Xu Dalong's words were very heart-warming, and Huang Xiansheng and others were very moved when they heard them. Of course, they would never blindly make a decision just because of this touch. If Xu Dalong could not offer conditions that satisfied them, they would definitely not agree.
Xu Dalong knew this very well. After a brief exchange of greetings, he said bluntly: "Military, if you and the brothers of the 182nd Army have any requests, just ask them. As long as they are reasonable, I will try my best to fight for you."
Huang Xiansheng said: "Captain Xu, we all know that you are a man of your word. As long as you agree to our request, we will fight the Japanese army to the end."
Then he set out his own conditions: no settlement of accounts after the fall, no dismantling of the 182nd Army. The 182nd Army was officially incorporated into the Zhongyang Army and enjoyed the same treatment as the Zhongyang Army. Officers of the 182nd Army are not allowed to be replaced at will. If individual personnel are transferred in or out, they must be approved by the Army Commander.
Xu Dalong said: "I personally think that the conditions you offer are not excessive at all, and I completely agree. However, this matter still needs to be reported to the Ninth War Zone for approval. I will do my best to convince the Ninth War Zone to agree to your promise. conditions of."
After saying that, he drafted a telegram on the spot, wrote the conditions proposed by the 182nd Army on it, said that he hoped that the Ninth Theater District would agree, and finally signed his name below.
Then he wrote another telegram, which was sent to the boss of the military commander, saying that if he guaranteed that the Ninth War Zone could agree to the conditions of the 182nd Army, he could guarantee that the 182nd Army would not rebel and surrender to the enemy. He also helped persuade the Ninth War Zone to agree. The conditions offered by the 182nd Army.
In fact, before coming, Xu Dalong had already communicated with the Ninth War Zone and had already guessed the conditions that the 182nd Army would offer. They just felt it was unfair and wanted to enjoy the same treatment as the Zhongyang Army, and they also hoped to be able to Join the Zhongyang Army so that they will not be treated as outsiders and their future will be guaranteed.
The Ninth Theater's top priority now is to prevent the 182nd Army from rebelling, otherwise it will seriously affect the image of the Ninth Theater. If the 182nd Army can obey the command of the Ninth War Zone wholeheartedly, the Ninth War Zone will be happy to accept them.
The Ninth War Zone quickly responded to the telegram, saying that it fully agreed with the conditions offered by the 182nd Army, and promised to pay the 182nd Army 1 million French currency in advance to show its sincerity.
Huang Xiansheng did not expect Xu Dalong to have such a great reputation. The Ninth War Zone readily agreed to his request, for which he was very grateful. He said on the spot that the 182nd Army was determined to resist Japan and would never rebel and surrender to the enemy.
At this point, Xu Dalong also breathed a sigh of relief.
He said: "Commander Huang, there is something I must remind you. The Ninth War Zone has agreed to your conditions, but you can't just accept it calmly."
Huang Xiansheng is also a smart man and understands what Xu Dalong means. The reason why the Ninth War Zone agreed to their conditions was because the situation forced them to agree. Such a result will make the Ninth War Zone and its officers hate the 182nd Army. They said they would not settle the scores, and it is probably inevitable that they will use dirty tricks to trick others in the future. Therefore, they must express their opinions and resolve the contradictions.
Huang Xiansheng said: "Mr. Xu, do you want us to hand in the certificate of investment?"
Xu Dalong smiled approvingly and said: "That's what I mean. This matter has caused a huge uproar and has seriously affected the reputation of the Ninth War Zone. We must take appropriate punishments to restore the negative impact. In the end, It will make the Ninth War Zone look brighter. As long as you can do this, my brother, I will help you communicate in private to ensure that there will be no future troubles."
Huang Xiansheng was very grateful and said: "Mr. Xu is indeed young and promising, and his style of conduct is admired by my brothers. From now on, our 182nd Army will completely obey your command."
Xu Dalong nodded and said: "In that case, brothers, I won't be polite. The first thing I ask you to do now is to stabilize the morale of the army. Don't make things public for now. Say hello to reliable officers in private. Send people secretly to monitor those elements who are not firm in their stance to prevent them from making any changes."
Huang Xiansheng said he would handle the matter immediately.
Xu Dalong said: "As for the Japanese army, how should you negotiate? We have to put on a big show and set a trap for the little devils."
Huang Xiansheng said: "Everything will be done according to your instructions."
Xu Dalong nodded and said, "Okay, let's start preparing separately."
