Chapter 416 Selfishness
Niu Yuanxiang will find someone to repair the mortar. No matter what, this time they have won a big victory with fewer troops.

In Chongqing, Secretary Qi hurried into the office with a telegram.

Information came from Wuhan Station.

The news came back last night that the Japanese were defeated and fled in a panic. According to their long-distance observation, there were only about a thousand Japanese and puppet troops who escaped.

No one expected that Xiaohuangshan, with only 800 people, could kill 3,000 Japanese devils and puppet troops?

I don’t know how they fought this battle.

But no matter how the fight went, it is a fact that Xiaohuangshan won with fewer troops. Now we don’t know how much damage Xiaohuangshan suffered.

In Boss Dai’s mind, it would be best if both of them suffered losses.

However, judging from yesterday’s intelligence, this is obviously not possible.

The Japanese left in a hurry, it was a rout. If they had captured Xiaohuangshan, they would not have left like that even at a huge cost.

Xiaohuangshan must still be there.

The telegram sent by Wuhan Station today is to report the situation in Xiaohuangshan.

“Please write to Boss Dai. Yesterday, the battle at Xiaohuang Mountain was brutal. I arranged for the people nearby to go up the mountain. Many roads were bombed. One place was blown down in half. There were many fallen rocks on the road. According to the news sent back by the people, I judged that a large amount of explosives was used at Xiaohuang Mountain, killing many Japanese… Xiaohuang Mountain did not suffer much loss. There are still more than 700 people. In addition, they captured more than 100 puppet soldiers, who are likely to be converted into their own people.”

He Rongtang arranged for people to go up the mountain to investigate early in the morning. He was not so stupid that he would not let his own people go. Although it was a period of cooperation now and the people of Xiaohuangshan would not do anything to his people, they would definitely be caught.

It is most appropriate to find the common people.

They were originally local people living at the foot of the mountain, and they even knew the bandits on the mountain, so they would not be troubled if they went up.

Just pay them some money and ask them to tell you what they saw.

After receiving the news, He Rongtang sent a telegram to the headquarters.

“Explosives?”

Boss Dai was stunned. It turned out that the bandits from Xiaohuangshan defeated the Japanese in this way.

The roads in the mountains are narrow, so this method is really good.

But it was definitely not all explosives. Xiaohuangshan must have fought with the Japanese for a while, and explosives alone could not kill so many people.

Xiaohuangshan itself suffered little loss and captured some prisoners.

If all these captives joined Xiaohuangshan, they would become stronger.

“It’s a serious concern.”

Boss Dai sighed and said that Xiaohuangshan does not represent all the Red Party members, but it has been confirmed that the Red Party’s combat effectiveness is indeed very strong. No wonder the old man tried his best but failed to eliminate it.

Now is a period of cooperation. They can no longer attack the Red Party openly. It is conceivable that the Red Party will inevitably develop rapidly.

After defeating the Japanese, they will definitely have another battle with the Red Party.

“Call Xu Zhanjie over.”

Boss Dai put down the telegram and called Xu Zhanjie over.

“boss.”

Xu Zhanjie arrived at the office quickly. Boss Dai was in a trance, so he called out carefully.

“Zhan Jie is here, I have a task for you.”

Boss Dai stood up and took Xu Zhanjie to sit on the sofa. The task he gave Xu Zhanjie was to secretly recruit a group of people, preferably from farmers’ families.

Then they are sent to training classes for special training.

They are not with other classes and are special personnel, and their training is mainly focused on lurking.

Later, he infiltrated the Red Party.

Boss Dai prepared for a rainy day. He knew that Guo and Hong would definitely not be able to live in peace in the future. The sooner he did this, the more sources of intelligence he would be able to obtain in the future.

The Central Bureau of Investigation is mainly responsible for dealing with the Red Party, so they must have undercover personnel.

Such things cannot be left entirely to the Central Bureau of Investigation and Statistics; the Military Bureau of Investigation and Statistics must be prepared.

“Boss, Xu Qingyun has a lot of experience in lurking. Should we ask him about this?”

After listening to what Boss Dai said, Xu Zhanjie asked immediately. After thinking for a while, Boss Dai nodded and said, “Ask him. Tell him that this matter must be kept confidential and only the two of you know about it.”

Xu Qingyun is Xu Zhanjie’s student, the two are one.

Xu Qingyun is indeed very capable, and Boss Dai has confidence in him. He lets Xu Qingyun know that it’s okay, but he must not let anyone else know to prevent the Red Party from getting informed.

If the Red Party knew that the Military Control Commission was going to send people to infiltrate them, they would definitely react and make it more difficult for them to get through.

“Yes, boss.”

Xu Zhanjie took the order and left, then quickly came to the telecommunications office and sent a telegram to the Shanghai area.

Soon the telegram reached Xu Qingyun.

This was the highest level encrypted message from the headquarters, and only he could translate it. After reading the contents of the message, Xu Qingyun narrowed his eyes.

