As far as he knew, those who came from the pass, like bumpkins, were not equipped with helmets at all. After all, Rehe was close to the pass. For the 18th Army troops operating in the pass, this anti-Japanese force was a headache for the Japanese army. He still had some knowledge about armament. He knew that those Tubal Road soldiers who did not even have guns and uniforms of different colors did not have helmets at all.
In the past few days, he had been active in the rear of the advancing army. When he was causing trouble, he had not seen the troops of the advancing army wearing steel helmets. If there are troops equipped with steel helmets in the village, then there is only one explanation. There are resistors from the north in the village. Alliance, because currently on the Jehol battlefield, apart from the imperial army, they are the only ones equipped with steel helmets in large quantities.
Although through the inside line in the village, he knew that a high-level headquarters of the Advance Army was stationed here, Cui Sihu did not know about the arrival of Yang Zhen and his party here. Because Yang Zhen was coming, the security work at the Advance Army headquarters had been adjusted to some extent. The level is much stricter than before. As early as a few hours before Yang Zhen arrived here, people in the village had been prohibited from entering and exiting.
Before the Japanese and puppet troops led by Yasuhiro Takada arrived, Cui Sihu not only wanted to avoid exposing his whereabouts before the so-called reinforcements arrived, but also easily alerted the enemy. The most important thing was that he was worried that people who were not from the village would not be in this populated area. Lingering in areas that are not very dense for a long time will expose yourself.
Although this mountain village is a relatively large mountain village in the Rehe Mountains, it is a mountainous area after all. The population of a mountain village is still not large. Since the headquarters of the advancing army has been stationed here for a few days, so for The people here will definitely have a general grasp and understanding.
Once there are strangers who are not from this village wandering outside the village for a long time, it will easily arouse suspicion. Although there are not many security forces at the foot of the mountain, they are not something that a plainclothes team of only a few dozen people can resist, so he As early as yesterday, he withdrew his plainclothes team to the mountains to the north to hide, and only sent personnel around to secretly monitor whether the big fish here had retreated.
It's just that he cherishes his own life, and none of the people he sent don't take his own life seriously. They say it's for surveillance. In fact, their location is still several miles away from the village. These people only dare to do it in the sky. When it's dark, you can go and take a look around the village, but during the day, you wouldn't even dare to go near the village.
Before and after Yang Zhen arrived, his inside line in the village was blocked by the village, and he was trapped in the village and couldn't get out. Even if he got more valuable information, he couldn't send it out. Therefore, this guy had no idea about Yang Zhen. Although the group of people arrived in an armored vehicle and a car, he had no idea about it.
Of course, if he knew that the Commander-in-Chief of the Anti-Japanese Alliance, who caused the Kwantung Army to lose troops and generals continuously, was here at this time, I am afraid he would be even more excited. The higher the position of the people in the village, the greater his contribution. Of course, the rewards from the Japanese will be even greater.
If the main leaders of the advancing army and the Anti-League could be captured in one go, then the credit would be as great as the sky. But for him, although this would make him even more excited, after already knowing the situation of the Anti-League equipment Next, he will be more cautious.
Although he had already learned about Yang Jicai's arrival from insiders, he also knew from insiders that the anti-alliance force equipped with tanks and artillery had been transferred eastward to the battlefield, and the reason why he He only learned that the Anti-Japanese Alliance wore steel helmets after an insider in the village told him about the characteristics of the troops coming from the north.
After learning that some troops of the Anti-Japanese Alliance in the north had arrived in Rehe, especially after hearing the report of the Anti-Union equipment from the insider in the village, this guy almost wet his pants in fear, if the insider had not told him that the Anti-Union troops were going south. The troops have been transferred eastward, and he would not dare to stay here any longer.
Although it is not necessary to give up, at least after the reinforcements of Takada Yasuhiro's troops arrive, he will find an excuse to run far away, instead of being stupid and claiming credit for himself here. Just kidding, he can't even compete with such a powerful Kanto. The army has been defeated and has lost its generals. With the little shrimps under my command, they will be no match for them.
Those anti-resistance alliances are still left to the Kwantung Army to deal with, and it is more appropriate for me to run as far as I can. Anyway, if they win, the Japanese will not forget their contribution. After all, they sent the intelligence themselves. If they lose, it will not be good for them. It has no influence. The battle was fought by the Kwantung Army yourself and has nothing to do with me. In any case, he is absolutely unwilling to face the Anti-Japanese Alliance directly.
However, although this guy has surrendered to the enemy and betrayed his country, committed all kinds of evil, and worked for the Japanese to massacre his compatriots, his vision is indeed vicious. Just from the reflection of the helmet occasionally exposed in the stone wall opposite, he can tell that his opponent has changed, but this is not It cannot be said that all the credit was due to him, because the advance of the army itself also had something to do with it.
So far, although the equipment of the advancing army has been greatly improved, at least it is no longer the situation of lack of guns and ammunition in the past, but due to its own conditions, it has not been effectively improved in other aspects, at least in terms of The colors of military uniforms have not yet been unified.
The troops from the 129th Division and the Taihang Military Region wear gray military uniforms, also known as the famous Ba Ye Gray, while the troops from the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Military Region wear khaki clothes. The main forces of the two military regions, The military uniforms on their bodies are distinct. Apart from the similar styles, the colors are completely different.
