Li Yunlong still hasn’t come back to his senses.
The group of puppet soldiers in front of him were a little different from those he had met before, not to mention the reversal and ferocity when they killed the Japanese just now.
The speed of surrender now can be called clean and neat.
They all threw away the rifles in their hands. The key was to throw all the rifles together into a pile, for fear that it would be inconvenient for the Eighth Route Army to seize them.
He was equipped with a pistol and quickly took out the bullet box and put it away. He patted his pockets to show that he had no more firearms, and then he quickly raised his hands above his head in surrender.
The puppet battalion commander Cao Wangde raised his hands and trotted over, shouting to his team: "Everyone is standing, line up, don't you have any eyesight? If you don't stand properly, how can the Eighth Route Army commander review it later?"
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In this way, with many Eighth Route Army soldiers stunned, Cao Wangde kicked the puppet soldiers' butts and arranged all the surrendered puppet soldiers into a square formation.
"Report!"
"One, two, three...three hundred and eighty-one!"
Cao Wangde nodded. He was a wise man. The mighty man who was shouting with the microphone before was definitely an officer, but he was still respectful in front of the big-headed officer next to him. That big-headed man was definitely the one in front of him.
Military commander of the Eighth Route Army.
Listen to the previous shouting, what are you talking about, Li Yunlong, deputy commander of the Independent Regiment of the Eighth Route Army?
With these questions in his mind, Cao Wangde ran to Li Yunlong, stood still, and respectfully saluted a standard military salute: "Commander of the Eighth Route Army, former National Army platoon leader Cao Wangde, reports to you!"
Li Yunlong looked at Cao Wangde in silence. He found that although Cao Wangde was respectful, there was no fear in his expression.
As for Cao Wangde's report on his identity, it is even more interesting. He did not mention that he was a puppet soldier at all, and just talked about the national army.
Li Yunlong was happy, this guy was playing the emotional card! It means, we are a team of the national army, and you, the commander of the Eighth Route Army, cannot embarrass me.
"Stop talking nonsense and tell me your identity as a puppet soldier." Li Yunlong said.
"Yes, report to the commander of the Eighth Route Army. I am now serving as the commander of the first battalion of the Imperial Association Army Regiment in Yangquan."
Li Yunlong nodded, his face suddenly became serious, and his tone became a little more serious: "I have always killed several traitor leaders like you!"
Cao Wangde seemed to be frightened, and quickly explained: "Sir, you said it before. As long as we point our guns at the Japanese and commit meritorious deeds, you can give us a way to survive. We Chinese cannot attack the Chinese."
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Zhang Dabiao on the side couldn't help but cursed: "You still know that Chinese people don't fight Chinese people? How many immoral things have you traitors done over the years!"
"What an injustice! Sir, I don't know about other puppet troops, but my brother's puppet troops have never done any of the unscrupulous things you mentioned, sir."
"There is nothing we can do about our humble position. When we were defeated and captured in the battle, we originally wanted to sacrifice our lives for justice and become heroes who would rather die than surrender. But then, the company commander, battalion commander, and regimental commander above me all surrendered, and they even ran away
Come here and help the Japanese to persuade us to surrender. Do you think it’s useless for me to insist on doing this?”
"So I turned around and asked the brothers in the platoon to surrender and become puppet soldiers."
"But, sir, we are Chinese and Chinese soldiers, and our hearts are not black."
"Sir, you don't know something. Brother, my heart is in Cao Ying and I am in Han Dynasty. I am taking a curved path to save the country."
Li Yunlong smiled, "Damn it, you guys are really good at talking about feelings. You are a traitor to the little devils, working for the little devils, and you have turned a corner to save the country?
Please tell me carefully, how to save the country through curves. If you agree, I will really spare you. But if what you say is wrong, don’t blame me for not having bullets!"
Cao Wangde hurriedly said: "Sir, think about it, we were defeated in the battle back then. If we persisted in not surrendering, our death would be in vain."
"While we are currently working as puppet soldiers for the Japanese, our brothers' hearts are actually towards us in China. We eat, drink and use their little devils. We only take wages and do not do any real work. Sooner or later, we will be working as foreigners.
All the Japs' resources are consumed by him.
Usually when the Japs ask us to take charge of public security, or go to the villages to collect grain, we actually cover for the people! Otherwise, the Japs would have just let us go.
Another example is today's battle. We are not working hard, but at the critical moment, we can strike back and kill the little Japanese by surprise. The anti-Japanese heroes who secretly support the Eighth Route Army at any time, sir, tell me, isn't this a roundabout way to save the country?" Li Yunlong turned his head and looked at Zhang Dabiao: "Is this a curve to save the country?"
Zhang Dabiao said with a silly smile: "Captain, I think they are a bit similar."
Li Yunlong nodded, looked at Cao Wangde again, and asked: "Your answer is not bad. I can see your performance this time. You still have a bit of Chinese backbone."
