After the matter was settled, Shinozuka Yoshio's originally planned iron gun sweeping tactics, combined with Yamamoto Kazuki's beheading operation, were ready to take action in a week.
But within a few days, the frenzy of looting the areas occupied by the Japanese and puppet troops officially began.
Throughout northwestern Shanxi, a large number of bandits suddenly joined the camp to rob the Japanese-occupied areas, which completely exceeded the Japanese expectations.
Yoshio Shinozuka, who suddenly learned of this, was also caught off guard.
Shinozuka Yoshio, together with Yamamoto and Kitagawa, concluded that the people who attacked the bank in the occupied area were most likely the small special operations force of the Eighth Route Army.
Then, who knows what went crazy among the bandits.
They actually dispatched from all directions to launch sneak attacks on the areas occupied by the Japanese and puppet troops.
Each and every one of them was even more rampant than the regular anti-Japanese armed forces.
They also claimed that they were the ones who robbed the bank of the Japanese and puppet troops not long ago.
Isn't this just slapping Shinozuka Yoshio, Yamamoto, and Kitagawa in the face?
Although the bandits were not very popular, both in terms of numbers and combat effectiveness, they could not even be considered as third-rate troops. They were at best a group of rabble, and they were never looked down upon by the little devils.
However, so many bandits suddenly harassed the occupied counties and counties, affecting the security and stability of the Japanese and puppet troops.
Of course the little devil can't bear it.
On the one hand, Yoshio Shinozuka ordered to strengthen public security and deal with the bandits who were harassing everywhere.
On the one hand, he ordered the intelligence department to investigate what caused the crazy behavior of these bandits.
As a result, the reason has not yet been investigated, but the bandit camp that originally robbed has expanded rapidly.
The first to respond were the Eighth Route Army troops from all sides.
In the eyes of the Japanese, these Eighth Route Army troops were the most abominable.
No matter what kind of anti-Japanese armed force, as long as there is some movement, the Eighth Route Army will always come out to join in the fun.
As long as it seizes the opportunity to fight the Japanese army, the Eighth Route Army will never miss it.
As soon as the Eighth Route Army responded, the direction of the wind immediately changed.
Looting the areas occupied by the Japanese and puppet troops soon became a trend. It seemed that anyone could take advantage of the situation and make some money.
Then, the local national army, the Central Army, the stubborn army, and the Shanxi-Sui Army, seeing that there was an advantage to be taken advantage of, gathered firewood and rushed over to join in the fun.
"Baga, these bastards, do you really think that the Japanese Empire is a soft persimmon?"
Joe Nakahara, the captain of the Japanese army stationed in Yangquan, couldn't help but cursed angrily at the headquarters.
When had the majestic imperial troops suffered such humiliation?
The Eighth Route Army, the Central Army, the Shanxi-Sui Army, and the bandits, these armed forces dared to bully the Japanese Empire, which had the strongest military power in the area.
There are not many people who hold the same idea as Nakahara Joao.
Bandits don't care, as long as there is an opportunity to exploit, no matter who they are, they will rob them.
Not to mention the Eighth Route Army. As long as they can beat up the little devil, they will always accompany them. If there is an opportunity in front of them to beat up the drowned dog, they will naturally seize it.
As for the Central Army, the miscellaneous national army, the stubborn army, and the Shanxi-Sui Army troops, they basically followed the trend and made do.
Firstly, he wanted to gain some benefits, and secondly, he also wanted to take the opportunity to beat up the little devil and finally feel proud.
After all, we are Chinese, and sometimes we still have a bit of passion and backbone.
Taiyuan City.
Intelligence personnel reported to Yoshio Shinozuka on the losses suffered by the Japanese army in the past week after a wave of large-scale looting of occupied areas in northwestern Shanxi.
"General, according to statistics from relevant departments, our department's Yangquan, Shouyang, Tan County, Taigu, Ping'an County, and even the surrounding areas of Taiyuan City have been affected in the past week.
In the robbery operations involving bandits, the Central Army, the Shanxi-Sui Army, the Eighth Route Army, and the National Army, heavy losses were suffered.
In Shouyang County, a total of five banks, large and small, opened by Empire in the county were robbed a total of 12 times. Shops invested and participated by Empire, including tea, oil, cigarettes, fabrics and other material stores, were robbed twice in total. Eleven houses, a total of forty-five times, three military supplies warehouses were robbed, one external arsenal was robbed, and the maintenance associations of the towns under the jurisdiction of Shouyang County were robbed six times, a total of eleven times..."
A series of data is really terrible.
And this is just Shouyang County. All the major counties around Shouyang were brutally murdered.
What is slightly better is Taiyuan City, where the main force of the Japanese army is stationed, and the security is more thorough.
Despite this, many remote towns and villages around Taiyuan City have also been robbed.
What angered Yoshio Shinozuka the most was the bastards involved in the robbery.
A shop, a bank, a maintenance association, at least two or three times, as many as five or six times.
It’s like picking up a piece of wool with all your strength!
Devil?
This is a crazy attempt to rub the face of the Japanese Empire.
After hearing the news, Yoshio Shinozuka endured his anger. After the informant left with the documents, he couldn't bear it any more. He directly swept away the objects on the desk and smashed them to the ground.
Chief of Staff Kitagawa Ayumi was also shocked when he arrived at the headquarters.
