"Non-military means?" Tanabe Moritake asked in confusion, "What means?"
Okamura Neiji waved his hand and said: "Tanabe-kun, military is just a continuation of war. Although war can reflect the loyalty and courage of samurai, it can also cause casualties. If military means are not used, war can also be achieved.
**Purpose, then why do we have to fight and let the warriors of the empire risk their jade being shattered?"
"But..." General Tanabe Moritake said doubtfully, "Can it be done without fighting?"
"I think it's okay." Okamura Neji said with a smile, "Tanabe-kun, please wait and see."
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The next day, Ma Dawang Village, Zhao County.
Ma Yaozu has been living a very cautious life recently, walking on thin ice.
In the past half month, several fierce battles have broken out near Ma Dawang Village. Last time, the Japanese killed the imperial army. Last time, the imperial army killed the Japanese. This time, the Japanese in turn killed the imperial army.
This made Ma Yaozu, a "two-faced man", on tenterhooks and unable to sleep at night. He was worried about the tasks assigned by the Nationalist government and the revenge of the Japanese and puppet government.
That morning, a large group of Japanese and puppet troops suddenly arrived at the entrance of the village.
Ma Yaozu was so frightened that he hurried back home and closed the door tightly.
However, the Japanese and puppet soldiers did not disturb the people, nor did they intend to burn, kill or loot. After entering the village, the Japanese and puppet soldiers began to get busy. Some of the Japanese and puppet soldiers carried ladders and painted white powder on the walls of each house.
, and then wrote in red paint, the content was just two sentences over and over again, which was either China-Japan friendship or greater East Asia co-prosperity.
Some puppet troops also began to clean the streets, help lonely elderly people repair their huts, and organize their vegetable gardens.
The two Japanese soldiers were carrying two large satchels of "paper packets of candy" and were very excited when they saw the children in the village. In less than a moment, the two Japanese soldiers were already surrounded by dozens of children.
Every family doesn’t know what a nation is or what a country is. They only know that candy is delicious and sweet, and everyone reaches out to ask for it.
Aunt Meng, a lonely old man in the village, fell down at the entrance of the village. A Japanese soldier immediately picked her up and took her home. Not to mention, about half an hour later, a car came to her.
The car rumbled to the entrance of the village, and two doctors in white coats got out of the car and gave Mrs. Meng a full physical examination.
Along with these two *** doctors, there was also a large bag of fifty kilograms of white flour sent into Aunt Meng’s house!
Not only Aunt Meng, but also several other needy households in Ma Dawang Village have received aid from the Japanese and puppet government!
Although Aunt Meng and the poor households did not like the Japanese very much, they were nevertheless moved by their sincerity.
Of course, not all villagers received courtesy from the Japanese and puppet troops, and Ma Yaozu's family was treated differently.
When the Japanese and puppet troops entered other villagers' houses, they were polite. They knocked on the door first and then entered the house. After entering, they either cleaned or repaired the house, or carried dung and firewood to do chores. Only when they entered Ma Yaozu's house, they used
Those who were kicked away were a dozen Japanese soldiers who rushed in with bayonets in hand. Ma Yaozu was so frightened that he collapsed to the ground.
However, the Japanese soldiers did not use violence, nor did they kill anyone. They just brought Ma Yaozu into the living room.
"Ma Yaozu, everyone in the imperial army understands your situation." The Japanese second lieutenant sitting on top glanced at Ma Yaozu coldly, and then said in slightly stiff Chinese, "You are a double-dealer, and you are also working for the National Government.
You have done a lot of things, and if you are guilty, you should be dead..."
"Oh, I don't dare." Ma Yaozu collapsed to the ground again.
"Speak when you get up." The Japanese second lieutenant waved his hand and motioned for the two Japanese soldiers to pick up Ma Yaozu, and then said, "For the Imperial Army, please be lenient and forget the past. As long as you are yours, write a letter to your son.
Tell him to stop being a **** and to abandon the dark side and join the North China Autonomous Army!"
"This..." Ma Yaozu looked troubled when he heard this.
Speaking of which, Ma Yaozu really had a son named Ma Rulong.
Ma Rulong is indeed a ***, and he is also a squad leader of the Zhaoxian guerrillas!
However, Ma Rulong has never listened to Ma Yaozu's words. When Ma Rulong joined the army, Ma Yaozu tried his best to stop him, but in the end he still couldn't defeat his son. So Ma Yaozu is now in a dilemma, because even if he wrote this letter, Ma Rulong may not
Willing to "abandon darkness and surrender to the light" and defect to the puppet North China Autonomous Army.
