Seeing the unanimous approval within the regimental headquarters, Yang Jiye finally made up his mind, "Alright, since everyone agrees to join the Independent Regiment, I, Yang Jiye, will of course fully support everyone's decision."
"Everyone, pack your weapons and ammunition. Let's head to Wu'an now and join the Independent Regiment!"
The atmosphere inside the regimental headquarters instantly became lively, and a group of people got busy.
Soon, the officers and soldiers of the 225th Regiment assembled and rushed to Wu'an Township.
Meanwhile, in a puppet army regiment west of Pingding County, the regimental commander, Wang Jinbao, was thirty years old but already bald.
As a veteran commander of the puppet army, he enjoyed high prestige within the puppet army system.
"Bang!"
The door to the stronghold was kicked open roughly, and a puppet army soldier ran in: "Report, regimental commander, the Wu'an Township Independent Regiment has sent men."
"Wu'an Township Independent Regiment?"
Wang Jinbao frowned.
"Yes, regimental commander," the puppet army soldier nodded.
Wang Jinbao waved his hand, signaling the puppet army soldiers to retreat, and then turned his gaze to the outside of the guard tower.
At that moment, two dark figures were walking over from not far away.
In the blink of an eye, the dark figure stopped near the sentry post.
With the help of the bright moonlight, Wang Jinbao could vaguely see the outline of the dark figure.
It was Lin Wenbing, the battalion commander of the 2nd Battalion of the Independent Regiment, and Zhu Dachang, the deputy battalion commander.
Lin Wenbing and Zhu Dachang stood on either side of the guard tower.
Seeing the puppet troops on the watchtower, Lin Wenbing sneered, "Where's your regimental commander?"
"What do you want with our regimental commander?" the puppet army soldier asked Lin Wenbing warily.
"I'm here to deliver the large yellow croaker!"
Large yellow croaker?
Upon hearing about the large yellow croaker, Wang Jinbao's eyes lit up immediately. He jumped down from the wooden ladder and walked towards Lin Wenbing.
"A large yellow croaker? Hahaha, very good, very good."
"Grandpa Eighth Route Army soldier, you're bringing me big yellow croakers so late, you must have something you need my help with, right?"
“No problem. As long as the big yellow croaker arrives, I, Wang Jinbao, guarantee that I will serve the Eighth Route Army grandfathers like a slave.”
Wang Jinbao grinned from ear to ear, but his mind raced as he calculated how many large yellow croakers he had and what kind of concubine he could find.
The thought of marrying a concubine who was even prettier and had a better figure than his wife made Wang Jinbao's palms sweat with excitement.
Lin Wenbing also smiled, but his smile was full of coldness, like ice water in the dead of winter.
"I heard your regiment has over 2,700 men? Are they all puppet troops?"
"yes."
Wang Jinbao nodded, his brow furrowing slightly. "Why are you asking this, Eighth Route Army grandfathers?"
"I want your entire regiment to join our Independent Regiment."
Lin Wenbing said slowly, "Of course, it's not free to join. Tell me, how many large yellow croakers do you want?"
Wang Jinbao was stunned for a moment, then laughed: "Hahaha, Eighth Route Army grandpa, I, Wang Jinbao, am a puppet soldier, how can I join your Eighth Route Army?"
"Even if you give me fifty large yellow croakers, I will never betray the Imperial Army."
"Grandpa Eighth Route Army soldier, you're right, aren't you?"
Hearing Wang Jinbao say that, Lin Wenbing smiled and held up five fingers: "One hundred!"
"How many!?"
Wang Jinbao was stunned. One hundred large yellow croakers were worth at least 80,000 silver dollars!
"What, you think it's not enough?"
Lin Wenbing sneered and slowly raised another finger.
"One hundred and fifty!"
Lin Wenbing smiled broadly, but Wang Jinbao couldn't manage a smile.
"Eighth, Eighth Route Army Grandpa, although I, Wang Jinbao, love money, I must also have a conscience and principles."
"If my men run away, the Imperial Army will kill me!"
"Are you stupid?!"
Zhu Dachang suddenly cursed, "You can't fool those Japanese devils, can you? I can send troops to help you put on a show."
"Just say that the Eighth Route Army launched a night raid on the stronghold, that'll do."
Upon hearing Zhu Dachang's words, Wang Jinbao's eyes lit up, and he began to make plans.
"Add fifty more! Two hundred large yellow croakers in total!"
"If you promise me, I will definitely do this perfectly."
"good!"
Lin Wenbing nodded. "If you can do it, I promise you, I'll give you two hundred large yellow croakers after it's done!"
"Thank you, Eighth Route Army Grandpa! Thank you, Eighth Route Army Grandpa!"
"I guarantee I'll complete the mission!!!"
......
Late at night, the battalion commander of the 2nd Battalion of the Independent Regiment launched an artillery barrage against the puppet army's stronghold.
"call out--!"
"call out--!!"
"call out--!!!"
A series of explosions echoed in the darkness.
The shells streaked across the sky like a meteor shower before landing in the stronghold, blasting down the sturdy buildings.
Wang Jinbao immediately dialed the Japanese phone, "Sir! Sir!! We are under attack by the Eighth Route Army! The enemy's artillery fire is fierce! Our casualties are heavy! Requesting reinforcements! Requesting reinforcements!!!"
"What? You were actually attacked by the Eighth Route Army? What are you good for? How could you let so many Eighth Route Army soldiers sneak in?" came an angry voice from the other end of the line.
"Sir, please believe us! We really didn't expect a large number of Eighth Route Army soldiers to sneak into our weakly defended positions! Please give us another chance!"
Wang Jinbao picked up the microphone and spoke into the microphone, "Sir, listen! The Eighth Route Army's firepower is immense! We've suffered heavy losses!"
"More than two thousand people have already died for their country!!!"
"Useless! A bunch of idiots! Withdraw immediately!!!"
"Hi! Sir!!"
After hanging up the phone, Wang Jinbao wiped the cold sweat from his face: Good heavens, I almost gave myself away…
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