The strongest militia

() The soldiers who beat up the little devils left the city, and the people in Xingtai City were guessing that these gangsters must not have done something good by leaving the city.Thinking about it, I'm afraid that many people will inevitably be harmed by them, because during this period of time, the people living in the city have also been harmed and bullied by these little devils.From the eyes of the people of Xingtai at this time, apart from the fact that the gang of little devils stationed here did not like to kill people as in the legend, their arrogant and domineering character was still clearly seen by the people in the city.

As the war in North China came to an end, the common people had to live more carefully except when they lamented that the army was unreliable these days.I was afraid that I would run into the more arrogant little devil and bring myself a fatal disaster.It's just that they didn't expect that when the team of little devils who went out in the morning were still excited, when they returned to the city, they all looked like defeated soldiers. Devil.

Well!These days, is there still a team in Xingtai that can make little devils suffer?

The people who knew something about the situation of the North China militia columns began to sigh in their hearts. It turned out that the army that they had looked down upon before could really beat the little devil to shame.The people who didn't know the situation of the militia column began to ask who made these little devils into such a miserable state.

In short, seeing these little devils looking downcast, the common people feel relieved in their hearts. Of course, in order not to attract the hatred of the little devils, they still keep this joy in their hearts in a low-key manner without showing their expressions.

The garrison, who was also taken aback by the tragic appearance of Ikeda's troops, soon reported the situation to Xingtai City Defense Officer Sasaki Dazuo.Hearing that Ikeda was defeated and returned to the city by an unknown armed attack, Sasaki's first reaction was how is it possible.

Don't they know that North China is now completely under the rule and control of their great Japanese empire?In his opinion, this kind of behavior is an extremely arrogant provocation to them, and he must be given the harshest revenge, otherwise he, the city defense officer, will put his face on there!

But after Chi Tianye reported the incident to him in a depressed mood, Sasaki said angrily: "As an officer of the Japanese Imperial Army, you can't even defeat a group of peasants with guns. What kind of clothes do you have?" This military uniform?"

Originally, I thought that Ikedano might have been ambushed by the regular army troops fleeing to the countryside, which caused the casualties of nearly half of the squadron.As a result, after listening to Ikeda's report, Sasaki felt that he had heard something wrong.When will a few farmers with guns be able to beat the warriors of their majestic Japanese empire so badly.

If it wasn't for the fact that Ikeda Ye was also his confidant, Sasaki would have to cut him open to apologize. <> After Chi Tianye was suspended for self-reflection, Sasaki called Gu Bin, the county magistrate appointed by Xingtai, over, and asked, "County Gu, is there a team in the countryside of Xingtai against our big Japanese imperial army?"

Gu Bin, who had already received the defeat of the little devils who had left the city, heard that the little devils who had gone to the countryside to harvest food had been beaten and returned in a state of embarrassment.However, since he was forced to take the county magistrate's seat by the little devil, he received a threatening letter from this team that was placed by his bedside late at night that day.

The meaning of the letter is very simple, he is the county magistrate and the militia column does not object, as long as he does not do things that harm the people, then everyone will live in peace and harmony.If he dared to rely on the backing of the little devil to harm the common people, then what would be sent to his bedside would not be as simple as a letter, it would most likely be a bayonet or a pistol.

As a person with some prestige in Xingtai, Gu Bin is very aware of the banditry of the people in the militia column. If he offends the other party, let alone his old life, he is afraid that his family will also be left behind.For this reason, since he became the county magistrate, he has often been indifferent to things. If the little devil doesn't look for him, he seldom takes the initiative to report anything to the little devil.

Now hearing Sasaki asking himself about the anti-Japanese armed forces in the countryside, Gu Bin said sincerely: "Your Excellency, Xingtai has been full of bandits since ancient times. Before your army arrived, Xingtai City was looted by bandits. This matter Your Excellency knows about it. As far as I know, this group of bandits are usually only active in the countryside, and they should not easily oppose the imperial army. If my guess is correct, the one who ambushed the imperial army this time should have escaped from the east Troops. As for the rest, I don't know much about it."

The troops from the east, of course, refer to the Northeast Army troops that were beaten to pieces by the Japanese army.Sasaki, who had fought against the Northeast Army, knew very well that there were still a group of people in the Northeast Army who were unwilling to accept the fact that the Northeast was occupied by them, and were dedicated to resisting them.If such an anti-Japanese team really exists in the Xingtai countryside, then when they go out of the city in the future, they really need to send more teams.

But the key is to mobilize large troops out of the city. Once Xingtai is attacked, the strategic location of Xingtai will be occupied.I am afraid that this responsibility is not something he can bear. For this reason, considering that there is no way to mobilize the army to encircle and suppress for the time being, Sasaki pondered for a moment and ordered: "Since the ancient county magistrate took office, he has done a lot to manage Xingtai for our imperial army. It's just that I am big ri recently. The imperial army is fighting on the front line, which has caused some tension in food transportation. In order to support the frontline operations, I hope that the county magistrate Gu can raise some food for the imperial army in the future, and I will definitely ask the front army headquarters to ask for credit for the county magistrate."

