"What do you mean, you still have to disarm us on our territory?"
Seeing this close guard of the battalion commander, the deputy battalion commander's face was full of displeasure.
"Deputy Battalion, this is an important moment. The Battalion Commander is doing this for everyone's benefit to prevent spies from getting in. If someone secretly joins the Japs and raises an issue at the meeting, wouldn't it be a heavy loss..." the guard explained.
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"What if I don't hand it over?" Deputy Battalion Commander Dao Zi glared at the guard and asked coldly.
As the saying goes, a gun is the second life of a soldier. It should be kept with you at all times. Now that you have to surrender your gun, the deputy battalion commander Daozi is naturally unwilling.
"You see, everyone has paid their dues. You can't break the rules, right? If the battalion commander finds out, everyone will look bad." The guard seemed respectful, but there was a faint threat in his tone.
Just when the knife was about to get angry, the first company commander hurriedly came over to smooth things over: "Batalion Deputy, why do we need to get angry with a soldier? Let's just do it, it's just a formality."
The Japanese had already reached the outside of the city. At this juncture, Deputy Battalion Commander Daozi also knew that it was not the time to have a conflict with Battalion Commander Xie Zhengxiang.
Although he was panicking, he still took out his pistol from the holster, banged it on the table where the weapons were stacked, and entered the room angrily.
The fourth battalion commander, Xie Zhengxiang, was transferred from the theater headquarters, while the deputy battalion commander, Dao Zi, was promoted from the top soldier step by step through his military exploits. The two sides were not the same person at all.
Although they were both the chief and deputy commanders in the same battalion, they did not deal with him. The deputy battalion commander Daozi couldn't bear to see Xie Zhengxiang pulling hills in the camp.
The commander of the fourth battalion, Xie Zhengxiang, made things difficult for him because the knife belonged to Yang Ling, so there was always a conflict between the two sides.
It's just that this kind of conflict is private and not public, but everyone is aware of it.
Yang Ling asked Daozi to come over and be the deputy battalion commander. The purpose was very simple, that is, to ensure that the fourth battalion was under control. After all, Daozi was closer to him than Xie Zhengxiang.
This is not because Yang Ling is nepotistic, but in this special era, if you want to maintain the combat effectiveness and cohesion of the army and not be affected by the complex environment, you can only rest assured if your own people control it.
Although Xie Zhengxiang served as the battalion commander, the fourth battalion was actually not under his control and was considered to be isolated. Therefore, he was always unhappy, so he went around to bribe his confidants, trying to wrest control of the army from Daozi's hands.
come over.
Faced with the private intrigues among the troops, Yang Ling naturally knew something about it, but he also knew that wherever there were people, there would be fights, which were unavoidable. As long as he was there, these small actions would not cause any big waves.
But this time Yang Ling was not around, and the fourth battalion commander was frustrated in the Northern Jiangsu Guerrilla Corps, so under the influence of the traitors, he quickly defected and prepared to lead his people to the enemy.
However, he usually doesn't have very good control over the troops, so if he wants to pull the troops out, the first thing he has to deal with is Dao Zi and a group of other officers who don't deal with him.
This is why he summoned the deputy battalion commander Daozi and some company and platoon commanders for a meeting.
If someone is willing to follow him, he will naturally be happy. If someone is unwilling to follow him and blocks his way, he will not mind killing them all.
Deputy Battalion Commander Dao Zi had always been at odds with Battalion Commander Xie Zhengxiang. When faced with the order to hand over his gun, he thought it was the other party's embarrassment and disgusted him, so he didn't think deeply about it.
After all, since the establishment of the Northern Jiangsu Guerrilla Corps, there has been no precedent of surrendering to the enemy and betraying the country, which made him a little careless.
In the small battalion headquarters conference room, more than twenty company platoon commanders and staff officers were sitting in their respective seats.