After Huang Xiansheng returned to the military headquarters, he immediately summoned the main officers in the army and talked with them respectively to further understand their ideological trends. For his cronies, Huang Xiansheng gave them the truth, told them the truth about his meeting with Xu Dalong, and asked them to take control of their troops when they returned and be ready for contingency at any time.
At this moment, You Yukun and others mobilized a radio direction finding vehicle and drove to the forward position of the 160th Army in Mangshan. At night, the direction-finding vehicle of the radio station continued to drive forward until it reached the foot of Mang Mountain. The military intelligence agents in charge of monitoring disassembled the direction-finding equipment from the vehicle, put it into a large wooden box that had been prepared, and carried it up the mountain. After passing through the defensive position of the 545th Division and descending the mountain, Huang Xiangui had sent people to respond at the foot of the mountain. They loaded the boxes onto the truck and quietly drove into Wuzhou County. They reassembled the equipment in a house near the military headquarters and monitored the radio stations of the 182nd Army Headquarters and various divisions.
Also on this night, a convoy of the Fruit Army drove into the defense area of the 160th Army. Under the guidance of military commanders, the officers leading the team came to meet Xu Dalong and You Yukun.
The visitor was in his early 30s, tall and burly, with a Chinese-character face, thick eyebrows and big eyes, and clean-shaven beard. He looked very formidable.
When he saw Xu Dalong, he stood at attention and saluted very respectfully, and said: "Hello, Chief Xu, by order of the Chief's Department, the Guard Regiment of the 18th Army of the Guo People's Revolutionary Army has come to report. The leader of the guard regiment is Lei Jianfeng."
Xu Dalong returned the military salute earnestly, shook hands with him cordially, and said: "Hello, Commander Lei. The 18th Army is the most elite unit in the Ninth War Zone, and the Guard Corps is the elite among the elite. With your arrival, I am very grateful for this mission. I gained confidence.”
Xu Dalong is right. The 18th Army is the capital of the Ninth War Zone. It is called the Civil Engineering Department and is the direct line of the Zhongyang Army. It is the best in the Zhongyang Army in terms of equipment and soldier quality. All the officers are from the Huangpu Department, and even the platoon leaders are all graduates of the Zhongyang Military Academy. The military guard regiment is the most elite among the 18th Army. Lei Jianfeng was Chief Chen's guard captain.
The guard regiment has a total of 3,400 people, including four infantry battalions and one artillery battalion. The soldiers are all equipped with American-made Thompson submachine guns. Each combat squad has a light machine gun. The key personnel above the deputy squad leader are also equipped with a Equipped with a 20-shot shell gun, all the soldiers were carefully selected from various units, and the minimum had one and a half years of military service. The fighting will of the officers and soldiers is also obviously stronger than that of other ordinary soldiers of the Chinese army, and their overall combat strength can rival a brigade or even a division of the ordinary Chinese army.
Xu Dalong and You Yukun warmly entertained the main officers of the guard regiment. Xu Dalong often appears at the Sling Headquarters of the Ninth War Zone. The headquarters of the 18th Army is in the same compound as the headquarters of the Ninth War Zone. They have all met Xu Dalong and admire this famous anti-Japanese hero.
Seeing Xu Dalong being so enthusiastic towards them increased their sense of closeness to Xu Dalong. Their official positions were relatively low, and they had never had the opportunity to talk to Xu Dalong before. After in-depth conversations, Xu Dalong's enthusiastic attitude, profound knowledge, and humorous conversation left a deep impression on everyone.
Xu Dalong is a legend. As we all know, no matter who cooperates with Xu Dalong, there will be good results. The officers of the guard regiment all hope that this time they can follow Xu Dalong to make achievements and gain promotions. They expressed their determination to obey Xu Dalong's command.
In Xu Dalong's plan, he not only wanted to ensure that the 182nd Army safely entered the Guo Army's defense area, but also led them to fight a good battle to eliminate the suspicion that the 182nd Army was trying to surrender to the enemy.
With this credit, even if the Ninth War Zone wants to settle accounts with them, it will not be that easy.
Xu Dalong knew that the 182nd Army was now unstable. It would be difficult for them to deal with the powerful Japanese army, and there was no guarantee that the adjacent 160th Army and 176th Army could closely cooperate with the 182nd Army's operations.
Xu Dalong specifically requested the Ninth War Zone to mobilize an elite force to participate in this battle. The 18th Army Guard Regiment is the direct descendant of the 9th Theater Command. Their strong combat effectiveness can not only increase the chances of winning the war against Japan, but also play a role in supervising the 160th Army and the 176th Army. This greatly increased the chances of winning this battle.
