On this morning, a contingent of more than 100 people of the Eighth Route Army suddenly appeared on the mountain road north of the Zhengtai Line. They were in uniform formation, and most of the soldiers' faces were furrows and full of vicissitudes; The firearms carried are even more varied: there are 38 big covers, Hanyang-made, Zhongzheng, and Russian-made Mosin Nagant; The only two light machine guns in the group were held in the arms of two muscular soldiers, and four soldiers carrying grenadiers stood in a vertical column in the middle of the group; A slightly thin soldier stood on the left side of the line with a wireless communication set on his back and a headset, and kept whispering as if he was talking to someone......

Kimura Jiwu walked at the front of the team, he was wearing an old military uniform of the Eighth Route Army, wearing a twenty-gun box cannon on each side of his body, a cracked cowhide armed belt around his waist, below the knees, above the ankles wrapped in layers of leggings, and on his feet a pair of mud-stained Nadi cloth shoes, not even wearing socks, the whole person completely lost his previous leanness, and looked rustic.

Sato Nakasa, who was still the leader of the first combat team, took an unfolded military topographic map and ran to Kimura Jiwu's side and reported: "Your Excellency, according to the route marked on the map, we can drive three miles north to get out of Salasi Mountain and officially enter the territory of Liao County. ”

"Are there any villages or market towns in the vicinity?" Kimura asked coldly.

"There is no market town, there is only one village called Nanzhizhuang within a radius of five kilometers, which is located in the northwest of the current location of our department, if His Excellency Dazuo intends to enter this place, I will tell the guide to lead the way." Sato Nakasa replied dryly.

Kimura nodded with satisfaction, and then roared, "Stop advancing!" Yin Huijun, Bai Shuojun, come here! ”

In the blink of an eye, the two "guide" agents who were responsible for opening the way for the large army stood side by side in front of Kimura Jiwu and asked in unison, "What does Mr. Kimura command?" ”

Jimu Kimura turned his head to Sato and raised his chin at the other party. Sato Nakasa understood and called the two to point to the location on the map, and asked in Chinese: "Kimura Daisa wants to know, in addition to the route marked on the map, is there any other road that leads to Nanjizhuang?" ”

The spies straightened their necks and looked at each other, and then even clapped their heads: "I won't tell you, Mr. Kimura, there are really two paths that can go around Nanjizhuang." One is to take a detour to the south mud ditch in the west, about fifteen or sixteen miles away, and the other is to go along the big rainbow bay in the south, which can be reached in less than two kilometers, but there is a wild lake in the middle, the water is not deep, there is no bridge, and you have to wade through...... Mr. Kimura, which path do you think is right for us to take? ”

After pondering for a while, Kimura Jiwu said a few more words to Sato Nakasa. Sato Nakasa nodded in understanding and then continued to ask, "Kimura Osa wants to know, which way is not easy to expose?" Also, is there an eight-way road in this village? ”

The spy named Bai Shuo said with a smile: "Yo, I don't know much about this, I only recently touched these two paths, and I haven't seen anything like in the village." However, it is not difficult to find the eight roads, as long as Taijun agrees, when we enter the village, we will gather all the people in the village and ask about the situation. It's best to find the eight roads, but if you can't find it, it's up to Mr. Kimura......"

Another spy named Yin Hui seemed to have found something on the map, so he proposed: "Mr. Kimura, Mr. Sato, our current location is on the mountainside north of Salaxi Mountain, if you go down the Nannigou, and then walk less than thirty kilometers west to Miaozhuang." That was the station of Yang Longfei's regiment of the Eighth Route Army, and there was an inside line inserted by An of the Zhishan organ, his name was Zhong Beishan, and he came out of the same training class as us. This kid was very slippery, and before leaving, the head of the Ueyama agency also instructed me to find an opportunity to give this kid a special advice. Mr. Kimura, if it's convenient, I'm ......."

