April 22, 1939, 2 pm.

The 885th Regiment of the 512th Brigade of the Eighth Route Army.

"Reported to the commander, political commissar, and our reconnaissance squad came to report that the Jiangkou corps under the Japanese Guangben Brigade had more than 35oo people, who had appeared in the Suozipo area and were currently marching towards the Shexian County where our army's main force was. At the same time, the reconnaissance squad also found that the Japanese corps team was carrying a large number of ordinary people, with no less than 50 people."

A correspondent said in horror.

After the words came, the regiment commander Zhou Weiguo, political commissar Cheng Mo, deputy regiment commander Kong Jie, and the soldiers from the command posts present all took a breath.

Although the Japanese army in a gang, Zhou Weiguo and others felt much pressure, they were not very worried.

But the most important thing is the 5oo Chinese people who are being held back!

"The Japanese are so poisonous. This is our weakness and let us be afraid of it!" Political Commissar Cheng Mo said gritting his teeth.

"Hmph, the little Japanese devils are so crazy. We are so cautious, but we didn't expect that they would still capture so many of our common people!"

Deputy Commander Kong Jie said angrily, his eyes filled with endless anger.

Long before the Japanese army attacked Shexian, the 512th Brigade had transported all the people in Shexian to a safe area, because it was worried that the Japanese would jump over the wall and harm the people.

But never expected that the Japanese army also thought of something that they would arrest the common people from other counties and towns under Handan.

"The Japanese army's methods are extremely despicable, but they did capture our pain. It seems that we have underestimated Hiromoto Toyota's ruthlessness!"

The commander Zhou Weiguo slapped the table and struggled.

"Captain, do we want to intercept?" political commissar Cheng Mo asked.

Intercepting the Japanese army?

Why didn’t Zhou Weiguo want to?

After all, their 885th Regiment is the first line of defense for the 512th Brigade to fight against Japan. If the Japanese wings are allowed to enter their hinterland, then this will be fatal to the 512th Brigade!

But if the Japanese army is intercepted, the consequences will be unimaginable!

"These people must have been attacked by the Japanese army!"

For a moment, Zhou Weiguo fell into deep thought.

Kong Jie shouted: "Captain, we can't wait any longer. If we delay for a while, we can't stop it even if we want to intercept it!"

"I don't agree!"

Political Commissar Cheng Mo said lyingly: "The defense line and position are lost, let's take it over again, but if these 5oo people die, they will be really dead!"

"Political Commissar, how can I, Kong Jie, not know what you said?"

Kong Jie said, "But if we lose our defense line and position, our army will lose half of the terrain advantage. This is equivalent to putting our necks under the Japanese sword and waiting for them to cut us down.

Moreover, our army's ambush in Blind Cave, Eagle Ridge and other places will not be able to unfold, and we cannot afford this loss!"

Upon hearing this, political commissar Cheng Mo shouted: "No matter what it is, it is not as important as the safety of the people. This is the principle of our Eighth Route Army!"

Should we put the people first or victory first?

For a moment, everyone present, whether it was Cheng Mo, Kong Jie, or others, focused their attention on the regiment commander Zhou Weiguo, waiting for his decision.

In the end, Zhou Weiguo chose to protect the safety of the people as the first principle.

"He's so good!"

"The political commissar is right, nothing is important to the safety of the people!"

"Transfer my order, order my main force of the 885th Regiment to take the initiative to move out of the front and let the Japanese corps pass!"

"At the same time, our group ambushed in Blind Cave, Eagle Ridge and other places, and gave up all of them!"

Although Zhou Weiguo was unwilling to accept this series of orders, he did not regret it at all!

"What are soldiers fighting for?"

"Isn't it just to defend the country!"

"If it is necessary to achieve the lives of hundreds of ordinary people in order to win, then what do we want this blood-stained victory?"

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Wu'an County.

Japanese Hiromoto Brigade Command.

"Brigate Commander, do you really think the Eighth Route Army will take the initiative to avoid our army and let our army pass by safely?" asked a Japanese chief officer.

Another Japanese officer also frowned and said, "Aren't it just hundreds of Chinese people? Will Zhou Weiguo really give up his existing advantages?"

