Chapter 78 It’s Too Early for the Brigade Commander to Be Happy

Facts have proved that human joys and sorrows are not interlinked.

Compared with the joyful atmosphere at the Eighth Route Army headquarters in Daxiawan, the First Army Headquarters far away in Taiyuan was as depressed as the eve of a storm, with a hint of weirdness in the calm.

Shinozuka Yoshio almost went crazy after receiving the farewell call from his beloved general. In his heart, Yamamoto Ikki was even more important than his wife.

This devil believed that the special forces were very valuable and posed a great threat to the Eighth Route Army. Moreover, this special forces unit was unique in the Japanese army. Scarcity makes things valuable. With just this little seed, it was of course his good treasure.

Moreover! Their equipment was too expensive! Only eighty people, but it cost the price of two squadrons.

Because Yamamoto Ikki took his special forces to the hinterland of the Eighth Route Army, it was too late to call the Army Aviation to go to support that position immediately.

He could only watch his most precious elite die under the siege of the Eighth Route Army.

Moreover, Yamamoto's words before his death also awakened Shinozuka Yoshio. Although he had suspected the existence of spies before, he did not have enough evidence.

But the details of the hospital and the news of the special forces today were leaked, which showed one thing: there was a traitor in his First Army, and his position was not low.

The old devil immediately ordered an investigation! And it must be strictly investigated! Starting from the middle-level of the First Army stationed in Shanxi Province, everyone must be investigated! He must not tolerate such a worm operating in the country of his brother!

Shinozuka Yoshio, who was getting more and more angry, drew out his command knife and chopped at the ornaments in the headquarters. The room that had just been redecorated some time ago became a mess again.

Hirata Masaharu beside him hurriedly made room to prevent being accidentally injured by his angry colleagues.

Although Yamamoto Ikki's failure was something he expected, in his opinion, strong ships and powerful guns and fearless warriors were the key to victory, and personal strength was not worth mentioning in modern warfare.

But he did not expect that this special forces team would die so miserably, and was ambushed and beaten to death by the Eighth Route Army.

After arriving in Shanxi Province, he found that the situation here was much more bizarre than he had imagined, so he said to Shinozuka Yoshio in a businesslike manner:

"General, I feel very sorry for what happened to Mr. Yamamoto, but the control of our country in Shanxi Province must be strengthened!"

"I suggest you contact Commander Tada Shun to formulate a detailed offensive plan to consolidate our rule in Shanxi Province."

"I have been in Taiyuan for a long time, and it is time to return to BeiP to report. Don't worry, I will say something good for you. I will leave early tomorrow morning. Please take care of yourself!"

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The next afternoon, the news that Kong Jie had won the battle reached the logistics department, which made the comrades full of energy.

Although the devils had not reached the peak of their combat effectiveness during this period, under their offensive, the anti-Japanese soldiers and civilians in most areas still had a hard time resisting.

The biggest problem in these areas is the lack of national centripetal force, lack of national cohesion, lack of public opinion guidance, and lack of people's survival ability.

After entering the stalemate stage, the transport captain hastily moved to Chongqing.

Because the principal lacked foresight in guiding public opinion and did not promptly inform the military and civilians of the whole country of the idea of ​​persisting in the protracted war of resistance, some officers and soldiers in the fruit preserves lost confidence in the future of the war of resistance.

However, the number one traitor at this time was spreading the theory of "saving the country in a roundabout way", which temporarily dominated public opinion.

Various theories of traitors' surrender spread across the motherland and were quite popular. Even some non-direct troops were turned against, which led to a rapid increase in the number of puppet troops at that time.

The base area introduced various targeted policies in response to the above situation. It is also a top priority to promote through Xinhua News Agency and strive to revive the people's determination to resist the war in the base area.

The results of the independent regiment that wiped out the elite of the devils and killed a colonel must be the focus of publicity.

In the breeding farm of the logistics department, Li Yunlong, who was working, stopped his work immediately after hearing the words of the production director.

