Chapter 778 It’s a pity that I met you
Dong Jia slapped his head, remembered something, and said hurriedly: "Mr. Mu Shang! Actually, you don't have to do it yourself."
Kikami Hideo rolled his eyes at him, pointed at the dozen or so lazy puppet soldiers and shouted, "Baka! Do you want these good-for-nothings to go out and send more weapons, ammunition, and heads to the Eighth Route Army?"
Dong Jia smiled and said, "Of course not! Li Yunpin of the Sixth Detachment of the Second Column of the former Chongqing government's Su-Lu War Zone Guerrilla Force has 5,000 people. They have already surrendered to the imperial army and have come to Boli from various counties. Why not order them to encircle and suppress the Eighth Route Army?"
Kigami Hideo shook his head and said, "No! We still need to continue to observe these surrendered Chinese soldiers."
Dong Jia accepted a lot of bribes from Li Yunpin and said rapidly: "Li Yunpin is absolutely loyal to the empire and vigorously promotes the empire's 'five-household guarantee system', 'good citizen certificate', and the 'guarantee letter' signed by each village and household not to have any dealings with the Eighth Route Army.
This month, he collected more than two million catties of grain for the imperial army from the surrounding areas of Boli, which shows his loyalty. "
Kigami Hideo wanted to earn some military merit himself and be promoted to squadron leader. He said approvingly, "Well! It's not bad for now. But I, the squad leader, must personally lead the troops to destroy the Eighth Route Army entrenched around Langya Terrace, capture Liang Chuxue alive, bring him to Qingdao and tear him into pieces, and show the power of the empire."
Dong Jia immediately understood that this guy wanted to gain great military merits and then go to Qingdao to show off, so he stopped talking.
Muguan Island is the southernmost tip of Jiao County.
The island is isolated in the sea and got its name because Qin Shihuang's attendants used to bathe and fast here.
Xiang Chu brought Yu Xiaowan, Ma Fugui and more than 30 security guards to the island by boat.
The island has beautiful scenery and sparse forests, and there are indeed many rare medicinal herbs.
Yu Xiaowan praised: "Brother Chu! This island has beautiful scenery and a lot of medicinal herbs."
Xiang Chu nodded and said, "Yes! They are all rare medicinal herbs. They happen to be the herbs needed to prepare the antidote for the Jiujiu School's unique Ecstasy Potion."
Ma Fugui asked, "Chief! Do you need us to help you and your wife collect herbs?"
Xiang Chu shook his head and said, "No need! All of you spread out across the island and stay on guard. Report any situation immediately."
"Yes!"
Ma Fugui hurriedly accepted the order.
Xiang Chu took Yu Xiaowan to the center of the island, collecting the necessary medicinal herbs as they walked.
Yu Xiaowan smiled and said, "Brother Chu! You don't have to be too cautious. This is an isolated island that is not connected to the mainland. There are only a few fishing families at most."
Xiang Chu put a Cistanche into the medicine basket and shook his head, saying, "No! The Boli Mountains in the north are densely forested and far from Qingdao, Rizhao, and Jiaoxian County. They are the most suitable place for bandits and vagrants to hide.
When we get back to Langtang Island, I will immediately send shadow spies to conduct outward reconnaissance to learn about the situation in Boli, Cangma Mountain, Maozi Peak, Dazhu Mountain, Lingshan Island, Wulian Mountain, and other places, to see if there are any bandits or traitors, and help Uncle Liang wipe them out to expand our team."
Yu Xiaowan said angrily, "My dear brother! We don't need to provide the devils with real intelligence about the Eighth Route Army. We will be back to Shanghai after hiding for a while. Do you really plan to make a name for yourself here?"
Xiang Chu smiled bitterly and said, "Dear! Didn't you say that we should develop from the squad, platoon, brigade, and regiment all the way to the column?"
Yu Xiaowan shook her head and said, "This place feels too difficult. Recruiting a thousand people is already the limit, unless we develop westward."
Xiang Chu smiled and said, "We need to receive the equipment from the sea, so we can't go west for the time being. Now that we are here, we must form a column."
Yu Xiaowan praised: "You are so courageous! You are worthy of being my man."
