The father of the sword is Kong Jie

Chapter 253 Negotiation and Choice
"Chen Battalion Commander, I'm Du Aiguo, following the orders of Commander Kong, let's have a chat!"

Du Aiguo, who was holding a loudspeaker, shouted in person, and the voice came from the city gate and the alley more than 300 meters away.

The convoy of trucks with equipment was parked at the front, followed by the main force of the independent regiment led by Kong Jie and the soldiers who surrendered led by Du Aiguo, and at the end were the puppet troops who were willing to surrender, and the puppet troops followed dependents.

The family members of the puppet army who were willing to go with the Eighth Route Army base area were much more than Kong Jie expected. There were two to three hundred people, plus this large amount of equipment and supplies hauled by carts.

Once the battle is very troublesome, this is one of the reasons why Kong Jie wanted to send Du Aiguo to try instead of directly attacking the city gate.

As for the reason why he had deceived the puppet army defending the city when he entered the city before, and did not control the city gate in the first place.

Naturally, I don't want to expose it in advance, otherwise, once the city gate is exposed, the arsenal and hospital of the puppet army will be mobilized quickly, and who knows what will happen.

Kong Jie originally planned to take advantage of his identity as a puppet army and Du Aiguo's famous brand, so that he could go on smoothly.

Who would have thought that the variable Chen An would appear.

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Chen An's answer came from the city gate, but Chen An himself did not show up from the city gate for the time being.

"Commander Du, I heard you joined the Eighth Route Army?"

Very direct inquiry.

Du Aiguo touched his nose and said with a smile: "You have seen it too, the facts are right in front of you."

Chen Andao: "This is really surprising. It seems that just an hour ago, Captain Du led the third regiment to follow the Gujing Squadron to support Lijiapo. Who would have thought that, during this time of turning around, you, Captain Du, would unexpectedly They surrendered to the Eighth Route Army, and in turn attacked the hinterland of our security forces."

"I'm actually curious, Commander Du, why did you choose to join the Eighth Route Army? Did the Eighth Route Army give you any benefits? But as far as I know, you joined the Independent Regiment of the Eighth Route Army, and you are also the head of the Imperial Association Army anyway. After surrendering to the Eighth Route Army, the Eighth Route Army should not be able to give you the post of regimental commander, right?"

Du Aiguo laughed loudly and said, "That's right, after going to the Independent Regiment, we will be the acting battalion commander of the new barracks."

Chen An said: "The battalion commander, you are still an agent... Regimental Commander Du, you seem to have suffered a lot."

Du Aiguo said: "No, you just said it the other way around. I took advantage of it. Although one is the regiment commander and the other is the battalion commander, the difference between them is worlds apart. A commander of a traitor , In my opinion, I can't be replaced by a soldier of the sincere anti-Japanese army, as long as I can join the Eighth Route Army and fight devils, even if I am a soldier who goes to the front line, what does it matter?"

"I did it voluntarily, including the more than 500 brothers who joined the independent group with me, and they all voluntarily. If Battalion Commander Chen doesn't believe it, you can ask them."

"Although we have Chinese blood flowing in our bones, we are still traitors of the devil, waving the butcher's knife at our compatriots. Although we are ruthless, Captain Kong and the others are sympathetic and righteous."

"In the Daqingshan ambush battle, the Tanjing Squadron was annihilated in a short while. After the commander Kong surrounded us, he did not choose to open fire. Instead, he told us that the independent regiment was unwilling to fight the Chinese, especially not willing to join the traitors. The Chinese in the ranks."

"Head Kong put the road in front of us. If you want to leave, you will even give us travel expenses."

"But I still chose to stay with more than 500 brothers. The reason is hard to say. Maybe it was impulsive, or maybe it was just following the heart. Who can control so much? In short, we have no regrets."

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After a moment of silence at the city gate, Chen An appeared behind the battlements, revealing most of his body.

"Mr. Du, I want to have a word with Commander Kong. I wonder if it's okay?"

"Head, that's Chen An!" Du Aiguo said.

Kong Jie nodded and ordered: "First Battalion Commander, watch carefully, no one is allowed to shoot without my order."

"Yes!"

Kong Jie took the horn and shouted towards the city gate: "Battle Commander Chen, Kong Jie from the Independent Regiment is here. If you have anything to say, just say it!"

There was a distance between the two, one was at the city gate and the other was at the entrance of the alley, their eyes collided.

Chen Anlang said: "Recently, I have been hearing the prestige of Commander Kong of the Independent Regiment. The Bantian Regiment was defeated in the Battle of Cangyunling, the cavalry company made a surprise attack on Qu County, and the first to break through the Yangquan stronghold. Now, dare to have such courage and go straight In the hinterland of the North China Security Army, we raided arsenals and hospitals in one fell swoop, and it is indeed admirable to have such a hero as Commander Kong among the officers of the Eighth Route Army."

Kong Jie replied: "It's not worth mentioning. Killing the Japanese invaders is just the duty of the Chinese soldiers."

"Well said, you are both soldiers and Chinese, Commander Kong, you have your own beliefs, and you bear the reputation of anti-Japanese heroes, but we are different, and you carry the infamy of traitors. But What can we do? Soldiers are always beyond their control.”

Chen An seemed to be laughing at himself, no one knew what he was planning.

