Rebirth: I am in Jin-Cha-Ji

"Ran."

"Forget it, let's just run. I just counted our spoils, and they're no worse than our previous ambush on the Puppet Manchukuo's Fourth Brigade."

"How about it?"

Kang Shui was also very curious.

Just how much was seized? So much so that Sha Xuewen even said it was comparable to the previous ambush of the Fourth Brigade of the Manchukuo. Sha Xuewen chuckled, "678 Type 328 rifles, 187 Hanyang rifles, 366 water-jet rifles, 400 Italian-made Type 4 rifles, and over 6 old, worn-out barrels and civilian hunting rifles. Two Maxim heavy machine guns, four Japanese Type 38000 rifles, and six Czech light machine guns. Over rounds of various ammunition."

"The bandits who came to watch the fight also dropped a lot of weapons."

"That's probably the case. Those bandits were probably frightened by our fight and dropped a lot of weapons and ammunition when they fled."

Among the weapons seized by the special forces regiment this time, a large number of weapons and ammunition were discarded by the surrounding bandits.

They were all terrified too.

When have you ever seen such a fierce army? Or when have you ever seen such a fierce army fighting?

The actual combat of the troops and the fighting between bandits are two completely different things.

The Japanese army was indeed powerful, but they generally left these bandits alone. As long as these bandits did not affect the interests of the Japanese army, it was fine. The Japanese army's greatest interest was that these bandits could not harass the cities controlled by the Japanese army and could not affect the Japanese army's transportation routes.

As for the rest, the Japanese army didn't bother to care about these bandits.

Because there were too many bandits in Rehe. If the Japanese army wanted to wipe out these bandits one by one, it would waste too much energy. Or perhaps the Japanese army did not have so many troops.

Besides, the Japanese army also hoped to use these bandits to suppress the civilian anti-Japanese armed forces. So they had not seen real swords and guns in battle for many years.

What's more, this time the special forces regiment fought so fiercely.

I lost a lot of things when I escaped.

"It's just that these weapons are too messy, there are all kinds of guns.

Some models of rifles have never been used by the troops.

Kang Shui's only complaint was that the rifle model was too complicated.

The main forces of the Eighth Route Army all used a certain type of weapon. Either all used the Type 38 rifle, the Jin-made rifle, or the Hanyang-made rifle. This made logistics much easier.

Only the weapons used by local troops would be so messy.

"We can't help it, that's just how bandit forces are. But we've also made a fortune, with two heavy machine guns and ten light machine guns.

"Our officers and soldiers are exhausted. We've been stationed outside for a long time, and the troops need to rest. Huayuan Town is now deserted, so let's go there to rest and recuperate.

"it is good."

1939 4 Month 7 Day.

The Chadong Branch's special forces regiment marched into Fengning County and captured its first town. Of course, this was just a stopover for the special forces regiment, but the troops had finally entered the town. Because this was one of Fengning County's major commercial towns, it was quite wealthy.

Mainly, many things north of Rehe enter Beijing through Huayuan Town.

Five years after the Rehe War of Resistance, Chinese troops entered Fengning County again.

"I object."

After entering Garden Town, everyone in the Special Forces Regiment was very happy.

Because Garden Town is really rich.

At a meeting of the secret service regiment cadres, some people proposed to confiscate the homes of all those who had been traitors in Huayuan Town. Everyone knew that with Huayuan Town being so wealthy, confiscating their homes would certainly raise a large sum of money for military pay.

However, Sha Xuewen immediately expressed his opposition.

"It has been five years since the end of the Rehe Anti-Japanese War. Think about it, this place has been occupied by the Japanese for five and a half years. Those who do not want to leave their homes and hometowns, whose property and family are here, some people have been forced to do things for the Japanese. Can we say that these people are traitors? We came to Fengning County to establish an anti-Japanese base, and we will be stationed here in the future. If we were in Huayuan Town and treated all those who had done things for the Japanese as traitors, then in other parts of Fengning County, all those who had done things for the Japanese would be afraid of our liquidation and would do their best to help the Japanese and resist us. Don't underestimate these people, as they are very numerous. At this stage, the enemy is strong and we are weak in Rehe. We should not create more enemies. If there are too many enemies, how can we open up an anti-Japanese base?"

