Eijiro Takeda, the head of the Japanese secret service in Taiyuan City, believed that it was time to close the net for the big fish he raised, the 251st group.
The sudden counterattack of the imperial army in front of them will put an end to this vicious incident of large-scale robbery of the area occupied by the imperial army with the most determined attitude.
To this end, the Japanese military command decided to focus on eliminating the Eighth Route Army and bandits, and incidentally attack the military targets of the National Army and the Shanxi-Sui Army.
The Japanese wanted to launch a sudden, violent, cruel, swift and resolute counterattack.
Completely eliminate the bandits, Shanxi-Sui Army, Central Army and Eighth Route Army's wave of looting in the occupied areas, which will have an impact on the security of the Japanese-occupied areas.
In addition, strong force and military power were used to re-establish the absolute authority of the Japanese troops in the occupied areas.
This is also the perfect beginning for the next phase of military action planned by Yoshio Shinozuka - "Operation Iron Gun Sweeping and Beheading".
At this juncture, all forces, including the people's attention, are focused on northwest Shanxi.
Such a regiment was published in the Republic of China Daily, and was even personally commended by Boss Chiang, and was called the 251st Regiment that set an example for the national army in resisting Japan behind enemy lines.
If the Japanese suddenly surrendered.
In Takeda Eijiro's opinion, it can definitely cause a sensation.
This added fuel to the success of this great counterattack by the Japanese Empire.
"That's why we want to keep the 251st Regiment until today."
Takeda Eijiro, who led the negotiation team and rushed to the gate area of Taiyuan City in advance, waiting for the arrival of the 251st Regiment, said this.
The adjutant standing next to Eijiro Takeda was worried about another thing.
"Your Excellency, Director of the agency, it seems that the fish you raised is probably not very obedient at the moment."
"About the matter of persuading the 251st Regiment to surrender and be reorganized into the North China Security Army.
The head of the agency even persuaded his superiors to agree to Lu Duoxian, the leader of the 251st Regiment, to give them the organization of a group army.
This Lu Daxian, you personally agreed to confer the rank of lieutenant general and serve as the commander of the Fourth Group Army of the North China Security Army adapted from the 251st. "
"But even so, regarding the matter of leading the 251st Regiment to Taiyuan City to surrender, Lu Duoxian is still making excuses to delay. Could this person have second thoughts?"
The wily Takeda Eijiro laughed and said indifferently:
"The so-called Fourth Army is just a false title. Are the number of commanders in the Imperial Alliance Army still small?
The Royal Association Army of more than 10,000 people can even produce more than 20 commanders.
The rank of lieutenant general is nothing more than an appearance.
In fact, the 251st Regiment still has its original appearance and has not changed much. We can also recruit them to work for the Japanese Empire. Why not? "
"As for Lu Daxian, you can rest assured. I know this person's character very well. The hesitation in front of me is just Lu Daxian trying to raise the price."
"By the way, how many people from Lu Daxian and others came this time?"
"More than a thousand people," said the Japanese adjutant.
Takeda Eijiro nodded, "Only one-third of the troops of his 251st Regiment.
It seems that after many negotiations in the past few days, Lu Daxian has made plans to lead his team to surrender to the Japanese Empire.
But it seems that he still wants to raise the price. This time he only brought one-third of the troops. If we can't give him a satisfactory answer, the remaining two-thirds of the troops will be his bargaining chip. "
"Your Excellency, Chief of Agency, this person is greedy and really hateful."
Takeda Eijiro shook his head and said: "Don't think like that. We want the Chinese to do things for us, and in turn beat the Chinese. If we don't give them some sweetness, how can we coax them?"
"This perspective needs to be more long-term."
"Hi!"
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On the other side, Noh Da-hyun is the real owner according to Takeda Eijiro.
He was leading more than a thousand men and horses from the 251st Regiment walking on the mountain road.
Lu Daxian is nearly forty this year. At a glance, his biggest feature is his rich appearance. His big round face almost covers his ears. Viewed from the front, he looks like a bare ball.
In this day and age, especially among soldiers, it is rare to see someone as wealthy as him.
Of course, if there is a tight situation at the front and some generals at the rear, it is another matter.