Shen Quan said to Wang Leihu in a low voice: "Leihu, isn't this kid deliberately delaying time?"

Wang Leihu said: "Who knows, don't worry, the head of the team secretly explained earlier that he will limit the conversation time to less than 5 minutes. Once the 5 minutes are up, if we still can't talk to this Chen An, let's snipe." Move out directly, kill this Chen An first, and then launch an attack directly to break through the city gate."

Kong Jie, who was at the front, laughed and said, "It is true that soldiers take obeying orders as their bounden duty, and there are indeed times when they cannot help themselves."

"Some people compare a soldier to a knife, but in my opinion, this is obviously his mother's stupidity. Even if a soldier is a knife, it should be a knife with eyes and a conscience. Is this knife In the hands of bad people, it will do evil, but only in the hands of good people, can it eradicate violence and bring peace?"

"It's just that you downcasts don't dare to resist, but are cowardly in obedience."

"Commander Du is a good person. He has the courage of a soldier. Since he knows that he has gone astray, he should seize the opportunity and get on the right track. Commander Chen, a person's temperament can always be revealed from his words. You Although you graduated from the Puppet Army Military Academy and have been serving in the Security Force, the Chinese blood that runs in your bones is always warm and never cool."

"If you want to, why don't you join the Eighth Route Army like Commander Du, and join our Eighth Route Army. I, Kong Jie, will welcome you."

On the top of the city, Chen An laughed and said, "Master Kong, you are really interesting. Originally, we were just talking. Why are you trying to persuade us to surrender?"

"Could it be that your Eighth Route Army has such great magic power?"

Kong Jie said: "It is not so much that our Eighth Route Army has magic power, but a revolutionary team like our Eighth Route Army that sincerely fights against Japan and serves the country and the people has magic power.

As for this magical power, you can ask Du Aiguo and the more than 500 soldiers who surrendered with Du Aiguo.

You can ask Plato Leader Sun who is stationed at the arsenal.

You can also ask Director Yuan of the arsenal, and hundreds of workers in the arsenal.

You can also ask the nearly [-] family members of the puppet army behind our team, why did they make such a choice?

I clearly said that I am willing to stay, and I will not be embarrassed. Why do they take the risk of leaving here? "

Speaking of this, Kong Jie paused, "You can even ask the puppet soldiers standing beside you at this moment, how many of them are willing to point their guns at the team in front of them? "

Chen An was silent.

Kong Jie's words shocked him inexplicably, and he looked at the soldiers and officers beside him.

Many of these soldiers and officers were dodging their eyes, and many of them even lowered their heads, the guns they held in their hands were obviously loose and weak.

Kong Jie was right about this point. Most of the North China security forces were Chinese civilians who had been forcibly conscripted. Few of them were willing to sacrifice their lives for the little devils.

Coupled with what Kong Jie said earlier, there are many former companions and their family members under the gate of the city.

Where do these puppet soldiers have any fighting spirit?
Of course, some of them remained unwavering, and immediately persuaded: "Battle Commander, don't be soft-hearted. If you let this Eighth Route Army go there, once the Japanese army knows the situation, they will definitely not let you go."

"That's right, Battalion Commander, don't listen to this Kong demagogue!"

Chen An said: "Haven't you guys figured out the situation yet?"

"???"

"Do you think that the Eighth Route Army's independent regiment can't break through the defense of the city gate, so you're talking to us here?"

"The combat effectiveness of this Eighth Route Army, from the Bantian Regiment to Qu County, to the Yangquan stronghold, and the destruction of the Gujing Squadron all prove its strength."

"To be honest, you should know the combat effectiveness of our North China security forces."

"Once the independent regiment launches a strong attack, it will only increase casualties. The city gate cannot block their way. I think that during the conversation with me, this commander Kong has already arranged for the troops to build artillery positions, and there may be several sharpshooters. It is aiming at my head, as long as we fail to agree, the shells from the other side will hit us immediately."

"This Captain Kong will try to persuade him to surrender, but that doesn't mean he will be lenient."

"battalion commander!"

"Don't talk about it, let them go! Otherwise, this place will only flow into rivers of blood. The casualties of our brothers, as well as those former brothers and family members under the city gate, are unavoidable."

Having made up his mind, Chen An shouted in Kong Jie's direction again:

"Commander Kong, to be honest, your Eighth Route Army is an anti-Japanese man. I, Chen An, also admire it. What you said earlier is correct. A soldier should not be used as a knife. If it is held by a bad person, it will only do evil. If it is held by a good person, it will only do evil. Doing it will do good."

"But the essence of a soldier is to obey orders, which is his bounden duty."

"So no matter what today, I, Chen An, as the commander of the guard battalion of the Third Army of the North China Security Army, must not just watch an Eighth Route Army passing through the city gate."

"This son of a bitch, it looks like we can't reach an agreement, Commander, let's fight!" Fourth Battalion Commander Lei Dasheng said.

The first battalion commander has already greeted the lurking snipers, ready to attack.

More than a dozen grenades are also ready.

"Wait!" Kong Jie said.

The soldiers paused and stopped what they were doing.

From the direction of the city gate, Chen An's voice came next:

"However, in front of me, I only saw soldiers wearing the uniforms of our Imperial Association Army, bringing their family members, and trying to leave through the city gate. I, Chen An, had no reason to stop me. I ordered to open the city gate. let go—”

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(End of this chapter)