Anti-Japanese War , the Eighth Route Army found a bag of millet from a beggar and immediately ordered him to be shot. It turned out to be a spy
During the Anti-Japanese War, many people were homeless, and many people ended up becoming beggars. Some of them, in order to survive, Filling one's stomach turned out to be an accomplice of the Japanese.
In the summer of 1940, the Japanese army had occupied most of China, but what troubled them was that there were always many anti-Japanese forces in the rear, including the Eighth Route Army, New Fourth Army, and civilian anti-Japanese armed forces. They harassed the Japanese army and often cut off the Japanese army's supplies. .
The Japanese army implemented the " cage policy" in North China in an attempt to trap the Eighth Route Army. As a result, under the command of Boss Peng, 105 regiments of the Eighth Route Army launched the famous "Hundred Regiments Battle", which caused great harm to the Japanese army. A bigger hit.
The Japanese army was furious and immediately launched frantic retaliation. They launched round after round of raids on the anti-Japanese base areas and continuously increased their troops, which put tremendous pressure on the base areas in North China.
Although the Eighth Route Army fought many victorious battles, it still had little chance of winning in a head-to-head confrontation with the well-armed Japanese army. Therefore, the Eighth Route Army retreated in order to avoid the main force of the Japanese army. This not only preserved its strength, but also protected the safety of the people and allowed the Japanese army to The raids often failed.
The Japanese army thought of another good way, which was to bribe some traitors. At that time, many people were very poor, and some were lazy. As long as the Japanese army gave them money, they would work for the Japanese army and go to the base area to spy on intelligence.
These people provided a lot of information for the Japanese army and gave them a good understanding of the movements of the Japanese army against the Japanese army and civilians. In 1941, the Japanese army dispatched 130,000 troops to launch a raid on the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Border Region government.
The Eighth Route Army still used the old method, organizing the evacuation of ordinary people and following the troops to the depths of the Taihang Mountains. , but this time it was different. The Japanese army could always find them, and they could only keep moving.
The Eighth Route Army, which had experienced hundreds of battles, was fine, but the common people suffered. However, if they fought head-on with the Japanese army, they would definitely suffer heavy losses. Yang Dezhi, commander of the Hebei-Luyu Military Region , immediately thought that there were spies in the team who had been tipping off the Japanese army.
Every time they were transferred, these spies must have left marks. The Japanese army followed the marks to find the Eighth Route Army and the common people. Therefore, if they want to get rid of the Japanese army, they must find the spies immediately.
With so many people, who is the spy? In fact, it is very simple, because these people will not sacrifice their lives for the Japanese army for no reason. They must have received benefits from the Japanese army, so they will understand as long as they are searched.
The common people were also sensible and actively cooperated with the Eighth Route Army's body searches, and no one caused trouble. But when he was searching a beggar, he was very irritable and refused to let him be searched. He also said that the Eighth Route Army had beaten him, which attracted the attention of the Eighth Route Army.
Several people then held the beggar down and searched him, and found a bag of millet on his body. Millet is common, but finding a bag of millet from a beggar is not. At that time, people did not have much food at home. Even if they gave alms to beggars, it was only a little.
And if your family gives you some millet and his family gives you some corn, even if it is packed into a bag, it is still very mixed. Now it is a whole bag of millet, which is definitely not given by ordinary people.
After interrogation, the beggar confessed that the millet was given to him by the landlord in the village, who asked him to reveal the whereabouts of the Eighth Route Army and mark it. The landlord had also been bribed by the Japanese, so the Japanese pursued the Eighth Route Army and the common people. .
Regarding how to execute the spy, Commander Yang Dezhi called everyone over and held a public trial for the beggar. The beggar refused to repent and said he would work for anyone who could make him eat. He believed that he was not wrong.
The beggar's words made both the Eighth Route Army and the people very angry. In order to protect everyone's safety, Commander Yang Dezhi finally decided to execute the spy on the spot. The Japanese army never followed up.