The Japs have now reached Huaiyin. Although the Fourth Battalion has not yet exchanged fire with the Japs, what they are most concerned about now is the Japs' movements.
Therefore, the conversation was all about the situation of the Japs, and they speculated whether they were going to fight together, but little did they know that the battalion commander Xie Zhengxiang had another purpose.
While everyone was talking about it, battalion commander Xie Zhengxiang walked into the room surrounded by several guards. At the same time, an unfamiliar middle-aged man followed closely behind.
Seeing the battalion commander Xie Zhengxiang walking in, followed by a middle-aged man they didn't know before, even the platoon leaders were stunned. Wasn't it about a meeting? Why did an unrelated person come in?
However, everyone looked at the middle-aged man up and down without asking. They guessed that he might have been sent by the corps headquarters.
Battalion Commander Xie Zhengxiang strode to the main seat, and the middle-aged man stood next to Xie Zhengxiang, making the company and platoon commanders even more confused about the identity of this middle-aged man.
"Brothers, I believe everyone knows that the Japs have already reached Huaiyin, and the situation of our Northern Jiangsu Guerrilla Corps is not optimistic."
Xie Zhengxiang glanced at the company platoon commander and staff officers in the room, and spoke slowly.
"Battal Commander, is there an order for us to go up?" Looking at Xie Zhengxiang with a serious look on his face, a company commander asked.
"We are ready for battle, battalion commander, just give the order!" There are also company commanders who can't wait to go to war.
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"Everyone, please be quiet and listen to me." The fourth battalion commander, Xie Zhengxiang, looked serious and put his hands down to stop the company and platoon leaders from talking.
"I have just received information that there are thousands of Japanese soldiers from several brigades attacking our Huaiyin this time. The ones at the south gate now are just their vanguard."
After hearing the words of the fourth battalion commander, the platoon commanders took a breath. They knew the combat effectiveness of the Japs. If there were really thousands of them, they would probably face a fierce battle.
"Battal Commander, where did you get this information? Is it reliable? Have you reported it to the commander in chief?" Deputy Battalion Commander Daozi was also surprised and couldn't help but ask.
"The information was brought by me. It is absolutely accurate and reliable." At this time, before Fourth Battalion Commander Xie Zhengxiang could speak, the middle-aged man in gray robe next to him spoke.
"Who is this?" Looking at the middle-aged man in gray robe, Deputy Battalion Commander Dao Zi looked at Battalion Commander Xie Zhengxiang in confusion.
"Let me introduce to you, this person is from Nanjing..."
"Traitor!"
Before Xie Zhengxiang could finish his words, the company commander patted the table and stood up, staring at the middle-aged man in gray robe with a murderous look on his face.
The brothers immediately exploded. They hated the traitors so much. Now there was a traitor standing in front of them intact. How could this make them sit still?
"Battal Commander, what's going on?" Seeing that Battalion Commander Xie Zhengxiang actually brought a traitor over, Daozi asked with a serious look on his face.
"Please be patient, please allow me to say one more thing." Xie Zhengxiang had already anticipated everyone's reaction.
"Brothers, now that the Japanese army is approaching, Huaiyin cannot be defended. Our Northern Jiangsu Guerrilla Corps is almost finished. For the sake of watching everyone fight side by side, I will show you a way out. Follow me to Nanjing and live in glory and wealth.
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When he heard that he was going to be a traitor, the platoon leader immediately reacted and couldn't help but slapped the table angrily: "Damn, you are asking us to become traitors!"
"Brothers, Xie Zhengxiang has surrendered to the Japanese. Arrest him and send him to the headquarters!" Deputy Battalion Commander Daozi finally figured it out and immediately started shouting.
"Let's see who dares to move!"
When the brothers stood up one after another, Xie Zhengxiang suddenly shouted loudly, and a group of officers and soldiers from the guard platoon with guns rushed into the room, and the black muzzles were pointed at the company and platoon leaders.