I really came here to fight against Japan

After Tomokata Hayata's explanation, the work in the First Army Operations Room finally returned to normal.

In order to arrange the handover, Yoshio Shinozuka immediately ordered the prison in Taiyuan to gather all the prisoners.

Let them set out overnight and walk to the Zhangjiaji stronghold to join the Eighth Route Army.

This time the Japs did not play tricks and hide some important criminals.

Because the Eighth Route Army said that they would conduct consultations according to the prison rooms.

Once they found someone was detained by the Japanese, they would blow up the body directly.

However, the Japanese in Taiyuan City were very evil. Under Ono's instructions, they used many tricks.

Although they brought all the people here, they had no water or food, so their marching speed was extremely slow.

It was not until dawn that they arrived at the riverside of Zhangjiaji.

The "Second Independent Brigade" in eastern Shanxi was much more proactive.

They were originally sent here to help out according to Wu Longcheng's arrangement.

As a result, when they were halfway there, they were given a new designation, the Second Independent Brigade of East Shanxi.

This brigade commander named Qin Hailiang is also a ruthless man from the Gansu Army.

His purpose was the same as Li Yunlong's, both wanted to take the opportunity to sneak into Taiyuan city and fight.

Unexpectedly, when we were almost at Dongshan Coal Mine, Song Wenwan's second telegram arrived.

Let them go to Dongshan Coal Mine to "pick up people".

People from Dongshan Coal Mine Company have just gathered the miners.

Qin Hailiang's vanguard regiment had already arrived at the gate of Dongshan Coal Mine.

The legendary four heavy artillery companies were not encountered, but two Type 92 infantry guns were already aimed at the gate of the coal mine.

The miners inside heard the sound of gunfire all night last night.

The Japanese soldiers guarding the mountain were surprisingly quiet today and did not arrange for the miners to go down the mine.

It was not long after it got dark here when they were woken up from their beds by the Japanese.

In front of the coal mountain, the miners lined up in order.

There were already many people standing in front of the mine, but no one was speaking.

Fearing that this was one of their own, they had already launched a massive counterattack.

The Japanese were preparing to kill people to silence them and destroy themselves along with them.

After a while, the Jindong Independent Second Brigade outside began to shout at the Japanese soldiers in the Dongshan Coal Mine.

"Devils in the Dongshan Coal Mine, you have been surrounded by the Eighth Route Army.

Please put down your weapons immediately and surrender, otherwise I will kill you without mercy."

Even if Yang Qingwen heard this standard Tokyo-accented Japanese, he would arrest him and interrogate him as a spy.

Suddenly he cried out, as he had been kicked on the butt.

He staggered and was about to get angry, but then he realized that it was the brigade commander's trick, so he came up to talk to him with a smile.

"Commander, why are you here?"

"Stop talking nonsense to me. You are still hesitating when you are talking to the Japanese. Watch me."

Qin Hailiang picked up an electric loudspeaker and started shouting.

"Listen up, little devils! You are surrounded by us. Put down the hostages and surrender immediately..."

As soon as he shouted this, his electric bullhorn was snatched away by Political Commissar Rong.

"Stop embarrassing me here, the two of you. I told you to stop reading the commander's words, but you two just wouldn't listen.

I made myself look like a storyteller and I wasn’t afraid of being laughed at by my comrades.”

Then he took the two of them to a secluded tent.

He pointed to the phone on the table and said, "Commander Qin, the call is connected.

You can call the Japanese at Dongshan Coal Mine now."

The telephone lines leading to the outside world from Dongshan Coal Mine had long been cut by the nearby Eighth Route Army.

If the Japanese in Dongshan wanted to contact the Japanese army in Taiyuan, they had to rely on a military radio.

"Ring ring ring..."

The phone, which had not rung for two days, finally rang.

This made the Japanese garrison commander, Lieutenant Colonel Kawakami, seem quite excited.

He picked up the phone and uttered "Maoxi, Maoxi" repeatedly.

The man next to him, the Dongshan head of the Coal Industry Company, is also very excited.

Finally he can get in touch with the outside world. He was scared these past two days.

I thought that coming to Dongshan, I could become a local emperor and do whatever I want.

He then asked his father to pay for it and worked hard to get him this job.

Unexpectedly, in less than a month, this place was attacked by the Eighth Route Army.

The terrain here is dangerous and their fortifications are strong enough.

Although there was no large-scale attack, small groups of troops continued to harass them on the first night.

He and Lieutenant Colonel Kawakami climbed to the commanding heights of the mine and looked at the strongholds nearby. Everywhere was as lively as during the New Year.

Either there was the sound of "ping pong pong" gunfire, or there was a torch-like scene.

Needless to say, this was another imperial stronghold that was captured by the Eighth Route Army troops.

Lieutenant Colonel Kawanaka is feeling very miserable!

His battalion was fully equipped and well-armed.

But after all, they belong to a joint-stock company and are a private army.

There is no problem in letting them guard the mine and look after the miners.

It is not impossible for them to go out and fight a field battle with the Eighth Route Army that attacked them, but they simply lack the confidence.

But they did not dare to flee back to Taiyuan City. Otherwise, even the Eighth Route Army would not have to take action. The power of their families would have been enough to take their lives.

Now that the phone is ringing, does that mean that the danger has been lifted?

They looked through the office window at the miners who had already lined up and didn't know what to do.

"Are you the defenders of the Dongshan Coal Mine? We are the Second Independent Brigade of the Eighth Route Army, and we have been ordered to take over the miners.

You must open the gates of the mine now and release all the miners inside, or you will be killed without mercy."

After hanging up the phone, Lieutenant Colonel Kawakami and Manager Kudo both smiled bitterly.

It seems that they have no choice but to let them go, as the bodies of the two young masters are still in the hands of the Eighth Route Army.

They also received the family telegram forwarded from Taiyuan City.

They were told to use whatever means necessary to get their young master's body back.

He also hinted to them that if the First Army in Taiyuan wanted to stop it, they could contact the Eighth Route Army privately.

Yoshio Shinozuka knew about this telegram, but he pretended not to know.

Even though he is the commander of Shanxi's First Army, he can't afford to offend any of the high-ranking officials in the country.

Under the illumination of the searchlights at Dongshan Coal Mine, more than 6,000 miners have lined up.

In the middle of the crowd, two people were communicating secretly.

One was Deputy Regiment Commander Liu of the National Army, and the other was Deputy Secretary of the Dongshan County Party Committee, Xiang Fang, who belonged to the Eighth Route Army.

One of them was captured by the Japanese army, and the other was a "laborer" captured by the Japanese.

The two people were inside the Dongshan Coal Mine and did not reveal their identities.

Although the two of them have become the leaders among these miners.

Only a few people know the true identities of these two.

"Lao Fang, what do you think the Japanese want to do by gathering us together? Will they harm us?"

Tell the brothers to be alert. If the Japanese really want to harm us, we should fight them. "

Although they had no weapons in their hands, almost everyone had stones in their pockets.

If the Japanese had any bad intentions, they would use up their last bit of strength and fight them to the death.