At this moment, the plump Lu Daoxian was walking with his fat legs while still complaining, "Old Liu, do you think I can't feel bad for you? There are more than a thousand brothers among us. When we get to Taiyuan City, we can turn around and I surrendered to the Japs and became the Imperial Alliance Army."
Liu Cai, the deputy leader of the 251st Regiment, said with a smile on his face: "Regimental Leader, if you think so, you are wrong. I have never seen this before. Who else is smarter than you, Regiment Leader?"
"Take our 251st Regiment as an example. After being defeated in the Battle of Xinkou, you were able to preserve the strength of our entire regiment. In more than three years, you also developed the entire regiment's strength to more than 3,000 people."
"Just for this, if anyone in the world hears about you, Tuan Zuo, they will immediately give you a thumbs up."
"As for surrendering to the Japanese this time and becoming the Imperial Association Army, the original intention of the little devil was to fool us and let us pass, and then we would still become the Imperial Association Army.
But the regiment commander, you have made excuses three or two times to delay, hey, this is good, the little devil directly agreed to give our 251st regiment a group army organization.
After this time passes, regimental leader, you will be the commander in the future, and you will still have the rank of lieutenant general. This is a matter of honor for the ancestors.
I heard that the commander of the Japanese First Army in Shanxi, Yoshio Shinozuka, was just a lieutenant general, and you were even on an equal footing with him. "
Lu Duoxian felt a lot better after hearing this. He squinted his eyes and asked, "So, we don't lose?"
Liu Caidao: "Regiment, we will definitely not lose. In addition, have you forgotten that in front of us is only one-third of the troops of our 251st Regiment, and there are still two-thirds of the brothers behind us. The little devil wants to recruit them." What if our entire army doesn't spend some money?"
Lu Duoqian laughed and said: "This is called raising prices on the ground. Back then, the little devil left our 251st regiment. Damn it. Did the little devil think I didn't know what they were thinking? Didn't they just want to use us to contain the Eighth Route Army? !”
"This little devil can take advantage of us, but he has to let me take advantage, so I don't care about him. In the past few years, we have seize the time to develop. Whether it is equipment or supplies, if there is not enough, I will directly Just let the little devil take care of him."
"Not long ago, the Eighth Route Army launched a large-scale raid, and then there was the trend of looting Japanese-occupied areas everywhere during this period. These days, the little Japanese have a headache!"
"At this juncture, that old devil Takeda wants to join our 251 group. If I don't raise the price, I will be really stupid."
Liu Cai quickly nodded in agreement, complimented a few flattering words about the team's ability, and then tried to ask:
"Tuanzuo, then our 251st group, is it true that we have surrendered to his little devil?"
Lu Daxian pretended to sigh and said: "Old Liu, in this life, there are many things that are not just what we want.
Takeda, an old devil, will not fool us in this regard.
In addition, the Eighth Route Army's recent offensive operation really frightened us, and the little devils were probably too frightened.
Next, the Japs will definitely make big moves behind enemy lines. If we continue to be ignorant of practical skills, we will hold on with the Japs.
Don't look at the devils flirting with us right in front of them. They will take care of us when the time comes and we will have no place to cry.
It is better to take advantage of the situation and raise the price, get more benefits and then surrender. "
"As for our ideals of joining the imperial alliance, being in Cao's camp and being in the Han Dynasty, and saving the country through curves, we just know it in our hearts.
Besides, we have never given up on dealing with the Eighth Route Army.
When the Chairman and others lead their troops to attack, the little devils can no longer hold on. At this time, if we hold high the banner and act as internal agents, are we afraid that we will not get the credit? "
This Lu Daxian is indeed an old fox and plays his cards well.
He is versatile and can make a living wherever he goes.
The little devil in front of me was powerful, so I took advantage and voted for the little devil.
In the future, when the national army becomes powerful, they will rebel again and "return to the party-state".
Deputy leader Liu Cai was so impressed that he was so impressed.
Otherwise, he is the leader!
"The leader of the group is a brilliant person, but a humble position is far inferior."
Ha ha ha ha--
The two old bastards were talking, and the communications soldier came to report.
"Reporting to the regiment, the rear guard encountered a group of bandits, and we have sent people to block them."