There were even some people who were incorporated into the main force from the local army before departure. Due to the difficult conditions in the base area, they were unable to raise enough military uniforms in a short time, so they were only issued a military cap. As for the clothes they were wearing, they were still wearing Armed with local weapons, that is, people's clothes.
Although after the troops were concentrated, the two major military regions also tried to raise some new military uniforms. At least the uniforms on the troops were uniform and looked like a regular army. However, due to the constraints of the conditions, even if they exerted all their strength, The answer is that there is really nothing that can be done by concentrating the efforts of the two major military regions to redress the entire army.
Except for the three pairs of military shoes per person, the rest can only be given to each other, or one regiment will be given a batch of new military caps, and the other regiment will be given a batch of new leggings, or the two regiments will be divided equally. The military uniforms of the regiments are adjusted by each unit. In addition to ensuring that the colors of the military uniforms within each brigade are unified as much as possible, the rest is really incompetent. Therefore, when the advancing troops leave the border, the colors of the military uniforms cannot be unified.
This is also one of the main reasons why the advancing army did not receive support from the common people when it first came out of the border. In the eyes of the local people, there is no army in the world that wears such rags, and the uniforms are in tatters. Well, before the fall of the enemy, many of the guest troops who came to Jehol had their military uniforms in tatters, but at least the colors of your military uniforms must be the same.
But take a look, not to mention the large and small patches of military uniforms on their bodies, the colors are different. Some people even don’t even have military uniforms except for a hat and leggings, and they are still wearing ordinary people’s clothes. , such a team can also fight, if you tell it, not many people will believe it.
Although there have been no wars in Rehe in the past few years, it does not mean that the people of Rehe have little knowledge. Before the fall of Rehe, although the Central Army of the Nationalist Government had never seen it, the commander-in-chief and the soldiers from the general headquarters were not uncommon either. , not to mention the five-leather Northeastern Army who was wearing leather boots, belts, leather bags, fur coats, and leather riding whips.
Even those miscellaneous armed forces, whether they are small local warlords, the direct army, the National Army and other countless external armed forces, are much better dressed than these advanced troops. Let alone their combat effectiveness, the clothes on their bodies are much better. The military uniform is also in tatters, but at least the uniform on his body is still neat and uniform.
But these advancing troops, if you don’t look at the weapons on them, are just a bunch of beggars. Such an army can drive away the Japanese. Are you kidding? Back then, Marshal Tang’s troops were in neat military uniforms and had five skins on their bodies. On weekdays, they were Raffs and marchers. Food can be used for everything, but the Japanese can't run faster than anyone else when they arrive. Just you group of beggars can be more powerful than Marshal Tang's team. When the time comes, you will have enough money and run away with oil under your feet. It’s not just the common people who are unlucky.
Because the uniforms of the advancing army were really in tatters, the people of Rehe had little confidence in whether this army could defeat the Japanese army. Even in the eyes of a considerable number of people, the advancing army was competing with those who wanted food in the name of resisting Japan. They wanted pay, even for women, but when they really fought against the Japanese, they were defeated faster than anyone else, or they were comparable to the bandit armed forces who greased the soles of their feet and ran into the pass.
This is what Yang Zhen said about the confidence issue. Although a beautiful military uniform does not represent real combat effectiveness, for ordinary people, they don't quite understand this. Although from the perspective of ordinary people in this era, whether the military uniform is beautiful or not, They can't taste it either.
But the military uniforms represent the same as the army or the bandits, and they can still see it. The common people have the simplest minds. Those who wear uniform uniforms are regular troops, and those who wear tattered uniforms like the marching army are bandits. Armed.
Although many of the troops stationed in Rehe who wore uniforms were not much different from bandits in their behavior, and even scraped the land much more ruthlessly than bandits, in the eyes of ordinary people, as long as they were in uniform If it's neat, it's a regular army, if it's not, it's an armed bandit, here to collect money.
Especially the people of Rehe who experienced the most stable and strict military discipline in the history of Rehe, when the Yi Army was stationed in dark blue military uniforms, were very concerned about whether the uniforms of an army were neat or not, because apart from Yi During the military period, when other warlords were stationed in Jehol, they all did not disturb the people. A large part of the reason why the advancing army could not even recruit migrant workers was because of their tattered military uniforms, which made them look like a slut in the eyes of the common people. An armed group of bandits.
The poor people currently marching into the army without complete military uniforms naturally cannot afford to equip them with steel helmets. Some of the Japanese-made steel helmets that were originally seized during the battle were not worn because they were worried about accidental injuries from the anti-resistance forces on the battlefield. , all stayed in the base area behind enemy lines before departure.
In the entire Jehol battlefield, except for the Japanese army, only the team led by Yang Jicai, who all wore French helmets, had steel helmets. Therefore, people like Cui Sihu could judge whether their opponents were advancing or resisting based on whether they were worthy of wearing steel helmets. Lian, not too surprised.
Although he didn't know that the Commander-in-Chief of the Anti-Japanese Alliance and his guard troops were also here, he still vaguely felt that something was wrong with the glint of a helmet flashing from behind the wall, even though he had no real contact with the Anti-Japanese Alliance. , but it was able to defeat the Kwantung Army, which he regarded as extremely powerful, without losing his temper at all. Coupled with the powerful equipment of the Anti-Japanese Alliance that had been reported to him by insiders before, this army undoubtedly made him feel very scary.