In order to minimize the combat effectiveness of the Chinese team, destroy the physical fitness of the Chinese people, and also to destroy the Chinese economy to the greatest extent and plunder wealth from the Chinese people, the Japanese invaders carried out various economic wars in the occupied areas, such as the "salt blockade" strategy that has been implemented at present is one of them.

For the Chinese people in the occupied areas, the Japanese asked them to buy them at a high price every month, so many Chinese people could not afford expensive salt. For example, many poor families in northern Henan ate salt-free meals for a long time. Local people called salt-free meals and salt-free meals sweet rice. Many children were very eager to have a full salty meal.

However, for the Japanese soldiers, salty salt is too easy to obtain. In addition to the military department providing them with quantitative supply, the Japanese can also withhold the quantitative quantity of the puppet army at will. They can even loot some from merchants at will. In the eyes of the Chinese people, salty salt, which is very precious in the eyes of the Japanese soldiers, is actually worthless to the Japanese soldiers.

The young man holding the chicken was not willing to be snatched away by the Japanese in this way. The Japanese soldier was naturally not a fool. Of course, he saw the young man's thoughts. Because the military headquarters and the dispatched army repeatedly ordered that in order not to arouse public anger, all Japanese personnel must strictly enforce military discipline in their occupied areas. Therefore, the Japanese soldiers have now changed their method of robbing them openly. The first point they thought of using salt to exchange items in the hands of the people.

The salt in the small paper bag seemed to be no match for the chicken and egg, and the young man was unwilling to exchange it. The two Japanese soldiers were anxious. They danced and gestured, and at the same time, they bargained with the young man in not very skilled Chinese dialect.

The Japanese's strange and funny movements attracted the attention of the people. Even the puppet troops who were searching were distracted by the situation here. They also relaxed a little when they searched, and the people's speed of passing the test increased a lot.

The Japanese were chatting and performing for a long time, but the young man insisted on not changing. Some people who had passed the customs were not in a hurry to go to the market. They carried loads and items around to watch the fun. When the Japanese saw that they could not find a cheaper, they began to get angry. The Japanese soldier with guns glared. He reached out to take off the big gun on his body to scare the young man.

At this moment, the people watching around also began to move. In the middle of the flash, two sharp daggers were inserted into the chests of the two Japanese. At the same time, some people blocked the Japanese's mouth. Some people snatched the guns from the Japanese's hands, and some people pulled out the mullet guns from the vegetables on the load, and the firewood bundles. These people held guns and stared at the puppet army coldly. All the guns in their hands were opened wide, and everyone's fingers were all on the trigger, and the bullets seemed to be activated at any time.

At this time, someone whispered: "No movement is allowed, we are the Eighth Route Army!"

These people are really the Eighth Route Army. They are teams led by Liu Zhenghong. They left Iijima's troops far behind, and rushed here overnight and quickly concealed them.

When it was dawn, pedestrians began to appear on the road. Liu Zhenghong sent soldiers to buy the items in the hands of the people, and then disguised them as ordinary people and gathered them in batches to the checkpoint of Yanglou Village. Everything that happened just now was the cooperation of Liu Zhenghong and the soldiers, and they controlled the small bridge before the enemy could react.

The puppet army was frightened by the Eighth Route Army. The two Japanese who usually showed off their power in front of the people now dared not move. They let the soldiers of the Eighth Route Army drop the bolts they snatched from their hands and searched the ammunition.

The Eighth Route Army investigator's sword was fierce and accurate. The two Japanese died before they could hum. And they died very thoroughly. Liu Zhenghong commanded two puppet troops to hold the two Japanese from behind. Some Eighth Route Army disguised as civilians still surrounded the two dead Japanese soldiers. Looking at the bunker, the two Japanese seemed to be still bargaining.

The movements here were extremely fast and secret, and there was no notice on the bunker at all. Liu Zhenghong slowly approached the bunker with soldiers dressed as civilians. They quickly occupied the bunker before the enemy in the bunker could react.

Without firing a single shot and an ammunition, Liu Zhenghong and others seized this important stronghold. At this stronghold, Liu Zhenghong and others received a short rest time and valuable food and ammunition supplement.

Liu Zhenghong and his team had extremely successful tactics this time. The news was blocked so well that the stronghold was taken down by the Eighth Route Army and the Japanese and puppet troops knew nothing else. Of course, this also included Iijima, which was chasing closely.

Although it was delayed last night and it was difficult to find the direction of the Eighth Route Retreat at night, there was no mistake in the route that Iijima and the others followed closely, because along the way, Iijima and the others always found some clues at the most critical moments, such as some equipment abandoned by the Eighth Route Army on the side of the road, and some items accidentally left behind by the Eighth Route soldiers. Even when the Locust Army completely lost the traces of the Eighth Route Army's marching, some "good people" stood up to guide the Locust Army.