Cao Wangde said: "What did you say, sir? As long as the blood of Yanhuang still flows in our bones, we will never forget that we are Chinese!"
It speaks of righteousness and awe-inspiring.
Li Yunlong put away his gun and asked: "Then what are you going to do next?"
Cao Wangde smiled and said: "Sir, from the beginning of this battle at the stronghold, I ordered the brothers in the camp to fire blank guns all the time. I definitely did not hurt any of my soldiers."
"In addition, I will send someone to explain clearly to the superiors where the materials in this Japanese stronghold are mainly stored, and what materials and equipment are stored, and help them find it."
"It's just us, sir, you'd better give us a shit, we have to go back and continue to save the country!"
Li Yunlong was not stupid, and scolded: "What you said is nice, we have wiped out the Japanese in front of you. Why don't you want to stay with our Eighth Route Army and fight the Japanese together?"
Cao Wangde sighed, pointed at the puppet army standing behind him and said: "Sir, you don't know something. It's not that the brothers are unwilling to surrender to the Eighth Route Army to fight the Japanese. It's just that the family members of many of our brothers are still in the hands of the Japanese in the county.
Oh! The little devil never fully believed us."
"Of course, some of the brothers have no family members. One person has enough to eat, but the whole family is not hungry. If they are willing to surrender to the Eighth Route Army to fight the Japanese, there is nothing wrong with their humble position."
Li Yunlong nodded, this reason makes sense.
Sure enough, after Zhang Dabiao persuaded him to surrender, more than 50 puppet soldiers did say they had no family members and were willing to stay and follow the Eighth Route Army to fight the Japanese.
Li Yunlong said again: "You just become deserters and go back empty-handed. Aren't you afraid that the little Japs will kill you?"
Cao Wangde smiled and said: "Hey, sir, don't worry. The little devils want us to sacrifice our lives for them. They have to turn a blind eye to some things. After the defeat, the puppet army fled back empty-handed. That's not the case."
Not once or twice."
"Working under the hands of little devils, nothing more, it's so fooling!"
"Okay, okay, stay if you want, and get out of here for the rest!" Li Yunlong scolded.
"Yes, thank you, Commander of the Eighth Route Army. Goodbye, Commander of the Eighth Route Army!"
"Wait, Cao Wangde, from today on, you are my Li Yunlong's. I will send someone to contact you later. What should you do in the future? You should understand in your heart that you are not going to save the country. Since we collided,
We should cooperate well and fight against Japan together."
"Yes!"
"But if you kid has other thoughts, you can go and find out what kind of person I, Li Yunlong, am."
As expected, it was Li Yunlong. Cao Wangde's heart skipped a beat and he quickly replied: "Please rest assured, Chief Li, I will fully cooperate with you in this humble position."
"Go!"
"Yes!"
Cao Wangde responded, breathed a sigh of relief, and quickly withdrew with the rest of the team.
Looking at Cao Wangde and his entourage who were gradually going away, Li Yunlong said happily: "Da Biao, this two devils are really interesting. Saving the country through curves? Damn it, what he said is better than what he sang.
But having said that, with the help of Cao Wangde, after we raise the new Second Regiment, it’s time to build up the Enemy Engineering Department, and that guy Lao Kong can make a lot of money by relying on the intelligence brought back by the Enemy Engineering Department of the Independent Regiment.” "Hey, Commander, I will take care of this matter." Zhang Dabiao responded.
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..."Batalion Commander, many of our brothers have no families! Why didn't you agree with the Eighth Route Army to stay with them to fight the Japanese?"
It wasn't until he was far away from Li Yunlong and his party that the first company commander had time to ask.
Cao Wangde said: "What do you know? The Eighth Route Army has little money and life, and it is a miserable life. I heard that we don't even get military pay. We are working as foreigners here, making a living, and getting military pay. It is no better than what we did in the Eighth Route Army."
Are you comfortable hiding from XZ?"
"Then why did you secretly signal that you would keep some of your brothers in the Eighth Route Army?"
"You don't understand this. In troubled times, we have to grasp at more straws. The Japanese are just one of them. We all have to be on the Eighth Route Army's side, the National Army's side, and even the Jinsui Army's side. That's it.
Survive the crisis."
"Living is the truth! Hey, this is your wise saying, battalion commander. Brothers, all remember it!" said the company commander.
"That's right! Tell the brothers, everyone was involved in this incident of defecting to kill the Japanese. If anyone leaks out, his head will definitely be on the ground."
"If you want to live, keep your mouth shut."
The first company commander said: "Don't worry, battalion commander, this won't happen once or twice. Brothers have already experienced it."
"Why else would my brothers be willing to follow you wholeheartedly, the battalion commander? It's up to you to survive in troubled times and save the country through curves!"
Hahahahaha——
Cao Wangde was startled, and then his laughter echoed in the valley.
The flattery of the first company commander really hit the spot...