Sun Desheng said angrily: "None of these damn bandits are good. We treat them like this. They dare to collude with the puppet army and do evil things to our people behind our backs. We cannot let them off lightly."
Wang Chengzhu was also very angry. He said, "I will lead my troops and blow up his stronghold with artillery."
Xu Dalong was a little angry at first, but he thought Wang Pao was not that kind of person, and there might be other reasons for this.
He said: "You two, don't be anxious, let's figure things out before we talk."
Sun Desheng said dissatisfied: "Captain, you won't condone Wang Pao just because you are acquainted with them. He killed our Eighth Route Army people. This is a matter of your position."
Xu Dalong lowered his face and looked at Sun Desheng coldly.
Sun Desheng actually trusted Xu Dalong. He was just temporarily blinded by anger because he sacrificed a class of county brigade members.
Seeing Xu Dalong's gaze, he realized that he had said the wrong thing.
He said with some embarrassment: "Captain, I didn't mean that. In short, we can't spare those bandits lightly."
Wang Chengzhu also realized that he was speaking carelessly and said: "Captain, what you said makes sense. We must find out this matter as soon as possible and give an explanation to the soldiers who died."
Xu Dalong stopped talking to them and said to Li Jinzhu: "Which army do those puppet troops belong to?"
Li Jinzhu said: "I have already inquired, they are the puppet troops stationed in Yunshui Town, and they are members of the second regiment of the 7th Puppet Brigade."
At this time, Zheng Xirong was still in Lingao City, so Xu Dalong called for Wang Jinke, the deputy squadron leader of the Intelligence Squadron. He said: "The puppet troops stationed in Yunshui Town are the people of the second regiment of the 7th Puppet Brigade.
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The reason why Xu Dalong asked this was because he already knew that the 7th Puppet Army Brigade had been expanded into the 4th Division of the Huang Xie Army. The second regiment now stationed in Yunshui Town was not necessarily the same second regiment as before.
Wang Jinke said: "The 7th Puppet Army Brigade has been reorganized, but the people living in Yunshui Town are basically still people from the original 2nd Puppet Army Regiment. Their regimental headquarters is still stationed in Qiaojiapu Town, but they only manage them.
The officers have been replaced, and the current commander is Zhao Deyuan."
Hearing this, Xu Dalong knew something in his heart. He felt that Wang Jinke was mature, shrewd and capable, so he said to him: "I want to leave this task to you. Now go to Qiaojiapu Town to find Zhao Deyuan."
Wang Jinke had already figured out what happened, and there was no need for Xu Dalong to explain it to him in detail. He said, "Captain, don't worry, I will definitely figure it out."
Wang Jinke took several soldiers from the intelligence squadron with him and carried a radio and set off quickly.
Sun Desheng was a little confused and asked: "Captain, why don't we just ask Wang Pao?"
Xu Dalong said patiently: "We don't know the situation at Wang Pao's place. If we send people there rashly, an accident is likely to happen. You have also met Zhao Deyuan. He is a very experienced person. He will not take risks easily. Find him."
It’s safer to know the situation.”
Shortly after Wang Jinke and others set out, the third leader of the Duima Feng bandits suddenly came to Mantou Peak.
His left arm was injured. Although it was bandaged hastily, blood was still bleeding due to the bumps on the road. The entire sleeve was wet, and he looked very embarrassed.
Seeing Xu Dalong, the third master said eagerly: "Captain, go and rescue the first master. He and his sister-in-law were both captured by Huang Xiejun."
Wang Xiaohu saw his appearance and hurriedly called for a hygienist to bandage his wound.
Xu Dalong said to him: "What happened?"
The third boss told the whole story.
It turned out that yesterday, the second master of the Shanzhai led his people down the mountain to collect money and food from a village under Yunshui Town. They happened to meet the puppet soldiers there. The puppet army led by the leader met the second master, and the two sides started talking.
At this time, people from the county brigade also entered the village and started a fight with the puppet soldiers. The second head of the house was worried that the people from the county brigade would leak out that they were with the puppet soldiers, so he followed the puppet soldiers into committing evil acts.
, killed all the county team members.
After such an incident, the second boss felt uneasy, so he followed the puppet army to Qiaojiapu Town to meet Gao Yongyin.
Gao Yongyin threatened him that it would be difficult to hide this matter from Wang Pao. Once Wang Pao knew about it, he would definitely die. He advised him to take advantage of Wang Pao before he noticed it and kill Wang Pao first.
No future trouble.
