Bright Sword's Bloody War of Resistance

Chapter 679
That night, more than [-] Japanese troops from the [-]th Division were stationed in the barracks outside the city. In the Japanese headquarters inside the city, a group of little devil officers were having a final meeting. It was the first time that Sun Liangcheng and Zhao Yunxiang had the opportunity to attend the meeting. meeting.

The atmosphere at the scene was rather delicate. It was rare for the leaders of the Japanese army sent in Shangqiu to be unanimous. On the left hand side of the table.

Sun Liangcheng and Zhao Yunxiang had already arrived at the venue, but they didn't dare to take their seats. Even Sun Liangcheng, an old fox, had a headache at this moment, for fear of being on the wrong team.

It stands to reason that Araki Sadahiro and Kuroshima Morita are the immediate superiors of the appeasement army, and Sun Liangcheng should naturally be on the side of the local faction.

Don't look at the two people who fight to the death on weekdays, but even though Sun Liangcheng took refuge in Kuroshima Morita, he also looked respectful when he met Araki Tehiro.

Zhao Yunxiang is a fine person, and he noticed early on that the Japanese were not fighting each other. The key is that it was Mitsuo Nakazawa, a Japanese officer sent from outside, who led the troops to sweep up the base areas of the Eighth Route Army.

"Sun Sang, the meeting is about to start, do you still want me to invite you to a seat?" Kuroshima Morita shouted loudly, obviously very dissatisfied with Sun Liangcheng's actions.

Zhao Yunxiang next to him had an idea, and immediately said: "Taijun, when Commander Sun was inspecting the position the day before yesterday, he accidentally fell from a high place and injured his tailbone, so he couldn't sit down. Please forgive me, Majesty!"

A trace of disdain flashed in the eyes of Toshiaki Sai, the Japanese commander of the [-]th Division on the left, and at the same time, a hint of joking.

Upon hearing this, Araki Sadahiro was unwilling to give up any chance to win over Sun Liangcheng, and asked with great concern: "Sun Sang, you are too careless, how is your injury?"

"Please rest assured, Taijun, I can still command the 38th Division to assist the Imperial Army in combat. All the soldiers of my 38th Division are willing to die for the Imperial Army and to shed the last drop of blood for the Great Japanese Empire!"

"Yo Xi, Sun Sang, you are so loyal!"

Zhao Yunxiang's clever idea not only resolved Sun Liangcheng's embarrassment, but also brought the confrontation between the two groups of Japanese officers to an end temporarily.

When to launch an attack and where to choose a breakthrough point, the Japanese army has already made a conclusion. In recent days, Sanfu Nakazawa personally led several officers to conduct investigations along the old course of the Yellow River.

This meeting was led by Sadahiro Araki, in order to warn the Japanese officers of the [-]th Division not to underestimate the enemy before the war.

"Mr. Zhongze, the Eighth Route Army in Southwest Shandong is not like the earthy Eighth Route Army that the Imperial Army encountered in the past. When our brigade fought against the Eighth Route Army last time, the Eighth Route Army's weapons and equipment were not inferior to those of the Imperial Army. Even in terms of the number of artillery They are stronger than the imperial army, please be careful!" Araki Tehiro said sincerely, and the Japanese officer on the opposite side showed a sneer at the corner of his mouth.

"Thank you Araki-kun for your kindness. In recent days, I have also heard about the achievements of the Eighth Route Army in the Tainan region and the Hebei-Shandong-Henan region. confidence."

"The warriors of our [-]th Division were fought on the front line in previous battles with the elite of the national army. Even a military disciplined combat unit of the Chinese Central Army can only be defeated when facing a field unit of our department. , as long as the Eighth Route Army is entangled by our troops this time, it will inevitably be wiped out by the imperial army!" Sanfu Zhongze was as arrogant as ever.

The words were divided into two parts. Just as a group of little devils were having a meeting, there was a change in the position of the 38th Division of the Appeasement Army on the south bank of the old course of the Yellow River.

Li Baisheng, deputy company commander of the 38nd Battalion and [-]th Company of the [-]rd Regiment of the [-]th Division of the Appeasement Army, slipped out of the company headquarters behind the position in the dark, and ran into the picket team of the division headquarters not far away.

"Captain Li, it's so late, where are you going?"

"Hey, don't mention the fuck, isn't this going to be a war? Our company commander is going to patrol the battlefield to save some guys from being lazy. Don't be stolen by the Eighth Route Army at that time. It's a joke to make a joke, brother Our lives are at stake!" Li Baisheng is also an old fritter, and he speaks nonsense as soon as he opens his mouth.

"Company Commander Zhao is right to be worried, hurry up, it's your hard work, Old Li!" the leading officer greeted.

