"We have your deputy captain named Yuan in our hands. This is his military ID and a letter for help written by him personally."
Black Wolf Village quickly sent people to find Zhang Liechen and the others, and took out deputy captain Yuan Guangtao's military officer ID card and a handwritten letter asking for help.
Deputy Captain Zhang Liechen and the others took over Yuan Guangtao's military ID card and his handwritten letter for help with suspicion, and their expressions became particularly solemn.
Looking at the familiar notes and the description of Du Jiang, the intelligence staff officer who had escaped earlier, Zhang Liechen judged that it was very likely that Yuan Guangtao, deputy commander of the Communist Party of China, had really fallen into the hands of the bandits.
Although deputy captain Yuan Guangtao had many deficiencies and shortcomings, and Zhang Liechen often argued with him, after all, the other party was also a member of the Northern Jiangsu Guerrilla Corps and considered a colleague, so he could not ignore him.
"Tell me how to release him."
Deputy Captain Zhang Liechen also knew that the bandits had bad intentions when Weasel paid New Year greetings to Rooster, but now that the initiative was in the hands of these bandits, he was helpless.
"Refreshing, we like to make friends with cheerful people."
The bandit who was sent here did not expect Zhang Liechen and the others to be so direct. He was stunned for a moment, and then burst into laughter.
"There is no need to make friends. We are Chinese and have not fallen to the point of drinking and talking with the bandits." Looking at the arrogant bandits, deputy battalion commander Wang Dongming reminded him coldly.
After hearing the words of deputy battalion commander Wang Dongming, the bandit also knew that Wang Dongming was worried, so he smiled but was not angry at all.
"Since you don't want to make friends, then let's not make friends. Let's talk about business first. From now on, each side of the road will face the sky, and the water in the well will not interfere with the water in the river."
"Stop talking nonsense and state your conditions." Zhang Liechen was too lazy to talk nonsense with the bandits and looked a little impatient.
The bandit who came to negotiate didn't say much nonsense. He glanced at the sullen people and got straight to the point.
"Our boss said that if we want the deputy captain named Yuan to come back intact, it's very simple. Give us 10,000 catties of grain, 50 small yellow croakers, 200,000 oceans, 500 rifles, and 20,000 rounds of bullets.
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"Damn it, do you believe it or not? I'll kill you first, and then I'll destroy your bandit den in one fell swoop!"
Hearing that the bandits from Heilang Village were asking for so many things, Zheng Gang, the commander of the Patriot Battalion, immediately became angry, drew his gun and stood up.
This person is really brave. Even though the gun is pointed at his chest, his expression only changes slightly.
The bandit stared at the murderous patriotic battalion commander Zheng Gang, took a deep breath and said: "It doesn't matter if you kill me, I'm just a talker, but let me remind you, if something happens to me, hehe,
Your deputy captain may be dead."
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Hearing the bandits' arrogant threats, the battalion commander of the Patriot Battalion, Zheng Gang, turned livid with anger, but he also knew that although the enemy was inconspicuous, he really couldn't be killed.
"Please wait a moment and let us discuss it."
After thinking for a while, deputy captain Zhang Liechen said to the bandit.
"I can wait for you for ten minutes." The bandit who sent the message nodded.
Deputy Captain Zhang Liechen waved to the guards, and the two guards took the bandit aside, leaving everyone behind with frowning faces.
"Sir Zhang, the bandit is opening his mouth like a lion, we can't agree to it."
After the bandits were brought aside, Sun Chong, the director of the munitions department, was the first to speak.
Although their Northern Jiangsu Guerrilla Corps has not been operating in Huaiyin for a long time, they have successively eliminated many local gang bullies.
The elector also called Gaoyou Baoying and got a lot of things from the Japanese warehouse. Now there is no shortage of money, but if they want to give the things that the brothers have sacrificed their lives to give to the bandits, how can they be willing to do so?
"But if we don't agree, then the lives of Chief Yuan and the others will be at risk." Some people had worried faces.
Although they don't like to see deputy commander Yuan Guangtao now, he is still a commander after all. If he is killed by the bandits like this, it will undoubtedly make things worse for the already low morale of the Northern Jiangsu Guerrilla Corps.
What Zhang Liechen and others don't know is that several staff officers have been killed by bandits, and only deputy captain Yuan Guangtao is still alive.
Now facing the bandit's lion's mouth, Zhang Liechen and the others were all frowning, and it was difficult to make a decision for a while.
Du Jiang, the intelligence staff officer who escaped from the bandits, saw everyone doing this and pulled deputy captain Zhang Liechen aside.
"Sir Zhang, there is something I don't know whether to say or not." Du Jiang, the intelligence staff officer, hesitated for a moment and spoke tentatively.
Seeing the hesitation of intelligence staff officer Du Jiang, Zhang Liechen was also very puzzled, and finally said: "We are all brothers. If you have anything to say, just say it."
"It's like this. When Chief Yuan and we broke through to Xiaoshan Village, Chief Yuan called us staff officers for a small meeting. At the meeting, Chief Yuan wanted to take us to Nanjing..."
Although intelligence staff officer Du Jiang did not finish what he said, his meaning was made very clear, that is, deputy captain Yuan Guangtao already had the intention of surrendering to the enemy and becoming a traitor.
If this is true, then deputy commander Yuan Guangtao's life and death of the Northern Jiangsu Guerrilla Corps can be completely ignored. After all, there is no need to waste time and energy on rescuing a traitor.
"Who else knows about this?"
After hearing the words of intelligence staff officer Du Jiang, Zhang Liechen asked.
"Except for me and a few people who were in the meeting at the time, no one else knows." Du Jiang replied in a straightforward manner.
After Zhang Liechen thought for a while, he ordered: "You should keep this matter a secret for now. After all, it involves a lot. If everyone knows about it, it will inevitably make people's hearts upset. At this juncture, it is not appropriate to make this matter public."
"Yes!" Du Jiang nodded and agreed.
"Then should we save him or not?"
"The person must be rescued. After all, he is considered a member of our Northern Jiangsu Corps. After he is rescued, we will ask again. If there is really a matter of surrendering to the enemy, it is not something we can handle. We can only hand him over to the military court in the war zone.
Let the commander decide."
After hearing the words of deputy captain Zhang Liechen, the intelligence staff also knew that this was the only thing to do now.
"Did you really agree to the conditions given to the bandits?" Du Jiang asked.
Zhang Liechen shook his head and said: "These materials are the capital of our comeback. How can we make a group of bandits cheaper?"
"Then how do we save people?"
Vice-captain Zhang Liechen quickly came up with a plan: "First pretend to agree to the bandits, find a place for us to trade, and then send people to ambush secretly. After the people are rescued, they will kill the bandits by the way, so as to prevent them from causing trouble to the countryside in the future."
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"That's all we can do now."
"You guys put it together and discuss the details, and I will go and agree to the bandits." After Zhang Liechen finished speaking, he went to reply to the bandits.
Soon, Zhang Liechen saw the bandit again and told him what he wanted.
"Come on, as long as you prepare what we want, we will ensure that your deputy captain is brought back alive." The bandits were also very happy, and did not expect it to go so smoothly.
"Not just alive, but also intact." Zhang Liechen warned.