The second master had originally wanted to defect to Huang Xiejun, but now that he had no way out, he simply refused to do anything and took Huang Xiejun secretly up the mountain from a small road. He first returned to the village with his cronies, and suddenly killed the guards in the village.
He sent a whistle, opened the gate of the village, and let Huang Xiejun in.
Wang Pao and others were caught off guard and were captured alive by the second boss and his men.
The third master took a few bandits and jumped off the cliff. Fortunately, they survived and ran to report the news to the guerrillas.
When the situation became clear, Xu Dalong, Sun Desheng and Wang Chengzhu immediately led all the cavalry of the Mawushan guerrillas out of the valley and detoured to Qiaojiapu Town.
Wang Jinke and others were marching all the way, but the radio was not turned on, so he did not know what happened on Ma Feng.
After arriving at Qiaojiapu Town, he asked the soldiers to hide outside the town. He changed into plain clothes and rode to the town on horseback.
The puppet sentry at the entrance of the town asked: "Who are you and what are you doing in this town?"
Wang Jinke knew how to deal with these puppet troops. He didn't even bother to get off his horse and said in an imposing manner: "I am a friend of your commander Zhao Deyuan. Stop talking nonsense and take me there quickly."
When the puppet sentry saw that Wang Jinke was confident and seemed to be really a friend of the regiment leader, he said with a smile: "Please come with me."
When they arrived at the regimental compound, the sentry leading the way told the sentry at the gate of the compound about Wang Jinke's situation, and the sentry went in to report.
After a while, the adjutant of the regiment leader came out.
Seeing that the person who came was very strange, he asked: "May I ask your name? What is your relationship with our leader?"
Wang Jinke said: "I am a friend of your group leader. There are some things I can only say to him. You should hurry up and pass on the message. Hurry up. You will not be responsible for delaying things."
The adjutant couldn't figure out Wang Jinke's origins, so he was doubtful and let him into the guest room, and then went to report to Zhao Deyuan.
At this time, Zhao Deyuan was worried. He knew that he might have gotten into a big trouble.
Gao Yongyin was originally Yan Guiwu's guard platoon leader. After the army expanded, he was promoted to the second regiment of the 7th Brigade as a combat staff officer. He was actually sent to monitor the second regiment.
This guy relies on Yan Guiwu as his backer. He has his eyes above his head and is often good at making decisions.
This time he quietly instigated the rebellion of the second leader of Tsui Ma Feng, and in the name of combat staff, he secretly mobilized the troops from Yunshui Town, attacked Tsui Ma Feng, and captured Wang Pao, his woman and dozens of bandits alive, and then
Take him to report his merits to him.
Zhao Deyuan knew the relationship between Wang Pao and Xu Dalong. Although he was now the leader, he also knew that Xu Dalong's guerrillas were something he could not afford to offend.
He was now very worried that Xu Dalong would lead troops to retaliate. Even a Japanese field brigade could not defeat their guerrillas. His Huang Xiejun regiment was no match for them.
Zhao Deyuan first appeased Gao Yongyin, praised him, and said he would ask for credit from the top for him.
After sending Gao Yongyin away, he called the chief of staff and several battalion commanders to discuss countermeasures.
Everyone discussed for a while, but before they could come up with a result, the adjutant came in and said: "Come here, a man in his twenties wearing a suit came outside. I asked him his name and origin, but he refused to tell me. He just said he was yours."
friend."
"My friend?" Zhao Deyuan said doubtfully.
The adjutant said: "Yes, he said he was your friend, and he said very loudly that if I delayed his affairs, I would not be spared."
The chief of staff's face changed slightly and he said: "Senate, I'm afraid the person coming is Xu Dalong's people."
Zhao Deyuan was a little frightened and said: "So soon, they came to the door."
The chief of staff said: "Commander, no matter who the person is, we should meet him first and understand his purpose first."
Zhao Deyuan nodded and said, "Then bring the people over."
Soon, the adjutant led Wang Jinke in.
After Wang Jinke entered the door, he raised his hands to Zhao Deyuan and said, "Hello, Captain Zhao."
Zhao Deyuan went to the Mawushan base area and met Wang Jinke, and knew that trouble was really coming.
He said: "Brother, what's your surname? How is Captain Xu doing?"
Wang Jinke said: "My surname is Wang. Our captain sent me to ask. We have agreed in advance that water in a well does not violate the river. Why do you want to kill our people?"
Zhao Deyuan was a little embarrassed. Just as he was thinking about how to answer, the chief of staff said, "How could we kill your people?"
What he meant was to separate Wang Pao's group of bandits from the Eighth Route Army and show that they would not target the Eighth Route Army.