Iijima's actions were very fast. When Iijima's troops arrived near the Yanglou Village stronghold, Iijima's troops arrived next to this small bridge in Yanglou Village around 9 o'clock in the morning. Iijima's troops were delayed a lot of time last night. In order to catch up with the Eighth Route Army in front as soon as possible, Iijima's troops did not even have time to eat breakfast. The soldiers were naturally tired and hungry, but the warriors of these empires had no complaints at the moment, because everyone found that the Eighth Route Army seemed to have reached the point of collapse.

On the way to "escape" by the Eighth Route Army, the soldiers found some broken shoes and socks that were obviously used by the Eighth Route Army, and now they found a broken gun with a rifle that had been smoothed out. Iijima knew that the Eighth Route Army was in short supply. Even if it was such a broken gun that should have been scrapped, they would not abandon it until they had to. The Eighth Route Army can't even handle weapons now, which means they are at the end of their strength.

Last night, Iijima was shocked after knowing that Liu Zhenghong and his friends broke through the siege and marched to their own occupied areas. Iijima knew that in order to drive the Eighth Route Army out of the northern Henan region once and for all, the troops that could fight in the field in the occupied areas had basically been drawn out. Now all the basic garrison forces remained. If the Eighth Route Army really rushed in, these garrison forces would not be able to withstand them at all.

Liu Zhenghong and the others seemed to want to enter the Japanese-occupied area, but Iijima was not very worried because some signs found by his soldiers showed that the Eighth Route Army was already very weak now. Let alone wars, it would be difficult to even marches quickly.

The Eighth Route Army in front seemed to have reached the last moment. Iijima is not in good condition at present. The soldiers are tired and hungry. Now there is a stronghold of their own by their side when they pass by the Yanglou Village stronghold and check the situation of the stronghold with a telescope.

The stronghold in front looked very calm, with a plaster flag on the bunker, which was now flying high in the bright sunlight; the checkpoints beside the stronghold were also normal, and the Locust Army and the Imperial Army seemed to be inspecting pedestrians very seriously; the people passing by the checkpoint seemed to be very obedient, and they were all honestly inspecting the inspection.

Yanglou Village is his stronghold, and the sun flag on the bunker is flying high. The soldiers around Iijima are looking there with eager eyes. They all hope to rest on their territory, take a sip of hot soup to warm their bodies, and eat a rice ball to fill their stomachs. However, Iijima did not give a rest order. He gritted his teeth and continued to ask his warriors to advance to the final victory.

Liu Zhenghong was in the bunker in Yanglou Village at this time. He was now wearing a puppet army uniform. After dealing with the Japanese and puppet army, Liu Zhenghong immediately asked the soldiers to change into the enemy's uniforms. The locust army that was pretending to be inspecting at the bridgehead inspection point was actually all Eighth Route Army soldiers.

Seeing the yellow dust gradually approaching from the distance, the Japanese plaster flag gradually appeared from the yellow dust, Liu Zhenghong knew that the Japanese chasing had arrived.

After seizing this stronghold, Liu Zhenghong's people seized the time to have breakfast and then had a short rest. Now they are all in a state of combat.

Iijima's troops have approached this stronghold, and they are likely to come to the stronghold to rest and have a fight at that time, but Liu Zhenghong is not very worried.

The Yanglou Village stronghold is not very large, but because it is on the edge of the occupied area, its bunker is very solid. It is completely different from the earth bunkers that penetrate deep into the enemy-occupied areas. This bunker in Yanglou Village is actually built of cement and stone. If there are no artillery for attacking the enemy, it is not easy to open such a bunker.

In addition to the strong fortifications, Liu Zhenghong and his team have seized a lot of ammunition, and it is not difficult to fight a beautiful blocking battle here. Besides, the wounded and sick have stayed halfway, and several scouts have also been sent out. Liu Zhenghong still has more than 40 people in his hands. These people are all strong young men and have just obtained valuable rest time. If they really can't stop Iijima's attack, they can easily escape from the tired enemy in their current state.

From the telescope, Liu Zhenghong found that the Japanese troops had just stayed nearby for a moment, and then they soon left again. Liu Zhenghong knew that his troops were hiding very successfully at the stronghold. In addition, the investigators he sent were also very successful in forging traces of marching. Iijima must have followed the "track" to chase the Eighth Route Army that "flee in panic".

The figure of the Japanese who had gone away was no longer visible, and Liu Zhenghong's heart was completely relieved. Liu Zhenghong left a squad of soldiers to watch over the puppet troops who had already been detained, and then took the remaining thirty people to embark on the journey again. However, they did not go east this time, but turned south and west. Liu Zhenghong wanted to lead his people back to his base and look for opportunities along the way to capture a few Japanese and puppet troops' strongholds.

Just when Iijima was pursuing Liu Zhenghong and was unable to pursue him, the battle situation on Shimada was also extremely difficult. To be continued...
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