Kimura didn't bother to respond, just looked at each other with Sato and nodded. Sato smiled and said, "Okay, Yin Huijun, we understand what you mean." Since it is Ueyama-kun's intention, we will definitely cooperate. For those who still have illusions, we should give a kind reminder. Don't reveal your identity when you go this time, it doesn't matter if that guy is obsessed, I think it's a good choice to gouge out his parents' hearts and give them to him. You tell me? Yin Huijun. ”

Yin Hui couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat after hearing this, and said in his heart that this little devil is really ruthless, Zhong Beishan's kid's parents are sixty or seventy years old, and it is not enough to give the two old guys a peanut. As the old saying goes, killing people is not too much, this kid not only kills people, but also digs out people's hearts, which is really fucking ruthless!

Kimura Jiwu waved his right arm violently: "Pass my order, the whole secret service department will make a detour to Dahongwan to attack Nanzhizhuang, and no one is allowed to open fire without my order!" Bai Shuojun, you lead the way! ”

"Yes, Mr. Kimura!"

It only took less than twenty minutes for the secret service department to wade across the wild lake and out of the dense forest of Dahong Bay. The village, known as Nanjizhuang, was completely exposed to Kimura Jitake and others: the village was built on a hill, and all but the entrance to the village were cliffs. Kimura Jiwu instinctively felt that the people living in this village must have something to do with the Eight Roads! According to the custom inside the Eighth Road, most of the common people living here may be the "fortress households" of the Eighth Road.

Kimura Jitake, who has always been a little stubborn, has long forgotten Commander Iwamatsu Yoshio's entrustment, and there seems to be a bloody smell in the tense air. A sinister smile welled up on Kimura's face, and he gently licked his chapped lips, thinking that the village in front of him was about to burn down at his behest......

Kimura Jiwu waved at Bai Shuo: "Bai Shuojun, you have a saying in China called 'leading the snake out of the hole', the contemptible intuition tells me that this village is by no means as simple as it seems, just in terms of the completion of the building, this village is built on a mountain, surrounded by mountains on three sides, once there is a battle here, it will be extremely unfavorable to you and I are currently in a position." Therefore, I did not intend to storm the village, but to choose a bloodless way to achieve my goals as much as possible. Don't shy away from saying it, Bai Shuojun, you are naturally much better than us in understanding your country's culture. Especially on the issue of how to identify communist elements, I think Bai Shuojun must have a good heart. I now put the Third and Fourth Combat Groups under your command, and you have the right to order them to do anything...... It's 9:27 a.m., and at 10 o'clock sharp, we'll meet in the center of the village, and I'd like to see Kimura-kun's great results. ”

Bai Shuo's eyes rolled, and he saluted Kimura Ciwu with an irregular military salute, and nodded like pounding garlic: "I understand what you mean, Mr. Kimura, you can see it......"

To say that the professional ability of the more than ten guides and spies assigned by Iwamatsu Yoshio to Kimura Jiwu is really not bad, as the saying goes, "three hundred and sixty lines, the line is the champion", if the traitors have to talk about seniority one day, then Bai Shuo's group of professionally trained spies can definitely be called hardcore traitors, and they are more or less a top-notch figure in the pile of spies with uneven business ability, and they are first-class in terms of execution and efficiency.

Before entering the village, Bai Shuo had a plan in his heart. Didn't Kimura Daisa want to verify whether the people in this village are suspected of colluding with the Communist Party? It's simple, just this set of clothes on Lao Tzu is enough to make the fish bite the hook. He ordered the two combat teams to break up into pieces, knock on doors in groups of four or five, and identify themselves to the occupants of the eight routes, and arrest them immediately if they showed too much enthusiasm. Then gather the whole village to gather in the center of the village road and stand in line, and let Kimura Dasa speak.

Don't say it, it works. There are many "fortress households" in the village who have been planted in the hands of this group of "fake eight roads", and it is only after passing through the sieves that all the men, women and children in the village have achieved remarkable results. This search not only found out 18 ordinary people suspected of colluding with the Communist Party, but also caught a platoon commander of the Eighth Route Army who was recuperating from his wounds in the village, which was also an unexpected gain. What made Kimura even more excited was that this soft-boned eight-way captive would actually tell him a "shocking" news!

