The victory over Luojiazhuang without any blood gave Zhou Deshan and the other regiment members who returned to Diqiao Town the hope of returning home, and also gave them a new understanding of Tangcheng's capabilities. He ordered Ma Gui and the Imperial Alliance Army to be separated.
While waiting for the two Imperial Army soldiers at the checkpoint on the mountain road to return to Luojiazhuang, Tang Cheng carefully questioned these Imperial Army soldiers who were imprisoned by him, and got a lot of information from them about returning the Japanese army to Diqiao Town.
Case.
"Sir, please forgive me. Although I, Ma Gui, may be a little confused, I have never done anything to harm the people. If it weren't for the sake of food, who would be willing to wear this dog's skin." Ma Gui was the last one to be brought.
Although Ma Gui in front of Tangcheng was a little timid, his mind was spinning very fast. He knew that although he, the squad leader, could not be regarded as an officer, these dozen or so Imperial Alliance troops were under his command.
Strictly speaking, he, the disliked squad leader, would definitely be the first to be beheaded.
"Whether I kill you or not depends on your own performance. If your answer satisfies me, maybe I will let you go. But if you hide something from us and only follow the Japanese, then we have no choice but to stay in Luojiazhuang
I dug a hole and left you here." Tang Cheng's words shocked Ma Gui, who knelt on the ground and kowtowed to beg for mercy. Seeing that Ma Gui's forehead became red and swollen, Tang Cheng, who was sitting in front of Ma Gui, couldn't help but feel
I laughed out loud, thinking that this guy who was afraid of death might actually be able to say something interesting to him.
"There are more than 70 Japanese soldiers in the town of Huandiqiao. The leading Japanese officers are named Kameshima Gohara and the other named Kuro Nobuhiro. The one named Kameshima Gohara is the Japanese squad leader. The company commander of the Imperial Association Army is named
Niu Sanman was originally a gangster in Huangshi City. He led the way for the Japanese when they attacked Huangshi City. Later, when the Japanese occupied Huangshi City, they rewarded him with the position of company commander of the Imperial Association Army. Originally we still had
The brothers from the two classes were taken to Tangqiao Village yesterday by the platoon leader Niu Jinshui to collect food. There are only a dozen of us left in Luojiazhuang." Ma Gui did not dare to hide anything, and he gave us one, five, and ten.
He told Tang Cheng everything he knew.
Ma Gui is a smart man. Seeing that Tang Cheng and the others came to Luojiazhuang wearing the uniforms of Japanese soldiers and the Imperial Army, he already guessed that Niu Jinshui who went to Tangqiao Village was probably in bad luck, otherwise these **
Where did the people get the uniforms of the Imperial Association Army? Perhaps seeing the confusion in Ma Gui's eyes, Tang Cheng smiled and said, "Your platoon leader Niu Jinshui had my men beaten to death in Tangqiao Village.
Yes, the uniforms of the Royal Association Army they are wearing were stripped from your brothers."
Ma Gui knew more things than the ordinary soldiers of the Imperial Association Army, but after all, he was just an unpopular squad leader, and what he later told Tang Cheng was just some of his guesses. As for Ma Gui and the others,
Tang Cheng did not dare to believe all the confessions and could not disbelieve them all. The number and organization of the Japanese and puppet troops in Huandiqiao Town were credible, but Tang Cheng did not believe what Ma Gui and the others said about the deployment of the Japanese and puppet troops.
Dare to believe it.
"According to the confessions of Ma Gui and his soldiers of the Imperial Association Army, there is now a small group of Japanese troops and an infantry company of the Imperial Association Army in Huandiqiao Town, with a total number of about 200 people." Tang Cheng only ordered Zhou Deshan and the others.
Guarding the imprisoned Imperial Army soldiers, he called Laodongbei and others to his side. "The Imperial Army soldiers we killed in Tangqiao Village were in the same platoon as Ma Gui and the others. Calculated this way, we have already
After killing one of their platoons, the number of Japanese and puppet troops in Diqiao Town has dropped to about 170."
Tang Cheng gestured with a branch on the ground, but the expressions of Dice and the others were not very good. Zhou Deshan and those people were unreliable. With just a few of them fighting 170 Japanese and puppet troops, such a battle would be fought eight times out of ten.
This time, it was his side that suffered the loss. Dice and the others looked panicked and had sweaty palms, but Lao Dongbei and Liu Shitou were not afraid. This was much easier than when they were in Macheng, where they had to stand up to hundreds of bandits and
The Japanese soldiers fought to the death and refused to retreat.
Everyone is afraid sometimes, so Tang Cheng can understand the mood of Dice and the others at this time. Not everyone has a savage personality like Old Northeast. "We must go back to Diqiao Town. I
Now I'm just wondering where the defeated troops in Huidiqiao Town have gone. We don't lack weapons and ammunition now, we just lack manpower. As long as we can find those ** people, it won't be a big deal to take down Diqiao Town.
question."
Zhou Deshan has confirmed the intelligence provided by Lin Jiadong. Before the Japanese and puppet troops attacked Diqiao Town, more than 30 Japanese troops were defeated in the town. Ma Gui also said that when their Imperial Alliance troops entered the town, they did not fire a single shot.