Sha Xuewen had seen many such people when he was fighting against the Japanese in Fangshan and Laishui.

They didn't want to be traitors, but they also didn't have the courage to resist the Japanese. They were just ordinary people in troubled times. If the Eighth Route Army labeled them all traitors, it would push a large number of ordinary people in enemy-occupied areas into the Eighth Route Army's opposite camp.

Moreover, these people are basically local powerful figures.

These people have become die-hard traitors, which is not conducive to the Eighth Route Army establishing a base behind enemy lines.

Wei Hongjun also thought a lot about how to open up the base area behind enemy lines that had been occupied by the Japanese army for a long time. If he ignored everything, emotionally speaking, of course, all those traitors, big and small, would be executed to make people feel at ease.

But work should not be done on impulse. If you do it on impulse, many things will collapse.

That’s why I say that many times people have to learn to compromise.

To establish a base behind enemy lines, one needs to learn to compromise.

Even if a base is established in Fengning County, it could very well become a guerrilla zone again in the future. In such a place, uniting as many forces as possible is crucial. Expanding the scope of the attack would directly impact the stability of the base.

"So what does the commissar mean?"

"Strike hardcore traitors who rely on the Japanese to commit crimes. These hardcore traitors should be shot and their guns confiscated. Criticize those traitors who voluntarily work for the Japanese but don't have much blood on their hands. Unite with those traitors who are forced to work for the Japanese."

By executing a group of die-hard Han people, we can raise the military pay we need and deter other traitors. By uniting those who have been forced into treason, they may become our accomplices here in the future."

"I support the political commissar's opinion. Don't expand the scope of the crackdown."

It’s not that Kang Shui completely agrees with Sha Xuewen’s opinion.

However, Kang Shui didn't see this as a serious disagreement. The Special Forces had already seized a lot of items, too much to take away. Executing a few hardcore traitors would be enough to raise the necessary military pay.

So there was no objection.

"Political Commissar, you will be in charge of this matter. I plan to recruit soldiers here and collect weapons and ammunition from Huayuan Town. I also need to interrogate the many prisoners I have captured.

"it is good."

The special forces regiment came to Fengning County to establish a base.

After the ambush at Huayuan Town, the Special Forces Regiment occupied the town for three days. During this time, Kangshui was recruiting soldiers. However, things were not going smoothly. The Japanese had occupied the area for too long, and many people there distrusted the Eighth Route Army. Recruiting soldiers in a short period of time was not easy.

Only the 200 or so workers who had taken down the fluorite mine in Fengning County joined the army.

Sha Xuewen was responsible for dealing with a group of traitors in Fengning County.

Some die-hard traitors had their property confiscated and were executed. Half of the food in the traitors' homes was taken away by the troops, and the other half was given directly to the local people. This kind of thing was what the Eighth Route Army was best at.

Then came the propaganda for anti-Japanese resistance.

Sha Xuewen comes from the student movement and military movement.

Student work was his specialty. Although the time was short, Sha Xuewen still managed to mobilize over thirty students to join the Special Agents Corps. In just three days, the Special Agents Corps had grown by nearly three hundred members.

Then the two men led the special forces group to evacuate Garden Town.

There's no point in keeping it.

At this stage, cities are of little use to the Eighth Route Army.

Both of them thought of the countryside of Fengning County. Kang Shui chose Huayuan Town and headed northwest. The reason for this choice was that going northwest would allow him to get closer to Feng Mulin's Chabei Detachment.

Moreover, this is not an important transportation route in Fengning County, so we don’t need to provoke the Japanese army at this stage.

The terrain here is also good.

The mountains are high and the forests are dense, and the roads are poor. This gives the troops a chance to breathe. Of course, there are also disadvantages to such places, that is, such areas are very poor and cannot support too many troops.

Chapter 245: Xitougou Anti-Japanese Base

"Commissar, how is it here?"

