Hanaya Masato paused and said, "Mr. Commander, Sakamoto, has reiterated his suggestion. I think this suggestion is still very reasonable. Perhaps it can really improve the combat effectiveness of the Imperial Army."

"Is there any suggestion for tax collection?" Yoshio Iwamatsu finally put down his combat plan.

"Yes, it's the tax-packing plan." Hanagu was handing the folder to Yoshio Iwamatsu, and said, "Simply put, it is to package taxes from the guerrilla and bandit areas to the Imperial Army."

"The Imperial Army will be responsible for taxation in the future."

“The taxes paid in the guerrilla zone are half paid.”

"The taxes in the bandit area are all given to the Imperial Army."

"In this way, the Imperial Army, the Eighth Route Army, the Shanxi-Sui Army and the Central Army will inevitably become mortal enemies..."

"Once the tacit understanding between the Imperial Army and various resistance armies is broken, and coupled with the drive of interests, the combat effectiveness of the Imperial Army will inevitably be greatly improved."

"The field battle may still not be expected."

"But it should be more than enough to let the Imperial Army defend the city."

"In this way, all the security tasks in Shanxi, county towns and transportation trunk lines can be handed over to the Imperial Army, and the Imperial Army can concentrate the powerful forces of three divisions and two brigades to launch a large-scale sweeping operation against any opponent."

While speaking, Yoshio Iwamatsu had already finished reading the plan.

"Yoxi." Yoshio Iwamatsu said happily, "This is indeed a very good initiative."

After a pause, Yoshio Iwamatsu continued: "At least, it's worth trying."

Hua Guzheng glanced over the combat plan on Iwamatsu Yoshio's desk and suddenly said: "Commander, the tentative sweep against Liao County and Licheng will soon begin, and the reorganization of the Seventh Division of the Imperial Association is said to have been completed. Why not temporarily second the Seventh Division of the Imperial Association to Southeast Jin to participate in the sweep?"

Yoshio Iwamatsu's expression moved when he heard this.

"Can."

...

In Ping'an County.

In a blink of an eye, another half month passed.

It has come late November 1941.

The commander of the 69th Division, Sadae Inoue, is still on the way. He is a noble child. He has been saying goodbye to his friends, relatives and classmates in Tokyo for a little long time.

After all, it's going to the battlefield, not traveling.

So during this period, the affairs of the 69th Division were still subject to the final decisions of the big and small matters of the 69th Division.

Amid the rapid footsteps, Communications Section Chief Mi Igarashi walked in and reported: "His Excellency Chief of Staff, the headquarters' reply letter has been sent."

"Yeah?"

Takaichi Sakamoto put down the pen in his hand and took the folder.

After reading the documents quickly, Takashi Sakamoto was overjoyed.

Unexpectedly, the three corps captains he recommended and nine brigade captains were all approved. The headquarters, front army command and even the army headquarters did not reject even one candidate.

Igarashi Mi also felt unbelievable about this result.

Takaichi Sakamoto is just a chief of staff, and he actually has such powerful energy.

Could it be that the Chief of Staff actually has an unknown and powerful background behind it?

But this is no longer important. Igarashi Mi has already seen that from today onwards, the 69th Division has actually been the Chief of Staff Takaichi Sakamoto.

Even if the division commander Sadao Inoue comes, he will be undermined.

Igarashi Mi handed a piece of order to Takaichi Sakamoto.

"His Excellency Chief of Staff, this is an order issued by the Command."

"Okay, I understand, Igarashi Jun, you go back first."

After sending Mi Igarashi away, Takaichi Sakamoto reached out to pick up the phone.

"Moses Moses, take me the headquarters of the 7th Division of the Royal Association, and I will find Pansang."

A moment later the phone was connected, and Sakamoto Takaichi said in a deep voice: "Pan Sang, come here."

The division headquarters of the pseudo-7th Division was near the division headquarters of the 69th Division. Less than a quarter of an hour later, Pan Ren bowed his back and walked in with a flattering look on his face.

"Tajun Sakamoto, are you looking for me?"

Takaichi Sakamoto nodded softly and asked, "Pan Sang, how is the training of the Seventh Division of the Imperial Association?"

Pan Ren said: "If you go back to Tae-kun Sakamoto, the queue has already gone a little, but shooting training and actual combat training have not been done yet."

Shooting training requires live ammunition.

Practical confrontation training also requires empty packages of bullets.

However, the Japanese army not only had very strict controls on live ammunition, but also had very strict controls on empty bullets of paper or wooden warheads. If more than ten bullets are needed, Takashi Sakamoto will be approved for the first time.

