Chu Xiong and others surrounded the core area of Qinglong Village, then set up mortars and machine guns to blockade the entire Qinglong Village;
Chu Xiong was not in a hurry to attack. His purpose was to force the bandits inside to surrender, and he did not want to cause too many casualties.
The tiger also took the bandit leader Nan Batian over, and was waiting for the bandits to surrender after dawn!
"Fourth Boss, we are surrounded by the Eighth Route Army. Where is the First Boss?"
A bandit leader in charge of night vigilance reported to Cobra, which made him very panic. He narrowed his eyes for a while and was surrounded by eight groups?
"Don't panic, wake up all the brothers and get ready to fight. I'll go find the boss right now!"
After Cobra finished speaking, he went straight to the secret room. The boss didn't show up despite such a big movement. He had a premonition that the boss might have run away;
He calmly arranged the defense, and then planned to run away from the secret room. He was Nan Batian's confidant, and he led his people to build the mechanism in the secret room. How long would it take if he didn't run away now?
When he ran to the secret room, there was no trace of the boss. He went to open the entrance mechanism and found that it had been locked from the inside. Fortunately, when he built the secret room mechanism, he had saved a hand and could enter from another entrance. Lian Nan Ba Tian kept it secret.
Cobra's careful thinking saved his life. After entering from another entrance, he went straight from the tunnel to the back cliff;
When he arrived at the back cliff, he found that there was indeed a rope tied to the old tree. It seemed that not long after I left, a smile appeared on the cobra's face...
After dawn, under the pressure of the Eighth Route Army's machine guns and artillery, and after seeing the arrests of their boss Nan Batian, fifth brother Wei Laoqi and others, the leaderless bandits finally chose to surrender. Anyway, the Eighth Route Army said they would give preferential treatment to prisoners!
Chu Xiong captured Qinglong Village without any blood and captured more than 900 bandits below Nan Batian, including more than 700 young and strong, and nearly 200 old, weak, women and children. The only regret was that the ghost children and the fourth masters escaped, but fortunately it did not affect them. The big picture.
The next step is to deal with the aftermath. The bandit leader Nan Batian has been a bandit for many years and has killed countless people. The people around him are very resentful, so they suppress it directly;
In addition, a few people with heavy blood debts were selected and suppressed together, while the others were given a lighter sentence.
The old, weak, women and children were each given 5 yuan to return home, and other bandits who were willing to leave were given 2 yuan each for travel expenses;
Those who are willing to join the Eighth Route Army in fighting the Japanese will be organized into the Qinglong Mountain Anti-Japanese Guerrilla Force after education and transformation, and will be trained by the Fourth Battalion and the First Company.
The Qinglong Mountain Anti-Japanese Guerrilla Brigade was established. The captain was concurrently served by the fourth battalion commander Yan Haoyu. The candidate of the deputy captain was surprising. He turned out to be the bandit leader Hu Shuangquan.
The guerrilla army adopts a new organization. The brigade has three squadrons, each with 120 people. The squadron has three squads of 40 people, and each squad has three squads of 13 people.
The backbone of squad leaders and above are drawn from veterans from the fourth company;
One Japanese squadron captured this time was given priority to equip the guerrilla brigade, the first squadron was equipped with Japanese weapons, and the second and third squadrons were temporarily equipped with bandit equipment;
In addition, an artillery squad was established using the 3 captured mortars, but there were only a few artillery shells, only 17;
Chuxiong is planning to transfer four "Wei Yixiao" flying thunder cannons from the Liuzhen base area, and then set up an artillery platoon to strengthen the firepower of the guerrilla brigade.
"Captain, you have made a fortune. There are a lot of good things in the bandits' den! I heard from Hu Shuangquan that they just ambushed Bai Gouzi and robbed them of a lot of military supplies!"
After Yan Haoyu counted the treasure trove in the bandit's den, he excitedly handed the list to Chu Xiong.
Chu Xiong couldn't help but joked to Yan Haoyu:
"Haoyu, you're already a battalion commander and you're a bit promising. What can make you so excited?"
After saying that, he took it and took a look, and couldn’t help but laugh...
"Hu Shuangquan, you can do it. You dare to rob the Jinsui Army's belongings. Guaiguai has 30,000 silver dollars, which is almost a battalion's worth of equipment!