"Don't worry, if you say it's hard work, you brothers are the hardest. You don't get much military pay, and you have to patrol at night. What am I doing?" Li Baisheng stepped forward and took out a pack of Tainan brand cigarettes. Distributed to the people.

"Yo, rare goods!"

"I don't know when we are going to fight the Eighth Route Army. Why are you still keeping this thing?"

When the pickets were far away, Li Baisheng spit on the ground: "Bah, you bastards, you are the ones with the darkest hearts, don't let me meet you on the battlefield!"

If you want to say who is the least popular in the entire 38th Division, it must be the picket team. On weekdays, these soldiers in the 38th Division did not dump military supplies or food for the Eighth Route Army. Teachers are counting from top to bottom, and Zhao Yunxiang can't control it.

But don't meet this group of black-hearted pickets. If you meet them, they will confiscate supplies, and if you encounter them, you will be given a few whips and locked up for a few days.

Li Baisheng first walked around the position. The position of the 38rd Regiment of the [-]th Division was at the most downstream, and there was a stone bridge opposite the Sixth Company, but it was blown up by the Eighth Route Army in two days.

The water level of the entire old course of the Yellow River is low and shallow, with a width of 400 meters and a narrow one of hundreds of meters. If Li Baisheng wants to wade across the river, he still needs to go another two kilometers downstream.

Taking advantage of the dark clouds covering the bright moon in the sky, Li Baisheng took the opportunity to slip out of the position and ran downstream along the river.

After arriving at a tidal flat, Li Baisheng rolled up his trouser legs, and stepped into the river with both feet deep and shallow. The icy water made Li Baisheng shiver: "Damn it, it's already this time, who is it?"

"Talk, don't talk, I'm going to rob!" Li Baisheng quickly took out the pistol at his waist.

"It's Brother Li, I'm Lu Quansheng, don't shoot, don't shoot!"

A familiar voice came over, and Li Baisheng looked across suspiciously, only to see a figure tiptoeing over the river.

"It's Brother Quansheng, come to take a bath by the river this evening?"

"Isn't your brother Li here too?"

One of the two is the deputy company commander of the sixth company, and the other is the platoon leader of the fifth platoon of the seventh company. Now that they meet here, they are both thousand-year-old foxes. Who can hide the plan in their hearts?

The two looked at each other and smiled, with a hint of embarrassment in their smiles.

"Let's go together then?" Li Baisheng asked tentatively.

"It's too dark and too dangerous. If you're not careful, you'll get stuck in it. I'll take care of you with Brother Li!"

Not long after, in a certain village not far from the forward position, this place was the forward headquarters of the Southwest Military Division of Shandong.

"Hello, I'm Robinson!"

"Political commissar, soldiers from the third company of our regiment captured two soldiers from the Appeasement Army at the forward position. According to them, they came to contact our Eighth Route Army in advance and plan to take their soldiers to surrender to our Eighth Route Army later. How do you see this matter going?"

When Luo Benzhong heard the words, a smile flashed across his usually calm face, and he said immediately: "Bring me to the headquarters, no, I will go to the forward position with the Communist Party members!"

"Yes!"

Luo Benzhong hung up the phone, and shouted outside the house: "Guards, quickly call ** Yuan!"

The headquarters had just moved forward, and Li Yunlong had just returned to the house after routine inspections as usual, and was about to go to bed, when he heard that Luo Benzhong was looking for him urgently, subconsciously thinking that there was something wrong with the forward position, so he put on some clothes and hurried out of the house .

"Old Luo, something happened in the forward position?" Li Yunlong asked anxiously.

"It's a good thing, a great thing!"

When Li Yunlong figured out the reason of the matter, he immediately beamed with joy: "Great, the work we did before has finally paid off, we have to go there in person!"

"Lao Li, this matter is not urgent!" Luo Benzhong resumed his usual calmness: "First inform the superiors, and then take action. After arriving at the 42nd regiment headquarters, I will be responsible for receiving defectors. You will be in command and contact them by phone. Battalions!"

"It's gratifying for the appeasement army to surrender, but it's dark now, don't let the good things turn into bad things, and let the enemy take advantage of it!"

"I understand, leave the rest to me!"

The command post was not far from the forward position, and the two arrived at the forward position on horseback in more than ten minutes with their respective guards.

After that, the two split up. Li Yunlong was in charge of contacting the troops in each position, and Luo Benzhong was in charge of personally interviewing the defectors.

Li Baisheng and Lu Quansheng crossed the river with great pains. They had just landed on the beach on the opposite bank when they were captured alive by the sentinels stationed here.