Kimura Jiwu stood straight on a high ground, squinting his eyes as he scanned the people standing in a row like lambs waiting to be slaughtered, and the surroundings were dead silent.

After Bai Shuo, who was standing on the side of Kimura Ci Wuchong, made a gesture, Bai Shuo shouted at the top of his voice: "Everyone stand up, don't squeeze, don't squeeze!" I'm going to speak on behalf of the Imperial Army...... Today, I gathered all the big guys together for nothing else, just to let all the folks here testify. Everyone knows that the Eighth Route is the sworn enemy of the imperial army, and they often do some things to harass the imperial army, which greatly affects the local law and order! The Imperial Army warned them many times in a magnanimous mind, but what about them? Take the words of the imperial army as a fart, and still do some dog meat under the table that can't be eaten! The imperial army endured again and again, but there was no way, they deceived people too much! Therefore, the imperial army came to our village today to check, and I heard that there were people in our village who fornicated eight roads, but at first I didn't believe it! But I didn't expect to be caught by the imperial army, and I caught eighteen people who fornicated with eight roads like a sow! This is not the imperial army's indiscriminate buttoning of hats, you see the affection they have after seeing the Eighth Road, they are happier than the fucking New Year! Now, the Imperial Army is going to try these Communists, come, bring people up for me......" I saw that with a wave of his big hand, the eighteen ordinary people who were tied up with flowers came into everyone's field of vision under the supervision of the Japanese agents, and stood in a row according to the requirements of the agents, and faced the ordinary people in the audience. The oldest of the eighteen was seventy-five years old, and the youngest was only sixteen. They all looked panicked, full of fear and overwhelmed by the impending death, and some even collapsed to the ground with weak legs.

Bai Shuo pointed to the crowd of detainees in the audience and shouted, "...... Folks, have you seen it? These eighteen people sent intelligence and cover to the Eighth Route without telling the Imperial Army, do you know how many major things the Imperial Army missed? I wondered, how much benefit do these eight roads give you? Gold and silver or Yuan Datou? How much money is given to make you just put your head on the waistband of your pants and serve them? Folks, these eighteen people are extremely evil, they not only sent information to the Eighth Road, but also dared to accept the wounded of the Eighth Road to stay at home to recuperate! What is it? This is an open opposition to the policy of the Imperial Army, wantonly challenging the bottom line of the Imperial Army, and it is to be killed! Folks, the Imperial Army is not thin on you, if you don't believe it, go back to Taiyuan, go to Yangquan, go to Linfen and inquire about these places, the Imperial Army's "Grain Control Order" came suddenly, how many speculations have been reversed, and the hoarding grain merchants and grain dealers are unlucky? Either you get shot or you go to prison! On the contrary, the people there were well fed, and the mixed noodles delegated by the government were enough, and they were so beautiful that they shouted on the street every day, 'Long live the Imperial Japanese Army'! It's you, who have slowly changed from good citizens to bad people under the education of the Eight Roads! What do you say, 'persist in the war of resistance and strive for democracy'? ! Balu is so poor that he can't even eat, what the hell is democracy to fight for? It's the imperial army that keeps you fed and clothed, but what about you? If you eat the imperial food and don't think about repaying the favor, you have to help the Eighth Route fight the imperial army in turn? Don't be afraid, as I just said, the Imperial Army has always been magnanimous and will not remember your hatred! As long as you tell me, where are the eight roads in the vicinity, and how many people are there? As long as you are honest, the Imperial Army promises not to hurt you! Alas, is there an admit? How? Don't you understand what I'm saying? I don't want to live......"

Kimura Jiwu was a little annoyed, on the surface, these people were weak, but they didn't expect their mouths to be quite hard. Did they really not know the traces of the Eight Roads or did they deliberately hold it in their hearts and not say it? It doesn't matter. From the moment he stepped into this village, Kimura had made up his mind that no matter whether or not he could get information about the Eight Roads from the mouths of these people, everyone here must die! He was confident that he would turn the village into ruins without letting the nearby Dirt Eight Road know who had done it.