At this time, Ma Fugui ran over and shouted loudly: "Director! Madam! There are many people on the beach who are starving to death. They are digging wild vegetables, crabs, and clams to fill their stomachs."
Xiang Chu was puzzled and asked, "People who live by the lake or the sea should have plenty of food and will never starve to death. What's going on?"
Yu Xiaowan said angrily, "Stop questioning! Go over and take a look."
After saying this, she pulled Xiang Chu and ran away.
Ma Fugui led the way in front and soon arrived at the beach.
Indeed, there were hundreds of pale and skinny people digging up wild vegetables, clams, and crabs and stuffing them into their mouths raw.
A soldier brought over an old man in a grey robe, who was obviously a cultured man and the leader of the group.
Yu Xiaowan took out a bag of dried fish and handed it to the old man, asking, "Old man! Why did you end up in this situation?"
The old man took the dried fish and stuffed a piece into his mouth, saying gratefully, "Thank you, ma'am! We originally lived in Boli, but were extorted and bullied by a group of traitors who surrendered to the devils. We had no way to survive so we fled.
We first fled to the other side of the island, but were bullied by a group of bandits. We had no choice but to flee to this island to find some food. "
Xiang Chu asked, "Old sir! Who are the traitor leaders and bandit leaders in Boli? How many people are there in each group?"
"It is said that they were originally guerrillas of the National Army, with a total of more than 50 people. Now they have all surrendered to the devils. The leader seems to be Li Yunpin, the commander of the Binhai District Security Army. The bandits on the other side of the island are called Wang Zijing, and there are probably more than of them."
Yu Xiaowan exclaimed: "So many people?"
Xiang Chu asked anxiously: "Old sir! Do you know the distribution of Li Yunpin's troops?"
The old man thought for a moment and said, "I seem to have heard that Li Yunpin has eight divisions and three regiments. His headquarters and the first regiment are in Boli, the second regiment is behind Pangjiatai, and the third regiment is in Dongwangjiatan in Rizhao County. Oh, right! Are you from the Eighth Route Army?"
Xiang Chu said tacitly: "Yes! We want to destroy Li Yunpin."
The old man shook his head and said, "With so few of you, it's better not to try to fight against a rock with an egg."
Yu Xiaowan hurriedly said, "Old sir! Our main force is at Langya Terrace, we can destroy them."
老者摇头道：“夫人！您有所不知。李云品穷尽泊里周边的人力物力财力，大兴土木。他的泊里司令部周围岗楼、碉堡星罗棋布，总共设了8座碉堡、15座暗堡和100多处岗楼。还有6米高、5米高的警戒台。
A nearly 5-meter-high wall with a total length of 1500 meters was built around the headquarters. An electric fence was laid outside the wall, and a 3-meter-wide and more than 2-meter-deep trench and ditch were dug, with a large number of mechanisms set up in the trench.
Li Yunpin hated the Eighth Route Army extremely and implemented a "five-household joint guarantee system". If a family had secret dealings with the Eighth Route Army, not only would the entire family suffer, but the four households in the guarantee would also be implicated. Every household had to write a "letter of guarantee" that they would never have any dealings with the Eighth Route Army. Each village also had two notaries who monitored their words and deeds.
They have the support of the devils behind them. You are no match for them. You'd better run away quickly. Cough! Cough!"
The old man was so emotional and spoke rapidly that he couldn't help coughing.
Xiang Chu handed over the military canteen and said gratefully: "Thank you, old man, for providing me with information! This canteen is for you."
"This, okay!"
The old man gladly accepted.
For him, revealing so much information to the Eighth Route Army at one time was a huge risk.
Yu Xiaowan was shocked and said, "There's such a big tiger hiding in the lake?!"
The old man took a sip of water and sighed, "It's not just a tiger, it's clearly the living devil. Alas!"
Xiang Chu sneered, "He is just a dog of the devils. It's a pity that he met me. Don't worry! I will lead the troops to destroy him in a few days."
The old man shook his head and stopped talking, feeling that the man was ignorant of the immensity of heaven and earth.
At this time, the people who were picking up seafood on the beach rushed to the shore in a panic, shouting:
"Run away! Bandit Wang is coming with his men to kill us."
Xiang Chu looked towards the opposite bank and saw three fishing boats full of bandits heading towards Muguan Island.