Anti-Japanese War: Li Yunlong dared to attack Taiyuan

"Woooooooo..."

Some puppet soldiers who were not yet dead immediately struggled to make a sound, but their mouths were covered tightly and they could not make any sound at all. In the end, they could only lose strength little by little.

"Solved, what to do with these bodies?"

Two minutes later, all the puppet soldiers were killed. Monk Wei asked Li Yunlong while wiping his bayonet.

"Don't worry about them, let's keep going. We have to cross the Tongpu Railway tonight!"

"Yes, regiment... Lao Li, should we skin these puppet soldiers?"

"Pull them out, but don't wear them. Take these uniforms away and throw them away somewhere secluded!"

"Yes!"

After eliminating the puppet troops guarding the exit, Li Yunlong encountered no obstacles on his way forward. He successfully crossed the Tongpu Railway at dawn, which was equivalent to escaping the Japanese encirclement.

At around eight o'clock in the morning, a Japanese troop passed by and discovered the puppet army that was wiped out by Li Yunlong last night, and immediately reported the news.

"Yesterday, the encirclement we deployed outside Taihang Mountain was attacked by the Eighth Route Army sixteen times!"

"How many Eighth Route Army troops escaped?"

Nanada Ichiro was eating breakfast and asked calmly.

"There are about three hundred people!"

"More than 300 people? They're just a small force. Don't worry about them. They won't cause any trouble. Our target is their main force!"

"Ha Yi! But General, a unit of the Imperial Army stationed near Zhoujia Town was completely wiped out. There was no gunfight, so we can't confirm how many Eighth Route Army troops escaped from here!"

"However, the Imperial Army stationed in front of them wasn't attacked last night. We infer that a small group of Eighth Route Army troops broke out. They also stole the Imperial Army's uniforms. I suspect they will disguise themselves as the Imperial Army and carry out some sabotage in our rear!"

Hearing this, Nanada Ichiro couldn't help but snort coldly: "Don't worry, the Chinese are fond of disguising themselves as the Imperial Army and attacking the Imperial Army. The command has already made special instructions. If they dare to disguise themselves as the Imperial Army, they will definitely die!"

"Hayi!"

"Have you found any trace of the main force of the Eighth Route Army?"

"Not yet. We've only encountered sporadic resistance, but we're searching every hilltop to find where the Eighth Route Army is hiding!"

After hearing this, Nanata Ichiro put down the cup in his hand and slowly said, "Fujino-kun, this efficiency is really too low. I heard that there are many bandits in the Taihang Mountains, right?"

"Ha Yi, according to intelligence, there are hundreds of bandit strongholds in the Taihang Mountains. Some of these bandits have attacked the imperial army before, but they mostly exploit the Chinese people!"

Nanata Ichiro immediately laughed and said, "We are not familiar with the situation in Taihang Mountains, but they are very familiar with it, so we need to rely on their strength this time!"

"Mr. Division Commander, what do you mean?"

"There's an old saying in China: 'He who knows the times is a hero.' I can give these bandits a chance. Let them join the imperial army, serve the empire, and help us find the Eighth Route Army!"

"Your Excellency, the Division Commander, is wise. I will notify the various regiments immediately!"

"Wait a minute, if we encounter bandits who are unwilling to cooperate with the imperial army, we will completely eliminate them!"

"Hayi!"

Soon, Ichiro Shichida's order was delivered to the various Japanese battalions via telegram.

At this time, after reading the telegram, the commander of the 80th Regiment of the 20th Division, which was closest to Heiyun Mountain, Hinakiri Hide, immediately called an interpreter to his side.

Chapter 75 High, high, really high!

"Thank you for the translation. I heard that you are very familiar with the Taihang Mountains. Are you also from the Taihang Mountains?"

Riyan Qilixiu rode on a warhorse and asked the Imperial Army translator with a smile. The translator was holding a fan and carrying a box gun.

