Like the 1st Division of the Fourth Army, the 2nd Division of the Fourth Army that landed in Kaohsiung was also busy restoring order in the area, and after the implementation of military control and the posting of notices, order began to be restored in the area. The rear of the mainland is urgently mobilizing a large amount of grain to be transported to Taiwan, the Ryukyus, and other places.

For Huaguo, industry is the most high-profile star, while the achievements of low-key agriculture are more popular with ordinary people. The popularization of high-yield crops not only allowed China to solve the problem of food and clothing, but also had a large amount of stocks, so that in order to solve the problem of bumper grain yields, a large number of low-cost grain was exported to the north. On the one hand, it relieved the pressure of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, and on the other hand, it alleviated the famine caused by natural and man-made disasters in the north. For Lü Liang, he preferred to see the people of the country not be implicated by political struggles, and more importantly, he was confident that even if the Manchus did not have food pressure, they would not maintain their rule for long.

In Taichung City, central Taiwan, where hunger is everywhere, Lu Yan is directing his subordinates to distribute grain, and the First Division has set up 50 grain distribution points in Taichung, and hundreds of thousands of civilians are gathering in the surrounding areas, waiting to receive life-saving food. All the soldiers were assigned to maintain order.

Hungry civilians, whether you are a Japanese soldier or a Chinese soldier, have only one thought, and that is to receive food and feed their children. So at the beginning of the distribution, there were many lootings, and the soldiers were afraid of the behavior of their compatriots, how could they shoot at their own compatriots in order to maintain order?

The style of the soldier made Lu Yan not think about it so much, and he didn't even have time to ask the rear for instructions, so he directly ordered to shoot to maintain order. Order was restored after more than thirty deaths. Afterwards, Lu Yan was warned and punished by the Fourth Army, of course, this punishment is equal to nothing, in an emergency. Lu Yan's disposition is more meritorious than excessive.

"Fourth, don't cut in line, I didn't see those soldiers with guns, they really shot!" In the collection team, a stronger man wanted to cut the line, but was immediately stopped by an acquaintance in the team.

The man named Lao Si immediately returned to the back of the line. He doesn't want to die here, he has two children and an old lady waiting to be supported at home! However, the fourth brother's actions had already been noticed by a soldier, looking at the soldiers walking towards this side, the muzzle of the gun glowed with a dark luster, and the fourth child couldn't help but tremble.

"You, come out!" Under the scolding of the soldiers, the fourth man walked out tremblingly.

"Why cut the queue? Didn't you see the notice over there, disruptors, shot! "This can scare the fourth child miserably, mother. I can't hide this time, so I pity my old lady who is over sixty years old, and two seven or eight-year-old children!

The fourth child couldn't stand still and knelt on the ground, and when the soldier was hesitating, a person at the end of the line said: "My lord, you can spare the fourth child!" His family is miserable, and an old lady has difficulty moving. And two young children, the saddest thing is. His wife was captured by the Japanese, and there is no food at home, what can I do! "The courage to persuade is a gray-haired old man, this person can take risks for unrelated people, he can be regarded as a loyal old man!

"Wait, I ask you. Fourth, your wife was captured by the Japanese? When was this? The soldier asked, confused.

The fourth child choked up and said: "Just yesterday, the Japanese suddenly snatched all the food at home for some reason, and when they saw a young and beautiful woman, they couldn't help but take it away. I'm just a bad seed, and I don't dare to resist when I see my wife being snatched away. Now it's useless to starve the mother and children to death! As he spoke, the crying became louder and louder, but he didn't expect the whole team to keep crying "woo".

"Hey, the fourth child was also afraid of hurting his children and mother, so he didn't resist. In fact, most of the families whose food and women were robbed were scruples, otherwise with the blood of our Taiwanese, how could we tolerate the Japanese to do those animal-like behaviors. Back then, the old man also participated in the Black Flag Army and killed the Japanese! The old man touched the tears in the corners of his eyes, helped the fourth child, and said to the soldier.

"What's going on?" A man who looked like an officer saw the commotion on this side and walked over.

"Report to the company commander, this man said that his wife was snatched away while the Japanese were retreating, and it seems that this is happening in many families!" The soldier reported.

Sure enough, the company commander asked several people, and this situation existed. He didn't dare to slack off, and immediately reported it, and soon Lu Yan ordered someone to start an investigation, and half an hour later, detailed information was passed to Lu Yan -- the Japanese not only robbed property and food, but also snatched many young women in a frenzy, and more than 2,000 women were robbed in Taichung alone! 、

"I ......&%&......%!" Lu Yan scolded, the little devil is not at ease at any time, and he dares to rob Lao Tzu's woman! Little ones, set off as a team and snatch people back!

