After leaving Tongniu Village, Xu Dalong and others came to Xinglong Town. They were going to rest here for a day and wait for the 74th Army to send vehicles to pick them up. The 74th Army was a big help this time. Xu Dalong and Chu Yun'er will definitely come to express their gratitude.
Battalion Commander Wei hosted a banquet in honor of Xu Dalong, Chu Yun'er and the officers of the Fruit Army who came to help. Xu Dalong took out a large amount of money again. The officers and officers present were very happy and felt that Xu Dalong was a friend enough.
Xinhe County, 358 Brigade Headquarters.
Chu Yunfei has been thinking about Chu Yun'er's safety and has been restless these days. His parents sent telegrams almost every day asking about Chu Yun'er, but he couldn't put pressure on Xu Dalong. He didn't know how to reply to his parents. He could only say that he had sent someone to look for him, and it was Xu Dalong himself. If you go, there will definitely be no problem.
Although Chu Yunfei also believed in Xu Dalong, he still felt uneasy after not seeing the final result.
"Housemaster, good news." Fang Ligong walked in excitedly, holding a telegram in his hand.
He continued: "Miss Chu has been rescued by Brother Dalong."
Chu Yunfei grabbed the telegram, which said that Chu Yun'er had been rescued, that she was intact, and that Xu Dalong was preparing to escort her back to Fendong County.
Chu Yunfei said excitedly: "Brother Dalong is such a good brother, he will never disappoint anyone. Prepare a car for me, I want to return to Fendong County."
After eating, Battalion Commander Wei came to Xu Dalong alone. He said with some worry: "Sir Xu, brother, please take care of my affairs, sir."
Xu Dalong understood what he meant. He was a local garrison and was secretly in league with the bandits. Not only did he have ordinary business dealings, he also secretly sold them weapons and ammunition. Although these things are not uncommon among the Guo army, the superiors turn a blind eye. But now the situation is a little different. Everyone knows that the people in Tongniu Village colluded with the Japanese invaders. If someone from above pursues it, this matter will be big. Not only was he collaborating with the bandits, but he was also collaborating with the Japanese invaders.
As long as someone makes a fuss about this matter, Camp Commander Wei can't stand it. He knew that Xu Dalong had a close relationship with the upper echelons of Guojun, and hoped that he could help him exonerate himself.
Xu Dalong said: "Captain Wei, you don't have to worry about this matter. You have helped my brother a lot, and I will definitely remember this favor. If you have anything to do in the future, you can contact me directly."
Battalion Commander Wei was still a little worried. He said: "Sir Xu, these bandits actually colluded with the Japanese invaders. Their nature is much worse than being bandits. We can't just watch them really surrender to the Japanese invaders and join forces." Harmful to us Chinese people."
Camp Commander Wei said it grandly, but in fact he didn't want to keep the bandits from Tongniu Village. After all, he had secretly had close contacts with them in the past. This matter was a time bomb for him that could explode at any time. He wanted to kill someone with a borrowed knife, and use Xu Dalong's power to get rid of the bandits in Tongniu Village, so as to achieve the effect once and for all.
Xu Dalong understood his mood. To be honest, he was also very angry with the bandits on the mountain. Not to mention anything else, just because they dared to kidnap Chu Yun'er, Xu Dalong would not let them off lightly. Moreover, Xu Dalong hates evil as much as he hates hatred. It is an ironclad fact that the bandits on the mountain are colluding with the Japanese invaders. What's more, on the way back to Xinglong Town from Tongniu Village, Chu Yun'er cried out about the grievances she suffered in the village, hoping that Xu Dalong could vent her anger on her behalf. From this point of view, Xu Dalong also plans to get rid of the bandits on the mountain, and at the same time get back the money he gave to the bandits, and even take away the bandits' lair, and be able to make another windfall, and give it to the Guo officers and soldiers this time Those oceans have also been made up for.
But Xu Dalong also has difficulties. The bandits on the mountain are not that easy to deal with. Tongniu Village has a dangerous terrain and is easy to defend but difficult to attack. If they attack by force, they will not be defeated in a short time.
There is another problem. After all, Xu Dalong promised the bandits that he would not settle the scores later. He is a man of his word and does not want anyone to question his credibility.
After thinking for a while, he said: "Captain Wei, if this group of bandits had not defected to the islanders, the matter would not have had any impact on you, wouldn't you say?"