For a time, several Japanese officers present all raised objections.

Until now, many Japanese officers believe that the 512th Brigade of the Eighth Route Army will definitely not give up the advantage of great terrain for the safety of hundreds of ordinary people.

"hehe!"

At this moment, Hiromoto Toyota smiled confidently, "Asoo, Tsuruda, Fukuyama, you have all just been recruited from the empire and are not familiar with the situation on the Chinese battlefield, so you do not know the principles of their Eighth Route Army."

"Well?"

At this moment, many officers present pricked up their ears and listened to Hiromoto Toyota's words.

"The Eighth Route Army under the leadership of the Communist Party are all stupid guys. They are too kind. As long as we hold these ordinary people tightly, let alone let them give up their terrain advantages, they will not hesitate even if they let them die one after another!"

Hiromoto Toyota smiled and said, "So this time, our Jiangkou United will definitely push all the way, as if we are entering a no-man. After the Jiangkou United team takes over the county town, it will be the time when our army's main force will be fully released."

"This time, I swear to wipe out the 512th Brigade of the Eighth Route Army in one fell swoop and avenge the previous shame!"

"Your Excellency the Brigade Commander, wise!" The Japanese officers praised them all.

A Japanese colonel officer in the command post shook his head with a wry smile.

This person is the captain of the Artillery Regiment, Katsuo Emano!

He dare not agree with Hiromoto Toyota's ruthlessness.

He believed that victory should be achieved openly, rather than taking advantage of these despicable tricks.

But he also found it difficult to deny that the strategy of the Chinese people would indeed make the Chinese team afraid of being afraid of it!

"The 512th Brigade of the Eighth Route Army will definitely retreat!"

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Blind Cave.

Hundreds of soldiers from the First Battalion of the 885th Regiment of the 512th Brigade were ambushed here for more than ten hours.

Waiting for thousands of times, enduring the cold and hunger, just to clean up the Japanese here.

But now, they have received an order from the regiment commander Zhou Weiguo.

——Give up the ambush plan!

The soldiers looked at the arrogant Japanese wing in the channel below, feeling indescribable anger.

"Damn the Japanese!"

"If we ambush immediately, at least hundreds of Japanese devils will be able to abolish them. I'm really unwilling to give up now!"

"Yes, the terrain of the Blind Cave can be said to be the best ambush terrain in Shexian. If you want to wait for this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, you will probably never be there again!"

"So what can we do if we are unwilling to give up? Could it be that we will ignore the lives and deaths of the people?"

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Eagle Ridge.

The battalion commander of the 2nd Battalion of the 885th Regiment snorted coldly at a group of extremely unwilling soldiers: "I tell you that giving up the ambush plan is the order of our regiment commander, and you can't help but be willing!"

"But the battalion commander, it's a huge plan to ambush here!" An Eighth Route Army platoon leader said anxiously.

He hoped to attack the Japanese army immediately and beat the Japanese up.

You should know that before he joined the army, more than 100 people in his village were all brutally killed by the Japanese army.

Now that the enemy meets, how can he let it go?

"snort!"

The battalion commander of the second battalion snorted coldly: "I'll say it again, this is an order!

And I also tell you that even without the order of the regiment commander, I would give up this ambush, because we cannot use the lives of the people to dye our military medals red. This is the minimum enlightenment of an Eighth Route Army soldier.

If you don’t have this kind of awareness, then leave our team as soon as possible.

This is not only the norm of our Eighth Route Army, but also the first rule set by our elders and brigade commander Ou. Whoever dares to violate this principle does not have to wait for the Japanese to solve it. I will kill him now!"

Suddenly, the unwilling platoon leader, as if struck by lightning, murmured: "This, this, this is actually decided by the old brigade commander."

Old brigade commander Ouyang!

Although Ouyang left the 512th Brigade, in the minds of the soldiers of the 512th Brigade, it was still heaven!

Because the 885th Regiment was concerned about the safety of the people, he immediately took the initiative to avoid the road, which made the Japanese Jiangkou United team not encounter any resistance and moved rapidly along the way, as if they were in a state of no one.
To be continued...