The father of the sword is Kong Jie

Chapter 493 Steady Development
It is not an isolated case that the Japanese and puppet troops in Qinghe village were liquidated by the Eighth Route Army.

The surprise attack on the patrols of the surrounding Japanese strongholds in Qinghe Village, Changliu Village, and Shangshang Village was only the beginning.

The side bombs used by the Independence Regiment to patrol the roads and railways against the outposts of the Japanese and puppet troops soon became a nightmare for the Japanese and puppet army patrols.

There is no way to guard against it. There doesn't seem to be any abnormal roads or railway lines. I don't know when to step on it, and there will be a sudden big explosion somewhere.

The key is to look around, and you can't see half of the enemy's shadow.

Who made the order issued by the Japanese army headquarters that the patrol team should patrol the highway and railway line where it is located every day?

With such a long road and such a long railway, it is impossible to have someone watching everywhere, and it is impossible to be on guard day and night.

This also gave the soldiers of the Independent Regiment the opportunity to secretly plant wooden box mines, bullet mines, ceramic mines or remote detonation explosives, leaving a few soldiers to remotely control the detonation and evacuate quickly.

Most of these specially-made landmines are not interested in the devil's mine detectors.

Even devil engineers with mine detectors may be recruited if they are a little careless.

With such long highways and railway lines, the devils can't clear mines every day.

In addition, the snipers of the independent regiment who do not know when they will ambush you in secret and shoot you, and the officers of the patrol team that the devils have been out recently have even killed a lot.

The helpless little devil, even though he always insisted on a strict hierarchy, ordered all the officers to remove their collar badges indicating their ranks.

In addition, it is stipulated that soldiers are not allowed to surround officers, salute officers, and officers are not allowed to wear command knives with special symbols, let alone make obvious instructions.

The devils and puppet troops really have no way to deal with the unpredictable explosive means.

That's it, but in just three days, the patrols of the Japanese strongholds in the guerrilla areas outside the Independence Regiment suffered more than 300 casualties.

The Iron Triangle in Northwest Shanxi has always been advancing and retreating together. Ding Wei of the New First Regiment and Li Yunlong of the New Second Regiment heard about the recent achievements of the Independent Regiment, and they also took action one after another.

The ambush against the Japanese patrol was launched quickly.

The Japanese patrols on the outskirts of the Xinyi Regiment and Xin[-] Regiment bases were quickly attacked by the Xin[-] Regiment and the Xin[-] Regiment, causing casualties.

As time passed, the news spread rapidly. In the end, even Yoshio Shinozuka, the commander of the Japanese First Army in Shanxi, who had been paying attention to the situation around the Independence Regiment in Taiyuan City, heard about it.

Both Shinozuka Yoshio and Chief of Staff Ayumi Kitagawa, who renegotiated the fight against the independent regiment, realized that the independent regiment was difficult and difficult to deal with.

The Japanese army strengthened the garrison of the stronghold, strengthened the defense, and even built reinforced concrete bunkers to strengthen the firepower configuration.

and then?
Kong Jie directly avoids the important and ignores the minor. If your stronghold is well-defended, then I will not attack your stronghold and focus on the patrol team that you voluntarily left the stronghold.

Yoshio Shinozuka hit the cotton with a heavy hammer, very depressed.

"... More than that, the independent group's raid on the stronghold patrol team made a lot of noise, but in my opinion, their ultimate goal is to compete for the village."

"I even have reason to suspect that so far, many Chinese villages under the jurisdiction of the empire may have been more or less infiltrated by the independent regiment."

"General, this independent regiment is really difficult to deal with!"

Kitagawa Ayumi, chief of staff of the Japanese First Army in Shanxi, said helplessly.

Shinozuka Yoshio asked: "After the tactical adjustment, what is the situation of other Eighth Route Army units?"

Beichuan Bushi said: "The situation in other directions is much better. After the implementation of the Baojia Liansi system in various villages, there were indeed many Eighth Route Army troops who secretly communicated with the villagers. Our army moved quickly and achieved considerable results. It severely damaged many guerrilla units of the Eighth Route Army."