"General!"
"sit down!"
"Hi!"
"Have you heard about the matter?" Yoshio Shinozuka asked. After venting just now, the anger in his heart calmed down a little.
"Hi!" Beichuan responded, "It happened too suddenly. Our army is focusing its main force on dealing with the Eighth Route Army and the follow-up Tiejun mopping up tactical plan. Who knew that the bandits around the occupied area would suddenly riot? Crazy robbery!"
"Due to the sudden incident, I heard that counties and cities in the occupied areas lost a lot of cash, materials, and equipment during these days."
Yoshio Shinozuka said with a headache: "These bandits deserve to die. How could they have led to the current situation if they were not careful? It's such a mess."
Beichuan smiled bitterly and said: "General, the matter has come to this. Although it is troublesome, the little bandits, even if they are joined by the Central Army, Shanxi-Sui Army and the Eighth Route Army who are joining in the fun, are not enough to shake the rule of the Japanese Empire over the occupied areas."
"It's just that we originally planned to implement the iron gun mopping up tactics and beheading operations with the special forces in two days. Now it seems that we have missed the best opportunity and can only postpone it for a while."
Yoshio Shinozuka nodded and said: "That's all we can do. The current situation must be dealt with. This is not only a huge loss in the occupied areas, but also involves the majesty of our Empire of Japan."
"The next step is to deal with the bandits, the Central Army, the Shanxi-Sui Army, and the Eighth Route Army who are looting the occupied areas. We must quickly defeat them with thunderous means, or even eliminate them all, so as to re-establish the power of the Japanese Empire."
"We must not allow resistance to Japan to become a trend. Doing so will only make it more difficult for us to fully unify the entire North China."
Beichuan agreed: "The general is right. In my opinion, the Eighth Route Army cannot be separated from the large-scale robbery incident in front of us.
Speaking of which, before the Eighth Route Army launched its large-scale raid in August, in Shanxi, the anti-Japanese armed forces were already at an absolute disadvantage.
The compromise and surrender factions in the Jinsui military, as well as some local national army units, have shown a tendency to either compromise or surrender to the Japanese Empire.
As a result, the Eighth Route Army's offensive operation was so chaotic. These guys who were originally wavering turned around and raised the anti-Japanese flag again. It was really cruel. "
"In the final analysis, the source lies with the Eighth Route Army."
Yoshio Shinozuka felt the same and said: "The Eighth Route Army is a big scourge and must be eradicated sooner or later. If the Eighth Route Army is not eradicated, the areas occupied by our army will not be peaceful."
"Not long ago, the Eighth Route Army launched a large-scale raid. Our department sent the Yamazaki Brigade to test the strength of the Eighth Route Army in depth. The plan to encircle and annihilate the Eighth Route Army went bankrupt. Then before our eyes, the Chinese anti-Japanese armed forces from all sides participated in the robbery of the occupied areas. Our country, Japan The majesty of the imperial troops has slipped to the bottom of the slope."
"If this continues, morale will be at a loss, and there will even be a trend of the rise of anti-Japanese armed forces in Shanxi."
"The Jinsui Army and some National Army troops are typical losers. Once the advantage tilts to the Eighth Route Army, they will probably follow suit and raise the banner of resistance against Japan. This is something we never want to see."
Speaking of this, Yoshio Shinozuka said decisively: "So I plan to temporarily delay the raids and beheadings of Tiejun for the time being, and first focus on dealing with this wave of bandits robbing the occupied areas in northwestern Shanxi."
"Focus on attacking the Central Army, the local national army, and the Shanxi-Sui Army, so that these bastards can wake up and realize the invincibility of the Japanese Empire."
"In addition, use thunderous means to eliminate as many bandits and Eighth Route Army troops as possible as a deterrent to re-boost the morale of our imperial troops."
"To start the temporarily delayed Tiejun mopping up tactics and get a smooth start to the beheading operation with the special agent team!"
"Order that the army combat troops stationed in the counties in the occupied areas temporarily cooperate with the local security forces to quickly eliminate the invading bandits, the Central Army, the National Army, the Eighth Route Army, the Shanxi-Sui Army, etc."
"Focus on attacking the Central Army, the Shanxi-Sui Army, and the local national army, and focus on eliminating the bandits and the Eighth Route Army in the mountains around the county. After obtaining the intelligence, immediately carry out a thorough encirclement and suppression of the bandit forces to prevent the bandits from returning to robbery."
"The public security in major counties has been initially stabilized, and bandits have been encircled and suppressed. After certain progress has been made, the main force will be dispatched to raid the villages and towns surrounding the counties to destroy the guerrilla zones and base areas that the Eighth Route Army has taken the opportunity to develop in recent days."
"Hi! General, I will order the staff department to formulate a detailed combat plan." Kitagawa Ayumi responded.
Yoshio Shinozuka added: “The Eighth Route Army and bandits do not consider persuading them to surrender for the time being, and directly focus on annihilation as their main goal.
After focusing on attacking the Central Army, the local National Army and the Shanxi-Sui Army.
You can start the persuasion operation in private. If any of these troops are the first to surrender to the Japanese Empire, it will have a chain effect and set an excellent example for those who surrender and compromise. "
"Hi!" Beichuan responded loudly.
The sky in northwest Shanxi is about to change...
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