Devil's Army
Chapter 1139 Asking for Cattle
As soon as Ando, the commander of the 36rd Division, arrived in Jinzhong, he received a telegram from the commander of the Shichida Ichiro Division in Shijiazhuang, saying that their division had retreated to Shijiazhuang. Currently, there are only more than 26 people left in their 101th Division, part of the 5000th Division, and the st Division.
On the same afternoon, the commander of the 23rd Division, Anda, also received news of the defeat of the 4th Independent Mixed Regiment.
The purpose of his dispatch of troops this time was to assist Commander Ichiro Nanada of Shijiazhuang in attacking Hengshui City and reinforce the 4th Independent Mixed Brigade.
Now that both armies had retreated, there was no point in him sending reinforcements.
With the approval of Commander Tada Shun, the 37th Division was temporarily stationed in central Hebei, waiting for the defenders of Shijiazhuang to recover before taking Hengshui City in one fell swoop.
At this time, Commander Wang of the Sixth Security Regiment, who had received orders from Deputy Division Commander Xu, had already dug fortifications and laid ambushes in the Huangtuliangmao gully area of Yulin, preparing to launch a surprise attack on the Japanese army.
Captain Wang looked towards Jinzhong with a telescope. Judging from the time, the Japanese army should have arrived, but he still didn't find any trace of the Japanese army.
After a while, a scout came over on horseback to report to Captain Wang:
The entire 37th Division of the Japanese Army remained in Jinzhong City and did not set out for Yulin.
"The main force of the Japanese 37th Division stayed in Jinzhong and did not go to reinforce Shijiazhuang?" With doubts, Commander Wang sent the situation to Deputy Commander Xu.
Soon, Deputy Commander Xu's reply arrived:
The battles in Shijiazhuang and Shenzhou have ended, and the Japanese troops in Taiyuan may be waiting for the opportunity to counterattack again. It is suggested that Captain Wang leave scouts to observe the movements of the Japanese troops in Jinzhong, and the main force withdraw from Huangtuliang.
A rare period of peace appeared in the newly opened base area in southern Hebei.
The Jidong Independent Brigade, the Second Brigade of the First Army, the Sixth Brigade of the First Army, the 385th Brigade of the Eighth Route Army, and the newly formed Ninth Brigade of the Eighth Route Army began to comprehensively recover the Japanese and puppet army strongholds in the base area, eliminate the remaining Japanese and puppet troops, and maintain the security of the base area.
They also vigorously recruited soldiers and developed the army in preparation for a more fierce counterattack by the Japanese army.
The Japanese and puppet troops' strongholds and bunkers in the new base were captured one after another, and the Japanese and puppet troops inside were either annihilated or fled.
At this time, news of a ridiculous incident came from the Second Regiment of Shenzhou City.
A wealthy man and his tenant farmers from Guojiatun, Taipinggou, Shenzhen, came to the commander of the Second Regiment to ask for the oxen that had been stolen from him by the Japanese army during the battle.
Before the Second Regiment Commander could answer, Li, the Regiment Commander of the 25th Regiment of the New Ninth Brigade, rushed in and shouted:
"I'm so thirsty, Captain Lu, please give me a glass of water."
When Captain Li looked up and saw the rich man who came to the regiment to ask for cattle, he snorted coldly:
"Is that you?"
"What? Do you know Captain Li?"
"Who doesn't know the wealthy Guo from Guojiatun?"
Then he whispered to the second captain:
"Captain Lu, what is he doing here?"
The second captain also heard that Captain Li's tone was not right, and whispered to him:
"He came to ask for the cattle that were taken away by the Japanese during the battle."
"What do you mean by being taken away by the devils? You gave it to them, didn't you?"
"Sir, you must be joking. How could I give cattle to the Imperial Army, or no, the Japs? They stole it."
“You have nearly ten cows at home, why did they only take one from you?”
"All the cows went to work that day, and this one was the only one left in the cowshed."
"That's not right, sir. There were gunshots and cannon fire that day, and you asked me to round up the cattle. Didn't you let them out?" said the honest tenant farmer.
Captain Li stared coldly at the rich old man Guo.
Mr. Guo stared at the tenant farmer fiercely, wiped the sweat from his forehead, and replied:
"There are so many things, I can't remember them all."
The tenant farmer knew he was in trouble and a trace of fear appeared in his eyes.
"Let our kitchen kill the cow." The second captain replied with a smile.
Captain Li wanted to laugh after hearing this.
Then Mr. Guo complained:
"Sir, it's not easy for me to support this family. One cow can do the work of many people. If you eat it, can you give me some compensation?"
"Okay, that's my duty. How much do you want for a cow?" The second captain agreed readily.
When Mr. Guo, the rich man, heard that there was a chance, he immediately stretched out two fingers.
“Two dollars?”
"You're joking, sir. It's 20 dollars."
20 yuan was more than enough to buy two cows. Captain Li was about to scold Mr. Guo, but the second captain waved his hand to stop him.
"Wait a moment, I'll ask someone to bring the money. And I want to ask you a question, which is more valuable, the lives of our soldiers or the lives of your cows?"
"Of course the lives of your soldiers are more valuable, while my cows are just cheap lives."
"Mr. Guo is so straightforward. Since you think so, I won't hide it anymore. This time your cow injured ten of my soldiers, and they are still in the hospital. Each soldier should be compensated 10 times the price of the cow, which is 200 yuan. For ten soldiers, you have to compensate me 2000 yuan. It seems that the cow has not been killed in the canteen yet. You can take it back, and I don't have to compensate you with the 20 yuan."
When Mr. Guo heard this, he was confused. He came here to ask for the cow, so why did he come here to give money?
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