"Just have a queue, there is no hurry to shoot."

After a pause, Sakamoto Takaichi said again: "But now there is a chance."

"Opportunity?" Pan Ren asked with a slight touch of his heart, "What does Sakamoto Takun mean?"

Takaichi Sakamoto handed over the order issued by the headquarters and said, "You can take a look at this first."

Pan Ren glanced briefly and said in surprise: "Let our 7th Division of the Imperial Association cooperate with the 36th Division to carry out a mobilization of Liao County and Licheng County?"

Pan Renzhen didn't expect this.

He actually ran to Liao County and went to Licheng to sweep?

"Yes, this is undoubtedly a good opportunity to train."

Takaichi Sakamoto said happily: "Some of your ideas may be difficult to implement in northwest Shanxi, because the Shanxi Sui Army and the Central Army cannot move, and the Eighth Route Army's defense is too strict. Your Seventh Division of the Imperial Association may not be able to get a bargain, so it is better to start with Liao County and Licheng in southeast Shanxi, or you can get miraculous results."

"Hayi." Pan Ren paused his head.

...

Another week passed, and it was early December 1941.

Zhaojiazhuang is a small village in the northwest of Liao County, with forty or fifty families living in it.

Zhaojiazhuang is neither a base controlled by the Eighth Route Army nor a public security area controlled by the Japanese army, but a guerrilla area where both sides repeatedly compete for it.

No one can occupy these areas.

The Eighth Route Army did not have the ability to establish a solid democratic regime in these areas, and the Japanese did not have the ability to expel the Eighth Route Army from these areas.

Both sides have intelligence personnel in the area.

Whether it is the Japanese or the Eighth Route Army, the other party will soon know.

The cruelty of the war was fully demonstrated in such a guerrilla area. Although the Eighth Route Army was willing but unable to provide protection, the Japanese and puppet army did not treat the people in the guerrilla area as their own people and killed them at will.

It was six o'clock in the morning, the darkest time before dawn.

With the protection of night, a puppet army quietly appeared at the entrance of the village.

Pan Ren tightened his cotton coat, but he still couldn't stop the cold wind coming into the lapel.

It has to be said that the mountainous areas of Licheng in December are too cold, and only a hard-core traitor like Pan Ren will bring the puppet troops out to harm the people during such cold weather.

Pan Ren didn't know what the specific task of the 36th Division was, but the task of the 7th Division of their Royal Association was very clear, and he was to take this opportunity to raise supplies.

"Tenth Regiment Commander?" Pan Ren shouted in a low voice, "Tenth Regiment Commander?"

Lian Sheng, the leader of the pseudo-10th regiment, quickly ran to Pan Ren and said, "Master's seat?"

"Let's start with your tenth regiments." Pan Ren reached out and pointed to the mountain village ahead and said with a grim voice, "The livestock, food and valuable goods are all snatched, and the big girl and little wife are arrested, especially the handsome ones are not allowed to let go. They are all damnly arrested back to Yushe. This was specially explained by the Imperial Army."

Lian Sheng hesitated for a while and whispered: "Masters are all their sisters, why don't you catch them? If you do too much of this kind of thing, it will hurt the world..."

Speaking of this, Lian Sheng's voice came to an abrupt end.

Because Pan Ren's pistol was already pressing against his forehead.

"Company Leader." Pan Ren said with a dark face, "Is there something wrong with your ears, or did I not explain it clearly just now? I said, arrest all the big girl and the little wife, and take them back to Yushe!"

"Yes, yes, arrest them all, arrest them all."

This time, Lian Sheng didn't dare to say a word, and he was a senior official and crushed people to death.

What's more, the man surnamed Pan is a murderer who can't blink, and Zhong Yunhe is killed by him.

Only then did Pan Ren put away the rebuttal gun with satisfaction and said, "Another sentence, if you dare to resist, no matter whether you dare to resist, you will be killed regardless of gender, no matter whether you are old or young!"

"Yes." Lian Sheng said, "If you resist, kill me."

"Okay." Pan Ren said, "Then start quickly, give me a quick move, it's a cold day."

"Yes!" Lian Sheng agreed, then turned around and shouted, "Jiu Lian listened, snatched the village in front of me, and snatched all the animals, food, wealth, and big girls and little wives!"

"If anyone dares to resist, he will be killed without hesitation!"

"The Seventh Company has the Eighth Company, so I will surround the entire village."

Soon, more than 200 puppet troops surrounded Zhaojiazhuang.
To be continued...