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Chapter 1319: Li Guoyao¡¯s three small goals

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    Kinosaburo's soft surrender was a bit beyond Li Guoyao's expectations. Before arriving here, Li Guoyao thought of several possibilities, the most common of which was to directly defeat the opponent like he faced other Japanese generals.

    He also thought that Otonzaburo Kuno might rebel violently and use a different kind of bravery to show his courage, and the other party might even ask for hara-kiri.

    But what I didn¡¯t expect was that this guy would actually choose to surrender!

    But since the other party is willing to surrender, this is good news after all!

    There is never a real winner in a war. Even if they have the absolute upper hand at the moment, so what, once those little devils desperately resist, they can still cause certain casualties to the frontline troops.

    Since the opponent is willing to lay down his weapons and surrender, then he is also happy to reduce the losses of his troops!

    Even so, Li Guoyao does not think that Otozaburo Otono and others are peace lovers and deserve special treatment.

    Otherwise, no Japanese who participated in this shameless war deserve to be forgiven, including Japanese civilians!

    Maybe some of them did not take the initiative to participate in this war, but when they set foot on the land of China, few Japanese could maintain their original rationality, and they would soon turn from humans into beasts.

    Therefore, this is also the reason why Li Guoyao did not agree to Ji Ye¡¯s treatment of those real prisoners of war, because according to the Prisoners of War Law, the detaining country should be responsible for the prisoners of war, provide humane treatment and protection, and must not abuse or humiliate them; they must not be used as hostages, and their personal dignity must not be harmed.

    At the same time, the detaining country cannot confiscate the private property of prisoners of war, and must ensure that the accommodation, food, and medical care of prisoners of war are guaranteed.

    ¡° In addition, the detaining power shall not order prisoners of war to perform dangerous and humiliating labor.  Prisoners of war may be interned, but may not be imprisoned except for the criminal and disciplinary sanctions applicable to prisoners of war who violate the laws.

    After the fighting ceases, they should be repatriated immediately without delay.  Under no circumstances may a prisoner of war relinquish some or all of the rights conferred by the Convention.

    In the event of doubt as to whether a person has the status of a prisoner of war, the person shall enjoy the protection of this Convention until a competent court has rendered a decision.

    This is just like what Li Guoyao just said, for China at present, such prisoners of war are prisoners of war, they are completely uncles!

    Not to mention that the current Chinese army has the ability to feed these uncles. Even if it has this ability, who would be willing to feed these Japanese soldiers with already scarce food?

    Of course, everyone who has been a prisoner of war should also understand that regulations are just regulations and have little to do with reality.

    In an actual state of war, prisoners of war often do not enjoy the rights conferred by the convention. It is common for both warring countries to violate the principles of international law on the treatment of prisoners of war, and Japan is one of the best.

    "It is a common thing to massacre and abuse prisoners of war. It has become the norm!"

    But in any case, with the cooperation of Konosaburo, all the Japanese and puppet troops in the city soon laid down their weapons, and Li Guoyao's troops occupied this important town in northern Shanxi with almost no fierce fighting.

    After gathering prisoners of war and a series of other things, Li Guoyao finally understood why Otonzaburo Otsuno uncharacteristically chose to surrender instead of stubbornly resisting!

    First of all, there is a serious shortage of troops in the city. This is not only a problem of quantity, but also a gap in quality.

    After the war, the troops captured more than 2,300 prisoners of war and 856 corpses from Datong City. Among these prisoners of war, there were only more than 1,200 Japanese, accounting for about half of all prisoners of war, neither too many nor too few.

    Logically speaking, these more than a thousand people can be considered a considerable combat force. Under normal circumstances, most Japanese officers would not surrender with such a large number of troops, let alone an equal number of puppet troops fighting together.  .

    But after a subsequent investigation, Li Guoyao found out that something was fishy!

    I saw that among the 1,300 people, except for the railway guard team of more than 300 people, the rest were all recruits transferred from the country!