Since they have no way to receive food, Gu Bin, a local, can only do the task of collecting food. In this way, there will be no such thing that causes a large number of casualties among their own people, and they can collect what their army needs forage.Why not do it!

But before he finished admiring his clever plan, Gu Bin said bitterly: "Your Majesty, it stands to reason that it is my duty to raise food and grass for your army. It's just that the general doesn't know that the people in the countryside of Xingtai have always Strong, they don’t sell the apportionment of zheng fu at all. It was the same when the government was stationed here in the past. Officials or soldiers who went to the countryside to collect grain either couldn’t come back when they went out, or they were packed up by the peasants in the countryside. rushed out.

In short, we have been unable to collect taxes and grain from the countryside in the past two years. Even the grain sold in several grain stores in the county town has been bought and sold from other places in the past two years.Therefore, I am afraid that the villain will not be able to complete the task of raising food and grass, so please forgive me, Your Excellency. "

Even the former Kuomintang government couldn't go to the countryside to collect grain?

This is really a strange thing, Sasaki was very surprised to see that Gu Bin did not seem to be lying, considering that this person was the county magistrate selected by the Japanese army, if he forced the other party to be too evil, it would still be very unfavorable for them to manage Xingtai.

Sasaki, who really had no choice, could only tell Gu Bin to try his best to collect food, if there was really no way to receive the food.At that time, he can only send a large army into the village to wipe out those people who dare to resist their rule, otherwise there is no way to supply food on the spot, and the generals will not let the generals laugh at him when it reaches the front army.

Just through the experience of Ikeda's going to the countryside this time, Sasaki knew that the countryside in Xingtai should not be simple. If he did not investigate the situation clearly and sent troops in a hurry, there would be no way to solve the problem at once.Therefore, if you want to change the status quo, you must investigate the situation inside and then decide on the next action plan.

Thinking of this, Sasaki specially invited the person in charge of Xingtai's intelligence work to come here, and asked the other party to send intelligence agents to the countryside to inquire about intelligence.At the same time, he didn't forget to send a group of local people who had taken refuge in them, commonly known as 'spies'. In his opinion, with this two-pronged approach, what secrets existed in the countryside should be found out soon.

To his disappointment, the person in charge of intelligence work told him a few days later with a frustrated face.None of the Japanese intelligence personnel sent to the countryside has returned since they were sent out.This kind of situation, which had never happened before when he was investigating the situation in other places, made him realize that there was a high possibility that something had happened to the intelligence personnel he had sent.

Just when Sasaki felt that things were getting more and more abnormal, a special agent he sent to the countryside to inquire about intelligence returned to the county seat with a tired face.After listening to the other party's report, Sasaki felt that there are quite a lot of strange things these years. When will the bandits be able to replace the government to implement taxation and food collection.Ganqing's gang of bandits are quite courageous. If they don't teach them a bloody lesson, I'm afraid he and the brigade will have no way to gain a foothold here in the future with nearly ten thousand soldiers.

According to the secret agent who was exceptionally rewarded with five oceans, the other party happened to have a poor relative in the countryside. After receiving the task assigned by Sasaki, he went to visit his relative in the name of visiting relatives.After many inquiries, I finally found out a little truth, that is, a group of thugs organized by deserters had taken over near Jiulong Mountain, not far from Xingtai City.

Relying on the easy-to-defend and difficult-to-attack terrain of Jiulong Mountain, they brought all the villages outside the county seat under their own management.They robbed a large part of the grain grown by the common people every harvest season, and warned those common people that if they dared to sell the grain to outsiders, they would kill their whole family after they heard the news.

It's just that the common people are allowed to accept their control, because the other party promised to protect their safety while collecting food.Most of the deserters who fled to this countryside because of defeat in these years were also subdued by these bandits.The common people also saw that this gang of bandits did have a little strength before they developed a mentality of confrontation against the government and even their Japanese army.Except for paying food to the bandits, the rest of the apportionment was ignored at all, which was also the promise the bandits made to the villagers.

Because of this, the officials and soldiers sent by the government to collect grain in the past two years were also driven out by them.In addition, most of these bandits are locals, and they are well-informed, not to mention knowing the local road conditions and terrain. They were also responsible for the Japanese army squadron being ambushed last time.It was because the group of bandits thought that the Japanese army wanted to seize their territory.

After a long time, it turned out to be a disturbance for the bandits. Sasaki, who had served in the Northeast in his early years, knew very well that compared to many soldiers in the regular army who were weak and deceitful, the bandits on the ground in China were actually extremely strong.For this reason, when he heard that the number of the other party might have reached thousands, his first reaction was to see if he could recruit this bandit.In this way, as long as you spend a little money and a serial number, you can completely control this place without firing a single shot.

Of course, if the other party really doesn't know how to flatter them, then they will send heavy troops to encircle and suppress them.After all, in Sasaki's view, fighting with thousands of bandits against their nearly ten thousand Japanese imperial army is undoubtedly an act of hitting a stone with an egg.

It's a pity that he didn't know that this special agent whom he rewarded the ocean was actually an intelligence officer sent to the door by the militia column on purpose.For the news sent by the intelligence personnel of the militia column, Sasaki, who took it seriously, can imagine how serious the consequences will be!