Without sufficient intelligence support, it is too arbitrary to say that the Japanese army had some premeditated plan just based on their retreat.

Although they all know that the little devil is definitely not holding back anything good, the decision to mobilize thousands of troops cannot be made based on just a guess.

"Should we tell the headquarters about the situation here? The headquarters' intelligence system is more complete. Maybe they can find clues." Matthew suggested.

Zhao Zhiguo thought for a while: "Lao Tian, ​​ask the intelligence personnel in Heyun County if they can figure out the number of the retreating Japanese troops."

As long as there are numbers of Japanese troops, and when they withdraw from here and appear in another place, we can speculate on the purpose of the Japanese troops appearing in other places.

"You'll know after you try it!" Tian Kezhi said, "I'll contact our intelligence personnel right away."

The battle on the surface is over, but the intelligence personnel of both sides are still competing secretly.

Detailed intelligence is like a pair of eyes that can clearly see the opponent's intentions so that you can make better arrangements.

Zhao Zhiguo wanted to determine the Japanese army's intentions, but what Gangcun wanted to know most was not the troops of the First Military Division, but Zhao Zhiguo.

Gangcun believes that to understand an army, one should first understand its commander.

The combat style of the unit will be very similar to the commander of the unit.

It was difficult for the Japanese intelligence personnel to penetrate Zhao Zhiguo's defense area, and Gangcun's head, which did not intend to engage in direct confrontation, began to become active.

Money is not everything, but money can make people betray everything!

There are many warlords in the land of China. Not only the Japanese army and the Eighth Route Army have intelligence systems, but each warlord has its own intelligence system, and they even infiltrate each other.

The conflict between Zhao Zhiguo and Mr. Yan is well known. Mr. Yan must have intelligence lines extending to Zhao Zhiguo's troops.

If Mr. Yan's intelligence line could be used by Gangcun, wouldn't it be easy for them to understand Zhao Zhiguo?

Of course, Gangcun will not let their people come into direct contact with Mr. Yan.

As the boss of the Jin-Sui Army, Mr. Yan has an appetite that the Japanese army cannot satisfy.

After spending money with Mr. Yan, Mr. Yan might not do anything for them, so Hugangcun planned to contact Mr. Yan’s subordinates.

As long as the money is spent in the right place, the Japanese army believes that they can not only master the relevant intelligence of Zhao Zhiguo, but also the intelligence of the Jinsui Army, killing two birds with one stone.

The Japanese army began an endless secret contest again.

If they can't defeat them openly, they will stumble in secret. This is a common method used by the Japanese army.

Although the Japanese troops were retreating, Gangcun had no intention of giving up the first line of defense. Instead, he allowed the Japanese troops on the first line of defense to continue to hold on.

A large number of puppet troops were mobilized from the rear and worked with the maintenance committee to maintain local security.

To maintain public order is to attack the anti-Japanese guerrillas behind enemy lines.

Gangcun also divided areas of responsibility for the puppet troops, and selections were made every quarter. Those with good security and no guerrillas in the defense area were commended and rewarded.

If there is a large number of guerrilla activities in the area of ​​responsibility, the leading puppet army officer will be shot directly.

The Japs did not put pressure directly on the guerrillas, but on the puppet troops.

The puppet army officers were afraid that they would lose their minds during the selection process, so they put pressure on the people in the Japanese war zone. Anyone who reported having contact with the guerrillas would be rewarded on the spot, while those who had any relationship with the guerrillas would be shot directly.

For a time, people behind enemy lines were panicked. In order to avenge themselves, some people deliberately said that someone was related to the guerrillas to vent their personal anger!

A large number of innocent people were killed unjustly behind enemy lines, and the unarmed people hated the puppet troops.

Under the terrorist tactics of the puppet army, the guerrillas, who had just regained their momentum of development, suffered another blow.

Before Zhao Zhiguo and the others could figure out how many troops had been withdrawn from Gangcun from the front line, they heard that tens of thousands of puppet troops had been transferred over.

"This little devil doesn't stop for a moment. It's really a headache." Zhao Zhiguo said, "This puppet army is here to station in the place. It is used to deal with the guerrillas behind enemy lines. This is a trick that Gangcun makes good use of."

The last time the guerrillas suffered a huge blow, it was the puppet army.

"Gangcun wanted to use the Japanese army to concentrate on dealing with us and restrict our development, and use the puppet army to restrict the development of the guerrillas behind enemy lines." Matthew Wen said.

The puppet army is incapable of fighting. Let the puppet army deal with Zhao Zhiguo. It is estimated that a large number of puppet soldiers will surrender to Zhao Zhiguo with their guns raised.

The guerrillas behind enemy lines are poorly equipped and poorly trained. No matter how poor their combat effectiveness is, the weapons in their hands are actually better than some regular troops of the Eighth Route Army.

Moreover, there were Japanese troops supervising the battle behind the scenes. If the puppet troops showed mercy to the guerrillas, they would be sent directly to the frontline battlefields as cannon fodder.

The puppet army would rather point the butcher's knife at those unarmed innocent people than go to the front line and deal with cannon fodder.

"I believe the teacher and the others can handle it well," Zhao Zhiguo said.

The jurisdiction over the guerrillas behind enemy lines is not in the hands of Zhao Zhiguo, but Zhao Zhiguo also feels sorry for the guerrillas behind enemy lines who have been hit again and again.

If the guerrillas behind enemy lines can develop on a large scale, they will contain many Japanese troops, which will be very beneficial to the development of the First Army Division.

One sunny noon, a Japanese military truck parked in the field.

Although the road ahead was still large enough for trucks, the driver asked Tao Xueyi and the reporters to get out of the car.

"Get off the bus! Get off the bus! Get off the bus quickly!" the driver and the two soldiers shouted.

"Hey? Where is this? What are you doing in this wilderness?"

There is no one around in the wilderness, a few soldiers are armed with live ammunition, and the reporters have no weapons to resist except pens.

"They want to kill people!"

Tao Xueyi jumped out of the car, looking like he was just watching the fun and didn't think it was a big deal.

"No... no... this is impossible, isn't it?" A reporter spoke with a vibrato, obviously he was scared.

"In the wilderness, just find a hole and bury it. They say they don't see us, so they can leave."

Tao Xueyi deliberately frightened these reporters.

"This... this is impossible. We were sent by our superiors, and we don't have any hostility. They can't kill us for no reason, right?"

"You yourself know whether there is hostility or not." Tao Xueyi looked indifferent.

When the reporters were panicking, an officer or soldier—in any case, reporters couldn’t tell the difference between the uniforms of Eighth Route Army officers and soldiers—came over.

"We can only send you here. Cars are not allowed to enter the headquarters station without special orders!"

When a car drives for a long time, it is easy to leave ruts on the ground, which may expose the location of the headquarters.

After hearing the explanation from the Eighth Route Army soldiers, the reporter breathed a sigh of relief.

"Then...how can we meet your commander?" a reporter asked.

In the wilderness, not even a human being can be seen.

"Just wait here for a moment, someone will come to pick you up!"
Chapter completed!