Fearing that they would be accidentally killed by the Eighth Route Army, the two claimed that they had come to surrender on behalf of a large force, and that two or 3000 people would come together later.

As soon as the sentinel heard that it was okay, he quickly sent someone to notify his superiors. The news was uploaded layer by layer, and finally reached the Southwest Divisional Headquarters.

When Luo Benzhong saw the two, they were arranged to warm up in a room.

"I am Luo Benzhong, Political Commissar of the Southwest Military Division of the Eighth Route Army. I heard that you two came to contact our Eighth Route Army to surrender on behalf of the army?"

Li Baisheng and Lu Quansheng looked at each other, and they both secretly regretted that they had boasted about Haikou before, but they didn't expect to alarm the big shots of the Eighth Route Army.

"Hello, sir, we are indeed here to surrender, and it can be regarded as a front stand, but now many people are still hesitating and can't make a decision!" Li Baisheng said half-truthfully.

"It doesn't matter, how many people can be recruited is counted. The pre-war uprising is a great achievement. Our Eighth Route Army's policy is clearer than yours. You two are the first justice. The more people you recruit, the more rewards you will receive. The settlement is settled today, and the Eighth Route Army will not treat you badly!" Luo Benzhong laughed.

"Understood, we all understand, sir, let's go back and contact the troops, and act tonight!" Li Baisheng replied excitedly.

Robenzhong looked at the time, it was [-]:[-], and then he said: "It's not too late, I will notify the soldiers along the line to meet you, but be careful to avoid misunderstandings, after boarding the tidal flats, take the initiative to put down your weapons and listen to us Arranged by someone!"

"understand!"

On the same day, the two returned to their respective companies. Several company platoon leaders had been waiting anxiously for a long time, and they couldn't help being overjoyed when they heard that the Eighth Route Army had agreed to surrender.

Considering the bounty issue, after the two appeasement army commanders secretly assembled their troops, they sent several confidants to contact other appeasement army troops in the surrounding area.

"Hurry up, speed up the march, we can't let the gang from the Seventh Company take the lead!"

The two gangs rushed to the crossing point in a hurry, but they met again at the crossing. This time, neither of them said hello, and they crossed the river with their heads depressed.

The movements of these two groups of appeasement troops quickly attracted the attention of other appeasement army units, and then they received news that they had surrendered to the opposite Eighth Route Army.

"Company commander, what should we do? Should we report to Shangfeng, or"

"Shit, damn it, it's still a step too late. If I knew it earlier, I shouldn't have hesitated. Quickly notify the brothers to assemble. Later, the regiment and division headquarters should receive the news. By then, it will be too late to run!"

Immediately afterwards, the troops of the third and fourth regiments of the 38th Division of the Appeasement Army stationed at the forefront seemed to have suffered a chain reaction. There were hundreds of people at most, and dozens of people at least. Competing to run towards the ferry near each position, for fear of being one step too late.

When the superior regiment headquarters of the appeasement army received the news, most of the soldiers of the third and fourth regiments of the appeasement army fled, and several positions were unmanned one after another.

However, Sun Liangcheng and Zhao Yunxiang had a meeting in Shangqiu City, and the staff on duty at the 38th Division had no choice but to call the Little Devils headquarters.

In Shangqiu City, under the deliberate compliment of Araki Tehiro, the atmosphere between the two groups of little devils is much more harmonious than before.

Just when Sadahiro Araki was about to end the meeting, a Japanese military officer hurried over to report: "Sir, the 38th Division reported that there has been a large-scale defection of soldiers from the Appeasement Army at the forward position!"

"Baga, how is it possible, what do the soldiers of the imperial army on the front line do?" Araki Sadahiro slapped the table and roared angrily.

Sun Liangcheng also couldn't believe the news. He never expected that the Eighth Route Army would steal his roots quietly.

"Taijun, please let me return to the front line to suppress the troops immediately, and I will handle this matter well!"

"Hurry up, the battle is imminent, and the morale of the army must not be disturbed!"

"Hi, please don't worry, Taijun!" Sun Liangcheng and Sun Liangcheng hurriedly left the meeting room.

After the two left, Mitsuo Nakazawa, who had been watching the show just now, jokingly said, "Mr. Araki, with all due respect, you have put the cart before the horse. The Imperial Japanese Army actually needs a group of Chinese people to maintain the current situation!"

"However, this may be an opportunity. Perhaps the imperial army can use this opportunity to mix in with the appeasement army, arrive at the Eighth Route Army's position quietly, and then launch a surprise attack. The Eighth Route Army must be caught off guard!" Although Zhong Ze Sanfu was arrogant, But he was keenly aware that this was a good opportunity to cross the old course of the Yellow River.

(End of this chapter)