Next, Xu Dalong held talks with the commanders of the 160th Army and the 176th Army, and they all expressed their full cooperation with Xu Dalong's actions.
After all arrangements were in place, Xu Dalong, You Yukun, Lin Zhongmin, and Wei Dayong led the special operations detachment and a military unified action team, crossed Mangshan and entered the defense area of the 182nd Army. With the support of Huang Xiangui, the head of the 182nd Army Guard Corps, they entered Wuzhou County.
Huang Xiangui saw that Xu Dalong, You Yukun and others came to Wuzhou County in person. He admired their extraordinary courage and increased his trust in them.
Colonel Ikeda lived in a small courtyard inside the 182nd Military Headquarters, patiently waiting for Huang Xiansheng to make his final determination.
In the past few days, he had also noticed that Army Commander Huang Xiansheng kept talking to the main officers of his subordinates. He also asked someone to understand the content of Huang Xiansheng's conversations, which was about joining the Japanese army.
Ikeda is a veteran Japanese military espionage officer and is very familiar with the internal situation of the Japanese army. He knew that within the Guo Army, there was serious strife between factions. The commander of the 182nd Army planned to defect to the Japanese army. This matter is now known to the main officers in the army. If they choose not to defect to the Japanese army in the end, this experience cannot be concealed under any circumstances. Even if the 182nd Army is accommodated by those generals in the Ninth Theater who exclude dissidents, the military command will not let them go.
It can be said that the 182nd Army has basically no way out until now. The reason why Huang Xiansheng has not agreed yet is just to delay the time to increase the bargaining chips with the Japanese army.
Colonel Ikeda believed that the conditions offered by the Japanese army to the 182nd Army were good enough, and they had no reason to refuse. Their surrender would be a matter of time. He is very confident about this.
However, Ikeda is a cautious person and will not take things lightly until the matter is finally implemented. He still has backup plans for whether Army Commander Huang Xiansheng can surrender in the end.
Ikeda has secretly had secret talks with Pang Wei, the commander of the 544th Division. If Huang Xiansheng ultimately refuses to submit, Pang Pang will lead the 544th Division to take the lead in raising troops to join the Japanese army, and cooperate with the large Japanese army to force the 182nd Army with the threat of force. The entire army surrendered to the Japanese army.
After Ikeda waited patiently for a few days, he felt that the situation was almost ready, so he requested a meeting with the military commander through the military commander's adjutant.
After dinner that day, Army Commander Huang Xiansheng, his adjutant and a personal guard quietly came to the courtyard where Ikeda and others were staying.
Ikeda's personal guard saw Huang Xiansheng and others coming, and went to report to Ikeda first.
In the reception room, Huang Xiansheng and Ikeda sat opposite each other. The adjutant sat next to Huang Xiansheng, taking out a notebook and preparing to record it. The security guard stood behind them.
Ikeda was very happy when he saw that Huang Xiansheng was going to have a formal meeting with him. He also asked his accompanying adjutant to sit aside and take minutes of the meeting. At the same time, a security guard stood behind them.
In this way, the atmosphere of the meeting seemed very solemn and added a sense of ceremony.
Ikeda first asked: "Your Excellency, Army Commander, how have you considered cooperating with Huang Jun?"
Huang Xiansheng said: "I am very satisfied with the conditions offered by Huang Jun. I have discussed them with my subordinates in the past few days and basically reached an agreement. It can be said that the matter of joining your army has been decided. Today I will talk to His Excellency Colonel It’s just a matter of details.”
Ikeda was very happy when he heard this and said: "Your Excellency, Army Commander, I am very happy to have made the right choice. On behalf of Your Excellency, Commander of the Sixth Army, I would like to extend a warm welcome to you and the officers and soldiers under your command." After finishing speaking, He clapped his hands, and the adjutant beside him also clapped to welcome him.
Army Commander Huang Xiansheng also expressed satisfaction with Ikeda's enthusiastic attitude and said: "Ikeda-kun, from now on we are a family, and I hope you will take care of me in the future."
Ikeda was very happy and said: "That's natural. From now on, we are not only colleagues, but also very good friends. If you have anything to do in the future, just ask, and as long as I can do it, I will never refuse."
Huang Xiansheng said: "Huang thanked you here in advance. If the 182nd Army wants to defect to the Huang Army, I guess the Guo Army will also take precautions.
Our army is currently under the surveillance of the 160th Army and the 176th Army of the Fruit Army. Once our intentions are exposed, we will inevitably be attacked by the troops of these two armies. "(End of chapter)