Shinozuka Yoshio pondered for a long time, and said, "Right now, our focus is on the upcoming Jinnan campaign, and we have no time to deal with this independent regiment."

"In this way, we have made partial tactical adjustments to the movement and assembly of the Eighth Route Army. The tactics for the Eighth Route Army's base areas in other directions remain unchanged. In the direction of the New First Regiment and the New Second Regiment of the Independent Regiment, patrols on roads and railway routes are temporarily suspended. , Turn from offense to defense, and defend on the spot, as long as the three regiments of the Iron Triangle are blocked in their base areas."

"General, are you?"

Shinozuka Yoshio said: "Kong Jie is very cunning, the independent group is difficult to deal with, right now we don't have much energy to spare to deal with the independent group, so we can only stabilize the opponent for the time being.

The disastrous defeat in the spring sweep not long ago was the greatest shame of our army. If the victory in the Jinnan Campaign is not a shame, our First Army will no longer have a place to stand.

At that time, the Jinnan Campaign will end, and our army will be able to eradicate the Eighth Route Army in the Taihang area and destroy the independent regiment in one fell swoop, taking advantage of the momentum of victory. "

"Hi!" Kitagawa Ayumi responded.

"By the way, where is Yamamoto-kun?" Shinozuka Yoshio asked.

Kitagawa Ayumi replied: "Yamamoto-kun has been training the advance team recently. According to Yamamoto-kun, the advance team will be able to start in a few days. In addition, the plainclothes team has also completed preparations and has entered the base areas around the independent regiment in advance. Infiltrate, gather intelligence for the advance team's follow-up."

Shinozuka Yoshio nodded and said, "This time when our army marches into southern Shanxi, we are most afraid of a fire in the backyard. After the battle of southern Shanxi begins, we must be especially wary of any actions by the Eighth Route Army in the Taihang area."

"Especially this independent group, we need to be on guard the most. With Yamamoto-kun dealing with the independent group, we can rest assured."

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Qinghe Village area.

In the battle a few days ago, a large number of traitors in the village were liquidated by the martial arts team.

In desperation, the Japanese army dispatched many traitors from the county to various villages to continue to supervise the implementation of the Baojia Liansi system.

For example, in Qinghe Village, new Baochang and Jiachang arrived soon.

But in fact, these traitors are all terrified. Everyone knows that the current village has long been targeted by the Eighth Route Army of the martial arts team.

Coupled with the continuous sneak attacks and local counter-offensives by the Independent Regiment, New First Regiment, and New Second Regiment on Japanese patrols during this period, the Eighth Route Army has generally become stronger, while the Japanese army is somewhat helpless.

A newspaper with the headline "On the Greatest Nemesis of the Japanese Army--Eighth Route Army Independence Regiment" was first issued by a publishing house, and a considerable amount was printed and distributed, and it was quickly distributed in Yangquan County and other surrounding counties. Spread out.

The Japanese army, the puppet army, the puppet army garrison, and the puppet police searched everywhere in the city, but the newspaper office was already empty.

The devils and puppet soldiers wanted to recover the published newspapers, but there was nothing they could do. The news had already spread.

It is said that this report is written on the subject of an argumentative essay, and what it writes is true and convincing.

In this report, there are all arguments, arguments, and demonstrations, all kinds of real data, and even some shocking photos attached, all of which are fascinating to bring people into the combat environment at that time. Witness the bravery and invincibility of the soldiers of the Independent Regiment of the Eighth Route Army in killing the Japanese invaders.

In his final argument, the journalist who wrote the story put the finishing touches:

"The rise of the Independent Regiment of the Eighth Route Army will surely be the biggest nightmare for the Japanese army in Northwest Shanxi. If we talk about the most feared nemesis of the Japanese invaders, it must be the Independent Regiment!"

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In this way, with the recent strong rise of the Independence Regiment, even killing the Japanese and puppet patrols, they had to become turtles again and hide in the stronghold.

The traitors who were redispatched to the major villages actually knew who was the real boss in this area.

Coupled with the threat of the armed forces team.

The traitors also learned that the martial arts team has always been quick to get rid of those who have an unstable political stance.

