Liang Jian: Commander, save some for me

"Are there bandits kidnapping people in your county?!" Hu Tian frowned when he heard this. He felt that something was not right.

"Sergeant, what you mean is, are there bandits in Gucheng?" a soldier asked.

"Yes, Ye Cheng also heard about it when he went to eat today." Hu Tian nodded.

After hearing this, everyone fell silent and began to fall into deep thought.

"Perhaps, the laboratory we are looking for may be related to these bandits!" Hu Tian said with a serious expression.

"What you mean is that when the Japanese arrested people, they deliberately arrested them in the name of bandits, and then killed them?!" Ye Cheng understood what Hu Tian meant.

"Yes, if they arrest people for experiments in the name of bandits, we will most likely not investigate in this direction.

The devils did not arrest people directly in the city, but went outside the city.
I guess the Japanese are worried that frequent disappearances will attract the attention of our intelligence personnel.
That’s why I used this trick!”

Hu Tian began to analyze the situation. The more he thought about it, the more he felt it was possible. The direction in which he checked the missing persons was indeed correct, but they did not go in the direction where the Japanese sent people to pretend to be bandits.

"Damn it! Damn it, this little Japanese is quite sinister, he actually came up with such a mean idea!"

"It's still unclear whether these bandits are related to the devils. I think we still need to investigate."

"That's right. If we go in the wrong direction, it will delay us a lot of time!"

Everyone started talking about it and felt that they needed to investigate further so as not to delay their investigation of the Japanese laboratory.

"I estimate that the people pretending to be bandits are most likely not the devils, but puppet soldiers, who were sent by the devils to pretend to be bandits.
Otherwise, the Japs would be easily exposed once they spoke, but it was different for the puppet army.

Of course, it could also be the devils, who are planning to kill the hostages for money." Ye Cheng also began to analyze at this time.

As long as those who will pay the ransom are killed together, it will not be discovered by outsiders.

At most, there were rumors that the bandits here were very brutal. Not only did they kidnap people, they also killed them. Even those who paid ransom would be killed.

In this way, there is a good explanation for the whereabouts of the missing people.

They won't investigate this aspect either.

"Old Ye, go report this to the platoon leader and ask him to send some reinforcements.

Focus on the bandits in these counties, and try to capture some of them alive." Hu Tian began to make arrangements.

They must get things done within these few days. He is sure that these bandits are definitely not ordinary bandits.

"Understood, I'll leave now!" Ye Cheng got up and left without hesitation.

"As for you, go and investigate the situation of the puppet troops in your respective counties to see if they have any shortages." Hu Tian continued to give orders.

He felt that the Japanese would most likely not do this themselves, and would most likely let the puppet army do it. As for asking for a ransom, he estimated that it was also the puppet army's idea.

"Yes!" Everyone nodded.

.........

At this time, in Nanyu County, the Japanese army camp.

In the office, Major General Yoshida put his feet on the table, reading the newspaper in his hand, looking very relaxed.

Although the division commander ordered him to keep a close eye on the progress of the laboratory, he knew that he just needed to stay here. After all, he didn't know how the experiment was going.

Just wait for the experimenter's report.

What he needs to do is to provide the laboratory with enough people to conduct experiments so that the progress of the experiments can be accelerated.

Dong dong dong......

There was a knock on the door.

"Come in." After hearing this, Major General Yoshida quickly put his feet down and sat up straight. After all, he was a major general and he had to pay attention to his image.

If the division commander knew about this, his impression of me would be somewhat negative.

Soon, a Japanese regiment commander walked in.

"General, according to your instructions, I have sent some puppet troops from several counties to pretend to be bandits and arrest people.
We have captured a lot of people during this period. Should we transport them to Nanyu County? " the Japanese captain asked.

"Send the people here as soon as possible. There are not many experimental materials left in the laboratory. If you don't want your soldiers to be captured for experiments, speed up!" Major General Yoshida said directly.

In fact, if soldiers still have to be used in the final experiment, he will not hesitate. As long as the new biological weapons can be produced, what does it matter if a few soldiers are sacrificed?

Moreover, this new type of bacterial weapon is very powerful and may be able to change the entire situation of the war.