200 brand-new medium and formal rifles, 6 Czech light machine guns, 50 Thompson submachine guns, 50 Mauser pistols, 1,000 wooden handle grenades, and tens of thousands of bullets. You have robbed others of their supplies. Be honest. , did you rob our Eighth Route Army? "
When Hu Shuangquan heard this, he was so frightened that his legs trembled and he stammered:
"Sir, absolutely not, I swear to God! Besides, I am just a little guy..."
When Chu Xiong saw Hu Shuangquan's cowardice, he probably didn't dare to tell lies, so he continued to say to him:
"Hu Shuangquan, you are now the deputy captain of the guerrillas. Don't act like a coward all day long. We in the Eighth Route Army are all comrades. There is no such thing as a superior or a junior;
Change the bandit ways. From now on, just call me commander. Learn from your captain Yan. As long as you follow the Eighth Route Army to fight the Japanese, we will all be comrades and one family! "
When Hu Shuangquan heard this, he excitedly gave Chu Xiong a messy military salute on the spot and said:
"Thank you, captain, I will definitely learn from the captain in the future!"
After hearing this, Chu Xiong nodded and continued to ask:
"Shuangquan, how much do you know about the situation of the Jinsui Army nearby?"
Hu Shuangquan thought for a while and said:
"Captain, they have a regiment in Hejia Town. The leader seems to be named Li Chendong. There are more than 2,000 people. The equipment we grabbed belongs to him."
After hearing this, Chu Xiong couldn't help but laugh. It's true that we meet each other everywhere in life, and here we meet the eldest son of the Li family!
"Shuang Quan, go find Captain Shitou and tell him that I have something to do with him, and then you can just go about your business."
After Chu Xiong waited for Hu Shuangquan to leave, he turned to Yan Haoyu and said:
"Haoyu, take care of the young queen Hu Shuangquan more often in the future. This kid is not bad in nature, has strong bones, and has many clever ideas. We must bring him into the organization."
Yan Haoyu nodded to express his understanding. Although he was a little confused in his heart, he never asked why Chu Xiong made his decision. This group of people from the Seventh Company had absolute trust in Chu Xiong.
"Captain, you seem to know Li Chendong?"
Yan Haoyu asked curiously.
Chu Xiong smiled again and said:
"His father is Li Yaozu. Do you think I recognize him?"
Yan Haoyu also smiled. It turned out that he was the eldest son of the landlord Lao Cai in Lijia Village. No wonder the name sounded so familiar. Yan Haoyu knew his brother Li Chennan and had a meeting together.
"Captain, how will we deal with the relationship with the younger brother of the Li family in the future? The batch of equipment and supplies he lost will definitely be counted on the guerrilla brigade."
Chu Xiong thought for a while and said:
"We must clearly display the banner of our Eighth Route Army Independent Regiment. If he comes to make trouble again, he will undermine the united front. Fight when we need to fight, talk when we need to talk, and we must be reasonable, righteous, and disciplined!"
The equipment and supplies have already passed through one hand. We captured the bandits based on our ability, so why should we return them to him? "
"Remember one principle: don't fire the first shot. If you want to hit, hit him to hurt him. For the die-hards, we must both fight and unite. The purpose of the struggle is to unite!"
Yan Haoyu nodded to express his understanding.
"Shitou and I will return to the base in a few days. We will bring back more than 500 taels of gold and more than 60,000 silver dollars seized from Qinglong Village to Liu Town;
I will leave you 5,000 silver dollars as activity funds, and all the materials on the mountain will be left to you. In this area, we must gradually establish a base with Qinglong Mountain as the core! "
"The defense system of Qinglong Mountain needs to be rebuilt, and the cliffs at the back of the mountain must also be fortified. You know how powerful the tiger is. When the stone comes over, ask him to give you some advice!"
Yan Haoyu understood that the leader was preparing to hand over Qinglong Mountain to him, and he suddenly felt a sense of urgency with a heavy responsibility on his shoulders. After thinking for a while, he said to Chu Xiong:
"Captain, can you ask Shitou to leave a tiger team for me? And can Wei Yixiao Pao get some for us?"
Upon hearing this, Chu Xiong couldn't help but laugh and curse:
"I knew your kid would make demands. I'll leave you a platoon in a row. When I get back, I'll send someone to send you 4 Wei Yixiao cannons. I'll give you 50 explosive packs and roadside bombs. Save your money. Use it! The Li Guoping team will stay with you, and they will be allowed to return to the team after three months. Do you have any other requirements?"
Yan Haoyu replied happily:
"No more, I promise to complete the mission!"