"Bandit?" Lu Daxian was confused.
"What are the bandits doing here?"
The signal soldier said: "The bandit who led it seems to have come here to rob."
"How many of them are there?"
"A team of twenty or thirty people."
"It's interesting. It seems that it follows the trend of robbing the areas occupied by the Japanese. Come on, Lao Liu, let's take a look."
"Yes, Tuanzao."
But who are these bandits?
It was a coincidence that they were a group of bandits from Xiaoliang Mountain who escaped from Dalong Mountain near Tan County.
The boss is Liu Baisheng, who is known as Timely Rain.
Speaking of which, there was an upsurge in looting Japanese-occupied areas during this period.
Although the initiator was Kong Jie, the leader of the Independent Regiment, Liu Baisheng was a very important link who fueled the flames.
If he hadn't sent word to the major bandit villages around the Japanese-occupied areas, saying that the Japanese-occupied areas were advantageous.
The bandits in northwestern Shanxi will not participate in the camp that robs the Japanese-occupied areas.
If the bandits were not the first to commit robbery, the Eighth Route Army behind them would not join them.
In the end, even the Jinsui Army, the National Army, and the Central Army all came to join in the fun.
This has evolved into a craze for robbing the areas occupied by the Japanese.
It is said that after Liu Baisheng led the bandits from Xiaoliangshan to escape from Dalongshan, he took the opportunity to make a few fish in the Japanese-occupied area. Taking advantage of it, he became more and more unable to hold back.
This group of bandits was small in number, but they robbed a lot, from Tan County to the vicinity of Taiyuan City.
As for the sudden major counterattack launched by the Japanese army, it started from Yangquan as the center point.
As for Taiyuan City, because the Japanese army had stricter security, there was no immediate outbreak.
In addition, the Japanese counterattack has just begun.
The news was so blocked that the bandits in Xiaoliangshan had not yet received the information that the Japanese army had begun to counterattack.
Including some counties, villages and towns around Taiyuan City, they have not received news yet.
As usual, Liu Baisheng brought his bandit team today and wanted to take a look around the area to see if there were any opportunities to strike.
As a result, they happened to collide with the troops of the 251st Regiment and were blocked by the rearguard troops of the 251st Regiment.
And so there was this scene in front of me.
The two sides met.
At this time, Liu Baisheng and his party had been disarmed, looking like they were out of luck, and they were squatting together.
Liu Caihe asked: "You bandits, which one is in charge?"
Liu Baisheng stood up and hurriedly replied: "I have met you, sir. I am Liu Baisheng, the head of Xiaoliangshan."
"Xiaoliangshan?"
"Sir, we were originally bandits from Dalong Mountain near Tan County, nicknamed Xiaoliang Mountain."
Lu Duoxian said happily: "It's interesting. I've heard about you. It seems that you were the bandits who first robbed the Japanese bank, right?"
Liu Baisheng laughed bitterly in his heart, and didn't bother to explain more. Anyway, jumping into the Yellow River now wouldn't be able to clean it up, so he nodded honestly.
"What are you doing right now?"
Liu Baisheng said: "Sir, right now I am leading my brothers to explore some areas, preparing to enter the area occupied by the Japanese again and grab some things!"
The news that the Japanese army has secretly prepared a major counterattack is still unclear to Lu Daxian. The intelligence on his side is still stuck in the trend of robbing the Japanese-occupied areas.
"So, the materials and cash of the Japanese and puppet troops are really that easy to steal?" Lu Duoxian asked suspiciously.
Liu Baisheng nodded quickly. He was now eager to divert the attention of Lu Duoxian and others.
If this man accidentally shoots his group to death again, there will be no explanation.
"Sir, it's really easy to rob. During this period, shops, banks and the like are being robbed everywhere in the areas occupied by the Japanese.
Anyone who takes action can gain some benefit.
On the other hand, the area around Taiyuan City has actually been robbed relatively few these days, and the county town is quite rich in supplies and cash. "
The benefits were so exciting that Lu Daxian immediately turned his head and whispered to Liu Cai:
"Old Liu, what this bandit said reminds me that we are also preparing to defect to the Japs. How about we kill him again before we surrender?
I have heard about what happened after becoming an Imperial Alliance Army member.
