Liang Jian: Commander, save some for me

"But we cannot rule out the possibility that some people may rebel. We still need to investigate. The Eighth Route Army is developing very fast now.
If the Japanese knew this news, they would probably dispatch more troops to target us. "He Guangchen understood that in the eyes of the Japanese, their development was not that fast.

Although the Japanese have begun to target them, the troops involved are not particularly large. Therefore, once the Japanese know the true development of the Eighth Route Army, the consequences will be disastrous.

"Don't worry, the boss and others will definitely take this into consideration, so we don't need to worry about it." Li Jin was quite confident about this.

After all, he is the biggest boss among the big bosses, how could he not make some preparations?

"That's true. The things I can think of, the boss and others must have thought of them a long time ago." He Guangchen also felt that he was overthinking. These things were not his turn to worry about.

"Hey, how do you think we can find out if someone has betrayed us?!" He Guangchen asked curiously.

"Don't worry about it during this period. They have just returned to the army and they won't dare to take the risk of passing on information.
Therefore, we should first dispel their vigilance, then send someone to watch them and wait slowly. Although it is time-consuming, this method is still very effective.

Unless one of them is stupid enough to expose himself." Li Jin said his own solution.

You can't be impatient when it comes to catching a spy. You have to take it slow. Otherwise, if you act too hastily, the spy will notice something, and it will be even more difficult to catch him then.

"Yeah, that's right." He Guangchen nodded. It was impossible to torture him. That would be inappropriate.

.........

On the other side, Li Yunlong and his team were still heading towards the New 1st Regiment.

"Old Li, should we go to your regiment headquarters first, or go directly to the brigade headquarters?!" Zhao Jiucheng asked.

"Let's go to my place first. I'll have someone prepare a nice meal for you, and then we'll set off for the brigade headquarters tomorrow." Li Yunlong said.

Anyway, the people have been exchanged back, so there is no need to rush to send them to the brigade headquarters. It is better to let them have a good meal at the regiment headquarters first.

"It's feasible. When we go back, ask someone to register the names of these soldiers and the units they belong to." Zhao Jiucheng continued.

"Of course, I have to prepare the list in advance and hand it directly to the leader when I send people to the brigade headquarters." Li Yunlong responded. He was not a fool and naturally understood it all.

"Let me help you register your names." Zhao Jiucheng suddenly made this request. He had already memorized the appearances of several questionable people, but he didn't know their names or the units they belonged to.

"Did you discover something, kid?!" Li Yunlong reacted immediately after hearing it. Zhao Jiucheng must have noticed something.

Otherwise, the other party would not specifically ask for help. This is because they want to confirm the identity of a certain person and watch over him or her and make a mark.

"I have discovered something, but I'm not sure yet. I'll tell you in detail after I get to your place." Zhao Jiucheng didn't say it directly. He was in a hurry now, and it was not appropriate to say it. It would be better to wait until he returned to the New 1st Regiment and was safe before telling him.

"Yeah, okay." Li Yunlong nodded, and tactfully did not ask any further questions, for fear that those people would find out something was wrong, which would then make it difficult to catch the person.

At this time, Zhao Gang also felt that something was not right. Some of the prisoners who had just been exchanged seemed to be fine, but they always felt like they were trying to sow discord.

It was obvious that their mission was to rescue people, but some people deliberately made trouble, acting as if they were mortal enemies of the Japanese, and seemed eager to show their loyalty.

Especially those people, they must know this, so they do this.

Of course, it is also possible that he was wrong. After all, it is normal for him to want to seek revenge on the Japanese after being imprisoned by them for so long. It is also possible that he did so in a fit of rage.

Therefore, we should take a long-term view at this time and not wrongly accuse our comrades.

"Political Commissar, what are you thinking about?!" Chief of Staff Zhong asked.

"Ah, no, nothing!" Zhao Gang shook his head, trying to evade the question.

"Political Commissar, you are thinking that there seem to be problems with a few people, right?!" Chief of Staff Zhong said directly.

"Did you notice it too?!" Zhao Gang was a little surprised. It seemed that he was not the only one who thought so.

