again: "Taijun, after this battle, our security team has suffered serious casualties. Can you give us some more soldiers, preferably brave and skilled soldiers like Deputy Captain Tian?"

The reason why he specifically named Tian Jinshui, a stubborn traitor, was, on the one hand, to deepen Hikawa Okasaka's trust in him, and on the other hand, to continue to eliminate traitors and use these traitors to make merit in exchange for benefits.

Otherwise, if he wanted to eliminate traitors across units, it would be too difficult for Xu Yang at the moment.

Hikawa Okazaka frowned slightly and said, "Xu Sang, the Locust Army is in need of manpower right now, and each unit is short of soldiers, so you will need to supplement the security team's manpower for the time being.

I have high hopes for you and believe in your abilities!"

"Hi!" Xu Yang bowed respectfully and said, "I will definitely live up to your expectations. Please replenish ammunition for our security team and pay the pension as soon as possible."

"Yoshi!" Hikawa Okazaka raised a smile and said, "I'll replenish your ammunition now. There's some in the Feitianfen stronghold. I'll send someone to deliver it to you."

Xu Yang: "In that case, I'll trouble you, my Lord."

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(End of this chapter)