Kimura Jiwu frowned, and after raising his chin at Bai Shuo, he only heard Bai Shuo yell: "Look at this meaning, are you unwilling to cooperate with the work of the imperial army?" Right? In that case, I won't force you. Saying that it is as light as water three times, before asking you the third time, you may wish to see the sword skills of the Imperial Japanese Army, and by the way, see what will happen to these guys who fornicate eight ways? I think that after reading this, some of you will willingly obey the orders of the Imperial Japanese Army......"

Before the words could be spoken, an equal number of Japanese soldiers appeared behind the eighteen captured civilians. They held extremely sharp Finnish knives in their hands, and the Chinese people in front of them seemed to have become prey in their eyes. The eyes of each of the agents seemed to be on fire, and bloodthirsty longing sprung up in their hearts......

Listening to Kimura Jiwu's order, the Japanese soldiers who were waiting for them shot almost at the same time, and each of them pressed the prisoner standing in front of him to the ground with lightning speed, and then quickly stabbed out. In just a few seconds, the eighteen civilians were pierced into a sieve full of holes by the devil's Finnish knife. The villagers who were crowded on the side covered their eyes with their hands, and cursed in their hearts: The little devil of the dog day is simply unconscionable......

Bai Shuo also witnessed this scene, standing aside and smacking. He sneered and fanned the smell of blood in the air with his hand, and continued to ask: "How about folks, the Great Japanese Imperial Army is powerful, right?" With the same short knife, the Imperial Japanese Army could kill with one sword, and even those serving prison sentences were exempt from crime. As the saying goes, 'It's better to die than to live', the grievances between us and the Eighth Route have nothing to do with you, or that sentence, as long as you truthfully report the situation of the Eighth Route to the Imperial Army, no matter what you have done before, even if it is the same as a dozen people, the Imperial Army can also consider not to blame the past! What's wrong? Has anyone stepped up and started up? ”

The crowd was still silent, quiet as usual. Kimura found that the eyes of these dying people were different, full of various emotions, including fear, anger, depression, cowardice, and a desire to survive...... It's just that he wonders, why isn't any of them willing to come forward and confess? Could it be that they really don't know the whereabouts of the Eight Roads? But what explanation should the platoon commander of the Eighth Route Army who was recuperating here explain?

Bai Shuo was also a little impatient, he scolded: "Fuck, I see that you don't cry when you don't see the coffin, are you all fucking out?" Do you think that if you don't speak, the imperial army will let you go? Dream! I tell you, there is a limit to the patience of the imperial army, and if you toast and do not eat and drink, then you will end up with the same people as those just now! All...... See all the work of Hades! When he said this, he also deliberately made a gesture of slaying his neck, which was very threatening.

"Sir, we really don't know where the Eighth Road is......" shouted an honest-looking man from the crowd.

"Shut up! Lao Tzu has pulled Balu off the kang, do you dare to be hard-mouthed? I think you're all tired of it! I'll give you one last chance, and honestly explain the whereabouts of the Eight Roads, or you'll all die! ”

Bai Shuo's threats and intimidation apparently had no effect, and calm returned to the crowd.

Kimura Jiwu shook his head in disappointment, he called Bai Shuo over and ordered, "Since you can't ask anything, then forget it." Even if it is not certain whether these villagers are suspected of harboring the Eight Roads, they must die! The reason is simple, they have seen our faces and have some understanding of our situation, and keeping them will inevitably cause unnecessary trouble for our future actions. Mr. Bai, I think you should understand what I mean......"

"Yes, Mr. Kimura, I see what you mean. But...... There are still a lot of children who don't remember, do you think you are considering putting these small ones into a life? Bai Shuo was moved by compassion.