"That's right. There are many mountains, which are suitable for military operations. There is also a lot of arable land. As long as we implement rent and interest reduction, the troops will not lack food."

Kang Shui and Sha Xuewen brought their troops to the northwest of Xining County.

After observing the place, Sha Xuewen was very satisfied with the situation here.

When the troops first established a base, it was best suited to survive in such a place.

"Commissar, I can fight, but building the base is up to you. What do you think our first step should be?"

“To put it bluntly, the base means we need to gain the support of the people.

We will help the people achieve whatever they want. With their support, we will have a preliminary and qualified base. Then we can build the local government.”

"That's easy."

Kang Shui relaxed immediately.

Then he said, "I have sent people to investigate this place before and have learned about the actual situation. This place is poor and the people's lives are already difficult. But there are three big landlords in this place. The most powerful landlord owns more than 4,000 acres of land, and the weakest landlord owns more than 2,000 acres of land. The three of them are the most powerful landlords in Xitougou Township. Although they are not die-hard traitors and have not held positions in the puppet government, they are bullies here. The reason why these three bullies can run rampant in this place and occupy so much land is because they are brothers of the opposite sex with the largest group of bandits here. This bandit is known as the Xishan Leopard. He used to be a big bandit who did all kinds of evil. Now, he is the head of the security group in Xitougou Township. Although this person became the head of the security group, there are still several gangs of bandits in Xitougou Township, and they were originally his subordinates. According to the situation we have investigated, some things that he can't do are done by his former brothers in the name of bandits."

"How is the strength?"

"He's not very powerful. He has about 300 men under his command, and they just bully the locals. He's not even a big shot among the bandits in Fengning County. He only dominates in places like Xitougou where the population is small and poor. His former bandit subordinates are also average. Each gang consists of only 30 to 50 people. Xitougou is a place where the people are too poor and there are no merchants, so there is no room for big bandits. Unless those big bandits are targeting the landlords.

Kangshui looked down on this group of bandits.

It was precisely because Xitougou was poor that other bandits looked down upon it, leading to the rise of bandits like "Xishan Bao." Although this bandit had cleaned up his act and become the leader of a so-called security group, he still remained a bandit. He simply wore the guise of a security group and became a more blatant bandit.

Several big landowners and bandits who have washed their hands of the business and come ashore control everything here.

They are becoming richer and richer, but the local people are becoming poorer and poorer.

"Besides the bandit 'Xishan Bao,' there are also some small bandits here, numbering only 20 or 30 people. These small bandits are also extremely vicious and do all kinds of bad things. That's why the local people hate bandits the most, but they dare not speak out."

"In that case, let's take action against these bandits."

Sha Xuewen nodded.

Xitougou is a poor township in Fengning County, with a small population and mountainous terrain, resulting in limited resources. Furthermore, the relatively good arable land in Xitougou is controlled by a few large landowners, leaving the people extremely poor. Yet, despite this, Xitougou still has a population of nearly 6,000, as Fengning County has a population of over 200,000.

Most towns and villages in Fengning County have a population of over 10,000, and some even have a population of over 20,000.

So, while Xitougou may be considered a poor area within Fengning County, if it's well managed, it could become a valuable base. Furthermore, despite its small population and limited land, Xitougou currently boasts 70,000 to 80,000 mu of arable land. However, the land here is primarily mountainous, so it's not as good as the plains.

"What about these big landowners?"

Kang Shui asked Sha Xuewen.

Since the KMT-CCP ​​collaboration, the Eighth Route Army's policy has been to not deal with these landlords unless they defect to the Japanese and become traitors. However, these few people did not defect to the Japanese army, so they could not be considered hardcore traitors.

"Did Xitougou Township have a puppet township government set up by the Japanese army?"

"Yes, I have."

"That's right. They are undoubtedly traitors."

"This

"They are the local thugs in Xitougou. How did they control the Xitougou pseudo-township government when it was established? Without the assistance of these big landlords, how could the Xitougou pseudo-township government continue to operate? Although they don't hold positions in the pseudo-township government, the pseudo-township government is them, and they are the pseudo-township government."