The battle continued all day. At night, good news came from the Sharp Knife Battalion, and a whole brigade of the Japanese was wiped out by them.

"Okay, kill well!"

Because the Japanese were focusing on attacking the armed forces of the National Government Army, they did not have the strong offensive against the Eighth Route Army as before.

But this relaxation instantly ruined a large group of troops, and the Japanese began to realize that there were Eighth Route Army nearby.

Tada did not send people to encircle and suppress the Eighth Route Army, but continued to attack the National Government Army and expand his results.

And the next morning, Li Jian received a telegram, which finally made him understand why the Japanese endured not to hit them.

"Captain, this is the information sent by Commander Liu!"

Zhang Tian stood next to Li Jian. His legs were almost healed and he would probably be able to return to the army soon. Li Jian looked at the content above and scolded the Japanese for being shameless.

"This is slandering us!"

After throwing the telegram on the table and clarifying the whole story, Li Jian also began to think about how to deal with the Japanese and the people across the country.

Because it clearly stated that the Japanese and the Eighth Route Army have always refused to invade each other, which means there is no conflict between the two sides.

This has been said for a long time, and most Chinese people have probably heard it now.

It is equivalent to pushing the Eighth Route Army to the forefront, how could there be no conflict with the Japanese? Unless it is a traitor, or it is not actively fighting against the war and attempting to undermine national unity.

"The poison used by the Japanese in this trick not only distracted from our relationship with Chongqing, but also made the people across the country look at them!"

The Eighth Route Army is really unable to come to the forefront. They suffered huge losses after a 100-regiment war last year.

The Japanese have stronger recovery ability than them and their weapons and equipment are better than them. If they get angry with the Japanese and come to take revenge on them, it will be a disaster for the Eighth Route Army!

"Send a newspaper to the headquarters and ask them what they should do next?"

At this time, Li Jian felt that he should ask the headquarters for instructions. He could not decide such a big move alone.

At this moment, several divisions under Tada were crazily sweeping the national government army, and several generals had already died there.

This made Li Jian very sad. These people are all good, but a few people alone can’t do a big battle. Everyone must work together, otherwise they will be finished!

After the people from the Sharp Knife Camp returned, more than half of them were injured, more than 200 of them were killed, and many of the remaining were seriously injured.

Li Jian was not stingy with money because the Quyuan County town was occupied by the Japanese again and could not buy medicines, so he had to pull it from the fortress.

These diseases are all good soldiers. If Li Jian can save them, they will definitely save them all.

Even if they won a small victory, they still could not stop a big defeat.

The Japanese were storming, and the unlucky ones were not only these soldiers, but also the people nearby.

Li Jian ordered the guerrillas and several battalions to go out to take care of these ordinary people. If they really couldn't do it, they would take them to change places.

In a village south of Quyuan, because of the fire outside, they have been hiding at home and dared not come out these days.

I passed by a group of defeated national troops, took some food from them and ran away.

In less than half a day, a group of soldiers carrying guns suddenly came, knocking from door to door without saying a word.

"My fellow villager opens the door!"

"June, our family really has no food or valuable things. You might as well go to another place to have a look!"

The warrior was helpless, they didn't come here to grab the food.

"No, fellow countryman, the Japanese are coming soon. If you don't leave, you will suffer!"

"No, we have no conflicts with them, they shouldn't hurt us!"

Because this is the west, the Japanese came very few, and these ordinary people didn't know the Japanese's cruelty at all, so they simply rejected the good intentions of the Eighth Route Army.

In the end, all the soldiers returned empty-handed. Zhang Tianshang was responsible for the transfer of these ordinary people. Hearing this situation, he shouted to a group of soldiers:

"Break the door open for me and force them to leave. If they don't leave, they will be knocked out and carried away!"

"But... the deputy battalion commander, you will be punished in this way!"

A platoon leader replied vaguely, Zhang Tian glared at the eyes and shouted at the people around him again:

"Go quickly, this is an order, I will bear the responsibility if something happens!"

In fact, he knew in his heart that he would be punished, but he gave up the lives of these ordinary people just because he was afraid of being punished. As a soldier, he couldn't do it.

Even if he will take off his military uniform at that time, someone will eventually put on a military uniform for him that he will never take off in their hearts. This is the real soldier.

"Oh, Jun Ye, there is nothing valuable in the house!"

"Don't talk nonsense, bring your things with you quickly, or the Japanese will come and kill you soon."

Under the "coercion and temptation" of the soldiers, these ordinary people finally left in fear.

The same is true for people from several nearby villages.

When the instructors saw these soldiers doing this, they went to Li Jian directly to talk about it, and some women even said that they would punish these soldiers.

Li Jian was annoyed when he heard this, and only said, "You can do it."

In the end, there were no more opposition, because no matter how good the eloquence and attitude of these instructors were, the people were unwilling to move.

In the end, there was no way, so I could only drag it away by force, otherwise I would really die.

"How can you do this? This is completely banditry!"

An old man sitting in the carriage who looked like an old pedan cursed at the people around him.

The soldiers around him dared not speak back. This old man seemed to be the kind who would die at any time. If he was so angry, they might be shot.

The final result was that the old man kept scolding, and the thirsty soldiers quickly handed the water, for fear that his throat would be uncomfortable.

After drinking the water, the old man continued to scold, but he didn't agree with their forced withdrawal.

Until the next day, when they heard that several people from the village were killed by the Japanese, everyone shut up.

"Erzhu, I heard that on the way here just now, all the people in Xiaogou were dead, the village was burned by the Japanese, and there was no living inside!"

"I also saw it on the way here. These Eighth Route Army members are really good. They just want to save our lives!"

“…”

In short, after everyone realized that the Eighth Route Army had saved their lives, they no longer had the previous insults.

Those who said that if they didn't mess with the Japanese would be fine, after hearing some ordinary people who had the same thoughts as them, they were very glad that they were carried over.

And at this time, anger had already ignited a little, which was hatred for the Japanese.

"How about the food? It should be enough to eat!"

Li Jian asked to the political commissar of the Fourth Brigade, who nodded and replied:

"If we hadn't had so much food before, these people would have starved to death even if they were not killed by the Japanese!"
Chapter completed!