Kimura Jiwu looked at him coldly and said, "Mr. Bai, I hope you can understand one thing, kindness to the enemy is cruelty to oneself. To tell the truth, with the attrition of the war, the Empire's military resources have become very scarce, so the conscription age in the country has been lowered from the original 19 to 16 years old. Although it was a ridiculous decision, there was no way, war was like that. This is true for Japan, and it will be true for China in the future. It's just that I don't want to face all the hostile and hateful faces in the future, I will grow old one day, and these children will gradually grow into the current us. The contemptible person only has one head, and he has let go of so many living mouths, but he is afraid that one day he will die without a place to bury. Rather than that, it is better to remove this obstacle for yourself in advance. ”

After hearing this, Bai Shuo wiped the sweat on his forehead, nodded busily and said, "Yes, Mr. Kimura, I understand what you mean......" After speaking, he returned to the position just now, waved at the agents standing under the stage and said, "Pull them all into the house!" ”

The agents immediately took the order and surrounded the crowd and rushed to the nearest few rooms. Both the old and the young, the sick and the sick know in their hearts that the death knell has been sounded......

Some young adults with fantasies still want to fight to the death before they die, desperately slapping the doors and windows that have been burned to death, slapping and cursing endlessly, but to no avail.

As Nakasa Sato said, Nanjiso is the only village within a five-kilometer radius, built on the edge of a mountain, and there is no other life in the area except for the local villagers and wildlife. Therefore, no one will know who destroyed the village, and it will become a permanent secret that will be lost in the dust of history.

At the behest of Kimura Jitake, dozens of special agents threw the torches they had prepared in their hands towards the houses in front of them, and the roofs, window sills, and door panels soon ignited in flames, and the houses became somewhat illusory under the thick smoke. The heart-rending cries that came from the room did not stop, and Bai Shuo and the others felt furious in their hearts. On the contrary, the Japanese agents let out a terrible laugh, as if the people struggling in the house were not living people, but a group of prey that they had captured, waiting outside the house for the completion of the feast.

In a short time, the fire burned to the ground in several houses, the flames of the roof fell down like fallen leaves, and the heat of hundreds of degrees surrounded the trapped villagers, all of whom were struggling on the brink of death...... Soon, people's last desire to survive finally broke out, as the keel and beams of the room were burned in the fire one after another, the villagers trapped in the fire quickly fled to the outside of the house, trying to rush out of the fire to save their lives, and jumping out of the door and window abounded......

Unfortunately, they were unable to struggle until the end of their lives, and all the agents present had been waiting outside the house for a long time, and the bright bayonets in their hands were even more dazzling in the scorching sun, and all the villagers who rushed out of the house fell under the bayonets of the Japanese soldiers. Perhaps because there were too many villagers to deal with it quickly, Kimura Jiwu simply ordered his soldiers to solve the problem through *.

After a deafening explosion sounded, the smoke cleared, and all the villagers of Nanzhizhuang collapsed on the side of the road, and the walls and ground were covered with bullet marks and bloodstains. Almost everyone maintained the expressions they had before they died, and the horror and pain were impressive, and they could see Bai Shuo and other spies snorting. Only the Japanese agents don't take it seriously, in their opinion, this is just a small test, since they can't find the eight ways, it's good to take these ordinary people out of anger, so that at least they will give themselves a kind of pleasure by slaughtering others.

Kimura looked at the rows of corpses lying on the ground with satisfaction, and waved to the several agents who were responsible for guarding the prisoners of war of the Eighth Route Army behind him: "Bring him up......"

The platoon commander of the Eighth Route Army, who was pushed in front of Kimura Jiwu, was extremely panicked, he looked at the Japanese soldiers around him with a pale face, and he didn't dare to say a word, so he had to beg the other party for mercy: "Japanese commander, I am an Eighth Route platoon commander, not a big official, not a big official...... Please don't kill me, spare my dog's life, spare me, spare me......"

Bai Shuo corrected sharply: "This is our commander, Kimura Jiwu Daisa!" ”

After hearing this, the platoon commander hurriedly knelt on the ground, kowtowing vigorously and begging for mercy: "Commander Dazuo, I'm really just a little Balu, not a big official, not a big official, you raise your noble hand, let me go, spare me......"

Sato Nakasa frowned, and asked in a mouthful of Chinese, "Report your name, position, and unit number separately......"