After Zhang Laosan and others surrendered to the Eighth Route Army, they secretly persuaded the defectors with a firm stand.

Whether it's because of fear, for survival, or because they really want to get rid of the stigma of traitors and join the Eighth Route Army, in short, after contacting the comrades in the martial arts team, the traitors in Qinghe Village, Changliu Village, and Shangyou Village all expressed their gratitude. Willing to act as a double-faced government, pretending to please the devils, but actually working for the Eighth Route Army troops.

Niukou Village.

Independent regiment, regiment headquarters.

Kong Jie finished reading the article "On the Greatest Nemesis of the Japanese Army - the Independent Regiment of the Eighth Route Army" and put down the newspaper.

Li Wenjie, the acting political commissar who brought the newspaper to the side, said with emotion: "Leader, I have to say that reporter Shen's article is really well written. After reading this article, I feel that our independent group has really become the devil's biggest nemesis." Yes, when that little devil meets our independent group, it is like a cat meeting a mouse, it is inevitable to perish."

Kong Jie said: "He is a big reporter from the Jinnan Newspaper, and this is what he eats, so can he write well?"

Li Wenjie moved his mind, and said: "Commander, this excellent propaganda cadre with outstanding literary talent and good at arousing the public's psychology is too rare in our army."

"This war is for political purposes, but if the purpose can be achieved through propaganda means, defeating the enemy without fighting, this is the highest state! From this perspective, if we can attract reporter Shen to our The Propaganda Department of the Eighth Route Army will definitely be of great use.”

Kong Jie said: "Wen Jie, if you say that, then this task will be entrusted to you. You have considered this matter very carefully to attract outstanding talents for our Eighth Route Army Propaganda Department."

Li Wenjie: "..."

"Head, how can I do this, why don't you come by yourself?"

Kong Jie said speechlessly, "What do you mean by this, does it mean that if I let Reporter Shen stay, he will stay?"

Li Wenjie smiled and said, "Headmaster, that's not certain."

"You kid, you've learned to be poor." Kong Jie cursed with a smile, "Let's get down to business! There are news from various camps that the devils have indeed adjusted their sniper tactics. Recently, many devil snipers have appeared in various strongholds. , and learn the tactics of our sniper team, a sniper and an observer."

"Our soldiers have taken anti-sniper courses, and the number of devil's snipers is limited after all. We are hiding, and they are showing that the adjustment of devil's sniper tactics is not enough to turn the tide of the battle."

"But I'm afraid that other troops around us will fail to take precautions earlier and suffer a lot from the devil's sniper tactics, so we must hurry up and pass the news to the regiments as soon as possible, and the brigade headquarters should also report in time. Presence is a huge threat to our commanders and cannot be ignored."

Li Wenjie said: "Don't worry, leader, this matter has already been properly arranged."

Kong Jie nodded, and asked again: "It's almost summer, and before the weather heats up, it's a good time to develop farming, how is the farming situation in the base area and surrounding villages? "

Li Wenjie said: "It has gradually entered the right track. We have suppressed bandits in various places, ensured the stability of the villages, cut taxes and interest rates, and encouraged villagers to reclaim wasteland."

"In addition, collective farming teams have been set up in each village to cultivate the land together. The collective labor stimulates the villagers' enthusiasm for farming and greatly improves the efficiency of farming. Some households lack males and labor force, and the farming teams concentrate on farming. help."

"Are the cattle in place?" Kong Jie asked.

Li Wenjie said: "Don't worry, the head of the group, all are in place. Several households share one cattle and take turns to cultivate. It is also the cattle that we lend to the villagers for free. You don't charge a cent for the rent. You asked the logistics department to buy it from Guizi County. All kinds of crop seeds have also been distributed, and the folks all thank you, head of the group!
Everyone's enthusiasm for work is high, and they have been busy in the fields these days. "

Kong Jie thought about it again, and said, "The Japanese army's spring raid just failed, if the devils want to launch another sweep of a similar scale, there will definitely be a long period of time in between.