Boss Dai wants to specially train thirty agents and arrange them to go undercover in the organization’s territory?
After thinking for a while, Xu Qingyun quickly called back and answered questions based on what Xu Zhanjie asked.

When recruiting undercover personnel, it is best to have someone with an ordinary face so that they are inconspicuous and not easily discovered.

Secondly, it is not appropriate to recruit farmers as many of them are illiterate. Undercover personnel must be literate. We can recruit people who look like farmers and let them do more farm work during special training, so that they will be more like farmers.

Third, when this group of people are undergoing special training, try not to let them be together. Unless they are going to be sent to the same place, it is best to separate the others.

Another issue is time. The special training time should not be too short. Although the Red Party’s territory is inhabited by Chinese, if it is too short, they will lack experience and be easily exposed.

According to other special training courses, one year is most appropriate.

Xu Qingyun gave a lot of his own suggestions, all of which were very useful. Since he already knew that the Military Control Commission was specially training people, it didn’t matter whether he had met this group of people or not.

He had a year to investigate these people.

When the Military Control Commission sends them out, he will find a way to hand them over to the organization’s people. By then, this group of people will inevitably be exposed and will not be able to pose a threat to the organization.

After sending the telegram, Xu Qingyun returned to the office.

“District Chief.”

Zhao San walked in with a smile. Xu Xiaoer had been doing well recently. His business was growing bigger and bigger, and he had already hooked up with several high-ranking Japanese officials.

Kamei was very satisfied with him, thinking that he was flexible and capable, and that he had made the right choice in choosing him.

Now Xu Xiaoer is someone who can do whatever he wants in the Special High Section.

With Xu Qingyun’s special arrangement, Xu Xiaoer had successfully made Tu Yuan notice him.

Kamei’s backer is not big enough, so the earth principle is very suitable.

If Xu Xiaoer can really be valued by Tuyuan, he will play a greater role in the future.

It is no exaggeration to say that Xu Xiaoer will become the ace agent in Xu Qingyun’s hands in the future.

The kind that no one can compare to.

“Is something wrong?”

Xu Qingyun raised his head, and Zhao San immediately shook his head wildly: “No, I just want to ask, when will the reward from headquarters for Xiao Er arrive?”

“Don’t worry, he has a different status, so the reward for him won’t be obvious.”

Xu Qingyun shook his head. Zhao San cared very much about his disciples.

Xu Xiaoer performed well and caught the eye of Boss Dai, who promoted his rank to lieutenant.

Xu Xiaoer had been promoted to second lieutenant before.

In Wuhan, Oda sat in his office with a gloomy face. Yoshioka knelt in front of him, his clothes had been taken off, and there was a samurai sword in front of him. Yoshioka was sweating profusely.

There was a strong man standing behind him, also holding a knife.

Yoshioka returned in defeat. This time he brought half of the regiment with him, and lost more than half of his men. Most of the puppet troops were left there, and only a few escaped back into the city.

In fact, not all puppet soldiers were caught. Some smart ones were afraid of being liquidated by the Japanese when they returned, so they just ran away.

There is no benefit in following the Japanese. Sooner or later, you will be killed by them. Run away. At least you are safe now.

Now is a time of chaos. Even if I go up the mountain and become a bandit, it is better than staying under the Japanese and waiting to die.

They didn’t want to go to Xiaohuangshan. They had just fought a war with Xiaohuangshan. Even if they were the losing side, they didn’t dare to go there at this time.

“Yoshioka-kun, this time the responsibility is too great, I have no other choice.”

Oda said slowly that the artillery suffered heavy losses this time, an artillery squadron was almost scrapped, and the infantry squadron also suffered considerable losses.

Although Tengchuan failed last time, at least he brought everyone back and only left the corpses.

Yoshioka, on the other hand, let the people from Xiaohuangshan capture the imperial warriors alive.

This time, it can be said that they have brought shame upon themselves.

The key point is that such a huge loss has also had a certain impact on the city defense of Wuhan, especially since there are more puppet troops here.

The Japanese knew very well that they could not rule the vast China on their own.

They must rely on the help of the Chinese, let the Chinese manage themselves and help them plunder.

Puppet troops are indispensable.

In addition to letting Chinese fight against Chinese, gathering the puppet troops can also set an example and make more Chinese surrender instead of resisting.

Therefore, the number of Japanese soldiers in the city had to be maintained at a sufficient level in order to intimidate these puppet troops.

Those who are not of our race must have different hearts. The Japanese also understand this truth.

The losses this time are indeed a bit heavy. The Japanese do not have many soldiers now. Although they are not elite field combatants, they are also excellent imperial soldiers.

In the attack on a bandit den of less than a thousand people, we lost nearly two thousand people in total. I’m afraid no one would believe it if I told them about it.