"Huh?" The Japanese second lieutenant suddenly revealed his murderous intent.
"Farewell..." Ma Yaozu suddenly trembled with fright and said repeatedly, "I'll write it, can't I write it?"
"Yo Xi." The Japanese second lieutenant nodded happily, and then said to the Japanese sergeant next to him, "Give him paper and a pen."
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Niuwang Village, where the Zhao County Police Brigade is stationed.
In addition to the Taihang base area, the 39th Group Army actually has dozens of large and small base areas in various counties in southern Hebei. The mass base of these base areas is very good, and the people all support the Communist Party. However, the area is very small, and the large base areas are only
A town or a small base area only has the jurisdiction of three or five villages.
The guerrilla armed forces of the Eighth Route Army are generally composed of county brigades, and then district squads.
The name of the guerrilla armed forces of the 39th Group Army is slightly different, it is called the *** Brigade.
At noon, Ma Rulong, the captain of the 5th Squadron, walked into the brigade headquarters with a sad face and a letter in his hand.
Captain Cao Baolin asked with a smile: "Ma Rulong, look at your sad face. Whose daughter-in-law molested you?"
"Captain, please stop making fun of me." Ma Rulong raised the letter in his hand and said, "There is a letter from my father."
"Did your father write a letter?" Captain Cao said disapprovingly, "If a letter comes, just write it. Is it worth your frown?"
"My father asked me to go back." Ma Rulong said.
"Then let's go back." Captain Cao said, "Ma Dawang Village is only fifty miles away from here. You can make a round trip in one night."
"No." Ma Rulong shook his head and said with a bitter smile, "This letter was forced by the little devil to write to my father. The little devil threatened that if I didn't rush back within three days, I would be prepared to collect it from my father..."
"Huh!?" Captain Cao frowned and stretched out his hand to ask for help, "Bring it to me and take a look."
Ma Rulong handed the letter to Captain Cao and said, "Captain, I want to go home and have a look."
Captain Cao hurriedly read the letter, shook his head coldly and said: "No, if you want to go back, wouldn't you just fall into the little devil's trick?"
"Captain, I have to go back. My father is still in the hands of the kid!" Ma Rulong's tone was unusually firm. Even though this kid often quarreled with his father, he was extremely filial and devoted to his father.
We also care about safety very much. For Chinese people, the most important thing is loyalty to religion.
After saying that, Ma Rulong turned around and left.
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Jingxing County, 39th Army Headquarters.
Liu Yi hurriedly walked into the war room and said to Yue Weihan: "Commander, after giving the special operations brigade a few lessons, the little devil's night attack team has almost disappeared. Occasionally, they only dare to go out during the day. However, the new
But the trouble has come again, and this time the trouble seems to be even more difficult than the night raid team!"
"Oh?" Yue Weihan said without raising his head, "What's the trouble?"
"China and Japan are friendly." Liu Yi said in a deep voice, "Mr. Sir, we are in big trouble this time!"
"China and Japan are on good terms!?" Yue Weihan was startled when he heard this, and then his expression became serious.
Sino-Japanese friendship is not a new term. As early as September 18th, some Japanese politicians with ulterior motives put forward the concept of Sino-Japanese friendship. After the full-scale Anti-Japanese War broke out, successive commanders of the strategic front armies of the Japanese invaders also spoke out.
It must be called China-Japan friendship. Last year, the new concept of co-prosperity in Greater East Asia was further proposed.
However, whether it is Iwane Matsui, Juichi Terauchi, or Yuan Sugisugi, they all just talk about "China-Japan goodwill" and "co-prosperity in Greater East Asia". These two sentences are more like a show, and even more so.
It's like Communist propaganda, and the Japanese invaders shouted "China-Japan goodwill" while burning, killing and looting wantonly.
Therefore, Yue Weihan never took the idea of "China-Japan friendship" seriously.
However, when Liu Yi said this, Yue Weihan immediately realized that Okamura Neji had probably truly implemented the "China-Japan goodwill" this time. To be honest, "China-Japan goodwill" and "Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity"
"These two major strategies are quite powerful. If the little *** can really regard these two as national policies, then it will not be difficult to destroy China.
Liu Yi said worriedly: "Chief, Okamura Neji seems to be serious this time!"
Having said this, Liu Yi added: "Previously, Temple Teraichi, Sugimoto Sugimoto and Shun Tada and others would probably shout 'China-Japan goodwill', but they were all just verbal words, and what they actually implemented was not
It’s still a *** policy, but this time Okamura Neiji is not just shouting slogans, but actually taking action.”
