"There are more than a thousand Japanese in Guyang County. It will be very difficult for us to kill the culprit, unless we can lure him out." Tian Xiaoqi said that attacking the city is not realistic, but if we can lure him out It's different.
Li Jin rolled his eyes. Isn’t this nonsense? If I don’t lure Eita Ichiro out, will I have to go into the county to kill him?
To kill a Japanese in the county, for those For the Japanese officers, this was a big deal. They might search the county town in a minute, and by then, they would have harmed the people in the county town.
But the key is, how to lead it? This is a very difficult problem.
Ichiro Eita is not a fool, he would run out to die in a stupid way.
For a while, everyone fell into deep thought.
Crackling sounds came from the bonfire from time to time, and the cold wind penetrated through everyone's collars, making them shiver.
Tian Xiaoqi took a deep breath and said, "I don't think we should consider how to kill Eita Ichiro now. On the contrary, after meeting those children tomorrow, we should How to explain to those children that their parents have been killed by the Japanese?"
As soon as he said these words, Li Jin's heart sank. You can't say that your parents are dead. From now on you will be a child without a father and a mother.
How sad this will be for those children and what kind of harm it will bring to them in the future
Li Jin didn’t dare to think about it, and others didn’t know what to say. .
At this time, Brother Zhu said, "Let me tell you. They are still young. You can deceive them with lies. Although the long-term pain is not as good as the short-term pain, this is for adults.
For children, they can’t bear it. When they grow up, they will naturally understand it.
By then, they will not be so sad. ”
< p>"Can it be done?" Li Jin asked."Yes, I know those children very well, and they will believe what I say." Brother Zhu nodded and said.
"Okay, go ahead and tell them. Don't mention the fact that their parents are dead," Li Jin took a deep breath and said.
Hundreds of people in a village were all killed, leaving only a few children.
This made Li Jin hate the Japanese even more
"Let's all go and rest. After picking up those children tomorrow, we will go to the base area and carefully discuss the future situation," Li Jin said.
"Yes" everyone nodded. Except for the soldiers who needed to be on guard, everyone else dispersed to rest in the tents set up by the Japanese. Although people had died in the tents, they would not dislike it if there were ready-made ones.
Only Brother Zhu remains where he is.
"Aren't you going to take a rest?" Li Jin said.
"I can't sleep for the time being." Brother Zhu said and walked towards the corpse of the Japanese.
Looking at these corpses, Brother Zhu gritted his teeth and murmured, "These devils are just the beginning. There will be many devils to accompany you in the future.""
Brother Zhu ran to Li Jin and said, "Sir, I have something to ask you. "
"Don't call me sir, my name is Li Jin. If you have something to say, just tell me. "Li Jin said.
He doesn't like people calling him chief.
"I want to join the Eighth Route Army and fight the Japanese to avenge the villagers," Brother Zhu said seriously.
He believes that Li Jin will not harm him or the children in the village. Since the safety of the children is guaranteed, he should also avenge the dead villagers
"My side We are not recruiting people for the time being, but after we go to the base area, the base area should still be recruiting people. When the time comes, you can just sign up. Li Jin said.
His team no longer accepts people, but the brigade commander must still accept them. After all, one more person means more strength.
"Thank you, Chief Li." Brother Zhu bowed. When he heard the first half of Li Jin's words, he thought he couldn't join the Eighth Route Army, but unexpectedly, it turned out to be unexpected.
"Why don't you just call me. Forget it, I, Battalion Commander Li, the word "sir" doesn't sit well with me. "Li Jin emphasized.
"Yes, Battalion Commander Li. "Brother Zhu stood up straight, then looked at Li Jin and asked, "You are really the battalion commander."
No way, Li Jin looks too young, at most twenty-four or five years old. He has never seen such a young battalion commander.
"It's true. "Li Jin said, "Okay, you should go and rest quickly. Get up early tomorrow to pick up the children and then rush to the base area. I don't have so much time for you to rest. "
"Yes" Brother Zhu also ran into the tent to rest.
The next day, around five o'clock, the cold wind was biting, the shadows of the trees were whirling, and many leaves fell with the wind. .
Li Jin and the others had also woken up. After a brief breakfast, they followed Brother Zhu to pick up the children.
