Chapter 26: The Loyal Locust Army Forced to Revolt
The news that Li Yunlong captured Linyuan County was known to all forces.
Everyone started discussing it.
Eighth Route Army Headquarters.
The boss was furious when he saw the information on the table.
"It's Li Yunlong again. This time he definitely mobilized troops to attack the county town without permission!"
"I bet he definitely didn't get Chen Shukang's order!"
"Boss, calm down. Li Yunlong has conquered a county town. This is a good thing."
"It's a good thing, but it's not a reason for Li Yunlong to mobilize troops without authorization!"
"Has Li Yunlong ever considered the consequences? What if he loses?
He dared to lead a new regiment that had only been formed for more than half a year to attack the county town! "
"Li Yunlong is such a courageous kid.
No, we must punish him, otherwise he will rebel again in the future."
"Boss, how about letting Li Yunlong's merits and demerits offset each other?"
The deputy chief of staff is still speaking well of Li Yunlong.
The boss standing by felt it was a bit strange that the deputy chief of staff kept saying good things to Li Yunlong.
"This is strange, did Li Yunlong send you something?
Why do you keep talking to him?"
The boss seemed to have thought of something and looked at the other party with a strange expression.
"Could it be that the little guy sent something good again?
Or did you just say hello? "
"Boss, you know me well. Public is public, private is private. I really think Li Yunlong did an okay job this time."
"Just think about it, Li Yunlong conquered Linyuan County and took control of the county."
"The Japanese forces in the north are not that strong now, so they can't spare enough forces to seize Linyuan County.
Linyuan County can be in our hands for at least three months. Even holding on forever is not a problem."
"This is the first time our army has captured an enemy county-level city.
I think this battle is worth learning for everyone.
Li Yunlong's contribution this time is not small, so let's just let his merits and demerits offset each other."
The boss snorted coldly.
“Credit?
Is there still a shortage of this bastard Li Yunlong?
If you look at his file, his merits and his punishments are basically the same!
Thanks to Chen Shukang,
If he were my subordinate, I would have shot him for simply disobeying orders and acting on his own."
"We have to find a way to punish him this time.
Otherwise, what would happen if the subordinates saw that Li Yunlong mobilized the troops without authorization and was not punished? "
"They all followed Li Yunlong's example and mobilized troops to attack the county town without authorization.
They wanted to capture the county town to avoid punishment, but do they have the strength of Li Yunlong? "
"As for combat experience, according to the combat reports they sent us,
The reason why the attack on Linyuan County was so successful was largely due to the fact that all the puppet troops had defected.
Otherwise, it would be impossible for the New 1st Regiment to capture Linyuan County without a day."
"Not to mention that it was so smooth, we killed nearly a thousand Japanese soldiers, and our own casualties were only 300."
"Boss, that's what I said, but think about it.
In just half a year, Li Yunlong
They turned a newly formed regiment into a main force capable of attacking the county town.
This contribution cannot be denied."
The boss listened to what the deputy chief of staff said and nodded to show that he understood.
The boss walked around the sand table in the command room and then spoke.
"For the New 1st Regiment's unauthorized attack on Linyuan County, the headquarters criticized and warned them, but did not commend them for their merits."
"If there is a next time, Li Yunlong will go back to the headquarters and continue raising horses!"
"Also tell Chen Shukang to teach me a lesson about Li Yunlong. Make him suffer."
……
Taiyuan, the Japanese headquarters.
Yoshio Shinozuka, commander of the Japanese First Army in Shanxi, looked at the telegram in his hand with some disbelief.
"The New First Regiment of the Eighth Route Army?"
"I've never heard of the Eighth Route Army having a unit with this number."
"Commander, this is a regiment formed by the Eighth Route Army half a year ago. According to the Eighth Route Army, this is a basic regiment."
"The external announcement is that this is not the main force." A lieutenant colonel nearby explained after hearing Yoshio Shinozuka's question.
Shinozuka Yoshio stood up and walked to the door: "What's going on with this new group?
Why is the combat effectiveness so strong?
A regiment actually captured a county town defended by a battalion of our army?"
“Commander, because the new regiment was established too late, we are currently collecting intelligence on them.
As for the situation in Linyuan County, it was based on what the soldiers who retreated to Shiquan County said.
It was because of a rebellion launched by the commander of the Locust Association who was stationed with the Kameda Battalion.
Many soldiers of Kameda Battalion were still resting in the barracks.
The Locust Association Army blocked the barracks and fired heavy machine guns at them, then opened the city gates to let the Eighth Route Army in. "
Shinozuka Yoshio nodded and continued to ask.
