The battlefield is changing and unpredictable.
dusk.
As the Ninth Battalion headed west, the sound of gunfire gradually stopped.
The team stopped at a col.
Hu Yi held up the telescope and looked east carefully.
The big dog lowered his head next to him and looked at the series of footprints on the ground: "Sir Hu, he is from the New Fifth Army. This is strange. When we came over, we heard them saying that they were retreating into the mountains, but these footprints were all gone. It’s towards the outside of the mountain.”
Hu Yi didn't see anything strange: "This was originally a friendly army position, but no one was seen."
Hu Yi looked at the footprints. The leather and cloth shoes were in a mess. They were undoubtedly left by friendly troops: "It's very possible that... the New Fifth Army is gathering..."
"The team should disperse after entering the mountain. They are gathering now because they want to fight the Japanese."
Ma Liang also couldn't understand: "You can take advantage of the favorable terrain to deal with the Japanese when you go into the mountains. What are they doing together?"
Hu Yi shook his head: "They are no match for the Japanese and puppet troops..."
Xiao Hongying made a surprising statement: "Could it be that they are preparing to surrender?
The big dog curled his lips: "How is that possible? They fought so fiercely with the Japanese at noon..."
Hu Yi straightened up and looked east again. He was silent for a while, facing the mountain wind: "We can't afford to get involved in this matter. Let's go back to the regiment first."
...
It's almost dark.
Deputy Commander Jing led his three regiment leaders into a village halfway up the mountain.
The headquarters of the New Fifth Army is hidden in the village.
In the afternoon, he received a notice that all people above the regiment level should go to the military headquarters for a meeting.
I vaguely felt that something was wrong. The war was about to begin, so it was very abnormal to call all the chief officers of the departments together.
The accompanying guard stayed in the courtyard and quickly mingled with the guards he was familiar with.
At the entrance to the main hall of a large house that was requisitioned, a military commander's guard had a submachine gun across his chest and abdomen.
In the middle of the hall, there is a long table. The military commander and temporary commander of the third division is sitting on one side of the table.
Opposite Tiaoben sat the only two division commanders and staff officers in the army.
Behind the two division commanders sat the three regiment commanders of the Fourth Division. There were not many people in the room, only seven or eight.
Mr. Jing took a casual look at the furnishings in the room. On the wall at the end of the front desk was an enlarged half-length photo frame of Premier Sun.
On the table under the photo frame, there is a photocopied letter written by Chiang Kai-shek spread across the left side.
In front of the commander of the army on the right, there is a stone rubbing of the discharge order written by Yue Wumu.
The layout of this thing looks more and more like...a mourning hall.
Commander Jing was a bit dumbfounded. Whenever the military commander held a meeting to talk about important events, he would always put up a big photo of Premier Sun.
When people come from Chongqing, they will replace the photo with that of Chiang Kai-shek.
If other mountain kings come to visit, the photo on the wall will be replaced by Song Jiang's portrait.
The blue sky and white flag are not hung on the wall... but spread on the billboard.
Commander Jing was stationed a little further away. He had just arrived after receiving the notice and sat down directly next to the commander of the Fourth Division.
The division commander nodded to Deputy Commander Jing and said nothing.
There was silence.
After a while, two more people came in one after another.
The orderly approached the dazed commander's ear and said, "Commander, everyone is here..."
The military commander raised his lonely eyes, glanced left and right, and after a moment he said in a low voice: "The current situation is difficult. I am gathering you all today. I have something to tell you..."
No one spoke, just sitting upright.
The military commander was immersed in his own emotions: "Thanks to the love of my brothers, I, Sun, served as the commander-in-chief of the Northwest Army and the chairman of Anhui Province. Under the command of Han Qing, I fought a bloody battle with the Japanese on the Great Wall and became the commander-in-chief. When he was commanding the provincial chairman, he almost died at the hands of his subordinates, and during the Great Wall War of Resistance, he almost died at the hands of the Japanese.