"Hayi, Taijun, I grew up in the Taihang Mountains. No one knows the Taihang Mountains better than me!"

After hearing this, Higanqi Xiu pointed to a nearby hilltop and asked, "Do you know where there are bandits nearby?"

"bandit?"

Translator Xie thought for a moment and said, "There are quite a few bandits in the Taihang Mountains. Where are we?"

"map!"

Someone immediately placed a military map in front of Translator Xie: "We are now near Baiyun Mountain."

After hearing this, Translator Xie thought for a moment and immediately said, "I know there's a Black Cloud Mountain near White Cloud Mountain. There's a bandit group on the mountain called Black Cloud Village. They're quite large and often rob people!"

"Oh? Black Cloud Village?"

"Hayi, it's called Black Cloud Village. When I went home this year, I heard that a village here was killed by bandits from Black Cloud Village because they didn't pay grain on time!"

Hearing this, Bai Yanqie Xiu immediately laughed with satisfaction: "Then do you know where the Black Cloud Village is?"

"I don't know, but it's on Black Cloud Mountain. Is that what you want, Taijun?"

"These bandits must be familiar with the Taihang Mountains and know where the Eighth Route Army is. I want them to lead the way for the Imperial Army!"

After hearing this, Xie the Translator's eyes lit up. "Great, great, it's really great! Your idea is truly brilliant, and only you could come up with it!"

Riyan Qiexiu ignored Xie the translator's flattery and said, "I have a mission for you now. On behalf of the imperial army, you will go to Black Cloud Village to persuade them to surrender. Tell them that if they agree, the empire will give them a huge reward. If they don't agree, the imperial army will annihilate them!"

"Ha Yi! I'll do it right away!"

Translator Xie immediately nodded in agreement. This was the kind of work he loved most.

Most bandits would be scared into surrendering immediately when they heard that the Japanese were coming to wipe them out. He could make a lot of money by threatening them.

As for the danger?

Translator Xie felt that he represented the imperial army, and those bandits didn't dare to do anything to him. Even if they couldn't reach an agreement, they would still have to treat him to good food and wine. It had been two days since he entered the mountains, and Xie felt that he had no more food in his stomach.

"If this is accomplished, you will have made a contribution to the empire. The empire will never forget your contribution!"

At the end, Riyan Qiexiu did not forget to paint a big picture for Xie the translator.

"Don't worry, I promise to complete the task!"

Translator Xie immediately saluted in an awkward manner, then asked for a warhorse and took more than a dozen puppet soldiers and more than a dozen Japanese devils with him and headed towards Heiyun Mountain.

At a hidden observation point on Heiyun Mountain, Zhao Gang, Zhang Dabiao and others were observing a hill in the distance with binoculars.

You can see Japanese soldiers climbing up the bare hill to check, and they will only go down the mountain after confirming that there is nothing suspicious.

"The Japs are searching very carefully this time. We'll be discovered sooner or later!"

Zhao Gang whispered after putting down the telescope.

Zhang Dabiao put down the telescope at the same time and said with a smile: "Political Commissar, this is good news for us!"

"good news?"

Zhang Dabiao adjusted his lying position and said, "Political Commissar, the Japanese are searching so thoroughly that we need to mobilize a large number of troops to check every mountaintop one by one. Although the Japanese have 200,000 troops, the Taihang Mountains are so huge. If they want to check everything, how long will it take?"

"With the logistical support of 200,000 people, the Japanese will retreat within two months. By then, they will probably still be wandering around these outer mountains. If we delay them a little longer, the main force and headquarters will be safe!"

After hearing what Zhang Dabiao said, Zhao Gang nodded. It was indeed as Zhang Dabiao said. If the Japanese continued to search like this, they might not be able to find the headquarters even after searching for a year. It was impossible for the Japanese army of 200,000 to hold out in the mountains for a year. Once they were exhausted, they would naturally retreat.