According to intelligence, more than 150,000 Japanese troops, including police, officials, and immigrants, passed through Taichung, and most of the Japanese who did not take the sea route returned to northern Taiwan through Taichung. The last group to leave Taichung was yesterday afternoon, and it is now around nine o'clock in the morning, which means that the Japanese most likely did not go far, and those women who were snatched from southern Taiwan should still be staying somewhere north of Taichung!

Lü Yan immediately asked his superiors for instructions and ordered the Second Division to prepare for battle. Fifteen minutes later, Lu Yan received an order to set off immediately and recapture those compatriots at all costs!

Ordering the 1st Regiment of the 2nd Division to stay in Taichung to maintain order, Lü Yan led the rest of the troops to set off immediately, and looked for two local guides who were familiar with the terrain to find the location of the plundered compatriots with the reconnaissance battalion.

Lü Yan's troops were not mechanized, but they were equipped with a large number of motor vehicles, including 150 trucks, 35 jeeps, and the rest were motorcycles and bicycles. In the dry winter, the roads were hard, and the maneuver of the 2nd Division was fast. It's just that there are many rivers in the local area, the water network is vertical and horizontal, and the bridges erected on the roads are not enough for the trucks to pass, and soon after advancing, Lu Yan had to order the soldiers in the trucks to move forward on foot, and the artillery dragged by the trucks could only return the same way, and a large amount of materials and ammunition were unloaded from the trucks and transported by jeeps, motorcycles, etc., which took a certain amount of time.

The reconnaissance battalion, which was the first to advance, was extremely fast, and by about 10 a.m. it had crossed the line between China and Japan and Taiwan demarcated by the San Francisco Treaty, and had made its way north, discovering traces of the Japanese in Miaosu County, north of Taichung.

Japanese soldiers of about thirty people were looting in the villages near Miaosu County, not noticing the rapidly approaching reconnaissance battalion. The battle ended in five minutes, and the Japanese could not have imagined that Chinese soldiers would land on Taiwan so soon, nor could they have imagined that Chinese soldiers would cross the demarcation line and enter the Japanese-controlled zone.

Twenty-five Japanese soldiers were killed, another five were taken prisoner. After interrogation, the Japanese forces were slow to move, and it is expected that they have just arrived in an area about 15 kilometers north of Miaosu County. After killing five prisoners, the reconnaissance battalion conveyed information to the 2nd Division, after which it quickly followed up and caught up with the tail of the Japanese force at about 10:40 a.m.

Spreading out the map, Lu Yan believed that the destination of the Japanese was Hsinchu, where the strength of another brigade of the Japanese army also had relatively stable fortifications, and once the Japanese army entered Hsinchu, it would be difficult to recapture the plundered compatriots in a short time, and even fall into a bitter battle, after all, according to the intelligence of the reconnaissance battalion, the strength of a brigade and regiment was also followed by the Japanese army.

Speed is the key, the advance of the Japanese army is already about 50 kilometers away from Hsinchu, according to their marching speed and the speed that the Chinese army may speed up after catching up, and the main force of the second division is about 70 kilometers away from the Japanese army, the second division must catch up with the Japanese army within 40 minutes!

The contingent in jeeps and motorbikes was now overtaken and formed into a temporary infantry brigade, followed by the remaining contingent on bicycles and on foot. The 2nd Division marched again at an accelerated pace and finally joined up with the reconnaissance battalion at about 11:30 a.m.

In order not to startle the snake, the reconnaissance battalion secretly followed the rear of the Japanese army and did not attract the attention of the Japanese army. However, when the main force of the 2nd Division approached, the Japanese troops finally discovered the Chinese army, and Lu Yan found that the Japanese army immediately increased its speed, and about a squadron of soldiers in the rear tried to block the way of the 2nd Division.

"The three regiments went around from the right side in a motor vehicle, and they had to block the way of the advance of the Japanese army, and nail me there! The 2nd Regiment rushed to the right to prevent the Japanese from escaping, while the rest of the troops attacked. The reconnaissance battalion must find out the specific location of the plundered compatriots, this is our ultimate goal, and we must not let the compatriots be damaged in the battle! Lu Yan quickly issued an order to fight, but he didn't expect to lose the opportunity to fight with Japan, and finally be able to fight in Taiwan, which is an unexpected joy!

The Japanese army stationed in Taiwan was not the most combat-effective unit in the first place, and because of the Russo-Japanese War, a large number of elites were transferred to the front line, so the Japanese army stationed in Taiwan was filled with a large number of recruits and Taiwanese soldiers, and its equipment was backward, and its combat effectiveness can be imagined. The Second Division is an old unit that has been trained for a long time and has actual combat experience, is well-equipped, and a large number of middle-level officers have been tempered by military academies and actual combat, and have very strong combat capability. (To be continued.) )