The Manchu and Qing dynasties killed three generations of my Sun family’s ancestors. I was born late and the Manchu Qing came and destroyed them early, so I dug up the ancestral graves of the Manchu people and killed them! It can be regarded as avenging my fellow countrymen, but... no matter whether I am a tomb robber or not, I am worthy of my ancestors and worthy of my brothers. "
Seeing that the people opposite him didn't say a word, the military commander suddenly laughed: "Haha, why are you looking down on me, Qiu Ba?"
"Brother, what are you talking about? Just tell me what to do now. If I want to fight, I want to have a word with you."
"Two years ago, the 27th Army looked down on me and caused friction with us. Hehe, the commander of the 27th Army died earlier than me. I finally understand one thing. In this world, no matter how strong you are, you are better than me. There are many people and guns, and you have a bigger territory than me, so it’s not as good as competing with everyone to see who can survive longer!”
Master Jing's eyes are open to his nose, and his nose is to his heart. After this prologue, it's time to get down to business.
The military commander coughed: "I have been fighting with the Japs for ten years. From the time when 70,000 people were turned into bare commanders to when we were together in the mountains, the brothers have never left us. I am extremely grateful..."
"I'm ashamed of myself..." the deputy commander of the third division quickly expressed his position.
"Brother, if you have something to say, just tell me..." The teacher next to Teacher Jing said in a serious tone.
The military commander nodded: "Everyone knows the current situation. The nearly 100,000 troops assembled by the Japs and our more than 20,000 miscellaneous troops are no match for the Japs. Even if we retreat to the mountains to take advantage of the favorable geographical location, we will be starved sooner or later." die..."
Having said this, he turned to look at the staff officer next to him: "Guoan, tell me..."
Sitting next to the military commander was his confidant Li Guoan. This man immediately stood up and saluted from left to right: "Everyone here should know that in February, I and Commander Pang's adjutant Brother Wang went to the tomb of King Lu to have peace talks with the Japanese Colonel Maeda. ..."
Commander Jing felt a little bitter. He had reported this matter to his superiors a long time ago. After many discussions, his superiors finally concluded that the Eighth Route Army could not stop it at all.
Superiors know the news in advance and can only make targeted arrangements.
"...Commander Wen, the senior staff officer of the Military Commission and the commander of the Eighth Column of the Hebei-Cha Theater Advancement, is currently in Commander Pang's army:" Staff Officer Li said this and took out a document from the folder next to him: "This is Chairman of the Committee The warrant...please take a look."
Teacher Jing could clearly read the content above. In fact, he had known that this would be the result, but he didn't expect it to be so fast!
The staff officer put away the document: "Colonel Maeda promised that in order to save our face and not surrender directly to them, we will accept the reorganization of the Nanjing National Government into the 'Peaceful National Salvation Army'. The designation will still be the New Fifth Army, and the troops will be assigned to garrison in Kaifeng. "
The fourth division commander was even a little excited about this result, his expression unchanged: "Does Commander Pang know about this?"
"Commander Wen is in his army. They are in the west of Taihang Mountain. The situation there is different from ours. If you can fight, then fight. If you can't, then make peace..."
The military commander, who had been a little lost all the time, suddenly said: "Brothers, if you want to show your willingness to follow me, if you don't want to follow me, I will send him to leave with a lot of trouble, but if anyone reveals the inside story of this matter, I will be here." I swear that he will be in a dilemma of life and death..."
This was not a discussion at all. The chief officers were gathered together to prevent anyone from causing trouble at this juncture.
Having said that, if you get this job, the commander-in-chief said that if you leave with money, it is estimated that those who are unwilling to follow him will be sent directly to the west...
After ten years of fighting with the Japs, countless brothers died at the hands of the Japs. If we suddenly announced that we were surrendering to the Japs, many people would feel uncomfortable.
There are many stupid young men among the soldiers, and there are many who are determined to fight against the Japanese.
It is easy to prevent ordinary soldiers from causing trouble, but we must guard against commanders at all levels of the army. We must know people and faces but not their hearts. Even if they are stirring up trouble in the same pot, we must guard against them.
Therefore, the staff officer began to arrange the army commander's trusted guards and military police, and immediately returned to the station with the commanders of each regiment to summon the chief officers of each battalion and company to announce the decision.
If someone disobeys military orders during the process, they will either be arrested directly or their blood will be immediately spattered on the spot.
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