Basically, the Japanese did not distribute equipment or supplies to the Imperial Army, and the puppet military government prepared them all themselves.
After we get there, if we want the group to live a comfortable life, we probably have to work harder on our own. "
It's always a good idea to save more money for your family now. "
"Since bandits like them, number 20 or 30, can go to the Japs-occupied areas and grab things, it would definitely be okay for us to go there too."
Liu Cai thought for a while and immediately responded: "Guanzu, I think this idea is successful. After the big robbery craze started during this period, because we have a different relationship with the Japanese, we have not been able to take action. We are afraid that the Japanese will catch us." Got the handle.
But now we are preparing to go to Taiyuan City to join the Japs. If we do something on the way, the Japs won't be able to suspect us. "
"Oh, you have an idea?" Lu Daoxian said in surprise.
Liu Cai looked at Liu Baisheng and his party in front of him with a wicked smile, and said: "Members of the group, isn't there an opportunity in front of us? What do you think if we pretend to be a bandit team and enter the county town to rob them?"
"This is a good idea." Lu Duoqian was immediately attracted by it, and the two old foxes hit it off immediately.
After discussing in a low voice, Lu Duoxian strode up to Liu Baisheng and his group of bandits and said loudly:
"Brother Liu, it's not easy for you to be bandits these days. It's not easy for you to be bandits. It's fate that we met. Don't worry, we are all Chinese. I won't kill you."
"How about this, let's work together and make a deal. Once we're done, I'll let you go."
Under the eaves, seeing that Lu Duoxian was willing to let him go, Liu Baisheng dared to hesitate and responded quickly:
"Please give your orders, sir, and we will definitely cooperate."
Lu Daxian laughed and said: "Okay, happy, like this, like this..."
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Ten minutes later.
Lu Daoxian led the team of the 251st Regiment and continued to set off in the direction of Taiyuan City, but this time the speed slowed down a lot.
And in the middle of the journey, Lu Daxian seemed to have weak legs and stopped walking, constantly letting the soldiers rest in place.
What to do?
Deliberately delaying time.
It turned out that just after Lu Duoxian left with his team, deputy commander Liu Cai secretly led two hundred soldiers of the 251st Regiment, as well as Liu Baisheng and his party, and left midway.
What to do?
They went together to rob the areas occupied by the Japanese.
The target location of the robbery was a town between Taiyuan City and Yangquan.
Liu Baisheng and his group of bandits were responsible for leading the way, and first went to the bandit village where Liu Baisheng and the others were located.
Liu Cai and other soldiers all changed into bandit clothes.
Liu Baisheng's group of bandits, although not large in number, had robbed everywhere during this period. They also saved some clothes in the village and managed to make up 200 sets to put on for the soldiers of the 251st Regiment.
So a new bandit team was immediately born.
At first glance, it really looks like that.
Then this group of bandits set off towards the town occupied by the Japanese.
The conditions were agreed upon by Lu Daxian and Liu Baisheng.
As long as bandits like Liu Baisheng can lead the soldiers of the 251st Regiment into the town, they can successfully steal supplies and cash.
Lu Daoxian agreed not only to give Liu Baisheng a share, but also to let them leave directly.
Liu Baisheng thought, these people are powerful in large numbers. If more than 200 people enter the county to rob, the success rate will definitely be higher.
It was a good thing that he could still survive and get some benefits, so he naturally nodded in agreement.
On the other side, Lu Daxian continued to lead the team, trying every means to delay time, waiting to meet up with deputy leader Liu Cai and others.
I look forward to Liu Cai and the others being able to grab more supplies, cash, etc. back.
But he didn't know how long he waited, and he still didn't get any news.
Even if the team deliberately stopped and stopped, they were already approaching Taiyuan City.
Over in Taiyuan City, the Japs Takeda Eijiro couldn't wait any longer. While cursing Lu Daoxian, he sent someone to pick up the 251st Regiment in advance.
After the Japanese team arrived, there was no movement from Liu Cai's side.
Lu Daoxian had no choice but to bite the bullet and lead the team towards Taiyuan City.
Only this time, under the urging of the Japanese team leader who was responding, Lu Daoxian could no longer delay time wantonly.
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