As for the corpse of the Japanese, Li Jin would not clean it up. He was responsible for killing and burying it, leaving it to the Japanese to take care of it. Of course, when the Japanese came to find him, he would not guarantee whether they would receive the complete body.
At around seven o'clock in the morning, Li Jin and the others arrived. Outside a cave in the mountains
“Xiao Wu, I’m back. "Brother Zhu shouted.
Soon, a boy of fifteen or sixteen years old ran out.
"Brother Zhu. "Xiao Wu shouted as he ran, but when he saw Li Jin and the others, Xiao Wu's steps stopped.
Aren't these people the ones who help the villagers collect the corpses?
"Don't be afraid, we are Eighth Route Army and will not harm you. "Li Jin saw that Xiao Wu was a little scared and quickly explained.
Xiao Wu looked at Brother Zhu and felt relieved when he saw Brother Zhu nodded.
"Zhu Brother, what's going on?" Xiaowu pulled Brother Zhu aside and asked in a low voice.
"They are our benefactors. "Brother Zhu told Xiaowu everything about Li Jin's killing of the Japanese, and also told Li Jin and his friends about their plans to take the children to the base area.
"Xiaowu, you didn't tell the children about the situation, right?" Brother Zhu said.
It would be troublesome if Xiao Wu told the children.
"Don't worry, Brother Zhu, I didn't say anything." Xiao Wu said.
He still knows how to prioritize.
"That's good. You have to cooperate with me in acting later, otherwise I'm afraid the children won't believe it." Brother Zhu told Xiao Wu the lie he thought about and asked Xiao Wu to cooperate with him.
"Okay, I remember." Xiao Wu nodded.
Brother Zhu ran up to Li Jin and said, "I'll go in and take the children out."
"Yes." Li Jin nodded, while the other soldiers were on guard.
Brother Zhu and Xiao Wu then entered the cave.
After a few minutes, Brother Zhu came out with twelve children.
These children are all very young, around four or five years old, and the only older child is only seven or eight years old.
"Brother Zhu, when we grow up, our parents will definitely come back, right?" A little girl looked at her little head and looked up at Brother Zhu, her voice was very childish.
"Of course, your parents just had something to do and went to a far away place. When you grow up, they will come back." Brother Zhu squatted down and pressed the little girl's hand. Shoulder.
"Will my brother come back too?" the little girl asked.
Hearing this, Brother Zhu suddenly became red-eyed. The little girl’s brother was only four or five months old. In order to prevent them from being discovered by the Japanese when they escaped, her parents only Can fool little girls.
"Yes, yes. When the time comes, your brother may also grow up. You must eat well and grow up healthy, lest your brother is taller than you and bully you. ." Brother Zhu said with a smile.
"Humph, if he dares to look at me, I'll beat him to death," the little girl said angrily.
When Li Jin and the others saw this scene, they couldn't help but blush and feel worried.
"Eat first, we are on our way." Considering that none of these children had eaten, Li Jin immediately asked someone to get the canned food from the captured Japanese for these children.
"Well, this is delicious, I want it too."
"I want it too."
"I want it too."
< p>A group of children were happily eating canned food, but they didn't know that their parents had already died.But Li Jin discovered that the older child took the can and ran to the side to sit under a tree without eating the can.
Li Jin walked over and said with a smile, "What's wrong? The canned food doesn't taste good? How about I change it for you?"
The little boy raised his head and stared at Li Jin with his dark eyes. , said, "Uncle, can I ask you a question?"
Li Jin's heart skipped a beat and said, "What do you want to ask?"
The little boy stood up and took a look The children who were eating cans said, "Let's go farther away to talk."
As he spoke, the little boy turned aroundGo into the woods.
Li Jin looked at the little boy's back, and he knew that the little boy might already know something.
Follow the little boy into the woods. After walking not far, the little boy stopped.
"Uncle, are my parents dead?" The little boy's voice trembled and he did not turn around.
"You, what are you talking about? Your parents are just" Li Jin replied guiltily. Before he could finish speaking, he was interrupted by the little boy.
“When my grandfather died, my parents also lied to me like this, saying that my grandfather had something to do and went to a far away place and that he would come back to see me when I grew up. In fact, I understand everything.” Xiao The boy turned around, his eyes already filled with tears, and tears fell down his face.