Yue Weihan breathed a sigh of relief and asked in a deep voice: "What are the actions?"
"There are many specific actions, but they can be summarized in two." Liu Yi said solemnly, "The first is to try hard to win over the centrists. In order to win over these people, the little devils sent food and workers, and also sent puppet troops to pick off the people.
Sweeping the streets is a job that is done more diligently and thoughtfully than the Eighth Route Army, and it doesn't look like it's just a show, but like it's going to last for a long time."
"Then there is a severe crackdown on the resistance faction, forcing our military family members to write letters to their relatives in the army, forcing their sons or husbands to go home within a time limit, and change families to join the puppet army. If not, they will kill people. Many officers and soldiers have already been forced to do so.
The puppet troops had no choice but to surrender, but more of their family members were killed by the little devils."
Finally, Liu Yi sighed again: "Well, there is something even more vicious. Every time our armed workers team and the county guerrilla brigades capture a blockhouse or stronghold, the little devils will immediately attack on the outside of the guerrilla zones in each county.
Now, in a village, the people in the guerrilla zone are becoming less and less welcoming to us, and they are beginning to beg us to leave quickly."
"What!?" Chi Chengfeng next to him scratched his head and said unhappily, "Grandma, what are we working so hard for is not to protect them, so why don't they welcome us?"
Yue Weihan let out a long sigh and said sadly: "Who told us that we can only bring them killing and bloodshed? But the little devil can bring them rice, flour, sugar, and a stable and decent life, at least on the surface.
This is the case, and it is human nature for them to make such a choice..."
"His grandma," Chi Chengfeng said angrily, "Who are we to judge?"
Yue Weihan waved his hand and said to Liu Yi: "Chief of Staff, please withdraw all the military workers."
There is no point in continuing this war. If the hearts and minds of the people in the guerrilla zones in each county are stolen by an old devil like Okamura Neiji, even if the armed workers team destroys all the *** networks, what is the use?
?It is said that the army and the people are a fish in water, and the army and the people are a fish in water. Without the vast ocean of ordinary people, can this fish still survive?
"Chief, are you really going to give up on the guerrilla zone like this?" Liu Yi said unwillingly.
"What can we do if we don't give up?" Yue Weihan said depressedly, "If this battle continues, the people in the guerrilla zone will help the Japanese and puppet troops deal with our military workers!"
"Hey." Liu Yi said angrily, "This battle is really a coward!"
Yue Weihan remained silent. The reason why the armed workers' anti-"cannibalization" failed cannot be attributed to the disloyalty of the people in the guerrilla zone, nor can it be attributed to the lack of combat effectiveness of the armed workers and the 39th Group Army. In fact, the combat effectiveness of the armed workers and the 39th Army is already very strong.
Well, at least militarily they have completely gained the upper hand.
Okamura Neji's victory lies in the "China-Japan friendship"!
Okamura Neiji can give the people in the guerrilla zone a stable and decent life, but Yue Weihan cannot. Yue Weihan and his 39th Group Army even need the people in the guerrilla zone to protect them with their lives. This is the Achilles heel of Yue Weihan and the 39th Army.
The Achilles' heel of the group army is also the Achilles' heel of the Nationalist Government and the entire Chinese nation!
The war of resistance behind enemy lines has always been cruel, and it has always been at the expense of the common people!
When the little *** really implemented the strategic proposal of "China-Japan friendship", China's armed forces behind enemy lines suddenly lost the soil for survival, and it was understandable that they suffered setbacks! Historically, when Okamura
When Ningci implemented the "tolerant" policy on a large scale in North China, the Eighth Route Army also suffered a major setback.
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Shimen, North China Front Army Headquarters.
Tanabe Moriwu Xing hurriedly walked into Okamura Neji's office, and immediately stood upright and said: "Your Excellency, Commander, in recent days, all the armed workers' teams in each county have suddenly disappeared. Now, each county is stepping up its efforts to repair the damaged areas.
The strongholds, gun towers and isolation trenches destroyed by the team will be able to bring all the quasi-security areas under the rule of the imperial army within half a month at most!"
"Yo Xi." Okamura Neji nodded happily, "Next, the imperial army should implement the 'cage' policy!"
Now that the second step of the "cannibalization" policy has been completed, of course the next step is to implement the third step of the "cage" policy. The so-called cage policy is to continue to use strongholds, gun towers and trenches to isolate the enemy.
The *** and Eighth Route Army base areas in the southern counties were first to be attacked economically, and then to use military means to sweep them away one by one!