During this period of time, it is a rare period of stable development in our base areas. This period of development must be utilized to vigorously reclaim wasteland, develop agriculture, and provide food and clothing for the villagers and soldiers. "

"In a few days, our improved potatoes will be harvested, and we will keep a batch of potatoes and send them to the villagers."

"Other crops, we grow whatever is high-yield. Land is the foundation of farmers. Folks who love the land know the preferences of these crops best. As long as there is no interference from external wars, the folks who work hard and get rich will definitely be able to get better."

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in the afternoon.

Kong Jie took Xu Qingnian, director of the finance department of the independent regiment, to the brigade headquarters in person, and met the brigade commander and political commissar.

As dictated by Xu Qingnian, he explained to the brigade commander and his party the plan and some financial theories that the independent regiment wanted to develop economically in the future.

Finally, according to Kong Jie's explanation, Xu Qingnian proposed that as the base area grows stronger, there are more and more villages and villagers under its jurisdiction. If the economy of the base area wants to operate stably, it cannot do without the support of the financial system. Stability, and the stability of the financial system is inseparable from the existence of financial institutions such as banks.

Therefore, it is extremely necessary for the base areas to establish their own financial institutions, and even issue their own border area tickets.

As the brigade commander of General Hexagon, he naturally has insights in finance.

It can be said that Xu Qingnian and the brigade commander thought of this idea together.

"Banks are definitely needed. It is also necessary to issue border area tickets that belong to our base areas. Now the military government has directly cut off our source of military expenditure. If we don't issue our own money tickets, it will be a military and economic problem. There are big disadvantages.”

The brigade commander agreed to the matter at that time, and said that he would discuss it with the headquarters.

After the meeting, the brigade commander stared at Xu Qingnian with fiery eyes, "Young comrades, financial talents like you are very rare in our Eighth Route Army, why don't you just come to my brigade headquarters? Here I will give you what you want stage and more room for development.”

Kong Jie: "..."

"Old Brigadier, are you not well? I'm still here, and you're starting to poach the wall?"

The brigade commander stared and said: "Your independent regiment belongs to the [-]th brigade, and even you, the regiment leader, belong to me. If you say digging a corner, it's digging my own corner. Why, you kid, aren't you happy?"

"Young comrades are such talents, I'm afraid that if they are placed in your independent group, you will be blind for nothing."

Kong Jie was speechless for a moment.

Xu Qingnian said: "Brigade Commander, thank you for your kindness, I think the independent regiment is the most suitable for me at present, if our idea can be carried out smoothly in the trial operation of the independent regiment, it will be of great benefit to the future development .”

"It can be regarded as accumulating experience and paving the way for future financial development."

The implication is that they want to stay in the independent group.

The brigade commander was startled, and then laughed loudly: "Okay, then you can stay in the independent regiment for the time being, Kong Jie, you have a unique vision!"

Who would have imagined that when he left the brigade headquarters, Xu Qingnian, who insisted on staying in the independent regiment, was scolded by Kong Jie.

Xu Qingnian was puzzled by the Erzhang monk, and was inexplicably wronged: "Head, I am your person, and I have decided to follow you, why are you still scolding me?"

Kong Jie said unhappily: "You brat, who am I not going to scold you? You said the brigade commander asked you to stay, so you can stay! Just for our relationship, if you stay in the brigade headquarters in the future, even the If I stay at the headquarters and become the president of the head office in our base area, won’t I, Kong Jie, be able to get the moon sooner rather than later?”

Xu Qingnian: "..."

I was speechless for a while, and almost couldn't hold back, I turned my head and went back to find the brigade commander again, begging the brigade commander to let me stay.

Ha ha ha ha--

The laughter of the two people spread in the mountains.

"Old Xu, you said that the first person to eat crabs should be the one who can seize the opportunity the most?"

"What does the captain mean by this?"

"I mean, our independent group is the first to try to establish our own financial system. In the future, our independent group should be the fastest to become rich, right?"

"Regimental leader, rest assured, if the independent regiment's base area does not grow and become rich, the young people will never leave the independent regiment."

"Haha, you boy, I feel relieved with your words."

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　I don’t have much enthusiasm for my recent writing, it seems that I have to speed up the pace and process, less foreshadowing...

　　
　
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