"Sir, I'm ...... My name is Ma Wenyuan, and I am the platoon commander of the first platoon of the Second Army Division of the Taiyue Military Region of the Eighth Route Army. I was injured on the 15th of last month when I was fighting the Xiaowangzhuang stronghold, and my superiors arranged for me to recuperate here. Sir, I'm really me...... I'm just a platoon commander, it's useless if you kill me, you let me live, I won't do eight ways! If you let me go, I immediately took off this clothes and went back to my hometown to farm, and I was a good citizen to the imperial army, you have mercy and spare me......"

Kimura Jiwu is very discriminatory against the guy in front of him who grovels to himself in order to survive, and he is embarrassed to join the army with this kind of guts? It is estimated that this is another bastard who treats the military as a bastard. He faced Sato Nakasa and asked, "This is the guy you said had special information to report to me?" ”

Sato Nakasa nodded yes, and then yelled at Ma Wenyuan, who kowtowed to the ground: "Hey, if you tell the truth again the important information you just said, this will be the only chance you can continue to live." ”

After hearing this, Ma Wenyuan was like a new life, and immediately confessed: "Sir, I know what you are here for, I know...... I know the location of our headquarters and our headquarters of the Eighth Route Army, as long as you promise to spare my life, I will give you all the explanations, and I will give you all the explanations......"

The corners of Kimura Ciwu's mouth rose slightly: "Okay, Mr. Ma, as long as your information is accurate, I can consider letting you go home." Let's say, where is the specific location of the headquarters of the Eighth Route Army? ”

Ma Wenyuan raised his head, stood up, and reported while patting the dust on his knees: "Sir, the headquarters of the Eighth Route Army is not far from here, in the Wujun Temple thirty miles away in the northwest corner. I went there before to deliver letters, and the deputy commander-in-chief and deputy chief of staff of the Eighth Route Army worked there...... Oh, and Commander Liu of the 129th Division, who was also there the last time I went......"

Kimura Jiwu nodded with satisfaction: "Congratulations, Mr. Ma, you can continue to live." It's just that the contemptible people still have something to ask for, and I want to hire you as our guide to take us deep into the area around the headquarters of the Eighth Route Army. As long as the situation is true, and the headquarters of the Eighth Route Army is indeed in the location you mentioned, I will give you 10,000 oceans as a reward, what do you think? ”

Ma Wenyuan nodded hurriedly and agreed: "Okay, okay, don't worry, sir, I will definitely bring the chiefs into Wujun Temple smoothly......"

Kimura Jiwu looked around and yelled, "All assembled!" ”

The agents who heard the order to assemble quickly and orderly stood up, and everyone focused on Kimura Jiwu's body in unison.

"From now on, we will officially change the previous battle plan, and the current mission of the Secret Service will be changed from reconnaissance to assassination! Target: The head of the headquarters of the Eighth Route Army! To be precise, the current Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the Eighth Route Army and Deputy Chief of Staff of the Eighth Route Army! All of you are professional special forces who have been with me for many years and have quite rich combat experience, and they are the pride of the First Army stationed in Jin and even the entire North China Army! I have made a promise to the two commanders of the First Army stationed in Jinjin in a row that we will make our secret service department of just over 100 people create a miracle and rewrite history! Now that this opportunity has finally arrived, I am ready for this miracle. May I ask you, are you ready? ”

"Yes, Your Excellency Dazuo, we are ready!" The agents in the audience seemed to have been brainwashed, and they waved the weapons in their hands at the same time, which was undoubtedly the best response to Kimura Jiwu on the stage!

Kimura nodded and continued: "As the main commander and the first person responsible for this secret service department, I know that I have a heavy responsibility for changing the operational policy formulated in advance by the North China Army Command without authorization. I hereby assure you that no matter what decision is made by the top management of the North China Army or the First Army Headquarters, it will be borne by me, Kimura Jiwu alone! As for you, you just need to complete your tasks and missions! ”

Sato Nakasa brandished a "Mosin Nagant" rifle in his hand and took the lead in chanting: "Long live His Majesty the Emperor, long live the Great Japanese Empire!" ”

The members of the secret service also responded in unison: "Long live His Majesty the Emperor, long live the Great Japanese Empire......"

Kimura Jiwu Masashi said sharply: "Now listen to my orders, the next destination: Wujun Temple ——— departure!" ”