Li Jin opened his mouth, but could not speak. He squatted down and hugged the little boy. This might be the only thing he could do now.
"I'm sorry, I'm sorry, it was my uncle who failed to protect them."
Relatively speaking, many eight-year-old children are still in school, playing and playing with their classmates. Most people don't understand what life and death mean.
They just need to be happy and do what they like, and do not need to think about adults' things. However, children in this era have already understood everything.
However, it was the sensibility of these children that made Li Jin feel distressed. At an age when he should have had fun playing with other children, he suffered so much harm.
Perhaps for those children who are still ignorant, lies can still deceive them. They can wait until those children are sensible before they know the sadness, but for them at that time, it is not too harmful. .
But for those children who are already sensible, the pain of losing their parents will accompany them throughout their lives and as they grow up, maybe they will never forget it in their lifetime
Simple After breakfast, Li Jin and his party continued on the road.
The children looked at the scenery around them in the arms of the warrior, and smiled from time to time. Only the child who already knew the truth was unhappy, but did not dare to show it for fear of attracting others' attention. , can only force a smile.
The sun, which had not appeared for a long time, also appeared at this moment. The sunlight shone through the leaves and shone on the smiles of those children.
At the same time.
Quyang County.
More than a week ago, more than 1,300 Japanese soldiers came to attack the city.
After a symbolic resistance, the soldiers defending the city began to retreat, leaving only a small number of soldiers who regarded death as home to hold on.
The result was that all those soldiers died in battle
Quyang County fell into the hands of the Japanese.
The military camp in the city that originally belonged to the Jinsui Army was now occupied by the Japanese and used as a temporary military camp.
At this time, Major Ichiki was convening his subordinates for a meeting in the headquarters.
"In the past few days, there should be no trace of the Jinsui Army around the county." Shaozuo Ichiki looked at the officers beside him.said.
"Your Excellency, Major, the surrounding areas of the county have been thoroughly investigated, and in accordance with your instructions, no massacres were carried out in the surrounding villages." A captain said.
"Well, that's right. It's better not to kill those villagers for the time being. After all, we are here to make money. If we kill them all, how will our merchants sell things to the Chinese people? How to make money?" Major Ichimu nodded.
"Indeed, even though the people hated us at first and didn't want to buy our stuff, when we take over all the shops in the city, they will have to buy even if they don't want to." A lieutenant laughed. road.
In his opinion, most Chinese people are greedy for petty gains. Once their merchants come over, they will directly cut prices and suppress those shops. When the shops close, they will It is not a problem at all to recycle the goods at a high price and then buy them at a high price
After the people know about it, there is nothing they can do about it. Daily necessities are necessary for the people and they cannot buy them
" Speaking of which, how is the recruitment of puppet troops in the county going?" Major Ichiki looked at the lieutenant sitting at the bottom.
There is no way. Most of their soldiers cannot speak the Chinese language and are more troublesome to manage. Therefore, recruiting puppet troops will also make it easier to manage the Chinese people.
Moreover, to recruit puppet troops, we need to recruit more, not less.
"This, it's not going very smoothly, not many people are coming." The lieutenant said with a look of helplessness.
"Well, how many people have been recruited specifically?" Yimu frowned.
"Less than twenty. I'm wondering if I should arrest them directly. Otherwise, not many Chinese people will come over." The lieutenant said.
"No, the Chinese people in the city have just continued to do business. Now they are arresting people, and they have to make a fuss again. By then, they will stop doing business, and it will be us who lose." Major Ichiki said.
In the previous siege, the people in the city stopped doing business. Yesterday they started to reopen their businesses. Now arresting people does not mean that those Chinese people will stop doing business.
How will the soldiers have fun then? Who will wash the soldiers' clothes?
"If we don't arrest them, we won't be able to recruit them," the lieutenant said.
"Then first find some people from the ruffian gang and let them join. If they don't join, they will be killed directly," said Ichiki Major.
"Hi" the lieutenant nodded.
At this time, a captain said, "We can recruit some bandits. There are many bandits hiding in the mountains not far from Quyang County."
"Oh, recruit bandits. "Major Ichiki touched his chin and said, "Are you sure?"
"No problem, those bandits recognize money but not people. Just give them money, but I don't know if they will ask for it. How much?" the captain said. Please remember to collect it, the latest and fastest website is free to read without anti-theft