Battalion Commander Wei shook his head, frowned and said: "If that's true, it won't be a big deal. But these bandits have obviously colluded with the islanders. How can we guarantee that they will not really take refuge with the islanders in the future? ?”
Xu Dalong said: "I think this is how to handle this matter. Early tomorrow morning, you will send a person up the mountain and ask them to hand over the island people. If they hand over the island people, they will offend the island people, and the island people will not do it again in the future. Trusting them cuts off their retreat from seeking refuge with the islanders.
If they refuse, it shows that they sincerely want to join the Japanese invaders. This gives us a legitimate reason to send troops, and we will destroy them. "
Hearing this, Commander Wei's brows suddenly widened.
He said happily: "Okay, Chief Xu, I listen to you, so I won't disturb your rest." After that, he said goodbye and left.
Early the next morning, Battalion Commander Wei sent people up the mountain to deliver messages to the bandits. Xu Dalong invited the officers of the Guo Army to temporarily stay in Xinglong Town to wait for news.
Tongniu Village.
The bandit leaders came to the meeting hall to discuss countermeasures.
Li Baokui said: "Battle Commander Wei sent people here and asked us to hand over the islanders. What do you think we should do about this matter?"
Wang Dayong did not want Tongniu Village to be in danger. Although he was a bandit, he still had a bit of Chinese conscience and did not want Tongniu Village to surrender to the islanders.
He said: "Master, there are so many Guojun in Xinglong Town right now. If we don't agree to them, I'm afraid they won't agree. Besides, although we are bandits and are engaged in robbing families and homes, we can't really If you vote for an island countryman, go and become a Han Dynasty."
However, Gao Youyou was willing to join the Han Dynasty. He said: "Three bosses, you can't say that. Since we have promised the islanders, this time we have caused so many islanders to die. If we don't surrender to them, they will definitely not be able to let them go." Us. Although there are many people from the Guo Army outside right now, they will leave here soon.
If we agree to them and hand over the islanders, and when they leave, and other islanders come to trouble us, can we be able to withstand the islanders' aircraft and cannons? "
Li Baokui repeatedly weighed the interests and said: "We can't offend the islanders, nor can we offend the fruit troops below. In my opinion, both sides can't be offended. The islanders can't be handed over, and we won't follow the people at the foot of the mountain." The fruit army is the enemy.
Third Master, you'd better go down the mountain and talk to the fruit soldiers at the foot of the mountain, saying that we can't help each other.
If they don't agree and insist on attacking our Tongniu stronghold, then we can only find a way to defend the stronghold. "
Gao Youyou said: "That's right, what the boss said makes sense. Now that we have just obtained so many weapons and ammunition, I don't expect the fruit troops at the foot of the mountain to have the guts to attack us. As long as we talk to them, we will not take the initiative to provoke them. They, I think this matter will be over.
As for the islanders, if we don't hand them over, we will protect them this time, and they won't cause trouble for us. "
There were also some middle-level leaders participating in the discussion in the village. Most of them agreed with Gao Youyou's opinion, that is, neither party should be offended.
Wang Dayong felt that something was wrong and wanted to say something. Li Baokui said directly: "That's it. The third boss, you'd better go down the mountain and persuade them not to make trouble with us. Especially that Battalion Commander Wei, you tell him , our village had a relationship with him in the past, and we will continue to maintain this relationship from now on. If they insist on attacking our village, after the large troops of the Guo Army have left, from now on, during the days when his camp commander Wei is in Xinglong Town, I’m afraid it won’t be that easy.”
Wang Dayong said helplessly: "Okay, I'll go down the mountain right now."
He went down the mountain and explained to Xu Dalong and others the decision of the bandits on the mountain. Adjutant Liu and the two battalion commanders of the Guo Army became angry on the spot.
They had just beaten the islanders, and their morale was high. They didn't even notice the small group of bandits on the mountain, and they shouted and destroyed Tongniu Village directly.
Of course, Camp Commander Wei hopes to eliminate the bandits in Tongniu Village, but he is also a little worried that he will not be able to capture Tongniu Village in a short time.
He said: "Sir Xu, this Tongniu Stronghold is easy to defend but difficult to attack. If we attack by force, it will be difficult to defeat them in a short while, and many brothers will be lost."