The weather has been too hot recently, and some pigs have become irritable and restless around 3 pm, their feed intake has decreased, and they run around in the pen. Even a few of them have tear spots, coughing and sneezing.

This made Director Li very anxious. He didn't want to disappoint the trust of the leaders, and he also developed feelings for pigs.

In order to prevent these pigs from having problems under his hands, the generalist consulted the older generation of farmers as soon as possible. When he learned that ginger soup with garlic could cure pig colds, he personally went to the battlefield to make soup and feed the pigs.

"The independent regiment won a victory? And killed a Japanese colonel? Kong Jie is a good kid!"

Director Li hadn't fought for three months. On weekdays, apart from driving around, he would go to the shooting range of the logistics department to get one or two bullets to satisfy his excitement. Listening to various war reports became one of his few hobbies.

When he heard the news of defeat, he would jump up and curse, and he wished he could go on the field and chop a few Japanese with a big knife to vent his anger.

When he heard the victory report, he would jump up happily and be ecstatic, but then he would fall into a state of emptiness, loneliness and coldness and continue to feed the pigs.

He hurriedly put down the feed bucket in his hand, wiped his hands on the apron, and turned out of the pigsty. Then he grabbed the production director and dragged him to a small bench nearby.

"Tell me in detail, what's wrong with Kong Erlangzi? He has become so successful after just one day of not seeing him?"

In fact, Li Yunlong had already guessed the general situation. The independent regiment has been stationed in Yangcun recently. This location is very close to the headquarters and is considered a core area.

In the absence of military action, we still encountered the devils, which could only be the Yamamoto special forces.

Three months had passed, and even Director Li thought that the devils had given up revenge on the base. He didn't expect that his old comrade-in-arms really waited for that shitty elite.

Looking at the impatient Li Yunlong, the production director shook his head helplessly, and he took out a newspaper from his clothes and handed it to the other party.

"This morning, the transport team of the independent regiment came and took dozens of boxes of ammunition from Minister Zhang. This newspaper was given to me by them."

Since most of the propaganda targets were ordinary people with low cultural level, and even some villages had few people who could read.

Therefore, the wording on this newspaper was very friendly, and Li Yunlong, who studied hard in the logistics department, naturally had no obstacles in reading it.

Although there was no detailed process, the number of casualties told him that this was a perfect ambush against the devils.

Thinking of this, Li Yunlong smiled and shook his head. This matter made sense when he thought about it.

With detailed intelligence, even the enemy's weapons and equipment, mission objectives, and marching routes are clear. If they haven't won yet, Li Yunlong is willing to give up his position as factory director to Kong Jie.

No matter how elite they are, they are at a great disadvantage in terms of numbers. It is only a matter of time before they are ambushed and strangled.

Moreover, Li Yunlong went to Yangcun to deliver chicken to the soldiers. Although Kong Jie was not there that day, he used the time waiting for unloading to observe the terrain there.

Based on his understanding of his old comrades, the battlefield must have been chosen on the cliff. It is estimated that the soil there must have been dug down by Kong Erlangzi by about two meters.

Although he envied others for having a war to fight, Li Yunlong returned the newspaper to the production director and then continued his work of feeding medicine to the pigs.

He was open-minded. Supporting the anti-Japanese war anywhere was not a battle. What's more, the division commander asked him to wait, and it was useless to be anxious.

But what Li Yunlong didn't know was that his series of performances just now had been seen by the people at the factory gate.

He was a man wearing glasses and military uniform, with some poor legs and feet. He silently watched his most admired subordinate become amiable and understand what it means to serve the people.

But he didn't feel happy for long, as this outsider who didn't belong to the farm saw Li Yunlong kick a young comrade in a rage.

"What the hell are you doing? You don't even know how to raise pigs. I've told you so many times to add garlic! Go away, stay aside and watch me do it. You kid, learn well."

It's hard to change one's nature.

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