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Chapter 493 Chapter 492, Asking for the Corpse
Captain Hata hesitated for a moment and expressed his thoughts: "Before we attack again, should we bring back the soldiers left behind on the battlefield? They have already sacrificed their lives, we can't let them continue to be trampled and shot at, right? Their bodies need to be burned into ashes and brought back to the country!"

"Yoshi, the issue you raised is very important. It will affect the morale of the soldiers in the future! So, let's make a statement. Let the newly transferred Imperial Army come forward to make a statement, and then bring back the bodies!"

At this time, the two sides were still fighting, but dealing with corpses was indeed a problem that needed to be solved on the battlefield. It was not a big deal in winter, but in summer, if the corpses were not dealt with in time, the stench would spread for several miles against the wind, and it would breed plague, etc.

"Listen up, Eighth Route Army on the opposite side. We are the 36nd Regiment of the 222th Division, and a subordinate battalion of the Imperial Army! According to the order of our Lieutenant Commander Ge Mu, we request that both sides temporarily cease fire for one hour so that we can take away the bodies of the dead soldiers, burn them, and bring them back to the country for burial! Based on the principle of humanitarianism, we hope that the Eighth Route Army can reach a temporary ceasefire with us and allow us to deal with the bodies..."

"Listen, Eighth Route Army on the other side, we are..."

On the battlefield, a soldier of the Imperial Army with a white flag, holding a tin trumpet in one hand, walked forward carefully, repeating this sentence over and over again, hoping that the Eighth Route Army on the opposite side would respond. Behind him, there were a dozen soldiers of the Imperial Army and three Japanese soldiers following behind.

Soon, this Imperial Army soldier with a loud voice walked to a place more than 200 meters away from the bunker, and his shouting voice reached the ears of everyone in the bunker.

Fortunately, there were new soldiers whose ears were not buzzing from the artillery shells and could hear the puppet army's shouts.

Soon, these words reached Li Yuexuan's ears. He closed his eyes and thought for a moment, considering whether to let the Japanese take the body back?

Actually, it would be good to let the Japanese take the bodies back, as it would take up their time, material resources, manpower and financial resources. Burning the bodies and transporting the ashes back all require human intervention, which takes time. Moreover, if the bodies are taken away, there is no need to worry about the smell of rotting and stinking affecting the fortifications in the next battle.

Of course, this is only the good side, there are many bad sides too! For example, will the Japanese attack while cleaning up the bodies? And what to do with the spoils of war on the Japanese?

You know, units like the Second Regiment of the Third Division were only fully equipped after replenishing a wave of captured items this morning! Let the devils clean up the battlefield, take back all the weapons, equipment and ammunition, and then pick up these equipment and fight back?

So after thinking for more than ten seconds, Li Yuexuan personally wrote an order to the basic regiment, and then asked the soldier with the loudest voice in the bunker to also hold a tin loudspeaker and shout to the puppet troops at the foot of the mountain.

"Listen up, puppet soldiers and devils down there! We, the Eighth Route Army, respect international conventions and humanitarianism. In principle, we forgive all the dead Japanese soldiers and allow you to take the bodies away! However, according to Chinese tradition, we have to make three rules!"

"First, our army will clean up the battlefield first and enjoy the right of the victor to collect the spoils! Second, while we are collecting the spoils, the Japanese army must not attack us in any way, otherwise we will immediately retaliate and behead all the bodies for public display! Third, after we collect the spoils, you can come and collect the bodies, but all personnel must not carry weapons or engage in any offensive behavior, otherwise the armistice will end immediately and we will attack with the strongest firepower!"

"Listen up, puppet soldiers down the mountain, we..." While the soldiers in the front were shouting, Wei, the political commissar of the Second Core Regiment, and Xu Nan of the artillery company, were holding a small meeting in the air-raid shelter.

"That's the thing. If the devils agree, then the next step is for you, the basic regiment, to go out and collect the spoils! Remember, you must act quickly. Take away the guns, ammunition, bayonets, and other personal belongings. And bring back the backpacks of the devils carrying backpacks! As for the clothes on the devils, give them some respect and don't strip them clean! You can take the cotton coats."

"Director, is this appropriate? Is there anything wrong with doing this to the Japanese? Will the Japanese take advantage of the opportunity..." asked Political Commissar Wei.

"I sent a letter to Minister Zhang. Let Minister Zhang and the Chief of Staff make the final decision. What we need to do is to ensure that the soldiers will not be ambushed by the Japanese once they agree to let us clean up the battlefield!"

"So, Captain Xie Nan, you must immediately move the 82 mortars from their current positions to the cliff at the southern entrance of Yixiantiantian! Move a distance north from the bunker on the edge of the cliff to avoid the enemy's sight, and then send the observation post to the front! If the enemy does not keep their word, bomb them as hard as you can. Fire 10 shells with each gun first!"

"At this moment, the Japanese are digging fortifications on the southern ridge. You should bombard the gathering place of the Japanese with all your strength. After firing 10 shells, withdraw! At the same time, the light and heavy machine guns and precision shooters in the bunker should also maintain a high level of alert and be ready to fire at the Japanese at any time! The Japanese are more than 1000 meters away from us. If they can't cause any harm to us, they have to come down from the mountain!"

At this point, Li Yuexuan also sighed: "It's all because of poverty! If we weren't so poor and many teams needed weapons and equipment, I wouldn't let my comrades take risks!"

Hearing Li Yuexuan's sigh, Political Commissar Wei said: "Comrades don't care whether they are taking risks or not. What we care about is whether we can use our lives to exchange for national independence! And letting comrades go out to clean up the battlefield and bring back weapons and ammunition are all to lay the foundation for victory!"

"Director, Minister Zhang and the Chief of Staff have agreed to your request. We can let the Japanese take away the bodies, but we must get them to agree to clean up the battlefield first. The Chief of Staff said that it will take time for us to mobilize troops from the surrounding areas. We are not afraid of fighting with the Japanese, as long as we don't suffer any losses!"

"Okay, let's do this. After we're done fighting with the Japs, we'll continue beating them! By the way, signalman, go tell the chief of staff and tell him that I reminded you that the Japs like to make roundabout attacks, so you must keep a close eye on the small paths around us." Li Yuexuan had already seen from the auxiliary map that two squadrons of the Japs had made a roundabout move, so he said this.

"Yes, Director!" The signalman ran away again.

"Baga! You still want to enjoy the rights of the victor? Bagayalu... just do as the Eighth Route Army says!" Captain Ge Mu cursed the Japanese angrily, but in the end, he had no choice but to compromise.

(End of this chapter)