Wang Jinke didn't know that they had captured Tsushima Peak. He said: "Don't pretend to be confused here. Your people killed 11 of my soldiers in Yunshui Town. You must give us an explanation for this matter."
"What? Killed 11 of you in Yunshui Town?" Zhao Deyuan asked in surprise. He really didn't know what happened in that village in Yunshui Town.
Wang Jinke said: "A good man does what a good man does, don't you admit it?"
Seeing Wang Jinke's aggressive look, a battalion commander said angrily: "Why are you so arrogant? Believe it or not, Lao Zi shot you to death?" He also made a gesture of pulling out a gun.
Wang Jinke was not afraid and sneered: "You are quite powerful. Are you more powerful than the Japanese leader of the 82nd Regiment, Makoto Yokota? Since you are so powerful, do you dare to sign up?"
It is now known to everyone that Xu Dalong sent a clear telegram with a pursuit order. Makoto Yokota was killed in the division headquarters of the Japanese 32nd Division.
This incident was so terrifying that the battalion commander of the puppet army was immediately frightened. He lowered his head and did not dare to say a word.
Zhao Deyuan said: "This brother has something to say. I really don't know what happened in Yunshui Town you mentioned.
Can you tell me the details? I will send someone to investigate right away and I will definitely give you an explanation."
Wang Jinke saw that Zhao Deyuan's expression didn't look like he was lying, so he told what happened.
After listening to Wang Jinke's words, Zhao Deyuan, the chief of staff and others looked at each other.
They originally thought that it was just a matter of the bandit Wang Pao and others, and that those matters were easy to deal with, but with the person who killed the guerrillas, the matter might become a big deal.
The chief of staff said with a smile: "Brother Eighth Route Army, do you think this is okay? You should take a rest first. We will send someone to investigate the matter. Once we find out, we will get back to you right away."
Wang Jinke cupped his hands towards them and followed the adjutant to the guest room without saying anything else.
Zhao Deyuan said: "Chief of Staff, please go to Yunshui Town in person and investigate this matter first."
The chief of staff nodded and said, "I'll go right away."
The chief of staff and a security squad had just left Qiaojiapu Town when they saw smoke and dust billowing in the distance and a large group of cavalry galloping towards them.
He hurriedly picked up the binoculars and saw those people wearing the gray uniforms of the Eighth Route Army. He knew that he was in big trouble and hurriedly shouted: "Everyone listen, no one is allowed to shoot without my order."
Having said this, he said to the guard squad leader: "Hurry up and invite the group members. By the way, the Eighth Route Army officer is also here."
Soon, Zhao Deyuan and others hurried over.
He said to Wang Jinke: "Brother Wang, this matter is purely a misunderstanding. So, to show my sincerity, I will go with you to see your Captain Xu."
Zhao Deyuan was released by Xu Dalong last time, so he was not afraid. He believed that as long as the whole story was explained clearly to Xu Dalong, the conflict could be resolved.
Before leaving, he looked at the group of officers and soldiers behind him and gave a sign to the chief of staff.
The chief of staff nodded knowingly.
Zhao Deyuan followed Wang Jinke and the chief of staff quietly said to the adjutant: "Take someone to take custody of Gao Yongyin. Don't let him escape."
Zhao Deyuan saw Xu Dalong and said eagerly: "Captain Xu, please don't misunderstand. There is something fishy in this matter. Let me explain it to you."
When Xu Dalong saw that he was willing to come alone, he believed that he was sincere.
He said: "Captain Zhao, I believe you, please come and tell me."
The guerrillas brought two ammunition boxes and placed them on the ground. Xu Dalong and Zhao Deyuan sat there and talked for a while. Then they both stood up.
Xu Dalong said: "Captain Zhao, I believe you, let's solve this matter like this."
Zhao Deyuan's nervous mood completely relaxed, and he said: "Captain Xu, don't worry, leave the rest to me."
Gao Yongyin heard someone talking outside, as if something happened outside the town. He opened the door and was about to go out to check when he saw the regimental commander's adjutant walking over with two soldiers.
The adjutant said: "Commander Gao, please don't go out. The leader has something to ask you."
After speaking, he waved his hand, and the two soldiers took off their rifles from their shoulders and stood at the door of the room.
Gao Yongyin had no choice but to stay in the room obediently.
The second head of the family and several of his cronies were drinking in Yicui Tower. Suddenly, a group of Huang Xiejun soldiers came in from outside and surrounded them.
Their weapons were confiscated and they were taken into custody.