At that time, they will no longer need to transport too many young soldiers from the country, which can relieve the pressure on the country.

You know, sending so many young and strong soldiers to fight in the war would be a huge burden on the country.

If no one farms, domestic food prices will skyrocket. It’s okay at the beginning, but it will be very dangerous when there is no one left to farm.

Therefore, if they can resolve the war here as quickly as possible and obtain enough resources, they can further invade other countries.

"Hey! General, your idea of ​​having the Imperial Army pretend to be bandits to arrest people is really brilliant.
In this way, even if many people are missing, it will not attract the attention of the enemy." The Japanese regiment commander couldn't help but praise.

"Of course. I suspect the enemy has been sending people to monitor our movements. Otherwise, how could so much information be leaked?" said Major General Yoshida.

He had long felt that there were enemy intelligence agents in every county, but they just couldn't be caught for the time being.

In order to avoid being noticed by the enemy, he came up with this good idea on the spur of the moment.

Otherwise, we can't just let the soldiers arrest people in the city in a big way. Before they catch anyone, the enemy might notice something is wrong.

If the Northeast Army came to attack the county again, what would they use to stop the enemy?

He didn't think that the limited number of troops in the county could stop the enemy.

Moreover, since the enemy dared to attack the city, they were most likely fully prepared and would not give them any chance to escape.

"General, you are wise. By the way, General, the Imperial Army has also sent people to ask for ransom from the families of the captured people. I plan to give these ransoms as rewards to those Imperial Army soldiers. What do you think?!" After the Japanese regiment commander finished speaking, he lowered his head and waited quietly for Major General Yoshida's reply.

"Well, it's right. They are working for the Empire after all, so they deserve a reward. It's not our people who are being robbed.

Besides, they put on a full show and asked for a ransom in order to better fit their identity as bandits." Major General Yoshida nodded and then spoke.

The ransom the Imperial Army wanted was not paid by them, so there was no problem at all. "General, you are right. I will give the order right away and have someone send the materials from Gucheng. It will take about two days." The Japanese commander said.

"Well, don't reveal any flaws. If the enemy notices anything wrong, we will all die!" Major General Yoshida warned.

In his opinion, the laboratory is still of vital importance. The most important thing is that he hopes to use these biological weapons to kill all the Northeast Army soldiers and let them die in pain.

Only in this way can he vent his anger!
"General, rest assured, I will never let anyone find out. The military trucks that transport the materials are all covered with tarpaulins. Before the materials are loaded onto the trucks,
They will also be gagged and knocked unconscious, unable to make any sound. To outsiders, this is just an ordinary transport unit." The Japanese brigade commander told his plan.

"Well, go down!" Major General Yoshida waved his hand.

.........

The next morning, Hu Tian and his team had already started investigating the specific situation, and Ye Cheng also found the platoon leader to report.

"Ye Cheng, why are you here? Is there any news?!" The platoon leader was a little happy. They had been investigating for so many days, could there be any results?

"Yes, Captain, I found the bandits..."

"Damn it, I asked you to check the laboratory, but what about the bandits you are checking?" The platoon leader interrupted Ye Cheng directly with great dissatisfaction.

"No, the bandits may be related to the Japanese. Recently..." Ye Cheng told everything.

"In other words, the Japanese may have sent people pretending to be bandits to capture people for experiments just to avoid being detected by us?!" The platoon leader's expression suddenly became serious.

He also felt that what Ye Cheng said made a lot of sense.

After all, when he heard about the bandits just now, he subconsciously chose to ignore them. Unexpectedly, these bandits might be important clues.

"Yes, I think this possibility is very high, so I would like to ask the platoon leader to send people to our side for support. One squad can focus on the bandits in a county.

As long as we find those bandits, we might be able to find out where the devil's laboratory is. "Ye Cheng told the plan.

Only in this way can they keep a close eye on the bandits in so many counties.

"What if they guessed wrong?!" The platoon leader suddenly frowned. He suddenly felt a little worried. If they looked in the wrong direction, wouldn't it waste a lot of time!
You know, they don't have much time now, and the one month given by the political commissar is getting closer and closer.