“General, I admit that I was wrong this time, but if we want to destroy Xiaohuangshan, we can’t rely solely on our infantry. The terrain there is too favorable for them. If we send too many people, we won’t be able to deploy them. If we send too few people, we won’t be able to pose a threat to them. We must have the assistance of the aviation regiment.”

Yoshioka loudly advised that the loss this time was too great and the responsibility was too great, and he was ready to commit seppuku to apologize.

But before he died, he still wanted to persuade Oda.

Xiaohuangshan must be wiped out. To wipe out Xiaohuangshan, planes must be dispatched.

Only by coordinating forces on land and in the air can they be safely eliminated at the lowest cost.

“What happens in the future has nothing to do with you.”

Oda’s face looked even uglier. Wasn’t Yoshioka blaming him by saying this? The reason for the failure this time was because he didn’t ask the aviation group for help?
The aviation regiment was under the command of the expeditionary force, and he was only the garrison commander and had no command authority over the aviation regiment.

This time we are suppressing bandits, not fighting against the Guo army, or even their guerrillas.

If I go to the aviation regiment to fight a bandit, they will laugh their heads off. How will I be able to save my face in the future?
Oda is a selfish person. He only thinks about his own face, but he doesn’t think about whether he can save face after suffering such a huge loss this time?
“let’s start.”

Oda waved his hands and said that Yoshioka must die. After his death, his responsibility would be lessened.

Bushido is prevalent in Japan, and as long as he commits seppuku, he will bear all the responsibility alone.

Oda is definitely responsible, but Yoshioka has already committed seppuku. He is a warrior, so it is difficult for the higher-ups to punish him further. At most, they can just give him a warning.

Yoshioka glanced at Oda, his face filled with grief and anger.

He is not stupid. Now he is forced to commit disembowelment by Oda because he wants him to take all the responsibility. He is not afraid of death. It was indeed his mistake in command this time that killed so many imperial warriors. He should bear the responsibility.

But dying like this would mean letting Oda escape punishment.

Oda is a man who is more likely to cause trouble than to accomplish anything.

“I refuse to accept the decision and I am waiting for the military court trial.”

Yoshioka suddenly put on his clothes. He couldn’t die in such a cowardly way. He wanted to accuse Oda in the military court.

Oda is not qualified to be the commander of the Wuhan Garrison Command.

Oda’s eyes suddenly widened. Yoshioka is not dead?

He finally persuaded Yoshioka to take responsibility and atone for his men who died in the battle.

If he doesn’t die, won’t I be in trouble?
If you are blamed by your superiors, you will be punished at the very least and demoted at the worst.

He might even be caught.

“You are not competent to stand trial.”

Oda said through gritting his teeth, and then winked at the burly man behind him, that was his man.

He came here specially to be Yoshioka’s kaishakunin today. Fortunately, he had made preparations. He was afraid that Yoshioka would not be able to perform cesarean section successfully, so he asked someone to help him.

Cesarean section is very painful, and even though it is popular in Japan, not everyone can do it.

At least most people are unable to complete a cesarean section by themselves.

The kaishakunin came out immediately.

The burly man behind Yoshioka noticed the look Oda gave him and immediately raised his sword and chopped it down hard.

Oda had instructed him before that no matter what, Yoshioka must not be allowed to leave alive today.

If Yoshioka were alive, Xiaotian would be in trouble, and if Oda were in trouble, he, as Oda’s confidant, would also be in trouble.

Hearing the sound of the wind, Yoshioka turned around immediately and his eyes narrowed.

The big knife came towards him.

He didn’t expect Oda to be so crazy. He didn’t want to perform a caesarean section, but he killed him directly.

“what.”

Yoshioka screamed, but because he turned his head, the knife slipped across his face and then cut his neck.

With just this one sound, the sturdy man increased his strength and pressed down. Yoshioka could no longer make any sound.

He covered his neck and pointed at Oda, his eyes full of hatred.

This was murder and he died with his eyes wide open.

“Quick, arrange for him to have a caesarean section.”

Oda hurried forward and the two of them set up the scene together. Fortunately, everyone knew that Yoshioka was going to commit seppuku to apologize today.

As soon as he dies, others will think that his cesarean section was successful.

Oda and the strong man asked Yoshioka to hold the knife. At this time, Yoshioka was already dead. The two of them were in a hurry, but finally they succeeded.

“Go change your clothes.”

Fortunately, they were in their own place. Both of them were covered in blood. After changing their clothes, Oda came out and announced to the people outside with grief that Yoshioka had been loyal to the emperor.

Yoshioka was a warrior of the Emperor who was brave enough to take responsibility and to atone for his sins by committing seppuku.

This cesarean section was not open to the public, so other people were able to go in and check on Yoshioka’s condition.

Some of Yoshioka’s men burst into tears when they saw Yoshioka’s body.

Yoshioka was kneeling there, holding a knife in his hand, with the knife piercing his stomach. There were marks on his neck from being chopped by the kaishakunin.

One of Yoshioka’s men frowned at this moment.

(End of this chapter)