"Well, let's talk about this with Lao Li when we get back. It would be best to register directly and make an inconspicuous mark on the other party's name." Chief of Staff Zhong proposed this solution.

"I think so too." Zhao Gang agreed. They can't be too hasty now. If they arrest people without evidence, it will get them into trouble.

After all, those comrades had finally returned, but were arrested in the end. Isn't this disheartening?

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At around 10:30 in the evening, Colonel Noda and his men finally returned to Qinghe County. The moment they entered the military camp, Colonel Noda finally breathed a sigh of relief.

The first thing Colonel Noda did when he returned to the office was to pick up the phone and call Major General Yoshida to report the matter.

As for the pilots who were replaced, he had already arranged accommodation for them and had people check their health to prevent any accidents.

"Noda-kun." The voice of Major General Yoshida came from the phone.

"Brigade Commander." Colonel Noda quickly stood up and reported, "I'm back at the barracks, mission accomplished!"

"Yo! You did a great job this time. You can go back to Taiyuan with the pilot tomorrow." Major General Yoshida was also very excited. The mission was completed without any accidents.

"I understand!" Colonel Noda nodded.

“By the way, what’s the condition of those pilots? Are they injured?!” asked Major General Yoshida.

"They have injuries, but those were sustained when the enemy attacked the airport. They don't have any new injuries." Colonel Noda asked the pilots.

"Well, we can't be careless. We still need to have someone check their bodies. After all, pilots are still very important." Major General Yoshida reminded.

They have already lost many pilots, and they can't afford to lose another one.

"Hi! Brigade Commander, I have something to tell you. One of our pilots captured by the enemy died due to infection of the wound." Colonel Noda reported the matter.

"What? The wound is infected?! Baka, didn't the enemy treat him?! What kind of preferential treatment are they talking about? It's all fake!!!" Upon hearing this, Major General Yoshida couldn't help but curse.

"Commander, that's not the case. The other injured pilots were treated and nothing happened. He might have been infected when the virus hit him.
Or maybe the drugs the enemy used were expired, so they didn't work. I think the latter is more likely, after all, the enemy is short of drugs." Colonel Noda explained.

Although he wanted to destroy the enemy, the enemy did treat their pilots, so he had to tell the truth.

"I see. It seems like he is indeed unlucky." Upon hearing this, Major General Yoshida also felt that what Colonel Noda said made sense.

"By the way, what was the name of the pilot who died in battle? Have his ashes been brought back?!" Major General Yoshida asked.

No matter what, they are people of the empire, and their ashes must be brought back, otherwise how can they be transported back to the country for burial.

"His name is Jiro Fujita, he is a new pilot and has never carried out a bombing mission." Colonel Noda explained the situation. "Well, when you come back tomorrow, let a regiment of soldiers escort you back. I will give the escort order to their commander." Major General Yoshida said.

The most important thing now is to bring the pilot back to Taiyuan. The reason for sending so many people to escort him is because of the concern for accidents.

After wasting so much manpower and resources, it would be a huge loss if these pilots died in the end.

"Hi!" Colonel Noda nodded.

"That's it for now. I still have to report the situation to the division commander." Major General Yoshida said and hung up the phone.

Colonel Noda put down the phone and felt relieved. It seemed that his mission was not yet completed. He had to send the people to Taiyuan safely to truly complete the mission.

"I'm so tired." Colonel Noda sighed, took out a cigarette, lit it, and relaxed.

Dong dong dong......

Before Colonel Noda could take two puffs, someone knocked on the door of his office.

"Come in."

With a creaky sound, the Japanese lieutenant colonel walked in.

"Have the physical examinations of those pilots been completed?!" asked Colonel Noda.

"We've checked and there are indeed no signs of abuse!" the Japanese lieutenant colonel responded quickly.

"That's fine. You should also go and have a good rest. You've been busy for a few days." Colonel Noda waved his hand.

"Hey! Captain, you should also go to bed early." The Japanese lieutenant colonel said with concern and then retreated.

.........

Taiyuan, in the office.