Maybe at that time all the independent columns might be sacrificed, but as long as the headquarters is fine, it’s fine.

"I don't think they'll be able to find us in the next two days, but we can't let our guard down. Tell everyone to work harder and hide during the day. Don't let the Japanese planes find us!"

"Don't worry, Political Commissar. Concealment is our Independent Column's specialty!"

Just as the two were chatting and laughing, a group of Japanese soldiers appeared at the foot of the mountain. There were about thirty of them, led by a fat man wearing a Japanese military uniform and leather boots. He had a big belly in an era when everyone was skinny.

After a closer look, I saw that the fat man was pointing at the Black Cloud Mountain, but he couldn't find any way to go up the mountain.

Heiyun Mountain is a mountain composed of several peaks connected together, but due to its special geographical location, these mountains are very steep. Standing at the foot of the mountain, you can see that the peaks of Heiyun Mountain have vertical cliffs of hundreds of meters. It is impossible to reach Heiyun Mountain without finding the path connecting to the big stone bridge.

Translator Xie looked at the map and pointed at Black Cloud Mountain. "This is Black Cloud Mountain," he said. "I've never been up there, but there should be a way up. Let's look for it!"

"Yes!"

More than 30 people immediately dispersed and began to look for a way up the mountain, but after searching for half an hour, they still found nothing. They could only gather together again and look at the Black Cloud Mountain that was so close at hand helplessly.

"Thank you for the translation. What should we do? Should we go back and talk to Bai Yantaijun and have them send some more people to search?"

After hearing this, Translator Xie immediately slapped the puppet soldier next to him on the head: "I told you to use your brain when doing things. You can't even find the way up the mountain. You're so stupid!"

The beaten puppet soldiers did not dare to speak, but were cursing in their hearts. However, they did not dare to offend translator Xie.

"Okay, stop looking. If we could find the way up the mountain so easily, those bandits in Black Cloud Village wouldn't dare to rob people all over the place!"

"What about the mission assigned by the Grand Master?"

The puppet soldier asked with some concern. The most feared thing about following the Japanese was failing to complete the tasks assigned by them. If they were in a good mood, they might not pursue the matter, but if they were in a bad mood, they might be shot directly.

"How stupid! If you can't find the way up the mountain, won't you shout? I don't believe that with such a big movement by the Imperial Army, those bandits in Black Cloud Village won't send people to keep an eye on us. Let's shout, shout together, and tell those bandits the Imperial Army's policies. Once they hear us, they will definitely contact us!"

After hearing this, the puppet army squad leader immediately gave a thumbs up and said, "Great, great, really great! Thank you for translating, you are really smart!"

"Stop flattering me! Hurry up and organize some people to tell the bandits from Black Cloud Village to come out!"

Chapter 76 Zhang Dabiao: My name is Shanmao

More than a dozen puppet soldiers lined up in an open space at the foot of Heiyun Mountain.

"Listen up, bandits on the other side, the Imperial Army..."

"Hey, those bandits, come down quickly..."

"The Imperial Army asked me to bring you a message..."

A group of puppet soldiers did not have a unified voice at all. They all shouted their own slogans and no one had any idea what they were saying.

Zhao Gang tilted his ear and listened for a long time before saying, "What are these people shouting?"

"I don't know, it's too far away, I can't hear clearly!"

At this moment, Xie the translator rushed out and kicked each of the puppet soldiers: "Have you no brains? Shout, shout together!"

The puppet army squad leader touched his kicked butt and said, "We don't know what to shout!"

"Listen to me, I'll shout, and you guys shout, in unison!"

After he finished speaking, he closed the fan in his hand and inserted it into the back of his neck: "Everyone, learn from me!"

Then he made a trumpet shape with his hands and shouted to Heiyun Mountain: "Listen up, heroes of Heiyun Mountain!"

"Listen up, heroes of Black Cloud Mountain!"