"Have you found out why the Locust Alliance rebelled?"
"Commander, according to what the soldiers said,
When Lieutenant Colonel Nakamura Shaoxiong was stationed in Linyuan County, he treated the Locust Association with great courtesy.
Therefore, the Locust Army cooperated very well with the work of Major Shaoxiong Nakamura.
After Major Nakamura Shaoxiong was assassinated by the Eighth Route Army, Linyuan County was taken over by Major Kameda Kikoma.
But Major Kameda Kkuma often beat and scolded the Locust Army.
The soldiers said that the day before the Eighth Route Army attacked the city, Major Kameda Kumuma insulted and beat the commander of the Locust Association.
"They even threatened to kill the leader of the Locust Army and his entire family."
"I guess that Major Kameda Kkuma treated the Locust Army incorrectly, causing them to feel extremely resentful."
"And I'm afraid what Major Kameda Kkuma did was even more excessive than what the soldiers said.
Otherwise, it would be impossible for the entire Locust Army regiment to launch a rebellion."
"I heard from the soldiers that the Locust Alliance was extremely angry when they attacked the Locust Army, and it seemed that they were venting their grievances."
Shinozuka Yoshio turned his head sharply after hearing what the lieutenant colonel said: "You mean, those locust soldiers were forced to rebel by Kameda Kkuma?"
"This is the reason I deduced based on the intelligence.
Otherwise, there is no other reason to explain why an entire regiment of the Locust Army rebelled."
"Only half of the Locust Army's personnel were recruited locally, and the rest were from outside the area. It's impossible for all of them to have been turned against the Eighth Route Army."
"And if the Locust Alliance wants to rebel,
Then the day Major Nakamura died was a good opportunity."
"But the Locust Army must not rebel, but continue to hold their posts.
This is enough to show that they were still loyal to the Locust Army at that time."
"But less than half a year after Major Kameda Kkuma took office, a loyal locust army rebelled..."
The lieutenant colonel did not continue speaking, he had said enough.
He had always been at odds with Kameda Kicuma, who relied on his family power to look down on him, a lieutenant colonel of commoner origin.
Now that he's dead, he certainly won't miss the opportunity to kick someone when he's down.
What's more, he wasn't lying.
This is exactly what the soldiers and the lieutenant who led the team said.
He was just telling the truth and adding a little bit of his own guesses.
Forcing a loyal Locust Army to rebel would have consequences even greater than losing Linyuan County.
Yoshio Shinozuka also realized the seriousness of the matter and quickly asked.
"Has the news that the Locust Alliance was forced to rebel been blocked?"
"Commander, when I arrived at Shiquan County,
I heard that the Locust Army in Shiquan County was talking about this matter.
The Locust Army in Shiquan County has already known about this.
The news can no longer be blocked, and more importantly,
The puppet brigade commander of Shiquan County even claimed that he was ill.
Only the adjutant was sent to attend the military meeting."
When Shinozuka Yoshio heard the news, he was also furious and yelled, "Kameda Kikoma is such an idiot!"
“Bagya Road!
The loss of Linyuan County this time was entirely due to Kameda Kicuma’s arrogance!
Report this to the North China Front Army Headquarters!"
Yoshio Shinozuka was so angry at Kameda Kicuma's actions.
With three months left before organizing a new round of sweep, Kameda Kicuma came up with this plan.
Wouldn't this force the Locust Alliance to fight against them?
Without the assistance of the Locust Army, they would not be able to launch a large-scale sweep.
Being able to hold their current position is a sign of their strong combat capability.
Originally, the Locust Alliance did not have a close relationship with them.
The Linyuan County Locust Army is so loyal.
They were actually forced to rebel. What do the other Locust Alliance soldiers think?
I work for you loyally, but you actually want to kill me and my entire family?
Don't you know why I'm doing things for you?
I'm going to die anyway, so why shouldn't I rebel against you?
I can beat you and still leave you with a good reputation.
And now this situation has already occurred in the Locust Alliance.
The Locust Army in Shiquan County is a good example.
Why don't you go to the meeting?
Aren’t they just afraid that the locust army will cause trouble for them?
That's why he stayed in his own army, ready to rebel at any time.
Yoshio Shinozuka no longer had time to consider whether or not to take back Linyuan County.
What he needs to consider now is how to stabilize the Locust Army.
Otherwise, if the locust army rebelled, it would be a big disaster for the Shanxi devils.
It's not impossible that we might lose the whole of Shanxi.
(End of this chapter)
