I used the Mo Dao (a type of long-handled sword) to fight the Japanese.

"When will the soldiers arrive?" Kobayashi Kazuhito continued to ask.

"Two weeks later," Kato Oka replied truthfully.

The Japanese have lost a considerable number of troops in Guya County in the past six months. Now that the battle is raging at the front, being able to spare another two hundred men for his command is already a great support! Half a month is fine. He can use this time to properly integrate the traitors under his command!

"Understood! Take stock of our current troop strength and weaponry, including the situation of the puppet troops and the reconnaissance team. Use the next two weeks to properly organize these puppet troops, and kill all those with weak will!" Kobayashi Huai-ren said.

These battles have shown that these puppet troops have absolutely no fighting ability. When they encounter the enemy, they either hide or run away, and they are simply a drag on the army!

With such incompetent teammates, winning a battle is difficult!

And the detective squad is practically a bunch of freeloaders! They get no intelligence whatsoever yet parade around all day. They might as well be merged into the puppet army!

"Hi! The situation of our army has been registered. Currently, including the various township strongholds, there are a total of 341 people. Among them, 187 people are stationed in the various township strongholds, guarding 13 strongholds. These people dare not move easily, because once they are recalled, the strongholds will be in chaos."

"The remaining fifty-six are receiving treatment at Huichuntang, while the other ninety-eight are all with the military police," Kato Oka recounted the information he had gathered.

"So, does that mean we only have less than a hundred men left to use?" Kobayashi Kazuhito felt a pang of sadness. He recalled the glorious moment when he first took office, bringing with him three hundred elite empires, only to lose more than half of them in just half a month! How could he, as the most promising young officer, accept this?

"Sure thing! Fortunately, we have plenty of weapons, ammunition, and food supplies."

"Phew..." Kobayashi Huai Ren sighed deeply. After all this calculation, they had already paid too high a price for this Mo Dao Group!

"Go to the puppet army camp! Notify Hu Xiaowei and Jiang Dazhuang to assemble at the puppet army camp. These Chinese need to be disciplined!"

"Hi!" Kato Oka responded.

Over the past three days, Kobayashi Kaiji has been reflecting deeply. His former colleagues in Yudu advised him to make good use of Chinese traitors. After several encounters with the Mo Dao Regiment, he couldn't see anything commendable about these men. After much painful deliberation, he decided to train these puppet troops properly, even if they were cannon fodder, they should be used to their full potential!

Soon, Kobayashi Kazuhito, along with Kato Oka and a dozen Japanese soldiers, arrived at the gate of the puppet army camp. Before they even entered, they saw a wisp of smoke rising from the camp, and faintly heard the cries of an old man.

“My son! How come our Wang family, who served the Japanese so devotedly, all met such a tragic end? You should have been the one to see your father off, but now I'm the one seeing you off! You left without leaving any descendants, how am I supposed to live on! Waaah…”

In the center of the military camp's main hall sat a pitch-black coffin, with Wang Daben's portrait at its head, and paper money burning in a brazier. An old man, looking frail and aged, sat on the ground, burning paper money and muttering to himself.

There was no one else in the mourning hall except for this old man, and the open coffin was indeed a bit eerie and terrifying!

That's right, this old man is none other than the once-famous Wang Shuanzhu, the biological father of Wang Daben, the former commander of the puppet army!

Last time, the father and son were quite pleased with themselves for finding the headquarters of the Mo Dao Regiment, thinking they could use this achievement to show off to the Japanese! Who would have thought that after a battle, not only did they not gain any credit, but their son also lost his life, and to this day, they have not even recovered his body!

How could the old man accept this? Losing a son in old age is something even the most heartless person cannot accept!

So they found their son's clothes and set up a mourning hall in the puppet army camp, hoping to get an explanation from the Japanese devils!

For the first few days, the puppet troops in the camp were busy making arrangements, and many of them accompanied the old man to keep vigil for the battalion commander. But after three days, seeing that the old man had no intention of holding a funeral, they all dispersed, leaving the old man alone to make a scene!

The camp originally had dozens or even hundreds of people maintaining operations, but after several battles, these puppet troops either died or fled, leaving only the old man guarding the mourning hall in the empty courtyard!

The puppet army is completely wiped out!

This was absolutely the first time in history that the entire puppet army camp was completely empty, and even Kobayashi Kazuhito himself couldn't believe his eyes!

Suppressing a bellyful of questions, I entered the compound. The courtyard was in such a mess that it looked like it had been robbed. The barracks doors were wide open, tattered blankets and rags were scattered all over the ground, and broken tables and benches were everywhere. Compared to the villages they had raided, it was just missing a fire!

Kobayashi Kazuhito's face was extremely gloomy! He had never imagined that the once-powerful puppet army could be so desolate.

"Taijun Xiaolin!"

"Taijun Xiaolin!"

Hu Xiaowei and Jiang Dazhuang arrived together and, seeing Lin Huai Ren's gloomy face, quickly went up to greet him.

"Do you all know what happened here? Can you tell me what exactly happened?" Kobayashi asked patiently.

"Hey...hey!...It's a long story. After Captain Wang's death, the puppet army was demoralized and disintegrated. After two consecutive defeats, the army was already in a state of panic...The last batch of puppet soldiers came back the night before last, took everything they could carry, and left..."

"Not only that, the morale of the puppet troops at various strongholds is also low. If it weren't for the Japanese commanders suppressing them, they would have fled long ago!"

"The detective squad is also in dire straits, with rumors circulating that the Imperial Army will inevitably be annihilated by the Mo Dao Regiment. Some have already begun to look for other ways to make a living..."

Hu Xiaowei mustered his courage and explained it again.

These past few days, he's also been under immense pressure. With Wang Daben's death, he naturally took over the businesses Wang left behind, forcibly seizing the opium dens, brothels, and restaurants. However, the Mo Dao Regiment's winning streak has these traitors on edge! Once the Japanese are completely defeated and the entire county is taken over by the Mo Dao Regiment, these traitors will be the first to be purged!

The detective team was getting increasingly chaotic, and naturally, it wasn't easy for him, the leader! Fortunately, he had a group of loyal brothers who stayed by his side, and under duress and bribery, they managed to keep things under control.

Jiang Dazhuang's days were equally difficult. During this period, the merchants' contributions had been delayed again and again, and his repeated urging as the chairman of the maintenance association was completely ineffective! The merchants under his command seemed to have conspired to let him bang on the table and curse, and no one paid any attention to him!

The entire county is on the verge of collapse!

Kobayashi Kazuhito's face darkened considerably after hearing this! They'd only suffered a few defeats, but who would have thought the impact would be so severe! They desperately needed a victory to turn the tide!

"You and your detective team will be stationed at the puppet army camp starting today. The Imperial Army will send a small squad to help you with your training!"