, as for the defeated soldiers, none of them were seen. Tang Cheng guessed that the defeated soldiers should have left and returned to Diqiao Town, but he just couldn't imagine that these 30 or so people would hide.
where.
After all, Lin Jiadong was familiar with the terrain here. He took a small stick and drew a topographic map of Huandiqiao Town on the ground. Although the map Lin Jiadong drew looked a bit like a ghost drawing, which made people confused, Tangcheng
But he found something familiar in it. Opening the map captured from the Japanese army, Tang Cheng immediately found the common ground, ignoring the place names written in Japanese on the map. With the help of Tang Cheng, Lin Jiadong found the map on the Japanese map.
Found the location of Huandiqiao Town and Fenshan Volcano.
"This is Fen volcano. It is less than 3 miles north of Huandiqiao Town. Behind Fen volcano is Dazi Mountain. If I wanted to hide from those Japanese soldiers, I would definitely hide in this volcano."
Lin Jiadong thought about it for a long time and finally told Tang Cheng an answer. Although Lin Jiadong's answer was just a guess, Tang Cheng thought it was somewhat reliable. There were wounded among the defeated troops staying in Huandiqiao Town, which restricted their evacuation.
The speed and time of the town, and the fact that Fenshan Mountain is not far or close to the town, is the best choice. As for why those crazy people hid in Fenshan Mountain, Tangcheng guessed that there were local people who helped them.
Things seem to have turned around. Although they are still a little uneasy, the faces of Dice and the others look much better. "Lin Jiadong, you are a local and are familiar with the terrain around Huandiqiao Town. This time we will divert first.
Is there any problem with you being the guide when we go to divide the volcano?" Having decided to divide the volcano first, Tang Cheng no longer wasted time and appointed Lin Jiadong as the guide and arranged the dice. Hou San and Lin Jiadong were together
Go out to investigate.
"No problem, I can walk back and forth to Fenhuo Shan with my eyes closed. As long as the people who rest in Fenshan are at Fenhuo, I will definitely be able to find them." Lin Jiadong, who was assigned a task by Tangcheng, seemed a little excited. Dice and the others
Guys with a background of bandits can win the respect of Tang Cheng. Lin Jiadong does not believe that he, a person with an innocent background, cannot fall into Tang Cheng's eyes. He is now eager to show himself in front of Tang Cheng. This guide mission is the opportunity to show his ability.
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Finding the Japanese and puppet troops who may be hiding in Fenshan Volcano is only the first step. Next, Tangcheng must gain the trust of those Japanese and puppet troops. Without enough manpower, Tangcheng will not be able to deal with the Japanese and puppet troops in Huodiqiao Town.
"Without further ado, you guys set off to divide the volcano now. We'll take care of things here and we'll follow later." Tang Cheng was so anxious to let Lin Jiadong and others set off, but it was helpless. They had already killed a platoon of the Imperial Alliance Army.
, if the Japanese and puppet troops who returned to Diqiao Town were not prepared before they reacted, then Tangcheng's subsequent plans could only be shelved and terminated.
"Zhou Deshan, you are all locals of Huodiqiao Town. Can you tell me who are the bully business gentry in Huandiqiao Town and which are the bastards who help the Japanese?" After seeing off Lin Jiadong and the others, Tang Cheng asked Liu
Shitou called Zhou Deshan. Although these members of the regiment in Huodiqiao Town were timid and afraid of death, these locals were not useless. At least Zhou Deshan and the others were much more familiar with the environment of Huodiqiao Town than Lin Jiadong.
"Sir, I don't know the details. The Cai family and the Cao family have a good reputation in the town, but there seems to be something wrong with the Yao family. The Yao family's medicine store was not originally called Daheji.
, two years ago, the Yao family suddenly formed a partnership with the East Asia Trading Company in Peking, and changed its name to its current name." Zhou Deshan answered Tang Cheng's inquiry cautiously, while secretly looking at Tang Cheng's expression, for fear that the other party would because of it.
He responded angrily.
"East Asia Trading Company?!" Tang Cheng was stunned. He was worried that he couldn't find the owner of his quarrel. Hehe, he showed up. As soon as he heard the name, he knew that this East Asia Trading Company was a Japanese company. The Yao family and Japanese people
Naturally, it would not be a good family to cooperate with the company it founded. The battle requires not only soldiers and weapons, but also financial resources. If the troops are deployed without military pay, it is expected that a large number of soldiers will not be willing to go to the battlefield to fight, like the Sichuan Army
There are still too few troops like that in China.
Tang Cheng was completely at ease with Lao Dongbei and Liu Shitou. He knew that these two people could live and die with him, but it was hard to say that they were gangsters like Dice. Talking to them about righteousness would not work. Only realism would work.
Only with the benefits of being there can they follow him to fight the Japanese army. This was clearly proved in Tangcheng when Mengcheng recruited those bandits. Although they got a lot of money in Zouma Mountain, Tangcheng would not mind that the money was too much.
, if there are not enough chips to impress the dice, there is no guarantee that these stubborn guys will part ways with themselves.
In order to go south alive, and to kill more Japanese soldiers, Tang Cheng must ensure that he can get enough money to impress the dice. Stealing money from the Chinese is not his skill, but since the Yao family is cooperating with the Japanese
, I thought it would be okay to rob his house, and the people of Diqiao Town would never call them bandits. The most important thing is that the Yao family runs a pharmacy.