"Platoon leader, if we make a mistake, I am willing to take full responsibility!" Ye Cheng said directly, "Even if we make a mistake, we can save the people first, which is also very important."

"Damn it, you, the deputy squad leader, when will it be your turn to take responsibility? This matter is settled. If anything goes wrong, I will go to the political commissar to apologize!" The platoon leader said directly after hearing this.

Even if it is a mistake, as long as the people can be rescued, it is worth being punished by the political commissar. Besides, the punishment is probably not too severe, after all, he was trying to save the people.

"Platoon leader, this is not possible!"

"It has to be done no matter how difficult it is. I have the final say!" The platoon leader said in a firm tone, without any room for doubt.

"Yes!" Ye Cheng was deeply moved.

"Besides, we are comrades-in-arms. If I don't trust you, who else can I trust? Since you all think there is something wrong with this group of bandits, then there must be something wrong with them.
But I still need to send someone to inform the company commander about this matter!" said the platoon leader. He planned to send someone to provide support first and at the same time send someone to inform the company commander of the situation.

"I understand!" Ye Cheng nodded quickly.

"Xiao He, go find the company commander immediately and tell him the information!" The platoon leader called the soldiers around him and conveyed the order to them.

"Yes!" Upon hearing this, the soldier immediately trotted away.

"Okay, it's time for us to set off for Gucheng. I hope we will have some news." The platoon leader said. He was determined to give it a try this time. Whether it would succeed or not depended on how accurate his guess was.

.........

At around three o'clock in the afternoon, Xu Qingfeng was in the conference room handling matters.

The special operations regiment currently has sufficient supplies, the training is well organized, and the combat effectiveness of those recruits with combat experience is also improving rapidly.

I believe it won’t be long before they can catch up with the veterans. Then, they will be able to fight much more easily in the subsequent battles and kill more devils.

However, the more important thing at the moment is to investigate the Japanese laboratory.

As soon as we find out the situation, we will set out immediately and capture the county town where the Japanese laboratory is located, making sure the Japanese won't be able to escape.

Destroying this laboratory is more important than any other mission.

He didn't want to be attacked by the Japanese with biological weapons one day.

It is better to be safe than sorry. They were not worried about a head-on confrontation with the Japanese, but they were worried that the Japanese would use such immoral and shady tricks.

"Political Commissar, Political Commissar, there's a telegram from the reconnaissance battalion!" A telegraph operator ran in hurriedly.

"How is it, have you found the location of the laboratory?!" Xu Qingfeng stood up immediately after hearing this.

"No, no, but I have an idea." The telegraph operator shook his head and handed the telegram to Xu Qingfeng!
"Really?!" Xu Qingfeng smiled after hearing this. It seemed that luck was still on their side. After taking the telegram, he began to read it.

"Political Commissar, I think there must be something wrong with this group of bandits. The direction they are investigating may be correct!" The telegraph operator said tentatively. He was worried that the Political Commissar would not agree to investigate the bandits and thought that it was useless.

"Of course you're right. I was wondering how it was possible that we couldn't find any information. It turns out that this is how the Japanese did it!" Xu Qingfeng gave an affirmative answer.

He immediately took out the map over there, and then began to study the locations of several counties, and calculated the most likely location of the Japanese laboratory.

"It's here, Nanyu County!" Not long after, Xu Qingfeng took out a pen and circled the location of Nanyu County.

"Political Commissar, is this county the location of the Japanese laboratory?!" the telegraph operator asked.

"Yes, the geographical location of this county is very important. It can be connected to five counties in several directions, and it is not too far from those counties.

Once this county is attacked, the devils in other counties can immediately send troops to support it!" Xu Qingfeng analyzed.

He felt that the possibility of the existence of a Japanese laboratory in this county was very high.

Once something happens, several counties can come to support, so the Japanese will most likely choose this county as the base for the laboratory because it is safer.

In addition, the county town is a major transportation hub, so no one would be suspicious if a heavy force of soldiers was sent to guard it.

In this way, the county town can be well disguised.

If he was a Japanese, he would most likely choose this county as a secret base for his laboratory.

(End of this chapter)