Chapter 64: High-ranking officials and generous salaries lure Flying Pig Network

  Upon seeing the war chariot, Liu Feng immediately thought of the Molotov cocktail. He taught the production method of this incendiary bottle to the assault team members. The production method of this incendiary bottle is very simple, using a glass bottle with half-full flammable liquid inside, such as gasoline or alcohol (methanol or ethanol); the mouth of the bottle is sealed with water-absorbing materials like cotton or plastic/rubber; and a piece of cloth is tied on top as an igniter. Before use, soak the cloth in flammable liquid, ignite the cloth, and then throw the bottle out. The glass bottle shatters upon impact with the target, spilling the flammable liquid onto the target, which is ignited by the fire, causing certain blocking and lethal effects.

  The glass bottles are easy to get, they're available in the county; gasoline is also available, Liu Feng has raided the county town several times and there's still a lot of gasoline left. However, this kind of fire bomb needs to have thickening agents added to the gasoline. The purpose is to make it easier for the burning ** to stick to the target. Liu Feng didn't have anywhere to find asphalt, olive oil, laundry detergent or dish soap, so he could only use some flour as a thickener.

  After testing, the effect is pretty good. The incendiary bottle can burn a large area when thrown out. It should be very effective against the little devils' chariots and even some fixed bunkers.

  The Type 89 tank, Liu Feng's assault team was left unused and naturally handed over to the 92nd Infantry Battalion, along with heavy machine guns. A large number of Type 38 rifles were also given to the 223rd Regiment, which greatly increased its strength in a short period of time. Just a few days after Liu Feng eliminated the original Hayashi detachment, the 223rd Regiment launched a surprise attack on Qiu County under the coordination of internal response and occupied the empty county seat of Qiu County.

  ……

  Handan, Headquarters of the 1st Mixed Brigade

  "Eight Trigrams Road, Eight Trigrams Road!" Commander Shang Guozhuo thundered, "Good-for-nothing, waste of food!"

  He received the news that the original team and the pseudo-army encountered a large-scale siege of the Eighth Route Army in Hanxi Village. After a bloody battle, the original team was completely defeated, and the pseudo-army was scattered. The pseudo-military brigade commander Dong Fangping was seriously injured, and two regimental commanders were also severely wounded, all of whom were carried back to Handan by their subordinates on stretchers. Of the 2,000 pseudo-soldiers, fewer than 300 managed to escape back to Handan. How could this not make Shang Guzhong furious? It's unknown whether he was scolding the useless original team or the incompetent pseudo-army.

  But considering that a large unit of the Imperial Army was annihilated, it is natural that the puppet army could not withstand it. It seems that the Eighth Route Army should have mobilized at least the entire 129th Division to achieve such results.

  However, according to intelligence from various places, the 129th Division did not move at all, and there were no signs of large-scale troop movements in any place.

  "Inoue Shōdō: 'General, according to our intelligence, this is not the work of the 129th Division at all. I think there's something wrong with the Imperial Guards; they're not telling the truth.'"

  "What?!" Kambei shouted in rage, "Hakkō Ikkō, the Imperial Army is being slaughtered!!"

  Inoue Jirō said: "I'll go and interrogate that brigade commander and the two regimental commanders right away, I want to see what they're hiding!"

  "Alright, report back to me as soon as you've finished investigating." said Kamokura Tōru.

  "Hi."

  Only an hour later, Dong Fangping and the two battalion commanders were summoned. In front of Special Agent Ikeda Yasushi, no one was able to keep the secret. The three people were interrogated separately, and as a result, all three revealed numerous inconsistencies. It was only natural that they couldn't deceive the old special agent Ikeda Yasushi.

  "Eight Trigrams Road, Eight Trigrams Road!" Shang Guodong drew out his command knife and cut the desk in front of him into two segments with one slash, "It's Liu Feng again! How is it possible for Liu Feng to do this? Is Yuan Tianyi really a useless piece of trash?"

  Inoue Shigeo said: "I estimate that Liu Feng built a large defensive fortress in Hancheng Village. The Liu Feng squad was hidden underground, but buried a large amount of explosives and landmines in the village. When the stupid Yuan Tian regiment and the puppet army rushed out of the village, Liu Feng detonated the explosives and inflicted heavy casualties on our troops through numerous hidden bunkers. Our troops were caught off guard, which led to the complete defeat. The commander of the Puppet Army Regiment, Dong Fangping, was afraid to take responsibility, so he conspired with two regimental commanders to pretend that they had been attacked by a large group of Eighth Route Army."

  "Eight roads of teeth, Dong Fangping deserves to die, two battalion commanders also deserve to die!" Shang Guzhong was so angry that he jumped up.

  "These three have been executed. Now, General, please report to Lieutenant General Tada immediately." said Inoue Yasushi.

  Kamitani had some hesitation, and Inoue Yasushi stared at him and said: "Please don't make the same mistake as Sakae."

  Kamigaya looked at Inoue Yasushi and said, "I'm just thinking about how to report to the commander, I won't make Sakae's mistake. Please rest assured."

  Yoshimi Inoue withdrew his gaze and said, "That's good."

  Cornered and having no other choice, Ueda sent a telegram to Lieutenant General Tada Hayao, detailing the circumstances that led to the total destruction of the original army.

  Tada Tsune almost fainted when he received the telegram from Uegaki. What's going on? Why is it Liu Feng again? Is this Liu Feng the nemesis of the Great Japanese Empire? Of course, he first called Uegaki and scolded him severely, then scolded Inoue Yasushi severely, ordering them to kill Liu Feng at all costs immediately.

  "Hey, hey!" Inoue Yasushi kept saying on the phone until Commander's anger was almost gone. Then he said, "Commander, considering that using force to deal with Liu Feng's squad is not a good idea, can we use high-ranking officials and generous rewards to lure him into serving the Great Japanese Empire? After all, he is a very capable person."

  Tada Shun considered for a moment, then said: "Alright, I'll leave this matter to you. Tell him that as long as he is willing to serve the Empire of Japan, we can make him a lieutenant general and commander of the Imperial Guard."

  "Hello, I will definitely complete the task." Lieutenant Colonel Inoue Yasushi stood at attention with the phone.

  ……

  Chongqing, Chiang Kai-shek's official residence.

  "What did you say?" Chiang Kai-shek's face was full of surprise, "The New Eighth Regiment annihilated the Origuchi Brigade? And recovered the county seat of Qiu County? Liu... The Eighth Route Army is actually so capable?"

  "He Yingqin said: 'Yes, the Japanese troops annihilated by the New Eighth Route Army are almost equal to a regiment. This is a great victory, will the Chairman attend the press conference in person?'"

  "Of course, of course, I must attend! I will explain at the press conference that the Chinese people are invincible, and if the Japanese invaders continue to be stubborn, they will eventually die in a foreign land! Our Chinese nation is not to be humiliated!" Chiang Kai-shek immediately made an inflammatory speech.

  He Yingqin immediately said: "Good, I will arrange it now."

  He Yingqin left and Dai Li immediately rushed to Chiang Kai-shek's side on orders.

  "Reporting to the principal, students got intelligence that this time the destruction of the Yuan Da team was still a masterpiece of Liu Feng. The other troops of the Eighth Route Army did not participate in the battle at all. Only after the destruction of the Yuan Da team did the 223rd regiment occupy the empty Qiu County county seat." Dai Li said straightly.