The officers also expressed their opinions. They were very resolute in taking down the Tongniu stronghold, but they couldn't come up with any good ideas on how to take down the stronghold and minimize casualties.
Monk Wei said: "Lord Long, I have taken everyone to see the terrain of Tongniu Village. Except for one road up the mountain, the other three sides are cliffs. However, the mountains in the north are slightly gentler. If it is daytime, It should be possible to climb up, but it was a bit difficult at night.
I will take my brothers to give it a try. If I can climb up Tongniu Village quietly, and cooperate with the team at the bottom of the mountain, we should be able to take Tongniu Village in one fell swoop. "
Xu Dalong didn't speak. He had been thinking about how to capture Tongniu Village with as few casualties as possible.
Suddenly, his eyes lit up and he said: "Bring me a map, not a local map, give me a map of China."
Hearing this, the officers all looked at each other, wondering why Xu Dalong didn't want a local map, but a map of the entire China.
Not to mention, what they carry with them is a military map, and they really don’t have this.
Seeing everyone's appearance, Xu Dalong said: "Send someone to the bookstore or school to find an old version of the textbook for primary school students. There will be a map of China on it."
Although Battalion Commander Wei didn't understand what Xu Dalong wanted to do, he still sent his orderlies to find it. Soon after, the orderly came back and actually picked up a 1932 edition of the Chinese atlas of the Republic of China.
Xu Dalong made gestures on the map with his fingers, compared it with the scale of the map, and did some mental calculations for a while.
He smiled and said: "I thought of a way to capture Tongniu Village. Without killing a single person, they have to go down the mountain and surrender obediently."
The officers looked at each other. They just couldn't think of any way to capture Tongniu Village without losing a single person.
Adjutant Liu asked: "Sir Xu, tell me what good idea you have come up with?"
Xu Dalong said: "You just drink tea and chat here first, and we will find out in a while." After that, he drafted a telegram and gave it to Monk Wei.
Monk Wei glanced at the contents of the telegram, smiled immediately, and walked out quickly.
About half an hour later, Monk Wei came back. He took a telegram and said, "Master Long, General Fu has agreed." After that, he handed the telegram to Xu Dalong.
The officers were even more confused. They didn't understand why they had to contact General Fu who was far away in Zhongtiao Mountain to attack Tongniu Village.
Xu Dalong read the telegram to everyone, and everyone had smiles on their faces.
Soon after, the large group of Guo army set off. After Wang Dayong reported the news, Xu Dalong and the others did not let him leave for the time being, and now they took him with them to Tongniu Village.
Wang Dayong was very worried on the way. He did not want the troops of the Guo Army to attack Tongniu Village.
He said: "Sir Xu, I am not boasting. The terrain of Tongniu Village is dangerous. Although your army is strong and strong, it is not easy to attack it. I am afraid many brothers will die. There is no deep hatred between us. There is no need to do this. Bar?"
Xu Dalong smiled faintly and said: "Third Leader, I keep my word. I said I won't pursue the matter of Miss Chu being detained in your village, and I really won't pursue it.
However, Tongniuzhai colluded with the Japanese invaders. This was the behavior of the Han Dynasty, and it was intolerable no matter what. You don't have to worry too much. You played a lot of role in rescuing Miss Chu. I will definitely not embarrass you. As for the people in Tongniu Village, it depends on how they choose.
As for this matter, I'm afraid they need your help to persuade them. "
Wang Dayong shook his head and said: "Sir Xu, to tell you the truth, the people in the village hold the idea that water from a well should not offend the river, and both sides should not offend. I can't persuade them at all."
Xu Dalong smiled and said: "One moment, another moment. Soon, it won't be us trying to persuade them, but them begging us to come down the mountain for peace talks."
Wang Dayong's face was full of doubts. He simply couldn't figure out how Xu Dalong and the others could threaten Tongniu Village.
He couldn't understand it, so he didn't bother to think about it. He even had the mentality of watching a joke.
Xu Dalong and others led a large group of people to Tongniu Village. They did not approach Tongniu Village, but surrounded Tongniu Village from a distance.
Wang Dayong couldn't understand even more. He didn't understand what these fruit troops were going to do.
Tongniu Village is located high up and has an extremely broad view. The bandit sentries saw the Guojun troops in the distance and reported to the leader.
Li Baokui led the leaders of the village to the gate of the village and looked into the distance.
(End of chapter)