Itakase Seishirō and others were getting a little impatient. If they hadn't known that they were returning to the military camp from Niugu Mountain, they would have thought that something had happened to Noda-kun and the others.

The room was filled with smoke and the ashtray was full.

Ring ring ring......

The phone on the table rang. Itaheng Seishirō knew it was the commander calling, so he stood up and answered it.

"Commander." Itahune Seishirō said respectfully.

"Have the prisoners been exchanged?!" the Japanese commander asked the first question.

"Reporting to the commander, there is no news yet, but we receive telegrams every hour saying they are safe. I believe they will return to the county town soon." Itakane Seishirō said quickly.

"Hurry them up. If they return to the county, let them rest for a night and send the pilot back tomorrow. Do you understand?" said the Japanese commander.

"Hi!" Itagaki Seishiro nodded.

"Report to me when you have any news." The Japanese commander hung up the phone again.

"Damn Northeastern Army!" After hanging up the phone, Itaheng Seishirō couldn't help but curse again.

If it weren't for the Northeast Army, how could they have exchanged prisoners with the enemy, and how could they have lost so many supplies.

boom!
The office door was pushed open rudely by Major General Yoshida, and it hit the wall with a bang, which scared Itakune Seishirō.

"Division...ahem...division commander." Major General Yoshida was almost choked to death by the smell of smoke in the room.

"How's the situation? Any news?!" Itagaki Seishiro asked hurriedly.

"Noda-kun just called and said that he has returned to the county town." Major General Yoshida quickly told what happened. He quickly opened the window to get some fresh air, otherwise he felt like he was suffocating.

"Haha, that's great, I'm finally back!" Itahira Seishiro was very happy.

"However, one of these pilots died..." Major General Yoshida reported the incident.

"At the very least, it's enough to bring the ashes back. Although he hasn't been able to fight on the battlefield yet, he is still a soldier of the empire, so it's only right that he be sent back to the country for burial." Upon hearing this, Itahira Seishirō was silent for a while, then spoke.

"I think so too. What I didn't expect was that the Northeast Army did not actually attack our troops. It seems that the Eighth Route Army still keeps its word." Major General Yoshida said with a smile.

"Yes, but this is not necessarily a good thing. We can only say that the relationship between the two sides is very good, so good that they can temporarily not attack us.
You know, when the Northeast Army attacked us, they never left anyone alive, but when they attacked the airport, they left someone alive. I think this was probably a request from the Eighth Route Army." Itaheng Seishiro looked serious and started to guess.

The Northeast Army treated them extremely cruelly. No one would survive if they encountered it.

But the Eighth Route Army was able to get the Northeast Army to let their people go.

"That should be correct." Major General Yoshida said. According to this statement, it can only be said that the relationship between the two parties is extremely good.

"I suspect that half of these supplies are for the Northeastern Army. What do you think?!" Major General Yoshida speculated and asked.

"That should be correct, but for the Northeast Army, let alone half of the supplies, even all of the supplies, they probably wouldn't even be interested.

It was the soldiers guarding the city who were to blame for not knowing how to burn the supplies immediately, so the enemy robbed them. "Itaheng Seishirō sighed.

If the supplies were burned, the Northeast Army would probably not be able to develop.

"Um... Division Commander, it seems that we can't blame the officers defending the city. Who could have thought that this Northeastern Army was so strong? Breaking the city was as easy as drinking water. They were so scared that they didn't even think of burning supplies." Major General Yoshida helped explain.

Those officers defending the city didn't know at first that the enemy was so powerful, so they didn't burn the supplies at the first time. But the officers in the floating city later burned the supplies at the first time!

"You're right. I'm also infuriated by this army." Itahira Seishirō sighed, feeling a little aggrieved.

At the beginning, they were able to run rampant in China without any hindrance. But how come this Northeastern Army suddenly appeared and made them dizzy and suffered heavy losses?

"Don't worry, division commander. This unit won't last long. We will be able to annihilate them in the first half of this year. By then, we won't have to be so timid anymore!" Major General Yoshida comforted.

"Well, let them jump around for a while." Itaige Seishiro had a murderous look on his face.

(End of this chapter)