Wang Pao and others were tied up and imprisoned in a courtyard. Huang Xiejun's soldiers stood on the wall and on the roof, and a light machine gun was added.
Wang Pao really regrets it now. If he had voted for the Eighth Route Army, he would not have been deceived by Huang Xiejun. Now it is too late to regret.
He said to his woman: "I'm hurting you."
The woman didn't care. She said, "Master, it doesn't matter. If I can die with you, my life is worth it."
The couple vowed to die, but the little bandits under their command were all afraid of death, and some of them had already started crying.
At this time, a group of Huang Xiejun soldiers came in from outside. The leading officer walked up to Wang Pao and said, "Wang Pao, your fortune is good, you can go." With that, he untied Wang Pao's rope.
Monk Wang Pao was a little confused, so he didn't think too much, untied the woman, and led the bandits out of the yard.
Officer Huang Xiejun led them out of the town.
Seeing the guerrilla cavalry in Eighth Route Army uniforms ahead, Wang Pao felt warm in his heart, and the woman immediately started crying.
When he saw Xu Dalong, Wang Pao felt ashamed and didn't know what to say. He just arched his hands towards him and lowered his head.
The woman said generously: "Thank you, Brother Dalong. You saved us again this time. I am really grateful."
Zhao Deyuan did a very good job. Not only did he let Wang Pao and others go, he also returned the captured weapons to Wang Pao and others.
Not only that, the second boss and his cronies were also escorted over and handed over to Xu Dalong and others.
At the beginning, Gao Yongyin was a little confused, but later he realized that Zhao Deyuan might not be able to tolerate him and was going to attack him.
He was locked in the room and was in a hurry when he heard a sentry outside say: "Oh, my stomach hurts, no, I, I have to go to the toilet quickly." Another sentry also said: "We have food today.
There's something wrong with the food. The guys in the cooking class must have given us moldy food, and my stomach can't stand it."
The footsteps of the two people quickly disappeared.
Gao Yongyin opened the door and hurriedly ran out of the yard.
He came to the stables, took a horse, and soon left the north gate of the town, galloping towards the direction of Yinping County.
Gao Yongyin was afraid that someone would catch up, so he kept waving his whip and ran two kilometers in one breath. Then he slowed down and took out a handkerchief to wipe the sweat on his head.
At this moment, a gunshot was heard in the distance, and a bullet flew over and hit his chest.
As soon as he loosened his grip, the handkerchief fell down, and he fell off the horse.
Not long after, Monk Wei came over with several cavalrymen. They checked Gao Yongyin's body, confirmed that he was dead, and left with his horse.
It turned out that this was a borrowed knife plan agreed upon by Zhao Deyuan and Xu Dalong, and the guerrillas would get rid of Gao Yongyin to avoid future troubles.
Xu Dalong, Wang Pao and others took the second master and his cronies and left Qiaojiapu Town and came to a small river.
The second leader of the bandit and his few cronies knelt on the ground and begged, hoping that Wang Pao could spare their lives.
Wang Pao and his woman were almost killed by them, and many bandits in the village also died because of them. This hatred could not be eliminated so easily.
Wang Pao took action himself, shooting one at a time, killing all the second master and his cronies.
Xu Dalong said: "Brother Wang Pao, let's just say goodbye." He got on his horse and left with his team.
The woman quickly tugged on Wang Pao's sleeve, and Wang Pao said: "Brother Dalong, now my fortress has been destroyed. I hope you can take it in. From now on, we will follow you to join the Eighth Route Army."
As he spoke, he knelt down on one knee, clasped his fists with both hands, and saluted Xu Dalong.
The women and the bandits also knelt down.
Xu Dalong quickly jumped off his horse, helped Wang Pao up, and said: "Brother Wang Pao, welcome to you, welcome brothers to join the Eighth Route Army and fight against Japan together."
Sun Desheng, Wang Chengzhu and others also had smiles on their faces when they saw the scene in front of them.
Wang Chengzhu whispered to Sun Desheng: "It is better for our captain to see far."
Sun Desheng remembered his doubts about Xu Dalong, scratched his head awkwardly, and said with a smile: "That's right, the one I admire most is our captain."
After returning to the base area, after research and decision, based on Wang Pao and his bandits, the Mawushan Guerrilla Infantry Third Squadron was established to prepare for additional personnel. After training, he continued with Wang Youliang's Second Infantry Squadron.
Stationed at Tsushima Peak.
On this day, Zheng Xirong sent a telegram saying that Takahashi Bingwei had provided them with another important piece of information.