    Most of these recruits are civilians who have just been recruited. They have not even completed the most basic three months of recruit training. Most of them have just learned how to shoot, and have not learned any tactical coordination or combat will.

    Such a unit can scare the two Japs in the city, who are actually weak in combat effectiveness!

    ??Otonzaburo Kinano obviously knows this. If these people resist, there will only be one outcome, and that is that everyone will be tricked by Li Guoyao.All are wiped out.

    As a general born as a civilian, this is obviously not what he wants to see, and surrender becomes inevitable!

    Of course, if it were the real Japanese elites, even if Otozaburo Kono ordered surrender, those stubborn guys would not be able to accept it.

    This battle went smoothly beyond expectations, but it did not make Li Guoyao careless!

    Because the capture of Datong was only the first step in a long march of thousands of miles, Li Guoyao had very clear goals for this battle. The first was to gain territory, the second was to gain people, and the third was to flank the Eighth Route Army!

    Of course, wanting the territory means that Li Guoyao has chosen Datong. Firstly, it is because Datong has an extremely advantageous geographical location. It is located at the junction of the three provinces of Shanxi, Suizhou, and Chacha. It is also the most important transportation hub on the Pingsui-Sui railway line. It occupies this place.  It is equivalent to controlling more than a dozen counties and districts around Datong.

    What¡¯s more important is that there are not only coal mines here, but also a large number of iron mines. If you control this place, you can get the coal and the steel that Li Guoyao¡¯s department urgently needs. With steel, Li Guoyao can build an arsenal here.

    Of course, Li Guoyao has no intention of directly occupying Datong at the moment. Before a full-scale confrontation with the North China Front, it is impossible for Li Guoyao to have a full-scale fight with the Japs.

    ¡°Once we stick to Datong, the final result will be to be surrounded and beaten by the opponent, which is not in line with Li Guoyao¡¯s strategic plan.

    But not occupying Datong City does not mean that Li Guoyao will give up this important city!

    You can do without Datong, but you can¡¯t do without the surrounding counties and districts. Li Guoyao plans to take this opportunity to take down Zuoyun Youyu, Tianzhen, Yanggao, Fengzhen and other places around Datong at once.

    As long as these counties are captured, the troops can not defend any town, but they can embed their power in the Datong area by controlling the countryside.

    When the army is almost developed, there are only a few cities. As long as Li Guoyao is willing, he can take them down at any time!

    What¡¯s more, Datong is not far from Sumu Mountain, and Li Guoyao had already thought about penetrating his power into this area. It¡¯s a rare opportunity!

    In addition to the territory, Datong also has people Li Guoyao needs!

    It¡¯s easy to understand the need for people. The most indispensable thing for the development of the army is people. After all, whether it is to expand the army or develop productivity, people are needed.

    ¡°Some people would say that China has a vast land and rich resources, with a population of 40 million, and the most indispensable thing is people. Do you have to come all the way here to get people?

    In fact, this is not the case. Northern China is experiencing serious population loss due to war.

    In addition, the land of Saibei itself is vast and sparsely populated. Not to mention Suiyuan and Chahar, even including the four provinces of Heiji, Liao and Rehe, the total population is only about 30 million.

    With this small population, most of the population is still under the control of the Japanese. Therefore, if Li Guoyao's department wants to develop troops, the source of troops is the most important issue.

    And what Li Guoyao is doing now is something unprecedented, so before the troops can fight back to the Northeast, they must expand enough troops!

    But expanding the army requires people, so where will these people come from?

    The answer is Datong!

    As the most important political, economic and military town in northern Shanxi, Datong can be said to be the most populous city in the region!

    Not to mention ordinary towns, even Guisui, the capital of Suiyuan Province, and Zhangjiakou, the capital of Chahar Province, are not as good as Datong, a non-provincial capital city!

    Not to mention the hundreds of thousands of people in Datong City, the hundreds of large and small mines outside the city alone have enough labor force to become Li Guoyao's soldiers, so Li Guoyao set a goal for himself when he went south to Datong - to rob people.  !

    This time he wants to snatch people from the Japanese, and at least 50,000 people!

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